Highly unlikely. Over the past decade or two, dashboard-mounted police squad vehicle cameras have proliferated across Minnesota law enforcement agencies. Accordingly, squad video has become common evidence in cases involving traffic stops. But just because squad video may not exist in some criminal cases, that does not mean the prosecutor will dismiss the case. In these situations, it just means...
You can see the light at the end of the tunnel and you are ready to submit to your last calibration for your ignition interlock but you aren’t sure what to do? Don’t worry, we are here to help. After you schedule your last calibration with your ignition interlock company, wait 2-3 days before calling DPS to confirm you have...
The short answer is yes, you should submit to the breath test. Failing to take the breath test could result in more serious penalties, a longer license revocation and possible forfeiture of the vehicle involved. However, up until June 23, 2016 the answer to that question was in flux due to a Minnesota case which was pending before the United...
It has become increasingly difficult over the past few years to restore the right to possess firearms following a misdemeanor domestic assault conviction. The State of Minnesota prohibits any person convicted of a misdemeanor domestic assault from possessing a firearm for three years following the date of conviction. But federally, a person convicted of a domestic assault has a lifetime...
No, as long as we’re talking about a push-pedal bike and not a motorbike. Minnesota DWI/DUI laws only criminalize driving, operating, or being in physical control of motor vehicles. Under Minnesota law, motor vehicles are those that are self-propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, including motorboats in operation and off-road recreational vehicles. People have picked...
In short, the answer is no. If you made a mistake which resulted in a revoked, suspended or cancelled license, it isn’t the end of the world but beware you MUST have a valid license to drive with someone who only has their provisional/instructional license. This means that if you have an invalid (revoked, suspended, or cancelled driver’s license) you...
This past 2016 legislative session, the Minnesota Legislature proposed a measure that would have required persons convicted of a felony crime of violence to petition the court of original conviction in order to restore gun rights. Currently in Minnesota, there are no jurisdiction requirements for where a petition to restore the right to possess firearms must be filed. Petitioners can...
Some police departments in Minnesota are already equipped with body cameras. More departments are now likely to adopt them after Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton recently signed a bill into law that sets regulations for the cameras’ use effective August 1, 2016. In the wake of recent officer-involved shootings, such as Michael Brown in Ferguson and Jamar Clark in Minneapolis, the...
The United States Supreme Court struck down Minnesota’s DWI laws which makes it a crime to refuse to a warrantless search of a suspected drunk driver’s blood, but upheld the crime of refusing to submit to a warrantless breath test.
It’s 1:43 am and your phone is ringing. Your stomach drops. This can’t be good news, and it’s not. A loved one is calling from the police department saying they have just been arrested for DWI, and they want to get out ASAP. What can you do?
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