1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing for certain judiciary, court, public safety, 
1.3 	crime, corrections, data privacy, and civil law policy; establishing Minnesota 
1.4 	Victims of Crime Account; providing for law enforcement agency registration 
1.5 	with eTrace System to provide firearm information; transferring financial crimes 
1.6 	and fraud investigations to Financial Crimes and Fraud Section in Bureau of 
1.7 	Criminal Apprehension; providing for crime of theft of public funds; providing 
1.8 	criminal background checks for individuals or entities seeking license to operate 
1.9 	business; modifying use of unmanned aerial vehicles; modifying criminal justice 
1.10 	related judicial policy; modifying criminal victims policy; establishing policy for 
1.11 	corrections warrant and stop orders; clarifying Tribal Nation access and use of 
1.12 	community services subsidy; providing for civil commitment coordinating division 
1.13 	in Office of Attorney General; providing for civil law; modifying marriage policy; 
1.14 	establishing a civil cause of action for nonconsensual removal of sexually protective 
1.15 	device; providing for order for protection against financial exploitation of vulnerable 
1.16 	adult; providing for task forces and work groups; providing for reports; exempting 
1.17 	Department of Corrections from certain administrative rulemaking; appropriating 
1.18 	money for judiciary, public safety, corrections, Board of Civil Legal Aid, Guardian 
1.19 	ad Litem Board, Tax Court, Uniform Laws Commission, Board on Judicial 
1.20 	Standards, Board of Public Defense, Human Rights, Office of Appellate Counsel 
1.21 	and Training, Minnesota Attainment Competency Board, Cannabis Expungement 
1.22 	Board, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Sentencing Guidelines, Peace Officer 
1.23 	Standards and Training (POST) Board, Private Detective Board, Ombudsperson 
1.24 	for Corrections, and Clemency Review Commission; contingently reducing and 
1.25 	appropriating money to the Housing Finance Agency;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.26 	2024, sections 13.03, subdivision 6; 13.04, subdivision 4; 13.05, subdivision 5; 
1.27 	13.356; 13.40, subdivision 2; 13.43, subdivision 2; 13.82, subdivisions 1, 7; 13.821; 
1.28 	13.825, subdivisions 2, 4; 13.991; 14.03, subdivision 3; 15.17, subdivision 1; 
1.29 	43A.17, subdivision 13; 45.0135, subdivisions 2b, 6, 7, 8, 9, by adding a 
1.30 	subdivision; 60A.951, subdivision 2; 60A.952, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 60A.954, 
1.31 	subdivision 2; 60A.956; 65B.84; 138.17, subdivision 1; 144.223; 144.296; 152.021, 
1.32 	subdivision 2; 152.022, subdivision 2; 152.023, subdivision 2; 152.025, subdivision 
1.33 	2; 152.137, subdivision 2; 201.014, subdivision 2a; 241.26, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 
1.34 	5, by adding a subdivision; 241.80; 242.10; 242.19, subdivision 3; 242.44; 243.05, 
1.35 	subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 243.166, subdivision 1b; 243.88, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding 
1.36 	a subdivision; 244.04, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 244.05, 
1.37 	subdivisions 1b, 2; 244.0513, subdivisions 1, 7, 8; 244.07, subdivision 1, by adding 
1.38 	a subdivision; 244.13, subdivision 1; 244.171, subdivision 4; 244.19, subdivisions 
2.1 	1c, 1d, 5, 5a; 244.20; 246B.04, subdivision 2; 260C.419, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 
2.2 	268.19, subdivision 1; 268B.30; 272.45; 297I.11, subdivision 2; 299A.296, by 
2.3 	adding a subdivision; 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4; 299A.477, subdivision 2; 
2.4 	299C.40, subdivision 1; 299C.52, subdivision 1; 299C.80, subdivision 6; 299F.47, 
2.5 	subdivision 2; 326.338, subdivision 4; 357.021, subdivisions 1a, 2; 388.23, 
2.6 	subdivision 1; 401.01, subdivision 2; 401.03; 401.10, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding 
2.7 	a subdivision; 401.11, subdivision 1; 401.14; 401.15, subdivision 2; 401.17, 
2.8 	subdivisions 1, 5; 480.243, by adding a subdivision; 480.40, subdivisions 1, 3; 
2.9 	480.45, subdivision 2; 484.44; 484.51; 504B.385, subdivision 1; 504B.395, 
2.10 	subdivision 4; 517.04; 517.08, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 517.09, subdivision 1; 517.10; 
2.11 	518.68, subdivision 1; 524.5-120; 524.5-311; 524.5-313; 524.5-420; 580.07, 
2.12 	subdivisions 1, 2; 580.10; 580.225; 580.24; 580.25; 580.26; 580.28; 581.02; 582.03, 
2.13 	subdivisions 1, 2; 582.043, subdivision 6; 590.01; 595.02, subdivision 1; 609.05, 
2.14 	subdivision 2a; 609.101, subdivision 2; 609.105, subdivision 2; 609.185; 609.19, 
2.15 	subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.2231, subdivision 2; 609.27, 
2.16 	subdivision 2; 609.378, by adding a subdivision; 609.495, subdivision 1; 609.50, 
2.17 	subdivision 1; 609.527, subdivision 3; 609.531, subdivision 1; 609.593, subdivision 
2.18 	1; 609.78, subdivision 2c; 609A.06, subdivisions 3, 7, 10, 12; 611.24, subdivision 
2.19 	4; 611A.02; 611A.0315; 611A.06, by adding a subdivision; 611A.90; 617.246; 
2.20 	617.247; 624.712, subdivision 5; 624.714, subdivision 7a; 626.05, subdivision 2; 
2.21 	626.19, subdivision 3; 626.84, subdivision 1; 626A.35, by adding a subdivision; 
2.22 	629.341, subdivision 3; 634.35; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, 
2.23 	subdivisions 2, 8, as amended; article 11, section 31; article 19, sections 90; 102; 
2.24 	Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for 
2.25 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; 243; 299A; 299C; 325E; 325M; 401; 
2.26 	480; 517; 604; 609; 617; 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 45.0135, 
2.27 	subdivisions 2a, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, 5; 243.58; 244.065, subdivision 1; 253.21; 
2.28 	253.23; 325E.21, subdivision 2b; 325F.02; 325F.03; 325F.04; 325F.05; 325F.06; 
2.29 	325F.07; 517.05; 517.18; Minnesota Rules, parts 2940.0100, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 
2.30 	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 
2.31 	31, 32, 33, 34; 2940.0200; 2940.0300; 2940.0400; 2940.0500; 2940.0600; 
2.32 	2940.0700; 2940.0800; 2940.0900; 2940.1000; 2940.1100; 2940.1200; 2940.1300; 
2.33 	2940.1400; 2940.1500; 2940.1600; 2940.1700; 2940.1800; 2940.1900; 2940.2000; 
2.34 	2940.2100; 2940.2200; 2940.2300; 2940.2400; 2940.2500; 2940.2600; 2940.2700; 
2.35 	2940.2800; 2940.2900; 2940.3000; 2940.3100; 2940.3200; 2940.3300; 2940.3400; 
2.36 	2940.3500; 2940.3600; 2940.3700; 2940.3800; 2940.3900; 2940.4000; 2940.4100; 
2.37 	2940.4200; 2940.4300; 2940.4400; 2940.4500; 2940.5700.
2.38 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.39 	ARTICLE 1
2.40 	JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

2.41	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.42 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.43 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.44 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.45 	The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.46 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. 
2.47 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" 
2.48 	is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

3.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
3.2				Available for the Year
	
3.3				Ending June 30
	
3.4					2026
		2027

3.5	Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT
 	$
	51,110,000
	$
	52,319,000
	
3.6 	(a) Contingent Account
3.7 	$5,000 each year is for a contingent account 
3.8 	for expenses necessary for the normal 
3.9 	operation of the court for which no other 
3.10 	reimbursement is provided.
3.11 	(b) Justices' Compensation
3.12 	Justices' compensation is increased by one and 
3.13 	one-half percent each year.
3.14 	(c) Digital Accessibility
3.15 	$828,000 each year is for digital accessibility. 
3.16 	This is a onetime appropriation.

3.17	Sec. 3. BOARD OF CIVIL LEGAL AID
 	$
	34,941,000
	$
	35,467,000
	
3.18 	The base for the Board of Civil Legal Aid is 
3.19 	$35,519,000 in fiscal year 2028 and 
3.20 	$35,520,000 in fiscal year 2029.

3.21	Sec. 4. COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	15,612,000
	$
	15,969,000
	
3.22 	Judges' Compensation
3.23 	Judges' compensation is increased by one and 
3.24 	one-half percent each year.

3.25	Sec. 5. DISTRICT COURTS
 	$
	405,511,000
	$
	403,781,000
	
3.26 	(a) Forensic Examiner Rate Increase
3.27 	$2,685,000 each year is to increase the hourly 
3.28 	rate paid to forensic examiners.
3.29 	(b) Judges' Compensation
3.30 	Judges' compensation is increased by one and 
3.31 	one-half percent each year.
4.1 	(c) Psychological Services
4.2 	$10,634,000 the first year is for the 
4.3 	psychological and psychiatric examiner 
4.4 	services program, which delivers statutorily 
4.5 	mandated psychological examinations for civil 
4.6 	commitment, criminal competency, and 
4.7 	criminal responsibility evaluations. This 
4.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2029.

4.9	Sec. 6. GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD
 	$
	25,867,000
	$
	26,120,000

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

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

4.12	Sec. 9. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	655,000
	$
	666,000
	
4.13 	(a) Availability of Appropriation
4.14 	If the appropriation for either year is 
4.15 	insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
4.16 	fiscal year is available.
4.17 	(b) Major Disciplinary Actions
4.18 	$125,000 each year is for special investigative 
4.19 	and hearing costs for major disciplinary 
4.20 	actions undertaken by the board. This 
4.21 	appropriation does not cancel. Any 
4.22 	unencumbered and unspent balances remain 
4.23 	available for these expenditures through June 
4.24 	30, 2027.

4.25	Sec. 10. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
 	$
	165,459,000
	$
	166,842,000

4.26	Sec. 11. HUMAN RIGHTS
 	$
	8,959,000
	$
	9,030,000

4.27
4.28	Sec. 12. OFFICE OF APPELLATE COUNSEL 
AND TRAINING
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	1,361,000

4.29
4.30	Sec. 13. MINNESOTA COMPETENCY 
ATTAINMENT BOARD
 	$
	11,017,000
	$
	11,137,000

4.31	Sec. 14. CANNABIS EXPUNGEMENT BOARD
 	$
	5,371,000
	$
	5,386,000

4.32	Sec. 15. ATTORNEY GENERAL
 	$
	438,000
	$
	438,000
	
5.1 	Civil Commitment Coordinating Division
5.2 	$438,000 each year is for the Civil 
5.3 	Commitment Coordinating Division under 
5.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 8.37.

5.5	Sec. 16. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	18,000
	$
	-0-
	
5.6 	$18,000 the first year is to implement 
5.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 480.50, relating 
5.8 	to judicial official data privacy for real 
5.9 	property records.

5.10 	Sec. 17. OFFICE OF APPELLATE COUNSEL AND TRAINING; REDUCTION.
 5.11 	The commissioner of management and budget shall reduce the appropriation to the 
5.12 	Office of Appellate Counsel and Training for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in Laws 2023, 
5.13 	chapter 52, article 1, section 11, by $2,000,000.

