1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; modifying provisions
1.3 	regulating motor vehicle and driver applications and
1.4 	records; modifying vehicle accident reports and
1.5 	procedures, including provision for vehicle accident
1.6 	"long arm" statute; making technical and clarifying
1.7 	changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
1.8 	168.346; 168A.04, by adding a subdivision; 169.09,
1.9 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14,
1.10 	15, by adding subdivisions; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3;
1.11 	171.12, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.12 	2004, sections 169.09, subdivision 10; 170.55.
1.13 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.346, is
1.15 	amended to read:
1.16 	168.346 PRIVACY OF NAME OR RESIDENCE ADDRESS PERSONAL
1.17 	INFORMATION.
1.18 	(a) The registered owner of a motor vehicle may request in
1.19 	writing that the owner's residence address or name and residence
1.20 	address be classified as private data on individuals, as defined
1.21 	in section 13.02, subdivision 12.  The commissioner shall grant
1.22 	the classification upon receipt of a signed statement by the
1.23 	owner that the classification is required for the safety of the
1.24 	owner or the owner's family, if the statement also provides a
1.25 	valid, existing address where the owner consents to receive
1.26 	service of process.  The commissioner shall use the mailing
1.27 	address in place of the residence address in all documents and
1.28 	notices pertaining to the motor vehicle.  The residence address
1.29 	or name and residence address and any information provided in
2.1 	the classification request, other than the mailing address, are
2.2 	private data on individuals and may be provided to requesting
2.3 	law enforcement agencies, probation and parole agencies, and
2.4 	public authorities, as defined in section 518.54, subdivision
2.5 	9.Subdivision 1.[VEHICLE REGISTRATION DATA; FEDERAL
2.6 	COMPLIANCE.] (a) Data on an individual provided to register a
2.7 	vehicle is public data on individuals.  The commissioner shall
2.8 	disclose this data if permitted by United States Code, title 18,
2.9 	section 2721, subsection (b).
2.10 	(b) An individual The registered owner of a motor vehicle
2.11 	must be informed in a clear and conspicuous manner on the forms
2.12 	for issuance or renewal of titles and registrations, that the
2.13 	owner's personal information who is an individual may be
2.14 	disclosed consent in writing to the commissioner to disclose the
2.15 	individual's personal information exempted by United States
2.16 	Code, title 18, section 2721, subsection (b),to any person who
2.17 	makes a written request for the personal information, and that,
2.18 	except for uses permitted by United States Code, title 18,
2.19 	section 2721, subsection (b),.  If the registered owner may
2.20 	prohibit disclosure of the personal information by so indicating
2.21 	on the form is an individual and so authorizes disclosure, the
2.22 	commissioner shall implement the request. For purposes of this
2.23 	paragraph, access by requesters making requests described in
2.24 	section 168.345, subdivision 4, is deemed to be related to
2.25 	public safety.
2.26 	(c) At the time of registration or renewal,If authorized
2.27 	by the individual registered owner of a motor vehicle must also
2.28 	be informed in a clear and conspicuous manner on forms that as
2.29 	indicated in paragraph (b),the registered owner's personal
2.30 	information may be used, rented, or sold solely for bulk
2.31 	distribution by organizations for business purposes including
2.32 	surveys, marketing, and or solicitation. The commissioner shall
2.33 	implement methods and procedures that enable the registered
2.34 	owner to request that bulk surveys, marketing, or solicitation
2.35 	not be directed to the owner.  If the registered owner so
2.36 	requests, the commissioner shall implement the request in a
3.1 	timely manner and the personal information may not be so used.
3.2 	(d) Subd. 2.[PERSONAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE FOR PUBLIC
3.3 	SAFETY.] The commissioner shall disclose personal information
3.4 	when the use is related to the operation or use of a motor 
3.5 	vehicle or to public safety.  The use of personal information is
3.6 	related to public safety if it concerns the physical safety or
3.7 	security of drivers, vehicles, pedestrians, or property.  The
3.8 	commissioner may refuse to disclose data under this paragraph 
3.9 	subdivision when the commissioner concludes that the requester
3.10 	is likely to use the data for illegal, improper, or
3.11 	noninvestigative purposes.
3.12 	(e) To the extent permitted by United States Code, title
3.13 	18, section 2721, data on individuals provided to register a
3.14 	motor vehicle is public data on individuals and shall be
3.15 	disclosed as permitted by United States Code, title 18, section
3.16 	2721, subsection (b).Subd. 3.[PRIVACY CLASSIFICATION FOR
3.17 	PERSONAL SAFETY.] The registered owner of a vehicle who is an
3.18 	individual may request, in writing, that the registered owner's
3.19 	residence address or name and residence address be classified as
3.20 	"private data on individuals," as defined in section 13.02,
3.21 	subdivision 12.  The commissioner shall grant the classification
3.22 	on receipt of a signed statement by the registered owner that
3.23 	the classification is required for the safety of the registered
3.24 	owner or the registered owner's family, if the statement also
3.25 	provides a valid, existing address where the registered owner
3.26 	consents to receive service of process.  The commissioner shall
3.27 	use the service of process mailing address in place of the
3.28 	registered owner's residence address in all documents and
3.29 	notices pertaining to the vehicle.  The residence address or
3.30 	name and residence address and any information provided in the
3.31 	classification request, other than the individual's service for
3.32 	process mailing address, are private data on individuals but may
3.33 	be provided to requesting law enforcement agencies, probation
3.34 	and parole agencies, and public authorities, as defined in
3.35 	section 518.54, subdivision 9.

