Online driver improvement clinics authorization

A bill for an act

relating to transportation; authorizing online driver improvement clinics; requiring

rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.972, by adding a

subdivision; 169.973, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.972, is amended by adding a subdivision

to read:

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Subd. 3.

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Third-party clinic.

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In cases where no clinic established under subdivision 1

is available, a court or municipality may refer individuals to an online or remotely held

driver improvement clinic established by a third-party provider that is approved by the

commissioner of public safety under section 169.973, subdivision 3.

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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.973, is amended by adding a subdivision to

read:

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Subd. 3.

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Online and remote clinics.

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(a) The commissioner of public safety must

promulgate rules to regulate online or remotely provided driver improvement clinics that

comply with the standards that govern clinics under subdivision 1, including rules regarding

how a third-party provider may apply to have a course certified as complying with this

section.

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(b) The commissioner of public safety must maintain a list of third-party courses that

have been certified as complying with this subdivision.

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(c) Notwithstanding section 169.972, subdivision 2, the third-party provider of a driver

improvement clinic under this subdivision may charge a clinic participant a reasonable fee

in excess of $50.

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