1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public safety; prohibiting use of the 
  1.3             requirement to register as a sex offender as 
  1.4             negotiable item in plea negotiations; amending 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 243.166, subdivision 
  1.6             2. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 243.166, 
  1.9   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 2.  [NOTICE.] When a person who is required to 
  1.11  register under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), is sentenced or 
  1.12  becomes subject to a juvenile court disposition order, the court 
  1.13  shall tell the person of the duty to register under this 
  1.14  section.  The court shall not accept or create modifications of 
  1.15  this statute as a condition of sentencing.  The court shall 
  1.16  require the person to read and sign a form stating that the duty 
  1.17  of the person to register under this section has been 
  1.18  explained.  The court shall forward the signed sex offender 
  1.19  registration form, the complaint, and sentencing documents to 
  1.20  the bureau of criminal apprehension.  If a person required to 
  1.21  register under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), was not notified by 
  1.22  the court of the registration requirement at the time of 
  1.23  sentencing or disposition, the assigned corrections agent shall 
  1.24  notify the person of the requirements of this section.  When a 
  1.25  person who is required to register under subdivision 1, 
  1.26  paragraph (c), is released from commitment, the treatment 
  2.1   facility shall notify the person of the requirements of this 
  2.2   section.  The treatment facility shall also obtain the 
  2.3   registration information required under this section and forward 
  2.4   it to the bureau of criminal apprehension.