as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to criminal justice; permitting courts to 1.3 impose consecutive sentences for certain repeat 1.4 offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 1.5 609.1095, by adding a subdivision. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.1095, is 1.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.9 Subd. 5. [PERMISSIVE CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES FOR OFFENDERS 1.10 WITH SIX OR MORE CRIMINAL HISTORY POINTS.] If a person is 1.11 convicted of a felony and the person has six or more criminal 1.12 history points, the judge may impose and execute a sentence that 1.13 is consecutive to any other sentence that the offender is 1.14 required to serve.