{"id":561,"date":"2026-08-17T09:37:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.mediatrenz.dev\/criminal\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:51:54","slug":"bwi-defense","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.mediatrenz.dev\/criminal\/bwi-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"BWI Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"561\" class=\"elementor elementor-561\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3954c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3954c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3899f elementor-widget elementor-widget-xpro-page-title\" data-id=\"7a3899f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"xpro-page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"xpro-page-title\">\n<span class=\"xpro-page-title-text\">\n\t\tBWI Defense\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb11f7 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"deb11f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d693f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9d693f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6441e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6441e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minnesota BWI Defense Attorney<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983977e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"983977e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you or someone you know has been charged with a BWI, call Minneapolis BWI defense attorney Robert J. Shane now for a free initial phone consultation and<br \/>\u201cThe Best Defense\u201d \u00a0at <strong>(612) 339-1024.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb53131 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb53131\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b0c2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75b0c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffed109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffed109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Minnesota, it is a crime for any person to operate or be in physical control of a motorboat on any lake or boundary water when: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20707e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20707e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(1) the person is under the influence of alcohol; (2) the person is under the influence of a controlled substance; (3) the person\u2019s alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in physical control of the motorboat is 0.08 or more; or (4)\u00a0 the person\u2019s body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or its metabolite, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. This crime is commonly referred to as boating while intoxicated or BWI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91fd68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91fd68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A person who is found guilty of a BWI\u00a0 faces the same jail penalties as a person convicted of second-degree DWI under\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes?id=169A.25#stat.169A.25\">169A.25<\/a>\u00a0, third-degree DWI under\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes?id=169A.26#stat.169A.26\">169A.26<\/a>\u00a0, or\u00a0\u00a0fourth-degree DWI under\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes?id=169A.27#stat.169A.27\">169A.27<\/a>.\u00a0There is no loss of driving privileges with respect to a motor vehicle, but\u00a0a \u00a0person who is convicted of violating the BWI laws\u00a0 is\u00a0 prohibited from operating a motorboat in Minnesota\u00a0 for a period of 90 days between May 1 and October 31, and it may extend over\u00a0two consecutive years if necessary.\u00a0See\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes?id=86B.331#stat.86B.331.1\">86B.331, subdivision 1<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A person operating the motorboat who refuses to submit to a\u00a0 lawful demand\u00a0for a chemical\u00a0testing\u00a0\u00a0 is\u00a0 prohibited from operating a motorboat for a period of one year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9bc95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff9bc95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bdf99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11bdf99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1408\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.mediatrenz.dev\/criminal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_727q2x727q2x727q.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.mediatrenz.dev\/criminal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_727q2x727q2x727q.png 1408w, https:\/\/demo.mediatrenz.dev\/criminal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_727q2x727q2x727q-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/demo.mediatrenz.dev\/criminal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_727q2x727q2x727q-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/demo.mediatrenz.dev\/criminal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gemini_Generated_Image_727q2x727q2x727q-768x419.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BWI Defense Minnesota BWI Defense Attorney If you or someone you know has been charged with a BWI, call Minneapolis BWI defense attorney Robert J. 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