SENTENCING GUIDELINES

Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines and Commentary

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Table of Sections and Text of Rules	3
1. Purpose and Definitions	5
2. Determining Presumptive Sentences	9
3. Related Policies	46
4.A. Sentencing Guidelines Grid	51
Examples of Executed Sentences	52
4.B. Sex Offender Grid	53
Examples of Executed Sentences	54
4.C. Drug Offender Grid	55
Examples of Executed Sentences	56
5.A. Offense Severity Reference Table	57
5.B. Severity Level by Statutory Citation	72
6. Offenses Eligible for Permissive Consecutive Sentences	91
7. Theft Offense List	98
8. Severe Violent Offense List	99
App. 1. Mandatory and Presumptive Sentences Reference Table	99
App. 2. Dangerous Weapons Offense Reference Table	101
App. 3. Presumptive Sentence Durations that Exceed the Statutory Maximum Sentence Reference Table	102
App. 4. Targeted Misdemeanor List	103
App. 5. Cannabis Threshold Tables	104
Index	105