1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing law for judiciary, public safety, law 
1.3 	enforcement, corrections, crime, criminal justice, real property, trusts, guardianship, 
1.4 	civil law, contracts for deed, and service of restraining and protection orders; 
1.5 	requiring reports; providing criminal and civil penalties;amending Minnesota 
1.6 	Statutes 2022, sections 5B.02; 5B.03, subdivision 3; 5B.04; 5B.05; 13.02, 
1.7 	subdivision 3a; 13.045, subdivision 3; 13.84, subdivision 6; 13D.05, subdivision 
1.8 	3; 13D.06, subdivision 3; 117.042; 152.025, subdivision 4; 169A.03, by adding a 
1.9 	subdivision; 169A.51, subdivision 3; 171.177, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12; 
1.10 	171.182, subdivisions 2, 3; 241.021, subdivisions 1h, 4b; 241.75, subdivision 2; 
1.11 	243.05, subdivision 1b; 243.166, subdivisions 1a, 3, 6, by adding a subdivision; 
1.12 	243.167, subdivision 1; 243.52, subdivision 2; 244.052, subdivision 3; 253B.02, 
1.13 	subdivision 4d; 253B.18, subdivision 5a; 253D.14, subdivision 1; 260B.007, 
1.14 	subdivisions 6, 16; 260B.198, subdivision 7; 260C.007, subdivision 6; 272.12; 
1.15 	480.15, subdivision 10c; 491A.01, subdivision 3a; 501C.0202; 501C.0204, 
1.16 	subdivision 1; 507.071; 507.235, subdivisions 1a, 5; 513.73, subdivision 3; 
1.17 	518B.01, subdivisions 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6a, 7, 8, 8a, 9, 9a, 11, by adding a subdivision; 
1.18 	524.5-315; 524.5-317; 548.251, subdivision 2; 559.21, subdivisions 2a, 4, by 
1.19 	adding subdivisions; 559.211, subdivision 1; 559.213; 563.01; 590.01, subdivision 
1.20 	4; 590.03; 593.50, subdivision 1; 604A.05, subdivision 1; 609.1056, by adding a 
1.21 	subdivision; 609.14, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 609.324, 
1.22 	subdivision 1; 609.748, subdivisions 3a, 5, 5b, by adding a subdivision; 611A.06, 
1.23 	subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision; 611A.212, subdivision 1; 611A.73, 
1.24 	subdivision 4; 626.5534; 626.8435, subdivision 1; 626.8457, subdivision 3; 629.72, 
1.25 	subdivisions 1, 7; 629.725; 629.73, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 
1.26 	Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 146A.08, subdivision 1; 152.023, 
1.27 	subdivision 2; 152.025, subdivision 2; 169A.51, subdivision 4; 214.10, subdivision 
1.28 	10; 241.021, subdivision 1; 243.166, subdivision 1b; 244.05, subdivision 5; 244.17, 
1.29 	subdivision 3; 244.21, subdivision 2; 325E.21, subdivisions 1b, 11; 401.01, 
1.30 	subdivision 2; 515B.2-103; 515B.3-102; 524.5-313; 609.1095, subdivision 1; 
1.31 	609.133, subdivision 4; 609.135, subdivision 2; 609.14, subdivision 1; 609.35; 
1.32 	609A.015, subdivision 3, as amended; 609A.02, subdivision 3; 611.41, subdivision 
1.33 	7; 611.55, subdivision 1; 611.56, subdivisions 1, 6; 611.57, subdivisions 1, 4; 
1.34 	611A.039, subdivision 1; 611A.52, subdivision 5; 629.292, subdivision 2; 638.12, 
1.35 	subdivision 2; 638.15, subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, 
1.36 	subdivisions 3, 4, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.37 	500; 507; 554; 609; 626; 627; 634; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota 
2.1 	Statutes, chapter 559A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 554.01; 554.02; 
2.2 	554.03; 554.04; 554.045; 554.05; 554.06; 559.201; 559.202.
2.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.4 	ARTICLE 1
2.5 	LAW ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

2.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 214.10, subdivision 10, is amended 
2.7 	to read:
2.8 		Subd. 10.Board of Peace Officers Standards and Training; receipt of 
2.9 	complaint. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 to the contrary, when the 
2.10 	executive director or any member of the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training 
2.11 	produces or receives a written statement or complaint that alleges a violation of a statute or 
2.12 	rule that the board is empowered to enforce, the executive director shall designate the 
2.13 	appropriate law enforcement agency to investigate the complaint and may order it an 
2.14 	appropriate law enforcement agency to conduct an inquiry into the complaint's allegations. 
2.15 	If directed to complete an investigation, the investigating agency must complete the inquiry 
2.16 	and submit a written summary of it to the executive director within 30 days of the order for 
2.17 	inquiry.

2.18 	Sec. 2. [626.223] ODOR OF CANNABIS; SEARCH PROHIBITED.
2.19 	A peace officer's perception of the odor of cannabis shall not serve as the sole basis to 
2.20 	search a motor vehicle, or to search the driver, passengers, or any of the contents of a motor 
2.21 	vehicle.

2.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.5534, is amended to read:
2.23 	626.5534 USE OF FORCE REPORTING; INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS 
2.24 	REQUIRED.
2.25 		Subdivision 1.Report required. A chief law enforcement officer must provide the 
2.26 	information requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation about each incident of law 
2.27 	enforcement use of force resulting in serious bodily injury or death, as those terms are 
2.28 	defined in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's reporting requirements, to the superintendent 
2.29 	of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The superintendent shall adopt a reporting form 
2.30 	for use by law enforcement agencies in making the report required under this section. The 
2.31 	report must include for each incident all of the information requested by the Federal Bureau 
2.32 	of Investigation.
3.1 		Subd. 2.Use of information collected. A chief law enforcement officer must file the 
3.2 	report under subdivision 1 once a month in the form required by the superintendent. The 
3.3 	superintendent must summarize and analyze the information received and submit an annual 
3.4 	written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives 
3.5 	and senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety. The superintendent shall submit 
3.6 	the information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
3.7 		Subd. 3.Independent investigations required. (a) When an incident of law enforcement 
3.8 	use of force results in death, an investigation of the incident must be undertaken by the 
3.9 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit established 
3.10 	under section 299C.80. If a peace officer employed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension 
3.11 	uses force in the incident the procedure outlined in section 299C.80 must be followed.
3.12 	(b) A law enforcement agency must fully cooperate with and promptly respond to requests 
3.13 	for information from the entity conducting an investigation mandated under paragraph (a).
3.14 	(c) An entity that conducts an investigation under this subdivision must prepare a report 
3.15 	detailing the entity's investigation and promptly deliver the report to the prosecutor for the 
3.16 	county in which the incident occurred. Within six months of receiving a report under this 
3.17 	paragraph, a prosecuting authority must release their findings to the public if a law 
3.18 	enforcement officer involved in the incident is not charged with a crime. If a prosecuting 
3.19 	authority determines that there is no basis to file charges against a peace officer involved 
3.20 	in the incident prior to six months elapsing from the date of receiving the report, the 
3.21 	prosecutor must publicly disclose the prosecutor's determination and simultaneously release 
3.22 	the report to the public.
3.23 	(d) The attorney general may petition a court for a writ of mandamus to compel an 
3.24 	agency to comply with the requirements of this subdivision.

3.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.8435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and membership. The Ensuring Police Excellence and 
3.27 	Improving Community Relations Public Safety Advisory Council is established under the 
3.28 	Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. The council consists of the following 15 
3.29 	members:
3.30 	(1) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or a designee;
3.31 	(2) the executive director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, or a 
3.32 	designee;
4.1 	(3) the executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, or a 
4.2 	designee;
4.3 	(4) the executive director of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, or a designee;
4.4 	(5) the executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, or a designee;
4.5 	(6) six community members, of which:
4.6 	(i) four members shall represent the community-specific boards established under sections 
4.7 	15.0145 and 3.922, reflecting one appointment made by each board;
4.8 	(ii) one member shall be a mental health advocate and shall be appointed by the Minnesota 
4.9 	chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness; and
4.10 	(iii) one member shall be an advocate for victims and shall be appointed by Violence 
4.11 	Free Minnesota; and
4.12 	(7) four members appointed by the legislature, of which one shall be appointed by the 
4.13 	speaker of the house, one by the house minority leader, one by the senate majority leader, 
4.14 	and one by the senate minority leader.
4.15 	The appointing authorities shall make their appointments by September 15, 2020, and 
4.16 	shall ensure geographical balance when making appointments.

4.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.8457, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.18 		Subd. 3.Report on alleged misconduct; database; report. (a) A chief law enforcement 
4.19 	officer shall report annually to the board summary data regarding the investigation and 
4.20 	disposition of cases involving alleged misconduct, indicating the total number of 
4.21 	investigations, the total number by each subject matter, the number dismissed as unfounded, 
4.22 	and the number dismissed on grounds that the allegation was unsubstantiated.
4.23 	(b) Beginning July 1, 2021, a chief law enforcement officer, in real time, must submit 
4.24 	individual peace officer data classified as public data on individuals, as defined by section 
4.25 	13.02, subdivision 15, or private data on individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 
4.26 	12, and submitted using encrypted data that the board determines is necessary to:
4.27 	(1) evaluate the effectiveness of statutorily required training;
4.28 	(2) assist the Ensuring Police Excellence and Improving Community Relations Public 
4.29 	Safety Advisory Council in accomplishing the council's duties; and
4.30 	(3) allow for the board, the Ensuring Police Excellence and Improving Community 
4.31 	Relations Public Safety Advisory Council, and the board's complaint investigation committee 
5.1 	to identify patterns of behavior that suggest an officer is in crisis or is likely to violate a 
5.2 	board-mandated model policy.
5.3 	(c) The reporting obligation in paragraph (b) is ongoing. A chief law enforcement officer 
5.4 	must update data within 30 days of final disposition of a complaint or investigation.
5.5 	(d) Law enforcement agencies and political subdivisions are prohibited from entering 
5.6 	into a confidentiality agreement that would prevent disclosure of the data identified in 
5.7 	paragraph (b) to the board. Any such confidentiality agreement is void as to the requirements 
5.8 	of this section.
5.9 	(e) By February 1 of each year, the board shall prepare a report that contains summary 
5.10 	data provided under paragraph (b). The board must post the report on its publicly accessible 
5.11 	website and provide a copy to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and 
5.12 	house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice 
5.13 	policy.

5.14 	Sec. 6. ANOKA COUNTY; JAIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER.
 5.15 		Subdivision 1.Jail and criminal justice center. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
5.16 	section 373.05, Anoka County may build a jail and criminal justice center in any city located 
5.17 	within the county to replace the current jail located in the city of Anoka.
5.18 		Subd. 2.Sheriff's office. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 382.04, the sheriff 
5.19 	of Anoka County may keep office in the jail and criminal justice center authorized under 
5.20 	subdivision 1 instead of in the county seat.

5.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.22 	ARTICLE 2
5.23 	CORRECTIONS PROVISIONS

5.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.84, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
5.25 		Subd. 6.Public benefit data. (a) The responsible authority or its designee of a parole 
5.26 	or probation authority or correctional agency may release private or confidential court 
5.27 	services data related to:
5.28 	(1) criminal acts to any law enforcement agency, if necessary for law enforcement 
5.29 	purposes; and
5.30 	(2) criminal acts or delinquent acts to the victims of criminal or delinquent acts to the 
5.31 	extent that the data are necessary for the victim to assert the victim's legal right to restitution.
6.1 	(b) A parole or probation authority, a correctional agency, or agencies that provide 
6.2 	correctional services under contract to a correctional agency may release to a law enforcement 
6.3 	agency the following data on defendants, parolees, or probationers: current address, dates 
6.4 	of entrance to and departure from agency programs, and dates and times of any absences, 
6.5 	both authorized and unauthorized, from a correctional program.
6.6 	(c) The responsible authority or its designee of a juvenile correctional agency may release 
6.7 	private or confidential court services data to a victim of a delinquent act to the extent the 
6.8 	data are necessary to enable the victim to assert the victim's right to request notice of release 
6.9 	under section 611A.06. The data that may be released include only the name, home address, 
6.10 	and placement site of a juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility as 
6.11 	a result of a delinquent act.
6.12 	(d) Upon the victim's written or electronic request and, if the victim and offender have 
6.13 	been household or family members as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2, paragraph 
6.14 	(b), The commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee may disclose to the 
6.15 	victim of an offender convicted of a qualified domestic violence-related offense as defined 
6.16 	in section 609.02, subdivision 16, notification of the city and five-digit zip code of the 
6.17 	offender's residency upon or after release from a Department of Corrections facility, unless:
6.18 	(1) the offender is not under correctional supervision at the time of the victim's request;
6.19 	(2) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee does not have the city or zip code; 
6.20 	or
6.21 	(3) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee reasonably believes that disclosure 
6.22 	of the city or zip code of the offender's residency creates a risk to the victim, offender, or 
6.23 	public safety.
6.24 	(e) Paragraph (d) applies only where the offender is serving a prison term for a qualified 
6.25 	domestic violence-related offense committed against the victim seeking notification.

6.26 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 1, is amended 
6.27 	to read:
6.28 		Subdivision 1.Correctional facilities; inspection; licensing. (a) Except as provided 
6.29 	in paragraph (b), the commissioner of corrections shall inspect and license all correctional 
6.30 	facilities throughout the state, whether public or private, established and operated for the 
6.31 	detention and confinement of persons confined or incarcerated therein according to law 
6.32 	except to the extent that they are inspected or licensed by other state regulating agencies. 
6.33 	The commissioner shall promulgate pursuant to chapter 14, rules establishing minimum 
7.1 	standards for these facilities with respect to their management, operation, physical condition, 
7.2 	and the security, safety, health, treatment, and discipline of persons confined or incarcerated 
7.3 	therein. These minimum standards shall include but are not limited to specific guidance 
7.4 	pertaining to:
7.5 	(1) screening, appraisal, assessment, and treatment for persons confined or incarcerated 
7.6 	in correctional facilities with mental illness or substance use disorders;
7.7 	(2) a policy on the involuntary administration of medications;
7.8 	(3) suicide prevention plans and training;
7.9 	(4) verification of medications in a timely manner;
7.10 	(5) well-being checks;
7.11 	(6) discharge planning, including providing prescribed medications to persons confined 
7.12 	or incarcerated in correctional facilities upon release;
7.13 	(7) a policy on referrals or transfers to medical or mental health care in a noncorrectional 
7.14 	institution;
7.15 	(8) use of segregation and mental health checks;
7.16 	(9) critical incident debriefings;
7.17 	(10) clinical management of substance use disorders and opioid overdose emergency 
7.18 	procedures;
7.19 	(11) a policy regarding identification of persons with special needs confined or 
7.20 	incarcerated in correctional facilities;
7.21 	(12) a policy regarding the use of telehealth;
7.22 	(13) self-auditing of compliance with minimum standards;
7.23 	(14) information sharing with medical personnel and when medical assessment must be 
7.24 	facilitated;
7.25 	(15) a code of conduct policy for facility staff and annual training;
7.26 	(16) a policy on death review of all circumstances surrounding the death of an individual 
7.27 	committed to the custody of the facility; and
7.28 	(17) dissemination of a rights statement made available to persons confined or 
7.29 	incarcerated in licensed correctional facilities.
8.1 	No individual, corporation, partnership, voluntary association, or other private 
8.2 	organization legally responsible for the operation of a correctional facility may operate the 
8.3 	facility unless it possesses a current license from the commissioner of corrections. Private 
8.4 	adult correctional facilities shall have the authority of section 624.714, subdivision 13, if 
8.5 	the Department of Corrections licenses the facility with the authority and the facility meets 
8.6 	requirements of section 243.52.
8.7 	The commissioner shall review the correctional facilities described in this subdivision 
8.8 	at least once every two years, except as otherwise provided, to determine compliance with 
8.9 	the minimum standards established according to this subdivision or other Minnesota statute 
8.10 	related to minimum standards and conditions of confinement.
8.11 	The commissioner shall grant a license to any facility found to conform to minimum 
8.12 	standards or to any facility which, in the commissioner's judgment, is making satisfactory 
8.13 	progress toward substantial conformity and the standards not being met do not impact the 
8.14 	interests and well-being of the persons confined or incarcerated in the facility. A limited 
8.15 	license under subdivision 1a may be issued for purposes of effectuating a facility closure. 
8.16 	The commissioner may grant licensure up to two years. Unless otherwise specified by 
8.17 	statute, all licenses issued under this chapter expire at 12:01 a.m. on the day after the 
8.18 	expiration date stated on the license.
8.19 	The commissioner shall have access to the buildings, grounds, books, records, staff, and 
8.20 	to persons confined or incarcerated in these facilities. The commissioner may require the 
8.21 	officers in charge of these facilities to furnish all information and statistics the commissioner 
8.22 	deems necessary, at a time and place designated by the commissioner. Notwithstanding 
8.23 	chapter 13 or any other state law classifying or restricting access to data, the officers in 
8.24 	charge of these facilities must furnish all data available to the facility that the commissioner 
8.25 	deems necessary to conduct a review of any emergency or unusual occurrence at the facility. 
8.26 	Failure to provide or grant access to relevant information or statistics necessary to fulfill 
8.27 	inspection or emergency or unusual occurrence reviews, as requested by the commissioner, 
8.28 	may be grounds for the commissioner to take action against a correctional facility's license 
8.29 	under subdivision 1a, 1b, or 1c.
8.30 	All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all deaths of 
8.31 	individuals who died while committed to the custody of the facility, regardless of whether 
8.32 	the death occurred at the facility or after removal from the facility for medical care stemming 
8.33 	from an incident or need for medical care at the correctional facility, as soon as practicable, 
8.34 	but no later than 24 hours of receiving knowledge of the death, including any demographic 
8.35 	information as required by the commissioner.
9.1 	All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all other 
9.2 	emergency or unusual occurrences as defined by rule, including uses of force by facility 
9.3 	staff that result in substantial bodily harm or suicide attempts, to the commissioner of 
9.4 	corrections within ten days from the occurrence, including any demographic information 
9.5 	as required by the commissioner. The commissioner of corrections shall consult with the 
9.6 	Minnesota Sheriffs' Association and a representative from the Minnesota Association of 
9.7 	Community Corrections Act Counties who is responsible for the operations of an adult 
9.8 	correctional facility to define "use of force" that results in substantial bodily harm for 
9.9 	reporting purposes.
9.10 	The commissioner may require that any or all such information be provided through the 
9.11 	Department of Corrections detention information system. The commissioner shall post each 
9.12 	inspection report publicly and on the department's website within 30 days of completing 
9.13 	the inspection. The education program offered in a correctional facility for the confinement 
9.14 	or incarceration of juvenile offenders must be approved by the commissioner of education 
9.15 	before the commissioner of corrections may grant a license to the facility.
9.16 	(b) For juvenile facilities licensed by the commissioner of human services, the 
9.17 	commissioner may inspect and certify programs based on certification standards set forth 
9.18 	in Minnesota Rules. For the purpose of this paragraph, "certification" has the meaning given 
9.19 	it in section 245A.02.
9.20 	(c) Any state agency which regulates, inspects, or licenses certain aspects of correctional 
9.21 	facilities shall, insofar as is possible, ensure that the minimum standards it requires are 
9.22 	substantially the same as those required by other state agencies which regulate, inspect, or 
9.23 	license the same aspects of similar types of correctional facilities, although at different 
9.24 	correctional facilities.
9.25 	(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner of corrections' 
9.26 	authority to promulgate rules establishing standards of eligibility for counties to receive 
9.27 	funds under chapter 401, or to require counties to comply with operating standards the 
9.28 	commissioner establishes as a condition precedent for counties to receive that funding.
9.29 	(e) The department's inspection unit must report directly to a division head outside of 
9.30 	the correctional institutions division.

10.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.021, subdivision 1h, is amended to read:
10.2 		Subd. 1h.State correctional facilities security audit group. (a) Beginning in fiscal 
10.3 	year 2022, the commissioner shall form a state correctional facilities security audit group. 
10.4 	The group must consist of the following members:
10.5 	(1) a Department of Corrections employee who is not assigned to the correctional 
10.6 	institutions division, appointed by the commissioner;
10.7 	(2) the ombudsperson for corrections or a designee;
10.8 	(3) an elected sheriff or designee nominated by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association and 
10.9 	appointed by the commissioner;
10.10 	(4) a physical plant safety consultant, appointed by the governor;
10.11 	(5) a private security consultant with expertise in correctional facility security, appointed 
10.12 	by the governor;
10.13 	(4) an individual with expertise in security related to infrastructure and operational 
10.14 	logistics of correctional facilities who is not required to reside in Minnesota, appointed by 
10.15 	the governor;
10.16 	(5) the commissioner of health or a designee;
10.17 	(6) the commissioner of administration or a designee;
10.18 	(6) (7) two senators, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one appointed by 
10.19 	the minority leader; and
10.20 	(7) (8) two representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed 
10.21 	by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
10.22 	(b) By January 1, 2022, The ombudsperson or a designee shall chair the group. The 
10.23 	group shall establish security audit standards for state correctional facilities. In developing 
10.24 	the standards, the group, or individual members of the group, may gather information from 
10.25 	state correctional facilities and state correctional staff and inmates. The security audit group 
10.26 	must periodically review the standards and modify them as needed. The group must report 
10.27 	the standards to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives 
10.28 	and senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance by February 
10.29 	15, 2022 whenever the standards are updated.
10.30 	(c) The group shall meet twice a year to review facility audit reports submitted to the 
10.31 	group by the agency's inspection unit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the group 
10.32 	is entitled to review the full audit reports including nonpublic security information and 
11.1 	corrections and detention confidential data. Within 60 days of receiving an meeting to review
11.2 	audit report reports from the department's inspection unit, the group must make 
11.3 	recommendations to the commissioner. Within 45 days of receiving the group's 
11.4 	recommendations, the commissioner must reply in writing to the group's findings and 
11.5 	recommendations. The commissioner's response must explain whether the agency will 
11.6 	implement the group's recommendations, the timeline for implementation of the changes, 
11.7 	and, if not, why the commissioner will not or cannot implement the group's recommendations.
11.8 	(d) Beginning in 2023, the commissioner must include a written aggregate of the group's 
11.9 	recommendations based on each security audit and assessment of a state correctional facility 
11.10 	and the commissioner's responses to the recommendations in the biennial report required 
11.11 	under section 241.016, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall not include corrections and 
11.12 	detention confidential data, as defined in section 13.85, subdivision 3, and nonpublic security 
11.13 	information, as defined in section 13.37, subdivision 1, in the commissioner's report to the 
11.14 	legislature.
11.15 	(e) The commissioner shall provide staffing and administrative support to the group.
11.16 	(f) The state correctional facilities security audit group is not subject to chapter 13D.
11.17 	(g) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the terms, compensation, and removal 
11.18 	of members of the group are governed by section 15.059. Members of the group serve 
11.19 	without compensation but shall receive expense reimbursement. Notwithstanding section 
11.20 	15.059, subdivision 6, the group does not expire.

11.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.021, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
11.22 		Subd. 4b.Health care peer review committee. The commissioner of corrections shall 
11.23 	establish a health care peer review committee. Sections 145.61 to 145.67 apply to the 
11.24 	committee. The committee shall gather, review, and evaluate information relating to the 
11.25 	on-site and off-site quality of care and treatment of offenders. The committee shall consist 
11.26 	of:
11.27 	(1) the director of health services;
11.28 	(2) (1) the department medical director;
11.29 	(3) (2) the regional medical director of the contracted health care vendor;
11.30 	(4) (3) the department director of nursing or a designee;
11.31 	(5) (4) a physician from the contracting hospital provider; and
12.1 	(6) (5) another physician who provides health care to offenders on site at a correctional 
12.2 	facility.;
12.3 	(6) one or more licensed physicians or nurse practitioners from the community, in person 
12.4 	or by telephone, with expertise in the most appropriate clinical area;
12.5 	(7) the director of psychiatry of the contracted vendor;
12.6 	(8) the pharmacist liaison of the contracted vendor's pharmacy vendor;
12.7 	(9) the clinical pharmacist of the contracted vendor;
12.8 	(10) in cases of suicide or unanticipated death, a representative from the Office of Special 
12.9 	Investigations; and
12.10 	(11) other ad hoc members as indicated at the discretion of the Department of Corrections 
12.11 	medical director or chief medical officer.

12.12 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.75, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.13 		Subd. 2.Health care decisions. The medical director of the Department of Corrections, 
12.14 	or the medical director's designee, who must be a physician licensed under chapter 147,
12.15 	may make a health care decision for an inmate incarcerated in a state correctional facility 
12.16 	or placed in an outside facility on conditional medical release if the inmate's attending 
12.17 	physician determines that the inmate lacks decision-making capacity and:
12.18 	(1) there is not a documented health care agent designated by the inmate or the health 
12.19 	care agent is not reasonably available to make the health care decision;
12.20 	(2) if there is a documented health care directive, the decision is consistent with that 
12.21 	directive;
12.22 	(3) the decision is consistent with reasonable medical practice and other applicable law; 
12.23 	and
12.24 	(4) the medical director has made a good faith attempt to consult with the inmate's next 
12.25 	of kin or emergency contact person in making the decision, to the extent those persons are 
12.26 	reasonably available.

12.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.28 		Subd. 2.Use of force. (a) Use of force must not be applied maliciously or sadistically 
12.29 	for the purpose of causing harm to a confined or incarcerated person.
13.1 	(b) Unless the use of deadly force is justified in this section, a correctional officer working 
13.2 	in an adult correctional facility either under the control of the commissioner of corrections 
13.3 	or licensed by the commissioner under section 241.021 may not use any of the following 
13.4 	restraints:
13.5 	(1) a choke hold;
13.6 	(2) a prone restraint;
13.7 	(3) tying all of a person's limbs together behind the person's back to render the person 
13.8 	immobile; or
13.9 	(4) securing a person in any way that results in transporting the person face down in a 
13.10 	vehicle, except as directed by a medical professional.
13.11 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given 
13.12 	them:
13.13 	(1) "choke hold" means a method by which a person applies sufficient pressure to a 
13.14 	person to make breathing difficult or impossible, and includes but is not limited to any 
13.15 	pressure to the neck, throat, or windpipe that may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce 
13.16 	intake of air. Choke hold also means applying pressure to a person's neck on either side of 
13.17 	the windpipe, but not to the windpipe itself, to stop the flow of blood to the brain via the 
13.18 	carotid arteries;
13.19 	(2) "prone restraint" means the use of manual restraint that places a person in a face-down 
13.20 	position; and
13.21 	(3) "deadly force" has the meaning given in section 609.066, subdivision 1.
13.22 	(d) Use of deadly force is justified only if an objectively reasonable correctional officer 
13.23 	would believe, based on the totality of the circumstances known to the officer at the time 
13.24 	and without the benefit of hindsight, that deadly force is necessary:
13.25 	(1) to protect the correctional officer or another from death or great bodily harm, provided 
13.26 	that the threat:
13.27 	(i) can be articulated with specificity by the correctional officer;
13.28 	(ii) is reasonably likely to occur absent action by the correctional officer; and
13.29 	(iii) must be addressed through the use of deadly force without unreasonable delay; or
14.1 	(2) to effect the capture or prevent the escape of a person when the officer reasonably 
14.2 	believes that the person will cause death or great bodily harm to another person under the 
14.3 	threat criteria in clause (1), unless immediately apprehended.

14.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.05, subdivision 5, is amended 
14.5 	to read:
14.6 		Subd. 5.Supervised release, life and indeterminate sentences. (a) The board may, 
14.7 	under rules adopted by the commissioner, grant supervised release or parole as follows:
14.8 	(1) to an inmate serving a mandatory life sentence after the inmate has served the 
14.9 	minimum term of imprisonment specified in subdivision 4 or section 243.05, subdivision 
14.10 	1, paragraph (a);
14.11 	(2) at any time for an inmate serving a nonlife indeterminate sentence for a crime 
14.12 	committed on or before April 30, 1980; or
14.13 	(3) to an inmate eligible for early supervised release under subdivision 4a after the inmate 
14.14 	has served the minimum term of imprisonment.
14.15 	(b) For cases involving where an inmate is serving multiple sentences, the board must 
14.16 	grant or deny supervised release as follows:
14.17 	(1) if an inmate is serving multiple sentences that are concurrent to one another, the 
14.18 	board must grant or deny supervised release on all unexpired sentences; and.
14.19 	(2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if an inmate who was under the age 
14.20 	of 18 at the time of the commission of the relevant offenses and has served the minimum 
14.21 	term of imprisonment specified in subdivision 4b is serving multiple sentences that are 
14.22 	consecutive to one another, the board may must grant or deny supervised release on one or 
14.23 	more all unexpired sentences.
14.24 	(c) No less than three years before an inmate has served the applicable minimum term 
14.25 	of imprisonment, the board must assess the inmate's status and make programming 
14.26 	recommendations relevant to the inmate's release review. The commissioner must ensure 
14.27 	that any board programming recommendations are followed and implemented.
14.28 	(d) The board must conduct a supervised release review hearing as soon as practicable 
14.29 	before an inmate has served the applicable minimum term of imprisonment.
14.30 	(e) The board shall require the preparation of a community investigation report. The 
14.31 	report shall:
15.1 	(1) reflect the sentiment of the various elements of the community toward the inmate, 
15.2 	both at the time of the offense and at the present time;
15.3 	(2) include the views of the sentencing judge, the prosecutor, any law enforcement 
15.4 	personnel who may have been involved in the case, and any successors to these individuals 
15.5 	who may have information relevant to the supervised release decision; and
15.6 	(3) include the views of the victim and the victim's family unless the victim or the victim's 
15.7 	family chooses not to participate.
15.8 	(f) The board shall require the preparation of a development report when making a 
15.9 	supervised release decision regarding an inmate who was under 18 years of age at the time 
15.10 	of the commission of the offense. The report must be prepared by a mental health professional 
15.11 	qualified to provide services to a client under section 245I.04, subdivision 2, clause (1) to 
15.12 	(4) or (6), and must address the inmate's cognitive, emotional, and social maturity. The 
15.13 	board may use a previous report that was prepared within 12 months immediately preceding 
15.14 	the hearing.
15.15 	(g) The board shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victim, in advance, of the time 
15.16 	and place of the inmate's release review hearing. The victim has a right to submit an oral 
15.17 	or written statement at the review hearing. Notwithstanding chapter 13D, the board may 
15.18 	meet in closed session to receive and review a victim's statement, at the request of the victim. 
15.19 	The statement may summarize the harm suffered by the victim as a result of the crime and 
15.20 	give the victim's recommendation on whether the inmate should be given supervised release 
15.21 	at this time.
15.22 	(h) The board shall permit a prosecutor from the office that prosecuted the case to submit 
15.23 	a written statement in advance of the review hearing.
15.24 	(i) When considering whether to grant supervised release or parole to an inmate serving 
15.25 	a life sentence or indeterminate sentence, the board shall consider, at a minimum, the 
15.26 	following:
15.27 	(1) the report prepared pursuant to paragraph (e);
15.28 	(2) the report prepared pursuant to paragraph (f), if applicable;
15.29 	(3) a victim statement under paragraph (g), if submitted;
15.30 	(4) the statement of a prosecutor under paragraph (h), if submitted;
15.31 	(5) the risk the inmate poses to the community if released;
15.32 	(6) the inmate's progress in treatment, if applicable;
16.1 	(7) the inmate's behavior while incarcerated;
16.2 	(8) psychological or other diagnostic evaluations of the inmate;
16.3 	(9) information on the inmate's rehabilitation while incarcerated;
16.4 	(10) the inmate's criminal history;
16.5 	(11) if the inmate was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, 
16.6 	relevant science on the neurological development of juveniles and information on the inmate's 
16.7 	maturity and development while incarcerated; and
16.8 	(12) any other relevant conduct of the inmate while incarcerated or before incarceration.
16.9 	(j) The board may not grant supervised release or parole to an inmate unless:
16.10 	(1) while in prison:
16.11 	(i) the inmate has successfully completed appropriate sex offender treatment, if applicable;
16.12 	(ii) the inmate has been assessed for substance use disorder needs and, if appropriate, 
16.13 	has successfully completed substance use disorder treatment; and
16.14 	(iii) the inmate has been assessed for mental health needs and, if appropriate, has 
16.15 	successfully completed mental health treatment; and
16.16 	(2) a comprehensive individual release plan is in place for the inmate that:
16.17 	(i) ensures that, after release, the inmate will have suitable housing and receive appropriate 
16.18 	aftercare and community-based treatment; and
16.19 	(ii) includes a postprison employment or education plan for the inmate.
16.20 	(k) Supervised release or parole must be granted with a majority vote of the quorum 
16.21 	required under section 244.049, subdivision 3. If there is a tie vote, supervised release or 
16.22 	parole is granted only if the commissioner votes in favor of granting supervised release or 
16.23 	parole.
16.24 	(l) Within 30 days after a supervised release review hearing, the board must issue a 
16.25 	decision on granting release, including an explanation for the decision. If an inmate is serving 
16.26 	multiple sentences that are concurrent to one another, the board must grant or deny supervised 
16.27 	release on all sentences.
16.28 	(m) If the board does not grant supervised release, the board shall conduct a subsequent 
16.29 	supervised release hearing within three years of the initial hearing. If release is denied at 
16.30 	the subsequent hearing, the board shall continue to hold hearings at least once every three 
16.31 	years. If the board denies an inmate's release under this paragraph, the explanation of that 
17.1 	decision must identify specific steps that the inmate can take to increase the likelihood that 
17.2 	release will be granted at a future hearing.
17.3 	(n) When granting supervised release under this subdivision, the board must set prerelease 
17.4 	conditions to be followed by the inmate, if time permits, before their actual release or before 
17.5 	constructive parole becomes effective. If the inmate violates any of the prerelease conditions, 
17.6 	the commissioner may rescind the grant of supervised release without a hearing at any time 
17.7 	before the inmate's release or before constructive parole becomes effective. A grant of 
17.8 	constructive parole becomes effective once the inmate begins serving the consecutive 
17.9 	sentence.
17.10 	(o) If the commissioner rescinds a grant of supervised release or parole, the board:
17.11 	(1) must set a release review date that occurs within 90 days of the commissioner's 
17.12 	rescission; and
17.13 	(2) by majority vote, may set a new supervised release date or set another review date.
17.14 	(p) If the commissioner revokes supervised release or parole for an inmate serving a life 
17.15 	sentence, the revocation is not subject to the limitations under section 244.30 and the board:
17.16 	(1) must set a release review date that occurs within one year of the commissioner's final 
17.17 	revocation decision; and
17.18 	(2) by majority vote, may set a new supervised release date or set another review date.
17.19 	(q) The board may, by a majority vote, grant a person on supervised release or parole 
17.20 	for a life or indeterminate sentence a final discharge from their sentence in accordance with 
17.21 	section 243.05, subdivision 3. In no case, however, may a person subject to a mandatory 
17.22 	lifetime conditional release term under section 609.3455, subdivision 7, be discharged from 
17.23 	that term.
17.24 	(r) For purposes of this subdivision:
17.25 	(1) "board" means the Indeterminate Sentence Supervised Release Board under section 
17.26 	244.049;
17.27 	(2) "constructive parole" means the status of an inmate who has been paroled from an 
17.28 	indeterminate sentence to begin serving a consecutive sentence in prison; and
17.29 	(3) "victim" has the meaning given in section 611A.01, paragraph (b).

17.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments to paragraph (g) of this section are effective 
17.31 	August 1, 2024. The remainder of this section is effective July 1, 2024, and applies to 
17.32 	inmates released on or after that date and retroactively to inmates eligible for early supervised 
18.1 	release under Minnesota Statutes, section 244.05, subdivision 4a, who had supervised release 
18.2 	review hearings conducted between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.

18.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.17, subdivision 3, is amended 
18.4 	to read:
18.5 		Subd. 3.Offenders not eligible. (a) The following offenders are not eligible to be placed 
18.6 	in the challenge incarceration program:
18.7 	(1) offenders who are committed to the commissioner's custody following a conviction 
18.8 	for murder, manslaughter, criminal sexual conduct, assault, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, 
18.9 	arson, or any other offense involving death or intentional personal injury;
18.10 	(2) offenders who were convicted within the preceding ten years of an offense described 
18.11 	in clause (1) and were committed to the custody of the commissioner;
18.12 	(3) offenders who have been convicted or adjudicated delinquent within the past five 
18.13 	years for a violation of section 609.485;
18.14 	(4) offenders who are committed to the commissioner's custody for an offense that 
18.15 	requires registration under section 243.166;
18.16 	(5) offenders who are the subject of a current arrest warrant or detainer;
18.17 	(6) offenders who have fewer than 180 days remaining until their supervised release 
18.18 	date;
18.19 	(7) offenders who have had disciplinary confinement time added to their sentence or 
18.20 	who have been placed in segregation, unless 90 days have elapsed from the imposition of 
18.21 	the additional disciplinary confinement time or the last day of segregation;
18.22 	(8) offenders who have received a suspended formal disciplinary sanction, unless the 
18.23 	suspension has expired; and
18.24 	(9) offenders whose governing sentence is for an offense from another state or the United 
18.25 	States; and.
18.26 	(10) offenders who have a medical condition included on the list of ineligible conditions 
18.27 	described in paragraph (b).
18.28 	(b) The commissioner of corrections shall develop a list of medical conditions that will 
18.29 	disqualify an offender from participating in the challenge incarceration program. The 
18.30 	commissioner shall submit the list and any changes to it to the chairs and ranking minority 
19.1 	members of the senate and house committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy 
19.2 	and funding.

19.3 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.21, subdivision 2, is amended 
19.4 	to read:
19.5 		Subd. 2.Commissioner of corrections; report. By January 15 May 1 each year, the 
19.6 	commissioner must report to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
19.7 	public safety policy and finance on recommended methods of coordinating the exchange 
19.8 	of information collected on individuals on probation under subdivision 1:.
19.9 	(1) between probation service providers; and
19.10 	(2) between probation service providers and the Department of Corrections.

19.11 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 401.01, subdivision 2, is amended 
19.12 	to read:
19.13 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this subdivision 
19.14 	have the meanings given them.
19.15 	(b) "CCA jurisdiction" means a county or Tribal Nation that participates in the 
19.16 	Community Corrections Act, the subsidy program under this chapter.
19.17 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections or a designee.
19.18 	(d) "Conditional release" means:
19.19 	(1) parole, supervised release, or conditional release as authorized by section 609.3455, 
19.20 	subdivision 6, 7, or 8; Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.108, subdivision 6; or Minnesota 
19.21 	Statutes 2004, section 609.109, subdivision 7;
19.22 	(2) work release as authorized by sections 241.26, 244.065, and 631.425; and
19.23 	(3) probation, furlough, and any other authorized temporary release from a correctional 
19.24 	facility.
19.25 	(e) "Detain" means to take into actual custody, including custody within a local 
19.26 	correctional facility.
19.27 	(f) "Joint board" means the board under section 471.59.
19.28 	(g) "Local advisory board" means:
19.29 	(1) for a CCA jurisdiction, a corrections advisory board as defined in section 401.08;
20.1 	(2) for a non-CCA jurisdiction other than a Tribal Nation, a human services advisory 
20.2 	board as defined in section 402.02, or advisory committee or task force as defined in section 
20.3 	402.03; or
20.4 	(3) for a Tribal Nation that is a non-CCA jurisdiction, a board with membership as 
20.5 	determined by the Tribal Nation.
20.6 	(g) (h) "Non-CCA jurisdiction" means a county or Tribal Nation that is not participating 
20.7 	in the Community Corrections Act subsidy program and provides or receives probation 
20.8 	services according to section 244.19.
20.9 	(h) (i) "Probation officer" means a county or Tribal probation officer under a CCA or 
20.10 	non-CCA jurisdiction appointed with the powers under section 244.19.
20.11 	(i) (j) "Release" means to release from actual custody.
20.12 	(j) (k) "Tribal Nation" means a federally recognized Tribal Nation within the boundaries 
20.13 	of the state of Minnesota.

20.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.133, subdivision 4, is amended 
20.15 	to read:
20.16 		Subd. 4.Petition; contents; fee. (a) A prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment 
20.17 	shall be filed in the district court where the individual was convicted and include the 
20.18 	following:
20.19 	(1) the full name of the individual on whose behalf the petition is being brought and, to 
20.20 	the extent possible, all other legal names or aliases by which the individual has been known 
20.21 	at any time;
20.22 	(2) the individual's date of birth;
20.23 	(3) the individual's address;
20.24 	(4) a brief statement of the reason the prosecutor is seeking a sentence adjustment for 
20.25 	the individual;
20.26 	(5) the details of the offense for which an adjustment is sought, including:
20.27 	(i) the date and jurisdiction of the occurrence;
20.28 	(ii) either the names of any victims or that there were no identifiable victims;
20.29 	(iii) whether there is a current order for protection, restraining order, or other no contact 
20.30 	order prohibiting the individual from contacting the victims or whether there has ever been 
21.1 	a prior order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the individual from contacting 
21.2 	the victims;
21.3 	(iv) the court file number; and
21.4 	(v) the date of conviction;
21.5 	(6) what steps the individual has taken since the time of the offense toward personal 
21.6 	rehabilitation, including treatment, work, good conduct within correctional facilities, or 
21.7 	other personal history that demonstrates rehabilitation;
21.8 	(7) the individual's criminal conviction record indicating all convictions for 
21.9 	misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies in this state, and for all comparable 
21.10 	convictions in any other state, federal court, or foreign country, whether the convictions 
21.11 	occurred before or after the conviction for which an adjustment is sought;
21.12 	(8) the individual's criminal charges record indicating all prior and pending criminal 
21.13 	charges against the individual in this state or another jurisdiction, including all criminal 
21.14 	charges that have been continued for dismissal, stayed for adjudication, or were the subject 
21.15 	of pretrial diversion; and
21.16 	(9) to the extent known, all prior requests by the individual, whether for the present 
21.17 	offense or for any other offenses in this state or any other state or federal court, for pardon, 
21.18 	return of arrest records, or expungement or sealing of a criminal record, whether granted 
21.19 	or not, and all stays of adjudication or imposition of sentence involving the petitioner.
21.20 	(b) The filing fee for a petition brought under this section shall be waived.
21.21 	(c) Notwithstanding chapter 13 or any other statute related to the classification of 
21.22 	government data, a supervising agent or the commissioner of corrections may provide private 
21.23 	or confidential data to a prosecutor for purposes of a petition for sentence adjustment.

21.24 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.06, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
21.25 		Subd. 3a.Offender location. (a) Upon the victim's written or electronic request and if 
21.26 	the victim and offender have been household or family members as defined in section 
21.27 	518B.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), The commissioner of corrections or the 
21.28 	commissioner's designee shall may disclose to the victim of an offender convicted of a 
21.29 	qualified domestic violence-related offense as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 16,
21.30 	notification of the city and five-digit zip code of the offender's residency upon release from 
21.31 	a Department of Corrections facility, unless:
21.32 	(1) the offender is not under correctional supervision at the time of the victim's request;
22.1 	(2) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee does not have the city or zip code; 
22.2 	or
22.3 	(3) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee reasonably believes that disclosure 
22.4 	of the city or zip code of the offender's residency creates a risk to the victim, offender, or 
22.5 	public safety.
22.6 	(b) All identifying information regarding the victim including, but not limited to, the 
22.7 	notification provided by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is classified as 
22.8 	private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and is accessible 
22.9 	only to the victim.
22.10 	(c) This subdivision applies only where the offender is serving a prison term for a 
22.11 	qualified domestic violence-related offense committed against the victim seeking notification.

22.12 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 629.292, subdivision 2, is amended 
22.13 	to read:
22.14 		Subd. 2.Procedure on receipt of request. The request shall be delivered to the 
22.15 	commissioner of corrections or other official designated by the commissioner having custody 
22.16 	of the prisoner, who shall forthwith:
22.17 	(1) certify the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time 
22.18 	already served on the sentence, the time remaining to be served, the good time earned, the 
22.19 	time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decisions of the commissioner of corrections 
22.20 	relating to the prisoner; and
22.21 	(2) send by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of the request 
22.22 	and certificate to the court and one copy to the prosecuting attorney to whom it is addressed; 
22.23 	and, or
22.24 	(3) send by e-filing and e-serving the paperwork, one copy of the request to the court 
22.25 	and one copy to the prosecuting attorney to whom it is addressed.

22.26 	Sec. 14. RIGHT TO SUPERVISED RELEASE HEARING BEFORE SUPERVISED 
22.27 	RELEASE BOARD.
 22.28 	An inmate who had a supervised release hearing conducted by the commissioner of 
22.29 	corrections during the period between May 19, 2023, and June 30, 2024, has the right to a 
22.30 	new hearing before the Supervised Release Board. The board must attempt to accommodate 
22.31 	any request for a hearing by an inmate under this section in a timely manner.

