The Commission presents an Annual Report to the Legislature including modifications to the Sentencing Guidelines. Periodically, the Legislature requests the Commission to report on particular topics. One of the primary functions of the Commission is to monitor sentencing practices. The monitoring system is designed to maintain data on all offenders convicted of felonies and sentenced under the guidelines. Sentencing Practices Data Reports Below are summaries of the 1999 Sentencing Practices Data Reports currently available.
Reports are available in alternative formats upon request.
Monitoring data are available for the years 1981 through 1999. Commission staff are available to assist you with specific data requests. Summary information about sentencing practices and case volume and distribution. The incarceration rate for Criminal Vehicular Injury was 91 percent. The majority of Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Injury offenders sentenced in 1999 did not have prior DWIs or Aggravated DWIs listed on their sentencing worksheets.