Minnesota Permit Test: Alcohol & Drugs Practice Questions

Correct answer: 0.08 or higher

An alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher (0.04 for commercial vehicles) is DWI; you can be arrested as low as 0.04 if alcohol caused driving errors.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Minnesota Driving While Impaired (DWI) law

Correct answer: 0.04

Commercial vehicle drivers can be arrested for DWI at 0.04 percent or higher.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Minnesota Driving While Impaired (DWI) law

Correct answer: Yes, as low as 0.04 if alcohol caused errors

If an officer can prove alcohol caused driving errors, a driver can be arrested at an alcohol concentration as low as 0.04.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Minnesota Driving While Impaired (DWI) law

Correct answer: Yes

The DWI and implied consent laws also apply to off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Minnesota Driving While Impaired (DWI) law

Correct answer: A crime, with 1-6 years of revocation

Refusing the test is a crime and results in revocation for one to six years depending on prior offenses.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Implied consent/search warrant law

Correct answer: $680

An alcohol-related revocation carries a $680 reinstatement fee plus a new license application.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Penalties

Correct answer: A child under 16 in the vehicle

Penalties increase with prior DWIs, a 0.16+ concentration, a child under 16 in the vehicle, being under 21, or refusing the test.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Penalties

Correct answer: 0.16 or above

Penalties are more severe with an alcohol concentration of 0.16 percent or above.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Penalties

Correct answer: 90 days

A first offense brings at least a 90-day revocation (30 days if you plead guilty).

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Penalties

Correct answer: One year

A second offense within 10 years means at least a one-year revocation.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Penalties

Correct answer: Seven days

You may receive a seven-day temporary license; at the end of that period your license is revoked.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Penalties

Correct answer: 0.02 or above

If the device detects an alcohol concentration at or above 0.02, the vehicle won't start.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Ignition Interlock Device program

Correct answer: 10 years

A fourth DWI in a 10-year period may be charged as a felony.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Felony DWI

Correct answer: None detectable

It is illegal for anyone under 21 to drive with any detectable amount of alcohol.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Underage drinking — no tolerance rule

Correct answer: 30-day suspension

A first conviction means a 30-day suspension; a second means 180 days.

Source: Chapter 8: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – Underage drinking — no tolerance rule