2024 Minnesota Statutes

169A.72 DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

Driver training courses offered through the public schools and driver training courses offered by private or commercial schools or institutes shall include instruction which must encompass at least:

(1) information on the effects of consumption of beverage alcohol products and the use of illegal drugs, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, artificially derived cannabinoids, tetrahydrocannabinol derived from any source, prescription drugs, and nonprescription drugs on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle;

(2) the hazards of driving while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an intoxicating substance; and

(3) the legal penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an intoxicating substance.

History:

2000 c 478 art 1 s 40; 2023 c 63 art 4 s 33