1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring director of child sex trafficking prevention to 
1.3 	submit program evaluation each odd-numbered year to legislature; enhancing 
1.4 	penalties and establishing minimum fines for repeat violations of driving without 
1.5 	a valid license; requiring reporting on active shooter incidents and active shooter 
1.6 	threats; modifying reporting to Minnesota Fusion Center; providing for improved 
1.7 	care in facilities licensed by Department of Corrections; allowing for acceptance 
1.8 	of certain gifts related to death of public safety officer in the line of duty; clarifying 
1.9 	scope of hometown heroes program; authorizing local government expenditures 
1.10 	for public safety officers killed in the line of duty; specifying conditions in which 
1.11 	a missing person may be considered endangered; authorizing local units of 
1.12 	government to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances; 
1.13 	limiting scope of video made available by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for 
1.14 	officer-involved death investigations; prohibiting domestic abuse advocates from 
1.15 	disclosing certain information; including children's advocacy centers as a victim 
1.16 	assistance program entitled to a portion of certain fines; extending victim 
1.17 	notification to order for protection and harassment restraining order violations not 
1.18 	prosecuted; clarifying and updating victim notification requirements for law 
1.19 	enforcement agencies and prosecutors; providing for reports;amending Minnesota 
1.20 	Statutes 2024, sections 121A.038, subdivision 7; 121A.06; 145.4718; 171.24; 
1.21 	241.021, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 299A.477, subdivision 2; 
1.22 	299C.055; 299C.52, subdivision 1; 299C.80, subdivision 6; 471.198; 595.02, 
1.23 	subdivision 1; 609.101, subdivision 2; 611A.02; 611A.0315; 629.341, subdivision 
1.24 	3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 299C.
1.25 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.26 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.038, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.27 		Subd. 7.Violence prevention. (a) A school district or charter school conducting an 
1.28 	active shooter drill must provide students in middle school and high school at least one 
1.29 	hour, or one standard class period, of violence prevention training annually.
1.30 	(b) The violence prevention training must be evidence-based and may be delivered 
1.31 	in-person, virtually, or digitally. Training must, at a minimum, teach students the following:
2.1 	(1) how to identify observable warning signs and signals of an individual who may be 
2.2 	at risk of harming oneself or others;
2.3 	(2) the importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help; and
2.4 	(3) the steps to report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful, or potentially harmful 
2.5 	activity, including providing information about the Department of Public Safety's statewide 
2.6 	anonymous threat reporting system and any local threat reporting systems.
2.7 	(c) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of education 
2.8 	must jointly develop a list of evidence-based trainings that a school district or charter school 
2.9 	may use to fulfill the requirements of this section, including no-cost programming, if any. 
2.10 	The agencies must:
2.11 	(1) post the list publicly on the Minnesota School Safety Center's website; and
2.12 	(2) update the list every two years.
2.13 	(d) A school district or charter school must ensure that students have the opportunity to 
2.14 	contribute to their school's safety and violence prevention planning, aligned with the 
2.15 	recommendations for multihazard planning for schools, including but not limited to:
2.16 	(1) student opportunities for leadership related to prevention and safety;
2.17 	(2) encouragement and support to students in establishing clubs and programs focused 
2.18 	on safety; and
2.19 	(3) providing students with the opportunity to seek help from adults and to learn about 
2.20 	prevention connected to topics including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and 
2.21 	suicide.

2.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.06, is amended to read:
2.23 	121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS AND ACTIVE 
2.24 	SHOOTER INCIDENTS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
2.25 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
2.26 	(1) "active shooter incident" means an event involving an armed individual or individuals 
2.27 	on campus or an armed assailant in the immediate vicinity of the school;
2.28 	(2) "active shooter threat" means a real or perceived threat that an active shooter incident 
2.29 	will occur;
2.30 	(1) (3) "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
3.1 	(2) (4) "school" has the meaning given it in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and
3.2 	(3) (5) "school zone" has the meaning given it in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses 
3.3 	(1) and (3).
3.4 		Subd. 2.Dangerous weapons reports; content. School districts must electronically 
3.5 	report to the commissioner of education incidents involving the use or possession of a 
3.6 	dangerous weapon in school zones. The form report must include the following information:
3.7 	(1) a description of each incident, including a description of the dangerous weapon 
3.8 	involved in the incident;
3.9 	(2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the incident occurred;
3.10 	(3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's 
3.11 	age; whether the offender was a student and, if so, where the offender attended school; and 
3.12 	whether the offender was under school expulsion or suspension at the time of the incident;
3.13 	(4) information about the victim other than the victim's name, if any, including the 
3.14 	victim's age; whether the victim was a student and, if so, where the victim attended school; 
3.15 	and if the victim was not a student, whether the victim was employed at the school;
3.16 	(5) the cost of the incident to the school and to the victim; and
3.17 	(6) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident.
3.18 	The commissioner shall provide an electronic reporting format that allows school districts 
3.19 	to provide aggregate data.
3.20 		Subd. 2a.Active shooter reports; content. (a) A school district, charter school, or 
3.21 	cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, that serves students must electronically 
3.22 	file an after-action review report for active shooter incidents and active shooter threats to 
3.23 	the Minnesota Fusion Center. The report must include the following information:
3.24 	(1) a description of each incident or threat;
3.25 	(2) how the active shooter threat was communicated, including whether the threat was 
3.26 	communicated through social media or email;
3.27 	(3) information about the individual, other than the individual's name, including the 
3.28 	individual's age; whether the individual was a student and, if so, where the individual 
3.29 	attended school; and whether the individual was under school expulsion or suspension at 
3.30 	the time of the incident;
3.31 	(4) the immediate cost of the incident to the school, if any;
4.1 	(5) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident or threat, 
4.2 	including any referrals to law enforcement or mental health professionals; and
4.3 	(6) the law enforcement agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the school, even if 
4.4 	the incident did not result in a referral to law enforcement.
4.5 	(b) Reports required under paragraph (a) must be submitted on a form provided by the 
4.6 	Minnesota Fusion Center and in a manner consistent with the reporting school's safety plan. 
4.7 	The Minnesota Fusion Center must consult with the Minnesota School Safety Center in 
4.8 	creation of the reporting form.
4.9 		Subd. 3.Reports; filing requirements. By July 31 of each year, each public school 
4.10 	shall report incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones 
4.11 	to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system 
4.12 	developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the 
4.13 	information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public 
4.14 	safety and the legislature.

