1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing for a domestic abuse no contact order as 
1.3 	a criminal order; modifying when proceeding occurs;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2010, section 629.75, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 629.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; description. (a) A domestic abuse no contact order 
1.8 	is an a criminal order issued by a court against a defendant in a criminal proceeding or a 
1.9 	juvenile offender in a delinquency proceeding for:
1.10 	(1) domestic abuse as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2;
1.11 	(2) harassment or stalking under section 609.749 when committed against a family 
1.12 	or household member as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2;
1.13 	(3) violation of an order for protection under section 518B.01, subdivision 14; or
1.14 	(4) violation of a prior domestic abuse no contact order under this section or 
1.15 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518B.01, subdivision 22.
1.16 	(b) A domestic abuse no contact order may be issued as a pretrial order before final 
1.17 	disposition of the underlying criminal case or as a postconviction probationary order. A 
1.18 	domestic abuse no contact order is independent of any condition of pretrial release or 
1.19 	probation imposed on the defendant. A domestic abuse no contact order may be issued in 
1.20 	addition to a similar restriction imposed as a condition of pretrial release or probation. In 
1.21 	the context of a postconviction probationary order, a domestic abuse no contact order may 
1.22 	be issued for an offense listed in paragraph (a) or for a conviction for any offense arising 
1.23 	out of the same set of circumstances as an offense listed in paragraph (a).
2.1 	(c) A no contact order under this section shall be issued in a proceeding that is 
2.2 	separate from but held immediately following a proceeding in which any pretrial release 
2.3 	or sentencing issues are decided.