Just a couple of days ago, Governor Pawlenty signed the DWI Ignition Interlock Bill into Law. See here and here. The new DWI law for Ignition Interlock to allow driver’s to get your Driver’s License back more quickly does not go into effect until July 1, 2011 to give the Department of Public Safety (DPS) more time to write rules on this new DWI Ignition Interlock law and to iron out the details. As it stands, it will cost drivers about $100 per month to be on Ignition Interlock, and all repeat offenders, as well as those who get a first time DWI at an alcohol concentration of .16 or more, will be required to sign up for Ignition Interlock unless they want to be without a Driver’s License for at least 180 days. Many drivers, however, are already eligible for Ignition Interlock, which may reduce a driver’s mandatory minimum sentence. Check back here or at www.dwi-legal.com for more details as they become available or call 952-913-1421 for more information about DWI Ignition Interlock in Minnesota.