4.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.4718, is amended to read:
4.16 	145.4718 PROGRAM EVALUATION.
4.17 	(a) The director of child sex trafficking prevention established under section 145.4716
4.18 	must conduct, or contract for, comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe 
4.19 	harbor for sexually exploited youth. The first evaluation must be completed by June 30, 
4.20 	2015, and must be submitted director must submit an updated evaluation to the commissioner 
4.21 	of health and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
4.22 	jurisdiction over health and public safety by September 1, 2015, and every two years 
4.23 	thereafter of each odd-numbered year. The evaluation must consider whether the program 
4.24 	is reaching intended victims and whether support services are available, accessible, and 
4.25 	adequate for sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31.
4.26 	(b) In conducting the evaluation, the director of child sex trafficking prevention must 
4.27 	consider evaluation of outcomes, including whether the program increases identification of 
4.28 	sexually exploited youth, coordination of investigations, access to services and housing 
4.29 	available for sexually exploited youth, and improved effectiveness of services. The evaluation 
4.30 	must also include examination of the ways in which penalties under section 609.3241 are 
4.31 	assessed, collected, and distributed to ensure funding for investigation, prosecution, and 
4.32 	victim services to combat sexual exploitation of youth.

5.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.24, is amended to read:
5.2 	171.24 VIOLATIONS; DRIVING WITHOUT VALID LICENSE.
5.3 		Subdivision 1.Driving after suspension; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided 
5.4 	in subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
5.5 	(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been suspended;
5.6 	(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the suspension; 
5.7 	and
5.8 	(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the 
5.9 	operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is 
5.10 	suspended.
5.11 		Subd. 2.Driving after revocation; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in 
5.12 	subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
5.13 	(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been revoked;
5.14 	(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the revocation; 
5.15 	and
5.16 	(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the 
5.17 	operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is 
5.18 	revoked.
5.19 		Subd. 3.Driving after cancellation; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in 
5.20 	subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
5.21 	(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been canceled;
5.22 	(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the cancellation; 
5.23 	and
5.24 	(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the 
5.25 	operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is 
5.26 	canceled.
5.27 		Subd. 4.Driving after disqualification; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided 
5.28 	in subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person:
5.29 	(1) has been disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license or been denied the 
5.30 	privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle;
5.31 	(2) has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the disqualification; and
6.1 	(3) disobeys the order by operating in this state a commercial motor vehicle while the 
6.2 	person is disqualified to hold the license or privilege.
6.3 		Subd. 5.Gross misdemeanor violations. (a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor 
6.4 	if:
6.5 	(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been canceled or denied under 
6.6 	section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10);
6.7 	(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the cancellation 
6.8 	or denial; and
6.9 	(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the 
6.10 	operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is 
6.11 	canceled or denied.
6.12 	(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person commits a qualified violation 
6.13 	and:
6.14 	(1) the person causes a collision resulting in substantial bodily harm, as defined in section 
6.15 	609.02, subdivision 7a; great bodily harm, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8; or 
6.16 	death to another; or
6.17 	(2) the violation is within ten years of the first of two prior convictions under this section.
6.18 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "qualified violation" means a violation of this section 
6.19 	when the suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or loss of driving privilege is pursuant 
6.20 	to:
6.21 	(1) section 169.89, subdivision 5; 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.05, subdivision 2b, paragraph 
6.22 	(d); 171.13, subdivision 3 or 4; 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (10); 
6.23 	171.177; 171.18, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (11); 171.32; or 
6.24 	260B.225, subdivision 9;
6.25 	(2) a violation of section 169.13; 169.21; 169.444; 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (2); or 
6.26 	609.487, subdivisions 3 to 5;
6.27 	(3) any violation of chapter 169A; or
6.28 	(4) a law from another state similar to those described in clauses (1) to (3).
6.29 		Subd. 6.Responsibility for prosecution. (a) The attorney in the jurisdiction in which 
6.30 	the violation occurred who is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor violations of this 
6.31 	section is also responsible for prosecution of gross misdemeanor violations of this section.
7.1 	(b) Nothing in this section or section 609.035 or 609.04 limits the power of the state to 
7.2 	prosecute or punish a person for conduct that constitutes any other crime under any other 
7.3 	law of this state.
7.4 		Subd. 7.Sufficiency of notice. (a) Notice of revocation, suspension, cancellation, or 
7.5 	disqualification is sufficient if personally served, or if mailed by first class mail to the 
7.6 	person's last known address or to the address listed on the person's driver's license. Notice 
7.7 	is also sufficient if the person was informed that revocation, suspension, cancellation, or 
7.8 	disqualification would be imposed upon a condition occurring or failing to occur, and where 
7.9 	the condition has in fact occurred or failed to occur.
7.10 	(b) It is not a defense that a person failed to file a change of address with the post office, 
7.11 	or failed to notify the department of Public Safety of a change of name or address as required 
7.12 	under section 171.11.

7.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 
7.14 	committed on or after that date.

