1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 2437, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. [13.823] DOMESTIC ABUSE OR SEXUAL ATTACK PROGRAMS.
1.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
1.5(1) "domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2; and
1.6(2) "sexual attack" has the meaning given in section 611A.21, subdivision 2.
1.7    Subd. 2. Provisions not applicable. Except as otherwise provided in this
1.8subdivision, a program that provides shelter or support services to victims of domestic
1.9abuse or a sexual attack and whose employees or volunteers are not under the direct
1.10supervision of a government entity is not a political subdivision for purposes of this
1.11chapter. Section 13.05, subdivision 11, does not apply to a contract between a government
1.12entity and the program, provided that the program shall comply with sections 611A.32,
1.13subdivision 5, and 611A.371, subdivision 3. Government data arising out of a contractual
1.14relationship between the program and a government entity, other than programmatic
1.15and financial reports, contracts, and grant agreements, are private data on individuals
1.16or nonpublic data.

1.17    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.871, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.18to read:
1.19    Subd. 13. Orders for protection and no contact orders. Data contained in orders
1.20for protection and no contact orders are classified in section 299C.46, subdivision 6.

1.21    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.46, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.22    Subd. 6. Orders for protection and no contact orders. (a) As used in this
1.23subdivision, "no contact orders" include orders issued as pretrial orders under section
1.24629.72, subdivision 2, orders under section 629.75, and orders issued as probationary or
1.25sentencing orders at the time of disposition in a criminal domestic abuse case.
2.1(b) The data communications network must include orders for protection issued
2.2under section 518B.01 and no contact orders issued under section 629.715, subdivision 4
2.3against adults and juveniles. A no contact order must be accompanied by a photograph
2.4of the offender for the purpose of enforcement of the order, if a photograph is available
2.5and verified by the court to be an image of the defendant.
2.6(c) Data from orders for protection or no contact orders and data entered by law
2.7enforcement to assist in the enforcement of those orders are classified as private data on
2.8individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. Data about the offender can be
2.9shared with the victim for purposes of enforcement of the order.

