1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing for certain policy for the judiciary, courts, 
1.3 	public safety, crime, corrections, data practices, and civil law; providing for crime 
1.4 	victims policy; modifying certain financial crimes and fraud investigations law; 
1.5 	modifying certain crime victims policy; modifying certain mortgage foreclosure 
1.6 	policy; modifying certain statutes of limitation; modifying certain fees; providing 
1.7 	for grants; providing for a task force; providing for reports; establishing criminal 
1.8 	penalties; establishing Minnesota victims of crime account; appropriating money 
1.9 	for judiciary, public safety, corrections, Board of Civil Legal Aid, Guardian ad 
1.10 	Litem Board, Tax Court, Uniform Laws Commission, Board on Judicial Standards, 
1.11 	Board of Public Defense, Human Rights, Office of Appellate Counsel and Training, 
1.12 	Minnesota Competency Attainment Board, Cannabis Expungement Board, 
1.13 	Secretary of State, Sentencing Guidelines, Peace Officer Standards and Training 
1.14 	(POST) Board, Private Detective Board, Ombudsperson for Corrections, Clemency 
1.15 	Review Commission, and Office of Higher Education;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.16 	2024, sections 13.03, subdivisions 3, 6; 13.32, subdivisions 2, 5; 13.43, subdivision 
1.17 	2; 13.82, subdivision 1; 13.821; 13.825, subdivision 4; 13.991; 43A.17, subdivision 
1.18 	13; 45.0135, subdivisions 2b, 6, 7, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 60A.951, 
1.19 	subdivision 2; 60A.952, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 60A.954, subdivision 2; 60A.956; 
1.20 	65B.84; 121A.038, subdivision 7; 121A.06; 144.223; 144.296; 144E.123, 
1.21 	subdivision 3; 152.021, subdivision 2; 152.022, subdivision 2; 152.023, subdivision 
1.22 	2; 152.025, subdivision 2; 152.137, subdivisions 1, 2; 241.01, subdivision 3a; 
1.23 	241.021, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 241.80; 244.18, subdivisions 1, 
1.24 	7, 9; 244.19, subdivisions 1c, 1d, 5, 5a; 244.20; 244.41, subdivision 6; 244.44; 
1.25 	244.46, subdivision 1; 246B.04, subdivision 2; 260C.419, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 
1.26 	268.19, subdivision 1; 268B.30; 272.45; 297I.11, subdivision 2; 299C.055; 
1.27 	299C.40, subdivision 1; 299C.52, subdivision 1; 299C.80, subdivision 6; 299F.47, 
1.28 	subdivision 2; 326.338, subdivision 4; 357.021, subdivision 2; 388.23, subdivision 
1.29 	1; 401.03; 401.10, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 401.11, subdivision 
1.30 	1; 401.14; 401.15, subdivision 2; 401.17, subdivisions 1, 5; 480.243, by adding a 
1.31 	subdivision; 480.35, by adding a subdivision; 480.40, subdivisions 1, 3; 480.45, 
1.32 	subdivision 2; 484.44; 484.51; 517.04; 517.08, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; 517.09, 
1.33 	subdivision 1; 517.10; 518.68, subdivision 1; 518B.01, subdivision 2; 524.5-120; 
1.34 	524.5-311; 524.5-313; 524.5-420; 580.07, subdivisions 1, 2; 580.10; 580.225; 
1.35 	580.24; 580.25; 580.26; 580.28; 581.02; 582.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 582.043, 
1.36 	subdivision 6; 595.02, subdivision 1; 609.101, subdivision 2; 609.2231, subdivision 
1.37 	2; 609.2232; 609.322, subdivision 1; 609.527, subdivision 3; 609.531, subdivision 
1.38 	1; 609.593, subdivision 1; 609.78, subdivision 2c; 611.24, subdivision 4; 611.45, 
2.1 	subdivision 3; 611.46, subdivision 2; 611.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 611.55, subdivision 
2.2 	3; 611.56, subdivision 1; 611.59, subdivisions 1, 4; 611A.02; 611A.0315; 611A.06, 
2.3 	by adding a subdivision; 611A.90; 617.246, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 617.247; 
2.4 	624.714, subdivision 7a; 626.05, subdivision 2; 626.19, subdivision 3; 626.84, 
2.5 	subdivision 1; 626A.35, subdivision 2b, by adding a subdivision; 628.26; 629.341, 
2.6 	subdivision 3; 634.35; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivisions 2, 
2.7 	3, 8, as amended; article 4, section 24, subdivision 7, as amended; article 11, section 
2.8 	31; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding 
2.9 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 241; 299A; 299C; 401; 480; 517; 
2.10 	609; 617; 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 45.0135, subdivisions 
2.11 	2a, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, 5; 253.21; 253.23; 325E.21, subdivision 2b; 325F.02; 
2.12 	325F.03; 325F.04; 325F.05; 325F.06; 325F.07; 517.05; 517.18.
2.13 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.14 	ARTICLE 1
2.15 	JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

2.16	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.17 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.18 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.19 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.20 	The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.21 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. 
2.22 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" 
2.23 	is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

2.24				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.25				Available for the Year
	
2.26				Ending June 30
	
2.27					2026
		2027

2.28	Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT
 	$
	54,597,000
	$
	50,597,000
	
2.29 	(a) Contingent Account
2.30 	$5,000 each year is for a contingent account 
2.31 	for expenses necessary for the normal 
2.32 	operation of the court for which no other 
2.33 	reimbursement is provided.
2.34 	(b) Justice Partner Access
2.35 	$4,000,000 the first year is to improve justice 
2.36 	partner access to documents and court 
2.37 	information. This appropriation is available 
2.38 	until June 30, 2029.
3.1 	(c) Base Adjustment
3.2 	The general fund base shall be $50,821,000 
3.3 	beginning in fiscal year 2028.

3.4	Sec. 3. BOARD OF CIVIL LEGAL AID
 	$
	35,353,000
	$
	35,353,000

3.5	Sec. 4. COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	15,624,000
	$
	15,624,000
	
3.6 	Base Adjustment
3.7 	The general fund base shall be $15,794,000 
3.8 	beginning in fiscal year 2028.

3.9	Sec. 5. DISTRICT COURTS
 	$
	396,395,000
	$
	396,396,000
	
3.10 	(a) Forensic Examiner Rate Increase
3.11 	$2,685,000 each year is to increase the hourly 
3.12 	rate paid to forensic examiners.
3.13 	(b) Base Adjustment
3.14 	The general fund base shall be $403,810,000 
3.15 	beginning in fiscal year 2028.

3.16	Sec. 6. GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD
 	$
	26,741,000
	$
	26,759,000
	
3.17 	(a) Volunteer Guardians ad Litem
3.18 	$229,000 the first year and $247,000 the 
3.19 	second year are for supervising volunteer 
3.20 	guardians ad litem.
3.21 	(b) Base Adjustment
3.22 	The general fund base shall be $27,369,000 
3.23 	beginning in fiscal year 2028.

3.24	Sec. 7. TAX COURT
 	$
	2,312,000
	$
	2,353,000

3.25	Sec. 8. UNIFORM LAWS COMMISSION
 	$
	115,000
	$
	115,000

3.26	Sec. 9. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	654,000
	$
	654,000
	
3.27 	(a) Availability of Appropriation
3.28 	If the appropriation for either year is 
3.29 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
3.30 	fiscal year is available.
4.1 	(b) Major Disciplinary Actions
4.2 	$125,000 each year is for special investigative 
4.3 	and hearing costs for major disciplinary 
4.4 	actions undertaken by the board. This 
4.5 	appropriation does not cancel. Any 
4.6 	unencumbered and unspent balances remain 
4.7 	available for these expenditures through June 
4.8 	30, 2027.
4.9 	(c) Base Adjustment
4.10 	The general fund base shall be $660,000 
4.11 	beginning in fiscal year 2028.

4.12	Sec. 10. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
 	$
	167,622,000
	$
	167,622,000
	
4.13 	Base Adjustment
4.14 	The general fund base shall be $169,829,000 
4.15 	beginning in fiscal year 2028.

4.16	Sec. 11. HUMAN RIGHTS
 	$
	8,828,000
	$
	8,987,000

4.17
4.18	Sec. 12. OFFICE OF APPELLATE COUNSEL 
AND TRAINING
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	1,361,000

4.19
4.20	Sec. 13. MINNESOTA COMPETENCY 
ATTAINMENT BOARD
 	$
	11,017,000
	$
	11,137,000

4.21	Sec. 14. CANNABIS EXPUNGEMENT BOARD
 	$
	5,363,000
	$
	5,378,000

4.22	Sec. 15. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	18,000
	$
	-0-
	
4.23 	$18,000 the first year is to implement 
4.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 480.50, relating 
4.25 	to judicial official data privacy for real 
4.26 	property records.

4.27 	Sec. 16. OFFICE OF APPELLATE COUNSEL AND TRAINING; REDUCTION.
 4.28 	The commissioner of management and budget shall reduce the appropriation to the 
4.29 	Office of Appellate Counsel and Training for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in Laws 2023, 
4.30 	chapter 52, article 1, section 11, by $2,000,000.

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

5.1 	Sec. 17. MINNESOTA COMPETENCY ATTAINMENT BOARD; REDUCTION.
 5.2 	The commissioner of management and budget shall reduce the appropriation to the 
5.3 	Minnesota Competency Attainment Board for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in Laws 2023, 
5.4 	chapter 52, article 1, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 73, section 3, by $9,000,000.

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

5.6 	Sec. 18. CANNABIS EXPUNGEMENT BOARD; REDUCTION.
 5.7 	The commissioner of management and budget shall reduce the appropriation to the 
5.8 	Cannabis Expungement Board for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in Laws 2023, chapter 63, 
5.9 	article 9, section 4, by $6,700,000.

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

5.11 	Sec. 19. JUSTICE PARTNER ACCESS; FEE.
 5.12 	The Minnesota Judicial Branch may charge a reasonable fee to private attorneys for 
5.13 	improved access to documents and court information and retain any money collected. The 
5.14 	fee may be imposed by rule or policy.

5.15 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 357.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.16 		Subd. 2.Fee amounts. The fees to be charged and collected by the court administrator 
5.17 	shall be as follows:
5.18 	(1) In every civil action or proceeding in said court, including any case arising under 
5.19 	the tax laws of the state that could be transferred or appealed to the Tax Court, the plaintiff, 
5.20 	petitioner, or other moving party shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said 
5.21 	action, a fee of $285 $310, except in marriage dissolution actions the fee is $315 $340.
5.22 	The defendant or other adverse or intervening party, or any one or more of several 
5.23 	defendants or other adverse or intervening parties appearing separately from the others, 
5.24 	shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said action, a fee of $285 $310, except 
5.25 	in marriage dissolution actions the fee is $315 $340. This subdivision does not apply to the 
5.26 	filing of an Application for Discharge of Judgment. Section 548.181 applies to an Application 
5.27 	for Discharge of Judgment.
5.28 	The party requesting a trial by jury shall pay $100.
5.29 	The fees above stated shall be the full trial fee chargeable to said parties irrespective of 
5.30 	whether trial be to the court alone, to the court and jury, or disposed of without trial, and 
6.1 	shall include the entry of judgment in the action, but does not include copies or certified 
6.2 	copies of any papers so filed or proceedings under chapter 103E, except the provisions 
6.3 	therein as to appeals.
6.4 	(2) Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding, $14.
6.5 	(3) Issuing a subpoena, $16 for each name.
6.6 	(4) Filing a motion or response to a motion in civil, family, excluding child support, and 
6.7 	guardianship cases, $75 $100.
6.8 	(5) Issuing an execution and filing the return thereof; issuing a writ of attachment, 
6.9 	injunction, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, or other writs not specifically 
6.10 	mentioned, $55.
6.11 	(6) Issuing a transcript of judgment, or for filing and docketing a transcript of judgment 
6.12 	from another court, $40.
6.13 	(7) Filing and entering a satisfaction of judgment, partial satisfaction, or assignment of 
6.14 	judgment, $5.
6.15 	(8) Certificate as to existence or nonexistence of judgments docketed, $5 for each name 
6.16 	certified to.
6.17 	(9) Filing and indexing trade name; or recording basic science certificate; or recording 
6.18 	certificate of physicians, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, veterinarians, or optometrists, 
6.19 	$5.
6.20 	(10) For the filing of each partial, final, or annual account in all trusteeships, $55.
6.21 	(11) For the deposit of a will, $27.
6.22 	(12) For recording notary commission, $20.
6.23 	(13) Filing a motion or response to a motion for modification of child support, a fee of 
6.24 	$50.
6.25 	(14) All other services required by law for which no fee is provided, such fee as compares 
6.26 	favorably with those herein provided, or such as may be fixed by rule or order of the court.
6.27 	(15) In addition to any other filing fees under this chapter, a surcharge in the amount of 
6.28 	$75 must be assessed in accordance with section 259.52, subdivision 14, for each adoption 
6.29 	petition filed in district court to fund the fathers' adoption registry under section 259.52.
7.1 	The fees in clauses (3) and (5) need not be paid by a public authority or the party the 
7.2 	public authority represents. No fee may be charged to view or download a publicly available 
7.3 	instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding or for an uncertified copy of that instrument.

7.4 	ARTICLE 2
7.5 	PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED FISCAL POLICIES

7.6	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
7.7 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
7.8 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
7.9 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
7.10 	The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
7.11 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. 
7.12 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" 
7.13 	is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

7.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
7.15				Available for the Year
	
7.16				Ending June 30
	
7.17					2026
		2027

7.18	Sec. 2. SENTENCING GUIDELINES
 	$
	1,092,000
	$
	1,112,000

7.19	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY

7.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	282,707,000
	$
	270,624,000

7.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.22		2026
	2027
	
7.23	General
	175,736,000
	177,750,000
	
7.24	Special Revenue
	21,497,000
	21,397,000
	
7.25
7.26	State Government 
Special Revenue
	103,000
	103,000
	
7.27	Environmental
	130,000
	133,000
	
7.28	Trunk Highway
	2,429,000
	2,429,000
	
7.29	911 Fund
	82,597,000
	68,597,000
	
7.30
7.31	Workers' 
Compensation
	215,000
	215,000
	
7.32 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
7.33 	purpose are specified in the following 
7.34 	subdivisions.

7.35	Subd. 2.Emergency Management
 		5,629,000
		6,491,000

8.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.2	General
	5,499,000
	6,358,000
	
8.3	Environmental
	130,000
	133,000
	
8.4 	(a) Supplemental Nonprofit Security Grants
8.5 	$125,000 each year is for supplemental 
8.6 	nonprofit security grants. Except as otherwise 
8.7 	provided in this paragraph, nonprofit 
8.8 	organizations whose applications for funding 
8.9 	through the Federal Emergency Management 
8.10 	Agency's nonprofit security grant program 
8.11 	have been approved by the Division of 
8.12 	Homeland Security and Emergency 
8.13 	Management are eligible for grants under this 
8.14 	subdivision. No additional application shall 
8.15 	be required from applicants whose applications 
8.16 	for funding through the Federal Emergency 
8.17 	Management Agency's nonprofit security grant 
8.18 	program are approved, and an application for 
8.19 	a grant from the federal program is also an 
8.20 	application for funding from the state 
8.21 	supplemental program. If the Federal 
8.22 	Emergency Management Agency terminates 
8.23 	the nonprofit security grant program, does not 
8.24 	accept applications, or does not rank 
8.25 	applicants, the commissioner of public safety 
8.26 	must develop and implement an alternative 
8.27 	application and ranking process. Eligible 
8.28 	organizations may receive grants of up to 
8.29 	$75,000, except that the total received by any 
8.30 	organization from both the federal nonprofit 
8.31 	security grant program and the state 
8.32 	supplemental nonprofit security grant program 
8.33 	shall not exceed $75,000. Grants shall be 
8.34 	awarded in an order consistent with the 
8.35 	ranking given to applicants for the federal 
9.1 	nonprofit security grant program or, if 
9.2 	applicants for the federal nonprofit security 
9.3 	grant program are not ranked, the 
9.4 	commissioner must award grants in an order 
9.5 	consistent with ranking established by the 
9.6 	commissioner of public safety. If the Federal 
9.7 	Emergency Management Agency issues grants 
9.8 	under the federal nonprofit security grant 
9.9 	program, no grants under the state 
9.10 	supplemental nonprofit security grant program 
9.11 	shall be awarded until the announcement of 
9.12 	the recipients and the amount of the grants 
9.13 	awarded under the federal nonprofit security 
9.14 	grant program. If the Federal Emergency 
9.15 	Management Agency does not issue grants 
9.16 	under the federal nonprofit security grant 
9.17 	program, the commissioner must provide 
9.18 	guidance to applicants regarding the time 
9.19 	frame for issuance of grants. The 
9.20 	commissioner may use up to one percent of 
9.21 	the appropriation received under this 
9.22 	paragraph to pay costs incurred by the 
9.23 	department in administering the supplemental 
9.24 	nonprofit security grant program. This is a 
9.25 	onetime appropriation.
9.26 	(b) Base Adjustment
9.27 	This program's annual general fund base shall 
9.28 	be $6,233,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

9.29	Subd. 3.Criminal Apprehension
 		112,905,000
		114,044,000

9.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.31	General
	110,254,000
	111,393,000
	
9.32
9.33	State Government 
Special Revenue
	7,000
	7,000
	
9.34	Trunk Highway
	2,429,000
	2,429,000
	
9.35
9.36	Workers' 
Compensation
	215,000
	215,000
	
10.1 	(a) DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway 
10.2 	Fund
10.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
10.4 	161.045, subdivision 3, and 161.20, 
10.5 	subdivision 3, $2,429,000 each year is from 
10.6 	the trunk highway fund for staff and operating 
10.7 	costs for laboratory analysis related to 
10.8 	driving-while-impaired cases.
10.9 	(b) Financial Crimes and Fraud Section
10.10 	$1,115,000 each year from the general fund 
10.11 	and $215,000 each year from the workers' 
10.12 	compensation fund are for the Financial 
10.13 	Crimes and Fraud Section in Minnesota 
10.14 	Statutes, section 299C.061, and may not be 
10.15 	used for any other purpose.

10.16	Subd. 4.Fire Marshal
 		20,117,000
		20,017,000

10.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.18	General
	4,190,000
	4,190,000
	
10.19	Special Revenue
	15,927,000
	15,827,000
	
10.20 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
10.21 	the fire safety account in the special revenue 
10.22 	fund and is for activities under Minnesota 
10.23 	Statutes, section 299F.012. The special 
10.24 	revenue fund base appropriation for this 
10.25 	account is $15,935,000 in fiscal year 2028 and 
10.26 	$15,832,000 in fiscal year 2029.
10.27 	(a) Hazardous Materials and Emergency 
10.28 	Response Teams
10.29 	$2,170,000 the first year and $2,070,000 the 
10.30 	second year are from the fire safety account 
10.31 	for hazardous materials and emergency 
10.32 	response teams. The base for these purposes 
10.33 	is $2,170,000 in the first year of future 
11.1 	bienniums and $2,070,000 in the second year 
11.2 	of future bienniums.
11.3 	(b) Bomb Squad Reimbursements
11.4 	$250,000 from the fire safety account and 
11.5 	$50,000 from the general fund each year are 
11.6 	for reimbursements to local governments for 
11.7 	bomb squad services.
11.8 	(c) Nonresponsible Party Reimbursements
11.9 	$750,000 each year from the fire safety 
11.10 	account is for nonresponsible party hazardous 
11.11 	material, Urban Search and Rescue, Minnesota 
11.12 	Air Rescue Team, and bomb squad incident 
11.13 	reimbursements. Money appropriated for this 
11.14 	purpose is available for one year.
11.15 	(d) Hometown Heroes Assistance Program
11.16 	$4,000,000 each year from the general fund 
11.17 	is for grants to the Minnesota Firefighter 
11.18 	Initiative to fund the hometown heroes 
11.19 	assistance program established in Minnesota 
11.20 	Statutes, section 299A.477.
11.21 	(e) Task Force 1
11.22 	$1,425,000 each year from the fire safety 
11.23 	account is for the Minnesota Task Force 1.
11.24 	(f) Task Force 2
11.25 	$300,000 each year from the fire safety 
11.26 	account is for the Minnesota Task Force 2.
11.27 	(g) Air Rescue
11.28 	$500,000 each year from the fire safety 
11.29 	account is for the Minnesota Air Rescue Team.
11.30 	(h) Fire Service Assessment
12.1 	The state fire marshal shall conduct or contract 
12.2 	with a third party to conduct a comprehensive 
12.3 	assessment of how firefighting services are 
12.4 	provided in Minnesota and make 
12.5 	recommendations for any proposed changes. 
12.6 	At a minimum, the assessment must include:
12.7 	(1) a macro-level review and analysis of 
12.8 	incidents; incident types; response metrics; 
12.9 	geographical distribution; life, safety, and 
12.10 	property damage impacts; and trend projection 
12.11 	analysis, benchmarked against national 
12.12 	standards and best practices, including those 
12.13 	of the National Fire Protection Association;
12.14 	(2) an analysis of the number of fire 
12.15 	departments and types of staffing in Minnesota 
12.16 	compared to other states regionally and 
12.17 	nationally, including staff response by time of 
12.18 	day and day of the week;
12.19 	(3) an analysis of the available data sets to 
12.20 	determine what data is incomplete, inaccurate, 
12.21 	or missing to make informed decisions in the 
12.22 	future;
12.23 	(4) an analysis of the effective response force 
12.24 	of firefighters across the state, identifying any 
12.25 	trends and patterns impacting the delivery of 
12.26 	fire and life safety services;
12.27 	(5) an analysis of the training, certification, 
12.28 	and licensing of Minnesota firefighters, 
12.29 	including initial and annual training, officers, 
12.30 	inspectors, investigators, and specialty 
12.31 	disciplines such as technical rescue and 
12.32 	hazardous materials;
12.33 	(6) an analysis of the recruitment and retention 
12.34 	of fire department staff including volunteer, 
13.1 	paid-on-call, part-time, contract, and full-time 
13.2 	firefighters;
13.3 	(7) a macro-level evaluation of fire department 
13.4 	equipment, including personal protective 
13.5 	equipment, apparatus equipment, 
13.6 	communications equipment, and infrastructure, 
13.7 	benchmarked against national standards and 
13.8 	best practices, including those of the National 
13.9 	Fire Protection Association; and
13.10 	(8) a macro-level evaluation of the funding 
13.11 	for firefighting services in Minnesota and how 
13.12 	it compares to other states.
13.13 	In conducting the assessment, the fire marshal 
13.14 	shall hold in-person and virtual stakeholder 
13.15 	listening sessions with the Minnesota State 
13.16 	Fire Chiefs Association, the Minnesota State 
13.17 	Fire Department Association, the Minnesota 
13.18 	Professional Firefighters Association, the 
13.19 	League of Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota 
13.20 	Association of Townships, and other statewide 
13.21 	and regional associations identified by the 
13.22 	commissioner of public safety. In conducting 
13.23 	the assessment and making recommendations 
13.24 	for proposed changes, the fire marshal shall 
13.25 	consider the current diverse nature of the fire 
13.26 	service in Minnesota, including the various 
13.27 	staffing models employed and the 
13.28 	geographical makeup of the state.
13.29 	The fire marshal may request onetime funding 
13.30 	to complete this assessment through the Fire 
13.31 	Service Advisory Committee.
13.32 	By December 31, 2026, the fire marshal shall 
13.33 	report on the assessment conducted and any 
13.34 	recommendations for changes to the chairs 
14.1 	and ranking minority members of the 
14.2 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
14.3 	public safety and commerce.

14.4
14.5	Subd. 5.Firefighter Training and Education 
Board
 		5,500,000
		5,500,000
	
14.6 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
14.7 	the fire safety account in the special revenue 
14.8 	fund and is for activities under Minnesota 
14.9 	Statutes, section 299F.012.

14.10	(a) Firefighter Training and Education
					
14.11 	$5,500,000 each year from the fire safety 
14.12 	account is for firefighter training and 
14.13 	education.

14.14	(b) Unappropriated Revenue
					
14.15 	Any additional unappropriated money 
14.16 	collected in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated 
14.17 	to the commissioner of public safety for the 
14.18 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.19 	299F.012. The commissioner may transfer 
14.20 	appropriations and base amounts between 
14.21 	activities in this subdivision.

14.22
14.23	Subd. 6.Alcohol and Gambling 
Enforcement
 		4,056,000
		4,067,000

14.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.25	General
	3,986,000
	3,997,000
	
14.26	Special Revenue
	70,000
	70,000
	
14.27 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
14.28 	the lawful gambling regulation account.

14.29	Subd. 7.Office of Justice Programs
 		51,903,000
		51,908,000

14.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.31	General
	51,807,000
	51,812,000
	
14.32
14.33	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000
	
14.34 	(a) Legal Representation for Children
15.1 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to an 
15.2 	organization that provides legal representation 
15.3 	for children in need of protection or services 
15.4 	and children in out-of-home placement. The 
15.5 	grant is contingent upon a match in an equal 
15.6 	amount from nonstate funds. The match may 
15.7 	be in kind, including the value of volunteer 
15.8 	attorney time, in cash, or a combination of the 
15.9 	two. This is a onetime appropriation and is in 
15.10 	addition to any other appropriations for the 
15.11 	legal representation of children.
15.12 	(b) Prosecutor Training
15.13 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
15.14 	Minnesota County Attorneys Association to 
15.15 	be used for prosecutorial and law enforcement 
15.16 	training, including trial school training and 
15.17 	train-the-trainer courses. If any portion of this 
15.18 	appropriation is used to fund trial school or 
15.19 	training at the Minnesota County Attorneys 
15.20 	Association annual conference, the training 
15.21 	must contain blocks of instruction on racial 
15.22 	disparities in the criminal justice system, 
15.23 	collateral consequences to criminal 
15.24 	convictions, and trauma-informed responses 
15.25 	to victims. This is a onetime appropriation.
15.26 	By February 15 of each year, the Minnesota 
15.27 	County Attorneys Association must provide 
15.28 	a report to the chairs, co-chairs, and ranking 
15.29 	minority members of the legislative 
15.30 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
15.31 	over public safety policy and finance on the 
15.32 	training provided with grant proceeds, 
15.33 	including a description of each training and 
15.34 	the number of prosecutors and law 
15.35 	enforcement officers who received training.

16.1	Subd. 8.Emergency Communication Networks
 		82,597,000
		68,597,000
	
16.2 	This appropriation is from the state 
16.3 	government special revenue fund for 911 
16.4 	emergency telecommunications services unless 
16.5 	otherwise indicated.
16.6 	(a) Public Safety Answering Points
16.7 	$28,011,000 each year shall be distributed as 
16.8 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.9 	403.113, subdivision 2.
16.10 	Each eligible entity receiving these funds must 
16.11 	provide a detailed report on how the funds 
16.12 	were used to the commissioner of public safety 
16.13 	by August 1, 2027.
16.14 	(b) ARMER State Backbone Operating 
16.15 	Costs
16.16 	$10,384,000 each year is transferred to the 
16.17 	commissioner of transportation for costs of 
16.18 	maintaining and operating the statewide radio 
16.19 	system backbone.
16.20 	(c) Statewide Emergency Communications 
16.21 	Board
16.22 	$1,000,000 each year is to the Statewide 
16.23 	Emergency Communications Board. Funds 
16.24 	may be used for operating costs, to provide 
16.25 	competitive grants to local units of 
16.26 	government to fund enhancements to a 
16.27 	communication system, technology, or support 
16.28 	activity that directly provides the ability to 
16.29 	deliver the 911 call between the entry point to 
16.30 	the 911 system and the first responder, and to 
16.31 	further the strategic goals set forth by the 
16.32 	SECB Statewide Communication 
16.33 	Interoperability Plan.
17.1 	(d) ARMER Critical Infrastructure
17.2 	$14,000,000 the first year is transferred to the 
17.3 	commissioner of transportation for costs of 
17.4 	maintaining and operating the statewide radio 
17.5 	system backbone. This appropriation is 
17.6 	available until June 30, 2029.

17.7
17.8	Sec. 4. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND 
TRAINING (POST) BOARD
 	$
	11,691,000
	$
	11,739,000
	
17.9 	(a) Peace Officer Training Reimbursements
17.10 	$2,949,000 each year is for reimbursements 
17.11 	to local governments for peace officer training 
17.12 	costs.
17.13 	(b) Philando Castile Memorial Training 
17.14 	Fund
17.15 	$4,942,000 each year is to support and 
17.16 	strengthen law enforcement training and 
17.17 	implement best practices. This funding shall 
17.18 	be named the "Philando Castile Memorial 
17.19 	Training Fund." These funds may only be used 
17.20 	to reimburse costs related to training courses 
17.21 	that qualify for reimbursement under 
17.22 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 626.8452 (use of 
17.23 	force), 626.8469 (training in crisis response, 
17.24 	conflict management, and cultural diversity), 
17.25 	and 626.8474 (autism training).
17.26 	Each sponsor of a training course is required 
17.27 	to include the following in the sponsor's 
17.28 	application for approval submitted to the 
17.29 	board: course goals and objectives; a course 
17.30 	outline including at a minimum a timeline and 
17.31 	teaching hours for all courses; instructor 
17.32 	qualifications; and a plan for learning 
17.33 	assessments of the course and documenting 
17.34 	the assessments to the board during review. 
18.1 	Upon completion of each course, instructors 
18.2 	must submit student evaluations of the 
18.3 	instructor's teaching to the sponsor.
18.4 	The board shall keep records of the 
18.5 	applications of all approved and denied 
18.6 	courses. All continuing education courses shall 
18.7 	be reviewed after the first year. The board 
18.8 	must set a timetable for recurring review after 
18.9 	the first year. For each review, the sponsor 
18.10 	must submit its learning assessments to the 
18.11 	board to show that the course is teaching the 
18.12 	learning outcomes that were approved by the 
18.13 	board.
18.14 	A list of licensees who successfully complete 
18.15 	the course shall be maintained by the sponsor 
18.16 	and transmitted to the board following the 
18.17 	presentation of the course and the completed 
18.18 	student evaluations of the instructors. 
18.19 	Evaluations are available to chief law 
18.20 	enforcement officers. The board shall establish 
18.21 	a data retention schedule for the information 
18.22 	collected in this section.
18.23 	Each year, if funds are available after 
18.24 	reimbursing all eligible requests for courses 
18.25 	approved by the board under this subdivision, 
18.26 	the board may use the funds to reimburse law 
18.27 	enforcement agencies for other 
18.28 	board-approved law enforcement training 
18.29 	courses. The base for this activity is $878,000 
18.30 	beginning in fiscal year 2028 and thereafter.

18.31	Sec. 5. PRIVATE DETECTIVE BOARD
 	$
	697,000
	$
	706,000

18.32	Sec. 6. CORRECTIONS

19.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	843,542,000
	$
	833,286,000
	
19.2 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
19.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
19.4 	subdivisions.

19.5	Subd. 2.Incarceration and Prerelease Services
 		583,505,000
		570,247,000
	
19.6 	(a) Task Force on Mandatory Minimum 
19.7 	Sentences
19.8 	$133,000 the first year is for the task force on 
19.9 	mandatory minimum sentences.
19.10 	(b) Prison Rape Elimination Act
19.11 	$500,000 each year is for Prison Rape 
19.12 	Elimination Act (PREA) compliance.
19.13 	(c) Incarceration and Prerelease Services 
19.14 	Base Budget
19.15 	The base for incarceration and prerelease 
19.16 	services is $568,750,000 in fiscal year 2028 
19.17 	and $563,750,000 in fiscal year 2029.

19.18
19.19
19.20	Subd. 3.Community 
Supervision and Postrelease 
Services
 				201,155,000
		203,587,000
	
19.21 	(a) Community Supervision Funding
19.22 	$143,378,000 each year is for community 
19.23 	supervision services. This appropriation shall 
19.24 	be distributed according to the community 
19.25 	supervision formula in Minnesota Statutes, 
19.26 	section 401.10.
19.27 	(b) Tribal Nation Supervision
19.28 	$2,750,000 each year is for Tribal Nations to 
19.29 	provide supervision or supportive services 
19.30 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.31 	401.10.
19.32 	(c) Housing Initiatives
20.1 	$1,685,000 each year is for housing initiatives 
20.2 	to support stable housing of incarcerated 
20.3 	individuals upon release. Of this amount:
20.4 	(1) $760,000 each year is for housing 
20.5 	stabilization prerelease services and program 
20.6 	evaluation;
20.7 	(2) $500,000 each year is for rental assistance 
20.8 	for incarcerated individuals approaching 
20.9 	release, on supervised release, or on probation 
20.10 	who are at risk of homelessness;
20.11 	(3) $200,000 each year is for culturally 
20.12 	responsive trauma-informed transitional 
20.13 	housing; and
20.14 	(4) $225,000 each year is for housing 
20.15 	coordination activities.

20.16
20.17	Subd. 4.Organizational, Regulatory, and 
Administrative Services
 		58,882,000
		59,452,000
	
20.18 	Public Safety Data Infrastructure
20.19 	$4,097,000 each year is for technology 
20.20 	modernization and the development of an 
20.21 	information-sharing and data-technology 
20.22 	infrastructure. Any unspent funds from the 
20.23 	current biennium do not cancel and are 
20.24 	available in the next biennium.

20.25
20.26	Sec. 7. OMBUDSPERSON FOR 
CORRECTIONS
 	$
	1,118,000
	$
	1,137,000

20.27	Sec. 8. CLEMENCY REVIEW COMMISSION
 	$
	995,000
	$
	1,005,000

20.28	Sec. 9. OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 	$
	250,000
	$
	-0-
	
20.29 	Use of Force Training
20.30 	$250,000 the first year is to provide 
20.31 	reimbursement grants to eligible 
20.32 	postsecondary schools certified to provide 
20.33 	programs of professional peace officer 
21.1 	education for providing in-service training 
21.2 	programs on the use of force, including deadly 
21.3 	force, by peace officers. Of this amount, up 
21.4 	to 2.5 percent is for administration and 
21.5 	monitoring of the program.
21.6 	To be eligible for reimbursement, training 
21.7 	offered by a postsecondary school must:
21.8 	(1) satisfy the requirements of Minnesota 
21.9 	Statutes, section 626.8452, and be approved 
21.10 	by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and 
21.11 	Training;
21.12 	(2) utilize scenario-based training that 
21.13 	simulates real-world situations and involves 
21.14 	the use of real firearms that fire nonlethal 
21.15 	ammunition;
21.16 	(3) include a block of instruction on the 
21.17 	physical and psychological effects of stress 
21.18 	before, during, and after a high-risk or 
21.19 	traumatic incident and the cumulative impact 
21.20 	of stress on the health of officers;
21.21 	(4) include blocks of instruction on 
21.22 	de-escalation methods and tactics, bias 
21.23 	motivation, unknown risk training, defensive 
21.24 	tactics, and force-on-force training; and
21.25 	(5) be offered to peace officers at no charge 
21.26 	to the peace officer or law enforcement 
21.27 	agency.
21.28 	An eligible postsecondary school may apply 
21.29 	for reimbursement for the costs of offering the 
21.30 	training. Reimbursement shall be made at a 
21.31 	rate of $450 for each officer who completes 
21.32 	the training. The postsecondary school must 
21.33 	submit the name and peace officer license 
22.1 	number of the peace officer who received the 
22.2 	training to the Office of Higher Education.
22.3 	As used in this section:
22.4 	(1) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning 
22.5 	given in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, 
22.6 	subdivision 1, paragraph (f); and
22.7 	(2) "peace officer" has the meaning given in 
22.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, 
22.9 	subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

22.10 	Sec. 10. APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY - 
22.11 	STILLWATER STUDIES AND STRATEGIC PLANNING; REPORT.
 22.12 	(a) $1,000,000 the first year is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
22.13 	of corrections to fund the costs associated with a management study and decommissioning 
22.14 	study related to the closure of the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater. The 
22.15 	decommissioning study must include considerations for a wide range of future uses of the 
22.16 	site with a focus on the economic stability and development of the communities surrounding 
22.17 	the facility. On or before September 30, 2026, the commissioner must submit a 
22.18 	comprehensive report detailing the findings and recommendations from the studies to the 
22.19 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
22.20 	public safety finance and policy and capital investment.
22.21 	(b) Upon completion of the studies and report under this section and after written notice 
22.22 	to the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of corrections must use 
22.23 	any money remaining in this appropriation for asset preservation improvements and 
22.24 	betterments of a capital nature at the Minnesota correctional facilities statewide to be spent 
22.25 	in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.307.

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

22.27 	Sec. 11. CANCELLATION.
 22.28 	$1,000,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 for asset preservation under Laws 
22.29 	2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 13, subdivision 2, is canceled to the general fund by June 
22.30 	30, 2025.

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

23.1 	Sec. 12. TRANSFER; MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT.
 23.2 	$7,232,000 the first year is transferred from the general fund to the Minnesota victims 
23.3 	of crime account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.708.

23.4 	Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; GRANT CONTRACTS AND 
23.5 	PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
 23.6 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, unless amounts are otherwise appropriated 
23.7 	for administrative costs, the Department of Public Safety may retain up to five percent of 
23.8 	the amount appropriated to the department for grants enacted by the legislature and single- 
23.9 	or sole-source and formula grants and up to ten percent for competitively awarded grants 
23.10 	to be used for staff and related operating costs for grant administration. This section applies 
23.11 	to all new and existing grant programs administered by the department. This section does 
23.12 	not apply to grants funded with an appropriation of proceeds from the sale of state general 
23.13 	obligation bonds.
23.14 	(b) The authority granted in this section expires on June 30, 2027.

23.15 	Sec. 14. COMMERCE; REDUCTION.
 23.16 	The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriations 
23.17 	to the Department of Commerce by $1,115,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and must 
23.18 	reduce the workers' compensation fund appropriations to the Department of Commerce by 
23.19 	$215,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to account for the transfer of Commerce Fraud 
23.20 	Bureau employees and responsibilities to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. These 
23.21 	reductions are ongoing.

23.22 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.01, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
23.23 		Subd. 3a.Commissioner, powers and duties. The commissioner of corrections has the 
23.24 	following powers and duties:
23.25 	(a) To accept persons committed to the commissioner by the courts of this state for care, 
23.26 	custody, and rehabilitation.
23.27 	(b) To determine the place of confinement of committed persons in a correctional facility 
23.28 	or other facility of the Department of Corrections and to prescribe reasonable conditions 
23.29 	and rules for their employment, conduct, instruction, and discipline within or outside the 
23.30 	facility. After July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall not allow inmates who have not been 
23.31 	conditionally released from prison, whether on parole, supervised release, work release, or 
24.1 	an early release program, to be housed in correctional facilities that are not owned and 
24.2 	operated by the state, a local unit of government, or a group of local units of government. 
24.3 	Inmates shall not exercise custodial functions or have authority over other inmates.
24.4 	(c) To administer the money and property of the department.
24.5 	(d) To administer, maintain, and inspect all state correctional facilities.
24.6 	(e) To transfer authorized positions and personnel between state correctional facilities 
24.7 	as necessary to properly staff facilities and programs.
24.8 	(f) To utilize state correctional facilities in the manner deemed to be most efficient and 
24.9 	beneficial to accomplish the purposes of this section, but not to close the Minnesota 
24.10 	Correctional Facility-Stillwater or the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud without 
24.11 	legislative approval. The commissioner may place juveniles and adults at the same state 
24.12 	minimum security correctional facilities, if there is total separation of and no regular contact 
24.13 	between juveniles and adults, except contact incidental to admission, classification, and 
24.14 	mental and physical health care.
24.15 	(g) To organize the department and employ personnel the commissioner deems necessary 
24.16 	to discharge the functions of the department, including a chief executive officer for each 
24.17 	facility under the commissioner's control who shall serve in the unclassified civil service 
24.18 	and may, under the provisions of section 43A.33, be removed only for cause.
24.19 	(h) To define the duties of these employees and to delegate to them any of the 
24.20 	commissioner's powers, duties and responsibilities, subject to the commissioner's control 
24.21 	and the conditions the commissioner prescribes.
24.22 	(i) To annually develop a comprehensive set of goals and objectives designed to clearly 
24.23 	establish the priorities of the Department of Corrections. This report shall be submitted to 
24.24 	the governor commencing January 1, 1976. The commissioner may establish ad hoc advisory 
24.25 	committees.
24.26 	(j) To publish, administer, and award grant contracts with state agencies, local units of 
24.27 	government, and other entities for correctional programs embodying rehabilitative concepts, 
24.28 	for restorative programs for crime victims and the overall community, and for implementing 
24.29 	legislative directives.
24.30 	(k) If the commissioner is considering closing a facility, the commissioner must develop 
24.31 	a written plan for the closure of the facility. The plan must minimize staff layoffs and 
24.32 	maximize opportunities for staff of the facility designated for closure to transfer to vacant 
24.33 	positions in other correctional facilities. The commissioner must engage staff and labor 
25.1 	unions representing employees at the facility identified for closure and engage public officials 
25.2 	from local units of government impacted by the proposed facility closure. The commissioner 
25.3 	must: identify the potential adverse impacts of the closure on incarcerated individuals; 
25.4 	minimize disruptions in conditions of confinement, rehabilitative programming, educational 
25.5 	opportunities, mental health and medical care, family visitation, and case planning; and 
25.6 	prioritize access to services that support rehabilitation and successful reentry across all state 
25.7 	correctional facilities. The commissioner must deliver a copy of the plan to the chairs and 
25.8 	ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with 
25.9 	jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance.
25.10 	(l) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner must not implement 
25.11 	any initiative that grants early release from incarceration or reduces criminal sentences to 
25.12 	implement the closure of the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater. This provision 
25.13 	shall not affect the operation or continuation of early release programs established in statute 
25.14 	prior to the effective date of this section.

25.15 	Sec. 16. [299A.708] MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT.
25.16 		Subdivision 1.Account established. The Minnesota victims of crime account is 
25.17 	established in the special revenue fund.
25.18 		Subd. 2.Source of funds. The account consists of money deposited, donated, allotted, 
25.19 	transferred, or otherwise provided to the account and any interest or earnings of the account.
25.20 		Subd. 3.Appropriation; account purpose; grants. Money in the account, including 
25.21 	interest accrued, is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of Justice 
25.22 	Programs to provide grants to crime victim services providers. Grants must be used for 
25.23 	direct services and advocacy for victims of sexual assault, general crime, domestic violence, 
25.24 	and child abuse. Funding must support the direct needs of organizations serving victims of 
25.25 	crime and may provide: direct client assistance to crime victims; competitive wages for 
25.26 	direct service staff; hotel stays and other housing-related supports and services; culturally 
25.27 	responsive programming; prevention programming, including domestic abuse transformation 
25.28 	and restorative justice programming; and for other needs of organizations and crime victim 
25.29 	survivors. Up to ten percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
25.30 		Subd. 4.Reporting; carryover. (a) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of 
25.31 	public safety shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
25.32 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance on the account 
25.33 	established in subdivision 1. The report must provide detailed information on the money 
26.1 	deposited into the account and any money carried over from the previous year, including 
26.2 	the amounts and sources of the money.
26.3 	(b) Money in the account does not cancel but remains available for expenditures for 
26.4 	grants identified in subdivision 3.
26.5 		Subd. 5.Annual transfer. In fiscal year 2028, the commissioner of management and 
26.6 	budget shall transfer $878,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota victims of crime 
26.7 	account. In fiscal year 2029 and each year thereafter, the commissioner of management and 
26.8 	budget shall transfer $879,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota victims of crime 
26.9 	account.

26.10 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
26.11 		Subd. 1b.Term of license; fee; premarital education. (a) The local registrar shall 
26.12 	examine upon oath the parties applying for a license relative to the legality of the 
26.13 	contemplated civil marriage. Both parties must present proof of age to the local registrar. 
26.14 	If one party is unable to appear in person, the party appearing may complete the absent 
26.15 	applicant's information. The local registrar shall provide a copy of the civil marriage 
26.16 	application to the party who is unable to appear, who must verify the accuracy of the 
26.17 	appearing party's information in a notarized statement. The verification statement must be 
26.18 	accompanied by a copy of proof of age of the party. The civil marriage license must not be 
26.19 	released until the verification statement and proof of age has been received by the local 
26.20 	registrar. If the local registrar is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, including 
26.21 	the restriction contained in section 259.13, the local registrar shall issue the license, 
26.22 	containing the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, and county and 
26.23 	state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a record of the date of issuance. 
26.24 	The license shall be valid for a period of six months. Except as provided in paragraph (b), 
26.25 	the local registrar shall collect from the applicant a fee of $115 $125 for administering the 
26.26 	oath, issuing, recording, and filing all papers required, and preparing and transmitting to 
26.27 	the state registrar of vital records the reports of civil marriage required by this section. If 
26.28 	the license should not be used within the period of six months due to illness or other 
26.29 	extenuating circumstances, it may be surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and 
26.30 	in that case a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of the original license 
26.31 	without fee. A local registrar who knowingly issues or signs a civil marriage license in any 
26.32 	manner other than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties aggrieved an amount 
26.33 	not to exceed $1,000.
27.1 	(b) The civil marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of 
27.2 	premarital education is $40 $50. In order to qualify for the reduced license fee, the parties 
27.3 	must submit at the time of applying for the civil marriage license a statement that is signed, 
27.4 	dated, and notarized or marked with a church seal from the person who provided the 
27.5 	premarital education on their letterhead confirming that it was received. The premarital 
27.6 	education must be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee, 
27.7 	a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized 
27.8 	to practice marriage and family therapy under section 148B.33. The education must include 
27.9 	the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management 
27.10 	skills.
27.11 	(c) The statement from the person who provided the premarital education under paragraph 
27.12 	(b) must be in the following form:
27.13 	"I, .......................... (name of educator), confirm that .......................... (names of both 
27.14 	parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital 
27.15 	inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed 
27.16 	or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under Minnesota 
27.17 	Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under 
27.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."
27.19 	The names of the parties in the educator's statement must be identical to the legal names 
27.20 	of the parties as they appear in the civil marriage license application. Notwithstanding 
27.21 	section 138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven years, after which time 
27.22 	it may be destroyed.

27.23 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
27.24 		Subd. 1c.Disposition of license fee. (a) Of the civil marriage license fee collected 
27.25 	pursuant to subdivision 1b, paragraph (a), $25 must be retained by the county. The local 
27.26 	registrar must pay $90 $100 to the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited 
27.27 	as follows:
27.28 	(1) $55 in the general fund;
27.29 	(2) $3 in the state government special revenue fund to be appropriated to the 
27.30 	commissioner of public safety for parenting time centers under section 119A.37;
27.31 	(3) $2 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to the commissioner of health for 
27.32 	developing and implementing the MN ENABL program under section 145.9255;
28.1 	(4) $25 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment 
28.2 	and economic development for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership under section 
28.3 	116L.96; and
28.4 	(5) $5 in the special revenue fund, which is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the 
28.5 	University of Minnesota for the Minnesota couples on the brink project under section 137.32; 
28.6 	and
28.7 	(6) $10 in the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under 
28.8 	section 299A.708.
28.9 	(b) Of the $40 fee under subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), $25 must be retained by the 
28.10 	county. The local registrar must pay $15 $25 to the commissioner of management and 
28.11 	budget to be deposited as follows:
28.12 	(1) $5 as provided in paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3); and
28.13 	(2) $10 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment 
28.14 	and economic development for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership under section 
28.15 	116L.96; and
28.16 	(3) $10 in the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under 
28.17 	section 299A.708.

