{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.1351","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.1351","heading":"PETITION FOR CIVIL COMMITMENT.","body":"When a court sentences a person under section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3453, or 609.3455, subdivision 3a, the court shall make a preliminary determination whether in the court's opinion a petition under chapter 253D may be appropriate and include the determination as part of the sentencing order. If the court determines that a petition may be appropriate, the court shall forward its preliminary determination along with supporting documentation to the county attorney.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","SENTENCES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.1351","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"43bee5beaaff392db8c6e7b307514b7084e5faf8d8e70b4c0f7bc565bd530588","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.135","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.1352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}