Minnesota Statutes 609B.425 – Drug Offense; Fleeing Felons; General Assistance Benefits; Eligibility
Subdivision 1.Scope.
The collateral sanctions discussed in this section are codified in section 256D.024.
Subd. 2.Benefit eligibility.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 609B.425
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 609B.425
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(a) For general assistance benefits and Minnesota supplemental aid under chapter 256D, a person convicted of a felony-level drug offense during the previous ten years from the date of application or recertification may be subject to random drug testing. The county must provide information about substance use disorder treatment programs to a person who tests positive for an illegal controlled substance.
(b) Parole violators and fleeing felons are ineligible for benefits and persons fraudulently misrepresenting eligibility are also ineligible to receive benefits for ten years.
(c) This subdivision does not apply for convictions or positive test results related to cannabis, marijuana, or tetrahydrocannabinols.