2001 Minnesota Statutes

     169A.24 First-degree driving while impaired. 

    Subdivision 1.    Degree described.  A person who 
 violates section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) is guilty of 
 first-degree driving while impaired if the person: 

    (1) commits the violation within ten years of the first of 
 three or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents; or 

    (2) has previously been convicted of a felony under this 
 section. 

    Subd. 2.    Criminal penalty.  A person who commits 
 first-degree driving while impaired is guilty of a felony and 
 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years, 
 or to payment of a fine of not more than $14,000, or both.  The 
 person is subject to the mandatory penalties described in 
 section 169A.276 (mandatory penalties; felony violations). 

    HIST: 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 3; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 4 

*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 2001, First Special 
*Session chapter 8, article 11, section 3; and chapter 9, article 
*19, section 4, is effective August 1, 2002, and applies to 
*crimes committed on or after that date.  Laws 2001, First 
*Special Session chapter 8, article 11, section 17; and chapter 
*9, article 19, section 17.