The Minnesota House and Senate have voted overwhelmingly to tighten, once again, penalties for those accused of a DWI in Minnesota.  This new bill, which the governor is about to sign into law, will dramatically broaden the use of the Ignition Interlock device across the State of Minnesota in DWI cases.  This includes those whose driver’s licenses have been canceled or revoked under the Implied Consent Law and those who driver’s license is canceled because they are deemed “Inimical to Public Safety, ” (Cancelled-IPS) as well as repeat DWI offenders and even first-time offenders who test .16 or more in a blood, breath or urine test at the police station.  See http://tinyurl.com/2wnownw. As you may know, Ignition Interlock is a device attached to the steering wheel that driver’s must blow into to show that their alcohol concentration is below .02, or a vehicle equipped with Ignition Interlock will not start.  Stay tuned and check back at Keller Law Offices, your one stop shop for DWI information, at www.dwi-legal.com for more information after Governor Pawlenty signs the Ignition Interlock into law and we get final details.