SF490 Summary: Sexually Dangerous Persons and Sexual Psychopathic Personalities

• Creates new chapter 253D to establish separate statutory framework for civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons and persons with sexual psychopathic personalities, moving these provisions from chapter 253B.

• Removes Minnesota sex offender program facility in Moose Lake from the definition of "secure treatment facility" in 253B.02, limiting it to Minnesota Security Hospital only.

• Establishes administrative restriction procedures for committed persons suspected of crimes, requiring facilities to report suspected crimes to police within 24 hours and release persons from restriction if investigation does not begin within 72 hours.

• Permits persons in Department of Corrections custody pending civil commitment to remain there for up to 210 days rather than secure treatment facilities, with ability to revoke election and limited court-ordered transfers between facilities.

• Adds terminology changes throughout, replacing "patient" with "committed person" and specifying procedures for special review boards, judicial appeal panels, victim notification, and provisional discharge/transfer conditions for sexually dangerous and sexually psychopathic personality commitments.