Laws
This is the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers over 21 in Minnesota
What is .08% BAC?
What is the cost of driver's license reinstatement in MN?
What is $680?
What is the average cost of a first DUI offense?
What is $10,000?
Average cost of a 2nd time offense/ or one with aggravating factors? 20k
This dangerous behavior involves using your phone, eating, or engaging in other activities that take your attention away from the road
What is distracted driving?
This many people die every day from impaired driving crashes in the US
What is 37 people a day?
Thats 1 person every 39 minutes
What is the legal blood alcohol concentration for under 21 years of age?
What is 0.00%?
This is the minimum license revocation period for a first-time DWI offense in Minnesota
What is 90 days?
1 out of __ Minnesotans had at least one DWI on their record
What is 1/7?
Careful and responsible driving involves what 4 important factors that are affected by AOD
Good judgement
Good thought control
Good sensory/motor skills
Positive attitude toward others
This organ is most affected by long-term alcohol abuse, leading to conditions such as cirrhosis.
What is the liver?
This law allows for the immediate revocation of driving privileges if a driver refuses a breathalyzer or chemical test.
What is implied consent law?
This agreement allows states to share information about driver’s license suspensions and traffic violations, ensuring that drivers cannot escape penalties by moving to another state.
What is the interstate compact agreements
True or False: A person can be convicted of a DUI if they are sleeping in a running vehicle
TRUE - The law states that anyone who is impaired and driving or in physical control of a vehicle
Define DWI Recidivism
future driving while under the influence of or impaired by AOD
TRUE OR FALSE? A person can be arrested for DWI if they are under the legal BAC limit?
TRUE! A person can be arrested for a DWI in Minnesota even if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is below 0.08%. This is because police can make judgment calls if they suspect a driver is impaired.
This device may be required for repeat DWI offenders to start their vehicle
What is ignition interlock device?
From 2006 to 2020, interlocks stopped 3.78 million attempts to drive drunk
This is the term for the administrative process that can revoke a driver’s license before a court conviction
What is administrative license revocation (ALR)
This term refers to driving under the influence of drugs, which can impair a driver’s ability just as much as alcohol.
What is drugged driving?
On average, how many people are arrested for DUI every year in the US?
1.1 million
On average DWI offenders drive under the influence of alcohol up to how many times before being stopped and arrested.
75-80 times
True or False: A medical marijuana cardholder can legally drive after consuming cannabis?
FALSE. Even as medicinal consumer, if you are impaired by the product and driving, expect to be arrested for DWI.
A DWI conviction remains on the record for how long
In Minnesota, a DUI stays on your driving record for life. DUI's cannot be expunged (or erased) from your driving record. This is because the State uses any DUI within the previous 10 years to enhance any new charges.
A BAC of 0.16%+, Prior DWI offenses, test refusal, child endangerment, and accidents are all what kind of factors
What are aggravating factors?
Drivers with a BAC of __% are approximately 4 times more likely to crash than drivers with a BAC of zero.
What is 0.08%?
Define Relapse?
returning to a pattern of AOD that is destructive and disruptive to your normal living and that led you to being charged with impaired driving