7.15 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.16 		Subdivision 1.Correctional facilities; inspection; licensing. (a) Except as provided 
7.17 	in paragraph (b), the commissioner of corrections shall inspect and license all correctional 
7.18 	facilities throughout the state, whether public or private, established and operated for the 
7.19 	detention and confinement of persons confined or incarcerated therein according to law 
7.20 	except to the extent that they are inspected or licensed by other state regulating agencies. 
7.21 	The commissioner shall promulgate pursuant to chapter 14, rules establishing minimum 
7.22 	standards for these facilities with respect to their management, operation, physical condition, 
7.23 	and the security, safety, health, treatment, and discipline of persons confined or incarcerated 
7.24 	therein. These minimum standards shall include but are not limited to specific guidance 
7.25 	pertaining to:
7.26 	(1) screening, appraisal, assessment, and treatment for persons confined or incarcerated 
7.27 	in correctional facilities with mental illness or substance use disorders;
7.28 	(2) a policy on the involuntary administration of medications, including a process for 
7.29 	determining on intake whether a Jarvis Order is in place and ensuring it will be followed 
7.30 	during the confinement or incarceration;
7.31 	(3) suicide prevention plans and training;
7.32 	(4) verification of medications in a timely manner;
8.1 	(5) well-being checks;
8.2 	(6) discharge planning, including providing prescribed medications to persons confined 
8.3 	or incarcerated in correctional facilities upon release;
8.4 	(7) a policy on referrals or transfers to medical or mental health care in a noncorrectional 
8.5 	institution;
8.6 	(8) use of segregation and mental health checks;
8.7 	(9) critical incident debriefings;
8.8 	(10) clinical management of substance use disorders and opioid overdose emergency 
8.9 	procedures;
8.10 	(11) a policy regarding identification of persons with special needs confined or 
8.11 	incarcerated in correctional facilities;
8.12 	(12) a policy regarding the use of telehealth;
8.13 	(13) self-auditing of compliance with minimum standards;
8.14 	(14) information sharing with medical personnel and when medical assessment must be 
8.15 	facilitated;
8.16 	(15) a code of conduct policy for facility staff and annual training;
8.17 	(16) a policy on death review of all circumstances surrounding the death of an individual 
8.18 	committed to the custody of the facility; and
8.19 	(17) dissemination of a rights statement made available to persons confined or 
8.20 	incarcerated in licensed correctional facilities.
8.21 	No individual, corporation, partnership, voluntary association, or other private 
8.22 	organization legally responsible for the operation of a correctional facility may operate the 
8.23 	facility unless it possesses a current license from the commissioner of corrections. Private 
8.24 	adult correctional facilities shall have the authority of section 624.714, subdivision 13, if 
8.25 	the Department of Corrections licenses the facility with the authority and the facility meets 
8.26 	requirements of section 243.52.
8.27 	The commissioner shall review the correctional facilities described in this subdivision 
8.28 	at least once every two years, except as otherwise provided, to determine compliance with 
8.29 	the minimum standards established according to this subdivision or other Minnesota statute 
8.30 	related to minimum standards and conditions of confinement.
9.1 	The commissioner shall grant a license to any facility found to conform to minimum 
9.2 	standards or to any facility which, in the commissioner's judgment, is making satisfactory 
9.3 	progress toward substantial conformity and the standards not being met do not impact the 
9.4 	interests and well-being of the persons confined or incarcerated in the facility. A limited 
9.5 	license under subdivision 1a may be issued for purposes of effectuating a facility closure. 
9.6 	The commissioner may grant licensure up to two years. Unless otherwise specified by 
9.7 	statute, all licenses issued under this chapter expire at 12:01 a.m. on the day after the 
9.8 	expiration date stated on the license.
9.9 	The commissioner shall have access to the buildings, grounds, books, records, staff, and 
9.10 	to persons confined or incarcerated in these facilities. The commissioner may require the 
9.11 	officers in charge of these facilities to furnish all information and statistics the commissioner 
9.12 	deems necessary, at a time and place designated by the commissioner. Notwithstanding 
9.13 	chapter 13 or any other state law classifying or restricting access to data, the officers in 
9.14 	charge of these facilities must furnish all data available to the facility that the commissioner 
9.15 	deems necessary to conduct a review of any emergency or unusual occurrence at the facility. 
9.16 	Failure to provide or grant access to relevant information or statistics necessary to fulfill 
9.17 	inspection or emergency or unusual occurrence reviews, as requested by the commissioner, 
9.18 	may be grounds for the commissioner to take action against a correctional facility's license 
9.19 	under subdivision 1a, 1b, or 1c.
9.20 	All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all deaths of 
9.21 	individuals who died while committed to the custody of the facility, regardless of whether 
9.22 	the death occurred at the facility or after removal from the facility for medical care stemming 
9.23 	from an incident or need for medical care at the correctional facility, as soon as practicable, 
9.24 	but no later than 24 hours of receiving knowledge of the death, including any demographic 
9.25 	information as required by the commissioner.
9.26 	All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all other 
9.27 	emergency or unusual occurrences as defined by rule, including uses of force by facility 
9.28 	staff that result in substantial bodily harm or suicide attempts, to the commissioner of 
9.29 	corrections within ten days from the occurrence, including any demographic information 
9.30 	as required by the commissioner. The commissioner of corrections shall consult with the 
9.31 	Minnesota Sheriffs' Association and a representative from the Minnesota Association of 
9.32 	Community Corrections Act Counties who is responsible for the operations of an adult 
9.33 	correctional facility to define "use of force" that results in substantial bodily harm for 
9.34 	reporting purposes.
10.1 	The commissioner may require that any or all such information be provided through the 
10.2 	Department of Corrections detention information system. The commissioner shall post each 
10.3 	inspection report publicly and on the department's website within 30 days of completing 
10.4 	the inspection. The education program offered in a correctional facility for the confinement 
10.5 	or incarceration of juvenile offenders must be approved by the commissioner of education 
10.6 	before the commissioner of corrections may grant a license to the facility.
10.7 	(b) For juvenile facilities licensed by the commissioner of human services, the 
10.8 	commissioner may inspect and certify programs based on certification standards set forth 
10.9 	in Minnesota Rules. For the purpose of this paragraph, "certification" has the meaning given 
10.10 	it in section 245A.02.
10.11 	(c) Any state agency which regulates, inspects, or licenses certain aspects of correctional 
10.12 	facilities shall, insofar as is possible, ensure that the minimum standards it requires are 
10.13 	substantially the same as those required by other state agencies which regulate, inspect, or 
10.14 	license the same aspects of similar types of correctional facilities, although at different 
10.15 	correctional facilities.
10.16 	(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner of corrections' 
10.17 	authority to promulgate rules establishing standards of eligibility for counties to receive 
10.18 	funds under chapter 401, or to require counties to comply with operating standards the 
10.19 	commissioner establishes as a condition precedent for counties to receive that funding.
10.20 	(e) The department's inspection unit must report directly to a division head outside of 
10.21 	the correctional institutions division.

