Conditional release is a statutorily required term of extended supervision that is applicable to certain offenses such as DWI and criminal sexual conduct. This additional term of supervision begins when the offender completes the term of imprisonment. Conditional release should be pronounced at sentencing but is only imposed on executed prison sentences. Consult the applicable Minn. Statute to determine the appropriate term of conditional release that must be applied.
Conditional Release Reference Table
Section 2.E.3 - Conditional Release
Several Minnesota statutes provide for mandatory conditional release terms that must be served by certain offenders once they are released from prison. The court must pronounce the conditional release term when sentencing for the following offenses:
Relevant Published Court Case
State v. Noggle; Conditional Release for Attempted Sex Offense
MN Supreme Court opinion published July 6, 2016.
See Guidelines Section 2.E: Conditional-release statutes do not apply to attempted offenses unless the statute explicitly states that they do. See State v. Noggle, 881 N.W.2d 545 (Minn. 2016).
State v. Nodes; Lifetime Conditional Release for Sex Offense
MN Supreme Court opinion published May 6, 2015.
State v. Brown; Lifetime Conditional Release for Sex Offense
MN Court of Appeals opinion published December 2, 2019.