169A.26 THIRD-DEGREE DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED.
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