Sexually Dangerous Persons Civil Commitment Law: Changing the Terms of or Ending Civil Commitment The decision to transfer the person to a more or less secure treatment facility or to discharge a sexually dangerous person from civil commitment is made by a special review board panel appointed by the Commissioner of Human Services. The panel consists [...]

Sexually Dangerous Persons Civil Commitment Law: Placement for People Who Are Civilly Committed Sexually dangerous persons are committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Human Services and are placed in a secure treatment facility in Moose Lake known as the Minnesota Sexual Psychopathic Personality Treatment Center or a secure facility in St Peter. In order [...]

Sexually Dangerous Persons Civil Commitment Law: Rights and Procedures for Civil Commitment Hearings The hearing on the petition is a civil proceeding and is governed by the same procedures and rules as a proceeding to commit a person as “mentally ill and dangerous.” These procedures include, among other things, the subject’s right to be represented [...]

Minnesota law requires that when a court sentences a person for a felony-level criminal sexual conduct crime, the court must make a preliminary determination as to whether the civil commitment of the person as a sexually dangerous person would be appropriate and must include this determination in its sentencing order. If the court determines that [...]

Any person who has been determined by a court to be a “sexually dangerous person”12 may be involuntarily committed under this law. Minn. Stat. § 253B.185. The Definition of a Sexually Dangerous Person There are three elements to the definition of “sexually dangerous person.” First, it must be demonstrated that the person has engaged in [...]