Subdivision 1.Diminished spending prohibited.

A county or Tribal Nation receiving a subsidy under section 401.10 must not reduce its level of spending on probation services to lower than what is reimbursed by the community supervision formula under section 401.10, subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.Not expending full subsidy amount.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 401.12

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

If a county or Tribal Nation is unable to expend the full amount of the subsidy to which it would be entitled in the first year of a biennium, the commissioner must:

(1) retain the surplus; and

(2) disburse the surplus in the second year of the biennium if the county or Tribal Nation can demonstrate a need for and ability to expend the surplus.