Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

611A.03 PLEA AGREEMENTS; NOTIFICATION. § Subdivision 1.Plea agreements; notification of victim. Prior to the entry of the factual basis for a plea pursuant to a plea agreement recommendation, a prosecuting attorney shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to inform the victi…

611A.0301 RIGHT TO SUBMIT STATEMENT AT PLEA PRESENTATION HEARING. A victim has the rights described in section 611A.03, subdivision 1, clause (2), at a plea presentation hearing. History: 2003 c 116 s 5

611A.031 VICTIM INPUT REGARDING PRETRIAL DIVERSION. A prosecutor shall make every reasonable effort to notify and seek input from the victim prior to referring a person into a pretrial diversion program in lieu of prosecution for a violation of sections 609.185, 609.19, 609.195, …

611A.0311 DOMESTIC ABUSE PROSECUTIONS PLAN AND PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2. (b) "Domestic abuse case" means a prosecution for: (1) a crime that involves domestic abuse; (2) violation of a co…

611A.0315 VICTIM NOTIFICATION; DOMESTIC ASSAULT; CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT; HARASSMENT; STALKING. § Subdivision 1.Notice of decision not to prosecute. (a) A prosecutor shall make every reasonable effort to notify a victim of domestic assault; a criminal sexual conduct offense; hara…

611A.033 SPEEDY TRIAL; NOTICE OF HEARINGS AND SCHEDULE CHANGE. (a) A victim has the right to request that the prosecutor make a demand under rule 11.09 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure that the trial be commenced within 60 days of the demand. The prosecutor shall make reasonabl…

611A.034 SEPARATE WAITING AREAS IN COURTHOUSE. The court shall provide a waiting area for victims during court proceedings which is separate from the waiting area used by the defendant, the defendant's relatives, and defense witnesses, if such a waiting area is available and its …

611A.035 CONFIDENTIALITY OF VICTIM'S ADDRESS. § Subdivision 1.Discretion of prosecutor not to disclose. (a) A prosecutor may elect not to disclose a victim's or witness's home or employment address, telephone number, or date of birth if the prosecutor certifies to the trial court…

611A.036 PROHIBITION AGAINST EMPLOYER RETALIATION. § Subdivision 1.Victim or witness. An employer must allow a victim or witness, who is subpoenaed or requested by the prosecutor to attend court for the purpose of giving testimony, reasonable time off from work to attend criminal…

611A.037 PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION; VICTIM IMPACT; NOTICE. § Subdivision 1.Victim impact statement. A presentence investigation report prepared under section 609.115 shall include the following information relating to victims: (1) a summary of the damages or harm and any other pr…

611A.038 RIGHT TO SUBMIT STATEMENT AT SENTENCING. (a) A victim has the right to submit an impact statement to the court at the time of sentencing or disposition hearing. The impact statement may be presented to the court orally or in writing, at the victim's option. If the victim…

611A.039 RIGHT TO NOTICE OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CASE. § Subdivision 1.Notice required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, within 15 working days after a conviction, acquittal, or dismissal in a criminal case in which there is an identifiable crime victim…

611A.0392 NOTICE TO COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION GROUP. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Cities of the first class" has the meaning given in section 410.01. (c) "Community crime prevention group" means …

611A.0393 CRIME ALERTS; ACCESS FOR PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. If a law enforcement agency provides a crime alert to citizens within its jurisdiction, the alerts and any accompanying documents must be in a form that a disabled person can access with commercially available text-base…

611A.0395 RIGHT TO INFORMATION REGARDING DEFENDANT'S APPEAL. § Subdivision 1.Prosecuting attorney to notify victims. (a) The prosecuting attorney shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to provide to each affected victim oral or written notice of a pending appeal. This noti…

611A.04 ORDER OF RESTITUTION. § Subdivision 1.Request; decision. (a) A victim of a crime has the right to receive restitution as part of the disposition of a criminal charge or juvenile delinquency proceeding against the offender if the offender is convicted or found delinquent. …

611A.045 PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING ORDER OF RESTITUTION. § Subdivision 1.Criteria. (a) The court, in determining whether to order restitution and the amount of the restitution, shall consider the following factors: (1) the amount of economic loss sustained by the victim as a result o…

611A.046 VICTIM'S RIGHT TO REQUEST PROBATION REVIEW HEARING. A victim has the right to ask the offender's probation officer to request a probation review hearing if the offender fails to pay restitution as required in a restitution order. History: 1989 c 21 s 8

611A.05 PENALTIES NO BAR TO CIVIL REMEDIES. The provision in any law for a penalty or forfeiture for its violation shall not be construed to deprive an injured person of the right to recover from the offender damages sustained by reason of the violation of such law. History: 1941…

611A.06 RIGHT TO NOTICES; RELEASE; END OF CONFINEMENT REVIEW PROCESS; EXPUNGEMENT; ESCAPE. § Subdivision 1.Notice of release required. (a) The commissioner of corrections or other custodial authority shall make a good faith effort to notify the victim that the offender is to be r…

