The Minnesota license suspension law is:
- 30 days for 3 violations in a year. They have to be misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offenses.
- 90 days for 4 violations in a year.
- 1 year for 5 violations in a year.
Petty misdemanors can also lead to suspensions if you get enough of them:
- 30 days if you have 4 convictions within a 12-month period;
- 30 days if you have 5 convictions within a 24-month period;
- 90 days if you have 5 convictions within a 12-month period;
- 90 days if you have 6 convictions within a 24-month period;
- 180 days if you have 7 convictions within a 24-month period; and
- 1-year if you have 8 or more convictions within a 24-month period.
They could have towed Nick's car for the expired tabs/no insurance info/no DL, but for whatever reason he got soft treatment and they allowed him to drive home. If there was another person in the car with him with a DL, that could explain why he wasn't towed.