as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to crime; authorizing community custody as an 1.3 alternative to a jail term; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 1998, section 609.11, by adding a subdivision. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.11, is 1.7 amended by adding a subdivision read: 1.8 Subd. 11. [COMMUNITY CUSTODY.] Whenever the court 1.9 determines that an offender, convicted of an offense for which a 1.10 mandatory minimum sentence is required by this section, would 1.11 not be a public safety risk if sentenced to highly intensive 1.12 surveillance and programming intervention, the court may 1.13 sentence the offender to serve a mandatory minimum sentence in 1.14 community custody. Any community custody sentence must include 1.15 one or more of the following elements: hourly surveillance, 1.16 electronic monitoring, urinalysis, quick response to violations, 1.17 mandatory school or employment attendance, correctional 1.18 programming, and the use of community mentors. 1.19 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.20 Section 1 is effective August 1, 1999, and applies to 1.21 crimes committed on or after that date.