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     611A.0385 Sentencing; implementation of right to notice 
  of offender release and expungement. 

    At the time of sentencing or the disposition hearing in a 
 case in which there is an identifiable victim, the court or its 
 designee shall make reasonable good faith efforts to inform each 
 affected victim of the offender notice of release and notice of 
 expungement provisions of section 611A.06.  If the victim is a 
 minor, the court or its designee shall, if appropriate, also 
 make reasonable good faith efforts to inform the victim's parent 
 or guardian of the right to notice of release and notice of 
 expungement.  The state court administrator, in consultation 
 with the commissioner of corrections and the prosecuting 
 authorities, shall prepare a form that outlines the notice of 
 release and notice of expungement provisions under section 
 611A.06 and describes how a victim should complete and submit a 
 request to the commissioner of corrections or other custodial 
 authority to be informed of an offender's release or submit a 
 request to the prosecuting authorities to be informed of an 
 offender's petition for expungement.  The state court 
 administrator shall make these forms available to court 
 administrators who shall assist the court in disseminating right 
 to notice of offender release and notice of expungement 
 information to victims. 

    HIST: 1994 c 636 art 7 s 2; 2001 c 209 s 6 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.