611A.07 ELECTRONIC MONITORING TO PROTECT DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS; STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Generally. The commissioner of corrections, after considering the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Battered Women and Domestic Abuse and the Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and …

611A.08 BARRING PERPETRATORS OF CRIMES FROM RECOVERING FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING CRIMINAL CONDUCT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "perpetrator" means a person who has engaged in criminal conduct and includes a person convicted of a crime; (2) "victi…

611A.19 TESTING SEX OFFENDER FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS. § Subdivision 1.Testing on request of victim. (a) Upon the request or with the consent of the victim, the prosecutor shall make a motion in camera and the sentencing court shall issue an order requiring an adult convi…

611A.20 NOTICE OF RISK OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE. § Subdivision 1.Notice required. A hospital shall give a written notice about sexually transmitted diseases to a person receiving medical services in the hospital who reports or evidences a sexual assault or other unwanted s…

611A.201 DIRECTOR OF PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. § Subdivision 1.Appointment of director. The executive director of the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety shall appoint a person to serve as director of domestic violence and sexua…

611A.203 DOMESTIC FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. § Subdivision 1.Domestic fatality review teams; purpose. A judicial district may establish a domestic fatality review team to review domestic violence deaths that have occurred in the district. The team may review cases in which prosecutio…

611A.211 PROGRAMS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. § Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants to programs which provide support services or emergency shelter and housing supports as defined by section 611A.31 to victims of sexual assault. The commi…

611A.212 PROGRAMS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PRIMARY PREVENTION. § Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants for statewide organizations to provide subgrants, support, resources, and technical assistance to sexual assault programs that provide sexual assa…

611A.26 POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS; CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT COMPLAINTS; LIMITATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Polygraph prohibition. No law enforcement agency or prosecutor shall require that a complainant of a criminal sexual conduct or sex trafficking offense submit to a polygraph examinati…

611A.27 VICTIM RIGHTS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE INFORMATION. § Subdivision 1.Access to law enforcement data. (a) Upon written request from the victim or victim's designee as described in subdivision 2, the investigating law enforcement agency shall release the following active i…

611A.31 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 611A.31 to 611A.35, the following terms have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Domestic abuse victim. "Domestic abuse victim" means a person who is being or has been victimized by domestic abuse as defined in se…

611A.32 DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Grants awarded. The commissioner shall award grants to programs which provide emergency shelter services, housing supports, and support services to domestic abuse victims and their children. The commissioner shall also award grants…

611A.33 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. The commissioner shall: (1) review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section 611A.32, subdivision 1; (2) appoint a program director to perform the duties set forth in section 611A.35; (3) design and implement a uniform meth…

611A.345 DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS. The commissioner shall consider the domestic abuse program director's recommendations before awarding grants or adopting policies regarding the planning, development, data collection, rulemaking, funding or evaluation of programs and services fo…

611A.35 DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR. The commissioner shall appoint a program director. The program director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections 611A.31 to 611A.35 and perform other duties related to battered women's and domestic abuse programs as the commiss…

611A.37 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of sections 611A.371 to 611A.375, the terms defined have the meanings given them unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context. § Subd. 2.Director. "Director" means the director of the Office of Justice Programs in …

611A.371 PROGRAM OPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of the grant program is to provide reimbursement in a timely, efficient manner to local programs for the reasonable and necessary costs of providing battered women and their children with food, lodging, and safety. …

611A.372 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR. In addition to any other duties imposed by law, the director, with the approval of the commissioner of public safety, shall: (1) supervise the administration of grant payments to designated shelter facilities; (2) collect data on shelter facilities; (…

611A.373 PAYMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Payment. Payments to designated shelter facilities must be in the form of a grant. Designated shelter facilities may submit requests for payment monthly based on their expenses. The process for the submission of payments and for the submission o…

611A.45 PROGRAMS FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME. § Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants to programs which provide support services to victims of crime. § Subd. 2.Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the commissioner for a g…

611A.46 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA. (a) Personal history information and other information collected, used, and maintained by an Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety grantee from which the identity and location of any crime victim may be determined are privat…

611A.51 TITLE. Sections 611A.51 to 611A.68 shall be known as the "Minnesota Crime Victims Reimbursement Act." History: 1974 c 463 s 1; 1983 c 262 art 1 s 6; 1995 c 226 art 7 s 25; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 56

611A.52 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of sections 611A.51 to 611A.68, the following terms shall have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Accomplice. "Accomplice" means any person who would be held criminally liable for the crime of another pursuant to sectio…

611A.53 REIMBURSEMENT AWARDS; ELIGIBILITY. § Subdivision 1.Generally. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a and 2, the following persons shall be entitled to reimbursement upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for reimbursement have been met: (1)…

611A.54 AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT. Reimbursement shall equal economic loss except that: (1) reimbursement shall be reduced to the extent that economic loss is recouped from a collateral source or collateral sources. Where compensation is readily available to a claimant from a colla…

611A.55 CRIME VICTIMS REIMBURSEMENT BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Creation of board. There is created in the Department of Public Safety, for budgetary and administrative purposes, the Crime Victims Reimbursement Board, which shall consist of five members appointed by the commissioner o…