23.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

23.2 	ARTICLE 3
23.3 	CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

23.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 146A.08, subdivision 1, is 
23.5 	amended to read:
23.6 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited conduct. (a) The commissioner may impose disciplinary 
23.7 	action as described in section 146A.09 against any unlicensed complementary and alternative 
23.8 	health care practitioner. The following conduct is prohibited and is grounds for disciplinary 
23.9 	action:
23.10 	(b) Conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, 
23.11 	or a no-contest plea, in any court in Minnesota or any other jurisdiction in the United States, 
23.12 	reasonably related to engaging in complementary and alternative health care practices. 
23.13 	Conviction, as used in this subdivision, includes a conviction of an offense which, if 
23.14 	committed in this state, would be deemed a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor, 
23.15 	without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal proceeding where a finding or 
23.16 	verdict of guilty is made or returned but the adjudication of guilt is either withheld or not 
23.17 	entered.
23.18 	(c) Conviction of any crime against a person. For purposes of this chapter, a crime against 
23.19 	a person means violations of the following: sections 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 
23.20 	609.205; 609.2112; 609.2113; 609.2114; 609.215; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.224; 
23.21 	609.2242; 609.23; 609.231; 609.2325; 609.233; 609.2335; 609.235; 609.24; 609.245; 
23.22 	609.247; 609.25; 609.255; 609.26, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2); 609.265; 609.342; 
23.23 	609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.365; 609.498, subdivision 1 or 1b; 609.50, subdivision 1, 
23.24 	clause (1); 609.561; 609.562; 609.595; and 609.72, subdivision 3; and Minnesota Statutes 
23.25 	2012, section 609.21.
23.26 	(d) Failure to comply with the self-reporting requirements of section 146A.03, subdivision 
23.27 	7.
23.28 	(e) Engaging in sexual contact with a complementary and alternative health care client, 
23.29 	engaging in contact that may be reasonably interpreted by a client as sexual, engaging in 
23.30 	any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning to the client, or engaging in 
23.31 	sexual exploitation of a client or former client.
23.32 	(f) Advertising that is false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading.
24.1 	(g) Conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public or demonstrating a willful or 
24.2 	careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety of a complementary and alternative 
24.3 	health care client; or any other practice that may create danger to any client's life, health, 
24.4 	or safety, in any of which cases, proof of actual injury need not be established.
24.5 	(h) Adjudication as mentally incompetent or as a person who is dangerous to self or 
24.6 	adjudication pursuant to chapter 253B as chemically dependent, mentally ill, developmentally 
24.7 	disabled, mentally ill and dangerous to the public, or as a sexual psychopathic personality 
24.8 	or sexually dangerous person.
24.9 	(i) Inability to engage in complementary and alternative health care practices with 
24.10 	reasonable safety to complementary and alternative health care clients.
24.11 	(j) The habitual overindulgence in the use of or the dependence on intoxicating liquors.
24.12 	(k) Improper or unauthorized personal or other use of any legend drugs as defined in 
24.13 	chapter 151, any chemicals as defined in chapter 151, or any controlled substance as defined 
24.14 	in chapter 152.
24.15 	(l) Revealing a communication from, or relating to, a complementary and alternative 
24.16 	health care client except when otherwise required or permitted by law.
24.17 	(m) Failure to comply with a complementary and alternative health care client's request 
24.18 	made under sections 144.291 to 144.298 or to furnish a complementary and alternative 
24.19 	health care client record or report required by law.
24.20 	(n) Splitting fees or promising to pay a portion of a fee to any other professional other 
24.21 	than for services rendered by the other professional to the complementary and alternative 
24.22 	health care client.
24.23 	(o) Engaging in abusive or fraudulent billing practices, including violations of the federal 
24.24 	Medicare and Medicaid laws or state medical assistance laws.
24.25 	(p) Failure to make reports as required by section 146A.03 or cooperate with an 
24.26 	investigation of the office.
24.27 	(q) Obtaining money, property, or services from a complementary and alternative health 
24.28 	care client, other than reasonable fees for services provided to the client, through the use 
24.29 	of undue influence, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud.
24.30 	(r) Failure to provide a complementary and alternative health care client with a copy of 
24.31 	the client bill of rights or violation of any provision of the client bill of rights.
24.32 	(s) Violating any order issued by the commissioner.
25.1 	(t) Failure to comply with any provision of sections 146A.01 to 146A.11 and the rules 
25.2 	adopted under those sections.
25.3 	(u) Failure to comply with any additional disciplinary grounds established by the 
25.4 	commissioner by rule.
25.5 	(v) Revocation, suspension, restriction, limitation, or other disciplinary action against 
25.6 	any health care license, certificate, registration, or right to practice of the unlicensed 
25.7 	complementary and alternative health care practitioner in this or another state or jurisdiction 
25.8 	for offenses that would be subject to disciplinary action in this state or failure to report to 
25.9 	the office that charges regarding the practitioner's license, certificate, registration, or right 
25.10 	of practice have been brought in this or another state or jurisdiction.
25.11 	(w) Use of the title "doctor," "Dr.," or "physician" alone or in combination with any 
25.12 	other words, letters, or insignia to describe the complementary and alternative health care 
25.13 	practices the practitioner provides.
25.14 	(x) Failure to provide a complementary and alternative health care client with a 
25.15 	recommendation that the client see a health care provider who is licensed or registered by 
25.16 	a health-related licensing board or the commissioner of health, if there is a reasonable 
25.17 	likelihood that the client needs to be seen by a licensed or registered health care provider.

25.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to violations 
25.19 	that occur on or after that date.

25.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 152.023, subdivision 2, is amended 
25.21 	to read:
25.22 		Subd. 2.Possession crimes. (a) A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the 
25.23 	third degree if:
25.24 	(1) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
25.25 	one or more mixtures of a total weight of ten grams or more containing a narcotic drug other 
25.26 	than heroin or fentanyl;
25.27 	(2) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
25.28 	one or more mixtures of: (i) a total weight of three grams or more containing heroin; or (ii) 
25.29 	a total weight of five grams or more, or 25 dosage units or more, containing fentanyl;
25.30 	(3) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
25.31 	one or more mixtures containing a narcotic drug other than heroin or fentanyl, it is packaged 
25.32 	in dosage units, and equals 50 or more dosage units;
26.1 	(4) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
26.2 	any more than a residual amount of a schedule I or II narcotic drug or five or more dosage 
26.3 	units of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, or 
26.4 	3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, 
26.5 	or a drug treatment facility;
26.6 	(5) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses:
26.7 	(i) more than ten kilograms of cannabis flower;
26.8 	(ii) more than two kilograms of cannabis concentrate; or
26.9 	(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer 
26.10 	products, or any combination of those infused with more than 200 grams of 
26.11 	tetrahydrocannabinol; or
26.12 	(6) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of more than a residual amount 
26.13 	containing methamphetamine or amphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing 
26.14 	zone, or a drug treatment facility.
26.15 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the weight of fluid used in a water pipe may 
26.16 	not be considered in measuring the weight of a mixture except in cases where the mixture 
26.17 	contains four or more fluid ounces of fluid.

26.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2023.

26.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 152.025, subdivision 2, is amended 
26.20 	to read:
26.21 		Subd. 2.Possession and other crimes.  A person is guilty of controlled substance crime 
26.22 	in the fifth degree and upon conviction may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 4 if:
26.23 	(1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing a controlled 
26.24 	substance classified in Schedule I, II, III, or IV, except cannabis flower, cannabis products, 
26.25 	lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products or a residual amount of 
26.26 	one or more mixtures of controlled substances contained in drug paraphernalia; or
26.27 	(2) the person procures, attempts to procure, possesses, or has control over a controlled 
26.28 	substance by any of the following means:
26.29 	(i) fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge;
26.30 	(ii) using a false name or giving false credit; or
27.1 	(iii) falsely assuming the title of, or falsely representing any person to be, a manufacturer, 
27.2 	wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed to practice 
27.3 	medicine, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other authorized person for the purpose of 
27.4 	obtaining a controlled substance.

27.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2023.

27.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 152.025, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
27.7 		Subd. 4.Penalty. (a) A person convicted under the provisions of subdivision 2, clause 
27.8 	(1), who has not been previously convicted of a violation of this chapter or a similar offense 
27.9 	in another jurisdiction, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if: (1) the amount of the controlled 
27.10 	substance possessed, other than heroin, is less than 0.25 grams or one dosage unit or less if 
27.11 	the controlled substance was possessed in dosage units; or (2) the controlled substance 
27.12 	possessed is heroin and the amount possessed is less than 0.05 grams.
27.13 	(b) A person convicted under the provisions of subdivision 1; subdivision 2, clause (1), 
27.14 	unless the conduct is described in paragraph (a); or subdivision 2, clause (2), may be 
27.15 	sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more 
27.16 	than $10,000, or both.
27.17 	(c) If a peace officer encounters a person who is suspected of violating this section, the 
27.18 	peace officer may refer the person to a local service provider that can offer substance use 
27.19 	assistance to the person. Upon request at the time of initial contact, a peace officer must, if 
27.20 	practicable and available, provide a person suspected of violating this section with a referral 
27.21 	to local service providers. For purposes of this paragraph, "local service provider" includes 
27.22 	but is not limited to substance use disorder treatment and recovery providers, peer support 
27.23 	groups and systems, homeless shelters, detoxification centers, hospital systems, mental 
27.24 	health crisis centers, naloxone providers, syringe service providers, and harm reduction 
27.25 	programs.

27.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2023.

27.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.167, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.28 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "crime against the person" means a 
27.29 	violation of any of the following or a similar law of another state or of the United States: 
27.30 	section 609.165; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.205; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 
27.31 	609.2231; 609.224, subdivision 2 or 4; 609.2242, subdivision 2 or 4; 609.2247; 609.235; 
27.32 	609.245, subdivision 1; 609.25; 609.255; 609.3451, subdivision 2; 609.498, subdivision 1
28.1 	or 1b; 609.582, subdivision 1; or 617.23, subdivision 2; or any felony-level violation of 
28.2 	section 609.229; 609.377; 609.749; or 624.713.

28.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.1056, is amended by adding a subdivision 
28.4 	to read:
28.5 		Subd. 3a.Reporting. (a) If the court imposes a deferred sentence under subdivision 2,  
28.6 	the court shall prepare a deferred sentence report containing the following information:
28.7 	(1) the name of the defendant;
28.8 	(2) the case number;
28.9 	(3) the underlying charge or charges;
28.10 	(4) the fact that proceedings have been deferred pursuant to this section;
28.11 	(5) the length of the term of probation ordered by the court;
28.12 	(6) the conditions of probation; and
28.13 	(7) a copy of the sentencing worksheet prepared pursuant to section 609.115, if a 
28.14 	worksheet was prepared.
28.15 	(b) If the defendant violates a condition of probation and the court enters an adjudication 
28.16 	of guilt as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), the court shall prepare a violation report 
28.17 	containing the following information:
28.18 	(1) the name of the defendant;
28.19 	(2) the case number;
28.20 	(3) whether the violation was a technical violation as defined in section 244.195, 
28.21 	subdivision 15, or involved allegation of a subsequent criminal act; and
28.22 	(4) the sentence announced by the court.
28.23 	(c) The deferred sentence report prepared under paragraph (a) and any violation report 
28.24 	prepared under paragraph (b) must be forwarded to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. 
28.25 	By January 15 of each year, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission shall provide a report 
28.26 	to the committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy and 
28.27 	veterans and military affairs finance and policy that consists solely of summary data and 
28.28 	includes:
28.29 	(1) the number of individuals who received a deferred sentence pursuant to subdivision 
28.30 	2 in the previous year, disaggregated by county;
29.1 	(2) the number of individuals who received an adjudication of guilt as described in 
29.2 	subdivision 2, paragraph (d), in the previous year, disaggregated by county;
29.3 	(3) for the individuals identified in clause (2), the number who committed a technical 
29.4 	violation of probation and the number alleged to have committed a subsequent criminal act; 
29.5 	and
29.6 	(4) the number of proceedings dismissed pursuant to subdivision 3 in the previous year, 
29.7 	disaggregated by county.
29.8 	(d) The report required under paragraph (c) may be submitted as a section of any other 
29.9 	annual report required to be submitted by the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

29.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to deferred 
29.11 	sentences announced on or after that date.

29.12 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.1095, subdivision 1, is amended 
29.13 	to read:
29.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
29.15 	meanings given.
29.16 	(b) "Conviction" means any of the following accepted and recorded by the court: a plea 
29.17 	of guilty, a verdict of guilty by a jury, or a finding of guilty by the court. The term includes 
29.18 	a conviction by any court in Minnesota or another jurisdiction.
29.19 	(c) "Prior conviction" means a conviction that occurred before the offender committed 
29.20 	the next felony resulting in a conviction and before the offense for which the offender is 
29.21 	being sentenced under this section.
29.22 	(d) "Violent crime" means a violation of or an attempt or conspiracy to violate any of 
29.23 	the following laws of this state or any similar laws of the United States or any other state: 
29.24 	sections 152.137; 609.165; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.205; 609.2112; 609.2113; 
29.25 	609.2114; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.228; 609.235; 609.24; 609.245; 609.247; 609.25; 
29.26 	609.255; 609.2661; 609.2662; 609.2663; 609.2664; 609.2665; 609.267; 609.2671; 609.268; 
29.27 	609.322; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.498, subdivision 1 or 1b; 609.561; 
29.28 	609.562; 609.582, subdivision 1; 609.66, subdivision 1e; 609.687; and 609.855, subdivision 
29.29 	5; any provision of sections 609.229; 609.377; 609.378; 609.749; and 624.713 that is 
29.30 	punishable by a felony penalty; or any provision of chapter 152 that is punishable by a 
29.31 	maximum sentence of 15 years or more; or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21.

30.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.135, subdivision 2, is amended 
30.2 	to read:
30.3 		Subd. 2.Stay of sentence maximum periods. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), 
30.4 	if the conviction is for a felony, the stay shall be for not more than five years or the maximum 
30.5 	period for which the sentence of imprisonment might have been imposed, whichever is less.
30.6 	(b) If the conviction is for a felony described in violation of, or a felony-level attempt 
30.7 	or conspiracy to violate, section 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.2112; 609.2113, subdivision 
30.8 	2; 609.2662; 609.2663; 609.2664; 609.268; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451; 
30.9 	609.3458; or 609.749; or a felony-level attempt or conspiracy to violate section 609.185 or 
30.10 	609.2661, the stay shall be for not more than four years or the maximum period for which 
30.11 	the sentence of imprisonment might have been imposed, whichever is longer.
30.12 	(c) If the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor violation of section 169A.20, 609.2113, 
30.13 	subdivision 3, or 609.3451, the stay shall be for not more than four years. The court shall 
30.14 	provide for unsupervised probation for the last year of the stay unless the court finds that 
30.15 	the defendant needs supervised probation for all or part of the last year.
30.16 	(d) If the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor not specified in paragraph (c), the stay 
30.17 	shall be for not more than two years.
30.18 	(e) If the conviction is for any misdemeanor under section 169A.20; 609.746, subdivision 
30.19 	1; 609.79; or 617.23; or for a misdemeanor under section 609.2242 or 609.224, subdivision 
30.20 	1, in which the victim of the crime was a family or household member as defined in section 
30.21 	518B.01, the stay shall be for not more than two years. The court shall provide for 
30.22 	unsupervised probation for the second year of the stay unless the court finds that the 
30.23 	defendant needs supervised probation for all or part of the second year.
30.24 	(f) If the conviction is for a misdemeanor not specified in paragraph (e), the stay shall 
30.25 	be for not more than one year.
30.26 	(g) The defendant shall be discharged six months after the term of the stay expires, unless 
30.27 	the stay has been revoked or extended under paragraph (h), or the defendant has already 
30.28 	been discharged.
30.29 	(h) Notwithstanding the maximum periods specified for stays of sentences under 
30.30 	paragraphs (a) to (g), a court may extend a defendant's term of probation for up to one year 
30.31 	if it finds, at a hearing conducted under subdivision 1a, that:
30.32 	(1) the defendant has not paid court-ordered restitution in accordance with the payment 
30.33 	schedule or structure; and
31.1 	(2) the defendant is likely to not pay the restitution the defendant owes before the term 
31.2 	of probation expires.
31.3 	This one-year extension of probation for failure to pay restitution may be extended by the 
31.4 	court for up to one additional year if the court finds, at another hearing conducted under 
31.5 	subdivision 1a, that the defendant still has not paid the court-ordered restitution that the 
31.6 	defendant owes.
31.7 	Nothing in this subdivision limits the court's ability to refer the case to collections under 
31.8 	section 609.104.
31.9 	(i) Notwithstanding the maximum periods specified for stays of sentences under 
31.10 	paragraphs (a) to (g), a court may extend a defendant's term of probation for up to three 
31.11 	years if it finds, at a hearing conducted under subdivision 1c, that:
31.12 	(1) the defendant has failed to complete court-ordered treatment successfully; and
31.13 	(2) the defendant is likely not to complete court-ordered treatment before the term of 
31.14 	probation expires.

31.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to sentences 
31.16 	announced on or after that date.

31.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.14, subdivision 1, is amended 
31.18 	to read:
31.19 		Subdivision 1.Grounds. (a) When it appears that the defendant has violated any of the 
31.20 	conditions of probation or intermediate sanction, or has otherwise been guilty of misconduct 
31.21 	which that warrants the imposing adjudication of guilt, or imposition or execution of sentence, 
31.22 	the court may without notice revoke the stay and direct that the defendant be taken into 
31.23 	immediate custody. Revocation shall only be used as a last resort when rehabilitation has 
31.24 	failed.
31.25 	(b) When it appears that the defendant violated any of the conditions of probation during 
31.26 	the term of the stay, but the term of the stay has since expired, the defendant's probation 
31.27 	officer or the prosecutor may ask the court to initiate probation revocation proceedings 
31.28 	under the Rules of Criminal Procedure at any time within six months after the expiration 
31.29 	of the stay. The court also may initiate proceedings under these circumstances on its own 
31.30 	motion. If proceedings are initiated within this six-month period, the court may conduct a 
31.31 	revocation hearing and take any action authorized under rule 27.04 at any time during or 
31.32 	after the six-month period.
32.1 	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 609.135 or any law to the contrary, after 
32.2 	proceedings to revoke the stay have been initiated by a court order revoking the stay and 
32.3 	directing either that the defendant be taken into custody or that a summons be issued in 
32.4 	accordance with paragraph (a), the proceedings to revoke the stay may be concluded and 
32.5 	the summary hearing provided by subdivision 2 may be conducted after the expiration of 
32.6 	the stay or after the six-month period set forth in paragraph (b). The proceedings to revoke 
32.7 	the stay shall not be dismissed on the basis that the summary hearing is conducted after the 
32.8 	term of the stay or after the six-month period. The ability or inability to locate or apprehend 
32.9 	the defendant prior to the expiration of the stay or during or after the six-month period shall 
32.10 	not preclude the court from conducting the summary hearing unless the defendant 
32.11 	demonstrates that the delay was purposefully caused by the state in order to gain an unfair 
32.12 	advantage.

32.13 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.14 		Subd. 2.Notification of grounds for revocation. The defendant shall thereupon be 
32.15 	notified in writing and in such manner as the court directs of the grounds alleged to exist 
32.16 	for revocation of the stay of imposition or execution of sentence. If such grounds are brought 
32.17 	in issue by the defendant, a summary hearing shall be held thereon at which the defendant 
32.18 	is entitled to be heard and to be represented by counsel.

32.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.20 		Subd. 3.Sentence. If any of such grounds are found to exist the court may:
32.21 	(1) if imposition of sentence was previously stayed, again stay sentence or impose 
32.22 	sentence and stay the execution thereof, and in either event place the defendant on probation 
32.23 	or order intermediate sanctions pursuant to section 609.135, or impose sentence and order 
32.24 	execution thereof; or
32.25 	(2) if sentence was previously imposed and execution thereof stayed, continue such stay 
32.26 	and place the defendant on probation or order intermediate sanctions in accordance with 
32.27 	the provisions of section 609.135, or order execution of the sentence previously imposed; 
32.28 	or
32.29 	(3) if adjudication was stayed or prosecution was deferred, continue the stay without 
32.30 	intermediate sanctions, continue it with intermediate sanctions, or adjudicate guilt and 
32.31 	proceed as otherwise provided, including, in the event of a felony conviction, as provided 
32.32 	in section 244.10.

33.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
33.2 	read:
33.3 		Subd. 5.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "stay" means a stay of adjudication, 
33.4 	a stay of imposition, a stay of execution, or a deferred prosecution.

33.5 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.324, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.6 		Subdivision 1.Engaging in, hiring, or agreeing to hire minor to engage in 
33.7 	prostitution; penalties. (a) Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be 
33.8 	sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more 
33.9 	than $40,000, or both:
33.10 	(1) engages in prostitution with an individual under the age of 14 years;
33.11 	(2) hires or offers or agrees to hire an individual under the age of 14 years to engage in 
33.12 	sexual penetration or sexual contact; or
33.13 	(3) hires or offers or agrees to hire an individual who the actor reasonably believes to 
33.14 	be under the age of 14 years to engage in sexual penetration or sexual contact.
33.15 	(b) Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be sentenced to imprisonment 
33.16 	for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both:
33.17 	(1) engages in prostitution with an individual under the age of 16 years but at least 14 
33.18 	years;
33.19 	(2) hires or offers or agrees to hire an individual under the age of 16 years but at least 
33.20 	14 years to engage in sexual penetration or sexual contact; or
33.21 	(3) hires or offers or agrees to hire an individual who the actor reasonably believes to 
33.22 	be under the age of 16 years but at least 13 14 years to engage in sexual penetration or sexual 
33.23 	contact.
33.24 	(c) Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be sentenced to imprisonment 
33.25 	for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both:
33.26 	(1) engages in prostitution with an individual under the age of 18 years but at least 16 
33.27 	years;
33.28 	(2) hires or offers or agrees to hire an individual under the age of 18 years but at least 
33.29 	16 years to engage in sexual penetration or sexual contact; or
34.1 	(3) hires or offers or agrees to hire an individual who the actor reasonably believes to 
34.2 	be under the age of 18 years but at least 16 years to engage in sexual penetration or sexual 
34.3 	contact.

34.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes 
34.5 	committed on or after that date.

34.6 	Sec. 14. [609.84] SALE OF CALCIFIED HUMAN REMAINS.
34.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
34.8 	the meanings given.
34.9 	(b) "Human remains" means the calcified portion of a dead human body, not including 
34.10 	isolated teeth; the cremated remains of a dead human body deposited in a container or 
34.11 	discrete feature; or the hydrolyzed remains of a dead human body deposited in a container 
34.12 	or discrete feature.
34.13 	(c) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, 
34.14 	paragraph (f).
34.15 	(d) "Local organization for emergency management" has the meaning given in section 
34.16 	12.03, subdivision 6.
34.17 	(e) "Search and rescue unit" means an organization, team, or individual authorized by 
34.18 	the state or federal government, a Tribal government, or by a county, city, town, or a 
34.19 	metropolitan airports commission organized and existing under sections 473.601 to 473.679 
34.20 	whose mission is to locate lost, missing, or trapped persons, victims of natural or other 
34.21 	disasters, and human bodies.
34.22 		Subd. 2.Sale of calcified human remains prohibited; donation and 
34.23 	reimbursement. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person is prohibited from selling 
34.24 	calcified human remains or offering calcified human remains for sale.
34.25 	(b) Paragraph (a) shall not be construed to limit the donation of human remains:
34.26 	(1) to a licensed health care provider, an individual employed by or under contract with 
34.27 	a licensed health care provider, a public or private postsecondary educational institution, 
34.28 	or an individual employed by or under contract with a public or private postsecondary 
34.29 	educational institution, for legitimate medical or scientific purposes or for educational 
34.30 	purposes;
35.1 	(2) to a law enforcement agency, search and rescue unit, or local organization for 
35.2 	emergency management to conduct search and rescue training or to train dogs to locate 
35.3 	dead human bodies; or
35.4 	(3) to a company registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration or an 
35.5 	individual, company, or entity employed by or under contract with a company registered 
35.6 	with the United States Food and Drug Administration for legitimate medical or scientific 
35.7 	purposes including but not limited to the development, manufacturing, and research of 
35.8 	medical products.
35.9 	(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the sale or offer for sale of human remains that is 
35.10 	incidental to the sale of real property, including undisturbed burial plots, cemeteries, crypts, 
35.11 	or other burial features.
35.12 	(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person from recovering 
35.13 	reasonable expenses for the processing, preservation, quality control, storage, and 
35.14 	transportation or final disposition of human remains for the legitimate purposes as described 
35.15 	in this section.
35.16 		Subd. 3.Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony.

35.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
35.18 	applies to crimes committed on or after that date.

35.19 	ARTICLE 4
35.20 	PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS

35.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.22 	to read:
35.23 		Subd. 23a.Search warrant. As used in this section, "search warrant" means a judicially 
35.24 	approved search warrant obtained pursuant to the requirements in sections 626.04 to 626.18 
35.25 	or conforming statutes in an adjacent state.

35.26 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169A.51, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.27 		Subd. 3.Blood or urine tests; search warrant required. (a) Notwithstanding any 
35.28 	contrary provisions in sections 169A.51 to 169A.53, a blood or urine test may be conducted 
35.29 	only pursuant to a search warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18, or a judicially recognized 
35.30 	exception to the search warrant requirement. In addition, blood and urine tests may be 
35.31 	conducted only as provided in sections 169A.51 to 169A.53 and 171.177.
36.1 	(b) When, under the provisions of section 169A.20, 169A.51, or 171.177, a search 
36.2 	warrant is required for a blood or urine test, that requirement is met if a judicially recognized 
36.3 	exception to the warrant requirement is applicable.

36.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 169A.51, subdivision 4, is amended 
36.5 	to read:
36.6 		Subd. 4.Requirement of urine or blood test. A blood or urine test may be required 
36.7 	pursuant to a search warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18 even after a breath test has 
36.8 	been administered if there is probable cause to believe that:
36.9 	(1) there is impairment by a controlled substance; an intoxicating substance; or cannabis 
36.10 	flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, 
36.11 	artificially derived cannabinoids, or tetrahydrocannabinols that is not subject to testing by 
36.12 	a breath test;
36.13 	(2) a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II or its metabolite, other than cannabis 
36.14 	flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, 
36.15 	artificially derived cannabinoids, or tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; 
36.16 	or
36.17 	(3) the person is unconscious or incapacitated to the point that the peace officer providing 
36.18 	a breath test advisory, administering a breath test, or serving the search warrant has a 
36.19 	good-faith belief that the person is mentally or physically unable to comprehend the breath 
36.20 	test advisory or otherwise voluntarily submit to chemical tests.
36.21 	Action may be taken against a person who refuses to take a blood test under this 
36.22 	subdivision only if a urine test was offered and action may be taken against a person who 
36.23 	refuses to take a urine test only if a blood test was offered. This limitation does not apply 
36.24 	to an unconscious person under the circumstances described in clause (3).

36.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.177, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.26 		Subdivision 1.Search warrant-required testing advisory. At the time a blood or urine 
36.27 	test is directed pursuant to a search warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18, the person 
36.28 	must be informed that refusal to submit to a blood or urine test is a crime.

36.29 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.177, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.30 		Subd. 3.License revocation pursuant to search warrant. After executing a search 
36.31 	warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18 for the collection of a blood or urine sample based 
37.1 	upon probable cause of a violation of section 169A.20, the peace officer acting under sections 
37.2 	626.13 to 626.17 shall certify to the commissioner of public safety:
37.3 	(1) when a person refuses to comply with the execution of the search warrant; or
37.4 	(2) if a person submits to the test and the test results indicate:
37.5 	(i) an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more;
37.6 	(ii) an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, if the person was driving, operating, or in 
37.7 	physical control of a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the violation; or
37.8 	(iii) the presence of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II or its metabolite, 
37.9 	other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols.

37.10 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.177, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.11 		Subd. 4.Test refusal; license revocation. (a) Upon certification under subdivision 3 
37.12 	that there existed probable cause to believe the person had been driving, operating, or in 
37.13 	physical control of a motor vehicle in violation of section 169A.20, and that the person 
37.14 	refused to comply with the execution of the search warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18, 
37.15 	the commissioner shall revoke the person's license or permit to drive or nonresident operating 
37.16 	privilege. The commissioner shall revoke the license, permit, or nonresident operating 
37.17 	privilege:
37.18 	(1) for a person with no qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten 
37.19 	years, for a period of not less than one year;
37.20 	(2) for a person under the age of 21 years and with no qualified prior impaired driving 
37.21 	incidents within the past ten years, for a period of not less than one year;
37.22 	(3) for a person with one qualified prior impaired driving incident within the past ten 
37.23 	years or two qualified prior impaired driving incidents, for a period of not less than two 
37.24 	years;
37.25 	(4) for a person with two qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten 
37.26 	years or three qualified prior impaired driving incidents, for a period of not less than three 
37.27 	years;
37.28 	(5) for a person with three qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten 
37.29 	years, for a period of not less than four years; or
37.30 	(6) for a person with four or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents, for a period 
37.31 	of not less than six years.
38.1 	(b) When a person who had been driving, operating, or in physical control of a 
38.2 	commercial motor vehicle refuses to comply with the search warrant and permit testing, 
38.3 	the commissioner shall disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle 
38.4 	and shall revoke the person's license or permit to drive or nonresident operating privilege 
38.5 	according to the federal regulations adopted by reference in section 171.165, subdivision 
38.6 	2.

38.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.177, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
38.8 		Subd. 5.Test failure; license revocation. (a) Upon certification under subdivision 3,
38.9 	pursuant to a search warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18, that there existed probable 
38.10 	cause to believe the person had been driving, operating, or in physical control of a motor 
38.11 	vehicle in violation of section 169A.20, and that the person submitted to a test and the test 
38.12 	results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or the presence of a controlled 
38.13 	substance listed in Schedule I or II or its metabolite, other than marijuana or 
38.14 	tetrahydrocannabinols, the commissioner shall revoke the person's license or permit to drive 
38.15 	or nonresident operating privilege:
38.16 	(1) for a period of 90 days or, if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of twice 
38.17 	the legal limit or more, not less than one year;
38.18 	(2) if the person is under the age of 21 years, for a period of not less than 180 days or, 
38.19 	if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit or more, not less 
38.20 	than one year;
38.21 	(3) for a person with one qualified prior impaired driving incident within the past ten 
38.22 	years or two qualified prior impaired driving incidents, for a period of not less than one 
38.23 	year or, if the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of twice the legal limit or more, 
38.24 	not less than two years;
38.25 	(4) for a person with two qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten 
38.26 	years or three qualified prior impaired driving incidents, for a period of not less than three 
38.27 	years;
38.28 	(5) for a person with three qualified prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten 
38.29 	years, for a period of not less than four years; or
38.30 	(6) for a person with four or more qualified prior impaired driving incidents, for a period 
38.31 	of not less than six years.
38.32 	(b) On certification by the peace officer that there existed probable cause to believe the 
38.33 	person had been driving, operating, or in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle 
39.1 	with any presence of alcohol and that the person submitted to a test and the test results 
39.2 	indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more, the commissioner shall disqualify the 
39.3 	person from operating a commercial motor vehicle under section 171.165.
39.4 	(c) If the test is of a person's blood or urine by a laboratory operated by the Bureau of 
39.5 	Criminal Apprehension or authorized by the bureau to conduct the analysis of a blood or 
39.6 	urine sample, the laboratory may directly certify to the commissioner the test results, and 
39.7 	the peace officer shall certify to the commissioner that there existed probable cause to 
39.8 	believe the person had been driving, operating, or in physical control of a motor vehicle in 
39.9 	violation of section 169A.20, and that the person submitted to a test. Upon receipt of both 
39.10 	certifications, the commissioner shall undertake the license actions described in paragraphs 
39.11 	(a) and (b).

39.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.177, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
39.13 		Subd. 8.Test refusal; driving privilege lost. (a) On behalf of the commissioner, a peace 
39.14 	officer requiring a test or directing the administration of a chemical test pursuant to a search 
39.15 	warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18 shall serve immediate notice of intention to revoke 
39.16 	and of revocation on a person who refuses to permit a test or on a person who submits to a 
39.17 	test, the results of which indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
39.18 	(b) On behalf of the commissioner, a peace officer requiring a test or directing the 
39.19 	administration of a chemical test of a person driving, operating, or in physical control of a 
39.20 	commercial motor vehicle pursuant to a search warrant under sections 626.04 to 626.18
39.21 	shall serve immediate notice of intention to disqualify and of disqualification on a person 
39.22 	who refuses to permit a test or on a person who submits to a test, the results of which indicate 
39.23 	an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more.
39.24 	(c) The officer shall:
39.25 	(1) invalidate the person's driver's license or permit card by clipping the upper corner 
39.26 	of the card in such a way that no identifying information including the photo is destroyed, 
39.27 	and immediately return the card to the person;
39.28 	(2) issue the person a temporary license effective for only seven days; and
39.29 	(3) send the notification of this action to the commissioner along with the certificate 
39.30 	required by subdivision 4 or 5.

40.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.177, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
40.2 		Subd. 12.Judicial hearing; issues, order, appeal. (a) A judicial review hearing under 
40.3 	this section must be before a district judge in any county in the judicial district where the 
40.4 	alleged offense occurred. The hearing is to the court and may be conducted at the same time 
40.5 	and in the same manner as hearings upon pretrial motions in the criminal prosecution under 
40.6 	section 169A.20, if any. The hearing must be recorded. The commissioner shall appear and 
40.7 	be represented by the attorney general or through the prosecuting authority for the jurisdiction 
40.8 	involved. The hearing must be held at the earliest practicable date, and in any event no later 
40.9 	than 60 days following the filing of the petition for review. The judicial district administrator 
40.10 	shall establish procedures to ensure efficient compliance with this subdivision. To accomplish 
40.11 	this, the administrator may, whenever possible, consolidate and transfer review hearings 
40.12 	among the locations within the judicial district where terms of district court are held.
40.13 	(b) The scope of the hearing is limited to the issues in clauses (1) to (13):
40.14 	(1) Did the peace officer have probable cause to believe the person was driving, operating, 
40.15 	or in physical control of a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle in violation of section 
40.16 	169A.20?
40.17 	(2) Was the person lawfully placed under arrest for violation of section 169A.20?
40.18 	(3) Was the person involved in a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in property 
40.19 	damage, personal injury, or death?
40.20 	(4) Did a licensed peace officer apply for a search warrant in accordance with the 
40.21 	requirements set forth in sections 626.04 to 626.18 or conforming statutes in an adjacent 
40.22 	state?
40.23 	(5) Did a neutral magistrate review the application for a search warrant and determine 
40.24 	there was probable cause to believe that the person was driving, operating, or in physical 
40.25 	control of a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle in violation of section 169A.20?
40.26 	(6) Was the search warrant and the process by which it was obtained valid?
40.27 	(7) At the time of directing the person to take the test, did the peace officer inform the 
40.28 	person that refusing the test was a crime as required by subdivision 1?
40.29 	(8) Did the person refuse to permit the test?
40.30 	(9) If a test was taken by a person driving, operating, or in physical control of a motor 
40.31 	vehicle, did the test results indicate at the time of testing:
40.32 	(i) an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more; or
41.1 	(ii) the presence of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II or its metabolite, 
41.2 	other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols?
41.3 	(10) If a test was taken by a person driving, operating, or in physical control of a 
41.4 	commercial motor vehicle, did the test results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or 
41.5 	more at the time of testing?
41.6 	(11) Was the testing method used valid and reliable and were the test results accurately 
41.7 	evaluated?
41.8 	(12) Did the person prove the defense of necessity?
41.9 	(13) Did the person prove the defense of controlled substance use in accordance with a 
41.10 	prescription?
41.11 	(c) Certified or otherwise authenticated copies of laboratory or medical personnel reports, 
41.12 	records, documents, licenses, and certificates are admissible as substantive evidence.
41.13 	(d) The court shall order that the revocation or disqualification be either rescinded or 
41.14 	sustained and forward the order to the commissioner. The court shall file its order within 
41.15 	14 days following the hearing. If the revocation or disqualification is sustained, the court 
41.16 	shall also forward the person's driver's license or permit to the commissioner for further 
41.17 	action by the commissioner if the license or permit is not already in the commissioner's 
41.18 	possession.
41.19 	(e) Any party aggrieved by the decision of the reviewing court may appeal the decision 
41.20 	as provided in the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
41.21 	(f) The civil hearing under this section shall not give rise to an estoppel on any issues 
41.22 	arising from the same set of circumstances in any criminal prosecution.
41.23 	(g) It is an affirmative defense for the petitioner to prove a necessity.
41.24 	(h) It is an affirmative defense to the presence of a Schedule I or II controlled substance 
41.25 	that the person used the controlled substance according to the terms of a prescription issued 
41.26 	for the person according to sections 152.11 and 152.12, unless the court finds by a 
41.27 	preponderance of the evidence that the use of the controlled substance impaired the person's 
41.28 	ability to operate a motor vehicle.

41.29 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.05, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
41.30 		Subd. 1b.Victim's rights. (a) This subdivision applies to parole decisions relating to 
41.31 	inmates convicted of first-degree murder who are described in subdivision 1, clauses (a) 
42.1 	and (b). As used in this subdivision, "victim" means the murder victim's surviving spouse 
42.2 	or next of kin has the meaning given in section 611A.01, paragraph (b).
42.3 	(b) The commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victim, in advance, of 
42.4 	the time and place of the inmate's parole review hearing. The victim has a right to submit 
42.5 	an oral or written statement at the review hearing. The statement may summarize the harm 
42.6 	suffered by the victim as a result of the crime and give the victim's recommendation on 
42.7 	whether the inmate should be paroled at that time. The commissioner must consider the 
42.8 	victim's statement when making the parole decision.

42.9 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.166, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
42.10 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, unless the context clearly indicates 
42.11 	otherwise, the following terms have the meanings given them.
42.12 	(b) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
42.13 	(c) "Conservator" has the meaning given in chapter 524.
42.14 	(c) (d) "Corrections agent" means a county or state probation agent or other corrections 
42.15 	employee. The term also includes United States Probation and Pretrial Services System 
42.16 	employees who work with a person subject to this section.
42.17 	(d) (e) "Dwelling" means the building where the person lives under a formal or informal 
42.18 	agreement to do so. However, dwelling does not include a supervised publicly or privately 
42.19 	operated shelter or facility designed to provide temporary living accommodations for 
42.20 	homeless individuals as defined in section 116L.361, subdivision 5.
42.21 	(f) "Guardian" has the meaning given in chapter 524.
42.22 	(e) (g) "Incarceration" and "confinement" do not include electronic home monitoring.
42.23 	(f) (h) "Law enforcement authority" or "authority" means the chief of police of a home 
42.24 	rule charter or statutory city and the county sheriff of an unincorporated area in that county. 
42.25 	An authority must be located in Minnesota.
42.26 	(g) (i) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 92.
42.27 	(j) "Power of attorney" has the meaning given in chapter 523.
42.28 	(h) (k) "Primary address" means the mailing address of the person's dwelling. If the 
42.29 	mailing address is different from the actual location of the dwelling, primary address also 
42.30 	includes the physical location of the dwelling described with as much specificity as possible.
43.1 	(i) (l) "School" includes any public or private educational institution, including any 
43.2 	secondary school, trade, or professional institution, or institution of higher education, that 
43.3 	the person is enrolled in on a full-time or part-time basis.
43.4 	(j) (m) "Secondary address" means the mailing address of any place where the person 
43.5 	regularly or occasionally stays overnight when not staying at the person's primary address. 
43.6 	If the mailing address is different from the actual location of the place, secondary address 
43.7 	also includes the physical location of the place described with as much specificity as possible. 
43.8 	However, the location of a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or facility 
43.9 	designated to provide temporary living accommodations for homeless individuals as defined 
43.10 	in section 116L.361, subdivision 5, does not constitute a secondary address.
43.11 	(k) (n) "Treatment facility" means a residential facility, as defined in section 244.052, 
43.12 	subdivision 1, and residential substance use disorder treatment programs and halfway houses 
43.13 	licensed under chapter 245A, including, but not limited to, those facilities directly or 
43.14 	indirectly assisted by any department or agency of the United States.
43.15 	(l) (o) "Work" includes employment that is full time or part time for a period of time 
43.16 	exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days during any calendar 
43.17 	year, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or 
43.18 	educational benefit.

43.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 243.166, subdivision 1b, is amended 
43.20 	to read:
43.21 		Subd. 1b.Registration required. (a) A person shall register under this section if:
43.22 	(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for a felony violation of or attempt to 
43.23 	violate, or aiding, abetting, or conspiracy to commit, any of the following, and convicted 
43.24 	of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set 
43.25 	of circumstances:
43.26 	(i) murder under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (2);
43.27 	(ii) kidnapping under section 609.25;
43.28 	(iii) criminal sexual conduct under section 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451, 
43.29 	subdivision 3, paragraph (b); or 609.3453;
43.30 	(iv) indecent exposure under section 617.23, subdivision 3; or
43.31 	(v) surreptitious intrusion under the circumstances described in section 609.746, 
43.32 	subdivision 1, paragraph (h);
44.1 	(2) the person was charged with or petitioned for a violation of, or attempt to violate, or 
44.2 	aiding, abetting, or conspiring to commit any of the following and convicted of or adjudicated 
44.3 	delinquent for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set of circumstances:
44.4 	(i) criminal abuse in violation of Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.2325, subdivision 
44.5 	1, paragraph (b);
44.6 	(ii) false imprisonment in violation of section 609.255, subdivision 2;
44.7 	(iii) (ii) solicitation, inducement, or promotion of the prostitution of a minor or engaging 
44.8 	in the sex trafficking of a minor in violation of section 609.322;
44.9 	(iv) (iii) a prostitution offense in violation of section 609.324, subdivision 1, paragraph 
44.10 	(a);
44.11 	(v) (iv) soliciting a minor to engage in sexual conduct in violation of section 609.352, 
44.12 	subdivision 2 or 2a, clause (1);
44.13 	(vi) (v) using a minor in a sexual performance in violation of section 617.246; or
44.14 	(vii) (vi) possessing or disseminating a pornographic work involving a minor in violation 
44.15 	of section 617.247;
44.16 	(3) the person was sentenced as a patterned sex offender under section 609.3455, 
44.17 	subdivision 3a; or
44.18 	(4) the person was charged with or petitioned for, including pursuant to a court martial, 
44.19 	violating a law of the United States, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice, similar 
44.20 	to an offense or involving similar circumstances to an offense described in clause (1), (2), 
44.21 	or (3), and convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another offense arising 
44.22 	out of the same set of circumstances.
44.23 	(b) A person also shall register under this section if:
44.24 	(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for an offense in another state similar to 
44.25 	an offense or involving similar circumstances to an offense described in paragraph (a), 
44.26 	clause (1), (2), or (3), and convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another 
44.27 	offense arising out of the same set of circumstances;
44.28 	(2) the person enters this state to reside, work, or attend school, or enters this state and 
44.29 	remains for 14 days or longer or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days during 
44.30 	any calendar year; and
44.31 	(3) ten years have not elapsed since the person was released from confinement or, if the 
44.32 	person was not confined, since the person was convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for 
45.1 	the offense that triggers registration, unless the person is subject to a longer registration 
45.2 	period under the laws of another state in which the person has been convicted or adjudicated, 
45.3 	or is subject to lifetime registration.
45.4 	If a person described in this paragraph is subject to a longer registration period in another 
45.5 	state or is subject to lifetime registration, the person shall register for that time period 
45.6 	regardless of when the person was released from confinement, convicted, or adjudicated 
45.7 	delinquent.
45.8 	(c) A person also shall register under this section if the person was committed pursuant 
45.9 	to a court commitment order under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 253B.185, chapter 
45.10 	253D, Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 526.10, or a similar law of another state or the 
45.11 	United States, regardless of whether the person was convicted of any offense.
45.12 	(d) A person also shall register under this section if:
45.13 	(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for a felony violation or attempt to violate 
45.14 	any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), clause (1), or a similar law of another state or 
45.15 	the United States, or the person was charged with or petitioned for a violation of any of the 
45.16 	offenses listed in paragraph (a), clause (2), or a similar law of another state or the United 
45.17 	States;
45.18 	(2) the person was found not guilty by reason of mental illness or mental deficiency 
45.19 	after a trial for that offense, or found guilty but mentally ill after a trial for that offense, in 
45.20 	states with a guilty but mentally ill verdict; and
45.21 	(3) the person was committed pursuant to a court commitment order under section 
45.22 	253B.18 or a similar law of another state or the United States.

45.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024, and applies to:
45.24 	(1) convictions and delinquency adjudications for a violation of Minnesota Statutes, 
45.25 	section 609.255, subdivision 2, or another offense arising out of the same set of circumstances 
45.26 	that occur on or after that date and to convictions and delinquency adjudications for such 
45.27 	an offense that are not yet final on that date; and
45.28 	(2) convictions and delinquency adjudications for disseminating a pornographic work 
45.29 	involving a minor in violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 617.247, or another offense 
45.30 	arising out of the same set of circumstances that occur on or after that date and to convictions 
45.31 	and delinquency adjudications for such an offense that occurred before that date if the court 
45.32 	told the person of the duty to register.

