Urinalysis test use limitation for supervised individuals

A bill for an act

relating to corrections; limiting use of urinalysis tests for supervised individuals;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.05, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Rules.

(a) The commissioner of corrections shall adopt by rule standards and

procedures for the establishment of conditions of release and the revocation of supervised

or conditional release, and shall specify the period of revocation for each violation of release.

Procedures for the revocation of release shall provide due process of law for the inmate.

(b) The commissioner may prohibit an inmate placed on parole, supervised release, or

conditional release from using adult-use cannabis flower as defined in section
342.01
,

subdivision 3, or adult-use cannabis products as defined in section
342.01, subdivision 3
,

hemp-derived consumer products as defined in section
342.01, subdivision 35
, or

lower-potency hemp edibles as defined in section
342.01, subdivision 48
, if the inmate

undergoes a chemical use assessment and abstinence is consistent with a recommended

level of care for the defendant in accordance with the criteria under section
254B.04
,

subdivision 4.

(c) The commissioner of corrections shall not prohibit an inmate placed on parole,

supervised release, or conditional release from participating in the registry program as

defined in section
342.01, subdivision 61
, as a condition of release or revoke a patient's

parole, supervised release, or conditional release or otherwise sanction a patient on parole,

supervised release, or conditional release solely for participating in the registry program or

for a positive drug test for cannabis components or metabolites.

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(d) A supervised individual must submit to a urinalysis test as instructed by a supervision

agent only if there is reasonable suspicion of illicit drug use and the source of the reasonable

suspicion is documented in the supervision authority's case management system.

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