§ 169A.25 Second-degree driving while impaired
169A.25. Second-degree driving while impaired
Subdivision 1. Degree described. (a) A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 1, 1a, 1b, or 1c (driving while
impaired crime), is guilty of second-degree driving while impaired if two or more aggravating factors were present when the
violation was committed.
(b) A person who violates section 169A.20, subdivision 2 (refusal to submit to chemical test crime), is guilty of second-degree driving while impaired if one aggravating factor was present when the violation was committed.
Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. Second-degree driving while impaired is a gross misdemeanor. The mandatory penalties described in section 169A.275 and the long-term monitoring described in section 169A.277 may be applicable.