Minnesota — Registry Rules

• Minnesota’s Predatory Offender Registration law is largely charge-based: if you are charged with a listed offense and convicted of that offense or another offense from the same set of circumstances, you must register. Out-of-state, federal, military, and civil-commitment cases are included. See Minn. Stat. § 243.166, subd. 1b.
• Initial deadline: Register with your corrections agent (or local law enforcement if no agent) as soon as assigned. Give written notice at least 5 days before starting to live at a new primary address (including another state). Those without a primary address must register within 24 hours. See § 243.166, subd. 3 & 3a.
• Verification: BCA mails an annual verification form you must return within 10 days; plus in-person verification with local law enforcement during your birth month. People without a primary address report weekly in person (unless an approved alternative). See § 243.166, subd. 3a & 4(e) and BCA guidance (BCA Registrant Info).
• Primary method: Registration is handled by BCA Predatory Offender Registration via your corrections agent or local law enforcement; updates and some forms are processed through the BCA. See § 243.166 and BCA POR.
• ⚠️ Minnesota is charge-based: a plea to a different offense from the same incident can still trigger registration. See § 243.166, subd. 1b.
• ⚠️ Five-day notice required before moving (even out of state). See § 243.166, subd. 3(b).
• ⚠️ If homeless/no primary address: register within 24 hours and then weekly in person. See § 243.166, subd. 3a.
• ⚠️ Missed verification or updates can add 5 years to your term. See § 243.166, subd. 6(b).
• ⚠️ General registry data is private; only certain Level 3/public-notification cases appear online. See § 243.166, subd. 7 & 7a and DOC Community Notification.

Anyone meeting § 243.166, subd. 1b, including those charged with listed offenses and convicted of that offense or any offense from the same set of circumstances; comparable out-of-state/federal/military offenses; persons required to register elsewhere who work/attend school here; those found NGRI/GBMI and committed; and individuals released from sexually dangerous or related civil commitment. Some additional triggers exist in § 243.167.

Duration: Registration lasts 10 years or longer of supervision, extending to lifetime for repeat, violent, or civilly committed offenders—see Minn. Stat. § 243.166, subd. 6.

• Register with corrections agent or local law enforcement upon assignment. § 243.166, subd. 3(a).
• Provide 5-day prior written notice before living at a new primary address (including out of state). § 243.166, subd. 3(b).
• If no primary address, register within 24 hours and thereafter weekly in person. § 243.166, subd. 3a.
• Report employment/school info within 5 days of starting. § 243.166, subd. 3(c), 4a.
• Return the mailed verification form to BCA within 10 days. § 243.166, subd. 4(e)(2).
• Have in-person verification/photo with local law enforcement during your birth month. § 243.166, subd. 4(e)(3).

• Birth-month in-person verification and photo with local law enforcement. § 243.166, subd. 4(e)(3).
• Weekly in-person check-ins if lacking a primary address (unless an approved alternative). § 243.166, subd. 3a(e)–(f).
• Committed SDPA/SPP registrants who lack a primary address must re-provide full info at least every three months. § 243.166, subd. 3a(g).

Minnesota has no statewide residency-restriction zones in the registration statute. Presence limits may be imposed case-by-case via supervision or community-notification rules. See data-privacy and notification framework in § 243.166, subd. 7 and DOC Community Notification.

• Report the address of employment and school enrollment; update within 5 days of changes. § 243.166, subd. 3(c); 4a(4)–(5).
• Provide phone numbers and vehicle details; Minnesota law does not require reporting internet identifiers in § 243.166. See § 243.166, subd. 4a(6)–(8).
• If you work/attend school in MN but live elsewhere, you must register in MN within 5 days and also register in the other state. § 243.166, subd. 3(c)–(d).

• Registry data is generally private. § 243.166, subd. 7.
• The DOC publishes Level 3 and other public-notification cases; search is limited. See DOC Public Search and DOC overview.
• BCA may publicly list non-compliant offenders (30+ days) to help locate them. § 243.166, subd. 7a.

• Give 5-day prior notice before moving out of Minnesota and notify the new state’s registration agency. § 243.166, subd. 3(b).
• If you work or attend school in another state, you must also register there. § 243.166, subd. 3(d).
• If living out of state, Minnesota suspends your MN duties once BCA confirms your address through verification; duties reactivate if you return before your term ends. § 243.166, subd. 3(b).

• If you lack a primary address and enter a new MN jurisdiction, you must register within 24 hours; then weekly in person. § 243.166, subd. 3a(c), (e).
• Report secondary addresses in Minnesota and promptly update changes. § 243.166, subd. 4a & 3(b).

Failure to register or giving false information is a felony with a mandatory minimum prison term (subject to limited departure) and can extend registration by 5 years. Level 3 violators face 10 years of conditional release. See § 243.166, subd. 5, 5a & 6(b).

• Most terms are 10 years (or longer of supervision); certain convictions, repeat offenses, or civil commitment require lifetime registration. § 243.166, subd. 6(a), (d).
• Courts may not modify the duty to register in the sentence; relief generally requires the term to expire or undoing the predicate (e.g., vacatur). See § 243.166, subd. 1b.
• Risk-level appeals under § 244.052 do not terminate registry duty.
• Executive clemency/expungement rarely changes registration unless the underlying basis is removed; consult counsel.

• Homeless/no primary address: register within 24 hours and then report weekly in person; some may get an approved alternative plan. § 243.166, subd. 3a.
• Students/workers from out of state: must register in MN within 5 days. § 243.166, subd. 3(c).
• Civilly committed (SDP/SPP): enhanced verification and potential lifetime duty. § 243.166, subd. 1b(c); 3a(g); 6(d).
• Healthcare admissions: facilities receive fact sheets and may distribute them to residents/staff. § 243.166, subd. 4b.

• Minnesota law sets no routine registration fee in § 243.166; costs may arise for travel, mail, or supervision conditions. Confirm any local procedures with local law enforcement or BCA POR.

• Statute: 2024 c 123 art 7 (amendments to § 243.166) — 93rd Leg., 2024; effective 2024-08-01 (varies by section). Amended multiple subdivisions, including Subd. 6 (registration period) and added Subd. 4d (guardians/conservators authority). link
• Case: Franklin v. Evans — Minn. Supreme Court (2023-06-28) — Continuing-violation doctrine does not toll limitations for civil challenge to POR; discusses § 243.166 framework. link
• Rule: DOC Community Notification practice; effective Ongoing. DOC publishes Level 3 and certain public-notification cases; registry data otherwise private. link