Minnesota’s Texting While Driving Law is Revised Again – 2023
The Use of Wireless Devices statute – which governs the use of cell phones while driving – has undergone another revision. And it comes just four short years since its most recent revision, demonstrating the ongoing battle to tamper down the proliferation of cell phone usage while driving. So let’s take a look at the
Texting While Driving Penalties in Minnesota
As technology advances, we have become more and more dependent on our phones and accessing important (and unimportant) information at all times. This has led to some poor behaviors developing by many drivers, wherein they are using their phones while driving. This is commonly referred to as texting while driving. Texting while driving is becoming
Reckless Driving Citation in Minnesota
We previously discussed the reckless driving charge as a misdemeanor offense in this blog here. Whether it is a reckless driving charge for reckless disregard of the risks to others or for street racing, the most common charge level is for a misdemeanor. But, under certain circumstances, the reckless driving citation can be a gross
Inimical to Public Safety Crime in Minnesota
Minnesota will cancel a person’s driving privileges when there is “good cause to believe that the operation of a motor vehicle on the highways by the person would be inimical to public safety or welfare.” This is more commonly referred to as being cancelled-inimical to public safety. And, if a person is caught driving with
Speeding Over 100 MPH in Minnesota
For a normal speeding ticket in Minnesota, a driver merely pays a small fine (typically less than $150) and has a petty misdemeanor traffic ticket as a result. There is no automatic loss of license and insurance premiums may be impacted a little, depending on the driver’s record. This changes – and dramatically so –
Failing to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle Ticket – Minnesota
In the hierarchy of traffic tickets, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle is one of the more serious offenses. Most of the time, it’s a simple petty misdemeanor offense (which is not considered a crime under Minnesota law). But, sometimes, it can be a misdemeanor crime. And with it can come some serious criminal
Careless Driving Attorney
A Minnesota Careless Driving citation is a serious traffic offense that can result in a criminal record if there is a conviction. Further, while it does not automatically result in a loss of driving privileges, it can lead to the termination of insurance, resulting in higher premiums for a number of years. Let’s take a
Distracted Driving Enforcement
Distracted driving – i.e. texting while driving – has become a major problem that has led to serious, and sometimes deadly, accidents. Enforcing the distracted driving laws has always been difficult under the current language of the law because it requires proof that the driver was using the phone in an illegal way, which can
Distracted Driving Law to Change in August 2019
Minnesota’s distracted driving law – a.k.a. texting and driving – will change come August 2019. Starting then, the law will be much more restrictive, essentially demanding that any use of a cell phone by a driver be hands-free. For the current state of the law, read this blog item. Minn. Stat. 169.475 is the law
The Masking Prohibition – CDL Drivers and Traffic Tickets
Commercial drivers know that even minor traffic tickets can have a dramatic impact on their livelihood. This stems from the federal law that automatically revokes commercial driving privileges for certain disqualifying offenses. For instance, speeding more than 15 mph can lead to a 60 day revocation. So, for commercial drivers, receiving any traffic citation means