§ 609.1015 — Corporate Offenders; Penalty Assessment Required
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Requires courts to impose a financial assessment on corporations convicted of crimes. The assessment can be up to $1,000,000 for felonies, $250,000 for gross misdemeanors, and $100,000 for misdemeanors. This is in addition to any other fines or restitution.
609.1015 CORPORATE OFFENDERS; PENALTY ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.
(a) As used in this section, “corporation” means any entity, other than a natural person, that is capable under the laws of any state to sue, be sued, own property, contract, or employ another.
(b) When a court is sentencing a corporation that has been convicted of a crime, the court must impose an assessment of up to $1,000,000 if the conviction is for a felony offense, up to $250,000 if the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor offense, and up to $100,000 if the conviction is for a misdemeanor offense. The assessment is in addition to any criminal fines, restitution, or surcharge otherwise authorized or required under law. The court shall impose an assessment of not less than 30 percent of the maximum assessment authorized by this section unless the defendant makes a showing of undue hardship. The court may not waive payment of the assessment.
(c) In setting the amount of the assessment, the court shall take the following into consideration:
(1) the nature and seriousness of the offense;
(2) the number of offenses committed;
(3) the persistence of the criminal conduct;
(4) the length of time over which the criminal conduct occurred;
(5) the willfulness of the corporation’s criminal conduct;
(6) the corporation’s assets, liabilities, and net worth; and
(7) the particular harm to victims of the crime.
(d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims of crime account under section 299A.708.
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2025 c 35 art 2 s 19