28.18 	Sec. 19. [609.1015] CORPORATE OFFENDERS; PENALTY ASSESSMENT 
28.19 	REQUIRED.
28.20 	(a) As used in this section, "corporation" means any entity, other than a natural person, 
28.21 	that is capable under the laws of any state to sue, be sued, own property, contract, or employ 
28.22 	another.
28.23 	(b) When a court is sentencing a corporation that has been convicted of a crime, the 
28.24 	court must impose an assessment of up to $1,000,000 if the conviction is for a felony offense, 
28.25 	up to $250,000 if the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor offense, and up to $100,000 if 
28.26 	the conviction is for a misdemeanor offense. The assessment is in addition to any criminal 
28.27 	fines, restitution, or surcharge otherwise authorized or required under law. The court shall 
28.28 	impose an assessment of not less than 30 percent of the maximum assessment authorized 
28.29 	by this section unless the defendant makes a showing of undue hardship. The court may not 
28.30 	waive payment of the assessment.
28.31 	(c) In setting the amount of the assessment, the court shall take the following into 
28.32 	consideration:
29.1 	(1) the nature and seriousness of the offense;
29.2 	(2) the number of offenses committed;
29.3 	(3) the persistence of the criminal conduct;
29.4 	(4) the length of time over which the criminal conduct occurred;
29.5 	(5) the willfulness of the corporation's criminal conduct;
29.6 	(6) the corporation's assets, liabilities, and net worth; and
29.7 	(7) the particular harm to victims of the crime.
29.8 	(d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims 
29.9 	of crime account under section 299A.708.

29.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to sentences 
29.11 	announced on or after that date.

29.12 	Sec. 20. [609.1016] VICTIM SERVICES ASSESSMENT.
29.13 	(a) When a court is sentencing a person for an offense listed in paragraph (b), the court 
29.14 	must impose a victim services assessment. If the violation is a misdemeanor, the assessment 
29.15 	must be at least $500 and not more than $750. For any other violation, the assessment must 
29.16 	be at least $750 and not more than $1,000.
29.17 	(b) The victim services assessment applies to a conviction of the following offenses:
29.18 	(1) any crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5, other than a 
29.19 	violation of chapter 152;
29.20 	(2) section 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violation of domestic abuse order for protection);
29.21 	(3) section 609.2242 (domestic assault);
29.22 	(4) section 609.324, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2 (patronizing or hiring an individual engaged 
29.23 	in prostitution);
29.24 	(5) section 609.3458 (sexual extortion);
29.25 	(6) section 609.748, subdivision 6 (violation of harassment restraining order);
29.26 	(7) section 617.261 (nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images); or
29.27 	(8) section 629.75 (violation of domestic abuse no contact order).
30.1 	(c) The court must waive payment of the assessment required under this subdivision on 
30.2 	a showing of indigency and may waive or reduce payment of the assessment on a showing 
30.3 	of undue hardship upon the convicted person or the convicted person's immediate family.
30.4 	(d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims 
30.5 	of crime account under section 299A.708.

30.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to sentences 
30.7 	announced on or after that date.

30.8 	Sec. 21. [626.5536] LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR 
30.9 	ETRACE SYSTEM AND TRACE AND REPORT ON RECOVERED OR 
30.10 	CONFISCATED FIREARMS.
30.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
30.12 	meaning given:
30.13 	(1) "recovered or confiscated" means any of the following:
30.14 	(i) obtained from a crime scene or in connection with a criminal investigation;
30.15 	(ii) seized by a law enforcement agency;
30.16 	(iii) forfeited to a law enforcement agency;
30.17 	(iv) acquired by a law enforcement agency as an abandoned or discarded firearm;
30.18 	(v) obtained following the unlawful discharge of a firearm; or
30.19 	(vi) otherwise obtained and reasonably believed to be connected to a crime; and
30.20 	(2) "law enforcement agency" does not include the State Patrol or the Department of 
30.21 	Natural Resources.
30.22 		Subd. 2.Reporting required. (a) Each law enforcement agency shall register for the 
30.23 	United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing 
30.24 	Center's eTrace system, and opt-in to the system's collective data sharing feature.
30.25 	(b) Whenever a firearm is recovered or confiscated by a law enforcement agency, the 
30.26 	agency must, as soon as practicable, transmit information relating to the firearm to the 
30.27 	eTrace system.

31.1 	Sec. 22. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

31.2
31.3	Subd. 2.Public Safety 
Administration
 		1,000,000
		2,250,000
		2,000,000
	
31.4 	(a) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
31.5 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023, $1,000,000 in 
31.6 	fiscal year 2024, and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 
31.7 	2025 are for payment of public safety officer 
31.8 	survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.9 	section 299A.44. If the appropriation for either 
31.10 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
31.11 	other year is available. This appropriation is 
31.12 	available until June 30, 2027.
31.13 	(b) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
31.14 	$1,000,000 each year is for increases in the 
31.15 	base appropriation for soft body armor 
31.16 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
31.17 	section 299A.38. This is a onetime 
31.18 	appropriation.
31.19 	(c) Firearm Storage Grants
31.20 	$250,000 the first year is for grants to local or 
31.21 	state law enforcement agencies to support the 
31.22 	safe and secure storage of firearms owned by 
31.23 	persons subject to extreme risk protection 
31.24 	orders. The commissioner must apply for a 
31.25 	grant from the Byrne State Crisis Intervention 
31.26 	Program to supplement the funds appropriated 
31.27 	by the legislature for implementation of 
31.28 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 624.7171 to 
31.29 	624.7178 and 626.8481. Of the federal funds 
31.30 	received, the commissioner must dedicate at 
31.31 	least an amount that is equal to this 
31.32 	appropriation to fund safe and secure firearms 
31.33 	storage grants provided for under this 
31.34 	paragraph.

32.1 	Sec. 23. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

32.2	Subd. 3.Emergency Management
 		7,330,000
		4,417,000

32.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
32.4	General
	7,211,000
	4,290,000
	
32.5	Environmental
	119,000
	127,000
	
32.6 	(a) Supplemental Nonprofit Security Grants
32.7 	$250,000 each year is for supplemental 
32.8 	nonprofit security grants under this paragraph. 
32.9 	This appropriation is onetime.
32.10 	Nonprofit organizations whose applications 
32.11 	for funding through the Federal Emergency 
32.12 	Management Agency's nonprofit security grant 
32.13 	program have been approved by the Division 
32.14 	of Homeland Security and Emergency 
32.15 	Management are eligible for grants under this 
32.16 	paragraph. No additional application shall be 
32.17 	required for grants under this paragraph, and 
32.18 	an application for a grant from the federal 
32.19 	program is also an application for funding 
32.20 	from the state supplemental program.
32.21 	Eligible organizations may receive grants of 
32.22 	up to $75,000, except that the total received 
32.23 	by any individual from both the federal 
32.24 	nonprofit security grant program and the state 
32.25 	supplemental nonprofit security grant program 
32.26 	shall not exceed $75,000. Grants shall be 
32.27 	awarded in an order consistent with the 
32.28 	ranking given to applicants for the federal 
32.29 	nonprofit security grant program. No grants 
32.30 	under the state supplemental nonprofit security 
32.31 	grant program shall be awarded until the 
32.32 	announcement of the recipients and the 
32.33 	amount of the grants awarded under the federal 
33.1 	nonprofit security grant program. This is a 
33.2 	onetime appropriation.
33.3 	(b) Emergency Preparedness Staff
33.4 	$550,000 each year is for additional 
33.5 	emergency preparedness staff members.
33.6 	(c) Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal 
33.7 	Emergency Management Coordinator
33.8 	$145,000 each year is for a grant to the Grand 
33.9 	Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to 
33.10 	establish and maintain a Tribal emergency 
33.11 	management coordinator under Minnesota 
33.12 	Statutes, section 12.25.
33.13 	(d) Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior 
33.14 	Chippewa Tribe Coast Guard Services
33.15 	$3,000,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
33.16 	Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior 
33.17 	Chippewa to purchase equipment and fund a 
33.18 	position for coast guard services off the north 
33.19 	shore of Lake Superior. This appropriation is 
33.20 	available until June 30, 2027.

33.21 	Sec. 24. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
33.22 	2023, chapter 69, section 12, and Laws 2024, chapter 123, article 1, section 11, and Laws 
33.23 	2024, chapter 123, article 9, section 3, is amended to read:

33.24	Subd. 8.Office of Justice Programs
 		94,758,000
		80,434,000

33.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
33.26	General
	94,662,000
	80,338,000
	
33.27
33.28	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000
	
33.29 	(a) Domestic and Sexual Violence Housing
33.30 	$1,500,000 each year is to establish a 
33.31 	Domestic Violence Housing First grant 
33.32 	program to provide resources for survivors of 
34.1 	violence to access safe and stable housing and 
34.2 	for staff to provide mobile advocacy and 
34.3 	expertise in housing resources in their 
34.4 	community and a Minnesota Domestic and 
34.5 	Sexual Violence Transitional Housing 
34.6 	program to develop and support medium to 
34.7 	long term transitional housing for survivors 
34.8 	of domestic and sexual violence with 
34.9 	supportive services. The base for this 
34.10 	appropriation is $1,000,000 beginning in fiscal 
34.11 	year 2026.
34.12 	(b) Federal Victims of Crime Funding Gap
34.13 	$11,000,000 each year is to fund services for 
34.14 	victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
34.15 	child abuse, and other crimes. This is a 
34.16 	onetime appropriation.
34.17 	(c) Office for Missing and Murdered Black 
34.18 	Women and Girls
34.19 	$1,248,000 each year is to establish and 
34.20 	maintain the Minnesota Office for Missing 
34.21 	and Murdered Black Women and Girls.
34.22 	(d) Increased Staffing
34.23 	$667,000 the first year and $1,334,000 the 
34.24 	second year are to increase staffing in the 
34.25 	Office of Justice Programs for grant 
34.26 	monitoring and compliance; provide training 
34.27 	and technical assistance to grantees and 
34.28 	potential grantees; conduct community 
34.29 	outreach and engagement to improve the 
34.30 	experiences and outcomes of applicants, grant 
34.31 	recipients, and crime victims throughout 
34.32 	Minnesota; expand the Minnesota Statistical 
34.33 	Analysis Center; and increase staffing for the 
35.1 	crime victim reimbursement program and the 
35.2 	Crime Victim Justice Unit.
35.3 	(e) Office of Restorative Practices
35.4 	$500,000 each year is to establish and 
35.5 	maintain the Office of Restorative Practices.
35.6 	(f) Crossover and Dual-Status Youth Model 
35.7 	Grants
35.8 	$1,000,000 each year is to provide grants to 
35.9 	local units of government to initiate or expand 
35.10 	crossover youth practices model and 
35.11 	dual-status youth programs that provide 
35.12 	services for youth who are involved with or 
35.13 	at risk of becoming involved with both the 
35.14 	child welfare and juvenile justice systems, in 
35.15 	accordance with the Robert F. Kennedy 
35.16 	National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice 
35.17 	model. This is a onetime appropriation.
35.18 	(g) Restorative Practices Initiatives Grants
35.19 	$4,000,000 each year is for grants to establish 
35.20 	and support restorative practices initiatives 
35.21 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.22 	299A.95, subdivision 6, and for a restitution 
35.23 	grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
35.24 	section 299A.955. This appropriation is 
35.25 	available until June 30, 2026. The base for this 
35.26 	appropriation is $2,500,000 beginning in fiscal 
35.27 	year 2026.
35.28 	(h) Ramsey County Youth Treatment 
35.29 	Homes Acquisition and Betterment
35.30 	$5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
35.31 	Ramsey County to establish, with input from 
35.32 	community stakeholders, including impacted 
35.33 	youth and families, up to seven intensive 
36.1 	trauma-informed therapeutic treatment homes 
36.2 	in Ramsey County that are licensed by the 
36.3 	Department of Human Services, that are 
36.4 	culturally specific, that are community-based, 
36.5 	and that can be secured. These residential 
36.6 	spaces must provide intensive treatment and 
36.7 	intentional healing for youth as ordered by the 
36.8 	court as part of the disposition of a case in 
36.9 	juvenile court. This appropriation is available 
36.10 	through June 30, 2026 2027.
36.11 	(i) Ramsey County Violence Prevention
36.12 	$5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
36.13 	Ramsey County to award grants to develop 
36.14 	new and further enhance existing 
36.15 	community-based organizational support 
36.16 	through violence prevention and community 
36.17 	wellness grants. Grantees must use the money 
36.18 	to create family support groups and resources 
36.19 	to support families during the time a young 
36.20 	person is placed out of home following a 
36.21 	juvenile delinquency adjudication and support 
36.22 	the family through the period of postplacement 
36.23 	reentry; create community-based respite 
36.24 	options for conflict or crisis de-escalation to 
36.25 	prevent incarceration or further systems 
36.26 	involvement for families; or establish 
36.27 	additional meaningful employment 
36.28 	opportunities for systems-involved youth. This 
36.29 	appropriation is available through June 30, 
36.30 	2027.
36.31 	(j) Office for Missing and Murdered 
36.32 	Indigenous Relatives
36.33 	$274,000 each year is for increased staff and 
36.34 	operating costs of the Office for Missing and 
36.35 	Murdered Indigenous Relatives, the Missing 
37.1 	and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Advisory 
37.2 	Board, and the Gaagige-Mikwendaagoziwag 
37.3 	reward advisory group.
37.4 	(k) Youth Intervention Programs
37.5 	$3,525,000 the first year and $3,526,000 the 
37.6 	second year are for youth intervention 
37.7 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.8 	299A.73. The base for this appropriation is 
37.9 	$3,526,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,525,000 
37.10 	in fiscal year 2027.
37.11 	(l) Community Crime Intervention and 
37.12 	Prevention Grants
37.13 	$750,000 each year is for community crime 
37.14 	intervention and prevention program grants, 
37.15 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.16 	299A.296. This is a onetime appropriation.
37.17 	(m) Resources for Victims of Crime
37.18 	$1,000,000 each year is for general crime 
37.19 	victim grants to meet the needs of victims of 
37.20 	crime not covered by domestic violence, 
37.21 	sexual assault, or child abuse services. This is 
37.22 	a onetime appropriation.
37.23 	(n) Prosecutor Training
37.24 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
37.25 	Minnesota County Attorneys Association to 
37.26 	be used for prosecutorial and law enforcement 
37.27 	training, including trial school training and 
37.28 	train-the-trainer courses. All training funded 
37.29 	with grant proceeds must contain blocks of 
37.30 	instruction on racial disparities in the criminal 
37.31 	justice system, collateral consequences to 
37.32 	criminal convictions, and trauma-informed 
38.1 	responses to victims. This is a onetime 
38.2 	appropriation.
38.3 	The Minnesota County Attorneys Association 
38.4 	must report to the chairs and ranking minority 
38.5 	members of the legislative committees with 
38.6 	jurisdiction over public safety policy and 
38.7 	finance on the training provided with grant 
38.8 	proceeds, including a description of each 
38.9 	training and the number of prosecutors and 
38.10 	law enforcement officers who received 
38.11 	training. The report is due by February 15, 
38.12 	2025. The report may include trainings 
38.13 	scheduled to be completed after the date of 
38.14 	submission with an estimate of expected 
38.15 	participants.
38.16 	(o) Minnesota Heals
38.17 	$500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Heals 
38.18 	grant program. This is a onetime 
38.19 	appropriation.
38.20 	(p) Sexual Assault Exam Costs
38.21 	$3,967,000 the first year and $3,767,000 the 
38.22 	second year are to reimburse qualified health 
38.23 	care providers for the expenses associated with 
38.24 	medical examinations administered to victims 
38.25 	of criminal sexual conduct as required under 
38.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 609.35, and for 
38.27 	costs to administer the program. The base for 
38.28 	this appropriation is $3,771,000 in fiscal year 
38.29 	2026 and $3,776,000 in fiscal year 2027.
38.30 	(q) First Responder Mental Health 
38.31 	Curriculum
38.32 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to the Adler 
38.33 	graduate school. The grantee must use the 
38.34 	grant to develop a curriculum for a 24-week 
39.1 	certificate to train licensed therapists to 
39.2 	understand the nuances, culture, and stressors 
39.3 	of the work environments of first responders 
39.4 	to allow those therapists to provide effective 
39.5 	treatment to first responders in distress. The 
39.6 	grantee must collaborate with first responders 
39.7 	who are familiar with the psychological, 
39.8 	cultural, and professional issues of their field 
39.9 	to develop the curriculum and promote it upon 
39.10 	completion.
39.11 	The grantee may provide the program online.
39.12 	The grantee must seek to recruit additional 
39.13 	participants from outside the 11-county 
39.14 	metropolitan area.
39.15 	The grantee must create a resource directory 
39.16 	to provide law enforcement agencies with 
39.17 	names of counselors who complete the 
39.18 	program and other resources to support law 
39.19 	enforcement professionals with overall 
39.20 	wellness. The grantee shall collaborate with 
39.21 	the Department of Public Safety and law 
39.22 	enforcement organizations to promote the 
39.23 	directory. This is a onetime appropriation.
39.24 	(r) Pathways to Policing
39.25 	$400,000 each year is for reimbursement 
39.26 	grants to state and local law enforcement 
39.27 	agencies that operate pathway to policing 
39.28 	programs. Applicants for reimbursement 
39.29 	grants may receive up to 50 percent of the cost 
39.30 	of compensating and training program 
39.31 	participants. Reimbursement grants shall be 
39.32 	proportionally allocated based on the number 
39.33 	of grant applications approved by the 
39.34 	commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation.
40.1 	(s) Direct Assistance to Crime Victim 
40.2 	Survivors
40.3 	$5,000,000 each year is to provide grants for 
40.4 	direct services and advocacy for victims of 
40.5 	sexual assault, general crime, domestic 
40.6 	violence, and child abuse. Funding must 
40.7 	support the direct needs of organizations 
40.8 	serving victims of crime by providing: direct 
40.9 	client assistance to crime victims; competitive 
40.10 	wages for direct service staff; hotel stays and 
40.11 	other housing-related supports and services; 
40.12 	culturally responsive programming; prevention 
40.13 	programming, including domestic abuse 
40.14 	transformation and restorative justice 
40.15 	programming; and for other needs of 
40.16 	organizations and crime victim survivors. 
40.17 	Services funded must include services for 
40.18 	victims of crime in underserved communities 
40.19 	most impacted by violence and reflect the 
40.20 	ethnic, racial, economic, cultural, and 
40.21 	geographic diversity of the state. The office 
40.22 	shall prioritize culturally specific programs, 
40.23 	or organizations led and staffed by persons of 
40.24 	color that primarily serve communities of 
40.25 	color, when allocating funds.
40.26 	(t) Racially Diverse Youth
40.27 	$250,000 each year is for grants to 
40.28 	organizations to address racial disparity of 
40.29 	youth using shelter services in the Rochester 
40.30 	and St. Cloud regional areas. Of this amount, 
40.31 	$125,000 each year is to address this issue in 
40.32 	the Rochester area and $125,000 each year is 
40.33 	to address this issue in the St. Cloud area. A 
40.34 	grant recipient shall establish and operate a 
40.35 	pilot program connected to shelter services to 
41.1 	engage in community intervention outreach, 
41.2 	mobile case management, family reunification, 
41.3 	aftercare, and follow up when family members 
41.4 	are released from shelter services. A pilot 
41.5 	program must specifically address the high 
41.6 	number of racially diverse youth that enter 
41.7 	shelters in the regions. This is a onetime 
41.8 	appropriation.
41.9 	(u) Violence Prevention Project Research 
41.10 	Center
41.11 	$500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
41.12 	Violence Prevention Project Research Center, 
41.13 	operating as a 501(c)(3) organization, for 
41.14 	research focused on reducing violence in 
41.15 	society that uses data and analysis to improve 
41.16 	criminal justice-related policy and practice in 
41.17 	Minnesota. Research must place an emphasis 
41.18 	on issues related to deaths and injuries 
41.19 	involving firearms. This is a onetime 
41.20 	appropriation.
41.21 	Beginning January 15, 2025, the Violence 
41.22 	Prevention Project Research Center must 
41.23 	submit an annual report to the chairs and 
41.24 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
41.25 	committees with jurisdiction over public safety 
41.26 	policy and finance on its work and findings. 
41.27 	The report must include a description of the 
41.28 	data reviewed, an analysis of that data, and 
41.29 	recommendations to improve criminal 
41.30 	justice-related policy and practice in 
41.31 	Minnesota with specific recommendations to 
41.32 	address deaths and injuries involving firearms.
41.33 	(v) Report on Approaches to Address Illicit 
41.34 	Drug Use in Minnesota
42.1 	$118,000 each year is to enter into an 
42.2 	agreement with Rise Research LLC for a study 
42.3 	and set of reports on illicit drug use in 
42.4 	Minnesota describing current responses to that 
42.5 	use, reviewing alternative approaches utilized 
42.6 	in other jurisdictions, and making policy and 
42.7 	funding recommendations for a holistic and 
42.8 	effective response to illicit drug use and the 
42.9 	illicit drug trade. The agreement must establish 
42.10 	a budget and schedule with clear deliverables. 
42.11 	This appropriation is onetime.
42.12 	The study must include a review of current 
42.13 	policies, practices, and funding; identification 
42.14 	of alternative approaches utilized effectively 
42.15 	in other jurisdictions; and policy and funding 
42.16 	recommendations for a response to illicit drug 
42.17 	use and the illicit drug trade that reduces and, 
42.18 	where possible, prevents harm and expands 
42.19 	individual and community health, safety, and 
42.20 	autonomy. Recommendations must consider 
42.21 	impacts on public safety, racial equity, 
42.22 	accessibility of health and ancillary supportive 
42.23 	social services, and the intersections between 
42.24 	drug policy and mental health, housing and 
42.25 	homelessness, overdose and infectious disease, 
42.26 	child welfare, and employment.
42.27 	Rise Research may subcontract and coordinate 
42.28 	with other organizations or individuals to 
42.29 	conduct research, provide analysis, and 
42.30 	prepare the reports required by this section.
42.31 	Rise Research shall submit reports to the 
42.32 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
42.33 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
42.34 	public safety finance and policy, human 
42.35 	services finance and policy, health finance and 
43.1 	policy, and judiciary finance and policy. Rise 
43.2 	Research shall submit an initial report by 
43.3 	February 15, 2024, and a final report by March 
43.4 	1, 2025.
43.5 	(w) Legal Representation for Children
43.6 	$150,000 each year is for a grant to an 
43.7 	organization that provides legal representation 
43.8 	for children in need of protection or services 
43.9 	and children in out-of-home placement. The 
43.10 	grant is contingent upon a match in an equal 
43.11 	amount from nonstate funds. The match may 
43.12 	be in kind, including the value of volunteer 
43.13 	attorney time, in cash, or a combination of the 
43.14 	two. These appropriations are in addition to 
43.15 	any other appropriations for the legal 
43.16 	representation of children. This appropriation 
43.17 	is onetime.
43.18 	(x) Pretrial Release Study and Report
43.19 	$250,000 each year are for a grant to the 
43.20 	Minnesota Justice Research Center to study 
43.21 	and report on pretrial release practices in 
43.22 	Minnesota and other jurisdictions, including 
43.23 	but not limited to the use of bail as a condition 
43.24 	of pretrial release. This appropriation is 
43.25 	onetime.
43.26 	(y) Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer 
43.27 	Education and Training Program
43.28 	$5,000,000 the first year is to implement the 
43.29 	intensive comprehensive peace officer 
43.30 	education and training program described in 
43.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8516. This 
43.32 	appropriation is available through June 30, 
43.33 	2027.
43.34 	(z) Youth Services Office
44.1 	$250,000 each year is to operate the Youth 
44.2 	Services Office.

44.3 	Sec. 25. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

44.4	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

44.5	(a) Office of Communications
		896,000
		1,148,000
	
44.6 	This appropriation is from the general fund.

44.7	(b) Public Safety Support
		9,976,000
		11,773,000

44.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
44.9		2024
	2025
	
44.10	General
	5,049,000
	6,564,000
	
44.11	Trunk Highway
	4,927,000
	5,209,000
	
44.12 	$1,482,000 in each year is from the general 
44.13 	fund for staff and operating costs related to 
44.14 	public engagement activities.

44.15	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		640,000
		640,000
	
44.16 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
44.17 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
44.18 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
44.19 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
44.20 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
44.21 	year is available for it. This appropriation is 
44.22 	available until June 30, 2027.

44.23	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
44.24 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
44.25 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
44.26 	account. This appropriation is available for 
44.27 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
44.28 	section 299A.465.

44.29	(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
		745,000
		745,000
	
44.30 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
44.31 	for soft body armor reimbursements under 
44.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.

45.1	(f) Technology and Support Services
		6,712,000
		6,783,000

45.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
45.3		2024
	2025
	
45.4	General
	1,645,000
	1,684,000
	
45.5	Trunk Highway
	5,067,000
	5,099,000

45.6 	Sec. 26. TASK FORCE ON MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES.
 45.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "mandatory minimum" means 
45.8 	legislatively defined, predetermined sentencing requirements, including but not limited to 
45.9 	sentencing requirements under Minnesota Statutes, sections 152.021, 152.022, and 609.11, 
45.10 	that mandate a minimum period of commitment to the commissioner of corrections upon 
45.11 	conviction for certain offenses.
45.12 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The Task Force on Mandatory Minimum Sentences is 
45.13 	established to collect and analyze data on the charging, convicting, and sentencing of persons 
45.14 	to mandatory minimum sentences; assess whether current laws and practices promote public 
45.15 	safety and equity in sentencing; and make recommendations to the legislature.
45.16 		Subd. 3.Membership. (a) The task force consists of the following members:
45.17 	(1) the commissioner of corrections, or a designee;
45.18 	(2) the executive director of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, or a 
45.19 	designee;
45.20 	(3) the state public defender, or a designee;
45.21 	(4) the statewide coordinator of the Violent Crime Coordinating Council, or a designee;
45.22 	(5) one defense attorney, appointed by the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense 
45.23 	Lawyers;
45.24 	(6) two county attorneys, one from Hennepin or Ramsey County and one from outside 
45.25 	the seven-county metropolitan area, appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys 
45.26 	Association;
45.27 	(7) a peace officer familiar with shooting investigations, appointed by the Minnesota 
45.28 	Sheriffs' Association;
45.29 	(8) a peace officer familiar with shooting investigations, appointed by the Minnesota 
45.30 	Chiefs of Police Association;
46.1 	(9) one member representing a victims' rights organization, appointed by the senate 
46.2 	majority leader;
46.3 	(10) one member of a statewide civil rights organization, appointed by the speaker of 
46.4 	the house of representatives;
46.5 	(11) one retired district court judge, appointed by the chief justice;
46.6 	(12) one impacted person who is directly related to a person who has been convicted of 
46.7 	a mandatory minimum sentence or who has themselves been convicted of a mandatory 
46.8 	minimum sentence and has completed the sentence, appointed by the governor; and
46.9 	(13) one person with academic expertise regarding the laws and practices of other states 
46.10 	relating to mandatory minimum sentences, appointed by the governor.
46.11 	(b) Appointments must be made no later than July 30, 2025.
46.12 	(c) Members shall serve without compensation.
46.13 	(d) Members of the task force serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority or until 
46.14 	the task force expires. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority consistent with 
46.15 	the qualifications of the vacating member required by this subdivision.
46.16 		Subd. 4.Officers; meetings. (a) The task force shall elect a chair and vice-chair and 
46.17 	may elect other officers as necessary.
46.18 	(b) The commissioner of corrections shall convene the first meeting of the task force no 
46.19 	later than August 1, 2025, and shall provide meeting space and administrative assistance 
46.20 	as necessary for the task force to conduct its work.
46.21 	(c) The task force shall meet at least monthly or upon the call of the chair. The task force 
46.22 	shall meet sufficiently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in this section. Meetings 
46.23 	of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
46.24 	(d) To compile and analyze data, the task force shall request the cooperation and 
46.25 	assistance of local law enforcement agencies, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines 
46.26 	Commission, the judicial branch, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, county attorneys, 
46.27 	and Tribal governments and may request the cooperation of academics and others with 
46.28 	experience and expertise in researching the impact of mandatory minimum sentences.
46.29 		Subd. 5.Duties. (a) The task force shall, at a minimum:
46.30 	(1) collect and analyze data on charges, convictions, and sentences that involve mandatory 
46.31 	minimum sentences;
47.1 	(2) collect and analyze data on mandatory minimum sentences in which a person received 
47.2 	a mitigated durational departure because the mandatory minimum sentence was seen as 
47.3 	inappropriate by a judge or county attorney, or both;
47.4 	(3) collect and analyze data on mandatory minimum sentences in which a person likely 
47.5 	would have received a mitigated durational departure but for the enforcement of a mandatory 
47.6 	minimum sentence;
47.7 	(4) collect and analyze data on charges, convictions, and sentences for codefendants of 
47.8 	persons sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence;
47.9 	(5) review relevant state statutes and state and federal court decisions;
47.10 	(6) receive input from persons who were convicted of a crime with a mandatory minimum 
47.11 	sentence;
47.12 	(7) receive input from family members of persons who were convicted of a crime with 
47.13 	a mandatory minimum sentence;
47.14 	(8) receive input from persons who were victims of crimes with a mandatory minimum 
47.15 	sentence;
47.16 	(9) receive input from family members of persons who were victims of crimes with a 
47.17 	mandatory minimum sentence;
47.18 	(10) analyze the benefits and unintended consequences of state statutes and practices 
47.19 	related to the charging, convicting, and sentencing of persons of crimes with mandatory 
47.20 	minimum sentences, including but not limited to an analysis of whether current statutes and 
47.21 	practices:
47.22 	(i) promote public safety; and
47.23 	(ii) properly punish a person for that person's role in an offense; and
47.24 	(11) make recommendations for legislative action, if any, on laws affecting:
47.25 	(i) the collection and reporting of data; and
47.26 	(ii) the charging, convicting, and sentencing of persons for crimes with mandatory 
47.27 	minimum sentences.
47.28 	(b) At its discretion, the task force may examine, as necessary, other related issues 
47.29 	consistent with this section.
48.1 		Subd. 6.Report. On or before August 15, 2026, the task force shall submit a report to 
48.2 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
48.3 	jurisdiction over criminal sentencing on the findings and recommendations of the task force.
48.4 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The task force expires the day after submitting the report under 
48.5 	subdivision 6.

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

48.7 	ARTICLE 3
48.8 	FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

48.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.10 		Subdivision 1.Application. This section shall apply to agencies which carry on a law 
48.11 	enforcement function, including but not limited to municipal police departments, county 
48.12 	sheriff departments, fire departments, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Minnesota 
48.13 	State Patrol, the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, the Department of 
48.14 	Commerce, and county human service agency client and provider fraud investigation, 
48.15 	prevention, and control units operated or supervised by the Department of Human Services.

48.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 43A.17, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
48.17 		Subd. 13.Compensation for law enforcement officers. (a) For purposes of this 
48.18 	subdivision, the term "law enforcement officers" means all licensed peace officers employed 
48.19 	by the state who are included in the state units under section 179A.10, subdivision 2, 
48.20 	including without limitation: Minnesota State Patrol troopers, Bureau of Criminal 
48.21 	Apprehension agents, including Financial Crimes and Fraud Section agents, and Alcohol 
48.22 	and Gambling Enforcement agents, in the Department of Public Safety; Department of 
48.23 	Natural Resources conservation officers; and Department of Corrections Fugitive 
48.24 	Apprehension Unit members; and Commerce Fraud Bureau agents in the Department of 
48.25 	Commerce.
48.26 	(b) When the commissioner of management and budget negotiates a collective bargaining 
48.27 	agreement establishing compensation for law enforcement officers, the commissioner must 
48.28 	use compensation and benefit data from the most recent salary and benefits survey conducted 
48.29 	pursuant to section 299D.03, subdivision 2a, to compare salaries to ensure appropriate 
48.30 	increases are made to law enforcement officer salaries and benefits.

49.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
49.2 		Subd. 2b.Duties. The commissioner of commerce Fraud Bureau shall may:
49.3 	(1) review notices and reports within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's primary jurisdiction
49.4 	submitted by authorized insurers, their employees, and agents or producers regarding 
49.5 	insurance fraud, as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4;
49.6 	(2) respond to notifications or complaints within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's primary 
49.7 	jurisdiction generated by other law enforcement agencies, state or federal governmental 
49.8 	units, or any other person;
49.9 	(3) (2) initiate inquiries and conduct investigations under section 45.027 when the bureau
49.10 	commissioner has reason to believe that an offense within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's 
49.11 	primary jurisdiction insurance fraud, as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4, has been 
49.12 	or is being committed; and
49.13 	(4) report crimes disclosed by the Commerce Fraud Bureau's investigations to appropriate 
49.14 	law enforcement agencies, including, but not limited to, the attorney general, county 
49.15 	attorneys, or any other appropriate law enforcement or regulatory agency, and shall assemble 
49.16 	evidence, prepare charges, and otherwise assist any law enforcement authority having 
49.17 	jurisdiction.
49.18 	(3) share active investigative data pursuant to section 13.39 concerning insurance fraud 
49.19 	with the commissioner of public safety and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

49.20 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
49.21 	read:
49.22 		Subd. 2g.Criminal insurance fraud investigations. (a) The Bureau of Criminal 
49.23 	Apprehension shall conduct investigations of criminal insurance fraud, as defined in section 
49.24 	609.611, in accordance with section 299C.061.
49.25 	(b) The commissioner shall report criminal insurance fraud-related crimes disclosed by 
49.26 	the Department of Commerce's investigations of civil insurance fraud to the Bureau of 
49.27 	Criminal Apprehension.

49.28 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
49.29 		Subd. 6.Insurance fraud prevention account. The insurance fraud prevention account 
49.30 	is created in the state treasury. Money received from assessments under subdivision 7 section 
49.31 	299C.061, subdivision 10, and transferred from the automobile theft prevention account in 
50.1 	sections 65B.84, subdivision 1, and 297I.11, subdivision 2, is deposited in the account. 
50.2 	Money in this fund is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce public safety for the 
50.3 	purposes specified in this section and sections 60A.951 to 60A.956.

50.4 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
50.5 		Subd. 7.Assessment. Each insurer authorized to sell insurance in the state of Minnesota, 
50.6 	including surplus lines carriers, and having Minnesota earned premium the previous calendar 
50.7 	year shall remit an assessment to the commissioner of public safety for deposit in the 
50.8 	insurance fraud prevention account on or before June 1 of each year. The amount of the 
50.9 	assessment shall be based on the insurer's total assets and on the insurer's total written 
50.10 	Minnesota premium, for the preceding fiscal year, as reported pursuant to section 60A.13. 
50.11 	The commissioner of public safety shall consult with the commissioner of commerce for 
50.12 	purposes of calculating the assessment amount. Beginning with the payment due on or 
50.13 	before June 1, 2024, the assessment amount is:

50.14		Total Assets
	Assessment
	
50.15		Less than $100,000,000
		$
	400
	
50.16		$100,000,000 to $1,000,000,000
		$
	1,500
	
50.17		Over $1,000,000,000
		$
	4,000
	
50.18		Minnesota Written Premium
	Assessment
	
50.19		Less than $10,000,000
		$
	400
	
50.20		$10,000,000 to $100,000,000
		$
	1,500
	
50.21		Over $100,000,000
		$
	4,000
	
50.22 	For purposes of this subdivision, the following entities are not considered to be insurers 
50.23 	authorized to sell insurance in the state of Minnesota: risk retention groups; or township 
50.24 	mutuals organized under chapter 67A.

50.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
50.26 		Subd. 8.Investigations; health-related boards. (a) The Commerce Fraud Bureau
50.27 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension may consult with the appropriate health-related board 
50.28 	when a licensee, licensed under chapter 144E, 147, 148, 148B, or 150A, is suspected of 
50.29 	insurance fraud.
50.30 	(b) The bureau shall, for any conviction involving or related to insurance, send copies 
50.31 	of all public data in its possession to the appropriate health-related licensing board.

51.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
51.2 		Subd. 9.Administrative penalty for insurance fraud. (a) The commissioner may:
51.3 	(1) impose an administrative penalty against any person in an amount as set forth in 
51.4 	paragraph (b) for each intentional act of insurance fraud or substantiated acts of attempted 
51.5 	insurance fraud, as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4, committed by that person;
51.6 	(2) order restitution to any person suffering loss as a result of the insurance fraud; and
51.7 	(3) order restitution to a company for the reasonable documented cost of any investigation 
51.8 	in connection with the insurance fraud.
51.9 	(b) The administrative penalty for each violation described in paragraph (a) may be no 
51.10 	more than:
51.11 	(1) $20,000 if the funds or the value of the property or services wrongfully obtained 
51.12 	exceeds $5,000;
51.13 	(2) $10,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained exceeds 
51.14 	$1,000, but not more than $5,000;
51.15 	(3) $3,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is more 
51.16 	than $500, but not more than $1,000; and
51.17 	(4) $1,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is $500 
51.18 	or less.
51.19 	(c) If an administrative penalty is not paid after all rights of appeal have been waived 
51.20 	or exhausted, the commissioner may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction 
51.21 	to collect the administrative penalty, including expenses and litigation costs, reasonable 
51.22 	attorney fees, and interest.
51.23 	(d) This section does not affect a person's right to seek recovery, including expenses 
51.24 	and litigation costs, reasonable attorney fees, and interest, against any person that commits 
51.25 	insurance fraud.
51.26 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "insurance fraud" has the meaning given in section 
51.27 	60A.951, subdivision 4.
51.28 	(f) Hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with chapter 14 
51.29 	and any other applicable law.
52.1 	(g) All revenues from penalties, expenses, costs, fees, and interest collected under 
52.2 	paragraphs (a) to (c) shall be deposited in into the insurance fraud prevention account under 
52.3 	subdivision 6 section 299C.061, subdivision 9.

52.4 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.951, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
52.5 		Subd. 2.Authorized person. "Authorized person" means the county attorney, sheriff, 
52.6 	or chief of police responsible for investigations in the county where the suspected insurance 
52.7 	fraud occurred; the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; the commissioner 
52.8 	of commerce; the Commerce Fraud Bureau; the commissioner of labor and industry; the 
52.9 	attorney general; or any duly constituted criminal investigative department or agency of the 
52.10 	United States.

52.11 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.952, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
52.12 		Subd. 2.Notice to and cooperation with the Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of 
52.13 	Criminal Apprehension. Any insurer or insurance professional that has reasonable belief 
52.14 	that an act of insurance fraud will be, is being, or has been committed, shall furnish and 
52.15 	disclose all relevant information to the Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal 
52.16 	Apprehension or to any authorized person and cooperate fully with any investigation 
52.17 	conducted by the Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Any person 
52.18 	that has a reasonable belief that an act of insurance fraud will be, is being, or has been 
52.19 	committed, or any person who collects, reviews, or analyzes information concerning 
52.20 	insurance fraud, may furnish and disclose any information in its possession concerning the 
52.21 	act to the Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, any authorized 
52.22 	person, or to an authorized representative of an insurer that requests the information for the 
52.23 	purpose of detecting, prosecuting, or preventing insurance fraud. The insurer may also 
52.24 	release relevant information to any person authorized to receive the information under 
52.25 	section 72A.502, subdivision 2. If disclosure is made to an authorized person other than the 
52.26 	Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, a copy of the disclosure must 
52.27 	be sent to the Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

52.28 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.952, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
52.29 		Subd. 4.Tolling of time periods. If an insurer has a reasonable or probable cause to 
52.30 	believe that an insurance fraud has been committed in connection with an insurance claim, 
52.31 	and has properly notified the Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
52.32 	of its suspicions according to subdivision 2, the notification tolls any applicable time period 
52.33 	in any unfair claims practices statute or related regulations, or any action on the claim against 
53.1 	the insurer to whom the claim had been presented for bad faith, until 30 days after 
53.2 	determination by the Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and notice 
53.3 	to the insurer that the division Bureau of Criminal Apprehension will not recommend action 
53.4 	on the claim.

53.5 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.952, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
53.6 		Subd. 5.Reward for information. The Commerce Fraud Bureau Bureau of Criminal 
53.7 	Apprehension, in cooperation with authorized insurers and insurance professionals, may 
53.8 	establish a voluntary fund to reward persons not connected with the insurance industry who 
53.9 	provide information or furnish evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of persons 
53.10 	responsible for insurance fraud.

53.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.954, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.12 		Subd. 2.Review. The commissioner may review each insurer's antifraud plan to determine 
53.13 	whether it complies with the requirements of this section. If the commissioner finds that an 
53.14 	insurer's antifraud plan does not comply with the requirements of this section, the 
53.15 	commissioner shall disapprove the plan and send a notice of disapproval, along with the 
53.16 	reasons for disapproval, to the insurer. An insurer whose antifraud plan has been disapproved 
53.17 	by the commissioner shall submit a new plan to the commissioner within 60 days after the 
53.18 	plan was disapproved. The commissioner may examine an insurer's procedures to determine 
53.19 	whether the insurer is complying with its antifraud plan. The commissioner shall withhold 
53.20 	from public inspection any part of an insurer's antifraud plan for so long as the commissioner 
53.21 	deems the withholding to be in the public interest. The commissioner may share an insurer's 
53.22 	complete antifraud plan with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

53.23 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.956, is amended to read:
53.24 	60A.956 OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
53.25 	Nothing in sections 60A.951 to 60A.956 preempts the authority of or relieves the duty 
53.26 	of any other law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute alleged violations of 
53.27 	law, prevents or prohibits a person from voluntarily disclosing any information concerning 
53.28 	insurance fraud to any law enforcement agency other than the Commerce Fraud Bureau
53.29 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or limits any of the powers granted elsewhere by the 
53.30 	laws of this state to the commissioner of commerce to investigate alleged violations of law 
53.31 	and to take appropriate action.

54.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65B.84, is amended to read:
54.2 	65B.84 AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM.
54.3 		Subdivision 1.Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation. (a) The 
54.4 	commissioner of commerce public safety shall:
54.5 	(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and strategies 
54.6 	to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft laws, and 
54.7 	provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing with 
54.8 	automobile theft;
54.9 	(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs, and 
54.10 	strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect to 
54.11 	automobile theft enforcement;
54.12 	(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part to 
54.13 	evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the 
54.14 	commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need of 
54.15 	further financial support from the fund;
54.16 	(4) develop a plan of operation including:
54.17 	(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas of the 
54.18 	state where the problem is greatest;
54.19 	(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;
54.20 	(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;
54.21 	(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and
54.22 	(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and
54.23 	(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety commerce, 
54.24 	pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account for 
54.25 	automobile theft prevention activities, including:
54.26 	(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;
54.27 	(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies 
54.28 	for automobile theft enforcement teams;
54.29 	(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for programs 
54.30 	designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved equipment and 
54.31 	techniques for responding to automobile thefts;
55.1 	(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce 
55.2 	the incidence of automobile theft;
55.3 	(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce the 
55.4 	incidence of automobile theft;
55.5 	(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or business 
55.6 	organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and to 
55.7 	educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models of automobiles 
55.8 	most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is most likely to occur; 
55.9 	and
55.10 	(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training programs 
55.11 	for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam and inspections 
55.12 	staff, and members of the judiciary.
55.13 	(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the 
55.14 	money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner 
55.15 	is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to the 
55.16 	automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer of $1,300,000 
55.17 	each year to the insurance fraud prevention account described in section 297I.11, subdivision 
55.18 	2.
55.19 	(c) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner may transfer any unobligated balances 
55.20 	in the auto theft prevention account to the insurance fraud prevention account under section 
55.21 	45.0135, subdivision 6 299C.061, subdivision 9.
55.22 	(d) The commissioner must establish a library of equipment to combat automobile-related 
55.23 	theft offenses. The equipment must be available to all law enforcement agencies upon 
55.24 	request to support law enforcement agency efforts to combat automobile theft.
55.25 		Subd. 2.Annual report. By September 30 each year, the commissioner of public safety 
55.26 	shall report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of 
55.27 	representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over the Departments Department
55.28 	of Commerce and Public Safety on the activities and expenditures in the preceding year.
55.29 		Subd. 3.Grant criteria; application. (a) A county attorney's office, law enforcement 
55.30 	agency, neighborhood organization, community organization, or business organization may 
55.31 	apply for a grant under this section. Multiple offices or agencies within a county may apply 
55.32 	for a grant under this section.
56.1 	(b) The commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the commissioner of public 
56.2 	safety commerce, must develop criteria for the fair distribution of grants from the automobile 
56.3 	theft prevention account that address the following factors:
56.4 	(1) the number of reported automobile thefts per capita in a city, county, or region, not 
56.5 	merely the total number of automobile thefts;
56.6 	(2) the population of the jurisdiction of the applicant office or agency;
56.7 	(3) the total funds distributed within a county or region; and
56.8 	(4) the statewide interest in automobile theft reduction.
56.9 	(c) The commissioner may give priority to:
56.10 	(1) offices and agencies engaged in a collaborative effort to reduce automobile theft; 
56.11 	and
56.12 	(2) counties or regions with the greatest rates of automobile theft.
56.13 	(d) The minimum amount of a grant award is $5,000. After considering the automobile 
56.14 	theft rate and total population of an applicant's jurisdiction, if a grant award, as determined 
56.15 	under the criteria and priorities in this subdivision, would be less than $5,000, it must not 
56.16 	be awarded.
56.17 		Subd. 4.Advisory board; creation; membership. An Automobile Theft Prevention 
56.18 	Advisory Board is established to advise the commissioner on the distribution of grants under 
56.19 	this section. The board must consist of seven members appointed by the commissioner of 
56.20 	public safety and must include representatives of law enforcement, prosecuting agencies, 
56.21 	automobile insurers, and the public. The commissioner must annually select a chair from 
56.22 	among its members.
56.23 		Subd. 5.Definition. For purposes of this section, "automobile theft" includes 
56.24 	automobile-related theft.

