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HF2374 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Revocation or cancellation of a person's privileges for off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats for certain motor vehicle violations required.

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to enhance penalties for certain driving-related offenses by revoking or canceling privileges related to operating offroad recreational vehicles and motorboats. This aims to enforce stricter consequences for driving violations, particularly those involving alcohol and controlled substances.

Main Provisions

  • The bill mandates that the existing laws for revoking or canceling a driver's license due to specific violations apply equally to operating privileges for offroad recreational vehicles and motorboats.
  • Violations that will lead to such revocations include:
    1. Offenses involving alcohol, controlled substances, or other intoxicating substances.
    2. Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
    3. Criminal vehicular homicide or injury, including related sections specified under Minnesota law.
  • Upon conviction for any of these violations, the commissioner will notify the offender that they are banned from operating offroad recreational vehicles and motorboats for the same duration as their driver's license revocation or cancellation.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • This bill introduces a new consequence for driving while impaired, by including offroad recreational vehicles and motorboats under the same revocation measures as motor vehicle driving privileges.
  • Previously, these penalties were primarily limited to traditional motor vehicle licenses.

Relevant Terms

  • Driving while impaired
  • Offroad recreational vehicles
  • Motorboats
  • Alcohol violations
  • Controlled substances
  • Intoxicating substances
  • Manslaughter
  • Criminal vehicular homicide
  • Revocation of driving privileges

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 16, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEnvironment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
March 19, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthor added

Citations

 
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      "added": [
        "Expansion of violations that lead to revocation includes offroad vehicles and motorboats."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "The bill addresses revocation of operating privileges due to manslaughter involving motor vehicles.",
      "modified": [
        "Aligns penalty period for offroad vehicles with that of motor vehicle license revocations."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "609.2112",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        ""
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "The bill modifies the penalties for criminal vehicular homicide affecting offroad vehicle privileges.",
      "modified": [
        "Includes offroad vehicles in licenses affected by revocation orders for vehicular homicide convictions."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "609.2113",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Introduces penalties for offroad vehicles related to criminal vehicular injury."
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "This bill changes the consequences for criminal vehicular injury to include offroad and motorboat privileges.",
      "modified": [
        "Ensures consistent penalty application across all types of vehicles."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "609.2114",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        ""
      ],
      "removed": [
        ""
      ],
      "summary": "The legislation revokes offroad vehicle and motorboat privileges under existing section 609.21 for vehicular offenses.",
      "modified": [
        "Adds offroad recreational vehicles and motorboats to scope of existing vehicular offense penalties."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "609.21",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

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