Subpart 1.
Scope.
For this chapter, the terms defined in this part have the
meanings given them.
Subp.
1a.
Cancellation.
"Cancellation" means the commissioner's rescission of a
person's driver's license for which the person must meet the requirements of
part
7409.4300 for reinstatement of the
person's driver's license.
Subp.
1b.
Certificate of insurance.
"Certificate of insurance" means a policy of vehicle liability
insurance as required by Minnesota Statutes, section
65B.48,
or a completed insurance certificate form from the authorized representative of
the insurance carrier authorized to do business in the state stating that the
vehicle will be covered by a plan of reparation security as required by
Minnesota Statutes, section
65B.48,
for one calendar year or that the operator will be covered by a plan of
reparation security for a period of one year.
Subp. 2.
Commercial motor
vehicle.
"Commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning given it in
Minnesota Statutes, section
171.01, subdivision
22.
A commercial motor vehicle does not include:
A. a farm truck as defined in Minnesota
Statutes, section
171.01, subdivision
33;
B. a fire truck or other
emergency fire equipment; or
C.
recreational equipment operated by a person within the scope of Minnesota
Statutes, section
171.02,
subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
Subp.
3.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota
Department of Public Safety, acting directly or through authorized officers and
agents.
Subp. 4.
Conviction; convicted.
"Conviction" or "convicted" has the meaning given it in
Minnesota Statutes, section
171.01, subdivision
29.
Subp. 5.
Department.
"Department" means the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety.
Subp. 6.
Disqualification; disqualify.
"Disqualification" or "disqualify" means the commissioner's
removal of the privilege to drive commercial motor vehicles for a specific
period under Minnesota Statutes, section
171.165.
Subp. 6a.
Driver improvement
clinic.
"Driver improvement clinic" has the meaning given in Minnesota
Statutes, section
171.20,
subdivision 3.
Subp. 7.
License.
"License" means a driver's license or other license or permit
to operate a motor vehicle issued or issuable by the commissioner
including:
A. a temporary license,
instruction permit, or provisional license;
B. the privilege of a person to drive a motor
vehicle, whether or not that person holds a valid license; and
C. a nonresident's driving
privilege.
Subp. 7a.
Owner.
"Owner" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section
65B.43, subdivision
4.
Subp. 7b.
Personal
injury.
"Personal injury" means a class A, incapacitating injury, other
than a fatal injury, that prevents the injured person from walking, driving, or
normally continuing the activities the person was capable of performing before
the injury occurred, such as a severe laceration; broken or distorted limb;
skull, chest, or abdominal injury; an injury resulting in unconsciousness at or
when taken from the accident scene, due to the injury, by medical personnel or
law enforcement; or an injury resulting in the person being unable to leave the
accident scene without assistance.
Subp.
7c.
Plan of reparation security.
"Plan of reparation security" has the meaning given in
Minnesota Statutes, section
65B.43, subdivision
15.
Subp. 7d.
Proof
of insurance.
"Proof of insurance" has the meaning given in Minnesota
Statutes, section
169.791,
subdivision 1.
Subp. 8.
Revocation.
"Revocation" means the commissioner's rescission of a person's
driver's license for a specific minimum period of time under Minnesota
Statutes, section
169.792,
169.797,
171.165,
or
171.17, for which the
person must meet the requirements of part
7409.0600,
7409.3800,
7409.4000, or
7409.4100 for reinstatement of the
person's driver's license.
Subp.
8a.
Sufficient cause to believe.
"Sufficient cause to believe" means grounds put forth in good
faith, which are not arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable, or irrelevant, and
that make the proposition asserted more likely than not, provided the grounds
are based on at least one of the following sources:
A. written information from an identified
person;
B. facts or statements by
the applicant or driver;
C.
driver's license and accident records;
D. court documents and police records;
or
E. facts of which the
commissioner or a department employee has personal knowledge.
Subp. 9.
Suspension.
"Suspension" means the commissioner's temporary removal of a
person's driver's license under Minnesota Statutes, section
169.797,
subdivision 4a, 171.09, or 171.18 for which the person must meet the
requirements of part
7409.3900 or
7409.4200 for reinstatement of the
person's driver's license.
Subp.
10.
Withdrawal or withdrawn.
"Withdrawal" or "withdrawn" means the suspension, revocation,
or cancellation of a person's driver's license.
Subp. 11.
Withdrawal period.
"Withdrawal period" means the time after a license withdrawal
during which the person's driving privilege has been withdrawn and has not been
reinstated.
