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Hennepin County’s DWI Court Rehabilitates Those Charged With DWI
Since 2007, in the Fourth Judicial District in Hennepin County, Minnesota, non-felony repeat DWI offenders have had the opportunity to participate in the Adult DWI Court. The program has since been expanded to include felony repeat offenders. Charged with DWI The DWI...
What You Need to Know if Charged with a DWI in Minnesota
Minnesota law provides that if you drive, operate, or are in physical control of any type of motor vehicle anywhere in the state, then you basically have consented to a chemical test of your blood, breath, or urine to determine your blood alcohol content (BAC) or the...
Can I Get a DWI Because of Prescription Drugs?
Approximately seventy percent of Americans take one or more prescription medications every day, as directed by their doctors. However, not all of these individuals fully understand the effects that their medication has on their ability to drive and perform other...
Minnesota DWI Rules: Important Change coming in August
Anyone driving on Minnesota roads will soon have even more incentive to avoid drinking and driving, thanks to a change in the state’s DWI laws that is set to take effect in August. The blood alcohol level that is required for misdemeanor DWI charges will remain at...
Marijuana, Not Alcohol – Can I Still Get a DWI?
The answer is yes. Minnesota has a strict zero-tolerance policy for those caught operating a vehicle while having a controlled substance that is not medically prescribed in their system. For illicit substances, which includes marijuana, even a medically sound reason...
Helping a Friend With a DWI
Mistakes can happen, especially when having a good time. It is not uncommon for people to simply forget to wait long enough for their blood alcohol content (BAC) level to drop, and wind up spending the evening in a local jail cell. The days following the arrest can be...
First DWI? Here is the one thing you need to do
Receiving a DWI can be one the most stressful, embarrassing and difficult events that a person can experience in life. Spending a day or two in jail, being dragged in front of the judge and having to come up with several hundred dollars for bail can ruin anyone’s...
