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MN HF3355

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2022

Primary Sponsor

Peggy Scott

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

AI Summary

  • County attorneys must record in writing specific information for each felony case dismissal, including defendant name, offense date, all charges, dismissed charges, victim support status, dismissal date, and reason for dismissal.

  • County attorneys must forward dismissal information to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission using forms prescribed by the commission and publish the information on their publicly accessible website.

  • Victim identifying information must be excluded from reports sent to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission and from information posted on county attorney websites.

  • The Sentencing Guidelines Commission must include a summary and analysis of dismissal reports from county attorneys in its annual report to the legislature.

  • All provisions are effective August 1, 2022, and apply to dismissals occurring on or after that date.

Legislative Description

County attorney required to record and report charge dismissal reason, Sentencing Guideline Commission required to report dismissal information to legislature, and county attorneys required to post dismissal information to publicly accessible website.

Last Action

Author added Anderson

4/8/2022

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy2/14/2022

Full Bill Text

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