10.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
10.23 	read:
10.24 		Subd. 4f.Medication provision in correctional facilities. Correctional facilities, as 
10.25 	defined in subdivision 1, shall provide to incarcerated individuals the same medications 
10.26 	prescribed to those individuals prior to their incarceration or confinement unless a licensed 
10.27 	health care professional, as defined in chapter 147 or 148, determines the medication is no 
10.28 	longer needed because the condition treated by the medication has resolved, the incarcerated 
10.29 	individual no longer wishes to take the medication, or a more effective medication is 
10.30 	prescribed to treat the condition and is acceptable to the incarcerated individual.

11.1 	Sec. 7. [299A.473] CERTAIN GIFTS ALLOWED AFTER OFFICER KILLED IN 
11.2 	THE LINE OF DUTY.
11.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
11.4 	(b) "Gift" means money, real or personal property, a plaque, or a service that is given 
11.5 	and received without the giver receiving consideration of equal or greater value in return.
11.6 	(c) "Killed in the line of duty" has the meaning given in section 299A.41, subdivision 
11.7 	3.
11.8 	(d) "Plaque" means a decorative item with an inscription recognizing an individual for 
11.9 	an accomplishment.
11.10 	(e) "Political subdivision" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, or 
11.11 	any other political subdivision of the state.
11.12 	(f) "Public safety officer" has the meaning given in section 299A.41, subdivision 4.
11.13 		Subd. 2.Gifts; conditions. Notwithstanding sections 10A.071 and 471.895, a gift may 
11.14 	be given by any person to one or more public safety officers if all of the following criteria 
11.15 	are met:
11.16 	(1) a public safety officer employed by the same state agency or political subdivision 
11.17 	as the gift recipient was killed in the line of duty;
11.18 	(2) the gift is given during the consecutive 24-month period beginning on the date of 
11.19 	death of the public safety officer killed in the line of duty;
11.20 	(3) the gift honors, commemorates, or provides team morale and cohesion services to 
11.21 	the gift recipient; and
11.22 	(4) the gift is in compliance with applicable gift policies, if the state agency or political 
11.23 	subdivision has adopted such policies under subdivision 4.
11.24 		Subd. 3.State agency or political subdivision as recipient. Notwithstanding any law 
11.25 	or rule to the contrary, a state agency or political subdivision may receive a gift that meets 
11.26 	the criteria of subdivision 2 on behalf of one or more public safety officers employed by 
11.27 	the state agency or political subdivision. The gift must be distributed by the state agency or 
11.28 	political subdivision to the intended public safety officer recipients:
11.29 	(1) within one year of the receipt of the gift; and
11.30 	(2) in compliance with applicable gift policies, if the state agency or political subdivision 
11.31 	has adopted such policies under subdivision 4.
12.1 		Subd. 4.Gift policies. A state agency or political subdivision may adopt policies with 
12.2 	additional requirements and restrictions for gifts to public safety officers employed by the 
12.3 	state agency or political subdivision.

12.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
12.5 	applies to gifts given on or after that date.

12.6 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.477, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.7 		Subd. 2.Program established. The commissioner of public safety shall award a grant 
12.8 	to the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative to administer a hometown heroes assistance program 
12.9 	for Minnesota firefighters. The Minnesota Firefighter Initiative shall use the grant funds:
12.10 	(1) to establish and fund critical illness coverage that provides monetary support payments 
12.11 	to each firefighter who is diagnosed with a critical illness on or after August 1, 2021, and 
12.12 	who applies for the payment. Monetary support shall be provided according to the 
12.13 	requirements in subdivision 3;
12.14 	(2) to develop a psychotherapy program customized to address emotional trauma 
12.15 	experienced by firefighters, which includes providing peer-to-peer support, and to offer all 
12.16 	firefighters in the state up to five psychotherapy sessions per year under the customized 
12.17 	program, provided by mental health professionals;
12.18 	(3) to coordinate additional psychotherapy sessions to firefighters who need them;
12.19 	(4) to develop, annually update, and annually provide make available to all firefighters 
12.20 	in the state at least two hours of training on critical illnesses, such as cancer and heart disease, 
12.21 	and emotional trauma as causes of illness and death for firefighters; steps and best practices 
12.22 	for firefighters to limit the occupational risks of cancer, heart disease, and emotional trauma; 
12.23 	provide evidence-based suicide prevention strategies; and ways for firefighters to address 
12.24 	occupation-related emotional trauma and promote emotional wellness. The training shall 
12.25 	be presented by firefighters who attend an additional course to prepare them to serve as 
12.26 	trainers; and
12.27 	(5) for administrative and overhead costs of the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative associated 
12.28 	with conducting the activities in clauses (1) to (4).

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

13.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.055, is amended to read:
13.2 	299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
13.3 	(a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature 
13.4 	on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC; 
13.5 	the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and 
13.6 	federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces. 
13.7 	None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state 
13.8 	or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year 
13.9 	unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information, 
13.10 	to the extent allowed by other law:
13.11 	(1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff 
13.12 	duties;
13.13 	(2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information 
13.14 	provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner 
13.15 	briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
13.16 	(3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken 
13.17 	pursuant to audits;
13.18 	(4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those 
13.19 	requests;
13.20 	(5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such 
13.21 	as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
13.22 	(6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC 
13.23 	to the extent permitted by law;
13.24 	(7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the 
13.25 	MNFC;
13.26 	(8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into 
13.27 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of 
13.28 	Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
13.29 	(9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual 
13.30 	on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;
13.31 	(10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law 
13.32 	enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;
14.1 	(11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data 
14.2 	with;
14.3 	(12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;
14.4 	(13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task 
14.5 	Force; and
14.6 	(14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs.;
14.7 	(15) the number of tips received through the Department of Public Safety's anonymous 
14.8 	threat reporting system, including the See It, Say It, Send It application, and the number of 
14.9 	those tips that the MNFC processed; and
14.10 	(16) the number of active shooter incident reports received from school districts pursuant 
14.11 	to section 121A.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a summary of the reports; and the number 
14.12 	of reports that were converted into Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were 
14.13 	referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement 
14.14 	agencies.
14.15 	(b) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
14.16 	committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices 
14.17 	and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each 
14.18 	year beginning on February 15, 2024.

