Sex Offender Statutes Minnesota

Statutes and Rules: (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• Minnesota Statutes , index topics for Sex Offenders and Predatory Offenders
• Minnesota Statutes § 243.166, Registration of Predatory Offenders. This statute has been amended frequently. Links to the amendments can be found at the end of the text.
• Minnesota Statutes § 244.052, Predatory Offenders; Notice

Resources (because these laws tend to be amended frequently, always check the date of any information written about them):

• The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) , coordinated by the United States Department of Justice.
• Frequently Asked Questions on the Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry, from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• Predatory Registrant Search, from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
• Minnesota's Predatory Offender Community Notification Law, from the Minnesota House or Representatives Research Department.
• Minnesota Sex Offender Program Resources, from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
• Overview of Criminal Sexual Conduct Crimes, from the Minnesota House or Representatives Research Department.
• Predatory Offender Registration, from the Minnesota House or Representatives Research Department.
• Sex Offender Community Notification, from the City of Minneapolis.
• Sex Offender Notification, from the City of Saint Paul.
• Sex Offenders and Predatory Offenders: Minnesota Criminal and Civil Regulatory Laws, from the Minnesota House or Representatives Research Department.

Suggestions for further research:

• Subject headings in the Library's online catalog: Sex Offenders.
• Subject headings in the Index to Legal Periodicals and Books: Sexual offender registration laws.
• Subject headings in the Minnesota Legal Periodical Index: Sex Offenders.

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