46.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.166, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
46.2 		Subd. 3.Registration procedure. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3a, a person 
46.3 	required to register under this section shall register with the corrections agent as soon as 
46.4 	the agent is assigned to the person. If the person does not have an assigned corrections agent 
46.5 	or is unable to locate the assigned corrections agent, the person shall register with the law 
46.6 	enforcement authority that has jurisdiction in the area of the person's primary address.
46.7 	(b) Except as provided in subdivision 3a, at least five days before the person starts living 
46.8 	at a new primary address, including living in another state, the person shall give written 
46.9 	notice of the new primary address to the assigned corrections agent or to the law enforcement 
46.10 	authority with which the person currently is registered. If the person will be living in a new 
46.11 	state and that state has a registration requirement, the person shall also give written notice 
46.12 	of the new address to the designated registration agency in the new state. A person required 
46.13 	to register under this section shall also give written notice to the assigned corrections agent 
46.14 	or to the law enforcement authority that has jurisdiction in the area of the person's primary 
46.15 	address that the person is no longer living or staying at an address, immediately after the 
46.16 	person is no longer living or staying at that address. The written notice required by this 
46.17 	paragraph must be provided in person. The corrections agent or law enforcement authority 
46.18 	shall, within two business days after receipt of this information, forward it to the bureau. 
46.19 	The bureau shall, if it has not already been done, notify the law enforcement authority having 
46.20 	primary jurisdiction in the community where the person will live of the new address. If the 
46.21 	person is leaving the state, the bureau shall notify the registration authority in the new state 
46.22 	of the new address. The person's registration requirements under this section are suspended 
46.23 	after the person begins living in the new state and the bureau has confirmed the address in 
46.24 	the other state through the annual verification process on at least one occasion. The bureau 
46.25 	may also attempt to confirm the person's address in the other state by the following methods:
46.26 	(1) receipt of a verification letter from the law enforcement authority having primary 
46.27 	jurisdiction in the community where the person is now living, acknowledging the person's 
46.28 	address;
46.29 	(2) receipt of a written communication or verification letter from a criminal justice 
46.30 	agency confirming the person's location;
46.31 	(3) confirmation of the individual's compliance with registration requirements or 
46.32 	incarceration status in the new state via an online registry or website, if applicable; or
46.33 	(4) confirmation of the individual's motor vehicle records under United States Code, 
46.34 	title 18, section 2721, in the new state via the new state's documentation.
47.1 	The bureau is the sole determinant as to whether the information provided by any of the 
47.2 	methods in clauses (1) to (3) is sufficient for verification purposes and may use more than 
47.3 	one of these methods to satisfy the verification requirement. For purposes of this subdivision, 
47.4 	"criminal justice agency" means an agency of a state, a political subdivision, a federally 
47.5 	recognized Tribe, a United States territory, or the federal government charged with detection, 
47.6 	enforcement, prosecution, adjudication, or incarceration with respect to federal or state 
47.7 	criminal laws. The person's registration requirements under this section are reactivated if 
47.8 	the person resumes living in Minnesota and the registration time period described in 
47.9 	subdivision 6 has not expired.
47.10 	(c) A person required to register under subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), because the person 
47.11 	is working or attending school in Minnesota shall register with the law enforcement authority 
47.12 	that has jurisdiction in the area where the person works or attends school. In addition to 
47.13 	other information required by this section, the person shall provide the address of the school 
47.14 	or of the location where the person is employed. A person shall comply with this paragraph 
47.15 	within five days of beginning employment or school. A person's obligation to register under 
47.16 	this paragraph terminates when the person is no longer working or attending school in 
47.17 	Minnesota.
47.18 	(d) A person required to register under this section who works or attends school outside 
47.19 	of Minnesota shall register as a predatory offender in the state where the person works or 
47.20 	attends school. The person's corrections agent, or if the person does not have an assigned 
47.21 	corrections agent, the law enforcement authority that has jurisdiction in the area of the 
47.22 	person's primary address shall notify the person of this requirement.

47.23 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.166, is amended by adding a subdivision 
47.24 	to read:
47.25 		Subd. 4d.Guardians, conservators, and power of attorney. Guardians and conservators 
47.26 	of persons required to register shall have the authority to complete all verification and 
47.27 	registration paperwork under this section and section 243.167 on the person's behalf. A 
47.28 	validly executed power of attorney under chapter 523 grants the attorney in fact the authority 
47.29 	to complete all verification and registration paperwork under this section and section 243.167 
47.30 	on behalf of a person required to register.

47.31 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.166, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
47.32 		Subd. 6.Registration period. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 609.165, 
47.33 	subdivision 1, and except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), a person required to 
48.1 	register under this section shall continue to comply with this section until ten years have 
48.2 	elapsed since the person initially registered in connection with the offense, or until the 
48.3 	probation, supervised release, or conditional release period expires, whichever occurs later. 
48.4 	For a person required to register under this section who is committed under section 253B.18, 
48.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 253B.185, or chapter 253D, the ten-year registration period 
48.6 	does not include the period of commitment.
48.7 	(b) If a person required to register under this section fails to provide the person's primary 
48.8 	address as required by subdivision 3, paragraph (b), fails to comply with the requirements 
48.9 	of subdivision 3a, fails to provide information as required by subdivision 4a, or fails to 
48.10 	return the verification form referenced in subdivision 4 within ten days, the commissioner 
48.11 	of public safety shall require the person to continue to register for an additional period of 
48.12 	five years. This five-year period is added to the end of the offender's registration period.
48.13 	(c) If a person required to register under this section is incarcerated due to a conviction 
48.14 	for a new offense that requires registration under this section or section 243.167 or following 
48.15 	a revocation of probation, supervised release, or conditional release for any an offense that 
48.16 	requires registration under this section or section 243.167, the person shall continue to 
48.17 	register until ten years have elapsed since the person was last released from incarceration 
48.18 	or until the person's probation, supervised release, or conditional release period expires, 
48.19 	whichever occurs later.
48.20 	(d) A person shall continue to comply with this section for the life of that person:
48.21 	(1) if the person is convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any offense for which 
48.22 	registration is required under subdivision 1b, or any offense from another state or any federal 
48.23 	offense similar to the offenses described in subdivision 1b, and the person has a prior 
48.24 	conviction or adjudication for an offense for which registration was or would have been 
48.25 	required under subdivision 1b, or an offense from another state or a federal offense similar 
48.26 	to an offense described in subdivision 1b;
48.27 	(2) if the person is required to register based upon a conviction or delinquency 
48.28 	adjudication for an offense under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (2), or a similar 
48.29 	statute from another state or the United States;
48.30 	(3) if the person is required to register based upon a conviction for an offense under 
48.31 	section 609.342, subdivision 1, clause (a) to (c) or (e), or subdivision 1a, clause (a) to (e) 
48.32 	or (h); 609.343, subdivision 1, clause (a) to (c) or (e), or subdivision 1a, clause (a) to (e) or 
48.33 	(h); 609.344, subdivision 1, clause (a) or (c), or subdivision 1a, clause (a), (c), (g), or (h); 
48.34 	or 609.345, subdivision 1, clause (a) or (c), or subdivision 1a, clause (a), (c), (g), or (h); or 
49.1 	a statute from another state or the United States similar to the offenses described in this 
49.2 	clause; or
49.3 	(4) if the person is required to register under subdivision 1b, paragraph (c), following 
49.4 	commitment pursuant to a court commitment under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
49.5 	253B.185, chapter 253D, Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 526.10, or a similar law of 
49.6 	another state or the United States.
49.7 	(e) A person described in subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), who is required to register under 
49.8 	the laws of a state in which the person has been previously convicted or adjudicated 
49.9 	delinquent, shall register under this section for the time period required by the state of 
49.10 	conviction or adjudication unless a longer time period is required elsewhere in this section.

49.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024, and applies to convictions 
49.12 	and revocations of probation, supervised release, or conditional release that occur on or 
49.13 	after that date and to convictions that are not yet final on that date.

49.14 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 244.052, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
49.15 		Subd. 3.End-of-confinement review committee. (a) The commissioner of corrections 
49.16 	shall establish and administer end-of-confinement review committees at each state 
49.17 	correctional facility and at each state treatment facility where predatory offenders are 
49.18 	confined. The committees shall assess on a case-by-case basis the public risk posed by 
49.19 	predatory offenders who are about to be released from confinement.
49.20 	(b) Each committee shall be a standing committee and shall consist of the following 
49.21 	members appointed by the commissioner:
49.22 	(1) the chief executive officer or head of the correctional or treatment facility where the 
49.23 	offender is currently confined, or that person's designee;
49.24 	(2) a law enforcement officer;
49.25 	(3) a treatment professional who is trained in the assessment of sex offenders;
49.26 	(4) a caseworker experienced in supervising sex offenders; and
49.27 	(5) a victim's services professional.
49.28 	Members of the committee, other than the facility's chief executive officer or head, shall 
49.29 	be appointed by the commissioner to two-year terms. The chief executive officer or head 
49.30 	of the facility or designee shall act as chair of the committee and shall use the facility's staff, 
49.31 	as needed, to administer the committee, obtain necessary information from outside sources, 
49.32 	and prepare risk assessment reports on offenders.
50.1 	(c) The committee shall have access to the following data on a predatory offender only 
50.2 	for the purposes of its assessment and to defend the committee's risk assessment 
50.3 	determination upon administrative review under this section:
50.4 	(1) private medical data under section 13.384 or sections 144.291 to 144.298, or welfare 
50.5 	data under section 13.46 that relate to medical treatment of the offender;
50.6 	(2) private and confidential court services data under section 13.84;
50.7 	(3) private and confidential corrections data under section 13.85; and
50.8 	(4) private criminal history data under section 13.87.
50.9 	Data collected and maintained by the committee under this paragraph may not be 
50.10 	disclosed outside the committee, except as provided under section 13.05, subdivision 3 or 
50.11 	4. The predatory offender has access to data on the offender collected and maintained by 
50.12 	the committee, unless the data are confidential data received under this paragraph.
50.13 	(d)(i) Except as otherwise provided in items (ii), (iii), and (iv), at least 90 days before a 
50.14 	predatory offender is to be released from confinement, the commissioner of corrections 
50.15 	shall convene the appropriate end-of-confinement review committee for the purpose of 
50.16 	assessing the risk presented by the offender and determining the risk level to which the 
50.17 	offender shall be assigned under paragraph (e). The offender and the law enforcement agency 
50.18 	that was responsible for the charge resulting in confinement shall be notified of the time 
50.19 	and place of the committee's meeting. The offender has a right to be present and be heard 
50.20 	at the meeting. The law enforcement agency, agent, and victim may provide material in 
50.21 	writing that is relevant to the offender's risk level to the chair of the committee. The 
50.22 	committee shall use the risk factors described in paragraph (g) and the risk assessment scale 
50.23 	developed under subdivision 2 to determine the offender's risk assessment score and risk 
50.24 	level. Offenders scheduled for release from confinement shall be assessed by the committee 
50.25 	established at the facility from which the offender is to be released.
50.26 	(ii) If an offender is received for confinement in a facility with less than 90 days remaining 
50.27 	in the offender's term of confinement, the offender's risk shall be assessed at the first regularly 
50.28 	scheduled end of confinement review committee that convenes after the appropriate 
50.29 	documentation for the risk assessment is assembled by the committee. The commissioner 
50.30 	shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that offender's risk is assessed and a risk level is 
50.31 	assigned or reassigned at least 30 days before the offender's release date.
50.32 	(iii) If the offender is subject to a mandatory life sentence under section 609.3455, 
50.33 	subdivision 3 or 4, the commissioner of corrections shall convene the appropriate 
51.1 	end-of-confinement review committee at least nine months before the offender's minimum 
51.2 	term of imprisonment has been served. If the offender is received for confinement in a 
51.3 	facility with less than nine months remaining before the offender's minimum term of 
51.4 	imprisonment has been served, the committee shall conform its procedures to those outlined 
51.5 	in item (ii) to the extent practicable.
51.6 	(iv) If the offender is granted supervised release, the commissioner of corrections shall 
51.7 	notify the appropriate end-of-confinement review committee that it needs to review the 
51.8 	offender's previously determined risk level at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The 
51.9 	commissioner shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the offender's earlier risk level 
51.10 	determination is reviewed and the risk level is confirmed or reassigned at least 60 days 
51.11 	before the offender's release date. The committee shall give the report to the offender and 
51.12 	to the law enforcement agency, and the commissioner shall provide notice of the risk level 
51.13 	assignment to the victim, if requested, at least 60 days before an offender is released from 
51.14 	confinement.
51.15 	(e) The committee shall assign to risk level I a predatory offender whose risk assessment 
51.16 	score indicates a low risk of reoffense. The committee shall assign to risk level II an offender 
51.17 	whose risk assessment score indicates a moderate risk of reoffense. The committee shall 
51.18 	assign to risk level III an offender whose risk assessment score indicates a high risk of 
51.19 	reoffense.
51.20 	(f) Before the predatory offender is released from confinement, the committee shall 
51.21 	prepare a risk assessment report which specifies the risk level to which the offender has 
51.22 	been assigned and the reasons underlying the committee's risk assessment decision. Except 
51.23 	for an offender subject to a mandatory life sentence under section 609.3455, subdivision 3
51.24 	or 4, who has not been granted supervised release, the committee shall give the report to 
51.25 	the offender and to the law enforcement agency, and the commissioner shall provide notice 
51.26 	of the risk level assignment to the victim, if requested, at least 60 days before an offender 
51.27 	is released from confinement. If the offender is subject to a mandatory life sentence and 
51.28 	has not yet served the entire minimum term of imprisonment, the committee shall give the 
51.29 	report to the offender and to the commissioner at least six months before the offender is 
51.30 	first eligible for release. If the risk assessment is performed under the circumstances described 
51.31 	in paragraph (d), item (ii), the report shall be given to the offender and the law enforcement 
51.32 	agency as soon as it is available. The committee also shall inform the offender of the 
51.33 	availability of review under subdivision 6.
51.34 	(g) As used in this subdivision, "risk factors" includes, but is not limited to, the following 
51.35 	factors:
52.1 	(1) the seriousness of the offense should the offender reoffend. This factor includes 
52.2 	consideration of the following:
52.3 	(i) the degree of likely force or harm;
52.4 	(ii) the degree of likely physical contact; and
52.5 	(iii) the age of the likely victim;
52.6 	(2) the offender's prior offense history. This factor includes consideration of the following:
52.7 	(i) the relationship of prior victims to the offender;
52.8 	(ii) the number of prior offenses or victims;
52.9 	(iii) the duration of the offender's prior offense history;
52.10 	(iv) the length of time since the offender's last prior offense while the offender was at 
52.11 	risk to commit offenses; and
52.12 	(v) the offender's prior history of other antisocial acts;
52.13 	(3) the offender's characteristics. This factor includes consideration of the following:
52.14 	(i) the offender's response to prior treatment efforts; and
52.15 	(ii) the offender's history of substance abuse;
52.16 	(4) the availability of community supports to the offender. This factor includes 
52.17 	consideration of the following:
52.18 	(i) the availability and likelihood that the offender will be involved in therapeutic 
52.19 	treatment;
52.20 	(ii) the availability of residential supports to the offender, such as a stable and supervised 
52.21 	living arrangement in an appropriate location;
52.22 	(iii) the offender's familial and social relationships, including the nature and length of 
52.23 	these relationships and the level of support that the offender may receive from these persons; 
52.24 	and
52.25 	(iv) the offender's lack of education or employment stability;
52.26 	(5) whether the offender has indicated or credible evidence in the record indicates that 
52.27 	the offender will reoffend if released into the community; and
52.28 	(6) whether the offender demonstrates a physical condition that minimizes the risk of 
52.29 	reoffense, including but not limited to, advanced age or a debilitating illness or physical 
52.30 	condition.
53.1 	(h) Upon the request of the law enforcement agency or the offender's corrections agent, 
53.2 	the commissioner may reconvene the end-of-confinement review committee for the purpose 
53.3 	of reassessing the risk level to which an offender has been assigned under paragraph (e). In 
53.4 	a request for a reassessment, the law enforcement agency which was responsible for the 
53.5 	charge resulting in confinement or agent shall list the facts and circumstances arising after 
53.6 	the initial assignment or facts and circumstances known to law enforcement or the agent 
53.7 	but not considered by the committee under paragraph (e) which support the request for a 
53.8 	reassessment. The request for reassessment by the law enforcement agency must occur 
53.9 	within 30 days of receipt of the report indicating the offender's risk level assignment. The 
53.10 	offender's corrections agent, in consultation with the chief law enforcement officer in the 
53.11 	area where the offender resides or intends to reside, may request a review of a risk level at 
53.12 	any time if substantial evidence exists that the offender's risk level should be reviewed by 
53.13 	an end-of-confinement review committee. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, 
53.14 	evidence of treatment failures or completions, evidence of exceptional crime-free community 
53.15 	adjustment or lack of appropriate adjustment, evidence of substantial community need to 
53.16 	know more about the offender or mitigating circumstances that would narrow the proposed 
53.17 	scope of notification, or other practical situations articulated and based in evidence of the 
53.18 	offender's behavior while under supervision. Upon review of the request, the 
53.19 	end-of-confinement review committee may reassign an offender to a different risk level. If 
53.20 	the offender is reassigned to a higher risk level, the offender has the right to seek review of 
53.21 	the committee's determination under subdivision 6.
53.22 	(i) An offender may request the end-of-confinement review committee to reassess the 
53.23 	offender's assigned risk level after three years have elapsed since the committee's initial 
53.24 	risk assessment and may renew the request once every two years following subsequent 
53.25 	denials. In a request for reassessment, the offender shall list the facts and circumstances 
53.26 	which demonstrate that the offender no longer poses the same degree of risk to the 
53.27 	community. In order for a request for a risk level reduction to be granted, the offender must 
53.28 	demonstrate full compliance with supervised release conditions, completion of required 
53.29 	post-release treatment programming, and full compliance with all registration requirements 
53.30 	as detailed in section 243.166. The offender must also not have been convicted of any felony, 
53.31 	gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor offenses subsequent to the assignment of the original 
53.32 	risk level. The committee shall follow the process outlined in paragraphs (a) to (c) in the 
53.33 	reassessment. An offender who is incarcerated may not request a reassessment under this 
53.34 	paragraph.
54.1 	(j) Offenders returned to prison as release violators shall not have a right to a subsequent 
54.2 	risk reassessment by the end-of-confinement review committee unless substantial evidence 
54.3 	indicates that the offender's risk to the public has increased.
54.4 	(k) If the committee assigns a predatory offender to risk level III, the committee shall 
54.5 	determine whether residency restrictions shall be included in the conditions of the offender's 
54.6 	release based on the offender's pattern of offending behavior.

54.7 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 253B.18, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
54.8 		Subd. 5a.Victim notification of petition and release; right to submit statement. (a) 
54.9 	As used in this subdivision:
54.10 	(1) "crime" has the meaning given to "violent crime" in section 609.1095, and includes 
54.11 	criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree and offenses within the definition of "crime 
54.12 	against the person" in section 253B.02, subdivision 4e, and also includes offenses listed in 
54.13 	section 253D.02, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), regardless of whether they are sexually 
54.14 	motivated;
54.15 	(2) "victim" means a person who has incurred loss or harm as a result of a crime the 
54.16 	behavior for which forms the basis for a commitment under this section or chapter 253D, 
54.17 	and includes the family members, guardian, conservator, or custodian of a minor, 
54.18 	incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased person; and
54.19 	(3) "convicted" and "conviction" have the meanings given in section 609.02, subdivision 
54.20 	5, and also include juvenile court adjudications, findings under Minnesota Rules of Criminal 
54.21 	Procedure, rule 20.02, that the elements of a crime have been proved, and findings in 
54.22 	commitment cases under this section or chapter 253D that an act or acts constituting a crime 
54.23 	occurred or were part of their course of harmful sexual conduct.
54.24 	(b) A county attorney who files a petition to commit a person under this section or chapter 
54.25 	253D shall make a reasonable effort to provide prompt notice of filing the petition to any 
54.26 	victim of a crime for which the person was convicted. In addition, the county attorney shall 
54.27 	make a reasonable effort to promptly notify the victim of the resolution of the petition and 
54.28 	the process for requesting notification of an individual's change in status as provided in 
54.29 	paragraph (c).
54.30 	(c) A victim may request notification of an individual's discharge or release as provided 
54.31 	in paragraph (d) by submitting a written request for notification to the executive director of 
54.32 	the facility in which the individual is confined. The Department of Corrections or a county 
54.33 	attorney who receives a request for notification from a victim under this section shall 
55.1 	promptly forward the request to the executive director of the treatment facility in which the 
55.2 	individual is confined.
55.3 	(d) Before provisionally discharging, discharging, granting pass-eligible status, approving 
55.4 	a pass plan, or otherwise permanently or temporarily releasing a person committed under 
55.5 	this section from a state-operated treatment program or treatment facility, the head of the 
55.6 	state-operated treatment program or head of the treatment facility shall make a reasonable 
55.7 	effort to notify any victim of a crime for which the person was convicted that the person 
55.8 	may be discharged or released and that the victim has a right to submit a written statement 
55.9 	regarding decisions of the medical director, special review board, or commissioner with 
55.10 	respect to the person. To the extent possible, the notice must be provided at least 14 days 
55.11 	before any special review board hearing or before a determination on a pass plan. 
55.12 	Notwithstanding section 611A.06, subdivision 4, the commissioner shall provide the judicial 
55.13 	appeal panel with victim information in order to comply with the provisions of this section. 
55.14 	The judicial appeal panel shall ensure that the data on victims remains private as provided 
55.15 	for in section 611A.06, subdivision 4. These notices shall only be provided to victims who 
55.16 	have submitted a written request for notification as provided in paragraph (c).
55.17 	(e) The rights under this subdivision are in addition to rights available to a victim under 
55.18 	chapter 611A. This provision does not give a victim all the rights of a "notified person" or 
55.19 	a person "entitled to statutory notice" under subdivision 4a, 4b, or 5 or section 253D.14.

55.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 253D.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.21 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
55.22 	(1) "crime" has the meaning given to "violent crime" in section 609.1095, and includes 
55.23 	criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree and offenses within the definition of "crime 
55.24 	against the person" in section 253B.02, subdivision 4e, and also includes offenses listed in 
55.25 	section 253D.02, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), regardless of whether they are sexually 
55.26 	motivated;
55.27 	(2) "victim" means a person who has incurred loss or harm as a result of a crime, the 
55.28 	behavior for which forms the basis for a commitment under this chapter, and includes the 
55.29 	family members, guardian, conservator, or custodian of a minor, incompetent, incapacitated, 
55.30 	or deceased person; and
55.31 	(3) "convicted" and "conviction" have the meanings given in section 609.02, subdivision 
55.32 	5, and also include juvenile court adjudications, findings under Minnesota Rules of Criminal 
55.33 	Procedure, rule 20.02, that the elements of a crime have been proved, and findings in 
56.1 	commitment cases under this section or section 253B.18, that an act or acts constituting a 
56.2 	crime occurred.

56.3 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.198, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
56.4 		Subd. 7.Continuance. (a) When it is in the best interests of the child to do so and not 
56.5 	inimical to public safety and when the child has admitted the allegations contained in the 
56.6 	petition before the judge or referee, or when a hearing has been held as provided for in 
56.7 	section 260B.163 and the allegations contained in the petition have been duly proven but, 
56.8 	in either case, before a finding of delinquency has been entered, the court may continue the 
56.9 	case for a period not to exceed 180 days on any one order. Except as otherwise provided in 
56.10 	paragraph (c), the continuance may be extended for one additional successive period not to 
56.11 	exceed 180 days, but only with the consent of the prosecutor and only after the court has 
56.12 	reviewed the case and entered its order for the additional continuance without a finding of 
56.13 	delinquency. During a continuance the court may enter an order in accordance with the 
56.14 	provisions of subdivision 1, except clause (4), or enter an order to hold the child in detention 
56.15 	for a period not to exceed 15 days on any one order for the purpose of completing any 
56.16 	consideration, or any investigation or examination ordered in accordance with the provisions 
56.17 	of section 260B.157.
56.18 	(b) A prosecutor may appeal a continuance ordered in contravention of this subdivision. 
56.19 	This subdivision does not extend the court's jurisdiction under section 260B.193 and does 
56.20 	not apply to an extended jurisdiction juvenile proceeding.
56.21 	(c) A continuance granted under paragraph (a) for a violation of section 609.342; 609.343; 
56.22 	609.344; 609.345; 609.3451; 609.746, subdivision 1; 609.79; or 617.23 or another offense 
56.23 	arising out of a delinquency petition based on one or more of those sections that would 
56.24 	require the child to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166, may be extended 
56.25 	for additional successive periods not to exceed a total of 24 months so the offender can 
56.26 	receive sex offender treatment, but only with the consent of the prosecutor and only after 
56.27 	the court has reviewed the case and entered its order for the additional continuance without 
56.28 	a finding of delinquency.

56.29 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 325E.21, subdivision 1b, is amended 
56.30 	to read:
56.31 		Subd. 1b.Purchase or acquisition record required. (a) Every scrap metal dealer, 
56.32 	including an agent, employee, or representative of the dealer, shall create a permanent record 
57.1 	written in English, using an electronic record program at the time of each purchase or 
57.2 	acquisition of scrap metal or a motor vehicle. The record must include:
57.3 	(1) a complete and accurate account or description, including the weight if customarily 
57.4 	purchased by weight, of the scrap metal or motor vehicle purchased or acquired;
57.5 	(2) the date, time, and place of the receipt of the scrap metal or motor vehicle purchased 
57.6 	or acquired and a unique transaction identifier;
57.7 	(3) a photocopy or electronic scan of the seller's proof of identification including the 
57.8 	identification number;
57.9 	(4) the amount paid and the number of the check or electronic transfer used to purchase 
57.10 	or acquire the scrap metal or motor vehicle;
57.11 	(5) the license plate number and description of the vehicle used by the person when 
57.12 	delivering the scrap metal or motor vehicle, including the vehicle make and model, and any 
57.13 	identifying marks on the vehicle, such as a business name, decals, or markings, if applicable;
57.14 	(6) a statement signed by the seller, under penalty of perjury as provided in section 
57.15 	609.48, attesting that the scrap metal or motor vehicle is not stolen and is free of any liens 
57.16 	or encumbrances and the seller has the right to sell it;
57.17 	(7) a copy of the receipt, which must include at least the following information: the name 
57.18 	and address of the dealer, the date and time the scrap metal or motor vehicle was received 
57.19 	by the dealer, an accurate description of the scrap metal or motor vehicle, and the amount 
57.20 	paid for the scrap metal or motor vehicle; and
57.21 	(8) in order to purchase or acquire a detached catalytic converter, the vehicle identification 
57.22 	number of the car it was removed from or, as an alternative, any numbers, bar codes, stickers, 
57.23 	or other unique markings, whether resulting from the pilot project created under subdivision 
57.24 	2b or some other source. The alternative number must be under a numbering system that 
57.25 	can be immediately linked to the vehicle identification number by law enforcement; and
57.26 	(9) (8) the identity or identifier of the employee completing the transaction.
57.27 	(b) The record, as well as the scrap metal or motor vehicle purchased or acquired, shall 
57.28 	at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any properly identified law enforcement 
57.29 	officer.
57.30 	(c) Except for the purchase or acquisition of detached catalytic converters or motor 
57.31 	vehicles, no record is required for property purchased or acquired from merchants, 
57.32 	manufacturers, salvage pools, insurance companies, rental car companies, financial 
58.1 	institutions, charities, dealers licensed under section 168.27, or wholesale dealers, having 
58.2 	an established place of business, or of any goods purchased or acquired at open sale from 
58.3 	any bankrupt stock, but a receipt as required under paragraph (a), clause (7), shall be obtained 
58.4 	and kept by the person, which must be shown upon demand to any properly identified law 
58.5 	enforcement officer.
58.6 	(d) The dealer must provide a copy of the receipt required under paragraph (a), clause 
58.7 	(7), to the seller in every transaction.
58.8 	(e) The commissioner of public safety and law enforcement agencies in the jurisdiction 
58.9 	where a dealer is located may conduct inspections and audits as necessary to ensure 
58.10 	compliance, refer violations to the city or county attorney for criminal prosecution, and 
58.11 	notify the registrar of motor vehicles.
58.12 	(f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a scrap metal dealer or the dealer's agent, 
58.13 	employee, or representative may not disclose personal information concerning a customer 
58.14 	without the customer's consent unless the disclosure is required by law or made in response 
58.15 	to a request from a law enforcement agency. A scrap metal dealer must implement reasonable 
58.16 	safeguards to protect the security of the personal information and prevent unauthorized 
58.17 	access to or disclosure of the information. For purposes of this paragraph, "personal 
58.18 	information" is any individually identifiable information gathered in connection with a 
58.19 	record under paragraph (a).

58.20 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 325E.21, subdivision 11, is amended 
58.21 	to read:
58.22 		Subd. 11.Prohibition on possessing catalytic converters; exception. (a) It is unlawful 
58.23 	for a person to possess a used catalytic converter that is not attached to a motor vehicle 
58.24 	except when:
58.25 	(1) the converter is marked with the date the converter was removed from the vehicle 
58.26 	and the identification number of the vehicle from which the converter was removed or an 
58.27 	alternative number to the vehicle identification number, as an alternative to the vehicle 
58.28 	identification number, any numbers, bar codes, stickers, or other unique markings, whether 
58.29 	resulting from the pilot project created under subdivision 2b or some other source; or
58.30 	(2) the converter has been EPA certified for reuse as a replacement part.
58.31 	(b) If an alternative number to the vehicle identification number is used, it must be under 
58.32 	a numbering system that can be immediately linked to the vehicle identification number by 
58.33 	law enforcement. The marking of the vehicle identification or alternative number may be 
59.1 	made in any permanent manner, including but not limited to an engraving or use of permanent 
59.2 	ink. The marking must clearly and legibly indicate the date removed and the vehicle 
59.3 	identification number or the alternative number and the method by which law enforcement 
59.4 	can link the converter to the vehicle identification number.

59.5 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.35, is amended to read:
59.6 	609.35 COSTS OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
59.7 	(a) Costs incurred by a hospital or other emergency medical facility or by a physician, 
59.8 	sexual assault nurse examiner, forensic nurse, or other licensed health care provider for the 
59.9 	examination of a victim of criminal sexual conduct that occurred in the state shall be paid 
59.10 	by the state. These costs include, but are not limited to, the cost of the medical forensic 
59.11 	examination, associated tests and treatments relating to sexually transmitted infection, and 
59.12 	pregnancy status, including emergency contraception. A hospital, emergency medical facility, 
59.13 	or health care provider shall submit the costs for examination and any associated tests and 
59.14 	treatment to the Office of Justice Programs for payment. Upon receipt of the costs, the 
59.15 	commissioner shall provide payment to the facility or health care provider. Reimbursement 
59.16 	for an examination and any associated test and treatments shall not exceed $1,400. Beginning 
59.17 	on January 1, 2024, the maximum amount of an award shall be adjusted annually by the 
59.18 	inflation rate.
59.19 	(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the duties, responsibilities, or 
59.20 	liabilities of any insurer, whether public or private. The hospital or other licensed health 
59.21 	care provider performing the examination may seek insurance reimbursement from the 
59.22 	victim's insurer only if authorized by the victim. This authorization may only be sought 
59.23 	after the examination is performed. When seeking this authorization, the hospital or other 
59.24 	licensed health care provider shall inform the victim that if the victim does not authorize 
59.25 	this, the state is required by law to pay for the examination and that the victim is in no way 
59.26 	liable for these costs or obligated to authorize the reimbursement.
59.27 	(c) The applicability of this section does not depend upon whether the victim reports 
59.28 	the offense to law enforcement or the existence or status of any investigation or prosecution.
59.29 	(d) Requests for reimbursement and supporting documents are private data on individuals 
59.30 	as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

59.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
59.32 	applies to data requests received before that date if the responsible authority has not yet 
59.33 	provided a response.

60.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611A.039, subdivision 1, is amended 
60.2 	to read:
60.3 		Subdivision 1.Notice required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, 
60.4 	within 15 working days after a conviction, acquittal, or dismissal in a criminal case in which 
60.5 	there is an identifiable crime victim, the prosecutor shall make reasonable good faith efforts 
60.6 	to provide to each affected crime victim oral or written notice of the final disposition of the 
60.7 	case and of the victim rights under section 611A.06. When the court is considering modifying 
60.8 	the sentence for a felony or a crime of violence or an attempted crime of violence, the 
60.9 	prosecutor shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to notify the victim of the crime. 
60.10 	If the victim is incapacitated or deceased, notice must be given to the victim's family. If the 
60.11 	victim is a minor, notice must be given to the victim's parent or guardian. The notice must 
60.12 	include:
60.13 	(1) the date and approximate time of the review;
60.14 	(2) the location where the review will occur;
60.15 	(3) the name and telephone number of a person to contact for additional information; 
60.16 	and
60.17 	(4) a statement that the victim and victim's family may provide input to the court 
60.18 	concerning the sentence modification.
60.19 	(b) The Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety shall develop and 
60.20 	update a model notice of postconviction rights under this subdivision and section 611A.06.
60.21 	(c) As used in this section,:
60.22 	(1) "crime of violence" has the meaning given in section 624.712, subdivision 5, and 
60.23 	also includes violations of section 609.3458, gross misdemeanor violations of section 
60.24 	609.224, and nonfelony violations of sections 518B.01, 609.2231, 609.3451, 609.748, and 
60.25 	609.749.; and
60.26 	(2) "victim" has the meaning given in section 611A.01, paragraph (b).

60.27 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision 
60.28 	to read:
60.29 		Subd. 2a.Notice of end-of-confinement review committee process and opportunity 
60.30 	to provide input. If an individual scheduled to be released from imprisonment is subject 
60.31 	to an end-of-confinement review under section 244.052, the commissioner of corrections 
60.32 	shall make a good faith effort to notify the victim of the end-of-confinement review process 
61.1 	and that the victim has a right to submit written input for consideration at the 
61.2 	end-of-confinement review hearing. The victim has a continuing right to submit input if the 
61.3 	end-of-confinement review committee receives a request to reassess the individual's assigned 
61.4 	risk level. These notices shall only be provided to victims who have submitted a written 
61.5 	request for this notice to the commissioner of corrections or an electronic request through 
61.6 	the Department of Corrections electronic victim notification system. The good faith effort 
61.7 	to notify the victim must occur before the offender's end-of-confinement review hearing 
61.8 	and provide sufficient time for the input to be considered in the end-of-confinement 
61.9 	determination.

61.10 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.212, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
61.11 		Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants for 
61.12 	statewide organizations to provide subgrants, support, resources, and technical assistance 
61.13 	to sexual assault programs that provide sexual assault primary prevention services to prevent 
61.14 	initial perpetration or victimization of sexual assault.

61.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

61.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611A.52, subdivision 5, is amended 
61.17 	to read:
61.18 		Subd. 5.Collateral source. "Collateral source" means a source of benefits or advantages 
61.19 	for economic loss otherwise reimbursable under sections 611A.51 to 611A.68 which the 
61.20 	victim or claimant has received, or which is readily available to the victim, from:
61.21 	(1) the offender;
61.22 	(2) the government of the United States or any agency thereof, a state or any of its 
61.23 	political subdivisions, or an instrumentality of two or more states, unless the law providing 
61.24 	for the benefits or advantages makes them excess or secondary to benefits under sections 
61.25 	611A.51 to 611A.68;
61.26 	(3) Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid;
61.27 	(4) state required temporary nonoccupational disability insurance;
61.28 	(5) workers' compensation;
61.29 	(6) wage continuation programs of any employer;
61.30 	(7) proceeds of a contract of insurance payable to the victim for economic loss sustained 
61.31 	because of the crime;
62.1 	(8) a contract providing prepaid hospital and other health care services, or benefits for 
62.2 	disability; or
62.3 	(9) any private source as a voluntary donation or gift; or
62.4 	(10) (9) proceeds of a lawsuit brought as a result of the crime.
62.5 	The term does not include a life insurance contract or benefits from any private source 
62.6 	provided as a voluntary donation or gift.

62.7 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
62.8 		Subd. 4.Victim. "Victim" refers to anyone or the next of kin of anyone who has been 
62.9 	or purports to have been subjected to a criminal act, whether a felony, a gross misdemeanor, 
62.10 	or misdemeanor has the meaning given in section 611A.01, paragraph (b).

62.11 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.72, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
62.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
62.13 	the meanings given them.
62.14 	(b) "Domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2.
62.15 	(c) "Harass" and "stalking" have the meanings given in section 609.749.
62.16 	(d) "Violation of a domestic abuse no contact order" has the meaning given in section 
62.17 	629.75.
62.18 	(e) "Violation of an order for protection" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, 
62.19 	subdivision 14.
62.20 	(f) "Victim" has the meaning in section 611A.01, paragraph (b).

62.21 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.72, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
62.22 		Subd. 7.Notice to victim regarding bail hearing. (a) When a person arrested for or a 
62.23 	juvenile detained for domestic assault or harassing or stalking is scheduled to be reviewed 
62.24 	under subdivision 2 for release from pretrial detention, the court shall make a reasonable 
62.25 	good faith effort to notify:
62.26 	(1) the victim of the alleged crime;.
62.27 	(2) if the victim is incapacitated or deceased, the victim's family; and
62.28 	(3) if the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or guardian.
62.29 	(b) The notification must include:
63.1 	(1) the date and approximate time of the review;
63.2 	(2) the location where the review will occur;
63.3 	(3) the name and telephone number of a person that can be contacted for additional 
63.4 	information; and
63.5 	(4) a statement that the victim and the victim's family may attend the review.

63.6 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.725, is amended to read:
63.7 	629.725 NOTICE TO VICTIM REGARDING BAIL HEARING OF ARRESTED 
63.8 	OR DETAINED PERSON.
63.9 	(a) When a person arrested or a juvenile detained for a crime of violence or an attempted 
63.10 	crime of violence is scheduled to be reviewed under section 629.715 for release from pretrial 
63.11 	detention, the court shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to notify the victim of the 
63.12 	alleged crime. If the victim is incapacitated or deceased, notice must be given to the victim's 
63.13 	family. If the victim is a minor, notice must be given to the victim's parent or guardian. The 
63.14 	notification must include:
63.15 	(1) the date and approximate time of the review;
63.16 	(2) the location where the review will occur;
63.17 	(3) the name and telephone number of a person that can be contacted for additional 
63.18 	information; and
63.19 	(4) a statement that the victim and the victim's family may attend the review.
63.20 	(b) As used in this section,:
63.21 	(1) "crime of violence" has the meaning given it in section 624.712, subdivision 5, and 
63.22 	also includes:
63.23 	(1) (i) sections 609.2112, 609.2113, 609.2114, and 609.3458;
63.24 	(2) (ii) gross misdemeanor violations of section 609.224;
63.25 	(3) (iii) nonfelony violations of sections 518B.01, 609.2231, 609.3451, 609.748, and 
63.26 	609.749; and
63.27 	(4) (iv) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21.; and
63.28 	(2) "victim" has the meaning given in section 611A.01, paragraph (b).

64.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.73, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.2 		Subdivision 1.Oral notice. When a person arrested or a juvenile detained for a crime 
64.3 	of violence or an attempted crime of violence is about to be released from pretrial detention, 
64.4 	the agency having custody of the arrested or detained person or its designee shall make a 
64.5 	reasonable and good faith effort before release to inform orally the victim or, if the victim 
64.6 	is incapacitated, the same or next of kin, or if the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or 
64.7 	guardian of the following matters:
64.8 	(1) the conditions of release, if any;
64.9 	(2) the time of release;
64.10 	(3) the time, date, and place of the next scheduled court appearance of the arrested or 
64.11 	detained person and, where applicable, the victim's right to be present at the court appearance; 
64.12 	and
64.13 	(4) the location and telephone number of at least one area crime victim service provider 
64.14 	as designated by the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety.

64.15 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.73, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
64.16 	read:
64.17 		Subd. 4.Definition, As used in this section, "victim" has the meaning given in section 
64.18 	611A.01, paragraph (b).

64.19 	Sec. 33. GRAND PORTAGE BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA TRIBE; 
64.20 	COAST GUARD SERVICES; GRANT PURPOSES EXPANSION.
 64.21 	In addition to the uses specified in Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 
64.22 	3, paragraph (d), the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa may use the grant 
64.23 	awarded for equipment, personnel, patrolling, and other related costs of providing coast 
64.24 	guard services off the north shore of Lake Superior.

64.25 	ARTICLE 5
64.26 	MISCELLANEOUS CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROVISIONS

64.27 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
64.28 		Subd. 3a.Criminal justice agencies. "Criminal justice agencies" means all state and 
64.29 	local prosecution authorities, all state and local law enforcement agencies, the Sentencing 
64.30 	Guidelines Commission, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Department of 
65.1 	Corrections, the Minnesota National Guard, and all probation officers who are not part of 
65.2 	the judiciary.

65.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.007, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
65.4 		Subd. 6.Delinquent child. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b),and (c), 
65.5 	and (d), "delinquent child" means a child:
65.6 	(1) who has violated any state or local law, except as provided in section 260B.225, 
65.7 	subdivision 1, and except for juvenile offenders as described in subdivisions 16 to 18;
65.8 	(2) who has violated a federal law or a law of another state and whose case has been 
65.9 	referred to the juvenile court if the violation would be an act of delinquency if committed 
65.10 	in this state or a crime or offense if committed by an adult;
65.11 	(3) who has escaped from confinement to a state juvenile correctional facility after being 
65.12 	committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections; or
65.13 	(4) who has escaped from confinement to a local juvenile correctional facility after being 
65.14 	committed to the facility by the court.
65.15 	(b) The term delinquent child does not include a child alleged to have committed murder 
65.16 	in the first degree after becoming 16 years of age, but the term delinquent child does include 
65.17 	a child alleged to have committed attempted murder in the first degree.
65.18 	(c) The term delinquent child does not include a child alleged to have engaged in conduct 
65.19 	which would, if committed by an adult, violate any federal, state, or local law relating to 
65.20 	being hired, offering to be hired, or agreeing to be hired by another individual to engage in 
65.21 	sexual penetration or sexual conduct.
65.22 	(d) Effective August 1, 2026, and applied to acts committed on or after that date, the 
65.23 	term delinquent child does not include a child alleged to have committed a delinquent act 
65.24 	before becoming 13 years old.

65.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.007, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
65.26 		Subd. 16.Juvenile petty offender; juvenile petty offense. (a) "Juvenile petty offense" 
65.27 	includes a juvenile alcohol offense, a juvenile controlled substance offense, a violation of 
65.28 	section 609.685, or a violation of a local ordinance, which by its terms prohibits conduct 
65.29 	by a child under the age of 18 years which would be lawful conduct if committed by an 
65.30 	adult.
66.1 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), "juvenile petty offense" also includes 
66.2 	an offense that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
66.3 	(c) "Juvenile petty offense" does not include any of the following:
66.4 	(1) a misdemeanor-level violation of section 518B.01, 588.20, 609.224, 609.2242, 
66.5 	609.324, subdivision 2 or 3, 609.5632, 609.576, 609.66, 609.746, 609.748, 609.79, or 
66.6 	617.23;
66.7 	(2) a major traffic offense or an adult court traffic offense, as described in section 
66.8 	260B.225;
66.9 	(3) a misdemeanor-level offense committed by a child whom the juvenile court previously 
66.10 	has found to have committed a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony offense; or
66.11 	(4) a misdemeanor-level offense committed by a child whom the juvenile court has 
66.12 	found to have committed a misdemeanor-level juvenile petty offense on two or more prior 
66.13 	occasions, unless the county attorney designates the child on the petition as a juvenile petty 
66.14 	offender notwithstanding this prior record. As used in this clause, "misdemeanor-level 
66.15 	juvenile petty offense" includes a misdemeanor-level offense that would have been a juvenile 
66.16 	petty offense if it had been committed on or after July 1, 1995.
66.17 	(d) A child who commits a juvenile petty offense is a "juvenile petty offender." The 
66.18 	term juvenile petty offender does not include a child alleged to have violated any law relating 
66.19 	to being hired, offering to be hired, or agreeing to be hired by another individual to engage 
66.20 	in sexual penetration or sexual conduct which, if committed by an adult, would be a 
66.21 	misdemeanor.
66.22 	(e) Effective August 1, 2026, and applied to acts committed on or after that date, 
66.23 	notwithstanding any contrary provision in paragraphs (a) to (d), a juvenile petty offender 
66.24 	does not include a child who is alleged to have committed a juvenile petty offense before 
66.25 	reaching the age of 13 years.

66.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260C.007, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
66.27 		Subd. 6.Child in need of protection or services. "Child in need of protection or 
66.28 	services" means a child who is in need of protection or services because the child:
66.29 	(1) is abandoned or without parent, guardian, or custodian;
66.30 	(2)(i) has been a victim of physical or sexual abuse as defined in section 260E.03, 
66.31 	subdivision 18 or 20, (ii) resides with or has resided with a victim of child abuse as defined 
66.32 	in subdivision 5 or domestic child abuse as defined in subdivision 13, (iii) resides with or 
67.1 	would reside with a perpetrator of domestic child abuse as defined in subdivision 13 or child 
67.2 	abuse as defined in subdivision 5 or 13, or (iv) is a victim of emotional maltreatment as 
67.3 	defined in subdivision 15;
67.4 	(3) is without necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or other required care for the 
67.5 	child's physical or mental health or morals because the child's parent, guardian, or custodian 
67.6 	is unable or unwilling to provide that care;
67.7 	(4) is without the special care made necessary by a physical, mental, or emotional 
67.8 	condition because the child's parent, guardian, or custodian is unable or unwilling to provide 
67.9 	that care;
67.10 	(5) is medically neglected, which includes, but is not limited to, the withholding of 
67.11 	medically indicated treatment from an infant with a disability with a life-threatening 
67.12 	condition. The term "withholding of medically indicated treatment" means the failure to 
67.13 	respond to the infant's life-threatening conditions by providing treatment, including 
67.14 	appropriate nutrition, hydration, and medication which, in the treating physician's, advanced 
67.15 	practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's reasonable medical judgment, will be 
67.16 	most likely to be effective in ameliorating or correcting all conditions, except that the term 
67.17 	does not include the failure to provide treatment other than appropriate nutrition, hydration, 
67.18 	or medication to an infant when, in the treating physician's, advanced practice registered 
67.19 	nurse's, or physician assistant's reasonable medical judgment:
67.20 	(i) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
67.21 	(ii) the provision of the treatment would merely prolong dying, not be effective in 
67.22 	ameliorating or correcting all of the infant's life-threatening conditions, or otherwise be 
67.23 	futile in terms of the survival of the infant; or
67.24 	(iii) the provision of the treatment would be virtually futile in terms of the survival of 
67.25 	the infant and the treatment itself under the circumstances would be inhumane;
67.26 	(6) is one whose parent, guardian, or other custodian for good cause desires to be relieved 
67.27 	of the child's care and custody, including a child who entered foster care under a voluntary 
67.28 	placement agreement between the parent and the responsible social services agency under 
67.29 	section 260C.227;
67.30 	(7) has been placed for adoption or care in violation of law;
67.31 	(8) is without proper parental care because of the emotional, mental, or physical disability, 
67.32 	or state of immaturity of the child's parent, guardian, or other custodian;
68.1 	(9) is one whose behavior, condition, or environment is such as to be injurious or 
68.2 	dangerous to the child or others. An injurious or dangerous environment may include, but 
68.3 	is not limited to, the exposure of a child to criminal activity in the child's home;
68.4 	(10) is experiencing growth delays, which may be referred to as failure to thrive, that 
68.5 	have been diagnosed by a physician and are due to parental neglect;
68.6 	(11) is a sexually exploited youth;
68.7 	(12) has committed a delinquent act or a juvenile petty offense before becoming ten 
68.8 	years old. This clause expires July 31, 2026;
68.9 	(13) is a runaway;
68.10 	(14) is a habitual truant;
68.11 	(15) has been found incompetent to proceed or has been found not guilty by reason of 
68.12 	mental illness or mental deficiency in connection with a delinquency proceeding, a 
68.13 	certification under section 260B.125, an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, or a 
68.14 	proceeding involving a juvenile petty offense; or
68.15 	(16) has a parent whose parental rights to one or more other children were involuntarily 
68.16 	terminated or whose custodial rights to another child have been involuntarily transferred to 
68.17 	a relative and there is a case plan prepared by the responsible social services agency 
68.18 	documenting a compelling reason why filing the termination of parental rights petition under 
68.19 	section 260C.503, subdivision 2, is not in the best interests of the child.; or
68.20 	(17) effective August 1, 2026, has committed a delinquent act or a juvenile petty offense 
68.21 	before becoming 13 years old.

