Bemidji driver with canceled license faces additional charges after stop
Police stopped a Bemidji driver with a canceled license, and the case adds to Beltrami County's recent run of serious roadway incidents.
Police stopped a Bemidji driver with a canceled license, and the stop led to additional charges. On June 21, a pedestrian died west of Bemidji after being struck on Division Street NW in Grant Valley Township, and in March 2024 a pursuit in Beltrami County ended when a suspect intentionally crashed into a Bemidji Police Department squad car.
Under Minnesota law, a canceled license means a driver no longer has the right to drive. Cancellation can follow a failed driver’s test, a crime that results in cancellation, or a person not qualifying for a license under state law. Drivers with withdrawn privileges are mailed notice and may have to clear reinstatement requirements before they can legally get back behind the wheel.
State law also spells out how drivers end up in that status. The commissioner can cancel a license if the person was not entitled to receive it, gave incorrect information, committed fraud or deceit on an application, or would not have qualified under state law. Driving after cancellation is a misdemeanor when the driver knew or reasonably should have known about the cancellation, and certain cancellation and denial cases tied to section 171.04 can rise to a gross misdemeanor.
The county records office handles traffic accident reports, citations and related files for the sheriff’s office, Bemidji Police Department and Blackduck Police Department.
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