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No More Boats, ATVs, Snowmobiles for Minnesotans Convicted of DWI

Getting a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) conviction in Minnesota is life-changing in many ways. Often, people who are convicted of DWI are surprised to learn that the administrative penalties are frequently further-reaching than the criminal ones. These penalties place restrictions on your everyday life, and typically create a significant financial burden.

One of the most restrictive administrative penalties for a Minnesota DWI is license suspension. In most cases, your driver’s license will be suspended for a certain amount of

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Can I Legally Refuse to Take a Field Sobriety Test in Minnesota?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI | Field Sobriety Test

When a police officer pulls you over for suspected drunk driving, they will likely ask you step out of the car to perform one or more field sobriety tests. These are intended to test your physical and cognitive function… and give the police officer probable cause to believe you are driving drunk.

They seem simple enough, but field sobriety tests are often not as straightforward as they appear. Studies have shown that these tests are not accurate at

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New DWI Bill Passes in Minnesota – What’s Going to Change?

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

Recently, a bill passed the Minnesota Senate with a vote of 59 to 7 that expands DWI laws for snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. Here are the main areas which will be affected:

Operation of recreational vehicles after a DWI conviction will be prohibited.
The zero-tolerance law for drinking and driving under the age of 21 will be expanded to all vehicles, including recreational vehicles.
The driver’s license revocation will now extend to DWI offenses committed with recreational vehicles.

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Fight Your MN St. Patrick’s Day DWI with These Strategies

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

St. Patrick’s Day is known for its green beer, Irish food, and good times. Unfortunately, it’s also a popular day for DWI arrests.

Why?

Consider these quick facts on why St. Patrick’s Day DWI arrests are so common:

Patrick’s Day ranks fourth among the most popular drinking days in a calendar year
13 million pints of Guinness are consumed worldwide on St. Patrick’s Day
5% more beer is sold on St. Patrick’s Day as compared to an

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Common Items That Cause Incorrect BAC Readings in MN

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

Are you aware that items other than alcohol can trigger positive breathalyzer tests? It’s possible to be charged with a DWI in Minnesota simply by eating certain foods or exposing yourself to common household items.

In this post, we’ll tell you the types of common substances that can mistakenly show up as alcohol on a breathalyzer test, and how we can help you get your DWI charges reduced or dismissed.

Vanilla Extract

When consumed in

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What to Expect from Your Minnesota DWI Case

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

The Christmas/New Year’s season is one of the most common times for drunk driving, and law enforcement keeps close watch for intoxicated drivers, in many cases increasing patrols drastically.

This means that although most of us are getting back to business as usual after the holidays, many Minnesotans are currently facing new DWI charges. If you are one of them, it is important to know what to expect from the trial process, as well as what criminal

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Reasons Your Thanksgiving DWI Arrest in MN May be Invalid

Published By: Chris Keyser

Category: DWI/DUI

Every Thanksgiving weekend, police increase their efforts to patrol Minnesota roads, looking for drunk drivers. However, if you are facing charges for driving while intoxicated over Thanksgiving, there are a number of reasons why you may have been incorrectly charged.

Below we’re going to detail a number of different things specific to the holiday season that could play a role in your defense strategy and help to invalidate the charges against you.

These reasons may have resulted

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