As previously stated, a DWI may have civil penalties in addition to the criminal penalties. Civil penalties included license revocations. Minnesota Statutes empower the Commissioner of Public Safety to revoke the person's license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating privilege as follows:
- For a period of 90 days for a first offense with a blood alcohol concentration less than .20;
- For six months if the driver is under the age of 21 years;
- For 180 days if the driver has had a qualified prior impaired driving incident within the previous ten years;
- For 180 days for a first offense with a blood alcohol concentration .20 or greater
- For 360 days if the driver has had a qualified prior impaired driving incident within the previous ten years and the blood alcohol concentration of the current offense is.20 or greater.
When a nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been revoked or denied, the commissioner reports the Minnesota license revocation to that driver's home state which usually results in the revocation of driving privileges in the home state as well.