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

5.15 	Sec. 18. MINNESOTA COMPETENCY ATTAINMENT BOARD; REDUCTION.
 5.16 	The commissioner of management and budget shall reduce the appropriation to the 
5.17 	Minnesota Competency Attainment Board for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in Laws 2023, 
5.18 	chapter 52, article 1, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 73, section 3, by $9,000,000.

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

5.20 	Sec. 19. CANNABIS EXPUNGEMENT BOARD; REDUCTION.
 5.21 	The commissioner of management and budget shall reduce the appropriation to the 
5.22 	Cannabis Expungement Board for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 in Laws 2023, chapter 63, 
5.23 	article 9, section 4, by $9,000,000.

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

5.25 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 357.021, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
5.26 		Subd. 1a.Transmittal of fees to commissioner of management and budget. (a) Every 
5.27 	person, including the state of Minnesota and all bodies politic and corporate, who shall 
5.28 	transact any business in the district court, shall pay to the court administrator of said court 
5.29 	the sundry fees prescribed in subdivision 2. Except as provided in paragraph (d), the court 
6.1 	administrator shall transmit the fees monthly to the commissioner of management and budget 
6.2 	for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund. $30 $60 of each fee collected 
6.3 	in a dissolution action under subdivision 2, clause (1), must be deposited by the commissioner 
6.4 	of management and budget in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the 
6.5 	commissioner of employment and economic development for the Minnesota Family 
6.6 	Resiliency Partnership under section 116L.96.
6.7 	(b) In a county which has a screener-collector position, fees paid by a county pursuant 
6.8 	to this subdivision shall be transmitted monthly to the county treasurer, who shall apply the 
6.9 	fees first to reimburse the county for the amount of the salary paid for the screener-collector 
6.10 	position. The balance of the fees collected shall then be forwarded to the commissioner of 
6.11 	management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. 
6.12 	In a county in a judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), which 
6.13 	has a screener-collector position, the fees paid by a county shall be transmitted monthly to 
6.14 	the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credited 
6.15 	to the general fund. A screener-collector position for purposes of this paragraph is an 
6.16 	employee whose function is to increase the collection of fines and to review the incomes 
6.17 	of potential clients of the public defender, in order to verify eligibility for that service.
6.18 	(c) No fee is required under this section from the public authority or the party the public 
6.19 	authority represents in an action for:
6.20 	(1) child support enforcement or modification, medical assistance enforcement, or 
6.21 	establishment of parentage in the district court, or in a proceeding under section 484.702;
6.22 	(2) civil commitment under chapter 253B;
6.23 	(3) the appointment of a public conservator or public guardian or any other action under 
6.24 	chapters 252A and 525;
6.25 	(4) wrongfully obtaining public assistance under section 256.98 or 256D.07, or recovery 
6.26 	of overpayments of public assistance;
6.27 	(5) court relief under chapters 260, 260A, 260B, and 260C;
6.28 	(6) forfeiture of property under sections 169A.63 and 609.531 to 609.5317;
6.29 	(7) recovery of amounts issued by political subdivisions or public institutions under 
6.30 	sections 246.52, 252.27, 256.045, 256.25, 256B.042, 256B.14, 256B.15, 256B.37, 260B.331, 
6.31 	260C.331, and 518A.82, or other sections referring to other forms of public assistance;
6.32 	(8) restitution under section 611A.04; or
7.1 	(9) actions seeking monetary relief in favor of the state pursuant to section 16D.14, 
7.2 	subdivision 5.
7.3 	(d) $20 from each fee collected for child support modifications under subdivision 2, 
7.4 	clause (13), must be transmitted to the county treasurer for deposit in the county general 
7.5 	fund and $35 from each fee shall be credited to the state general fund. The fees must be 
7.6 	used by the county to pay for child support enforcement efforts by county attorneys.
7.7 	(e) No fee is required under this section from any federally recognized Indian Tribe or 
7.8 	its representative in an action for:
7.9 	(1) child support enforcement or modification, medical assistance enforcement, or 
7.10 	establishment of parentage in the district court or in a proceeding under section 484.702;
7.11 	(2) civil commitment under chapter 253B;
7.12 	(3) the appointment of a public conservator or public guardian or any other action under 
7.13 	chapters 252A and 525; or
7.14 	(4) court relief under chapters 260, 260A, 260B, 260C, and 260D.

7.15 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 357.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.16 		Subd. 2.Fee amounts. The fees to be charged and collected by the court administrator 
7.17 	shall be as follows:
7.18 	(1) In every civil action or proceeding in said court, including any case arising under 
7.19 	the tax laws of the state that could be transferred or appealed to the Tax Court, the plaintiff, 
7.20 	petitioner, or other moving party shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said 
7.21 	action, a fee of $285 $310, except in marriage dissolution actions the fee is $315 $340.
7.22 	The defendant or other adverse or intervening party, or any one or more of several 
7.23 	defendants or other adverse or intervening parties appearing separately from the others, 
7.24 	shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said action, a fee of $285 $310, except 
7.25 	in marriage dissolution actions the fee is $315 $340. This subdivision does not apply to the 
7.26 	filing of an Application for Discharge of Judgment. Section 548.181 applies to an Application 
7.27 	for Discharge of Judgment.
7.28 	The party requesting a trial by jury shall pay $100.
7.29 	The fees above stated shall be the full trial fee chargeable to said parties irrespective of 
7.30 	whether trial be to the court alone, to the court and jury, or disposed of without trial, and 
7.31 	shall include the entry of judgment in the action, but does not include copies or certified 
8.1 	copies of any papers so filed or proceedings under chapter 103E, except the provisions 
8.2 	therein as to appeals.
8.3 	(2) Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding, $14.
8.4 	(3) Issuing a subpoena, $16 for each name.
8.5 	(4) Filing a motion or response to a motion in civil, family, excluding child support, and 
8.6 	guardianship cases, $75 $100.
8.7 	(5) Issuing an execution and filing the return thereof; issuing a writ of attachment, 
8.8 	injunction, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, or other writs not specifically 
8.9 	mentioned, $55.
8.10 	(6) Issuing a transcript of judgment, or for filing and docketing a transcript of judgment 
8.11 	from another court, $40.
8.12 	(7) Filing and entering a satisfaction of judgment, partial satisfaction, or assignment of 
8.13 	judgment, $5.
8.14 	(8) Certificate as to existence or nonexistence of judgments docketed, $5 for each name 
8.15 	certified to.
8.16 	(9) Filing and indexing trade name; or recording basic science certificate; or recording 
8.17 	certificate of physicians, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, veterinarians, or optometrists, 
8.18 	$5.
8.19 	(10) For the filing of each partial, final, or annual account in all trusteeships, $55.
8.20 	(11) For the deposit of a will, $27.
8.21 	(12) For recording notary commission, $20.
8.22 	(13) Filing a motion or response to a motion for modification of child support, a fee of 
8.23 	$50.
8.24 	(14) All other services required by law for which no fee is provided, such fee as compares 
8.25 	favorably with those herein provided, or such as may be fixed by rule or order of the court.
8.26 	(15) In addition to any other filing fees under this chapter, a surcharge in the amount of 
8.27 	$75 must be assessed in accordance with section 259.52, subdivision 14, for each adoption 
8.28 	petition filed in district court to fund the fathers' adoption registry under section 259.52.
8.29 	The fees in clauses (3) and (5) need not be paid by a public authority or the party the 
8.30 	public authority represents. No fee may be charged to view or download a publicly available 
8.31 	instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding or for an uncertified copy of that instrument.

9.1 	ARTICLE 2
9.2 	PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS

9.3	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
9.4 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
9.5 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
9.6 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
9.7 	The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
9.8 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. 
9.9 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" 
9.10 	is fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, are 
9.11 	effective the day following final enactment.

9.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
9.13				Available for the Year
	
9.14				Ending June 30
	
9.15			2025
		2026
		2027

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

9.17	Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY

9.18
9.19	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 			$
	284,251,000
	$
	269,313,000

9.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.21		2026
	2027
	
9.22	General
	176,898,000
	176,057,000
	
9.23	Special Revenue
	21,879,000
	21,779,000
	
9.24
9.25	State Government 
Special Revenue
	103,000
	103,000
	
9.26	Environmental
	130,000
	133,000
	
9.27	Trunk Highway
	2,429,000
	2,429,000
	
9.28	911 Fund
	82,597,000
	68,597,000
	
9.29
9.30	Workers' 
Compensation Fund
	215,000
	215,000
	
9.31 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
9.32 	purpose are specified in the following 
9.33 	subdivisions.

9.34	Subd. 2.Emergency Management
 		5,165,000
		5,555,000

10.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.2	General
	5,035,000
	5,422,000
	
10.3	Environmental
	130,000
	133,000
	
10.4 	Supplemental Nonprofit Security Grants
10.5 	$125,000 each year is for supplemental 
10.6 	nonprofit security grants under this 
10.7 	subdivision. Nonprofit organizations whose 
10.8 	applications for funding through the Federal 
10.9 	Emergency Management Agency's nonprofit 
10.10 	security grant program have been approved 
10.11 	by the Division of Homeland Security and 
10.12 	Emergency Management are eligible for grants 
10.13 	under this subdivision. No additional 
10.14 	application shall be required for grants under 
10.15 	this subdivision, and an application for a grant 
10.16 	from the federal program is also an application 
10.17 	for funding from the state supplemental 
10.18 	program. Eligible organizations may receive 
10.19 	grants of up to $75,000, except that the total 
10.20 	received by any individual from both the 
10.21 	federal nonprofit security grant program and 
10.22 	the state supplemental nonprofit security grant 
10.23 	program shall not exceed $75,000. Grants shall 
10.24 	be awarded in an order consistent with the 
10.25 	ranking given to applicants for the federal 
10.26 	nonprofit security grant program. No grants 
10.27 	under the state supplemental nonprofit security 
10.28 	grant program shall be awarded until the 
10.29 	announcement of the recipients and the 
10.30 	amount of the grants awarded under the federal 
10.31 	nonprofit security grant program. The 
10.32 	commissioner may use up to one percent of 
10.33 	the appropriation received under this 
10.34 	subdivision to pay costs incurred by the 
10.35 	department in administering the supplemental 
11.1 	nonprofit security grant program. This is a 
11.2 	onetime appropriation.

11.3	Subd. 3.Criminal Apprehension
 		112,438,000
		112,950,000

11.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.5	General
	109,787,000
	110,299,000
	
11.6
11.7	State Government 
Special Revenue
	7,000
	7,000
	
11.8	Trunk Highway
	2,429,000
	2,429,000
	
11.911.10
	Workers' 
Compensation Fund
	215,000
	215,000
	
11.11 	(a) DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway 
11.12 	Fund
11.13 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.14 	161.20, subdivision 3, $2,429,000 the first 
11.15 	year and $2,429,000 the second year are from 
11.16 	the trunk highway fund for staff and operating 
11.17 	costs for laboratory analysis related to 
11.18 	driving-while-impaired cases.
11.19 	(b) Fraud and Financial Crime Unit
11.20 	$1,115,000 each year from the general fund 
11.21 	and $215,000 each year from the workers' 
11.22 	compensation fund are for the Financial 
11.23 	Crimes and Fraud Section in Minnesota 
11.24 	Statutes, section 299C.061, and may not be 
11.25 	used for any other purpose.