2.10    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518B.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.11    Subd. 6. Relief by court. (a) Upon notice and hearing, the court may provide
2.12relief as follows:
2.13    (1) restrain the abusing party from committing acts of domestic abuse;
2.14    (2) exclude the abusing party from the dwelling which the parties share or from the
2.15residence of the petitioner;
2.16    (3) exclude the abusing party from a reasonable area surrounding the dwelling or
2.17residence, which area shall be described specifically in the order;
2.18    (4) award temporary custody or establish temporary parenting time with regard to
2.19minor children of the parties on a basis which gives primary consideration to the safety of
2.20the victim and the children. In addition to the primary safety considerations, the court
2.21may consider particular best interest factors that are found to be relevant to the temporary
2.22custody and parenting time award. Findings under section 257.025, 518.17, or 518.175
2.23are not required with respect to the particular best interest factors not considered by the
2.24court. If the court finds that the safety of the victim or the children will be jeopardized by
2.25unsupervised or unrestricted parenting time, the court shall condition or restrict parenting
2.26time as to time, place, duration, or supervision, or deny parenting time entirely, as needed
2.27to guard the safety of the victim and the children. The court's decision on custody and
2.28parenting time shall in no way delay the issuance of an order for protection granting other
2.29relief provided for in this section. The court must not enter a parenting plan under section
2.30518.1705 as part of an action for an order for protection;
2.31    (5) on the same basis as is provided in chapter 518 or 518A, establish temporary
2.32support for minor children or a spouse, and order the withholding of support from the
2.33income of the person obligated to pay the support according to chapter 518A;
2.34    (6) provide upon request of the petitioner counseling or other social services for the
2.35parties, if married, or if there are minor children;
3.1    (7) order the abusing party to participate in treatment or counseling services,
3.2including requiring the abusing party to successfully complete a domestic abuse
3.3counseling program or educational program under section 518B.02;
3.4    (8) award temporary use and possession of property and restrain one or both parties
3.5from transferring, encumbering, concealing, or disposing of property except in the usual
3.6course of business or for the necessities of life, and to account to the court for all such
3.7transfers, encumbrances, dispositions, and expenditures made after the order is served or
3.8communicated to the party restrained in open court;
3.9    (9) exclude the abusing party from the place of employment of the petitioner, or
3.10otherwise limit access to the petitioner by the abusing party at the petitioner's place of
3.11employment;
3.12    (10) order the abusing party to have no contact with the petitioner whether in
3.13person, by telephone, mail, or electronic mail or messaging, through a third party, or
3.14by any other means;
3.15    (11) order the abusing party to pay restitution to the petitioner;
3.16    (12) order the continuance of all currently available insurance coverage without
3.17change in coverage or beneficiary designation; and
3.18    (13) order, in its discretion, other relief as it deems necessary for the protection of
3.19a family or household member, including orders or directives to the sheriff or other law
3.20enforcement or corrections officer as provided by this section.;
3.21(14) direct the care, possession, or control of a pet or companion animal owned,
3.22possessed, or kept by the petitioner or respondent or a child of the petitioner or respondent;
3.23and
3.24(15) direct the respondent to refrain from physically abusing or injuring any pet or
3.25companion animal, without legal justification, known to be owned, possessed, kept, or
3.26held by either party or a minor child residing in the residence or household of either party
3.27as an indirect means of intentionally threatening the safety of such person.
3.28    (b) Any relief granted by the order for protection shall be for a period not to exceed
3.29two years, except when the court determines a longer period is appropriate. When a
3.30referee presides at the hearing on the petition, the order granting relief becomes effective
3.31upon the referee's signature.
3.32    (c) An order granting the relief authorized in paragraph (a), clause (1), may not be
3.33vacated or modified in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation, except
3.34that the court may hear a motion for modification of an order for protection concurrently
3.35with a proceeding for dissolution of marriage upon notice of motion and motion. The
3.36notice required by court rule shall not be waived. If the proceedings are consolidated
4.1and the motion to modify is granted, a separate order for modification of an order for
4.2protection shall be issued.
4.3    (d) An order granting the relief authorized in paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), is not
4.4voided by the admittance of the abusing party into the dwelling from which the abusing
4.5party is excluded.
4.6    (e) If a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation is pending between
4.7the parties, the court shall provide a copy of the order for protection to the court with
4.8jurisdiction over the dissolution or separation proceeding for inclusion in its file.
4.9    (f) An order for restitution issued under this subdivision is enforceable as civil
4.10judgment.

4.11    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518B.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
4.12    Subd. 7. Ex parte order. (a) Where an application under this section alleges an
4.13immediate and present danger of domestic abuse, the court may grant an ex parte order for
4.14protection and granting relief as the court deems proper, including an order:
4.15    (1) restraining the abusing party from committing acts of domestic abuse;
4.16    (2) excluding any party from the dwelling they share or from the residence of the
4.17other, including a reasonable area surrounding the dwelling or residence, which area shall
4.18be described specifically in the order, except by further order of the court;
4.19    (3) excluding the abusing party from the place of employment of the petitioner or
4.20otherwise limiting access to the petitioner by the abusing party at the petitioner's place of
4.21employment;
4.22    (4) ordering the abusing party to have no contact with the petitioner whether in
4.23person, by telephone, mail, e-mail, through electronic devices, or through a third party; and
4.24    (5) continuing all currently available insurance coverage without change in coverage
4.25or beneficiary designation;
4.26(6) directing the care, possession, or control of a pet or companion animal owned,
4.27possessed, or kept by a party or a child of a party; and
4.28(7) directing the respondent to refrain from physically abusing or injuring any pet or
4.29companion animal, without legal justification, known to be owned, possessed, kept, or
4.30held by either party or a minor child residing in the residence or household of either party
4.31as an indirect means of intentionally threatening the safety of such person.
4.32    (b) A finding by the court that there is a basis for issuing an ex parte order for
4.33protection constitutes a finding that sufficient reasons exist not to require notice under
4.34applicable court rules governing applications for ex parte relief.
5.1    (c) Subject to paragraph (d), an ex parte order for protection shall be effective for
5.2a fixed period set by the court, as provided in subdivision 6, paragraph (b), or until
5.3modified or vacated by the court pursuant to a hearing. When signed by a referee, the ex
5.4parte order becomes effective upon the referee's signature. Upon request, a hearing, as
5.5provided by this section, shall be set. Except as provided in paragraph (d), the respondent
5.6shall be personally served forthwith a copy of the ex parte order along with a copy of
5.7the petition and, if requested by the petitioner, notice of the date set for the hearing. If
5.8the petitioner does not request a hearing, an order served on a respondent under this
5.9subdivision must include a notice advising the respondent of the right to request a hearing,
5.10must be accompanied by a form that can be used by the respondent to request a hearing
5.11and must include a conspicuous notice that a hearing will not be held unless requested
5.12by the respondent within five days of service of the order.
5.13    (d) Service of the ex parte order may be made by published notice, as provided
5.14under subdivision 5, provided that the petitioner files the affidavit required under that
5.15subdivision. If personal service is not made or the affidavit is not filed within 14 days
5.16of issuance of the ex parte order, the order expires. If the petitioner does not request a
5.17hearing, the petition mailed to the respondent's residence, if known, must be accompanied
5.18by the form for requesting a hearing and notice described in paragraph (c). Unless
5.19personal service is completed, if service by published notice is not completed within 28
5.20days of issuance of the ex parte order, the order expires.
5.21    (e) If the petitioner seeks relief under subdivision 6 other than the relief described in
5.22paragraph (a), the petitioner must request a hearing to obtain the additional relief.
5.23    (f) Nothing in this subdivision affects the right of a party to seek modification of an
5.24order under subdivision 11.

