Minnesota Session Laws - 1988, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1988 

                        CHAPTER 618-S.F.No. 1540 
           An act relating to the sentencing guidelines 
          commission; changing the membership of the commission; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1987 Supplement, section 
          244.09, subdivision 2. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1987 Supplement, section 
244.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2.  The sentencing guidelines commission shall 
consist of the following: 
    (1) The chief justice of the supreme court or a designee; 
    (2) One judge of the court of appeals, appointed by the 
chief justice of the supreme court;  
    (3) Two One district court judges judge appointed by the 
chief justice of the supreme court; 
    (4) One public defender appointed by the governor upon 
recommendation of the state public defender; 
    (5) One county attorney appointed by the governor upon 
recommendation of the board of governors of the county attorneys 
council; 
    (6) The commissioner of corrections or a designee; 
    (7) One peace officer as defined in section 626.84 
appointed by the governor;  
    (8) One probation officer or parole officer appointed by 
the governor; and 
    (9) Two Three public members appointed by the governor, one 
of whom shall be a victim of a crime defined as a felony. 
    When an appointing authority selects individuals for 
membership on the commission, the authority shall make 
reasonable efforts to appoint qualified members of protected 
groups, as defined in section 43A.02, subdivision 33. 
    One of the members shall be designated by the governor as 
chair of the commission. 
    Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 1 is effective upon the expiration of either the 
current term of office or the appointment to the commission of a 
district judge appointed under section 244.09, subdivision 2, 
clause (3), whichever is earlier. 
    Approved April 24, 1988