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MN Stat § 169A.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.33 — Underage Drinking And Driving.

169A.33 UNDERAGE DRINKING AND DRIVING. Subdivision 1.  MS 2016 [Repealed, 2018 c 183 s 6] Subd. 2. Crime described. It is a crime for a person under the age of 21 years to drive, operate, or be in physical control of a motor vehicle while consuming alcoholic beverages, or after having consumed alcoholic beverages while there is physical evidence of the consumption present in the person's body. Subd. 3. Criminal penalty. A person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor. Subd. 4. Administrative penalty. When a person is found to have committed an offense under subdivision 2, the court shall notify the commissioner of its determination. Upon receipt of the court's determination, the commissioner shall suspend the person's driver's license or operating privileges for 30 days, or for 180 days if the person has previously been found to have violated subdivision 2 or a statute or ordinance in conformity with it. Subd. 5. Exception. If the person's conduct violates section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) or 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), the penalties and license sanctions in those laws or section 169A.54 (impaired driving convictions and adjudications; administrative penalties) apply instead of the license sanction in subdivision 4. Subd. 6. Jurisdiction. An offense under subdivision 2 may be prosecuted either in the jurisdiction where consumption occurs or the jurisdiction where evidence of consumption is observed. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 18
MN Stat § 169A.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.37 — License Plate Impoundment Violation Crimes.

169A.37 LICENSE PLATE IMPOUNDMENT VIOLATION CRIMES. Subdivision 1. Crime described. It is a crime for a person: (1) to fail to comply with an impoundment order under section 169A.60 (administrative plate impoundment); (2) to file a false statement under section 169A.60, subdivision 7, 8, or 14; (3) to operate a self-propelled motor vehicle on a street or highway when the vehicle is subject to an impoundment order issued under section 169A.60, unless specially coded plates have been issued for the vehicle pursuant to section 169A.60, subdivision 13; (4) to fail to notify the commissioner of the impoundment order when requesting new plates; (5) who is subject to a plate impoundment order under section 169A.60, to drive, operate, or be in control of any motor vehicle during the impoundment period, unless the vehicle is employer-owned and is not required to be equipped with an ignition interlock device pursuant to section 171.306, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), or Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 70, or has specially coded plates issued pursuant to section 169A.60, subdivision 13, and the person is validly licensed to drive; or (6) who is the transferee of a motor vehicle and who has signed a sworn statement under section 169A.60, subdivision 14, to allow the previously registered owner to drive, operate, or be in control of the vehicle during the impoundment period. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. A person who violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 20; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 12 s 5; 2013 c 117 art 3 s 7
MN Stat § 169A.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.40 — Arrest Powers.

169A.40 ARREST POWERS. Subdivision 1. Probable cause arrest. A peace officer may lawfully arrest a person for violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), or 169A.33 (underage drinking and driving), without a warrant upon probable cause, without regard to whether the violation was committed in the officer's presence. Subd. 2. Fresh pursuit. When a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person is driving or operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), or 169A.33 (underage drinking and driving) and before a stop or arrest can be made the person escapes from the geographical limits of the officer's jurisdiction, the officer in fresh pursuit of the person may stop or arrest the person in another jurisdiction within this state and may exercise the powers and perform the duties of a peace officer under this chapter. An officer acting in fresh pursuit pursuant to this section is serving in the regular line of duty as fully as though within the officer's jurisdiction. Subd. 3. Certain DWI offenders; custodial arrest. Notwithstanding rule 6.01 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, a peace officer acting without a warrant who has decided to proceed with the prosecution of a person for violating section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), shall arrest and take the person into custody, and the person must be detained until the person's first court appearance, if the officer has reason to believe that the violation occurred: (1) under the circumstances described in section 169A.24 (first-degree driving while impaired) or 169A.25 (second-degree driving while impaired); (2) under the circumstances described in section 169A.26 (third-degree driving while impaired) if the person is under the age of 19; (3) in the presence of an aggravating factor described in section 169A.03, subdivision 3, clause (2) or (3); or (4) 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. 4. Other arrest powers not limited. The express grant of arrest powers in this section does not limit the arrest powers of peace officers pursuant to sections 626.65 to 626.70 (uniform law on fresh pursuit) or section 629.40 (allowing arrests anywhere in state) in cases of arrests for violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), 169A.33 (underage drinking and driving), or any other provision of law. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 21; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 10; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 11; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 9 s 10
MN Stat § 169A.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.41 — Preliminary Screening Test.

