Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 638.01 (2026)
Board Of Pardons
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The Board of Pardons consists of the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, and the attorney general. The governor in conjunction with the board may grant clemency according to this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1943–1998 · leading case: Cole v. Star Tribune, 581 N.W.2d 364 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998).
Cole v. Star Tribune, 581 N.W.2d 364 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998). “The board is required to “make all reasonable efforts to locate any victim of the applicant’s crime” and to notify them that they may attend the hearing and submit statements to the board.”
Guy v. Utecht, 12 N.W.2d 753 (Minn. 1943). “1941, § 638.01 (Mason St. 1927, *260 § 10779), the power to grant pardons, reprieves, and commutations of sentences is vested in the board of pardons, composed of the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, and the attorney general.”
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