Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF3871: Judge requirement to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring judge to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings; protecting victim from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment; expanding victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement; protecting identity of minor victim in a crime involving sexual performance; expanding protection from employer retaliation to victims of stalking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.133, subdivision 4; 609.3471; 611A.03, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision…
From the introduced text, February 23, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring judge to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings; protecting victim from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment; expanding victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement; protecting identity of minor victim in a crime involving sexual performance; expanding protection from employer retaliation to victims of stalking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.133, subdivision 4; 609.3471; 611A.03, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 611A.036, subdivision 7; 611A.038; 611A.039, subdivision 1. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.133, subdivision 4, is amended to read: Subd. 4. Petition; contents; fee. (a) A prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment shall be filed in the district court where the individual was convicted and include the following: (1) the full name of the individual on whose behalf the petition is being brought and, to the extent possible, all other legal names or aliases by which the individual has been known at any time; (2) the individual's date of birth; (3) the individual's address; (4) a brief statement of the reason the prosecutor is seeking a sentence adjustment for the individual; (5) the details of the offense for which an adjustment is sought, (ii) deleted text begin either the names of any victims or that there were nodeleted text end new text …