§ 609.105 — Sentence of Imprisonment
Plain-Language Summary
Determines where convicted persons serve their sentences. Felony sentences of one year or more are served in state correctional facilities under the commissioner of corrections. Sentences of less than one year are served in local facilities such as county jails or workhouses.
609.105 SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT.
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Subdivision 1.Sentence to one year or more.
A felony sentence to imprisonment for one year or more shall commit the defendant to the custody of the commissioner of corrections. §
Subd. 1a.
[Repealed, 2009 c 83 art 3 s 24] §
Subd. 1b.
[Repealed, 2009 c 83 art 3 s 24] §
Subd. 2.Place of confinement.
The commissioner of corrections shall determine the place of confinement in a prison, reformatory, or other facility of the Department of Corrections established by law for the confinement of convicted persons and prescribe reasonable conditions and rules for their employment, conduct, instruction, and discipline within or without the facility. When the remaining term of imprisonment for a convicted person upon commitment is 90 days or less, the commissioner of corrections may contract with a county for placement of the person in a county jail or detention center for the remainder of the person’s term. §
Subd. 3.Sentence to less than one year.
A sentence to imprisonment for a period of less than one year shall be to a workhouse, work farm, county jail, or other place authorized by law.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.105; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 61; 1999 c 126 s 10; 1999 c 194 s 7,8; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 5 s 7-9; 2009 c 83 art 3 s 19; 2020 c 71 art 2 s 11; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 7,8
History: History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.105; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1Sp1997 c 2 s 61; 1999 c 126 s 10; 1999 c 194 s 7,8; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 5 s 7-9; 2009 c 83 art 3 s 19; 2020 c 71 art 2 s 11; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 7,8