3.36 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.04, is
4.1 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
4.2 		Subd. 2a.Alternate mailing address. If the United
4.3 	States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the residence
4.4 	address of a registered owner who is an individual as listed on
4.5 	the title application, then the registered owner must provide
4.6 	verification from the United States Postal Service that mail
4.7 	will not be delivered to the registered owner's residence
4.8 	address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate
4.9 	mailing address.  When an applicant provides an alternate
4.10 	mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall
4.11 	use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the residence
4.12 	address for all notices and mailings to the registered owner.

4.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
4.14 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.15 		Subdivision 1.Driver to stop for accident with
4.16 	person individual.  The driver of any motor vehicle involved in
4.17 	an accident resulting in immediately demonstrable bodily injury
4.18 	to or death of any person individual shall immediately stop the
4.19 	vehicle at the scene of the accident, or as close to the scene
4.20 	as possible,but shall then return to and in every event,shall
4.21 	remain at,the scene of the accident,until the driver has
4.22 	fulfilled the requirements of this chapter section as to the
4.23 	giving of information.  The stop shall must be made without
4.24 	unnecessarily obstructing traffic.

4.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
4.26 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.27 		Subd. 2.Driver to stop for accident to property.  The
4.28 	driver of any motor vehicle involved in an accident to a vehicle
4.29 	which is driven or attended by any person individual shall
4.30 	immediately stop such the motor vehicle at the scene of such the 
4.31 	accident, or as close thereto to the accident as possible,but
4.32 	shall forthwith return to,and in every event shall remain at,
4.33 	the scene of the accident,until the driver has fulfilled the
4.34 	requirements of this chapter section as to the giving of
4.35 	information. Every such The stop shall must be made without
4.36 	unnecessarily obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

5.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
5.2 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.3 		Subd. 3.Driver to give information.  (a) The driver of
5.4 	any motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily
5.5 	injury to or death of any person individual, or damage to any
5.6 	vehicle which is driven or attended by any person individual,
5.7 	shall stop and give the driver's name, address, and date of
5.8 	birth and the registration plate number of the vehicle being
5.9 	driven, and .  The driver shall, upon request and if available,
5.10 	exhibit the driver's license or permit to drive to the person 
5.11 	individual struck or the driver or occupant of or person 
5.12 	individual attending any vehicle collided with.  The driver also
5.13 	shall give the information and upon request exhibit the license
5.14 	or permit to any police peace officer at the scene of the
5.15 	accident or who is investigating the accident.  The driver shall
5.16 	render reasonable assistance to any person individual injured in
5.17 	the accident.
5.18 	(b) If not given at the scene of the accident, the driver,
5.19 	within 72 hours thereafter after the accident, shall give upon ,
5.20 	on request to any person individual involved in the accident or
5.21 	to a peace officer investigating the accident,the name and
5.22 	address of the insurer providing automobile vehicle liability
5.23 	insurance coverage, and the local insurance agent for the
5.24 	insurer.

