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Minn. Stat. § 171.14 (2026)

Cancellation

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(a) The commissioner may cancel any driver's license upon determination that (1) the licensee was not entitled to the issuance of the license, (2) the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in the application, (3) the licensee committed any fraud or deceit in making the application, or (4) the person, at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a license under section 171.04.

(b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in paragraph (a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has been provided, whichever is longer.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1983–2013 · leading case: Vang v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 432 N.W.2d 203 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988).
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Vang v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 432 N.W.2d 203 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 16× “Respondent petitioned for reinstatement pursuant to Minn.”
Askildson v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 403 N.W.2d 674 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “In addition, on July 26, 1984, all driving privileges were also canceled and indefinitely denied as “inimical to public safety” pursuant to Minn.Stat. §§ 171.14 and 171.04(8), until such time as appellant submitted satisfactory evidence of successful rehabilitation.”
Hintz v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 364 N.W.2d 486 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “123, cancel, Minn.Stat. § 171.14, and indefinitely deny, Minn.”
Madison v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 585 N.W.2d 77 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 171.14 (1996). Under Minn.Stat.”
Pruszinske v. State, Comm'r of Highways, State Dep't of Pub. Saf., 330 N.W.2d 887 (Minn. 1983). · cites it 3× “” The “cancellation” was done pursuant to sections 171.14 and 171.04(8). Section 171.”
State v. Zornes, 584 N.W.2d 7 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 171.14 (1996). Section 171.04, subdivision 1(9), allows the commissioner to deny a driver’s license to any person when the commissioner has good cause to believe that the operation of a motor vehicle on the highways by such person would be inimical to public safety…”
Thorson v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 519 N.W.2d 490 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “The Commissioner canceled and denied Thorson’s driving privileges under Minn.Stat. §§ 171.14,171.04, subd. 1(8) (1992).”
Plaster v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 490 N.W.2d 904 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “See also Minn.Stat. § 171.14 (1990) (Commissioner has authority to cancel driver’s license of a person who, at the time of cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a license under the provisions of section 171.”
Phillippe v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 374 N.W.2d 293 (Minn. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 8× “Because the last offense was the fifth alcohol-related offense on record, all driving privileges were also “cancelled” and indefinitely “denied” until “rehabilitation” was established under Minn.Stat. §§ 171.14 and 171.04(8) (1982).”
Ascher v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 527 N.W.2d 122 (Minn. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Citing Minn.Stat. §§ 171.14 and 171.04(8), appellant again cancelled the license and denied reinstatement because of respondent’s “continuing alcohol involvement” and his failure of a preliminary breath test.”
Igo v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 615 N.W.2d 358 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “But, unlike the facts here, in Plaster the commissioner failed to present any evidence that Sharp’s contains alcohol, necessarily rendering the license cancellation without sufficient cause under Minn. Stat. § 171.14 (1998). Id. at 907 .”
Magoon v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 494 N.W.2d 922 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “As a result, all driving privileges were canceled as “inimical to public safety” pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 171.14 (1984) and Minn.Stat.”
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— Minn. Stat. § 171.14(a)(4) — 1 case
Constans v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 835 N.W.2d 518 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013).
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