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MN SF111

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

Warren Limmer

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Origin

Senate

91st Legislature 2019-2020

AI Summary

Bill Summary: SF111

  • Requires written justification and on-the-record explanation for any court decision to issue a stay of adjudication in sex offense cases (sections 243.166, 609.342-609.3453).

  • Expands fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct definition to eliminate the exclusion for nonconsensual intentional touching of clothed buttocks, making such conduct prosecutable.

  • Mandates all law enforcement agencies establish and enforce written policies on responding to and investigating sexual assault reports, incorporating the board's model policy by October 1, 2019.

  • Allows sexual assault victims to report crimes to any law enforcement agency regardless of where the offense occurred; the agency must investigate or refer the matter to the appropriate jurisdiction.

  • Expands predatory offender registration requirements and notification provisions, including requiring law enforcement to notify the public when a registered offender no longer resides in an area, and modifies verification procedures and DNA/fingerprint collection requirements.

Legislative Description

Sexual conduct crimes provisions modification

Last Action

Third reading Passed

5/19/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance1/24/2019
Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy1/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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