5.25 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
5.26 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.27 		Subd. 4.Collision with unattended vehicle.  The driver
5.28 	of any motor vehicle which that collides with and damages any
5.29 	vehicle which that is unattended shall immediately stop and
5.30 	either locate and notify the driver or owner of the vehicle of
5.31 	the name and address of the driver and registered owner of the
5.32 	vehicle striking the unattended vehicle, shall report the this 
5.33 	same information to a police peace officer, or shall leave in a
5.34 	conspicuous place in or secured to the vehicle struck,a written
5.35 	notice giving the name and address of the driver and of
5.36 	the registered owner of the vehicle doing the striking.

6.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
6.2 	subdivision 5, is amended to read:
6.3 		Subd. 5.Notify owner of damaged property.  The driver of
6.4 	any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to
6.5 	fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take
6.6 	reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in
6.7 	charge of such the property of such that fact and ,of the
6.8 	driver's name and address,and of the registration plate number
6.9 	of the vehicle being driven and shall, upon request and if
6.10 	available, exhibit the driver's or chauffeur's license, and make
6.11 	report of such the accident in every case.  The report shall 
6.12 	must be made in the same manner as a report made pursuant to
6.13 	subdivision 7.

6.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
6.15 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.16 		Subd. 6.notify police notice of personal injury.  The
6.17 	driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily
6.18 	injury to or death of any person individual shall, after
6.19 	compliance with the provisions of this section,and by the
6.20 	quickest means of communication, give notice of the accident to
6.21 	the local police department,if the accident occurs within a
6.22 	municipality, or to a State Patrol officer if the accident
6.23 	occurs on a trunk highway, or to the office of the sheriff of
6.24 	the county.

6.25 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
6.26 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
6.27 		Subd. 7.Accident report to commissioner. (a) The driver
6.28 	of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury
6.29 	to or death of any person individual or total property damage to
6.30 	an apparent extent of $1,000 or more, shall forward a written
6.31 	report of the accident to the commissioner of public safety
6.32 	within ten days thereof of the accident.  On the required
6.33 	report, the driver shall provide the commissioner with the name
6.34 	and policy number of the insurer providing vehicle
6.35 	liability insurance coverage at the time of the accident.
6.36 	(b) On determining that the original report of any driver
7.1 	of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report must be
7.2 	made as provided in this section is insufficient, the
7.3 	commissioner of public safety may require the driver to file
7.4 	supplementary reports information.

7.5 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
7.6 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
7.7 		Subd. 8.Officer to report accident to commissioner.
 7.8 	A law enforcement peace officer who, in the regular course of
7.9 	duty, investigates a motor vehicle an accident that must be
7.10 	reported under this section shall, within ten days after the
7.11 	date of the accident, forward an electronic or written report of
7.12 	the accident to as prescribed by the commissioner of public
7.13 	safety.

7.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
7.15 	subdivision 9, is amended to read:
7.16 		Subd. 9.Accident report forms format.  The Department 
7.17 	commissioner of public safety shall prepare electronic or
7.18 	written forms prescribe the format for the accident reports
7.19 	required under this section.  Upon request the
7.20 	department commissioner shall supply make available the forms 
7.21 	format to police departments, coroners, sheriffs, garages, and
7.22 	other suitable agencies or individuals. The forms must be
7.23 	appropriate with respect to the persons required to make the
7.24 	reports and the purposes to be served.The electronic or
7.25 	written report forms to be completed by persons individuals 
7.26 	involved in accidents and by investigating peace officers
7.27 	must call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose with
7.28 	reference to a traffic accident the causes, existing conditions
7.29 	then existing, and the persons individuals and vehicles involved.

7.30 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
7.31 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
7.32 		Subd. 11.Coroner to report death.  Every coroner or
7.33 	other official performing like functions shall report in writing
7.34 	to the Department commissioner of public safety the death of any
7.35 	person individual within the coroner's jurisdiction as the
7.36 	result of an accident involving a motor vehicle and the
8.1 	circumstances of the accident.  The report shall must be made
8.2 	within 15 days after the death.
8.3 	In the case of drivers killed in motor vehicle accidents
8.4 	and of the death of pedestrians 16 years of age or older, who
8.5 	die within four hours after an accident, the coroner or other
8.6 	official performing like functions shall examine the body and
8.7 	shall make tests as are necessary to determine the presence and
8.8 	percentage concentration of alcohol, and drugs if feasible, in
8.9 	the blood of the victim.  This information shall must be
8.10 	included in each report submitted pursuant to the provisions of
8.11 	this subdivision and shall be tabulated on a monthly basis by
8.12 	the Department commissioner of public safety.  This information
8.13 	may be used only for statistical purposes which that do not
8.14 	reveal the identity of the deceased.

