169A.44 Conditional release.
(a) This section applies to a person charged with:
(1) a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired) within ten years of the first of two or more prior impaired driving convictions;
(2) a violation of section 169A.20, if the person is under the age of 19 years and has previously been convicted of violating section 169A.20 or Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.121 (driver under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance);
(3) a violation of section 169A.20, while the person's driver's license or driving privileges have been canceled under section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10) (persons not eligible for drivers' licenses, inimical to public safety); or
(4) a violation of section 169A.20 by a person having an alcohol concentration of 0.20 or more as measured at the time, or within two hours of the time, of the offense.
(b) Unless maximum bail is imposed under section 629.471, a person described in paragraph (a) may be released from detention only if the person agrees to:
(1) abstain from alcohol; and
(2) submit to a program of electronic alcohol monitoring, involving at least daily measurements of the person's alcohol concentration, pending resolution of the charge.
Clause (2) applies only when electronic alcohol monitoring equipment is available to the court. The court shall require partial or total reimbursement from the person for the cost of the electronic alcohol monitoring, to the extent the person is able to pay.
(c) Unless maximum bail is imposed under section 629.471, subdivision 2, a person charged with violating section 169A.20 within ten years of the first of three or more prior impaired driving convictions may be released from detention only if the following conditions are imposed in addition to the condition imposed in paragraph (b), if applicable, and any other conditions of release ordered by the court:
(1) the impoundment of the registration plates of the vehicle used to commit the violation, unless already impounded;
(2) if the vehicle used to commit the violation was an off-road recreational vehicle or a motorboat, the impoundment of the off-road recreational vehicle or motorboat;
(3) a requirement that the person report weekly to a probation agent;
(4) a requirement that the person abstain from consumption of alcohol and controlled substances and submit to random alcohol tests or urine analyses at least weekly; and
(5) a requirement that, if convicted, the person reimburse the court or county for the total cost of these services.
HIST: 2000 c 478 art 1 s 25
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