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MN Stat § 169.96 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.96 — Interpretation And Effect.

169.96 INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT. (a) This chapter shall be interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (b) In all civil actions, a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, by either or any of the parties to such action or actions shall not be negligence per se but shall be prima facie evidence of negligence only. History:  (2720-291) 1937 c 464 s 141; 1939 c 430 s 30
MN Stat § 169.97 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.97 — Citation; Highway Traffic Regulation Act.

169.97 CITATION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT. This chapter shall be cited as the Highway Traffic Regulation Act. History:  (2720-292) 1937 c 464 s 142
MN Stat § 169.971 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.971 — Driver Improvement Clinics; Definitions.

169.971 DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLINICS; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 169.971 to 169.973, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Driver improvement clinic. "Driver improvement clinic" means a formal course of study established under section 169.972, designed primarily to assist persons convicted of traffic violations in correcting improper driving habits and to familiarize them with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Regulation Act. Subd. 2a. Youth-oriented driver improvement clinic. "Youth-oriented driver improvement clinic" means a driver improvement clinic designed for traffic violators age 18 and under to assist them in correcting improper driving practices and review provisions of traffic law with a focus on driving problems common to young and novice drivers. Subd. 3. Municipality. "Municipality" means any city, however organized, and any county or town. Subd. 4. Court. "Court" means a district court. Subd. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety. History:  1965 c 711 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 18; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1983 c 359 s 16; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 19; 1998 c 388 s 3,4
MN Stat § 169.972 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.972 — Establishment Of Driver Improvement Clinic; Fees.

169.972 ESTABLISHMENT OF DRIVER IMPROVEMENT CLINIC; FEES. Subdivision 1. Authority to establish clinic. Subject to sections 169.971 to 169.973 and 171.20, subdivision 3, any court, municipality, association of municipalities, or any regularly established safety organization may establish and conduct a driver improvement clinic or a youth-oriented driver improvement clinic. Subd. 2. Fees. The court, municipality or organization conducting a driver improvement clinic or a youth-oriented driver improvement clinic may establish reasonable tuition fees not to exceed $50, but not to exceed the actual cost of the course. History:  1965 c 711 s 2; 1973 c 194 s 1; 1984 c 385 s 1; 1998 c 388 s 5
MN Stat § 169.973 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.973 — Regulation Of Clinic; Director.

169.973 REGULATION OF CLINIC; DIRECTOR. Subdivision 1. Commissioner's authority; rules; curriculum. The commissioner of public safety shall supervise the administration and conduct of driver improvement clinics and youth-oriented driver improvement clinics. The commissioner of public safety shall promulgate rules setting forth standards for the curriculum and mode of instruction of driver improvement clinics and youth-oriented driver improvement clinics and such other matters as the commissioner of public safety considers necessary for the proper administration of such clinics. In the preparation of such standards the commissioner of public safety shall consult with the state associations of judges. A driver improvement clinic established under sections 169.971 to 169.973 and 171.20, subdivision 3, shall conform to the standards promulgated by the commissioner of public safety. The course of study at a driver improvement clinic and youth-oriented driver improvement clinic may not exceed a cumulative total of nine hours with no single class session lasting more than three hours. The course of study at a driver improvement clinic and youth-oriented driver improvement clinic shall include instruction in railroad crossing safety. Subd. 2. Director. The commissioner of public safety may appoint a driver improvement clinic director within the Department of Public Safety and such other employees as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of Laws 1965, chapter 711. History:  1965 c 711 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 1 s 18; 1971 c 491 s 34; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 468 s 3; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1998 c 388 s 6; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 8
MN Stat § 169.985 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169 — Traffic Regulations|Section 169.985 — Traffic Citation Quota Prohibited.

169.985 TRAFFIC CITATION QUOTA PROHIBITED. A law enforcement agency may not order, mandate, require, or suggest to a peace officer a quota for the issuance of traffic citations, including administrative citations authorized under section 169.999, on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis. History:  1990 c 482 s 3; 2009 c 158 s 4
MN Stat § 169A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.01 — Citation; Application.

