What are Minnesotas Underage Drinking and Driving Laws?
Minnesota’s DWI laws provide misdemeanor penalties and driver’s license suspension for any driver under age 21 who is convicted of driving a motor vehicle anywhere in the state while consuming alcohol or while there is physical evidence of such consumption present in the person’s body. (This law applies only to drivers, not to passengers.) However, a violation of the zero-tolerance – underage drinking and driving – does not in itself constitute a DWI/impaired driving violation nor can it be used as an enhancing factor for any subsequent DWI violation.
