1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime; providing for a minimum presumptive executed sentence for 
1.3 	repeat sex offenders;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.3455, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.3455, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 10.Presumptive executed sentence for repeat sex offenders. Except as 
1.9 	provided in subdivision 2, 3, 3a, or 4, if a person is convicted under sections 609.342 
1.10 	to 609.3453 within 15 years of a previous sex conviction, the court shall commit the 
1.11 	defendant to the commissioner of corrections for not less than three years, nor more 
1.12 	than the maximum sentence provided by law for the offense for which convicted, 
1.13 	notwithstanding the provisions of sections 242.19, 243.05, 609.11, 609.12, and 609.135. 
1.14 	The court may stay the execution of the sentence imposed under this subdivision only 
1.15 	if it finds that a professional assessment indicates the offender is accepted by and can 
1.16 	respond to treatment at a long-term inpatient program exclusively treating sex offenders 
1.17 	and approved by the commissioner of corrections. If the court stays the execution of a 
1.18 	sentence, it shall include the following as conditions of probation:
1.19 	(1) incarceration in a local jail or workhouse; and
1.20 	(2) a requirement that the offender successfully complete the treatment program and 
1.21 	aftercare as directed by the court.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to all 
1.23 	crimes committed on or after that date.