68.22 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 590.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
68.23 		Subd. 4.Time limit. (a) No petition for postconviction relief may be filed more than 
68.24 	two years after the later of:
68.25 	(1) the entry of judgment of conviction or sentence if no direct appeal is filed; or
68.26 	(2) an appellate court's disposition of petitioner's direct appeal.
68.27 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a court may hear a petition for postconviction relief 
68.28 	if:
68.29 	(1) the petitioner establishes that a physical disability or mental disease precluded a 
68.30 	timely assertion of the claim;
69.1 	(2) the petitioner alleges the existence of newly discovered evidence, including scientific 
69.2 	evidence, that provides facts necessary to sustain one or more legally cognizable claims for 
69.3 	postconviction relief, if such evidence could not have been ascertained by the exercise of 
69.4 	due diligence by the petitioner or petitioner's attorney within the two-year time period for 
69.5 	filing a postconviction petition, and the evidence is not cumulative to evidence presented 
69.6 	at trial, and is not for impeachment purposes, and establishes by a clear and convincing 
69.7 	standard that the petitioner is innocent of the offense or offenses for which the petitioner 
69.8 	was convicted;
69.9 	(3) the petitioner asserts a new interpretation of federal or state constitutional or statutory 
69.10 	law by either the United States Supreme Court or a Minnesota appellate court and the 
69.11 	petitioner establishes that this interpretation is retroactively applicable to the petitioner's 
69.12 	case; or
69.13 	(4) the petition is brought pursuant to subdivision 3; or.
69.14 	(5) the petitioner establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the petition is not frivolous 
69.15 	and is in the interests of justice.
69.16 	(c) Any petition invoking an exception provided in paragraph (b) must be filed within 
69.17 	two years of the date the claim arises.
69.18 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), (b), or (c), a court may hear a petition for 
69.19 	postconviction relief regardless of when it is filed if the petitioner establishes to the 
69.20 	satisfaction of the court that the petition is not frivolous and is in the interests of justice.

69.21 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 590.03, is amended to read:
69.22 	590.03 PLEADINGS AND PRACTICE AFTER FILING A POSTCONVICTION 
69.23 	PETITION.
69.24 	Within 20 45 days after the filing of the petition pursuant to section 590.01 or within 
69.25 	such time as the judge to whom the matter has been assigned may fix, the county attorney, 
69.26 	or the attorney general, on behalf of the state, shall respond to the petition by answer or 
69.27 	motion which shall be filed with the court administrator of district court and served on the 
69.28 	petitioner if unrepresented or on the petitioner's attorney. No further pleadings are necessary 
69.29 	except as the court may order. The court may at any time prior to its decision on the merits 
69.30 	permit a withdrawal of the petition, may permit amendments thereto, and to the answer. 
69.31 	The court shall liberally construe the petition and any amendments thereto and shall look 
69.32 	to the substance thereof and waive any irregularities or defects in form.

70.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 604A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
70.2 		Subdivision 1.Person seeking medical providing assistance; immunity from 
70.3 	prosecution. A person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for or acts in 
70.4 	concert with a person seeking medical assistance for another person who is experiencing a 
70.5 	drug-related overdose may not be charged or prosecuted for the possession, sharing, or use 
70.6 	of a controlled substance under section 152.023, subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (6),152.024, 
70.7 	or 152.025, or possession of drug paraphernalia. A person qualifies for the immunities 
70.8 	provided in this subdivision only if:
70.9 	(1) the evidence for the charge or prosecution was obtained as a result of the person's 
70.10 	seeking medical assistance for or acting in concert with a person seeking medical assistance 
70.11 	for another person; and
70.12 	(2) the person seeks medical assistance for or acts in concert with a person seeking 
70.13 	medical assistance for another person who is in need of medical assistance for an immediate 
70.14 	health or safety concern, provided that the person who seeks the medical assistance is the 
70.15 	first person to seek the assistance, provides a name and contact information, remains on the 
70.16 	scene until assistance arrives or is provided, and cooperates with the authorities.
70.17 	Good faith does not include seeking medical assistance during the course of the execution 
70.18 	of an arrest warrant or search warrant or a lawful search.

70.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to acts 
70.20 	committed on or after that date.

70.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609A.015, subdivision 3, as amended 
70.22 	by Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 8, section 63, is amended to read:
70.23 		Subd. 3.Eligibility; certain criminal proceedings. (a) A person is eligible for a grant 
70.24 	of expungement relief if the person:
70.25 	(1) was convicted of a qualifying offense;
70.26 	(2) has not been convicted of a new offense, other than an offense that would be a petty 
70.27 	misdemeanor, in Minnesota:
70.28 	(i) during the applicable waiting period immediately following discharge of the disposition 
70.29 	or sentence for the crime; or
70.30 	(ii) during the applicable waiting period immediately preceding a subsequent review 
70.31 	performed pursuant to subdivision 5, paragraph (a); and
71.1 	(3) is not charged with an offense, other than an offense that would be a petty 
71.2 	misdemeanor, in Minnesota at the time the person reaches the end of the applicable waiting 
71.3 	period or at the time of a subsequent review.
71.4 	(b) As used in this subdivision, "qualifying offense" means a conviction for:
71.5 	(1) any petty misdemeanor offense other than a violation of a traffic regulation relating 
71.6 	to the operation or parking of motor vehicles;
71.7 	(2) any misdemeanor offense other than:
71.8 	(i) section 169A.20 under the terms described in section 169A.27 (fourth-degree driving 
71.9 	while impaired);
71.10 	(ii) section 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violation of an order for protection);
71.11 	(iii) section 609.224 (assault in the fifth degree);
71.12 	(iv) section 609.2242 (domestic assault);
71.13 	(v) section 609.746 (interference with privacy);
71.14 	(vi) section 609.748 (violation of a harassment restraining order);
71.15 	(vii) section 609.78 (interference with emergency call);
71.16 	(viii) section 609.79 (obscene or harassing phone calls);
71.17 	(ix) section 617.23 (indecent exposure); or
71.18 	(x) section 629.75 (violation of domestic abuse no contact order);
71.19 	(3) any gross misdemeanor offense other than:
71.20 	(i) section 169.13, subdivision 1, if the person causes great bodily harm or death to 
71.21 	another (reckless driving resulting in great bodily harm or death);
71.22 	(i) (ii) section 169A.25 (second-degree driving while impaired);
71.23 	(ii) (iii) section 169A.26 (third-degree driving while impaired);
71.24 	(iii) (iv) section 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violation of an order for protection);
71.25 	(iv) (v) section 609.2113, subdivision 3 (criminal vehicular operation);
71.26 	(v) (vi) section 609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree);
71.27 	(vi) (vii) section 609.224 (assault in the fifth degree);
71.28 	(vii) (viii) section 609.2242 (domestic assault);
72.1 	(viii) (ix) section 609.233 (criminal neglect);
72.2 	(ix) (x) section 609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree);
72.3 	(x) (xi) section 609.377 (malicious punishment of child);
72.4 	(xi) (xii) section 609.485 (escape from custody);
72.5 	(xii) (xiii) section 609.498 (tampering with witness);
72.6 	(xiii) (xiv) section 609.582, subdivision 4 (burglary in the fourth degree);
72.7 	(xiv) (xv) section 609.746 (interference with privacy);
72.8 	(xv) (xvi) section 609.748 (violation of a harassment restraining order);
72.9 	(xvi) (xvii) section 609.749 (harassment; stalking);
72.10 	(xvii) (xviii) section 609.78 (interference with emergency call);
72.11 	(xviii) (xix) section 617.23 (indecent exposure);
72.12 	(xix) (xx) section 617.261 (nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images); or
72.13 	(xx) (xxi) section 629.75 (violation of domestic abuse no contact order); or
72.14 	(4) any felony offense listed in section 609A.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), other 
72.15 	than:
72.16 	(i) section 152.023, subdivision 2 (possession of a controlled substance in the third 
72.17 	degree);
72.18 	(ii) 152.024, subdivision 2 (possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree);
72.19 	(iii) section 609.485, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (2) or (4) (escape from civil 
72.20 	commitment for mental illness); or
72.21 	(iv) section 609.582, subdivision 3, paragraph (a) (burglary in the third degree; other 
72.22 	than trespass); or
72.23 	(v) section 609.746, subdivision 1, paragraph (e) (g) (interference with privacy; 
72.24 	subsequent violation or minor victim).
72.25 	(c) As used in this subdivision, "applicable waiting period" means:
72.26 	(1) if the offense was a petty misdemeanor, two years since discharge of the sentence;
72.27 	(2) if the offense was a misdemeanor, two years since discharge of the sentence for the 
72.28 	crime;
73.1 	(3) if the offense was a gross misdemeanor, three years since discharge of the sentence 
73.2 	for the crime;
73.3 	(4) if the offense was a felony violation of section 152.025, four years since the discharge 
73.4 	of the sentence for the crime; and
73.5 	(5) if the offense was any other felony, five years since discharge of the sentence for the 
73.6 	crime.
73.7 	(d) Felony offenses deemed to be a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor pursuant to 
73.8 	section 609.13, subdivision 1, remain ineligible for expungement under this section. Gross 
73.9 	misdemeanor offenses ineligible for a grant of expungement under this section remain 
73.10 	ineligible if deemed to be for a misdemeanor pursuant to section 609.13, subdivision 2.
73.11 	(e) The service requirements in section 609A.03, subdivision 8, do not apply to any 
73.12 	expungements ordered under this subdivision.
73.13 	(f) An expungement order does not apply to records held by the commissioners of 
73.14 	children, youth, and families; health; and human services.

73.15 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609A.02, subdivision 3, is amended 
73.16 	to read:
73.17 		Subd. 3.Certain criminal proceedings. (a) A petition may be filed under section 
73.18 	609A.03 to seal all records relating to an arrest, indictment or information, trial, or verdict 
73.19 	if the records are not subject to section 299C.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and if:
73.20 	(1) all pending actions or proceedings were resolved in favor of the petitioner. For 
73.21 	purposes of this chapter, a verdict of not guilty by reason of mental illness is not a resolution 
73.22 	in favor of the petitioner. For the purposes of this chapter, an action or proceeding is resolved 
73.23 	in favor of the petitioner, if the petitioner received an order under section 590.11 determining 
73.24 	that the petitioner is eligible for compensation based on exoneration;
73.25 	(2) the petitioner has successfully completed the terms of a diversion program or stay 
73.26 	of adjudication and has not been charged with a new crime for at least one year since 
73.27 	completion of the diversion program or stay of adjudication;
73.28 	(3) the petitioner was convicted of a petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor or the sentence 
73.29 	imposed was within the limits provided by law for a misdemeanor and the petitioner has 
73.30 	not been convicted of a new crime for at least two years since discharge of the sentence for 
73.31 	the crime;
74.1 	(4) the petitioner was convicted of a gross misdemeanor or the sentence imposed was 
74.2 	within the limits provided by law for a gross misdemeanor and the petitioner has not been 
74.3 	convicted of a new crime for at least three years since discharge of the sentence for the 
74.4 	crime;
74.5 	(5) the petitioner was convicted of a gross misdemeanor that is deemed to be for a 
74.6 	misdemeanor pursuant to section 609.13, subdivision 2, clause (2), and has not been convicted 
74.7 	of a new crime for at least three years since discharge of the sentence for the crime;
74.8 	(6) the petitioner was convicted of a felony violation of section 152.025 and has not 
74.9 	been convicted of a new crime for at least four years since discharge of the sentence for the 
74.10 	crime;
74.11 	(7) the petitioner was convicted of a felony that is deemed to be for a gross misdemeanor 
74.12 	or misdemeanor pursuant to section 609.13, subdivision 1, clause (2), and has not been 
74.13 	convicted of a new crime for at least:
74.14 	(i) four years since discharge of the sentence for the crime if the conviction was for an 
74.15 	offense listed in paragraph (b); or
74.16 	(ii) five years since discharge of the sentence for the crime if the conviction was for any 
74.17 	other offense; or
74.18 	(8) the petitioner was convicted of a felony violation of an offense listed in paragraph 
74.19 	(b), and has not been convicted of a new crime for at least four years since discharge of the 
74.20 	sentence for the crime.
74.21 	(b) Paragraph (a), clause (7), applies to the following offenses:
74.22 	(1) section 35.824 (altering livestock certificate);
74.23 	(2) section 62A.41 (insurance regulations);
74.24 	(3) section 86B.865, subdivision 1 (certification for title on watercraft);
74.25 	(4) section 152.023, subdivision 2 (possession of a controlled substance in the third 
74.26 	degree); 152.024, subdivision 2 (possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree); 
74.27 	152.025 (controlled substance in the fifth degree); or 152.097 (sale of simulated controlled 
74.28 	substance);
74.29 	(5) section 168A.30, subdivision 1 (certificate of title false information); or 169.09, 
74.30 	subdivision 14, paragraph (a), clause (2) (accident resulting in great bodily harm);
74.31 	(6) chapter 201; 203B; or 204C (voting violations);
75.1 	(7) section 228.45; 228.47; 228.49; 228.50; or 228.51 (false bill of lading);
75.2 	(8) section 256.984 (false declaration in assistance application);
75.3 	(9) section 296A.23, subdivision 2 (willful evasion of fuel tax);
75.4 	(10) section 297D.09, subdivision 1 (failure to affix stamp on scheduled substances);
75.5 	(11) section 297G.19 (liquor taxation); or 340A.701 (unlawful acts involving liquor);
75.6 	(12) section 325F.743 (precious metal dealers); or 325F.755, subdivision 7 (prize notices 
75.7 	and solicitations);
75.8 	(13) section 346.155, subdivision 10 (failure to control regulated animal);
75.9 	(14) section 349.2127; or 349.22 (gambling regulations);
75.10 	(15) section 588.20 (contempt);
75.11 	(16) section 609.27, subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (5) (coercion);
75.12 	(17) section 609.31 (leaving state to evade establishment of paternity);
75.13 	(18) section 609.485, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (2) or (4) (escape from civil 
75.14 	commitment for mental illness);
75.15 	(19) section 609.49 (failure to appear in court);
75.16 	(20) section 609.52, subdivision 2, when sentenced pursuant to section 609.52, 
75.17 	subdivision 3, clause (3)(a) (theft of $5,000 or less) or 609.52, subdivision 3a, clause (1) 
75.18 	(theft of $1,000 or less with risk of bodily harm); or any other offense sentenced pursuant 
75.19 	to section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (3)(a);
75.20 	(21) section 609.521 (possession of shoplifting gear);
75.21 	(22) section 609.525 (bringing stolen goods into state);
75.22 	(23) section 609.526, subdivision 2, clause (2) (metal dealer receiving stolen goods);
75.23 	(24) section 609.527, subdivision 5b (possession or use of scanning device or reencoder); 
75.24 	609.528, subdivision 3, clause (3) (possession or sale of stolen or counterfeit check); or 
75.25 	609.529 (mail theft);
75.26 	(25) section 609.53 (receiving stolen goods);
75.27 	(26) section 609.535, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (1) (dishonored check over 
75.28 	$500);
75.29 	(27) section 609.54, clause (1) (embezzlement of public funds $2,500 or less);
76.1 	(28) section 609.551 (rustling and livestock theft);
76.2 	(29) section 609.5641, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a) (wildfire arson);
76.3 	(30) section 609.576, subdivision 1, clause (3), item (iii) (negligent fires);
76.4 	(31) section 609.582, subdivision 3 (burglary in the third degree);
76.5 	(32) section 609.59 (possession of burglary or theft tools);
76.6 	(33) section 609.595, subdivision 1, clauses (3) to (5), and subdivision 1a, paragraph 
76.7 	(a) (criminal damage to property);
76.8 	(34) section 609.597, subdivision 3, clause (3) (assaulting or harming police horse);
76.9 	(35) section 609.625 (aggravated forgery); 609.63 (forgery); 609.631, subdivision 4, 
76.10 	clause (3)(a) (check forgery and offering forged check, $2,500 or less); 609.635 (obtaining 
76.11 	signature by false pretense); 609.64 (recording, filing forged instrument); or 609.645
76.12 	(fraudulent statements);
76.13 	(36) section 609.65, clause (1) (false certification by notary); or 609.651, subdivision 
76.14 	4, paragraph (a) (lottery fraud);
76.15 	(37) section 609.652 (fraudulent driver's license and identification card);
76.16 	(38) section 609.66, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a) (discharge of firearm; silencer); or 
76.17 	609.66, subdivision 1b (furnishing firearm to minor);
76.18 	(39) section 609.662, subdivision 2, paragraph (b) (duty to render aid);
76.19 	(40) section 609.686, subdivision 2 (tampering with fire alarm);
76.20 	(41) section 609.746, subdivision 1, paragraph (g) (interference with privacy; subsequent 
76.21 	violation or minor victim);
76.22 	(42) section 609.80, subdivision 2 (interference with cable communications system);
76.23 	(43) section 609.821, subdivision 2 (financial transaction card fraud);
76.24 	(44) section 609.822 (residential mortgage fraud);
76.25 	(45) section 609.825, subdivision 2 (bribery of participant or official in contest);
76.26 	(46) section 609.855, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), clause (1) (interference with transit 
76.27 	operator);
76.28 	(47) section 609.88 (computer damage); or 609.89 (computer theft);
76.29 	(48) section 609.893, subdivision 2 (telecommunications and information services fraud);
77.1 	(49) section 609.894, subdivision 3 or 4 (cellular counterfeiting);
77.2 	(50) section 609.895, subdivision 3, paragraph (a) or (b) (counterfeited intellectual 
77.3 	property);
77.4 	(51) section 609.896 (movie pirating);
77.5 	(52) section 624.7132, subdivision 15, paragraph (b) (transfer pistol to minor); 624.714, 
77.6 	subdivision 1a (pistol without permit; subsequent violation); or 624.7141, subdivision 2 
77.7 	(transfer of pistol to ineligible person); or
77.8 	(53) section 624.7181 (rifle or shotgun in public by minor).

77.9 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611.55, subdivision 1, is amended 
77.10 	to read:
77.11 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "board" means the State Minnesota
77.12 	Competency Attainment Board established in section 611.56.

77.13 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611.56, subdivision 1, is amended 
77.14 	to read:
77.15 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. (a) The State Minnesota Competency 
77.16 	Attainment Board is established in the judicial branch. The board is not subject to the 
77.17 	administrative control of the judiciary. The board shall consist of seven members, including:
77.18 	(1) three members appointed by the supreme court, at least one of whom must be a 
77.19 	defense attorney, one a county attorney, and one public member; and
77.20 	(2) four members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom must be a mental 
77.21 	health professional with experience in competency attainment.
77.22 	(b) The appointing authorities may not appoint an active judge to be a member of the 
77.23 	board, but may appoint a retired judge.
77.24 	(c) All members must demonstrate an interest in maintaining a high quality, independent 
77.25 	forensic navigator program and a thorough process for certification of competency attainment 
77.26 	programs. Members shall be familiar with the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, 
77.27 	particularly rule 20; chapter 253B; and sections 611.40 to 611.59. Following the initial 
77.28 	terms of appointment, at least one member appointed by the supreme court must have 
77.29 	previous experience working as a forensic navigator. At least three members of the board 
77.30 	shall live outside the First, Second, Fourth, and Tenth Judicial Districts. The terms, 
78.1 	compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.0575. The members 
78.2 	shall elect the chair from among the membership for a term of two years.

78.3 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611.56, subdivision 6, is amended 
78.4 	to read:
78.5 		Subd. 6.Fees and costs; civil actions on contested case. Sections 15.039 and 15.471 
78.6 	to 15.474 apply to the State Minnesota Competency Attainment Board.

78.7 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611.57, subdivision 1, is amended 
78.8 	to read:
78.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Certification Advisory Committee is established to 
78.10 	provide the State Minnesota Competency Attainment Board with advice and expertise 
78.11 	related to the certification of competency attainment programs, including jail-based programs.

78.12 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611.57, subdivision 4, is amended 
78.13 	to read:
78.14 		Subd. 4.Duties. The Certification Advisory Committee shall consult with the Department 
78.15 	of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the Department of Corrections; make 
78.16 	recommendations to the State Minnesota Competency Attainment Board regarding 
78.17 	competency attainment curriculum, certification requirements for competency attainment 
78.18 	programs including jail-based programs, and certification of individuals to provide 
78.19 	competency attainment services; and provide information and recommendations on other 
78.20 	issues relevant to competency attainment as requested by the board.

78.21 	Sec. 15. [627.16] CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT; MENTALLY 
78.22 	INCAPACITATED; ASLEEP OR NOT CONSCIOUS.
78.23 	A criminal action arising out of an incident of alleged criminal sexual conduct may be 
78.24 	prosecuted either in the county where any element of the alleged sexual penetration or sexual 
78.25 	contact was committed or the county where the complainant is found when the complainant 
78.26 	was, at the time of the act:
78.27 	(1) mentally incapacitated, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 7; or
78.28 	(2) physically helpless, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 9, as the result of 
78.29 	being asleep or not conscious.

79.1 	Sec. 16. [634.025] CONFESSION; INADMISSIBLE WHEN DECEPTION IS USED.
79.2 	(a) Any admission, confession, or statement, whether written or oral, made by any person 
79.3 	during a custodial interrogation by a law enforcement agency official or their agent, is 
79.4 	presumed involuntarily made and inadmissible in any proceeding if, during the interrogation, 
79.5 	a law enforcement agency official or their agent knowingly:
79.6 	(1) communicated false facts about the existence or nature of evidence to the extent such 
79.7 	evidence would be material to assessing any suspected or alleged criminal conduct on behalf 
79.8 	of the individual being interrogated; or
79.9 	(2) communicated unauthorized statements regarding leniency.
79.10 	(b) The presumption that any such admission, confession, or statement, or any portion 
79.11 	thereof, is involuntarily made and inadmissible may be overcome if the state proves by a 
79.12 	preponderance of the evidence that the admission, confession, or statement, or the given 
79.13 	portion thereof, was voluntary, reliable, and not induced by any act described in paragraph 
79.14 	(a).
79.15 	(c) The presumption of inadmissibility set forth in paragraph (a) shall not apply to any 
79.16 	portion of an admission, confession, or statement that occurs prior to the first instance in 
79.17 	which one of the acts described in paragraph (a) occurs.
79.18 	(d) That an admission, confession, or statement is deemed inadmissible under this section 
79.19 	shall have no effect on the admissibility of evidence obtained as a result of the admission, 
79.20 	confession, or statement if the evidence would have been discovered through independent 
79.21 	lawful means or if knowledge of the evidence was acquired through an independent source.

79.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2025, and applies to admission, 
79.23 	confession, or statement, whether written or oral, made on or after that date.

79.24 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 638.12, subdivision 2, is amended 
79.25 	to read:
79.26 		Subd. 2.Pardon eligibility; waiver. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), 
79.27 	an individual convicted of a crime in a court of this state may apply for a pardon of the 
79.28 	individual's conviction on or after five years from the sentence's expiration or discharge 
79.29 	date.
79.30 	(b) An individual convicted before August 1, 2023, of a violation of section 609.19, 
79.31 	subdivision 1, clause (1), under the theory of liability for crimes of another may apply for 
79.32 	a pardon upon the sentence's expiration or discharge date if the individual:
80.1 	(1) was charged with a violation of section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), and:
80.2 	(i) thereafter pled guilty to a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (1);
80.3 	(ii) did not cause the death of a human being; and
80.4 	(iii) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure 
80.5 	another with the intent to cause the death of a human being; or
80.6 	(2) was charged with a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 2, and:
80.7 	(i) thereafter pled guilty to a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (1);
80.8 	(ii) did not cause the death of a human being; and
80.9 	(iii) was not a major participant, as defined in section 609.05, subdivision 2a, paragraph 
80.10 	(c), in the underlying felony and or did not act with extreme indifference to human life.
80.11 	(c) An individual may request the board to waive the waiting period if there is a showing 
80.12 	of unusual circumstances and special need.
80.13 	(d) The commission must review a waiver request and recommend to the board whether 
80.14 	to grant the request. When considering a waiver request, the commission is exempt from 
80.15 	the meeting requirements under section 638.14 and chapter 13D.
80.16 	(e) The board must grant a waiver request unless the governor or a board majority opposes 
80.17 	the waiver.

80.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

80.19 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 638.15, subdivision 1, is amended 
80.20 	to read:
80.21 		Subdivision 1.Grounds for recommending clemency. (a) When recommending whether 
80.22 	to grant clemency, the commission must consider any factors that the commission deems 
80.23 	appropriate, including but not limited to:
80.24 	(1) the nature, seriousness, and circumstances of the applicant's crime; the applicant's 
80.25 	age at the time of the crime; and the time that has elapsed between the crime and the 
80.26 	application;
80.27 	(2) the successful completion or revocation of previous probation, parole, supervised 
80.28 	release, or conditional release;
80.29 	(3) the number, nature, and circumstances of the applicant's other criminal convictions;
81.1 	(4) the extent to which the applicant has demonstrated rehabilitation through 
81.2 	postconviction conduct, character, and reputation;
81.3 	(5) the extent to which the applicant has accepted responsibility, demonstrated remorse, 
81.4 	and made restitution to victims;
81.5 	(6) whether the sentence is clearly excessive in light of the applicant's crime and criminal 
81.6 	history and any sentence received by an accomplice and with due regard given to:
81.7 	(i) any plea agreement;
81.8 	(ii) the sentencing judge's views; and
81.9 	(iii) the sentencing ranges established by law;
81.10 	(7) whether the applicant was convicted before August 1, 2023, of a violation of section 
81.11 	609.19, subdivision 1, clause (1), under the theory of liability for crimes of another and, if 
81.12 	so, whether the applicant:
81.13 	(i) was charged with a violation of section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), and:
81.14 	(A) thereafter pled guilty to a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (1);
81.15 	(B) did not cause the death of a human being; and
81.16 	(C) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure 
81.17 	another with the intent to cause the death of a human being; or
81.18 	(ii) was charged with a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 2, and:
81.19 	(A) thereafter pled guilty to a violation of section 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (1);
81.20 	(B) did not cause the death of a human being; and
81.21 	(C) was not a major participant, as defined in section 609.05, subdivision 2a, paragraph 
81.22 	(c), in the underlying felony and or did not act with extreme indifference to human life;
81.23 	(8) whether the applicant's age or medical status indicates that it is in the best interest 
81.24 	of society that the applicant receive clemency;
81.25 	(9) the applicant's asserted need for clemency, including family needs and barriers to 
81.26 	housing or employment created by the conviction;
81.27 	(10) for an applicant under the department's custody, the adequacy of the applicant's 
81.28 	reentry plan;
81.29 	(11) the amount of time already served by the applicant and the availability of other 
81.30 	forms of judicial or administrative relief;
82.1 	(12) the extent to which there is credible evidence indicating that the applicant is or may 
82.2 	be innocent of the crime for which they were convicted; and
82.3 	(13) if provided by the applicant, the applicant's demographic information, including 
82.4 	race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, and age.
82.5 	(b) Unless an applicant knowingly omitted past criminal convictions on the application, 
82.6 	the commission or the board must not prejudice an applicant for failing to identify past 
82.7 	criminal convictions.

82.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

82.9 	Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
82.10 		Subd. 3.Notification. (a) By December July 1, 2023 2024, the commissioner of 
82.11 	corrections shall notify individuals convicted for a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 
82.12 	609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), or 609.19, subdivision 2, clause (1), of the right to file 
82.13 	a preliminary application for relief if:
82.14 	(1) the person was convicted for a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, 
82.15 	paragraph (a), clause (3), and the person:
82.16 	(i) did not cause the death of a human being; and
82.17 	(ii) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure 
82.18 	another with the intent to cause the death of a human being; or
82.19 	(2) the person was convicted for a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.19, 
82.20 	subdivision 2, clause (1), and the person:
82.21 	(i) did not cause the death of a human being; and
82.22 	(ii) was not a major participant in the underlying felony and or did not act with extreme 
82.23 	indifference to human life.
82.24 	(b) The notice shall include the address of the Ramsey County District Court court 
82.25 	administration.
82.26 	(c) The commissioner of corrections may coordinate with the judicial branch to establish 
82.27 	a standardized notification form.

82.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

83.1 	Sec. 20. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
83.2 		Subd. 4.Preliminary application. (a) An applicant shall submit a preliminary application 
83.3 	to the Ramsey County District Court. The preliminary application must contain:
83.4 	(1) the applicant's name and, if different, the name under which the person was convicted;
83.5 	(2) the applicant's date of birth;
83.6 	(3) the district court case number of the case for which the person is seeking relief;
83.7 	(4) a statement as to whether the applicant was convicted following a trial or pursuant 
83.8 	to a plea;
83.9 	(5) a statement as to whether the person filed a direct appeal from the conviction, a 
83.10 	petition for postconviction relief, or both;
83.11 	(6) a brief statement, not to exceed 3,000 words, explaining why the applicant is entitled 
83.12 	to relief under this section from a conviction for the death of a human being caused by 
83.13 	another; and
83.14 	(7) the name and address of any attorney representing the applicant.
83.15 	(b) The preliminary application may contain:
83.16 	(1) the name, date of birth, and district court case number of any other person charged 
83.17 	with, or convicted of, a crime arising from the same set of circumstances for which the 
83.18 	applicant was convicted; and
83.19 	(2) a copy of a criminal complaint or indictment, or the relevant portions of a presentence 
83.20 	investigation or life imprisonment report, describing the facts of the case for which the 
83.21 	applicant was convicted.
83.22 	(c) The judicial branch may establish a standardized preliminary application form, but 
83.23 	shall not reject a preliminary application for failure to use a standardized form.
83.24 	(d) Any person seeking relief under this section must submit a preliminary application 
83.25 	no later than October 1, 2025 2026. Submission is complete upon mailing.
83.26 	(e) Submission of a preliminary application shall be without costs or any fees charged 
83.27 	to the applicant.

83.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

84.1 	Sec. 21. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
84.2 		Subd. 7.Determination; order; resentencing. (a) A petitioner who was convicted of 
84.3 	a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), is entitled to 
84.4 	relief if the petitioner shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner:
84.5 	(1) did not cause the death of a human being; and
84.6 	(2) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure 
84.7 	another with the intent to cause the death of a human being.
84.8 	(b) A petitioner who was convicted of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.19, 
84.9 	subdivision 2, clause (1), is entitled to relief if the petitioner shows by a preponderance of 
84.10 	the evidence that the petitioner:
84.11 	(1) did not cause the death of a human being; and
84.12 	(2) was not a major participant in the underlying felony and or did not act with extreme 
84.13 	indifference to human life.
84.14 	(c) If the court determines that the petitioner does not qualify for relief, the court shall 
84.15 	issue an order denying the petition. If the court determines that the petitioner is entitled to 
84.16 	relief, the court shall issue an order vacating the conviction for a violation of Minnesota 
84.17 	Statutes, section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), or 609.19, subdivision 2, clause (1), 
84.18 	and either:
84.19 	(1) resentence the petitioner for the most serious remaining offense for which the 
84.20 	petitioner was convicted; or
84.21 	(2) enter a conviction and impose a sentence for any other predicate felony arising out 
84.22 	of the course of conduct that served as the factual basis for the conviction vacated by the 
84.23 	court.
84.24 	(d) The new sentence announced by the court under this section must be for the most 
84.25 	serious predicate felony unless the most serious remaining offense for which the petitioner 
84.26 	was convicted is that offense or a more serious offense.
84.27 	(e) If, pursuant to paragraph (c), the court either resentences a petitioner or imposes a 
84.28 	sentence, the court shall also resentence the petitioner for any other offense if the sentence 
84.29 	was announced by a district court of the same county, the sentence was either ordered to 
84.30 	be served consecutively to the vacated conviction or the criminal history calculation for 
84.31 	that sentence included the vacated sentence, and the changes made pursuant to paragraph 
85.1 	(c) would have resulted in a different criminal history score being used at the time of 
85.2 	sentencing.
85.3 	(f) The court shall state in writing or on the record the reasons for its decision on the 
85.4 	petition.
85.5 	(g) If the court intends to resentence a petitioner or impose a sentence on a petitioner, 
85.6 	the court must hold the hearing at a time that allows any victim an opportunity to submit a 
85.7 	statement consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 611A.038. The prosecutor shall make 
85.8 	a good faith and reasonable effort to notify any person determined to be a victim of the 
85.9 	hearing and the right to submit or make a statement. A sentence imposed under this 
85.10 	subdivision shall not increase the petitioner's total period of confinement or, if the petitioner 
85.11 	was serving a stayed sentence, increase the period of supervision. The court may increase 
85.12 	the period of confinement for a sentence that was ordered to be served consecutively to the 
85.13 	vacated conviction based on a change in the appropriate criminal history score provided the 
85.14 	court does not increase the petitioner's total period of confinement. A person resentenced 
85.15 	under this paragraph is entitled to credit for time served in connection with the vacated 
85.16 	offense.
85.17 	(h) Relief granted under this section shall not be treated as an exoneration for purposes 
85.18 	of the Incarceration and Exoneration Remedies Act.

85.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

85.20 	Sec. 22. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
 85.21 	(a) An individual who was denied relief under Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 
85.22 	24, for a conviction under Minnesota Statutes, section 609.19, subdivision 2, clause (1), 
85.23 	due to a determination that the individual was not a major participant in the underlying 
85.24 	felony and did not act with extreme indifference to human life, and who is now eligible for 
85.25 	relief under the charges made in this act, may reapply for relief.
85.26 	(b) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of corrections shall notify individuals to whom 
85.27 	notice was previously provided under Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, 
85.28 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2), about the changes to law made in this act. The 
85.29 	notice must inform the individual that the individual may apply or reapply for relief under 
85.30 	Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, if eligible based on the changes made in this 
85.31 	act.

85.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

86.1 	ARTICLE 6
86.2 	JUDICIAL BRANCH POLICY

86.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 117.042, is amended to read:
86.4 	117.042 POSSESSION.
86.5 	Whenever the petitioner shall require title and possession of all or part of the owner's 
86.6 	property prior to the filing of an award by the court appointed commissioners, the petitioner 
86.7 	shall, at least 90 days prior to the date on which possession is to be taken, notify the owner 
86.8 	of the intent to possess by notice served by certified mail and before taking title and 
86.9 	possession shall pay to the owner or deposit with the court an amount equal to petitioner's 
86.10 	approved appraisal of value. Amounts deposited with the court shall be paid out under the 
86.11 	direction of the court. If it is deemed necessary to deposit the above amount with the court 
86.12 	the petitioner may apply to the court for an order transferring title and possession of the 
86.13 	property or properties involved from the owner to the petitioner. In all other cases, petitioner 
86.14 	has the right to the title and possession after the filing of the award by the court appointed 
86.15 	commissioners as follows:
86.16 	(1) if appeal is waived by the parties upon payment of the award;
86.17 	(2) if appeal is not waived by the parties upon payment or deposit of three-fourths of 
86.18 	the award to be deposited with the court administrator. The amount deposited If the amount 
86.19 	exceeds $10,000, it shall be deposited by the court administrator in an interest bearing 
86.20 	account no later than the five business day days next following the day on which the amount 
86.21 	was deposited with the court. All interest credited to the amount deposited from the date of 
86.22 	deposit shall be paid to the ultimate recipient of the amount deposited.
86.23 	Nothing in this section shall limit rights granted in section 117.155.

86.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.182, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
86.25 		Subd. 2.Copy of judgment to commissioner. If a person fails within 30 days to satisfy 
86.26 	a judgment, the court administrator, upon affidavit of the judgment creditor that the judgment 
86.27 	has not been satisfied, shall immediately forward to notify the commissioner a certified 
86.28 	copy of the judgment and affidavit of identification that the judgment has not been satisfied.
86.29 	If the judgment debtor named in a certified copy of a judgment reported to the 
86.30 	commissioner is a nonresident, the commissioner shall transmit a certified copy of the 
86.31 	judgment to notify the official in charge of the issuance of drivers' licenses of the state of 
86.32 	which the judgment debtor is a resident.

87.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.182, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
87.2 		Subd. 3.Conditions. (a) The commissioner, upon receipt of a certified copy notification
87.3 	of a judgment, shall suspend the license or the nonresident's operating privilege of the person 
87.4 	against whom judgment was rendered if:
87.5 	(1) at the time of the accident the person did not maintain the reparation security required 
87.6 	by section 65B.48; and
87.7 	(2) the judgment has not been satisfied.
87.8 	(b) Suspensions under this section are subject to the notice requirements of section 
87.9 	171.18, subdivision 2.

87.10 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 253B.02, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:
87.11 		Subd. 4d.Court examiner. "Court examiner" means a person appointed to serve the 
87.12 	court, and who is a physician or licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in 
87.13 	psychology, and is either licensed in Minnesota or who holds current authority to practice 
87.14 	in Minnesota under an approved interstate compact.

87.15 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 480.15, subdivision 10c, is amended to read:
87.16 		Subd. 10c.Uniform collections policies and procedures for courts. (a) The state court 
87.17 	administrator under the direction of the Judicial Council may promulgate uniform collections 
87.18 	policies and procedures for the courts and may contract with credit bureaus, public and 
87.19 	private collection agencies, the Department of Revenue, and other public or private entities 
87.20 	providing collection services as necessary for the collection of court debts. The court 
87.21 	collection process and procedures are not subject to section 16A.1285. Court debts referred 
87.22 	to the Department of Revenue for collection are not subject to section 16D.07. Court debts 
87.23 	referred to the Department of Revenue for revenue recapture are not subject to section 
87.24 	270A.08 or 270A.09.
87.25 	(b) Court debt means an amount owed to the state directly or through the judicial branch 
87.26 	on account of a fee, duty, rent, service, overpayment, fine, assessment, surcharge, court 
87.27 	cost, penalty, restitution, damages, interest, bail bond, forfeiture, reimbursement, liability 
87.28 	owed, an assignment to the judicial branch, recovery of costs incurred by the judicial branch, 
87.29 	or any other source of indebtedness to the judicial branch as well as amounts owed to other 
87.30 	public or private entities for which the judicial branch acts in providing collection services, 
87.31 	or any other amount owed to the judicial branch.
88.1 	(c) The courts must pay for the collection services of public or private collection entities 
88.2 	as well as the cost of one or more court employees to provide collection interface services 
88.3 	between the Department of Revenue, the courts, and one or more collection entities from 
88.4 	the money collected. The portion of the money collected which must be paid to the collection 
88.5 	entity as collection fees and costs and the portion of the money collected which must be 
88.6 	paid to the courts or Department of Revenue for collection services are appropriated from 
88.7 	the fund to which the collected money is due.
88.8 	(d) As determined by the state court administrator, collection costs shall be added to the 
88.9 	debts referred to a public or private collection entity for collection.
88.10 	Collection costs shall include the fees of the collection entity, and may include, if 
88.11 	separately provided, skip tracing fees, credit bureau reporting charges, fees assessed by any 
88.12 	public entity for obtaining information necessary for debt collection, or other 
88.13 	collection-related costs. Collection costs shall also include the costs of one or more court 
88.14 	employees employed by the state court administrator to provide a collection interface 
88.15 	between the collection entity, the Department of Revenue, and the courts.
88.16 	If the collection entity collects an amount less than the total due, the payment is applied 
88.17 	proportionally to collection costs and the underlying debt. Collection costs in excess of 
88.18 	collection agency fees and court employee collection interface costs must be deposited in 
88.19 	the general fund as nondedicated receipts.

88.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
88.21 		Subd. 8.Service; alternate service; publication; notice. (a) The petition and any order 
88.22 	issued under this section other than orders for dismissal shall be served on the respondent 
88.23 	personally, or if the respondent appears remotely for a hearing and is notified at the hearing 
88.24 	by the judicial officer that an order for protection will issue, the order may be served on the 
88.25 	respondent electronically or by first class mail, as ordered by the court. Orders for dismissal 
88.26 	may be served personally or by certified mail. In lieu of personal service of an order for 
88.27 	protection, a law enforcement officer may serve a person with a short-form notification as 
88.28 	provided in subdivision 8a.
88.29 	(b) When service is made out of this state and in the United States, it may be proved by 
88.30 	the affidavit of the person making the service. When service is made outside the United 
88.31 	States, it may be proved by the affidavit of the person making the service, taken before and 
88.32 	certified by any United States minister, charge d'affaires, commissioner, consul, or 
88.33 	commercial agent, or other consular or diplomatic officer of the United States appointed to 
88.34 	reside in the other country, including all deputies or other representatives of the officer 
89.1 	authorized to perform their duties; or before an office authorized to administer an oath with 
89.2 	the certificate of an officer of a court of record of the country in which the affidavit is taken 
89.3 	as to the identity and authority of the officer taking the affidavit.
89.4 	(c) If personal service cannot be made, the court may order service of the petition and 
89.5 	any order issued under this section by alternate means, or by publication, which publication 
89.6 	must be made as in other actions. The application for alternate service must include the last 
89.7 	known location of the respondent; the petitioner's most recent contacts with the respondent; 
89.8 	the last known location of the respondent's employment; the names and locations of the 
89.9 	respondent's parents, siblings, children, and other close relatives; the names and locations 
89.10 	of other persons who are likely to know the respondent's whereabouts; and a description of 
89.11 	efforts to locate those persons.
89.12 	The court shall consider the length of time the respondent's location has been unknown, 
89.13 	the likelihood that the respondent's location will become known, the nature of the relief 
89.14 	sought, and the nature of efforts made to locate the respondent. The court shall order service 
89.15 	by first class mail, forwarding address requested, to any addresses where there is a reasonable 
89.16 	possibility that mail or information will be forwarded or communicated to the respondent.
89.17 	The court may also order publication, within or without the state, but only if it might 
89.18 	reasonably succeed in notifying the respondent of the proceeding. Service shall be deemed 
89.19 	complete 14 days after mailing or 14 days after court-ordered publication.
89.20 	(d) A petition and any order issued under this section, including the short-form 
89.21 	notification, must include a notice to the respondent that if an order for protection is issued 
89.22 	to protect the petitioner or a child of the parties, upon request of the petitioner in any 
89.23 	parenting time proceeding, the court shall consider the order for protection in making a 
89.24 	decision regarding parenting time.

89.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 593.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
89.26 		Subdivision 1.Juror protection. An employer shall not deprive an employee of 
89.27 	employment, or threaten or otherwise coerce the employee with respect thereto to 
89.28 	employment status, because the employee receives a summons, responds thereto, serves as 
89.29 	a juror, or attends court for prospective jury service. An employer must release an employee 
89.30 	from the employee's regular work schedule, including any shift work, to permit the employee 
89.31 	to attend court for prospective jury service. An employer must not require an employee to 
89.32 	work an alternative shift on any day the juror is required to report to the courthouse for jury 
89.33 	service. Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee from voluntarily requesting to 
89.34 	work an alternative work schedule on any day the juror is required to report to the courthouse 
90.1 	for jury service, as long as the employer does not encourage, prompt, or ask for the employee 
90.2 	to make such a request.

90.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.748, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
90.4 		Subd. 5.Restraining order. (a) The court may issue a restraining order that provides 
90.5 	any or all of the following:
90.6 	(1) orders the respondent to cease or avoid the harassment of another person; or
90.7 	(2) orders the respondent to have no contact with another person.
90.8 	(b) The court may issue an order under paragraph (a) if all of the following occur:
90.9 	(1) the petitioner has filed a petition under subdivision 3;
90.10 	(2) a peace officer has served respondent with a copy of the temporary restraining order 
90.11 	obtained under subdivision 4, and with notice of the right to request a hearing, or service 
90.12 	has been made by publication under subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
90.13 	(3) the court finds at the hearing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the 
90.14 	respondent has engaged in harassment.
90.15 	A restraining order may be issued only against the respondent named in the petition; except 
90.16 	that if the respondent is an organization, the order may be issued against and apply to all of 
90.17 	the members of the organization. If the court finds that the petitioner has had two or more 
90.18 	previous restraining orders in effect against the same respondent or the respondent has 
90.19 	violated a prior or existing restraining order on two or more occasions, relief granted by the 
90.20 	restraining order may be for a period of up to 50 years. In all other cases, relief granted by 
90.21 	the restraining order must be for a fixed period of not more than two years. When a referee 
90.22 	presides at the hearing on the petition, the restraining order becomes effective upon the 
90.23 	referee's signature.
90.24 	(c) An order issued under this subdivision must be personally served upon the respondent, 
90.25 	or if the respondent appears remotely for a hearing and is notified at the hearing by the 
90.26 	judicial officer that a restraining order will issue, the order may be served on the respondent 
90.27 	electronically or by first class mail, as ordered by the court.
90.28 	(d) If the court orders relief for a period of up to 50 years under paragraph (a), the 
90.29 	respondent named in the restraining order may request to have the restraining order vacated 
90.30 	or modified if the order has been in effect for at least five years and the respondent has not 
90.31 	violated the order. Application for relief under this paragraph must be made in the county 
90.32 	in which the restraining order was issued. Upon receipt of the request, the court shall set a 
91.1 	hearing date. Personal service must be made upon the petitioner named in the restraining 
91.2 	order not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing. At the hearing, the respondent 
91.3 	named in the restraining order has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence 
91.4 	that there has been a material change in circumstances and that the reasons upon which the 
91.5 	court relied in granting the restraining order no longer apply and are unlikely to occur. If 
91.6 	the court finds that the respondent named in the restraining order has met the burden of 
91.7 	proof, the court may vacate or modify the order. If the court finds that the respondent named 
91.8 	in the restraining order has not met the burden of proof, the court shall deny the request and 
91.9 	no request may be made to vacate or modify the restraining order until five years have 
91.10 	elapsed from the date of denial. An order vacated or modified under this paragraph must 
91.11 	be personally served on the petitioner named in the restraining order.

