HF 2656

CHAPTER 260
FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Criminal sentencing provisions provided; controlled substances, DWI, and driving provisions modified; corrections, courts, coroners and medical examiners regulated; and enhanced drug paraphernalia and other criminal penalties imposed.

ARTICLE 1 -- GENERAL CRMINAL AND SENTENCING PROVISIONS

Section 1: Procedures modified in cases where state intends to seek an aggravated departure.
Sec. 2: Defendants procedure to present evidence and argument modified.
Sec. 3: Waiver of jury determination procedure modified.
Sec. 4: Alcohol without liquid devices prohibited.
Sec. 5: Bodily harm and related terms defined.
Sec. 6: Regulated animal possession requirements modified.
Sec. 7: Seizure effective date specified.
Sec. 8: Confinement and control for regulated animals specified.
Sec. 9: Penalties specified.
Sec. 10: Order for protection violation modified.
Sec. 11: Domestic abuse no contact order modified.
Sec. 12: Qualified domestic violence-related offense definition modified,.
Sec. 13: Prosecutor duties modified.
Sec. 14: Applicability clause relating to drug paraphernalia modified.
Sec. 15: Public employees with mandated duties list modified to include animal control officer.
Sec. 16: Gross misdemeanor crime expanded.
Sec. 17: Felony crime expanded.
Sec. 18: Gross misdemeanor penalty expanded.
Sec. 19: Felony penalty expanded.
Sec. 20: Labor trafficking prohibited.
Sec. 21: Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking crime expanded.
Sec. 22: Engrained offender mandatory sentence established.
Sec. 23: Mandatory life sentence relating to repeat sex offenders modified.
Sec. 24: Conforming change.
Sec. 25: Court hold and civil commitment sentence expanded.
Sec. 26: Venue specified.
Sec. 27: Counterfeiting of currency crime established.
Sec. 28: Restraining order violation modified.
Sec. 29: Subsequent felony violation modified.
Sec. 30: Technical change.
Sec. 31: Computer security system definition modified.
Sec. 32: Encryption defined.
Sec. 33: Personal data defined.
Sec. 34: Crime of unauthorized computer access modified.
Sec. 35: Gross misdemeanor crime modified.
Sec. 36: Criminal use of encryption crime established.
Sec. 37: Computer security system access facilitation crime established.
Sec. 38-39: Conditional release term modified.
Sec. 40: Federal law enforcement officer term definition modified.
Sec. 41-44: Expiration dates removed.
Sec. 45: Collateral consequences committee established.
Sec. 46: Sentencing guidelines modifications provided.
Sec. 47: Revisor¿s instruction.
Sec. 48: Repealer.

ARTICLE 2 -- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DWI, AND TRAFFIC SAFETY PROVISIONS

Section 1: Reckless or careless driving crime modified.
Sec. 2: Driving while impaired crime modified.
Sec. 3: Degree of driving while impaired crimes clarified.
Sec. 4: Mandatory consecutive sentences clarified.
Sec. 5: Alcohol concentration evidence crime clarified.
Sec. 6: Implied consent modified.
Sec. 7: Implied consent advisory modified.
Sec. 8: Urine or blood test requirement modified.
Sec. 9: Conforming change.
Sec. 10: Reporting test failure for alcohol procedure modified.
Sec. 11: Test failure conforming change.
Sec. 12: Conforming change.
Sec. 13: Technical change and effective date.
Sec. 14: Peace officer techincal change and effective date.
Sec. 15: Petty misdemeanor provided.
Sec. 16: Provisional license misuse crime modified.
Sec. 17: Driving violation suspension provided.
Sec. 18: Chemically dependent person term modified to include opium.
Sec. 19: Remediation of harm caused by misdemeanor convictions for minors driving with mobilie phones regulations established.
Sec. 20: Repealer.

ARTICLE 3 -- PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY

Section 1: Governor¿s residence employees and governor appointee background checks authorized.
Sec. 2: Juvenile offender photographs saved.
Sec. 3: Name and index service term defined.
Sec. 4: Peace officer applicability clause provided.
Sec. 5: Felon licensing procedure development required.
Sec. 6: Public safety peer counseling modified.
Sec. 7: Registration requirements modified.
Sec. 8: Registration contents modified.
Sec. 9: Health care facility notice of status modified.
Sec. 10: Registration period regulations modified.
Sec. 11: Law enforcement agency disclosure of information regulations modified.
Sec. 12: Death scene investigations regulated.
Sec. 13: Forensic laboratory advisory board established.
Sec. 14: Law enforcement agency term definition modified.
Sec. 15: Subscription service definition modified.
Sec. 16: Missing person report responsibility specified.
Sec. 17: Task force modified.
Sec. 18: Security responsibilities modified.
Sec. 19: Appeal variance policy modified.
Sec. 20: Definitions provided.
Sec. 21: Carbon monoxide alarm requirements provided.
Sec. 22: Routine inquiry and required request modified.
Sec. 23: Victim notification procedure modified.
Sec. 24: Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew procedures expanded relating to state fire marshal.
Sec. 25: Community services modified for sex offender reimbursements.
Sec. 26: Richfield disabled firefighter health care eligibility review authorized.
Sec. 27: Missing adults model policy established.

