HF 3304

2nd Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/25/2024 08:25am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring a report regarding the sentencing of certain
military veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.1056, by adding
a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.1056, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin (a) If the court imposes a deferred sentence under subdivision 2,
paragraph (b), the court shall prepare a deferred sentence report containing the following
information:
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new text begin (1) the name of the defendant;
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new text begin (2) the case number;
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new text begin (3) the underlying charge or charges;
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new text begin (4) the fact that proceedings have been deferred pursuant to this section;
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new text begin (5) the length of the term of probation ordered by the court;
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new text begin (6) the conditions of probation; and
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new text begin (7) a copy of the sentencing worksheet prepared pursuant to section 609.115, if a
worksheet was prepared.
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new text begin (b) If the defendant violates a condition of probation and the court enters an adjudication
of guilt as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), the court shall prepare a violation report
containing the following information:
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new text begin (1) the name of the defendant;
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new text begin (2) the case number;
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new text begin (3) whether the violation was a technical violation as defined in section 244.195,
subdivision 15, or involved allegation of a subsequent criminal act; and
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new text begin (4) the sentence announced by the court.
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new text begin (c) The deferred sentence report prepared under paragraph (a), any violation report
prepared under paragraph (b), and a record of any discharge and dismissal prepared pursuant
to subdivision 3 must be forwarded to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. By January
15 of each year, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission shall provide a report to the
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy and veterans
and military affairs finance and policy that consists solely of summary data and includes:
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new text begin (1) the number of individuals who received a deferred sentence pursuant to subdivision
2, paragraph (b), in the previous year, disaggregated by county;
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new text begin (2) the number of individuals who received an adjudication of guilt as described in
subdivision 2, paragraph (d), in the previous year, disaggregated by county;
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new text begin (3) for the individuals identified in clause (2), the number who committed a technical
violation of probation and the number alleged to have committed a subsequent criminal act;
and
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new text begin (4) the number of proceedings dismissed pursuant to subdivision 3 in the previous year,
disaggregated by county.
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new text begin (d) The report required under paragraph (c) may be submitted as a section of any other
annual report required to be submitted by the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to deferred
sentences announced on or after that date.
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