MN HF2978

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169A.24, subdivision 1 to expand the definition of first-degree driving while impaired to include prior felony convictions from other states that conform with Minnesota's statute provisions.

Establishes four circumstances that make a person guilty of first-degree driving while impaired: committing the violation within ten years of three or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents; prior felony conviction under this section; prior felony conviction under section 609.21, subdivision 1, clauses (2)-(6); or prior felony conviction from another state with substantially similar provisions.

Effective August 1, 2010, applying to crimes committed on or after that date.