§ 169A.55 — License Revocation Termination; License Reinstatement
Plain-Language Summary
After a DWI-related license revocation period ends, the Commissioner of Public Safety will notify you of the steps required to get your license back. Reinstatement typically requires proof of completed alcohol treatment or counseling, payment of a reinstatement fee, and meeting any other conditions set by the commissioner.
169A.55 LICENSE REVOCATION TERMINATION; LICENSE REINSTATEMENT.
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Subdivision 1.
MS 2010 [Repealed, 2010 c 366 s 17] §
Subd. 2.Reinstatement of driving privileges; notice.
Upon expiration of a period of revocation under section 169A.52 (license revocation for test failure or refusal), 169A.54 (impaired driving convictions and adjudications; administrative penalties), or 171.177 (revocation; search warrant), the commissioner shall notify the person of the terms upon which driving privileges can be reinstated, and new registration plates issued, which terms are: (1) proof of compliance with any terms of alcohol treatment or counseling previously prescribed, if any; and (2) any other requirements imposed by the commissioner and applicable to that particular case. The commissioner shall notify the owner of a motor vehicle subject to an impoundment order under section 169A.60 (administrative impoundment of plates) as a result of the violation of the procedures for obtaining new registration plates, if the owner is not the violator. The commissioner shall also notify the person that if driving is resumed without reinstatement of driving privileges or without valid registration plates and registration certificate, the person will be subject to criminal penalties. §
Subd. 3.Reinstatement or issuance of provisional license.
The commissioner shall not issue a provisional or regular driver’s license to a person whose provisional driver’s license was revoked for conviction as a juvenile of a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, or 169A.35; a violation of a provision of sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 or 171.177; or a crash-related moving violation; until the person, following the violation, reaches the age of 18 and satisfactorily:
(1) completes a formal course in driving instruction approved by the commissioner of public safety;
(2) completes an additional three months’ experience operating a motor vehicle, as documented to the satisfaction of the commissioner;
(3) completes the written examination for a driver’s license with a passing score; and
(4) complies with all other laws for reinstatement of a provisional or regular driver’s license, as applicable. §
Subd. 4.
MS 2024 [Repealed, 2025 c 29 s 24] §
Subd. 5.
MS 2024 [Repealed, 2025 c 29 s 24]
History:
2000 c 478 art 1 s 35; 2004 c 177 s 1; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 31; 2010 c 366 s 8; 2013 c 117 art 3 s 9; 2014 c 180 s 9; 2014 c 298 s 2; 2017 c 83 art 3 s 18; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 2 s 2,3
History: History: 2000 c 478 art 1 s 35; 2004 c 177 s 1; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 31; 2010 c 366 s 8; 2013 c 117 art 3 s 9; 2014 c 180 s 9; 2014 c 298 s 2; 2017 c 83 art 3 s 18; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 2 s 2,3