Minnesota Session Laws - 2001, Regular Session

                             CHAPTER 80-S.F.No. 773 
                  An act relating to crime prevention; requiring a study 
                  on electronic alcohol monitoring. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [ELECTRONIC ALCOHOL MONITORING STUDY AND 
        REPORT.] 
           (a) The commissioner of corrections shall conduct a study 
        to determine and compare the recidivism rates of DWI offenders 
        who are subject to electronic alcohol monitoring with those who 
        are not.  In addition, the study must determine and compare the 
        pretrial conditional release violation rates for DWI offenders 
        subject to this type of monitoring with those who are not. 
           (b) The study's determinations and comparisons must be 
        assessed and evaluated using standard statistical methodology.  
        To the extent possible, the characteristics and performance of 
        the program participants must be compared with the 
        characteristics and performance of one or more control groups of 
        similar impaired driving offenders.  Control variables for this 
        analysis must include, but are not limited to, the following 
        factors: 
           (1) the offense level as measured by the number of prior 
        impaired driving violations on record; 
           (2) the date of the offense and the length of the follow-up 
        measurement period; 
           (3) the length of any incarceration following conviction 
        for the offense; and 
           (4) the length of time that offenders had been under 
        electronic alcohol monitoring. 
        The study must also determine whether the impaired driving 
        recidivism, if any, occurred during or following the period of 
        electronic alcohol monitoring, and whether it occurred pretrial 
        or following conviction. 
           (c) By February 15, 2002, the commissioner shall report the 
        results of the study to the chairs and members of the senate and 
        house committees and divisions having jurisdiction over impaired 
        driving policy and funding. 
           Presented to the governor May 8, 2001 
           Signed by the governor May 10, 2001, 3:02 p.m.