5.25    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.498, is amended by adding a subdivision
5.26to read:
5.27    Subd. 2a. Tampering with a witness in the third degree. (a) Unless a greater
5.28penalty is applicable under subdivision 1, 1b, or 2, whoever does any of the following is
5.29guilty of tampering with a witness in the third degree and may be sentenced as provided in
5.30subdivision 3:
5.31(1) intentionally prevents or dissuades or intentionally attempts to prevent or
5.32dissuade by means of intimidation, a person who is or may become a witness from
5.33attending or testifying at any trial, proceeding, or inquiry authorized by law;
6.1(2) by means of intimidation, intentionally influences or attempts to influence a
6.2person who is or may become a witness to testify falsely at any trial, proceeding, or
6.3inquiry authorized by law;
6.4(3) intentionally prevents or dissuades or attempts to prevent or dissuade by means
6.5of intimidation, a person from providing information to law enforcement authorities
6.6concerning a crime; or
6.7(4) by means of intimidation, intentionally influences or attempts to influence a
6.8person to provide false information concerning a crime to law enforcement authorities.
6.9(b) In a prosecution under this subdivision, proof of intimidation may be based on a
6.10specific act or on the totality of the circumstances.
6.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
6.12committed on or after that date.

6.13    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.498, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
6.14    Subd. 3. Sentence. (a) Whoever violates subdivision 2 may be sentenced to
6.15imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine not to exceed $3,000 is
6.16guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
6.17(b) Whoever violates subdivision 2a is guilty of a misdemeanor.
6.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
6.19committed on or after that date.

