1.00 Standard CLE Credit - This webinar will cover:

• A basic overview and refresher of the probation violation process
• The 2023 legislation dealing with circumstances where commitment to prison is limited
• The application of the Rules of Evidence to restitution hearings, but not sentencings
• The interplay of Minn. R. Crim. P. 27.04 with Minn. Stat. §§ 609.14 and 609.135, dealing with the specific procedures for conducting probation violations
• The timing and deadlines for contested probation violation hearings
• The allocation of the burden of proof for bail settings in probation violations
• The burden of proof of clear and convincing evidence
• The requirements of court findings on the Austin/Modtland factors
• Discovery/disclosure requirements
• Requirements of a probation violation report
• Requirements of a probation violation summons or arrest warrant
• Requirement of jail credit and calculations
• Limited application of exclusionary rule to contested probation violation hearings