<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>marketing plan for MINNCOR industries; establishing a controlled substance <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>law working group; requiring the commissioner of corrections to conduct an <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>internal review of parole and supervised release procedures and sanctions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>prohibiting use of nonconviction criminal records for private employment <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>purposes; providing immunity from negligent hiring in certain cases involving <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>criminal records; authorizing the judicial branch to collect convenience fees on <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>credit card payments; establishing certificates of good conduct; giving the board <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>of public defense and district courts greater flexibility in the use of appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>for this biennium; authorizing courts to take certain actions relating to military <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>veterans with mental illnesses who have been convicted of a crime; removing a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>sunset on the law governing Internet access to Bureau of Criminal Apprehension <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>data; making technical correction to provision relating to financing the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>public safety radio system; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>2006, sections 13.87, subdivision 3; 241.27, by adding a subdivision; 364.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 3; 364.09; 373.47, subdivision 1; 609.115, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>609A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 611A.06, subdivision 1a; Laws 2007, chapter 54, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>article 1, sections 5; 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>chapters 364; 480; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.103.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.87, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Internet access.</b> (a) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>and maintain an Internet Web site containing public criminal history data by July 1, 2004.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>    (b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>13.03, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), the bureau may <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>charge a fee for Internet access to public criminal history data provided through August 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>2005. The fee may not exceed $5 per inquiry or the amount needed to recoup the actual <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>cost of implementing and providing Internet access, whichever is less. Fees collected must <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>be deposited in the general fund as a nondedicated receipt. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (c) The Web site must include a notice to the subject of data of the right to contest <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>the accuracy or completeness of data, as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>13.04, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>and provide a telephone number and address that the subject may contact for further <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>information on this process. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    (d) The Web site must include the effective date of data that is posted.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    (e) The Web site must include a description of the types of criminal history data not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>available on the site, including arrest data, juvenile data, criminal history data from other <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>states, federal data, data on convictions where 15 years have elapsed since discharge of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>sentence, and other data that are not accessible to the public.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    (f) A person who intends to access the Web site to obtain information regarding an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>applicant for employment, housing, or credit must disclose to the applicant the intention to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>do so. The Web site must include a notice that a person obtaining such access must notify <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>the applicant when a background check using this Web site has been conducted.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    (g) This subdivision does not create a civil cause of action on behalf of the data <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>subject.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>    (h) This subdivision expires July 31, 2007.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 31, 2007.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.27, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Marketing plan.</b> The commissioner of corrections, in conjunction with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>the commissioner of employment and economic development, shall develop and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>a formal marketing plan to attract private sector businesses and industries to employ <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>inmate services through MINNCOR industries. The plan shall be reviewed and updated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>annually by the commissioner of corrections.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 364.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Evidence of rehabilitation.</b> (a) A person who has been convicted of a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>crime or crimes which directly relate to the public employment sought or to the occupation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>for which a license is sought shall not be disqualified from the employment or occupation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>if the person can show competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>to perform the duties of the public employment sought or the occupation for which <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>the license is sought. Sufficient evidence of rehabilitation may be established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>production of a certificate of good conduct under section 364.19 or:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    (1) a copy of the local, state, or federal release order; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>    (2) evidence showing that at least one year has elapsed since release from any local, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>state, or federal correctional institution without subsequent conviction of a crime; and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>evidence showing compliance with all terms and conditions of probation or parole; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>    (3) a copy of the relevant Department of Corrections discharge order or other <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>documents showing completion of probation or parole supervision.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>    (b) In addition to the documentary evidence presented, the licensing or hiring <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>authority shall consider any evidence presented by the applicant regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    (1) the nature and seriousness of the crime or crimes for which convicted;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>    (2) all circumstances relative to the crime or crimes, including mitigating <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>circumstances or social conditions surrounding the commission of the crime or crimes;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>    (3) the age of the person at the time the crime or crimes were committed;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>    (4) the length of time elapsed since the crime or crimes were committed; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>    (5) all other competent evidence of rehabilitation and present fitness presented, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>including, but not limited to, letters of reference by persons who have been in contact with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>the applicant since the applicant's release from any local, state, or federal correctional <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>institution.