2025 Session Last amended: 2025 session

§ 244.20 — Probation; Felony Supervision

Plain-Language Summary

In counties and Tribal Nations that do not participate in the Community Corrections Act, the Department of Corrections has sole responsibility for supervising adult felons on probation. The department keeps the county's or Tribal Nation's share of community supervision funding to pay for these services.

244.20 PROBATION; FELONY SUPERVISION.

(a) Notwithstanding sections 244.19, subdivisions 1 to 1d, and 609.135, subdivision 1, the Department of Corrections:

(1) has exclusive responsibility for providing probation services for adult felons in counties and Tribal Nations that do not take part in the Community Corrections Act subsidy program under chapter 401; and

(2) to provide felony supervision, retains the county’s or Tribal Nation’s funding allotted under section 401.10 for providing felony probation services.

(b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to a Tribal Nation’s subsidy under section 401.115.

History:

1997 c 239 art 9 s 27,51; 2023 c 52 art 17 s 11; 2025 c 35 art 7 s 10

History: History: 1997 c 239 art 9 s 27,51; 2023 c 52 art 17 s 11; 2025 c 35 art 7 s 10

Practical Notes

This only applies to non-CCA counties and Tribal Nations. In CCA counties, felony supervision is handled locally. The funding retention rule does not apply to Tribal Nation subsidies under section 401.115, preserving Tribal Nations’ direct access to their allocated funding.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes