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171.02.1(a)
Statute ID:
13736
Statute Function ID:
29947
Drivers License - Driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
DWI/Traffic/Vehicle Regulation (4)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Traffic/Accidents(exclude DWI) (J) (Rank 28)
Detailed Offense Code:
Traffic/Transportation (499)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
Misdemeanor certifiable as a petty misdemeanor
UCR Code
Description
999
NIBRS Non-Reportable
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
Yes
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
171.02.1(a)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2008
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Drivers License - Driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type
Statute ID:
13736
Created:
Jan 3, 2011 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jan 3, 2011 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Last Amended. 2008 c 287 art 1 s 64; effective 08/01/2008;.
Summary Text:
Drivers License - Driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/171/02.html
Legislative Session:
2008 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jan 3, 2011
(a) Except when expressly exempted, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in this state unless the person has a valid license under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being driven. (b) The department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the person's license from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide to the issuing department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed in Minnesota. A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license at any time. The department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota identification card has been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless the person's Minnesota identification card has been invalidated. This subdivision does not require invalidation of a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's license.