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

11.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.28	General
	4,190,000
	4,190,000
	
11.29	Special Revenue
	15,927,000
	15,827,000
	
11.30 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
11.31 	the fire safety account in the special revenue 
11.32 	fund and is for activities under Minnesota 
11.33 	Statutes, section 299F.012. The base 
11.34 	appropriation for this account is $15,927,000 
12.1 	in fiscal year 2028 and $15,827,000 in fiscal 
12.2 	year 2029.
12.3 	(a) Hazardous Materials and Emergency 
12.4 	Response Teams
12.5 	$2,170,000 the first year and $2,070,000 the 
12.6 	second year are from the fire safety account 
12.7 	for hazardous materials and emergency 
12.8 	response teams. The base for these purposes 
12.9 	is $2,170,000 in the first year of future biennia 
12.10 	and $2,070,000 in the second year of future 
12.11 	biennia.
12.12 	(b) Bomb Squad Reimbursements
12.13 	$250,000 from the fire safety account and 
12.14 	$50,000 from the general fund each year are 
12.15 	for reimbursements to local governments for 
12.16 	bomb squad services.
12.17 	(c) Nonresponsible Party Reimbursements
12.18 	$750,000 each year from the fire safety 
12.19 	account is for nonresponsible party hazardous 
12.20 	material and bomb squad incident 
12.21 	reimbursements. Money appropriated for this 
12.22 	purpose is available for one year.
12.23 	(d) Hometown Heroes Assistance Program
12.24 	$4,000,000 each year from the general fund 
12.25 	is for grants to the Minnesota Firefighter 
12.26 	Initiative to fund the hometown heroes 
12.27 	assistance program established in Minnesota 
12.28 	Statutes, section 299A.477.
12.29 	(e) Task Force 1
12.30 	$1,425,000 each year from the fire safety 
12.31 	account is for the Minnesota Task Force 1.
12.32 	(f) Task Force 2
13.1 	$300,000 each year from the fire safety 
13.2 	account is for the Minnesota Task Force 2.
13.3 	(g) Air Rescue
13.4 	$500,000 each year from the fire safety 
13.5 	account is for the Minnesota Air Rescue Team.
13.6 	(h) Fire Service Assessment
13.7 	The state fire marshal shall conduct or contract 
13.8 	with a third party to conduct a comprehensive 
13.9 	assessment of how firefighting services are 
13.10 	provided in Minnesota and make 
13.11 	recommendations for any proposed changes. 
13.12 	At a minimum, the assessment must include:
13.13 	(1) a macro-level review and analysis of 
13.14 	incidents; incident types; response metrics; 
13.15 	geographical distribution; life, safety, and 
13.16 	property damage impacts; and trend projection 
13.17 	analysis, benchmarked against national 
13.18 	standards and best practices, including those 
13.19 	of the National Fire Protection Association;
13.20 	(2) an analysis of the number of fire 
13.21 	departments and types of staffing in Minnesota 
13.22 	compared to other states regionally and 
13.23 	nationally, including staff response by time of 
13.24 	day and day of the week;
13.25 	(3) an analysis of the available data sets to 
13.26 	determine what data is incomplete, inaccurate, 
13.27 	or missing to make informed decisions in the 
13.28 	future;
13.29 	(4) an analysis of the effective response force 
13.30 	of firefighters across the state, identifying any 
13.31 	trends and patterns impacting the delivery of 
13.32 	fire and life safety services;
14.1 	(5) an analysis of the training, certification, 
14.2 	and licensing of Minnesota firefighters, 
14.3 	including initial and annual training, officers, 
14.4 	inspectors, investigators, and specialty 
14.5 	disciplines such as technical rescue and 
14.6 	hazardous materials;
14.7 	(6) an analysis of the recruitment and retention 
14.8 	of fire department staff including volunteer, 
14.9 	paid-on-call, part-time, contract, and full-time 
14.10 	firefighters;
14.11 	(7) a macro-level evaluation of fire department 
14.12 	equipment, including personal protective 
14.13 	equipment, apparatus equipment, 
14.14 	communications equipment, and infrastructure, 
14.15 	benchmarked against national standards and 
14.16 	best practices, including those of the National 
14.17 	Fire Protection Association; and
14.18 	(8) a macro-level evaluation of the funding 
14.19 	for firefighting services in Minnesota and how 
14.20 	it compares to other states.
14.21 	In conducting the assessment, the fire marshal 
14.22 	shall hold in-person and virtual stakeholder 
14.23 	listening sessions with the Minnesota State 
14.24 	Fire Chiefs Association, the Minnesota State 
14.25 	Fire Department Association, the Minnesota 
14.26 	Professional Firefighters Association, the 
14.27 	League of Minnesota Cities, the Minnesota 
14.28 	Association of Townships, and other statewide 
14.29 	and regional associations identified by the 
14.30 	commissioner of public safety. In conducting 
14.31 	the assessment and making recommendations 
14.32 	for proposed changes, the fire marshal shall 
14.33 	consider the current diverse nature of the fire 
14.34 	service in Minnesota, including the various 
15.1 	staffing models employed and the 
15.2 	geographical makeup of the state.
15.3 	The fire marshal may request onetime funding 
15.4 	to complete this assessment through the Fire 
15.5 	Service Advisory Committee.
15.6 	By December 31, 2026, the fire marshal shall 
15.7 	report on the assessment conducted and any 
15.8 	recommendations for changes to the chairs 
15.9 	and ranking minority members of the 
15.10 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
15.11 	public safety and commerce.

15.12
15.13	Subd. 5.Firefighter Training and Education 
Board
 		5,500,000
		5,500,000

15.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.15	Special Revenue
	5,500,000
	5,500,000
	
15.16 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
15.17 	the fire safety account in the special revenue 
15.18 	fund and is for activities under Minnesota 
15.19 	Statutes, section 299F.012.

15.20	(a) Firefighter Training and Education
					
15.21 	$5,500,000 each year from the fire safety 
15.22 	account is for firefighter training and 
15.23 	education.

15.24	(b) Unappropriated Revenue
					
15.25 	Any additional unappropriated money 
15.26 	collected in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated 
15.27 	to the commissioner of public safety for the 
15.28 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.29 	299F.012. The commissioner may transfer 
15.30 	appropriations and base amounts between 
15.31 	activities in this subdivision.

16.1
16.2	Subd. 6.Alcohol and Gambling 
Enforcement
 		3,949,000
		3,954,000

16.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.4	General
	3,879,000
	3,884,000
	
16.5	Special Revenue
	70,000
	70,000
	
16.6 	$70,000 each year is from the lawful gambling 
16.7 	regulation account in the special revenue fund.

16.8	Subd. 7.Office of Justice Programs
 		54,103,000
		52,358,000

16.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.10	General
	54,007,000
	52,262,000
	
16.11
16.12	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000
	
16.13 	(a) Violence Prevention Project Research 
16.14 	Center
16.15 	$250,000 each year is to fund a violence 
16.16 	prevention project research center that operates 
16.17 	as a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center 
16.18 	dedicated to reducing violence in society and 
16.19 	using data and analysis to improve 
16.20 	criminal-justice-related policy and practice in 
16.21 	Minnesota. The research center must place an 
16.22 	emphasis on issues related to gun violence. 
16.23 	This is a onetime appropriation.
16.24 	(b) Legal Representation for Children
16.25 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to an 
16.26 	organization that provides legal representation 
16.27 	for children in need of protection or services 
16.28 	and children in out-of-home placement. The 
16.29 	grant is contingent upon a match in an equal 
16.30 	amount from nonstate funds. The match may 
16.31 	be in kind, including the value of volunteer 
16.32 	attorney time, in cash, or a combination of the 
16.33 	two. This is a onetime appropriation and is in 
17.1 	addition to any other appropriations for the 
17.2 	legal representation of children.
17.3 	(c) MSOP; Moose Lake-Related Costs
17.4 	$50,000 each year is for a grant to Carlton 
17.5 	County to be used for law enforcement, 
17.6 	prosecution, and litigation expenses arising 
17.7 	from the actions of clients at the Minnesota 
17.8 	Sex Offender Program facility at Moose Lake. 
17.9 	This is a onetime appropriation.
17.10 	(d) At-Risk Youth in Rochester, St. Cloud, 
17.11 	and Excelsior
17.12 	$150,000 each year is for grants in equal 
17.13 	amounts to 180 Degrees in the Rochester 
17.14 	regional area, St. Cloud regional area, and 
17.15 	central Minnesota region west of the Twin 
17.16 	Cities to address racial disparities of youth 
17.17 	using shelter services. The 180 Degrees 
17.18 	shelters in each region shall establish and 
17.19 	operate a program connected to shelter 
17.20 	services to engage in community outreach, 
17.21 	mobile case management, family reunification, 
17.22 	aftercare, and follow up when family members 
17.23 	are released from shelter services. This 
17.24 	program shall specifically address the large 
17.25 	geographic rural areas served where at-risk 
17.26 	youth enter shelters in Rochester, St. Cloud, 
17.27 	and Excelsior. This is a onetime appropriation.
17.28 	(e) Prosecutorial and Law Enforcement 
17.29 	Training
17.30 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
17.31 	Minnesota County Attorneys Association to 
17.32 	be used for prosecutorial and law enforcement 
17.33 	training, including trial school training and 
18.1 	train-the-trainer courses. This is a onetime 
18.2 	appropriation.
18.3 	(f) Violent Crime Enforcement Teams
18.4 	$1,750,000 the first year is for violent crime 
18.5 	enforcement teams.

18.6	Subd. 8.Emergency Communication Networks
 		82,597,000
		68,597,000

18.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
18.8	911 Fund
	82,597,000
	68,597,000
	
18.9 	This appropriation is from the state 
18.10 	government special revenue fund for 911 
18.11 	emergency telecommunications services unless 
18.12 	otherwise indicated.
18.13 	(a) Public Safety Answering Points
18.14 	$28,011,000 the first year and $28,011,000 
18.15 	the second year shall be distributed as 
18.16 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.17 	403.113, subdivision 2.
18.18 	Each eligible entity receiving these funds must 
18.19 	provide a detailed report on how the funds 
18.20 	were used to the commissioner of public safety 
18.21 	by August 1, 2027.
18.22 	(b) ARMER State Backbone Operating 
18.23 	Costs
18.24 	$10,384,000 each year is transferred to the 
18.25 	commissioner of transportation for costs of 
18.26 	maintaining and operating the statewide radio 
18.27 	system backbone.
18.28 	(c) Statewide Emergency Communications 
18.29 	Board
18.30 	$1,000,000 each year is to the Statewide 
18.31 	Emergency Communications Board. Funds 
18.32 	may be used for operating costs, to provide 
19.1 	competitive grants to local units of 
19.2 	government to fund enhancements to a 
19.3 	communication system, technology, or support 
19.4 	activity that directly provides the ability to 
19.5 	deliver the 911 call between the entry point to 
19.6 	the 911 system and the first responder, and to 
19.7 	further the strategic goals set forth by the 
19.8 	SECB Statewide Communication 
19.9 	Interoperability Plan.
19.10 	(d) ARMER Critical Infrastructure
19.11 	$14,000,000 the first year is transferred to the 
19.12 	commissioner of transportation for costs of 
19.13 	maintaining and operating the statewide radio 
19.14 	system backbone. This is a onetime 
19.15 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
19.16 	2029.