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 364.09, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><b>364.09 EXCEPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>    (a) This chapter does not apply to the licensing process for peace officers;, to law <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>enforcement agencies as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.84, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (f);, or  to fire <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>protection agencies;. Sections 364.01 to 364.10 do not apply to eligibility for a private <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>detective or protective agent license; to the licensing and background study process under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>chapters 245A and 245C; to eligibility for school bus driver endorsements; to eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>for special transportation service endorsements; to eligibility for a commercial driver <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>training instructor license, which is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>171.35</statute_ref> and rules adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>that section; to emergency medical services personnel, or to the licensing by political <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>subdivisions of taxicab drivers, if the applicant for the license has been discharged from <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>sentence for a conviction within the ten years immediately preceding application of a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>violation of any of the following: <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    (1) sections 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.21</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.221</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>617.23, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>subdivision 2 or 3
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    (2) any provision of chapter 152 that is punishable by a maximum sentence of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>15 years or more; or<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    (3) a violation of chapter 169 or 169A involving driving under the influence, leaving <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>the scene of an accident, or reckless or careless driving.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>This chapter also shall not apply to eligibility for juvenile corrections employment, where <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>the offense involved child physical or sexual abuse or criminal sexual conduct.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    (b) This chapter does Sections 364.01 to 364.10 do not apply to a school district or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>to eligibility for a license issued or renewed by the Board of Teaching or the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>of education.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>    (c) Nothing in this section precludes the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Training Board or the state fire marshal from recommending policies set forth in this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>chapter to the attorney general for adoption in the attorney general's discretion to apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>law enforcement or fire protection agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>    (d) This chapter does Sections 364.01 to 364.10 do not apply to a license to practice <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>medicine that has been denied or revoked by the Board of Medical Practice pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>147.091, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[364.19] CERTIFICATE OF GOOD CONDUCT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Petition; filing fee.</b> (a) A person who has been convicted or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>adjudicated delinquent for a crime may petition a court for a certificate of good conduct as <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>provided in this section. A petition may seek a certificate for a single crime or multiple <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>crimes. When filing the petition, the person shall pay a filing fee in the amount required <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>under section 357.021, subdivision 2, clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>    (b) A person is not eligible for a certificate of good conduct and may not file a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>petition under this section if the person has filed a petition for a certificate of good conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>or expungement in the past two years.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Contents of petition.</b> (a) A petition for a certificate of good conduct must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>be signed under oath by the petitioner and state the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>    (1) the petitioner's full name and all other legal names or aliases by which the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>petitioner has been known at any time;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>    (2) the petitioner's date of birth;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>    (3) all of the petitioner's addresses from the date of the offense in connection with <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>which a certificate is sought, to the date of the petition;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>    (4) why the certificate is sought and why it should be granted;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    (5) the details of the offense for which the certificate is sought, including the date <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>and jurisdiction of the offense; either the names of any victims or that there were no <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>identifiable victims; whether there is a current order for protection, restraining order, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>other no contact order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or whether <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>there has ever been a prior order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>petitioner from contacting the victims; the court file number; and the date of conviction;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    (6) what steps the petitioner has taken since the time of the offense toward personal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>rehabilitation, including treatment, work, or other personal history that demonstrates <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>rehabilitation;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>    (7) the petitioner's criminal conviction record indicating all convictions for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies in this state, and for all comparable <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>convictions in any other state, federal court, or foreign country, whether the convictions <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>occurred before or after the conviction for which the certificate is sought;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    (8) the petitioner's criminal charges record indicating all prior and pending criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>charges against the petitioner in this state or another jurisdiction, including all criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>charges that have been continued for dismissal or stayed for adjudication, or have been the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>subject of pretrial diversion; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>    (9) all prior requests by the petitioner, whether for the present offense or for any <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>other offenses, in this state or any other state or federal court, for pardon, return of arrest <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>records, expungement or sealing of a criminal record, or certificate of good conduct or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>similar certificate, whether granted or not, and all stays of adjudication or imposition of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>sentence involving the petitioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>    (b) If there is a current order for protection, restraining order, or other no contact <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or there has ever been a prior <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>victims, the petitioner shall attach a copy of the order to the petition.