14.19 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in sections 299C.52 to 299C.565, the following 
14.21 	terms have the meanings given them:
14.22 	(a) "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years or any person certified or known 
14.23 	to be mentally incompetent.
14.24 	(b) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid from a human biological specimen.
14.25 	(c) "Endangered" means that a law enforcement official has received sufficient evidence 
14.26 	that the missing person is at risk of physical injury or death. The following circumstances 
14.27 	indicate that a missing person is at risk of physical injury or death:
14.28 	(1) the person is missing as a result of a confirmed abduction or under circumstances 
14.29 	that indicate that the person's disappearance was not voluntary;
14.30 	(2) the person is missing under known dangerous circumstances;
14.31 	(3) the person is missing more than 30 days;
15.1 	(4) the person is under the age of 21 and at least one other factor in this paragraph is 
15.2 	applicable;
15.3 	(5) there is evidence the person is in need of medical attention or prescription medication 
15.4 	such that it will have a serious adverse effect on the person's health if the person does not 
15.5 	receive the needed care or medication;
15.6 	(6) the person does not have a pattern of running away or disappearing;
15.7 	(7) the person is mentally impaired;
15.8 	(8) the person has dementia, a traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, or other 
15.9 	cognitive impairments;
15.10 	(9) there is evidence that the person may have been abducted by a noncustodial parent;
15.11 	(9) (10) the person has been the subject of past threats or acts of violence;
15.12 	(10) (11) there is evidence the person is lost in the wilderness, backcountry, or outdoors 
15.13 	where survival is precarious and immediate and effective investigation and search and rescue 
15.14 	efforts are critical; or
15.15 	(11) (12) any other factor that the law enforcement agency deems to indicate that the 
15.16 	person may be at risk of physical injury or death, including a determination by another law 
15.17 	enforcement agency that the person is missing and endangered.
15.18 	(d) "Missing" means the status of a person after a law enforcement agency that has 
15.19 	received a report of a missing person has conducted a preliminary investigation and 
15.20 	determined that the person cannot be located.
15.21 	(e) "NCIC" means National Crime Information Center.

15.22 	Sec. 11. [299C.77] FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS BY POLITICAL 
15.23 	SUBDIVISIONS.
15.24 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "applicant for licensure" means an 
15.25 	individual or if the applicant is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or 
15.26 	other legal entity, every officer, director, manager, and general partner of the entity, who 
15.27 	seeks a license issued by a county or city to operate a business:
15.28 	(1) that qualifies as an adult entertainment establishment under section 617.242, 
15.29 	subdivision 1; or
15.30 	(2) providing massage services.
16.1 		Subd. 2.Background check authorized. (a) A county or city may investigate the 
16.2 	criminal history background of any applicant for licensure.
16.3 	(b) The investigation conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) must consist of a criminal 
16.4 	history check of the state criminal records repository and a national criminal history check. 
16.5 	The county or city must accept the applicant's signed criminal history records check consent 
16.6 	form for the state and national criminal history check request, a full set of classifiable 
16.7 	fingerprints, and required fees. The county or city must submit the applicant's completed 
16.8 	criminal history records check consent form, full set of classifiable fingerprints, and required 
16.9 	fees to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. After receiving this information, the bureau 
16.10 	must conduct a Minnesota criminal history records check of the applicant. The bureau may 
16.11 	exchange an applicant's fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the 
16.12 	applicant's national criminal history record information. The bureau must return the results 
16.13 	of the Minnesota and federal criminal history records checks to the county or city. Using 
16.14 	the criminal history data provided by the bureau, the county or city must determine whether 
16.15 	the applicant is disqualified from licensure. The applicant's failure to cooperate with the 
16.16 	county or city in conducting the records check is reasonable cause to deny an application.

16.17 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
16.18 		Subd. 6.Reporting. (a) As provided for in chapter 13, the superintendent must make 
16.19 	all inactive investigative data for officer-involved death investigations that are public under 
16.20 	section 13.82, subdivision 7, or other applicable law available on the bureau's website within 
16.21 	30 days of the end of the last criminal appeal of a subject of an investigation. of the case 
16.22 	becoming inactive as defined in section 13.82, subdivision 7, except any video that does 
16.23 	not record, describe, or otherwise document actions and circumstances surrounding the 
16.24 	officer-involved death.
16.25 	(b) By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report to the commissioner, the 
16.26 	governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
16.27 	jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy the following information about the unit: 
16.28 	the number of investigations initiated; the number of incidents investigated; the outcomes 
16.29 	or current status of each investigation; the charging decisions made by the prosecuting 
16.30 	authority of incidents investigated by the unit; the number of plea agreements reached in 
16.31 	incidents investigated by the unit; and any other information relevant to the unit's mission.
16.32 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision modifies the requirements of chapter 13 or the 
16.33 	classification of data.

17.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.198, is amended to read:
17.2 	471.198 EXPENDITURES; NATIONAL NIGHT OUT; LAW ENFORCEMENT 
17.3 	COMMUNITY EVENTS; FALLEN OFFICERS.
17.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
17.5 	(b) "Local government" means a home rule charter or statutory city, town, or county.
17.6 	(c) "Qualified individual" means an individual with one of the following relationships 
17.7 	to a local government expending money under this section:
17.8 	(1) an employee of the local government;
17.9 	(2) an immediate family member of an employee of the local government; or
17.10 	(3) an immediate family member of a fallen officer who was employed by the local 
17.11 	government.
17.12 		Subd. 2.Authorized expenditures. (a) Any home rule charter or statutory city or any 
17.13 	town, county, or school district A local government may spend money for the following 
17.14 	purposes:
17.15 	(1) National Night Out events held in the jurisdiction of the local government spending 
17.16 	the money.;
17.17 	(b) Any home rule charter or statutory city or any town, county, or school district may 
17.18 	spend money for (2) any event or purpose that the governing body of the local government
17.19 	determines will foster positive relationships between law enforcement and the community.;
17.20 	(3) funding a funeral or memorial for a public safety officer killed in the line of duty; 
17.21 	and
17.22 	(4) funding travel and participation for qualified individuals in national memorial events 
17.23 	for fallen public safety officers occurring within 24 months of a line-of-duty death of an 
17.24 	officer or employee of the local government.
17.25 	(b) A school district is authorized to spend money for the purposes of paragraph (a), 
17.26 	clauses (1) and (2).
17.27 		Subd. 3.Contributions solicitation. (c) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the 
17.28 	contrary, any home rule charter or statutory city, or any town, county, local government or 
17.29 	school district may, by resolution, authorize officials and staff to solicit contributions for 
17.30 	the purposes authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b) subdivision 2.

