HF 3514

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/19/2020 03:44pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing for the collection of probation data; requiring
a report on probation sentences; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 244.09,
subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 244.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Clearinghouse and information center.

The commission, in addition to
establishing Sentencing Guidelines, shall serve as a clearinghouse and information center
for the collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination of information on state and local
sentencing new text begin and probation new text end practices, and shall conduct ongoing research regarding Sentencing
Guidelines, use of imprisonment and alternatives to imprisonment, new text begin probation terms,
conditions of probation, probation revocations, early discharge of probation, new text end plea bargaining,
and other matters relating to the improvement of the criminal justice system. The commission
shall from time to time make recommendations to the legislature regarding changes in the
Criminal Code, criminal procedures, and other aspects of sentencing new text begin and probation new text end .

This information shall include information regarding the impact of statutory changes to
the state's criminal laws related to controlled substances, including those changes enacted
by the legislature in Laws 2016, chapter 160.

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new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 244.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Report on probation. new text end

new text begin The commission shall include in its annual report to
the legislature a summary and analysis of the average time offenders serve on probation.
The report must disaggregate data for each judicial district by the announced duration of
probation, rate of departure from presumptive prison sentences, rate of revocation of
probation, period of probation served before revocation, rate of early discharge of probation,
period of probation served before early discharge, and average length of probation actually
served by offenders who successfully complete probation.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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