1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to children; requiring notification of
1.3 	noncustodial parents and the court of residence by
1.4 	custodial parent with certain convicted persons;
1.5 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.6 	chapter 257.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [257.026] NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE WITH
1.9 	CERTAIN CONVICTED PERSONS.
1.10 	A person who is granted custody of a child under this
1.11 	chapter or chapter 518 must notify the child's noncustodial
1.12 	parent, if any, and the court that granted the custody if the
1.13 	person with custody marries or begins living in the same
1.14 	residence with a person who has been convicted of a crime listed
1.15 	in section 518.179, subdivision 2.  The court must hold a
1.16 	hearing within 30 days to determine whether the existing custody
1.17 	situation is still in the best interests of the child or custody
1.18 	of the child should be transferred to a different person.