ARTICLE 4 -- CORRECTIONS

Section 1: Unclassified positions modified.
Sec. 2: Inmate screening procedure modified.
Sec. 3: Biennial report modified.
Sec. 4: Jail facility construction contracts modified.
Sec. 5: Substance abuse information provided.
Sec. 6: Social security administration incentive payments provided.
Sec. 7: Substance abuse assessment process periodic reviews provided.
Sec. 8: Substance abuse release plans provided.
Sec. 9: Substance abuse program record keeping provided.
Sec. 10: Inmate health care decisions authority granted.
Sec. 11: Authority notice requirement modified.
Sec. 12: Sunset clause.
Sec. 13: Fee impostion modified.
Sec. 14: Conditional release terms relating to sex offenders modified.
Sec. 15: Employment continuation modified.
Sec. 16: Transition provided.
Sec. 17: Substance abuse treatment recommendations provided.

ARTICLE 5 -- COURTS

Sections 1-14: Technical and conforming changes; language clarifications.
Sec. 15: Technical statutory reference removed.
Sec. 16: General court jurisdiction modified.
Sec. 17: Jurisdiction modified.
Sec. 18: Probate court district modified.
Sec. 19: St. Louis County jail expenses modified.
Sec. 20: Reimbursement filings modified.
Sec. 21: Law clerk appointments modified.
Sec. 22: Chambers and supplies modified.
Sec. 23: Space modified.
Sec. 24: Appointment date modified.
Sec. 25: Rules modified.
Sec. 26: Trial location rule established.
Sec. 27: Pleading, practice, and procedure regulations established.
Sec. 28: Misdemeanor procedure established.
Sec. 29: Forfeited sum reinstatement procedure established.
Sec. 30-31: Hennepin County fine, fee, and money account disposition established.
Sec. 32: Ramsey County fine, fee, and money account disposition established.
Sec. 33: Court division modified.
Sec. 34: Pleading, practice, procedure, and forms in criminal proceedings modified.
Sec. 35: County attorney prosecutor notice provided.
Sec. 36: Prison release order modified.
Sec. 37: Court administrator fees modified.
Sec. 38: Misdemeanor violations bureaus modified.
Sec. 39: Bailiff furnishment provided.
Sec. 40: Bond duties modified.
Sec. 41: Fee collection modified.
Sec. 42-47: Technical and conforming language clarifications provided.
Sec. 48: Foreign protective order defined.
Sec. 49-52: Technical and conforming language clarifications provided.
Sec. 53: Date extended.
Sec. 54: Repealer.

ARTICLE 6 -- EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS

Section 1: Individual surcharge removed from local access.
Sec. 2: Secondary public safety answering point term defined.
Sec. 3: Contractional requirements modified.
Sec. 4: Service agreements modified.
Sec. 5: Duties modified.
Sec. 6: Emergency telecommunications service fee modified.
Sec. 7: Payment method modified.
Sec. 8: Timely invoice procedure modified.
Sec. 9: Declaration on invoice dispute modified.
Sec. 10: Audit modified.
Sec. 11: Fee deposit for emergency services provided.
Sec. 12: Local expenditure technical change.
Sec. 13: Radio board term definition modified.
Sec. 14: Plan term modified.
Sec. 15: Subsystems term definition modified.
Sec. 16: System backbone technical reference removed.
Sec. 17: County planning process modified.
Sec. 18: Statewide system local use provided.
Sec. 19: Mermbership of statewide radio board modified.
Sec. 20: Advisory groups modified.
Sec. 21: Repealer.

ARTICLE 7 -- FRAUDULENT OR IMPROPER FINANCING STATEMENTS

Section 1: Related term definitions modified.
Sec. 2: Notarial acts modified.
Sec. 3: Certificate of notarial acts requirements modified.
Sec. 4: Acknowledgement effect modified.
Sec. 5: Electronic notarization registration required.
Sec. 6-10: Notary electronic seal and records authorized.
Sec. 11: Expedited process to review financing statements established.
Sec. 12: Civil liability for fraudulent or otherwise improper financing statements provided.
Sec. 13: Fraudulent or otherwise improper financing statements crime established.

ARTICLE 8 -- CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS

Section 1: Coroner or medical examiner selection procedure modified.
Sec. 2: Hennepin County medical examiner selection and term procedure established.
Sec. 3: Indemnification inclusion for coroner provided.
Sec. 4: Autonomy provided.
Sec. 5: Jursidiction specified.
Sec. 6: Jurisdiction transfer provision provided.
Sec. 7: Medical examiner or coroner staff regulations modified.
Sec. 8: Morgue provision clarified.
Sec. 9: Death report format expanded.
Sec. 10: Compensation provision clarified.
Sec. 11: Fees clarified.
Sec. 12: Organ and tissue donation facilitated.
Sec. 13: Cremation approval procedure clarified.
Sec. 14: Disposition of dead bodies procedure expanded.
Sec. 15: Body effects and custody provisions modified.
Sec. 16: Property definiton modified.
Sec. 17: Death records modified.
Sec. 18: Unidentified deceased persons identification procedures modified.
Sec. 19: Examination request modified.
Sec. 20: Services contracts provided.
Sec. 21: Repealer.

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5/22/06