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

18.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 595.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.2 		Subdivision 1.Competency of witnesses. Every person of sufficient understanding, 
18.3 	including a party, may testify in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in court or 
18.4 	before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as provided in this 
18.5 	subdivision:
18.6 	(a) A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent, nor a 
18.7 	wife for or against her husband without his consent, nor can either, during the marriage or 
18.8 	afterwards, without the consent of the other, be examined as to any communication made 
18.9 	by one to the other during the marriage. This exception does not apply to a civil action or 
18.10 	proceeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime 
18.11 	committed by one against the other or against a child of either or against a child under the 
18.12 	care of either spouse, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which one is charged with 
18.13 	homicide or an attempt to commit homicide and the date of the marriage of the defendant 
18.14 	is subsequent to the date of the offense, nor to an action or proceeding for nonsupport, 
18.15 	neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights.
18.16 	(b) An attorney cannot, without the consent of the attorney's client, be examined as to 
18.17 	any communication made by the client to the attorney or the attorney's advice given thereon 
18.18 	in the course of professional duty; nor can any employee of the attorney be examined as to 
18.19 	the communication or advice, without the client's consent.
18.20 	(c) A member of the clergy or other minister of any religion shall not, without the consent 
18.21 	of the party making the confession, be allowed to disclose a confession made to the member 
18.22 	of the clergy or other minister in a professional character, in the course of discipline enjoined 
18.23 	by the rules or practice of the religious body to which the member of the clergy or other 
18.24 	minister belongs; nor shall a member of the clergy or other minister of any religion be 
18.25 	examined as to any communication made to the member of the clergy or other minister by 
18.26 	any person seeking religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort or advice given thereon in 
18.27 	the course of the member of the clergy's or other minister's professional character, without 
18.28 	the consent of the person.
18.29 	(d) A licensed physician or surgeon, dentist, or chiropractor shall not, without the consent 
18.30 	of the patient, be allowed to disclose any information or any opinion based thereon which 
18.31 	the professional acquired in attending the patient in a professional capacity, and which was 
18.32 	necessary to enable the professional to act in that capacity; after the decease of the patient, 
18.33 	in an action to recover insurance benefits, where the insurance has been in existence two 
18.34 	years or more, the beneficiaries shall be deemed to be the personal representatives of the 
19.1 	deceased person for the purpose of waiving this privilege, and no oral or written waiver of 
19.2 	the privilege shall have any binding force or effect except when made upon the trial or 
19.3 	examination where the evidence is offered or received.
19.4 	(e) A public officer shall not be allowed to disclose communications made to the officer 
19.5 	in official confidence when the public interest would suffer by the disclosure.
19.6 	(f) Persons of unsound mind and persons intoxicated at the time of their production for 
19.7 	examination are not competent witnesses if they lack capacity to remember or to relate 
19.8 	truthfully facts respecting which they are examined.
19.9 	(g) A registered nurse, psychologist, consulting psychologist, or licensed social worker 
19.10 	engaged in a psychological or social assessment or treatment of an individual at the 
19.11 	individual's request shall not, without the consent of the professional's client, be allowed to 
19.12 	disclose any information or opinion based thereon which the professional has acquired in 
19.13 	attending the client in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable the 
19.14 	professional to act in that capacity. Nothing in this clause exempts licensed social workers 
19.15 	from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.
19.16 	(h) An interpreter for a person disabled in communication shall not, without the consent 
19.17 	of the person, be allowed to disclose any communication if the communication would, if 
19.18 	the interpreter were not present, be privileged. For purposes of this section, a "person disabled 
19.19 	in communication" means a person who, because of a hearing, speech or other communication 
19.20 	disorder, or because of the inability to speak or comprehend the English language, is unable 
19.21 	to understand the proceedings in which the person is required to participate. The presence 
19.22 	of an interpreter as an aid to communication does not destroy an otherwise existing privilege.
19.23 	(i) Licensed chemical dependency counselors shall not disclose information or an opinion 
19.24 	based on the information which they acquire from persons consulting them in their 
19.25 	professional capacities, and which was necessary to enable them to act in that capacity, 
19.26 	except that they may do so:
19.27 	(1) when informed consent has been obtained in writing, except in those circumstances 
19.28 	in which not to do so would violate the law or would result in clear and imminent danger 
19.29 	to the client or others;
19.30 	(2) when the communications reveal the contemplation or ongoing commission of a 
19.31 	crime; or
19.32 	(3) when the consulting person waives the privilege by bringing suit or filing charges 
19.33 	against the licensed professional whom that person consulted.
20.1 	(j) A parent or the parent's minor child may not be examined as to any communication 
20.2 	made in confidence by the minor to the minor's parent. A communication is confidential if 
20.3 	made out of the presence of persons not members of the child's immediate family living in 
20.4 	the same household. This exception may be waived by express consent to disclosure by a 
20.5 	parent entitled to claim the privilege or by the child who made the communication or by 
20.6 	failure of the child or parent to object when the contents of a communication are demanded. 
20.7 	This exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one spouse against the other 
20.8 	or by a parent or child against the other, nor to a proceeding to commit either the child or 
20.9 	parent to whom the communication was made or to place the person or property or either 
20.10 	under the control of another because of an alleged mental or physical condition, nor to a 
20.11 	criminal action or proceeding in which the parent is charged with a crime committed against 
20.12 	the person or property of the communicating child, the parent's spouse, or a child of either 
20.13 	the parent or the parent's spouse, or in which a child is charged with a crime or act of 
20.14 	delinquency committed against the person or property of a parent or a child of a parent, nor 
20.15 	to an action or proceeding for termination of parental rights, nor any other action or 
20.16 	proceeding on a petition alleging child abuse, child neglect, abandonment or nonsupport 
20.17 	by a parent.
20.18 	(k) Sexual assault counselors may not be allowed to disclose any opinion or information 
20.19 	received from or about the victim without the consent of the victim. However, a counselor 
20.20 	may be compelled to identify or disclose information in investigations or proceedings related 
20.21 	to neglect or termination of parental rights if the court determines good cause exists. In 
20.22 	determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need 
20.23 	for disclosure against the effect on the victim, the treatment relationship, and the treatment 
20.24 	services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this clause exempts sexual assault counselors from 
20.25 	compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.
20.26 	"Sexual assault counselor" for the purpose of this section means a person who has 
20.27 	undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction of 
20.28 	a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is to render advice, counseling, or 
20.29 	assistance to victims of sexual assault.
20.30 	(l) A domestic abuse advocate may shall not, without the consent of the victim, be 
20.31 	compelled allowed to disclose any opinion or information received from or about the victim 
20.32 	without the consent of the victim unless ordered by the court that the advocate acquired in 
20.33 	attending to the victim in a professional capacity. In determining whether to compel 
20.34 	disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need for disclosure against the effect 
20.35 	on the victim, the relationship between the victim and domestic abuse advocate, and the 
21.1 	services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this paragraph (1) exempts domestic abuse advocates 
21.2 	from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E, or (2) modifies 
21.3 	a prosecutor's obligation to disclose material and information to the defense when the 
21.4 	information is in the possession or control of members of the prosecution staff and of any 
21.5 	others who have participated in the investigation or evaluation of the case and who either 
21.6 	regularly report, or with reference to the particular case have reported, to the prosecutor's 
21.7 	office.
21.8 	For the purposes of this section, "domestic abuse advocate" means an employee or 
21.9 	supervised volunteer from a community-based battered women's shelter and domestic abuse 
21.10 	program eligible to receive grants under section 611A.32; that provides information, 
21.11 	advocacy, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, or support to victims of domestic abuse 
21.12 	and who is not employed by or under the direct supervision of a law enforcement agency, 
21.13 	a prosecutor's office, or by a city, county, or state agency.
21.14 	(m) A person cannot be examined as to any communication or document, including 
21.15 	work notes, made or used in the course of or because of mediation pursuant to an agreement 
21.16 	to mediate or a collaborative law process pursuant to an agreement to participate in 
21.17 	collaborative law. This does not apply to the parties in the dispute in an application to a 
21.18 	court by a party to have a mediated settlement agreement or a stipulated agreement resulting 
21.19 	from the collaborative law process set aside or reformed. A communication or document 
21.20 	otherwise not privileged does not become privileged because of this paragraph. This 
21.21 	paragraph is not intended to limit the privilege accorded to communication during mediation 
21.22 	or collaborative law by the common law.
21.23 	(n) A child under ten years of age is a competent witness unless the court finds that the 
21.24 	child lacks the capacity to remember or to relate truthfully facts respecting which the child 
21.25 	is examined. A child describing any act or event may use language appropriate for a child 
21.26 	of that age.
21.27 	(o) A communication assistant for a telecommunications relay system for persons who 
21.28 	have communication disabilities shall not, without the consent of the person making the 
21.29 	communication, be allowed to disclose communications made to the communication assistant 
21.30 	for the purpose of relaying.

