1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime; expanding the definition of 
  1.3             "subsequent controlled substance conviction" to 
  1.4             include convictions subsequent to a stay of 
  1.5             adjudication for a controlled substance crime; 
  1.6             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 152.01, 
  1.7             subdivision 16a. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 152.01, 
  1.10  subdivision 16a, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 16a.  [SUBSEQUENT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CONVICTION.] 
  1.12  Notwithstanding section 152.18, subdivision 1, a "subsequent 
  1.13  controlled substance conviction" means that before commission of 
  1.14  the offense for which the person is convicted under this 
  1.15  chapter, the person received a disposition for a felony-level 
  1.16  offense under section 152.18, subdivision 1, was convicted in 
  1.17  Minnesota of a felony violation of this chapter or a 
  1.18  felony-level attempt or conspiracy to violate this chapter, 
  1.19  or was convicted elsewhere for conduct that would have been a 
  1.20  felony under this chapter if committed in Minnesota.  An earlier 
  1.21  disposition for a felony-level offense under section 152.18, 
  1.22  subdivision 1, or an earlier conviction is not relevant if ten 
  1.23  years have elapsed since:  (1) the person was restored to civil 
  1.24  rights; or (2) the sentence has expired, whichever occurs 
  1.25  first discharge from sentence or stay of adjudication. 
  1.26     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.1      Section 1 is effective August 1, 1999, and applies to 
  2.2   dispositions entered under Minnesota Statutes, section 152.18, 
  2.3   subdivision 1, and crimes committed on or after that date.