56.25 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.26 		Subdivision 1.Use of data. (a) Except as provided by this section, data gathered from 
56.27 	any person under the administration of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law are 
56.28 	private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section 13.02, 
56.29 	subdivisions 9 and 12, and may not be disclosed except according to a district court order 
56.30 	or section 13.05. A subpoena is not considered a district court order. These data may be 
56.31 	disseminated to and used by the following agencies without the consent of the subject of 
56.32 	the data:
57.1 	(1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state or federal 
57.2 	law;
57.3 	(2) any agency of any other state or any federal agency charged with the administration 
57.4 	of an unemployment insurance program;
57.5 	(3) any agency responsible for the maintenance of a system of public employment offices 
57.6 	for the purpose of assisting individuals in obtaining employment;
57.7 	(4) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other state in 
57.8 	accordance with section 518A.83;
57.9 	(5) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;
57.10 	(6) the Department of Revenue to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota 
57.11 	laws;
57.12 	(7) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed assistance 
57.13 	programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;
57.14 	(8) the Department of Labor and Industry and the Commerce Fraud Bureau in, the 
57.15 	Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for uses consistent 
57.16 	with the administration of their duties under Minnesota law;
57.17 	(9) the Department of Human Services and the Office of Inspector General and its agents 
57.18 	within the Department of Human Services, including county fraud investigators, for 
57.19 	investigations related to recipient or provider fraud and employees of providers when the 
57.20 	provider is suspected of committing public assistance fraud;
57.21 	(10) the Department of Human Services for the purpose of evaluating medical assistance 
57.22 	services and supporting program improvement;
57.23 	(11) local and state welfare agencies for monitoring the eligibility of the data subject 
57.24 	for assistance programs, or for any employment or training program administered by those 
57.25 	agencies, whether alone, in combination with another welfare agency, or in conjunction 
57.26 	with the department or to monitor and evaluate the statewide Minnesota family investment 
57.27 	program and other cash assistance programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 
57.28 	and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training program by 
57.29 	providing data on recipients and former recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
57.30 	Program (SNAP) benefits, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child 
57.31 	care assistance under chapter 142E, or medical programs under chapter 256B or 256L or 
57.32 	formerly codified under chapter 256D;
58.1 	(12) local and state welfare agencies for the purpose of identifying employment, wages, 
58.2 	and other information to assist in the collection of an overpayment debt in an assistance 
58.3 	program;
58.4 	(13) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining 
58.5 	the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of a 
58.6 	criminal investigation;
58.7 	(14) the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has access to data on 
58.8 	specific individuals and specific employers provided the specific individual or specific 
58.9 	employer is the subject of an investigation by that agency;
58.10 	(15) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;
58.11 	(16) the Department of Corrections for the purposes of case planning and internal research 
58.12 	for preprobation, probation, and postprobation employment tracking of offenders sentenced 
58.13 	to probation and preconfinement and postconfinement employment tracking of committed 
58.14 	offenders;
58.15 	(17) the state auditor to the extent necessary to conduct audits of job opportunity building 
58.16 	zones as required under section 469.3201;
58.17 	(18) the Office of Higher Education for purposes of supporting program improvement, 
58.18 	system evaluation, and research initiatives including the Statewide Longitudinal Education 
58.19 	Data System; and
58.20 	(19) the Family and Medical Benefits Division of the Department of Employment and 
58.21 	Economic Development to be used as necessary to administer chapter 268B.
58.22 	(b) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by the 
58.23 	department in an investigation under section 268.182 are confidential as to data on individuals 
58.24 	and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 3 
58.25 	and 13, and must not be disclosed except under statute or district court order or to a party 
58.26 	named in a criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for preparation of a defense.
58.27 	(c) Data gathered by the department in the administration of the Minnesota unemployment 
58.28 	insurance program must not be made the subject or the basis for any suit in any civil 
58.29 	proceedings, administrative or judicial, unless the action is initiated by the department.

59.1 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.30, is amended to read:
59.2 	268B.30 DATA PRIVACY.
59.3 	(a) Except as provided by this section, data collected, created, or maintained under this 
59.4 	chapter are private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in 
59.5 	section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12, and must not be disclosed except according to a district 
59.6 	court order or section 13.05. A subpoena is not considered a district court order.
59.7 	(b) Data classified under paragraph (a) may be disseminated to and used by the following 
59.8 	without the consent of the subject of the data:
59.9 	(1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state or federal 
59.10 	law;
59.11 	(2) the unemployment insurance division, to the extent necessary to administer the 
59.12 	programs established under this chapter and chapter 268;
59.13 	(3) employers, to the extent necessary to support adjudication of application requests 
59.14 	and to support the employer's administration of a leave of absence;
59.15 	(4) health care providers, to the extent necessary to support verification of health care 
59.16 	conditions and qualifying events;
59.17 	(5) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other state in 
59.18 	accordance with section 518A.83;
59.19 	(6) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;
59.20 	(7) the Department of Revenue, to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota 
59.21 	laws;
59.22 	(8) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed assistance 
59.23 	programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;
59.24 	(9) the Department of Labor and Industry and the Commerce Fraud Bureau in, the 
59.25 	Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for uses consistent 
59.26 	with the administration of their duties under Minnesota law;
59.27 	(10) the Department of Human Services and the Office of Inspector General and its 
59.28 	agents within the Department of Human Services, including county fraud investigators, for 
59.29 	investigations related to recipient or provider fraud and employees of providers when the 
59.30 	provider is suspected of committing public assistance fraud;
59.31 	(11) the Department of Public Safety for support in identity verification;
60.1 	(12) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining 
60.2 	the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of a 
60.3 	criminal investigation;
60.4 	(13) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;
60.5 	(14) the Department of Corrections for the purposes of tracking incarceration of 
60.6 	applicants; and
60.7 	(15) contracted third parties, to the extent necessary to aid in identity verification, 
60.8 	adjudication, administration, and evaluation of the program.
60.9 	(c) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by the 
60.10 	department in an investigation under section 268B.19, 268B.21, 268B.22, or 268B.23 are 
60.11 	confidential as to data on individuals and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as 
60.12 	defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 3 and 13, and must not be disclosed except under 
60.13 	statute or district court order or to a party named in a criminal proceeding, administrative 
60.14 	or judicial, for preparation of a defense.
60.15 	(d) Data gathered by the department in the administration of this chapter must not be 
60.16 	made the subject or the basis for any suit in any civil proceedings, administrative or judicial, 
60.17 	unless the action is initiated by the department.

60.18 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297I.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
60.19 		Subd. 2.Automobile theft prevention account. A special revenue account in the state 
60.20 	treasury shall be credited with the proceeds of the surcharge imposed under subdivision 1. 
60.21 	Of the revenue in the account, $1,300,000 each year must be transferred to the insurance 
60.22 	fraud prevention account under section 45.0135, subdivision 6 299C.061, subdivision 9. 
60.23 	Revenues in excess of $1,300,000 each year may be used only for the automobile theft 
60.24 	prevention program described in section 65B.84.

60.25 	Sec. 19. [299C.061] FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD SECTION.
60.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
60.27 	the meanings given.
60.28 	(b) "Fraud involving state funded or administered programs or services" includes any 
60.29 	violation of section 609.445, 609.465, 609.466, 609.52, 609.5523, 609.611, 609.651, 
60.30 	609.7475, or 609.821 involving a state agency or state-funded or administered program or 
60.31 	service.
61.1 	(c) "Peace officer" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph 
61.2 	(c).
61.3 	(d) "Section" means the Financial Crimes and Fraud Section of the Bureau of Criminal 
61.4 	Apprehension.
61.5 	(e) "State agency" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 17.
61.6 	(f) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
61.7 		Subd. 2.Financial Crimes and Fraud Section. The superintendent shall operate the 
61.8 	Financial Crimes and Fraud Section within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct 
61.9 	investigations into insurance fraud, financial crimes, wage theft, and fraud involving 
61.10 	state-funded or administered programs or services. The Section shall be partially or fully 
61.11 	comprised of licensed peace officers. Members of this Section have the full authorities 
61.12 	specified in chapter 299C and are not limited to the duties enumerated in this statutory 
61.13 	section.
61.14 		Subd. 3.Duties. The Financial Crimes and Fraud Section shall:
61.15 	(1) review notices and reports of insurance fraud and related crimes submitted by 
61.16 	authorized insurers, their employees, and agents or producers pursuant to sections 60A.951 
61.17 	to 60A.956;
61.18 	(2) initiate inquiries and conduct investigations when the Section has reason to believe 
61.19 	that any of the following offenses have been or are being committed:
61.20 	(i) fraud involving state-funded or administered programs or services in subdivision 1, 
61.21 	paragraph (b);
61.22 	(ii) insurance fraud and related crimes, as defined in sections 60A.951, subdivision 4, 
61.23 	and 609.611, and support of those activities;
61.24 	(iii) wage theft and related crimes; and
61.25 	(iv) any other financial crimes; and
61.26 	(3) operate the automobile theft prevention program under section 65B.84.
61.27 		Subd. 4.Mandatory referral; duty to investigate. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs 
61.28 	(b) and (d), a state agency shall refer all suspected fraudulent activity under the provisions 
61.29 	in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), equaling $100,000 or more to the Section for evaluation 
61.30 	and investigation or appropriate referral. Upon receipt of the referral, the Section shall 
61.31 	review and, where appropriate, conduct criminal investigations into the allegations. The 
61.32 	Section has sole discretion as to which allegations are investigated further, referred back to 
62.1 	the reporting agency for appropriate regulatory investigation, or referred to another law 
62.2 	enforcement agency with appropriate jurisdiction.
62.3 	(b) When acting in a civil or criminal law enforcement capacity and permitted by 
62.4 	applicable law or order, the attorney general may, in the attorney general's discretion, refer 
62.5 	suspected fraudulent activity under the provisions in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), to the 
62.6 	Section for evaluation and investigation or appropriate referral in accordance with paragraph 
62.7 	(a).
62.8 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), this section has no effect on the authority of the 
62.9 	attorney general to investigate and enforce violations or suspected violations of Minnesota 
62.10 	civil or criminal law.
62.11 	(d) Referral to the Section under this subdivision is not required when a state agency is 
62.12 	required to refer the fraudulent activity to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in 
62.13 	accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 455.21(A)(1)(a), and section 
62.14 	256B.04, subdivision 10.
62.15 		Subd. 5.Discretionary referral. A state agency may refer suspected fraud involving 
62.16 	state-funded or administered programs or services equaling less than $100,000 to the Section 
62.17 	for investigation. Upon referral, the Section shall:
62.18 	(1) accept the referral and, where appropriate, conduct criminal investigations into the 
62.19 	allegations and make appropriate referrals for criminal prosecution; or
62.20 	(2) redirect the referral to another appropriate law enforcement agency or civil 
62.21 	investigative authority, offering assistance where appropriate.
62.22 		Subd. 6.Data sharing authorized. Notwithstanding chapter 13 or any other statute 
62.23 	related to the classification of government data to the contrary, state agencies making a 
62.24 	referral under subdivision 4 or 5 shall provide data related to the suspected fraudulent activity 
62.25 	to the Section, including data classified as not public. The Section may share active criminal 
62.26 	investigative data concerning insurance fraud with the Department of Commerce.
62.27 		Subd. 7.State agency reporting. By January 15 of each year, each state agency must 
62.28 	report all suspected fraud incurred by the agency that involves state-funded or administered 
62.29 	programs or services equaling $10,000 or more to the Section to be summarized in the report 
62.30 	under subdivision 8. This subdivision does not apply to information obtained by the attorney 
62.31 	general when acting in a civil or criminal law enforcement capacity.
62.32 		Subd. 8.Annual report. (a) By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report 
62.33 	to the commissioner, the governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
63.1 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance, and commerce 
63.2 	consumer protection policy and finance, the following information pertaining to the Section 
63.3 	since the previous report:
63.4 	(1) the number of investigations initiated;
63.5 	(2) the number of allegations investigated;
63.6 	(3) the outcomes or current status of each investigation;
63.7 	(4) the charging decisions made by the prosecuting authority of incidents investigated 
63.8 	by the Section;
63.9 	(5) the number of plea agreements reached in incidents investigated by the Section;
63.10 	(6) the number of reports received under subdivision 7;
63.11 	(7) the number of state agency referrals to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit reported 
63.12 	to the superintendent under paragraph (b); and
63.13 	(8) any other information relevant to the Section's responsibilities.
63.14 	(b) No later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, each state agency that is required 
63.15 	to make referrals to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in accordance with Code of 
63.16 	Federal Regulations, title 42, section 455.21(A)(1)(a), and section 256B.04, subdivision 10, 
63.17 	shall report the following information to the superintendent for the two previous calendar 
63.18 	years:
63.19 	(1) the number of cases referred to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;
63.20 	(2) the number of referrals accepted by the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; and
63.21 	(3) the number of referrals declined by the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
63.22 		Subd. 9.Funding allocation. One hundred percent of the funding allocated to the Bureau 
63.23 	of Criminal Apprehension for the assessment in subdivision 10 may only be used for the 
63.24 	investigation of insurance fraud and related crimes, as defined in sections 60A.951, 
63.25 	subdivision 4, and 609.611, and support of those activities.

63.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9 are effective July 1, 2025.
63.27 	(b) Subdivisions 4, 5, 7, and 8 are effective January 1, 2026.

63.28 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.29 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
64.1 	(b) "CIBRS" means the Comprehensive Incident-Based Reporting System, located in 
64.2 	the Department of Public Safety and managed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. A 
64.3 	reference in this section to "CIBRS" includes the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
64.4 	(c) "Law enforcement agency" means a Minnesota municipal police department, the 
64.5 	Metropolitan Transit Police, the Metropolitan Airports Police, the University of Minnesota 
64.6 	Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit, a Minnesota 
64.7 	county sheriff's department, the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural 
64.8 	Resources, the Commerce Fraud Bureau, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or the 
64.9 	Minnesota State Patrol.

64.10 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the 
64.12 	following terms have the meanings given them.
64.13 	(a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but is not 
64.14 	limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any equipment 
64.15 	attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which is, in fact, 
64.16 	itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.
64.17 	(b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02, 
64.18 	subdivision 6, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.
64.19 	(c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1).
64.20 	(d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.
64.21 	(e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Department 
64.22 	of Commerce Fraud Bureau, the Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle Services, the 
64.23 	Minnesota State Patrol, a county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park District 
64.24 	Department of Public Safety, the Department of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, 
64.25 	the University of Minnesota Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive 
64.26 	Apprehension Unit, a city, metropolitan transit, or airport police department; or a 
64.27 	multijurisdictional entity established under section 299A.642 or 299A.681.
64.28 	(f) "Designated offense" includes:
64.29 	(1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152 or 624;
64.30 	(2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section 171.22; 
64.31 	and
65.1 	(3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or conspiracy 
65.2 	to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.2112; 609.2113; 
65.3 	609.2114; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.2335; 609.24; 609.245; 609.247; 
65.4 	609.25; 609.255; 609.282; 609.283; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, 
65.5 	clauses (a) to (f) and (i); 609.343, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (f) and (i); 
65.6 	609.344, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (e), (h), or (i); 609.345, subdivision 
65.7 	1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (e), (h), and (i); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425; 609.466; 
65.8 	609.485; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551; 609.561; 
65.9 	609.562; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.611; 609.631; 609.66, subdivision 1e; 
65.10 	609.671, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825; 609.86; 609.88; 609.89; 
65.11 	609.893; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor or felony violation of section 
65.12 	609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324; or a felony violation of, or a 
65.13 	felony-level attempt or conspiracy to violate, Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21.
65.14 	(g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.
65.15 	(h) "Prosecuting authority" means the attorney who is responsible for prosecuting an 
65.16 	offense that is the basis for a forfeiture under sections 609.531 to 609.5318.
65.17 	(i) "Asserting person" means a person, other than the driver alleged to have used a vehicle 
65.18 	in the transportation or exchange of a controlled substance intended for distribution or sale, 
65.19 	claiming an ownership interest in a vehicle that has been seized or restrained under this 
65.20 	section.

65.21 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
65.22 		Subd. 2.Peace officer. The term "peace officer," as used in sections 626.04 to 626.17, 
65.23 	means a person who is licensed as a peace officer in accordance with section 626.84, 
65.24 	subdivision 1, and who serves as a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, conservation officer, 
65.25 	agent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, agent of the Division of Alcohol and 
65.26 	Gambling Enforcement, peace officer of the Commerce Fraud Bureau, University of 
65.27 	Minnesota peace officer, Metropolitan Transit police officer, Minnesota Department of 
65.28 	Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit member, State Patrol trooper as authorized by 
65.29 	section 299D.03, or railroad peace officer as authorized by section 219.995 and United 
65.30 	States Code, title 49, section 28101.

65.31 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
65.32 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of sections 626.84 to 626.863, the following 
65.33 	terms have the meanings given them:
66.1 	(a) "Board" means the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.
66.2 	(b) "Director" means the executive director of the board.
66.3 	(c) "Peace officer" means:
66.4 	(1) an employee or an elected or appointed official of a political subdivision or law 
66.5 	enforcement agency who is licensed by the board, charged with the prevention and detection 
66.6 	of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state and who has the full 
66.7 	power of arrest, and shall also include the Minnesota State Patrol, agents of the Division of 
66.8 	Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, state conservation officers, Metropolitan Transit police 
66.9 	officers, Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit officers, Department of 
66.10 	Commerce Fraud Bureau Unit officers, the statewide coordinator of the Violent Crime 
66.11 	Coordinating Council, and railroad peace officers as authorized by section 219.995 and 
66.12 	United States Code, title 49, section 28101; and
66.13 	(2) a peace officer who is employed by a law enforcement agency of a federally 
66.14 	recognized tribe, as defined in United States Code, title 25, section 450b(e), and who is 
66.15 	licensed by the board.
66.16 	(d) "Part-time peace officer" means an individual licensed by the board whose services 
66.17 	are utilized by law enforcement agencies no more than an average of 20 hours per week, 
66.18 	not including time spent on call when no call to active duty is received, calculated on an 
66.19 	annual basis, who has either full powers of arrest or authorization to carry a firearm while 
66.20 	on active duty. The term shall apply even though the individual receives no compensation 
66.21 	for time spent on active duty, and shall apply irrespective of the title conferred upon the 
66.22 	individual by any law enforcement agency.
66.23 	(e) "Reserve officer" means an individual whose services are utilized by a law 
66.24 	enforcement agency to provide supplementary assistance at special events, traffic or crowd 
66.25 	control, and administrative or clerical assistance, and shall include reserve deputies, special 
66.26 	deputies, mounted or unmounted patrols, and all other employees or volunteers performing 
66.27 	reserve officer functions. A reserve officer's duties do not include enforcement of the general 
66.28 	criminal laws of the state, and the officer does not have full powers of arrest or authorization 
66.29 	to carry a firearm on duty.
66.30 	(f) "Law enforcement agency" means:
66.31 	(1) a unit of state or local government that is authorized by law to grant full powers of 
66.32 	arrest and to charge a person with the duties of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing 
66.33 	the general criminal laws of the state;
67.1 	(2) subject to the limitations in section 626.93, a law enforcement agency of a federally 
67.2 	recognized tribe, as defined in United States Code, title 25, section 450b(e); and
67.3 	(3) subject to the limitation of section 219.995, a railroad company.
67.4 	(g) "Professional peace officer education" means a postsecondary degree program, or a 
67.5 	nondegree program for persons who already have a college degree, that is offered by a 
67.6 	college or university in Minnesota, designed for persons seeking licensure as a peace officer, 
67.7 	and approved by the board.
67.8 	(h) "Railroad peace officer" means an individual as authorized under United States Code, 
67.9 	title 49, section 28101:
67.10 	(1) employed by a railroad for the purpose of aiding and supplementing law enforcement 
67.11 	agencies in the protection of property owned by or in the care, custody, or control of a 
67.12 	railroad and to protect the persons and property of railroad passengers and employees; and
67.13 	(2) licensed by the board.

67.14 	Sec. 24. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 67.15 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber the subdivisions in column A with the number 
67.16 	listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary cross-reference changes in 
67.17 	Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering.

67.18		Column A
	Column B
	
67.19		45.0135, subdivision 6
	299C.061, subdivision 9
	
67.20		45.0135, subdivision 7
	299C.061, subdivision 10
	
67.21		45.0135, subdivision 8
	299C.061, subdivision 11
	
67.22		45.0135, subdivision 9
	299C.061, subdivision 12
	
67.23		299C.061, subdivision 9
	299C.061, subdivision 13

67.24 	Sec. 25. REPEALER.
 67.25 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 45.0135, subdivisions 2a, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, and 5; 
67.26 	and 325E.21, subdivision 2b, are repealed.

68.1 	ARTICLE 4
68.2 	CRIMINAL LAW

68.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
68.4 		Subd. 2.Possession crimes. (a) A person is guilty of a controlled substance crime in 
68.5 	the first degree if:
68.6 	(1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 50 grams 
68.7 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine;
68.8 	(2) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 25 grams 
68.9 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine and:
68.10 	(i) the person or an accomplice possesses on their person or within immediate reach, or 
68.11 	uses, whether by brandishing, displaying, threatening with, or otherwise employing, a 
68.12 	firearm; or
68.13 	(ii) the offense involves two aggravating factors;
68.14 	(3) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 25 grams 
68.15 	or more, or 100 dosage units or more, containing heroin or fentanyl;
68.16 	(4) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 500 grams 
68.17 	or more containing a narcotic drug other than cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, or methamphetamine;
68.18 	(5) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 500 grams 
68.19 	or more containing amphetamine, phencyclidine, or hallucinogen or, if the controlled 
68.20 	substance is packaged in dosage units, equaling 500 or more dosage units; or
68.21 	(6) the person unlawfully possesses:
68.22 	(i) 50 kilograms or more of cannabis flower;
68.23 	(ii) ten kilograms or more of cannabis concentrate; or
68.24 	(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer 
68.25 	products, or any combination of those infused with more than one kilogram of 
68.26 	tetrahydrocannabinols.
68.27 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the weight of fluid used in a water pipe may 
68.28 	not be considered in measuring the weight of a mixture except in cases where the mixture 
68.29 	contains four or more fluid ounces of fluid a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
68.30 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

69.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
69.2 	applies retroactively from August 1, 2023.

69.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
69.4 		Subd. 2.Possession crimes. (a) A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the 
69.5 	second degree if:
69.6 	(1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 25 grams 
69.7 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine;
69.8 	(2) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of ten grams 
69.9 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine and:
69.10 	(i) the person or an accomplice possesses on their person or within immediate reach, or 
69.11 	uses, whether by brandishing, displaying, threatening with, or otherwise employing, a 
69.12 	firearm; or
69.13 	(ii) the offense involves three aggravating factors;
69.14 	(3) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of six grams 
69.15 	or more, or 50 dosage units or more, containing heroin or fentanyl;
69.16 	(4) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 50 grams 
69.17 	or more containing a narcotic drug other than cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, or methamphetamine;
69.18 	(5) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 50 grams 
69.19 	or more containing amphetamine, phencyclidine, or hallucinogen or, if the controlled 
69.20 	substance is packaged in dosage units, equaling 100 or more dosage units; or
69.21 	(6) the person unlawfully possesses:
69.22 	(i) 25 kilograms or more of cannabis flower;
69.23 	(ii) five kilograms or more of cannabis concentrate; or
69.24 	(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer 
69.25 	products, or any combination of those infused with more than 500 grams of 
69.26 	tetrahydrocannabinols.
69.27 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the weight of fluid used in a water pipe may 
69.28 	not be considered in measuring the weight of a mixture except in cases where the mixture 
69.29 	contains four or more fluid ounces of fluid a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
69.30 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

70.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
70.2 	applies retroactively from August 1, 2023.

70.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.023, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
70.4 		Subd. 2.Possession crimes. (a) A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the 
70.5 	third degree if:
70.6 	(1) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
70.7 	one or more mixtures of a total weight of ten grams or more containing a narcotic drug other 
70.8 	than heroin or fentanyl;
70.9 	(2) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
70.10 	one or more mixtures of: (i) a total weight of three grams or more containing heroin; or (ii) 
70.11 	a total weight of five grams or more, or 25 dosage units or more, containing fentanyl;
70.12 	(3) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
70.13 	one or more mixtures containing a narcotic drug other than heroin or fentanyl, it is packaged 
70.14 	in dosage units, and equals 50 or more dosage units;
70.15 	(4) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
70.16 	any amount of a schedule I or II narcotic drug or five or more dosage units of lysergic acid 
70.17 	diethylamide (LSD), 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, or 
70.18 	3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, 
70.19 	or a drug treatment facility;
70.20 	(5) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses:
70.21 	(i) more than ten kilograms of cannabis flower;
70.22 	(ii) more than two kilograms of cannabis concentrate; or
70.23 	(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer 
70.24 	products, or any combination of those infused with more than 200 grams of 
70.25 	tetrahydrocannabinol; or
70.26 	(6) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing methamphetamine 
70.27 	or amphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, or a drug treatment 
70.28 	facility.
70.29 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the weight of fluid used in a water pipe may 
70.30 	not be considered in measuring the weight of a mixture except in cases where the mixture 
70.31 	contains four or more fluid ounces of fluid a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
70.32 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

71.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
71.2 	applies retroactively from August 1, 2023.

71.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.4 		Subd. 2.Possession and other crimes. (a) A person is guilty of controlled substance 
71.5 	crime in the fifth degree and upon conviction may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 
71.6 	4 if:
71.7 	(1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing a controlled 
71.8 	substance classified in Schedule I, II, III, or IV, except cannabis flower, cannabis products, 
71.9 	lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products or a residual amount of 
71.10 	one or more mixtures of controlled substances contained in drug paraphernalia; or
71.11 	(2) the person procures, attempts to procure, possesses, or has control over a controlled 
71.12 	substance by any of the following means:
71.13 	(i) fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge;
71.14 	(ii) using a false name or giving false credit; or
71.15 	(iii) falsely assuming the title of, or falsely representing any person to be, a manufacturer, 
71.16 	wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed to practice 
71.17 	medicine, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other authorized person for the purpose of 
71.18 	obtaining a controlled substance.
71.19 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
71.20 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

71.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
71.22 	applies retroactively from August 1, 2023.

71.23 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.137, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
71.24 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
71.25 	meanings given.
71.26 	(b) "Chemical substance" means a substance intended to be used as a precursor in the 
71.27 	manufacture of methamphetamine or any other chemical intended to be used in the 
71.28 	manufacture of methamphetamine.
71.29 	(c) "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years.
71.30 	(d) "Fentanyl" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 25.
72.1 	(d) (e) "Methamphetamine paraphernalia" means all equipment, products, and materials 
72.2 	of any kind that are used, intended for use, or designed for use in manufacturing, injecting, 
72.3 	ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing methamphetamine into the human body.
72.4 	(e) (f) "Methamphetamine waste products" means substances, chemicals, or items of 
72.5 	any kind used in the manufacture of methamphetamine or any part of the manufacturing 
72.6 	process, or the by-products or degradates of manufacturing methamphetamine.
72.7 	(f) (g) "Vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in section 609.232, subdivision 11.

72.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
72.9 	committed on or after that date.

72.10 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72.11 		Subd. 2.Prohibited conduct. (a) No person may knowingly engage in any of the 
72.12 	following activities in the presence of a child or vulnerable adult; in the residence of a child 
72.13 	or a vulnerable adult; in a building, structure, conveyance, or outdoor location where a child 
72.14 	or vulnerable adult might reasonably be expected to be present; in a room offered to the 
72.15 	public for overnight accommodation; or in any multiple unit residential building:
72.16 	(1) manufacturing or attempting to manufacture methamphetamine;
72.17 	(2) storing any chemical substance;
72.18 	(3) storing any methamphetamine waste products; or
72.19 	(4) storing any methamphetamine paraphernalia.
72.20 	(b) No person may knowingly cause or permit a child or vulnerable adult to inhale, be 
72.21 	exposed to, have contact with, or ingest methamphetamine, a chemical substance, or 
72.22 	methamphetamine paraphernalia.
72.23 	(c) No person may knowingly cause or permit a child to inhale, be exposed to, have 
72.24 	contact with, or ingest fentanyl.
72.25 	(d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists, 
72.26 	owners of pharmacies, nurses, and other persons when the manufacturer, practitioner, 
72.27 	pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, nurse, or other person is acting in a professional capacity.

72.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
72.29 	committed on or after that date.

73.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
73.2 		Subd. 2.Firefighters and emergency medical personnel. (a) Except as provided in 
73.3 	paragraph (b), whoever physically assaults any of the following persons and inflicts 
73.4 	demonstrable bodily harm is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for 
73.5 	not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both gross 
73.6 	misdemeanor:
73.7 	(1) either:
73.8 	(i) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department in the performance of the 
73.9 	member's duties; or
73.10 	(ii) a member of an emergency medical services personnel unit in the performance of 
73.11 	the member's duties; or
73.12 	(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital 
73.13 	emergency department.
73.14 	(b) Whoever physically assaults a person described in paragraph (a), is guilty of a felony 
73.15 	and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a 
73.16 	fine of not more than $6,000, or both, if the assault inflicts demonstrable bodily harm.

73.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
73.18 	committed on or after that date.

73.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2232, is amended to read:
73.20 	609.2232 CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES FOR ASSAULTS COMMITTED BY 
73.21 	STATE PRISON INMATES.
73.22 	(a) If an inmate of a state correctional facility is convicted of violating section 609.221, 
73.23 	609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, or 609.224, while confined in the facility, the sentence imposed 
73.24 	for the assault shall be executed and run consecutively to any unexpired portion of the 
73.25 	offender's earlier sentence. The inmate is not entitled to credit against the sentence imposed 
73.26 	for the assault for time served in confinement for the earlier sentence. The inmate shall 
73.27 	serve the sentence for the assault in a state correctional facility even if the assault conviction 
73.28 	was for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor.
73.29 	(b) If an inmate of a county jail, county regional jail, county work farm, county 
73.30 	workhouse, or other local correctional facility is convicted of violating section 609.221, 
73.31 	609.222, 609.223, or 609.2231 while confined in the facility and the victim is a county 
74.1 	sheriff or sheriff's deputy, the court must not stay adjudication or imposition of the sentence 
74.2 	and the inmate must be sentenced as follows:
74.3 	(1) if the inmate was serving an executed sentence at the time of the assault, the sentence 
74.4 	imposed for the assault shall be executed and run consecutively to that sentence;
74.5 	(2) if the court imposes an executed sentence for any crime or offense for which the 
74.6 	person was in custody when the person committed the assault, the sentence imposed for the 
74.7 	assault shall be executed and run consecutively to that sentence; and
74.8 	(3) if the inmate was serving a probationary sentence or the court imposes a stayed 
74.9 	sentence for any crime or offense for which the person was in custody when the person 
74.10 	committed the assault, the sentence imposed for the assault shall be executed.

74.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
74.12 	committed on or after that date.

74.13 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.322, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
74.14 		Subdivision 1.Solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution; sex trafficking 
74.15 	in the first degree. (a) Whoever, while acting other than as a prostitute or patron, 
74.16 	intentionally does any of the following may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
74.17 	than 25 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both:
74.18 	(1) solicits or induces an individual under the age of 18 years to practice prostitution;
74.19 	(2) promotes the prostitution of an individual under the age of 18 years;
74.20 	(3) receives profit, knowing or having reason to know that it is derived from the 
74.21 	prostitution, or the promotion of the prostitution, of an individual under the age of 18 years; 
74.22 	or
74.23 	(4) engages in the sex trafficking of an individual under the age of 18 years.
74.24 	(b) Whoever violates paragraph (a) or subdivision 1a may be sentenced to imprisonment 
74.25 	for not more than 30 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $60,000, or both, if one 
74.26 	or more of the following aggravating factors are present:
74.27 	(1) the offender has committed a prior qualified human trafficking-related offense;
74.28 	(2) the offense involved a sex trafficking victim who suffered bodily harm during the 
74.29 	commission of the offense;
74.30 	(3) the time period that a sex trafficking victim was held in debt bondage or forced or 
74.31 	coerced labor or services exceeded 180 days; or
75.1 	(4) the offense involved more than one sex trafficking victim.
75.2 	(c) Unless a longer mandatory minimum sentence is otherwise required by law or the 
75.3 	Sentencing Guidelines provide for a longer presumptive executed sentence, the court shall 
75.4 	presume that: (1) an executed sentence of between 77 and 108 months must be imposed on 
75.5 	an offender convicted of violating (i) this subdivision under the conditions described in 
75.6 	paragraph (a), or (ii) subdivision 1a under the conditions described in paragraph (b); and 
75.7 	(2) an executed sentence of between 123 and 172 months must be imposed on an offender 
75.8 	convicted of violating this subdivision under the conditions described in paragraph (b). 
75.9 	Sentencing a person in a manner other than that described in this paragraph is a departure 
75.10 	from the Sentencing Guidelines.

75.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
75.12 	committed on or after that date.

75.13 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.593, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
75.14 		Subdivision 1.Crime. Whoever intentionally and without consent from one authorized 
75.15 	to give consent causes any damage to or takes, removes, severs, or breaks:
75.16 	(1) any line erected or maintained for the purpose of transmitting electricity for light, 
75.17 	heat, or power, or any insulator or cross-arm, appurtenance or apparatus connected to the 
75.18 	line, or any wire, cable, or current of the line; or any component used in the generation, 
75.19 	transmission, or distribution of electricity, including equipment used for grounding, system 
75.20 	protection, or personnel protection;
75.21 	(2) any equipment or fixture and any line or wire that is within or carries electricity to 
75.22 	the equipment or fixture if the equipment or fixture is established or maintained for the use 
75.23 	or benefit of the general public, such as street lights, street lighting systems, and special 
75.24 	lighting systems; electric vehicle charging stations; electronic traffic-control signals and 
75.25 	camera systems; and electronic warning or notice signs;
75.26 	(2) (3) any pipe or main or hazardous liquid pipeline erected, operated, or maintained 
75.27 	for the purpose of transporting, conveying, or distributing gas or other hazardous liquids 
75.28 	for light, heat, power, or any other purpose, or any part of the pipe, main, or pipeline, or 
75.29 	any valve, meter, holder, compressor, machinery, appurtenance, equipment, or apparatus 
75.30 	connected with any main or pipeline; or
75.31 	(3) (4) any machinery, equipment, or fixtures used in receiving, initiating, amplifying, 
75.32 	processing, transmitting, retransmitting, recording, switching, or monitoring 
75.33 	telecommunications services, such as computers, transformers, amplifiers, routers, repeaters, 
76.1 	multiplexers, and other items performing comparable functions; and machinery, equipment, 
76.2 	and fixtures used in the transportation of telecommunications services, broadband services, 
76.3 	cable services, radio transmitters and receivers, satellite equipment, microwave equipment, 
76.4 	and other transporting media including wire, cable, fiber, poles, and conduit;
76.5 	is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2.

76.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
76.7 	committed on or after that date.

76.8 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.78, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
76.9 		Subd. 2c.Felony offense; reporting fictitious emergency resulting in response to 
76.10 	the home of certain officials. Whoever violates subdivision 2, clause (2), is guilty of a 
76.11 	felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of 
76.12 	a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person places the call with the intent of 
76.13 	prompting an emergency response to the home of:
76.14 	(1) an elected official;
76.15 	(2) a judge as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (5);
76.16 	(3) a prosecuting attorney as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (4);
76.17 	(4) an employee of a correctional facility as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1i
76.18 	a correctional employee of the state or a local political subdivision; or
76.19 	(5) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

76.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
76.21 	committed on or after that date.

76.22 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.246, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
76.23 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purpose purposes of this section, the terms defined 
76.24 	in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
76.25 	(b) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18.
76.26 	(c) "Promote" means to produce, direct, publish, manufacture, issue, or advertise.
76.27 	(d) "Sexual performance" means any play, dance or other exhibition presented before 
76.28 	an audience or for purposes of visual or mechanical reproduction that uses a minor to depict 
76.29 	actual or simulated sexual conduct as defined by clause paragraph (e).
76.30 	(e) "Sexual conduct" means any of the following:
77.1 	(1) an act of sexual intercourse, normal or perverted, including genital-genital, 
77.2 	anal-genital, or oral-genital intercourse, whether between human beings or between a human 
77.3 	being and an animal;
77.4 	(2) sadomasochistic abuse, meaning flagellation, torture, or similar demeaning acts 
77.5 	inflicted by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments or in a revealing costume, 
77.6 	or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of 
77.7 	one so clothed;
77.8 	(3) masturbation;
77.9 	(4) lewd exhibitions of the genitals; or
77.10 	(5) physical contact with the clothed or unclothed pubic areas or buttocks of a human 
77.11 	male or female, or the breasts of the female, whether alone or between members of the same 
77.12 	or opposite sex or between humans and animals in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or 
77.13 	gratification.
77.14 	(f) "Pornographic work Child sexual abuse material" means:
77.15 	(1) an original or reproduction of a picture, film, photograph, negative, slide, videotape, 
77.16 	videodisc, or drawing of a sexual performance involving a minor; or
77.17 	(2) any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, drawing, negative, 
77.18 	slide, or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, 
77.19 	mechanical, or other means that:
77.20 	(i) uses a minor to depict actual or simulated sexual conduct;
77.21 	(ii) has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging 
77.22 	in sexual conduct; or
77.23 	(iii) is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that 
77.24 	conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging 
77.25 	in sexual conduct.; or
77.26 	(iv) depicts an individual indistinguishable from an actual minor created by the use of 
77.27 	generative artificial intelligence or other computer technology capable of processing and 
77.28 	interpreting specific data inputs, commonly referred to as prompts, to create a visual depiction 
77.29 	of the individual engaging in sexual conduct and is obscene.
77.30 	For the purposes of this paragraph, an identifiable minor is a person who was a minor 
77.31 	at the time the depiction was created or altered, whose image is used to create the visual 
77.32 	depiction.

78.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
78.2 	committed on or after that date.

78.3 	Sec. 13. [617.2471] IMMUNITY.
78.4 	No civil or criminal liability for a violation of section 617.246 or 617.247 that involves 
78.5 	child sexual abuse materials as defined solely in section 617.246, subdivision 1, paragraph 
78.6 	(f), clause (2), item (iv), may be imposed on an interactive computer service, as defined in 
78.7 	United States Code, title 47, section 230, or a provider of an information service or 
78.8 	telecommunications service, as defined in United States Code, title 47, section 153, or an 
78.9 	employee of the service or provider acting in the course and scope of employment:
78.10 	(1) for actions taken to prevent, detect, protect against, report, or respond to the 
78.11 	production, generation, incorporation, or synthesization of the work; or
78.12 	(2) for content provided by another person.

78.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to acts 
78.14 	committed on or after that date.

78.15 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 628.26, is amended to read:
78.16 	628.26 LIMITATIONS.
78.17 	(a) Indictments or complaints for any crime resulting in the death of the victim may be 
78.18 	found or made at any time after the death of the person killed.
78.19 	(b) Indictments or complaints for a violation of section 609.25 may be found or made 
78.20 	at any time after the commission of the offense.
78.21 	(c) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.282 may be found or made at 
78.22 	any time after the commission of the offense if the victim was under the age of 18 at the 
78.23 	time of the offense.
78.24 	(d) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.282 where the victim was 18 
78.25 	years of age or older at the time of the offense, or 609.42, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), 
78.26 	shall be found or made and filed in the proper court within six years after the commission 
78.27 	of the offense.
78.28 	(e) Indictments or complaints for violation of sections 609.322, 609.342 to 609.345, and 
78.29 	609.3458 may be found or made at any time after the commission of the offense.
78.30 	(f) Indictments or complaints for a violation of section 609.561 shall be found or made 
78.31 	and filed in the proper court within ten years after the commission of the offense.
79.1 	(f) (g) Indictments or complaints for violation of sections 609.466 and 609.52, subdivision 
79.2 	2, paragraph (a), clause (3), item (iii), shall be found or made and filed in the proper court 
79.3 	within six years after the commission of the offense.
79.4 	(g) (h) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.2335, 609.52, subdivision 
79.5 	2, paragraph (a), clause (3), items (i) and (ii), (4), (15), or (16), 609.631, or 609.821, where 
79.6 	the value of the property or services stolen is more than $35,000, or for violation of section 
79.7 	609.527 where the offense involves eight or more direct victims or the total combined loss 
79.8 	to the direct and indirect victims is more than $35,000, shall be found or made and filed in 
79.9 	the proper court within five years after the commission of the offense.
79.10 	(h) (i) Except for violations relating to false material statements, representations or 
79.11 	omissions, indictments or complaints for violations of section 609.671 shall be found or 
79.12 	made and filed in the proper court within five years after the commission of the offense.
79.13 	(i) (j) Indictments or complaints for violation of sections 609.561 to 609.562 and609.563, 
79.14 	shall be found or made and filed in the proper court within five years after the commission 
79.15 	of the offense.
79.16 	(j) (k) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.746 shall be found or made 
79.17 	and filed in the proper court within the later of three years after the commission of the 
79.18 	offense or three years after the offense was reported to law enforcement authorities.
79.19 	(k) (l) In all other cases, indictments or complaints shall be found or made and filed in 
79.20 	the proper court within three years after the commission of the offense.
79.21 	(l) (m) The limitations periods contained in this section shall exclude any period of time 
79.22 	during which the defendant was not an inhabitant of or usually resident within this state.
79.23 	(m) (n) The limitations periods contained in this section for an offense shall not include 
79.24 	any period during which the alleged offender participated under a written agreement in a 
79.25 	pretrial diversion program relating to that offense.
79.26 	(n) (o) The limitations periods contained in this section shall not include any period of 
79.27 	time during which physical evidence relating to the offense was undergoing DNA analysis, 
79.28 	as defined in section 299C.155, unless the defendant demonstrates that the prosecuting or 
79.29 	law enforcement agency purposefully delayed the DNA analysis process in order to gain 
79.30 	an unfair advantage.

79.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 
79.32 	committed on or after that date and to crimes committed before that date if the limitations 
79.33 	period for the crime did not expire before August 1, 2025.

80.1 	Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, subdivision 7, as amended by Laws 
80.2 	2024, chapter 123, article 4, section 20, is amended to read:
80.3 		Subd. 7.Determination; order; resentencing. (a) A petitioner who was convicted of 
80.4 	a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), is entitled to 
80.5 	relief if the petitioner shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner:
80.6 	(1) did not cause the death of a human being; and
80.7 	(2) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure 
80.8 	another with the intent to cause the death of a human being.
80.9 	(b) A petitioner who was convicted of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.19, 
80.10 	subdivision 2, clause (1), is entitled to relief if the petitioner shows by a preponderance of 
80.11 	the evidence that the petitioner:
80.12 	(1) did not cause the death of a human being; and
80.13 	(2) was not a major participant in the underlying felony or did not act with extreme 
80.14 	indifference to human life.
80.15 	(c) If the court determines that the petitioner does not qualify for relief, the court shall 
80.16 	issue an order denying the petition.
80.17 	(d) If the court determines that the petitioner is entitled to relief, the court shall issue an 
80.18 	order vacating the conviction for a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, 
80.19 	paragraph (a), clause (3), or 609.19, subdivision 2, clause (1), and:
80.20 	(1) resentence the petitioner for the most serious remaining offense for which the 
80.21 	petitioner was convicted;
80.22 	(2) enter a conviction and impose a sentence for any other predicate felony arising out 
80.23 	of the course of conduct that served as the factual basis for the conviction vacated by the 
80.24 	court; or
80.25 	(3) enter a conviction and impose a sentence for any lesser included offense as described 
80.26 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 631.14.
80.27 	(e) If the court intends to enter a conviction and impose a sentence for a lesser included 
80.28 	offense, the court must hold a hearing to determine the appropriate offense.
80.29 	(f) If the court proceeds under paragraph (d), clause (1) or (2), the new sentence 
80.30 	announced by the court under this section must be for the most serious predicate felony 
80.31 	unless the most serious remaining offense for which the petitioner was convicted is that 
80.32 	offense or a more serious offense.
81.1 	(g) If, pursuant to paragraph (d), the court either resentences a petitioner or imposes a 
81.2 	sentence, the court shall also resentence the petitioner for any other offense if the sentence 
81.3 	was announced by a district court of the same county, the sentence was either ordered to 
81.4 	be served consecutively to the vacated conviction or the criminal history calculation for 
81.5 	that sentence included the vacated sentence, and the changes made pursuant to paragraph 
81.6 	(d) would have resulted in a different criminal history score being used at the time of 
81.7 	sentencing.
81.8 	(h) The court shall state in writing or on the record the reasons for its decision on the 
81.9 	petition.
81.10 	(i) If the court intends to resentence a petitioner or impose a sentence on a petitioner, 
81.11 	the court must hold the hearing at a time that allows any victim an opportunity to submit a 
81.12 	statement consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 611A.038. The prosecutor shall make 
81.13 	a good faith and reasonable effort to notify any person determined to be a victim of the 
81.14 	hearing and the right to submit or make a statement. A sentence imposed under this 
81.15 	subdivision shall not increase the petitioner's total period of confinement or, if the petitioner 
81.16 	was serving a stayed sentence, increase the period of supervision. The court may increase 
81.17 	the period of confinement for a sentence that was ordered to be served consecutively to the 
81.18 	vacated conviction based on a change in the appropriate criminal history score provided the 
81.19 	court does not increase the petitioner's total period of confinement. A person resentenced 
81.20 	under this paragraph is entitled to credit for time served in connection with the vacated 
81.21 	offense.
81.22 	(j) Relief granted under this section shall not be treated as an exoneration for purposes 
81.23 	of the Incarceration and Exoneration Remedies Act.
81.24 	(k) If a conviction is entered under this subdivision, the date of that conviction by 
81.25 	operation of law is deemed to be the same as that of the original conviction for violating 
81.26 	section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), or 609.19, subdivision 2, clause (1).

81.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
81.28 	applies retroactively from August 1, 2023.

81.29 	Sec. 16. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 81.30 	The revisor of statutes shall update headnote cross-references in Minnesota Statutes and 
81.31 	Minnesota Rules to reflect the changes made in this article.

82.1 	ARTICLE 5
82.2 	PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY

82.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
82.4 		Subd. 6.Discoverability of not public data. If a government entity opposes discovery 
82.5 	of government data or release of data pursuant to court order on the grounds that the data 
82.6 	are classified as not public, the party that seeks access to the data may bring before the 
82.7 	appropriate presiding judicial officer, arbitrator, or administrative law judge an action to 
82.8 	compel discovery or an action in the nature of an action to compel discovery.
82.9 	The presiding officer shall first decide whether the data are discoverable or releasable 
82.10 	pursuant to the rules of evidence and of criminal, civil, or administrative procedure 
82.11 	appropriate to the action.
82.12 	If the data are discoverable the presiding officer shall decide whether the benefit to the 
82.13 	party seeking access to the data outweighs any harm to the confidentiality interests of the 
82.14 	entity maintaining the data, or of any person who has provided the data or who is the subject 
82.15 	of the data, or to the privacy interest of an individual identified in the data. In making the 
82.16 	decision, the presiding officer shall consider whether notice to the subject of the data is 
82.17 	warranted and, if warranted, what type of notice must be given. The presiding officer may 
82.18 	fashion and issue any protective orders necessary to assure proper handling of the data by 
82.19 	the parties. If the data are a videotape recording of a child victim or alleged victim alleging, 
82.20 	explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or sexual abuse, the presiding officer 
82.21 	shall consider the provisions of section 611A.90, subdivision 2, paragraph (b). If the data 
82.22 	are data subject to the protections under chapter 5B or section 13.045, the presiding officer 
82.23 	shall consider the provisions of section 5B.11.

