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Minnesota Drunk Driving - The Different Levels of Charges:

The Law
If your alcohol-concentration level is 0.08 or higher (0.04 in a commercial vehicle) and you are in control of a moving or parked vehicle, you can be arrested for DWI.
If a law enforcement officer can prove that alcohol caused you to commit driving errors, you can be convicted of DWI at lower alcohol concentrations. Penalties and Sanctions Each year, over 30,000 people are arrested in Minnesota for DWI. Each person may experience unique criminal penalties in addition to administrative license sanctions, depending on the arrest situation and previous driving violations and criminal record. The following information serves as a guideline for penalties and sanctions you may experience if you are arrested for impaired driving. There are additional laws, penalties, and sanctions for individuals under 21. These guidelines are based on offenses that occur within 10 years. All alcohol-related revocations of a driver’s license require a $680 reinstatement fee, DWI knowledge test, a driver’s license application with fees, and a chemical assessment.

DWI First Offense

BAC	Arrest	Criminal Penalties	Driver’s License Sanctions
Under 0.20	Misdemeanor	90 days in jail and/or $1,000 fine	90-day license revocation 30-day if plead guilty to DWI
0.20 or over	Gross Misdemeanor License plates impounded Jail and maximum bail or electronic monitoring	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	180-day license revocation
Child in vehicle and under 0.20	Gross Misdemeanor License plates impounded	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	90-day license revocation
Child in vehicle and 0.20 or over	Gross Misdemeanor Vehicle forfeited and plates impounded Jail until first court appearance	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	180-day license revocation
Refused Test (additional charge to DWI)	Gross Misdemeanor	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	1-year license revocation 30-day if plead guilty to DWI, or 90-day if plead guilty to test refusal

DWI Second Offense

BAC	Arrest	Criminal Penalties	Driver’s License Sanctions
Under 0.20	Gross Misdemeanor License plates impounded	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	180-day license revocation Notice that additional offense will result in license cancellation
0.20 or over	Gross Misdemeanor Vehicle forfeited and plates impounded Jail and maximum bail or electronic monitoring	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	1-year license revocation Notice that additional offense will result in license cancellation
Any Level Child in Vehicle	Gross Misdemeanor Vehicle forfeited and plates impounded Jail and maximum bail or electronic monitoring	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	180-day license revocation Notice that additional offense will result in license cancellation
Refused Test (additional charge to DWI)	Gross Misdemeanor Vehicle forfeited and plates impounded	1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine	1-year license revocation Notice that additional offense will result in license cancellation

DWI Third Offense

BAC

Arrest

Criminal Penalties

Driver’s License Sanctions

Any level and/or Refused Test

Gross Misdemeanor

Vehicle forfeited and
plates impounded

Jail and maximum
bail or electronic
monitoring

1 year in jail and/or $3,000 fine

1-year minimum loss of
license

License cancelled

Treatment and
rehabilitation (minimum
1-year proof of abstinence)

Lifetime abstinence
required after
reinstatement

Felony DWI

If you are arrested for your fourth DWI in a 10-year period, you have previously been convicted of a felony DWI, or have a prior felony conviction for an impaired driving related criminal vehicular homicide/injury, you may be charged with a felony. A fourth offense may result in a loss of license for four years and until rehabilitation and other reinstatement requirements are met. The criminal penalties for felony DWI are up to seven years in prison with a 5-year conditional release to follow and a $14,000 fine.

Degree	Arrest	Criminal Penalties	Driver’s License Sanctions
Manslaughter/ Death to an unborn child	Felony	10 years in prison and/or $20,000 fine	Immediate 1-year suspension and 15-year revocation for conviction
Any other fatal	Felony	10 years in prison and/or $3,000 fine	Immediate 1-year suspension and 10-year revocation
Great bodily harm/ Injury to unborn child	Felony	5 years in prison and/or $10,000 fine	Immediate 1-year suspension and 5-year revocation
Substantial bodily harm	Felony	3 years in prison and/or $10,000 fine	Immediate 1-year suspension and 3-year revocation
Bodily harm	Gross Misdemeanor	1 year in prison and/or $3,000 fine	1-year revocation

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