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HF 281

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/06/2023 04:54pm

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A bill for an act
 relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to report carjacking
data to commissioner of public safety; requiring commissioner to publish carjacking
data in commissioner's annual uniform crime report; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [626.5535] CARJACKING; REPORTING REQUIRED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "carjacking" means taking a
motor vehicle from a person or in the presence of another while having knowledge of not
being entitled to the motor vehicle and using or threatening the imminent use of force against
any person to overcome the person's resistance or powers of resistance to, or to compel
acquiescence in, the taking of the motor vehicle.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Use of information collected. new text end

new text begin (a) The head of a local law enforcement agency
or state law enforcement department that employs peace officers, as defined in section
626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), must forward the following carjacking information
from the agency's or department's jurisdiction for the previous year to the commissioner of
public safety by January 15 each year:
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new text begin (1) the number of carjacking attempts;
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new text begin (2) the number of carjackings;
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new text begin (3) the ages of the offenders;
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new text begin (4) the number of persons injured in each offense;
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new text begin (5) the number of persons killed in each offense; and
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new text begin (6) weapons used in each offense, if any.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of public safety must include the data received under paragraph
(a) in a separate carjacking category in the department's annual uniform crime report.
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