82.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.821, is amended to read:
82.25 	13.821 VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS.
82.26 	(a) Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, an individual subject of data may not 
82.27 	obtain a copy of a videotape recording in which a child victim or alleged victim is alleging, 
82.28 	explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or sexual abuse without a court order 
82.29 	under section 13.03, subdivision 6, or 611A.90. The definitions of physical abuse and sexual 
82.30 	abuse in section 260E.03, apply to this section, except that abuse is not limited to acts by a 
82.31 	person responsible for the child's care or in a significant relationship with the child or 
82.32 	position of authority.
83.1 	(b) This section does not limit other rights of access to data by an individual under section 
83.2 	13.04, subdivision 3, other than the right to obtain a copy of the videotape recording, nor 
83.3 	prohibit rights of access pursuant to discovery in a court proceeding.

83.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.038, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
83.5 		Subd. 7.Violence prevention. (a) A school district or charter school conducting an 
83.6 	active shooter drill must provide students in middle school and high school at least one 
83.7 	hour, or one standard class period, of violence prevention training annually.
83.8 	(b) The violence prevention training must be evidence-based and may be delivered 
83.9 	in-person, virtually, or digitally. Training must, at a minimum, teach students the following:
83.10 	(1) how to identify observable warning signs and signals of an individual who may be 
83.11 	at risk of harming oneself or others;
83.12 	(2) the importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help; and
83.13 	(3) the steps to report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful, or potentially harmful 
83.14 	activity, including providing information about the Department of Public Safety's statewide 
83.15 	anonymous threat reporting system and any local threat reporting systems.
83.16 	(c) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of education 
83.17 	must jointly develop a list of evidence-based trainings that a school district or charter school 
83.18 	may use to fulfill the requirements of this section, including no-cost programming, if any. 
83.19 	The agencies must:
83.20 	(1) post the list publicly on the Minnesota School Safety Center's website; and
83.21 	(2) update the list every two years.
83.22 	(d) A school district or charter school must ensure that students have the opportunity to 
83.23 	contribute to their school's safety and violence prevention planning, aligned with the 
83.24 	recommendations for multihazard planning for schools, including but not limited to:
83.25 	(1) student opportunities for leadership related to prevention and safety;
83.26 	(2) encouragement and support to students in establishing clubs and programs focused 
83.27 	on safety; and
83.28 	(3) providing students with the opportunity to seek help from adults and to learn about 
83.29 	prevention connected to topics including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and 
83.30 	suicide.

84.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.06, is amended to read:
84.2 	121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS AND ACTIVE 
84.3 	SHOOTER INCIDENTS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
84.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
84.5 	(1) "active shooter incident" means an event involving an armed individual or individuals 
84.6 	on campus or an armed assailant in the immediate vicinity of the school;
84.7 	(2) "active shooter threat" means a real or perceived threat that an active shooter incident 
84.8 	will occur;
84.9 	(1) (3) "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
84.10 	(2) (4) "school" has the meaning given it in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and
84.11 	(3) (5) "school zone" has the meaning given it in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses 
84.12 	(1) and (3).
84.13 		Subd. 2.Dangerous weapons reports; content. School districts must electronically 
84.14 	report to the commissioner of education incidents involving the use or possession of a 
84.15 	dangerous weapon in school zones. The form report must include the following information:
84.16 	(1) a description of each incident, including a description of the dangerous weapon 
84.17 	involved in the incident;
84.18 	(2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the incident occurred;
84.19 	(3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's 
84.20 	age; whether the offender was a student and, if so, where the offender attended school; and 
84.21 	whether the offender was under school expulsion or suspension at the time of the incident;
84.22 	(4) information about the victim other than the victim's name, if any, including the 
84.23 	victim's age; whether the victim was a student and, if so, where the victim attended school; 
84.24 	and if the victim was not a student, whether the victim was employed at the school;
84.25 	(5) the cost of the incident to the school and to the victim; and
84.26 	(6) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident.
84.27 	The commissioner shall provide an electronic reporting format that allows school districts 
84.28 	to provide aggregate data.
84.29 		Subd. 2a.Active shooter reports; content. (a) A school district, charter school, or 
84.30 	cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, that serves students must electronically 
85.1 	file an after-action review report for active shooter incidents and active shooter threats to 
85.2 	the Minnesota Fusion Center. The report must include the following information:
85.3 	(1) a description of each incident or threat;
85.4 	(2) how the active shooter threat was communicated, including whether the threat was 
85.5 	communicated through social media or email;
85.6 	(3) information about the individual, other than the individual's name, including the 
85.7 	individual's age; whether the individual was a student and, if so, where the individual 
85.8 	attended school; and whether the individual was under school expulsion or suspension at 
85.9 	the time of the incident;
85.10 	(4) the immediate cost of the incident to the school, if any;
85.11 	(5) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident or threat, 
85.12 	including any referrals to law enforcement or mental health professionals; and
85.13 	(6) the law enforcement agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the school, even if 
85.14 	the incident did not result in a referral to law enforcement.
85.15 	(b) Reports required under paragraph (a) must be submitted on a form provided by the 
85.16 	Minnesota Fusion Center and in a manner consistent with the reporting school's safety plan. 
85.17 	The Minnesota Fusion Center must consult with the Minnesota School Safety Center in 
85.18 	creation of the reporting form.
85.19 		Subd. 3.Reports; filing requirements. By July 31 of each year, each public school 
85.20 	shall report incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones 
85.21 	to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system 
85.22 	developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the 
85.23 	information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public 
85.24 	safety and the legislature.

85.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.296, is amended to read:
85.26 	144.296 COPIES OF VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS.
85.27 	A provider may not release a copy of a videotape recording of a child victim or alleged 
85.28 	victim of physical or sexual abuse without a court order under section 13.03, subdivision 
85.29 	6, or as provided in section 611A.90. This section does not limit the right of a patient to 
85.30 	view or listen to the videotape recording.

86.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
86.2 		Subdivision 1.Correctional facilities; inspection; licensing. (a) Except as provided 
86.3 	in paragraph (b), the commissioner of corrections shall inspect and license all correctional 
86.4 	facilities throughout the state, whether public or private, established and operated for the 
86.5 	detention and confinement of persons confined or incarcerated therein according to law 
86.6 	except to the extent that they are inspected or licensed by other state regulating agencies. 
86.7 	The commissioner shall promulgate pursuant to chapter 14, rules establishing minimum 
86.8 	standards for these facilities with respect to their management, operation, physical condition, 
86.9 	and the security, safety, health, treatment, and discipline of persons confined or incarcerated 
86.10 	therein. These minimum standards shall include but are not limited to specific guidance 
86.11 	pertaining to:
86.12 	(1) screening, appraisal, assessment, and treatment for persons confined or incarcerated 
86.13 	in correctional facilities with mental illness or substance use disorders;
86.14 	(2) a policy on the involuntary administration of medications, including a process for 
86.15 	determining on intake whether a Jarvis Order is in place and ensuring it will be followed 
86.16 	during the confinement or incarceration;
86.17 	(3) suicide prevention plans and training;
86.18 	(4) verification of medications in a timely manner;
86.19 	(5) well-being checks;
86.20 	(6) discharge planning, including providing prescribed medications to persons confined 
86.21 	or incarcerated in correctional facilities upon release;
86.22 	(7) a policy on referrals or transfers to medical or mental health care in a noncorrectional 
86.23 	institution;
86.24 	(8) use of segregation and mental health checks;
86.25 	(9) critical incident debriefings;
86.26 	(10) clinical management of substance use disorders and opioid overdose emergency 
86.27 	procedures;
86.28 	(11) a policy regarding identification of persons with special needs confined or 
86.29 	incarcerated in correctional facilities;
86.30 	(12) a policy regarding the use of telehealth;
86.31 	(13) self-auditing of compliance with minimum standards;
87.1 	(14) information sharing with medical personnel and when medical assessment must be 
87.2 	facilitated;
87.3 	(15) a code of conduct policy for facility staff and annual training;
87.4 	(16) a policy on death review of all circumstances surrounding the death of an individual 
87.5 	committed to the custody of the facility; and
87.6 	(17) dissemination of a rights statement made available to persons confined or 
87.7 	incarcerated in licensed correctional facilities.
87.8 	No individual, corporation, partnership, voluntary association, or other private 
87.9 	organization legally responsible for the operation of a correctional facility may operate the 
87.10 	facility unless it possesses a current license from the commissioner of corrections. Private 
87.11 	adult correctional facilities shall have the authority of section 624.714, subdivision 13, if 
87.12 	the Department of Corrections licenses the facility with the authority and the facility meets 
87.13 	requirements of section 243.52.
87.14 	The commissioner shall review the correctional facilities described in this subdivision 
87.15 	at least once every two years, except as otherwise provided, to determine compliance with 
87.16 	the minimum standards established according to this subdivision or other Minnesota statute 
87.17 	related to minimum standards and conditions of confinement.
87.18 	The commissioner shall grant a license to any facility found to conform to minimum 
87.19 	standards or to any facility which, in the commissioner's judgment, is making satisfactory 
87.20 	progress toward substantial conformity and the standards not being met do not impact the 
87.21 	interests and well-being of the persons confined or incarcerated in the facility. A limited 
87.22 	license under subdivision 1a may be issued for purposes of effectuating a facility closure. 
87.23 	The commissioner may grant licensure up to two years. Unless otherwise specified by 
87.24 	statute, all licenses issued under this chapter expire at 12:01 a.m. on the day after the 
87.25 	expiration date stated on the license.
87.26 	The commissioner shall have access to the buildings, grounds, books, records, staff, and 
87.27 	to persons confined or incarcerated in these facilities. The commissioner may require the 
87.28 	officers in charge of these facilities to furnish all information and statistics the commissioner 
87.29 	deems necessary, at a time and place designated by the commissioner. Notwithstanding 
87.30 	chapter 13 or any other state law classifying or restricting access to data, the officers in 
87.31 	charge of these facilities must furnish all data available to the facility that the commissioner 
87.32 	deems necessary to conduct a review of any emergency or unusual occurrence at the facility. 
87.33 	Failure to provide or grant access to relevant information or statistics necessary to fulfill 
87.34 	inspection or emergency or unusual occurrence reviews, as requested by the commissioner, 
88.1 	may be grounds for the commissioner to take action against a correctional facility's license 
88.2 	under subdivision 1a, 1b, or 1c.
88.3 	All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all deaths of 
88.4 	individuals who died while committed to the custody of the facility, regardless of whether 
88.5 	the death occurred at the facility or after removal from the facility for medical care stemming 
88.6 	from an incident or need for medical care at the correctional facility, as soon as practicable, 
88.7 	but no later than 24 hours of receiving knowledge of the death, including any demographic 
88.8 	information as required by the commissioner.
88.9 	All facility administrators of correctional facilities are required to report all other 
88.10 	emergency or unusual occurrences as defined by rule, including uses of force by facility 
88.11 	staff that result in substantial bodily harm or suicide attempts, to the commissioner of 
88.12 	corrections within ten days from the occurrence, including any demographic information 
88.13 	as required by the commissioner. The commissioner of corrections shall consult with the 
88.14 	Minnesota Sheriffs' Association and a representative from the Minnesota Association of 
88.15 	Community Corrections Act Counties who is responsible for the operations of an adult 
88.16 	correctional facility to define "use of force" that results in substantial bodily harm for 
88.17 	reporting purposes.
88.18 	The commissioner may require that any or all such information be provided through the 
88.19 	Department of Corrections detention information system. The commissioner shall post each 
88.20 	inspection report publicly and on the department's website within 30 days of completing 
88.21 	the inspection. The education program offered in a correctional facility for the confinement 
88.22 	or incarceration of juvenile offenders must be approved by the commissioner of education 
88.23 	before the commissioner of corrections may grant a license to the facility.
88.24 	(b) For juvenile facilities licensed by the commissioner of human services, the 
88.25 	commissioner may inspect and certify programs based on certification standards set forth 
88.26 	in Minnesota Rules. For the purpose of this paragraph, "certification" has the meaning given 
88.27 	it in section 245A.02.
88.28 	(c) Any state agency which regulates, inspects, or licenses certain aspects of correctional 
88.29 	facilities shall, insofar as is possible, ensure that the minimum standards it requires are 
88.30 	substantially the same as those required by other state agencies which regulate, inspect, or 
88.31 	license the same aspects of similar types of correctional facilities, although at different 
88.32 	correctional facilities.
88.33 	(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner of corrections' 
88.34 	authority to promulgate rules establishing standards of eligibility for counties to receive 
89.1 	funds under chapter 401, or to require counties to comply with operating standards the 
89.2 	commissioner establishes as a condition precedent for counties to receive that funding.
89.3 	(e) The department's inspection unit must report directly to a division head outside of 
89.4 	the correctional institutions division.

89.5 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
89.6 	read:
89.7 		Subd. 4f.Provision of medications in correctional facilities. (a) Correctional facilities 
89.8 	licensed by the commissioner shall administer to confined and incarcerated persons the 
89.9 	same medications prescribed to those individuals prior to their confinement or incarceration.
89.10 	(b) Unless a confined or incarcerated person is subject to a Jarvis order that dictates 
89.11 	otherwise, paragraph (a) does not apply when:
89.12 	(1) a licensed health care professional determines, after consulting with the licensed 
89.13 	health care professional who prescribed the medication, that the prescribed medication is 
89.14 	not medically appropriate for the person based on the person's medical condition or status;
89.15 	(2) a licensed health care professional determines a medication that is at least as effective 
89.16 	as the current medication the person is prescribed is available to treat the condition and the 
89.17 	licensed health care professional who prescribed the current medication approves the change 
89.18 	in medications; or
89.19 	(3) the person provides written notice to the licensed health care professional who is 
89.20 	responsible for inmate health care at the correctional facility that the person no longer desires 
89.21 	to take the medication.
89.22 	(c) As used in this subdivision, "licensed health care professional" means a physician 
89.23 	licensed under chapter 147, physician assistant licensed under chapter 147A, or advanced 
89.24 	practice registered nurse as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 3.

89.25 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 246B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
89.26 		Subd. 2.Ban on obscene material or pornographic work child sexual abuse 
89.27 	material. The executive board shall prohibit persons civilly committed as sexual 
89.28 	psychopathic personalities or sexually dangerous persons under chapter 253D from having 
89.29 	or receiving material that is obscene as defined under section 617.241, subdivision 1, material 
89.30 	that depicts sexual conduct as defined under section 617.241, subdivision 1, or pornographic 
89.31 	work child sexual abuse material as defined under section 617.246, subdivision 1, while 
90.1 	receiving services in any secure treatment facilities operated by the Minnesota Sex Offender 
90.2 	Program or any other facilities operated by the executive board.

90.3 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.055, is amended to read:
90.4 	299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
90.5 	(a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature 
90.6 	on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC; 
90.7 	the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and 
90.8 	federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces. 
90.9 	None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state 
90.10 	or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year 
90.11 	unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information, 
90.12 	to the extent allowed by other law:
90.13 	(1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff 
90.14 	duties;
90.15 	(2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information 
90.16 	provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner 
90.17 	briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
90.18 	(3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken 
90.19 	pursuant to audits;
90.20 	(4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those 
90.21 	requests;
90.22 	(5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such 
90.23 	as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
90.24 	(6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC 
90.25 	to the extent permitted by law;
90.26 	(7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the 
90.27 	MNFC;
90.28 	(8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into 
90.29 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of 
90.30 	Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
90.31 	(9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual 
90.32 	on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;
91.1 	(10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law 
91.2 	enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;
91.3 	(11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data 
91.4 	with;
91.5 	(12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;
91.6 	(13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task 
91.7 	Force; and
91.8 	(14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs.;
91.9 	(15) the number of tips received through the Department of Public Safety's anonymous 
91.10 	threat reporting system, including the See It, Say It, Send It application, and the number of 
91.11 	those tips that the MNFC processed; and
91.12 	(16) the number of active shooter incident reports received from school districts pursuant 
91.13 	to section 121A.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a summary of the reports; and the number 
91.14 	of reports that were converted into Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were 
91.15 	referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement 
91.16 	agencies.
91.17 	(b) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
91.18 	committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices 
91.19 	and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each 
91.20 	year beginning on February 15, 2024.

91.21 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
91.22 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in sections 299C.52 to 299C.565, the following 
91.23 	terms have the meanings given them:
91.24 	(a) "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years or any person certified or known 
91.25 	to be mentally incompetent.
91.26 	(b) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid from a human biological specimen.
91.27 	(c) "Endangered" means that a law enforcement official has received sufficient evidence 
91.28 	that the missing person is at risk of physical injury or death. The following circumstances 
91.29 	indicate that a missing person is at risk of physical injury or death:
91.30 	(1) the person is missing as a result of a confirmed abduction or under circumstances 
91.31 	that indicate that the person's disappearance was not voluntary;
92.1 	(2) the person is missing under known dangerous circumstances;
92.2 	(3) the person is missing more than 30 days;
92.3 	(4) the person is under the age of 21 and at least one other factor in this paragraph is 
92.4 	applicable;
92.5 	(5) there is evidence the person is in need of medical attention or prescription medication 
92.6 	such that it will have a serious adverse effect on the person's health if the person does not 
92.7 	receive the needed care or medication;
92.8 	(6) the person does not have a pattern of running away or disappearing;
92.9 	(7) the person is mentally impaired;
92.10 	(8) the person has been diagnosed with dementia, a traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's 
92.11 	disease, or other cognitive impairments;
92.12 	(9) the person has been diagnosed with autism;
92.13 	(10) there is evidence that the person may have been abducted by a noncustodial parent;
92.14 	(9) (11) the person has been the subject of past threats or acts of violence;
92.15 	(10) (12) there is evidence the person is lost in the wilderness, backcountry, or outdoors 
92.16 	where survival is precarious and immediate and effective investigation and search and rescue 
92.17 	efforts are critical; or
92.18 	(11) (13) any other factor that the law enforcement agency deems to indicate that the 
92.19 	person may be at risk of physical injury or death, including a determination by another law 
92.20 	enforcement agency that the person is missing and endangered.
92.21 	(d) "Missing" means the status of a person after a law enforcement agency that has 
92.22 	received a report of a missing person has conducted a preliminary investigation and 
92.23 	determined that the person cannot be located.
92.24 	(e) "NCIC" means National Crime Information Center.

92.25 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299F.47, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
92.26 		Subd. 2.Charter school inspections; fees. The state fire marshal shall charge charter 
92.27 	schools $100 $0.014 per square foot for each school building inspected. This rate These 
92.28 	rates shall include two follow-up inspections or on-site consultations. If additional follow-up 
92.29 	inspections or consultations are needed, the state fire marshal shall charge $50 $0.005 per 
92.30 	square foot for each additional follow-up inspection to each applicable building in which a 
92.31 	follow-up inspection is needed.

93.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 388.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
93.2 		Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) The county attorney, or any deputy or assistant county 
93.3 	attorney whom the county attorney authorizes in writing, has the authority to subpoena and 
93.4 	require the production of:
93.5 	(1) any records of:
93.6 	(i) telephone companies, cellular phone companies, paging companies, and subscribers 
93.7 	of private computer networks including Internet service providers or computer bulletin 
93.8 	board systems,;
93.9 	(ii) electric companies, gas companies, and water utilities,;
93.10 	(iii) chemical suppliers,;
93.11 	(iv) hotels and motels,;
93.12 	(v) pawn shops,;
93.13 	(vi) airlines, buses, taxis, and other entities engaged in the business of transporting 
93.14 	people,; and
93.15 	(vii) freight companies, warehousing companies, self-service storage facilities, package 
93.16 	delivery companies, and other entities engaged in the businesses of transport, storage, or 
93.17 	delivery, and;
93.18 	(2) records of the existence of safe deposit box account numbers and customer savings 
93.19 	and checking account numbers maintained by financial institutions and safe deposit 
93.20 	companies,;
93.21 	(3) insurance records relating to the monetary payment or settlement of claims,;
93.22 	(4) the banking, credit card, and financial records of a subject of an identity theft 
93.23 	investigation or a vulnerable adult, whether held in the name of the vulnerable adult or a 
93.24 	third party, including but not limited to safe deposit, loan and account applications and 
93.25 	agreements, signature cards, statements, checks, transfers, account authorizations, safe 
93.26 	deposit access records and documentation of fraud, and;
93.27 	(5) wage and employment records of an applicant or recipient of public assistance who 
93.28 	is the subject of a welfare fraud investigation relating to eligibility information for public 
93.29 	assistance programs.; and
93.30 	(6) any of the following records of an employer or business entity who is the subject of 
93.31 	or has information related to a wage theft investigation:
94.1 	(i) accounting and financial records such as books, registers, payrolls, banking records, 
94.2 	credit card records, securities records, and records of money transfers;
94.3 	(ii) records required to be kept pursuant to section 177.30, paragraph (a); and
94.4 	(iii) other records that in any way relate to wages or other income paid, hours worked, 
94.5 	and other conditions of employment of any employee or of work performed by persons 
94.6 	identified as independent contractors, and records of any payments to contractors, and 
94.7 	records of workers' compensation insurance.
94.8 	(b) Subpoenas may only be issued for records that are relevant to an ongoing legitimate 
94.9 	law enforcement investigation. Administrative subpoenas may only be issued in wage theft, 
94.10 	welfare fraud, and identity theft cases if there is probable cause to believe a crime has been 
94.11 	committed.
94.12 	(c) This provision subdivision applies only to the records of business entities and does 
94.13 	not extend to private individuals or their dwellings.
94.14 	(d) As used in this subdivision, "business entity" has the meaning given in section 
94.15 	308B.005.

94.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.

94.17 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 595.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
94.18 		Subdivision 1.Competency of witnesses. Every person of sufficient understanding, 
94.19 	including a party, may testify in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in court or 
94.20 	before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as provided in this 
94.21 	subdivision:
94.22 	(a) A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent, nor a 
94.23 	wife for or against her husband without his consent, nor can either, during the marriage or 
94.24 	afterwards, without the consent of the other, be examined as to any communication made 
94.25 	by one to the other during the marriage. This exception does not apply to a civil action or 
94.26 	proceeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime 
94.27 	committed by one against the other or against a child of either or against a child under the 
94.28 	care of either spouse, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which one is charged with 
94.29 	homicide or an attempt to commit homicide and the date of the marriage of the defendant 
94.30 	is subsequent to the date of the offense, nor to an action or proceeding for nonsupport, 
94.31 	neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights.
95.1 	(b) An attorney cannot, without the consent of the attorney's client, be examined as to 
95.2 	any communication made by the client to the attorney or the attorney's advice given thereon 
95.3 	in the course of professional duty; nor can any employee of the attorney be examined as to 
95.4 	the communication or advice, without the client's consent.
95.5 	(c) A member of the clergy or other minister of any religion shall not, without the consent 
95.6 	of the party making the confession, be allowed to disclose a confession made to the member 
95.7 	of the clergy or other minister in a professional character, in the course of discipline enjoined 
95.8 	by the rules or practice of the religious body to which the member of the clergy or other 
95.9 	minister belongs; nor shall a member of the clergy or other minister of any religion be 
95.10 	examined as to any communication made to the member of the clergy or other minister by 
95.11 	any person seeking religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort or advice given thereon in 
95.12 	the course of the member of the clergy's or other minister's professional character, without 
95.13 	the consent of the person.
95.14 	(d) A licensed physician or surgeon, dentist, or chiropractor shall not, without the consent 
95.15 	of the patient, be allowed to disclose any information or any opinion based thereon which 
95.16 	the professional acquired in attending the patient in a professional capacity, and which was 
95.17 	necessary to enable the professional to act in that capacity; after the decease of the patient, 
95.18 	in an action to recover insurance benefits, where the insurance has been in existence two 
95.19 	years or more, the beneficiaries shall be deemed to be the personal representatives of the 
95.20 	deceased person for the purpose of waiving this privilege, and no oral or written waiver of 
95.21 	the privilege shall have any binding force or effect except when made upon the trial or 
95.22 	examination where the evidence is offered or received.
95.23 	(e) A public officer shall not be allowed to disclose communications made to the officer 
95.24 	in official confidence when the public interest would suffer by the disclosure.
95.25 	(f) Persons of unsound mind and persons intoxicated at the time of their production for 
95.26 	examination are not competent witnesses if they lack capacity to remember or to relate 
95.27 	truthfully facts respecting which they are examined.
95.28 	(g) A registered nurse, psychologist, consulting psychologist, or licensed social worker 
95.29 	engaged in a psychological or social assessment or treatment of an individual at the 
95.30 	individual's request shall not, without the consent of the professional's client, be allowed to 
95.31 	disclose any information or opinion based thereon which the professional has acquired in 
95.32 	attending the client in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable the 
95.33 	professional to act in that capacity. Nothing in this clause exempts licensed social workers 
95.34 	from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.
96.1 	(h) An interpreter for a person disabled in communication shall not, without the consent 
96.2 	of the person, be allowed to disclose any communication if the communication would, if 
96.3 	the interpreter were not present, be privileged. For purposes of this section, a "person disabled 
96.4 	in communication" means a person who, because of a hearing, speech or other communication 
96.5 	disorder, or because of the inability to speak or comprehend the English language, is unable 
96.6 	to understand the proceedings in which the person is required to participate. The presence 
96.7 	of an interpreter as an aid to communication does not destroy an otherwise existing privilege.
96.8 	(i) Licensed chemical dependency counselors shall not disclose information or an opinion 
96.9 	based on the information which they acquire from persons consulting them in their 
96.10 	professional capacities, and which was necessary to enable them to act in that capacity, 
96.11 	except that they may do so:
96.12 	(1) when informed consent has been obtained in writing, except in those circumstances 
96.13 	in which not to do so would violate the law or would result in clear and imminent danger 
96.14 	to the client or others;
96.15 	(2) when the communications reveal the contemplation or ongoing commission of a 
96.16 	crime; or
96.17 	(3) when the consulting person waives the privilege by bringing suit or filing charges 
96.18 	against the licensed professional whom that person consulted.
96.19 	(j) A parent or the parent's minor child may not be examined as to any communication 
96.20 	made in confidence by the minor to the minor's parent. A communication is confidential if 
96.21 	made out of the presence of persons not members of the child's immediate family living in 
96.22 	the same household. This exception may be waived by express consent to disclosure by a 
96.23 	parent entitled to claim the privilege or by the child who made the communication or by 
96.24 	failure of the child or parent to object when the contents of a communication are demanded. 
96.25 	This exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one spouse against the other 
96.26 	or by a parent or child against the other, nor to a proceeding to commit either the child or 
96.27 	parent to whom the communication was made or to place the person or property or either 
96.28 	under the control of another because of an alleged mental or physical condition, nor to a 
96.29 	criminal action or proceeding in which the parent is charged with a crime committed against 
96.30 	the person or property of the communicating child, the parent's spouse, or a child of either 
96.31 	the parent or the parent's spouse, or in which a child is charged with a crime or act of 
96.32 	delinquency committed against the person or property of a parent or a child of a parent, nor 
96.33 	to an action or proceeding for termination of parental rights, nor any other action or 
97.1 	proceeding on a petition alleging child abuse, child neglect, abandonment or nonsupport 
97.2 	by a parent.
97.3 	(k) Sexual assault counselors may not be allowed to disclose any opinion or information 
97.4 	received from or about the victim without the consent of the victim. However, a counselor 
97.5 	may be compelled to identify or disclose information in investigations or proceedings related 
97.6 	to neglect or termination of parental rights if the court determines good cause exists. In 
97.7 	determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need 
97.8 	for disclosure against the effect on the victim, the treatment relationship, and the treatment 
97.9 	services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this clause exempts sexual assault counselors from 
97.10 	compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.
97.11 	"Sexual assault counselor" for the purpose of this section means a person who has 
97.12 	undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction of 
97.13 	a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is to render advice, counseling, or 
97.14 	assistance to victims of sexual assault.
97.15 	(l) A domestic abuse advocate may shall not, without the consent of the victim, be 
97.16 	compelled allowed to disclose any opinion or information received from or about the victim 
97.17 	without the consent of the victim unless ordered by the court that the advocate acquired in 
97.18 	attending to the victim in a professional capacity. In determining whether to compel 
97.19 	disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need for disclosure against the effect 
97.20 	on the victim, the relationship between the victim and domestic abuse advocate, and the 
97.21 	services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this paragraph (1) exempts domestic abuse advocates 
97.22 	from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E, or (2) modifies 
97.23 	a prosecutor's obligation to disclose material and information to the defense when the 
97.24 	information is in the possession or control of members of the prosecution staff and of any 
97.25 	others who have participated in the investigation or evaluation of the case and who either 
97.26 	regularly report, or with reference to the particular case have reported, to the prosecutor's 
97.27 	office.
97.28 	For the purposes of this section, "domestic abuse advocate" means an employee or 
97.29 	supervised volunteer from a community-based battered women's shelter and domestic abuse 
97.30 	program eligible to receive grants under section 611A.32; that provides information, 
97.31 	advocacy, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, or support to victims of domestic abuse 
97.32 	and who is not employed by or under the direct supervision of a law enforcement agency, 
97.33 	a prosecutor's office, or by a city, county, or state agency.
98.1 	(m) A person cannot be examined as to any communication or document, including 
98.2 	work notes, made or used in the course of or because of mediation pursuant to an agreement 
98.3 	to mediate or a collaborative law process pursuant to an agreement to participate in 
98.4 	collaborative law. This does not apply to the parties in the dispute in an application to a 
98.5 	court by a party to have a mediated settlement agreement or a stipulated agreement resulting 
98.6 	from the collaborative law process set aside or reformed. A communication or document 
98.7 	otherwise not privileged does not become privileged because of this paragraph. This 
98.8 	paragraph is not intended to limit the privilege accorded to communication during mediation 
98.9 	or collaborative law by the common law.
98.10 	(n) A child under ten years of age is a competent witness unless the court finds that the 
98.11 	child lacks the capacity to remember or to relate truthfully facts respecting which the child 
98.12 	is examined. A child describing any act or event may use language appropriate for a child 
98.13 	of that age.
98.14 	(o) A communication assistant for a telecommunications relay system for persons who 
98.15 	have communication disabilities shall not, without the consent of the person making the 
98.16 	communication, be allowed to disclose communications made to the communication assistant 
98.17 	for the purpose of relaying.

98.18 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.527, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
98.19 		Subd. 3.Penalties. A person who violates subdivision 2 may be sentenced as follows:
98.20 	(1) if the offense involves a single direct victim and the total, combined loss to the direct 
98.21 	victim and any indirect victims is $250 or less, the person may be sentenced as provided in 
98.22 	section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (5);
98.23 	(2) if the offense involves a single direct victim and the total, combined loss to the direct 
98.24 	victim and any indirect victims is more than $250 but not more than $500, the person may 
98.25 	be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (4);
98.26 	(3) if the offense involves two or three direct victims or the total, combined loss to the 
98.27 	direct and indirect victims is more than $500 but not more than $2,500, the person may be 
98.28 	sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (3);
98.29 	(4) if the offense involves more than three but not more than seven direct victims, or if 
98.30 	the total combined loss to the direct and indirect victims is more than $2,500, the person 
98.31 	may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (2);
99.1 	(5) if the offense involves eight or more direct victims, or if the total, combined loss to 
99.2 	the direct and indirect victims is more than $35,000, the person may be sentenced as provided 
99.3 	in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (1); and
99.4 	(6) if the offense is related to possession or distribution of pornographic work child 
99.5 	sexual abuse material in violation of section 617.246 or 617.247, the person may be sentenced 
99.6 	as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (1).

99.7 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
99.8 		Subd. 4.Appeal by prosecuting attorney; attorney fees. (a) When a prosecuting 
99.9 	attorney appeals to the court of appeals, in any criminal case, from any pretrial order of the 
99.10 	district court, reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred shall be allowed to the defendant 
99.11 	on the appeal which shall be paid by the governmental unit responsible for the prosecution 
99.12 	involved in accordance with paragraph (b).
99.13 	(b) On or before January 15 of each year, the chief judge of the judicial district, after 
99.14 	consultation with city and county attorneys, the chief public defender, and members of the 
99.15 	private bar in the district, shall establish a reimbursement rate for attorney fees and costs 
99.16 	associated with representation of a defendant on appeal. The compensation to be paid to an 
99.17 	attorney for such service rendered to a defendant under this subdivision may not exceed 
99.18 	$10,000, exclusive of reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred, unless payment in 
99.19 	excess of that limit is certified by the chief judge of the district as necessary to provide fair 
99.20 	compensation for services of an unusual character or duration.

99.21 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.90, is amended to read:
99.22 	611A.90 RELEASE OF VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS OF CHILD ABUSE 
99.23 	VICTIMS.
99.24 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "physical abuse" and "sexual 
99.25 	abuse" have the meanings given in section 260E.03, except that abuse is not limited to acts 
99.26 	by a person responsible for the child's care or in a significant relationship with the child or 
99.27 	position of authority.
99.28 		Subd. 2.Court order required. (a) A custodian of a videotape recording of a child 
99.29 	victim or alleged victim alleging, explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or 
99.30 	sexual abuse as part of an investigation or evaluation of the abuse may not release a copy 
99.31 	of the videotape recording without a court order, notwithstanding that the subject has 
100.1 	consented to the release of the videotape recording or that the release is authorized under 
100.2 	law.
100.3 	(b) The court order may govern the purposes for which the videotape recording may be 
100.4 	used, reproduction, release to other persons, retention and return of copies, and other 
100.5 	requirements reasonably necessary for protection of the privacy and best interests of the 
100.6 	child.
100.7 		Subd. 3.Petition. An individual subject of data, as defined in section 13.02, or a patient, 
100.8 	as defined in sections 144.291 to 144.298, who is seeking a copy of a videotape recording
100.9 	governed by this section may petition the district court in the county where the alleged abuse 
100.10 	took place or where the custodian of the videotape recording resides for an order releasing 
100.11 	a copy of the videotape recording under subdivision 2. Nothing in this section establishes 
100.12 	a right to obtain access to a videotape recording by any other person nor limits a right of a 
100.13 	person to obtain access if access is otherwise authorized by law or pursuant to discovery in 
100.14 	a court proceeding.

100.15 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.246, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
100.16 		Subd. 2.Use of minor. (a) It is unlawful for a person to promote, employ, use or permit 
100.17 	a minor to engage in or assist others to engage minors in posing or modeling alone or with 
100.18 	others in any sexual performance or pornographic work child sexual abuse material if the 
100.19 	person knows or has reason to know that the conduct intended is a sexual performance or 
100.20 	a pornographic work child sexual abuse material.
100.21 	Any person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
100.22 	imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
100.23 	or both.
100.24 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
100.25 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, 
100.26 	or both, if:
100.27 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
100.28 	or section 617.247;
100.29 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
100.30 	243.166; or
100.31 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.

101.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.246, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
101.2 		Subd. 3.Operation or ownership of business. (a) A person who owns or operates a 
101.3 	business in which a pornographic work child sexual abuse material, as defined in this section, 
101.4 	is disseminated to an adult or a minor or is reproduced, and who knows the content and 
101.5 	character of the pornographic work child sexual abuse material disseminated or reproduced, 
101.6 	is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years, or 
101.7 	to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.
101.8 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
101.9 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, 
101.10 	or both, if:
101.11 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
101.12 	or section 617.247;
101.13 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
101.14 	243.166; or
101.15 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.

101.16 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.246, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
101.17 		Subd. 4.Dissemination. (a) A person who, knowing or with reason to know its content 
101.18 	and character, disseminates for profit to an adult or a minor a pornographic work child 
101.19 	sexual abuse material, as defined in this section, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced 
101.20 	to imprisonment for not more than ten years, or to payment of a fine of not more than 
101.21 	$20,000, or both.
101.22 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
101.23 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, 
101.24 	or both, if:
101.25 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
101.26 	or section 617.247;
101.27 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
101.28 	243.166; or
101.29 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.

102.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.246, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
102.2 		Subd. 6.Affirmative defense. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating 
102.3 	this section that the sexual performance or pornographic work child sexual abuse material
102.4 	was produced using only persons who were 18 years or older.

102.5 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.247, is amended to read:
102.6 	617.247 POSSESSION OF PORNOGRAPHIC WORK INVOLVING MINORS
102.7 	CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL.
102.8 		Subdivision 1.Policy; purpose. It is the policy of the legislature in enacting this section 
102.9 	to protect minors from the physical and psychological damage caused by their being used 
102.10 	in pornographic work child sexual abuse material depicting sexual conduct which involves 
102.11 	minors. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to penalize possession of pornographic 
102.12 	work child sexual abuse material depicting sexual conduct which involve minors or appears 
102.13 	to involve minors in order to protect the identity of minors who are victimized by involvement 
102.14 	in the pornographic work child sexual abuse material, and to protect minors from future 
102.15 	involvement in pornographic work child sexual abuse material depicting sexual conduct.
102.16 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 
102.17 	given them:
102.18 	(a) "Pornographic work" "Child sexual abuse material" has the meaning given to it in 
102.19 	section 617.246.
102.20 	(b) "Sexual conduct" has the meaning given to it in section 617.246.
102.21 		Subd. 3.Dissemination prohibited. (a) A person who disseminates pornographic work
102.22 	child sexual abuse material to an adult or a minor, knowing or with reason to know its 
102.23 	content and character, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
102.24 	more than seven years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
102.25 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
102.26 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
102.27 	or both, if:
102.28 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
102.29 	or section 617.246;
102.30 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
102.31 	243.166; or
102.32 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
103.1 		Subd. 4.Possession prohibited. (a) A person who possesses a pornographic work child 
103.2 	sexual abuse material or a computer disk or computer or other electronic, magnetic, or 
103.3 	optical storage system or a storage system of any other type, containing a pornographic 
103.4 	work child sexual abuse material, knowing or with reason to know its content and character, 
103.5 	is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or 
103.6 	to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
103.7 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
103.8 	imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
103.9 	or both, if:
103.10 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
103.11 	or section 617.246;
103.12 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
103.13 	243.166; or
103.14 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
103.15 		Subd. 5.Exception. This section does not apply to the performance of official duties 
103.16 	by peace officers, court personnel, or attorneys, nor to licensed physicians, psychologists, 
103.17 	or social workers or persons acting at the direction of a licensed physician, psychologist, 
103.18 	or social worker in the course of a bona fide treatment or professional education program.
103.19 		Subd. 6.Consent. Consent to sexual performance by a minor or the minor's parent, 
103.20 	guardian, or custodian is not a defense to a charge of violation of this section.
103.21 		Subd. 7.Second offense. If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent violation 
103.22 	of this section within 15 years of the prior conviction, the court shall order a mental 
103.23 	examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the court whether treatment of the 
103.24 	person is necessary.
103.25 		Subd. 8.Affirmative defense. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating 
103.26 	this section that the pornographic work child sexual abuse material was produced using 
103.27 	only persons who were 18 years or older.
103.28 		Subd. 9.Conditional release term. Notwithstanding the statutory maximum sentence 
103.29 	otherwise applicable to the offense or any provision of the sentencing guidelines, when a 
103.30 	court commits a person to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for violating this 
103.31 	section, the court shall provide that after the person has been released from prison, the 
103.32 	commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for five years. If the person has 
103.33 	previously been convicted of a violation of this section, section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 
104.1 	609.345, 609.3451, 609.3453, or 617.246, or any similar statute of the United States, this 
104.2 	state, or any state, the commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for 15 
104.3 	years. The terms of conditional release are governed by section 609.3455, subdivision 8.

104.4 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
104.5 		Subd. 7a.Change of address or legal name; loss or destruction of permit. (a) Within 
104.6 	30 days after changing the permit holder's legal name or permanent address, or within 30 
104.7 	days of having lost or destroyed the permit card, the permit holder must notify the issuing 
104.8 	sheriff of the change, loss, or destruction. Failure to provide notification as required by this 
104.9 	subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. The fine for a first offense must not exceed $25. 
104.10 	Notwithstanding section 609.531, a firearm carried in violation of this paragraph is not 
104.11 	subject to forfeiture.
104.12 	(b) After notice is given under paragraph (a), a permit holder may obtain a replacement 
104.13 	permit card by paying $10 to the sheriff. The request for a replacement permit card must 
104.14 	be made on an official, standardized application adopted for this purpose under section 
104.15 	624.7151, and, except in the case of a legal name or an address change, must include a 
104.16 	notarized statement that the permit card has been lost or destroyed.

104.17 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
104.18 		Subd. 3.Authorized use. A law enforcement agency may use a UAV:
104.19 	(1) during or in the aftermath of an emergency situation that involves the risk of death 
104.20 	or bodily harm to a person;
104.21 	(2) to document evidence that is at imminent risk of destruction;
104.22 	(2) (3) over a public event where there is a heightened risk to the safety of participants 
104.23 	or bystanders;
104.24 	(3) (4) to counter the risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization if 
104.25 	the agency determines that credible intelligence indicates a risk;
104.26 	(4) (5) to prevent the loss of life and property in natural or man-made disasters and to 
104.27 	facilitate operational planning, rescue, and recovery operations in the aftermath of these 
104.28 	disasters;
104.29 	(5) (6) to conduct a threat assessment in anticipation of a specific event;
104.30 	(6) (7) to collect information from a public area if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal 
104.31 	activity;
105.1 	(7) (8) to collect information for crash reconstruction purposes after a serious or deadly 
105.2 	collision occurring on a public road;
105.3 	(8) (9) over a private area with the written consent of the occupant or a public area, for 
105.4 	officer training or public relations purposes; and
105.5 	(9) (10) for purposes unrelated to law enforcement at the request of a government entity 
105.6 	provided that the government entity makes the request in writing to the law enforcement 
105.7 	agency and specifies the reason for the request and proposed period of use; and
105.8 	(11) to facilitate the active search for a missing person.

105.9 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626A.35, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
105.10 		Subd. 2b.Exception; stolen motor vehicles. (a) The prohibition under subdivision 1 
105.11 	does not apply to the use of a mobile tracking device on a stolen motor vehicle when:
105.12 	(1) the consent of the owner of the vehicle has been obtained; or
105.13 	(2) the owner of the motor vehicle has reported to law enforcement that the vehicle is 
105.14 	stolen, and the vehicle is occupied when the tracking device is installed and the stolen 
105.15 	vehicle is not on private property.
105.16 	(b) Within 24 12 hours of a tracking device being attached to a vehicle pursuant to the 
105.17 	authority granted in paragraph (a), clause (2), an officer employed by the agency that attached 
105.18 	the tracking device to the vehicle must remove the device, disable the device, or obtain a 
105.19 	search warrant granting approval to continue to use the device in the investigation.
105.20 	(c) A peace officer employed by the agency that attached a tracking device to a stolen 
105.21 	motor vehicle must remove the tracking device if the vehicle is recovered and returned to 
105.22 	the owner.
105.23 	(d) Any tracking device evidence collected after the motor vehicle is returned to the 
105.24 	owner is inadmissible.
105.25 	(e) When a peace officer attaches a tracking device to a stolen vehicle pursuant to 
105.26 	paragraph (a), clause (2), the peace officer must prepare a report that includes the evidence 
105.27 	relied upon to establish the vehicle was reported stolen, the date and time the device was 
105.28 	attached to the vehicle, the method used to attach the device to the vehicle, the duration for 
105.29 	which the tracking device was attached to the vehicle, and an explanation of how the device 
105.30 	impacted the outcome of the investigation. Reports created under this paragraph must be 
105.31 	retained as part of the criminal investigation file.
106.1 	(f) By August 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, the chief law enforcement officer of an 
106.2 	agency that obtains a search warrant under paragraph (b), must provide notice to the 
106.3 	superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension of the number of search warrants 
106.4 	the agency obtained under this subdivision in the preceding 12 months. The superintendent 
106.5 	must provide a summary of the data received pursuant to this paragraph in the bureau's 
106.6 	biennial report to the legislature required under section 299C.18.

106.7 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626A.35, is amended by adding a subdivision 
106.8 	to read:
106.9 		Subd. 2c.Exception; fleeing motor vehicles. (a) The prohibition under subdivision 1 
106.10 	does not apply to the use of a mobile tracking device on a fleeing motor vehicle.
106.11 	(b) If a mobile tracking device is attached to a vehicle pursuant to the authority granted 
106.12 	in paragraph (a) and the vehicle is not in the custody of law enforcement within 12 hours 
106.13 	of the mobile tracking device being attached to the vehicle, an officer employed by the 
106.14 	agency that attached the tracking device to the vehicle must remove the device, disable the 
106.15 	device, or obtain a search warrant granting approval to continue to use the device in the 
106.16 	investigation.
106.17 	(c) A peace officer employed by the agency that attached a tracking device to a fleeing 
106.18 	motor vehicle must remove the tracking device if the vehicle is recovered, determined to 
106.19 	be stolen, and returned to the owner. Any tracking device evidence collected after the motor 
106.20 	vehicle is returned to the owner is inadmissible.
106.21 	(d) When a peace officer attaches a tracking device to a fleeing vehicle pursuant to 
106.22 	paragraph (a), the peace officer must prepare a report that includes the evidence relied upon 
106.23 	to establish the vehicle was fleeing, the date and time the device was attached to the vehicle, 
106.24 	the method used to attach the device to the vehicle, the duration for which the tracking 
106.25 	device was attached to the vehicle, and an explanation of how the device impacted the 
106.26 	outcome of the investigation. Reports created under this paragraph must be retained as part 
106.27 	of the criminal investigation file.
106.28 	(e) By August 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the chief law enforcement officer of an 
106.29 	agency that obtains a search warrant under paragraph (b) must provide notice to the 
106.30 	superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension of the number of search warrants 
106.31 	the agency obtained under this subdivision in the preceding 12 months. The superintendent 
106.32 	must provide a summary of the data received pursuant to this paragraph in the bureau's 
106.33 	biennial report to the legislature required under section 299C.18.
107.1 	(f) For purposes of this subdivision, "flee" has the meaning given in section 609.487, 
107.2 	subdivision 1.

107.3 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 634.35, is amended to read:
107.4 	634.35 VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS OF CHILD VICTIMS; CONDITIONS OF 
107.5 	DISCLOSURE.
107.6 	(a) If a videotaped recorded interview of a child victim of physical or sexual abuse is 
107.7 	disclosed by a prosecuting attorney to a defendant or the defendant's attorney, the following 
107.8 	applies:
107.9 	(1) no more than two copies of the tape recording or any portion of the tape recording
107.10 	may be made by the defendant or the defendant's attorney, investigator, expert, or any other 
107.11 	representative or agent of the defendant;
107.12 	(2) the tapes recordings may not be used for any purpose other than to prepare for the 
107.13 	defense in the criminal action against the defendant;
107.14 	(3) the tapes recordings may not be publicly exhibited, shown, displayed, used for 
107.15 	educational, research, or demonstrative purposes, or used in any other fashion, except in 
107.16 	judicial proceedings in the criminal action against the defendant;
107.17 	(4) the tapes recordings may be viewed only by the defendant, the defendant's attorney, 
107.18 	and the attorney's employees, investigators, and experts;
107.19 	(5) no transcript of the tapes recordings, nor the substance of any portion of the tapes
107.20 	recordings, may be divulged to any person not authorized to view or listen to the tapes
107.21 	recordings;
107.22 	(6) no person may be granted access to the tapes recordings, any transcription of the 
107.23 	tapes recordings, or the substance of any portion of the tapes recordings unless the person 
107.24 	has first signed a written agreement that the person is aware of this statute and acknowledges 
107.25 	that the person is subject to the court's contempt powers for any violation of it; and
107.26 	(7) upon final disposition of the criminal case against the defendant, the tapes recordings
107.27 	and any transcripts of the tapes recordings must be returned to the prosecuting attorney.
107.28 	(b) The court may hold a person who violates this section in contempt.

