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Chapter 609B
Section 609B.425
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- 2023 Subd. 2 Amended 2023 c 70 art 10 s 95
- 2023 Subd. 2 Amended 2023 c 63 art 6 s 57
- 2016 Subd. 2 Amended 2016 c 158 art 2 s 120
609B.425 DRUG OFFENSE; FLEEING FELONS; GENERAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS; ELIGIBILITY.
Subdivision 1.Scope.
The collateral sanctions discussed in this section are codified in section 256D.024.
Subd. 2.Benefit eligibility.
(a) For general assistance benefits and Minnesota supplemental aid under chapter 256D, a person convicted of a felony-level drug offense during the previous ten years from the date of application or recertification may be subject to random drug testing. The county must provide information about substance use disorder treatment programs to a person who tests positive for an illegal controlled substance.
(b) Parole violators and fleeing felons are ineligible for benefits and persons fraudulently misrepresenting eligibility are also ineligible to receive benefits for ten years.
(c) This subdivision does not apply for convictions or positive test results related to cannabis, marijuana, or tetrahydrocannabinols.
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