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Service of petition and proposed order.</b> (a) The petitioner shall serve by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>mail the petition for a certificate of good conduct and a proposed certificate order on the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>prosecutorial office that had jurisdiction over the offense for which the certificate is sought.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    (b) The prosecutorial office that had jurisdiction over the offense for which the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>certificate is sought shall serve by mail the petition for the certificate and the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>certificate order on any victims of the offense for which the certificate is sought who have <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>requested notice pursuant to section 
<statute_ref>611A.06</statute_ref>. Service under this paragraph does not <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>constitute a violation of an existing order for protection, restraining order, or other no <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>contact order. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    (c) The prosecutorial office's notice to victims of the offense under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>must specifically inform the victims of the victims' right to be present and to submit an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>oral or written statement at the hearing described in subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Hearing.</b> If the petition is filed in the judicial district where the offender <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>was sentenced, the sentencing judge should preside over the hearing when possible. A <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>victim of the offense for which a certificate is sought has a right to submit an oral or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>written statement to the court at the time of the hearing describing any conduct of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>offender that has occurred after the offender's sentencing that is relevant to the issue of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>whether the offender has been rehabilitated, including the effect of this conduct upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>victim. The judge shall consider the victim's statement when making a decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Eligibility.</b> A person is eligible for a certificate of good conduct under this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>section if the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    (1) the person has been successfully discharged from the sentence imposed for the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>offense for which the certificate is sought and is not under correctional supervision for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>any other offense;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    (2) the person is not currently required to register as a predatory offender under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>section 243.166;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>    (3) the person has been law abiding for the following period immediately preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>the filing of the petition: (i) for a person convicted of a crime against the person or who <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>was required to register as a predatory offender, five years; or (ii) for all other persons, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>three years;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    (4) the person demonstrates rehabilitation, which may be shown, among other <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>ways, by evidence of the person's good character, employment, volunteer activities, or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>participation in vocational, educational, treatment, or rehabilitation programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>    (5) the person has paid or the court determines the person is making a good faith <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>and consistent effort to pay court-ordered fines, restitution, and other costs related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>crime for which the certificate is sought;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>    (6) for petitions for certificates for crimes where an element of the offense involved <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>alcohol or a controlled substance, that the person is not abusing alcohol or using a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>controlled substance;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>    (7) the issuance of the certificate is consistent with the public interest; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>    (8) any other factor deemed relevant by the court, including, but not limited to, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>severity of the conduct that constituted the offense for which the certificate is sought.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Issuance of certificate.</b> A judge shall issue a certificate of good conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>to a petitioner if the petitioner establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>petitioner meets the eligibility requirements specified in subdivisions 1, paragraph (b); 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>clauses (1) to (7); and any other factor required by the court under subdivision 5, clause (8).<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Record with Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.</b> After ruling on a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>petition under this section, the court shall notify the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the court's ruling. The bureau shall record the court's ruling on the petitioner's criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>record.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Effect of certificate.</b> (a) A certificate of good conduct issued under this <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>section creates a presumption of rehabilitation in favor of the person to whom it was <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>issued and relieves the person of any state-imposed collateral sanction, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>section 609B.050, relating to eligibility for housing, employment, or professional or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>occupational licensing arising from a crime for which the certificate was issued. For <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>background studies under chapter 245C, the commissioner of human services may not <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>disqualify any individual solely for a crime for which the individual has received a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>certificate of good conduct. When an individual obtains a certificate of good conduct for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>a crime for which the commissioner of human services had previously disqualified the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>individual, upon presentation of the certificate of good conduct by the individual, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>commissioner shall rescind the relevant disqualification.