107.29 	Sec. 27. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 107.30 	The revisor of statutes shall update headnote cross-references in Minnesota Statutes and 
107.31 	Minnesota Rules to reflect the changes made in this article.

108.1 	Sec. 28. REPEALER.
 108.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 325F.02; 325F.03; 325F.04; 325F.05; 325F.06; and 
108.3 	325F.07, are repealed.

108.4 	ARTICLE 6
108.5 	CRIME VICTIMS PROVISIONS

108.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
108.7 		Subd. 2.Minimum fines. Notwithstanding any other law, when a court sentences a 
108.8 	person convicted of violating section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, 609.224, 
108.9 	609.2242, 609.267, 609.2671, 609.2672, 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, or 609.345, it must 
108.10 	impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by law nor more 
108.11 	than the maximum fine authorized by law.
108.12 	The court shall collect the portion of the fine mandated by this subdivision and forward 
108.13 	70 percent of it to a local victim assistance program that provides services locally in the 
108.14 	county in which the crime was committed. The court shall forward the remaining 30 percent 
108.15 	to the commissioner of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. If more 
108.16 	than one victim assistance program serves the county in which the crime was committed, 
108.17 	the court may designate on a case-by-case basis which program will receive the fine proceeds, 
108.18 	giving consideration to the nature of the crime committed, the types of victims served by 
108.19 	the program, and the funding needs of the program. If no victim assistance program serves 
108.20 	that county, the court shall forward 100 percent of the fine proceeds to the commissioner 
108.21 	of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. Fine proceeds received by a 
108.22 	local victim assistance program must be used to provide direct services to crime victims.
108.23 	The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in addition to the surcharge or 
108.24 	assessment required by section 357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence 
108.25 	of imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court.
108.26 	As used in this subdivision, "victim assistance program" means victim witness programs 
108.27 	within county attorney offices or any of the following programs: crime victim crisis centers, 
108.28 	victim-witness programs, battered women domestic abuse victim shelters and nonshelter 
108.29 	programs, and sexual assault programs, and children's advocacy centers as defined in section 
108.30 	260E.02, subdivision 5.

109.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.02, is amended to read:
109.2 	611A.02 NOTIFICATION OF VICTIM SERVICES AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS.
109.3 		Subd. 2.Victims' rights. (a) The Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public 
109.4 	Safety shall update the two model notices of the rights of crime victims required to be 
109.5 	distributed under this section and section 629.341.
109.6 	(b) The initial notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by a peace officer 
109.7 	to each victim, as defined in section 611A.01, at the time of initial contact with the victim
109.8 	at the scene or when the victim makes a report. The notice, which may be distributed as a 
109.9 	document or electronically, must inform a victim of:
109.10 	(1) the victim's right to apply for reparations to the Minnesota Crime Victims 
109.11 	Reimbursement Program to cover losses, not including property losses, resulting from a 
109.12 	violent crime and the telephone number to call to request an application and information 
109.13 	on how to apply;
109.14 	(2) the victim's right to request that the law enforcement agency withhold public access 
109.15 	to data revealing the victim's identity under section 13.82, subdivision 17, paragraph (d);
109.16 	(3) the additional rights of domestic abuse victims as described in section 629.341;
109.17 	(4) information on statewide crime victim help lines, the state address confidentiality 
109.18 	program, and the nearest crime victim assistance program or resource; and
109.19 	(5) the victim's rights, if an offender is charged, to be informed of and participate in the 
109.20 	prosecution process, including the right to request restitution; and right to be notified if an 
109.21 	offender is charged, to participate in the prosecution process, and to request restitution upon 
109.22 	conviction.
109.23 	(6) (c) A supplemental notice must be distributed by law enforcement agencies in 
109.24 	homicide cases, and must include resources and information specific to homicide victims 
109.25 	and information on rights and procedures available under sections 524.2-803, 524.3-614, 
109.26 	and 524.3-615.
109.27 	(c) (d) A supplemental notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by the 
109.28 	city or county attorney's office to each victim, within a reasonable time after the offender 
109.29 	is charged or petitioned. This notice must inform a victim of all the rights of crime victims 
109.30 	under this chapter.
109.31 		Subd. 3.Notice of rights of victims in juvenile court. (a) The Office of Justice Programs 
109.32 	in the Department of Public Safety shall update the notice of the rights of victims in juvenile 
110.1 	court that explains A supplemental notice shall be distributed by the prosecutor's office to 
110.2 	each victim of an offense committed by a juvenile within a reasonable time after the petition 
110.3 	is filed. This notice must notify the victim of:
110.4 	(1) the rights of victims in the juvenile court;
110.5 	(2) when a juvenile matter is public;
110.6 	(3) the procedures to be followed in juvenile court proceedings; and
110.7 	(4) the right to attend certain juvenile court proceedings;
110.8 	(5) the information related to the juvenile case that is available to victims; and
110.9 	(4) (6) other relevant matters.
110.10 	(b) The juvenile court shall distribute a copy of the notice to each victim of juvenile 
110.11 	crime who attends a juvenile court proceeding, along with a notice of services for victims 
110.12 	available in that judicial district.

110.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.0315, is amended to read:
110.14 	611A.0315 VICTIM NOTIFICATION; DOMESTIC ASSAULT; CRIMINAL 
110.15 	SEXUAL CONDUCT; HARASSMENT; STALKING.
110.16 		Subdivision 1.Notice of decision not to prosecute. (a) A prosecutor shall make every 
110.17 	reasonable effort to notify a victim of domestic assault,; a criminal sexual conduct offense, 
110.18 	or; harassment or stalking; or a violation of an order for protection, domestic abuse no 
110.19 	contact order, or harassment restraining order that the prosecutor has decided to decline 
110.20 	prosecution of the case or to dismiss the criminal charges filed against the defendant. Efforts 
110.21 	to notify the victim should include, in order of priority: (1) contacting the victim or a person 
110.22 	designated by the victim by telephone; and (2) contacting the victim by email or mail. If a 
110.23 	suspect is still in custody, the a telephone or email notification attempt shall be made before 
110.24 	the suspect is released from custody.
110.25 	(b) Whenever a prosecutor dismisses criminal charges against a person accused of 
110.26 	domestic assault, a criminal sexual conduct offense, or harassment or stalking, a violation 
110.27 	of an order for protection, or a violation of a harassment restraining order, a record shall be 
110.28 	made of the specific reasons for the dismissal. If the dismissal is due to the unavailability 
110.29 	of the witness, the prosecutor shall indicate the specific reason that the witness is unavailable.
110.30 	(c) Whenever a prosecutor notifies a victim of domestic assault, criminal sexual conduct, 
110.31 	or harassment or stalking under this section, the prosecutor shall also inform the victim of 
110.32 	the method and benefits of seeking an order for protection under section 518B.01 or a 
111.1 	restraining order under section 609.748 and that the victim may seek an order without paying 
111.2 	a fee.
111.3 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
111.4 	meanings given them.
111.5 	(a) "Assault" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 10.
111.6 	(b) "Domestic assault" means an assault committed by the actor against a family or 
111.7 	household member.
111.8 	(c) "Family or household member" has the meaning given it in section 518B.01, 
111.9 	subdivision 2.
111.10 	(d) "Harassment" or "stalking" means a violation of section 609.749.
111.11 	(e) "Criminal sexual conduct offense" means a violation of sections 609.342 to 609.3453.
111.12 	(f) "Violation of an order for protection" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, 
111.13 	subdivision 14.
111.14 	(g) "Violation of a harassment restraining order" has the meaning given in section 
111.15 	609.748, subdivision 6.

111.16 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
111.17 	read:
111.18 		Subd. 3b.Notice of submission of apology letter. (a) The commissioner of corrections 
111.19 	or other custodial authority shall make a good faith effort to notify the victim that the offender 
111.20 	has submitted a letter of apology. Notices shall only be provided to victims who have 
111.21 	submitted a written request for notification to the head of the county correctional facility 
111.22 	in which the offender is confined, or if committed to the Department of Corrections, 
111.23 	submitted a written request for the notice to the commissioner of corrections or an electronic 
111.24 	request through the Department of Corrections electronic victim notification system. The 
111.25 	good faith effort to notify the victim must occur within 90 days of the filing of the apology 
111.26 	letter.
111.27 	(b) Upon request, the commissioner of corrections or other custodial authority shall 
111.28 	notify the Board of Pardons, the Clemency Review Commission, or a court that the offender 
111.29 	submitted a letter of apology.
111.30 	(c) The content of a letter of apology submitted by an offender is private data on 
111.31 	individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic data, as defined in 
112.1 	section 13.02, subdivision 9, except that the letter may be provided to the intended recipient 
112.2 	upon request.

112.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.341, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
112.4 		Subd. 3.Notice of rights. The peace officer shall tell orally notify the victim whether 
112.5 	a about shelter or other services are available in the community and give the victim immediate 
112.6 	written notice of the legal rights and remedies and resources available. The written notice 
112.7 	must include furnishing the victim a copy of the following statement:
112.8 	"IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can ask the city or 
112.9 	county attorney to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to go to court and file 
112.10 	a petition requesting an order for protection from domestic abuse. The order could include 
112.11 	the following:
112.12 	(1) an order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse;
112.13 	(2) an order directing the abuser to leave your household;
112.14 	(3) an order preventing the abuser from entering your residence, school, business, or 
112.15 	place of employment;
112.16 	(4) an order awarding you or the other parent custody of or parenting time with your 
112.17 	minor child or children; or
112.18 	(5) an order directing the abuser to pay support to you and the minor children if the 
112.19 	abuser has a legal obligation to do so."
112.20 	"IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can file a petition with 
112.21 	the court for an order for protection and ask that the person responsible for the domestic 
112.22 	violence:
112.23 	(1) Be restrained from further acts of abuse;
112.24 	(2) Leave your household;
112.25 	(3) Stay away from your residence, school, business, or place of employment; and
112.26 	(4) Pay temporary support to you and for the minor child if the person is legally obligated 
112.27 	to do so.
112.28 	In your petition, you can request a custody and parenting time order for a child in common 
112.29 	with the person."
112.30 	The notice must include the resource listing, including telephone number, for the area 
112.31 	program that provides statewide domestic abuse help line and contact information for area 
113.1 	organizations providing services to victims of domestic abuse as shelter, designated by the 
113.2 	Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety.

113.3 	Sec. 6. USE OF EXISTING SUPPLY.
 113.4 	A law enforcement agency, city attorney's office, or county attorney's office may exhaust 
113.5 	existing notices before producing materials with the modifications required under Minnesota 
113.6 	Statutes, sections 611A.02, subdivision 2, and 629.341, subdivision 3.

113.7 	ARTICLE 7
113.8 	CORRECTIONAL PROVISIONS

113.9 	Section 1. [241.76] OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
113.10 	(a) The commissioner must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section 
113.11 	604A.04, subdivision 1, at each state correctional facility to be administered in compliance 
113.12 	with section 151.37, subdivision 12.
113.13 	(b) The commissioner must store an ample number of doses of nasal opiate antagonists 
113.14 	throughout each facility so that staff can rapidly respond to opioid overdoses.
113.15 	(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall provide 
113.16 	training to employees of the department on recognizing the symptoms of an opiate overdose 
113.17 	and how to administer nasal opiate antagonists.

113.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.80, is amended to read:
113.19 	241.80 AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL PROGRAM.
113.20 		Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner of corrections shall develop a policy to 
113.21 	provide the cultural programming services listed in subdivision 2 to American Indian inmates
113.22 	incarcerated individuals of all juvenile and adult state correctional facilities and 
113.23 	community-based correctional programs. The commissioner may, within the limits of 
113.24 	available money, contract with appropriate American Indian private, nonprofit organizations 
113.25 	to provide the cultural programming services.
113.26 		Subd. 2.Cultural programming services. The policy shall include, but need not be 
113.27 	limited to, providing, within the limits of available money, spiritual and cultural programming 
113.28 	services having the following purposes:
113.29 	(1) the teaching of good work habits and the development of motivation through work
113.30 	education and training needed for postincarceration self-sufficiency;
114.1 	(2) the development of cultural pride to improve strengthened American Indian self-image
114.2 	identity;
114.3 	(3) the development of an understanding of and an adjustment to the cultural differences 
114.4 	between American Indians and other ethnic groups;
114.5 	(3) improved understanding of American Indian culture, traditions, and spiritual practices 
114.6 	for Department of Corrections staff;
114.7 	(4) the development of attitudes of mutual trust, respect, and understanding among 
114.8 	American Indian family members partnerships with Tribal Nations to address the unique 
114.9 	needs of American Indian incarcerated individuals and promote approaches to rehabilitation 
114.10 	specific to this population;
114.11 	(5) the fostering of increased availability of medicine men and American Indian spiritual 
114.12 	leaders to teach American Indian inmates incarcerated individuals about American Indian 
114.13 	history, and cultural sensitivity, and religion and spiritual practices;
114.14 	(6) the involvement of American Indian inmates incarcerated individuals in those aspects 
114.15 	of the correctional system that will aid in their rehabilitation; and
114.16 	(7) the provision of services to American Indian inmates incarcerated individuals that 
114.17 	will facilitate their reentry into the community.

114.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
114.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
114.20 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
114.21 	(b) "Correctional fees":
114.22 	(1) effective August 1, 2027 2029, means fees charged or contracted for by a probation 
114.23 	agency or the commissioner of corrections for court-ordered or community-provided 
114.24 	correctional services, including but not limited to drug testing, electronic home monitoring, 
114.25 	treatment, and programming; and
114.26 	(2) effective August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2027 2029, include fees for the following 
114.27 	correctional services:
114.28 	(i) community service work placement and supervision;
114.29 	(ii) restitution collection;
114.30 	(iii) supervision;
114.31 	(iv) court-ordered investigations;
115.1 	(v) any other court-ordered service;
115.2 	(vi) postprison supervision or other form of release; and
115.3 	(vii) supervision or other probation-related services provided by a probation agency or 
115.4 	by the Department of Corrections for individuals supervised by the commissioner of 
115.5 	corrections.
115.6 	(c) "Probation" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 15.
115.7 	(d) "Probation agency" means a probation agency, including a Tribal Nation, organized 
115.8 	under section 244.19 or chapter 401.

115.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
115.10 		Subd. 7.Annual report. (a) By January 15 each year, the commissioner must submit 
115.11 	an annual report on implementing the commissioner's duties under this section to the chairs 
115.12 	and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and 
115.13 	divisions with jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy. At a minimum, the 
115.14 	report must include information on the types of correctional services for which fees were 
115.15 	imposed, the aggregate amount of fees imposed, and the amount of fees collected.
115.16 	(b) This subdivision expires August 1, 2027 2029.

115.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.18, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
115.18 		Subd. 9.Sunsetting supervision fees; sunset plan. (a) By August 1, 2025, each probation 
115.19 	agency must provide to the commissioner a written plan for phasing out supervision fees 
115.20 	for individuals under the agency's supervision and control, and the commissioner must 
115.21 	review and approve the plan by August 1, 2027 2029. By August 1, 2027 2029, the 
115.22 	commissioner must develop a written plan for phasing out supervision fees for individuals 
115.23 	under the commissioner's supervision and control.
115.24 	(b) A copy of an approved plan must be provided to all individuals under the supervision 
115.25 	and control of the agency or the commissioner and in a language and manner that each 
115.26 	individual can understand.
115.27 	(c) Supervision fees must not be increased from August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2027
115.28 	2029.
115.29 	(d) This subdivision expires August 1, 2027 2029.

116.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
116.2 		Subd. 1c.Community supervision funding; eligibility for funding formula. (a) A 
116.3 	CPO jurisdiction:
116.4 	(1) must collaborate with the commissioner to develop a comprehensive plan under 
116.5 	section 401.06; and
116.6 	(2) is subject to all applicable eligibility provisions under chapter 401 necessary to 
116.7 	receive a subsidy under section 401.10.
116.8 	(b) A non-CPO jurisdiction is eligible to receive a subsidy under section 401.10 but is 
116.9 	not a Community Corrections Act jurisdiction under chapter 401, and. Except as provided 
116.10 	under section 401.115, the commissioner:
116.11 	(1) is appropriated the jurisdiction's share of funding under section 401.10 for providing 
116.12 	probation services; and.
116.13 	(2) may seek reimbursement from the jurisdiction according to subdivision 5a.

116.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
116.15 		Subd. 1d.Commissioner of corrections; reimbursing CPO and non-CPO jurisdictions
116.16 	jurisdiction. As calculated by the community supervision formula under section 401.10, 
116.17 	the commissioner must:
116.18 	(1) reimburse a CPO jurisdiction for the cost that the jurisdiction assumes under this 
116.19 	section for providing probation services, including supervising juveniles committed to the 
116.20 	commissioner of corrections; and.
116.21 	(2) reimburse a non-CPO jurisdiction for the commissioner's provision of probation 
116.22 	services to the jurisdiction under this section.

116.23 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
116.24 		Subd. 5.Commissioner compensation to duties for non-CPO jurisdiction. (a) For a 
116.25 	non-CPO jurisdiction, the commissioner must, out of appropriations provided under 
116.26 	subdivision 5a, paragraph (b), pay probation officers the salary and all benefits fixed by the 
116.27 	state law or applicable bargaining unit and all necessary expenses, including secretarial 
116.28 	service, office equipment and supplies, postage, telephone services, and travel and 
116.29 	subsistence.
116.30 	(b) Except as provided under section 401.115, the commissioner must pay the items 
116.31 	under paragraph (a) using appropriations provided under section 401.10.

117.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
117.2 		Subd. 5a.Department of Corrections billing; CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction 
117.3 	reimbursement annual reporting. (a) At least every six months annually, the commissioner 
117.4 	must bill for the total cost and expenses incurred by the commissioner on behalf of each 
117.5 	non-CPO jurisdiction that has received probation services. The commissioner must notify 
117.6 	each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction of the total cost and expenses, and the jurisdiction must 
117.7 	pay to the commissioner the amount due for reimbursement incurred by the commissioner 
117.8 	on behalf of each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction that has received probation services.
117.9 	(b) Each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction must reimburse the Department of Corrections 
117.10 	for the total cost and expenses of the probation services as incurred by the commissioner, 
117.11 	excluding the cost and expense of services provided under the state's obligation for adult 
117.12 	felony supervision in section 244.20. Money received under this paragraph from a non-CPO 
117.13 	jurisdiction must be annually appropriated to the commissioner for providing probation 
117.14 	services to the jurisdiction.
117.15 	(c) Objections by a non-CPO jurisdiction to all allocation of cost and expenses must be 
117.16 	presented to and determined by the commissioner.
117.17 	(d) In addition to the billing and reimbursement requirements under this section, (b)
117.18 	Invoicing and payments for probation services for a CPO jurisdiction are as provided under 
117.19 	sections 401.14 and 401.15.

117.20 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.20, is amended to read:
117.21 	244.20 PROBATION; FELONY SUPERVISION.
117.22 	(a) Notwithstanding sections 244.19, subdivisions 1 to 1d, and 609.135, subdivision 1, 
117.23 	the Department of Corrections:
117.24 	(1) has exclusive responsibility for providing probation services for adult felons in 
117.25 	counties and Tribal Nations that do not take part in the Community Corrections Act subsidy 
117.26 	program under chapter 401; and
117.27 	(2) to provide felony supervision, retains the county's or Tribal Nation's funding allotted 
117.28 	under section 401.10 for providing felony probation services.
117.29 	(b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to a Tribal Nation's subsidy under section 
117.30 	401.115.

118.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.41, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
118.2 		Subd. 6.Earned compliance credit. "Earned compliance credit" means a one-month 
118.3 	reduction from the period during of active supervision of during the supervised release term 
118.4 	for every two months that a supervised individual exhibits compliance with the conditions 
118.5 	and goals of the individual's supervision plan, and otherwise meets the criteria established 
118.6 	by the commissioner of corrections in policy. If an individual earns sufficient earned 
118.7 	compliance credits, the commissioner must weigh risk to public safety, including the 
118.8 	individual's stability, behavior, or overall adjustment while on supervision before placement 
118.9 	on supervision abatement status. Earned compliance credit also applies to a conditional 
118.10 	release term.

118.11 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.44, is amended to read:
118.12 	244.44 APPLYING EARNED INCENTIVE RELEASE CREDIT.
118.13 	Earned incentive release credits are included in calculating the term of imprisonment 
118.14 	but are not added to the person's supervised release term, the total length of which remains 
118.15 	unchanged. The maximum amount of earned incentive release credit that can be earned and 
118.16 	subtracted from the term of imprisonment is 17 percent of the total executed sentence. 
118.17 	Earned credit cannot reduce the term of imprisonment to less than one-half of the incarcerated 
118.18 	person's executed sentence. Once earned, Earned incentive release credits are nonrevocable
118.19 	revocable if the person violates rules of the facility where the person is incarcerated or 
118.20 	otherwise commits a criminal act while incarcerated.

118.21 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.46, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
118.22 		Subdivision 1.Adopting policy for earned compliance credit; supervision abatement 
118.23 	status. (a) The commissioner must adopt a policy providing for earned compliance credit
118.24 	and supervision abatement status, including the circumstances under which an individual 
118.25 	may receive earned compliance credits and transition to supervision abatement status.
118.26 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in the act, once the time served on active supervision 
118.27 	plus earned compliance credits equals the total length of the supervised release term or, if 
118.28 	applicable, the aggregate length of the supervised release term and conditional release term, 
118.29 	the individual is eligible for supervision abatement status. However, the commissioner must
118.30 	not place the individual on supervision abatement status for the remainder of the supervised 
118.31 	or conditional release term and, if applicable, the conditional release term if the commissioner 
118.32 	determines that doing so would present a risk to public safety, after weighing factors 
118.33 	including the individual's stability, behavior, or overall adjustment while on supervision.
119.1 	For individuals with lifetime terms of conditional release, the commissioner shall not place 
119.2 	the individual on supervision abatement status unless the time served on active supervision 
119.3 	plus earned compliance credits equals at least ten years.

119.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326.338, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
119.5 		Subd. 4.Protective agent. A person who for a fee, reward, or other valuable consideration 
119.6 	undertakes any of the following acts is considered to be engaged in the business of protective 
119.7 	agent:
119.8 	(1) providing guards, private patrol, or other security personnel to protect persons or 
119.9 	their property or to prevent the theft, unlawful taking of goods, merchandise, or money, or 
119.10 	to prevent the misappropriation or concealment of goods, merchandise, money, or other 
119.11 	valuable things, or to procure the return of those things;
119.12 	(2) physically responding to any alarm signal device, burglar alarm, television camera, 
119.13 	still camera, or a mechanical or electronic device installed or used to prevent or detect 
119.14 	burglary, theft, shoplifting, pilferage, losses, or other security measures;
119.15 	(3) providing armored car services for the protection of persons or property;
119.16 	(4) controlling motor traffic on public streets, roads, and highways for the purpose of 
119.17 	escorting a funeral procession and oversized loads;
119.18 	(5) providing management and control of crowds for the purpose of safety and protection; 
119.19 	or
119.20 	(6) providing guards or other security personnel to transport prisoners or any other person 
119.21 	arrested on a warrant, except that this does not apply to the transport or escort of offenders 
119.22 	by staff of the Department of Corrections; the transport of a person by the sheriff of a county 
119.23 	to the appropriate adult or juvenile correctional facility as designated by the commissioner 
119.24 	of corrections or to and from court in connection with postconviction, habeas corpus, or 
119.25 	intrastate mandatory disposition of detainers proceedings; the transfer of a person by 
119.26 	emergency medical services personnel; or the transfer of a person by a peace officer as 
119.27 	defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or employed by a federal law 
119.28 	enforcement agency.
119.29 	A person covered by this subdivision may perform the traffic-control duties in clause 
119.30 	(4) in place of a police officer when a special permit is required, provided that the protective 
119.31 	agent is first-aid qualified.

120.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.03, is amended to read:
120.2 	401.03 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
120.3 	(a) The commissioner must, as provided in chapter 14, adopt rules to implement this 
120.4 	chapter and provide consultation and technical assistance to counties and Tribal Nations to 
120.5 	help them develop comprehensive plans, including abbreviated plans.
120.6 	(b) The time limit to adopt rules under section 14.125 does not apply.

120.7 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
120.8 		Subdivision 1.Community supervision funding formula. (a) Beginning July 1, 2023, 
120.9 	the community supervision subsidy paid to each county, the commissioner for supervision 
120.10 	of non-CCA jurisdictions served by the Department of Corrections, and each applicable 
120.11 	Tribal Nation under paragraph (e) providing services as a CCA jurisdiction or CPO 
120.12 	jurisdiction as defined in section 244.19, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), equals the sum of:
120.13 	(1) a base funding amount equal to $150,000; and
120.14 	(2) a community supervision formula equal to the sum of:
120.15 	(i) for each individual with a felony sentence, a felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied 
120.16 	by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised 
120.17 	release and parole populations, and juvenile supervised release and parole populations as 
120.18 	reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner, multiplied by 
120.19 	365; and
120.20 	(ii) for each individual sentenced for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor or under 
120.21 	juvenile probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied by 0.5 and then multiplied 
120.22 	by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and juvenile 
120.23 	populations as reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner, 
120.24 	multiplied by 365.
120.25 	(i) for individuals with a felony sentence, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 shall be 
120.26 	multiplied by the average total population over the three most recent years, as reported in 
120.27 	the probation surveys published by the commissioner. This population includes the county 
120.28 	or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised release population, adult parole 
120.29 	population, juvenile supervised release population, and juvenile parole population. The 
120.30 	resulting amount shall then be multiplied by 365 to calculate the total annual allocation; 
120.31 	and
121.1 	(ii) for individuals sentenced for a gross misdemeanor, for a misdemeanor, or under 
121.2 	juvenile probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 shall be multiplied by 0.5, and then 
121.3 	multiplied by the average total population over the three most recent years, as reported in 
121.4 	the probation surveys published by the commissioner. This population includes the county 
121.5 	or Tribal Nation's gross misdemeanor population, misdemeanor population, and juvenile 
121.6 	probation population. The resulting amount shall then be multiplied by 365 to calculate the 
121.7 	total annual allocation.
121.8 	(b) For a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or 
121.9 	(c), the base funding amount must be shared equally between the jurisdiction and the 
121.10 	commissioner for the provision of felony supervision under section 244.20.
121.11 	(c) If in any year the total amount appropriated for the purpose of this section is more 
121.12 	than or less than the total of base funding plus community supervision formula funding for 
121.13 	all counties and applicable Tribal Nations, the sum of each county's and applicable Tribal 
121.14 	Nation's base funding plus community supervision formula funding is adjusted by the ratio 
121.15 	of amounts appropriated for this purpose divided by the total of base funding plus community 
121.16 	supervision formula funding for all counties and applicable Tribal Nations.
121.17 	(d) If in any year the base funding plus the community supervision formula amount 
121.18 	based on what was appropriated in fiscal year 2024 is less than the funding paid to the 
121.19 	county in fiscal year 2023, the difference is added to the community supervision formula 
121.20 	amount for that county. A county is not eligible for additional funding under this paragraph 
121.21 	unless the base funding plus community supervision formula results in an increase in funding 
121.22 	for the county based on what was appropriated in the previous fiscal year. This paragraph 
121.23 	expires June 30, 2029.
121.24 	(e) For each Tribal Nation, a funding amount of $250,000 is allotted annually to purchase 
121.25 	probation services or probation-related services, including contracted services, but a Tribal 
121.26 	Nation that becomes a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, 
121.27 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under paragraphs (a) to 
121.28 	(c) and:
121.29 	(1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount of $250,000 transferred to the total community 
121.30 	supervision subsidy amount appropriated for the purposes of this section; and
121.31 	(2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined 
121.32 	according to the community supervision formula under paragraph (a), clause (2).
121.33 	(f) (e) Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act savings under section 244.50, 
121.34 	subdivision 4, clause (2), are appropriated to each CCA jurisdiction and non-CCA jurisdiction 
122.1 	served by the Department of Corrections by dividing the three-year average of the number 
122.2 	of individuals on supervised release and intensive supervised release within the jurisdiction 
122.3 	by the three-year average of the total number of individuals under supervised release and 
122.4 	intensive supervised release statewide, using the numbers reported annually in the Probation 
122.5 	Survey report.

122.6 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
122.7 	read:
122.8 		Subd. 1a.Prorating subsidy for Interstate Transfer Unit. Before disbursing the 
122.9 	community supervision subsidy in subdivision 1, the commissioner must prorate the cost 
122.10 	of the Interstate Transfer Unit based upon the county's share of the average total probation 
122.11 	population over the three most recent years as reported in the probation survey published 
122.12 	by the commissioner and deduct that amount from the county's subsidy.

122.13 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
122.14 		Subd. 4.Report. (a) By January 15, 2025, and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the 
122.15 	commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
122.16 	legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy. 
122.17 	At a minimum, the report must summarize and contain the following data:
122.18 	(1) the commissioner's most recent workload study under section 401.17, subdivision 
122.19 	4; and
122.20 	(2) the commissioner's collected caseload data under section 244.21, subdivision 1; and
122.21 	(3) (2) projected growth in the community supervision formula calculated by analyzing 
122.22 	caseload supervision population trends and data.
122.23 	(b) The report may be made in conjunction with reporting under section 244.21.

122.24 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
122.25 		Subdivision 1.Policy items. (a) Except for an abbreviated comprehensive plan submitted 
122.26 	under section 401.115, a comprehensive plan submitted to the commissioner for approval 
122.27 	under section 401.06 must include items prescribed by commissioner policy and may include 
122.28 	the following:
122.29 	(1) the manner in which presentence and postsentence investigations and reports for the 
122.30 	district courts and social history reports for the juvenile courts will be made;
123.1 	(2) the manner in which conditional release services to the courts and persons under 
123.2 	jurisdiction of the commissioner will be provided;
123.3 	(3) a program for detaining, supervising, and treating persons under pretrial detention 
123.4 	or under commitment;
123.5 	(4) delivery of other correctional services;
123.6 	(5) proposals for new programs, which proposals must demonstrate a need for the 
123.7 	program, and the program's purpose, objective, administrative structure, staffing pattern, 
123.8 	staff training, financing, evaluation process, degree of community involvement, client 
123.9 	participation, and duration;
123.10 	(6) descriptions of programs that adhere to best practices for assessing risk and using 
123.11 	interventions that address an individual's needs while tailoring supervision and interventions 
123.12 	by using risk, need, and responsivity principles; and
123.13 	(7) data on expenditures, costs, and programming results and outcomes for individuals 
123.14 	under community supervision.
123.15 	(b) The commissioner must develop in policy budgetary requirements for comprehensive 
123.16 	plans to ensure the efficient and accountable expenditure of a county's or Tribal Nation's 
123.17 	subsidy for correctional services and programming to produce successful community 
123.18 	supervision outcomes.

123.19 	Sec. 20. [401.115] NONPARTICIPATING TRIBAL NATIONS.
123.20 		Subdivision 1.Subsidy amount. A Tribal Nation electing not to provide services as a 
123.21 	CCA jurisdiction or a CPO jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), 
123.22 	is eligible for a subsidy of $250,000 annually to purchase or provide community supervision 
123.23 	services or reentry services, including contracted services.
123.24 		Subd. 2.Eligibility for subsidy. (a) A Tribal Nation is eligible to receive funding under 
123.25 	subdivision 1 upon submission and approval by the commissioner of an abbreviated 
123.26 	comprehensive plan. Section 401.08 does not apply. The abbreviated plan must comply 
123.27 	with commissioner-developed standards and, at minimum:
123.28 	(1) describe the community supervision services or reentry services for which the funding 
123.29 	will be utilized;
123.30 	(2) identify a steering committee to oversee the use of funds; and
123.31 	(3) provide a budget for those services.
124.1 	(b) Once approved, the abbreviated comprehensive plan is valid for two years.
124.2 		Subd. 3.Paying subsidy. A Tribal Nation receiving the subsidy under subdivision 1 
124.3 	must be paid according to section 401.14.
124.4 		Subd. 4.Eligibility for community supervision funding formula. A Tribal Nation 
124.5 	electing to become a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, 
124.6 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under section 401.10, 
124.7 	subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) to (c), and:
124.8 	(1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount under subdivision 1 transferred to the 
124.9 	community supervision formula amount appropriated for the purpose of section 401.10;
124.10 	(2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined 
124.11 	according to the community supervision formula under section 401.10, subdivision 1, 
124.12 	paragraph (a), clause (2); and
124.13 	(3) is subject to all requirements relating to providing correctional services under section 
124.14 	244.19 and chapter 401.

124.15 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.14, is amended to read:
124.16 	401.14 PAYING SUBSIDY TO CCA AND NON-CCA JURISDICTIONS.
124.17 		Subdivision 1.Payment. (a) This section does not apply to:
124.18 	(1) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (d); and
124.19 	(2) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), 
124.20 	for the portion of the subsidy distributed for felony probation services.
124.21 	(b) After a county or Tribal Nation becomes compliant with the prerequisites for receiving 
124.22 	the subsidy and the commissioner approves the applicable comprehensive plan, the 
124.23 	commissioner must determine whether funds exist to pay the subsidy and proceed to pay it 
124.24 	in accordance with applicable law.
124.25 		Subd. 2.Quarterly estimate and remittance. Based on the approved comprehensive 
124.26 	plan, the commissioner may estimate the amount to be expended in furnishing the required 
124.27 	correctional services during each calendar quarter and cause the estimated amount to be 
124.28 	remitted to the counties and Tribal Nations entitled to the amount as provided under section 
124.29 	401.15, subdivision 1.
124.30 		Subd. 3.Installment payments. The commissioner must:
125.1 	(1) make payments for correctional services to each county and Tribal Nation in 12 
125.2 	installments per year;
125.3 	(2) ensure that the pertinent payment of the allotment for each month is made to each 
125.4 	county and Tribal Nation on the first working day after the end of each month of the calendar 
125.5 	year, except for the last month of the calendar year; and
125.6 	(3) ensure that each county and Tribal Nation receives its monthly payment allotment 
125.7 	no later than the last working day of each month.

125.8 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
125.9 		Subd. 2.Formula review. The commissioner must annually review the community 
125.10 	supervision formula under section 401.10at the start of each biennium and calculate and 
125.11 	prorate the subsidy accordingly.

125.12 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
125.13 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; members. (a) The commissioner must establish a 
125.14 	Community Supervision Advisory Committee to develop and make recommendations to 
125.15 	the commissioner on standards for probation, supervised release, and community supervision. 
125.16 	The committee consists of 19 members as follows:
125.17 	(1) two directors appointed by the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections 
125.18 	Act Counties;
125.19 	(2) two probation directors appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Probation 
125.20 	Officers;
125.21 	(3) three county commissioner representatives appointed by the Association of Minnesota 
125.22 	Counties;
125.23 	(4) two behavioral health, treatment, or programming providers who work directly with 
125.24 	individuals on correctional supervision, one appointed by the Department of Human Services 
125.25 	and one appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators;
125.26 	(5) two representatives appointed by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;
125.27 	(6) two commissioner-appointed representatives from the Department of Corrections;
125.28 	(7) the chair of the statewide Evidence-Based Practice Advisory Committee;
125.29 	(8) three individuals who have been supervised, either individually or collectively, under 
125.30 	each of the state's three community supervision delivery systems with varied experiences 
126.1 	in community supervision, reflecting the diversity of the state's supervision frameworks as 
126.2 	well as demographic and geographic diversity, appointed by the commissioner in consultation 
126.3 	with the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers and the Minnesota Association 
126.4 	of Community Corrections Act Counties;
126.5 	(9) an advocate for victims of crime appointed by the commissioner; and
126.6 	(10) a representative from a community-based research and or advocacy entity appointed 
126.7 	by the commissioner.;
126.8 	(11) two judicial representatives, one from the seven-county metropolitan area and one 
126.9 	from greater Minnesota, appointed by the Minnesota Judicial Council;
126.10 	(12) one prosecutor appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association; and
126.11 	(13) one defense attorney appointed by the Minnesota State Public Defender.
126.12 	(b) When an appointing authority selects an individual for membership on the committee, 
126.13 	the authority must make reasonable efforts to reflect geographic diversity and to appoint 
126.14 	qualified members of protected groups, as defined under section 43A.02, subdivision 33.
126.15 	(c) Chapter 15 applies to the extent consistent with this section.
126.16 	(d) The commissioner must convene the first meeting of the committee on or before 
126.17 	October 1, 2023.

126.18 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
126.19 		Subd. 5.Data collection; report. (a) By June 1, 2024, the advisory committee, in 
126.20 	consultation with the Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative, must create a method to 
126.21 	(1) standardize data classifications across the three community supervision systems, and 
126.22 	(2) collect data for the commissioner to publish in an annual report to the chairs and ranking 
126.23 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public 
126.24 	safety finance and policy.
126.25 	(b) The advisory committee's method, at a minimum, must provide for collecting the 
126.26 	following data:
126.27 	(1) the number of individuals sentenced to supervision each year;
126.28 	(2) the offense levels, offense types, and assessed risk levels for which individuals are 
126.29 	sentenced to supervision;
127.1 	(3) violation and revocation rates and the identified grounds for the violations and 
127.2 	revocations, including final disposition of the violation action such as execution of the 
127.3 	sentence, imposition of new conditions, or a custodial sanction;
127.4 	(4) the number of individuals granted early discharge from probation;
127.5 	(5) the number of individuals restructured on supervision, including imposition of new 
127.6 	conditions of release; and
127.7 	(6) the number of individuals revoked from supervision and the identified grounds for 
127.8 	revocation.
127.9 	(c) Beginning January 15 May 1, 2025, as part of the report under section 241.21 244.21, 
127.10 	subdivision 2, the commissioner must include data collected under the committee method 
127.11 	established under this subdivision. The commissioner must analyze the collected data by 
127.12 	race, gender, and county, including Tribal Nations.
127.13 	(d) Nothing in this section overrides the commissioner's authority to require additional 
127.14 	data be provided under other law.

127.15 	Sec. 25. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 11, section 31, is amended to read:
127.16 	Sec. 31. MENTAL HEALTH UNIT PILOT PROGRAM.
 127.17 	(a) The commissioner of corrections shall establish a pilot program with interested 
127.18 	counties to provide mental health care to individuals with serious and persistent mental 
127.19 	illness who are incarcerated in county jails. The pilot program must require the participating 
127.20 	counties to pay according to Minnesota Statutes, section 243.51, a per diem for 
127.21 	reimbursement of the Mental Health Unit at the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park 
127.22 	Heights, and other costs incurred by the Department of Corrections.
127.23 	(b) The commissioner in consultation with the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association shall 
127.24 	develop program protocols, guidelines, and procedures and qualifications for participating 
127.25 	counties and incarcerated individuals to be treated in the Mental Health Unit. The program 
127.26 	is limited to a total of five incarcerated individuals from the participating counties at any 
127.27 	one time. Incarcerated individuals must volunteer to be treated in the unit and be able to 
127.28 	participate in programming with other incarcerated individuals. A licensed mental health 
127.29 	professional must evaluate the incarcerated individual and recommend the individual to 
127.30 	receive treatment in the unit.
127.31 	(c) The Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights warden, director of 
127.32 	psychology, and associate director of behavioral health, or a designee of each, in consultation 
128.1 	with the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, the Minnesota branch of the National Association 
128.2 	on Mental Illness, and the Department of Human Services, shall oversee the pilot program.
128.3 	(d) On November 15, 2024, the warden shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
128.4 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
128.5 	corrections describing the protocols, guidelines, and procedures for participation in the pilot 
128.6 	program by counties and incarcerated individuals, challenges with staffing, cost sharing 
128.7 	with counties, capacity of the program, services provided to the incarcerated individuals, 
128.8 	program outcomes, concerns regarding the program, and recommendations for the viability 
128.9 	of a long-term program.
128.10 	(e) (d) The pilot program expires November 16, 2024 August 1, 2027.

128.11 	Sec. 26. REPEALER.
 128.12 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 253.21; and 253.23, are repealed.

128.13 	ARTICLE 8
128.14 	COURTS

128.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.243, is amended by adding a subdivision 
128.16 	to read:
128.17 		Subd. 3.Report to legislature. The State Board of Civil Legal Aid shall report to the 
128.18 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
128.19 	judiciary on data related to the cases and individuals and families serviced by each of the 
128.20 	grant recipients providing legal services with funds received pursuant to section 480.242. 
128.21 	The data shall be provided for each individual organization and, when possible, for each 
128.22 	geographic region the organization works in, and provided in the aggregate to protect the 
128.23 	privacy of the individuals and families served by the organization. Reports under this section 
128.24 	shall be submitted by July 15 each year.

128.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 484.44, is amended to read:
128.26 	484.44 DEPUTY SHERIFF AND COURT ADMINISTRATOR; ST. LOUIS 
128.27 	COUNTY.
128.28 	There shall be at all times a chief deputy sheriff of St. Louis County and a chief deputy 
128.29 	court administrator of the district court of St. Louis County and such other deputies as may 
128.30 	be necessary, resident at the city of Virginia, or the city of Ely, or the city of Hibbing, and 
128.31 	their appointment shall be made in the same manner as other deputy sheriffs and deputy 
129.1 	clerks of the district court in said county. The salaries of such deputies shall be fixed and 
129.2 	paid in the same manner as other such deputies. The office of said deputy sheriff at Virginia, 
129.3 	Hibbing, and Ely shall not in any sense be considered or deemed the office of the sheriff 
129.4 	for any purpose except the performance of duties relating solely to proceedings tried or to 
129.5 	be tried at said places; but the office of the deputy court administrator at said places shall 
129.6 	be equally deemed the office of the court administrator of court for all purposes except the 
129.7 	filing of papers in actions or proceedings to be tried at Duluth. Marriage licenses and 
129.8 	naturalization papers may be issued by said deputy court administrator.

129.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 484.51, is amended to read:
129.10 	484.51 PAPERS WHERE FILED; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
129.11 	After Regardless of the place of trial of any cause is determined, as provided in sections 
129.12 	484.44 to 484.52, all papers, orders and documents pertaining to all causes to be tried at 
129.13 	Virginia and filed in court shall be filed and be kept on file at the court administrator's office 
129.14 	in the city of Virginia, and all causes to be tried in Hibbing and all papers, orders and 
129.15 	documents pertaining thereto shall be filed and be kept on file at the court administrator's 
129.16 	office in the city of Hibbing can be filed at any court location in St. Louis County.
129.17 	In all actions tried at the city of Virginia or the city of Hibbing, the court administrator, 
129.18 	as soon as final judgment is entered, shall forthwith cause such judgment to be docketed in 
129.19 	the court administrator's office at the county seat; and when so docketed the same shall 
129.20 	become a lien on real estate and have the same effect as judgments entered in causes tried 
129.21 	at the county seat.
129.22 	In all actions tried at the city of Virginia or the city of Hibbing, involving the title of 
129.23 	real estate, upon final judgment being entered, all the papers in said cause shall be filed in 
129.24 	the court administrator's office at the county seat and the final judgment or decree recorded 
129.25 	therein, and a certified copy of all papers in the case shall be made by the court administrator 
129.26 	and retained at the court administrator's office in the city of Virginia or in the court 
129.27 	administrator's office in the city of Hibbing where the action was originally tried, without 
129.28 	additional charge to the parties to said action.

129.29 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518.68, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
129.30 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. Every court order or judgment and decree under this 
129.31 	chapter or chapter 518A that provides for child support, spousal maintenance, custody, or 
129.32 	parenting time must contain certain notices as set out in subdivision 2. The information in 
129.33 	the notices must be concisely stated in plain language. The notices must be and in clearly 
130.1 	legible print, but may not exceed two pages. An order or judgment and decree without the 
130.2 	notice remains subject to all statutes. The court may waive all or part of the notice required 
130.3 	under subdivision 2 relating to parental rights under section 518.17, subdivision 3, if it finds 
130.4 	it is necessary to protect the welfare of a party or child.

130.5 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-420, is amended to read:
130.6 	524.5-420 REPORTS; APPOINTMENT OF VISITOR; MONITORING; COURT 
130.7 	ORDERS.
130.8 	(a) A conservator shall report to the court for administration of the estate annually unless 
130.9 	the court otherwise directs, upon resignation or removal, upon termination of the 
130.10 	conservatorship, and at other times as the court directs. A copy of the report must be provided 
130.11 	to the person subject to conservatorship and to interested persons of record with the court. 
130.12 	An order, after notice and hearing, allowing an intermediate report of a conservator 
130.13 	adjudicates liabilities concerning the matters adequately disclosed in the accounting. An 
130.14 	order, after notice and hearing, allowing a final report adjudicates all previously unsettled 
130.15 	liabilities relating to the conservatorship.
130.16 	(b) A report must state or contain a listing of the assets of the estate under the 
130.17 	conservator's control and a listing of the receipts, disbursements, and distributions during 
130.18 	the reporting period.
130.19 	(c) The report must also state an address or post office box and a telephone number 
130.20 	where the conservator can be contacted.
130.21 	(d) A conservator shall report to the court in writing within 30 days of the occurrence 
130.22 	of any of the events listed in this paragraph. The conservator must report any of the 
130.23 	occurrences in this paragraph and follow the same reporting requirements in this paragraph 
130.24 	for any employee of the conservator responsible for exercising powers and duties under the 
130.25 	conservatorship. A copy of the report must be provided to the person subject to 
130.26 	conservatorship and to interested persons of record with the court. A conservator shall report 
130.27 	when:
130.28 	(1) the conservator is removed for cause from serving as a guardian or conservator, and 
130.29 	if so, the case number and court location;
130.30 	(2) the conservator has a professional license from an agency listed under section 
130.31 	524.5-118, subdivision 2a, denied, conditioned, suspended, revoked, or canceled, and if so, 
130.32 	the licensing agency and license number, and the basis for denial, condition, suspension, 
130.33 	revocation, or cancellation of the license;
131.1 	(3) the conservator is found civilly liable in an action that involves fraud, 
131.2 	misrepresentation, material omission, misappropriation, theft, or conversion, and if so, the 
131.3 	case number and court location;
131.4 	(4) the conservator files for or receives protection under the bankruptcy laws, and if so, 
131.5 	the case number and court location;
131.6 	(5) a civil monetary judgment is entered against the conservator, and if so, the case 
131.7 	number, court location, and outstanding amount owed;
131.8 	(6) the conservator is convicted of a crime other than a petty misdemeanor or traffic 
131.9 	offense, and if so, the case number and court location; or
131.10 	(7) an order for protection or harassment restraining order is issued against the 
131.11 	conservator, and if so, the case number and court location.
131.12 	(e) A person subject to conservatorship or an interested person of record with the court 
131.13 	may submit to the court a written statement disputing account statements regarding the 
131.14 	administration of the estate or addressing any disciplinary or legal action that is contained 
131.15 	in the reports and may petition the court for any order that is in the best interests of the 
131.16 	person subject to conservatorship and the estate or for other appropriate relief.
131.17 	(f) An interested person may notify the court in writing that the interested person does 
131.18 	not wish to receive copies of reports required under this section after which time neither 
131.19 	the court nor any other person is required to give notice to any person who has waived 
131.20 	notice.
131.21 	(g) The court may appoint a visitor to review a report or plan, interview the person 
131.22 	subject to conservatorship or conservator, and make any other investigation the court directs. 
131.23 	In connection with a report, the court may order a conservator to submit the assets of the 
131.24 	estate to an appropriate examination to be made in a manner the court directs.
131.25 	(h) The court shall establish a system for monitoring of conservatorships, including the 
131.26 	filing and review of conservators' reports and plans. If an annual report is not filed within 
131.27 	60 days of the required date, the court shall issue an order to show cause. Unless otherwise 
131.28 	ordered by the court, a report under this section shall be filed publicly.
131.29 	(i) If there is no acting guardian, a conservator that becomes aware of the death of the 
131.30 	person subject to conservatorship shall notify in writing; orally; or by phone, text message, 
131.31 	email, or electronic service, all known interested persons as defined by section 524.5-102, 
131.32 	subdivision 7, clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (ix), and (xi), and the court as soon as is reasonably 
132.1 	practical, that the person subject to conservatorship has died. The conservator may delegate 
132.2 	this task under reasonable circumstances.
132.3 	(j) If a conservator fails to comply with this section, the court may decline to appoint 
132.4 	that person as a guardian or conservator, or may remove a person as guardian or conservator.

