A 3rd Degree DWI in Minnesota is a serious offense with penalties that include a driver's license revocation, whiskey plates, steep fines, and jail time if convicted.
When an offender is placed on probation, the offender must abide by his/her probation requirements which may include fines, electronic house arrest, jail time, community service, and other restrictions.
Under spousal privilege laws, one spouse cannot be forced to give evidence or testify against the other spouse in a legal proceeding or court trial. However, there are several exceptions and conditions.
Minnesota Statutes require certain DWI offenders to replace their impounded license plates with special restricted use "whiskey plates" on all vehicles they own or intend to drive during the impound period.
Although every DUI case has the potential to go to trial, most are resolved through plea bargains. There are many factors that help determine the best way to proceed with a case, but ultimately, it is up to the defendant to choose whether to bring the case before a judge or jury or accept a plea bargain.
For more than 65 years, the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) has stood up for people’s civil rights as granted under the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
Reasonable suspicion that a driver is intoxicated may be established when an officer witnesses behavior that leads him or her to believe that a motorist was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
