MN SF3685

Imposes lifetime revocation of driving licenses and permits for persons with five or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents within ten years, applicable to both test refusal and test failure cases.

Establishes a reinstatement petition process allowing lifetime revocation subjects to petition district court no sooner than ten years after revocation, ten years after release from confinement, five years after a prior petition denial, or ten years after a motor vehicle-related conviction.

Requires courts to consider rehabilitation status, public safety threat, criminal and noncriminal behavior, probation recommendations, chemical dependency treatment completion, and abstinence verification when deciding reinstatement petitions using clear and convincing evidence standard.

Permits courts to issue orders making petitioners eligible for full reinstatement or restricted license with ignition interlock requirements if criteria are met, with restricted license holders eligible for full reinstatement under existing subdivision 4 rules.

Applies effective August 1, 2018 to violations committed on or after that date and amends sections 169A.52, 169A.55, and 171.177 of Minnesota Statutes.