1997 Minnesota Statutes

     611A.0385 Sentencing; implementation of right to notice 
  of offender release. 

    At the time of sentencing or the disposition hearing in a 
 case in which there is an identifiable victim, the court or its 
 designee shall make reasonable good faith efforts to inform each 
 affected victim of the offender notice of release provisions of 
 section 611A.06.  If the victim is a minor, the court or its 
 designee shall, if appropriate, also make reasonable good faith 
 efforts to inform the victim's parent or guardian of the right 
 to notice of release.  The state court administrator, in 
 consultation with the commissioner of corrections, shall prepare 
 a form that outlines the notice of release provisions under 
 section 611A.06 and describes how a victim should complete and 
 submit a request to the commissioner of corrections or other 
 custodial authority to be informed of an offender's release.  
 The state court administrator shall make these forms available 
 to court administrators who shall assist the court in 
 disseminating right to notice of offender release information to 
 victims. 

    HIST: 1994 c 636 art 7 s 2