SF 3078

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; creating a committee to study and recommend adjusting
collateral consequences of adult criminal convictions and juvenile adjudications.

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

Section 1. new text begin COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES COMMITTEE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; duties. new text end

new text begin A collateral consequences committee
is established to study collateral consequences of adult convictions and juvenile
adjudications. The committee shall identify the uses of collateral consequences of
convictions and adjudications and recommend any proposed changes to the legislature on
collateral consequences.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Resources. new text end

new text begin The Department of Corrections shall provide technical
assistance to the committee on request, with the assistance of the commissioner of public
safety and the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
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new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The committee consists of:
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new text begin (1) one representative from each of the following groups:
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new text begin (i) crime victim advocates, appointed by the commissioner of public safety;
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new text begin (ii) county attorneys, appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;
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new text begin (iii) city attorneys, appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;
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new text begin (iv) district court judges, appointed by the Judicial Council;
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new text begin (v) private criminal defense attorneys, appointed by the Minnesota Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers;
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new text begin (vi) probation officers, appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Probation
Officers; and
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new text begin (vii) the state public defender or a designee; and
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new text begin (2) the commissioner of public safety, or a designee, who shall chair the group.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Report and recommendations. new text end

new text begin The committee shall present the
legislature with its report and recommendations no later than January 15, 2007. The
report must be presented to the chairs of the senate Crime Prevention and Public Safety
Committee and the house Public Safety and Finance Committee.
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