| ta used to have some of the more lenient DWI laws, | | | | up to 90 days. DWI offenders are required to attend |
| but in 2005 the legal limit for blood alcohol content | | | | alcohol education classes, and they will lose their |
| (BAC) was dropped from .10 to .08. This means it is | | | | licenses temporarily. A qualified Minnesota DWI |
| easier to be convicted of a DWI offense in Minnesota, | | | | attorney will be able to help you fight for the least strict |
| so drivers need to use even more caution and avoid | | | | consequences after your DWI arrest. |
| driving after drinking. | | | | In Minnesota, DWI law allows prosecutors to ask for |
| If you are arrested for driving drunk in Minnesota for | | | | stricter penalties if there are three or more aggravating |
| the first time, you will be asked to submit to a chemical | | | | factors in a particular case. Aggravating factors include |
| test. In this state you have the right to talk to a lawyer | | | | extremely high BAC, injuries caused, and children |
| before submitting to the test to determine if it is the | | | | present in the vehicle. It these are present, the fines |
| best course of action. If you are convicted, you will pay | | | | increase to up to $10,000 and jail time increases to up |
| up to $3,000 in fines. You could also end up in jail for | | | | to five years. |