91.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 611.41, subdivision 7, is amended 
91.13 	to read:
91.14 		Subd. 7.Court examiner. "Court examiner" means a person appointed to serve the 
91.15 	court by examining a defendant whose competency is at issue and who is a physician or 
91.16 	licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in psychology, and is either licensed in 
91.17 	Minnesota or who holds current authority to practice in Minnesota under an approved 
91.18 	interstate compact.

91.19 	ARTICLE 7
91.20 	REAL PROPERTY, TRUSTS, AND GUARDIANSHIP

91.21 	Section 1. [500.217] RESTRICTIONS ON CHILD CARE PROHIBITIONS.
91.22 	(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any covenant, 
91.23 	restriction, or condition contained in a deed, security instrument, homeowners association 
91.24 	document, or any other instrument affecting the transfer, sale of, or an interest in real 
91.25 	property, a private entity must not prohibit or refuse to permit the owner of a dwelling from 
91.26 	providing child care under a family and group family child care provider license under 
91.27 	chapter 245A, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502.
91.28 	(b) A private entity may require an owner or occupant who is seeking licensure or who 
91.29 	is a license holder to indemnify, hold harmless, or defend the private entity against all claims, 
91.30 	including costs and attorney fees, related to the operation of a family or group family child 
91.31 	care program. The private entity may require each parent, guardian, or caretaker of the child 
91.32 	being cared for in the program to sign a waiver of claims for liability, provided that the 
91.33 	waiver is reasonable, consistent with industry standards, and does not require notarization.
92.1 	(c) The homeowners association is not required to amend the homeowners association 
92.2 	documents to meet a licensing requirement, except when the homeowners association 
92.3 	documents are inconsistent with the requirements of this section. Nothing in this section 
92.4 	prevents an owner or occupant from using provided or legal remedies to amend the 
92.5 	homeowners association documents or from requesting a variance from those requirements.
92.6 	(d) A license holder who is an owner occupant and all invitees are subject to the rules 
92.7 	and regulations contained in the homeowners association documents of the private entity 
92.8 	except where those rules and regulations conflict with this section.
92.9 	(e) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
92.10 	(1) "private entity" means a homeowners association, community association, or other 
92.11 	association that is subject to a homeowners association document; and
92.12 	(2) "homeowners association document" means a document containing the declaration, 
92.13 	articles of incorporation, bylaws, or rules and regulations of a common interest community, 
92.14 	as defined in section 515B.1-103, regardless of whether the common interest community 
92.15 	is subject to chapter 515B, or a residential community that is not a common interest 
92.16 	community.
92.17 	(f) This section only applies to:
92.18 	(1) a single-family detached dwelling whose owner is the sole owner of the entire building 
92.19 	in which the dwelling is located and who is solely responsible for the maintenance, repair, 
92.20 	replacement, and insurance of the entire building; or
92.21 	(2) a multifamily attached dwelling whose owner is the sole owner of the entire building 
92.22 	in which the dwelling is located and who is solely responsible for the maintenance, repair, 
92.23 	replacement, and insurance of the entire building.

92.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 501C.0202, is amended to read:
92.25 	501C.0202 SUBJECT MATTER OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
92.26 	A judicial proceeding, whether filed by petition under the district court's in rem or in 
92.27 	personam jurisdiction, involving a trust may relate to one or more of the following matters:
92.28 	(1) to confirm an action taken by a trustee;
92.29 	(2) upon the filing of an account, to settle and allow the account;
92.30 	(3) to determine the persons having an interest in the income or principal of the trust 
92.31 	and the nature and extent of their interests;
93.1 	(4) to construe, interpret, or reform the terms of a trust, or authorize a deviation from 
93.2 	the terms of a trust, including a proceeding involving section 501B.31;
93.3 	(5) to approve payment of the trustee's, attorney, or accountant fees, or any other fees 
93.4 	to be charged against the trust;
93.5 	(6) to confirm the appointment of a trustee;
93.6 	(7) to accept a trustee's resignation and discharge the trustee from the trust as provided 
93.7 	in section 501C.0705;
93.8 	(8) to require a trustee to account;
93.9 	(9) to remove a trustee as provided in section 501C.0706;
93.10 	(10) to appoint a successor trustee when required by the terms of the trust instrument or 
93.11 	when by reason of death, resignation, removal, or other cause there is no acting trustee;
93.12 	(11) to appoint an additional trustee or special fiduciary whether or not a vacancy in 
93.13 	trusteeship exists as provided in section 501C.0704;
93.14 	(12) to confirm an act taken by a person with respect to a trust while there was no acting 
93.15 	trustee or otherwise in compliance with section 501C.0701;
93.16 	(13) to subject a trust to or remove a trust from continuing court supervision under 
93.17 	section 501C.0205;
93.18 	(14) to mortgage, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real property held by the trustee 
93.19 	notwithstanding any contrary provision of the trust instrument;
93.20 	(15) to suspend the powers and duties of a trustee in military service or war service, in 
93.21 	accordance with section 525.95, and to order further action authorized in that section;
93.22 	(16) to secure compliance with the provisions of sections 501B.33 to 501B.45, in 
93.23 	accordance with section 501B.41, relating to charitable trusts;
93.24 	(17) to determine the validity of a disclaimer under sections 524.2-1101 to 524.2-1116;
93.25 	(18) to transfer the trust's principal place of administration as provided in section 
93.26 	501C.0108;
93.27 	(19) to redress a breach of trust;
93.28 	(20) to terminate a trust;
93.29 	(21) to divide a trust or to merge two or more trusts as provided in section 501C.0417;
93.30 	(22) to approve a nonjudicial settlement as provided in section 501C.0111;
94.1 	(23) to approve, modify, or object to a proposed trust decanting as provided in section 
94.2 	502.851; or
94.3 	(24) to instruct the trustee regarding any matter involving the trust's administration or 
94.4 	the discharge of the trustee's duties, including a request for instructions and an action to 
94.5 	declare rights.

94.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2016.

94.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 501C.0204, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
94.8 		Subdivision 1.In rem judicial proceedings. Upon the hearing of a petition under the 
94.9 	district court's in rem jurisdiction, the court shall make an order it considers appropriate. 
94.10 	The order is binding in rem upon the trust estate and upon the interests of all interested 
94.11 	persons, including without limitation all beneficiaries, vested or contingent, even though 
94.12 	unascertained or not in being. An appeal from an order which, in effect, determines the 
94.13 	petition may be taken by any party after service by any party of written notice of its filing 
94.14 	as provided under the Rules of Appellate Procedure or, if no notice is served, within six 
94.15 	months after the filing of the order.

94.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2016.

94.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 507.071, is amended to read:
94.18 	507.071 TRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDS.
94.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section the following terms have 
94.20 	the meanings given:
94.21 	(a) "Beneficiary" or "grantee beneficiary" means a person or entity named as a grantee 
94.22 	beneficiary in a transfer on death deed, including a successor grantee beneficiary.
94.23 	(b) "County agency" means the county department or office designated to recover medical 
94.24 	assistance benefits from the estates of decedents.
94.25 	(c) "Grantor owner" means an owner, whether individually, as a joint tenant, or as a 
94.26 	tenant in common, named as a grantor in a transfer on death deed upon whose death the 
94.27 	conveyance or transfer of the described real property is conditioned. Grantor owner does 
94.28 	not include a spouse who joins in a transfer on death deed solely for the purpose of conveying 
94.29 	or releasing statutory or other marital interests in the real property to be conveyed or 
94.30 	transferred by the transfer on death deed.
95.1 	(d) "Owner" means a person having an ownership or other interest in all or part of the 
95.2 	real property to be conveyed or transferred by a transfer on death deed either at the time the 
95.3 	deed is executed or at the time the transfer becomes effective. Owner does not include a 
95.4 	spouse who joins in a transfer on death deed solely for the purpose of conveying or releasing 
95.5 	statutory or other marital interests in the real property to be conveyed or transferred by the 
95.6 	transfer on death deed.
95.7 	(e) "Property" and "interest in real property" mean any interest in real property located 
95.8 	in this state which is transferable on the death of the owner and includes, without limitation, 
95.9 	an interest in real property defined in chapter 500, a mortgage, a deed of trust, a security 
95.10 	interest in, or a security pledge of, an interest in real property, including the rights to 
95.11 	payments of the indebtedness secured by the security instrument, a judgment, a tax lien, 
95.12 	both the seller's and purchaser's interest in a contract for deed, land contract, purchase 
95.13 	agreement, or earnest money contract for the sale and purchase of real property, including 
95.14 	the rights to payments under such contracts, or any other lien on, or interest in, real property.
95.15 	(f) "Recorded" means recorded in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, 
95.16 	as appropriate for the real property described in the instrument to be recorded.
95.17 	(g) "State agency" means the Department of Human Services or any successor agency.
95.18 	(h) "Transfer on death deed" means a deed authorized under this section.
95.19 		Subd. 2.Effect of transfer on death deed. A deed that conveys or assigns an interest 
95.20 	in real property, to a grantee beneficiary and that expressly states that the deed is only 
95.21 	effective on the death of one or more of the grantor owners, transfers the interest to the 
95.22 	grantee beneficiary upon the death of the grantor owner upon whose death the conveyance 
95.23 	or transfer is stated to be effective, but subject to the survivorship provisions and requirements 
95.24 	of section 524.2-702. Until a transfer on death deed becomes effective, it has no effect on 
95.25 	title to the real property described in the deed, but it does create an insurable interest in the 
95.26 	real property in favor of the designated grantee beneficiary or beneficiaries for purposes of 
95.27 	insuring the real property against loss or damage that occurs on or after the transfer on death 
95.28 	deed becomes effective. A transfer on death deed must comply with all provisions of 
95.29 	Minnesota law applicable to deeds of real property including, but not limited to, the 
95.30 	provisions of sections 507.02, 507.24, 507.34, 508.48, and 508A.48. If a spouse who is 
95.31 	neither a grantor owner nor an owner joins in the execution of, or consents in writing to, 
95.32 	the transfer on death deed, such joinder or consent shall be conclusive proof that upon the 
95.33 	transfer becoming effective, the spouse no longer has or can claim any statutory interest or 
95.34 	other marital interest in the interest in real property transferred by the transfer on death deed. 
96.1 	However, such transfer shall remain an interest as identified in section 256B.15 for purposes 
96.2 	of complying with and satisfying any claim or lien as authorized by subdivision 3.
96.3 		Subd. 3.Rights of creditors and rights of state and county under sections 246.53, 
96.4 	256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, and 514.981. The interest transferred to a beneficiary under a 
96.5 	transfer on death deed after the death of a grantor owner is transferred subject to all effective 
96.6 	conveyances, assignments, contracts, mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, security pledges, 
96.7 	judgments, tax liens, and any other matters or encumbrances to which the interest was 
96.8 	subject on the date of death of the grantor owner, upon whose death the transfer becomes 
96.9 	effective including, but not limited to, any claim by a surviving spouse who did not join in 
96.10 	the execution of, or consent in writing to, the transfer on death deed, and any claim or lien 
96.11 	by the state or county agency authorized by sections 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, 
96.12 	and 514.981, if other assets of the deceased grantor's estate are insufficient to pay the amount 
96.13 	of any such claim. A beneficiary to whom the interest is transferred after the death of a 
96.14 	grantor owner shall be liable to account to the state or county agency with a claim or lien 
96.15 	authorized by section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, or 514.981, to the extent necessary 
96.16 	to discharge any such claim remaining unpaid after application of the assets of the deceased 
96.17 	grantor owner's estate, but such liability shall be limited to the value of the interest transferred 
96.18 	to the beneficiary. To establish compliance with this subdivision and subdivision 23, the 
96.19 	beneficiary must record a clearance certificate issued in accordance with subdivision 23 in 
96.20 	each county in which the real property described in the transfer on death deed is located.
96.21 		Subd. 4.Multiple grantee beneficiaries. A transfer on death deed may designate multiple 
96.22 	grantee beneficiaries to take title as joint tenants, as tenants in common or in any other form 
96.23 	of ownership or tenancy that is valid under the laws of this state. If a grantee joint tenant 
96.24 	dies before the grantor owner upon whose death the transfer occurs and no successor 
96.25 	beneficiary for the deceased grantee is designated in the transfer on death deed, the surviving 
96.26 	joint tenants are the successors and no interest lapses.
96.27 		Subd. 5.Successor grantee beneficiaries. A transfer on death deed may designate one 
96.28 	or more successor grantee beneficiaries or a class of successor grantee beneficiaries, or 
96.29 	both. If the transfer on death deed designates successor grantee beneficiaries or a class of 
96.30 	successor grantee beneficiaries, the deed shall state the condition under which the interest 
96.31 	of the successor grantee beneficiaries would vest.
96.32 		Subd. 6.Multiple joint tenant grantors. If an interest in real property is owned as joint 
96.33 	tenants, a transfer on death deed executed by all of the owners and, if required by section 
96.34 	507.02, their respective spouses, if any, that conveys an interest in real property to one or 
96.35 	more grantee beneficiaries transfers the interest to the grantee beneficiary or beneficiaries 
97.1 	effective only after the death of the last surviving grantor owner. If the last surviving joint 
97.2 	tenant owner did not execute the transfer on death deed, the deed is ineffective to transfer 
97.3 	any interest and the deed is void. An estate in joint tenancy is not severed or affected by the 
97.4 	subsequent execution of a transfer on death deed and the right of a surviving joint tenant 
97.5 	owner who did not execute the transfer on death deed shall prevail over a grantee beneficiary 
97.6 	named in a transfer on death deed unless the deed specifically states that it severs the joint 
97.7 	tenancy ownership.
97.8 		Subd. 7.Execution by attorney-in-fact. A transfer on death deed may be executed by 
97.9 	a duly appointed attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney which grants the 
97.10 	attorney-in-fact the authority to execute deeds.
97.11 		Subd. 8.Recording requirements and authorization. A transfer on death deed is valid 
97.12 	if the deed is recorded in a county in which at least a part of the real property described in 
97.13 	the deed is located and is recorded before the death of the grantor owner upon whose death 
97.14 	the conveyance or transfer is effective. Notwithstanding the definition of recorded under 
97.15 	subdivision 1, if the real property is registered property, a transfer on death deed that was 
97.16 	recorded incorrectly or incompletely is valid if the deed was recorded before the death of 
97.17 	the grantor owner in the office of the county recorder or the registrar of titles in a county 
97.18 	in which at least part of the real property is located, and is memorialized on the certificate 
97.19 	of title after death. A transfer on death deed is not effective for purposes of section 507.34, 
97.20 	508.47, or 508A.47 until the deed is properly recorded in the county in which the real 
97.21 	property is located. When a transfer on death deed is presented for recording, no certification 
97.22 	by the county auditor as to transfer of ownership and current and delinquent taxes shall be 
97.23 	required or made and the transfer on death deed shall not be required to be accompanied 
97.24 	by a certificate of real estate value. A transfer on death deed that otherwise satisfies all 
97.25 	statutory requirements for recording may be recorded and shall be accepted for recording 
97.26 	in the county in which the property described in the deed is located. If any part of the property 
97.27 	described in the transfer on death deed is registered property, the registrar of titles shall 
97.28 	accept the transfer on death deed for recording only if at least one of the grantors who 
97.29 	executes the transfer on death deed appears of record to have an ownership interest or other 
97.30 	interest in the real property described in the deed. No certification or approval of a transfer 
97.31 	on death deed shall be required of the examiner of titles prior to recording of the deed in 
97.32 	the office of the registrar of titles.
97.33 		Subd. 9.Deed to trustee or other entity. A transfer on death deed may transfer an 
97.34 	interest in real property to the trustee of an inter vivos trust even if the trust is revocable, to 
98.1 	the trustee of a testamentary trust or to any other entity legally qualified to hold title to real 
98.2 	property under the laws of this state.
98.3 		Subd. 10.Revocation or modification of transfer on death deed. (a) A transfer on 
98.4 	death deed may be revoked at any time by the grantor owner or, if there is more than one 
98.5 	grantor owner, by any of the grantor owners. A revocation revokes the transfer on death 
98.6 	deed in its entirety. To be effective, the revocation must be recorded in a county in which 
98.7 	at least a part of the real property is located before the death of the grantor owner or owners 
98.8 	who execute the revocation. Notwithstanding the definition of recorded under subdivision 
98.9 	1, if the real property is registered property, a revocation that was recorded incorrectly or 
98.10 	incompletely is effective if it was recorded before the death of the grantor owner in the 
98.11 	office of the county recorder or the registrar of titles in a county in which at least part of 
98.12 	the real property is located, and is memorialized on the certificate of title after death. The 
98.13 	revocation is not effective for purposes of section 507.34, 508.47, or 508A.47 until the 
98.14 	revocation is properly recorded in a county in which the real property is located.
98.15 	(b) If a grantor owner conveys to a third party, subsequent to the recording of the transfer 
98.16 	on death deed, by means other than a transfer on death deed, all or a part of such grantor 
98.17 	owner's interest in the property described in the transfer on death deed, no transfer of the 
98.18 	conveyed interest shall occur on such grantor owner's death and the transfer on death deed 
98.19 	shall be ineffective as to the conveyed or transferred interests, but the transfer on death deed 
98.20 	remains effective with respect to the conveyance or transfer on death of any other interests 
98.21 	described in the transfer on death deed owned by the grantor owner at the time of the grantor 
98.22 	owner's death.
98.23 	(c) A transfer on death deed is a "governing instrument" within the meaning of section 
98.24 	524.2-804 and, except as may otherwise be specifically provided for in the transfer on death 
98.25 	deed, is subject to the same provisions as to revocation, revival, and nonrevocation set forth 
98.26 	in section 524.2-804.
98.27 		Subd. 11.Antilapse; deceased beneficiary; words of survivorship. (a) Except when 
98.28 	a successor grantee beneficiary is designated in the transfer on death deed for the grantee 
98.29 	beneficiary who did not survive the grantor owner, if a grantee beneficiary who is a 
98.30 	grandparent or lineal descendant of a grandparent of the grantor owner fails to survive the 
98.31 	grantor owner, the issue of the deceased grantee beneficiary who survive the grantor owner 
98.32 	take in place of the deceased grantee beneficiary. If they are all of the same degree of kinship 
98.33 	to the deceased grantee beneficiary, they take equally. If they are of unequal degree, those 
98.34 	of more remote degree take by right of representation.
99.1 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, words of survivorship such as, in a conveyance 
99.2 	to an individual, "if he or she survives me," or, in a class gift, to "my surviving children," 
99.3 	are a sufficient indication of intent to condition the conveyance or transfer upon the 
99.4 	beneficiary surviving the grantor owner.
99.5 	(c) When issue of a deceased grantee beneficiary or members of a class take in place of 
99.6 	the named grantee beneficiary pursuant to subdivision 5 or paragraph (a) or (b) or when a 
99.7 	beneficiary dies and has no issue under paragraph (a), an affidavit of survivorship stating 
99.8 	the names and shares of the beneficiaries or stating that a deceased beneficiary had no issue 
99.9 	is not conclusive and a court order made in accordance with Minnesota probate law 
99.10 	determining the beneficiaries and shares must also be recorded.
99.11 		Subd. 12.Lapse. If all beneficiaries and all successor beneficiaries, if any, designated 
99.12 	in a transfer on death deed, and also all successor beneficiaries who would take under the 
99.13 	antilapse provisions of subdivision 11, fail to survive the grantor owner or the last survivor 
99.14 	of the grantor owners if there are multiple grantor owners, if the beneficiary is a trust which 
99.15 	has been revoked prior to the grantor owner's death, or if the beneficiary is an entity no 
99.16 	longer in existence at the grantor owner's death, no transfer shall occur and the transfer on 
99.17 	death deed is void.
99.18 		Subd. 13.Multiple transfer on death deeds. If a grantor owner executes and records 
99.19 	more than one transfer on death deed conveying the same interest in real property or a 
99.20 	greater interest in the real property, or conveying part of the property in the earlier transfer 
99.21 	on death deed, the transfer on death deed that has the latest acknowledgment date and that 
99.22 	is recorded before the death of the grantor owner upon whose death the conveyance or 
99.23 	transfer is conditioned is the effective transfer on death deed and all other transfer on death 
99.24 	deeds, if any, executed by the grantor owner or the grantor owners are ineffective to transfer 
99.25 	any interest and are void, except that if the later transfer on death deed included only part 
99.26 	of the land of the earlier deed, the earlier deed is effective for the lands not included in the 
99.27 	subsequent deed, absent language to the contrary in the subsequent deed.
99.28 		Subd. 14.Nonademption; unpaid proceeds of sale, condemnation, or insurance; 
99.29 	sale by conservator or guardian. If at the time of the death of the grantor owner upon 
99.30 	whose death the conveyance or transfer is stated to be effective, the grantor owner did not 
99.31 	own a part or all of the real property described in the transfer on death deed, no conveyance 
99.32 	or transfer to the beneficiary of the nonowned part of the real property shall occur upon the 
99.33 	death of the grantor owner and the transfer on death deed is void as to the nonowned part 
99.34 	of the real property, but the beneficiary shall have the same rights to unpaid proceeds of 
99.35 	sale, condemnation or insurance, and, if sold by a conservator or guardian of the grantor 
100.1 	owner during the grantor owner's lifetime, the same rights to a general pecuniary devise, as 
100.2 	that of a specific devisee as set forth in section 524.2-606.
100.3 		Subd. 15.Nonexoneration. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, a conveyance 
100.4 	or transfer under a transfer on death deed passes the described property subject to any 
100.5 	mortgage or security interest existing at the date of death of the grantor owner, without right 
100.6 	of exoneration, regardless of any statutory obligations to pay the grantor owner's debts upon 
100.7 	death and regardless of a general directive in the grantor owner's will to pay debts.
100.8 		Subd. 16.Disclaimer by beneficiary. A grantee beneficiary's interest under a transfer 
100.9 	on death deed may be disclaimed as provided in sections 524.2-1101 to 524.2-1116, or as 
100.10 	otherwise provided by law.
100.11 		Subd. 17.Effect on other conveyances. This section does not prohibit other methods 
100.12 	of conveying property that are permitted by law and that have the effect of postponing 
100.13 	ownership or enjoyment of an interest in real property until the death of the owner. This 
100.14 	section does not invalidate any deed that is not a transfer on death deed and that is otherwise 
100.15 	effective to convey title to the interests and estates described in the deed that is not recorded 
100.16 	until after the death of the owner.
100.17 		Subd. 18.Notice, consent, and delivery not required. The signature, consent or 
100.18 	agreement of, or notice to, a grantee beneficiary under a transfer on death deed, or delivery 
100.19 	of the transfer on death deed to the grantee beneficiary, is not required for any purpose 
100.20 	during the lifetime of the grantor owner.
100.21 		Subd. 19.Nonrevocation by will. A transfer on death deed that is executed, 
100.22 	acknowledged, and recorded in accordance with this section is not revoked by the provisions 
100.23 	of a will.
100.24 		Subd. 20.Proof of survivorship and clearance from public assistance claims and 
100.25 	liens; recording. An affidavit of identity and survivorship with a certified copy of a record 
100.26 	of death as an attachment may be combined with a clearance certificate under this section 
100.27 	and the combined documents may be recorded separately or as one document in each county 
100.28 	in which the real estate described in the clearance certificate is located. The affidavit must 
100.29 	include the name and mailing address of the person to whom future property tax statements 
100.30 	should be sent. The affidavit, record of death, and clearance certificate, whether combined 
100.31 	or separate, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in each, and the registrar of 
100.32 	titles may rely on the statements to transfer title to the property described in the clearance 
100.33 	certificate, except in cases where a court order is required pursuant to the provisions of 
100.34 	subdivision 11, paragraph (c).
101.1 		Subd. 21.After-acquired property. Except as provided in this subdivision, a transfer 
101.2 	on death deed is not effective to transfer any interest in real property acquired by a grantor 
101.3 	owner subsequent to the date of signing of a transfer on death deed. A grantor owner may 
101.4 	provide by specific language in a transfer on death deed that the transfer on death deed will 
101.5 	apply to any interest in the described property acquired by the grantor owner after the signing 
101.6 	or recording of the deed.
101.7 		Subd. 22.Anticipatory alienation prohibited. The interest of a grantee beneficiary 
101.8 	under a transfer on death deed which has not yet become effective is not subject to alienation; 
101.9 	assignment; encumbrance; appointment or anticipation by the beneficiary; garnishment; 
101.10 	attachment; execution or bankruptcy proceedings; claims for alimony, support, or 
101.11 	maintenance; payment of other obligations by any person against the beneficiary; or any 
101.12 	other transfer, voluntary or involuntary, by or from any beneficiary.
101.13 		Subd. 23.Clearance for public assistance claims and liens. Any person claiming an 
101.14 	interest in real property conveyed or transferred by a transfer on death deed, or the person's 
101.15 	attorney or other agent, may apply to the county agency in the county in which the real 
101.16 	property is located for a clearance certificate for the real property described in the transfer 
101.17 	on death deed. The application for a clearance certificate and the clearance certificate must 
101.18 	contain the legal description of each parcel of property covered by the clearance certificate. 
101.19 	The county agency shall provide a sufficient number of clearance certificates to allow a 
101.20 	clearance certificate to be recorded in each county in which the real property described in 
101.21 	the transfer on death deed is located. The real property described in the clearance certificate 
101.22 	is bound by any conditions or other requirements imposed by the county agency as specified 
101.23 	in the clearance certificate. If the real property is registered property, a new certificate of 
101.24 	title must not be issued until the clearance certificate is recorded. If the clearance certificate 
101.25 	shows the continuation of a medical assistance claim or lien after issuance of the clearance 
101.26 	certificate, the real property remains subject to the claim or lien. If the real property is 
101.27 	registered property, the clearance certificate must be carried forward as a memorial in any 
101.28 	new certificate of title. The application shall contain the same information and shall be 
101.29 	submitted, processed, and resolved in the same manner and on the same terms and conditions 
101.30 	as provided in section 525.313 for a clearance certificate in a decree of descent proceeding, 
101.31 	except that a copy of a notice of hearing does not have to accompany the application. The 
101.32 	application may contain a statement that the applicant, after reasonably diligent inquiry, is 
101.33 	not aware of the existence of a predeceased spouse or the existence of a claim which could 
101.34 	be recovered under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 261.04, or 514.981. If the county 
101.35 	agency determines that a claim or lien exists under section 246.53, 256B.15, 256D.16, 
102.1 	261.04, or 514.981, the provisions of section 525.313 shall apply to collection, compromise, 
102.2 	and settlement of the claim or lien. A person claiming an interest in real property transferred 
102.3 	or conveyed by a transfer on death deed may petition or move the district court, as 
102.4 	appropriate, in the county in which the real property is located or in the county in which a 
102.5 	probate proceeding affecting the estate of the grantor of the transfer on death deed is pending, 
102.6 	for an order allowing sale of the real property free and clear of any public assistance claim 
102.7 	or lien but subject to disposition of the sale proceeds as provided in section 525.313. On a 
102.8 	showing of good cause and subject to such notice as the court may require, the court without 
102.9 	hearing may issue an order allowing the sale free and clear of any public assistance claim 
102.10 	or lien on such terms and conditions as the court deems advisable to protect the interests of 
102.11 	the state or county agency.
102.12 		Subd. 24.Form of transfer on death deed. A transfer on death deed may be substantially 
102.13 	in the following form:
102.14 	Transfer on Death Deed
102.15 	I (we) ................................... (grantor owner or owners and spouses, if any, with 
102.16 	marital status designated), grantor(s), hereby convey(s) and quitclaim(s) to 
102.17 	.................................. (grantee beneficiary, whether one or more) effective (check 
102.18 	only one of the following)
102.19 	.... on the death of the grantor owner, if only one grantor is named above, or on the 
102.20 	death of the last of the grantor owners to die, if more than one grantor owner is named 
102.21 	above, or
102.22 	.... on the death of (name of grantor owner)
102.23 	........................................... (must be one of the grantor owners named above), the 
102.24 	following described real property:
102.25 	(Legal description)
102.26 	If checked, the following optional statement applies:
102.27 	....When effective, this instrument conveys any and all interests in the described real 
102.28 	property acquired by the grantor owner(s) before, on, or after the date of this 
102.29 	instrument.

102.30			........
	
102.31			(Signature of grantor(s))
	
102.32		(acknowledgment)
		
103.1 		Subd. 25.Form of instrument of revocation. An instrument of revocation may be 
103.2 	substantially in the following form:
103.3 	Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed
103.4 	The undersigned hereby revokes the transfer on death deed recorded on .........., ...., 
103.5 	as Document No. .......... (or in Book .......... of ........., Page .....) in the office of the 
103.6 	(County Recorder) (Registrar of Titles) of ............ County, Minnesota, affecting real 
103.7 	property legally described as follows:

103.8		(legal description)
		
103.9			Dated:
	
103.10			........
	
103.11			Signature
	
103.12		(acknowledgment)
		
103.13 		Subd. 26.Jurisdiction. In counties where the district court has a probate division, the 
103.14 	application of subdivision 11 or other issues of interpretation or validity of the transfer on 
103.15 	death deed, and actions to enforce a medical assistance lien or claim against real property 
103.16 	described in a transfer on death deed and any matter raised in connection with enforcement 
103.17 	shall be determined in the probate division. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 
103.18 	the provisions of section 256B.15 shall apply to any proceeding to enforce a medical 
103.19 	assistance lien or claim under chapter 524 or 525. In other counties, the district court shall 
103.20 	have jurisdiction to determine any matter affecting real property purporting to be transferred 
103.21 	by a transfer on death deed. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the provisions 
103.22 	of section 256B.15 shall apply to any proceeding to enforce a medical assistance lien or 
103.23 	claim under chapter 524 or 525.

103.24 	Sec. 5. [507.072] PROPERTY INSURANCE FOR GRANTEE BENEFICIARIES 
103.25 	OF TRANSFER ON DEATH DEEDS.
103.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions 
103.27 	apply unless the context indicates otherwise.
103.28 	(b) "Grantee beneficiary" has the meaning given in section 507.071,   subdivision 1.
103.29 	(c) "Insurance policy" means an insurance policy governed by chapter 65A.
103.30 	(d) "Transfer on death deed" means a deed described in section 507.071.
103.31 	(e) "Grantor owner" has the meaning given in section 507.071, subdivision 1.
104.1 	(f) "Extended coverage" or "temporary extended coverage" means insurance coverage 
104.2 	continuing beyond the death of the named insured.
104.3 		Subd. 2.Insurance policy to include grantee beneficiary. An insurer providing an 
104.4 	insurance policy on real property transferred by a transfer on death deed shall provide 
104.5 	temporary extended coverage on the  real property to the designated grantee beneficiary for 
104.6 	a period commencing on the date of death of the grantor owner and ending when  the grantee 
104.7 	beneficiary replaces the insurance policy on the insured property with an insurance policy 
104.8 	or the expiration of  the time limitations set forth in subdivision 4, whichever is sooner.
104.9 		Subd. 3.Notice to the insurer.  To obtain temporary extended coverage for a transfer 
104.10 	on death deed as provided in this section, the grantor owner must notify the insurer of the 
104.11 	existence of a transfer on death deed.  The notice shall include the names and contact 
104.12 	information of  all designated grantee beneficiaries.
104.13 		Subd. 4.Coverage extended. The coverage to be extended under this section applies 
104.14 	only with respect to the insurance policy insuring  the real property of the grantor owner. 
104.15 	The period of extended coverage shall not exceed 30 days from the date of the grantor 
104.16 	owner's death or the expiration date of the insurance policy, whichever is less. An insurer 
104.17 	is not required to provide notice to the grantee beneficiary for cancellation of coverage 
104.18 	following the shorter of the 30 days or expiration date of the policy or the placement of 
104.19 	replacement insurance coverage.
104.20 		Subd. 5.Proof demanded; policy conditions. Before making any payment for a claim 
104.21 	under this section, the insurer may require proof that the claimant is a grantee beneficiary 
104.22 	under a transfer on death deed, that the transfer on death deed was recorded as provided in 
104.23 	section 507.071, and that an affidavit of survivorship and death certificate of the grantor 
104.24 	owner was recorded as provided in section 507.071. The grantee beneficiary shall comply 
104.25 	with the conditions of the policy.
104.26 		Subd. 6.Insurable interest. A grantee beneficiary does not hold an insurable interest 
104.27 	in the real property described in a transfer on death deed prior to the death of the grantor 
104.28 	owner. Any claim on the insured real property described in a transfer on death deed initiated 
104.29 	before the death of the grantor owner or the death benefits associated with the policy prior 
104.30 	to the death of the grantor owner shall be settled with the estate of the grantor owner, not 
104.31 	with the grantee beneficiary. A grantee beneficiary is not entitled to recover benefits under 
104.32 	an insurance policy extended as provided in this section in an amount greater than the grantee 
104.33 	beneficiary's insurable interest at the time of loss or damage. A grantee beneficiary is not 
104.34 	entitled to any amounts paid out in prior claims on the property. If the transfer on death 
105.1 	deed designates multiple grantee beneficiaries, nothing in this section requires the insurer 
105.2 	to pay an amount for loss or damage to the insured real property that exceeds the amount 
105.3 	that would be owed to the grantor owner if the grantor owner was living at the time of loss 
105.4 	or damage.
105.5 		Subd. 7.Warnings on transfer on death deeds. On or after August 1 of the year of the 
105.6 	effective date of this section, a transfer on death deed shall contain the following warnings 
105.7 	in substantially the following form:
105.8 	"Warning to Grantor Owner: Temporary extended coverage of any fire and casualty 
105.9 	insurance policy on the property under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65A, will exist only if 
105.10 	the grantor owner has given notice to the insurer under Minnesota Statutes, section 507.072, 
105.11 	subdivision 3, including the existence of a transfer on death deed and the names and contact 
105.12 	information of all designated grantee beneficiaries. Any temporary extended coverage 
105.13 	terminates on the earlier of (1) 30 days after the date of the grantor owner's death, (2) the 
105.14 	expiration date of the policy, or (3) upon placement of a replacement insurance policy.
105.15 	Warning to Grantee Beneficiary: A grantee beneficiary shall not presume insurance 
105.16 	coverage continues after the death of the grantor owner. Upon the death of the grantor 
105.17 	owner, the grantee beneficiary should determine whether the provisions of Minnesota 
105.18 	Statutes, section 507.072, apply and consult with an insurance agent or attorney."
105.19 	The failure to include warnings in a transfer on death deed in accordance with this 
105.20 	subdivision shall not invalidate the transfer on death deed or affect recording of the transfer 
105.21 	on death deed.

105.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 515B.2-103, is amended to read:
105.23 	515B.2-103 CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDITY OF DECLARATION AND 
105.24 	BYLAWS.
105.25 	(a) All provisions of the declaration and bylaws are severable.
105.26 	(b) The rule against perpetuities may not be applied to defeat any provision of the 
105.27 	declaration or this chapter, or any instrument executed pursuant to the declaration or this 
105.28 	chapter.
105.29 	(c) In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the declaration and the bylaws, 
105.30 	the declaration prevails except to the extent that the declaration is inconsistent with this 
105.31 	chapter.
106.1 	(d) The declaration and bylaws must comply with sections 500.215and,500.216, and 
106.2 	500.217.

106.3 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 515B.3-102, is amended to read:
106.4 	515B.3-102 POWERS OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
106.5 	(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) and subject to the provisions 
106.6 	of the declaration or bylaws, the association shall have the power to:
106.7 	(1) adopt, amend and revoke rules and regulations not inconsistent with the articles of 
106.8 	incorporation, bylaws and declaration, as follows: (i) regulating the use of the common 
106.9 	elements; (ii) regulating the use of the units, and conduct of unit occupants, which may 
106.10 	jeopardize the health, safety or welfare of other occupants, which involves noise or other 
106.11 	disturbing activity, or which may damage the common elements or other units; (iii) regulating 
106.12 	or prohibiting animals; (iv) regulating changes in the appearance of the common elements 
106.13 	and conduct which may damage the common interest community; (v) regulating the exterior 
106.14 	appearance of the common interest community, including, for example, balconies and patios, 
106.15 	window treatments, and signs and other displays, regardless of whether inside a unit; (vi) 
106.16 	implementing the articles of incorporation, declaration and bylaws, and exercising the 
106.17 	powers granted by this section; and (vii) otherwise facilitating the operation of the common 
106.18 	interest community;
106.19 	(2) adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures and reserves, and levy and 
106.20 	collect assessments for common expenses from unit owners;
106.21 	(3) hire and discharge managing agents and other employees, agents, and independent 
106.22 	contractors;
106.23 	(4) institute, defend, or intervene in litigation or administrative proceedings (i) in its 
106.24 	own name on behalf of itself or two or more unit owners on matters affecting the common 
106.25 	elements or other matters affecting the common interest community or, (ii) with the consent 
106.26 	of the owners of the affected units on matters affecting only those units;
106.27 	(5) make contracts and incur liabilities;
106.28 	(6) regulate the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, and modification of the common 
106.29 	elements and the units;
106.30 	(7) cause improvements to be made as a part of the common elements, and, in the case 
106.31 	of a cooperative, the units;
107.1 	(8) acquire, hold, encumber, and convey in its own name any right, title, or interest to 
107.2 	real estate or personal property, but (i) common elements in a condominium or planned 
107.3 	community may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest only pursuant to section 
107.4 	515B.3-112, or (ii) part of a cooperative may be conveyed, or all or part of a cooperative 
107.5 	may be subjected to a security interest, only pursuant to section 515B.3-112;
107.6 	(9) grant or amend easements for public utilities, public rights-of-way or other public 
107.7 	purposes, and cable television or other communications, through, over or under the common 
107.8 	elements; grant or amend easements, leases, or licenses to unit owners for purposes authorized 
107.9 	by the declaration; and, subject to approval by a vote of unit owners other than declarant 
107.10 	or its affiliates, grant or amend other easements, leases, and licenses through, over or under 
107.11 	the common elements;
107.12 	(10) impose and receive any payments, fees, or charges for the use, rental, or operation 
107.13 	of the common elements, other than limited common elements, and for services provided 
107.14 	to unit owners;
107.15 	(11) impose interest and late charges for late payment of assessments and, after notice 
107.16 	and an opportunity to be heard before the board or a committee appointed by it, levy 
107.17 	reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the 
107.18 	association, provided that attorney fees and costs must not be charged or collected from a 
107.19 	unit owner who disputes a fine or assessment and, if after the homeowner requests a hearing 
107.20 	and a hearing is held by the board or a committee of the board, the board does not adopt a 
107.21 	resolution levying the fine or upholding the assessment against the unit owner or owner's 
107.22 	unit;
107.23 	(12) impose reasonable charges for the review, preparation and recordation of 
107.24 	amendments to the declaration, resale certificates required by section 515B.4-107, statements 
107.25 	of unpaid assessments, or furnishing copies of association records;
107.26 	(13) provide for the indemnification of its officers and directors, and maintain directors' 
107.27 	and officers' liability insurance;
107.28 	(14) provide for reasonable procedures governing the conduct of meetings and election 
107.29 	of directors;
107.30 	(15) exercise any other powers conferred by law, or by the declaration, articles of 
107.31 	incorporation or bylaws; and
107.32 	(16) exercise any other powers necessary and proper for the governance and operation 
107.33 	of the association.
108.1 	(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the declaration or bylaws may not impose limitations 
108.2 	on the power of the association to deal with the declarant which are more restrictive than 
108.3 	the limitations imposed on the power of the association to deal with other persons.
108.4 	(c) An association that levies a fine pursuant to subsection (a)(11), or an assessment 
108.5 	pursuant to section 515B.3-115(g), or 515B.3-1151(g), must provide a dated, written notice 
108.6 	to a unit owner that:
108.7 	(1) states the amount and reason for the fine or assessment;
108.8 	(2) for fines levied under section 515B.3-102(a)(11), specifies: (i) the violation for which 
108.9 	a fine is being levied and the date of the levy; and (ii) the specific section of the declaration, 
108.10 	bylaws, rules, or regulations allegedly violated;
108.11 	(3) for assessments levied under section 515B.3-115(g) or 515B.3-1151(g), identifies: 
108.12 	(i) the damage caused; and (ii) the act or omission alleged to have caused the damage;
108.13 	(4) states that all unpaid fines and assessments are liens which, if not satisfied, could 
108.14 	lead to foreclosure of the lien against the owner's unit;
108.15 	(5) describes the unit owner's right to be heard by the board or a committee appointed 
108.16 	by the board;
108.17 	(6) states that if the assessment, fine, late fees, and other allowable charges are not paid, 
108.18 	the amount may increase as a result of the imposition of attorney fees and other collection 
108.19 	costs; and
108.20 	(7) informs the unit owner that homeownership assistance is available from the Minnesota 
108.21 	Homeownership Center.
108.22 	(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), powers exercised under this section must comply 
108.23 	with sections 500.215and,500.216, and 500.217.
108.24 	(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4) or any other provision of this chapter, the 
108.25 	association, before instituting litigation or arbitration involving construction defect claims 
108.26 	against a development party, shall:
108.27 	(1) mail or deliver written notice of the anticipated commencement of the action to each 
108.28 	unit owner at the addresses, if any, established for notices to owners in the declaration and, 
108.29 	if the declaration does not state how notices are to be given to owners, to the owner's last 
108.30 	known address. The notice shall specify the nature of the construction defect claims to be 
108.31 	alleged, the relief sought, and the manner in which the association proposes to fund the cost 
108.32 	of pursuing the construction defect claims; and
109.1 	(2) obtain the approval of owners of units to which a majority of the total votes in the 
109.2 	association are allocated. Votes allocated to units owned by the declarant, an affiliate of the 
109.3 	declarant, or a mortgagee who obtained ownership of the unit through a foreclosure sale 
109.4 	are excluded. The association may obtain the required approval by a vote at an annual or 
109.5 	special meeting of the members or, if authorized by the statute under which the association 
109.6 	is created and taken in compliance with that statute, by a vote of the members taken by 
109.7 	electronic means or mailed ballots. If the association holds a meeting and voting by electronic 
109.8 	means or mailed ballots is authorized by that statute, the association shall also provide for 
109.9 	voting by those methods. Section 515B.3-110(c) applies to votes taken by electronic means 
109.10 	or mailed ballots, except that the votes must be used in combination with the vote taken at 
109.11 	a meeting and are not in lieu of holding a meeting, if a meeting is held, and are considered 
109.12 	for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present. Proxies may not be used for a 
109.13 	vote taken under this paragraph unless the unit owner executes the proxy after receipt of 
109.14 	the notice required under subsection (e)(1) and the proxy expressly references this notice.
109.15 	(f) The association may intervene in a litigation or arbitration involving a construction 
109.16 	defect claim or assert a construction defect claim as a counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party 
109.17 	claim before complying with subsections (e)(1) and (e)(2) but the association's complaint 
109.18 	in an intervention, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim shall be dismissed without 
109.19 	prejudice unless the association has complied with the requirements of subsection (e) within 
109.20 	90 days of the association's commencement of the complaint in an intervention or the 
109.21 	assertion of the counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim.

