Petition to court for relief from stay of adjudication permitted.

This bill amends Minnesota law to allow individuals with a "stay of adjudication" (a deferred judgment where conviction is withheld) or a criminal conviction to petition courts for relief. It specifically permits new petitions based on: (1) rights violations under U.S. or state law, or (2) newly available scientific evidence proving actual innocence through DNA or fingerprint testing on evidence not tested at trial. The bill requires petitioners to show the evidence was unavailable at trial, was properly preserved, and that testing could produce non-cumulative evidence of innocence. It also sets a two-year deadline for filing such petitions, with limited exceptions for newly discovered evidence or disabilities. This process replaces other legal remedies for challenging convictions or stays.