Minnesota Statutes 169A.283 – Stay of Execution of Sentence
Subdivision 1.Stay authorized.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 169A.275 (mandatory penalties; nonfelony violations) and 169A.276 (mandatory penalties; felony violations), when a court sentences a person convicted of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired), the court may stay execution of the criminal sentence described in section 169A.24 (first-degree driving while impaired), 169A.25 (second-degree driving while impaired), 169A.26 (third-degree driving while impaired), or 169A.27 (fourth-degree driving while impaired) on the condition that the convicted person submit to the level of care recommended in the chemical use assessment report required under section 169A.70 (alcohol safety programs; chemical use assessments). If the court does not order a level of care in accordance with the assessment report recommendation as a condition of a stay of execution, it shall state on the record its reasons for not following the assessment report recommendation.
Subd. 2.Manner and length of stay, required report.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 169A.283
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of public safety or a designee. See Minnesota Statutes 169A.03
- Driver: has the meaning given in section 169. See Minnesota Statutes 169A.03
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 169A.283
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of public safety or a designee. See Minnesota Statutes 169A.03
- Driver: has the meaning given in section 169. See Minnesota Statutes 169A.03
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
A stay of execution must be in the manner provided in section 609.135 (stay of imposition or execution of sentence). The length of stay is governed by section 609.135, subdivision 2. The court shall report to the commissioner any stay of execution of sentence granted under this section.
Subd. 3.No stay of license revocation.
The court may not stay the execution of the driver‘s license revocation provisions of section 169A.54 (impaired driving convictions and adjudications; administrative penalties).