Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 244.01 to 244.11, the following terms shall have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. Inmate. "Inmate" means any person who is convicted of a felony, is committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections and is confined in a state correctional facility or released from a state correctional facility pursuant to section 244.065 or 244.07.
Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections or a designee.
Subd. 4. Correctional facility. "Correctional facility" means any state facility under the operational authority of the commissioner of corrections.
Subd. 5. Good time. "Good time" means the period of time by which an inmate's term of imprisonment is reduced pursuant to section 244.04.
Subd. 6. Commission. "Commission" means the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission established pursuant to section 244.09.
Subd. 7. Supervised release. "Supervised release" means the release of an inmate pursuant to section 244.05.
Subd. 8. Term of imprisonment. "Term of imprisonment," as applied to inmates whose crimes were committed before August 1, 1993, is the period of time for which an inmate is committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections minus earned good time. "Term of imprisonment," as applied to inmates whose crimes were committed on or after August 1, 1993, is the period of time equal to two-thirds of the inmate's executed sentence.
Subd. 9. Executed sentence. "Executed sentence" means the total period of time for which an inmate is committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections.
1978 c 723 art 1 s 1; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1980 c 417 s 12,13; 1984 c 589 s 1,2; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 571 art 2 s 1; 1993 c 326 art 9 s 3,4
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections
Chapter 244 — Criminal Sentences, Release
Section 244.03 — Rehabilitative Programs.
Section 244.035 — Sanctions Related To Litigation.
Section 244.05 — Supervised Release Term.
Section 244.051 — Early Reports Of Missing Offenders.
Section 244.0513 — Conditional Release Of Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offenders; Treatment.
Section 244.052 — Predatory Offenders; Notice.
Section 244.0521 — Training Materials On The Dangers Of Predatory Offenders.
Section 244.053 — Notice Of Release Of Certain Offenders.
Section 244.054 — Discharge Plans; Mentally Ill Offenders.
Section 244.056 — Predatory Offender; Seeking Housing In Different Jurisdiction.
Section 244.057 — Predatory Offender; Household With Children.
Section 244.08 — Commissioner Of Corrections.
Section 244.085 — Felony Dwi Report.
Section 244.09 — Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
Section 244.10 — Sentencing Hearing; Deviation From Guidelines.
Section 244.101 — Sentencing Of Felony Offenders Who Commit Offenses On And After August 1, 1993.
Section 244.11 — Appellate Review Of Sentence.
Section 244.12 — Intensive Community Supervision.
Section 244.13 — Intensive Community Supervision And Intensive Supervised Release.
Section 244.14 — Intensive Community Supervision; Basic Elements.
Section 244.15 — Intensive Community Supervision; Phases I To Iv.
Section 244.17 — Challenge Incarceration Program.
Section 244.171 — Challenge Incarceration Program; Basic Elements.
Section 244.172 — Challenge Incarceration Program; Phases I To Iii.
Section 244.173 — Challenge Incarceration Program; Evaluation And Report.
Section 244.18 — Local Correctional Fees; Imposition On Offenders.
Section 244.19 — Probation Officers.
Section 244.196 — Definitions.
Section 244.197 — Initiation Of Sanctions Conference.
Section 244.198 — Participation In Sanctions Conference.
Section 244.199 — Election Not To Participate.
Section 244.1995 — Sanctions Conference Procedures.
Section 244.20 — Probation Supervision.
Section 244.21 — Information On Offenders Under Supervision; Reports.
Section 244.22 — Probation Service Providers; Caseload Reduction Grant Money.
Section 244.24 — Classification System For Adult Offenders.
Section 244.32 — Alternatives To Incarceration Pilot Program.