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Page 1 of 4 AARP Driver Safety Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information D20699 – October 2025 MINNESOTA SMART DRIVER™ COURSE STATE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: MINNESOTA UNIT 2 – How Do We Navigate Changes? Driving While Impaired - Participant Guidebook Page 14 • Drivers will be automatically considered under the influence if they have a BAC of .08 or more. However, you can still be convicted of a DUI if your BAC is below this level, if there is sufficient evidence that their driving was impaired. • Drivers shall not operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of any intoxicating drug. • It is illegal for a person under age 21 to operate a motor vehicle with any detectable amount of alcohol in their system. • Officers may conduct preliminary roadside analysis of a driver's breath if they have reason to believe that the driver is intoxicated. • Drivers consent to chemical tests of their blood, breath, or urine when they operate a motor vehicle if reasonably suspected of driving under the influence, or if they refuse a preliminary breath test. • Officers may conduct preliminary roadside analysis of a driver's breath if they have reason to believe that the driver is intoxicated. A blood or urine test may be conducted only pursuant to a search warrant. Minnesota statutes provide criminal and civil/administrative penalties for test refusal. Refusal to submit to a test will result in the license revocation for one year or longer for multiple refusals. • Action may be taken against a person who refuses to take a blood test only if a urine test was offered and action may be taken against a person who refuses to take a urine test. • In 2018, Minnesota state law was enacted called the "Little Alan's Law" The Little Alan's Law states that any operator of a motorized vehicle which includes but is not limited to boats, snow mobiles, and ATVs who is convicted of DUI will receive penalty and removal of their automotive driver's license. • The Open Package Law was created, stating that it is a crime to use certain cannabis and hemp products when driving and that it is a crime to possess such products if they are removed from their package, opened, or in a non-sanctioned package while in a motor vehicle. • Ignition interlock devices are required for drivers with prior DWI convictions, with use duration based on offense count: two years for one prior within 20 years, six years for two, and ten years for three or more. UNIT 3 – Are We Ready to Drive? Child Safety Seats - Participant Guidebook Page 37 • Birth to at least 2 years old must be secured within a rear-facing infant or convertible child safety seat. • At least 2 years old AND has outgrown the rear-facing seat with internal harness by height or weight must be secured within a forward-facing seat with an internal harness. • 4 years old AND has outgrown the forward-facing seat with internal harness by height and weight must be secured within a belt-positioning booster seat using the lap belt and shoulder belt.