{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-253d.09","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 253D.09","heading":"PETITION REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Within 120 days of receipt of a preliminary determination from a court under section 609.1351, or a referral from the commissioner of corrections pursuant to section 244.05, subdivision 7, a county attorney shall determine whether good cause under section 253D.07 exists to file a petition, and if good cause exists, the county attorney or designee shall file the petition with the court.\n(b) Failure to meet the requirements of paragraph (a) does not bar filing a petition under section 253D.07, subdivision 2, any time the county attorney determines pursuant to section 253D.07 that good cause for such a petition exists.","path":["PUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","CHAPTER 253D. CIVIL COMMITMENT AND TREATMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/253D.09","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:38Z","sha256":"54baf4e634d9d43cf687c21e0fa50001456ee2cfcd816c828586210a628a1172","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-253d.08","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-253d.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}