1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing a reintegration license for certain individuals 
1.3 	released from custody;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	171.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [171.301] REINTEGRATION LICENSE.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a reintegration 
1.8 	driver's license to any person:
1.9 	(1) who has been released from a period of at least 180 consecutive days of confinement 
1.10 	or incarceration in any adult correctional facility either under the control of the commissioner 
1.11 	of corrections or licensed by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021; and
1.12 	(2) whose license has been suspended, revoked, canceled, or denied under the 
1.13 	circumstances listed in section 171.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4).
1.14 	(b) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under section 
1.15 	169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the 
1.16 	person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written 
1.17 	statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to the 
1.18 	commissioner.
1.19 	(c) The commissioner must not issue a reintegration driver's license to any person 
1.20 	described in section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (7), (8), or (11).
1.21 	(d) The commissioner must not issue a class A, class B, or class C reintegration driver's 
1.22 	license.
2.1 		Subd. 2.Application; fees prohibited. (a) A person seeking a reintegration driver's 
2.2 	license must apply for the license within one year of release from confinement or 
2.3 	incarceration. The application must be made in a format approved by the commissioner.
2.4 	(b) The commissioner may not charge an application fee or a license fee for a reintegration 
2.5 	driver's license.
2.6 		Subd. 3.Cancellation of license. The commissioner must cancel the reintegration driver's 
2.7 	license of any person who commits a violation that would result in the suspension, revocation, 
2.8 	or cancellation of a driver's license. A person whose reintegration driver's license is canceled 
2.9 	under this subdivision may not be issued another reintegration driver's license and may not 
2.10 	operate a motor vehicle for the remainder of the period of suspension or revocation, or 30 
2.11 	days, whichever is longer.
2.12 		Subd. 4.Reinstatement of full driving privileges. Notwithstanding any statute or rule 
2.13 	to the contrary, the commissioner must reinstate full driving privileges of a person who was 
2.14 	issued a reintegration driver's license provided:
2.15 	(1) the person has possessed the reintegration driver's license for one full year;
2.16 	(2) the reintegration driver's license has not been canceled pursuant to subdivision 3;
2.17 	(3) the person's reintegration driver's license was not suspended pursuant to section 
2.18 	171.186 for nonpayment of child support; and
2.19 	(4) the person pays the applicable license fee pursuant to section 171.06, subdivision 2, 
2.20 	and any applicable endorsement fee under section 171.06, subdivision 2a.

2.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022.