1999 Minnesota Statutes

     629.73 Notice to crime victim regarding release of 
  arrested or detained person. 

    Subdivision 1.    Oral notice.  When a person arrested 
 or a juvenile detained for a crime of violence or an attempted 
 crime of violence is about to be released from pretrial 
 detention, the agency having custody of the arrested or detained 
 person or its designee shall make a reasonable and good faith 
 effort before release to inform orally the victim or, if the 
 victim is incapacitated, the same or next of kin, or if the 
 victim is a minor, the victim's parent or guardian of the 
 following matters: 

    (1) the conditions of release, if any; 

    (2) the time of release; 

    (3) the time, date, and place of the next scheduled court 
 appearance of the arrested or detained person and, where 
 applicable, the victim's right to be present at the court 
 appearance; and 

    (4) the location and telephone number of the area sexual 
 assault program as designated by the commissioner of corrections.

    Subd. 2.    Written notice.  As soon as practicable 
 after the arrested or detained person is released, the agency 
 having custody of the arrested or detained person or its 
 designee must personally deliver or mail to the alleged victim 
 written notice of the information contained in subdivision 1, 
 clauses (2) and (3). 

    HIST: 1989 c 190 s 5; 1990 c 579 s 13; 1994 c 636 art 4 s 35