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609.3455.3(a)
Statute ID:
18242
Statute Function ID:
37514
Mandatory life sentence for egregious first-time offenders
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Text
Penalty
Classifications
Offense Level:
Felony (F)
General Offense Code:
Person (1)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Criminal Sexual Conduct (L) (Rank 3)
Detailed Offense Code:
Criminal Sexual Conduct (110)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.3455.3(a)
Enactment Date:
Jun 30, 2021
Effective Date:
Sep 15, 2021
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Mandatory life sentence for egregious first-time offenders
Statute ID:
18242
Created:
Sep 2, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 2, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Amended 2021 SS1 C11 Art4 Sect21; Amends (a)
Summary Text:
Mandatory life sentence for egregious first-time offenders
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/3455.html
Legislative Session:
2021 - Special 1
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 2, 2021
(a) Notwithstanding the statutory maximum penalty otherwise applicable to the offense, the court shall sentence a person to imprisonment for life if the person is convicted under section 609.342, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e); 609.342, subdivision 1a, clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (h), or (i); 609.343, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e); or 609.343, subdivision 1a, clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (h), or (i); and the fact finder determines that a heinous element exists. (b) The fact finder may not consider a heinous element if it is an element of the underlying specified violation of section 609.342 or 609.343.
