Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF1082 Compare Versions

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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to public safety; establishing the Minnesota victims of crime account;
3	3		1.3 providing grants to crime victim service providers; increasing certain fees and
4	4		1.4 penalties for deposit in account; transferring money from general fund to account;
5	5		1.5 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivisions 1b, 1c; proposing
6	6		1.6 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 609.
7	7		1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
8	8		1.8 Section 1. [299A.708] MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT.
9	9		1.9 Subdivision 1.Account established.The Minnesota victims of crime account is
10	10		1.10established in the special revenue fund.
11	11		1.11 Subd. 2.Source of funds.The account consists of money deposited, donated, allotted,
12	12		1.12transferred, or otherwise provided to the account and any interest or earnings of the account.
13	13		1.13 Subd. 3.Appropriation; account purpose; grants.Money in the account, including
14	14		1.14interest accrued, is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of Justice
15	15		1.15Programs to provide grants to crime victim services providers. Grants must be used for
16	16		1.16direct services and advocacy for victims of sexual assault, general crime, domestic violence,
17	17		1.17and child abuse. Funding must support the direct needs of organizations serving victims of
18	18		1.18crime and may provide: direct client assistance to crime victims; competitive wages for
19	19		1.19direct service staff; hotel stays and other housing-related supports and services; culturally
20	20		1.20responsive programming; prevention programming, including domestic abuse transformation
21	21		1.21and restorative justice programming; and for other needs of organizations and crime victim
22	22		1.22survivors. Services funded must include services for victims of crime in underserved
23	23		1.23communities most impacted by violence and reflect the ethnic, racial, economic, cultural,
24	24		1Section 1.
25		-	REVISOR KLL H1082-2HF1082 ~~SECOND~~ ENGROSSMENT
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26	26		State of Minnesota
27	27		This Document can be made available
28	28		in alternative formats upon request
29	29		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	30		H. F. No. 1082
31	31		NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	32		Authored by Moller, Rarick, Feist, Hollins, Keeler and others02/17/2025
33	33		The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy
34		-	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law03/24/2025
35		-	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy03/27/2025 2.1and geographic diversity of the state. Up to ten percent of the appropriation is available for
	34	+	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law03/24/2025 2.1and geographic diversity of the state. Up to ten percent of the appropriation is available for
36	35		2.2grant administration.
37	36		2.3 Subd. 4.Reporting; carryover.(a) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of
38	37		2.4public safety shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
39	38		2.5legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance on the account
40	39		2.6established in subdivision 1. The report must provide detailed information on the money
41	40		2.7deposited into the account and any money carried over from the previous year, including
42	41		2.8the amounts and sources of the money.
43	42		2.9 (b) Money in the account does not cancel but remains available for expenditures for
44	43		2.10grants identified in subdivision 3.
45	44		2.11 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
46	45		2.12 Subd. 1b.Term of license; fee; premarital education.(a) The local registrar shall
47	46		2.13examine upon oath the parties applying for a license relative to the legality of the
48	47		2.14contemplated civil marriage. Both parties must present proof of age to the local registrar.
49	48		2.15If one party is unable to appear in person, the party appearing may complete the absent
50	49		2.16applicant's information. The local registrar shall provide a copy of the civil marriage
51	50		2.17application to the party who is unable to appear, who must verify the accuracy of the
52	51		2.18appearing party's information in a notarized statement. The verification statement must be
53	52		2.19accompanied by a copy of proof of age of the party. The civil marriage license must not be
54	53		2.20released until the verification statement and proof of age has been received by the local
55	54		2.21registrar. If the local registrar is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, including
56	55		2.22the restriction contained in section 259.13, the local registrar shall issue the license,
57	56		2.23containing the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, and county and
58	57		2.24state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a record of the date of issuance.
