Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 609.106. Heinous crimes

Subdivision 1. Terms. (a) As used in this section, “heinous crime” means:

(b) “Previous conviction” means a conviction in Minnesota for a heinous crime or a conviction elsewhere for conduct that would have been a heinous crime under this chapter if committed in Minnesota. The term includes any conviction that occurred before the commission of the present offense of conviction, but does not include a conviction if 15 years have elapsed since the person was discharged from the sentence imposed for the offense.

(1) the person is convicted of first-degree murder undersection 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), (4), or (7), or murder of unborn child in the first degree undersection 609.2661, clause (1) or (2);

(2) the person is convicted of committing first-degree murder in the course of a kidnapping undersection 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), or murder of unborn child in the first degree in the course of a kidnapping undersection 609.2661, clause (3); or

(3) the person is convicted of first-degree murder undersection 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), (5), or (6), or murder of unborn child in the first degree undersection 609.2661, clause (3), and the court determines on the record at the time of sentencing that the person has one or more previous convictions for a heinous crime.