Minnesota HF4843 expands and refines procedures for the Clemency Review Commission and Board of Pardons, authorizes rulemaking, and appropriates.

Minnesota HF4843 amends the procedures for the Clemency Review Commission and Board of Pardons. It allows the commission to appoint panels to prescreen clemency and waiver applications, composed of members appointed by the governor, attorney general, and chief justice. The bill also allows victims of crimes to appear and speak at meetings or submit written statements. It mandates that applicants for clemency appear before the commission in person or through telecommunication, unless waived by the governor.

Minnesota HF4843 expands and refines procedures for the Clemency Review Commission and Board of Pardons, authorizes rulemaking, and appropriates.

Minnesota HF4843 amends the procedures for the Clemency Review Commission and Board of Pardons. It allows the commission to appoint panels to prescreen clemency and waiver applications, composed of members appointed by the governor, attorney general, and chief justice. The bill also allows victims of crimes to appear and speak at meetings or submit written statements. It mandates that applicants for clemency appear before the commission in person or through telecommunication, unless waived by the governor.