6.20    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.749, is amended to read:
6.21609.749 HARASSMENT; STALKING; PENALTIES.
6.22    Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "harass" "stalking" means
6.23to engage in intentional conduct which: (1) the actor knows or has reason to know
6.24would cause the victim under the circumstances to feel frightened, threatened, oppressed,
6.25persecuted, or intimidated;, and (2) causes this reaction on the part of the victim regardless
6.26of the relationship between the actor and victim.
6.27    Subd. 1a. No proof of specific intent required. In a prosecution under this section,
6.28the state is not required to prove that the actor intended to cause the victim to feel
6.29frightened, threatened, oppressed, persecuted, or intimidated, or except as otherwise
6.30provided in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), or paragraph (b), that the actor
6.31intended to cause any other result.
7.1    Subd. 1b. Venue. (a) When acts constituting a violation of this section are
7.2committed in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which
7.3one of the acts was committed for all acts in violation of this section.
7.4(b) The conduct described in subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (5) may be prosecuted
7.5at the place where any call is made or received or, in the case of wireless or electronic
7.6communication or any communication made through any available technologies, where the
7.7actor or victim resides or in the jurisdiction of the victim's designated address if the victim
7.8participates in the address confidentiality program established by chapter 5B. The conduct
7.9described in subdivision 2, clause (2), may be prosecuted where the actor or victim resides.
7.10The conduct described in subdivision 2, clause (6), may be prosecuted where any letter,
7.11telegram, message, package, or other object is sent or received or, in the case of wireless or
7.12electronic communication or communication made through other available technologies,
7.13where the actor or victim resides or in the jurisdiction of the victim's designated address if
7.14the victim participates in the address confidentiality program established by chapter 5B.
7.15    Subd. 1c. Arrest. For all violations under this section, except a violation of
7.16subdivision 2, clause (7), a peace officer may make an arrest under the provisions of
7.17section 629.34. A peace officer may not make a warrantless, custodial arrest of any person
7.18for a violation of subdivision 2, clause (7).
7.19    Subd. 2. Harassment and Stalking crimes. (a) A person who harasses stalks
7.20another by committing any of the following acts is guilty of a gross misdemeanor:
7.21(1) directly or indirectly, or through third parties, manifests a purpose or intent to
7.22injure the person, property, or rights of another by the commission of an unlawful act;
7.23(2) stalks, follows, monitors, or pursues another, whether in person or through
7.24any available technological or other means;
7.25(3) returns to the property of another if the actor is without claim of right to the
7.26property or consent of one with authority to consent;
7.27(4) repeatedly makes telephone calls, sends text messages, or induces a victim to
7.28make telephone calls to the actor, whether or not conversation ensues;
7.29(5) makes or causes the telephone of another repeatedly or continuously to ring;
7.30(6) repeatedly mails or delivers or causes the delivery by any means, including
7.31electronically, of letters, telegrams, messages, packages, through assistive devices for
7.32the visually or hearing impaired, or any communication made through any available
7.33technologies or other objects; or
7.34(7) knowingly makes false allegations against a peace officer concerning the
7.35officer's performance of official duties with intent to influence or tamper with the officer's
7.36performance of official duties.
8.1(b) The conduct described in paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (5), may be prosecuted at
8.2the place where any call is either made or received or, additionally in the case of wireless
8.3or electronic communication, where the actor or victim resides. The conduct described
8.4in paragraph (a), clause (2), may be prosecuted where the actor or victim resides. The
8.5conduct described in paragraph (a), clause (6), may be prosecuted where any letter,
8.6telegram, message, package, or other object is either sent or received or, additionally in
8.7the case of wireless or electronic communication, where the actor or victim resides.
8.8(c) A peace officer may not make a warrantless, custodial arrest of any person for a
8.9violation of paragraph (a), clause (7).
8.10    Subd. 3. Aggravated violations. (a) A person who commits any of the following
8.11acts is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five
8.12years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both:
8.13(1) commits any offense described in subdivision 2 because of the victim's or
8.14another's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability as
8.15defined in section 363A.03, age, or national origin;
8.16(2) commits any offense described in subdivision 2 by falsely impersonating another;
8.17(3) commits any offense described in subdivision 2 and possesses a dangerous
8.18weapon at the time of the offense;
8.19(4) harasses stalks another, as defined in subdivision 1, with intent to influence or
8.20otherwise tamper with a juror or a judicial proceeding or with intent to retaliate against a
8.21judicial officer, as defined in section 609.415, or a prosecutor, defense attorney, or officer
8.22of the court, because of that person's performance of official duties in connection with
8.23a judicial proceeding; or
8.24(5) commits any offense described in subdivision 2 against a victim under the age of
8.2518, if the actor is more than 36 months older than the victim.
8.26(b) A person who commits any offense described in subdivision 2 against a victim
8.27under the age of 18, if the actor is more than 36 months older than the victim, and the act
8.28is committed with sexual or aggressive intent, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced
8.29to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than
8.30$20,000, or both.
8.31    Subd. 4. Second or subsequent violations; felony. (a) A person is guilty of a
8.32felony who violates any provision of subdivision 2 within ten years of a previous qualified
8.33domestic violence-related offense conviction or adjudication of delinquency, and may
8.34be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of
8.35not more than $10,000, or both.
9.1(b) A person is guilty of a felony who violates any provision of subdivision 2 within
9.2ten years of the first of two or more previous qualified domestic violence-related offense
9.3convictions or adjudications of delinquency, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for
9.4not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.
9.5    Subd. 5. Pattern of harassing stalking conduct. (a) A person who engages in
