1999 Minnesota Statutes

     169.1218 Underage drinking and driving. 

    (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person under the age of 21 
 years to drive or operate a motor vehicle while consuming 
 alcoholic beverages, or after having consumed alcoholic 
 beverages while there is physical evidence of the consumption 
 present in the person's body. 

    (b) When a person is found to have committed an offense 
 under paragraph (a), the court shall notify the commissioner of 
 public safety of its determination.  Upon receipt of the court's 
 determination, the commissioner shall suspend the person's 
 driver's license or operating privileges for 30 days, or for 180 
 days if the person has previously been found to have violated 
 paragraph (a) or a statute or ordinance in conformity with 
 paragraph (a). 

    (c) If the person's conduct violates section 169.121, 
 subdivision 1 or 1a, or 169.1211, the penalties and license 
 sanctions in those laws apply instead of the license sanction in 
 paragraph (b). 

    (d) An offense under paragraph (a) may be prosecuted either 
 in the jurisdiction where consumption occurs or the jurisdiction 
 where evidence of consumption is observed. 

    HIST: 1996 c 442 s 12; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 44