MN SF1120

Expands fourth-degree assault protections under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.2231, subdivision 3a to employees and individuals supervising and working directly with patients at secure treatment facilities.

Creates felony offense with penalty of up to two years imprisonment or $4,000 fine when a committed or admitted patient assaults facility personnel or throws bodily fluids (urine, blood, semen, feces) onto them while they are performing job duties.

Requires courts to commit convicted offenders to the commissioner of corrections for a minimum of one year and one day, with no eligibility for probation, parole, discharge, work release, or supervised release until full sentence is served.

Mandates five-year conditional release period after prison release, with terms governed by sections 244.05 and 609.3455.

Effective August 1, 2015, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.