19.17	Subd. 9.Driver and Vehicle Services
 		382,000
		382,000
	
19.18 	Ignition Interlock
19.19 	$382,000 each year is from the driver and 
19.20 	vehicle services operating account in the 
19.21 	special revenue fund for staffing costs related 
19.22 	to the modifications to the ignition interlock 
19.23 	device program proposed in 2025 S.F. No. 
19.24 	2068. This appropriation is contingent upon 
19.25 	the passage of 2025 S.F. No. 2068.

19.26
19.27	Sec. 4. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND 
TRAINING (POST) BOARD
 	$
	12,749,000
	$
	12,797,000
	
19.28 	(a) Peace Officer Training Reimbursements
19.29 	$2,949,000 each year is for reimbursements 
19.30 	to local governments for peace officer training 
19.31 	costs.
19.32 	(b) Philando Castile Memorial Training 
19.33 	Fund
20.1 	$6,000,000 each year is to support and 
20.2 	strengthen law enforcement training and 
20.3 	implement best practices. These funds may 
20.4 	only be used to reimburse costs related to 
20.5 	training courses that qualify for reimbursement 
20.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 626.8452, 
20.7 	626.8469, and 626.8474. This is a onetime 
20.8 	appropriation.

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

20.10	Sec. 6. CORRECTIONS

20.11
20.12	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 			$
	824,336,000
	$
	835,273,000
	
20.13 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
20.14 	purpose are specified in the following 
20.15 	subdivisions.

20.16
20.17	Subd. 2.Incarceration and 
Prerelease Services
 			$
	571,289,000
	$
	579,340,000
	
20.18 	(a) Task Force on Mandatory Minimum 
20.19 	Sentences
20.20 	$133,000 the first year is for the task force on 
20.21 	mandatory minimum sentences.
20.22 	(b) Incarceration and Prerelease Services 
20.23 	Base Budget
20.24 	The base for incarceration and prerelease 
20.25 	services is $579,583,000 in fiscal year 2028 
20.26 	and $579,638,000 in fiscal year 2029.

20.27
20.28
20.29	Subd. 3.Community 
Supervision and Postrelease 
Services
 				193,304,000
		195,647,000
	
20.30 	(a) Community Supervision Funding
20.31 	$143,378,000 each year is for community 
20.32 	supervision services. This appropriation shall 
20.33 	be distributed according to the community 
21.1 	supervision formula in Minnesota Statutes, 
21.2 	section 401.10.
21.3 	(b) Tribal Nation Supervision
21.4 	$2,750,000 each year is for Tribal Nations to 
21.5 	provide supervision or supportive services 
21.6 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.7 	401.10.
21.8 	(c) Housing Initiatives
21.9 	$1,685,000 each year is for housing initiatives 
21.10 	to support stable housing of incarcerated 
21.11 	individuals upon release.
21.12 	(d) Sentencing to Service Programs
21.13 	$1,773,000 each year is for sentencing to 
21.14 	service programs.
21.15 	(e) Community Supervision and Postrelease 
21.16 	Services Base Budget
21.17 	The base for community supervision and 
21.18 	postrelease services is $195,647,000 in fiscal 
21.19 	year 2028 and $195,647,000 in fiscal year 
21.20 	2029.

21.21
21.22	Subd. 4.Organizational, Regulatory, and 
Administrative Services
 		59,743,000
		60,286,000
	
21.23 	Organizational, Regulatory, and 
21.24 	Administrative Services Base Budget
21.25 	The base for organizational, regulatory, and 
21.26 	administrative services is $60,286,000 in fiscal 
21.27 	year 2028 and $60,286,000 in fiscal year 2029.

21.28
21.29	Sec. 7. OMBUDSPERSON FOR 
CORRECTIONS
 	$
	1,118,000
	$
	1,137,000

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

22.1 	Sec. 9. GENERAL FUND TRANSFER; MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME 
22.2 	ACCOUNT.
 22.3 	$8,366,000 the first year is transferred from the general fund to the Minnesota victims 
22.4 	of crime account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.708.

22.5 	Sec. 10. COMMUNITY CRIME AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACCOUNT; 
22.6 	TRANSFER.
 22.7 	The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $4,750,000 in fiscal year 
22.8 	2026 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the community crime and violence prevention 
22.9 	account in the special revenue fund to the general fund.

22.10 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.296, is amended by adding a subdivision 
22.11 	to read:
22.12 		Subd. 3.Duties of agency and grant recipients; report required. (a) The commissioner 
22.13 	of public safety shall collect and document, at a minimum, the following information about 
22.14 	grants under this section:
22.15 	(1) a summary of the purpose of the grant;
22.16 	(2) the amount of the grant awarded to the grantee;
22.17 	(3) the amount of previous grants issued by the commissioner to the grantee;
22.18 	(4) the amount of other state and federal grants awarded to the grantee in the most recent 
22.19 	fiscal year; and
22.20 	(5) the number of Minnesotans served by the organization.
22.21 	(b) As a condition of receiving a grant from the Department of Public Safety, a grantee 
22.22 	must agree to provide the commissioner any information necessary to complete the report 
22.23 	required by this subdivision.
22.24 	(c) If a grantee uses grant money to provide services to persons who reside outside of 
22.25 	Minnesota, the grantee must list for the commissioner the states where non-Minnesotan 
22.26 	participants reside and provide an explanation of why grant money was used to provide 
22.27 	services to non-Minnesota residents.
22.28 	(d) The commissioner is not required to report under paragraph (e) information described 
22.29 	in paragraph (a), clause (5), for a grantee that does not offer programming that requires 
22.30 	completion or that cannot be measured by objective standards.
23.1 	(e) Beginning January 15, 2026, the commissioner shall submit a report containing the 
23.2 	information provided by grant recipients as required under this subdivision to the chairs 
23.3 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public 
23.4 	safety policy and funding. The report must also include an analysis of the grant recipients' 
23.5 	success in meeting the purpose and any goals or measurable outcomes specified for the 
23.6 	grant. An updated version of this report must be submitted on January 15 of each succeeding 
23.7 	year until January 15 in the year following the date when all of the grant funds have been 
23.8 	spent.

23.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
23.10 		Subd. 3.Killed in the line of duty. (a) "Killed in the line of duty" does not include any 
23.11 	deaths from natural causes, except as expressly provided in this subdivision. In the case of 
23.12 	a public safety officer, killed in the line of duty includes the death of a public safety officer 
23.13 	caused by accidental means while the public safety officer is acting in the course and scope 
23.14 	of duties as a public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also means if a public safety 
23.15 	officer dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture, 
23.16 	that officer shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal 
23.17 	injury sustained in the line of duty if:
23.18 	(1) that officer, while on duty:
23.19 	(i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous 
23.20 	physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency 
23.21 	medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity; or
23.22 	(ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine stressful 
23.23 	or strenuous physical activity;
23.24 	(2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:
23.25 	(i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);
23.26 	(ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or
23.27 	(iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); and
23.28 	(3) the presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.
23.29 	(b) "Killed in the line of duty" also means that the officer died due to suicide:
23.30 	(1) secondary to a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder as described in the most 
23.31 	recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by 
23.32 	the American Psychiatric Association; or
24.1 	(2) within 45 days of the end of exposure, while on duty, to a traumatic event.
24.2 	(c) "Killed in the line of duty" also means that the officer died as a result of complications 
24.3 	caused by exposure sustained in the line of duty to any of the following infectious diseases, 
24.4 	viruses, or bacteria, if medical records identify the disease, virus, or bacteria as a cause of 
24.5 	or contributing factor to the death: COVID-19; influenza; hepatitis B; hepatitis C; 
24.6 	tuberculosis; HIV/AIDS; meningitis; MRSA; whooping cough; or streptococcus pneumoniae.

24.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE; RETROACTIVE APPLICATION. This section is effective 
24.8 	the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

24.9 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
24.10 		Subd. 4.Public safety officer. "Public safety officer" includes:
24.11 	(1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (d);
24.12 	(2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with maintaining 
24.13 	the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;
24.14 	(3) a corrections staff person working in a public agency and supervising offenders in 
24.15 	the community as defined in sections 243.05, subdivision 6; 244.19, subdivision 1; and 
24.16 	401.01, subdivision 2;
24.17 	(4) an individual employed on a full-time or part-time basis by the state or by a fire 
24.18 	department of a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following 
24.19 	duties:
24.20 	(i) firefighting;
24.21 	(ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;
24.22 	(iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;
24.23 	(iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or
24.24 	(v) hazardous material responder;
24.25 	(5) a legally enrolled member of a volunteer or paid-on-call fire department or member 
24.26 	of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of 
24.27 	firefighting;
24.28 	(6) a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public safety 
24.29 	officer to assist the officer;
25.1 	(7) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the supervision 
25.2 	and authority of a political subdivision;
25.3 	(8) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation 
25.4 	service who is engaged in providing emergency care;
25.5 	(9) a first responder who is certified by the director of the Office of Emergency Medical 
25.6 	Services to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service 
25.7 	and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision to 
25.8 	respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of an 
25.9 	ambulance; and
25.10 	(10) a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public safety 
25.11 	and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment duty is either Capitol security 
25.12 	or the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations; and
25.13 	(11) a person formerly employed as a public safety officer under clauses (1) to (5) or 
25.14 	(7) to (10), if the person separated from service due to a duty disability as defined in section 
25.15 	353.01, subdivision 41.

25.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE; RETROACTIVE APPLICATION. This section is effective 
25.17 	the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

25.18 	Sec. 14. [299A.708] MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT.
25.19 		Subdivision 1.Account established. The Minnesota victims of crime account is 
25.20 	established in the special revenue fund.
25.21 		Subd. 2.Source of funds. Money in the account consists of:
25.22 	(1) general fund transfers;
25.23 	(2) gifts, donations, and any interest or earnings of the account; and
25.24 	(3) penalty assessments collected under section 609.1015.
25.25 		Subd. 3.Appropriation; account purpose; grants. Money in the account, including 
25.26 	interest accrued, is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of Justice 
25.27 	Programs to provide grants to crime victim services providers. Grants must be used for 
25.28 	direct services and advocacy for victims of sexual assault, general crime, domestic violence, 
25.29 	and child abuse. Funding must support the direct needs of organizations serving victims of 
25.30 	crime and may provide: direct client assistance to crime victims; competitive wages for 
25.31 	direct service staff; hotel stays and other housing-related supports and services; culturally 
25.32 	responsive programming; prevention programming, including domestic abuse transformation 
26.1 	and restorative justice programming; and for other needs of organizations and crime victim 
26.2 	survivors. Services funded must include services for victims of crime in underserved 
26.3 	communities most impacted by violence and reflect the ethnic, racial, economic, cultural, 
26.4 	and geographic diversity of the state.
26.5 		Subd. 4.Carryover. Money in the account does not cancel but remains available for 
26.6 	expenditures for grants identified in subdivision 3.

