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609B.235 DRIVING AND LICENSE VIOLATIONS; PLATE IMPOUNDMENT.
    Subdivision 1. Scope. The collateral sanctions found in this section are codified in section
169A.60.
    Subd. 2. Plate impoundment. When a person is arrested for or charged with a plate
impoundment violation, the commissioner of public safety may issue an impoundment order.
Under section 169A.60, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), "plate impoundment violation" includes:
(1) a violation of section 169A.20 or 169A.52 resulting in revocation of a person's driver's
license within ten years of a qualified prior impaired driving incident;
(2) a license disqualification under section 171.165 resulting from violation of section
169A.52 within ten years of a qualified prior impaired driving incident;
(3) a violation of section 169A.20 or 169A.52 while having an alcohol concentration of 0.20
percent or more measured at the time or within two hours of the time of offense;
(4) a violation of section 169A.20 or 169A.52 while having a child under the age of 16 in the
vehicle if the child is more than 36 months younger than the offender; or
(5) a violation of section 171.241 by a person whose driver's license has been canceled under
section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10), inimical to public safety.
History: 2005 c 136 art 14 s 18

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