Hennepin Civil Division

Please see the Standing Order on the Temporary Reinstatement of Driving Privileges and License Plates in Implied Consent Cases.

When filing an Implied Consent Petition, a petitioner may request a judicial stay of the balance of the driver's license revocation and license plate impoundment periods pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 169A.53, subd. 2(c) pending resolution of the Implied Consent Hearing. The judicial stay may be granted provided the petitioner meets certain criteria. To request temporary reinstatement, please follow these steps:
 
Step 1. Draft a letter addressed to Chief Judge Kerry W. Meyer requesting that the balance of the petitioner’s driver's license revocation and/or license plate impoundment periods be stayed pending resolution of the Implied Consent Hearing. This letter must include the petitioner’s:

• Full name;
• Date of birth;
• Driver’s license number; and
• License plate number, if applicable.

Requests that do not include that information will take additional time to process.

Step 2. Electronically file the letter through the eFile & eServe system (eFS.)  When filing the letter, you must email a courtesy copy to the Chief Judge to ensure that your request is received. Follow these instructions to courtesy copy the Chief Judge. 

Step 3. Add yourself as a Service Contact if you have not already done so. Once the Judge issues an order, eFS will send a copy of the order to the email address you entered for the service contact. Orders will not be faxed to attorneys.

The petitioner’s driver’s license must be revoked before the Judge can issue an order staying the balance of the driver’s license revocation period. Attorneys may check whether their client’s license has been revoked by visiting the MN Driver & Vehicle Services webpage.
 
Judge Meyer's staff catalogs all requests as they are submitted and reviews each request daily to determine if it meets all of the criteria for consideration by the Judge. If the petitioner’s request to stay the balance of the revocation period is denied, an Implied Consent Hearing will be scheduled immediately and the date of the hearing will be stated in the order.

If you file an Implied Consent Petition with the Court, you can request that your driver's license and license plate be temporarily reinstated until the date of your Implied Consent Hearing.  You will only be granted temporary reinstatement if your circumstances meet the judge’s criteria. 
 
To request temporary reinstatement, please follow these steps:

1. Write a letter addressed to Chief Judge Kerry W. Meyer requesting that the balance of your driver's license revocation and/or license plate impoundment periods be stayed pending resolution of the Implied Consent Hearing. The letter does not need to be typed, but it must include your:
   1. Full name
   2. Mailing address
   3. Email address (if you have one)
   4. Date of birth
   5. Driver’s license number
   6. License plate number (if applicable)
   7. Case number of your Implied Consent case if you have it (27-CV-XXXX)

Requests that do not include this information will take additional time to process.

1. Make two copies of the letter. Deliver or mail one copy to Civil Filing at Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, C-332, Minneapolis, MN 55487.
2. Deliver or mail the other copy to Chief Judge Kerry W. Meyer's chambers at Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487.

The judge cannot reinstate your driver’s license until Driver and Vehicle Services has revoked it.  You may check whether your license has been revoked by visiting the Driver & Vehicle Services webpage. Once on the site:

1. Select “More Driver Services” underneath Driver Services
2. Select “Driver’s License Status Lookup”
3. Enter in your Minnesota Driver’s License Number

The chief judge's staff catalogs all requests as they are submitted and reviews each request daily to determine whether it meets all of the criteria for consideration by the judge. If your request is denied, an Implied Consent Hearing will be scheduled immediately and the date of the hearing will be stated in the chief judge's order.