What Are the DPS Rules in Minnesota?
Driver’s licensing law allows DPS to impose restrictions on a person’s license to “assure safe operation.” Under DPS rules, a person whose driver’s license has been cancelled and denied for a third or subsequent impaired driving violation and who has successfully completed treatment and rehabilitation may apply for a restricted driver’s license, a B-Card, provided that the person signs a sworn statement to never again consume any alcohol (not even in a religious service, in medication, in any other manner or amount, irrespective of whether the act involves driving).
Any violation of this “no alcohol” restriction of the B-Card results in immediate cancellation of that driver’s license (but is not a crime unless it involves operation of a motor vehicle). Check with the local Hubbard County DWI Attorney if you have questions.