8.15 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
8.16 	subdivision 12, is amended to read:
8.17 		Subd. 12.Garage to report bullet damage.  The
8.18 	person individual in charge of any garage or repair shop to
8.19 	which is brought any motor vehicle which that shows evidence of
8.20 	having been struck by any bullet shall immediately report to the
8.21 	local police or sheriff and to the commissioner of public safety
8.22 	within 24 hours after such motor the vehicle is received, giving
8.23 	the engine number if any, registration plate number,and the
8.24 	name and address of the registered owner or operator of such the 
8.25 	vehicle.

8.26 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
8.27 	subdivision 14, is amended to read:
8.28 		Subd. 14.Penalties.  (a) The driver of any vehicle who
8.29 	violates subdivision 1 or 6 and who did not cause the accident
8.30 	is punishable as follows:
8.31 	(1) if the accident results in the death of any person 
8.32 	individual, the driver is guilty of a felony and may be
8.33 	sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years, or to
8.34 	payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both;
8.35 	(2) if the accident results in great bodily harm to any
8.36 	person individual, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8,
9.1 	the driver is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
9.2 	imprisonment for not more than two years, or to payment of a
9.3 	fine of not more than $4,000, or both; or
9.4 	(3) if the accident results in substantial bodily harm to
9.5 	any person individual, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision
9.6 	7a, the driver may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
9.7 	than one year, or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000,
9.8 	or both.
9.9 	(b) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident not
9.10 	resulting in substantial bodily harm or death who violates
9.11 	subdivision 1 or 6 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
9.12 	than one year, or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000,
9.13 	or both.
9.14 	(c) Any person who violates subdivision 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,
9.15 	10,11, or 12 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
9.16 	(d) The attorney in the jurisdiction in which the violation
9.17 	occurred who is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor
9.18 	violations of this section shall also be responsible for
9.19 	prosecution of gross misdemeanor violations of this section.

9.20 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09,
9.21 	subdivision 15, is amended to read:
9.22 		Subd. 15.Defense.  It is an affirmative defense to
9.23 	prosecution under subdivisions 1, 2, and 6 that the driver left
9.24 	the scene of the accident to take any person individual 
9.25 	suffering immediately demonstrable bodily injury in the accident
9.26 	to receive emergency medical care if the driver of the involved
9.27 	vehicle gives notice to a law enforcement agency as required by
9.28 	subdivision 6 as soon as reasonably feasible after the emergency
9.29 	medical care has been undertaken.

9.30 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09, is
9.31 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
9.32 		Subd. 16.Commissioner as agent for service of
9.33 	process. The use and operation by a resident of this state or
9.34 	the resident's agent, or by a nonresident or the nonresident's
9.35 	agent, of a motor vehicle within the state of Minnesota, is
9.36 	deemed an irrevocable appointment by the resident if absent from
10.1 	this state continuously for six months or more following an
10.2 	accident, or by the nonresident at any time, of the commissioner
10.3 	of public safety to be the resident's or nonresident's true and
10.4 	lawful attorney upon whom may be served all legal process in any
10.5 	action or proceeding against the resident or nonresident or the
10.6 	executor, administrator, or personal representative of the
10.7 	resident or nonresident growing out of the use and operation of
10.8 	a motor vehicle within this state, resulting in damages or loss
10.9 	to person or property, whether the damage or loss occurs on a
10.10 	highway or on abutting public or private property.  This
10.11 	appointment is binding upon the nonresident's executor,
10.12 	administrator, or personal representative.  The use or operation
10.13 	of a motor vehicle by the resident or nonresident is a
10.14 	signification of agreement that any process in any action
10.15 	against the resident or nonresident or executor, administrator,
10.16 	or personal representative of the resident or nonresident that
10.17 	is so served has the same legal force and validity as if served
10.18 	upon the resident or nonresident personally or on the executor,
10.19 	administrator, or personal representative of the resident or
10.20 	nonresident.  Service of process must be made by serving a copy
10.21 	thereof upon the commissioner or by filing a copy in the
10.22 	commissioner's office, together with payment of a fee of $20,
10.23 	and is deemed sufficient service upon the absent resident or the
10.24 	nonresident or the executor, administrator, or personal
10.25 	representative of the resident or nonresident; provided that,
10.26 	notice of service and a copy of the process are within ten days
10.27 	thereafter sent by mail by the plaintiff to the defendant at the
10.28 	defendant's last known address and that the plaintiff's
10.29 	affidavit of compliance with the provisions of this chapter is
10.30 	attached to the summons.

