UPDATE – This post is no longer an accurate summary of the law. Minnesota law changed in July 2017 to fix this unjust result. Please read this for historical context purposes only. Contact our office with any questions about this complicated, y…

If you’ve been cited for a traffic offense, you should reconsider paying the fine right away and instead try to negotiate a more positive resolution. You may be able to even obtain a resolution that ultimately gets the citation dismissed. Such an o…

Much of the focus on a DWI defense pertains to the basis for the stop and whether probable cause existed to arrest the defendant. Once that occurs, the officer takes the defendant back to the station and administers an official test – usually a…

Everyone understands that there is some impact on your insurance premiums if you are convicted of or pay a fine for a traffic ticket. But, not many understand the actual impact and how bad it really is. I recently sat down with an insurance agent –…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) just issued a ruling that further weakens our Fourth Amendment protections. It held that a reasonable mistake of law by police when stopping a vehicle does not violate a persons Fourth Amendment right t…

A limited license – also known as a work permit – allows a driver whose driving privileges have been revoked due to a DUI conviction or implied consent violation to drive pursuant to certain limitations. A limited license is only available to a s…

A DWI can be enhanced to a gross misdemeanor or felony based upon the presence of any combination of aggravating factors. Minn. Stat. 169A.03, subd. 3 defines aggravating factors to include: (1) having a qualified prior within the past 10 years; (2)…

Dan Adkins was recently interviewed by Channel 5 for a lead news story surrounding the illegal actions taken by police in arresting a man for not identifying himself when asked. There is no law requiring an answer. Yet, the police took extreme measur…