9.6a pattern of harassing stalking conduct with respect to a single victim or one or more
9.7members of a single household which the actor knows or has reason to know would
9.8cause the victim under the circumstances to feel terrorized or to fear bodily harm and
9.9which does cause this reaction on the part of the victim, is guilty of a felony and may
9.10be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of
9.11not more than $20,000, or both.
9.12(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a "pattern of harassing stalking conduct" means
9.13two or more acts within a five-year period that violate or attempt to violate the provisions
9.14of any of the following or a similar law of another state, the United States, the District of
9.15Columbia, tribal lands tribe, or United States territories:
9.16(1) this section;
9.17(2) sections 609.185 to 609.205 (first- to third-degree murder and first- and
9.18second-degree manslaughter);
9.19(2) (3) section 609.713 (terroristic threats);
9.20(3) (4) section 609.224 (fifth-degree assault);
9.21(4) (5) section 609.2242 (domestic assault);
9.22(5) (6) section 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violations of domestic abuse orders for
9.23protection);
9.24(6) (7) section 609.748, subdivision 6 (violations of harassment restraining orders);
9.25(7) (8) section 609.605, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clauses (3), (4), and (7)
9.26(certain trespass offenses);
9.27(9) section 609.78, subdivision 2 (interference with an emergency call);
9.28(8) (10) section 609.79 (obscene or harassing telephone calls);
9.29(9) (11) section 609.795 (letter, telegram, or package; opening; harassment);
9.30(10) (12) section 609.582 (burglary);
9.31(11) (13) section 609.595 (damage to property);
9.32(12) (14) section 609.765 (criminal defamation); or
9.33(13) (15) sections 609.342 to 609.3451 (first- to fifth-degree criminal sexual
9.34conduct); or
9.35(16) section 629.75, subdivision 2 (violations of domestic abuse no contact orders).
10.1(c) When acts constituting a violation of this subdivision are committed in two or
10.2more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the acts
10.3was committed for all acts constituting the pattern Words set forth in parentheses after
10.4references to statutory sections in paragraph (b) are mere catchwords included solely for
10.5convenience in reference. They are not substantive and may not be used to construe or
10.6limit the meaning of the cited statutory provision.
10.7    Subd. 6. Mental health assessment and treatment. (a) When a person is convicted
10.8of a felony offense under this section, or another felony offense arising out of a charge
10.9based on this section, the court shall order an independent professional mental health
10.10assessment of the offender's need for mental health treatment. The court may waive the
10.11assessment if an adequate assessment was conducted prior to the conviction.
10.12(b) Notwithstanding sections 13.384, 13.85, 144.291 to 144.298, 260B.171, or
10.13260C.171 , the assessor has access to the following private or confidential data on the
10.14person if access is relevant and necessary for the assessment:
10.15(1) medical data under section 13.384;
10.16(2) welfare data under section 13.46;
10.17(3) corrections and detention data under section 13.85;
10.18(4) health records under sections 144.291 to 144.298; and
10.19(5) juvenile court records under sections 260B.171 and 260C.171.
10.20Data disclosed under this section may be used only for purposes of the assessment and
10.21may not be further disclosed to any other person, except as authorized by law.
10.22(c) If the assessment indicates that the offender is in need of and amenable to mental
10.23health treatment, the court shall include in the sentence a requirement that the offender
10.24undergo treatment.
10.25(d) The court shall order the offender to pay the costs of assessment under this
10.26subdivision unless the offender is indigent under section 563.01.
10.27    Subd. 7. Exception. Conduct is not a crime under this section if it is performed
10.28under terms of a valid license, to ensure compliance with a court order, or to carry out
10.29a specific lawful commercial purpose or employment duty, is authorized or required
10.30by a valid contract, or is authorized, required, or protected by state or, federal, or tribal
10.31law or the state or, federal, or tribal constitutions. Subdivision 2, clause (2), does not
10.32impair the right of any individual or group to engage in speech protected by the federal
10.33Constitution, state, or tribal constitutions, the state Constitution, or federal or, state, or
10.34tribal law, including peaceful and lawful handbilling and picketing.
10.35    Subd. 8. Stalking; firearms. (a) When a person is convicted of a harassment or
10.36stalking crime under this section and the court determines that the person used a firearm in
11.1any way during commission of the crime, the court may order that the person is prohibited
11.2from possessing any type of firearm for any period longer than three years or for the
11.3remainder of the person's life. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a gross
11.4misdemeanor. At the time of the conviction, the court shall inform the defendant whether
11.5and for how long the defendant is prohibited from possessing a firearm and that it is
11.6a gross misdemeanor to violate this paragraph. The failure of the court to provide this
11.7information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of the firearm possession
11.8prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant.
11.9(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), when a person is convicted of
11.10a stalking or harassment crime under this section, the court shall inform the defendant
11.11that the defendant is prohibited from possessing a pistol for three years from the date of
11.12conviction and that it is a gross misdemeanor offense to violate this prohibition. The failure
11.13of the court to provide this information to a defendant does not affect the applicability of
11.14the pistol possession prohibition or the gross misdemeanor penalty to that defendant.
11.15(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), a person is not entitled to possess
11.16a pistol if the person has been convicted after August 1, 1996, of a stalking or harassment
11.17crime under this section, unless three years have elapsed from the date of conviction and,
11.18during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other violation of this section.
11.19Property rights may not be abated but access may be restricted by the courts. A person
11.20who possesses a pistol in violation of this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
11.21(d) If the court determines that a person convicted of a stalking or harassment
11.22crime under this section owns or possesses a firearm and used it in any way during the
11.23commission of the crime, it shall order that the firearm be summarily forfeited under
11.24section 609.5316, subdivision 3.
11.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
11.26committed on or after that date.