169A.41 PRELIMINARY SCREENING TEST. Subdivision 1. When authorized. When a peace officer has reason to believe from the manner in which a person is driving, operating, controlling, or acting upon departure from a motor vehicle, or has driven, operated, or controlled a motor vehicle, that the driver may be violating or has violated section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), or 169A.33 (underage drinking and driving), the officer may require the driver to provide a sample of the driver's breath for a preliminary screening test using a device approved by the commissioner for this purpose. Subd. 2. Use of test results. The results of this preliminary screening test must be used for the purpose of deciding whether an arrest should be made and whether to require the tests authorized in section 169A.51 (chemical tests for intoxication), but must not be used in any court action except the following: (1) to prove that a test was properly required of a person pursuant to section 169A.51, subdivision 1; (2) in a civil action arising out of the operation or use of the motor vehicle; (3) in an action for license reinstatement under section 171.19; (4) in a prosecution for a violation of section 169A.20, subdivision 2 (driving while impaired; test refusal); (5) in a prosecution or juvenile court proceeding concerning a violation of section 169A.33 (underage drinking and driving), or 340A.503, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2) (underage alcohol consumption); (6) in a prosecution under section 169A.31 (alcohol-related school or Head Start bus driving), or 171.30 (limited license); or (7) in a prosecution for a violation of a restriction on a driver's license under section 171.09, which provides that the license holder may not use or consume any amount of alcohol or a controlled substance. Subd. 3. Additional tests. Following the screening test additional tests may be required of the driver pursuant to the provisions of section 169A.51 (chemical tests for intoxication). Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 2 s 20] History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 22; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 12 s 6
MN Stat § 169A.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.42 — Vehicle Impoundment Under Ordinance; Redemption.

169A.42 VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT UNDER ORDINANCE; REDEMPTION. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "impoundment" means the removal of a motor vehicle to a storage facility or impound lot as authorized by a local ordinance. Subd. 2. Redemption; prerequisites. If a motor vehicle is impounded by a peace officer following the arrest or taking into custody of a driver for a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), or an ordinance in conformity with it, the impounded vehicle must only be released from impoundment: (1) to the registered owner, a person authorized by the registered owner, a lienholder of record, or a person who has purchased the vehicle from the registered owner, who provides proof of ownership of the vehicle, proof of valid Minnesota driving privileges, and proof of insurance required by law to cover the vehicle; (2) if the vehicle is subject to a rental or lease agreement, to a renter or lessee with valid Minnesota driving privileges who provides a copy of the rental or lease agreement and proof of insurance required by law to cover the vehicle; or (3) to an agent of a towing company authorized by a registered owner if the owner provides proof of ownership of the vehicle and proof of insurance required by law to cover the vehicle. Subd. 3. To whom information provided. The proof of ownership and insurance or, if applicable, the copy of the rental or lease agreement required by subdivision 2 must be provided to the law enforcement agency impounding the vehicle or to a person or entity designated by the law enforcement agency to receive the information. Subd. 4. Liability for storage costs. No law enforcement agency, local unit of government, or state agency is responsible or financially liable for any storage fees incurred due to an impoundment under this section. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 23
MN Stat § 169A.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.43 — Prosecutorial Responsibility; Venue; Criminal History.

