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Minn. Stat. § 171.165: COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, DISQUALIFICATION.

Subdivision 1. Federal standards.
Subject to section 171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles in accordance with the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 384.219.
Subd. 2. Implied consent revocation.
The commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section 169A.52 or 171.177 or a statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, for a period that is equivalent in duration under the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D, that pertain to a conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be tested.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 4a.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 4b.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]
Subd. 5. Rules.
The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this section. The rules must include procedures for issuing class D licenses to persons who have been disqualified from operating commercial motor vehicles but whose drivers' licenses have not otherwise been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied.
Subd. 6. Exemptions.
(a) A disqualification shall not be imposed under this section on a recreational vehicle operator, farmer, or authorized emergency vehicle operator operating a commercial motor vehicle within the scope of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (c).
(b) A conviction for a violation that occurred before August 1, 2005, while operating a vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle shall not be counted as a first or subsequent violation for purposes of determining the period for which a driver must be disqualified under this section.
Subd. 7. Scope.
This section applies to offenses committed, and revocations imposed for incidents occurring, on or after January 1, 1990.

Where this section sits in the code

TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 171. DRIVERS' LICENSES AND TRAINING SCHOOLS
DRIVERS' LICENSES

Subdivision 1. Federal standards.

Subject to section 171.166, the commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles in accordance with the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 384.219.

Subd. 2. Implied consent revocation.

The commissioner shall disqualify a person from operating commercial motor vehicles for a revocation under section 169A.52 or 171.177 or a statute or ordinance from another state or jurisdiction in conformity with it, for a period that is equivalent in duration under the driver disqualifications and penalties in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, subpart D, that pertain to a conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be tested.

Subd. 3.

[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 4a.

[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 4b.

[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]

Subd. 5. Rules.

The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this section. The rules must include procedures for issuing class D licenses to persons who have been disqualified from operating commercial motor vehicles but whose drivers' licenses have not otherwise been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied.

Subd. 6. Exemptions.

(a) A disqualification shall not be imposed under this section on a recreational vehicle operator, farmer, or authorized emergency vehicle operator operating a commercial motor vehicle within the scope of section 171.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (c).

(b) A conviction for a violation that occurred before August 1, 2005, while operating a vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle shall not be counted as a first or subsequent violation for purposes of determining the period for which a driver must be disqualified under this section.

Subd. 7. Scope.

This section applies to offenses committed, and revocations imposed for incidents occurring, on or after January 1, 1990.

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