26.7 	Sec. 15. [609.1015] CORPORATE OFFENDERS; PENALTY ASSESSMENT 
26.8 	REQUIRED.
26.9 	(a) As used in this section, "corporation" means any entity, other than a natural person, 
26.10 	that is capable under the laws of any state to sue, be sued, own property, contract, or employ 
26.11 	another.
26.12 	(b) When a court is sentencing a corporation that has been convicted of a crime, the 
26.13 	court shall impose an assessment of up to $1,000,000 if the conviction is for a felony offense, 
26.14 	up to $250,000 if the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor offense, and up to $100,000 if 
26.15 	the conviction is for a misdemeanor offense. The assessment is in addition to any criminal 
26.16 	fines, restitution, or surcharge otherwise authorized or required under law. The court shall 
26.17 	impose an assessment of not less than 30 percent of the maximum assessment authorized 
26.18 	by this section unless the defendant makes a showing of undue hardship. The court may not 
26.19 	waive payment of the assessment.
26.20 	(c) In setting the amount of the assessment, the court shall take the following into 
26.21 	consideration:
26.22 	(1) the nature and seriousness of the offense;
26.23 	(2) the number of offenses committed;
26.24 	(3) the persistence of the criminal conduct;
26.25 	(4) the length of time over which the criminal conduct occurred;
26.26 	(5) the willfulness of the corporation's criminal conduct;
26.27 	(6) the corporation's assets, liabilities, and net worth; and
26.28 	(7) the particular harm to victims of the crime.
26.29 	(d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims 
26.30 	of crime account under section 299A.708.

27.1 	Sec. 16. [626.5536] LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR 
27.2 	ETRACE SYSTEM AND TRACE AND REPORT ON RECOVERED OR 
27.3 	CONFISCATED FIREARMS.
27.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
27.5 	meaning given:
27.6 	(1) "recovered or confiscated" means any of the following:
27.7 	(i) obtained from a crime scene or in connection with a criminal investigation;
27.8 	(ii) seized by a law enforcement agency;
27.9 	(iii) forfeited to a law enforcement agency;
27.10 	(iv) acquired by a law enforcement agency as an abandoned or discarded firearm;
27.11 	(v) obtained following the unlawful discharge of a firearm; or
27.12 	(vi) otherwise obtained and reasonably believed to be connected to a crime; and
27.13 	(2) "law enforcement agency" does not include the State Patrol or the Department of 
27.14 	Natural Resources.
27.15 		Subd. 2.Reporting required. (a) Each law enforcement agency shall register for the 
27.16 	United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing 
27.17 	Center's eTrace system, and opt-in to the system's collective data sharing feature.
27.18 	(b) Whenever a firearm is recovered or confiscated by a law enforcement agency, the 
27.19 	agency must, as soon as practicable:
27.20 	(1) transmit information relating to the firearm to the eTrace system; and
27.21 	(2) to the extent testing equipment is available, arrange for the firearm to be test fired 
27.22 	and the results submitted to the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network.
27.23 	(c) Whenever a shell casing is recovered or confiscated by a law enforcement agency, 
27.24 	that agency must, as soon as practicable, submit the ballistics information to the National 
27.25 	Integrated Ballistics Information Network.

27.26 	Sec. 17. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

27.27
27.28	Subd. 2.Public Safety 
Administration
 		1,000,000
		2,250,000
		2,000,000
	
27.29 	(a) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
28.1 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023, $1,000,000 in 
28.2 	fiscal year 2024, and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 
28.3 	2025 are for payment of public safety officer 
28.4 	survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.5 	section 299A.44. If the appropriation for either 
28.6 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
28.7 	other year is available. This appropriation is 
28.8 	available until June 30, 2027.
28.9 	(b) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
28.10 	$1,000,000 each year is for increases in the 
28.11 	base appropriation for soft body armor 
28.12 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.13 	section 299A.38. This is a onetime 
28.14 	appropriation.
28.15 	(c) Firearm Storage Grants
28.16 	$250,000 the first year is for grants to local or 
28.17 	state law enforcement agencies to support the 
28.18 	safe and secure storage of firearms owned by 
28.19 	persons subject to extreme risk protection 
28.20 	orders. The commissioner must apply for a 
28.21 	grant from the Byrne State Crisis Intervention 
28.22 	Program to supplement the funds appropriated 
28.23 	by the legislature for implementation of 
28.24 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 624.7171 to 
28.25 	624.7178 and 626.8481. Of the federal funds 
28.26 	received, the commissioner must dedicate at 
28.27 	least an amount that is equal to this 
28.28 	appropriation to fund safe and secure firearms 
28.29 	storage grants provided for under this 
28.30 	paragraph.

28.31 	Sec. 18. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
28.32 	2023, chapter 69, section 12, and Laws 2024, chapter 123, article 1, section 11, and Laws 
28.33 	2024, chapter 123, article 9, section 3, is amended to read:

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

29.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
29.2	General
	94,662,000
	80,338,000
	
