Bill > SF2299

This bill amends Minnesota statutes to include children's advocacy centers as an eligible recipient of certain criminal fine proceeds, specifically expanding the definition of "victim assistance program" to explicitly add children's advocacy centers. Under the existing law, when a court sentences someone convicted of specific criminal offenses, it must impose a fine between 30-100% of the maximum authorized fine. Seventy percent of that fine is currently forwarded to local victim assistance programs serving the county where the crime occurred, with the remaining 30% going to the state's general fund. The bill specifically adds children's advocacy centers (as defined in section 260E.02, subdivision 5) to the list of eligible programs that can receive these fine proceeds. This means that children's advocacy centers, which provide support and services to child victims of abuse, would now be explicitly recognized as a type of victim assistance program eligible to receive a portion of these criminal fines, potentially increasing their funding for direct services to crime victims.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2299&ssn=0&y=2025