169A.01 CITATION; APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. Citation. This chapter may be cited as the Minnesota Impaired Driving Code. Subd. 2. Application. Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this chapter apply to any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle within this state or on any boundary water of this state. The provisions of this chapter are applicable and uniform throughout the state and in all its political subdivisions and municipalities. Subd. 3. Local ordinances. No local authority may enact or enforce any rule or regulation that conflicts with a provision of this chapter unless expressly authorized to do so in this chapter. Local authorities may adopt traffic regulations that do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter. However, if any local ordinance regulating traffic covers the same subject for which a penalty is provided for in this chapter, the penalty provided for the violation of the local ordinance must be identical to the penalty provided for in this chapter for the same offense. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 169A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.05 — Parenthetical References.

169A.05 PARENTHETICAL REFERENCES. Words set forth in parentheses after references to sections or subdivisions in this chapter are mere catchwords included solely for convenience in reference. They are not substantive and may not be used to construe or limit the meaning of any statutory language. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 169A.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.09 — Determining Qualified Prior Dwi Incidents.

169A.09 DETERMINING QUALIFIED PRIOR DWI INCIDENTS. Prior impaired driving convictions and prior impaired driving-related losses of license must arise out of a separate course of conduct to be considered as multiple qualified prior impaired driving incidents under this chapter. When a person has a prior impaired driving conviction and a prior impaired driving-related loss of license based on the same course of conduct, either the conviction or the loss of license may be considered a qualified prior impaired driving incident, but not both. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 5
MN Stat § 169A.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.095 — Determining Number Of Aggravating Factors.

169A.095 DETERMINING NUMBER OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS. When determining the number of aggravating factors present for purposes of this chapter, subject to section 169A.09 (sanctions for prior behavior to be based on separate courses of conduct), each qualified prior impaired driving incident within the ten years immediately preceding the current offense is counted as a separate aggravating factor. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 169A.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.20 — Driving While Impaired.

169A.20 DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED. Subdivision 1. Driving while impaired crime; motor vehicle. It is a crime for any person to drive, operate, or be in physical control of any motor vehicle, as defined in section 169A.03, subdivision 15, within this state or on any boundary water of this state when: (1) the person is under the influence of alcohol; (2) the person is under the influence of a controlled substance; (3) the person is under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment; (4) the person is under the influence of a combination of any two or more of the elements named in clauses (1) to (3); (5) the person's alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in physical control of the motor vehicle is 0.08 or more; (6) the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle and the person's alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in physical control of the commercial motor vehicle is 0.04 or more; or (7) the person's body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or its metabolite, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. Subd. 1a.  MS 2020 [Repealed, 1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 13] Subd. 1b.  MS 2020 [Repealed, 1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 13] Subd. 1c.  MS 2020 [Repealed, 1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 13] Subd. 2. Refusal to submit to chemical test crime. It is a crime for any person to refuse to submit to a chemical test: (1) of the person's breath under section 169A.51 (chemical tests for intoxication), or 169A.52 (test refusal or failure; revocation of license); or (2) of the person's blood or urine as required by a search warrant under sections 171.177 and 626.04 to 626.18. Subd. 3. Sentence. A person who violates this section may be sentenced as provided in section 169A.24 (first-degree driving while impaired), 169A.25 (second-degree driving while impaired), 169A.26 (third-degree driving while impaired), or 169A.27 (fourth-degree driving while impaired). History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 7; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 3; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 9 s 3; 2004 c 283 s 3; 2006 c 260 art 2 s 2; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 9-12; 2017 c 83 art 2 s 2; 2018 c 195 art 2 s 2; art 3 s 2-4; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 3 s 7
MN Stat § 169A.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.24 — First-degree Driving While Impaired.