59	58		2.25The license shall be valid for a period of six months. Except as provided in paragraph (b),
60	59		2.26the local registrar shall collect from the applicant a fee of $115 $125 for administering the
61	60		2.27oath, issuing, recording, and filing all papers required, and preparing and transmitting to
62	61		2.28the state registrar of vital records the reports of civil marriage required by this section. If
63	62		2.29the license should not be used within the period of six months due to illness or other
64	63		2.30extenuating circumstances, it may be surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and
65	64		2.31in that case a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of the original license
66	65		2.32without fee. A local registrar who knowingly issues or signs a civil marriage license in any
67	66		2.33manner other than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties aggrieved an amount
68	67		2.34not to exceed $1,000.
69	68		2Sec. 2.
70		-	REVISOR KLL H1082-2HF1082 ~~SECOND~~ ENGROSSMENT 3.1 (b) The civil marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of
	69	+	REVISOR KLL H1082-1HF1082 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1 (b) The civil marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of
71	70		3.2premarital education is $40 $50. In order to qualify for the reduced license fee, the parties
72	71		3.3must submit at the time of applying for the civil marriage license a statement that is signed,
73	72		3.4dated, and notarized or marked with a church seal from the person who provided the
74	73		3.5premarital education on their letterhead confirming that it was received. The premarital
75	74		3.6education must be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee,
76	75		3.7a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized
77	76		3.8to practice marriage and family therapy under section 148B.33. The education must include
78	77		3.9the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management
79	78		3.10skills.
80	79		3.11 (c) The statement from the person who provided the premarital education under paragraph
81	80		3.12(b) must be in the following form:
82	81		3.13 "I, .......................... (name of educator), confirm that .......................... (names of both
83	82		3.14parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital
84	83		3.15inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed
85	84		3.16or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under Minnesota
86	85		3.17Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under
87	86		3.18Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."
88	87		3.19 The names of the parties in the educator's statement must be identical to the legal names
89	88		3.20of the parties as they appear in the civil marriage license application. Notwithstanding
90	89		3.21section 138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven years, after which time
91	90		3.22it may be destroyed.
92	91		3.23 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
93	92		3.24 Subd. 1c.Disposition of license fee.(a) Of the civil marriage license fee collected
94	93		3.25pursuant to subdivision 1b, paragraph (a), $25 must be retained by the county. The local
95	94		3.26registrar must pay $90 $100 to the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited
96	95		3.27as follows:
97	96		3.28 (1) $55 in the general fund;
98	97		3.29 (2) $3 in the state government special revenue fund to be appropriated to the
99	98		3.30commissioner of public safety for parenting time centers under section 119A.37;
100	99		3.31 (3) $2 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to the commissioner of health for
101	100		3.32developing and implementing the MN ENABL program under section 145.9255;
102	101		3Sec. 3.
103		-	REVISOR KLL H1082-2HF1082 ~~SECOND~~ ENGROSSMENT 4.1 (4) $25 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment
	102	+	REVISOR KLL H1082-1HF1082 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1 (4) $25 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment
104	103		4.2and economic development for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership under section
105	104		4.3116L.96; and
106	105		4.4 (5) $5 in the special revenue fund, which is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the
107	106		4.5University of Minnesota for the Minnesota couples on the brink project under section 137.32;
108	107		4.6and
109	108		4.7 (6) $10 in the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under
110	109		4.8section 299A.708.
111	110		4.9 (b) Of the $40 fee under subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), $25 must be retained by the
112	111		4.10county. The local registrar must pay $15 $25 to the commissioner of management and
113	112		4.11budget to be deposited as follows:
114	113		4.12 (1) $5 as provided in paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3); and
115	114		4.13 (2) $10 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment
116	115		4.14and economic development for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership under section
117	116		4.15116L.96; and
118	117		4.16 (3) $10 in the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under
119	118		4.17section 299A.708.
120	119		4.18 Sec. 4. [609.1015] CORPORATE OFFENDERS; PENALTY ASSESSMENT
121	120		4.19REQUIRED.
