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This bill establishes a new Minnesota Victims of Crime Account to support crime victim services through multiple funding mechanisms. The account will receive money from increased fees on marriage licenses (including $10 from standard and reduced-fee marriage licenses), corporate criminal penalty assessments (up to $1 million for felonies), and new victim services assessments for specific criminal convictions. The funds will be used by the Office of Justice Programs to provide grants to crime victim service providers, with a focus on direct services and advocacy for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and general crime. Grant funding can cover a wide range of needs, including direct client assistance, staff wages, housing supports, culturally responsive programming, prevention efforts, and services for underserved communities. The bill mandates annual reporting on the account's finances and allows up to 10% of the appropriation to be used for grant administration. Additionally, the bill increases marriage license fees (from $115 to $125 for standard licenses and from $40 to $50 for premarital education licenses) and creates new assessment requirements for corporate offenders and specific criminal convictions, with all these additional funds directed to supporting crime victim services across Minnesota.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1082&ssn=0&y=2025