169A.24 FIRST-DEGREE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED. Subdivision 1. Degree described. A person who violates section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) is guilty of first-degree driving while impaired if the person: (1) commits the violation within ten years of the first of three or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents; (2) has previously been convicted of a felony under this section; or (3) has previously been convicted of a felony under: (i) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21 (criminal vehicular homicide and injury, substance-related offenses), subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); (ii) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21 (criminal vehicular homicide and injury, substance-related offenses), subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2a, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 3, clauses (2) to (6); or subdivision 4, clauses (2) to (6); (iii) section 609.2112, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6); 609.2113, subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6), subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6), or subdivision 3, clauses (2) to (6); or 609.2114, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), or subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6); or (iv) a statute from this state or another state in conformity with any provision listed in item (i), (ii), or (iii). Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. A person who commits first-degree driving while impaired is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $14,000, or both. The person is subject to the mandatory penalties described in section 169A.276 (mandatory penalties; felony violations). History:  1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 4; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2006 c 260 art 2 s 3; 2007 c 54 art 3 s 14; 2012 c 222 s 3; 2014 c 180 s 3,9; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 6 s 3; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 57
MN Stat § 169A.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.25 — Second-degree Driving While Impaired.

169A.25 SECOND-DEGREE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED. Subdivision 1. Degree described. (a) A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 1, 1a, 1b, or 1c (driving while impaired crime), is guilty of second-degree driving while impaired if two or more aggravating factors were present when the violation was committed. (b) A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 2 (refusal to submit to chemical test crime), is guilty of second-degree driving while impaired if one aggravating factor was present when the violation was committed. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Second-degree driving while impaired is a gross misdemeanor. The mandatory penalties described in section 169A.275 and the long-term monitoring described in section 169A.277 may be applicable. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 8; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 4; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 5; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 9 s 4; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 169A.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.26 — Third-degree Driving While Impaired.

169A.26 THIRD-DEGREE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED. Subdivision 1. Degree described. (a) A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 1, 1a, 1b, or 1c (driving while impaired crime), is guilty of third-degree driving while impaired if one aggravating factor was present when the violation was committed. (b) A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 2 (refusal to submit to chemical test crime), is guilty of third-degree driving while impaired. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Third-degree driving while impaired is a gross misdemeanor. The mandatory penalties described in section 169A.275 and the long-term monitoring described in section 169A.277 may be applicable. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 5; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 6; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 9 s 5; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 14
MN Stat § 169A.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.27 — Fourth-degree Driving While Impaired.

169A.27 FOURTH-DEGREE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED. Subdivision 1. Degree described. A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 1, 1a, 1b, or 1c (driving while impaired crime), is guilty of fourth-degree driving while impaired. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Fourth-degree driving while impaired is a misdemeanor. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 10; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 6; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 7; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 9 s 6; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 169A.277 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.277 — Long-term Monitoring.

169A.277 LONG-TERM MONITORING. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to a person convicted of: (1) a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) within ten years of the first of two or more prior impaired driving convictions; (2) a violation of section 169A.20, if the person is under the age of 19 years and has previously been convicted of violating section 169A.20 or Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.121 (driver under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance); or (3) a violation of section 169A.20, while the person's driver's license or driving privileges have been canceled under section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10) (persons not eligible for drivers' licenses, inimical to public safety). Subd. 2. Monitoring required. When the court sentences a person described in subdivision 1 to a stayed sentence and when electronic monitoring equipment is available to the court, the court shall require that the person participate in a program of electronic alcohol monitoring in addition to any other conditions of probation or jail time it imposes. The court must order the monitoring for a minimum of 30 consecutive days during each year of the person's probationary period. Subd. 3. Reimbursement. The court shall require partial or total reimbursement from the person for the cost of the electronic alcohol monitoring, to the extent the person is able to pay. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 12; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 12 s 1
MN Stat § 169A.283 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.283 — Stay Of Execution Of Sentence.

