638.01 BOARD OF PARDONS; HOW CONSTITUTED; POWERS. The Board of Pardons shall consist of the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, and the attorney general. The board may grant pardons and reprieves and commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offense against the laws of the state, in the manner and […]
638.02 PARDONS. Subdivision 1. Absolute or conditional pardons; commutation of sentences. The Board of Pardons may grant an absolute or a conditional pardon, but every conditional pardon shall state the terms and conditions on which it was granted. Every pardon or commutation of sentence shall be in writing and shall have no force or effect […]
638.03 WARRANT; RETURN. The Board of Pardons may issue its warrant, under its seal, to any proper officers to carry into effect any pardon, commutation, or reprieve. As soon as may be after the execution of the warrant, the officer to whom it is directed shall make return thereof, under hand, with the doings thereon, […]
638.04 MEETINGS. The Board of Pardons shall hold meetings at least twice each year and shall hold a meeting whenever it takes formal action on an application for a pardon or commutation of sentence. All board meetings shall be open to the public as provided in chapter 13D. The victim of an applicant’s crime has […]
638.05 APPLICATION FOR PARDON. Every application for relief by the Pardon Board shall be in writing, addressed to the Board of Pardons, signed under oath by the convict or someone in the convict’s behalf, shall state concisely the grounds upon which the relief is sought, and in addition shall contain the following facts: (1) the […]
638.06 ACTION ON APPLICATION. Every application for relief by the Pardon Board shall be filed with the secretary of the Board of Pardons not less than 60 days before the meeting of the board at which consideration of the application is desired. If an application for a pardon or commutation has been once heard and […]
638.07 RECORDS; SECRETARY. The Board of Pardons shall keep a record of every petition received, and of every pardon, reprieve, or commutation of sentence granted or refused, and the reasons assigned therefor, and shall have a seal, with which every pardon, reprieve, or commutation of sentence shall be attested. It may adopt such additional necessary […]
638.075 ANNUAL REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE. By February 15 of each year, the Board of Pardons shall file a written report with the legislature containing the following information: (1) the number of applications received by the board during the preceding calendar year for pardons, pardons extraordinary, and commutations of sentence; (2) the number of applications granted […]
638.08 ISSUANCE OF PROCESS; WITNESSES; STANDING APPROPRIATION. The Board of Pardons may issue process requiring the presence of any person or officer before it, with or without books and papers, in any matter pending, and may take such reasonable steps in the matter as it may deem necessary to a proper determination thereof. When any […]