109.22 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 524.5-313, is amended to read:
109.23 	524.5-313 POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN.
109.24 	(a) A guardian shall be subject to the control and direction of the court at all times and 
109.25 	in all things.
109.26 	(b) The court shall grant to a guardian only those powers necessary to provide for the 
109.27 	demonstrated needs of the person subject to guardianship.
109.28 	(c) The court may appoint a guardian if it determines that all the powers and duties listed 
109.29 	in this section are needed to provide for the needs of the incapacitated person. The court 
109.30 	may also appoint a guardian if it determines that a guardian is needed to provide for the 
109.31 	needs of the incapacitated person through the exercise of some, but not all, of the powers 
109.32 	and duties listed in this section. The duties and powers of a guardian or those which the 
109.33 	court may grant to a guardian include, but are not limited to:
110.1 	(1) the power to have custody of the person subject to guardianship and the power to 
110.2 	establish a place of abode within or outside the state, except as otherwise provided in this 
110.3 	clause. The person subject to guardianship or any interested person may petition the court 
110.4 	to prevent or to initiate a change in abode. A person subject to guardianship may not be 
110.5 	admitted to a regional treatment center by the guardian except:
110.6 	(i) after a hearing under chapter 253B;
110.7 	(ii) for outpatient services; or
110.8 	(iii) for the purpose of receiving temporary care for a specific period of time not to 
110.9 	exceed 90 days in any calendar year;
110.10 	(2) the duty to provide for the care, comfort, and maintenance needs of the person subject 
110.11 	to guardianship, including food, clothing, shelter, health care, social and recreational 
110.12 	requirements, and, whenever appropriate, training, education, and habilitation or 
110.13 	rehabilitation. The guardian has no duty to pay for these requirements out of personal funds. 
110.14 	Whenever possible and appropriate, the guardian should meet these requirements through 
110.15 	governmental benefits or services to which the person subject to guardianship is entitled, 
110.16 	rather than from the estate of the person subject to guardianship. Failure to satisfy the needs 
110.17 	and requirements of this clause shall be grounds for removal of a private guardian, but the 
110.18 	guardian shall have no personal or monetary liability;
110.19 	(3) the duty to take reasonable care of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, and other personal 
110.20 	effects of the person subject to guardianship, and, if other property requires protection, the 
110.21 	power to seek appointment of a conservator of the estate. The guardian must give notice by 
110.22 	mail to interested persons prior to the disposition of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, or 
110.23 	other personal effects of the person subject to guardianship. The notice must inform the 
110.24 	person of the right to object to the disposition of the property within ten days of the date of 
110.25 	mailing and to petition the court for a review of the guardian's proposed actions. Notice of 
110.26 	the objection must be served by mail or personal service on the guardian and the person 
110.27 	subject to guardianship unless the person subject to guardianship is the objector. The guardian 
110.28 	served with notice of an objection to the disposition of the property may not dispose of the 
110.29 	property unless the court approves the disposition after a hearing;
110.30 	(4)(i) the power to give any necessary consent to enable the person subject to guardianship 
110.31 	to receive necessary medical or other professional care, counsel, treatment, or service, except 
110.32 	that no guardian may give consent for psychosurgery, electroshock, sterilization, or 
110.33 	experimental treatment of any kind unless the procedure is first approved by order of the 
110.34 	court as provided in this clause. The guardian shall not consent to any medical care for the 
111.1 	person subject to guardianship which violates the known conscientious, religious, or moral 
111.2 	belief of the person subject to guardianship;
111.3 	(ii) a guardian who believes a procedure described in item (i) requiring prior court 
111.4 	approval to be necessary for the proper care of the person subject to guardianship, shall 
111.5 	petition the court for an order and, in the case of a public guardianship under chapter 252A, 
111.6 	obtain the written recommendation of the commissioner of human services. The court shall 
111.7 	fix the time and place for the hearing and shall give notice to the person subject to 
111.8 	guardianship in such manner as specified in section 524.5-308 and to interested persons. 
111.9 	The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person subject to guardianship who is 
111.10 	not represented by counsel, provided that such appointment shall expire upon the expiration 
111.11 	of the appeal time for the order issued by the court under this section or the order dismissing 
111.12 	a petition, or upon such other time or event as the court may direct. In every case the court 
111.13 	shall determine if the procedure is in the best interest of the person subject to guardianship. 
111.14 	In making its determination, the court shall consider a written medical report which 
111.15 	specifically considers the medical risks of the procedure, whether alternative, less restrictive 
111.16 	methods of treatment could be used to protect the best interest of the person subject to 
111.17 	guardianship, and any recommendation of the commissioner of human services for a public 
111.18 	person subject to guardianship. The standard of proof is that of clear and convincing evidence;
111.19 	(iii) in the case of a petition for sterilization of a person with developmental disabilities 
111.20 	subject to guardianship, the court shall appoint a licensed physician, a psychologist who is 
111.21 	qualified in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental disability, and a social worker 
111.22 	who is familiar with the social history and adjustment of the person subject to guardianship 
111.23 	or the case manager for the person subject to guardianship to examine or evaluate the person 
111.24 	subject to guardianship and to provide written reports to the court. The reports shall indicate 
111.25 	why sterilization is being proposed, whether sterilization is necessary and is the least intrusive 
111.26 	method for alleviating the problem presented, and whether it is in the best interest of the 
111.27 	person subject to guardianship. The medical report shall specifically consider the medical 
111.28 	risks of sterilization, the consequences of not performing the sterilization, and whether 
111.29 	alternative methods of contraception could be used to protect the best interest of the person 
111.30 	subject to guardianship;
111.31 	(iv) any person subject to guardianship whose right to consent to a sterilization has not 
111.32 	been restricted under this section or section 252A.101 may be sterilized only if the person 
111.33 	subject to guardianship consents in writing or there is a sworn acknowledgment by an 
111.34 	interested person of a nonwritten consent by the person subject to guardianship. The consent 
112.1 	must certify that the person subject to guardianship has received a full explanation from a 
112.2 	physician or registered nurse of the nature and irreversible consequences of the sterilization;
112.3 	(v) a guardian or the public guardian's designee who acts within the scope of authority 
112.4 	conferred by letters of guardianship under section 252A.101, subdivision 7, and according 
112.5 	to the standards established in this chapter or in chapter 252A shall not be civilly or criminally 
112.6 	liable for the provision of any necessary medical care, including, but not limited to, the 
112.7 	administration of psychotropic medication or the implementation of aversive and deprivation 
112.8 	procedures to which the guardian or the public guardian's designee has consented;
112.9 	(5) in the event there is no duly appointed conservator of the estate of the person subject 
112.10 	to guardianship, the guardian shall have the power to approve or withhold approval of any 
112.11 	contract, except for necessities, which the person subject to guardianship may make or wish 
112.12 	to make;
112.13 	(6) the duty and power to exercise supervisory authority over the person subject to 
112.14 	guardianship in a manner which limits civil rights and restricts personal freedom only to 
112.15 	the extent necessary to provide needed care and services. A guardian may not restrict the 
112.16 	ability of the person subject to guardianship to communicate, visit, or interact with others, 
112.17 	including receiving visitors or making or receiving telephone calls, personal mail, or 
112.18 	electronic communications including through social media, or participating in social activities, 
112.19 	unless the guardian has good cause to believe restriction is necessary because interaction 
112.20 	with the person poses a risk of significant physical, psychological, or financial harm to the 
112.21 	person subject to guardianship, and there is no other means to avoid such significant harm. 
112.22 	In all cases, the guardian shall provide written notice of the restrictions imposed to the court, 
112.23 	to the person subject to guardianship, and to the person subject to restrictions. The person 
112.24 	subject to guardianship or the person subject to restrictions may petition the court to remove 
112.25 	or modify the restrictions;
112.26 	(7) if there is no acting conservator of the estate for the person subject to guardianship, 
112.27 	the guardian has the power to apply on behalf of the person subject to guardianship for any 
112.28 	assistance, services, or benefits available to the person subject to guardianship through any 
112.29 	unit of government;
112.30 	(8) unless otherwise ordered by the court, the person subject to guardianship retains the 
112.31 	right to vote;
112.32 	(9) the power to establish an ABLE account for a person subject to guardianship or 
112.33 	conservatorship. By this provision a guardian only has the authority to establish an ABLE 
112.34 	account, but may not administer the ABLE account in the guardian's capacity as guardian. 
113.1 	The guardian may appoint or name a person to exercise signature authority over an ABLE 
113.2 	account, including the individual selected by the eligible individual or the eligible individual's 
113.3 	agent under a power of attorney; conservator; spouse; parent; sibling; grandparent; or 
113.4 	representative payee, whether an individual or organization, appointed by the SSA, in that 
113.5 	order; and
113.6 	(10) if there is no conservator appointed for the person subject to guardianship, the 
113.7 	guardian has the duty and power to institute suit on behalf of the person subject to 
113.8 	guardianship and represent the person subject to guardianship in expungement proceedings, 
113.9 	harassment proceedings, and all civil court proceedings, including but not limited to 
113.10 	restraining orders, orders for protection, name changes, conciliation court, housing court, 
113.11 	family court, probate court, and juvenile court, provided that a guardian may not settle or 
113.12 	compromise any claim or debt owed to the estate without court approval.

113.13 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 524.5-315, is amended to read:
113.14 	524.5-315 RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES OF GUARDIAN; LIMITATIONS.
113.15 	(a) A guardian is entitled to reasonable compensation for services as guardian and to 
113.16 	reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of the person subject to guardianship, in a 
113.17 	manner consistent with section 524.5-502.
113.18 	(b) a guardian is not liable to a third person for acts of the person subject to guardianship 
113.19 	solely by reason of the relationship. A guardian who exercises reasonable care in choosing 
113.20 	a third person providing medical or other care, treatment, or service for the person subject 
113.21 	to guardianship is not liable for injury to the person subject to guardianship resulting from 
113.22 	the wrongful conduct of the third person.
113.23 	(c) A guardian may not revoke the health care directive of a person subject to guardianship 
113.24 	or conservatorship absent a court order.
113.25 	(d) A guardian may not initiate the commitment of a person subject to guardianship to 
113.26 	an institution except in accordance with section 524.5-313.
113.27 	(e) Failure to satisfy the duties of a guardian under section 524.5-313, paragraph (c), 
113.28 	shall be grounds for removal of a private guardian, but the guardian shall not be held liable 
113.29 	for acts or omissions made in the discharge of the guardian's duties except for acts or 
113.30 	omissions that result in harm to the person subject to guardianship and that constitute reckless 
113.31 	or willful misconduct, or gross negligence.

113.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to causes 
113.33 	of action accruing on or after that date.

114.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 524.5-317, is amended to read:
114.2 	524.5-317 TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF GUARDIANSHIP; COURT 
114.3 	ORDERS.
114.4 	(a) A guardianship terminates upon the death of the person subject to guardianship, upon 
114.5 	the expiration of the duration of guardianship established in the order appointing the guardian, 
114.6 	or upon order of the court.
114.7 	(b) On petition of any person interested in the welfare of the person subject to 
114.8 	guardianship the court may terminate a guardianship if the person subject to guardianship 
114.9 	no longer needs the assistance or protection of a guardian. The court may modify the type 
114.10 	of appointment or powers granted to the guardian if the extent of protection or assistance 
114.11 	previously granted is currently excessive or insufficient or the capacity of the person subject 
114.12 	to guardianship to provide for support, care, education, health, and welfare has so changed 
114.13 	as to warrant that action. The court may make any other order that is in the best interests of 
114.14 	the person subject to guardianship or may grant other appropriate relief.
114.15 	(c) Except as otherwise ordered by the court for good cause, the court, before terminating 
114.16 	a guardianship, shall follow the same procedures to safeguard the rights of the person subject 
114.17 	to guardianship as apply to a petition for guardianship. Upon presentation by the petitioner 
114.18 	of evidence establishing a prima facie case for termination, the court shall order the 
114.19 	termination and discharge the guardian unless it is proven that continuation of the 
114.20 	guardianship is in the best interest of the person subject to guardianship.
114.21 	(d) Any documents or information disclosing or pertaining to health or financial 
114.22 	information shall be filed as confidential documents, consistent with the bill of particulars 
114.23 	under section 524.5-121.
114.24 	(e) A guardian has the right to petition the court for discharge from the guardianship.
114.25 	(f) If, after a good faith effort, the guardian is unable to find a successor guardian, the 
114.26 	guardian may petition the court for resignation. The court may allow the guardian to resign 
114.27 	if such resignation would not result in substantial harm to the person subject to guardianship 
114.28 	based on clear and convincing evidence.

114.29 	Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 114.30 	Sections 4 and 5 are effective on the day following final enactment and apply to insurance 
114.31 	policies issued or renewed in Minnesota on or after August 1 of the year of final enactment. 
114.32 	Sections 4 and 5 do not apply to insurance policies issued or renewed prior to August 1 of 
115.1 	the year of final enactment or to transfer on death deeds recorded prior to that date unless 
115.2 	the grantor owner provides the notice specified by section 5, subdivision 3.

115.3 	ARTICLE 8
115.4 	OTHER CIVIL LAW PROVISIONS

115.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5B.02, is amended to read:
115.6 	5B.02 DEFINITIONS.
115.7 	(a) For purposes of this chapter and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the 
115.8 	definitions in this section have the meanings given them.
115.9 	(b) "Address" means an individual's work address, school address, or residential street 
115.10 	address, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant under this 
115.11 	chapter.
115.12 	(c) "Applicant" means an adult, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of an eligible 
115.13 	minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, as defined in section 
115.14 	524.5-102.
115.15 	(d) "Domestic violence" means an act as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2, 
115.16 	paragraph (a), and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual in a domestic 
115.17 	situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement 
115.18 	officers.
115.19 	(e) "Eligible person" means an adult, a minor, or an incapacitated person, as defined in 
115.20 	section 524.5-102 for whom there is good reason to believe (1) that the eligible person is a 
115.21 	victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or harassment or stalking, or (2) that the eligible 
115.22 	person fears for the person's safety, the safety of another person who resides in the same 
115.23 	household, or the safety of persons on whose behalf the application is made. In order to be 
115.24 	an eligible person, an individual must reside in Minnesota in order to be an eligible person
115.25 	or must certify that the individual intends to reside in Minnesota within 60 days. A person 
115.26 	registered or required to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166 or 243.167, 
115.27 	or the law of another jurisdiction, is not an eligible person.
115.28 	(f) "Mail" means first class letters and flats delivered via the United States Postal Service, 
115.29 	including priority, express, and certified mail, and excluding (1) periodicals and catalogues, 
115.30 	and (2) packages and parcels unless they are clearly identifiable as nonrefrigerated 
115.31 	pharmaceuticals or clearly indicate that they are sent by the federal government or a state 
115.32 	or county government agency of the continental United States, Hawaii, District of Columbia, 
115.33 	or United States territories.
116.1 	(g) "Program participant" means an individual certified as a program participant under 
116.2 	section 5B.03.
116.3 	(h) "Harassment" or "stalking" means acts criminalized under section 609.749 and 
116.4 	includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual, regardless of whether these 
116.5 	acts or threats have been reported to law enforcement officers.

116.6 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5B.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
116.7 		Subd. 3.Certification.  (a) Upon filing a completed application, the secretary of state 
116.8 	shall certify the eligible person as a program participant. Unless the program participant is 
116.9 	not a Minnesota resident, program participants shall must be certified for four years following 
116.10 	the date of filing unless the certification is canceled, withdrawn or invalidated before that 
116.11 	date. Applicants from outside of Minnesota must be certified for 60 days. Upon receiving 
116.12 	notice that the participant has moved to Minnesota, the participant must be certified for four 
116.13 	years following the date of filing unless the certification is canceled, withdrawn, or 
116.14 	invalidated before that date. The secretary of state shall by rule establish a renewal procedure.
116.15 	(b) Certification under this subdivision is for the purpose of participation in the 
116.16 	confidentiality program established under this chapter only. Certification must not be used 
116.17 	as evidence or be considered for any purpose in any civil, criminal, or administrative 
116.18 	proceeding related to the behavior or actions giving rise to the application under subdivision 
116.19 	1.

116.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5B.04, is amended to read:
116.21 	5B.04 CERTIFICATION CANCELLATION.
116.22 	(a) If the program participant obtains a legal change of identity, the participant loses 
116.23 	certification as a program participant.
116.24 	(b) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant's certification if there is a 
116.25 	change in the program participant's legal name or contact information, unless the program 
116.26 	participant or the person who signed as the applicant on behalf of an eligible person provides 
116.27 	the secretary of state with prior notice in writing of the change.
116.28 	(c) The secretary of state may cancel certification of a program participant if mail 
116.29 	forwarded by the secretary to the program participant's address is returned as nondeliverable.
116.30 	(d) The secretary of state may cancel a program participant's certification if the program 
116.31 	participant is no longer an eligible person.
117.1 	(e) The secretary of state shall cancel certification of a program participant who applies 
117.2 	using false information.
117.3 	(f) The secretary of state shall cancel certification of a program participant who does 
117.4 	not reside in Minnesota within 60 days of Safe at Home certification.

117.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5B.05, is amended to read:
117.6 	5B.05 USE OF DESIGNATED ADDRESS.
117.7 	(a) When a program participant presents the address designated by the secretary of state 
117.8 	to any person or entity, that address must be accepted as the address of the program 
117.9 	participant. The person may or entity must not require the program participant to submit 
117.10 	any address that could be used to physically locate the participant either as a substitute or 
117.11 	in addition to the designated address, or as a condition of receiving a service or benefit, 
117.12 	unless the service or benefit would be impossible to provide without knowledge of the 
117.13 	program participant's physical location. Notwithstanding a person's or entity's knowledge 
117.14 	of a program participant's physical location, the person or entity must use the program 
117.15 	participant's designated address for all mail correspondence with the program participant, 
117.16 	unless the participant owns real property through a limited liability company or trust. A 
117.17 	person or entity may only mail to an alternative address if the participant owns real property 
117.18 	through a trust or a limited liability company and the participant has requested that the 
117.19 	person or entity mail correspondence regarding that ownership to an alternate address.
117.20 	(b) A program participant may use the address designated by the secretary of state as 
117.21 	the program participant's work address.
117.22 	(c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall forward all mail sent to the designated 
117.23 	address to the proper program participants.
117.24 	(d) If a program participant has notified a person or entity in writing, on a form prescribed 
117.25 	by the program, that the individual is a program participant and of the requirements of this 
117.26 	section, the person or entity must not knowingly disclose the participant's name or address 
117.27 	identified by the participant on the notice. If identified on the notice, the individual person 
117.28 	or entity receiving the notice must not knowingly disclose the program participant's name, 
117.29 	home address, work address, or school address, unless the person to whom the address is 
117.30 	disclosed also lives, works, or goes to school at the address disclosed, or the participant has 
117.31 	provided written consent to disclosure of the participant's name, home address, work address, 
117.32 	or school address for the purpose for which the disclosure will be made. This paragraph 
117.33 	applies to the actions and reports of guardians ad litem, except that guardians ad litem may 
118.1 	disclose the program participant's name. This paragraph does not apply to records of the 
118.2 	judicial branch governed by rules adopted by the supreme court or government entities 
118.3 	governed by section 13.045.

118.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
118.5 		Subd. 3.Classification of identity and location data; amendment of records; sharing 
118.6 	and dissemination. (a) Identity and location data for which a program participant seeks 
118.7 	protection under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), that are not otherwise classified by law as 
118.8 	not public are private data on individuals.
118.9 	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, private or confidential location 
118.10 	data on a program participant who submits a notice under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), may 
118.11 	not be shared with any other government entity or nongovernmental entity unless:
118.12 	(1) the program participant has expressly consented in writing to sharing or dissemination 
118.13 	of the data for the purpose for which the sharing or dissemination will occur;
118.14 	(2) the data are subject to sharing or dissemination pursuant to court order under section 
118.15 	13.03, subdivision 6;
118.16 	(3) the data are subject to sharing pursuant to section 5B.07, subdivision 2;
118.17 	(4) the location data related to county of residence are needed to provide public assistance 
118.18 	or other government services, or to allocate financial responsibility for the assistance or 
118.19 	services;
118.20 	(5) the data are necessary to perform a government entity's health, safety, or welfare 
118.21 	functions, including the provision of emergency 911 services, the assessment and 
118.22 	investigation of child or vulnerable adult abuse or neglect, or the assessment or inspection 
118.23 	of services or locations for compliance with health, safety, or professional standards; or
118.24 	(6) the data are necessary to aid an active law enforcement investigation of the program 
118.25 	participant.
118.26 	(c) Data disclosed under paragraph (b), clauses (4) to (6), may be used only for the 
118.27 	purposes authorized in this subdivision and may not be further disclosed to any other person 
118.28 	or government entity. Government entities receiving or sharing private or confidential data 
118.29 	under this subdivision shall establish procedures to protect the data from further disclosure.
118.30 	(d) Real property record data are governed by subdivision 4a.
118.31 	(e) Notwithstanding sections 15.17 and 138.17, a government entity may amend records 
118.32 	to replace a participant's location data with the participant's designated address.

119.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13D.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
119.2 		Subd. 3.What meetings may be closed. (a) A public body may close a meeting to 
119.3 	evaluate the performance of an individual who is subject to its authority. The public body 
119.4 	shall identify the individual to be evaluated prior to closing a meeting. At its next open 
119.5 	meeting, the public body shall summarize its conclusions regarding the evaluation. A meeting 
119.6 	must be open at the request of the individual who is the subject of the meeting.
119.7 	(b) Meetings may be closed if the closure is expressly authorized by statute or permitted 
119.8 	by the attorney-client privilege.
119.9 	(c) A meeting may be closed if permitted by the attorney-client privilege.  A public body 
119.10 	must identify on the record the legal issue or case to be discussed prior to closing a meeting 
119.11 	under this paragraph. Any person in any court of competent jurisdiction where the 
119.12 	administrative office of the local body is located may bring an action claiming that a public 
119.13 	body closed a meeting in violation of this paragraph or discussed public business not 
119.14 	permitted by attorney-client privilege.
119.15 	(c) (d) A public body may close a meeting:
119.16 	(1) to determine the asking price for real or personal property to be sold by the 
119.17 	government entity;
119.18 	(2) to review confidential or protected nonpublic appraisal data under section 13.44, 
119.19 	subdivision 3; and
119.20 	(3) to develop or consider offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of real or 
119.21 	personal property.
119.22 	Before holding a closed meeting under this paragraph, the public body must identify on 
119.23 	the record the particular real or personal property that is the subject of the closed meeting. 
119.24 	The proceedings of a meeting closed under this paragraph must be tape recorded at the 
119.25 	expense of the public body. The recording must be preserved for eight years after the date 
119.26 	of the meeting and made available to the public after all real or personal property discussed 
119.27 	at the meeting has been purchased or sold or the governing body has abandoned the purchase 
119.28 	or sale. The real or personal property that is the subject of the closed meeting must be 
119.29 	specifically identified on the tape. A list of members and all other persons present at the 
119.30 	closed meeting must be made available to the public after the closed meeting. If an action 
119.31 	is brought claiming that public business other than discussions allowed under this paragraph 
119.32 	was transacted at a closed meeting held under this paragraph during the time when the tape 
119.33 	is not available to the public, section 13D.03, subdivision 3, applies.
120.1 	An agreement reached that is based on an offer considered at a closed meeting is contingent 
120.2 	on approval of the public body at an open meeting. The actual purchase or sale must be 
120.3 	approved at an open meeting after the notice period required by statute or the governing 
120.4 	body's internal procedures, and the purchase price or sale price is public data.
120.5 	(d) (e) Meetings may be closed to receive security briefings and reports, to discuss issues 
120.6 	related to security systems, to discuss emergency response procedures and to discuss security 
120.7 	deficiencies in or recommendations regarding public services, infrastructure and facilities, 
120.8 	if disclosure of the information discussed would pose a danger to public safety or compromise 
120.9 	security procedures or responses. Financial issues related to security matters must be 
120.10 	discussed and all related financial decisions must be made at an open meeting. Before closing 
120.11 	a meeting under this paragraph, the public body, in describing the subject to be discussed, 
120.12 	must refer to the facilities, systems, procedures, services, or infrastructures to be considered 
120.13 	during the closed meeting. A closed meeting must be tape recorded at the expense of the 
120.14 	governing body, and the recording must be preserved for at least four years.

120.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13D.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
120.16 		Subd. 3.Forfeit office if three violations. (a) If a person has been found to have 
120.17 	intentionally violated this chapter in committed three or more actions brought under separate, 
120.18 	intentional violations of this chapter involving the same governing body, such person shall 
120.19 	forfeit any further right to serve on such governing body or in any other capacity with such 
120.20 	public body for a period of time equal to the term of office such person was then serving.
120.21 	(b) The court determining the merits of any action in connection with any alleged third 
120.22 	violation shall receive competent, relevant evidence in connection therewith and, upon 
120.23 	finding as to the occurrence of a separate third violation, unrelated to the previous violations,
120.24 	issue its order declaring the position vacant and notify the appointing authority or clerk of 
120.25 	the governing body.
120.26 	(c) As soon as practicable thereafter the appointing authority or the governing body shall 
120.27 	fill the position as in the case of any other vacancy.

120.28 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 491A.01, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
120.29 		Subd. 3a.Jurisdiction; general. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, the 
120.30 	conciliation court has jurisdiction to hear, conciliate, try, and determine civil claims if the 
120.31 	amount of money or property that is the subject matter of the claim does not exceed: (1) 
120.32 	$15,000 $20,000; or (2) $4,000, if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction.
121.1 	(b) "Consumer credit transaction" means a sale of personal property, or a loan arranged 
121.2 	to facilitate the purchase of personal property, in which:
121.3 	(1) credit is granted by a seller or a lender who regularly engages as a seller or lender 
121.4 	in credit transactions of the same kind;
121.5 	(2) the buyer is a natural person;
121.6 	(3) the claimant is the seller or lender in the transaction; and
121.7 	(4) the personal property is purchased primarily for a personal, family, or household 
121.8 	purpose and not for a commercial, agricultural, or business purpose.
121.9 	(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subdivisions 5 to 11, the 
121.10 	territorial jurisdiction of conciliation court is coextensive with the county in which the court 
121.11 	is established. The summons in a conciliation court action under subdivisions 6 to 10 may 
121.12 	be served anywhere in the state, and the summons in a conciliation court action under 
121.13 	subdivision 7, paragraph (b), may be served outside the state in the manner provided by 
121.14 	law. The court administrator shall serve the summons in a conciliation court action by first 
121.15 	class mail, except that if the amount of money or property that is the subject of the claim 
121.16 	exceeds $2,500, the summons must be served by the plaintiff by certified mail, and service 
121.17 	on nonresident defendants must be made in accordance with applicable law or rule. 
121.18 	Subpoenas to secure the attendance of nonparty witnesses and the production of documents 
121.19 	at trial may be served anywhere within the state in the manner provided by law.
121.20 	When a court administrator is required to summon the defendant by certified mail under 
121.21 	this paragraph, the summons may be made by personal service in the manner provided in 
121.22 	the Rules of Civil Procedure for personal service of a summons of the district court as an 
121.23 	alternative to service by certified mail.

121.24 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
121.25 		Subd. 2.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings 
121.26 	given them:
121.27 	(a) "Domestic abuse" means the following, if committed against a family or household 
121.28 	member by a family or household member:
121.29 	(1) physical harm, bodily injury, or assault;
121.30 	(2) the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault; or
121.31 	(3) terroristic threats, within the meaning of section 609.713, subdivision 1; criminal 
121.32 	sexual conduct, within the meaning of section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, or 
122.1 	609.3451; sexual extortion within the meaning of section 609.3458; or interference with an 
122.2 	emergency call within the meaning of section 609.78, subdivision 2.
122.3 	(b) "Family or household members" means:
122.4 	(1) spouses and former spouses;
122.5 	(2) parents and children;
122.6 	(3) persons related by blood;
122.7 	(4) persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past;
122.8 	(5) persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married 
122.9 	or have lived together at any time;
122.10 	(6) a man and woman if the woman is pregnant and the man is alleged to be the father, 
122.11 	regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time; and
122.12 	(7) persons involved in a significant romantic or sexual relationship.
122.13 	Issuance of an order for protection on the ground in clause (6) does not affect a 
122.14 	determination of paternity under sections 257.51 to 257.74. In determining whether persons 
122.15 	are or have been involved in a significant romantic or sexual relationship under clause (7), 
122.16 	the court shall consider the length of time of the relationship; type of relationship; frequency 
122.17 	of interaction between the parties; and, if the relationship has terminated, length of time 
122.18 	since the termination.
122.19 	(c) "Qualified domestic violence-related offense" has the meaning given in section 
122.20 	609.02, subdivision 16.
122.21 	(d) "Custodian" means any person other than the petitioner or respondent who is under 
122.22 	a legal obligation to provide care and support for a minor child of a petitioner or who is in 
122.23 	fact providing care and support for a minor child of a petitioner. Custodian does not include 
122.24 	any person caring for a minor child if the petitioner's parental rights have been terminated.

122.25 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
122.26 		Subd. 3b.Information on petitioner's location or residence. (a) Upon the petitioner's 
122.27 	request, information maintained by the court regarding the petitioner's location or residence 
122.28 	is not accessible to the public and may be disclosed only to court personnel or law 
122.29 	enforcement for purposes of service of process, conducting an investigation, or enforcing 
122.30 	an order.
123.1 	(b) Upon request of the petitioner or a custodian of the petitioner's minor children, 
123.2 	information maintained by the court regarding the location or residence of the petitioner's 
123.3 	minor children is not accessible to the public and may be disclosed only to court personnel 
123.4 	or law enforcement for purposes of service of process, conducting an investigation, or 
123.5 	enforcing an order. If any custodian is a program participant as defined in section 5B.02, 
123.6 	paragraph (g), the protections, limitations, and requirements in chapter 5B apply and 
123.7 	information maintained by the court regarding the location or residence of the petitioner's 
123.8 	minor children is not accessible to the public.

123.9 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
123.10 		Subd. 4.Order for protection. There shall exist an action known as a petition for an 
123.11 	order for protection in cases of domestic abuse.
123.12 	(a) A petition for relief under this section may be made by any family or household 
123.13 	member personally or by a family or household member, a guardian as defined in section 
123.14 	524.1-201, clause (27), or, if the court finds that it is in the best interests of the minor, by 
123.15 	a reputable adult age 25 or older on behalf of minor family or household members. A minor 
123.16 	age 16 or older may make a petition on the minor's own behalf against a spouse or former 
123.17 	spouse, or a person with whom the minor has a child in common, if the court determines 
123.18 	that the minor has sufficient maturity and judgment and that it is in the best interests of the 
123.19 	minor.
123.20 	(b) A petition for relief shall allege the existence of domestic abuse, and shall be 
123.21 	accompanied by an affidavit made under oath stating the specific facts and circumstances 
123.22 	from which relief is sought.
123.23 	(c) A petition for relief must state whether the petitioner has ever had an order for 
123.24 	protection in effect against the respondent.
123.25 	(d) A petition for relief must state whether there is an existing order for protection in 
123.26 	effect under this chapter governing both the parties and whether there is a pending lawsuit, 
123.27 	complaint, petition or other action between the parties under chapter 257, 518, 518A, 518B, 
123.28 	or 518C. The court administrator shall verify the terms of any existing order governing the 
123.29 	parties. The court may not delay granting relief because of the existence of a pending action 
123.30 	between the parties or the necessity of verifying the terms of an existing order. A subsequent 
123.31 	order in a separate action under this chapter may modify only the provision of an existing 
123.32 	order that grants relief authorized under subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (1). A petition 
123.33 	for relief may be granted, regardless of whether there is a pending action between the parties.
124.1 	(e) A petition for relief must state whether the petitioner has any minor children and, if 
124.2 	so, must provide the name of any custodian of the minor children and must identify the 
124.3 	location or residence of the custodian. If any custodian is a program participant as defined 
124.4 	in section 5B.02, paragraph (g), the location or residence of the custodian is the address 
124.5 	designated by the secretary of state as the address of the program participant. A petition 
124.6 	must not be rejected or denied for failure to identify any custodian.
124.7 	(e) (f) The court shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help with the 
124.8 	writing and filing of a petition under this section.
124.9 	(f) (g) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (e) (f) of the right to file a 
124.10 	motion and affidavit and to sue in forma pauperis pursuant to section 563.01 and shall assist 
124.11 	with the writing and filing of the motion and affidavit.
124.12 	(g) (h) The court shall advise a petitioner under paragraph (e) (f) of the right to serve 
124.13 	the respondent by published notice under subdivision 5, paragraph (b), if the respondent is 
124.14 	avoiding personal service by concealment or otherwise, and shall assist with the writing 
124.15 	and filing of the affidavit.
124.16 	(h) (i) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to seek restitution under the 
124.17 	petition for relief.
124.18 	(i) (j) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request a hearing under 
124.19 	subdivision 7, paragraph (c). If the petitioner does not request a hearing, the court shall 
124.20 	advise the petitioner that the respondent may request a hearing and that notice of the hearing 
124.21 	date and time will be provided to the petitioner and the custodian of any of the petitioner's 
124.22 	minor children by mail at least five days before the hearing.
124.23 	(j) (k) The court shall advise the petitioner of the right to request supervised parenting 
124.24 	time, as provided in section 518.175, subdivision 1a.

124.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
124.26 		Subd. 5.Hearing on application; notice. (a) Upon receipt of the petition, the court 
124.27 	shall order a hearing which shall be held not later than 14 days from the date of the order 
124.28 	for hearing unless an ex parte order is issued.
124.29 	(b) If an ex parte order has been issued under subdivision 7 and the petitioner seeks only 
124.30 	the relief under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), a hearing is not required unless:
124.31 	(1) the court declines to order the requested relief; or
124.32 	(2) one of the parties requests a hearing.
125.1 	(c) If an ex parte order has been issued under subdivision 7 and the petitioner seeks relief 
125.2 	beyond that specified in subdivision 7, paragraph (a), or if the court declines to order relief 
125.3 	requested by the petitioner, a hearing must be held within seven days. Personal service of 
125.4 	the ex parte order may be made upon the respondent and any custodian at any time up to 
125.5 	12 hours prior to the time set for the hearing, provided that the respondent at the hearing 
125.6 	may request a continuance of up to five days if served fewer than five days prior to the 
125.7 	hearing which continuance shall be granted unless there are compelling reasons not to.
125.8 	(d) If an ex parte order has been issued only granting relief under subdivision 7, paragraph 
125.9 	(a), and the respondent requests a hearing, the hearing shall be held within ten days of the 
125.10 	court's receipt of the respondent's request. Service of the notice of hearing must be made 
125.11 	upon the petitioner and any custodian not less than five days prior to the hearing. The court 
125.12 	shall serve the notice of hearing upon the petitioner and any custodian by mail in the manner 
125.13 	provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for pleadings subsequent to a complaint and motions 
125.14 	and shall also mail notice of the date and time of the hearing to the respondent. In the event 
125.15 	that service cannot be completed in time to give the respondent or, petitioner, or any custodian
125.16 	the minimum notice required under this subdivision, the court may set a new hearing date 
125.17 	no more than five days later.
125.18 	(e) If for good cause shown either party is unable to proceed at the initial hearing and 
125.19 	requests a continuance and the court finds that a continuance is appropriate, the hearing 
125.20 	may be continued. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties and approved by the court, the 
125.21 	continuance shall be for no more than five days. If the court grants the requested continuance, 
125.22 	the court shall also issue a written order continuing all provisions of the ex parte order 
125.23 	pending the issuance of an order after the hearing.
125.24 	(f) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subdivision, service on the respondent 
125.25 	may be made by one week published notice, as provided under section 645.11, provided 
125.26 	the petitioner files with the court an affidavit stating that an attempt at personal service 
125.27 	made by a sheriff or other law enforcement or corrections officer was unsuccessful because 
125.28 	the respondent is avoiding service by concealment or otherwise, and that a copy of the 
125.29 	petition and notice of hearing has been mailed to the respondent at the respondent's residence 
125.30 	or that the residence is not known to the petitioner. Service under this paragraph is complete 
125.31 	seven days after publication. The court shall set a new hearing date if necessary to allow 
125.32 	the respondent the five-day minimum notice required under paragraph (d).

126.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
126.2 		Subd. 6a.Subsequent orders and extensions. (a) Upon application, notice to all parties, 
126.3 	notice to any custodian, and hearing, the court may extend the relief granted in an existing 
126.4 	order for protection or, if a petitioner's order for protection is no longer in effect when an 
126.5 	application for subsequent relief is made, grant a new order. If the petitioner seeks only the 
126.6 	relief under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), a hearing is not required unless the court declines 
126.7 	to order the requested relief or the respondent requests a hearing. If a hearing is required, 
126.8 	subdivisions 5 and 7 apply to service of the application, notice to the parties and any 
126.9 	custodian, and time for the hearing.
126.10 	(b) The court may extend the terms of an existing order or, if an order is no longer in 
126.11 	effect, grant a new order upon a showing that:
126.12 	(1) the respondent has violated a prior or existing order for protection;
126.13 	(2) the petitioner is reasonably in fear of physical harm from the respondent;
126.14 	(3) the respondent has engaged in the act of harassment within the meaning of section 
126.15 	609.749, subdivision 2; or
126.16 	(4) the respondent is incarcerated and about to be released, or has recently been released 
126.17 	from incarceration.
126.18 	A petitioner does not need to show that physical harm is imminent to obtain an extension 
126.19 	or a subsequent order under this subdivision.
126.20 	(c) Relief granted by the order for protection may be for a period of up to 50 years, if 
126.21 	the court finds:
126.22 	(1) the respondent has violated a prior or existing order for protection on two or more 
126.23 	occasions; or
126.24 	(2) the petitioner has had two or more orders for protection in effect against the same 
126.25 	respondent.
126.26 	An order issued under this paragraph may restrain the abusing party from committing 
126.27 	acts of domestic abuse; or prohibit the abusing party from having any contact with the 
126.28 	petitioner, whether in person, by telephone, mail or electronic mail or messaging, through 
126.29 	electronic devices, through a third party, or by any other means.

127.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
127.2 		Subd. 7.Ex parte order. (a) Where an application under this section alleges an immediate 
127.3 	and present danger of domestic abuse, the court may grant an ex parte order for protection 
127.4 	and granting relief as the court deems proper, including an order:
127.5 	(1) restraining the abusing party from committing acts of domestic abuse;
127.6 	(2) excluding any party from the dwelling they share or from the residence of the other, 
127.7 	including a reasonable area surrounding the dwelling or residence, which area shall be 
127.8 	described specifically in the order, except by further order of the court;
127.9 	(3) excluding the abusing party from the place of employment of the petitioner or 
127.10 	otherwise limiting access to the petitioner by the abusing party at the petitioner's place of 
127.11 	employment;
127.12 	(4) ordering the abusing party to have no contact with the petitioner whether in person, 
127.13 	by telephone, mail, email, through electronic devices, or through a third party;
127.14 	(5) continuing all currently available insurance coverage without change in coverage or 
127.15 	beneficiary designation;
127.16 	(6) directing the care, possession, or control of a pet or companion animal owned, 
127.17 	possessed, or kept by a party or a child of a party; and
127.18 	(7) directing the respondent to refrain from physically abusing or injuring any pet or 
127.19 	companion animal, without legal justification, known to be owned, possessed, kept, or held 
127.20 	by either party or a minor child residing in the residence or household of either party as an 
127.21 	indirect means of intentionally threatening the safety of such person.
127.22 	(b) A finding by the court that there is a basis for issuing an ex parte order for protection 
127.23 	constitutes a finding that sufficient reasons exist not to require notice under applicable court 
127.24 	rules governing applications for ex parte relief.
127.25 	(c) Subject to paragraph (d), an ex parte order for protection shall be effective for a fixed 
127.26 	period set by the court, as provided in subdivision 6, paragraph (b), or until modified or 
127.27 	vacated by the court pursuant to a hearing. When signed by a referee, the ex parte order 
127.28 	becomes effective upon the referee's signature. Upon request, a hearing, as provided by this 
127.29 	section, shall be set. Except as provided in paragraph (d), the respondent shall be personally 
127.30 	served forthwith a copy of the ex parte order along with a copy of the petition and, if 
127.31 	requested by the petitioner, notice of the date set for the hearing. Any custodian must be 
127.32 	served with a copy of the ex parte order. Service on a custodian may be made by personal 
127.33 	service or by certified mail. If the petitioner does not request a hearing, an order served on 
128.1 	a respondent under this subdivision must include a notice advising the respondent of the 
128.2 	right to request a hearing, must be accompanied by a form that can be used by the respondent 
128.3 	to request a hearing and must include a conspicuous notice that a hearing will not be held 
128.4 	unless requested by the respondent within five days of service of the order.
128.5 	(d) Service of the ex parte order on the respondent may be made by published notice, 
128.6 	as provided under subdivision 5, provided that the petitioner files the affidavit required 
128.7 	under that subdivision. If personal service is not made or the affidavit is not filed within 14 
128.8 	days of issuance of the ex parte order, the order expires. If the petitioner does not request 
128.9 	a hearing, the petition mailed to the respondent's residence, if known, must be accompanied 
128.10 	by the form for requesting a hearing and notice described in paragraph (c). Unless personal 
128.11 	service is completed, if service by published notice is not completed within 28 days of 
128.12 	issuance of the ex parte order, the order expires. Notice that an order has expired under this 
128.13 	paragraph must be sent to any custodian.
128.14 	(e) If the petitioner seeks relief under subdivision 6 other than the relief described in 
128.15 	paragraph (a), the petitioner must request a hearing to obtain the additional relief.
128.16 	(f) Nothing in this subdivision affects the right of a party to seek modification of an 
128.17 	order under subdivision 11.

128.18 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
128.19 		Subd. 8.Service; alternate service; publication; notice. (a) The petition and any order 
128.20 	issued under this section other than orders for dismissal shall be served on the respondent 
128.21 	personally. Orders for dismissal may be served on the respondent personally or by certified 
128.22 	mail. In lieu of personal service of an order for protection, a law enforcement officer may 
128.23 	serve a person respondent with a short-form notification as provided in subdivision 8a. The 
128.24 	petition and any order issued under this section may be served on any custodian personally 
128.25 	or by certified mail.
128.26 	(b) When service is made out of this state and in the United States, it may be proved by 
128.27 	the affidavit of the person making the service. When service is made outside the United 
128.28 	States, it may be proved by the affidavit of the person making the service, taken before and 
128.29 	certified by any United States minister, charge d'affaires, commissioner, consul, or 
128.30 	commercial agent, or other consular or diplomatic officer of the United States appointed to 
128.31 	reside in the other country, including all deputies or other representatives of the officer 
128.32 	authorized to perform their duties; or before an office authorized to administer an oath with 
128.33 	the certificate of an officer of a court of record of the country in which the affidavit is taken 
128.34 	as to the identity and authority of the officer taking the affidavit.
129.1 	(c) If personal service cannot be made on a respondent, the court may order service of 
129.2 	the petition and any order issued under this section by alternate means, or by publication, 
129.3 	which publication must be made as in other actions. The application for alternate service 
129.4 	must include the last known location of the respondent; the petitioner's most recent contacts 
129.5 	with the respondent; the last known location of the respondent's employment; the names 
129.6 	and locations of the respondent's parents, siblings, children, and other close relatives; the 
129.7 	names and locations of other persons who are likely to know the respondent's whereabouts; 
129.8 	and a description of efforts to locate those persons.
129.9 	The court shall consider the length of time the respondent's location has been unknown, 
129.10 	the likelihood that the respondent's location will become known, the nature of the relief 
129.11 	sought, and the nature of efforts made to locate the respondent. The court shall order service 
129.12 	by first class mail, forwarding address requested, to any addresses where there is a reasonable 
129.13 	possibility that mail or information will be forwarded or communicated to the respondent.
129.14 	The court may also order publication, within or without the state, but only if it might 
129.15 	reasonably succeed in notifying the respondent of the proceeding. Service shall be deemed 
129.16 	complete 14 days after mailing or 14 days after court-ordered publication.
129.17 	(d) A petition and any order issued under this section, including the short-form 
129.18 	notification, must include a notice to the respondent that if an order for protection is issued 
129.19 	to protect the petitioner or a child of the parties, upon request of the petitioner in any 
129.20 	parenting time proceeding, the court shall consider the order for protection in making a 
129.21 	decision regarding parenting time.

129.22 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:
129.23 		Subd. 8a.Short-form notification. (a) In lieu of personal service of an order for 
129.24 	protection under subdivision 8, a law enforcement officer may serve a person respondent
129.25 	with a short-form notification. The short-form notification must include the following 
129.26 	clauses: the respondent's name; the respondent's date of birth, if known; the petitioner's 
129.27 	name; the names of other protected parties; the date and county in which the ex parte order 
129.28 	for protection or order for protection was filed; the court file number; the hearing date and 
129.29 	time, if known; the conditions that apply to the respondent, either in checklist form or 
129.30 	handwritten; and the name of the judge who signed the order.
129.31 	The short-form notification must be in bold print in the following form:
129.32 	The order for protection is now enforceable. You must report to your nearest sheriff 
129.33 	office or county court to obtain a copy of the order for protection. You are subject to arrest 
130.1 	and may be charged with a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony if you violate any 
130.2 	of the terms of the order for protection or this short-form notification.
130.3 	(b) Upon verification of the identity of the respondent and the existence of an unserved 
130.4 	order for protection against the respondent, a law enforcement officer may detain the 
130.5 	respondent for a reasonable time necessary to complete and serve the short-form notification.
130.6 	(c) When service is made by short-form notification, it may be proved by the affidavit 
130.7 	of the law enforcement officer making the service.
130.8 	(d) For service under this section only, service upon an individual may occur at any 
130.9 	time, including Sundays, and legal holidays.
130.10 	(e) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall provide the short 
130.11 	form to law enforcement agencies.
130.12 	(f) This section does not apply to service of an order for protection on any custodian.

130.13 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 9a, is amended to read:
130.14 		Subd. 9a.Service by others. Peace officers licensed by the state of Minnesota and 
130.15 	corrections officers, including, but not limited to, probation officers, court services officers, 
130.16 	parole officers, and employees of jails or correctional facilities, may serve an order for 
130.17 	protection on a respondent or any custodian.

130.18 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
130.19 		Subd. 11.Modifying or vacating order. (a) Upon application, notice to all parties, 
130.20 	notice to any custodian, and hearing, the court may modify the terms of an existing order 
130.21 	for protection.
130.22 	(b) If the court orders relief under subdivision 6a, paragraph (c), the respondent named 
130.23 	in the order for protection may request to have the order vacated or modified if the order 
130.24 	has been in effect for at least five years and the respondent has not violated the order during 
130.25 	that time. Application for relief under this subdivision must be made in the county in which 
130.26 	the order for protection was issued. Upon receipt of the request, the court shall set a hearing 
130.27 	date. Personal service must be made upon the petitioner named in the order for protection 
130.28 	not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing. Notice of the request and hearing may 
130.29 	be made on any custodian personally or by certified mail. At the hearing, the respondent 
130.30 	named in the order for protection has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the 
130.31 	evidence that there has been a material change in circumstances and that the reasons upon 
130.32 	which the court relied in granting or extending the order for protection no longer apply and 
131.1 	are unlikely to occur. If the court finds that the respondent named in the order for protection 
131.2 	has met the burden of proof, the court may vacate or modify the order. If the court finds 
131.3 	that the respondent named in the order for protection has not met the burden of proof, the 
131.4 	court shall deny the request and no request may be made to vacate or modify the order for 
131.5 	protection until five years have elapsed from the date of denial. An order vacated or modified 
131.6 	under this paragraph must be personally served on the petitioner named in the order for 
131.7 	protection and may be served on any custodian personally or by certified mail.

