Minnesota SF 1394: Cause of action establishment for nonconsensual dissemination of deep fake sexual images

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to motor vehicles; amending driver's license road skills examination​
1.3 appointment requirements and website information; authorizing third-party testing​
1.4 programs and third-party testers to conduct behind-the-wheel road tests for class​
1.5 D drivers' licenses; specifying requirements and criteria for third-party testing​
1.6 programs and third-party testers; requiring audits; allowing appeals of decisions​
1.7 made by the commissioner of public safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,​
1.8 section 171.13, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,​
1.9 chapter 171.​
1.10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.11 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1.12 Subdivision 1.Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness,​
1.13 disabled veterans.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner must​
1.14 examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner directs.​
1.15 This examination must include:​
1.16 (1) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission​
1.17 of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7;​
1.18 (2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating,​
1.19 warning, and directing traffic;​
1.20 (3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of: (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and​
1.21 drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal​
1.22 penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the​
1.23 operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad​
1.24 grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil​
1.25 transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and​
1​Section 1.​
25-02029 as introduced​01/15/25 REVISOR KRB/ES​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1394​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: KREUN, Housley, Coleman, Abeler and Limmer)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​386​02/13/2025​
Referred to Transportation​

2.1 passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and​
2.2 dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;​
2.3 (4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the​
2.4 operation of a motor vehicle; and​
2.5 (5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to​
2.6 determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.​
2.7 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for​
2.8 a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in​
2.9 color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans​
2.10 operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to​
2.11 a license, must be granted such license.​
2.12 (c) The commissioner must ensure that an applicant may take an exam either in the​
2.13 county where the applicant resides or in an adjacent county at a reasonably convenient​
2.14 location. The schedule for each exam station must be posted on the department's website.​
2.15 (d) The commissioner shall must ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment​
2.16 for an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days​
2.17 of the applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner,​
2.18 the applicant is eligible to take the examination.​
2.19 (e) The commissioner must provide real-time information on the department's website​
2.20 about the availability and location of exam appointments. The website must show the next​
2.21 available exam dates and times for each exam station. The commissioner must make exam​
2.22 appointments available at least three months in advance. The website must also provide an​
2.23 option for a person to enter an address to see the date and time of the next available exam​
2.24 at each exam station sorted by distance from the address provided. The commissioner must​
2.25 stagger the release of new appointments available to applicants and must ensure appointments​
2.26 are released at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., and 6 p.m. or during normal business hours.​
2.27 (f) The website must not require an account, license number, or other personally​
2.28 identifiable information in order to view available exam appointment dates and times for​
2.29 class D drivers' licenses.​
2.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, for examinations​
2.31 administered on or after that date.​
2​Section 1.​
25-02029 as introduced​01/15/25 REVISOR KRB/ES​

3.1 Sec. 2. [171.70] DEFINITIONS.​
3.2 (a)