122	121		4.20 (a) As used in this section, "corporation" means any entity, other than a natural person,
123	122		4.21that is capable under the laws of any state to sue, be sued, own property, contract, or employ
124	123		4.22another.
125	124		4.23 (b) When a court is sentencing a corporation that has been convicted of a crime, the
126	125		4.24court shall impose an assessment of up to $1,000,000 if the conviction is for a felony offense,
127	126		4.25up to $250,000 if the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor offense, and up to $100,000 if
128	127		4.26the conviction is for a misdemeanor offense. The assessment is in addition to any criminal
129	128		4.27fines, restitution, or surcharge, otherwise authorized or required under law. The court shall
130	129		4.28impose an assessment of not less than 30 percent of the maximum assessment authorized
131	130		4.29by this section unless the defendant makes a showing of undue hardship. The court may not
132	131		4.30waive payment of the assessment.
133	132		4.31 (c) In setting the amount of the assessment, the court shall take the following into
134	133		4.32consideration:
135	134		4Sec. 4.
136		-	REVISOR KLL H1082-2HF1082 ~~SECOND~~ ENGROSSMENT 5.1 (1) the nature and seriousness of the offense;
	135	+	REVISOR KLL H1082-1HF1082 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 5.1 (1) the nature and seriousness of the offense;
137	136		5.2 (2) the number of offenses committed;
138	137		5.3 (3) the persistence of the criminal conduct;
139	138		5.4 (4) the length of time over which the criminal conduct occurred;
140	139		5.5 (5) the willfulness of the corporation's criminal conduct;
141	140		5.6 (6) the corporation's assets, liabilities, and net worth; and
142	141		5.7 (7) the particular harm to victims of the crime.
143	142		5.8 (d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims
144	143		5.9of crime account under section 299A.708.
145		-	5.10 Sec. 5. [609.1016] VICTIM SERVICES ASSESSMENT.
146		-	5.11 (a) When a court is sentencing a person for an offense listed in paragraph (b), the court
147		-	5.12must impose a victim services assessment. If the violation is a misdemeanor, the assessment
148		-	5.13must be at least $500 and not more than $750. For any other violation, the assessment must
149		-	5.14be at least $750 and not more than $1,000.
150		-	5.15 (b) The victim services assessment applies to a conviction of the following offenses:
151		-	5.16 (1) any crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5, other than a
152		-	5.17violation of chapter 152;
153		-	5.18 (2) section 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violation of domestic abuse order for protection);
154		-	5.19 (3) section 609.2242 (domestic assault);
155		-	5.20 (4) section 609.324, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2 (patronizing or hiring an individual engaged
156		-	5.21in prostitution);
157		-	5.22 (5) section 609.3458 (sexual extortion);
158		-	5.23 (6) section 609.748, subdivision 6 (violation of harassment restraining order);
159		-	5.24 (7) section 617.261 (nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images); or
160		-	5.25 (8) section 629.75 (violation of domestic abuse no contact order).
161		-	5.26 (c) The court must waive payment of the assessment required under this subdivision on
162		-	5.27a showing of indigency and may waive or reduce payment of the assessment on a showing
163		-	5.28of undue hardship upon the convicted person or the convicted person's immediate family.
	144	+	5.10 Sec. 5. GENERAL FUND TRANSFER.
	145	+	5.11 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from the general
	146	+	5.12fund to the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota
	147	+	5.13Statutes, section 299A.708.
164	148		5Sec. 5.
165		-	REVISOR KLL H1082-2HF1082 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 6.1 (d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims
166		-	6.2of crime account under section 299A.708.
167		-	6.3 Sec. 6. GENERAL FUND TRANSFER.
168		-	6.4 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from the general
169		-	6.5fund to the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota
170		-	6.6Statutes, section 299A.708.
171		-	6Sec. 6.
172		-	REVISOR KLL H1082-2HF1082 SECOND ENGROSSMENT
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