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HF 1868

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/10/2012 12:17pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to public safety; modifying location of residences available for level
III predatory offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 244.052,
subdivision 4a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 244.052, subdivision 4a, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4a.

Level III offenders; location of residence.

(a) deleted text begin Whendeleted text end new text begin Before new text end an offender
assigned to risk level III deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin may be new text end released from confinement or a residential facility to
reside in the community or deleted text begin changes residencedeleted text end new text begin may be permitted to change residences
new text end while on supervised or conditional release, the agency responsible for the offender's
supervision shall deleted text begin take into consideration the proximity of the offender's residence to that of
other level III offenders and proximity to schools and, to the greatest extent feasible, shall
mitigate the concentration of level III offenders and concentration of level III offenders
near schools.deleted text end new text begin require that the offender reside at a location at least 1,500 feet from any
school and at least 1,500 feet from another predatory offender unless:
new text end

new text begin (1) the location is a house that was owned by the offender prior to conviction;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the house is owned by and resided in by the offender's parents, children, or
siblings; or
 new text end

new text begin (3) the building is a treatment facility licensed by the Department of Corrections.
 new text end

(b) If the owner or property manager of a hotel, motel, lodging establishment, or
apartment building has an agreement with an agency that arranges or provides shelter for
victims of domestic abuse, the owner or property manager may not knowingly rent rooms
to both level III offenders and victims of domestic abuse at the same time. If the owner or
property manager has an agreement with an agency to provide housing to domestic abuse
victims and discovers or is informed that a tenant is a level III offender after signing a lease
or otherwise renting to the offender, the owner or property manager may evict the offender.