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Minnesota Statutes 2003, 244.052 Page 3 of 10 of confinement, the offender's risk shall be assessed at the first regularly scheduled end of confinement review committee that convenes after the appropriate documentation for the risk assessment is assembled by the committee. The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that offender's risk is assessed and a risk level is assigned or reassigned at least 30 days before the offender's release date. (e) The committee shall assign to risk level I a predatory offender whose risk assessment score indicates a low risk of reoffense. The committee shall assign to risk level II an offender whose risk assessment score indicates a moderate risk of reoffense. The committee shall assign to risk level III an offender whose risk assessment score indicates a high risk of reoffense. (f) Before the predatory offender is released from confinement, the co~ttee shall prepare a risk assessment report which specifies the risk level to which the offender has been assigned and the reasons underlying the committee's risk assessment decision. The committee shall give the report to the offender and to the law enforcement agency at least 60 days before an offender is released from confinement. If the risk assessment is perfor.med under the circumstances described in paragraph (d), item (ii), the report shall be given to the offender and the law enforcement agency as soon as it is available. The committee also shall inform the offender of the availability of review under subdivision 6. (g) As used in this subdiVision, "risk factors" includes, but is not limited to, the following factors: (1) the seriousness of the offense should the offender reoffend. This factor includes consideration of the following: (i) the degree of likely force or harm; (ii) the degree of likely physical contact; and (iii) the age of the likely victim; (2) the offender's prior offense history. This factor includes consideration of the following: (i) the relationship of prior victims to the offender; (ii) the number of prior offenses or victims; (iii) the duration of the offender's prior offense history; (iv) the length of time since the offender's last prior offense while the offender was at risk to commit offenses; and (v) the offender's prior history of other antisocial acts; (3) the offender's characteristics. This factor includes consideration of the following: (1) the offender's response to prior treatment efforts; and http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/244/052.html 4/9/2004