Subdivision 1. Stay authorized. Except as otherwise provided in sections 169A.275 (mandatory penalties; nonfelony violations) and 169A.276 (mandatory penalties; felony violations), when a court sentences a person convicted of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), the court may stay execution of the criminal sentence described in section 169A.24 (first-degree driving while impaired), 169A.25 (second-degree driving while impaired), 169A.26 (third-degree driving while impaired), or 169A.27 (fourth-degree driving while impaired) on the condition that the convicted person submit to the level of care recommended in the chemical use assessment report required under section 169A.70 (alcohol safety programs; chemical use assessments). If the court does not order a level of care in accordance with the assessment report recommendation as a condition of a stay of execution, it shall state on the record its reasons for not following the assessment report recommendation.
Subd. 2. Manner and length of stay, required report. A stay of execution must be in the manner provided in section 609.135 (stay of imposition or execution of sentence). The length of stay is governed by section 609.135, subdivision 2. The court shall report to the commissioner any stay of execution of sentence granted under this section.
Subd. 3. No stay of license revocation. The court may not stay the execution of the driver's license revocation provisions of section 169A.54 (impaired driving convictions and adjudications; administrative penalties).
2000 c 478 art 1 s 14; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 11 s 9; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 19 s 10; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation
Chapter 169A — Driving While Impaired
Section 169A.01 — Citation; Application.
Section 169A.03 — Definitions.
Section 169A.05 — Parenthetical References.
Section 169A.09 — Determining Qualified Prior Dwi Incidents.
Section 169A.095 — Determining Number Of Aggravating Factors.
Section 169A.20 — Driving While Impaired.
Section 169A.24 — First-degree Driving While Impaired.
Section 169A.25 — Second-degree Driving While Impaired.
Section 169A.26 — Third-degree Driving While Impaired.
Section 169A.27 — Fourth-degree Driving While Impaired.
Section 169A.275 — Mandatory Penalties; Nonfelony Violations.
Section 169A.276 — Mandatory Penalties; Felony Violations.
Section 169A.277 — Long-term Monitoring.
Section 169A.28 — Consecutive Sentences.
Section 169A.283 — Stay Of Execution Of Sentence.
Section 169A.284 — Chemical Dependency Assessment Charge; Surcharge.
Section 169A.285 — Penalty Assessment.
Section 169A.31 — Alcohol-related School Bus Or Head Start Bus Driving.
Section 169A.33 — Underage Drinking And Driving.
Section 169A.35 — Open Bottle Law.
Section 169A.37 — License Plate Impoundment Violation Crimes.
Section 169A.40 — Arrest Powers.
Section 169A.41 — Preliminary Screening Test.
Section 169A.42 — Vehicle Impoundment Under Ordinance; Redemption.
Section 169A.43 — Prosecutorial Responsibility; Venue; Criminal History.
Section 169A.44 — Conditional Release.
Section 169A.46 — Affirmative Defenses.
Section 169A.47 — Notice Of Enhanced Penalty.
Section 169A.48 — Immunity From Liability.
Section 169A.51 — Chemical Tests For Intoxication.
Section 169A.52 — Test Refusal Or Failure; License Revocation.
Section 169A.53 — Administrative And Judicial Review Of License Revocation.
Section 169A.54 — Dwi Convictions, Adjudications; Administrative Penalties.
Section 169A.55 — License Revocation Termination; License Reinstatement.
Section 169A.60 — Administrative Impoundment Of Plates.
Section 169A.63 — Vehicle Forfeiture.
Section 169A.70 — Alcohol Safety Programs; Chemical Use Assessments.
Section 169A.71 — Research Programs.
Section 169A.72 — Driver Education Programs.
Section 169A.73 — Remote Electronic Alcohol-monitoring Program.
Section 169A.74 — Pilot Programs Of Intensive Probation.
Section 169A.75 — Impaired Driving-related Rules.