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S.F. No. 2424 - Driver and Vehicle Services Licenses and Permits Modifications (First Engrossment)
 
Author: Senator Susan Kent
 
Prepared By: Krista Boyd, Senate Fiscal Analyst (651/296-7681)
 
Date: March 24, 2014



 

Section 1 increases from 55 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour the default statutory speed limit for roadways not otherwise posted or provided for by statute.  This speed limit is effective when signs are installed by the road authority in the ordinary course of replacement, but no later than January 1, 2025.

Section 2 changes provisions relating to motorized bicycle operator permits and licenses.  The one-year operator’s permit (fee of $6.75) and renewal permit (fee of $3.75) are stricken and replaced with a single motorized bicycle operator’s permit that is valid until age 21 (fee of $9.75).

Section 3 adds to the list of drivers' licenses a commercial learner’s permit, available for a fee of $2.50.

Section 4 provides that Department of Public Safety programs and policies relating to commercial drivers’ licensure and commercial motor vehicle operation conform with applicable federal regulations, and that federal provisions supersede state and local law.

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