1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to judiciary and public safety; prohibiting court orders to pay for
1.3 comprehensive assessments covered by medical assistance or the behavioral health
1.4 fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.284.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.284, is amended to read:
1.7 169A.284 CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
1.8CHARGE; SURCHARGE.
1.9 Subdivision 1.When required.(a) When a court sentences a person convicted of an
1.10offense enumerated in section 169A.70, subdivision 2 (chemical use comprehensive
1.11assessment; requirement; form), except as provided in paragraph (c), it shall order the person
1.12to pay the cost of the comprehensive assessment directly to the entity conducting the
1.13assessment or providing the assessment services in an amount determined by the entity
1.14conducting or providing the service and shall impose a chemical dependency comprehensive
1.15assessment charge of $25. The court may waive the $25 comprehensive assessment charge,
1.16but may not waive the cost for the assessment paid directly to the entity conducting the
1.17assessment or providing assessment services. A person shall pay an additional surcharge
1.18of $5 if the person is convicted of a violation of section 169A.20 (driving while impaired)
1.19within five years of a prior impaired driving conviction or a prior conviction for an offense
1.20arising out of an arrest for a violation of section 169A.20 or Minnesota Statutes 1998, section
1.21169.121 (driver under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) or 169.129 (aggravated
1.22DWI-related violations; penalty). This section applies when the sentence is executed, stayed,
1.23or suspended. The court may not waive payment of or authorize payment in installments
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1827NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: ABELER, Hoffman and Utke)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading48502/24/2025
Referred to Human Services
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety03/06/2025 2.1of the comprehensive assessment charge and surcharge in installments unless it makes
2.2written findings on the record that the convicted person is indigent or that the comprehensive
2.3assessment charge and surcharge would create undue hardship for the convicted person or
2.4that person's immediate family.
2.5 (b) The chemical dependency comprehensive assessment charge and surcharge required
2.6under this section are in addition to the surcharge required by section 357.021, subdivision
2.76 (surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders).
2.8 (c) The court must not order the person convicted of an offense enumerated in section
2.9169A.70, subdivision 2 (comprehensive assessment; requirement; form), to pay the cost of
2.10the comprehensive assessment if the comprehensive assessment conducted is eligible for
2.11reimbursement under chapter 254B or 256B.
2.12 Subd. 2.Distribution of money.The court administrator shall collect and forward the
2.13chemical dependency comprehensive assessment charge and the $5 surcharge, if any, to
2.14the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited in the state treasury and
2.15credited to the general fund.
2.16 Sec. 2. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
2.17 The revisor of statutes shall substitute the term "comprehensive assessment" or similar
2.18terms for "chemical dependency assessment" or similar terms, for "chemical use assessment"
2.19or similar terms, and for "comprehensive substance use disorder assessment" or similar
2.20terms wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169A, and Minnesota Rules,
2.21chapter 7503, when referring to the assessments required under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.22169A.70, or the charges or surcharges associated with such assessments.
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