21.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

22.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.2 		Subd. 2.Minimum fines. Notwithstanding any other law, when a court sentences a 
22.3 	person convicted of violating section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, 609.224, 
22.4 	609.2242, 609.267, 609.2671, 609.2672, 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, or 609.345, it must 
22.5 	impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by law nor more 
22.6 	than the maximum fine authorized by law.
22.7 	The court shall collect the portion of the fine mandated by this subdivision and forward 
22.8 	70 percent of it to a local victim assistance program that provides services locally in the 
22.9 	county in which the crime was committed. The court shall forward the remaining 30 percent 
22.10 	to the commissioner of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. If more 
22.11 	than one victim assistance program serves the county in which the crime was committed, 
22.12 	the court may designate on a case-by-case basis which program will receive the fine proceeds, 
22.13 	giving consideration to the nature of the crime committed, the types of victims served by 
22.14 	the program, and the funding needs of the program. If no victim assistance program serves 
22.15 	that county, the court shall forward 100 percent of the fine proceeds to the commissioner 
22.16 	of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. Fine proceeds received by a 
22.17 	local victim assistance program must be used to provide direct services to crime victims.
22.18 	The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in addition to the surcharge or 
22.19 	assessment required by section 357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence 
22.20 	of imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court.
22.21 	As used in this subdivision, "victim assistance program" means victim witness programs 
22.22 	within county attorney offices or any of the following programs: crime victim crisis centers, 
22.23 	victim-witness programs, battered womendomestic abuse victim shelters and nonshelter 
22.24 	programs, and sexual assault programs, and children's advocacy centers as defined in section 
22.25 	260E.02, subdivision 5.

