SF287 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Criminal vehicular operation and criminal vehicular homicide offenses suspension requirements amendment provision
Related bill: HF2503
AI Generated Summary
Purpose
- Expand the automatic license suspension rules to include people who are involved in certain criminal vehicle offenses. Specifically, it targets suspensions when a peace officer has probable cause to believe the person committed criminal vehicular operation or criminal vehicular homicide, as well as when the person is formally charged with related offenses arising from operating a motor vehicle.
Main provisions
- The commissioner must suspend the driver’s license of a person who:
- Has a peace officer’s certification (per section 629.344) indicating probable cause that the person violated specific criminal vehicle offenses listed in the bill.
- Has been formally charged with a violation of certain offenses arising from operating a motor vehicle, including sections 609.20, 609.205, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114.
- The relevant offenses mentioned relate to criminal vehicular operation and criminal vehicular homicide (and other listed vehicle-operation offenses), tying these offenses to immediate or near-term license suspensions.
Significant changes to existing law
- Adds a new automatic suspension trigger based on (a) probable cause certified by a peace officer under section 629.344, and (b) formal charges for specified offenses connected to operating a motor vehicle.
- Modifies Minnesota Statutes by amending section 171.187 subdivision 1 (and related references) to codify this suspension requirement for the identified scenarios, aligning license suspensions with alleged or charged criminal vehicular conduct.
How this works in practice
- If a peace officer has probable cause to believe a person committed one of the listed offenses connected to vehicle operation, the person’s driver’s license is suspended.
- If a person is formally charged with one of the listed offenses connected to vehicle operation, their driver’s license is suspended as part of the enforcement process.
- The changes apply to offenses involving criminal vehicular operation and criminal vehicular homicide, and to the other listed offenses arising from motor vehicle operation.
Relevant Terms - driver’s license suspension - peace officer - probable cause - certification (section 629.344) - section 609.2112 - section 609.2113 - section 609.2114 - sections 609.20 and 609.205 - criminal vehicular operation - criminal vehicular homicide - operation of a motor vehicle
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2025 | Senate | Action | Introduction and first reading | ||
| January 21, 2025 | Senate | Action | Referred to | Transportation |
Citations
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"summary": "This bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.187, subdivision 1, to suspend the driver's license of a person upon probable cause that the person violated certain offenses and has been formally charged with specified motor vehicle offenses.",
"modified": [
"Amends the suspension requirement by tying it to probable cause and formal charges for specific offenses."
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},
"citation": "171187",
"subdivision": "1"
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "This bill references Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.344, in relation to probable cause determinations. It is used to certify probable cause that a person violated specified offenses arising from a motor vehicle operation.",
"modified": [
"No new law created; cross-reference to existing statute."
]
},
"citation": "629.344",
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"summary": "This statute is cited in the bill as the offense category for violations arising from operation of a motor vehicle, with subdivision 1 containing clauses related to various subsections.",
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"The bill ties suspension to being charged with offenses under 609.2112."
]
},
"citation": "609.2112",
"subdivision": "1"
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "This statute is cited as part of the offenses for motor vehicle operation; the bill references subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 with various clauses.",
"modified": [
"Cross-reference to existing statute; no new amendments shown here."
]
},
"citation": "609.2113",
"subdivision": "1"
},
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "This statute is cited as part of the offenses; the bill references subdivision 1 and 2 with certain clauses.",
"modified": [
"Cross-reference to existing statute; no new amendments shown here."
]
},
"citation": "609.2114",
"subdivision": "1"
},
{
"analysis": {
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"summary": "The bill references Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 609.20 as part of the set of offenses that may be involved in suspensions.",
"modified": [
"Not creating a new law; simply referencing existing statute."
]
},
"citation": "609.20",
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "The bill references Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 609.205 as part of offenses for suspension purposes.",
"modified": [
"Not creating new law; cross-reference to existing statute."
]
},
"citation": "609.205",
"subdivision": ""
}
]Progress through the legislative process
In Committee