§ 169A.26 — Third-degree Driving While Impaired
Plain-Language Summary
Third-degree DWI is a gross misdemeanor in Minnesota. A person faces this charge if they commit a driving while impaired offense with one aggravating factor present, or if they refuse a chemical test (no aggravating factor is required for the refusal version). The mandatory penalties under section 169A.275 and long-term monitoring under section 169A.277 may also apply.
169A.26 THIRD-DEGREE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED.
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Subdivision 1.Degree described.
(a) A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 1 (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; 2023 c 25 s 85
History: 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; 2023 c 25 s 85