10.31 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09, is
10.32 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
10.33 		Subd. 17.Continuance of court proceeding; costs. The
10.34 	court in which the action is pending may order a continuance as
10.35 	may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity
10.36 	to defend the action, not exceeding 90 days from the date of
11.1 	filing of the action in that court.  The fee of $20 paid by the
11.2 	plaintiff to the commissioner at the time of service of the
11.3 	proceedings must be taxed in the plaintiff's cost if the
11.4 	plaintiff prevails in the suit.  The commissioner shall keep a
11.5 	record of all processes so served, which must show the day and
11.6 	hour of service.

11.7 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
11.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.9 		Subdivision 1.License; contents.  (a) Upon the payment
11.10 	of the required fee, the department shall issue to every
11.11 	qualifying applicant a license designating the type or class of
11.12 	vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for.
11.13 	This license must bear a distinguishing number assigned to the
11.14 	licensee,;the licensee's full name, date of birth, and 
11.15 	residence address and permanent mailing address if different,;a
11.16 	description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner
11.17 	deems necessary,;and the usual signature of the licensee.  No
11.18 	license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of the
11.19 	licensee.  Every license must bear a colored photograph or an
11.20 	electronically produced image of the licensee.
11.21 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver
11.22 	mail to the applicant's residence address as listed on the
11.23 	license, then the applicant shall provide verification from the
11.24 	United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to
11.25 	the applicant's residence address and that mail will be
11.26 	delivered to a specified alternate mailing address.  When an
11.27 	applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this
11.28 	subdivision, the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing
11.29 	address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for all
11.30 	notices and mailings to the applicant.
11.31 	(c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of
11.32 	21 must be of a distinguishing color and plainly marked
11.33 	"Under-21."
11.34 	(c) (d) The department shall use processes in issuing a
11.35 	license that prohibit, as nearly as possible, the ability to
11.36 	alter or reproduce a license, or prohibit the ability to
12.1 	superimpose a photograph or electronically produced image on a
12.2 	license, without ready detection.
12.3 	(d) (e) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over
12.4 	must be plainly marked "senior" if requested by the applicant.

12.5 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07,
12.6 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
12.7 		Subd. 3.Identification card; fee.  (a) Upon payment of
12.8 	the required fee, the department shall issue to every qualifying
12.9 	applicant a Minnesota identification card.  The department may
12.10 	not issue a Minnesota identification card to a person an
12.11 	individual who has a driver's license, other than a limited
12.12 	license.  The card must bear a distinguishing number assigned to
12.13 	the applicant; a colored photograph or an electronically
12.14 	produced image of the applicant; the applicant's full name, date
12.15 	of birth, and residence address; a description of the applicant
12.16 	in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; and the usual
12.17 	signature of the applicant.
12.18 	(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver
12.19 	mail to the applicant's residence address as listed on the
12.20 	Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall provide
12.21 	verification from the United States Postal Service that mail
12.22 	will not be delivered to the applicant's residence address and
12.23 	that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing
12.24 	address.  When an applicant provides an alternate mailing
12.25 	address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall use the
12.26 	alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence
12.27 	address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
12.28 	(c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under
12.29 	the age of 21 must be of a distinguishing color and plainly
12.30 	marked "Under-21."
12.31 	(c) (d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly
12.32 	marked "Minnesota identification card - not a driver's license."
12.33 	(d) (e) The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50
12.34 	cents when issued to a person who is mentally retarded, as
12.35 	defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a physically disabled
12.36 	person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a
13.1 	person with mental illness, as described in section 245.462,
13.2 	subdivision 20, paragraph (c).

