Implementation of traffic safety camera system pilot program limited.

A bill for an act

relating to transportation; limiting implementation of the traffic safety camera

system pilot program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.06,

subdivisions 10, 11; 169.14, subdivisions 13, 14; 169.147, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Red light camera; penalty.

(a) Subject to subdivision 11, if a motor vehicle

is operated in violation of a traffic-control signal and the violation is identified through the

use of a red light camera system implemented under section
169.147
, the owner of the

vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of

$40.

(b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning

and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a

second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic

safety course established under section
169.147, subdivision 11
. A person who enters

diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under

paragraph (a).

(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:

(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or

(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license

or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed

in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.

(d) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and
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or
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before
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August 1, 2029
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the day following final enactment
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.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Red light camera; limitations.

(a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is

not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 10 if any of the conditions under section

169.14, subdivision 14
, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7), are met.

(b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision

10 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.

(c) A fine or conviction under subdivision 10 does not constitute grounds for revocation

or suspension of a person's driver's license.

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(d) Except as provided in subdivision 10, paragraph (c), this subdivision applies to

violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and before August 1, 2029.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Speed safety camera; penalty.

(a) Subject to subdivision 14, if a motor

vehicle is operated in violation of a speed limit and the violation is identified through the

use of a speed safety camera system implemented under section
169.147
, the owner of the

vehicle or the lessee of the vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and must pay a fine of:

(1) $40; or

(2) $80, if the violation is for a speed at least 20 miles per hour in excess of the speed

limit.

(b) A person who commits a first offense under paragraph (a) must be given a warning

and is not subject to a fine or conviction under paragraph (a). A person who commits a

second offense under paragraph (a) is eligible for diversion, which must include a traffic

safety course established under section
169.147, subdivision 11
. A person who enters

diversion and completes the traffic safety course is not subject to a fine or conviction under

paragraph (a).

(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:

(1) a violation that occurs in a commercial motor vehicle; or

(2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license

or commercial driver learner's permit, without regard to whether the violation was committed

in a commercial motor vehicle or another vehicle.

(d)
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A person is subject to the penalties under
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this subdivision
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applies to
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solely for
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violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and
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on or
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before
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August 1, 2029
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the day

following final enactment
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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Speed safety camera; limitations.

(a) An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle

is not subject to a fine or conviction under subdivision 13 if:

(1) the vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation;

(2) a transfer of interest in the vehicle in compliance with section
168A.10
was made

before the time of the violation;

(3) the vehicle owner is a lessor of the motor vehicle, and the lessor identifies the name

and address of the lessee;

(4) the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle operated in the performance of official

duties at the time of the violation;

(5) another person is convicted, within the meaning under section
171.01, subdivision

29, for the same violation;

(6) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority

that the owner was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; or

(7) the vehicle owner provides a sworn statement to the court or prosecuting authority

that the owner was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation under the circumstances

of a medical emergency for either the driver or a passenger in the vehicle.

(b) The owner or lessee of a motor vehicle may not be issued a citation under subdivision

13 and under another subdivision in this section for the same conduct.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision 13, paragraph (c), a fine or conviction under

subdivision 13 does not constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of a person's driver's

license.

(d) A vehicle owner asserting a defense under paragraph (a), clause (7), must provide

an accompanying sworn statement from the physician responsible for treatment of the

underlying condition or emergency that necessitated medical attention.

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(e) This subdivision applies to violations committed on or after August 1, 2025, and

before August 1, 2029.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.147, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Pilot program establishment.

(a) In conformance with this section, the

commissioner of transportation, in coordination with the commissioner of public safety,

must establish a traffic safety camera pilot program that provides for education and

enforcement of speeding violations, traffic-control signal violations, or both in conjunction

with use of traffic safety camera systems.

(b) The authority for camera-based traffic enforcement under the pilot program is limited

to
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the period of
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August 1, 2025, to
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July 31, 2029
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the day following final enactment, except

as provided in paragraph (d) and subdivision 17
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.

(c) Only the following may implement camera-based traffic enforcement
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and education
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under the pilot program:

(1) the commissioners, as provided under paragraph (d);

(2) the city of Minneapolis, as provided under paragraph (e); and

(3) the city of Mendota Heights.

(d) Under the pilot program, the commissioners must, beginning August 1, 2025,
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commence enforcement of
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provide education on
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speeding violations in trunk highway work

zones as specified under subdivision 17.

(e) The city of Minneapolis is prohibited from implementing the pilot program or

camera-based traffic enforcement through or in substantive coordination with the city's

police department.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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