{
 "slug": "minnesota",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS)",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "Minn. Stat. § 171.178, subd. 8 mandates the ignition interlock program only for a person with one qualified prior impaired driving incident within 20 years (or two or more priors). DPS states a first-time alcohol offender whose license is revoked 'may be eligible for a limited license and have the option of regaining your driving privileges by participating in the program.' The revocation for a first test failure is not less than 90 days, or not less than one year if the alcohol concentration is twice the legal limit or more (§ 171.178, subd. 4).",
 "sr22Note": "Minnesota has no SR-22 form; DVS uses an 'Insurance Certification' (form PS35016). The form states the trigger: 'Minnesota statutes require that before reinstatement of revoked driving privileges or revoked registration for no insurance, the operator shall file a certificate of insurance', and that insurance must be maintained for one calendar year. The statutory source of that filing is Minn. Stat. § 169.797, subd. 4(f) and 4a (penalties for failure to provide vehicle insurance), and § 171.30, subd. 1(g) ties the insurance-card condition for a limited license to revocations under §§ 169.792 and 169.797 (no-insurance revocations). The alcohol-revocation reinstatement statute, § 171.29, contains no insurance or financial-responsibility requirement; § 169A.55 contains none; § 65B.67 was repealed in 1992. No DPS/DVS page or statute requires an insurance certification for a DWI or implied-consent revocation, and the DVS IIDP request-for-reinstatement page lists only form PS3001 and a certified driving record. Caveat: the form's opening sentence ('This certificate of insurance is required before an operator's revoked license can be reinstated') is phrased generally; DVS practice for DWI revocations has not been confirmed. Ignition-interlock participants must separately carry insurance on the interlock-equipped vehicle (§ 171.306, subd. 4).",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/ignition-interlock-device-program-iidp",
   "quote": "Home Our Divisions Driver and Vehicle Services License and ID Ignition Interlock Device Program (IIDP)"
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.306",
   "quote": "171.306 Ignition Interlock Device Program"
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.306",
   "quote": "Subd. 3.Program requirements. (a) The commissioner shall establish guidelines for participation in the ignition interlock program."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/ignition-interlock-device-program-iidp/certified-ignition-interlock-manufacturers",
   "quote": "The following manufacturers have been certified in the state of Minnesota. The state of Minnesota does not endorse any manufacturers, vendors or products; their appearance on this page confirms only that the products have been certified by the Department of Public Safety (DPS)"
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/ignition-interlock-device-program-iidp",
   "quote": "Optional participants If you are a first-time alcohol offender who has had your license revoked, you may be eligible for a limited license and have the option of regaining your driving privileges by participating in the program."
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.178",
   "quote": "(1) if the person has no qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past 20 years: (i) not less than 90 days; (ii) not less than 180 days if the person is under 21 years of age and the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of less than twice the legal limit; or (iii) not less than one year if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit or more"
  },
  "firstOffenseIid_mandate": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.178",
   "quote": "(1) a person whose license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating privilege, is revoked as described in subdivision 3, 4, or 5, at a time when the person has one qualified prior impaired driving incident within the past 20 years, or two or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/ignition-interlock-device-program-iidp",
   "quote": "Participating in the program ensures safe and legal driving, as well as allowing eligible alcohol or drug offenders to drive during the withdrawal period."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.178",
   "quote": "participates in the ignition interlock device program in compliance with section 171.306 for a period of not less than: (1) two years if the commissioner revokes the person's license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating privilege as described in: (i) subdivision 3, 4, or 5 when the person has one qualified prior impaired driving incident within the past 20 years"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_6_10": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.178",
   "quote": "(3) six years if the commissioner revokes the person's license or permit to drive, or nonresident operating privilege as described in: (i) subdivision 3, 4, or 5 when the person has two qualified prior impaired driving incidents"
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/dl-and-id-card-fees",
   "quote": "Reinstatement Fee **Revoked licenses: alcohol/drugs/criminal vehicular operation (7/1/03) $680 Other revocation offenses, including revocation for no-fault insurance $30"
  },
  "reinstatementFee_statute": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.29",
   "quote": "A person whose driver's license has been revoked under section 169A.52, 169A.54, 171.177, 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114, or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21, must pay a $250 fee plus a $430 surcharge for each instance of revocation before the driver's license is reinstated, except as provided in paragraph (f)."
