HF 1406

THIRD ENGROSSMENT

Criminal sexual conduct life without release sentences provided, maximum sentences increased, Sex Offender Review Board established, sentencing guidelines modified, and predatory offender registration and notification requirements modified.

ARTICLE 1 - SEX OFFENDERS: LIFE WITHOUT RELEASE SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENSES; INDETERMINATE LIFE SENTENCES FOR OTHER SEX OFFENSES; INCREASED STATUTORY MAXIMUMS; DIRECTION TO SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION

Sections 1-6: Tenchical references added.
Sec. 7-9: Related terms defined.
Sec. 10-18: Penalties modified and technical references added.
Sec. 19: Sentencing guideline changes mandated.
Sec. 20: Repealer.

ARTICLE 2 - MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER REVIEW BOARD

Section 1: Data made accessible to Minnesota Sex Offender Review Board.
Sec. 2: Board meeting closure specified.
Sec. 3: Responsibilities modified.
Sec. 4: Direction provided. to commissioner.

ARTICLE 3 - SEX OFFENDERS; TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES

Sections. 1-13: Technical and conforming changes added.
Sec. 14: Revisor instruction.

ARTICLE 4 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 1: Criminal history information classified.
Sec. 2: Co-payments included in plan.
Sec. 3: Conforming change.
Sec. 4: ¿Crime¿ definition modified.
Sec. 5: Convicted and conviction defined.
Sec. 6: Victim defined.
Sec. 7: Hearing notice requirement modified.
Sec. 8: Petition procedure clarified.
Sec. 9: Victim notification required.
Sec. 10: Commissioner of correction plan development modified.
Sec. 11: Sex offender conditional release modified.
Sec. 12: Technical reference added.
Sec. 13: Penalties modified.
Sec. 14-15: Effective dates provided.
Sec. 16: Supreme court task force study required.

ARTICLE 5 - PREDATORY OFFENDER REGISTRY

Section 1: Registrant status disclosure authority specified.
Sec. 2: Transfer and discharge appeals regulated.
Sec. 3: Predatory offender registration procedure modified, and new procedure established..
Sec. 4: Technical references added.
Sec. 5: Civil commitment determination procedure modified.
Sec. 6: End of confinement review committee establishment requirement eliminated.
Sec. 7: Offender regulations from other states provided.
Sec. 8: Conforming changes.
Sec. 9: Health care facility defined.
Sec. 10: Language clarification provided.
Sec. 11: Revisor¿s instruction.
Sec. 12: Repealer.

ARTICLE 6 - HUMAN SERVICES ACCESS TO PREDATORY OFFENDER REGISTRY

Section 1: Data usage modified.
Sec. 2: Patient and resident record powers and duties modified.
Sec. 3: Pass release notification modified.
Sec. 4-6: Technical language clarifications
Sec. 7: Repealer.

ARTICLE 7 - HUMAN SERVICES BACKGROUND STUDIES

Section 1: Disqualification from direct contact required.
Sec. 2: Technical clarification.
Sec. 3: Direct contact provided pending completion of background study provision modified.
Sec. 4-8: Penalty disqualification crimes expanded.
Sec. 9: Disqualification notice provision modified.
Sec. 10: Conforming change.
Sec. 11: Information requirements expanded.
Sec. 12: Reconsideration request notice modified.
Sec. 13: Data classified.
Sec. 14: Conforming change relating disqualification recission.
Sec. 15-17: Permanent, ten-year, and seven-year bar provisions modified.
Sec. 18: Disqualification notification required.
Sec. 19: Technical change and license variance provision modified.
Sec. 20: Disclosure requirements modified.
Sec. 21: Data management provision modified.

ARTICLE 8 - SEX OFFENDER POLICY BOARD

Section 1: Sex offender policy board established and reports required.

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