Subdivision 1. Carrier to conduct background check.
A motor carrier of passengers shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, an initial background check of a person the carrier hires or with whom the carrier contracts whose duties include operating a vehicle used to transport passengers. A subsequent background check must be conducted every three years.
Subd. 2. Scope and procedures of check.
Sections 299C.67 , 299C.68 , 299C.70 , and 299C.71 apply to background checks conducted under subdivision 1. For purposes of this section, when used in sections 299C.67 , 299C.68 , 299C.70 , and 299C.71 , the term "owner" refers to a motor carrier of passengers and the term "manager" refers to a driver. A motor carrier of passengers may not use a driver to operate a vehicle providing passenger transportation if the background check response shows that the driver has been convicted of a background check crime defined in section 299C.67, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a) or (b).
Subd. 3. Records.
A carrier shall keep a record, identified by the employee's name, of a background check conducted under this section. A record must be made available to the commissioner upon request.
Subd. 4. Exception.
This section does not apply to a driver who holds a valid driver's license with a school bus endorsement.