131.8 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
131.9 	to read:
131.10 		Subd. 11a.Notice to custodian; Safe at Home participants; failure not a bar to 
131.11 	enforcement. (a) A custodian who is a program participant as defined in section 5B.02, 
131.12 	paragraph (g), may direct the court to use the address designated by the secretary of state 
131.13 	as the address of the program participant. Section 5B.03, subdivision 1, clause (3), applies 
131.14 	to service of any notice, order, or other document required to be served under this section. 
131.15 	The protections, limitations, and requirements in chapter 5B apply to any information 
131.16 	regarding a custodian who is a program participant.
131.17 	(b) Failure to serve a custodian with a petition, order for protection, dismissal, or any 
131.18 	other order must not prevent any order from taking effect or otherwise invalidate any order 
131.19 	issued pursuant to this section. In the event that service of a notice of a hearing is not 
131.20 	completed on any custodian at least 24 hours prior to the time set for the hearing, the court 
131.21 	may set a new hearing date no more than five days later.

131.22 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 548.251, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
131.23 		Subd. 2.Motion. In a civil action, whether based on contract or tort, when liability is 
131.24 	admitted or is determined by the trier of fact, and when damages include an award to 
131.25 	compensate the plaintiff for losses available to the date of the verdict by collateral sources, 
131.26 	a party may file a motion within ten days of the date of entry of the verdict requesting 
131.27 	determination of collateral sources. If the motion is filed, the parties shall submit written 
131.28 	evidence of, and the court shall determine:
131.29 	(1) amounts of collateral sources that have been paid for the benefit of the plaintiff or 
131.30 	are otherwise available to the plaintiff as a result of losses except those for which a 
131.31 	subrogation right has been asserted; and
131.32 	(2) amounts that have been paid, contributed, or forfeited by, or on behalf of, the plaintiff 
131.33 	or members of the plaintiff's immediate family for the two-year period immediately before 
132.1 	the accrual of the action and until judgment is entered to secure the right to a collateral 
132.2 	source benefit that the plaintiff is receiving as a result of losses.

132.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to causes 
132.4 	of action commenced on or after that date.

132.5 	Sec. 21. [554.07] SHORT TITLE.
132.6 	Sections 554.07 to 554.19 may be cited as the "Uniform Public Expression Protection 
132.7 	Act."

132.8 	Sec. 22. [554.08] SCOPE.
132.9 	(a) For the purposes of sections 554.07 to 554.19, the terms in this section have the 
132.10 	meanings given them.
132.11 	(1) "Goods or services" does not include the creation, dissemination, exhibition, or 
132.12 	advertisement or similar promotion of a dramatic, literary, musical, political, journalistic, 
132.13 	or artistic work.
132.14 	(2) "Governmental unit" means a public corporation or government or governmental 
132.15 	subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
132.16 	(3) "Person" means an individual, estate, trust, partnership, business or nonprofit entity, 
132.17 	governmental unit, or other legal entity.
132.18 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply to a 
132.19 	cause of action asserted in a civil action against a person based on the person's:
132.20 	(1) communication in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other 
132.21 	governmental proceeding;
132.22 	(2) communication on an issue under consideration or review in a legislative, executive, 
132.23 	judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding; or
132.24 	(3) exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or 
132.25 	petition, or the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the 
132.26 	Minnesota Constitution on a matter of public concern.
132.27 	(c) Sections 554.07 to 554.19 do not apply to a cause of action:
132.28 	(1) against a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting 
132.29 	or purporting to act in an official capacity;
133.1 	(2) by a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting in an 
133.2 	official capacity to enforce a law to protect against an imminent threat to public health or 
133.3 	safety;
133.4 	(3) against a person primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods or 
133.5 	services if the cause of action arises out of a communication related to the person's sale or 
133.6 	lease of the goods or services;
133.7 	(4) against a person named in a civil suit brought by a victim of a crime against a 
133.8 	perpetrator;
133.9 	(5) against a person named in a civil suit brought to establish or declare real property 
133.10 	possessory rights, use of real property, recovery of real property, quiet title to real property, 
133.11 	or related claims relating to real property;
133.12 	(6) seeking recovery for bodily injury, wrongful death, or survival or to statements made 
133.13 	regarding that legal action, unless the claims involve damage to reputation;
133.14 	(7) brought under the insurance code or arising out of an insurance contract;
133.15 	(8) based on a common law fraud claim;
133.16 	(9) brought under chapters 517 to 519A; or counterclaims based on a criminal no-contact 
133.17 	order pursuant to section 629.72 or 629.75; for or based on an antiharassment order or a 
133.18 	sexual assault protection order under section 518B.01; or for or based on a vulnerable adult 
133.19 	protection order for crimes against the vulnerable adult under sections 609.232, 609.2325, 
133.20 	609.233, 609.2335, and 609.234;
133.21 	(10) brought under chapters 175, 177, 178, 179, and 179A; negligent supervision, 
133.22 	retention, or infliction of emotional distress unless the claims involve damage to reputation; 
133.23 	wrongful discharge in violation of public policy; whistleblowing; or enforcement of employee 
133.24 	rights under civil service, collective bargaining, or handbooks and policies;
133.25 	(11) brought under consumer protection, chapter 325F or 325G; or
133.26 	(12) for any claim brought under federal law.
133.27 	(d) Sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply to a cause of action asserted under paragraph (c), 
133.28 	clause (3), (8), or (11), when the cause of action is:
133.29 	(1) a legal action against a person arising from any act of that person, whether public or 
133.30 	private, related to the gathering, receiving, posting, or processing of information for 
133.31 	communication to the public, whether or not the information is actually communicated to 
133.32 	the public, for the creation, dissemination, exhibition, or advertisement or other similar 
134.1 	promotion of a dramatic, literary, musical, political, journalistic, or otherwise artistic work, 
134.2 	including audiovisual work regardless of the means of distribution, a motion picture, a 
134.3 	television or radio program, or an article published in a newspaper, website, magazine, or 
134.4 	other platform, no matter the method or extent of distribution; or
134.5 	(2) a legal action against a person related to the communication, gathering, receiving, 
134.6 	posting, or processing of consumer opinions or commentary, evaluations of consumer 
134.7 	complaints, or reviews or ratings of businesses.

134.8 	Sec. 23. [554.09] SPECIAL MOTION FOR EXPEDITED RELIEF.
134.9 	Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, 
134.10 	third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 
134.11 	to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special 
134.12 	motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

134.13 	Sec. 24. [554.10] STAY.
134.14 	(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) to (g), on the filing of a motion under 
134.15 	section 554.09:
134.16 	(1) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including 
134.17 	discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed; and
134.18 	(2) on motion by the moving party, the court may stay a hearing or motion involving 
134.19 	another party, or discovery by another party, if the hearing or ruling on the motion would 
134.20 	adjudicate, or the discovery would relate to, an issue material to the motion under section 
134.21 	554.09.
134.22 	(b) A stay under paragraph (a) remains in effect until entry of an order ruling on the 
134.23 	motion under section 554.09 and expiration of the time under section 554.15 for the moving 
134.24 	party to appeal the order.
134.25 	(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (e), (f), and (g), if a party appeals from 
134.26 	an order ruling on a motion under section 554.09, all proceedings between all parties in the 
134.27 	action are stayed. The stay remains in effect until the conclusion of the appeal.
134.28 	(d) During a stay under paragraph (a), the court may allow limited discovery if a party 
134.29 	shows that specific information is necessary to establish whether a party has satisfied or 
134.30 	failed to satisfy a burden under section 554.13, paragraph (a), and the information is not 
134.31 	reasonably available unless discovery is allowed.
135.1 	(e) A motion under section 554.16 for costs, attorney fees, and expenses is not subject 
135.2 	to a stay under this section.
135.3 	(f) A stay under this section does not affect a party's ability voluntarily to dismiss a cause 
135.4 	of action or part of a cause of action or move to sever a cause of action.
135.5 	(g) During a stay under this section, the court for good cause may hear and rule on:
135.6 	(1) a motion unrelated to the motion under section 554.09; and
135.7 	(2) a motion seeking a special or preliminary injunction to protect against an imminent 
135.8 	threat to public health or safety.

135.9 	Sec. 25. [554.11] HEARING.
135.10 	(a) The court shall hear a motion under section 554.09 not later than 60 days after filing 
135.11 	of the motion, unless the court orders a later hearing:
135.12 	(1) to allow discovery under section 554.10, paragraph (d); or
135.13 	(2) for other good cause.
135.14 	(b) If the court orders a later hearing under paragraph (a), clause (1), the court shall hear 
135.15 	the motion under section 554.09 not later than 60 days after the court order allowing the 
135.16 	discovery, unless the court orders a later hearing under paragraph (a), clause (2).

135.17 	Sec. 26. [554.12] PROOF.
135.18 	In ruling on a motion under section 554.09, the court shall consider the pleadings, the 
135.19 	motion, any reply or response to the motion, and any evidence that could be considered in 
135.20 	ruling on a motion for summary judgment under Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure 56.03.

135.21 	Sec. 27. [554.13] DISMISSAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION IN WHOLE OR PART.
135.22 	(a) In ruling on a motion under section 554.09, the court shall dismiss with prejudice a 
135.23 	cause of action, or part of a cause of action, if:
135.24 	(1) the moving party establishes under section 554.08, paragraph (b), that sections 554.07 
135.25 	to 554.19 apply;
135.26 	(2) the responding party fails to establish under section 554.08, paragraph (c), that 
135.27 	sections 554.07 to 554.19 do not apply; and
135.28 	(3) either:
136.1 	(i) the responding party fails to establish a prima facie case as to each essential element 
136.2 	of the cause of action; or
136.3 	(ii) the moving party establishes that:
136.4 	(A) the responding party failed to state a cause of action upon which relief can be granted; 
136.5 	or
136.6 	(B) there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to 
136.7 	judgment as a matter of law on the cause of action or part of the cause of action.
136.8 	(b) A voluntary dismissal without prejudice of a responding party's cause of action, or 
136.9 	part of a cause of action, that is the subject of a motion under section 554.09 does not affect 
136.10 	a moving party's right to obtain a ruling on the motion and seek costs, attorney fees, and 
136.11 	expenses under section 554.16.
136.12 	(c) A voluntary dismissal with prejudice of a responding party's cause of action, or part 
136.13 	of a cause of action, that is the subject of a motion under section 554.09 establishes for the 
136.14 	purpose of section 554.16 that the moving party prevailed on the motion.

136.15 	Sec. 28. [554.14] RULING.
136.16 	The court shall rule on a motion under section 554.09 not later than 60 days after a 
136.17 	hearing under section 554.11.

136.18 	Sec. 29. [554.15] APPEAL.
136.19 	A moving party may appeal as a matter of right from an order denying, in whole or in 
136.20 	part, a motion under section 554.09. The appeal must be filed not later than 30 days after 
136.21 	entry of the order.

136.22 	Sec. 30. [554.16] COSTS, ATTORNEY FEES, AND EXPENSES.
136.23 	On a motion under section 554.09, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney 
136.24 	fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:
136.25 	(1) to the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion; or
136.26 	(2) to the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court 
136.27 	finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding.

137.1 	Sec. 31. [554.17] CONSTRUCTION.
137.2 	Sections 554.07 to 554.19 must be broadly construed and applied to protect the exercise 
137.3 	of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and 
137.4 	the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution or Minnesota 
137.5 	Constitution.

137.6 	Sec. 32. [554.18] UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
137.7 	In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to 
137.8 	promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

137.9 	Sec. 33. [554.19] SAVINGS CLAUSE.
137.10 	Sections 554.07 to 554.19 do not affect a cause of action asserted before the effective 
137.11 	date of sections 554.07 to 554.19 in a civil action or a motion under Minnesota Statutes 
137.12 	2022, sections 554.01 to 554.06, regarding the cause of action.

137.13 	Sec. 34. [554.20] NO WAIVER OF OTHER PLEADINGS OR DEFENSES.
137.14 	A special motion for expedited relief under sections 554.07 to 554.19 is not meant to 
137.15 	waive a defense or preclude the filing of another pleading or motion regarding the cause of 
137.16 	action.

137.17 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 563.01, is amended to read:
137.18 	563.01 IN FORMA PAUPERIS PROCEEDINGS COURT FEE WAIVER; 
137.19 	AUTHORIZATION.
137.20 		Subd. 2.Expenses. Whenever pursuant to this section the court directs expenses to be 
137.21 	paid, the expenses shall be paid by the state.
137.22 		Subd. 3.Court fee waiver; authorization of in forma pauperis. (a) Any court of the 
137.23 	state of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof may authorize the commencement 
137.24 	or defense of any civil action, or appeal therein, without prepayment payment of fees, costs,
137.25 	and security for costs by a natural person who makes affidavit stating (a) (1) the nature of 
137.26 	the action, defense or appeal, (b) (2) a belief that affiant is entitled to redress, and (c) (3)
137.27 	that affiant is financially unable to pay the fees, costs and security for costs.
137.28 	(b) Upon a finding by the court that the action, defense, or appeal is not of a frivolous 
137.29 	nature, the court shall allow the person to proceed in forma pauperis without payment of 
137.30 	fees, costs, and security for costs if the affidavit is substantially in the language required by 
138.1 	this subdivision and is not found by the court to be untrue. Persons meeting presumed to 
138.2 	meet the requirements of this subdivision include, but are not limited to, a person who is 
138.3 	receiving public assistance described in section 550.37, subdivision 14, who is represented 
138.4 	by an attorney on behalf of a civil legal services program or a volunteer attorney program 
138.5 	based on indigency, or who has an annual income not greater than 125 percent of the poverty 
138.6 	line established under United States Code, title 42, section 9902(2), except as otherwise 
138.7 	provided by section 563.02.
138.8 	(c) If, at commencement of the action, the court finds that a party does not meet the 
138.9 	eligibility criteria under paragraph (b), but the court also finds that the party is not able to 
138.10 	pay all of the fees, costs, and security for costs, the court may order payment of a fee of $75 
138.11 	or partial payment of the fees, costs, and security for costs, to be paid as directed by the 
138.12 	court.
138.13 	The court administrator shall transmit any fees or payments to the commissioner of 
138.14 	management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund.
138.15 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person who is represented by a civil legal services 
138.16 	program or a volunteer attorney program based on indigency may be allowed to proceed 
138.17 	without payment of fees, costs, and security for costs without additional findings if the 
138.18 	attorney representing the person submits an affidavit or makes an oral attestation during a 
138.19 	court proceeding stating that civil legal services or a volunteer attorney program services 
138.20 	are being provided to the client.
138.21 		Subd. 4.Payment of expenses. Upon order of the court, the court administrator and the 
138.22 	sheriff of any Minnesota county shall perform their duties without charge to the person 
138.23 	proceeding in forma pauperis with a court fee waiver. The court shall direct payment of the 
138.24 	reasonable expense of service of process pursuant to subdivision 2 if served by a private 
138.25 	process server, if the sheriff is unavailable, or by publication.
138.26 		Subd. 5.Witness fees. If the court finds that a witness, including an expert witness, has 
138.27 	evidence material and necessary to the case and is within the state of Minnesota, the court 
138.28 	shall direct payment of the reasonable expenses incurred in subpoenaing the witness, if 
138.29 	necessary, and in paying the fees and costs of the witness.
138.30 		Subd. 6.Deposition expenses. If the court finds that a deposition and transcript thereof 
138.31 	are necessary to adequately prepare, present or decide an issue presented by the action, the 
138.32 	court shall direct payment of the reasonable expenses incurred in taking the deposition and 
138.33 	in obtaining the transcript thereof.
139.1 		Subd. 7.Transcript expenses. If the court finds that a transcript of any part or all of 
139.2 	the action is necessary to adequately prepare, present or decide an issue presented by the 
139.3 	action, the court shall direct the payment of the reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining 
139.4 	the transcript.
139.5 		Subd. 7a.Copy costs. The court administrator shall provide a person who is proceeding 
139.6 	in forma pauperis with a court fee waiver under subdivision 3 with a copy of the person's 
139.7 	court file without charge.
139.8 		Subd. 8.Appellate briefs. In any case on appeal the appellate court shall, upon granting 
139.9 	permission to proceed in forma pauperis following application in the manner with a court 
139.10 	fee waiver as provided in subdivision 3, direct payment of the reasonable expenses incurred 
139.11 	in obtaining the record and reproducing the appellate briefs.
139.12 		Subd. 8a.Reimbursement. Following commencement of the action, the court may order 
139.13 	reimbursement of all or a portion of any fees, costs, and security for costs if the party either 
139.14 	(1) no longer meets the eligibility criteria under subdivision 3, paragraph (b); or (2) the 
139.15 	amount ordered under subdivision 3, paragraph (c), is no longer appropriate because the 
139.16 	party is able to pay a higher amount. The reimbursement must be paid as directed by the 
139.17 	court.
139.18 		Subd. 9.Rescinding in forma pauperis status court fee waiver authorization. Upon 
139.19 	motion, the court may rescind its permission to proceed in forma pauperis with a court fee 
139.20 	waiver under subdivision 3 if it finds the allegations of poverty contained in the affidavit 
139.21 	are untrue, or if, following commencement of the action, the party becomes able to pay the 
139.22 	fees, costs and security for the costs. In such cases, the court may direct the party to pay to 
139.23 	the court administrator any costs allowing the action to proceed. The court administrator 
139.24 	shall transmit the costs to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the 
139.25 	state treasury and credit them to the general fund.
139.26 		Subd. 10.Judgment. Judgment may be rendered for costs at the conclusion of the action 
139.27 	as in other cases. In the event any person recovers moneys by either settlement or judgment 
139.28 	as a result of commencing or defending an action in forma pauperis with a court fee waiver 
139.29 	under subdivision 3, the costs deferred and the expenses directed by the court to be paid 
139.30 	under this section shall be included in such moneys and shall be paid directly to the court 
139.31 	administrator by the opposing party. The court administrator shall transmit the costs to the 
139.32 	commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credit them 
139.33 	to the general fund.
140.1 		Subd. 11.Fraud; perjury. A person who fraudulently invokes the privilege of this 
140.2 	section shall be guilty of perjury and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided 
140.3 	in section 609.48.
140.4 		Subd. 12.Not supersede other remedies. The provisions of this section do not replace 
140.5 	or supersede remedies otherwise provided by law.

140.6 	Sec. 36. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 140.7 	The revisor of statutes shall prepare legislation for the 2025 legislative session making 
140.8 	any additional conforming changes arising out of sections 16 to 29 and 32.

140.9 	Sec. 37. REPEALER.
 140.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 554.01; 554.02; 554.03; 554.04; 554.045; 554.05; 
140.11 	and 554.06, are repealed.

140.12 	Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 140.13 	Sections 21 to 34, 36, and 37 are effective the day following final enactment and apply 
140.14 	to a civil action pending on or commenced on or after that date.

140.15 	ARTICLE 9
140.16 	CONTRACTS FOR DEED

140.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 272.12, is amended to read:
140.18 	272.12 CONVEYANCES, TAXES PAID BEFORE RECORDING.
140.19 	When:
140.20 	(a) a deed or other instrument conveying land,
140.21 	(b) a plat of any townsite or addition thereto,
140.22 	(c) a survey required pursuant to section 508.47,
140.23 	(d) a condominium plat subject to chapter 515 or 515A or a declaration that contains 
140.24 	such a plat, or
140.25 	(e) a common interest community plat subject to chapter 515B or a declaration that 
140.26 	contains such a plat,
140.27 	is presented to the county auditor for transfer, the auditor shall ascertain from the records 
140.28 	if there be taxes delinquent upon the land described therein, or if it has been sold for taxes. 
141.1 	An assignment of a sheriff's or referee's certificate of sale, when the certificate of sale 
141.2 	describes real estate, and certificates of redemption from mortgage or lien foreclosure sales, 
141.3 	when the certificate of redemption encompasses real estate and is issued to a junior creditor, 
141.4 	are considered instruments conveying land for the purposes of this section and section 
141.5 	272.121. If there are taxes delinquent, the auditor shall certify to the same; and upon payment 
141.6 	of such taxes, or in case no taxes are delinquent, shall transfer the land upon the books of 
141.7 	the auditor's office, and note upon the instrument, over official signature, the words, "no 
141.8 	delinquent taxes and transfer entered," or, if the land described has been sold or assigned 
141.9 	to an actual purchaser for taxes, the words "paid by sale of land described within;" and, 
141.10 	unless such statement is made upon such instrument, the county recorder or the registrar of 
141.11 	titles shall refuse to receive or record the same; provided, that sheriff's or referees' certificates 
141.12 	of sale on execution or foreclosure of a lien or mortgage, certificates of redemption from 
141.13 	mortgage or lien foreclosure sales issued to the redeeming mortgagor or lienee, documents 
141.14 	evidencing the termination of a contract for deed as described in section 559.213, deeds of 
141.15 	distribution made by a personal representative in probate proceedings, transfer on death 
141.16 	deeds under section 507.071, decrees and judgments, receivers receipts, patents, and copies 
141.17 	of town or statutory city plats, in case the original plat filed in the office of the county 
141.18 	recorder has been lost or destroyed, and the instruments releasing, removing and discharging 
141.19 	reversionary and forfeiture provisions affecting title to land and instruments releasing, 
141.20 	removing or discharging easement rights in land or building or other restrictions, may be 
141.21 	recorded without such certificate; and, provided that instruments conveying land and, as 
141.22 	appurtenant thereto an easement over adjacent tract or tracts of land, may be recorded 
141.23 	without such certificate as to the land covered by such easement; and provided further, that 
141.24 	any instrument granting an easement made in favor of any public utility or pipe line for 
141.25 	conveying gas, liquids or solids in suspension, in the nature of a right-of-way over, along, 
141.26 	across or under a tract of land may be recorded without such certificate as to the land covered 
141.27 	by such easement. Documents governing homeowners associations of condominiums, 
141.28 	townhouses, common interest ownership communities, and other planned unit developments 
141.29 	may be recorded without the auditor's certificate to the extent provided in section 
141.30 	515B.1-116(e).
141.31 	A deed of distribution made by a personal representative in a probate proceeding, a 
141.32 	decree, or a judgment that conveys land shall be presented to the county auditor, who shall 
141.33 	transfer the land upon the books of the auditor's office and note upon the instrument, over 
141.34 	official signature, the words, "transfer entered", and the instrument may then be recorded. 
141.35 	A decree or judgment that affects title to land but does not convey land may be recorded 
141.36 	without presentation to the auditor.
142.1 	A violation of this section by the county recorder or the registrar of titles shall be a gross 
142.2 	misdemeanor, and, in addition to the punishment therefor, the recorder or registrar shall be 
142.3 	liable to the grantee of any instrument so recorded for the amount of any damages sustained.
142.4 	When, as a condition to permitting the recording of deed or other instrument affecting 
142.5 	the title to real estate previously forfeited to the state under the provisions of sections 281.16
142.6 	to 281.25, county officials, after such real estate has been purchased or repurchased, have 
142.7 	required the payment of taxes erroneously assumed to have accrued against such real estate 
142.8 	after forfeiture and before the date of purchase or repurchase, the sum required to be so paid 
142.9 	shall be refunded to the persons entitled thereto out of moneys in the funds in which the 
142.10 	sum so paid was placed. Delinquent taxes are those taxes deemed delinquent under section 
142.11 	279.02.

142.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

142.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 507.235, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
142.14 		Subd. 1a.Requirements of vendor. (a) A vendor entering into a contract for deed 
142.15 	involving residential real property must, contemporaneously with the execution of the 
142.16 	contract for deed:
142.17 	(1) deliver to the vendee a copy of the contract for deed containing original signatures 
142.18 	in recordable form; and.
142.19 	(2) (b) Within four months of the execution of the contract for deed, the vendor must:
142.20 	(1) pay, or reimburse the vendee for payment of, any delinquent taxes necessary for 
142.21 	recordation of the contract for deed, unless the contract for deed provides for the vendee to 
142.22 	pay the delinquent taxes; and
142.23 	(2) record the contract for deed in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles 
142.24 	in the county in which the land is located.
142.25 	(c) The following statement included in a contract for deed for other than residential 
142.26 	real property shall constitute prima facie evidence that this subdivision does not apply: "The 
142.27 	property is not residential real property."
142.28 	(d) If the contract for deed is not in recordable form, the vendor must make a good faith 
142.29 	effort to correct the defects that rendered the contract unrecordable. A good faith effort 
142.30 	includes but is not limited to determining the reason or reasons why the contract was not 
142.31 	in recordable form, and revising and, if necessary, having all parties re-execute, the contract 
143.1 	to render it in recordable form. The vendee must, in good faith, cooperate with the vendor 
143.2 	to the extent that cooperation is necessary to correct the defects.
143.3 	(b) (e) For purposes of this subdivision:
143.4 	(1) "contract for deed" means an executory contract for the conveyance of residential 
143.5 	real property under which the seller provides financing for the purchase of the residential 
143.6 	real property and under which the purchaser does or has a right to go into possession. 
143.7 	Contract for deed does not include:
143.8 	(i) a purchase agreement;
143.9 	(ii) an earnest money contract;
143.10 	(iii) an exercised option or a lease, including a lease with an option to purchase; or
143.11 	(iv) a mortgage, as defined in section 287.01; and
143.12 	(2) "residential real property" means real property occupied, or intended to be occupied, 
143.13 	by one to four families, if the purchaser intends to occupy the real property consisting of 
143.14 	one to four family dwelling units, one of which is intended to be occupied as the principal 
143.15 	place of residence by:
143.16 	(i) the purchaser;
143.17 	(ii) if the purchaser is an entity, the natural person who is the majority or controlling 
143.18 	owner of the entity; or
143.19 	(iii) if the purchaser is a trust, the settlor of the trust.
143.20 	Residential real property does not include property subject to a family farm security loan 
143.21 	or a transaction subject to sections 583.20 to 583.32.
143.22 	(f) The performance of the obligations by the vendor required under this subdivision 
143.23 	satisfies any of the obligations of the original vendee, as required under subdivision 1.
143.24 	(g) The requirements of this subdivision may not be waived or altered by any provision 
143.25 	in a contract for deed. A provision in a contract for deed to the contrary is void and 
143.26 	unenforceable.

143.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to all contracts 
143.28 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

144.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 507.235, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
144.2 		Subd. 5.Civil enforcement. (a) A city in which the land is located or, if the land is not 
144.3 	located within a city, the county in which the land is located, may enforce the provisions 
144.4 	of this section. The city or county may bring an action to compel the recording of a contract 
144.5 	for deed or any assignments of a contract for deed, an action to impose the civil penalty, or 
144.6 	an action to compel disclosure of information.
144.7 	(b) Prior to bringing an action under this subdivision to compel recording or to impose 
144.8 	the penalty, or an action under subdivision 4, the city or county must provide written notice 
144.9 	to the person, subject to subdivision 1, of the person's duty to record the contract for deed 
144.10 	or the assignment. If the person so notified fails to record the contract for deed or assignment 
144.11 	documents within 14 days of receipt of the notice, an action may be brought.
144.12 	(c) It is an affirmative defense in an enforcement action under this section that the contract 
144.13 	for deed or assignment document is not recordable, or that section 272.121 prohibits the 
144.14 	recording of the contract for deed or assignment, and that the defendant has provided to the 
144.15 	city or county attorney true and correct copies of the documents within 14 days after receipt 
144.16 	of the notice.
144.17 	(d) In an action brought under this subdivision, the city or county attorney may recover 
144.18 	costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney fees.

144.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

144.20 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 513.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
144.21 		Subd. 3.Private transfer fee. "Private transfer fee" means a fee or charge required by 
144.22 	a private transfer fee obligation and payable upon the transfer of an interest in real property, 
144.23 	or payable for the right to make or accept the transfer, regardless of whether the fee or 
144.24 	charge is a fixed amount or is determined as a percentage of the value of the property, the 
144.25 	purchase price, or other consideration given for the transfer. The following are not private 
144.26 	transfer fees for purposes of this section:
144.27 	(1) consideration payable by the grantee to the grantor for the interest in real property 
144.28 	being transferred, including any subsequent additional consideration for the property payable 
144.29 	by the grantee based upon any subsequent appreciation, development, or sale of the property, 
144.30 	provided that the additional consideration is payable on a onetime basis only, and the 
144.31 	obligation to make the payment does not bind successors in title to the property. For the 
144.32 	purposes of this clause, an interest in real property may include a separate mineral estate 
144.33 	and its appurtenant surface access rights;
145.1 	(2) commission payable to a licensed real estate broker for the transfer of real property 
145.2 	pursuant to an agreement between the broker and the grantor or the grantee, including any 
145.3 	subsequent additional commission for that transfer payable by the grantor or the grantee 
145.4 	based upon any subsequent appreciation, development, or sale of the property;
145.5 	(3) interest, charges, fees, or other amounts payable by a borrower to a lender pursuant 
145.6 	to a loan secured by a mortgage against real property, including but not limited to a fee 
145.7 	payable to the lender for consenting to an assumption of the loan or a transfer of the real 
145.8 	property subject to the mortgage, fees, or charges payable to the lender for estoppel letters 
145.9 	or certificates, and shared appreciation interest or profit participation or other consideration 
145.10 	and payable to the lender in connection with the loan;
145.11 	(4) rent, reimbursement, charge, fee, or other amount payable by a lessee to a lessor 
145.12 	under a lease, including but not limited to a fee payable to the lessor for consenting to an 
145.13 	assignment, subletting, encumbrance, or transfer of the lease;
145.14 	(5) consideration payable to the holder of an option to purchase an interest in real property 
145.15 	or the holder of a right of first refusal or first offer to purchase an interest in real property 
145.16 	for waiving, releasing, or not exercising the option or right upon the transfer of the property 
145.17 	to another person;
145.18 	(6) consideration payable by a contract for deed vendee to the vendor pursuant to the 
145.19 	terms of a recorded contract for deed, including any subsequent additional consideration 
145.20 	for the property payable by the vendee based upon any subsequent appreciation, development, 
145.21 	or sale of the property;
145.22 	(7) (6) a tax, fee, charge, assessment, fine, or other amount payable to or imposed by a 
145.23 	governmental authority;
145.24 	(8) (7) a fee, charge, assessment, fine, or other amount payable to a homeowner's 
145.25 	condominium, cooperative, mobile home, or property owner's association pursuant to a 
145.26 	declaration or covenant or law applicable to the association, including but not limited to 
145.27 	fees or charges payable for estoppel letters or certificates issued by the association or its 
145.28 	authorized agent;
145.29 	(9) (8) a fee, a charge, an assessment, dues, a contribution, or other amount pertaining 
145.30 	to the purchase or transfer of a club membership relating to real property owned by the 
145.31 	member, including but not limited to any amount determined by reference to the value, 
145.32 	purchase price, or other consideration given for the transfer of the real property; and
146.1 	(10) (9) a mortgage from the purchaser of real property granted to the seller or to a 
146.2 	licensed real estate broker.

146.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

146.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.21, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
146.5 		Subd. 2a.For post 7/31/1985 contract. If a default occurs in the conditions of a contract 
146.6 	for the conveyance of real estate or an interest in real estate executed on or after August 1, 
146.7 	1985, that gives the seller a right to terminate it, the seller may terminate the contract by 
146.8 	serving upon the purchaser or the purchaser's personal representatives or assigns, within or 
146.9 	outside of the state, a notice specifying the conditions in which default has been made. The 
146.10 	notice must state that the contract will terminate 60 days, or a shorter period allowed or a 
146.11 	longer period required in subdivision 4, after the service of the notice, unless prior to the 
146.12 	termination date the purchaser:
146.13 	(1) complies with the conditions in default;
146.14 	(2) makes all payments due and owing to the seller under the contract through the date 
146.15 	that payment is made;
146.16 	(3) pays the costs of service of the notice, including the reasonable costs of service by 
146.17 	sheriff, public officer, or private process server; except payment of costs of service is not 
146.18 	required unless the seller notifies the purchaser of the actual costs of service by certified 
146.19 	mail to the purchaser's last known address at least ten days prior to the date of termination;
146.20 	(4) except for earnest money contracts, purchase agreements, and exercised options, 
146.21 	pays two percent of any amount in default at the time of service, not including the final 
146.22 	balloon payment, any taxes, assessments, mortgages, or prior contracts that are assumed by 
146.23 	the purchaser; and
146.24 	(5) if the contract for deed is executed on or after August 1, 2024, pays an amount to 
146.25 	apply on attorneys' fees actually expended or incurred of $1,000; if the contract is executed 
146.26 	on or after August 1, 1999, and before August 1, 2024, pays an amount to apply on attorneys' 
146.27 	fees actually expended or incurred, of $250 if the amount in default is less than $1,000, and 
146.28 	of $500 if the amount in default is $1,000 or more; or if the contract is executed before 
146.29 	August 1, 1999, pays an amount to apply on attorneys' fees actually expended or incurred, 
146.30 	of $125 if the amount in default is less than $750, and of $250 if the amount in default is 
146.31 	$750 or more; except that no amount for attorneys' fees is required to be paid unless some 
146.32 	part of the conditions of default has existed for at least 30 days prior to the date of service 
146.33 	of the notice.

147.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024.

147.2 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
147.3 		Subd. 4.Law prevails over contract; procedure; conditions. (a) The notice required 
147.4 	by this section must be given notwithstanding any provisions in the contract to the contrary, 
147.5 	except that (1) earnest money contracts, purchase agreements, and exercised options that 
147.6 	are subject to this section may, unless by their terms they provide for a longer termination 
147.7 	period, be terminated on 30 days' notice, or may be canceled under section 559.217 and (2) 
147.8 	contracts for deed executed by an investor seller shall be terminated on 90 days' notice. The 
147.9 	notice must be served within the state in the same manner as a summons in the district court, 
147.10 	and outside of the state, in the same manner, and without securing any sheriff's return of 
147.11 	not found, making any preliminary affidavit, mailing a copy of the notice or doing any other 
147.12 	preliminary act or thing whatsoever. Service of the notice outside of the state may be proved 
147.13 	by the affidavit of the person making the same, made before an authorized officer having 
147.14 	a seal, and within the state by such an affidavit or by the return of the sheriff of any county 
147.15 	therein.
147.16 	(b) If a person to be served is a resident individual who has departed from the state, or 
147.17 	cannot be found in the state; or is a nonresident individual or a foreign corporation, 
147.18 	partnership, or association, service may be made by publication as provided in this paragraph. 
147.19 	Three weeks' published notice has the same effect as personal service of the notice. The 
147.20 	published notice must comply with subdivision 3 and state (1) that the person to be served 
147.21 	is allowed 90 days after the first date of publication of the notice to comply with the 
147.22 	conditions of the contract, and (2) that the contract will terminate 90 days after the first date 
147.23 	of publication of the notice, unless before the termination date the purchaser complies with 
147.24 	the notice. If the real estate described in the contract is actually occupied, then, in addition 
147.25 	to publication, a person in possession must be personally served, in like manner as the 
147.26 	service of a summons in a civil action in state district court, within 30 days after the first 
147.27 	date of publication of the notice. If an address of a person to be served is known, then within 
147.28 	30 days after the first date of publication of the notice a copy of the notice must be mailed 
147.29 	to the person's last known address by first class mail, postage prepaid.
147.30 	(c) The contract is reinstated if, within the time mentioned, the person served:
147.31 	(1) complies with the conditions in default;
147.32 	(2) if subdivision 1d or 2a applies, makes all payments due and owing to the seller under 
147.33 	the contract through the date that payment is made;
148.1 	(3) pays the costs of service as provided in subdivision 1b, 1c, 1d, or 2a;
148.2 	(4) if subdivision 2a applies, pays two percent of the amount in default, not including 
148.3 	the final balloon payment, any taxes, assessments, mortgages, or prior contracts that are 
148.4 	assumed by the purchaser; and
148.5 	(5) pays attorneys' fees as provided in subdivision 1b, 1c, 1d, or 2a.
148.6 	(d) The contract is terminated if the provisions of paragraph (c) are not met.
148.7 	(e) In the event that the notice was not signed by an attorney for the seller and the seller 
148.8 	is not present in the state, or cannot be found in the state, then compliance with the conditions 
148.9 	specified in the notice may be made by paying to the court administrator of the district court 
148.10 	in the county wherein the real estate or any part thereof is situated any money due and filing 
148.11 	proof of compliance with other defaults specified, and the court administrator of the district 
148.12 	court shall be deemed the agent of the seller for such purposes. A copy of the notice with 
148.13 	proof of service thereof, and the affidavit of the seller, the seller's agent or attorney, showing 
148.14 	that the purchaser has not complied with the terms of the notice, may be recorded with the 
148.15 	county recorder or registrar of titles, and is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it; but 
148.16 	this section in no case applies to contracts for the sale or conveyance of lands situated in 
148.17 	another state or in a foreign country. If the notice is served by publication, the affidavit must 
148.18 	state that the affiant believes that the party to be served is not a resident of the state, or 
148.19 	cannot be found in the state, and either that the affiant has mailed a copy of the notice by 
148.20 	first class mail, postage prepaid, to the party's last known address, or that such address is 
148.21 	not known to the affiant.
148.22 	(f) No notice under this section may be given for a contract for deed executed by an 
148.23 	investor seller unless, at least 30 days prior to the service of the notice, some part of the 
148.24 	conditions of default has existed and the investor seller has notified the purchaser of such 
148.25 	conditions of default by certified mail to the purchaser's last known address.
148.26 	(g) For purposes of this subdivision, "investor seller" has the meaning given in section 
148.27 	559A.01, subdivision 6.

148.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024.

148.29 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
148.30 	read:
148.31 		Subd. 4a.Termination prohibited for certain transfers regarding residential real 
148.32 	property. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions in a contract for deed to the contrary, the 
149.1 	notice under this section may not be given and no other remedies may be exercised for any 
149.2 	contract for deed based on any of the following transfers:
149.3 	(1) a transfer on death deed conveying or assigning the deceased purchaser's interest in 
149.4 	the property to a grantee beneficiary;
149.5 	(2) a transfer by devise, descent, or operation of law on the death of a joint tenant occurs;
149.6 	(3) a transfer by which the spouse or children of the purchaser become an owner of the 
149.7 	property;
149.8 	(4) a transfer resulting from a decree of a dissolution of marriage, legal separation 
149.9 	agreement, or from an incidental property settlement agreement, by which the spouse of 
149.10 	the purchaser becomes an owner of the property; or
149.11 	(5) a transfer into an inter vivos trust by which the purchaser is and remains a beneficiary 
149.12 	and which does not relate to a transfer of rights of occupancy in the property.
149.13 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "contract for deed" has the meaning given in 
149.14 	section 507.235, subdivision 1a, paragraph (e).

149.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to all contracts 
149.16 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

149.17 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
149.18 	read:
149.19 		Subd. 4b.Termination prohibited if vendor fails to record contracts for deed 
149.20 	involving residential real property. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a or any provision 
149.21 	to the contrary in a contract for deed, a vendor may not terminate a contract for deed under 
149.22 	this section if the contract has not been recorded as required under section 507.235, 
149.23 	subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), or the vendor has failed to make a good faith effort to record 
149.24 	the contract as provided under section 507.235, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d).
149.25 	(b) Nothing contained in this subdivision bars judicial termination of a contract for deed.
149.26 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "contract for deed" has the meaning given in 
149.27 	section 507.235, subdivision 1a, paragraph (e).

149.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to all contracts 
149.29 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

150.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
150.2 	read:
150.3 		Subd. 9.Affidavit of seller constituting prima facie evidence.  In any instance where 
150.4 	the copy of the notice of default, proof of service of the notice, and an affidavit showing 
150.5 	that the purchaser has not complied with the terms of the notice have been or may be 
150.6 	recorded, an affidavit of the seller, the seller's agent, or attorney verified by a person having 
150.7 	knowledge of the facts and attesting that the seller is not an investor seller or that the seller 
150.8 	has complied with the requirements of subdivision 4, paragraph (f), may be recorded with 
150.9 	the county recorder or registrar of titles and is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in 
150.10 	the affidavit.

150.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to contracts 
150.12 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

150.13 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
150.14 		Subdivision 1.Order; proceedings; security. (a) In an action arising under or in relation 
150.15 	to a contract for the conveyance of real estate or any interest therein, the district court, 
150.16 	notwithstanding the service or publication pursuant to the provisions of section 559.21 of 
150.17 	a notice of termination of the contract, has the authority at any time prior to the effective 
150.18 	date of termination of the contract and subject to the requirements of rule 65 of the Rules 
150.19 	of Civil Procedure for the District Courts to enter an order temporarily restraining or enjoining 
150.20 	further proceedings to effectuate the termination of the contract, including recording of the 
150.21 	notice of termination with proof of service, recording of an affidavit showing noncompliance 
150.22 	with the terms of the notice, taking any action to recover possession of the real estate, or 
150.23 	otherwise interfering with the purchaser's lawful use of the real estate. In the action, the 
150.24 	purchaser may plead affirmatively any matter that would constitute a defense to an action 
150.25 	to terminate the contract.
150.26 	(b) Upon a motion for a temporary restraining order the court has the discretion, 
150.27 	notwithstanding any rule of court to the contrary, to grant the order without requiring the 
150.28 	giving of any security or undertaking, and in exercising that discretion, the court shall 
150.29 	consider, as one factor, the moving party's ability to afford monetary security. Upon a motion 
150.30 	for a temporary injunction, the court shall condition the granting of the order either upon 
150.31 	the tender to the court or vendor of installments as they become due under the contract or 
150.32 	upon the giving of other security in a sum as the court deems proper. Upon written 
150.33 	application, the court may disburse from payments tendered to the court an amount the court 
150.34 	determines necessary to insure the timely payment of property taxes, property insurance, 
151.1 	installments of special assessments, mortgage installments, prior contract for deed 
151.2 	installments or other similar expenses directly affecting the real estate, or for any other 
151.3 	purpose the court deems just.
151.4 	(c) If a temporary restraining order or injunction is granted pursuant to this subdivision, 
151.5 	the contract shall not terminate until the expiration of 15 days after the entry of the order 
151.6 	or decision dissolving or modifying the temporary restraining order or injunction. If the 
151.7 	vendor has made an appearance and the restraining order or injunction is granted, the court 
151.8 	may award court filing fees, reasonable attorneys' fees, and costs of service to the purchaser.
151.9 	(d) If the court subsequently grants permanent relief to the purchaser or determines by 
151.10 	final order or judgment that the notice of termination was invalid or the purchaser asserted 
151.11 	a valid defense, the purchaser is entitled to an order granting court filing fees, reasonable 
151.12 	attorneys' fees, and costs of service.

151.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024.

151.14 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.213, is amended to read:
151.15 	559.213 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF TERMINATION.
151.16 	The recording, heretofore or hereafter, of the copy of notice of default, proof of service 
151.17 	thereof, and the affidavit showing that the purchaser has not complied with the terms of the 
151.18 	notice, provided for by Minnesota Statutes 1941, section 559.21, shall be prima facie evidence 
151.19 	that the contract referred to in such notice has been terminated. It shall not be necessary to 
151.20 	pay current or delinquent real estate taxes owed on the real property which is the subject of 
151.21 	the contract to record the documents required by this section, provided that the documents 
151.22 	must be first presented to the county auditor for entry upon the transfer record and must 
151.23 	have "Transfer Entered" noted in them over the county auditor's official signature.

151.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

151.25 	Sec. 12. [559A.01] CONTRACTS FOR DEED INVOLVING INVESTOR SELLERS 
151.26 	AND RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY; DEFINITIONS.
151.27 		Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 559A.01 
151.28 	to 559A.05.
151.29 		Subd. 2.Balloon payment. "Balloon payment" means a scheduled payment of principal, 
151.30 	interest, or both under a contract for deed that is significantly larger than the regular 
151.31 	installment payments and that may be due prior to the end of the contract term or may be 
151.32 	the final payment that satisfies the contract.
152.1 		Subd. 3.Churning. "Churning" means the act of an investor seller executing a contract 
152.2 	for deed on or after August 1, 2024, if previously the investor had frequently or repeatedly 
152.3 	executed contracts for deed and subsequently terminated those contracts under section 
152.4 	559.21.
152.5 		Subd. 4.Contract for deed. "Contract for deed" has the meaning given in section 
152.6 	507.235, subdivision 1a.
152.7 		Subd. 5.Investor seller. (a) "Investor seller" means a person entering into a contract 
152.8 	for deed to sell residential real property, or, in the event of a transfer or assignment of the 
152.9 	seller's interest, the holder of the interest.
152.10 	(b) An investor seller does not include a person entering into a contract for deed who 
152.11 	is:
152.12 	(1) a natural person who has owned and occupied the residential real property as the 
152.13 	natural person's primary residence for a continuous 12-month period at any time prior to 
152.14 	the execution of the contract for deed;
152.15 	(2) any spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, 
152.16 	or cousin of the natural person;
152.17 	(3) a personal representative of the natural person;
152.18 	(4) a devisee of the natural person;
152.19 	(5) a grantee under a transfer on death deed made by the natural person; or
152.20 	(6) a trust whose settlor is the natural person;
152.21 	(7) a trust whose beneficiary is a natural person where the trust or the natural person, or 
152.22 	a combination of the two, has owned, and the natural person has occupied, the residential 
152.23 	real property as the natural person's primary residence for a continuous 12-month period at 
152.24 	any time prior to the execution of the contract for deed, or any spouse, parent, child, sibling, 
152.25 	grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or cousin of the natural person;
152.26 	(8) a natural person selling on contract for deed to any spouse, parent, child, sibling, 
152.27 	grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or cousin; or
152.28 	(9) a bank, credit union, or residential mortgage originator that is under the supervision 
152.29 	of or regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit 
152.30 	Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, or the Minnesota 
152.31 	Department of Commerce.
153.1 	(c) If, substantially contemporaneous with the execution of the contract for deed, the 
153.2 	seller's interest is assigned or transferred to a person who does not meet any of the 
153.3 	qualifications of paragraph (b), the assignee or transferee shall be deemed to be an investor 
153.4 	seller who has executed the contract for deed.
153.5 		Subd. 6.Person. "Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited 
153.6 	liability company, association, trust, or other legal entity, however organized.
153.7 		Subd. 7.Purchase agreement. "Purchase agreement" means a purchase agreement for 
153.8 	a contract for deed, an earnest money contract, or an executed option contemplating that, 
153.9 	at closing, the investor seller and the purchaser will enter into a contract for deed.
153.10 		Subd. 8.Purchaser. "Purchaser" means a person who executes a contract for deed to 
153.11 	purchase residential real property. Purchaser includes all purchasers who execute the same 
153.12 	contract for deed to purchase residential real property.
153.13 		Subd. 9.Residential real property. "Residential real property" means real property 
153.14 	consisting of one to four family dwelling units, one of which is intended to be occupied as 
153.15 	the principal place of residence by:
153.16 	(1) the purchaser;
153.17 	(2) if the purchaser is an entity, the natural person who is the majority or controlling 
153.18 	owner of the entity; or
153.19 	(3) if the purchaser is a trust, the settlor or beneficiary of the trust.
153.20 	Residential real property does not include a transaction subject to sections 583.20 to 583.32.

