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609.3455.2(a)(2)

Statute ID: 19379

Statute Function ID: 39041

Dangerous Sex Offenders - Mandatory Life if Previous Conviction and a Heinous Element Exists

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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

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Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:

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Qualified Domestic Violence Related:

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Statute Number:

609.3455.2(a)(2)

Enactment Date:

May 19, 2023

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2023

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Dangerous Sex Offenders - Mandatory Life if Previous Conviction and a Heinous Element Exists

Statute ID:

19379

Created:

Jul 17, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jul 17, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Amended 2023 C52 Art18 Sect10; New (c)

Summary Text:

Dangerous Sex Offenders - Mandatory Life if Previous Conviction and a Heinous Element Exists

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/3455.html

Legislative Session:

2023 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 17, 2023

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), notwithstanding the statutory maximum penalty otherwise applicable to the offense, the court shall sentence a person convicted under section 609.342, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), or subdivision 1a, clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (h), or (i); or 609.343, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), or subdivision 1a, clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (h), or (i), to life without the possibility of release if:
(1) the fact finder determines that two or more heinous elements exist; or

(2) the person has a previous sex offense conviction for a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, or 609.3458, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and the fact finder determines that a heinous element exists for the present offense.

(b) A 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. In addition, when determining whether two or more heinous elements exist, the fact finder may not use the same underlying facts to support a determination that more than one element exists.

(c) The court shall sentence a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of an offense described in paragraph (a) to imprisonment for life.