132.5 	ARTICLE 9
132.6 	DATA PRACTICES

132.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
132.8 		Subd. 3.Request for access to data. (a) Upon request to a responsible authority or 
132.9 	designee, a person shall be permitted to inspect and copy public government data at 
132.10 	reasonable times and places, and, upon request, shall be informed of the data's meaning. If 
132.11 	a person requests access for the purpose of inspection, the responsible authority may not 
132.12 	assess a charge or require the requesting person to pay a fee to inspect data.
132.13 	(b) For purposes of this section, "inspection" includes, but is not limited to, the visual 
132.14 	inspection of paper and similar types of government data. Inspection does not include 
132.15 	printing copies by the government entity, unless printing a copy is the only method to provide 
132.16 	for inspection of the data. In the case of data stored in electronic form and made available 
132.17 	in electronic form on a remote access basis to the public by the government entity, inspection 
132.18 	includes remote access to the data by the public and the ability to print copies of or download 
132.19 	the data on the public's own computer equipment. Nothing in this section prohibits a 
132.20 	government entity from charging a reasonable fee for remote access to data under a specific 
132.21 	statutory grant of authority. A government entity may charge a fee for remote access to data 
132.22 	where either the data or the access is enhanced at the request of the person seeking access.
132.23 	(c) The responsible authority or designee shall provide copies of public data upon request. 
132.24 	If a person requests copies or electronic transmittal of the data to the person, the responsible 
132.25 	authority may require the requesting person to pay the actual costs of searching for and 
132.26 	retrieving government data, including the cost of employee time, and for making, certifying, 
132.27 	and electronically transmitting the copies of the data or the data, but may not charge for 
132.28 	separating public from not public data. However, if 100 or fewer pages of black and white, 
132.29 	letter or legal size paper copies are requested, actual costs shall not be used, and instead, 
132.30 	the responsible authority may charge no more than 25 cents for each page copied. If the 
132.31 	responsible authority or designee is not able to provide copies at the time a request is made, 
132.32 	copies shall be supplied as soon as reasonably possible.
133.1 	(d) When a request under this subdivision involves any person's receipt of copies of 
133.2 	public government data that has commercial value and is a substantial and discrete portion 
133.3 	of or an entire formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, 
133.4 	database, or system developed with a significant expenditure of public funds by the 
133.5 	government entity, the responsible authority may charge a reasonable fee for the information 
133.6 	in addition to the costs of making and certifying the copies. Any fee charged must be clearly 
133.7 	demonstrated by the government entity to relate to the actual development costs of the 
133.8 	information. The responsible authority, upon the request of any person, shall provide 
133.9 	sufficient documentation to explain and justify the fee being charged.
133.10 	(e) The responsible authority of a government entity that maintains public government 
133.11 	data in a computer storage medium shall provide to any person making a request under this 
133.12 	section a copy of any public data contained in that medium, in electronic form, if the 
133.13 	government entity can reasonably make the copy or have a copy made. This does not require 
133.14 	a government entity to provide the data in an electronic format or program that is different 
133.15 	from the format or program in which the data are maintained by the government entity. The 
133.16 	entity may require the requesting person to pay the actual cost of providing the copy.
133.17 	(f) If the responsible authority or designee determines that the requested data is classified 
133.18 	so as to deny the requesting person access, the responsible authority or designee shall inform 
133.19 	the requesting person of the determination either orally at the time of the request, or in 
133.20 	writing as soon after that time as possible, and shall cite the specific statutory section, 
133.21 	temporary classification, or specific provision of federal law on which the determination is 
133.22 	based. Upon the request of any person denied access to data, the responsible authority or 
133.23 	designee shall certify in writing that the request has been denied and cite the specific statutory 
133.24 	section, temporary classification, or specific provision of federal law upon which the denial 
133.25 	was based.
133.26 	(g) If a responsible authority has notified the requesting person that responsive data or 
133.27 	copies are available for inspection or collection, and the requesting person does not inspect 
133.28 	the data or collect the copies within five business days of the notification, the responsible 
133.29 	authority may suspend any further response to the request until the requesting person inspects 
133.30 	the data that has been made available, or collects and pays for the copies that have been 
133.31 	produced.

133.32 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
133.33 		Subd. 2.Student health and census data; data on parents. (a) Health data concerning 
133.34 	students, including but not limited to, data concerning immunizations, notations of special 
134.1 	physical or mental problems and records of school nurses are educational data. Access by 
134.2 	parents to student health data shall be pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 8.
134.3 	(b) Pupil census data, including emergency information and family information are 
134.4 	educational data.
134.5 	(c) Data concerning parents are private data on individuals but may be treated as directory 
134.6 	information if the same procedures that are used by a school district to designate student 
134.7 	data as directory information under subdivision 5 are followed.

134.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. 
134.9 	Beginning upon the effective date of this section, a parent's personal contact information 
134.10 	subject to this section must be treated by an educational agency or institution as private data 
134.11 	on individuals regardless of whether that contact information was previously designated as 
134.12 	or treated as directory information under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32, subdivision 2.

134.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
134.14 		Subd. 5.Directory information; data on parents. (a) Educational data designated as 
134.15 	directory information is public data on individuals to the extent required under federal law. 
134.16 	Directory information must be designated pursuant to the provisions of:
134.17 	(1) this subdivision; and
134.18 	(2) United States Code, title 20, section 1232g, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 
134.19 	34, section 99.37, which were in effect on January 3, 2012.
134.20 	(b) When conducting the directory information designation and notice process required 
134.21 	by federal law, an educational agency or institution shall give parents and students notice 
134.22 	of the right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate specified data about the student 
134.23 	as directory information. This notice may be given by any means reasonably likely to inform 
134.24 	the parents and students of the right.
134.25 	(c) An educational agency or institution may not designate a student's or parent's home 
134.26 	address, telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information as directory 
134.27 	information under this subdivision. This paragraph does not apply to a postsecondary 
134.28 	institution.
134.29 	(d) When requested, educational agencies or institutions must share personal student or 
134.30 	parent contact information and directory information, whether public or private, with the 
134.31 	Minnesota Department of Education, as required for federal reporting purposes.
135.1 	(e) When requested, educational agencies or institutions may share personal student or 
135.2 	parent contact information and directory information for students served in special education 
135.3 	with postsecondary transition planning and services under section 125A.08, paragraph (b), 
135.4 	clause (1), whether public or private, with the Department of Employment and Economic 
135.5 	Development, as required for coordination of services to students with disabilities under 
135.6 	sections 125A.08, paragraph (b), clause (1); 125A.023; and 125A.027.
135.7 	(f) Data concerning parents is private data on individuals but may be treated as directory 
135.8 	information if the same procedures that are used by a school district to designate student 
135.9 	data as directory information under this subdivision are followed, except that a parent's 
135.10 	home address, telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information may 
135.11 	not be treated as directory information under this subdivision.

135.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. 
135.13 	Beginning upon the effective date of this section, a parent's personal contact information 
135.14 	subject to this section must be treated by an educational agency or institution as private data 
135.15 	on individuals regardless of whether that contact information was previously designated as 
135.16 	or treated as directory information under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32, subdivision 2.

135.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.43, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
135.18 		Subd. 2.Public data. (a) Except for employees described in subdivision 5 and subject 
135.19 	to the limitations described in subdivision 5a, the following personnel data on current and 
135.20 	former employees, volunteers, and independent contractors of a government entity is public:
135.21 	(1) name; employee identification number, which must not be the employee's Social 
135.22 	Security number; actual gross salary; salary range; terms and conditions of employment 
135.23 	relationship; contract fees; actual gross pension; the value and nature of employer paid 
135.24 	fringe benefits; and the basis for and the amount of any added remuneration, including 
135.25 	expense reimbursement, in addition to salary;
135.26 	(2) job title and bargaining unit; job description; education and training background; 
135.27 	and previous work experience;
135.28 	(3) date of first and last employment;
135.29 	(4) the existence and status of any complaints or charges against the employee, regardless 
135.30 	of whether the complaint or charge resulted in a disciplinary action;
135.31 	(5) the final disposition of any disciplinary action together with the specific reasons for 
135.32 	the action and data documenting the basis of the action, excluding data that would identify 
135.33 	confidential sources who are employees of the public body;
136.1 	(6) the complete terms of any agreement settling any dispute arising out of an employment 
136.2 	relationship, including a buyout agreement as defined in section 123B.143, subdivision 2, 
136.3 	paragraph (a); except that the agreement must include specific reasons for the agreement if 
136.4 	it involves the payment of more than $10,000 of public money;
136.5 	(7) work location; a work telephone number; badge number; work-related continuing 
136.6 	education; and honors and awards received; and
136.7 	(8) payroll time sheets or other comparable data that are only used to account for 
136.8 	employee's work time for payroll purposes, except to the extent that release of time sheet 
136.9 	data would reveal the employee's reasons for the use of sick or other medical leave or other 
136.10 	not public data.
136.11 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a final disposition occurs when the government 
136.12 	entity makes its final decision about the disciplinary action, regardless of the possibility of 
136.13 	any later proceedings or court proceedings. Final disposition includes a resignation by an 
136.14 	individual when the resignation occurs after the final decision of the government entity, or 
136.15 	arbitrator. In the case of arbitration proceedings arising under collective bargaining 
136.16 	agreements, a final disposition occurs at the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings, or 
136.17 	upon the failure of the employee to elect arbitration within the time provided by the collective 
136.18 	bargaining agreement. A disciplinary action does not become public data if an arbitrator 
136.19 	sustains a grievance and reverses all aspects of any disciplinary action.
136.20 	(c) The government entity may display a photograph of a current or former employee 
136.21 	to a prospective witness as part of the government entity's investigation of any complaint 
136.22 	or charge against the employee.
136.23 	(d) A complainant has access to a statement provided by the complainant to a government 
136.24 	entity in connection with a complaint or charge against an employee.
136.25 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), and subject to paragraph (f), upon 
136.26 	completion of an investigation of a complaint or charge against a public official, or if a 
136.27 	public official resigns or is terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is 
136.28 	pending, all data relating to the complaint or charge are public, unless access to the data 
136.29 	would jeopardize an active investigation or reveal confidential sources. For purposes of this 
136.30 	paragraph, "public official" means:
136.31 	(1) the head of a state agency and deputy and assistant state agency heads;
136.32 	(2) members of boards or commissions required by law to be appointed by the governor 
136.33 	or other elective officers;
137.1 	(3) members of the Metropolitan Council appointed by the governor under section 
137.2 	473.123, subdivision 3;
137.3 	(3) (4) executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, or institutions 
137.4 	within state government; and
137.5 	(4) (5) the following employees:
137.6 	(i) the chief administrative officer, or the individual acting in an equivalent position, in 
137.7 	all political subdivisions;
137.8 	(ii) individuals required to be identified by a political subdivision pursuant to section 
137.9 	471.701;
137.10 	(iii) in a city with a population of more than 7,500 or a county with a population of more
137.11 	than 5,000: managers; chiefs; heads or directors of departments, divisions, bureaus, or 
137.12 	boards; and any equivalent position; and
137.13 	(iv) in a school district: business managers; human resource directors; athletic directors 
137.14 	whose duties include at least 50 percent of their time spent in administration, personnel, 
137.15 	supervision, and evaluation; chief financial officers; directors; individuals defined as 
137.16 	superintendents and principals under Minnesota Rules, part 3512.0100; and in a charter 
137.17 	school, individuals employed in comparable positions.; and
137.18 	(v) in the Metropolitan Council, a public corporation and political subdivision of the 
137.19 	state established under chapter 473: the chair of the Metropolitan Council appointed by the 
137.20 	governor; the regional administrator appointed as the principal administrative officer by the 
137.21 	Metropolitan Council under section 473.125; the deputy regional administrator; the general 
137.22 	counsel appointed by the Metropolitan Council under section 473.123, subdivision 8; the 
137.23 	executive heads of divisions, including the general managers and executive directors; the 
137.24 	executive head responsible for compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity provisions 
137.25 	of federal law; and the chief law enforcement officer of the Metropolitan Transit Police 
137.26 	appointed by the regional administrator under section 473.407, subdivision 4.
137.27 	(f) Data relating to a complaint or charge against an employee identified under paragraph 
137.28 	(e), clause (4) (5), are public only if:
137.29 	(1) the complaint or charge results in disciplinary action or the employee resigns or is 
137.30 	terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is pending; or
137.31 	(2) potential legal claims arising out of the conduct that is the subject of the complaint 
137.32 	or charge are released as part of a settlement agreement.
138.1 	This paragraph and paragraph (e) do not authorize the release of data that are made not 
138.2 	public under other law.

138.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.825, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
138.4 		Subd. 4.Access by data subjects. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a portable recording 
138.5 	system data subject includes the peace officer who collected the data, and any other individual 
138.6 	or entity, including any other peace officer, regardless of whether the officer is or can be 
138.7 	identified by the recording, whose image or voice is documented in the data.
138.8 	(b) An individual who is the subject of portable recording system data has access to the 
138.9 	data, including data on other individuals who are the subject of the recording. If the individual 
138.10 	requests a copy of the recording, data on other individuals who do not consent to its release 
138.11 	must be redacted from the copy. The identity and activities of an on-duty peace officer 
138.12 	engaged in an investigation or response to an emergency, incident, or request for service 
138.13 	may not be redacted, unless the officer's identity is subject to protection under section 13.82, 
138.14 	subdivision 17, clause (a).
138.15 	(c) Notwithstanding section 13.82, subdivision 7, upon request, a person entitled to a 
138.16 	report of a collision under section 169.09, subdivision 13, must be provided with copies of 
138.17 	unredacted data from all portable recording systems used in the collision investigation, 
138.18 	including data on other individuals who are the subject of the recording. A request must be 
138.19 	made in writing and accompanied by the accident report relating to the data. Data provided 
138.20 	under this paragraph must only be used to process a claim related to the collision or as 
138.21 	evidence in a proceeding related to the collision. The requestor must not disseminate the 
138.22 	data or use the data for any other purpose. A requestor who disseminates or uses the data 
138.23 	in violation of this paragraph is subject to the remedies and penalties under section 13.08. 
138.24 	A law enforcement agency must notify the requestor that the remedies and penalties under 
138.25 	section 13.08 apply to a violation of this paragraph. A law enforcement agency may deny 
138.26 	a request to provide unredacted portable recording system data under this paragraph if:
138.27 	(1) the agency determines there is a compelling reason that providing access to the data 
138.28 	would interfere with an active investigation;
138.29 	(2) the data is clearly offensive to common sensibilities; or
138.30 	(3) the data is classified as not public by other provisions under this chapter.
138.31 	If a law enforcement agency denies access under clause (1), the agency must provide a 
138.32 	prompt, written reason for the denial to the individual who requested the data with a 
138.33 	description of the compelling reason and must provide notice that relief may be sought from 
139.1 	the district court under section 13.82, subdivision 7. This paragraph does not apply to the 
139.2 	Minnesota State Patrol.

139.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.991, is amended to read:
139.4 	13.991 JUDICIAL OFFICIAL DATA; PERSONAL INFORMATION.
139.5 	(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the personal information of all judicial officials collected, 
139.6 	created, or maintained by a government entity is private data on individuals. For purposes 
139.7 	of this section, the terms "personal information" and "judicial official" have the meanings 
139.8 	given in section 480.40, subdivision 1.
139.9 	(b) If the responsible authority or government entity violates this chapter, the remedies 
139.10 	and penalties under this chapter are available only if the judicial official making a claim 
139.11 	previously provided written notification to the responsible authority confirming on a form 
139.12 	provided by the Minnesota judicial branch that they are entitled to protection under section 
139.13 	480.40. If the subject of the data is an adult child of a judicial official who does not reside 
139.14 	with the judicial official, the remedies and penalties under this chapter are available only 
139.15 	if the adult child previously provided written notification to the responsible authority 
139.16 	confirming their status as the child of a judicial official. In the case of county records, the 
139.17 	form shall be filed with the responsible authority that maintains the personal information 
139.18 	for which the judicial officer is seeking protection. A form submitted under this section is 
139.19 	private data on individuals. A notice filed under this paragraph expires five years following 
139.20 	the date of filing, unless it is renewed prior to the expiration date.
139.21 	(c) This section shall not apply to Notwithstanding paragraph (a), section 480.50 shall 
139.22 	govern personal information contained in:of all judicial officials contained in real property 
139.23 	records, as defined in section 480.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (f).
139.24 	(1) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
139.25 	(2) Uniform Commercial Code filings and tax liens maintained by the secretary of state; 
139.26 	and
139.27 	(3) any other records maintained by a government entity evidencing title to, or any lien, 
139.28 	judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.

139.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

140.1 	Sec. 7. [144.338] DATA SHARING FOR PATIENT REGISTRIES LIMITED.
140.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
140.3 	the meanings given.
140.4 	(b) "Disability" means any condition or characteristic that renders a person a disabled 
140.5 	person. A disabled person is any person who:
140.6 	(1) has a physical, sensory, or mental impairment which materially limits one or more 
140.7 	major life activities;
140.8 	(2) has a record of such an impairment;
140.9 	(3) is regarded as having such an impairment; or
140.10 	(4) has an impairment that is episodic or in remission and would materially limit a major 
140.11 	life activity when active.
140.12 	(c) "Patient registry" means a list, directory, or database of the names, contact information, 
140.13 	or other identifying information of individuals who have, had, or are at risk of having a 
140.14 	specific disability.
140.15 		Subd. 2.Dissemination prohibited. (a) Except as specifically authorized or required 
140.16 	by state or federal law, a person must not add, share, or disseminate the following data to 
140.17 	a patient registry without the individual's informed consent to have the individual's data 
140.18 	included on the patient registry:
140.19 	(1) an individual's name or other data that could reasonably be used to identify an 
140.20 	individual; or
140.21 	(2) an individual's contact information, including but not limited to a home address, 
140.22 	telephone number, or electronic mail addresses.
140.23 	(b) Nothing in this section prohibits an individual from transmitting the individual's own 
140.24 	identifying data to a patient registry.
140.25 		Subd. 3.Enforcement. The attorney general may enforce this section pursuant to section 
140.26 	8.31, except that the remedies provided by section 8.31, subdivision 3a, do not apply to a 
140.27 	violation of this section. A government entity, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 7a, 
140.28 	that violates this section is subject to the remedies and penalties under sections 13.08, 13.085, 
140.29 	and 13.09.

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

141.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144E.123, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
141.2 		Subd. 3.Review. Prehospital care data may be reviewed by the director or its designees. 
141.3 	The data shall be classified as private data on individuals under chapter 13, the Minnesota 
141.4 	Government Data Practices Act. The director may share with the Washington/Baltimore 
141.5 	High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program 
141.6 	(ODMAP), data that identifies where and when an overdose incident happens, fatality status, 
141.7 	suspected drug type, naloxone administration, and first responder type. ODMAP may:
141.8 	(1) allow secure access to the system by authorized users to report information about an 
141.9 	overdose incident;
141.10 	(2) allow secure access to the system by authorized users to view, in near real-time,  
141.11 	information about overdose incidents reported;
141.12 	(3) produce a map in near real-time of the approximate locations of confirmed or 
141.13 	suspected overdose incidents reported; and
141.14 	(4) enable access to overdose incident information that assists in state and local decisions 
141.15 	regarding the allocation of public health, public safety, and educational resources for the 
141.16 	purposes of monitoring and reporting data related to suspected overdoses.

141.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
141.18 		Subd. 6.Reporting. (a) As provided for in chapter 13, the superintendent must make 
141.19 	all inactive investigative data for officer-involved death investigations that are public under 
141.20 	section 13.82, subdivision 7, or other applicable law available on the bureau's website within 
141.21 	30 days of the end of the last criminal appeal of a subject of an investigation. case becoming 
141.22 	inactive as defined in section 13.82, subdivision 7, except any video that does not record, 
141.23 	describe, or otherwise document actions and circumstances surrounding the officer-involved 
141.24 	death.
141.25 	(b) By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report to the commissioner, the 
141.26 	governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
141.27 	jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy the following information about the unit: 
141.28 	the number of investigations initiated; the number of incidents investigated; the outcomes 
141.29 	or current status of each investigation; the charging decisions made by the prosecuting 
141.30 	authority of incidents investigated by the unit; the number of plea agreements reached in 
141.31 	incidents investigated by the unit; and any other information relevant to the unit's mission.
141.32 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision modifies the requirements of chapter 13 or the 
141.33 	classification of data.

142.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
142.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 480.45, the 
142.3 	following terms have the meanings given.
142.4 	(b) "Judicial official" means:
142.5 	(1) every Minnesota district court judge, senior judge, retired judge, and every judge of 
142.6 	the Minnesota Court of Appeals and every active, senior, recalled, or retired federal judge 
142.7 	who resides in Minnesota;
142.8 	(2) a current or retired justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court;
142.9 	(3) employees of the Minnesota judicial branch;
142.10 	(4) judicial referees and magistrate judges; and
142.11 	(5) current and retired judges and current employees of the Office of Administrative 
142.12 	Hearings, Department of Human Services Appeals Division, Workers' Compensation Court 
142.13 	of Appeals, and Tax Court.
142.14 	(c) "Personal information" does not include publicly available information. Personal 
142.15 	information means:
142.16 	(1) a residential address of a judicial official;
142.17 	(2) a residential address of the spouse, domestic partner, or children of a judicial official;
142.18 	(3) a nonjudicial branch issued telephone number or email address of a judicial official;
142.19 	(4) the name of any child of a judicial official; and
142.20 	(5) the name of any child care facility or school that is attended by a child of a judicial 
142.21 	official if combined with an assertion that the named facility or school is attended by the 
142.22 	child of a judicial official.
142.23 	(d) "Publicly available information" means information that is lawfully made available 
142.24 	through federal, state, or local government records or information that a business has a 
142.25 	reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public through widely 
142.26 	distributed media, by a judicial official, or by a person to whom the judicial official has 
142.27 	disclosed the information, unless the judicial official has restricted the information to a 
142.28 	specific audience.
142.29 	(e) "Law enforcement support organizations" do not include charitable organizations.
142.30 	(f) "Real property records" has the meaning given in section 480.50, subdivision 1, 
142.31 	paragraph (f).

143.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

143.2 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.40, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
143.3 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) Subdivision 2 doesand section 480.50 do not apply to:
143.4 	(1) the dissemination of personal information if the information is relevant to and 
143.5 	displayed as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, or other speech on a matter of 
143.6 	public concern;
143.7 	(2) personal information that the judicial official voluntarily disseminates publicly after 
143.8 	August 1, 2024;
143.9 	(3) the dissemination of personal information made at the request of the judicial official 
143.10 	or which is necessary to effectuate the request of a judicial official;
143.11 	(4) a commercial entity using personal information internally, providing access to 
143.12 	businesses under common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, or selling or providing 
143.13 	data for a transaction or service requested by or concerning the individual whose personal 
143.14 	information is being transferred;
143.15 	(5) a commercial entity providing publicly available information through real-time or 
143.16 	near real-time alert services for health or safety purposes;
143.17 	(6) a commercial entity engaged in the collection, maintenance, disclosure, sale, 
143.18 	communication, or use of any personal information bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, 
143.19 	credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or 
143.20 	mode of living by a consumer reporting agency, furnisher, or user that provides information 
143.21 	for use in a consumer report, and by a user of a consumer report, but only to the extent that 
143.22 	such activity is regulated by and authorized under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 
143.23 	United States Code, title 15, section 1681, et seq.;
143.24 	(7) a consumer reporting agency subject to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, United 
143.25 	States Code, title 15, section 1681, et seq.;
143.26 	(8) a commercial entity using personal information collected, processed, sold, or disclosed 
143.27 	in compliance with the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, United States Code, 
143.28 	title 18, section 2721, et seq.;
143.29 	(9) a commercial entity using personal information to do any of the following: prevent, 
143.30 	detect, protect against, or respond to security incidents, identity theft, fraud, harassment, 
143.31 	malicious or deceptive activities, or any illegal activity; preserve the integrity or security 
143.32 	of systems; or investigate, report, or prosecute any person responsible for any such action;
144.1 	(10) a financial institution, affiliate of a financial institution, or data subject to title V 
144.2 	of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, United States Code, title 15, section 6801, et seq.;
144.3 	(11) a covered entity or business associate for purposes of the federal privacy regulations 
144.4 	promulgated under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 
144.5 	specifically United States Code, title 42, section 1320d-2 note;
144.6 	(12) insurance and insurance support organizations;
144.7 	(13) law enforcement agencies or law enforcement support organizations and vendors 
144.8 	that provide data support services to law enforcement agencies;
144.9 	(14) the display of a property address on a real estate or mapping platform when the 
144.10 	address is not displayed or disclosed in connection with any ownership or occupancy 
144.11 	information or other personal identifying information of a judicial official; and
144.12 	(14) (15) the collection and sale or licensing of covered information incidental to 
144.13 	conducting the activities described in clauses (4) to (13); and (14).
144.14 	(15) personal information contained in:
144.15 	(i) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
144.16 	(ii) uniform commercial code filings and tax liens maintained by the secretary of state; 
144.17 	and
144.18 	(iii) any other records maintained by a government entity evidencing title to, or any lien, 
144.19 	judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.
144.20 	(b) Subdivision 2 does not apply to personal information of judicial officials collected, 
144.21 	created, or maintained in real property records.

144.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

144.23 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
144.24 		Subd. 2.Removal of personal information; exception. (a) Upon receipt of an affidavit 
144.25 	requesting removal of the personal information of a judicial official that meets the 
144.26 	requirements of subdivision 1, the person, business, association, or government entity shall 
144.27 	remove the publicly posted personal information within 30 days. If the person, business, 
144.28 	association, or government entity fails to remove the publicly posted personal information 
144.29 	within 30 days after an affidavit is submitted, the judicial official may file a civil action in 
144.30 	a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a court order compelling compliance, including 
144.31 	injunctive and declarative relief.
145.1 	(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to personal information contained in:real property 
145.2 	records, as defined in section 480.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), when disseminated 
145.3 	directly by a government entity or when publicly posted or published in a manner required 
145.4 	by statute.
145.5 	(1) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
145.6 	(2) uniform commercial code filings and tax liens maintained by the secretary of state; 
145.7 	and
145.8 	(3) any other records maintained by a government entity evidencing title to, or any lien, 
145.9 	judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.

145.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

145.11 	Sec. 13. [480.50] PERSONAL INFORMATION IN REAL PROPERTY RECORDS.
145.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
145.13 	the meanings given.
145.14 	(b) "County recorder" has the meaning given in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause 
145.15 	(4).
145.16 	(c) "Government entity" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 7a.
145.17 	(d) "Judicial official" has the meaning given in section 480.40, subdivision 1, paragraph 
145.18 	(b), except that it does not include: (1) employees of the Minnesota judicial branch, the 
145.19 	Office of Administrative Hearings, the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, or the 
145.20 	Tax Court; or (2) judges or employees in the Department of Human Services Appeals 
145.21 	Division.
145.22 	(e) "Personal information" has the meaning given in section 480.40, subdivision 1, 
145.23 	paragraph (c).
145.24 	(f) "Real property records" means any of the following:
145.25 	(1) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
145.26 	(2) Uniform Commercial Code filings and tax liens maintained by the Secretary of State; 
145.27 	and
145.28 	(3) any other records maintained by a county recorder or other government entity 
145.29 	evidencing title to, or any lien, judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.
145.30 	(g) "Responsible authority" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 16.
146.1 		Subd. 2.Classification of data. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the personal 
146.2 	information of all judicial officials collected, created, or maintained in real property records 
146.3 	is private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
146.4 	(b) If the responsible authority or government entity violates this section, the remedies 
146.5 	and penalties under chapter 13 are available only if the judicial official making a claim 
146.6 	previously provided a real property notice that complies with subdivision 3. If the subject 
146.7 	of the data is the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child of a judicial official who does not 
146.8 	reside with the judicial official, the remedies and penalties under chapter 13 are available 
146.9 	only if the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child previously provided a notification under 
146.10 	subdivision 3 to the responsible authority confirming their status as the spouse, domestic 
146.11 	partner, or adult child of a judicial official. In the case of county records, the notification 
146.12 	shall be filed with the responsible authority that maintains the personal information for 
146.13 	which protection is sought. A notification submitted under this section is private data on 
146.14 	individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
146.15 		Subd. 3.Notification. (a) For the classification in subdivision 2 to apply to personal 
146.16 	information in real property records, a judicial official must submit a real property notice 
146.17 	in writing to the county recorder in the county where the property identified in the real 
146.18 	property notice is located and to the Office of the Secretary of State. To affect real property 
146.19 	records maintained by any other government entity, a judicial official must submit a real 
146.20 	property notice in writing to the other government entity's responsible authority. If the 
146.21 	personal information is that of the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child of a judicial 
146.22 	official who does not reside with the judicial official, the spouse, domestic partner, or adult 
146.23 	child must submit a real property notice. The real property notice is classified as private 
146.24 	data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. A real property notice must 
146.25 	be on a form provided by the judicial branch and must include:
146.26 	(1) the full legal name of the individual submitting the form;
146.27 	(2) the last four digits of the individual's Social Security number;
146.28 	(3) the individual's date of birth;
146.29 	(4) the individual's telephone number and email;
146.30 	(5) the residential address of the individual in Minnesota;
146.31 	(6) the legal description, parcel identification number, and street address, if any, of the 
146.32 	real property affected by the notice;
146.33 	(7) if applicable, the document number and certificate of title number; and
147.1 	(8) a certification that the individual is a judicial official or the spouse, domestic partner, 
147.2 	or adult child of a judicial official that contains the notarized signature of the individual.
147.3 	(b) A notice submitted by a judicial official employed by the state must include the 
147.4 	employer's business address and a verification of current employment signed by the 
147.5 	employer's human resources office.
147.6 	(c) A notice submitted pursuant to this subdivision by a spouse, domestic partner, or 
147.7 	adult child of a judicial official not residing with the judicial official must include a notarized 
147.8 	verification that the individual is the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child of a judicial 
147.9 	official.
147.10 	(d) Only one parcel of real property may be included in each notice, but an individual 
147.11 	may submit more than one notice. A government entity may require an individual to provide 
147.12 	additional information necessary to identify the records or the real property described in 
147.13 	the notice. An individual submitting a notice must submit a new real property notice if their 
147.14 	legal name changes.
147.15 		Subd. 4.Access to real property records. (a) If an individual submits a notice under 
147.16 	subdivision 3, the county recorder or other government entity must not disclose the 
147.17 	individual's personal information in conjunction with the property identified in the written 
147.18 	notice, unless:
147.19 	(1) the individual has consented to sharing or dissemination of the personal information 
147.20 	for the purpose identified in a writing signed by the individual and acknowledged by a 
147.21 	notary public;
147.22 	(2) the personal information is subject to dissemination pursuant to a court order under 
147.23 	section 13.03, subdivision 6;
147.24 	(3) the personal information is shared with a government entity for the purpose of 
147.25 	administering assessment and taxation laws;
147.26 	(4) the personal information is disseminated pursuant to subdivision 5; or
147.27 	(5) the personal information is shared with the examiner of titles or deputy examiner as 
147.28 	necessary to perform their statutory duties under chapters 508 and 508A, including the 
147.29 	dissemination of personal information in Reports of Examiner.
147.30 	(b) This subdivision does not prevent the county recorder from returning original 
147.31 	documents to the person who submitted the documents for recording. Each county recorder 
147.32 	shall establish procedures for recording documents to comply with this subdivision. These 
147.33 	procedures may include masking personal information and making documents or certificates 
148.1 	of title containing the personal information private and not viewable except as allowed by 
148.2 	this paragraph. The procedure must comply with the requirements of chapters 386, 507, 
148.3 	508, and 508A, and other laws as appropriate, to the extent these requirements do not conflict 
148.4 	with this section. The procedures must provide public notice of the existence of recorded 
148.5 	documents and certificates of title that are not publicly viewable and the provisions for 
148.6 	viewing them under this subdivision. Notice that a document or certificate is private and 
148.7 	viewable only under this subdivision or subdivision 5 is deemed constructive notice of the 
148.8 	document or certificate.
148.9 	(c) A real property notice submitted under subdivision 3 shall apply retroactively to all  
148.10 	online and digital real property records, but only to the extent the individual submitting the 
148.11 	notice provides: (1) for county recorder records, the document number or certificate of title 
148.12 	number of each record for which protection is sought, except digitized or scanned tract 
148.13 	pages and books; and (2) for other government entity real property records, the parcel 
148.14 	identification number of each record for which protection is sought. Otherwise, paragraph 
148.15 	(a) applies only to the real property records recorded or filed concurrently with the real 
148.16 	property notice specified in subdivision 3 and to real property records affecting the same 
148.17 	real property recorded subsequent to the county recorder or other government entity's receipt 
148.18 	of the real property notice.
148.19 	(d) The county recorder or other government entity shall have 60 days from the date of 
148.20 	receipt of a real property notice under subdivision 3 to process the request. If the individual  
148.21 	cites exigent circumstances, the county recorder or other government entity shall process 
148.22 	the request as soon as practicable.
148.23 	(e) The prohibition on disclosure in paragraph (a) continues until:
148.24 	(1) the individual has consented to the termination of the real property notice in a writing 
148.25 	signed by the individual and acknowledged by a notary public;
148.26 	(2) the real property notice is terminated pursuant to a court order;
148.27 	(3) the individual no longer holds a record interest in the real property identified in the 
148.28 	real property notice;
148.29 	(4) the individual is deceased and a certified copy of the death certificate has been filed 
148.30 	with the county recorder or other government entity to which a notice was given under 
148.31 	subdivision 3; or
148.32 	(5) the individual who filed a real property notice pursuant to subdivision 3 no longer 
148.33 	qualifies for protection under this section because they are no longer a judicial official or 
149.1 	the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child of a judicial official. If the individual no longer 
149.2 	qualifies for protection under this section, the individual must notify each county recorder 
149.3 	or other government entity to which a notice under subdivision 3 was given within 90 days 
149.4 	after the individual no longer qualifies for protection.
149.5 	(f) Upon termination of the prohibition of disclosure, the county recorder shall make 
149.6 	publicly viewable all documents and certificates of title that were previously partially or 
149.7 	wholly private and not viewable pursuant to a notice filed under subdivision 3.
149.8 		Subd. 5.Access to personal information in real property records; title 
149.9 	examination. (a) Upon request, the individual who submitted the real property notice under 
149.10 	subdivision 3 shall verify that the individual's real property is the property subject to a bona 
149.11 	fide title exam.
149.12 	(b) The county recorder or other government entity shall provide the unredacted real 
149.13 	property records of an individual who submitted a real property notice under subdivision 3 
149.14 	upon request of any of the following persons:
149.15 	(1) a licensed title insurance company representative, a licensed title insurance agent, a 
149.16 	licensed abstractor, or an attorney licensed to practice law in Minnesota;
149.17 	(2) a mortgage loan originator;
149.18 	(3) a real estate broker or a real estate salesperson; and
149.19 	(4) an individual or entity that has made or received an offer for the purchase of real 
149.20 	property to or from an individual who submitted a real property notice under subdivision 3 
149.21 	whose address is subject to nondisclosure, provided the request is accompanied by a written 
149.22 	consent from the individual.
149.23 	(c) A request made under paragraph (a) or (b) must be made on a notarized form and 
149.24 	include:
149.25 	(1) the full legal name, title, address, and place of employment, if applicable, of the 
149.26 	person requesting the real property records;
149.27 	(2) the lawful purpose for requesting the real property records;
149.28 	(3) the requestor's relationship, if any, to the individual who submitted a real property 
149.29 	notice under subdivision 3;
149.30 	(4) the legal description of the property subject to the title examination; and
149.31 	(5) proof of the requestor's licensure.
150.1 	(d) Personal information provided under this subdivision may be used only for the 
150.2 	purposes authorized in this subdivision or the lawful purposes set forth in the request for 
150.3 	disclosure form and may not be further disseminated to any other person. A person receiving 
150.4 	private data under this subdivision shall establish procedures to protect the data from further 
150.5 	dissemination unless further dissemination is required by law. However, the dissemination 
150.6 	of personal information in real property records by a licensed attorney or any employees in 
150.7 	the office of the licensed attorney is permitted when reasonably necessary for the provision 
150.8 	of legal services.
150.9 		Subd. 6.Service fees to county recorder or other government entity. The county 
150.10 	recorder or any other government entity is authorized to charge the following service fees:
150.11 	(1) up to $75 for each real property notice under subdivision 3;
150.12 	(2) up to $75 for each consent submitted under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1), 
150.13 	and subdivision 4, paragraph (e), clause (1); and
150.14 	(3) up to $75 for each request submitted under subdivision 5.
150.15 	These service fees shall not be considered county recorder fees under section 357.18 or 
150.16 	registrar of titles fees under section 508.82 or 508A.82 and shall be deposited into the county 
150.17 	recorder or other government entity's general fund.

150.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

150.19 	ARTICLE 10
150.20 	MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

150.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 272.45, is amended to read:
150.22 	272.45 TAXES PAID BY TENANT, OCCUPANT, OR OTHER PERSON BECOME 
150.23 	LIEN, UPON NOTICE FILED WITH COUNTY RECORDER OR REGISTRAR OF 
150.24 	TITLES.
150.25 	When any past due or delinquent tax on land is paid by any occupant, tenant, or person 
150.26 	with an a legal or equitable interest in the land other than a lien, or a person acting on that 
150.27 	person's behalf, which, by agreement or otherwise, ought to have been paid by the owner, 
150.28 	lessor, or other party in interest, such occupant, tenant, or person may recover by action the 
150.29 	amount which such owner, lessor, or party in interest ought to have paid, with interest 
150.30 	thereon at the rate of 12 percent per annum, or may retain the same from any rent due or 
150.31 	accruing from the person to such owner or lessor for land on which such tax is so paid. A 
150.32 	person making a payment under this section may file with the county recorder or registrar 
151.1 	of titles of the proper county a notice sworn statement stating the amount and date of such 
151.2 	payment, with a copy of the receipt attached, and stating the legal or equitable interest 
151.3 	claimed in the land, with a description of the land against which the taxes were charged; 
151.4 	and the same shall thereupon be a lien as of the date of recording of the sworn statement
151.5 	upon such land in favor of the person paying the same until the same is paid. The county 
151.6 	recorder shall record such notice sworn statement in the indices maintained by the county 
151.7 	recorder. The registrar of titles shall record the notice sworn statement on the certificate of 
151.8 	title for the land. Upon the payment of any such lien, the person filing such notice sworn 
151.9 	statement shall satisfy the same of record.

151.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
151.11 		Subdivision 1.Postponement by mortgagee. (a) The sale may be postponed, from time 
151.12 	to time, by the party conducting the foreclosure. The party requesting the postponement 
151.13 	must, at the party's expense:
151.14 	(1) publish, only once, a notice of the postponement and the rescheduled date of the sale, 
151.15 	if known, as soon as practicable, in the newspaper in which the notice under section 580.03
151.16 	was published; and
151.17 	(2) send by first class mail to the occupant, postmarked within three business days of 
151.18 	the postponed sale, notice:
151.19 	(i) of the postponement; and
151.20 	(ii) if known, of the rescheduled date of the sale and the date on or before which the 
151.21 	mortgagor must vacate the property if the sheriff's sale is not further postponed, the mortgage 
151.22 	is not reinstated under section 580.30, the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, 
151.23 	or the redemption period is not reduced under section 582.032. The notice must state that 
151.24 	the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on the specified date.
151.25 	(b) If the rescheduled date of the sale is not known at the time of the initial publication 
151.26 	and notice to the occupant of postponement, the foreclosing party must, at its expense if 
151.27 	and when a new date of sale is scheduled:
151.28 	(1) publish, only once, notice of the rescheduled date of the sale, as soon as practicable, 
151.29 	in the newspaper in which the notice under section 580.03 and the notice of postponement 
151.30 	under paragraph (a) was published; and
151.31 	(2) send by first class mail to the occupant, postmarked within ten days of the rescheduled 
151.32 	sale, notice:
152.1 	(i) of the date of the rescheduled sale; and
152.2 	(ii) of the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage 
152.3 	is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 580.23. The 
152.4 	notice must state that the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on the specified date.
152.5 	(c) The right of a mortgagee to postpone a foreclosure sale under this section applies to 
152.6 	a foreclosure by action taken under chapter 581.

152.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for judicial foreclosures 
152.8 	with the lis pendens recorded on or after the effective date.

152.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
152.10 		Subd. 2.Postponement by mortgagor or owner. (a) If all or a part of the property to 
152.11 	be sold is classified as homestead under section 273.124 and contains one to four dwelling 
152.12 	units, the mortgagor or owner may, in the manner provided in this subdivision, postpone 
152.13 	the sale to the first date that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and is:
152.14 	(1) five months after the originally scheduled date of sale if the original redemption 
152.15 	period was six months under section 580.23, subdivision 1; or
152.16 	(2) 11 months after the originally scheduled date of sale if the original redemption period 
152.17 	was 12 months under section 580.23, subdivision 2. To postpone a foreclosure sale pursuant 
152.18 	to this subdivision, at any time after the first publication of the notice of mortgage foreclosure 
152.19 	sale under section 580.03 but at least 15 days prior to the scheduled sale date specified in 
152.20 	that notice, the mortgagor shall: (1) execute a sworn affidavit in the form set forth in 
152.21 	subdivision 3, (2) record the affidavit in the office of each county recorder and registrar of 
152.22 	titles where the mortgage was recorded, and (3) file with the sheriff conducting the sale and 
152.23 	deliver to the attorney foreclosing the mortgage a copy of the recorded affidavit, showing 
152.24 	the date and office in which the affidavit was recorded. Recording of the affidavit and 
152.25 	postponement of the foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision shall automatically reduce 
152.26 	the mortgagor's redemption period under section 580.23 to five weeks. The postponement 
152.27 	of a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision does not require any change in the contents 
152.28 	of the notice of sale, service of the notice of sale if the occupant was served with the notice 
152.29 	of sale prior to postponement under this subdivision, or publication of the notice of sale if 
152.30 	publication was commenced prior to postponement under this subdivision, notwithstanding 
152.31 	the service and publication time periods specified in section 580.03, but the sheriff's 
152.32 	certificate of sale shall indicate the actual date of the foreclosure sale and the actual length 
152.33 	of the mortgagor's redemption period. No notice of postponement need be published. An 
153.1 	affidavit complying with subdivision 3 shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated 
153.2 	therein, and shall be entitled to be recorded. The right to postpone a foreclosure sale pursuant 
153.3 	to this subdivision may be exercised only once, regardless whether the mortgagor reinstates 
153.4 	the mortgage prior to the postponed mortgage foreclosure sale.
153.5 	(b) If the automatic stay under United States Code, title 11, section 362, applies to the 
153.6 	mortgage foreclosure after a mortgagor or owner requests postponement of the sheriff's sale 
153.7 	under this section, then when the automatic stay is no longer applicable, the mortgagor's or 
153.8 	owner's election to shorten the redemption period to five weeks under this section remains 
153.9 	applicable to the mortgage foreclosure.
153.10 	(c) Except for the circumstances set forth in paragraph (b), this section does not reduce 
153.11 	the mortgagor's redemption period under section 580.23 for any subsequent foreclosure of 
153.12 	the mortgage.
153.13 	(d) The right of a mortgagor or owner to postpone a foreclosure sale under this section 
153.14 	applies to a foreclosure by action taken under chapter 581.

153.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for judicial foreclosures 
153.16 	with the lis pendens recorded on or after the effective date.

