Stoffel v. Commissioner of Public Safety

I respectfully dissent for the following reasons:

1. Minn.Stat. § 171.30, subd. 3 “is mandatory in that the Commissioner shall issue a limited Class A license for work-related purposes.” Sullivan v. Commissioner of Public Safety, 371 N.W.2d 569, 572 (Minn.Ct.App.1985) (emphasis in original).

2. The purpose of subdivision 3 is to allow drivers who possess a Class A or Class B license a limited license to continue to drive for employment purposes, when the violation which occurred was in a private passenger motor vehicle. I interpret subdivision 3 to allow a driver with a Class A license to drive…