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    (b) A certificate of good conduct has no effect on collateral sanctions that are <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>unrelated to housing, employment, or licensing.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>    (c) Consistent with paragraph (a) and other applicable law, a housing or licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>authority or employer may, but is not required to, take into account a conviction that is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>the subject of a certificate of good conduct when making a housing, licensing, or hiring <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>    (d) A housing or licensing authority or employer is not civilly or criminally liable for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>relying on a certificate of good conduct when offering housing, employment, or licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>to a person. This paragraph does not relieve a person from any other legal duty in making <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>a housing, employment, or licensing decision not related to the conduct that is the subject <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>of the certificate of good conduct.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>    (e) Evidence relating to a conviction for which a certificate of good conduct has been <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>issued is inadmissible in a civil action against a housing or licensing authority or employer <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>for negligence or other fault in renting, leasing, licensing, or hiring if the authority or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>employer relied on the certificate when making the underlying decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>    (f) The existence of a certificate of good conduct is admissible as evidence of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>reasonable care by a person who relied on it when making a housing, licensing, or hiring <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>decision related to the subject of the certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Revocation.</b> A certificate of good conduct is revoked by operation of law <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>if the subject of the certificate is subsequently convicted or adjudicated delinquent for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>a new crime.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Limited effect.</b> A certificate of good conduct has only the effect given <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>in this section. A certificate does not act as a pardon or expungement. The certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>does not relieve the person to whom it was issued of any collateral sanctions or legal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>disabilities related to predatory offender registration, eligibility to possess firearms, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>driver's license sanctions.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Crime for misuse.</b> Unless a greater penalty is specified elsewhere in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>statute, a person who knowingly uses or attempts to use a revoked certificate of good <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>conduct or who fraudulently alters or forges a certificate of good conduct is guilty of a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[364.20] USE OF NONCONVICTION RECORDS BY PRIVATE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var><b>EMPLOYERS; IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>    (1) "conviction" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>    (2) "nonconviction criminal record" means a record of an arrest, citation, complaint, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>prosecution, or other record relating to a criminal proceeding that is not pending and did <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>not result in a conviction; stayed sentence under section 152.18, subdivision 1; or referral <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>to a diversion program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>    (3) "private employer" means a person hiring or employing individuals in this state, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>but does not include the state or a political subdivision of the state governed by sections <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>364.01 to 364.10.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Use of nonconviction records for private employment.</b> Unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>criminal background investigation is specifically required or permitted by law, a private <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>employer must not:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>    (1) request information regarding a nonconviction criminal record from an employee <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>or prospective employee or obtain access to a nonconviction criminal record from another <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>source; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>    (2) take adverse action against an employee or prospective employee based on a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>nonconviction criminal record.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Affirmative defense.</b> (a) To the extent a criminal record as of the date an <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>individual was hired is alleged as the basis for negligent hiring, a private employer shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>not be held liable for the hiring of the individual if the employer establishes that they <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>followed the provisions applicable to public employers in section 364.03 and reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>determined that:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>    (1) the conviction did not directly relate to the position of employment being sought; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    (2) the individual showed evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>perform the duties of the employment being sought.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>    (b) This subdivision does not create any duty on the part of an employer to follow <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>the provisions of paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Remedy.</b> A private employer who violates subdivision 2 is liable to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>individual who is the subject of the criminal record for $1,000 or actual damages caused <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>by the violation, whichever is greater, plus costs and disbursements and reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>attorney fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 373.47, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority to incur debt.</b> Subject to prior approval by the Public <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>Safety Radio System Planning Committee Statewide Radio Board under section 
         <statute_ref>403.36</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>the governing body of a county may finance the cost of designing, constructing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>acquiring public safety communication system infrastructure and equipment for use on the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>statewide, shared public safety radio system by issuing: <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    (1) capital improvement bonds under section 