29.3
29.4	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000
	
29.5 	(a) Domestic and Sexual Violence Housing
29.6 	$1,500,000 each year is to establish a 
29.7 	Domestic Violence Housing First grant 
29.8 	program to provide resources for survivors of 
29.9 	violence to access safe and stable housing and 
29.10 	for staff to provide mobile advocacy and 
29.11 	expertise in housing resources in their 
29.12 	community and a Minnesota Domestic and 
29.13 	Sexual Violence Transitional Housing 
29.14 	program to develop and support medium to 
29.15 	long term transitional housing for survivors 
29.16 	of domestic and sexual violence with 
29.17 	supportive services. The base for this 
29.18 	appropriation is $1,000,000 beginning in fiscal 
29.19 	year 2026.
29.20 	(b) Federal Victims of Crime Funding Gap
29.21 	$11,000,000 each year is to fund services for 
29.22 	victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
29.23 	child abuse, and other crimes. This is a 
29.24 	onetime appropriation.
29.25 	(c) Office for Missing and Murdered Black 
29.26 	Women and Girls
29.27 	$1,248,000 each year is to establish and 
29.28 	maintain the Minnesota Office for Missing 
29.29 	and Murdered Black Women and Girls.
29.30 	(d) Increased Staffing
29.31 	$667,000 the first year and $1,334,000 the 
29.32 	second year are to increase staffing in the 
29.33 	Office of Justice Programs for grant 
29.34 	monitoring and compliance; provide training 
30.1 	and technical assistance to grantees and 
30.2 	potential grantees; conduct community 
30.3 	outreach and engagement to improve the 
30.4 	experiences and outcomes of applicants, grant 
30.5 	recipients, and crime victims throughout 
30.6 	Minnesota; expand the Minnesota Statistical 
30.7 	Analysis Center; and increase staffing for the 
30.8 	crime victim reimbursement program and the 
30.9 	Crime Victim Justice Unit.
30.10 	(e) Office of Restorative Practices
30.11 	$500,000 each year is to establish and 
30.12 	maintain the Office of Restorative Practices.
30.13 	(f) Crossover and Dual-Status Youth Model 
30.14 	Grants
30.15 	$1,000,000 each year is to provide grants to 
30.16 	local units of government to initiate or expand 
30.17 	crossover youth practices model and 
30.18 	dual-status youth programs that provide 
30.19 	services for youth who are involved with or 
30.20 	at risk of becoming involved with both the 
30.21 	child welfare and juvenile justice systems, in 
30.22 	accordance with the Robert F. Kennedy 
30.23 	National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice 
30.24 	model. This is a onetime appropriation.
30.25 	(g) Restorative Practices Initiatives Grants
30.26 	$4,000,000 each year is for grants to establish 
30.27 	and support restorative practices initiatives 
30.28 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
30.29 	299A.95, subdivision 6, and for a restitution 
30.30 	grant program under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.31 	section 299A.955. This appropriation is 
30.32 	available until June 30, 2026. The base for this 
30.33 	appropriation is $2,500,000 beginning in fiscal 
30.34 	year 2026.
31.1 	(h) Ramsey County Youth Treatment 
31.2 	Homes Acquisition and Betterment
31.3 	$5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
31.4 	Ramsey County to establish, with input from 
31.5 	community stakeholders, including impacted 
31.6 	youth and families, up to seven intensive 
31.7 	trauma-informed therapeutic treatment homes 
31.8 	in Ramsey County that are licensed by the 
31.9 	Department of Human Services, that are 
31.10 	culturally specific, that are community-based, 
31.11 	and that can be secured. These residential 
31.12 	spaces must provide intensive treatment and 
31.13 	intentional healing for youth as ordered by the 
31.14 	court as part of the disposition of a case in 
31.15 	juvenile court. This appropriation is available 
31.16 	through June 30, 2026 2027.
31.17 	(i) Ramsey County Violence Prevention
31.18 	$5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
31.19 	Ramsey County to award grants to develop 
31.20 	new and further enhance existing 
31.21 	community-based organizational support 
31.22 	through violence prevention and community 
31.23 	wellness grants. Grantees must use the money 
31.24 	to create family support groups and resources 
31.25 	to support families during the time a young 
31.26 	person is placed out of home following a 
31.27 	juvenile delinquency adjudication and support 
31.28 	the family through the period of postplacement 
31.29 	reentry; create community-based respite 
31.30 	options for conflict or crisis de-escalation to 
31.31 	prevent incarceration or further systems 
31.32 	involvement for families; or establish 
31.33 	additional meaningful employment 
31.34 	opportunities for systems-involved youth. This 
32.1 	appropriation is available through June 30, 
32.2 	2027.
32.3 	(j) Office for Missing and Murdered 
32.4 	Indigenous Relatives
32.5 	$274,000 each year is for increased staff and 
32.6 	operating costs of the Office for Missing and 
32.7 	Murdered Indigenous Relatives, the Missing 
32.8 	and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Advisory 
32.9 	Board, and the Gaagige-Mikwendaagoziwag 
32.10 	reward advisory group.
32.11 	(k) Youth Intervention Programs
32.12 	$3,525,000 the first year and $3,526,000 the 
32.13 	second year are for youth intervention 
32.14 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.15 	299A.73. The base for this appropriation is 
32.16 	$3,526,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,525,000 
32.17 	in fiscal year 2027.
32.18 	(l) Community Crime Intervention and 
32.19 	Prevention Grants
32.20 	$750,000 each year is for community crime 
32.21 	intervention and prevention program grants, 
32.22 	authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 
32.23 	299A.296. This is a onetime appropriation.
32.24 	(m) Resources for Victims of Crime
32.25 	$1,000,000 each year is for general crime 
32.26 	victim grants to meet the needs of victims of 
32.27 	crime not covered by domestic violence, 
32.28 	sexual assault, or child abuse services. This is 
32.29 	a onetime appropriation.
32.30 	(n) Prosecutor Training
32.31 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
32.32 	Minnesota County Attorneys Association to 
32.33 	be used for prosecutorial and law enforcement 
33.1 	training, including trial school training and 
33.2 	train-the-trainer courses. All training funded 
33.3 	with grant proceeds must contain blocks of 
33.4 	instruction on racial disparities in the criminal 
33.5 	justice system, collateral consequences to 
33.6 	criminal convictions, and trauma-informed 
33.7 	responses to victims. This is a onetime 
33.8 	appropriation.
33.9 	The Minnesota County Attorneys Association 
33.10 	must report to the chairs and ranking minority 
33.11 	members of the legislative committees with 
33.12 	jurisdiction over public safety policy and 
33.13 	finance on the training provided with grant 
33.14 	proceeds, including a description of each 
33.15 	training and the number of prosecutors and 
33.16 	law enforcement officers who received 
33.17 	training. The report is due by February 15, 
33.18 	2025. The report may include trainings 
33.19 	scheduled to be completed after the date of 
33.20 	submission with an estimate of expected 
33.21 	participants.
33.22 	(o) Minnesota Heals
33.23 	$500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Heals 
33.24 	grant program. This is a onetime 
33.25 	appropriation.
33.26 	(p) Sexual Assault Exam Costs
33.27 	$3,967,000 the first year and $3,767,000 the 
33.28 	second year are to reimburse qualified health 
33.29 	care providers for the expenses associated with 
33.30 	medical examinations administered to victims 
33.31 	of criminal sexual conduct as required under 
33.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 609.35, and for 
33.33 	costs to administer the program. The base for 
34.1 	this appropriation is $3,771,000 in fiscal year 
34.2 	2026 and $3,776,000 in fiscal year 2027.
34.3 	(q) First Responder Mental Health 
34.4 	Curriculum
34.5 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to the Adler 
34.6 	graduate school. The grantee must use the 
34.7 	grant to develop a curriculum for a 24-week 
34.8 	certificate to train licensed therapists to 
34.9 	understand the nuances, culture, and stressors 
34.10 	of the work environments of first responders 
34.11 	to allow those therapists to provide effective 
34.12 	treatment to first responders in distress. The 
34.13 	grantee must collaborate with first responders 
34.14 	who are familiar with the psychological, 
34.15 	cultural, and professional issues of their field 
34.16 	to develop the curriculum and promote it upon 
34.17 	completion.
34.18 	The grantee may provide the program online.
34.19 	The grantee must seek to recruit additional 
34.20 	participants from outside the 11-county 
34.21 	metropolitan area.
34.22 	The grantee must create a resource directory 
34.23 	to provide law enforcement agencies with 
34.24 	names of counselors who complete the 
34.25 	program and other resources to support law 
34.26 	enforcement professionals with overall 
34.27 	wellness. The grantee shall collaborate with 
34.28 	the Department of Public Safety and law 
34.29 	enforcement organizations to promote the 
34.30 	directory. This is a onetime appropriation.
34.31 	(r) Pathways to Policing
34.32 	$400,000 each year is for reimbursement 
34.33 	grants to state and local law enforcement 
34.34 	agencies that operate pathway to policing 
35.1 	programs. Applicants for reimbursement 
35.2 	grants may receive up to 50 percent of the cost 
35.3 	of compensating and training program 
35.4 	participants. Reimbursement grants shall be 
35.5 	proportionally allocated based on the number 
35.6 	of grant applications approved by the 
35.7 	commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation.
35.8 	(s) Direct Assistance to Crime Victim 
35.9 	Survivors
35.10 	$5,000,000 each year is to provide grants for 
35.11 	direct services and advocacy for victims of 
35.12 	sexual assault, general crime, domestic 
35.13 	violence, and child abuse. Funding must 
35.14 	support the direct needs of organizations 
35.15 	serving victims of crime by providing: direct 
35.16 	client assistance to crime victims; competitive 
35.17 	wages for direct service staff; hotel stays and 
35.18 	other housing-related supports and services; 
35.19 	culturally responsive programming; prevention 
35.20 	programming, including domestic abuse 
35.21 	transformation and restorative justice 
35.22 	programming; and for other needs of 
35.23 	organizations and crime victim survivors. 
35.24 	Services funded must include services for 
35.25 	victims of crime in underserved communities 
35.26 	most impacted by violence and reflect the 
35.27 	ethnic, racial, economic, cultural, and 
35.28 	geographic diversity of the state. The office 
35.29 	shall prioritize culturally specific programs, 
35.30 	or organizations led and staffed by persons of 
35.31 	color that primarily serve communities of 
35.32 	color, when allocating funds.
35.33 	(t) Racially Diverse Youth
35.34 	$250,000 each year is for grants to 
35.35 	organizations to address racial disparity of 
36.1 	youth using shelter services in the Rochester 
36.2 	and St. Cloud regional areas. Of this amount, 
36.3 	$125,000 each year is to address this issue in 
36.4 	the Rochester area and $125,000 each year is 
36.5 	to address this issue in the St. Cloud area. A 
36.6 	grant recipient shall establish and operate a 
36.7 	pilot program connected to shelter services to 
36.8 	engage in community intervention outreach, 
36.9 	mobile case management, family reunification, 
36.10 	aftercare, and follow up when family members 
36.11 	are released from shelter services. A pilot 
36.12 	program must specifically address the high 
36.13 	number of racially diverse youth that enter 
36.14 	shelters in the regions. This is a onetime 
36.15 	appropriation.
36.16 	(u) Violence Prevention Project Research 
36.17 	Center
36.18 	$500,000 each year is for a grant to the 
36.19 	Violence Prevention Project Research Center, 
36.20 	operating as a 501(c)(3) organization, for 
36.21 	research focused on reducing violence in 
36.22 	society that uses data and analysis to improve 
36.23 	criminal justice-related policy and practice in 
36.24 	Minnesota. Research must place an emphasis 
36.25 	on issues related to deaths and injuries 
36.26 	involving firearms. This is a onetime 
36.27 	appropriation.
36.28 	Beginning January 15, 2025, the Violence 
36.29 	Prevention Project Research Center must 
36.30 	submit an annual report to the chairs and 
36.31 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
36.32 	committees with jurisdiction over public safety 
36.33 	policy and finance on its work and findings. 
36.34 	The report must include a description of the 
36.35 	data reviewed, an analysis of that data, and 
37.1 	recommendations to improve criminal 
37.2 	justice-related policy and practice in 
37.3 	Minnesota with specific recommendations to 
37.4 	address deaths and injuries involving firearms.
37.5 	(v) Report on Approaches to Address Illicit 
37.6 	Drug Use in Minnesota
37.7 	$118,000 each year is to enter into an 
37.8 	agreement with Rise Research LLC for a study 
37.9 	and set of reports on illicit drug use in 
37.10 	Minnesota describing current responses to that 
37.11 	use, reviewing alternative approaches utilized 
37.12 	in other jurisdictions, and making policy and 
37.13 	funding recommendations for a holistic and 
37.14 	effective response to illicit drug use and the 
37.15 	illicit drug trade. The agreement must establish 
37.16 	a budget and schedule with clear deliverables. 
37.17 	This appropriation is onetime.
37.18 	The study must include a review of current 
37.19 	policies, practices, and funding; identification 
37.20 	of alternative approaches utilized effectively 
37.21 	in other jurisdictions; and policy and funding 
37.22 	recommendations for a response to illicit drug 
37.23 	use and the illicit drug trade that reduces and, 
37.24 	where possible, prevents harm and expands 
37.25 	individual and community health, safety, and 
37.26 	autonomy. Recommendations must consider 
37.27 	impacts on public safety, racial equity, 
37.28 	accessibility of health and ancillary supportive 
37.29 	social services, and the intersections between 
37.30 	drug policy and mental health, housing and 
37.31 	homelessness, overdose and infectious disease, 
37.32 	child welfare, and employment.
37.33 	Rise Research may subcontract and coordinate 
37.34 	with other organizations or individuals to 
38.1 	conduct research, provide analysis, and 
38.2 	prepare the reports required by this section.
38.3 	Rise Research shall submit reports to the 
38.4 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
38.5 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
38.6 	public safety finance and policy, human 
38.7 	services finance and policy, health finance and 
38.8 	policy, and judiciary finance and policy. Rise 
38.9 	Research shall submit an initial report by 
38.10 	February 15, 2024, and a final report by March 
38.11 	1, 2025.
38.12 	(w) Legal Representation for Children
38.13 	$150,000 each year is for a grant to an 
38.14 	organization that provides legal representation 
38.15 	for children in need of protection or services 
38.16 	and children in out-of-home placement. The 
38.17 	grant is contingent upon a match in an equal 
38.18 	amount from nonstate funds. The match may 
38.19 	be in kind, including the value of volunteer 
38.20 	attorney time, in cash, or a combination of the 
38.21 	two. These appropriations are in addition to 
38.22 	any other appropriations for the legal 
38.23 	representation of children. This appropriation 
38.24 	is onetime.
38.25 	(x) Pretrial Release Study and Report
38.26 	$250,000 each year are for a grant to the 
38.27 	Minnesota Justice Research Center to study 
38.28 	and report on pretrial release practices in 
38.29 	Minnesota and other jurisdictions, including 
38.30 	but not limited to the use of bail as a condition 
38.31 	of pretrial release. This appropriation is 
38.32 	onetime.
38.33 	(y) Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer 
38.34 	Education and Training Program
39.1 	$5,000,000 the first year is to implement the 
39.2 	intensive comprehensive peace officer 
39.3 	education and training program described in 
39.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8516. This 
39.5 	appropriation is available through June 30, 
39.6 	2027.
39.7 	(z) Youth Services Office
39.8 	$250,000 each year is to operate the Youth 
39.9 	Services Office.

39.10 	Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

39.11	Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

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

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

39.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
39.16		2024
	2025
	
39.17	General
	5,049,000
	6,564,000
	
39.18	Trunk Highway
	4,927,000
	5,209,000
	
39.19 	$1,482,000 in each year is from the general 
39.20 	fund for staff and operating costs related to 
39.21 	public engagement activities.

39.22	(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
		640,000
		640,000
	
39.23 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
39.24 	for payment of public safety officer survivor 
39.25 	benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.26 	299A.44. If the appropriation for either year 
39.27 	is insufficient, the appropriation for the other 
39.28 	year is available for it. This appropriation is 
39.29 	available until June 30, 2027.

39.30	(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
		1,367,000
		1,367,000
	
39.31 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
39.32 	for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit 
40.1 	account. This appropriation is available for 
40.2 	reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.3 	section 299A.465.

40.4	(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
		745,000
		745,000
	
40.5 	This appropriation is from the general fund 
40.6 	for soft body armor reimbursements under 
40.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.

