MINNESOTA SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSION

The Sentencing Guidelines Commission embodies the goals of the criminal justice system as determined by the citizens of our state through their elected representatives. This system promotes uniform and proportional sentences for convicted felons and helps to ensure that sentencing decisions are not influenced by factors such as race, gender, or the exercise of constitutional rights by the defendant. The guidelines serve as a model for the criminal justice system as a whole to aspire to, as well as provide a standard to measure how well the system is working.

May 4, 2012 - Reissuance of Sex Offender Grid

The Commission has been given legislative authority pursuant to 2012 Minn. Laws Ch. 229 to reissue the Sex Offender Grid to correct errors in the calculation of the ranges displayed in each cell. The modified Grid is effective May 1, 2012. A full explanation of the rounding error is contained within the memo below.

• Reissued Sex Offender Grid (effective May 1, 2012)
• Sex Offender Grid Correction Memo (dated March 16, 2012)

April 24, 2012 - NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT

The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission is seeking written public comment on proposed modifications to the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines. 

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