11.27    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 629.471, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.28    Subd. 3. Six times fine. For offenses under sections 518B.01, 609.224, 609.2242,
11.29and 609.377, the maximum cash bail that may be required for a person charged with a
11.30misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor violation is six times the highest cash fine that may be
11.31imposed for the offense.
11.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
11.33committed on or after that date.

12.1    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 629.471, is amended by adding a subdivision
12.2to read:
12.3    Subd. 3a. Ten times fine. For offenses under sections 518B.01, 609.2242, and
12.4629.75, the maximum cash bail that may be required for a person charged with a
12.5misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor violation is ten times the highest cash fine that may
12.6be imposed for the offense.
12.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
12.8committed on or after that date.

12.9    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 629.72, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.10    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
12.11have the meanings given them.
12.12(b) "Domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2.
12.13(c) "Harassment" has the meaning given in section 609.749.
12.14(d) "Violation of a domestic abuse no contact order" has the meaning given in
12.15section 518B.01, subdivision 22 629.75.
12.16(e) "Violation of an order for protection" has the meaning given in section 518B.01,
12.17subdivision 14 .
12.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
12.19committed on or after that date.

12.20    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 629.72, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
12.21    Subd. 2a. Electronic monitoring; condition of pretrial release. (a) Until the
12.22commissioner of corrections has adopted standards governing electronic monitoring
12.23devices used to protect victims of domestic abuse, the court, as a condition of release, may
12.24not order a person arrested for a crime described in section 609.135, subdivision 5a,
12.25paragraph (b), to use an electronic monitoring device to protect a victim's safety.
12.26(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), district courts in the Tenth the chief judge of a
12.27judicial district may order, as a condition of a release, a person arrested on a charge of a
12.28crime described in section 609.135, subdivision 5a, paragraph (b), to use an electronic
12.29monitoring device to protect the victim's safety. The courts shall make data on the use
12.30of electronic monitoring devices to protect a victim's safety in the Tenth Judicial District
12.31available to the commissioner of corrections to evaluate and to aid in development of
12.32standards for the use of devices to protect victims of domestic abuse appoint and convene
12.33an advisory group comprised of representatives from law enforcement, prosecutors,
13.1defense attorneys, corrections, court administrators, judges, and battered women's
13.2organizations to develop standards for the use of electronic monitoring and global
13.3positioning system devices to protect victims of domestic abuse and for evaluating the
13.4effectiveness of electronic monitoring. After the advisory group does this, the chief judge,
13.5in consultation with the advisory group, may conduct a pilot project for implementation of
13.6the electronic monitoring standards. A judicial district that conducts a pilot project shall
13.7report on the standards and the pilot project to the chairs and ranking minority members
13.8of the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over criminal
13.9justice policy and the state court administrator's office.
13.10SUNSET.The amendments to this section expire on January 15, 2014.

