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Minn. Stat. § 246B.05 (2026)

Minnesota Sex Offender Program; Vocational Work Program Option

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Subdivision 1.Vocational work program option.

The Direct Care and Treatment executive board shall develop a vocational work program for persons admitted to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. The vocational work program is an extension of therapeutic treatment in order for civilly committed sex offenders to learn valuable work skills and work habits while contributing to their cost of care. The vocational work program may include work maintaining the center or work that is brought to the center by an outside source. The earnings generated from the vocational work program must be deposited into the account created in subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.Minnesota Sex Offender Program; vocational work program account.

A vocational work program account is created in the state treasury. Money collected by the Direct Care and Treatment executive board for the program under this section must be deposited in this account. Money in the account is appropriated to the executive board for purposes of this section.

Subd. 3.Money.

The executive board has the authority to collect money resulting from the vocational work program for reinvestment within the program.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2022 · leading case: David Gamble v. Minnesota State-Operated Svcs, 32 F.4th 666 (8th Cir. 2022).
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David Gamble v. Minnesota State-Operated Svcs, 32 F.4th 666 (8th Cir. 2022). · cites it 3× “” Minn. Stat. § 246B.05, subd. 1. 1 The Honorable John R.”
Martin v. Benson, 827 F. Supp. 2d 1022 (D. Minn. 2011). “The Minnesota Sex Offender Program’s Vocational Work Program The Minnesota Sex Offender Program’s (“MSOP”) vocational work program is authorized under Minnesota Statute § 246B.05, which states that “[t]he commissioner of human services shall develop a vocational work program for…”
Gamble v. Minnesota State-Operated Servs., No. 0:16-cv-02720 (D. Minn. Jan. 24, 2019). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 246B.05, subd. 6 (2018). MSOP has retained such earnings since September 2009.”
Gutierrez v. Hoffman, No. 0:19-cv-02857 (D. Minn. Sept. 3, 2020). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 246B.05, subd. 1. It is intended to provide “meaningful work skills training, educational training, and development of proper work habits and extended treatment services for civilly committed sex offenders.”
Gamble v. Minnesota State-Operated Servs., 546 F. Supp. 3d 823 (D. Minn. 2021). “§§ 246B.05 subd. 1 (“The vocational work program is an extension of therapeutic treatment[.”
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