MN SF4457

Requires sex offenders convicted under Minnesota Statutes sections 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, and 609.3451 to serve at least 25 years of conditional release after prison release or extended probation if not imprisoned.

Establishes intensive probation requirements for sex offenders not committed to prison, consisting of four phases with progressively reduced restrictions: Phase I includes six months of house arrest with four weekly face-to-face contacts; Phase II requires modified house arrest with two weekly contacts; Phase III imposes daily curfew with one weekly contact; Phase IV continues until sentence expiration with two monthly contacts.

During all intensive probation phases, offenders must spend at least 40 hours weekly in approved work, employment preparation, or treatment programs and are subject to unannounced searches of their person, vehicles, devices, and premises.

Allows offenders on conditional release or extended probation to petition for early termination after ten years, but courts may only grant termination upon clear and convincing evidence that it is consistent with public safety; denied petitions prevent refiling for five years.

All provisions effective August 1, 2020, and apply only to offenses committed on or after that date.