HF 1498

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:51am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring Department of Corrections to annually report
on felony DWI offenders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 244.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [244.085] FELONY DWI REPORT.
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new text begin By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees
having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding on the implementation and
effects of the felony-level driving while impaired offense. The report must include the
following information on felony-level driving while impaired offenses involving offenders
committed to the commissioner's custody:
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new text begin (1) the number of persons committed;
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new text begin (2) the county of conviction;
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new text begin (3) the offenders' ages and gender;
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new text begin (4) the offenders' prior impaired driving histories and prior criminal histories;
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new text begin (5) the number of offenders:
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new text begin (i) given an executed prison sentence upon conviction and the length of the sentence;
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new text begin (ii) given an executed prison sentence upon revocation of probation, the reasons
for revocation, and the length of sentence;
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new text begin (iii) who successfully complete treatment in prison;
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new text begin (iv) placed on intensive supervision following release from incarceration;
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new text begin (v) placed in the challenge incarceration program, the number of offenders released
from prison under this program, and the number of these offenders who violate their
release conditions and the consequences imposed; and
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new text begin (vi) who violate supervised release and the consequences imposed;
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new text begin (6) per diem costs, including treatment costs, for offenders incarcerated under the
felony sentence provisions; and
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new text begin (7) any other information the commissioner deems relevant to estimating future
costs.
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