2004 Minnesota Statutes

     609.10 Sentences available. 

    Subdivision 1.    Sentences available.  Upon conviction 
 of a felony and compliance with the other provisions of this 
 chapter the court, if it imposes sentence, may sentence the 
 defendant to the extent authorized by law as follows: 

    (1) to life imprisonment; or 

    (2) to imprisonment for a fixed term of years set by the 
 court; or 

    (3) to both imprisonment for a fixed term of years and 
 payment of a fine; or 

    (4) to payment of a fine without imprisonment or to 
 imprisonment for a fixed term of years if the fine is not paid; 
 or 

    (5) to payment of court-ordered restitution in addition to 
 either imprisonment or payment of a fine, or both; or 

    (6) to payment of a local correctional fee as authorized 
 under section 609.102 in addition to any other sentence imposed 
 by the court. 

    Subd. 2.    Restitution.  (a) As used in this section, 
 "restitution" includes: 

    (1) payment of compensation to the victim or the victim's 
 family; and 

    (2) if the victim is deceased or already has been fully 
 compensated, payment of money to a victim assistance program or 
 other program directed by the court. 

    "Restitution" includes payment of compensation to a 
 government entity that incurs loss as a direct result of a crime.

    (b) When the defendant does not pay the entire amount of 
 court-ordered restitution and the fine at the same time, the 
 court may order that all restitution shall be paid before the 
 fine is paid. 

    HIST: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.10; 1978 c 723 art 1 s 13; 1984 c 
 610 s 1; 1992 c 571 art 11 s 12; 1995 c 244 s 10; 1996 c 408 art 
 7 s 2; 1997 c 239 art 7 s 16