relating to commerce; regulating insurance fraud; modifying certain penalties and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>notices; defining a term; clarifying the authority of the Commerce Fraud Bureau <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>to apply for or execute search warrants;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>13.82, subdivision 17; 45.0135, subdivision 9; 60A.27, subdivision 1; 65B.84, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>adding a subdivision; 626.05, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.82, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Protection of identities.</b> A law enforcement agency or a law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>dispatching agency working under direction of a law enforcement agency shall withhold
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>public access to data on individuals to protect the identity of individuals in the
         following <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>circumstances:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(a) when access to the data would reveal the identity of an undercover law enforcement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>officer, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>13.43, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(b) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a victim or alleged victim
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>criminal sexual conduct or sex trafficking under section 
         <statute_ref>609.322</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.341 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>617.246, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(c) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a paid or unpaid informant
         being <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>used by the agency if the agency reasonably determines that revealing the identity
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>informant would threaten the personal safety of the informant;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(d) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a victim of or witness to
         a crime <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>if the victim or witness specifically requests not to be identified publicly, unless
         the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>reasonably determines that revealing the identity of the victim or witness would not
         threaten <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>the personal safety or property of the individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(e) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a deceased person whose body
         <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>was unlawfully removed from a cemetery in which it was interred;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(f) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a person who placed a call
         to a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>911 system or the identity or telephone number of a service subscriber whose phone
         is used <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>to place a call to the 911 system and: (1) the agency determines that revealing the
         identity <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>may threaten the personal safety or property of any person; or (2) the object of the
         call is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>to receive help in a mental health emergency. For the purposes of this paragraph,
         a voice <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>recording of a call placed to the 911 system is deemed to reveal the identity of the
         caller;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(g) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a juvenile witness and the
         agency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>reasonably determines that the subject matter of the investigation justifies protecting
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>identity of the witness; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(h) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a mandated reporter under
         section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>60A.952, subdivision 2, 
<statute_ref>609.456</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>Data concerning individuals whose identities are protected by this subdivision are
         private <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>data about those individuals. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures
         to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the data and make the decisions necessary to protect the identity of individuals described
         <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>in clauses (c), (d), (f), and (g).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 45.0135, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Administrative penalty for insurance fraud.</b> (a) The commissioner may:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(1) impose an administrative penalty against any person in an amount as set forth
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>paragraph (b) for each intentional act of or repeated attempted acts of insurance fraud <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>committed by that person; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(2) order restitution to any person suffering loss as a result of the insurance fraud.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(3) order restitution to a company for the cost of any investigation in connection
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>the insurance fraud.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(b) The administrative penalty for each violation described in paragraph (a) may be
         no <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>more than:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>(1) $20,000 if the funds or the value of the property or services wrongfully obtained
         <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>exceeds $5,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(2) $10,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained
         exceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>$1,000, but not more than $5,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(3) $3,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is
         more <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>than $500, but not more than $1,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(4) $1,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is
         $500 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>or less.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(c) If an administrative penalty is not paid after all rights of appeal have been
         waived <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>or exhausted, the commissioner may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction
         <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>to collect the administrative penalty, including expenses and litigation costs, reasonable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>attorney fees, and interest.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(d) This section does not affect a person's right to seek recovery, including expenses
         <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>and litigation costs, reasonable attorney fees, and interest, against any person that
         commits <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>insurance fraud.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "insurance fraud" has the meaning given in section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>60A.951, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(f) Hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with chapter 14
         <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>and any other applicable law.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(g) All revenues from penalties, expenses, costs, fees, and interest collected under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>paragraphs (a) to (c) shall be deposited in the insurance fraud prevention account
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>subdivision 6.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 60A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> An insurance company licensed to transact business in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>this state is hereby required to notify the commissioner of commerce within ten business
         <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>days of the happening of any one or more of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(1) the suspension or revocation of its right to transact business in another state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>(2) the receipt by the insurance company of an order to show why its license should
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>be suspended or revoked; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(3) the imposition of a penalty by any other state for any violation of the insurance
         laws <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>of such other state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 65B.84, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section, "automobile theft" includes <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>automobile-related theft.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Peace officer.</b> The term "peace officer," as used in sections 
         <statute_ref>626.04</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>626.17</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>means a person who is licensed as a peace officer in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>626.84, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, and who serves as a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, conservation officer,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>agent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, agent of the Division of Alcohol and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>Gambling Enforcement, peace officer of the Commerce Fraud Bureau, University of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Minnesota peace officer, Metropolitan Transit police officer, Minnesota Department
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit member, or State Patrol trooper as authorized
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299D.03</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>    Sec. 6. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>Sections 1 to 5 are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>