License suspension periods in Minnesota increase with each DWI within the lookback period:
First offense: 90 days (30 days if plea; less with quick IID) – 1 year (0.16+ or refusal → longer); hardship: IID immediately restores full driving; MN ignition-interlock program
Second offense: 1 year+ revocation; license-plate impoundment ('whiskey plates') – multi-year; hardship: IID program
Third offense: multi-year cancellation ('inimical to public safety') – years; IID required to reinstate; hardship: IID program (mandatory)
Refusing the chemical test
Test refusal is a SEPARATE CRIME in Minnesota (gross misdemeanor — but post-Birchfield/Trahan, breath-test refusal remains criminal while blood/urine refusal without a warrant cannot be). Refusal is itself an aggravating factor and triggers longer revocation and plate impoundment.
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