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

40.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
40.10		2024
	2025
	
40.11	General
	1,645,000
	1,684,000
	
40.12	Trunk Highway
	5,067,000
	5,099,000

40.13 	Sec. 20. TASK FORCE ON MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES.
 40.14 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "mandatory minimum" means 
40.15 	legislatively defined, predetermined sentencing requirements, including but not limited to 
40.16 	sentencing requirements under Minnesota Statutes, sections 152.021, 152.022, and 609.11, 
40.17 	that mandate a minimum period of commitment to the commissioner of corrections upon 
40.18 	conviction for certain offenses.
40.19 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The Task Force on Mandatory Minimum Sentences is 
40.20 	established to collect and analyze data on the charging, convicting, and sentencing of persons 
40.21 	to mandatory minimum sentences; assess whether current laws and practices promote public 
40.22 	safety and equity in sentencing; and make recommendations to the legislature.
40.23 		Subd. 3.Membership. (a) The task force consists of the following members:
40.24 	(1) the commissioner of corrections, or a designee;
40.25 	(2) the executive director of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, or a 
40.26 	designee;
40.27 	(3) the state public defender, or a designee;
40.28 	(4) the statewide coordinator of the Violent Crime Coordinating Council, or a designee;
40.29 	(5) one defense attorney, appointed by the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense 
40.30 	Lawyers;
41.1 	(6) two county attorneys, one from Hennepin or Ramsey County and one from outside 
41.2 	the seven-county metropolitan area, appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys 
41.3 	Association;
41.4 	(7) a peace officer familiar with shooting investigations, appointed by the Minnesota 
41.5 	Sheriffs' Association;
41.6 	(8) a peace officer familiar with shooting investigations, appointed by the Minnesota 
41.7 	Chiefs of Police Association;
41.8 	(9) one member representing a victims' rights organization, appointed by the senate 
41.9 	majority leader;
41.10 	(10) one member of a statewide civil rights organization, appointed by the speaker of 
41.11 	the house of representatives;
41.12 	(11) one impacted person who is directly related to a person who has been convicted of 
41.13 	a mandatory minimum sentence or who has themselves been convicted of a mandatory 
41.14 	minimum sentence and has completed the sentence, appointed by the governor; and
41.15 	(12) one person with academic expertise regarding the laws and practices of other states 
41.16 	relating to mandatory minimum sentences, appointed by the governor.
41.17 	(b) Appointments must be made no later than July 30, 2025.
41.18 	(c) Members shall serve without compensation.
41.19 	(d) Members of the task force serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority or until 
41.20 	the task force expires. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority consistent with 
41.21 	the qualifications of the vacating member required by this subdivision.
41.22 		Subd. 4.Officers; meetings. (a) The task force shall elect a chair and vice-chair and 
41.23 	may elect other officers as necessary.
41.24 	(b) The commissioner of corrections shall convene the first meeting of the task force no 
41.25 	later than August 1, 2025, and shall provide meeting space and administrative assistance 
41.26 	as necessary for the task force to conduct its work.
41.27 	(c) The task force shall meet at least monthly or upon the call of the chair. The task force 
41.28 	shall meet sufficiently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in this section. Meetings 
41.29 	of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
41.30 	(d) To compile and analyze data, the task force shall request the cooperation and 
41.31 	assistance of local law enforcement agencies, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines 
41.32 	Commission, the judicial branch, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, county attorneys, 
42.1 	and Tribal governments and may request the cooperation of academics and others with 
42.2 	experience and expertise in researching the impact of mandatory minimum sentences.
42.3 		Subd. 5.Duties. (a) The task force shall, at a minimum:
42.4 	(1) collect and analyze data on charges, convictions, and sentences that involve mandatory 
42.5 	minimum sentences;
42.6 	(2) collect and analyze data on mandatory minimum sentences in which a person received 
42.7 	a mitigated durational departure because the mandatory minimum sentence was seen as 
42.8 	inappropriate by a judge or county attorney, or both;
42.9 	(3) collect and analyze data on mandatory minimum sentences in which a person likely 
42.10 	would have received a mitigated durational departure but for the enforcement of a mandatory 
42.11 	minimum sentence;
42.12 	(4) collect and analyze data on charges, convictions, and sentences for codefendants of 
42.13 	persons sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence;
42.14 	(5) review relevant state statutes and state and federal court decisions;
42.15 	(6) receive input from persons who were convicted of a crime with a mandatory minimum 
42.16 	sentence;
42.17 	(7) receive input from family members of persons who were convicted of a crime with 
42.18 	a mandatory minimum sentence;
42.19 	(8) receive input from persons who were victims of crimes with a mandatory minimum 
42.20 	sentence;
42.21 	(9) receive input from family members of persons who were victims of crimes with a 
42.22 	mandatory minimum sentence;
42.23 	(10) analyze the benefits and unintended consequences of state statutes and practices 
42.24 	related to the charging, convicting, and sentencing of persons of crimes with mandatory 
42.25 	minimum sentences, including but not limited to an analysis of whether current statutes and 
42.26 	practices:
42.27 	(i) promote public safety; and
42.28 	(ii) properly punish a person for that person's role in an offense; and
42.29 	(11) make recommendations for legislative action, if any, on laws affecting:
42.30 	(i) the collection and reporting of data; and
43.1 	(ii) the charging, convicting, and sentencing of persons for crimes with mandatory 
43.2 	minimum sentences.
43.3 	(b) At its discretion, the task force may examine, as necessary, other related issues 
43.4 	consistent with this section.
43.5 		Subd. 6.Report. On or before August 15, 2026, the task force shall submit a report to 
43.6 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
43.7 	jurisdiction over criminal sentencing on the findings and recommendations of the task force.
43.8 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The task force expires the day after submitting the report under 
43.9 	subdivision 6.

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

43.11 	Sec. 21. PROCESS FOR RETROACTIVE CLAIMS.
 43.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.47, claims for benefits arising 
43.13 	out of deaths occurring before July 1, 2025, where eligibility is due to the retroactive changes 
43.14 	made in this act are timely if filed by July 1, 2027. Claims for benefits arising out of deaths 
43.15 	that occur on or after July 1, 2027, are subject to the limitation period described in Minnesota 
43.16 	Statutes, section 299A.47.
43.17 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.47, the commissioner of public 
43.18 	safety shall review previously denied benefit claims for deaths occurring between February 
43.19 	1, 2020, and the effective date of this act, determine whether the applicant is eligible for 
43.20 	benefits based on the retroactive application of the amendments made in this act, and award 
43.21 	applicable benefits as necessary.

43.22 	ARTICLE 3
43.23 	FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

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

44.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 43A.17, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
44.2 		Subd. 13.Compensation for law enforcement officers. (a) For purposes of this 
44.3 	subdivision, the term "law enforcement officers" means all licensed peace officers employed 
44.4 	by the state who are included in the state units under section 179A.10, subdivision 2, 
44.5 	including without limitation: Minnesota State Patrol troopers, Bureau of Criminal 
44.6 	Apprehension agents, including Financial Crimes and Fraud Section agents, and Alcohol 
44.7 	and Gambling Enforcement agents, in the Department of Public Safety; Department of 
44.8 	Natural Resources conservation officers; and Department of Corrections Fugitive 
44.9 	Apprehension Unit members; and Commerce Fraud Bureau agents in the Department of 
44.10 	Commerce.
44.11 	(b) When the commissioner of management and budget negotiates a collective bargaining 
44.12 	agreement establishing compensation for law enforcement officers, the commissioner must 
44.13 	use compensation and benefit data from the most recent salary and benefits survey conducted 
44.14 	pursuant to section 299D.03, subdivision 2a, to compare salaries to ensure appropriate 
44.15 	increases are made to law enforcement officer salaries and benefits.

44.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
44.17 		Subd. 2b.Duties. The commissioner of commerce Fraud Bureau shall may:
44.18 	(1) review notices and reports within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's primary jurisdiction
44.19 	submitted by authorized insurers, their employees, and agents or producers regarding 
44.20 	insurance fraud, as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4;
44.21 	(2) respond to notifications or complaints within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's primary 
44.22 	jurisdiction generated by other law enforcement agencies, state or federal governmental 
44.23 	units, or any other person;
44.24 	(3) (2) initiate inquiries and conduct investigations under section 45.027 when the bureau
44.25 	commissioner has reason to believe that an offense within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's 
44.26 	primary jurisdiction insurance fraud, as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4, has been 
44.27 	or is being committed; and
44.28 	(4) report crimes disclosed by the Commerce Fraud Bureau's investigations to appropriate 
44.29 	law enforcement agencies, including, but not limited to, the attorney general, county 
44.30 	attorneys, or any other appropriate law enforcement or regulatory agency, and shall assemble 
44.31 	evidence, prepare charges, and otherwise assist any law enforcement authority having 
44.32 	jurisdiction.
45.1 	(3) share active investigative data pursuant to section 13.39 concerning insurance fraud 
45.2 	with the commissioner of public safety and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

45.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
45.4 	read:
45.5 		Subd. 2g.Criminal insurance fraud investigations. (a) The Bureau of Criminal 
45.6 	Apprehension shall conduct investigations of criminal insurance fraud, as defined in section 
45.7 	609.611, in accordance with section 299C.061.
45.8 	(b) The commissioner shall report criminal insurance fraud-related crimes disclosed by 
45.9 	the Department of Commerce's investigations of civil insurance fraud to the Bureau of 
45.10 	Criminal Apprehension.

45.11 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
45.12 		Subd. 6.Insurance fraud prevention account. The insurance fraud prevention account 
45.13 	is created in the state treasury. Money received from assessments under subdivision 7 section 
45.14 	299C.061, subdivision 10, and transferred from the automobile theft prevention account in 
45.15 	sections 65B.84, subdivision 1, and 297I.11, subdivision 2, is deposited in the account. 
45.16 	Money in this fund is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce public safety for the 
45.17 	purposes specified in this section and sections 60A.951 to 60A.956.

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

45.28		Total Assets
	Assessment
	
45.29		Less than $100,000,000
		$
	400
	
45.30		$100,000,000 to $1,000,000,000
		$
	1,500
	
45.31		Over $1,000,000,000
		$
	4,000
	
45.32		Minnesota Written Premium
	Assessment
	
46.1		Less than $10,000,000
		$
	400
	
46.2		$10,000,000 to $100,000,000
		$
	1,500
	
46.3		Over $100,000,000
		$
	4,000
	
46.4 	For purposes of this subdivision, the following entities are not considered to be insurers 
46.5 	authorized to sell insurance in the state of Minnesota: risk retention groups; or township 
46.6 	mutuals organized under chapter 67A.

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

46.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
46.15 		Subd. 9.Administrative penalty for insurance fraud. (a) The commissioner may:
46.16 	(1) impose an administrative penalty against any person in an amount as set forth in 
46.17 	paragraph (b) for each intentional act of insurance fraud or substantiated acts of attempted 
46.18 	insurance fraud as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4, committed by that person;
46.19 	(2) order restitution to any person suffering loss as a result of the insurance fraud; and
46.20 	(3) order restitution to a company for the reasonable documented cost of any investigation 
46.21 	in connection with the insurance fraud.
46.22 	(b) The administrative penalty for each violation described in paragraph (a) may be no 
46.23 	more than:
46.24 	(1) $20,000 if the funds or the value of the property or services wrongfully obtained 
46.25 	exceeds $5,000;
46.26 	(2) $10,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained exceeds 
46.27 	$1,000, but not more than $5,000;
46.28 	(3) $3,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is more 
46.29 	than $500, but not more than $1,000; and
46.30 	(4) $1,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is $500 
46.31 	or less.
47.1 	(c) If an administrative penalty is not paid after all rights of appeal have been waived 
47.2 	or exhausted, the commissioner may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction 
47.3 	to collect the administrative penalty, including expenses and litigation costs, reasonable 
47.4 	attorney fees, and interest.
47.5 	(d) This section does not affect a person's right to seek recovery, including expenses 
47.6 	and litigation costs, reasonable attorney fees, and interest, against any person that commits 
47.7 	insurance fraud.
47.8 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "insurance fraud" has the meaning given in section 
47.9 	60A.951, subdivision 4.
47.10 	(f) Hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with chapter 14 
47.11 	and any other applicable law.
47.12 	(g) All revenues from penalties, expenses, costs, fees, and interest collected under 
47.13 	paragraphs (a) to (c) shall be deposited in into the insurance fraud prevention account under 
47.14 	subdivision 6 section 299C.061, subdivision 9.

