DUI in MN - still legal to ride?

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mnsledder

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Here's my question - recently a friend of mine got a DUI, driving his car not his sled. It's his first offense.
He hasn't yet had a court date set nor has he called an attorney. He said that he automatically loses his driver's
license for 90 days. Does anyone know whether it's still legal for him to ride his sled in MN? I called the MN DMV in
St. Paul and they said to call the DNR's main office so I tried that but that person didn't seem to know the answer. I probably
should call a local DNR office and ask to speak with someone in enforcement but for now I'll throw the question out there and
see if anyone else has experience with this.
 
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timo

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i think you're wrong. i know a few people who have had there license's revoked for numerous things thru out the years and they rode sleds.

you don't need a driver license to ride a sled why wouldn't you be able to ride a sled if you're license is revoked?





dblshock said:
if his license is valid he's good. revoked he's not.
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snoduke88

Member
Don't know about Mn but in Ill if you lose your driver license for DUI you cannot ride sled unless you have taken and passed snowmobile class.
 
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dblshock

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I don't see WI. regulation mention status of license, but you will need to be certified if born after '85.
 
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GTL

Member
I am a MN. snowmobile safety instructor and have the current laws, rules and regulation booklet in front of me. The only reference to this issue is covered on page 19: " Residents born AFTER Dec. 31, 1976, must have a snowmobile safety certificate in their possession, or s.s.c. indictor on their drivers license or MN. I.D. card, to operate a snowmobile in Minnesota." It will or could affect your driver's license if caught drinking on a snowmobile, but doesn't say anything the other way. Hope this helps, but I would for sure check with MNDNR enforcement, because local department enforcements are NOT always trained in the specific laws of the trails.
 
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dblshock

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dig a little, they may hold-up your certification if your revoked..however, if your prior to '76 MN. or '85 WI. I'd say you have an arguement.

This is casual advice... you need to do your own DD.
 
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98panther

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I don't know if your are able to ride "at all".
But do know someone that figured fine I can't drive to the bar (from a DWI) - so I take my sled instead.
Anoka County picked him up on the way home, sent him on a public funded vacation.
 
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yamarage07

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back in 2005 i was in the same situation. I asked my lawyer to find out and what he said was. you can but you can't ride or cross and public roads. then he called a few days later and said that was wrong and i could could ride anywhere. So I just went and rode and obeyed all the laws. no reason to fear being stopped if you are not doing anything wrong.

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stay in mn. each state has different laws
 
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