169A.43 PROSECUTORIAL RESPONSIBILITY; VENUE; CRIMINAL HISTORY. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "impaired driving offense" includes violations of sections 169A.20 to 169A.33. Subd. 2. Prosecution. The attorney in the jurisdiction in which an impaired driving offense occurred who is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor-level impaired driving offenses is also responsible for prosecution of gross misdemeanor-level impaired driving offenses. Subd. 3. Venue. (a) A violation of section 169A.20, subdivision 2 (refusal to submit to chemical test) may be prosecuted either in the jurisdiction where the arresting officer observed the defendant driving, operating, or in control of the motor vehicle or in the jurisdiction where the refusal occurred. (b) An underage drinking and driving offense may be prosecuted as provided in section 169A.33, subdivision 6 (underage drinking and driving). Subd. 4. Criminal history information. When an attorney responsible for prosecuting impaired driving offenses requests criminal history information relating to prior impaired driving convictions from a court, the court shall furnish the information without charge. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 24
MN Stat § 169A.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.44 — Conditional Release.

169A.44 CONDITIONAL RELEASE. Subdivision 1. Nonfelony violations. (a) This subdivision applies to a person charged with a nonfelony violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) under circumstances described in section 169A.40, subdivision 3 (certain DWI offenders; custodial arrest). (b) Unless maximum bail is imposed under section 629.471, a person described in paragraph (a) may be released from detention only if the person agrees to: (1) abstain from alcohol; and (2) submit to a program of electronic alcohol monitoring, involving at least daily measurements of the person's alcohol concentration, pending resolution of the charge. Clause (2) applies only when electronic alcohol-monitoring equipment is available to the court. 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. Subd. 2. Felony violations. (a) A person charged with violating section 169A.20 within ten years of the first of three or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents may be released from detention only if the following conditions are imposed: (1) the conditions described in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), if applicable; (2) the impoundment of the registration plates of the vehicle used to commit the violation, unless already impounded; (3) if the vehicle used to commit the violation was an off-road recreational vehicle or a motorboat, the impoundment of the off-road recreational vehicle or motorboat; (4) a requirement that the person report weekly to a probation agent; (5) a requirement that the person abstain from consumption of alcohol and controlled substances and submit to random alcohol tests or urine analyses at least weekly; (6) a requirement that, if convicted, the person reimburse the court or county for the total cost of these services; and (7) any other conditions of release ordered by the court. (b) In addition to setting forth conditions of release under paragraph (a), if required by court rule, the court shall also fix the amount of money bail without other conditions upon which the defendant may obtain release. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 25; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 9 s 11
MN Stat § 169A.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.45 — Evidence.

169A.45 EVIDENCE. Subdivision 1. Alcohol concentration evidence. Upon the trial of any prosecution arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person arrested for violating section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) or 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), the court may admit evidence of the presence or amount of alcohol in the person's blood, breath, or urine as shown by an analysis of those items. In addition, in a prosecution for a violation of section 169A.20, the court may admit evidence of the presence or amount in the person's blood, breath, or urine, as shown by an analysis of those items, of: (1) a controlled substance or its metabolite; or (2) an intoxicating substance. Subd. 2. Relevant evidence of impairment. For the purposes of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), evidence that there was at the time an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more is relevant evidence in indicating whether or not the person was under the influence of alcohol. Subd. 3. Evidence of refusal. Evidence of the refusal to take a test is admissible into evidence in a prosecution under section 169A.20 (driving while impaired). Subd. 4. Other competent evidence admissible. The preceding provisions do not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether the person violated section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) or 169A.31 (alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), including tests obtained more than two hours after the alleged violation and results obtained from partial tests on an infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument. A result from a partial test is the measurement obtained by analyzing one adequate breath sample, as described in section 169A.51, subdivision 5, paragraph (b) (breath test using infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument). History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 26; 2003 c 96 s 2; 2006 c 260 art 2 s 5; 2018 c 195 art 3 s 5
MN Stat § 169A.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.46 — Affirmative Defenses.

