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     244.035 Sanctions related to litigation. 

    (a) As used in this section, "board" means a licensing or 
 certification board. 

    (b) The commissioner shall develop disciplinary sanctions 
 to provide infraction penalties for an inmate who submits a 
 frivolous or malicious claim to a court or board, or who is 
 determined by the court or board to have testified falsely or to 
 have submitted false evidence to a court or board.  Infraction 
 penalties may include loss of privileges, punitive segregation, 
 loss of good time, or adding discipline confinement time.  The 
 determination of the commissioner regarding disciplinary 
 sanctions under this section is limited to the nature and extent 
 of the infraction penalty to be imposed.  The commissioner is 
 bound by the finding of the court or board that the inmate 
 submitted a frivolous or malicious claim, testified falsely, or 
 submitted false evidence. 

    (c) The court or board shall determine whether a claim is 
 frivolous or malicious under section 563.02, subdivision 3. 

    HIST: 1995 c 226 art 6 s 5; 1997 c 33 s 1; 1999 c 208 s 2 

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