HF 3121

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/11/2020 03:36pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing supervision guidelines for electronic monitoring
of violent offenders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
244.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [244.35] ELECTRONIC MONITORING SUPERVISION.
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new text begin (a) A state or local agency that provides the electronic monitoring of a violent offender
ordered by the commissioner or the court must include with the electronic monitoring, at a
minimum:
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new text begin (1) constant supervision of the offender using surveillance equipment and a monitoring
device that can transmit information 24 hours a day; and
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new text begin (2) adequate staff available 24 hours a day to respond if the offender violates a condition
of the electronic monitoring.
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new text begin (b) If the electronic monitoring of the violent offender is provided by a private contractor,
the contractor shall comply with the requirements under paragraph (a) and notify the state
or local agency with supervisory authority over the offender within one hour of the offender
violating a condition of the electronic monitoring. The state or local agency may require a
shorter time period for the contractor to provide notice of a violation.
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new text begin (c) For the purposes of this section, "violent offender" means a person convicted of a
crime of violence as defined under section 624.712, subdivision 5.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2020, and applies to the
electronic monitoring of violent offenders on or after that date.
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