as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 01/31/2022 12:36pm
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; directing the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to
increase the rankings for certain child pornography crimes in a specified manner.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The Sentencing Guidelines Commission is directed to increase the severity rankings on
the sex offender grid for a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 617.247, subdivision 3,
paragraph (b), from severity level D to C, and subdivision 4, paragraph (b), from severity
level F to E, consistent with the recommendations contained in the minority report in the
commission's 2021 report to the legislature. The other modifications to the grid relating to
child pornography crimes proposed in the main report are adopted.
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This section is effective August 1, 2021, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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