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How much does a DWI cost in Minnesota?

A first DWI in Minnesota carries a statutory fine of Up to $1,000. This guide stacks every cost layer an official Minnesota source prices — the fine, court costs, the license reinstatement fee, the DWI program, ignition interlock, and the SR-22 insurance filing — and says plainly which layers no official source prices at all.

Minnesota DWI costs at a glance	Figure
Statutory fine — first DWI	A first DWI with no aggravating factors is fourth-degree DWI, a misdemeanor. Minnesota law sets no minimum fine for a misdemeanor and caps the fine at $1,000.
Statutory fine — second DWI	The statute separates a second offense: Up to $3,000. Second offenses also carry longer suspensions and program requirements — see the sections below.
Court costs & fees	Court costs and surcharges are assessed in the individual case, and no single statewide figure is published in the official Minnesota sources reviewed.
License suspension — first offense	Under Minn. Stat. 169A.52, a first-time test failure at 0.08 or more brings a 90-day license revocation. If the result is twice the legal limit (0.16 or more) the revocation is at least one year, and refusing the test also brings a revocation of at least one year.
License reinstatement fee	The license reinstatement fee is $680. Under a law effective August 1, 2025, a driver may begin the ignition interlock program before paying it, but the fee must be fully paid before a standard license is reinstated.
Ignition interlock	Conditional — restricted license / court order — Minnesota's ignition interlock program lets eligible drivers drive during a revocation with a device installed, and participation is required for people with more than one DWI who want to be licensed again. All program participants must complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program. Device costs are charged by vendors; no official price is published.
DWI education / treatment program	DWI cases involve a chemical use assessment and any follow-up treatment ordered, and interlock participants must complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program. No official statewide program fee was published in the sources reviewed.
SR-22 insurance filing	Whether Minnesota requires an SR-22 filing after a DWI could not be verified from an official page opened in this research, so it is recorded as unverified. A conviction generally leads insurers to treat a driver as higher risk, which can raise premiums; no official source states a dollar figure.

The fine

A first DWI with no aggravating factors is fourth-degree DWI, a misdemeanor. Minnesota law sets no minimum fine for a misdemeanor and caps the fine at $1,000.

Court costs & fees

Court costs and surcharges are assessed in the individual case, and no single statewide figure is published in the official Minnesota sources reviewed.

License suspension & reinstatement

Under Minn. Stat. 169A.52, a first-time test failure at 0.08 or more brings a 90-day license revocation. If the result is twice the legal limit (0.16 or more) the revocation is at least one year, and refusing the test also brings a revocation of at least one year.

The license reinstatement fee is $680. Under a law effective August 1, 2025, a driver may begin the ignition interlock program before paying it, but the fee must be fully paid before a standard license is reinstated.

The national picture — which states charge the most to reinstate — is in our license reinstatement guide.

Ignition interlock

Minnesota's ignition interlock program lets eligible drivers drive during a revocation with a device installed, and participation is required for people with more than one DWI who want to be licensed again. All program participants must complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program. Device costs are charged by vendors; no official price is published.

How interlock pricing works (installation, monthly lease, calibration, removal) is in our ignition interlock cost guide.

DWI education & treatment program

DWI cases involve a chemical use assessment and any follow-up treatment ordered, and interlock participants must complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program. No official statewide program fee was published in the sources reviewed.

SR-22 & insurance

Whether Minnesota requires an SR-22 filing after a DWI could not be verified from an official page opened in this research, so it is recorded as unverified. A conviction generally leads insurers to treat a driver as higher risk, which can raise premiums; no official source states a dollar figure.

What an SR-22 is, which states charge a filing fee, and how long it must be carried: SR-22 cost guide.

Towing, impound & other charges

Refusing a chemical test is itself charged as third-degree DWI, a gross misdemeanor, in addition to the license revocation that follows a refusal.

Worked total: the verified charges stacked

Item	Cost
Statutory fine	Up to $1,000
License reinstatement fee	$680
Total of the verified state-set charges above	$680–$1,680

That total is deliberately incomplete: it leaves out everything no official Minnesota source prices statewide — court costs where they are set county by county, interlock lease payments to a private vendor, towing and storage, and the insurance increase that follows an SR-22. Add your own figures for those in the cost calculator.

Sources: Minnesota Revisor of Statutes — Sec. 169A.27 · Minnesota Revisor of Statutes — Sec. 169A.26 · Minnesota Revisor of Statutes — Sec. 169A.03 · Minnesota Revisor of Statutes — Sec. 169A.52 · Minnesota Revisor of Statutes — Sec. 609.02 · Minnesota House of Representatives — New Laws 2025 (DWI / ignition interlock). Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court and the driver-licensing agency.

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