Responsibility for detention costs in juvenile delinquency matters determined.

A bill for an act

relating to public safety; determining responsibility for detention costs in certain

juvenile delinquency matters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260B.181,

subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260B.181, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

State correctional institution
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and pretrial detention
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.

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(a)
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In order for a child

to be detained at a state correctional institution for juveniles, the commissioner of corrections

must first consent
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thereto
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to the detention
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, and the county
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, as determined in paragraph (c),
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must agree to pay the costs of the child's detention.

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(b)
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Where the commissioner directs that a child be detained in an approved juvenile

facility with the approval of the administrative authority of the facility as provided in

subdivision 4 or section
260B.176, subdivision 2
, the costs of
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such
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the
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detention shall be a

charge upon the county
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, as determined in paragraph (c),
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for which the child is being detained.

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(c) When a child is detained in a county other than the county of the child's residence,

the county requesting the detention shall pay for all pre-adjudication costs of detention.

Once a child has been adjudicated delinquent, pursuant to section 260B.105, subdivision

2, any further costs of care shall be the responsibility of the county of financial responsibility

as determined by chapter 256G.

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