169A.283 STAY OF EXECUTION OF SENTENCE. Subdivision 1. Stay authorized. Except as otherwise provided in sections 169A.275 (mandatory penalties; nonfelony violations) and 169A.276 (mandatory penalties; felony violations), when a court sentences a person convicted of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), the court may stay execution of the criminal sentence described in section 169A.24 (first-degree driving while impaired), 169A.25 (second-degree driving while impaired), 169A.26 (third-degree driving while impaired), or 169A.27 (fourth-degree driving while impaired) on the condition that the convicted person submit to the level of care recommended in the chemical use assessment report required under section 169A.70 (alcohol safety programs; chemical use assessments). If the court does not order a level of care in accordance with the assessment report recommendation as a condition of a stay of execution, it shall state on the record its reasons for not following the assessment report recommendation. Subd. 2. Manner and length of stay, required report. A stay of execution must be in the manner provided in section 609.135 (stay of imposition or execution of sentence). The length of stay is governed by section 609.135, subdivision 2. The court shall report to the commissioner any stay of execution of sentence granted under this section. Subd. 3. No stay of license revocation. The court may not stay the execution of the driver's license revocation provisions of section 169A.54 (impaired driving convictions and adjudications; administrative penalties). History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 14; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 10; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
MN Stat § 169A.284 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.284 — Chemical Dependency Assessment Charge; Surcharge.

169A.284 CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY ASSESSMENT CHARGE; SURCHARGE. Subdivision 1. When required. (a) When a court sentences a person convicted of an offense enumerated in section 169A.70, subdivision 2 (chemical use assessment; requirement; form), it shall order the person to pay the cost of the assessment directly to the entity conducting the assessment or providing the assessment services in an amount determined by the entity conducting or providing the service and shall impose a chemical dependency assessment charge of $25. The court may waive the $25 assessment charge, but may not waive the cost for the assessment paid directly to the entity conducting the assessment or providing assessment services. A person shall pay an additional surcharge of $5 if the person is convicted of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) within five years of a prior impaired driving conviction or a prior conviction for an offense arising out of an arrest for a violation of section 169A.20 or Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.121 (driver under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) or 169.129 (aggravated DWI-related violations; penalty). This section applies when the sentence is executed, stayed, or suspended. The court may not waive payment or authorize payment of the assessment charge and surcharge in installments unless it makes written findings on the record that the convicted person is indigent or that the assessment charge and surcharge would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's immediate family. (b) The chemical dependency assessment charge and surcharge required under this section are in addition to the surcharge required by section 357.021, subdivision 6 (surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders). Subd. 2. Distribution of money. The court administrator shall collect and forward the chemical dependency assessment charge and the $5 surcharge, if any, to the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 15; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 17; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 169A.285 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.285 — Penalty Assessment.

169A.285 PENALTY ASSESSMENT. Subdivision 1. Authority; amount. When a court sentences a person who violates section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.16 or more as measured at the time, or within two hours of the time, of the violation, the court may impose a penalty assessment of up to $1,000. The court may impose this assessment in addition to any other penalties or charges authorized under law. Subd. 2. Assessment distribution. Money collected under this section must be distributed as follows: (1) if the arresting officer is an employee of a political subdivision, the assessment must be forwarded to the treasury of the political subdivision for use in enforcement, training, and education activities related to driving while impaired; or (2) if the arresting officer is an employee of the state, the assessment must be forwarded to the state treasury and credited to the general fund. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 16; 2015 c 65 art 6 s 8
MN Stat § 169A.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.31 — Alcohol-related School Bus Or Head Start Bus Driving.

169A.31 ALCOHOL-RELATED SCHOOL BUS OR HEAD START BUS DRIVING. Subdivision 1. Crime described. It is a crime for any person to drive, operate, or be in physical control of any class of school bus or Head Start bus within this state when there is physical evidence present in the person's body of the consumption of any alcohol. Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanor alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving. A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of gross misdemeanor alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving if: (1) the violation occurs while a child under the age of 16 is in the vehicle, if the child is more than 36 months younger than the violator; or (2) the violation occurs within ten years of a qualified prior impaired driving incident. Subd. 3. Misdemeanor alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of misdemeanor alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 17