1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to driving while impaired; creating a felony penalty for impaired driving 
1.3 	following a prior conviction for criminal vehicular homicide involving impaired 
1.4 	driving; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.24, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Degree described. A person who violates section  169A.20 (driving 
1.9 	while impaired) is guilty of first-degree driving while impaired if the person: 
1.10 	(1) commits the violation within ten years of the first of three or more qualified 
1.11 	prior impaired driving incidents; or
1.12 	(2) has previously been convicted of a felony under this section; or
1.13 	(3) has previously been convicted of a felony under section 609.21, subdivision 1, 
1.14 	clause (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6).

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006, and applies to acts 
1.16 	committed on or after that date.