153.17 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.10, is amended to read:
153.18 	580.10 SURPLUS.
153.19 		Subdivision 1.Demand for surplus. In all cases not provided for in section 580.09, and 
153.20 	except as required by subdivision 3, if, after sale of any real estate, made as herein prescribed, 
153.21 	there remains in the hands of the officer making the sale any surplus money, after satisfying 
153.22 	the mortgage, with interest, taxes paid, and costs of sale, the surplus shall be paid over by 
153.23 	such officer, on demand, to the mortgagor, the mortgagor's legal representatives or assigns.
153.24 	Any surplus of $100 or greater shall be held by the sheriff for the duration of the time 
153.25 	allowed for redemption under section 580.23 or 582.032, whichever is applicable, and if 
153.26 	requested by the owner, applied toward a redemption as described in subdivision 3. If there 
153.27 	is no redemption under section 580.23 or 582.032, a surplus of $100 or greater shall be paid 
153.28 	first to junior creditors with liens of record at the time of the sheriff's sale in order of priority, 
153.29 	if demanded by a junior creditor within the time allowed for redemption under section 
153.30 	580.23 or 582.032, whichever is applicable, and thereafter to the owner of record at the time 
153.31 	of the sheriff's sale, or as provided by court order under section 580.28. A demand by a 
153.32 	party other than the owner shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating the amount remaining 
153.33 	unpaid and the interest creating a right to the surplus.
154.1 		Subd. 2.Notice of surplus. When there is a surplus of $100 or greater, the sheriff shall 
154.2 	notify the owner by mail sent to the property address, or, if no street address is assigned for 
154.3 	the property on the property tax statement, to the taxpayer's address on the property tax 
154.4 	statement, that a surplus exists and to call the sheriff's office for more information about 
154.5 	the surplus and how to make a claim to the surplus. The notice shall also include contact 
154.6 	information for the Minnesota Homeownership Center and a statement to call the Minnesota 
154.7 	Homeownership Center for information about redemption and surplus.
154.8 		Subd. 3.Request by owner to have surplus applied. At any time during the owner's 
154.9 	redemption period, the owner of record at the time of the sheriff's sale may submit a written 
154.10 	request to the sheriff to have the surplus applied to the redemption amount. The right to 
154.11 	have the surplus applied to the redemption amount is not transferable to any subsequent 
154.12 	owner.
154.13 		Subd. 4.Surplus less than $100. If a surplus remains under $100, the sheriff may pay 
154.14 	the surplus amount to the owner of record at the time of the sheriff's sale.
154.15 		Subd. 5.Resolution of competing claims. If there are competing claims or if it appears 
154.16 	to the sheriff that any claim is not meritorious, the sheriff may apply to the court in the 
154.17 	county in which the sale was made and set forth by petition the facts then known to the 
154.18 	sheriff, and the names and addresses of the owner and all known claimants to the surplus, 
154.19 	at no cost to the sheriff. The sheriff shall retain the surplus until further order of the court 
154.20 	under section 580.28. If a hearing is scheduled, the sheriff may participate in an advisory 
154.21 	capacity. The sheriff shall be represented by the county attorney. The sheriff shall give 
154.22 	notice of the opening of the court file to the holders of the claims by service of the petition 
154.23 	in the manner of a summons under the Rules of Civil Procedure. Failure of an owner to 
154.24 	participate in the court action does not waive the right of that owner to the surplus.

154.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.225, is amended to read:
154.26 	580.225 SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT MORTGAGE.
154.27 	The amount received from foreclosure sale under this chapter is full satisfaction of the 
154.28 	mortgage debt, except as provided in section 582.30.

154.29 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.24, is amended to read:
154.30 	580.24 REDEMPTION BY CREDITOR.
154.31 	(a) If no redemption is made by the mortgagor, the mortgagor's personal representatives 
154.32 	or assigns, the most senior creditor having a legal or equitable lien upon the mortgaged 
155.1 	premises, or some part of it, subsequent to the foreclosed mortgage, may redeem within 
155.2 	seven 14 days after the expiration of the redemption period determined under section 580.23
155.3 	or 582.032, whichever is applicable; and each subsequent creditor having a lien may redeem, 
155.4 	in the order of priority of their respective liens, within seven 14 days after the time allowed 
155.5 	the prior lienholder by paying the amount required under this section. However, no creditor 
155.6 	is entitled to redeem unless, one week or more prior to the expiration of the period allowed 
155.7 	for redemption by the mortgagor, the creditor:
155.8 	(1) records with each county recorder and registrar of titles where the foreclosed mortgage 
155.9 	is recorded a notice of the creditor's intention to redeem;
155.10 	(2) records with each county recorder and registrar of titles where the notice of the 
155.11 	creditor's intention to redeem is recorded all documents necessary to create the lien on the 
155.12 	mortgaged premises and to evidence the creditor's ownership of the lien, including a copy 
155.13 	of any money judgment necessary to create the lien; and
155.14 	(3) after complying with clauses (1) and (2), delivers to the sheriff who conducted the 
155.15 	foreclosure sale or the sheriff's successor in office a copy of each of the documents required 
155.16 	to be recorded under clauses (1) and (2), with the office, date and time of filing for record 
155.17 	stated on the first page of each document.
155.18 	The sheriff shall maintain for public inspection all documents delivered to the sheriff 
155.19 	and shall note the date of delivery on each document. The sheriff may charge a fee of $100 
155.20 	for the documents delivered to the sheriff relating to each lien. The sheriff shall maintain 
155.21 	copies of documents delivered to the sheriff for a period of six months after the end of the 
155.22 	mortgagor's redemption period.
155.23 	(b) Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the first day following the expiration of the 
155.24 	prior redemption period must be included in computing the seven-day14-day redemption 
155.25 	period. When the last day of the period falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, that 
155.26 	day must be omitted from the computation. The order of redemption by judgment creditors 
155.27 	subsequent to the foreclosed mortgage shall be determined by the order in which their 
155.28 	judgments were entered as memorials on the certificate of title for the foreclosed premises 
155.29 	or docketed in the office of the district court administrator if the property is not registered 
155.30 	under chapter 508 or 508A, regardless of the homestead status of the property. All mechanic's 
155.31 	lienholders who have coordinate liens shall have one combined seven-day 14-day period 
155.32 	to redeem.
156.1 	(c) The amount required to redeem from the holder of the sheriff's certificate of sale is 
156.2 	the amount required under section 580.23. The amount required to redeem from a person
156.3 	creditor holding a certificate of redemption is:
156.4 	(1) the amount paid to redeem as shown on the certificate of redemption; plus
156.5 	(2) interest on that amount to the date of redemption at the rates stated on the certificate 
156.6 	of sale and the affidavit provided by section 580.25, clause (3), or six percent if no rate is 
156.7 	otherwise stated; plus
156.8 	(3) the amount claimed due on the person's creditor's lien, as shown on the affidavit 
156.9 	under section 580.25, clause (3).
156.10 	(d) If the sheriff determines there is a dispute or question of validity about a redemption, 
156.11 	the sheriff may accept the amount required to redeem, together with documents in support 
156.12 	of the redemption, from one or more creditors competing for or claiming a right to redeem, 
156.13 	without executing and delivering a certificate of redemption, and the sheriff may commence 
156.14 	an action under section 580.28 at no cost to the sheriff. A creditor subject to a dispute or 
156.15 	question of validity about a redemption may submit the matter for adjudication of the court 
156.16 	under section 580.28. If the sheriff does not execute and deliver a certificate of redemption 
156.17 	under this section, all further junior creditor redemption periods are stayed until determined 
156.18 	by the court, and all junior creditors who have recorded notices of intent to redeem should 
156.19 	be included in the action under section 580.28. The amount required to redeem may be paid 
156.20 	to the holder of the sheriff's certificate of sale or the certificate of redemption, as the case 
156.21 	may be, or to the sheriff for the holder.

156.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
156.23 	1, 2026.

156.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.25, is amended to read:
156.25 	580.25 CREDITOR REDEMPTION, HOW MADE.
156.26 	Redemption shall be made as provided in this section.
156.27 	The person creditor desiring to redeem shall pay the amount required by law for the 
156.28 	redemption, and shall produce to the person or officer receiving the redemption payment:
156.29 	(1) a copy of the docket of the judgment, or of the recorded deed or mortgage, or of the 
156.30 	record or files evidencing any other lien under which the person creditor claims a right to 
156.31 	redeem;
157.1 	(2) a copy of any recorded assignment necessary to evidence the person's creditor's
157.2 	ownership of the lien. If the redemption is under an assignment of a judgment, the assignment 
157.3 	shall be filed in the court entering the judgment, as provided by law, and the person creditor
157.4 	so redeeming shall produce a copy of it and of the record of its filing, and the copy of the 
157.5 	docket shall show that the proper entry was made upon the docket. No further evidence of 
157.6 	the assignment of the judgment is required unless the mortgaged premises or part of it is 
157.7 	registered property, in which case the judgment and all assignments of the judgment must 
157.8 	be entered as a memorial upon the certificate of title to the mortgaged premises and a copy 
157.9 	of the judgment and each assignment with the certificate of record endorsed on it must be 
157.10 	produced; and
157.11 	(3) an affidavit of the person creditor or the person's creditor's agent, showing the amount 
157.12 	then actually claimed due on the person's identifying the lien and required to be paid on the 
157.13 	lien in order to redeem from the person under which the creditor claims a right to redeem 
157.14 	and stating the amount then actually claimed due and owing on the lien and stating the 
157.15 	interest rate on the lien. Additional fees and charges may be claimed due only as provided 
157.16 	in section 582.03. The sheriff receiving the affidavit may furnish a copy of the affidavit to 
157.17 	any interested party, upon request.
157.18 	If redemption is made to the sheriff, the sheriff may charge a fee of $250 for issuing the 
157.19 	certificate of redemption and any related service. No other fee may be charged by the sheriff 
157.20 	for a redemption.
157.21 	Within 24 hours after a redemption is made, or as soon as reasonably possible, the person 
157.22 	redeeming shall cause the documents so required to be produced to be recorded with the 
157.23 	county recorder, or registrar of titles, or both when appropriate, who may receive fees as 
157.24 	prescribed in section 357.18 or 508.82. If the redemption is made at any place other than 
157.25 	the county seat, it is sufficient forthwith to deposit the documents in the nearest post office, 
157.26 	addressed to the recorder or registrar of titles, with the postage prepaid within 24 hours after 
157.27 	redemption is made or as soon as reasonably possible. A person recording documents 
157.28 	produced for redemption shall, on the same day, deliver copies of the documents to the 
157.29 	sheriff for public inspection. The sheriff may receive a fee of $20 for the documents delivered 
157.30 	following a redemption. The sheriff shall note the date of delivery on the documents and 
157.31 	shall maintain for public inspection all documents delivered to the sheriff for a period of 
157.32 	six months after the end of the mortgagor's redemption period.

157.33 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
157.34 	1, 2026.

158.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.26, is amended to read:
158.2 	580.26 CERTIFICATE OF REDEMPTION; RECORD.
158.3 	The person or officer from whom such redemption is made shall make and deliver to 
158.4 	the person redeeming a certificate executed and acknowledged in the same manner as a 
158.5 	conveyance, containing:
158.6 	(1) if redeemed under section 580.23 or 582.032, the name of the person mortgagor or 
158.7 	the mortgagor's legal representative or assignee redeeming, and if redeemed under section 
158.8 	580.25, the name of the creditor redeeming, and the amount paid by the person on such 
158.9 	redemption to redeem;
158.10 	(2) a description of the sale for which such redemption is made, and of the property 
158.11 	redeemed;
158.12 	(3) a statement of the claim upon which such redemption is made and, if upon a lien, 
158.13 	the amount claimed to be due thereon at the date of redemption.
158.14 	If redemption is made by the owner of the property sold, the owner's heirs, personal 
158.15 	representatives, or assigns, such certificate shall be recorded within four days one week
158.16 	after the expiration of the period allowed by law to the owner for redemption and, if made 
158.17 	by a creditor holding a lien, the certificate shall be recorded within four days one week after 
158.18 	such redemption. Unless so recorded, the certificate shall be void as only against any person 
158.19 	in good faith redeeming from the same person or lien.

158.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
158.21 	1, 2026.

158.22 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.28, is amended to read:
158.23 	580.28 ACTION TO SET ASIDE MORTGAGE; FORECLOSURE; REDEMPTION.
158.24 	When an action is brought wherein it is claimed that any mortgage as to the plaintiff or 
158.25 	person for whose benefit the action is brought is fraudulent or void, or has been paid or 
158.26 	discharged, in whole or in part, or the relative priority or the validity of liens, redemption 
158.27 	rights, or rights to any surplus is disputed, if such mortgage has been foreclosed by 
158.28 	advertisement, and the time for redemption from the foreclosure sale will expire before final 
158.29 	judgment in such action, the plaintiff or beneficiary having the right to redeem, for the 
158.30 	purpose of saving such right in case the action fails, may deposit with the sheriff before the 
158.31 	time of redemption expires the amount for which the mortgaged premises were sold, with 
158.32 	interest thereon to the time of deposit, together with a bond to the holder of the sheriff's 
159.1 	certificate of sale, in an amount and with sureties to be approved by the sheriff, conditioned 
159.2 	to pay all interest that may accrue or be allowed on such deposit if the action fail separate 
159.3 	deposit with the sheriff of one year's interest on the amount deposited. The person shall, in 
159.4 	writing, notify such sheriff that the person claims the mortgage to be fraudulent or void, or 
159.5 	to have been paid or discharged, in whole or in part, as the case may be, and that such action 
159.6 	is pending, and direct the sheriff to retain such money and bond until final judgment or 
159.7 	other order of the court. In case such action fails If so ordered by the court, such deposit 
159.8 	shall operate as a redemption of the premises from such foreclosure sale, and entitle the 
159.9 	plaintiff to a certificate thereof. Such foreclosure, deposit, bond, and notice shall be brought 
159.10 	to the attention of the court by supplemental complaint in the action, and the judgment shall 
159.11 	determine the validity of the foreclosure sale, and the rights of the parties to the moneys 
159.12 	and bond so deposited, which shall be paid and delivered by the sheriff as directed by such 
159.13 	judgment upon delivery to the sheriff of a certified copy thereof. The remedy herein provided 
159.14 	shall be in addition to other remedies now existing.

159.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
159.16 	1, 2026.

159.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 581.02, is amended to read:
159.18 	581.02 APPLICATION, CERTAIN SECTIONS.
159.19 	(a) The provisions of sections 580.08, 580.09, 580.12, 580.22, 580.25, and 580.27, so 
159.20 	far as they relate to the form of the certificate of sale, shall apply to and govern the 
159.21 	foreclosure of mortgages by action.
159.22 	(b) Section 580.07 applies to actions for the foreclosure of mortgages taken under this 
159.23 	chapter.

159.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for judicial foreclosures 
159.25 	with the lis pendens recorded on or after the effective date.

159.26 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 582.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
159.27 		Subdivision 1.Allowable costs collectable upon redemption. The holder of any sheriff's 
159.28 	certificate of sale, from a foreclosure by advertisement or action of a mortgage or lien or 
159.29 	execution, or the holder of any certificate of redemption as a junior creditor during the 
159.30 	period of redemption, may pay and claim the following on redemption: any taxes or 
159.31 	assessments on which any penalty would otherwise accrue, and any costs of a hazard 
159.32 	insurance policy for the holder's interest in the mortgaged premises incurred for the period 
160.1 	of holding the sheriff's certificate, any costs incurred when an order to reduce a mortgagor's 
160.2 	redemption period under section 582.032 is entered, including costs and disbursements 
160.3 	awarded under section 582.032, subdivision 9, any fees paid to the county recorder, registrar 
160.4 	of titles, or sheriff to obtain or record the certificates of sale or redemption or notices of 
160.5 	intention to redeem, any reasonable fees paid to licensed real estate brokers for broker price 
160.6 	opinions or to licensed appraisers for appraisals, any deed tax paid to file a certificate of 
160.7 	redemption, reasonable attorney fees incurred after the foreclosure sale not to exceed one-half 
160.8 	of the amount authorized by section 582.01, any costs incurred under section 582.031, and 
160.9 	any interest or installment of principal upon any prior or superior mortgage, lien, or contract 
160.10 	for deed in default or that becomes due during the period of redemption. In all such cases, 
160.11 	the costs so paid and claimed due, with interest from the date of payment at the rate stated 
160.12 	in the certificate of sale or at six percent if no rate is stated, shall be a part of the sum required 
160.13 	to be paid to redeem from such sale. No other costs, fees, interest, or other amount may be 
160.14 	added to the amount necessary to redeem.

160.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for affidavits filed with the sheriff after 
160.16 	January 1, 2026.

160.17 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 582.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
160.18 		Subd. 2.Affidavit of allowable costs. Any payments made and claimed due under 
160.19 	subdivision 1 shall be proved by the affidavit of the holder of the sheriff's certificate or its 
160.20 	agent or attorney, itemizing each of the allowable costs and the date of payment and 
160.21 	describing the premises. The affidavit must be filed with the sheriff of the county in which 
160.22 	the sale was held at any time prior to expiration of the mortgagor's redemption period. Upon 
160.23 	written request by the sheriff, the holder of the sheriff's certificate or certificate of redemption 
160.24 	shall provide an affidavit of allowable costs to the sheriff within seven days of the date of 
160.25 	the request by the sheriff. If the mortgagor does not redeem within seven days after the 
160.26 	affidavit is filed, the holder of the sheriff's certificate may file a supplemental affidavit if 
160.27 	additional allowable costs are incurred during the redemption period. If the holder of the 
160.28 	sheriff's certificate or certificate of redemption fails to respond to the sheriff's request within 
160.29 	seven days, the sheriff may calculate a redemption amount pursuant to section 580.23, 
160.30 	subdivision 1, and issue a certificate of redemption for that amount. If the time allowed to 
160.31 	redeem is less than seven days from the expiration of the redemption period, the sheriff 
160.32 	shall make a reasonable effort to request the affidavit of allowable costs in writing from the 
160.33 	holder of the sheriff's certificate, its agent, or attorney before issuing a certificate of 
160.34 	redemption. If the affidavit of allowable costs is not provided more than one business day 
160.35 	before the expiration of the redemption period, at any time one business day or less before 
161.1 	the expiration of the redemption period, the sheriff may calculate a redemption amount 
161.2 	pursuant to section 580.23, subdivision 1, and issue a certificate of redemption for that 
161.3 	amount. The amount calculated by the sheriff, absent malfeasance by the sheriff, binds the 
161.4 	holder of the sheriff's certificate even if the amount calculated by the sheriff is less than the 
161.5 	actual amount due.

161.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for affidavits filed with the sheriff after 
161.7 	January 1, 2026.

161.8 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 582.043, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
161.9 		Subd. 6.Dual tracking. (a) If the servicer has received a loss mitigation application and 
161.10 	the subject mortgage loan has not already been referred to an attorney for foreclosure, a 
161.11 	servicer shall not refer the subject mortgage loan to an attorney for foreclosure while the 
161.12 	mortgagor's application is pending, unless:
161.13 	(1) the servicer determines that the mortgagor is not eligible for any loss mitigation 
161.14 	option, the servicer informs the mortgagor of the determination in writing, and the applicable 
161.15 	appeal period has expired without an appeal or the appeal has been properly denied;
161.16 	(2) where a written offer is made and a written acceptance is required, the mortgagor 
161.17 	fails to accept the loss mitigation offer within the time frame specified in the offer or within 
161.18 	14 days after the date of the offer, whichever is longer; or
161.19 	(3) the mortgagor declines the loss mitigation offer in writing.
161.20 	(b) If the servicer receives a loss mitigation application after the subject mortgage loan 
161.21 	has been referred to an attorney for foreclosure, but before a foreclosure sale has been 
161.22 	scheduled, a servicer shall not move for an order of foreclosure, seek a foreclosure judgment, 
161.23 	or conduct a foreclosure sale unless:
161.24 	(1) the servicer determines that the mortgagor is not eligible for a loss mitigation option, 
161.25 	the servicer informs the mortgagor of this determination in writing, and the applicable appeal 
161.26 	period has expired without an appeal or the appeal has been properly denied;
161.27 	(2) where a written offer is made and a written acceptance is required, the mortgagor 
161.28 	fails to accept the loss mitigation offer within the time frame specified in the offer or within 
161.29 	14 days after the date of the offer, whichever is longer; or
161.30 	(3) the mortgagor declines a loss mitigation offer in writing.
161.31 	(c) If the servicer receives a loss mitigation application after the foreclosure sale has 
161.32 	been scheduled, but before midnight of the seventh business day prior to the foreclosure 
162.1 	sale date, the servicer must halt the foreclosure sale and evaluate the application. If required 
162.2 	to halt the foreclosure sale and evaluate the application, the servicer may cancel the 
162.3 	foreclosure sale or postpone the foreclosure sale under section 580.07, subdivision 1, but 
162.4 	must not move for an order of foreclosure, seek a foreclosure judgment, or conduct a 
162.5 	foreclosure sale unless 60 days have passed since the occurrence of one of the following, 
162.6 	whichever is applicable:
162.7 	(1) the servicer determines that the mortgagor is not eligible for a loss mitigation option, 
162.8 	the servicer informs the mortgagor of this determination in writing, and the applicable appeal 
162.9 	period has expired without an appeal or the appeal has been properly denied;
162.10 	(2) where a written offer is made and a written acceptance is required, the mortgagor 
162.11 	fails to accept the loss mitigation offer within the time frame specified in the offer or within 
162.12 	14 days after the date of the offer, whichever is longer; or
162.13 	(3) the mortgagor declines a loss mitigation offer in writing.
162.14 	(d) A servicer shall not move for an order of foreclosure or conduct a foreclosure sale 
162.15 	under any of the following circumstances:
162.16 	(1) the mortgagor is in compliance with the terms of a trial or permanent loan 
162.17 	modification, or other loss mitigation option; or
162.18 	(2) a short sale has been approved by all necessary parties and proof of funds or financing 
162.19 	has been provided to the servicer.

162.20 	ARTICLE 11
162.21 	CIVIL LAW

162.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.223, is amended to read:
162.23 	144.223 REPORT OF MARRIAGE.
162.24 	Data relating to the number of certificates of marriage registered shall must be reported 
162.25 	to the state registrar by the local registrar or designee of the county board in each of the 87 
162.26 	registration districts pursuant to the rules of the commissioner. The information in clause 
162.27 	(1) necessary to compile the report shall be furnished by the applicant prior to the issuance 
162.28 	of the marriage license. The report shall contain the following: in a format and with the 
162.29 	frequency determined by the state registrar.
162.30 	(1) personal information on bride and groom:
162.31 	(i) name;
163.1 	(ii) residence;
163.2 	(iii) date and place of birth;
163.3 	(iv) if previously married, how terminated; and
163.4 	(v) signature of applicant, date signed, and Social Security number; and
163.5 	(2) information concerning the marriage:
163.6 	(i) date of marriage;
163.7 	(ii) place of marriage; and
163.8 	(iii) civil or religious ceremony.

163.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
163.10 		Subd. 2.Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training; establishment. (a) 
163.11 	The Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training is established as an independent 
163.12 	state office created as an agency in the executive branch, with powers and duties established 
163.13 	by law. The office shall be responsible for:
163.14 	(1) establishing and maintaining a system for providing appellate representation to 
163.15 	parents in juvenile protection matters, as provided in section 260C.163, subdivision 3, 
163.16 	paragraph (c), and in Tribal court jurisdictions;
163.17 	(2) providing training to all parent attorneys practicing in the state on topics relevant to 
163.18 	their practice and establishing practice standards and training requirements for parent 
163.19 	attorneys practicing in the state; and
163.20 	(3) collaborating with the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families to 
163.21 	coordinate and secure federal Title IV-E support for counties and Tribes interested in 
163.22 	accessing federal funding.
163.23 	(b) The office shall be governed by a board as provided in subdivision 3.

163.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
163.25 		Subd. 3.State Board of Appellate Counsel and Training; structure; membership. (a) 
163.26 	The State Board of Appellate Counsel and Training is established to direct the Statewide 
163.27 	Office of Appellate Counsel and Training. The board shall consist of seven members, 
163.28 	including:
163.29 	(1) four public members appointed by the governor; and
164.1 	(2) three members appointed by the supreme court, at least one of whom must have 
164.2 	experience representing parents in juvenile court and who include two attorneys admitted 
164.3 	to practice law in the state and one public member.
164.4 	(b) The appointing authorities may not appoint any of the following to be a member of 
164.5 	the board:
164.6 	(1) a person who is a judge;
164.7 	(2) a person who is a registered lobbyist;
164.8 	(3) a person serving as a guardian ad litem or counsel for a guardian ad litem;
164.9 	(4) a person who serves as counsel for children in juvenile court;
164.10 	(5) a person under contract with or employed by the Department of Children, Youth, 
164.11 	and Families or a county department of human or social services; or
164.12 	(6) a current city or county attorney or assistant city or county attorney.
164.13 	(c) All members shall demonstrate an interest in maintaining a high quality, independent 
164.14 	appellate defense system for parents in juvenile protection proceedings who are unable to 
164.15 	obtain adequate representation, a robust program for parent attorneys in Minnesota, and an 
164.16 	efficient coordination effort, in collaboration with the Department of Children, Youth, and 
164.17 	Families, to secure and utilize Title IV-E funding. At least one member of the board appointed 
164.18 	by the governor must be a representative from a federally recognized Indian Tribe. No more 
164.19 	than five members of the board may belong to the same political party. At least three 
164.20 	members of the board shall be from judicial districts other than the First, Second, Fourth, 
164.21 	and Tenth Judicial Districts. To the extent practicable, the membership of the board must 
164.22 	include persons with disabilities, reflect the ethnic diversity of the state, take into 
164.23 	consideration race and gender, and include persons from throughout the state. The members 
164.24 	shall be well acquainted with representing parents in district court and appellate proceedings 
164.25 	related to child protection matters as well as the law that affects a parent attorney's work, 
164.26 	including chapter 260C, the Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure, the Rules of Civil 
164.27 	Appellate Procedure, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and the Minnesota Indian Family 
164.28 	Preservation Act. The terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided 
164.29 	in section 15.0575. The governor shall designate one member to serve as the initial chair. 
164.30 	Upon the expiration of the initial chair's term, board members shall elect a chair from among 
164.31 	the membership and the chair shall serve a term of two years.

165.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
165.2 		Subd. 4.Head appellate counsel for parents; assistant and contracted attorneys; 
165.3 	other employees. (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, and for every four years after that date, 
165.4 	the board shall appoint a head appellate counsel in charge of executing the responsibilities 
165.5 	of the office who shall provide for sufficient appellate counsel for parents and other personnel 
165.6 	necessary to discharge the functions of the office. The head appellate counsel shall serve a 
165.7 	four-year term and may be removed only for cause upon the order of the board. The head 
165.8 	appellate counsel shall be a full-time qualified attorney, licensed to practice law in this state, 
165.9 	and serve in the unclassified service of the state. Vacancies of the office shall be filled by 
165.10 	the appointing authority for the unexpired term. The head appellate counsel shall devote 
165.11 	full time to the performance of duties and shall not engage in the general practice of law. 
165.12 	The compensation salary of the head appellate counsel shall be set by the board and shall 
165.13 	be commensurate with county attorneys in the state according to section 43A.18, subdivision 
165.14 	3.
165.15 	(b) Consistent with the decisions of the board, The head appellate counsel shall employ 
165.16 	assistants or hire independent contractors or appoint attorneys to serve as assistant appellate 
165.17 	counsel for parents. Each assistant appellate counsel and independent contractor serves at 
165.18 	the pleasure of the head appellate counsel. The compensation ofsalary ranges for assistant 
165.19 	appellate counsel and independent contractors shall be set by the board and shall be 
165.20 	commensurate with county attorneys in the state in consultation with Minnesota Management 
165.21 	and Budget.
165.22 	(c) A person serving as appellate counsel shall be a qualified an attorney licensed to 
165.23 	practice law in this state. A person serving as appellate counsel practicing in Tribal court 
165.24 	shall be a licensed attorney qualified to practice law in Tribal courts in the state. Assistant 
165.25 	appellate counsel and contracted appellate counsel may engage in the general practice of 
165.26 	law where not employed or contracted to provide services on a full-time basis.
165.27 	(d) The head appellate counsel shall, consistent with the responsibilities under subdivision 
165.28 	2, employ or hire the following:
165.29 	(1) one managing appellate attorney;
165.30 	(2) two staff attorneys;
165.31 	(3) one director of training;
165.32 	(4) one program administrator to support Title IV-E reimbursement in collaboration 
165.33 	with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; and
166.1 	(5) one office administrator.
166.2 	(e) Each employee All attorneys identified in paragraph (d) serves serve at the pleasure 
166.3 	of the head appellate counsel. TheOther employees shall serve in the classified service. 
166.4 	Compensation of each employee for all employees shall be set by the board and shall be 
166.5 	commensurate with county attorneys in the state. in accordance with the collective bargaining 
166.6 	agreements or compensation plans covering the terms and conditions for executive branch 
166.7 	employees.
166.8 	(f) Any person serving as managing appellate attorney, staff attorney, and director of 
166.9 	training shall be a qualified attorney licensed to practice law in the state.
166.10 	(g) A person serving as the program administrator and office administrator must be 
166.11 	chosen solely on the basis of training, experience, and qualifications.

166.12 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.35, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
166.13 	read:
166.14 		Subd. 8.Annual report to the legislature. By January 15 of each year, the State 
166.15 	Guardian ad Litem Board must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
166.16 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over judiciary finance, in compliance with 
166.17 	sections 3.195 and 3.197. The report must not contain data on individuals but may contain 
166.18 	summary data, as those terms are defined in section 13.02. The report must include the 
166.19 	number of:
166.20 	(1) board personnel, including volunteers;
166.21 	(2) children served by guardians ad litem in court cases, including Native American 
166.22 	children in Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act cases and federal Indian Child Welfare 
166.23 	Act cases;
166.24 	(3) court reports filed by guardians ad litem;
166.25 	(4) cases assigned;
166.26 	(5) hours worked;
166.27 	(6) complaints regarding a guardian submitted to the board;
166.28 	(7) investigations of complaints performed by the board; and
166.29 	(8) complaints that result in discipline to a guardian ad litem.
166.30 	All information in clauses (1) to (8) must be disaggregated by paid staff and volunteers.

167.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.04, is amended to read:
167.2 	517.04 PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM CIVIL MARRIAGES.
167.3 	Civil marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who has attained 
167.4 	the age of 21 years and is a judge of a court of record, a retired judge of a court of record, 
167.5 	a court administrator, a retired court administrator with the approval of the chief judge of 
167.6 	the judicial district, a former court commissioner who is employed by the court system or 
167.7 	is acting pursuant to an order of the chief judge of the commissioner's judicial district, the 
167.8 	residential school superintendent of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the 
167.9 	Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, a licensed or ordained minister of any religious 
167.10 	denomination, an individual who registers as a civil marriage officiant with a local registrar 
167.11 	in a county of this state, or by any mode recognized in section 517.18. For purposes of this 
167.12 	section, a court of record includes the Office of Administrative Hearings under section 
167.13 	14.48. The county where the civil marriage officiant is registered must be endorsed upon 
167.14 	and recorded with each certificate of civil marriage.

167.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
167.16 		Subd. 1a.Form. Application for a civil marriage license shall be made by both of the 
167.17 	parties upon a form provided for the purpose and shall contain the following information:
167.18 	(1) the full names of the parties and the sex of each party;
167.19 	(2) their post office addresses and county and state of residence;
167.20 	(3) their full ages and dates of birth;
167.21 	(4) if either party has previously been married, the party's married name, and from the 
167.22 	most recent marriage; the date, place, and court in which the civil marriage was dissolved 
167.23 	or annulled; or the date and place of death of the former spouse;
167.24 	(5) whether the parties are related to each other, and, if so, their relationship;
167.25 	(6) the address of the parties after the civil marriage is entered into to which the local 
167.26 	registrar shall send a certified copy of the civil marriage certificate;
167.27 	(7) the full names the parties will have after the civil marriage is entered into and the 
167.28 	parties' Social Security numbers. The Social Security numbers must be collected for the 
167.29 	application but must not appear on the civil marriage license. If a party listed on a civil 
167.30 	marriage application does not have a Social Security number, the party must certify on the 
167.31 	application, or a supplement to the application, that the party does not have a Social Security 
167.32 	number;
168.1 	(8) if one party to the civil marriage license has a felony conviction under Minnesota 
168.2 	law or the law of another state or federal jurisdiction, the party may not change the party's 
168.3 	name through the marriage application process and must follow the process in section 259.13
168.4 	to change the party's name; and
168.5 	(9) notice that a party who has a felony conviction under Minnesota law or the law of 
168.6 	another state or federal jurisdiction may not use a different name after a civil marriage 
168.7 	except as authorized by section 259.13, and that doing so is a gross misdemeanor.

168.8 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
168.9 		Subd. 1b.Term of license; fee; premarital education. (a) The local registrar shall 
168.10 	examine upon oath the parties applying for a license relative to the legality of the 
168.11 	contemplated civil marriage. The local registrar may examine the parties upon oath in person, 
168.12 	by telephone, remotely using web conferencing technology, or by requiring a verified 
168.13 	statement signed by both parties attesting to the legality of the marriage. The local registrar 
168.14 	may accept civil marriage license applications signed by both parties that are submitted by 
168.15 	mail, facsimile, or electronic filing. Both parties must present proof of age to the local 
168.16 	registrar. If one party is unable to appear in person, the party appearing may complete the 
168.17 	absent applicant's information. The local registrar shall provide a copy of the civil marriage 
168.18 	application to the party who is unable to appear, who must verify the accuracy of the 
168.19 	appearing party's information in a notarized statement. The verification statement must be 
168.20 	accompanied by a copy of proof of age of the party. The civil marriage license must not be 
168.21 	released until the verification statement and proof of age has been received by the local 
168.22 	registrar. If the local registrar is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, including 
168.23 	the restriction contained in section 259.13, the local registrar shall issue the license, 
168.24 	containing the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, and county and 
168.25 	state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a record of the date of issuance. 
168.26 	The license shall be valid for a period of six months. Except as provided in paragraph (b), 
168.27 	The local registrar shall collect from the applicant a fee of $115 for administering the oath, 
168.28 	issuing, recording, and filing all papers required, and preparing and transmitting to the state 
168.29 	registrar of vital records the reports of civil marriage required by this section. If the license 
168.30 	should not be used within the period of six months due to illness or other extenuating 
168.31 	circumstances, it may be surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and in that case 
168.32 	a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of the original license without fee. A 
168.33 	local registrar who knowingly issues or signs a civil marriage license in any manner other 
168.34 	than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties aggrieved an amount not to exceed 
168.35 	$1,000.
169.1 	(b) The civil marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of 
169.2 	premarital education is $40. In order to qualify for the reduced license fee, the parties must 
169.3 	submit at the time of applying for the civil marriage license a statement that is signed, dated, 
169.4 	and notarized or marked with a church seal from the person who provided the premarital 
169.5 	education on their letterhead confirming that it was received. The premarital education must 
169.6 	be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee, a person authorized 
169.7 	to solemnize civil marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized to practice marriage 
169.8 	and family therapy under section 148B.33. The education must include the use of a premarital 
169.9 	inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills.
169.10 	(c) The statement from the person who provided the premarital education under paragraph 
169.11 	(b) must be in the following form:
169.12 	"I, .......................... (name of educator), confirm that .......................... (names of both 
169.13 	parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital 
169.14 	inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed 
169.15 	or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under Minnesota 
169.16 	Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under 
169.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."
169.18 	The names of the parties in the educator's statement must be identical to the legal names 
169.19 	of the parties as they appear in the civil marriage license application. Notwithstanding 
169.20 	section 138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven years, after which time 
169.21 	it may be destroyed.

169.22 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
169.23 		Subdivision 1.General. No particular form is required to solemnize a civil marriage, 
169.24 	except: the parties Both applicants shall declare in the presence of a person who is not the 
169.25 	same individual as the applicant or the witness, authorized to solemnize civil marriages and 
169.26 	two attending witnesses that each takes the other as spouse; or the civil marriage shall be 
169.27 	solemnized in a manner provided by section 517.18.

169.28 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.10, is amended to read:
169.29 	517.10 CERTIFICATE; WITNESSES.
169.30 	The person solemnizing a civil marriage shall prepare complete and sign a marriage 
169.31 	certificate provided by the local registrar. The certificate shall contain the full names of the 
169.32 	parties before and after the civil marriage, the birth dates of the parties, and county and state 
170.1 	of residences of the parties and the date and place of the civil marriage. The certificate shall 
170.2 	also contain the signatures of the applicants' legal names after marriage and at least two of 
170.3 	the witnesses present at the civil marriage who shall be at least 16 years of age. The person 
170.4 	solemnizing the civil marriage shall immediately make a record of such civil marriage, and 
170.5 	file such certificate with the local registrar of the county in which the license was issued 
170.6 	within five days after the ceremony. The local registrar shall record such certificate in the 
170.7 	county civil marriage records.

170.8 	Sec. 11. [517.103] AMENDMENT OF MARRIAGE RECORDS.
170.9 	(a) To request an amendment of an error in a marriage record, a person must submit the 
170.10 	following documentation to the local registrar:
170.11 	(1) an affidavit stating the reason for an amendment of the marriage record; and
170.12 	(2) documentation supporting the amendment.
170.13 	(b) A local registrar may amend a marriage record if the local registrar:
170.14 	(1) receives an affidavit and documentation supporting the amendment of a marriage 
170.15 	record; and
170.16 	(2) the local registrar determines that the affidavit and supporting documentation establish 
170.17 	that the marriage record contains an error.
170.18 	(c) The local registrar must retain and maintain an affidavit and documentation upon 
170.19 	which the amendment of a marriage record was based, including the date of the amendment 
170.20 	and the legal name of the authorized person making the amendment.
170.21 	(d) The local registrar must not amend a marriage record if:
170.22 	(1) an applicant fails to submit the documentation required for amending a marriage 
170.23 	record; or
170.24 	(2) the local registrar has reason to question the validity or completeness of the applicant's 
170.25 	affidavit or supporting documentation.

170.26 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518B.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
170.27 		Subd. 2.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings 
170.28 	given them:
170.29 	(a) "Domestic abuse" means the following, if committed against a family or household 
170.30 	member by a family or household member:
171.1 	(1) physical harm, bodily injury, or assault;
171.2 	(2) the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault; or
171.3 	(3) terroristic threats, within the meaning of section 609.713, subdivision 1; criminal 
171.4 	sexual conduct, within the meaning of section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, or 
171.5 	609.3451; sexual extortion within the meaning of section 609.3458; or interference with an 
171.6 	emergency call within the meaning of section 609.78, subdivision 2.
171.7 	(b) "Family or household members" means:
171.8 	(1) spouses and former spouses;
171.9 	(2) parents and children;
171.10 	(3) persons related by blood;
171.11 	(4) persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past;
171.12 	(5) persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married 
171.13 	or have lived together at any time;
171.14 	(6) a man and woman if the woman is pregnant and the man is alleged to be the father, 
171.15 	regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time; and
171.16 	(7) persons involved in a significant romantic or sexual relationship.
171.17 	Issuance of an order for protection on the ground in clause (6) does not affect a 
171.18 	determination of paternity under sections 257.51 to 257.74. In determining whether persons 
171.19 	are or have been involved in a significant romantic or sexual relationship under clause (7), 
171.20 	the court shall consider the length of time of the relationship; type of relationship; frequency 
171.21 	of interaction between the parties; and, if the relationship has terminated, length of time 
171.22 	since the termination.
171.23 	(c) "Qualified domestic violence-related offense" has the meaning given in section 
171.24 	609.02, subdivision 16.
171.25 	(d) "Custodian" means any person other than the petitioner or respondent who is under 
171.26 	a legal obligation to provide care and support for a minor child of a petitioner or who is in 
171.27 	fact providing care and support for a minor child of a petitioner. Custodian does not include 
171.28 	any person caring for a minor child if the petitioner's parental rights have been terminated.
171.29 	has:
172.1 	(1) physical or legal custody under section 257.541, subdivision 1, physical or legal 
172.2 	custody pursuant to any court order, or physical custody with the consent of a custodial 
172.3 	parent; or
172.4 	(2) court-ordered parenting time.

172.5 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-120, is amended to read:
172.6 	524.5-120 BILL OF RIGHTS FOR PERSONS SUBJECT TO GUARDIANSHIP 
172.7 	OR CONSERVATORSHIP.
172.8 	The person subject to guardianship or person subject to conservatorship retains all rights 
172.9 	not restricted by court order and these rights must be enforced by the court. These rights 
172.10 	include the right to:
172.11 	(1) treatment with dignity and respect;
172.12 	(2) due consideration of current and previously stated personal desires and preferences, 
172.13 	including but not limited to medical treatment preferences, cultural practices, religious 
172.14 	beliefs, and other preferences and opinions in decisions made by the guardian or conservator;
172.15 	(3) participate in decision making about and receive timely and appropriate health care 
172.16 	and medical treatment that does not violate known preferences or conscientious, religious, 
172.17 	or moral beliefs of the person subject to guardianship or person subject to conservatorship;
172.18 	(4) exercise control of all aspects of life unless delegated specifically to the guardian or 
172.19 	conservator by court order;
172.20 	(5) guardianship or conservatorship services individually suited to the conditions and 
172.21 	needs of the person subject to guardianship or the person subject to conservatorship;
172.22 	(6) petition the court to prevent or initiate a change in abode;
172.23 	(7) care, comfort, social and recreational needs, employment and employment supports, 
172.24 	training, education, habilitation, and rehabilitation care and services, within available 
172.25 	resources;
172.26 	(8) be consulted concerning, and to decide to the extent possible, the reasonable care 
172.27 	and disposition of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, and other personal property and effects 
172.28 	of the person subject to guardianship or person subject to conservatorship, to object to the 
172.29 	disposition of personal property and effects, and to petition the court for a review of the 
172.30 	guardian's or conservator's proposed disposition;
172.31 	(9) personal privacy;
173.1 	(10) communicate, visit, or interact with others, including receiving visitors or, making 
173.2 	or receiving telephone calls, sending or receiving personal mail, orsending or receiving 
173.3 	electronic communications including through social media, or participating in social activities, 
173.4 	unless the guardian has good cause to believe a restriction of communication, visitation, or 
173.5 	interaction is necessary because interaction with the person poses a substantial risk of 
173.6 	significant physical, psychological, or financial harm to the person subject to guardianship, 
173.7 	and there is no other means to avoid or mitigate the significant harm. If the guardian believes 
173.8 	a restriction is necessary, the guardian must first seek limited restrictions whenever possible, 
173.9 	including supervised visits, phone calls, video calls, written correspondence, or limits on 
173.10 	the length, frequency, or content of communication. In all cases, the guardian shall provide 
173.11 	written notice of the restrictions imposed to the court,; to the person subject to guardianship,
173.12 	and their attorney, if known; and to the person subject to restrictions within 48 hours of 
173.13 	imposing the restriction. The notice shall include a description of the reason the restriction 
173.14 	is imposed; a description of any limited restrictions attempted; if applicable, the reason the 
173.15 	limited restrictions were not sufficient; and instructions on how to seek a modification of 
173.16 	the restrictions.  The person subject to guardianship or the person subject to restrictions may 
173.17 	petition the court to remove or modify the restrictions;
173.18 	(11) marry and procreate, unless court approval is required;
173.19 	(12) elect or object to sterilization as provided in section 524.5-313, paragraph (c), clause 
173.20 	(4), item (iv);
173.21 	(13) at any time, petition the court for termination or modification of the guardianship 
173.22 	or conservatorship, and any decisions made by the guardian or conservator in relation to 
173.23 	powers granted, or for other appropriate relief;
173.24 	(14) be represented by an attorney in any proceeding or for the purpose of petitioning 
173.25 	the court;
173.26 	(15) vote, unless restricted by the court;
173.27 	(16) be consulted concerning, and make decisions to the extent possible, about personal 
173.28 	image and name, unless restricted by the court; and
173.29 	(17) execute a health care directive, including both health care instructions and the 
173.30 	appointment of a health care agent, if the court has not granted a guardian any of the powers 
173.31 	or duties under section 524.5-313, paragraph (c), clause (1), (2), or (4).

174.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-311, is amended to read:
174.2 	524.5-311 EMERGENCY GUARDIAN.
174.3 	(a) If the court finds that compliance with the procedures of this article will likely result 
174.4 	in substantial harm to the respondent's health, safety, or welfare, and that no other person 
174.5 	appears to have authority and willingness to act in the circumstances, the court, on petition 
174.6 	by a person interested in the respondent's welfare, may appoint an emergency guardian 
174.7 	whose authority may not exceed 60 days and who may exercise only the powers specified 
174.8 	in the order. A county that is acting under section 626.557, subdivision 10, by petitioning 
174.9 	for appointment of an emergency guardian on behalf of a vulnerable adult may be granted 
174.10 	authority to act for a period not to exceed 90 days. An emergency guardian's appointment 
174.11 	under this section may only be extended once for a period not to exceed 60 days if the court 
174.12 	finds good cause for the continuation of the guardianship. Immediately upon receipt of the 
174.13 	petition for an emergency guardianship, the court shall appoint a lawyer to represent the 
174.14 	respondent in the proceeding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), reasonable 
174.15 	notice of the time and place of a hearing on the petition must be given to the respondent; 
174.16 	interested parties, if known; and any other persons as the court directs.
174.17 	(b) An emergency guardian may be appointed without notice to the respondent and the 
174.18 	respondent's lawyer only if the court finds from affidavit or other sworn testimony that the 
174.19 	respondent will be substantially harmed before a hearing on the appointment can be held 
174.20 	and the petitioner made good faith efforts to provide notice to the respondent or the 
174.21 	respondent's lawyer. If the court appoints an emergency guardian without notice to the 
174.22 	respondent, the respondent must be given notice of the appointment within 48 hours after 
174.23 	the appointment. The court shall hold a hearing on the appropriateness of the appointment 
174.24 	within five days after the appointment.
174.25 	(c) Appointment of an emergency guardian, with or without notice, is not a determination 
174.26 	of the respondent's incapacity.
174.27 	(d) The court may remove an emergency guardian at any time. An emergency guardian 
174.28 	shall make any report the court requires. In other respects, the provisions of this article 
174.29 	concerning guardians apply to an emergency guardian.
174.30 	(e) Any documents or information disclosing or pertaining to health or financial 
174.31 	information shall be filed as confidential documents, consistent with the bill of particulars 
174.32 	under section 524.5-121.
175.1 	(f) The mere fact that the respondent is a patient in a hospital or a resident of a facility 
175.2 	is not in and of itself sufficient evidence to support a risk of substantial harm to the 
175.3 	respondent's health, safety, or welfare.

