1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; amending first-degree driving while impaired crime to 
1.3 	include prior felony convictions from other states;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2008, section 169A.24, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, 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; 
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 (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or
1.15 	(4) has previously been convicted of a felony under a statute from another state in 
1.16 	conformity with any provision listed in clause (1), (2), or (3).

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes 
1.18 	committed on or after that date.