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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 12:30:32+00:00

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DWI (Driving While Impaired) cases in Minnesota have a civil component and a criminal component. The civil component of the case is the implied consent hearing – the proceeding in which the Minnesota Department of Public Safety has revoked/cancelled/suspended your Minnesota driving privileges and you are contesting the legitimacy of that revocation/suspension/cancellation. The criminal component of the case can result in a criminal record, jail time, fines, and court costs.
There are further issues that arise for those carrying a commercial driver’s license (CDL) and for those under the age of 21. Please contact your attorney to learn more about these specific issues.
When the person’s body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II other than marijuana.
There are four degrees of impaired driving offenses in Minnesota. They range from fourth-degree DWI (misdemeanor) to first-degree (felony). Please contact your attorney for further information regarding your DWI charge(s).
Mandatory penalties apply if it is the person’s second offense: minimum of 30 days incarceration, at least 48 hours of which must be served in a local correctional facility; or eight hours of community service for each day less than 30 that the person is ordered to serve in a local correctional facility. Minn. Stat. § 169A.275, subd. 1(a)(1) & 2.
Mandatory penalties apply if the person has one prior qualified incident: minimum of 30 days incarceration, at least 48 hours of which must be served in a local correctional facility; or eight hours of community service for each day less than 30 that the person is ordered to serve in a local correctional facility. Minn. Stat. § 169A.275, subd. 1(a)(1) & 2.
Mandatory penalties apply if the person has two prior qualified incidents: a minimum of 90 days incarceration, at least 30 days of which must be served in a local correctional facility; or a program of intensive supervision described in Minn. Stat. § 169.74 that requires the defendant to consecutively serve at least six days in a local correctional facility. Minn. Stat. § 169A.275, subd. 2(a)(1) & 2.
Minimum: Court must sentence the defendant to imprisonment for at least three years. Minn. Stat. § 169A.276, subd. 1(a). The court may stay execution of this mandatory sentence.
If the Court executes the mandatory sentence, the Court must order that the defendant be placed on conditional release for five years after release from prison. Minn. Stat. § 169A.276, subd. 3.
If the Court does not execute the mandatory sentence, the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 169A.275 apply. Ask your attorney for further clarification regarding this statute.
Under Minnesota DWI law, law enforcement can, in certain circumstances, seize your vehicle. A vehicle will be subject to forfeiture under Minnesota DWI laws when it is used in the commission of a designated offense or designated license revocation as defined by the forfeiture statute. Minn. Stat. § 169A.63, subd. 6.
If you are served with a Notice of Forfeiture by law enforcement, you have thirty (30) days in which to demand judicial review of the forfeiture as prescribed in Minn. Stat. § 169A.63, subd. 8. If you fail to demand judicial review, the right to judicial determination is lost. Ask your attorney for further information regarding vehicle forfeiture if it applies in your case.
Under Minnesota DWI law, the Department of Public Safety can issue a registration plate impoundment order under several circumstances. Ask your attorney for further information regarding license plate impoundment if it applies in your case.
There are several collateral consequences of a DWI conviction. Admissibility to certain countries, like Canada, may be prohibited for those convicted of DWI. The Federal Aviation Administration may take adverse action against a licensed pilot as a result of either a conviction or an implied consent revocation resulting from a DWI.

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