169A.46 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. Subdivision 1. Impairment occurred after driving ceased. If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it is an affirmative defense to a violation of section 169A.20, subdivision 1, clause (5); 1a, clause (5); 1b, clause (5); or 1c, clause (5) (driving while impaired, alcohol concentration within two hours of driving), or 169A.20 by a person having an alcohol concentration of 0.16 or more as measured at the time, or within two hours of the time, of the offense, that the defendant consumed a sufficient quantity of alcohol after the time of the violation and before the administration of the evidentiary test to cause the defendant's alcohol concentration to exceed the level specified in the applicable clause. Evidence that the defendant consumed alcohol after the time of the violation may not be admitted in defense to any alleged violation of section 169A.20, unless notice is given to the prosecution prior to the omnibus or pretrial hearing in the matter. Subd. 2. Impairment from prescription drug. If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it is an affirmative defense to a violation of section 169A.20, subdivision 1, clause (7) (presence of Schedule I or II controlled substance), that the defendant used the controlled substance according to the terms of a prescription issued for the defendant in accordance with sections 152.11 and 152.12. History:  2000 c 478 art 1 s 27; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 18; 2015 c 65 art 6 s 9
MN Stat § 169A.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.47 — Notice Of Enhanced Penalty.

169A.47 NOTICE OF ENHANCED PENALTY. When a court sentences a person for a violation of sections 169A.20 to 169A.31 (impaired driving offenses), it shall inform the defendant of the statutory provisions that provide for enhancement of criminal penalties for repeat violators, and the provisions that provide for administrative plate impoundment and forfeiture of motor vehicles used to commit an impaired driving offense. The notice must describe the conduct and the time periods within which the conduct must occur in order to result in increased penalties, plate impoundment, or forfeiture. The failure of a court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect the future applicability of these enhanced penalties to that defendant. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 28
MN Stat § 169A.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.48 — Immunity From Liability.

169A.48 IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "political subdivision" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town. Subd. 2. Immunity. The state or political subdivision by which a peace officer making an arrest for violation of sections 169A.20 to 169A.33 (impaired driving offenses), is employed has immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, for the care or custody of the motor vehicle being driven by, operated by, or in the physical control of the person arrested if the peace officer acts in good faith and exercises due care. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 29
MN Stat § 169A.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.50 — Citation.

169A.50 CITATION. Sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 may be cited as the Implied Consent Law. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 30
MN Stat § 169A.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.71 — Research Programs.

169A.71 RESEARCH PROGRAMS. No person is guilty of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) committed while participating in a research or demonstration project conducted by the Minnesota Highway Safety Center. This section applies only to conduct occurring while operating a state-owned vehicle under the supervision of personnel of the center on the grounds of the center. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 39
MN Stat § 169A.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.72 — Driver Education Programs.

169A.72 DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Driver training courses offered through the public schools and driver training courses offered by private or commercial schools or institutes shall include instruction which must encompass at least: (1) information on the effects of consumption of beverage alcohol products and the use of illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and nonprescription drugs on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle; (2) the hazards of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and (3) the legal penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 40
MN Stat § 169A.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired|Section 169A.73 — Remote Electronic Alcohol-monitoring Program.

169A.73 REMOTE ELECTRONIC ALCOHOL-MONITORING PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "breath analyzer unit" means a device that performs breath alcohol testing and is connected to a remote electronic alcohol-monitoring system; and (2) "remote electronic alcohol-monitoring system" means a system that electronically monitors the alcohol concentration of individuals in their homes or other locations to ensure compliance with conditions of pretrial release, supervised release, or probation. Subd. 2. Program established. In cooperation with the Conference of Chief Judges, the state court administrator, and the commissioner of public safety, the commissioner of corrections shall establish a program to use breath analyzer units to monitor impaired driving offenders who are ordered to abstain from alcohol use as a condition of pretrial release, supervised release, or probation. The program must include procedures to ensure that violators of this condition of release receive swift consequences for the violation. Subd. 3. Cost of program. Offenders who are ordered to participate in the program shall also be ordered to pay the per diem cost of the monitoring unless the offender is indigent. The commissioner of corrections shall reimburse the judicial districts in a manner proportional to their use of remote electronic alcohol monitoring for any costs the districts incur in participating in the program. Subd. 4. Report required. By January 1, 2004, the commissioner of corrections shall evaluate the effectiveness of the program and report the results of this evaluation to the Conference of Chief Judges, the state court administrator, the commissioner of public safety, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding. History:   2000 c 478 art 1 s 41