§ 244.197 — INITIATING SANCTIONS CONFERENCE

Minnesota § 244.197

• Jurisdiction: Minnesota
• Part: CORRECTIONS
• Ch. 244: CRIMINAL SENTENCES; RELEASE

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Subdivision 1.Authority; scope.
(a) Unless the district court directs otherwise, a probation agency may use a sanctions conference to address a technical violation of an individual on probation. If a sanctions conference is used, sections244.197to244.1995apply.
(b) Sections244.197to244.1995apply to both adults and juveniles on probation.

Subd. 2.Violation notice.
(a) If a probation agency has reason to believe that an individual on probation has committed a technical violation, the agency must:
(1) notify the individual in writing of the specific nature of the technical violation; and
(2) schedule a sanctions conference.
(b) The notice must also state that if the individual on probation fails to appear at the sanctions conference, the probation agency may apprehend and detain the individual under section244.1951and ask the court to initiate revocation proceedings under section609.14andrule 27.04of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(c) To the extent feasible, the sanctions conference must take place within seven days after the individual on probation is mailed the notice. The notice must include the conference's date, time, and location.

Subd. 3.Providing sanctions conference form; signed stipulation.
At a sanctions conference, a probation officer must provide the individual on probation with a copy of a sanctions conference form. The individual must:
(1) stipulate in writing that the individual:
(i) has received a copy of the sanctions conference form; and
(ii) understands the information in the form and the options available to the individual; and
(2) declare in writing whether the individual will participate in the sanctions conference or proceed with a judicial hearing.

Legislative History

1Sp2003 c 2 art 6 s 2;2023 c 52 art 17 s 7