SF 3962
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/27/2026 10:33 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to corrections; requiring inmates to complete restitution payments before
being placed on supervision abatement status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025
Supplement, section 244.46, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 244.46, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:
Subdivision 1.
Adopting policy for earned compliance credit; supervision abatement
status.
(a) The commissioner must adopt a policy providing for earned compliance credit
and supervision abatement status, including the circumstances under which an individual
may receive earned compliance credits and transition to supervision abatement status.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the act, once the time served on active supervision
plus earned compliance credits equals the total length of the supervised release term or, if
applicable, the aggregate length of the supervised release term and conditional release term,
the individual is eligible for supervision abatement status. However, the commissioner must
not place the individual on supervision abatement status for the remainder of the supervised
or conditional release term if the commissioner determines that doing so would present a
risk to public safety, after weighing factors including the individual's stability, behavior, or
overall adjustment while on supervision. For individuals with lifetime terms of conditional
release, the commissioner shall not place the individual on supervision abatement status
unless the time served on active supervision plus earned compliance credits equals at least
ten years.new text begin An individual is not eligible for supervision abatement status until the individual
pays all court-ordered restitution.
new text end