175.4 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-313, is amended to read:
175.5 	524.5-313 POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN.
175.6 	(a) A guardian shall be subject to the control and direction of the court at all times and 
175.7 	in all things.
175.8 	(b) The court shall grant to a guardian only those powers necessary to provide for the 
175.9 	demonstrated needs of the person subject to guardianship.
175.10 	(c) The court may appoint a guardian if it determines that all the powers and duties listed 
175.11 	in this section are needed to provide for the needs of the incapacitated person. The court 
175.12 	may also appoint a guardian if it determines that a guardian is needed to provide for the 
175.13 	needs of the incapacitated person through the exercise of some, but not all, of the powers 
175.14 	and duties listed in this section. The duties and powers of a guardian or those which the 
175.15 	court may grant to a guardian include, but are not limited to:
175.16 	(1) the power to have custody of the person subject to guardianship and the power to 
175.17 	establish a place of abode within or outside the state, except as otherwise provided in this 
175.18 	clause. The person subject to guardianship or any interested person may petition the court 
175.19 	to prevent or to initiate a change in abode. A person subject to guardianship may not be 
175.20 	admitted to a regional treatment center by the guardian except:
175.21 	(i) after a hearing under chapter 253B;
175.22 	(ii) for outpatient services; or
175.23 	(iii) for the purpose of receiving temporary care for a specific period of time not to 
175.24 	exceed 90 days in any calendar year;
175.25 	(2) the duty to provide for the care, comfort, and maintenance needs of the person subject 
175.26 	to guardianship, including food, clothing, shelter, health care, social and recreational 
175.27 	requirements, and, whenever appropriate, training, education, and habilitation or 
175.28 	rehabilitation. The guardian has no duty to pay for these requirements out of personal funds. 
175.29 	Whenever possible and appropriate, the guardian should meet these requirements through 
175.30 	governmental benefits or services to which the person subject to guardianship is entitled, 
175.31 	rather than from the estate of the person subject to guardianship;
176.1 	(3) the duty to take reasonable care of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, and other personal 
176.2 	effects of the person subject to guardianship, and, if other property requires protection, the 
176.3 	power to seek appointment of a conservator of the estate. The guardian must give notice by 
176.4 	mail to interested persons prior to the disposition of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, or 
176.5 	other personal effects of the person subject to guardianship. The notice must inform the 
176.6 	person of the right to object to the disposition of the property within ten days of the date of 
176.7 	mailing and to petition the court for a review of the guardian's proposed actions. Notice of 
176.8 	the objection must be served by mail or personal service on the guardian and the person 
176.9 	subject to guardianship unless the person subject to guardianship is the objector. The guardian 
176.10 	served with notice of an objection to the disposition of the property may not dispose of the 
176.11 	property unless the court approves the disposition after a hearing;
176.12 	(4)(i) the power to give any necessary consent to enable the person subject to guardianship 
176.13 	to receive necessary medical or other professional care, counsel, treatment, or service, except 
176.14 	that no guardian may give consent for psychosurgery, electroshock, sterilization, or 
176.15 	experimental treatment of any kind unless the procedure is first approved by order of the 
176.16 	court as provided in this clause. The guardian shall not consent to any medical care for the 
176.17 	person subject to guardianship which violates the known conscientious, religious, or moral 
176.18 	belief of the person subject to guardianship;
176.19 	(ii) a guardian who believes a procedure described in item (i) requiring prior court 
176.20 	approval to be necessary for the proper care of the person subject to guardianship, shall 
176.21 	petition the court for an order and, in the case of a public guardianship under chapter 252A, 
176.22 	obtain the written recommendation of the commissioner of human services. The court shall 
176.23 	fix the time and place for the hearing and shall give notice to the person subject to 
176.24 	guardianship in such manner as specified in section 524.5-308 and to interested persons. 
176.25 	The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person subject to guardianship who is 
176.26 	not represented by counsel, provided that such appointment shall expire upon the expiration 
176.27 	of the appeal time for the order issued by the court under this section or the order dismissing 
176.28 	a petition, or upon such other time or event as the court may direct. In every case the court 
176.29 	shall determine if the procedure is in the best interest of the person subject to guardianship. 
176.30 	In making its determination, the court shall consider a written medical report which 
176.31 	specifically considers the medical risks of the procedure, whether alternative, less restrictive 
176.32 	methods of treatment could be used to protect the best interest of the person subject to 
176.33 	guardianship, and any recommendation of the commissioner of human services for a public 
176.34 	person subject to guardianship. The standard of proof is that of clear and convincing evidence;
177.1 	(iii) in the case of a petition for sterilization of a person with developmental disabilities 
177.2 	subject to guardianship, the court shall appoint a licensed physician, a psychologist who is 
177.3 	qualified in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental disability, and a social worker 
177.4 	who is familiar with the social history and adjustment of the person subject to guardianship 
177.5 	or the case manager for the person subject to guardianship to examine or evaluate the person 
177.6 	subject to guardianship and to provide written reports to the court. The reports shall indicate 
177.7 	why sterilization is being proposed, whether sterilization is necessary and is the least intrusive 
177.8 	method for alleviating the problem presented, and whether it is in the best interest of the 
177.9 	person subject to guardianship. The medical report shall specifically consider the medical 
177.10 	risks of sterilization, the consequences of not performing the sterilization, and whether 
177.11 	alternative methods of contraception could be used to protect the best interest of the person 
177.12 	subject to guardianship;
177.13 	(iv) any person subject to guardianship whose right to consent to a sterilization has not 
177.14 	been restricted under this section or section 252A.101 may be sterilized only if the person 
177.15 	subject to guardianship consents in writing or there is a sworn acknowledgment by an 
177.16 	interested person of a nonwritten consent by the person subject to guardianship. The consent 
177.17 	must certify that the person subject to guardianship has received a full explanation from a 
177.18 	physician or registered nurse of the nature and irreversible consequences of the sterilization;
177.19 	(v) a guardian or the public guardian's designee who acts within the scope of authority 
177.20 	conferred by letters of guardianship under section 252A.101, subdivision 7, and according 
177.21 	to the standards established in this chapter or in chapter 252A shall not be civilly or criminally 
177.22 	liable for the provision of any necessary medical care, including, but not limited to, the 
177.23 	administration of psychotropic medication or the implementation of aversive and deprivation 
177.24 	procedures to which the guardian or the public guardian's designee has consented;
177.25 	(5) in the event there is no duly appointed conservator of the estate of the person subject 
177.26 	to guardianship, the guardian shall have the power to approve or withhold approval of any 
177.27 	contract, except for necessities, which the person subject to guardianship may make or wish 
177.28 	to make;
177.29 	(6) the duty and power to exercise supervisory authority over the person subject to 
177.30 	guardianship in a manner which limits civil rights and restricts personal freedom only to 
177.31 	the extent necessary to provide needed care and services. A guardian may not restrict the 
177.32 	abilityright of the person subject to guardianship to communicate, visit, or interact with 
177.33 	others pursuant to section 524.5-120, clause (10), including receiving visitors or, making 
177.34 	or receiving telephone calls, sending or receiving personal mail, or sending or receiving
177.35 	electronic communications including through social media, or participating in social activities, 
178.1 	unless the guardian has good cause to believe a restriction of communication, visitation, or 
178.2 	interaction is necessary because interaction with the person poses a substantial risk of 
178.3 	significant physical, psychological, or financial harm to the person subject to guardianship, 
178.4 	and there is no other means to avoid or mitigate such significant harm. If the guardian 
178.5 	believes a restriction is necessary, the guardian must first seek limited restrictions whenever 
178.6 	possible, including supervised visits, phone calls, video calls, written correspondence, or 
178.7 	limits on the length, frequency, or content of communication. In all cases, the guardian shall 
178.8 	provide written notice of the restrictions imposed to the court,; to the person subject to 
178.9 	guardianship,and their attorney, if known; and to the person subject to restrictions within 
178.10 	48 hours of imposing the restriction. The notice shall include a description of the reason 
178.11 	the restriction is imposed; a description of any limited restrictions attempted; if applicable, 
178.12 	the reason the limited restrictions were not sufficient; and instructions on how to seek a 
178.13 	modification of the restrictions.  The person subject to guardianship or the person subject 
178.14 	to restrictions may petition the court to remove or modify the restrictions;
178.15 	(7) if there is no acting conservator of the estate for the person subject to guardianship, 
178.16 	the guardian has the power to apply on behalf of the person subject to guardianship for any 
178.17 	assistance, services, or benefits available to the person subject to guardianship through any 
178.18 	unit of government;
178.19 	(8) unless otherwise ordered by the court, the person subject to guardianship retains the 
178.20 	right to vote;
178.21 	(9) the power to establish an ABLE account for a person subject to guardianship or 
178.22 	conservatorship. By this provision a guardian only has the authority to establish an ABLE 
178.23 	account, but may not administer the ABLE account in the guardian's capacity as guardian. 
178.24 	The guardian may appoint or name a person to exercise signature authority over an ABLE 
178.25 	account, including the individual selected by the eligible individual or the eligible individual's 
178.26 	agent under a power of attorney; conservator; spouse; parent; sibling; grandparent; or 
178.27 	representative payee, whether an individual or organization, appointed by the SSA, in that 
178.28 	order; and
178.29 	(10) if there is no conservator appointed for the person subject to guardianship, the 
178.30 	guardian has the duty and power to institute suit on behalf of the person subject to 
178.31 	guardianship and represent the person subject to guardianship in expungement proceedings, 
178.32 	harassment proceedings, and all civil court proceedings, including but not limited to 
178.33 	restraining orders, orders for protection, name changes, conciliation court, housing court, 
178.34 	family court, probate court, and juvenile court, provided that a guardian may not settle or 
178.35 	compromise any claim or debt owed to the estate without court approval.

179.1 	Sec. 16. [609.2334] ORDER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FINANCIAL 
179.2 	EXPLOITATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT.
179.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
179.4 	the meanings given.
179.5 	(b) "Conservator" has the meaning given in section 524.5-102, subdivision 3.
179.6 	(c) "Financial exploitation" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 9.
179.7 	(d) "Guardian" has the meaning given in section 524.5-102, subdivision 5.
179.8 	(e) "Lead investigative agency" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 
179.9 	13.
179.10 	(f) "Petitioner" means any of the following:
179.11 	(1) a vulnerable adult currently experiencing or in imminent danger of financial 
179.12 	exploitation;
179.13 	(2) the guardian or conservator of a vulnerable adult currently experiencing or in imminent 
179.14 	danger of financial exploitation;
179.15 	(3) a person or organization acting on behalf of the vulnerable adult with the consent of 
179.16 	the vulnerable adult or his or her guardian or conservator;
179.17 	(4) an agent under a validly executed power of attorney with the authority specifically 
179.18 	granted in the power of attorney; or
179.19 	(5) a person who simultaneously files a petition under section 524.5-409, subdivision 
179.20 	2, for appointment of an emergency conservator with respect to the vulnerable adult.
179.21 	(g) "Vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 21.
179.22 		Subd. 2.Jurisdiction; petition. (a) A petitioner may petition the court for an order for 
179.23 	protection against financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult seeking injunctive relief and 
179.24 	any other equitable remedy the court deems appropriate with the court located in the county 
179.25 	where the petitioner, respondent, or the vulnerable adult resides. There are no residency 
179.26 	requirements that apply to a petition filed under this section. Actions under this section shall 
179.27 	be given docket priorities by the court.
179.28 	(b) A petition for relief under this section must:
179.29 	(1) allege the existence of financial exploitation, or the imminent danger of financial 
179.30 	exploitation, of the vulnerable adult;
180.1 	(2) include the specific facts and circumstances for which relief is sought, including the 
180.2 	relationship between the vulnerable adult and respondent;
180.3 	(3) state whether the vulnerable adult has ever applied for or received an order for 
180.4 	protection under this section or section 518B.01, or a restraining order under section 609.748; 
180.5 	and
180.6 	(4) state whether there are any pending actions between the vulnerable adult and the 
180.7 	respondent.
180.8 	(c) A person temporarily or permanently vacating a residence or household in an attempt 
180.9 	to avoid financial exploitation does not affect the person's right to petition for an order under 
180.10 	this section.
180.11 	(d) The court shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help with the 
180.12 	writing and filing of a petition under this section.
180.13 		Subd. 3.Filing fee. The filing fees for an order for protection against financial 
180.14 	exploitation for a vulnerable adult under this section are waived for the petitioner and 
180.15 	respondent.
180.16 		Subd. 4.Hearing. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall order a hearing which 
180.17 	shall be held no later than 14 days from the date of the order for the hearing unless a 
180.18 	temporary ex parte order is issued under subdivision 8. If the court issues a temporary ex 
180.19 	parte order, the hearing must be held as provided under subdivision 8.
180.20 		Subd. 5.Service. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the petition and any order 
180.21 	issued under this section must be served on the respondent as provided in section 518B.01, 
180.22 	subdivisions 8, 8a, and 9a. If the petitioner is not the vulnerable adult, the petitioner must 
180.23 	serve the vulnerable adult with a copy of the petition, notice of any hearing, and any orders 
180.24 	issued under this section. If any assets or lines of credit are ordered to be frozen, the petitioner 
180.25 	must serve the depository or financial institution with the order.
180.26 	(b) If service on the respondent is not possible as provided in paragraph (a), the petitioner 
180.27 	may serve the respondent through the method used to contact the vulnerable adult. The 
180.28 	petitioner must provide to the court the reasons that service was not possible under section 
180.29 	518B.01, subdivision 8, 8a, or 9a.
180.30 		Subd. 6.Maltreatment report required. Unless a report was made before a petition 
180.31 	was filed under this section, the petitioner must file a report pursuant to section 626.557 
180.32 	within 24 hours of filing a petition under this section. This section does not modify or 
180.33 	supersede mandated reporting requirements under section 626.557.
181.1 		Subd. 7.Factors. In determining whether to award relief to the petitioner, the court may 
181.2 	consider and evaluate all relevant factors, including any of the following:
181.3 	(1) the existence of a current or previous order for protection issued under this section 
181.4 	or section 518B.01, a current or previous harassment restraining order issued under section 
181.5 	609.748, or any previous or current similar order issued by another jurisdiction;
181.6 	(2) any history of financial exploitation by the respondent upon the vulnerable adult 
181.7 	identified in the petition or any other vulnerable adult;
181.8 	(3) any history of the vulnerable adult's previous financial exploitation by the respondent 
181.9 	or any other person;
181.10 	(4) the capacity of the vulnerable adult to make decisions related to their finances and 
181.11 	property;
181.12 	(5) the susceptibility of the vulnerable adult to undue influence; or
181.13 	(6) the respondent's criminal history.
181.14 		Subd. 8.Temporary ex parte order. (a) The court may issue a temporary order for 
181.15 	protection ex parte if the court finds that:
181.16 	(1) there is an immediate and present danger of financial exploitation of the vulnerable 
181.17 	adult;
181.18 	(2) there is a likelihood of irreparable harm and nonavailability of an adequate remedy 
181.19 	at law;
181.20 	(3) there is a substantial likelihood of success on the merits;
181.21 	(4) the threatened injury to the vulnerable adult outweighs possible harm to the 
181.22 	respondent; and
181.23 	(5) a temporary order protects the vulnerable adult's financial security.
181.24 	(b) A denial of a petition for an ex parte order must be by written order and must note 
181.25 	the grounds for denial. When the only ground for denial is failure to demonstrate the 
181.26 	immediate and present danger of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, the court must 
181.27 	set a full hearing on the petition for an order for protection at the earliest possible date and 
181.28 	within 14 days of the date of the court's denial order. Nothing in this paragraph limits a 
181.29 	petitioner's right to promptly amend a petition consistent with court rules.
181.30 	(c) An ex parte temporary order may be effective for a fixed period not to exceed 14 
181.31 	days unless good cause is shown to extend the order. The ex parte temporary order may be 
182.1 	extended once for up to an additional 14 days. A full hearing, as provided by this section, 
182.2 	must be set for a date no later than the date when the ex parte temporary order expires.
182.3 		Subd. 9.Relief. (a) The court may grant relief as provided under this section, if upon 
182.4 	notice and hearing and consideration of all relevant factors, the court finds that:
182.5 	(1) the vulnerable adult is the victim of financial exploitation or the vulnerable adult is 
182.6 	in imminent danger of becoming a victim of financial exploitation;
182.7 	(2) there is a likelihood of irreparable harm and nonavailability of an adequate remedy 
182.8 	at law;
182.9 	(3) the threatened injury to the vulnerable adult outweighs possible harm to the 
182.10 	respondent; and
182.11 	(4) an order protects the vulnerable adult's financial security.
182.12 	(b) In addition to any other injunctive or equitable relief the court deems appropriate, 
182.13 	the court may grant any or all of the following relief in either a temporary ex parte or final 
182.14 	order issued under this section:
182.15 	(1) prohibit the respondent from direct or indirect contact with the vulnerable adult;
182.16 	(2) restrain the respondent from committing any acts of financial exploitation against 
182.17 	the vulnerable adult;
182.18 	(3) hold financial accounts in accordance with chapter 45A or freeze any assets of the 
182.19 	vulnerable adult in any depository or financial institution whether titled solely in the 
182.20 	vulnerable adult's name, solely in the respondent's name, jointly with the respondent, in 
182.21 	conservatorship, or in a trust, provided that:
182.22 	(i) assets held by a conservator for the vulnerable adult may be frozen only by an order 
182.23 	entered by the court overseeing the conservatorship proceeding;
182.24 	(ii) assets held by a trust may be frozen only by an order of the court if all the trustees 
182.25 	of the trust are served with process and are given reasonable notice before any hearing on 
182.26 	the petition; and
182.27 	(iii) assets held solely in the name of the respondent may only be frozen on an ex parte 
182.28 	basis if the petition and affidavit demonstrate to the court probable cause that such assets 
182.29 	are traceable to the financial exploitation of the vulnerable adult, that such assets are likely 
182.30 	to be returned to the vulnerable adult after a final evidentiary hearing, and that no other 
182.31 	adequate remedy at law is reasonably available;
183.1 	(4) freeze any line of credit of the vulnerable adult at any depository or financial 
183.2 	institution whether listed solely in the vulnerable adult's name or jointly with the respondent, 
183.3 	provided that:
183.4 	(i) lines of credit held by a conservator for the vulnerable adult may be frozen only by 
183.5 	an order entered by the court overseeing the conservatorship proceeding; and
183.6 	(ii) lines of credit held by a trust may be frozen only by an order of the court if all the 
183.7 	trustees of the trust are served with process and are given reasonable notice before any 
183.8 	hearing on the petition;
183.9 	(5) if the court has ordered an asset and credit freeze, ordering that living expenses of 
183.10 	the vulnerable adult continue to be paid;
183.11 	(6) award to the vulnerable adult the temporary exclusive use and possession of the 
183.12 	dwelling that the vulnerable adult and the respondent share or bar the respondent from the 
183.13 	residence of the vulnerable adult;
183.14 	(7) provide necessary directives to law enforcement agencies; and
183.15 	(8) provide any terms the court deems necessary for the protection of the vulnerable 
183.16 	adult or the vulnerable adult's assets.
183.17 		Subd. 10.Modifying or vacating an order; extensions and subsequent orders. Upon 
183.18 	application and notice to all parties as required under this section, the court may vacate an 
183.19 	order, modify the terms of an existing order for protection, extend relief granted in an 
183.20 	existing order for protection, or, if an order for protection has expired, issue a new order.
183.21 		Subd. 11.Copy to law enforcement agency; lead investigative agency. Within 24 
183.22 	hours of issuance of an order or continuance of an order under this section, the court 
183.23 	administrator must forward the order for protection and any continuance of the order for 
183.24 	protection to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the residence of the 
183.25 	vulnerable adult and the lead investigative agency that received the report pursuant to 
183.26 	subdivision 6. Section 518B.01, subdivision 13, applies to orders granted under this section.
183.27 		Subd. 12.Title to real property. Nothing in this section affects title to real property.
183.28 		Subd. 13.Violation of an order for protection. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor 
183.29 	if the person:
183.30 	(1) knows of the existence of an order for protection issued under this section;
184.1 	(2) is prohibited from direct or indirect contact with a vulnerable adult or restrained from 
184.2 	committing any acts of financial exploitation against a vulnerable adult as provided in 
184.3 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b); and
184.4 	(3) violates the order by committing such conduct.
184.5 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) within ten years of a previous conviction or 
184.6 	adjudication of delinquency for a violation of this subdivision or section 609.2335, is guilty 
184.7 	of a gross misdemeanor.
184.8 	(c) A person who violates paragraph (a) within ten years of the first of two or more 
184.9 	previous convictions or adjudications of delinquency for a violation of this subdivision or 
184.10 	section 609.2335, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
184.11 	than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
184.12 		Subd. 14.Admissibility of testimony in criminal proceeding. Any testimony offered 
184.13 	by a respondent in a hearing pursuant to this section is inadmissible in a criminal proceeding.
184.14 		Subd. 15.Other remedies available. Any proceeding under this section shall be in 
184.15 	addition to other civil or criminal remedies.

184.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026.

184.17 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.45, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
184.18 		Subd. 3.Dismissal of criminal charge. (a) If the court finds the defendant incompetent, 
184.19 	and the charge is a misdemeanor other than a targeted misdemeanor, the charge must be 
184.20 	dismissed.
184.21 	(b) In targeted misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor cases, the charges must be dismissed 
184.22 	30 days after the date of the finding of incompetence, unless the prosecutor, before the 
184.23 	expiration of the 30-day period, files a written notice of intent to prosecute when the 
184.24 	defendant attains competency. If a notice has been filed and the charge is a targeted 
184.25 	misdemeanor, charges must be dismissed within one year after the finding of incompetency. 
184.26 	If a notice has been filed and the charge is a gross misdemeanor, charges must be dismissed 
184.27 	within two years after the finding of incompetency.
184.28 	(c) In felony cases, except as provided in paragraph (d), the charges must be dismissed 
184.29 	three years after the date of the finding of incompetency, unless the prosecutor, before the 
184.30 	expiration of the three-year period, files a written notice of intent to prosecute when the 
184.31 	defendant attains competency. If a notice has been filed, charges must be dismissed within 
185.1 	five years after the finding of incompetency or ten years if the maximum sentence for the 
185.2 	crime with which the defendant is charged is ten years or more.
185.3 	(d) The requirement that felony charges be dismissed under paragraph (c) does not apply 
185.4 	if:
185.5 	(1) the court orders continuing supervision or monitoring pursuant to section 611.49; or
185.6 	(2) the defendant is charged with a violation of sections 609.2112 (criminal vehicular 
185.7 	homicide); 609.2114, subdivision 1 (criminal vehicular operation, death to an unborn child); 
185.8 	609.2661 (murder of an unborn child in the first degree); 609.2662 (murder of an unborn 
185.9 	child in the second degree); 609.2663 (murder of an unborn child in the third degree); 
185.10 	609.2664 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the first degree); or 609.2665 (manslaughter 
185.11 	of an unborn child in the second degree); or a crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, 
185.12 	subdivision 5, except for a violation of chapter 152.
185.13 	(e) Nothing in this subdivision requires dismissal of any charge if the court finds the 
185.14 	defendant competent and enters an order directing that the criminal proceedings shall resume.

185.15 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
185.16 		Subd. 2.Supervision Forensic navigator monitoring. (a) Upon a finding of 
185.17 	incompetency, if the defendant is entitled to release, the court must determine whether the 
185.18 	defendant requires pretrial supervision. The court must weigh public safety risks against 
185.19 	the defendant's interests in remaining free from supervision while presumed innocent in the 
185.20 	criminal proceedings. The court may use a validated and equitable risk assessment tool to 
185.21 	determine whether supervision is necessary.
185.22 	(b) If the court determines that the defendant requires pretrial supervision, the court shall
185.23 	may direct the forensic navigator to conduct pretrial supervision and report violations to 
185.24 	the court. The forensic navigator shall be responsible for the supervision of the defendant 
185.25 	until ordered otherwise by the court. monitor the defendant's compliance or noncompliance 
185.26 	with the conditions of release as provided in section 611.55, subdivision 3, paragraph (c). 
185.27 	A forensic navigator may not conduct searches, seize property or persons, or issue sanctions.
185.28 	(c) Upon application by the prosecutor, forensic navigator, other entity or its designee 
185.29 	assigned to supervise the defendant, or court services alleging that the defendant violated 
185.30 	a condition of release and is a risk to public safety, the court shall follow the procedures 
185.31 	under Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 6. Any hearing on the alleged violation of release 
185.32 	conditions shall be held no more than 15 days after the date of issuance of a summons or 
185.33 	within 72 hours if the defendant is apprehended on a warrant.
186.1 	(d) If the court finds a violation, the court may revise the conditions of release and bail 
186.2 	as appropriate pursuant to Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure and must consider the 
186.3 	defendant's need for ongoing access to a competency attainment program or alternative 
186.4 	program under this section.
186.5 	(e) The court must review conditions of release and bail on request of any party and may 
186.6 	amend the conditions of release or make any other reasonable order upon receipt of 
186.7 	information that the pretrial detention of a defendant has interfered with the defendant 
186.8 	attaining competency.

186.9 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
186.10 		Subd. 2.Procedure. (a) If the court finds that there is a substantial probability that the 
186.11 	defendant will attain competency within the reasonably foreseeable future, the court shall 
186.12 	find the defendant incompetent and proceed under section 611.46.
186.13 	(b) If the court finds that there is not a substantial probability the defendant will attain 
186.14 	competency within the reasonably foreseeable future, the court may not order the defendant 
186.15 	to participate in or continue to participate in a competency attainment program in a locked 
186.16 	treatment facility. The court must release the defendant from any custody holds pertaining 
186.17 	to the underlying criminal case and require the forensic navigator to develop a bridge plan.
186.18 	(c) If the court finds that there is not a substantial probability the defendant will attain 
186.19 	competency within the foreseeable future, the court may issue an order to the designated 
186.20 	agency in the county of financial responsibility or the county where the defendant is present 
186.21 	to conduct a prepetition screening pursuant to section 253B.07.
186.22 	(d) If the court finds that there is not a substantial probability that the defendant will 
186.23 	attain competency within the foreseeable future, the court must dismiss the case unless:
186.24 	(1) the person is charged with a violation of section 609.2112 (criminal vehicular 
186.25 	homicide); 609.2114, subdivision 1 (criminal vehicular operation, death to an unborn child); 
186.26 	609.2661 (murder of an unborn child in the first degree); 609.2662 (murder of an unborn 
186.27 	child in the second degree); 609.2663 (murder of an unborn child in the third degree); 
186.28 	609.2664 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the first degree); or 609.2665 (manslaughter 
186.29 	of an unborn child in the second degree); or a crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, 
186.30 	subdivision 5, except for a violation of chapter 152; or
186.31 	(2) there is a showing of a danger to public safety if the matter is dismissed.
186.32 	(e) If the court does not dismiss the charges, the court must order continued supervision
186.33 	or monitoring under subdivision 3.

187.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
187.2 		Subd. 3.Continued supervision or monitoring. (a) If the court orders the continued 
187.3 	supervision or monitoring of a defendant, any party may request a hearing on the issue of 
187.4 	continued supervision or monitoring by filing a notice no more than ten days after the order 
187.5 	for continued supervision or monitoring.
187.6 	(b) When continued supervision is ordered, the court must identify the supervisory
187.7 	agency responsible for the supervision of the defendant and may identify a forensic navigator 
187.8 	as the responsible entity. Alternatively, the court may direct the forensic navigator to monitor 
187.9 	the defendant's compliance or noncompliance with the conditions of release as provided in 
187.10 	section 611.55, subdivision 3, paragraph (c). A forensic navigator may not conduct searches, 
187.11 	seize property or persons, or issue sanctions.
187.12 	(c) Notwithstanding the reporting requirements of section 611.46, subdivision 6, the 
187.13 	court examiner must provide an updated report to the court one year after the initial order 
187.14 	for continued supervision or monitoring as to the defendant's competency and a description 
187.15 	of the efforts made to assist the defendant in attaining competency. The court shall hold a 
187.16 	review hearing within 30 days of receipt of the report.
187.17 	(d) If continued supervision or monitoring is ordered at the review hearing under 
187.18 	paragraph (c), the court must set a date for a review hearing no later than two years after 
187.19 	the most recent order for continuing supervision or monitoring. The court must order review 
187.20 	of the defendant's status, including an updated competency examination and report by the 
187.21 	court examiner. The court examiner must submit the updated report to the court. At the 
187.22 	review hearing, the court must determine if the defendant has attained competency, whether 
187.23 	there is a substantial probability that the defendant will attain competency within the 
187.24 	foreseeable future, and whether the absence of continuing supervision or monitoring of the 
187.25 	defendant is a danger to public safety. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (d), the 
187.26 	court may hear any motions to dismiss pursuant to the interest of justice at the review 
187.27 	hearing.
187.28 	(e) Continued supervision or monitoring of a defendant in cases where the most serious 
187.29 	charge is a targeted misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor is subject to the limitations 
187.30 	established in section 611.45, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
187.31 	(f) The court may not order continued supervision or monitoring of a defendant charged 
187.32 	with a felony for more than ten years unless the defendant is charged with a violation of 
187.33 	section 609.2112 (criminal vehicular homicide); 609.2114, subdivision 1 (criminal vehicular 
187.34 	operation, death to an unborn child); 609.2661 (murder of an unborn child in the first degree); 
188.1 	609.2662 (murder of an unborn child in the second degree); 609.2663 (murder of an unborn 
188.2 	child in the third degree); 609.2664 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the first degree); 
188.3 	or 609.2665 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the second degree); or a crime of violence 
188.4 	as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5, except for a violation of chapter 152.
188.5 	(g) At any time, the head of the program may discharge the defendant from the program 
188.6 	or facility. The head of the program must notify the court, prosecutor, defense counsel, 
188.7 	forensic navigator, and any entity responsible for the supervision of the defendant prior to 
188.8 	any planned discharge. Absent emergency circumstances, this notification shall be made 
188.9 	five days prior to the discharge. If the defendant is discharged from the program or facility 
188.10 	under emergency circumstances, notification of emergency discharge shall include a 
188.11 	description of the emergency circumstances and may include a request for emergency 
188.12 	transportation. The court shall make a determination on a request for emergency 
188.13 	transportation within 24 hours. Nothing in this section prohibits a law enforcement agency 
188.14 	from transporting a defendant pursuant to any other authority.
188.15 	(h) The court may provide, partner, or contract for pretrial supervision services or 
188.16 	continued supervision if the defendant is found incompetent and unlikely to attain competency 
188.17 	in the foreseeable future.

188.18 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.55, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
188.19 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) Forensic navigators shall assist and supervise monitor defendants 
188.20 	when appointed to do so by a court. Forensic navigators shall be impartial in all legal matters 
188.21 	relating to the criminal case. Nothing shall be construed to permit the forensic navigator to 
188.22 	provide legal counsel as a representative of the court, prosecutor, or defense counsel.
188.23 	(b) Forensic navigators shall provide services to assist defendants with mental illnesses 
188.24 	and cognitive impairments. Services may include, but are not limited to:
188.25 	(1) developing bridge plans;
188.26 	(2) assisting defendants in participating in court-ordered examinations and hearings;
188.27 	(3) coordinating timely placement in court-ordered competency attainment programs;
188.28 	(4) providing competency attainment education;
188.29 	(5) reporting to the court on the progress of defendants found incompetent to stand trial;
188.30 	(6) providing coordinating services to help defendants access mental health services, 
188.31 	medical care, stable housing and housing assistance, financial assistance, social services, 
189.1 	transportation, precharge and pretrial diversion, and other necessary services provided by 
189.2 	other programs and community service providers;
189.3 	(7) communicating with and offering supportive resources to defendants and family 
189.4 	members of defendants; and
189.5 	(8) providing consultation and education to court officials on emerging issues and 
189.6 	innovations in serving defendants with mental illnesses in the court system.
189.7 	(c) When ordered to supervise a defendant, a forensic navigator shall report to the court 
189.8 	on monitor a defendant's compliance or noncompliance with conditions of pretrial supervision 
189.9 	and any order of the court release under section 611.46, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the 
189.10 	forensic navigator shall provide updates to the court on a regular basis or when requested 
189.11 	by the court or either party.
189.12 	(d) If a defendant's charges are dismissed, the appointed forensic navigator may continue 
189.13 	assertive outreach with the individual for up to 90 days to assist in attaining stability in the 
189.14 	community.

189.15 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
189.16 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. (a) The Minnesota Competency Attainment 
189.17 	Board is established in the judicial branch. The board is not subject to the administrative 
189.18 	control of the judiciary. The board shall consist of seven members, including:
189.19 	(1) three members appointed by the supreme court, at least one of whom must be a 
189.20 	defense attorney, one a county attorney, and one public member; and
189.21 	(2) four members appointed by the governor, at least one of whom must be a mental 
189.22 	health professional with experience in competency attainment.
189.23 	(b) The appointing authorities may not appoint an active judge to be a member of the 
189.24 	board, but may appoint a retired judge.
189.25 	(c) All members must demonstrate an interest in maintaining a high quality, independent 
189.26 	forensic navigator program and a thorough process for certification of competency attainment 
189.27 	programs. Members shall be familiar with the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, 
189.28 	particularly rule 20; chapter 253B; and sections 611.40 to 611.59. Following the initial 
189.29 	terms of appointment, at least one member appointed by the supreme court must have 
189.30 	previous experience working as a forensic navigator. At least three members of the board 
189.31 	shall live outside the First, Second, Fourth, and Tenth Judicial Districts. The terms, 
190.1 	compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.0575. The members 
190.2 	shall elect the chair from among the membership for a term of two years.

190.3 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
190.4 		Subdivision 1.Availability and certification. The board must will use available resources 
190.5 	to provide or contract for enough competency attainment services to meet the needs of adult 
190.6 	defendants in each judicial district who are found incompetent to proceed and do not have 
190.7 	access to competency attainment services as a part of any other programming in which they 
190.8 	are ordered to participate. The board, in consultation with the Certification Advisory 
190.9 	Committee, shall develop procedures to certify that the standards in this section are met, 
190.10 	including procedures for regular recertification of competency attainment programs. The 
190.11 	board shall maintain a list of programs it has certified on the board's website and shall update 
190.12 	the list of competency attainment programs at least once every year.

190.13 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.59, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
190.14 		Subd. 4.Program evaluations. (a) The board state court administrator shall collect
190.15 	prepare and make available to the board the following data:
190.16 	(1) the total number of competency examinations ordered in each judicial district 
190.17 	separated by county;
190.18 	(2) the age, race, and number of unique defendants and for whom at least one competency 
190.19 	examination was ordered in each judicial district separated by county;
190.20 	(3) the age, race, and number of unique defendants found incompetent at least once in 
190.21 	each judicial district separated by county; and
190.22 	(4) all available data on the level of charge and adjudication of cases with a defendant 
190.23 	found incompetent and whether a forensic navigator was assigned to the case.
190.24 	(b) By February 15 of each year, the board must report to the legislative committees and 
190.25 	divisions with jurisdiction over human services, public safety, and the judiciary on the data 
190.26 	collected under this subdivision and may include recommendations for statutory or funding 
190.27 	changes related to competency attainment.

190.28 	Sec. 25. REPEALER.
 190.29 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 517.05; and 517.18, are repealed.

	ARTICLE 1	JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 2.14	
	ARTICLE 2	PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED FISCAL POLICIES........	Page.Ln 7.4	
	ARTICLE 3	FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS........	Page.Ln 48.7	
	ARTICLE 4	CRIMINAL LAW........	Page.Ln 68.1	
	ARTICLE 5	PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY........	Page.Ln 82.1	
	ARTICLE 6	CRIME VICTIMS PROVISIONS........	Page.Ln 108.4	
	ARTICLE 7	CORRECTIONAL PROVISIONS........	Page.Ln 113.7	
	ARTICLE 8	COURTS........	Page.Ln 128.13	
	ARTICLE 9	DATA PRACTICES........	Page.Ln 132.5	
	ARTICLE 10	MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE........	Page.Ln 150.19	
	ARTICLE 11	CIVIL LAW........	Page.Ln 162.20	

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H2432-4 

45.0135 COMMERCE FRAUD BUREAU.Subd. 2a.Authorization. 
(a) The commissioner may appoint peace officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and establish a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), known as the Commerce Fraud Bureau, to conduct investigations, and to make arrests under sections 629.30 and 629.34. The primary jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency is limited to offenses with a nexus to insurance-related crimes or financial crimes. 

(b) Upon request and at the commissioner's discretion, the Commerce Fraud Bureau may respond to a law enforcement agency's request to exercise law enforcement duties in cooperation with the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the particular matter. 

(c) The Commerce Fraud Bureau must allocate at least 70 percent of its work to insurance fraud, as defined in sections 60A.951, subdivision 4, and 609.611. 

Subd. 2c.Arrests and investigations. 
The initial processing of a person arrested by the Commerce Fraud Bureau for an offense within its jurisdiction is the responsibility of the bureau unless otherwise directed by the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction. Subsequent investigation shall be the responsibility of the bureau unless otherwise directed by the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction. At the request of the primary jurisdiction, the bureau may assist in a subsequent investigation being carried out by the primary jurisdiction. 

Subd. 2d.Policy for notice of investigations. 
The Commerce Fraud Bureau must develop a policy for notifying the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction when it has initiated investigation of any person within the jurisdiction of that agency. 

Subd. 2e.Chief law enforcement officer. 
The commissioner shall appoint a peace officer employed full time to be the chief law enforcement officer and to be responsible for the management of the Commerce Fraud Bureau. The chief law enforcement officer shall possess the necessary police and management experience to manage a law enforcement agency. The chief law enforcement officer may appoint, discipline, and discharge all employees of the bureau. All police managerial and supervisory personnel must be full-time employees of the bureau. Supervisory personnel must be on duty and available any time peace officers of the bureau are on duty. 

Subd. 2f.Compliance. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commerce Fraud Bureau shall comply with all statutes and administrative rules relating to the operation and management of a law enforcement agency. 

Subd. 3.Evidence, documentation, and related materials. 
If the bureau seeks evidence, documentation, and related materials pertinent to an investigation, and the matter is located outside of this state, the bureau may designate representatives, including officials of the state where the matter is located, to secure the matter or inspect the matter on its behalf. 

Subd. 4.Confidentiality and immunity. 
The provisions of chapter 13, including, but not limited to, section 13.82, apply to the classification, disclosure, and collection of data relating to the Commerce Fraud Bureau. 

Subd. 5.Annual report on activities and cost-effectiveness. 
The Commerce Fraud Bureau shall maintain records and information in order to produce an annual report of its activities as may be prescribed by the commissioner of commerce. The commissioner shall report annually to the house of representatives and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over insurance issues as to the activities of the bureau and the cost-effectiveness of the programs established by the bureau. 

253.21 COMMITMENT OF PRISONERS; PROCEEDINGS; RESTORATION OF MENTAL HEALTH.Subdivision 1.Initiation of commitment proceedings involving prisoners. 
When any person confined in the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater or the Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud is alleged to be mentally ill, the chief executive officer or other person in charge of the correctional facility shall notify the executive board, which shall cause the prisoner to be examined by the court exercising probate jurisdiction of the county where the prisoner is confined, as in the case of other persons who are mentally ill. 

Subd. 2.Transfer of committed prisoners. 
 In case the prisoner is found to be mentally ill, the prisoner must be transferred by the order of the court to the Minnesota Security Hospital or to a state hospital for people who are mentally ill in the discretion of the court, there to be kept and maintained as in the case of other persons who are mentally ill. 

Subd. 3.Return of prisoners following restoration of mental health. 
 If, in the judgment of the chief executive officer of the correctional facility the prisoner came from, the prisoner's mental health is restored before the period of commitment to the correctional facility has expired, upon the certificate of the chief executive officer, the executive board shall remove the prisoner from the secure treatment facility and transfer the prisoner to the correctional institution the prisoner came from to complete the sentence. 

253.23 PRISONER TRANSFER PROCEEDINGS.
When any prisoner is transferred to the Minnesota Security Hospital, the original warrant of commitment to the correctional facility must be sent with the prisoner and returned to the correctional facility upon return or discharge of the prisoner. A certified copy of the warrant of commitment to the correctional facility must be preserved at the correctional facility. 

325E.21 DEALERS IN SCRAP METAL; RECORDS, REPORTS, AND REGISTRATION.Subd. 2b.Catalytic converter theft prevention pilot project. 
(a) The catalytic converter theft prevention pilot project is created to deter the theft of catalytic converters by marking them with vehicle identification numbers or other unique identifiers. 

(b) The commissioner shall establish a procedure to mark the catalytic converters of vehicles most likely to be targeted for theft with unique identification numbers using labels, engraving, theft deterrence paint, or other methods that permanently mark the catalytic converter without damaging its function. 

(c) The commissioner shall work with law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, and scrap metal dealers to identify vehicles that are most frequently targeted for catalytic converter theft and to establish the most effective methods for marking catalytic converters. 

(d) Materials purchased under this program may be distributed to dealers, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 6, automobile repair shops and service centers, law enforcement agencies, and community organizations to arrange for the marking of the catalytic converters of vehicles most likely to be targeted for theft at no cost to the vehicle owners. 

(e) The commissioner may prioritize distribution of materials to areas experiencing the highest rates of catalytic converter theft. 

(f) The commissioner must make educational information resulting from the pilot program available to law enforcement agencies and scrap metal dealers and is encouraged to publicize the program to the general public. 

(g) The commissioner shall include a report on the pilot project in the report required under section 65B.84, subdivision 2. The report must describe the progress, results, and any findings of the pilot project including the total number of catalytic converters marked under the program, and, to the extent known, whether any catalytic converters marked under the pilot project were stolen and the outcome of any criminal investigation into the thefts. 

325F.02 MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, OR SALE OF MATCHES.Subdivision 1.Safety matches. 
No person, association, or corporation shall manufacture, store, offer for sale, sell, or otherwise dispose of, or distribute, white phosphorus, single-dipped, strike-anywhere matches of the type popularly known as "parlor matches", or any type of double-dipped matches, unless the bulb or first dip of such match is composed of a so-called safety or inert composition, nonignitable on an abrasive surface. No person, association, or corporation shall manufacture, store, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise dispose of, or distribute, matches which will ignite in a laboratory oven at a temperature of less than 200 degrees Fahrenheit when subjected in such laboratory oven to a gradually increasing heat and maintained at the before stated continuous temperature for a period of not less than eight hours, or blazer or so-called wind matches, whether of the so-called safety or strike-anywhere type. 

Subd. 2.Brands and trademarks. 
No person, association, or corporation shall offer for sale, sell or otherwise dispose of, or distribute, any matches, unless the package or container in which such matches are packed bears, plainly marked on the outside thereof, the name of the manufacturer and the brand or trademark under which such matches are sold, disposed of, or distributed. 

Subd. 3.How kept in retail stores. 
Not more than one case of each brand of matches of any type or manufacture shall be opened at any one time in any retail store where matches are sold or otherwise disposed of; nor shall loose boxes, or paper-wrapped packages, of matches be kept on shelves or stored in retail stores at a height exceeding five feet from the floor. 

Subd. 4.Storage in warehouses. 
All matches stored in warehouses, excepting manufacturer's warehouse at place of manufacture, which contain automatic sprinkler equipment, must be kept only in properly secured cases, and not piled to a height exceeding ten feet from the floor; nor be stored within a horizontal distance of ten feet from any boiler, furnace, stove, or other like heating apparatus, nor within a horizontal distance of 25 feet from any explosive material kept or stored on the same floor. 

Subd. 5.Boxes, how made. 
All matches shall be packed in boxes or suitable packages, containing not more than 700 matches in any one box or package; provided, that when more than 300 matches are packed in any one box or package, the matches shall be arranged in two nearly equal portions, the heads of the matches in the two portions shall be placed in opposite directions; and all boxes containing 350 or more matches shall have placed over the matches a center holding or protecting strip, made of chipboard, not less than 1-1/4 inches wide, which shall be flanged down to hold the matches in position when the box is nested into the shuck or withdrawn from it. 

Subd. 6.Containers or cases; number of boxes or packages; how marked. 
All match boxes or packages shall be packed in strong shipping containers or cases; maximum number of match boxes or packages contained in any one shipping container or case shall not exceed the following number: 

	Number of boxes		Numerical number ofmatches per box	
	1/2 gross	........	700	
	1 gross	........	500	
	2 gross	........	400	
	3 gross	........	300	
	5 gross	........	200	
	12 gross	........	100	
	20 gross	........	Over 50 and under 100	
	25 gross	........	Under 50	

No shipping container or case constructed of fiberboard, corrugated fiberboard, or wood, nailed or wire-bound, containing matches, shall have a weight, including its contents, exceeding 75 pounds; and no lock-cornered wood case containing matches shall have a weight, including its contents, exceeding 85 pounds; nor shall any other article or commodity be packed with matches in any container or case; and all shipping containers or cases containing strike-anywhere matches shall have plainly marked on the outside thereof the words "strike-anywhere matches," and all shipping containers or cases containing "strike on box" matches shall have plainly marked on the outside thereof the words "strike on box matches." 

Subd. 7.Violations; penalties. 
Any person, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined, for the first offense, not less than $5 nor more than $25 and for each subsequent violation, not less than $25. 

325F.03 FLAME RESISTANT PUBLIC ASSEMBLY TENTS.
No person, firm or corporation shall establish, maintain or operate any circus, side show, carnival, tent show, theater, skating rink, dance hall, or a similar exhibition, production, engagement or offering or other place of assemblage in or under which 15 or more persons may gather for any lawful purpose in any tent, awning or other fabric enclosure unless such tent, awning or other fabric enclosure, and all auxiliary tents, curtains, drops, awnings and all decorative materials, are made from a nonflammable material or are treated and maintained in a flame resistant condition. This section does not apply to tents designed or manufactured for camping, backpacking, mountaineering, or children's play; tents used to conduct committal services on the grounds of a cemetery; nor to tents, awnings or other fabric enclosures erected and used within a sound stage, or other similar structural enclosure which is equipped with an overhead automatic sprinkler system. 

325F.04 FLAME RESISTANT TENTS.
No person, firm, or corporation may sell or offer for sale or manufacture for sale in this state any tent subject to section 325F.03 unless all fabrics or pliable materials in the tent are durably flame resistant. Tents subject to section 325F.03 shall be conspicuously labeled as being durably flame resistant. 

325F.05 RULES.
The commissioner of public safety shall act so as to have effective rules concerning standards for durably flame resistant materials and for labeling requirements under sections 325F.03 and 325F.04. In order to comply with sections 325F.03 and 325F.04, all materials and labels must comply with the rules adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner has general rulemaking power to otherwise implement sections 325F.03 to 325F.07. 

325F.06 CIVIL PENALTIES.
Any firm or corporation who violates sections 325F.03 to 325F.05 shall be strictly liable for any damage which occurs to any person as a result of such violation. In addition, any seller shall refund the full purchase price of any item sold in violation of section 325F.04 upon return of the item by the buyer. 

325F.07 CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Any person, firm or corporation which violates sections 325F.03 to 325F.05 is guilty of a misdemeanor. 

517.05 CREDENTIALS OF MINISTER.
Ministers of any religious denomination, before they are authorized to solemnize a civil marriage, shall file a copy of their credentials of license or ordination or, if their religious denomination does not issue credentials, authority from the minister's spiritual assembly, with the local registrar of a county in this state, who shall record the same and give a certificate of filing thereof. The place where the credentials are recorded shall be endorsed upon and recorded with each certificate of civil marriage granted by a minister. 

517.18 CIVIL MARRIAGE SOLEMNIZATION.Subdivision 1.Friends or Quakers. 
All civil marriages solemnized among the people called Friends or Quakers, in the form heretofore practiced and in use in their meetings, shall be valid and not affected by any of the foregoing provisions. The clerk of the meeting in which such civil marriage is solemnized, within one month after any such civil marriage, shall deliver a certificate of the same to the local registrar of the county where the civil marriage took place, under penalty of not more than $100. Such certificate shall be filed and recorded by the court administrator under a like penalty. If such civil marriage does not take place in such meeting, such certificate shall be signed by the parties and at least six witnesses present, and shall be filed and recorded as above provided under a like penalty. 

Subd. 2.Baha'i. 
Civil marriages may be solemnized among members of the Baha'i faith by the chair of an incorporated local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is, according to the form and usage of such society. 

Subd. 3.Hindus; Muslims. 
Civil marriages may be solemnized among Hindus or Muslims by the person chosen by a local Hindu or Muslim association, according to the form and usage of their respective religions. 

Subd. 4.American Indians. 
Civil marriages may be solemnized among American Indians according to the form and usage of their religion by an Indian Mide' or holy person chosen by the parties to the civil marriage. 

Subd. 5.Construction of section. 
Nothing in subdivisions 2 to 4 shall be construed to alter the requirements of section 517.01, 517.09 or 517.10.