In re Order Promulgating Amendments to the Rules Procedure

Lorie S. Gildea Chief Justice

The Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure has recommended amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure to: identify the procedures for complaints filed during pretrial proceedings; clarify procedures related to payable ordinance violations; and address the admissibility of testimony given at a probation revocation hearing involving allegations of new criminal conduct. The court invited written comments in support of or opposition to the proposed amendments. No comments were received. The court has now reviewed the proposed amendments and is fully advised in the premises.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The attached amendments to the Rules of Criminal Procedure be, and the same are, prescribed and promulgated to be effective November 1, 2014.

2. These amendments shall apply to all actions or proceedings pending or commenced on or after the effective date.

3. The inclusion of Advisory Committee comments is made for convenience and does not reflect court approval of the comments.

Dated: October 2, 2014

BY THE COURT:

/s/

Lorie S. Gildea

Chief Justice

Gildea, Lorie

Oct 2 2014 2:05 PM

In the following amendments, deletions are indicated by a line drawn through the words and additions by a line drawn under the words.

Subd. 3. Procedure upon Issuance of New Complaint. Upon the issuance of the new complaint the court must inform the defendant of the charges: the defendant's rights, including the right to have counsel appointed if eligible: and the opportunity to enter a plea as permitted by Rules 5.06, 5.07, and 5.08. The court must also review conditions of release under Rule 6.02, subd. 2. Pretrial proceedings, including any prior waiver of rights, must be reopened to the extent required by the new complaint.

Subd. 2. Fine Schedules.
(1) Uniform Statute and Administrative Rule Fine Schedule. The Judicial Council must adopt and, as necessary, revise a uniform fine schedule setting fines for statutory petty misdemeanors and for statutory misdemeanors as it selects. The uniform fine schedule is applicable statewide, and is known as the Statewide Payables List.
(2) County Ordinance Fine Schedules. Each district court may establish, under a process approved by the Judicial Council, by court rule for each county a fine for any ordinance that may be paid to the violations bureau in lieu of a court appearance by the defendant. When an ordinance offense is substantially the same as an offense included on the uniform fine schedule, the fine established must be the same.

(4) Time of Revocation.

(a) The revocation hearing must be held within a reasonable time.

(b) If the probationer is in custody because of the violation report, the hearing must be within 7 days.

(c) If the violation report alleges a new crime, the revocation hearing may be postponed pending disposition of the criminal case. If the
revocation hearing is not postponed any testimony the probationer gives at the revocation hearing is not admissible against the probationer at a criminal trial arising from the alleged crime, except for impeachment purposes, or if the probationer is charged with the crime of penury based on this testimony.