SF 1511

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; requiring predatory offender registration database checks
for persons booked at jails; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 641.05.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 641.05, is amended to read:

641.05 RECORD OF INMATES; RETURN TO COURT.

new text begin (a) new text end Every sheriff shall, at the expense of the county, maintain a permanent record of
all persons committed to any jail under the sheriff's charge. It shall contain the name of
every person committed, by what authority, residence, date of commitment, and, if for a
criminal offense, a description of the person, when and by what authority liberated, and,
in case of escape, the time and manner thereof. At the opening of each term of district
court the sheriff shall make a certified transcript therefrom to such court, showing all
cases therein not previously disposed of.

new text begin (b) Upon intake into the jail facility, the name of the committed person shall be
checked against the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension predatory offender registration
database to determine whether the person is a registered offender. In the event that
the person is registered, the sheriff or designee shall notify the bureau of the person's
admission into the jail facility. At the time of discharge from the facility, the sheriff or
designee will provide the person with a change of information form for the purposes of
reporting the address where the person will be living upon release from the facility. new text end Every
sheriff who neglects or refuses to so report shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.