1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime prevention; increasing the criminal 
  1.3             penalties for predatory offenders who fail to comply 
  1.4             with registration requirements; requiring posting of 
  1.5             certain information regarding level III sex offenders 
  1.6             on the Internet; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
  1.7             sections 243.166, subdivision 5; and 244.052, by 
  1.8             adding a subdivision. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 243.166, 
  1.11  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.12     Subd. 5.  [CRIMINAL PENALTY.] A person required to register 
  1.13  under this section who knowingly violates any of its provisions 
  1.14  or intentionally provides false information to a corrections 
  1.15  agent, law enforcement authority, or the bureau of criminal 
  1.16  apprehension is guilty of a ~~gross misdemeanor~~ felony and may be 
  1.17  sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to 
  1.18  payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.  A person 
  1.19  ~~convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for violating~~ who 
  1.20  violates this section and who previously has been convicted 
  1.21  ~~under~~ or adjudicated delinquent for violating this section is 
  1.22  guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
  1.23  more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
  1.24  $20,000, or both.  
  1.25     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 244.052, is 
  1.26  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.27     Subd. 4b.  [LEVEL III OFFENDERS; MANDATORY POSTING OF 
  2.1   INFORMATION ON INTERNET.] The commissioner of corrections shall 
  2.2   create and maintain an Internet Web site and post on the site 
  2.3   the following information about offenders assigned to risk level 
  2.4   III:  a recent photograph of the offender, the address of where 
  2.5   the offender resides or intends to reside upon release, a 
  2.6   summary of the offender's criminal conviction history, and a 
  2.7   short narrative addressing the offender's potential 
  2.8   dangerousness.  This information must be updated in a timely 
  2.9   manner to account for changes in the offender's address and 
  2.10  maintained for the period of time that the offender remains 
  2.11  classified as a level III offender and is required to register 
  2.12  under section 243.166. 
  2.13     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATES.] 
  2.14     Section 1 is effective August 1, 2000, and applies to 
  2.15  crimes committed on or after that date.  Section 2 is effective 
  2.16  the day following final enactment and applies to all offenders 
  2.17  classified at risk level III under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  2.18  244.052, on or after that date.