153.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to contracts 
153.22 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

153.23 	Sec. 13. [559A.02] APPLICABILITY.
153.24 	This chapter applies only to residential real property where a purchaser is entering into 
153.25 	a contract for deed with an investor seller. Either of the following statements included in a 
153.26 	contract for deed in which the property is not residential real property or the seller is not an 
153.27 	investor seller shall constitute prima facie evidence that this chapter does not apply to the 
153.28 	contract for deed: "The property is not residential real property" or "The seller is not an 
153.29 	investor seller." A person examining title to the property may rely on either statement.

153.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to contracts 
153.31 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

154.1 	Sec. 14. [559A.03] CONTRACTS FOR DEED INVOLVING INVESTOR SELLERS 
154.2 	AND RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY; DISCLOSURES.
154.3 		Subdivision 1.Disclosures required. (a) In addition to the disclosures required under 
154.4 	sections 513.52 to 513.61, an investor seller must deliver to a prospective purchaser the 
154.5 	disclosures specified under this section and instructions for cancellation as provided under 
154.6 	section 559A.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
154.7 	(b) The disclosures must be affixed to the front of any purchase agreement executed 
154.8 	between an investor seller and a prospective purchaser. The investor seller may not enter 
154.9 	into a contract for deed with a prospective purchaser earlier than ten calendar days after the 
154.10 	execution of the purchase agreement by all parties and provision by the investor seller of 
154.11 	the disclosures required under this section and instructions for cancellation as required under 
154.12 	section 559A.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
154.13 	(c) If there is no purchase agreement, an investor seller must provide the disclosures 
154.14 	required under this section to the prospective purchaser no less than ten calendar days before 
154.15 	the prospective purchaser executes the contract for deed. The disclosures must be provided 
154.16 	in a document separate from the contract for deed. The investor seller may not enter into a 
154.17 	contract for deed with a prospective purchaser earlier than ten calendar days after providing 
154.18 	the disclosures to the prospective purchaser.
154.19 	(d) The first page of the disclosures must contain the disclosures required in subdivisions 
154.20 	2, 3, and 4 of this section, in that order. The title must be centered, be in bold, capitalized, 
154.21 	and underlined 20-point type, and read "IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU NEED TO 
154.22 	KNOW." The disclosures required under subdivisions 5 and 6 must follow in subsequent 
154.23 	pages in that order.
154.24 	(e) The investor seller must acknowledge delivery, and the purchaser must acknowledge 
154.25 	receipt, of the disclosures by signing and dating the disclosures. The acknowledged 
154.26 	disclosures shall constitute prima facie evidence that the disclosures have been provided as 
154.27 	required by this section.
154.28 		Subd. 2.Disclosure of balloon payment. (a) The investor seller must disclose the 
154.29 	amount and due date of, if any, all balloon payments. For purposes of disclosure of a balloon 
154.30 	payment, the investor seller may assume that all prior scheduled payments were timely 
154.31 	made and no prepayments were made. If there is more than one balloon payment due, each 
154.32 	one must be listed separately.
154.33 	(b) The disclosure must be in the following form, with the title in 14-point type and the 
154.34 	text in 12-point type:
155.1 	"BALLOON PAYMENT
155.2 	This contract contains a lump-sum balloon payment or several balloon payments. When 
155.3 	the final balloon payment comes due, you may need to get mortgage or other financing to 
155.4 	pay it off (or you will have to sell the property). Even if you are able to sell the property, 
155.5 	you may not get back all the money you paid for it.
155.6 	If you can't come up with this large amount - even if you have made all your monthly 
155.7 	payments - the seller can cancel the contract.

155.8	Amount of Balloon Payment
	When Balloon Payment is Due

155.9	$ (amount)
	(month, year)"
	
155.10 		Subd. 3.Disclosure of price paid by investor seller to acquire property. (a) The 
155.11 	investor seller must disclose to the purchaser the purchase price and the date of earliest 
155.12 	acquisition of the property by the investor seller, unless the acquisition occurs more than 
155.13 	one year prior to the execution of the contract for deed.
155.14 	(b) The disclosure must be in the following form, with the title in 14-point type and the 
155.15 	text in 12-point type:
155.16 	"INVESTOR SELLER'S PRICE TO BUY HOUSE BEING SOLD TO BUYER
155.17 	Date Investor Seller Acquired Property:
155.18 	(date seller acquired ownership)
155.19 	Price Paid by Investor Seller to Acquire the Property:
155.20 	$ (total purchase price paid by seller to acquire ownership)
155.21 	Contract for Deed Purchase Price:
155.22 	$ (total sale price to the purchaser under the contract)"
155.23 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, unless the acquisition occurred more than one 
155.24 	year prior to the execution of the contract for deed, the person who first acquires the property 
155.25 	is deemed to be the same person as the investor seller where the person who first acquires 
155.26 	the property:
155.27 	(1) is owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by the investor seller;
155.28 	(2) owns or controls, in whole or in part, the investor seller;
155.29 	(3) is under common ownership or control, in whole or in part, with the investor seller;
156.1 	(4) is a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, 
156.2 	or cousin of the investor seller, or of the natural person who owns or controls, in whole or 
156.3 	in part, the investor seller; or
156.4 	(5) is an entity owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person who is a spouse, 
156.5 	parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or cousin of the 
156.6 	investor seller, or of the natural person who owns or controls, in whole or in part, the investor 
156.7 	seller.
156.8 		Subd. 4.Disclosure of other essential terms. (a) An investor seller must disclose to 
156.9 	the prospective purchaser the purchase price, the annual interest rate, the amount of any 
156.10 	down payment, and whether the purchaser is responsible for any or all of the following: 
156.11 	paying property taxes, acquiring homeowner's insurance, making repairs, and maintaining 
156.12 	the property.
156.13 	(b) The disclosure must be in the following form, with the title in 14-point type and the 
156.14 	text in 12-point type:
156.15 	"COSTS AND ESSENTIAL TERMS

156.16	1. Purchase Price:
	$ (price)
	
156.17	2. Annual Interest Rate:
	(interest rate) %
	
156.18	3. Down payment:
	$ (down payment)
	
156.19	4. Monthly/Period Installments:
	$ (amount of installment payment)
	
156.20 	5. Taxes, Homeowner's Insurance, Repairs and Maintenance:
156.21 	You (seller must circle one):

156.22	(a) DO
	DO NOT
	have to pay property taxes
	
156.24156.23
	(b) DO
	DO NOT
	have to pay homeowner's 
insurance
	
156.26156.25
	(c) ARE
	ARE NOT
	responsible for repairs and 
maintenance."
	
156.27 		Subd. 5.General disclosure. (a) An investor seller must provide the prospective 
156.28 	purchaser with a general disclosure about contracts for deeds as provided in this subdivision.
156.29 	(b) The disclosure must be in the following form, with the title in 18-point type, the titles 
156.30 	of the sections in 14-point type and underlined, and the text of each section in 12-point type, 
156.31 	with a double space between each section:
156.32 	"KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO BEFORE YOU SIGN
156.33 	1. How Contracts for Deed Work
157.1 	A contract for deed is a complicated legal arrangement. Be sure you know exactly what 
157.2 	you are getting into before you sign a contract for deed. A contract for deed is NOT a 
157.3 	mortgage. Minnesota's foreclosure protections do NOT apply.
157.4 	You should get advice from a lawyer or the Minnesota Homeownership Center 
157.5 	before you sign the contract. You can contact the Homeownership Center at 
157.6 	1-(866)-462-6466 or go to www.hocmn.org.
157.7 	2. What If I Can't Make My Payments?
157.8 	If you don't make your monthly installment payment or the balloon payment, the seller 
157.9 	can cancel the contract in only 120 days from the date you missed the payment. If the 
157.10 	contract is cancelled, you lose your home and all the money you have paid, including 
157.11 	any down payment, all the monthly payments, and any improvements to the property 
157.12 	you have made.
157.13 	If the contract contains a final lump-sum "balloon payment," you will need to get a 
157.14 	mortgage or other financing to pay it off (or you will have to sell the property). If you 
157.15 	can't come up with this large amount - even if you have made all your monthly payments 
157.16 	- the seller can cancel the contract. Even if you are able to sell the property, you may not 
157.17 	get back all the money you have paid for it.
157.18 	3. BEFORE YOU SIGN, YOU SHOULD:
157.19 	A. Get an Independent, Professional Appraisal of the property to learn what it's worth 
157.20 	and make sure you are not overpaying for the house.
157.21 	B. Get an Independent, Professional Inspection of the property because you will 
157.22 	probably be responsible for maintaining and making repairs on the house.
157.23 	C. Buy Title Insurance from a title insurance company or ask a lawyer for a "title 
157.24 	opinion" to address or minimize potential title problems.
157.25 	4. YOUR RIGHTS BEFORE YOU SIGN
157.26 	A. Waiting Period After Getting Disclosures There is a 10 calendar day waiting period 
157.27 	after you get these disclosures. The contract for deed cannot be signed by you or the seller 
157.28 	during that 10 calendar day period.
157.29 	B. Cancelling a Purchase Agreement You have 10 calendar days after you get these 
157.30 	disclosures to cancel your purchase agreement and get back any money you paid."
157.31 		Subd. 6.Amortization schedule. In a document separate from all others, an investor 
157.32 	seller must provide to the prospective purchaser an amortization schedule consistent with 
158.1 	the contract for deed, including the portion of each installment payment that will be applied 
158.2 	to interest and to principal and the amount and due date of any balloon payments.
158.3 		Subd. 7.Disclosures in other languages. If the contract was advertised or primarily 
158.4 	negotiated with the purchaser in a language other than English, the investor seller must 
158.5 	provide the disclosures required in this section in the language in which the contract was 
158.6 	advertised or primarily negotiated.
158.7 		Subd. 8.No waiver. The provisions of this section may not be waived.
158.8 		Subd. 9.Effects of violation. Except as provided in section 559A.05, subdivision 2, a 
158.9 	violation of this section has no effect on the validity of the contract for deed.

158.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to contracts 
158.11 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

158.12 	Sec. 15. [559A.04] CONTRACTS FOR DEED INVOLVING INVESTOR SELLERS 
158.13 	AND RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY; RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENTS.
158.14 		Subdivision 1.Requirement of investor seller if property subject to mortgage. An 
158.15 	investor may not execute a contract for deed that is subject to a mortgage with a due-on-sale 
158.16 	clause and not expressly assumed by the contract for deed purchaser unless the investor 
158.17 	seller has:
158.18 	(1) procured a binding agreement with the mortgage holder whereby the holder either 
158.19 	consents to the sale of the property to the purchaser by contract for deed or agrees not to 
158.20 	exercise the holder's rights under a due-on-sale clause in the mortgage based on the contract 
158.21 	for deed; and
158.22 	(2) in the contract:
158.23 	(i) disclosed the existence of the investor seller's mortgage;
158.24 	(ii) covenants that the investor seller will perform all obligations under the mortgage; 
158.25 	and
158.26 	(iii) expressly represents to the purchaser that the seller has procured the binding 
158.27 	agreement required under clause (1).
158.28 		Subd. 2.Right to cancel purchase agreement. (a) A prospective purchaser may cancel 
158.29 	a purchase agreement prior to the execution by all parties of the contract for deed or within 
158.30 	ten calendar days of receiving the disclosures required under section 559A.03, whichever 
158.31 	is earlier.
159.1 	(b) In addition to the disclosures required under section 559A.03, an investor seller must 
159.2 	provide the prospective purchaser with notice of the person to whom, and the mailing address 
159.3 	to where, cancellation of the purchase agreement must be delivered or sent. Cancellation 
159.4 	of the purchase agreement is effective upon personal delivery or upon mailing.
159.5 	(c) In the event of cancellation or if no purchase agreement has been signed and the 
159.6 	prospective purchaser elects not to execute the contract for deed, the investor seller may 
159.7 	not impose a penalty or fee and must promptly refund all payments made by the prospective 
159.8 	purchaser.
159.9 		Subd. 3.Duty of investor seller to account. The investor seller must inform the purchaser 
159.10 	in a separate writing of the right to request an annual accounting. Upon reasonable written 
159.11 	request by the purchaser and no more than once every calendar year, an investor seller must 
159.12 	provide an accounting of:
159.13 	(1) all payments made pursuant to the contract for deed during the prior calendar year 
159.14 	with payments allocated between interest and principal;
159.15 	(2) any delinquent payments;
159.16 	(3) the total principal amount remaining to satisfy the contract for deed; and
159.17 	(4) the anticipated amounts and due dates of all balloon payments.
159.18 		Subd. 4.Churning prohibited. (a) An investor seller is prohibited from churning. There 
159.19 	is a rebuttable presumption that the investor seller has violated this subdivision if, on or 
159.20 	after August 1, 2024, the investor seller executes a contract for deed and, within the previous 
159.21 	48 months, the investor seller either:
159.22 	(1) had completed two or more termination proceedings under section 559.21 on the 
159.23 	same residential real property being sold by the contract for deed; or
159.24 	(2) had completed four or more termination proceedings under section 559.21 on contracts 
159.25 	for deed for any residential real property, where terminated contracts comprise 20 percent 
159.26 	or more of all contracts executed by the investor seller during that period.
159.27 	(b) Nothing contained in this subdivision or in section 559A.01, subdivision 3, shall 
159.28 	invalidate, impair, affect, or give rise to any cause of action with respect to any contract for 
159.29 	deed or termination proceeding under section 559.21 used as a predicate to establish the 
159.30 	presumption under paragraph (a).
160.1 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, a person who sold residential real property on 
160.2 	a contract for deed is deemed to be the same person as the investor seller where the person 
160.3 	who sold on a contract for deed:
160.4 	(1) is owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by the investor seller;
160.5 	(2) owns or controls, in whole or in part, the investor seller;
160.6 	(3) is under common ownership or control, in whole or in part, with the investor seller;
160.7 	(4) is a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, 
160.8 	or cousin of the investor seller, or of the natural person who owns or controls, in whole or 
160.9 	in part, the investor seller; or
160.10 	(5) is an entity owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person who is a spouse, 
160.11 	parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or cousin of the 
160.12 	investor seller, or of the natural person who owns or controls, in whole or in part, the investor 
160.13 	seller.
160.14 		Subd. 5.Duty of investor seller to refund down payments. (a) If an investor seller 
160.15 	terminates a contract for deed under section 559.21 within 48 months of executing the 
160.16 	contract, any portion of the down payment that exceeded ten percent of the purchase price 
160.17 	shall be refunded to the purchaser within 180 days of the termination of the contract.
160.18 	(b)  Upon delivery to the purchaser by the investor seller of reasonable documentation 
160.19 	that any of the following expenses were incurred or taxes and contract payments were 
160.20 	unpaid, an investor seller may offset against the refund for, as applicable:
160.21 	(1)  any unpaid real estate taxes for the period prior to termination of the contract;
160.22 	(2)  any unpaid insurance premiums for the period prior to termination of the contract 
160.23 	incurred by the investor seller;
160.24 	(3)  the reasonable cost of necessary repairs for damage to the residential real property 
160.25 	caused by the purchaser, beyond ordinary wear and tear, incurred by the investor seller;
160.26 	(4)   attorney fees, not to exceed $1,000, and costs of service incurred in connection with 
160.27 	the termination of the contract;
160.28 	(5) any unpaid utility arrears for the period prior to termination of the contract incurred 
160.29 	by the investor seller; and
160.30 	(6)  one-half of the unpaid monthly contract installment payments, exclusive of balloon 
160.31 	payments, that accrued prior to termination of the contract.
161.1 	(c) If the purchaser disputes any amount that an investor seller claims as the refund or 
161.2 	an offset, the purchaser may commence an action in district court or conciliation court to 
161.3 	determine the amount of the refund or the offsets and recover any money owed by the 
161.4 	investor seller to the purchaser.  The purchaser is entitled to recover from the investor seller 
161.5 	any portion of the down payment that the court finds is owed by the investor seller to the 
161.6 	purchaser not previously paid to the purchaser. Any attorney expressly authorized by the 
161.7 	investor seller to receive payments in the notice of termination is designated as the attorney 
161.8 	who may receive service as agent for the investor seller in such action in the same manner 
161.9 	as provided in section 559.21, subdivision 8.

161.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to contracts 
161.11 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

161.12 	Sec. 16. [559A.05] CONTRACTS FOR DEED INVOLVING INVESTOR SELLERS 
161.13 	AND RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY; REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION.
161.14 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "material violation of section 
161.15 	559A.03" means:
161.16 	(1) if applicable, failure to disclose any balloon payment as required under section 
161.17 	559A.03, subdivision 2;
161.18 	(2) failure to disclose the price paid by the investor seller under the contract for deed to 
161.19 	acquire property as required under section 559A.03, subdivision 3;
161.20 	(3) failure to disclose the other essential terms of the contract as required under section 
161.21 	559A.03, subdivision 4;
161.22 	(4) failure to provide the general disclosure in substantially the form required under 
161.23 	section 559A.03, subdivision 5;
161.24 	(5) failure to disclose the amortization schedule as required under section 559A.03, 
161.25 	subdivision 6;
161.26 	(6) a violation of section 559A.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c);
161.27 	(7) a violation of section 559A.03, subdivision 7; or
161.28 	(8) a material omission or misstatement of any of the information required to be disclosed 
161.29 	under section 559A.03.
161.30 		Subd. 2.Remedy for violation of disclosure requirements or churning. (a) 
161.31 	Notwithstanding any provision in the purchase agreement or contract for deed to the contrary, 
161.32 	a purchaser may, within two years of the execution of the contract for deed, bring an action 
162.1 	for relief for a material violation of section 559A.03 or a violation of 559A.04, subdivision 
162.2 	4. A prevailing purchaser may rescind a contract and, in conjunction with the rescission, 
162.3 	may recover against the investor seller a sum equal to:
162.4 	(1) all amounts paid by the purchaser under the contract for deed, including payments 
162.5 	to third parties, less the fair rental value of the residential real property for the period of 
162.6 	time the purchaser was in possession of the property;
162.7 	(2) the reasonable value of any improvements to the residential real property made by 
162.8 	the purchaser;
162.9 	(3) actual, consequential, and incidental damages; and
162.10 	(4) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
162.11 	(b) A claim for rescission and a money judgment awarded under this subdivision shall 
162.12 	not affect any rights or responsibilities of a successor in interest to the investor seller prior 
162.13 	to the filing of a lis pendens in the action in which such relief is sought, unless it is established 
162.14 	by clear and convincing evidence that the successor in interest had prior knowledge that 
162.15 	the contract for deed was executed in violation of the requirements of section 559A.03 or 
162.16 	559A.04, subdivision 4.
162.17 	(c) A purchaser barred under paragraph (b) from making a claim against a successor in 
162.18 	interest to the investor seller may, within two years of the execution of the contract for deed, 
162.19 	bring a claim for violation of the requirements of section 559A.03 or 559A.04, subdivision 
162.20 	4, against the original investor seller who entered into the contract for deed and may recover 
162.21 	the greater of actual damages or statutory damages of $5,000, plus reasonable attorneys' 
162.22 	fees and costs. The original investor seller shall have no claim for indemnification or 
162.23 	contribution against the successor in interest.
162.24 		Subd. 3.Remedy for failure of investor seller to procure agreement with mortgage 
162.25 	holder. (a) If a mortgage holder commences foreclosure of its mortgage based on the sale 
162.26 	to a purchaser under the contract for deed and notwithstanding any provision in the purchase 
162.27 	agreement or contract for deed to the contrary, a purchaser may bring an action for the 
162.28 	failure of the investor seller to procure the agreement with the mortgage holder as required 
162.29 	under section 559A.04, subdivision 2. A prevailing purchaser may rescind a contract and 
162.30 	may recover against the investor seller a sum equal to:
162.31 	(1) all amounts paid by the purchaser under the contract for deed, including payments 
162.32 	to third parties, less the fair rental value of the residential real property for the period of 
162.33 	time the purchaser was in possession of the property;
163.1 	(2) the reasonable value of any improvements to the residential real property made by 
163.2 	the purchaser;
163.3 	(3) actual, consequential, and incidental damages; and
163.4 	(4) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
163.5 	(b) An action under this subdivision may be brought at any time and is not subject to 
163.6 	the statute of limitations in subdivision 2, provided that, at least 30 days prior to bringing 
163.7 	the action, a purchaser must deliver a notice of violation to the investor seller under the 
163.8 	contract for deed personally or by United States mail.
163.9 	(c) An investor seller may cure the violation at any time prior to entry of a final judgment 
163.10 	by delivering to the purchaser either evidence of the agreement with the mortgage holder 
163.11 	as required under section 559A.04, subdivision 2, or evidence that the mortgage holder has 
163.12 	abandoned foreclosure of the mortgage. If the violation is cured, the purchaser's action must 
163.13 	be dismissed. An investor seller is liable to the purchaser for reasonable attorneys' fees and 
163.14 	court costs if the seller delivers evidence of the mortgage holder's agreement or abandonment 
163.15 	of the foreclosure after the purchaser has commenced the action.
163.16 	(d) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to bar or limit any other claim by a 
163.17 	purchaser arising from the investor seller's breach of a senior mortgage.
163.18 		Subd. 4.Defense to termination. A purchaser's right to the remedy under subdivision 
163.19 	2 or 3 shall constitute grounds for injunctive relief under section 559.211.
163.20 		Subd. 5.Effect of action on title. An action under subdivision 2 or 3 is personal to the 
163.21 	purchaser only, does not constitute an interest separate from the purchaser's interest in the 
163.22 	contract for deed, and may not be assigned except to a successor in interest.
163.23 		Subd. 6.Rights cumulative. The rights and remedies provided in this section are 
163.24 	cumulative to, and not a limitation of, any other rights and remedies provided under law 
163.25 	and at equity. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a court from construing a contract for 
163.26 	deed as an equitable mortgage.
163.27 		Subd. 7.Public enforcement. The attorney general has authority under section 8.31 to 
163.28 	investigate and prosecute violations of sections 559A.03 and 559A.04, subdivision 4.

163.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to all contracts 
163.30 	for deed executed by all parties on or after that date.

163.31 	Sec. 17. REPEALER.
 163.32 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 559.201; and 559.202, are repealed.

164.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2024.

164.2 	ARTICLE 10
164.3 	SERVICE OF RESTRAINING AND PROTECTION ORDERS

164.4 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
164.5 		Subd. 3a.Filing fee. The filing fees for an order for protection under this section are 
164.6 	waived for the petitioner and respondent. The court administrator, the sheriff of any county 
164.7 	in this state, and other law enforcement and corrections officers shall perform their duties 
164.8 	relating to service of process without charge to the petitioner. The court shall direct payment 
164.9 	of the reasonable costs of service of process if served by a private process server when the 
164.10 	sheriff or other law enforcement or corrections officer is unavailable or if service is made 
164.11 	by publication, without requiring the petitioner to make application under section 563.01.

164.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
164.13 		Subd. 8.Service; alternate service; publication; notice. (a) The petition and any order 
164.14 	issued under this section other than orders for dismissal shall be served on the respondent 
164.15 	personally, or if the respondent appears remotely for a hearing and is notified at the hearing 
164.16 	by the judicial officer that an order for protection will be issued, the order may be served 
164.17 	on the respondent electronically or by first class mail, as ordered by the court. Orders for 
164.18 	dismissal may be served personally or by certified mail. In lieu of personal service of an 
164.19 	order for protection, a law enforcement officer may serve a person with a short-form 
164.20 	notification as provided in subdivision 8a.
164.21 	(b) When service is made out of this state and in the United States, it may be proved by 
164.22 	the affidavit of the person making the service. When service is made outside the United 
164.23 	States, it may be proved by the affidavit of the person making the service, taken before and 
164.24 	certified by any United States minister, charge d'affaires, commissioner, consul, or 
164.25 	commercial agent, or other consular or diplomatic officer of the United States appointed to 
164.26 	reside in the other country, including all deputies or other representatives of the officer 
164.27 	authorized to perform their duties; or before an office authorized to administer an oath with 
164.28 	the certificate of an officer of a court of record of the country in which the affidavit is taken 
164.29 	as to the identity and authority of the officer taking the affidavit.
164.30 	(c) If personal service cannot be made, the court may order service of the petition and 
164.31 	any order issued under this section by alternate means, or by publication, which publication 
164.32 	must be made as in other actions. The application for alternate service must include the last 
164.33 	known location of the respondent; the petitioner's most recent contacts with the respondent; 
165.1 	the last known location of the respondent's employment; the names and locations of the 
165.2 	respondent's parents, siblings, children, and other close relatives; the names and locations 
165.3 	of other persons who are likely to know the respondent's whereabouts; and a description of 
165.4 	efforts to locate those persons.
165.5 	The court shall consider the length of time the respondent's location has been unknown, 
165.6 	the likelihood that the respondent's location will become known, the nature of the relief 
165.7 	sought, and the nature of efforts made to locate the respondent. The court shall order service 
165.8 	by first class mail, forwarding address requested, to any addresses where there is a reasonable 
165.9 	possibility that mail or information will be forwarded or communicated to the respondent.
165.10 	The court may also order publication, within or without the state, but only if it might 
165.11 	reasonably succeed in notifying the respondent of the proceeding. Service shall be deemed 
165.12 	complete 14 days after mailing or 14 days after court-ordered publication.
165.13 	(d) A petition and any order issued under this section, including the short-form 
165.14 	notification, must include a notice to the respondent that if an order for protection is issued 
165.15 	to protect the petitioner or a child of the parties, upon request of the petitioner in any 
165.16 	parenting time proceeding, the court shall consider the order for protection in making a 
165.17 	decision regarding parenting time.

165.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
165.19 		Subd. 9.Assistance of sheriff in service or execution; possession of dwelling or 
165.20 	residence. When an order is issued under this section upon request of the petitioner, the 
165.21 	court shall order the sheriff to accompany the petitioner and assist in placing the petitioner 
165.22 	in possession of the dwelling or residence, or otherwise assist in execution or service of the 
165.23 	order of protection. If the application for relief is brought in a county in which the respondent 
165.24 	is not present, the sheriff shall forward the pleadings necessary for service upon the 
165.25 	respondent to the sheriff of the county in which the respondent is present. This transmittal 
165.26 	must be expedited to allow for timely service.

165.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivision 9a, is amended to read:
165.28 		Subd. 9a.Personal service by others; procedures; cost; reasonable efforts and 
165.29 	cooperation required. (a) Where personal service is required under this section, service 
165.30 	must comply with subdivision 8 and rule 4.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
165.31 	(b) Upon request of the petitioner or order of the court, the sheriff of any county in this 
165.32 	state in which a respondent resides or is present must execute or serve any petition, ex parte 
166.1 	order, notice of hearing, order for protection, and any other order of a court on the respondent. 
166.2 	If the application for relief is brought in a county in which the respondent is not present, 
166.3 	the sheriff of the county where the application for relief was brought shall forward the 
166.4 	pleadings necessary for service upon the respondent to the sheriff of the county in which 
166.5 	the respondent is present. This transmittal must be expedited to allow for timely service.
166.6 	(c) Peace officers licensed by the state of Minnesota and corrections officers, including, 
166.7 	but not limited to, probation officers, court services officers, parole officers, and employees 
166.8 	of jails or correctional facilities, may serve an order for protection and must, to the extent 
166.9 	possible, provide any sheriff, law enforcement officer, or other peace officer attempting to 
166.10 	effectuate service with relevant information regarding where a respondent may be found, 
166.11 	such as the respondent's residence, the respondent's place of employment or schooling, or 
166.12 	other locations frequented by the respondent.
166.13 	(d) The court administrator, the sheriff of any county in this state, and any other law 
166.14 	enforcement officer, peace officer, or corrections officer shall perform the duties relating 
166.15 	to service of process without charge to the petitioner. The court shall direct payment of the 
166.16 	reasonable costs of service of process if served by a private process server when the sheriff 
166.17 	or other law enforcement officer, peace officer, or corrections officer is unavailable or if 
166.18 	service is made by publication, without requiring the petitioner to make application under 
166.19 	section 563.01.
166.20 	(e) A sheriff, law enforcement officer, or any other peace officer must make reasonable 
166.21 	efforts to locate a respondent to effectuate service. Reasonable efforts may include a search 
166.22 	of any information that is publicly available; a search of any government data in a database 
166.23 	to which the sheriff, law enforcement officer, or other peace officer has access, provided 
166.24 	the data is classified as public data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 
166.25 	15, or is otherwise available to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 13.02, 
166.26 	subdivision 3a; and communication with any court administrator, the sheriff of any county 
166.27 	in this state, and any other law enforcement officer, peace officer, or corrections officer.
166.28 	(f) A sheriff, law enforcement officer, or any other peace officer who serves a respondent 
166.29 	who the sheriff or officer knows is on supervised probation with an ex parte order, order 
166.30 	for protection, or short-form notification must provide a copy of the served order or 
166.31 	notification to the respondent's probation officer.

166.32 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.748, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
166.33 		Subd. 3a.Filing fee; cost of service. The filing fees for a restraining order under this 
166.34 	section are waived for the petitioner and the respondent if the petition alleges acts that would 
167.1 	constitute a violation of section 609.749, subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5, or sections 609.342 to 
167.2 	609.3451. The court administrator and any peace officer in this state shall perform their 
167.3 	duties relating to service of process without charge to the petitioner. The court shall direct 
167.4 	payment of the reasonable costs of service of process if served by a private process server 
167.5 	when a peace officer is unavailable or if service is made by publication.

167.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.748, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
167.7 		Subd. 5.Restraining order. (a) The court may issue a restraining order that provides 
167.8 	any or all of the following:
167.9 	(1) orders the respondent to cease or avoid the harassment of another person; or
167.10 	(2) orders the respondent to have no contact with another person.
167.11 	(b) The court may issue an order under paragraph (a) if all of the following occur:
167.12 	(1) the petitioner has filed a petition under subdivision 3;
167.13 	(2) a peace officer has served respondent with a copy of the temporary restraining order 
167.14 	obtained under subdivision 4, and with notice of the right to request a hearing, or service 
167.15 	has been made by publication under subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
167.16 	(3) the court finds at the hearing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the 
167.17 	respondent has engaged in harassment.
167.18 	A restraining order may be issued only against the respondent named in the petition; except 
167.19 	that if the respondent is an organization, the order may be issued against and apply to all of 
167.20 	the members of the organization. If the court finds that the petitioner has had two or more 
167.21 	previous restraining orders in effect against the same respondent or the respondent has 
167.22 	violated a prior or existing restraining order on two or more occasions, relief granted by the 
167.23 	restraining order may be for a period of up to 50 years. In all other cases, relief granted by 
167.24 	the restraining order must be for a fixed period of not more than two years. When a referee 
167.25 	presides at the hearing on the petition, the restraining order becomes effective upon the 
167.26 	referee's signature.
167.27 	(c) An order issued under this subdivision must be personally served upon the respondent, 
167.28 	or if the respondent appears remotely for a hearing and is notified at the hearing by the 
167.29 	judicial officer that a restraining order will be issued, the order may be served on the 
167.30 	respondent electronically or by first class mail, as ordered by the court.
167.31 	(d) If the court orders relief for a period of up to 50 years under paragraph (a), the 
167.32 	respondent named in the restraining order may request to have the restraining order vacated 
168.1 	or modified if the order has been in effect for at least five years and the respondent has not 
168.2 	violated the order. Application for relief under this paragraph must be made in the county 
168.3 	in which the restraining order was issued. Upon receipt of the request, the court shall set a 
168.4 	hearing date. Personal service must be made upon the petitioner named in the restraining 
168.5 	order not less than 30 days before the date of the hearing. At the hearing, the respondent 
168.6 	named in the restraining order has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence 
168.7 	that there has been a material change in circumstances and that the reasons upon which the 
168.8 	court relied in granting the restraining order no longer apply and are unlikely to occur. If 
168.9 	the court finds that the respondent named in the restraining order has met the burden of 
168.10 	proof, the court may vacate or modify the order. If the court finds that the respondent named 
168.11 	in the restraining order has not met the burden of proof, the court shall deny the request and 
168.12 	no request may be made to vacate or modify the restraining order until five years have 
168.13 	elapsed from the date of denial. An order vacated or modified under this paragraph must 
168.14 	be personally served on the petitioner named in the restraining order.

168.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.748, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
168.16 		Subd. 5b.Personal service by others; procedures; cost; reasonable efforts and 
168.17 	cooperation required. (a) Where personal service is required under this section, service 
168.18 	must comply with rule 4.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
168.19 	(b) In addition to peace officers, corrections officers, including but not limited to 
168.20 	probation officers, court services officers, parole officers, and employees of jails or 
168.21 	correctional facilities, may serve a temporary restraining order or restraining order and must, 
168.22 	to the extent possible, provide any sheriff, law enforcement officer, or other peace officer 
168.23 	attempting to effectuate service with relevant information regarding where a respondent 
168.24 	may be found, such as the respondent's residence, the respondent's place of employment or 
168.25 	schooling, or other locations frequented by the respondent.
168.26 	(c) The court administrator and any peace officer in this state shall perform their duties 
168.27 	relating to service of process without charge to the petitioner. The court shall direct payment 
168.28 	of the reasonable costs of service of process if served by a private process server when a 
168.29 	peace officer is unavailable or if service is made by publication.
168.30 	(d) A peace officer must make reasonable efforts to locate a respondent to effectuate 
168.31 	service. Reasonable efforts may include a search of any information that is publicly available; 
168.32 	a search of any government data in a database to which the sheriff, law enforcement officer, 
168.33 	or other peace officer has access, provided the data is classified as public data on individuals 
168.34 	as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 15, or is otherwise available to criminal justice 
169.1 	agencies, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 3a; and communication with any court 
169.2 	administrator, the sheriff of any county in this state, and any other law enforcement officer, 
169.3 	peace officer, or corrections officer.
169.4 	(e) A sheriff, law enforcement officer, or any other peace officer who serves a respondent 
169.5 	who the sheriff or officer knows is on supervised probation with a temporary restraining 
169.6 	order, restraining order, or short-form notification must provide a copy of the served order 
169.7 	or notification to the respondent's probation officer, supervised release or conditional release 
169.8 	agent, or parole officer.

169.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.748, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
169.10 	read:
169.11 		Subd. 5c.Dismissals. Orders for dismissal of a temporary restraining order or a 
169.12 	restraining order may be served personally or by certified mail.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S4271-1 

554.01 DEFINITIONS.Subdivision 1.Scope. 
The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. 

Subd. 2.Government. 
"Government" includes a branch, department, agency, official, employee, agent, or other person with authority to act on behalf of the federal government, this state, or any political subdivision of this state, including municipalities and their boards, commissions, and departments, or other public authority. 

Subd. 3.Judicial claim; claim. 
"Judicial claim" or "claim" includes any civil lawsuit, cause of action, claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or other judicial pleading or filing seeking damages for an alleged injury. "Judicial claim" does not include a claim solely for injunctive relief. 

Subd. 4.Motion. 
"Motion" includes any motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or any other judicial pleading filed to dispose of a judicial claim. 

Subd. 5.Moving party. 
"Moving party" means any person on whose behalf the motion described in section 554.02, subdivision 1, is filed seeking dismissal of an action under this chapter. 

Subd. 6.Public participation. 
"Public participation" means speech or lawful conduct that is genuinely aimed in whole or in part at procuring favorable government action, including but not limited to: 

(1) seeking assistance from, or reporting suspected unlawful conduct to, law enforcement; 

(2) speaking before a zoning board regarding a real estate development project; 

(3) communicating with an elected official concerning a change in law; 

(4) demonstrating peacefully for or against a government action; and 

(5) filing a complaint with a government entity regarding safety, sexual harassment, civil rights, or equal employment rights. 

Subd. 7.Responding party. 
"Responding party" means any person against whom a motion described in section 554.02, subdivision 1, is filed. 

554.02 PROTECTION OF CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT.Subdivision 1.Applicability. 
This section applies to any motion in a judicial proceeding to dispose of a judicial claim on the grounds that the claim materially relates to an act of the moving party that involves public participation. 

Subd. 2.Procedure. 
On the filing of any motion described in subdivision 1: 

(1) discovery must be suspended pending the final disposition of the motion, including any appeal; provided that the court may, on motion and after a hearing and for good cause shown, order that specified and limited discovery be conducted; 

(2) the responding party has the burden of proof, of going forward with the evidence, and of persuasion on the motion; 

(3) the court shall grant the motion and dismiss the judicial claim unless the court finds that the responding party has produced clear and convincing evidence that the acts of the moving party are not immunized from liability under section 554.03; and 

(4) any governmental body to which the moving party's acts were directed or the attorney general's office may intervene in, defend, or otherwise support the moving party. 

554.03 IMMUNITY.
Lawful conduct or speech that is genuinely aimed in whole or in part at procuring favorable government action is immune from liability, unless the conduct or speech constitutes a tort or a violation of a person's constitutional rights. 

554.04 FEES AND DAMAGES.Subdivision 1.Attorney fees and costs. 
The court shall award a moving party who prevails in a motion under this chapter reasonable attorney fees and costs associated with the bringing of the motion. 

Subd. 2.Damages. 
(a) A moving party may petition the court for damages under this section in conjunction with a motion under this chapter. 

(b) If a motion under this chapter is granted and the moving party demonstrates that the respondent brought the cause of action in the underlying lawsuit for the purpose of harassment, to inhibit the moving party's public participation, to interfere with the moving party's exercise of protected constitutional rights, or otherwise wrongfully injure the moving party, the court shall award the moving party actual damages. The court may award the moving party punitive damages under section 549.20. A motion to amend the pleadings under section 549.191 is not required under this section, but the claim for punitive damages must meet all other requirements of section 549.191. 

554.045 ACTION IN DISTRICT COURT.
A person may bring an action under this section in state district court against a respondent who has brought a claim in federal court that materially relates to public participation by the person. If the person demonstrates that the respondent's action in federal court was brought for the purpose of harassment, to inhibit the person's public participation, to interfere with the person's exercise of protected constitutional rights, or otherwise wrongfully injure the person, the court shall award the person actual damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The court may award the person punitive damages under section 549.20. 

554.05 RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER LAW.
Nothing in this chapter limits or precludes any rights the moving party or responding party may have under any other constitutional, statutory, case, or common law, or rule. Nothing in this chapter exempts individuals from their professional obligations of confidentiality. 

554.06 RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
This chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate its purposes and intent. 

559.201 DEFINITIONS.Subdivision 1.Application. 
The definitions in this section apply to section 559.202. 

Subd. 2.Business day. 
"Business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday as defined in section 645.44, subdivision 5. 

Subd. 3.Family farm security loan. 
"Family farm security loan" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 41.52, subdivision 5. 

Subd. 4.Multiple seller. 
"Multiple seller" means a person that has acted as a seller in four or more contracts for deed involving residential real property during the 12-month period that precedes either: (1) the date on which the purchaser executes a purchase agreement under section 559.202; or (2) if there is no purchase agreement, the date on which the purchaser executes a contract for deed under section 559.202. A contract for deed transaction that is exempt under section 559.202, subdivision 2, is a contract for deed for the purposes of determining whether a seller is a multiple seller. 

Subd. 5.Person. 
"Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, or other legal entity, however organized. 

Subd. 6.Purchase agreement. 
"Purchase agreement" means a purchase agreement for a contract for deed, an earnest money contract, or an executed option contemplating that, at closing, the seller and the purchaser will enter into a contract for deed. 

Subd. 7.Purchaser. 
"Purchaser" means a natural person who enters into a contract for deed to purchase residential real property. Purchaser includes all purchasers who enter into the same contract for deed to purchase residential real property. 

Subd. 8.Residential real property. 
"Residential real property" means real property consisting of one to four family dwelling units, one of which the purchaser intends to occupy as the purchaser's principal place of residence. Residential real property does not include property subject to a family farm security loan or a transaction subject to sections 583.20 to 583.32. 

559.202 CONTRACTS FOR DEED INVOLVING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.Subdivision 1.Notice required. 
(a) In addition to the disclosures required under sections 513.52 to 513.60, a multiple seller must deliver the notice specified under subdivision 3 to a prospective purchaser as provided under this subdivision. 

(b) If there is a purchase agreement, the notice must be affixed to the front of the purchase agreement. A contract for deed for which notice is required under this subdivision may not be executed for five business days following the execution of the purchase agreement and delivery of the notice and instructions for cancellation. 

(c) If there is no purchase agreement, a multiple seller must deliver the notice in a document separate from any other document or writing to a prospective purchaser no less than five business days before the prospective purchaser executes the contract for deed. 

(d) The notice must be: 

(1) written in at least 12-point type; and 

(2) signed and dated by the purchaser. 

(e) If a dispute arises concerning whether or when the notice required by this subdivision was provided to the purchaser, there is a rebuttable presumption that the notice was not provided unless the original executed contract for deed contains the following statement, initialed by the purchaser: "By initialing here ....... purchaser acknowledges receipt at least five business days before signing this contract for deed of the disclosure statement entitled "Important Information About Contracts for Deed" required by Minnesota Statutes, section 559.202, subdivision 3." 

Subd. 2.Exception. 
This section does not apply to sales made under chapter 282 or if the purchaser is represented throughout the transaction by either: 

(1) a person licensed to practice law in this state; or 

(2) a person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under chapter 82, provided that the representation does not create a dual agency, as that term is defined in section 82.55, subdivision 6. 

Subd. 3.Content of the notice. 
The notice must contain the following verbatim language: 

"IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS FOR DEED 

Know What You Are Getting Into 

(1) A contract for deed is a complex legal agreement. You are NOT a tenant. Mortgage foreclosure laws don't apply. 

(2) You should know ALL of your obligations and rights before you sign a purchase agreement or contract for deed. 

(3) You (seller must circle one): 

	(a)	DO	DO NOT	have to pay homeowner's insurance.	
	(b)	DO	DO NOT	have to pay property taxes.	
	(c)	DO	DO NOT	have to make and pay for some or all of the repairs or maintenance, as described in the contract for deed.	

(4) After some time, you may need to make a large lump sum payment (called a "balloon payment"). Know when it is due and how much it will be. You'll probably need to get a new mortgage, another financial arrangement, or pay for the balance in cash at that time. 

(5) If you miss just a single payment or can't make the balloon payment, the seller can cancel your contract. You will likely lose all the money you have already paid. You will likely lose your ability to purchase the home. The seller can begin an eviction action against you in just a few months. 

(6) Within four months of signing the contract for deed, you must "record" it in the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles in the county in which the property is located. If you do not do so, you could face a fine. 

Key Things Highly Recommended Before You Sign 

(1) Get advice from a lawyer or the Minnesota Home Ownership Center at 1-866-462-6466 or go to www.hocmn.org. To find a lawyer through the Minnesota State Bar Association, go to www.mnfindalawyer.com. 

(2) Get an independent, professional appraisal of the property to learn what it is worth. 

(3) Get an independent, professional inspection of the property. 

(4) Buy title insurance or ask a real estate lawyer for a "title opinion." 

(5) Check with the city or county to find out if there are inspection reports or unpaid utility bills. 

(6) Check with a title agent or the county where the property is located to find out if there is a mortgage or other lien on the property and if the property taxes have been paid. 

(7) Ensure that your interest rate does not exceed the maximum allowed by law by calling the Department of Commerce to get a recorded message for the current month's maximum rate. 

If You Are Entering into a Purchase Agreement 

(1) If you haven't already signed the contract for deed, you can cancel the purchase agreement (and get all your money back) if you do so within five business days after getting this notice. 

(2) To cancel the purchase agreement, you must follow the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 559.217, subdivision 4. Ask a lawyer for help." 

Subd. 4.Right to cancel purchase agreement. 
(a) A prospective purchaser may cancel a purchase agreement within five business days after actually receiving the notice required under subdivision 1 if a multiple seller fails to timely deliver the notice, provided that the contract for deed has not been executed by all parties. 

(b) A prospective purchaser may cancel the purchase agreement in accordance with the provisions of section 559.217, subdivision 4. 

(c) In the event of cancellation, the multiple seller may not impose a penalty and must promptly refund all payments made by the prospective purchaser prior to cancellation. 

Subd. 5.Remedies for failure to timely deliver notices. 
(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the purchase agreement or contract for deed, a purchaser has a private right of action against a multiple seller who fails to timely deliver the notice required under subdivision 1. The multiple seller is liable to the purchaser for: 

(1) the greater of actual damages or statutory damages of $2,500; and 

(2) reasonable attorney fees and court costs. 

(b) A multiple seller who knowingly fails to timely deliver the notice required under subdivision 1 is liable to the purchaser for triple the actual or statutory damages available under paragraph (a), whichever is greater, provided that the purchaser must elect the remedy provided under either paragraph (a) or this paragraph and may not recover damages under both paragraphs. 

(c) The rights and remedies provided in this subdivision are cumulative to, and not a limitation of, any other rights and remedies provided under law. An action brought pursuant to this subdivision must be commenced within four years from the date of the alleged violation. 

Subd. 6.Effects of violation. 
A violation of this section has no effect on the validity of the contract. 

Subd. 7.Duty of multiple seller to account. 
Upon reasonable request by the purchaser and no more than once every 12-month period, a multiple seller must provide an accounting of all payments made pursuant to the contract for deed, the amount of interest paid, and the amount remaining to satisfy the principal balance under the contract. 

Subd. 8.No waiver. 
The provisions of this section may not be waived.