<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>at establishments that sell alcoholic beverages at retail and certain lodging <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>establishments that have been involved in prostitution-related activity; amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 617.87; proposing coding for new law in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Section 1. <b>[340A.5055] POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>(a) A retail licensee shall display a sign containing the following notice:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>"WARNING: Engaging in labor trafficking or sex trafficking is a crime under <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 609.281. Call the Minnesota Crisis and Tip Line at <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>1-888-772-3324 or 651-291-8810. You may remain anonymous."<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(b) The sign must be in the form and in the languages as specified by the human <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>trafficking task force created under section 299A.7955, and approved by the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 617.87, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var><b>617.87 RELEASE OF PROPERTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>If, after an order of abatement has been entered, the owner appears and pays the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>costs of the action and files a bond in an amount determined by the court, but not to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>exceed $50,000, conditioned that the owner will immediately abate the nuisance for a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>period of one year, the court may, if satisfied of the owner's good faith, order the release of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>the building or portion of it which is subject to the order of abatement. If the building <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>or portion of it that is subject to the order of abatement is a hotel, motel, or similar <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>establishment that rents overnight lodging to the public and the nuisance was prostitution <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>or prostitution-related activity that involved sex trafficking, as defined in section 609.321, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>subdivision 7a, the release must require the owner to post a notice in the form specified in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>section 340A.5055 in each unit and portion of the building that was subject to the order <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>of abatement. If the premises are released, for each day during the term of the bond that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>the owner knowingly permits any part of the premises to be used for any activity which <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>was the basis of the abatement order or fails to post the notice, if required, the owner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>forfeit $1,000 under the bond. Forfeiture under the bond does not relieve the owner from <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>prosecution for contempt. Release of the property pursuant to this section does not release <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>it from an injunction issued under section 
         <statute_ref>617.83</statute_ref> or any other judgment, penalty, lien, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>liability to which it may be subject by law.<br/>