13.3 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.12,
13.4 	subdivision 7, is amended to read:
13.5 		Subd. 7.Privacy of residence address data.  (a) An
13.6 	applicant for Data on individuals provided to obtain a driver's
13.7 	license or a Minnesota identification card may request that the
13.8 	applicant's residence address be classified as private is public 
13.9 	data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision
13.10 	12. The commissioner shall grant the classification upon
13.11 	receipt of a signed statement by the individual that the
13.12 	classification is required for the safety of the applicant or
13.13 	the applicant's family, if the statement also provides a valid,
13.14 	existing address where the applicant consents to receive service
13.15 	of process.  The commissioner shall use the mailing address in
13.16 	place of the residence address in all documents and notices
13.17 	pertaining to the driver's license or identification card.  The
13.18 	residence address and any information provided in the
13.19 	classification request, other than the mailing address, are
13.20 	private data on individuals and may be provided to requesting
13.21 	law enforcement agencies, probation and parole agencies, and
13.22 	public authorities, as defined in section 518.54, subdivision 9
13.23 	The commissioner shall disclose this data if permitted by United
13.24 	States Code, title 18, section 2721, subsection (b).
13.25 	(b) An applicant for a driver's license or a Minnesota
13.26 	identification card must be informed in a clear and conspicuous
13.27 	manner on the forms for the issuance or renewal that may
13.28 	consent, in writing, to the commissioner to disclose the
13.29 	applicant's personal information may be disclosed exempted by
13.30 	United States Code, title 18, section 2721, subsection (b),to
13.31 	any person who makes a request for the personal information, and
13.32 	that except for uses permitted by United States Code, title 18,
13.33 	section 2721, subsection (b), the applicant may prohibit
13.34 	disclosure of the personal information by so indicating on the
13.35 	form. If the applicant so authorizes disclosures, the
13.36 	commissioner shall implement the request and the information may
14.1 	be used.
14.2 	(c) If authorized by an applicant for a driver's license or
14.3 	a Minnesota identification card must be also informed in a clear
14.4 	and conspicuous manner on forms that , as indicated in paragraph
14.5 	(b),the applicant's personal information may be used, rented,
14.6 	or sold solely for bulk distribution by organizations for
14.7 	business purposes, including surveys, marketing, or
14.8 	solicitation. The commissioner shall implement methods and
14.9 	procedures that enable the applicant to request that bulk
14.10 	surveys, marketing, or solicitation not be directed to the
14.11 	applicant.  If the applicant so requests, the commissioner shall
14.12 	implement the request in a timely manner and the personal
14.13 	information may not be so used.
14.14 	(d) To the extent permitted by United States Code, title
14.15 	18, section 2721, data on individuals provided to obtain a
14.16 	Minnesota identification card or a driver's license is public
14.17 	data on individuals and shall be disclosed as permitted by
14.18 	United States Code, title 18, section 2721, subsection (b).An
14.19 	applicant for a driver's license, instruction permit, or
14.20 	Minnesota identification card may request that the applicant's
14.21 	residence address be classified as "private data on
14.22 	individuals," as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.  The
14.23 	commissioner shall grant the classification on receipt of a
14.24 	signed statement by the individual that the classification is
14.25 	required for the safety of the applicant or the applicant's
14.26 	family, if the statement also provides a valid, existing address
14.27 	where the applicant consents to receive service of process.  The
14.28 	commissioner shall use the service for process mailing address
14.29 	in place of the residence address in all documents and notices
14.30 	pertaining to the driver's license, instruction permit, or
14.31 	Minnesota identification card.  The residence address and any
14.32 	information provided in the classification request, other than
14.33 	the mailing address, are private data on individuals and may be
14.34 	provided to requesting law enforcement agencies, probation and
14.35 	parole agencies, and public authorities, as defined in section
14.36 	518.54, subdivision 9.

15.1 	Sec. 21. INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.
 15.2 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of
15.3 	Minnesota Statutes in column A with the number in column B.  The
15.4 	revisor shall also make any necessary cross-reference changes.
15.5 	Column A Column B 
15.6 	170.24 169.09, subdivision 14a 
15.7 	170.54 169.09, subdivision 5a 

15.8 	Sec. 22. REPEALER.
 15.9 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.09, subdivision 10;
15.10 	and 170.55, are repealed.