         <statute_ref>373.40</statute_ref>, as if the infrastructure and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>equipment qualified as a "capital improvement" within the meaning of section 
         <statute_ref>373.40, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b); and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>    (2) capital notes under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>373.01, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, as if the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>equipment qualified as "capital equipment" within the meaning of section 
         <statute_ref>373.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[480.237] ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS; CONVENIENCE FEES; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var><b>RECORDS ACCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>    (a) The judicial branch may accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>methods of electronic funds transfer for government fees and payments ordered by a court.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>    (b) The judicial branch may impose a convenience fee to be added to each <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>transaction. The total amount of the convenience fee may not exceed the transaction fee <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>charged by a processing contractor for the credit services during the most recent collection <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>period. Each court imposing a convenience fee must notify the person using the credit <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>services of the fee before the transaction is processed. Fees collected under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>are appropriated to the level of court that imposed the fee for the purposes of paying <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>the processing contractor.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>    (c) Records relating to credit card, charge card, debit card, or other method of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>electronic funds transfer account numbers collected by the judicial branch in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>with a transaction under this section are not accessible to the general public.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.115, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Military veterans.</b> (a) When a defendant appears in court and is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>convicted of a crime, the court shall inquire whether the defendant is currently serving in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>or is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>    (b) If the defendant is currently serving in the military or is a veteran and has been <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>diagnosed as having a mental illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>physician, the court may:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>    (1) order that the officer preparing the report under subdivision 1 consult with the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>or another agency or person with suitable knowledge or experience, for the purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>of providing the court with information regarding treatment options available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>defendant, including federal, state, and local programming; and<br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>    (2) consider the treatment recommendations of any diagnosing or treating mental <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>health professionals together with the treatment options available to the defendant in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>imposing sentence.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Petition; filing fee.</b> (a) An individual who is the subject of a criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>record who is seeking the expungement of the record shall file a petition under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>and pay a filing fee in the amount required under section 
         <statute_ref>357.021, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>(1). The filing fee may be waived in cases of indigency and shall be waived in the cases <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>609A.02, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    (b) A person is not eligible for an expungement and may not file a petition under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>this chapter if the person has filed a petition for an expungement or a certificate of good <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>conduct under section 364.19 in the past two years.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Contents of petition.</b> (a) A petition for expungement shall be signed under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>oath by the petitioner and shall state the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    (1) the petitioner's full name and all other legal names or aliases by which the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>petitioner has been known at any time;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>    (2) the petitioner's date of birth;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>    (3) all of the petitioner's addresses from the date of the offense or alleged offense in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>connection with which an expungement order is sought, to the date of the petition;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>    (4) why expungement is sought, if it is for employment or licensure purposes, the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>statutory or other legal authority under which it is sought, and why it should be granted;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>    (5) the details of the offense or arrest for which expungement is sought, including <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>the date and jurisdiction of the occurrence, either the names of any victims or that there <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>were no identifiable victims, whether there is a current order for protection, restraining <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>order, or other no contact order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>whether there has ever been a prior order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>petitioner from contacting the victims, the court file number, and the date of conviction <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>or of dismissal;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>    (6) in the case of a conviction, what steps the petitioner has taken since the time of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>the offense toward personal rehabilitation, including treatment, work, or other personal <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>history that demonstrates rehabilitation;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>    (7) petitioner's criminal conviction record indicating all convictions for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies in this state, and for all comparable <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>convictions in any other state, federal court, or foreign country, whether the convictions <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>occurred before or after the arrest or conviction for which expungement is sought;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    (8) petitioner's criminal charges record indicating all prior and pending criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>charges against the petitioner in this state or another jurisdiction, including all criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>charges that have been continued for dismissal or stayed for adjudication, or have been the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>subject of pretrial diversion; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>    (9) all prior requests by the petitioner, whether for the present offense or for any <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>other offenses, in this state or any other state or federal court, for pardon, return of arrest <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>records, a certificate of good conduct or similar certificate, or expungement or sealing of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>a criminal record, whether granted or not, and all stays of adjudication or imposition of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>sentence involving the petitioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>    (b) If there is a current order for protection, restraining order, or other no contact <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or there has ever been a prior <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>victims, the petitioner shall attach a copy of the order to the petition.