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611A.361 GENERAL CRIME VICTIMS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
    Subdivision 1. Creation. The commissioner of corrections shall appoint a 12-member
Advisory Council on General Crime Victims to advise the commissioner on the implementation
and continued operation of chapter 611A with respect to victims of crimes other than sexual
assault and domestic abuse. The General Crime Victims Advisory Council shall also serve as a
liaison between the commissioner and organizations that provide services to victims of crime, and
as an advocate within the Department of Corrections for the rights of general crime victims.
    Subd. 2. Membership. No more than six of the members of the General Crime Victims
Advisory Council may be representatives of community or governmental organizations that
provide services to crime victims. One-half of the council's members shall reside in the
metropolitan area, composed of Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Washington, and
Carver Counties, and one-half of the members shall reside in the nonmetropolitan area. To the
extent possible, nonmetropolitan members must be representative of all nonmetropolitan regions
of the state.
    Subd. 3. Terms; vacancies; expenses. Section 15.059 governs the filling of vacancies and
removal of members of the General Crime Victims Advisory Council. The terms of the members
of the advisory council shall be two years. No member may serve on the advisory council for
more than two consecutive terms. The council expires on June 30, 2003. Council members shall
receive expense reimbursement as specified in section 15.059.
    Subd. 4.[Repealed, 1991 c 272 s 20]
History: 1991 c 272 s 16; 1996 c 408 art 7 s 10; 1997 c 239 art 7 s 27; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 5 s 13

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