13.11    Sec. 13. [629.75] DOMESTIC ABUSE NO CONTACT ORDER.
13.12    Subdivision 1. Establishment; description. (a) A domestic abuse no contact order
13.13is an order issued by a court against a defendant in a criminal proceeding or a juvenile
13.14offender in a delinquency proceeding for:
13.15    (1) domestic abuse as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2;
13.16    (2) harassment or stalking under section 609.749 when committed against a family
13.17or household member as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2;
13.18    (3) violation of an order for protection under section 518B.01, subdivision 14; or
13.19    (4) violation of a prior domestic abuse no contact order under this subdivision or
13.20section 518B.01, subdivision 22.
13.21    (b) A domestic abuse no contact order may be issued as a pretrial order before final
13.22disposition of the underlying criminal case or as a postconviction probationary order. A
13.23domestic abuse no contact order is independent of any condition of pretrial release or
13.24probation imposed on the defendant. A domestic abuse no contact order may be issued in
13.25addition to a similar restriction imposed as a condition of pretrial release or probation. In
13.26the context of a postconviction probationary order, a domestic abuse no contact order may
13.27be issued for an offense listed in paragraph (a) or for a conviction for any offense arising
13.28out of the same set of circumstances as an offense listed in paragraph (a).
13.29(c) A no contact order under this section shall be issued in a proceeding that is
13.30separate from but held immediately following a proceeding in which any pretrial release
13.31or sentencing issues are decided.
13.32    Subd. 2. Criminal penalties. (a) As used in this subdivision "qualified domestic
13.33violence-related offense" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 16.
13.34(b) A person who knows of the existence of a domestic abuse no contact order issued
13.35against the person and violates the order is guilty of a misdemeanor.
14.1    (c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who knowingly violates this
14.2subdivision within ten years of a previous qualified domestic violence-related offense
14.3conviction or adjudication of delinquency. Upon a gross misdemeanor conviction under
14.4this paragraph, the defendant must be sentenced to a minimum of ten days' imprisonment
14.5and must be ordered to participate in counseling or other appropriate programs selected
14.6by the court as provided in section 518B.02. Notwithstanding section 609.135, the court
14.7must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph for gross
14.8misdemeanor convictions.
14.9    (d) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not
14.10more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the
14.11person knowingly violates this subdivision:
14.12(1) within ten years of the first of two or more previous qualified domestic
14.13violence-related offense convictions or adjudications of delinquency; or
14.14(2) while possessing a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision
14.156 . Upon a felony conviction under this paragraph in which the court stays imposition or
14.16execution of sentence, the court shall impose at least a 30-day period of incarceration
14.17as a condition of probation. The court also shall order that the defendant participate in
14.18counseling or other appropriate programs selected by the court. Notwithstanding section
14.19609.135, the court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this
14.20paragraph for felony convictions.
14.21    Subd. 3. Warrantless custodial arrest. A peace officer shall arrest without a
14.22warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to
14.23believe has violated a domestic abuse no contact order, even if the violation of the order
14.24did not take place in the presence of the peace officer, if the existence of the order can
14.25be verified by the officer. The person shall be held in custody for at least 36 hours,
14.26excluding the day of arrest, Sundays, and holidays, unless the person is released earlier by
14.27a judge or judicial officer. A peace officer acting in good faith and exercising due care in
14.28making an arrest pursuant to this subdivision is immune from civil liability that might
14.29result from the officer's actions.
14.30EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
14.31committed on or after that date.

14.32    Sec. 14. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
14.33(a) The revisor of statutes shall make any cross-reference changes, language
14.34changes, or both, to Minnesota Statutes made necessary by section 8.
15.1(b) The revisor of statutes shall replace references to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.2518B.01, subdivision 22, in statutes and rules with a reference to Minnesota Statutes,
15.3section 629.75.

15.4    Sec. 15. REPEALER.
15.5Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518B.01, subdivision 22, is repealed.
15.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to crimes
15.7committed on or after that date."
15.8Amend the title accordingly