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.06, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Notice of expungement </b><b>or certificate of good conduct </b><b>required.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>prosecuting authority with jurisdiction over an offense for which expungement or a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>certificate of good conduct under section 364.19 is being sought shall make a good faith <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>effort to notify a victim that the expungement or a certificate is being sought if: (1) the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>victim has mailed to the prosecuting authority with jurisdiction over an offense for which <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>expungement or a certificate is being sought a written request for this notice, or (2) the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>victim has indicated on a request for notice of expungement release submitted under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>subdivision 1 a desire to be notified in the event the offender seeks an expungement or a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>certificate for the offense.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    A copy of any written request for a notice of expungement or a certificate request <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>received by the commissioner of corrections or other custodial authority shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>forwarded to the prosecutorial authority with jurisdiction over the offense to which the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>notice relates. The prosecutorial authority complies with this section upon mailing a copy <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>of an expungement or a certificate petition relating to the notice to the address which the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>victim has most recently provided in writing.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>    Sec. 13. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>TRIAL COURTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>246,077,000 </b><br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
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<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>254,916,000 </b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var><b>New Judge Units.</b> $1,792,000 the first year <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>and $3,241,000 the second year are for an <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>increase in judge units, including three trial <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>court judge units in the First Judicial District, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>one trial court judge unit in the Seventh <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>Judicial District, one trial court judge unit in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>the Ninth Judicial District and two trial court <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>judge units in the Tenth Judicial District. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>These new judge units begin on January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>2008. Each judge unit consists of a judge, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>law clerk, and court reporter. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><b>Maintain and Expand Drug Courts.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>$2,096,000 the first year and $2,097,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>second year are to maintain and to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>new drug courts. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var><b>Guardian Ad Litem Services.</b> $1,260,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>the first year and $1,629,000 the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>are for guardian ad litem services. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var><b>Interpreter Services.</b> $606,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>year and $777,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>interpreter services. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var><b>Psychological Services.</b> $1,531,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>year and $2,151,000 the second year are for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>psychological services. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var><b>In Forma Pauperis Services.</b> $178,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>each year is for in forma pauperis services.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>    Sec. 14. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 9, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var><br/>
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<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>66,348,000 </b><br/>
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<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>69,519,000 </b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var><b>District Public Defense Caseload Increase.</b> <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>$3,213,000 the first year and $5,009,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>the second year are for 34 new full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>equivalent attorneys and 11 new full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>equivalent support staff positions to address <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>caseload increases. Of this amount, $200,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>each year is for transcript costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    Sec. 15. <b>GUIDELINES FOR REVOCATION OF PAROLE AND SUPERVISED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var><b>RELEASE; DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS INTERNAL REVIEW; REPORT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var><b>TO LEGISLATURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>    The commissioner of corrections shall perform an internal review of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>department's guidelines for revocation of parole and supervised release. At a minimum, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>the commissioner shall assess: (1) the appropriateness and proportionality of the sanctions <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>set forth in the guidelines; (2) the use of intermediate sanctions and the potential for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>expanding the use and number of intermediate sanctions; and (3) the option of capping the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>number of days that an offender may be re-incarcerated for a parole or supervised release <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>violation. By March 1, 2009, the commissioner shall report the results of the internal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>review to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>    Sec. 16. <b>WORKING GROUP ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LAWS; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var><b>REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; membership; staff.