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/ignition-interlock-device-program-iidp/certified-ignition-interlock-manufacturers",
   "quote": "Intoxalock www.intoxalock.com Phone: 833-210-8428 LifeSafer Interlock, Inc. www.lifesafer.com Phone: 800-745-0331 LowCost Interlock www.lowcostinterlock.com Phone: 800-352-4872 RoadGuard Interlock www.roadguardinterlock.com Phone: 866-694-6099 Smart Start MN www.smartstartmn.com"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.306",
   "quote": "the commissioner must not require a program participant to pay the reinstatement fee and surcharge described in section 171.29, subdivision 2, before issuing a restricted license under this section. A program participant is not eligible for full reinstatement of driving privileges until the person pays the full reinstatement fee and surcharge."
  },
  "costNotes_installment": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.29",
   "quote": "may choose to pay 50 percent and an additional $25 of the total amount of the surcharge and 50 percent of the fee required under paragraph (b) to reinstate the person's driver's license, provided the person meets all other requirements of reinstatement. If a person chooses to pay 50 percent of the total and an additional $25, the driver's license must expire after two years."
  },
  "costNotes_indigent": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.306",
   "quote": "(1) provide device installation, servicing, and monitoring to indigent program participants at a discounted rate, according to the standards established by the commissioner;"
  },
  "costNotes_noprices": {
   "url": "https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/assets.dps.mn.gov/s3fs-public/dvs-ignition-interlock-guidelines-11-2024.pdf",
   "quote": "The state of Minnesota does not collect any fees from the ignition interlock manufacturer or service center. The participant is responsible for all costs associated with participation in the ignition interlock device program. Costs are set by the ignition interlock manufacturer."
  },
  "sr22Note_iidp": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.306",
   "quote": "(2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition interlock device."
  },
  "faq_options": {
   "url": "https://www.house.mn.gov/hrd/pubs/dwiover.pdf",
   "quote": "A person with a first-time test failure with AC of .16 may: apply for an ignition interlock restricted license with full driving privileges; or not drive during the revocation period"
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/DL_InsuranceCertification.pdf",
   "quote": "Minnesota statutes require that before reinstatement of revoked driving privileges or revoked registration for no insurance, the operator shall file a certificate of insurance with the Commissioner of Public Safety."
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.797",
   "quote": "Before reinstatement of a driver's license or registration, the operator shall file with the commissioner of public safety the written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state stating that security has been provided by the operator as required by section 65B.48."
  },
  "sr22Note_form_general": {
   "url": "https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/DL_InsuranceCertification.pdf",
   "quote": "This certificate of insurance is required before an operator's revoked license can be reinstated. It is to be completed by an authorized representative of the insurance company (not the agent)."
  },
  "sr22Note_form_duration": {
   "url": "https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/DL_InsuranceCertification.pdf",
   "quote": "Insurance must be maintained for one calendar year."
  },
  "sr22Note_limited_license": {
   "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/171.30",
   "quote": "If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a limited license to the person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written statement"
  },
  "sr22Note_iidp_reinstatement": {
   "url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/ignition-interlock-device-program-iidp/ignition-interlock-device-program-request-reinstatement",
   "quote": "Request for Reinstatement (form PS3001)"
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "Intoxalock",
  "LifeSafer Interlock, Inc.",
  "LowCost Interlock",
  "RoadGuard Interlock",
  "Smart Start MN"
 ],
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 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/minnesota/"
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