1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing expedited process for first-time DWI 
1.3 	offenders to plead guilty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 169A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [169A.435] FIRST-TIME OFFENDER; EXPEDITED GUILTY PLEA.
1.7 	A person charged with violating section 169A.26, subdivision 1, paragraph (b) 
1.8 	(third-degree driving while impaired, refusal to test); or 169A.27 (fourth-degree driving 
1.9 	while impaired) who does not have a qualified prior impaired driving incident and who 
1.10 	wishes to plead guilty to the offense must be given a court date to do so within a week 
1.11 	of requesting one.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes 
1.13 	committed on or after that date.