</b> (a) The working group on the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>state's controlled substance laws shall include:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>    (1) two representatives of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>    (2) two representatives of the Board of Public Defense;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>    (3) three representatives of state law enforcement associations, including one <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>sheriff, one chief of police, and one member of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>    (4) two representatives of the Judicial Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>    (5) one representative from community corrections or probation;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>    (6) one expert in the fields of drug treatment and controlled substance laws;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>    (7) two individuals who are not affiliated with any of the associations in clauses (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>to (6) and who have relevant experience related to sentencing policy or the criminal justice <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>field, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>one of whom shall be appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>on Rules and Administration of the senate; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>    (8) four community members that reside in areas adversely affected by controlled <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>substance crimes and violent crimes, two of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>the house of representatives and two of whom shall be appointed by the Subcommittee <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate. One of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>community members appointed by the senate must be a member of a community crime <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>prevention organization. Of the community members appointed by the senate, one must <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>reside in Minneapolis and one must reside in outstate Minnesota. Of the community <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>members appointed by the house, one must reside in St. Paul and one must reside in a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>suburb of Minneapolis or St. Paul. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>    (b) Before making the appointments required under paragraph (a), the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>appointing authorities must consider the recommendations of the chairs and ranking <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>minority members of the committees and divisions in their respective legislative body <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>with jurisdiction over criminal justice and policy funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    (c) The appointments under paragraph (a) must be completed by July 1, 2008. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>Staff support for the working group shall be provided by the Sentencing Guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>Commission. The executive director of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission or the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>executive director's designee shall convene the first meeting of the working group. The <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>working group shall elect its chair from its membership at the first meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Subject matter.</b> (a) The working group must review, assess, and make <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>specific recommendations, including any necessary draft legislation regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>following alternatives for modification of Minnesota's controlled substance laws:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>    (1) revising the threshold amounts for Minnesota's controlled substance crimes;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>    (2) establishing a separate sentencing guidelines grid for drug offenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>    (3) establishing additional aggravating factors so as to target certain particularly <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>dangerous offenders; <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>    (4) revising the criminal history point calculations for repeat drug offenders;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>    (5) maximizing the use of deferred prosecutions for low-level drug offenders under <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>section 152.18 throughout the state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>    (6) increasing the use of the early release program for nonviolent controlled <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>substance offenders who successfully complete drug treatment while incarcerated as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>provided in section 244.055.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>    (b) As part of its review of the various possible reforms, the working group may <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>also study and consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>    (1) the significance, if any, of current rates of departure from presumptive guideline <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>sentences for controlled substance crimes;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>    (2) the significance, if any, of current rates of departure from presumptive guideline <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>sentences for controlled substance crimes for identifiable categories of offenders;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>    (3) the impact that recent United States Supreme Court criminal sentencing decisions <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>have on implementing further reform;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>    (4) the barriers to comparing Minnesota's sentencing data with data from other states;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    (5) strategies for reducing probation and supervised release violations among drug <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>offenders;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>    (6) strategies for increasing the efficacy of programs that are now available to treat <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>drug offenders;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>    (7) the likely impact of any recommended change in policy upon victims of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>drug-related crimes and the neighborhoods in which these crimes occur;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>    (8) the likely impact of any recommended change in policy upon the efficacy of law <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>enforcement, prosecution, public defender, or court personnel; or<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>    (9) any other sentencing-related matter that the working group sees fit to consider.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report to legislature.</b> The working group shall report its findings <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>and recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over criminal justice <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>policy and funding by January 15, 2009. The working group expires upon the submission <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>of the report required by this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>    Sec. 17. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>    (a) $1,034,000 is appropriated to the district courts for the fiscal year ending June <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>30, 2009, from the general fund to implement Minnesota Statutes, section 364.19.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>    (b) $166,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>ending June 30, 2009, from the general fund to implement Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>364.19.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>    Sec. 18. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.103, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>