22.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

22.27 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.02, is amended to read:
22.28 	611A.02 NOTIFICATION OF VICTIM SERVICES AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS.
22.29 		Subd. 2.Victims' rights. (a) The Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public 
22.30 	Safety shall update the two model notices of the rights of crime victims required to be 
22.31 	distributed under this section and section 629.341.
22.32 	(b) The initial notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by a peace officer 
22.33 	to each victim, as defined in section 611A.01, at the time of initial contact with the victim
23.1 	at the scene or when the victim makes a report. The notice, which may be distributed as a 
23.2 	document or electronically, must inform a victim of:
23.3 	(1) the victim's right to apply for reparations to the Minnesota Crime Victims 
23.4 	Reimbursement Program to cover losses, not including property losses, resulting from a 
23.5 	violent crime and the telephone number to call to request an application and information 
23.6 	on how to apply;
23.7 	(2) the victim's right to request that the law enforcement agency withhold public access 
23.8 	to data revealing the victim's identity under section 13.82, subdivision 17, paragraph (d);
23.9 	(3) the additional rights of domestic abuse victims as described in section 629.341;
23.10 	(4) information on statewide crime victim help lines, the state address confidentiality 
23.11 	program, and the nearest crime victim assistance program or resource; and
23.12 	(5) the victim's rights, if an offender is charged, to be informed of and participate in the 
23.13 	prosecution process, including the right to request restitution; and right to be notified if an 
23.14 	offender is charged, to participate in the prosecution process, and to request restitution upon 
23.15 	conviction.
23.16 	(6) (c) A supplemental notice must be distributed by law enforcement agencies in 
23.17 	homicide cases, and must include resources and information specific to homicide victims 
23.18 	and information on rights and procedures available under sections 524.2-803, 524.3-614, 
23.19 	and 524.3-615.
23.20 	(c) (d) A supplemental notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by the 
23.21 	city or county attorney's office to each victim, within a reasonable time after the offender 
23.22 	is charged or petitioned. This notice must inform a victim of all the rights of crime victims 
23.23 	under this chapter.
23.24 		Subd. 3.Notice of rights of victims in juvenile court. (a) The Office of Justice Programs 
23.25 	in the Department of Public Safety shall update the notice of the rights of victims in juvenile 
23.26 	court that explains A supplemental notice shall be distributed by the prosecutor's office to 
23.27 	each victim of an offense committed by a juvenile within a reasonable time after the petition 
23.28 	is filed. This notice must notify the victim of:
23.29 	(1) the rights of victims in the juvenile court;
23.30 	(2) when a juvenile matter is public;
23.31 	(3) the procedures to be followed in juvenile court proceedings; and
23.32 	(4) the right to attend certain juvenile court proceedings;
24.1 	(5) the information related to the juvenile case that is available to victims; and
24.2 	(4) (6) other relevant matters.
24.3 	(b) The juvenile court shall distribute a copy of the notice to each victim of juvenile 
24.4 	crime who attends a juvenile court proceeding, along with a notice of services for victims 
24.5 	available in that judicial district.

24.6 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.0315, is amended to read:
24.7 	611A.0315 VICTIM NOTIFICATION; DOMESTIC ASSAULT; CRIMINAL 
24.8 	SEXUAL CONDUCT; HARASSMENT; STALKING.
24.9 		Subdivision 1.Notice of decision not to prosecute. (a) A prosecutor shall make every 
24.10 	reasonable effort to notify a victim of domestic assault, a criminal sexual conduct offense, 
24.11 	or harassment or stalking, a violation of an order for protection, domestic abuse no contact 
24.12 	order, or harassment restraining order that the prosecutor has decided to decline prosecution 
24.13 	of the case or to dismiss the criminal charges filed against the defendant. Efforts to notify 
24.14 	the victim should include, in order of priority: (1) contacting the victim or a person designated 
24.15 	by the victim by telephone; and (2) contacting the victim by email or mail. If a suspect is 
24.16 	still in custody, the a telephone or email notification attempt shall be made before the suspect 
24.17 	is released from custody.
24.18 	(b) Whenever a prosecutor dismisses criminal charges against a person accused of 
24.19 	domestic assault, a criminal sexual conduct offense, or harassment or stalking, a violation 
24.20 	of an order for protection, or a violation of a harassment restraining order, a record shall be 
24.21 	made of the specific reasons for the dismissal. If the dismissal is due to the unavailability 
24.22 	of the witness, the prosecutor shall indicate the specific reason that the witness is unavailable.
24.23 	(c) Whenever a prosecutor notifies a victim of domestic assault, criminal sexual conduct, 
24.24 	or harassment or stalking under this section, the prosecutor shall also inform the victim of 
24.25 	the method and benefits of seeking an order for protection under section 518B.01 or a 
24.26 	restraining order under section 609.748 and that the victim may seek an order without paying 
24.27 	a fee.
24.28 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
24.29 	meanings given them.
24.30 	(a) "Assault" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 10.
24.31 	(b) "Domestic assault" means an assault committed by the actor against a family or 
24.32 	household member.
25.1 	(c) "Family or household member" has the meaning given it in section 518B.01, 
25.2 	subdivision 2.
25.3 	(d) "Harassment" or "stalking" means a violation of section 609.749.
25.4 	(e) "Criminal sexual conduct offense" means a violation of sections 609.342 to 609.3453.
25.5 	(f) "Violation of an order for protection" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, 
25.6 	subdivision 14.
25.7 	(g) "Violation of a harassment restraining order" has the meaning given in section 
25.8 	609.748, subdivision 6.

25.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.341, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.10 		Subd. 3.Notice of rights. The peace officer shall tell orally notify the victim whether 
25.11 	a about shelter or other services are available in the community and give the victim immediate 
25.12 	written notice of the legal rights and remedies and resources available. The written notice 
25.13 	must include furnishing the victim a copy of the following statement:
25.14 	"IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can ask the city or 
25.15 	county attorney to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to go to court and file 
25.16 	a petition requesting an order for protection from domestic abuse. The order could include 
25.17 	the following:
25.18 	(1) an order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse;
25.19 	(2) an order directing the abuser to leave your household;
25.20 	(3) an order preventing the abuser from entering your residence, school, business, or 
25.21 	place of employment;
25.22 	(4) an order awarding you or the other parent custody of or parenting time with your 
25.23 	minor child or children; or
25.24 	(5) an order directing the abuser to pay support to you and the minor children if the 
25.25 	abuser has a legal obligation to do so."
25.26 	"IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can file a petition with 
25.27 	the court for an order for protection and ask that the person responsible for the domestic 
25.28 	violence:
25.29 	(1) Be restrained from further acts of abuse;
25.30 	(2) Leave your household;
26.1 	(3) Stay away from your residence, school, business, or place of employment; and
26.2 	(4) Pay temporary support to you and for the minor child if the person is legally obligated 
26.3 	to do so.
26.4 	In your petition, you can request a custody and parenting time order for a child in common 
26.5 	with the person."
26.6 	The notice must include the resource listing, including telephone number, for the area 
26.7 	program that provides statewide domestic abuse help line and contact information for area 
26.8 	organizations providing services to victims of domestic abuse as shelter, designated by the 
26.9 	Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety.

26.10 	Sec. 19. USE OF EXISTING SUPPLY.
 26.11 	A law enforcement agency, city attorney's office, or county attorney's office may exhaust 
26.12 	existing notices before producing materials with the modifications required under Minnesota 
26.13 	Statutes, sections 611A.02, subdivision 2, and 629.341, subdivision 3.

26.14 	Sec. 20. TITLE.
 26.15 	Sections 5 and 6 of this act shall be known as the "Larry R. Hill Medical Reform Act."