Sentencing Calculator

Estimate the sentencing range for a felony in your state. Choose the state where the case is.

Each calculator uses that state’s official sentencing grid, checked against the statute. States we have not finished checking are marked “coming soon”.

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State Sentencing Calculator

Minnesota — Sentencing Guidelines (effective August 1, 2026)

Minnesota’s guidelines give a presumptive sentence for each felony: whether it should be prison or a stayed sentence (probation), and how many months. They apply to offenses committed on or after August 1, 2026; earlier offenses use the guidelines in effect at the time.

Pick it from the list if you see it. This chooses the grid and severity level. If it is not listed, choose them below.

Each felony has a severity level set by the guidelines (11 is the most serious on the standard grid, D9 on the drug grid).

Criminal history score

This comes from past convictions. Most people don’t know it — that’s normal.

Counts only for an earlier felony at severity level 3 or higher (D3 or higher on the drug grid), a sex-offender-grid felony, or murder 1st degree. If yes, a set number of months is added (the “custody” column).

Choose the offense (or severity level) and the criminal history score above.

Sentencing grid (months)

shaded = presumptive stayed sentence (probation)   white = presumptive prison. Small numbers are the range.

Checked on 25 October 2026 against the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines and Commentary effective August 1, 2026 (Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission): every box of the standard grid (4.A) and drug offender grid (4.C), including the prison/probation shading and the custody status column; each listed offense’s severity level (section 5.A); and the criminal history rules (section 2.B). Not included: the sex offender grid (4.B), first-degree murder (mandatory life), mandatory minimum sentences, statutory maximums lower than the grid, out-of-state convictions, multiple offenses, and departures. Some offenses in shaded boxes still carry presumptive prison (see the notes). This is an educational estimate, not legal advice.