{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-171.165","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 171.165","heading":"COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, DISQUALIFICATION.","body":"Subdivision 1. Federal standards.\nSubject 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.\nSubd. 2. Implied consent revocation.\nThe 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subpart D, that pertain to a conviction of being under the influence of alcohol or refusal to be tested.\nSubd. 3.\n[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]\nSubd. 4.\n[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]\nSubd. 4a.\n[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]\nSubd. 4b.\n[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 6 art 3 s 108]\nSubd. 5. Rules.\nThe 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who have been disqualified from operating commercial motor vehicles but whose drivers' licenses have not otherwise been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied.\nSubd. 6. Exemptions.\n(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).\n(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.\nSubd. 7. Scope.\nThis section applies to offenses committed, and revocations imposed for incidents occurring, on or after January 1, 1990.","path":["TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 171. DRIVERS' LICENSES AND TRAINING SCHOOLS","DRIVERS' LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.165","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:35Z","sha256":"edc4b151c072fe239a3f79f1b33aeeafc78f98e1cc192a9125a4b556f67de029","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-171.163","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-171.166"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}