4.A.

Sentencing Guidelines Grid

Presumptive sentence lengths are in months. Italicized numbers within the grid denote the discretionary range within
which a court may sentence without the sentence being deemed a departure. Offenders with stayed felony sentences may
be subject to local confinement.
CRIMINAL HISTORY SCORE
SEVERITY LEVEL OF
CONVICTION OFFENSE 6 or
0 1 2 3 4 5
(Example offenses listed in italics) more
Murder, 2nd Degree
306 326 346 366 386 406 426
(intentional murder; drive-by- 11
261-367 278-391 295-415 312-439 329-463 346-480 2 363-480 2
shootings)
Murder, 3rd Degree
150 165 180 195 210 225 240
Murder, 2nd Degree 10
128-180 141-198 153-216 166-234 179-252 192-270 204-288
(unintentional murder)
Assault, 1st Degree
86 98 110 122 134 146 158
Controlled Substance Crime, 9
74-103 84-117 94-132 104-146 114-160 125-175 135-189
1st Degree
Aggravated Robbery, 1st Degree
48 58 68 78 88 98 108
Controlled Substance Crime, 8
41-57 50-69 58-81 67-93 75-105 84-117 92-129
2nd Degree
Felony DWI; Financial Exploitation
54 60 66 72
7 36 42 48
of a Vulnerable Adult 46-64 51-72 57-79 62-84 2, 3

Controlled Substance Crime, 39 45 51 57

6 21 27 33
3rd Degree 34-46 39-54 44-61 49-68

Residential Burglary 33 38 43 48
5 18 23 28
Simple Robbery 29-39 33-45 37-51 41-57

24 27 30
Nonresidential Burglary 4 121 15 18 21
21-28 23-32 26-36

19 21 23
Theft Crimes (Over $5,000) 3 121 13 15 17
17-22 18-25 20-27

Theft Crimes ($5,000 or less) 21

2 121 121 13 15 17 19
Check Forgery ($251-$2,500) 18-25

Sale of Simulated 19
1 121 121 121 13 15 17
Controlled Substance 17-22
1
121=One year and one day

Presumptive commitment to state imprisonment. First-degree murder has a mandatory life sentence and is excluded from
the Guidelines under Minn. Stat. § 609.185. See section 2.E, for policies regarding those sentences controlled by law.

Presumptive stayed sentence; at the discretion of the court, up to one year of confinement and other non-jail sanctions can
be imposed as conditions of probation. However, certain offenses in the shaded area of the Grid always carry a presumptive
commitment to state prison. See sections 2.C and 2.E.
2
Minn. Stat. § 244.09 requires that the Guidelines provide a range for sentences that are presumptive commitment to state
imprisonment of 15% lower and 20% higher than the fixed duration displayed, provided that the minimum sentence is not less than one
year and one day and the maximum sentence is not more than the statutory maximum. See section 2.C.1-2.
3
The stat. max. for Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult is 240 months; the standard range of 20% higher than the fixed duration
applies at CHS 6 or more. (The range is 62-86.)

Effective August 1, 2015

Examples of Executed Sentences (Length in Months) Broken Down by:
Term of Imprisonment and Supervised Release Term

Under Minn. Stat. § 244.101, offenders committed to the Commissioner of Corrections for crimes committed on or after
August 1, 1993 will receive an executed sentence pronounced by the court consisting of two parts: a specified minimum
term of imprisonment equal to two-thirds of the total executed sentence and a supervised release term equal to the
remaining one-third. The court is required to pronounce the total executed sentence and explain the amount of time the
offender will serve in prison and the amount of time the offender will serve on supervised release, assuming the offender
commits no disciplinary offense in prison that results in the imposition of a disciplinary confinement period. The court
must also explain that the amount of time the offender actually serves in prison may be extended by the Commissioner if
the offender violates disciplinary rules while in prison or violates conditions of supervised release. This extension period
could result in the offender's serving the entire executed sentence in prison.

Executed Term of Supervised Executed Term of Supervised

Sentence Imprisonment Release Term Sentence Imprisonment Release Term
12 and 1 day 8 and 1 day 4 78 52 26
13 8 2/3 4 1/3 86 57 1/3 28 2/3
15 10 5 88 58 2/3 29 1/3
17 11 1/3 5 2/3 98 65 1/3 32 2/3
18 12 6 108 72 36
19 12 2/3 6 1/3 110 73 1/3 36 2/3
21 14 7 122 81 1/3 40 2/3
23 15 1/3 7 2/3 134 89 1/3 44 2/3
24 16 8 146 97 1/3 48 2/3
27 18 9 150 100 50
28 18 2/3 9 1/3 158 105 1/3 52 2/3
30 20 10 165 110 55
33 22 11 180 120 60
36 24 12 190 126 2/3 63 1/3
38 25 1/3 12 2/3 195 130 65
39 26 13 200 133 1/3 66 2/3
42 28 14 210 140 70
43 28 2/3 14 1/3 220 146 2/3 73 1/3
45 30 15 225 150 75
48 32 16 230 153 1/3 76 2/3
51 34 17 240 160 80
54 36 18 306 204 102
57 38 19 326 217 1/3 108 2/3
58 38 2/3 19 1/3 346 230 2/3 115 1/3
60 40 20 366 244 122
66 44 22 386 257 1/3 128 2/3
68 45 1/3 22 2/3 406 270 2/3 135 1/3
72 48 24 426 284 142

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