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     84.862 Snowmobile training required. 

    Subdivision 1.    Youth and adult safety training.  (a) 
 Any resident born after December 31, 1976, who operates a 
 snowmobile in Minnesota, must possess: 

    (1) a valid snowmobile safety certificate; 

    (2) a driver's license that has a valid snowmobile 
 qualification indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 
 12; or 

    (3) an identification card that has a valid snowmobile 
 qualification indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 
 12.  

    (b) For youth or adults taking the youth course, the 
 certificate or qualification indicator may only be issued upon 
 successful completion of a course authorized under section 
 84.86.  Either the youth course under this paragraph or the 
 adult course under paragraph (c) may be completed by persons 16 
 years of age or older. 

    (c) Persons 16 years of age or older may take the adult 
 snowmobile safety training course.  The certificate or 
 qualification indicator may only be issued upon successful 
 completion of a safety course designed for adults or persons 16 
 years of age or older. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 2004 c 255 s 51 

    Subd. 2a.    Certificates issued in other states.  If a 
 person completes a safety course in another state that is 
 recognized by the commissioner under a reciprocity agreement or 
 certified by the commissioner as substantially similar to 
 requirements in this state, evidence that the person has 
 completed that course is acceptable in lieu of a certificate 
 under this section. 

    Subd. 3.    Training for offenders.  Any person who is 
 convicted for a second or subsequent speeding violation in a 
 snowmobile season, or any conviction for careless or reckless 
 operation of a snowmobile, must successfully complete a training 
 course in subdivision 1 before continuing operation of a 
 snowmobile. 

    HIST: 1997 c 216 s 64; 1999 c 231 s 91,92; 2001 c 185 s 10,11; 
 2003 c 28 art 1 s 7; 2004 c 255 s 10-12 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.