Legal Question in DUI Law in Minnesota

Re: Out of State DUI

If you have a Minnesota license, it will be reported in the State of Minnesota and they will revoke your license. You are also likely to receive a notice to turn in your plates in exchange for special series plates. this will likely only happen after the South Dakota case is resolved.

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Re: Out of State DUI

What triggers plate impoundment as I read the statute is the revocation of your driving privileges within ten years of a prior. If South Dakota reports the conviction as they are supposed to do, you should expect to have both a revocation of your MN license and an order impounding your plates.

Under the circumstances you describe, I would expect to see these come to you in the mail. If you go to my web page at http://www.mn-dwi.com/manual.html, you will find specific instructions on how to check the status of your Minnesota license.

For more info on the special plates, go to my page at http://www.mn-dwi.com/seizure.html.

Good luck.

Re: Out of State DUI

To prevent problems with your drivers license in Minnesota, your best bet would be to hire a good DWI lawyer in South Dakota, and try to defeat the South Dakota "implied consent" license revocation there, as well as the DWI (alcohol-related) criminal charge.

Due to the "Drivers License Compact" in Minnesota and South Dakota statutes, a revocation of your right to drive in South Dakota, or a conviction on a DWI charge there, would almost certainly affect your Minnesota drivers license, the same as if it had happened in Minnesota.

All the laws and rules for a second DWI in ten years in Minnesota would apply, including those for license revocation, "special" (whisky) plates, and "limited license" (work permit).