(a) Within 120 days of receipt of a preliminary determination from a court under section 609.1351, or a referral from the commissioner of corrections pursuant to section 244.05, subdivision 7, a county attorney shall determine whether good cause under section 253D.07 exists to file a petition, and if good cause exists, the county attorney or designee shall file the petition with the court.
(b) Failure to meet the requirements of paragraph (a) does not bar filing a petition under section 253D.07, subdivision 2, any time the county attorney determines pursuant to section 253D.07 that good cause for such a petition exists.
History:2007 c 147 art 8 s 14; 2010 c 300 s 26; 2013 c 49 s 7,22