MN HF4044

Amends Minnesota Statutes section 609.2231, subdivision 3a, to include intentional transfer of bodily fluids as a felony offense against secure treatment facility personnel.

Creates two categories of criminal conduct: assaulting and inflicting demonstrable bodily harm, or intentionally throwing or transferring bodily fluids, blood, semen, urine, or feces at facility staff.

Establishes felony penalties of up to two years imprisonment or a fine up to $4,000, or both, for violations against employees and care providers at secure treatment facilities.

Requires mandatory minimum sentence of one year and one day for paragraph (b) violations, with ineligibility for probation, parole, discharge, work release, or supervised release until full term is served.

Mandates five-year conditional release following prison release for violations of paragraph (b), effective August 1, 2018.