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

47.22 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.952, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
47.23 		Subd. 2.Notice to and cooperation with the Commerce Fraud Bureau of Criminal 
47.24 	Apprehension. Any insurer or insurance professional that has reasonable belief that an act 
47.25 	of insurance fraud will be, is being, or has been committed, shall furnish and disclose all 
47.26 	relevant information to the Commerce Fraud Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or to any 
47.27 	authorized person and cooperate fully with any investigation conducted by the Commerce 
47.28 	Fraud Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Any person that has a reasonable belief that an 
47.29 	act of insurance fraud will be, is being, or has been committed, or any person who collects, 
47.30 	reviews, or analyzes information concerning insurance fraud may furnish and disclose any 
47.31 	information in its possession concerning the act to the Commerce Fraud Bureau, any 
47.32 	authorized person, or to an authorized representative of an insurer that requests the 
48.1 	information for the purpose of detecting, prosecuting, or preventing insurance fraud. The 
48.2 	insurer may also release relevant information to any person authorized to receive the 
48.3 	information under section 72A.502, subdivision 2. If disclosure is made to an authorized 
48.4 	person other than the Commerce Fraud Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, a copy of the 
48.5 	disclosure must be sent to the Commerce Fraud Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

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

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

48.22 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.954, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.23 		Subd. 2.Review. The commissioner may review each insurer's antifraud plan to determine 
48.24 	whether it complies with the requirements of this section. If the commissioner finds that an 
48.25 	insurer's antifraud plan does not comply with the requirements of this section, the 
48.26 	commissioner shall disapprove the plan and send a notice of disapproval, along with the 
48.27 	reasons for disapproval, to the insurer. An insurer whose antifraud plan has been disapproved 
48.28 	by the commissioner shall submit a new plan to the commissioner within 60 days after the 
48.29 	plan was disapproved. The commissioner may examine an insurer's procedures to determine 
48.30 	whether the insurer is complying with its antifraud plan. The commissioner shall withhold 
48.31 	from public inspection any part of an insurer's antifraud plan for so long as the commissioner 
48.32 	deems the withholding to be in the public interest. The commissioner may share an insurer's 
48.33 	complete antifraud plan with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

49.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.956, is amended to read:
49.2 	60A.956 OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
49.3 	Nothing in sections 60A.951 to 60A.956 preempts the authority of or relieves the duty 
49.4 	of any other law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute alleged violations of 
49.5 	law, prevents or prohibits a person from voluntarily disclosing any information concerning 
49.6 	insurance fraud to any law enforcement agency other than the Commerce Fraud Bureau of 
49.7 	Criminal Apprehension, or limits any of the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this 
49.8 	state to the commissioner of commerce to investigate alleged violations of law and to take 
49.9 	appropriate action.

49.10 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65B.84, is amended to read:
49.11 	65B.84 AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM.
49.12 		Subdivision 1.Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation. (a) The 
49.13 	commissioner of commerce public safety shall:
49.14 	(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and strategies 
49.15 	to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft laws, and 
49.16 	provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing with 
49.17 	automobile theft;
49.18 	(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs, and 
49.19 	strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect to 
49.20 	automobile theft enforcement;
49.21 	(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part to 
49.22 	evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the 
49.23 	commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need of 
49.24 	further financial support from the fund;
49.25 	(4) develop a plan of operation including:
49.26 	(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas of the 
49.27 	state where the problem is greatest;
49.28 	(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;
49.29 	(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;
49.30 	(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and
49.31 	(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and
50.1 	(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety commerce, 
50.2 	pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account for 
50.3 	automobile theft prevention activities, including:
50.4 	(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;
50.5 	(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies 
50.6 	for automobile theft enforcement teams;
50.7 	(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for programs 
50.8 	designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved equipment and 
50.9 	techniques for responding to automobile thefts;
50.10 	(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce 
50.11 	the incidence of automobile theft;
50.12 	(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce the 
50.13 	incidence of automobile theft;
50.14 	(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or business 
50.15 	organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and to 
50.16 	educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models of automobiles 
50.17 	most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is most likely to occur; 
50.18 	and
50.19 	(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training programs 
50.20 	for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam and inspections 
50.21 	staff, and members of the judiciary.
50.22 	(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the 
50.23 	money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner 
50.24 	is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to the 
50.25 	automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer of $1,300,000 
50.26 	each year to the insurance fraud prevention account described in section 297I.11, subdivision 
50.27 	2.
50.28 	(c) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner may transfer any unobligated balances 
50.29 	in the auto theft prevention account to the insurance fraud prevention account under section 
50.30 	45.0135, subdivision 6 299C.061, subdivision 9.
50.31 	(d) The commissioner must establish a library of equipment to combat automobile-related 
50.32 	theft offenses. The equipment must be available to all law enforcement agencies upon 
50.33 	request to support law enforcement agency efforts to combat automobile theft.
51.1 		Subd. 2.Annual report. By September 30 each year, the commissioner of public safety
51.2 	shall report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of 
51.3 	representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over the Departments Department 
51.4 	of Commerce and Public Safety on the activities and expenditures in the preceding year.
51.5 		Subd. 3.Grant criteria; application. (a) A county attorney's office, law enforcement 
51.6 	agency, neighborhood organization, community organization, or business organization may 
51.7 	apply for a grant under this section. Multiple offices or agencies within a county may apply 
51.8 	for a grant under this section.
51.9 	(b) The commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the commissioner of public 
51.10 	safety commerce, must develop criteria for the fair distribution of grants from the automobile 
51.11 	theft prevention account that address the following factors:
51.12 	(1) the number of reported automobile thefts per capita in a city, county, or region, not 
51.13 	merely the total number of automobile thefts;
51.14 	(2) the population of the jurisdiction of the applicant office or agency;
51.15 	(3) the total funds distributed within a county or region; and
51.16 	(4) the statewide interest in automobile theft reduction.
51.17 	(c) The commissioner may give priority to:
51.18 	(1) offices and agencies engaged in a collaborative effort to reduce automobile theft; 
51.19 	and
51.20 	(2) counties or regions with the greatest rates of automobile theft.
51.21 	(d) The minimum amount of a grant award is $5,000. After considering the automobile 
51.22 	theft rate and total population of an applicant's jurisdiction, if a grant award, as determined 
51.23 	under the criteria and priorities in this subdivision, would be less than $5,000, it must not 
51.24 	be awarded.
51.25 		Subd. 4.Advisory board; creation; membership. An Automobile Theft Prevention 
51.26 	Advisory Board is established to advise the commissioner on the distribution of grants under 
51.27 	this section. The board must consist of seven members appointed by the commissioner of 
51.28 	public safety and must include representatives of law enforcement, prosecuting agencies, 
51.29 	automobile insurers, and the public. The commissioner must annually select a chair from 
51.30 	among its members.
51.31 		Subd. 5.Definition. For purposes of this section, "automobile theft" includes 
51.32 	automobile-related theft.

52.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subdivision 1.Use of data. (a) Except as provided by this section, data gathered from 
52.3 	any person under the administration of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law are 
52.4 	private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section 13.02, 
52.5 	subdivisions 9 and 12, and may not be disclosed except according to a district court order 
52.6 	or section 13.05. A subpoena is not considered a district court order. These data may be 
52.7 	disseminated to and used by the following agencies without the consent of the subject of 
52.8 	the data:
52.9 	(1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state or federal 
52.10 	law;
52.11 	(2) any agency of any other state or any federal agency charged with the administration 
52.12 	of an unemployment insurance program;
52.13 	(3) any agency responsible for the maintenance of a system of public employment offices 
52.14 	for the purpose of assisting individuals in obtaining employment;
52.15 	(4) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other state in 
52.16 	accordance with section 518A.83;
52.17 	(5) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;
52.18 	(6) the Department of Revenue to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota 
52.19 	laws;
52.20 	(7) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed assistance 
52.21 	programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;
52.22 	(8) the Department of Labor and Industry and the Commerce Fraud Bureau in, the 
52.23 	Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for uses consistent 
52.24 	with the administration of their duties under Minnesota law;
52.25 	(9) the Department of Human Services and the Office of Inspector General and its agents 
52.26 	within the Department of Human Services, including county fraud investigators, for 
52.27 	investigations related to recipient or provider fraud and employees of providers when the 
52.28 	provider is suspected of committing public assistance fraud;
52.29 	(10) the Department of Human Services for the purpose of evaluating medical assistance 
52.30 	services and supporting program improvement;
52.31 	(11) local and state welfare agencies for monitoring the eligibility of the data subject 
52.32 	for assistance programs, or for any employment or training program administered by those 
53.1 	agencies, whether alone, in combination with another welfare agency, or in conjunction 
53.2 	with the department or to monitor and evaluate the statewide Minnesota family investment 
53.3 	program and other cash assistance programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 
53.4 	and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training program by 
53.5 	providing data on recipients and former recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
53.6 	Program (SNAP) benefits, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child 
53.7 	care assistance under chapter 142E, or medical programs under chapter 256B or 256L or 
53.8 	formerly codified under chapter 256D;
53.9 	(12) local and state welfare agencies for the purpose of identifying employment, wages, 
53.10 	and other information to assist in the collection of an overpayment debt in an assistance 
53.11 	program;
53.12 	(13) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining 
53.13 	the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of a 
53.14 	criminal investigation;
53.15 	(14) the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has access to data on 
53.16 	specific individuals and specific employers provided the specific individual or specific 
53.17 	employer is the subject of an investigation by that agency;
53.18 	(15) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;
53.19 	(16) the Department of Corrections for the purposes of case planning and internal research 
53.20 	for preprobation, probation, and postprobation employment tracking of offenders sentenced 
53.21 	to probation and preconfinement and postconfinement employment tracking of committed 
53.22 	offenders;
53.23 	(17) the state auditor to the extent necessary to conduct audits of job opportunity building 
53.24 	zones as required under section 469.3201;
53.25 	(18) the Office of Higher Education for purposes of supporting program improvement, 
53.26 	system evaluation, and research initiatives including the Statewide Longitudinal Education 
53.27 	Data System; and
53.28 	(19) the Family and Medical Benefits Division of the Department of Employment and 
53.29 	Economic Development to be used as necessary to administer chapter 268B.
53.30 	(b) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by the 
53.31 	department in an investigation under section 268.182 are confidential as to data on individuals 
53.32 	and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 3 
54.1 	and 13, and must not be disclosed except under statute or district court order or to a party 
54.2 	named in a criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for preparation of a defense.
54.3 	(c) Data gathered by the department in the administration of the Minnesota unemployment 
54.4 	insurance program must not be made the subject or the basis for any suit in any civil 
54.5 	proceedings, administrative or judicial, unless the action is initiated by the department.

54.6 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.30, is amended to read:
54.7 	268B.30 DATA PRIVACY.
54.8 	(a) Except as provided by this section, data collected, created, or maintained under this 
54.9 	chapter are private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in 
54.10 	section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12, and must not be disclosed except according to a district 
54.11 	court order or section 13.05. A subpoena is not considered a district court order.
54.12 	(b) Data classified under paragraph (a) may be disseminated to and used by the following 
54.13 	without the consent of the subject of the data:
54.14 	(1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state or federal 
54.15 	law;
54.16 	(2) the unemployment insurance division, to the extent necessary to administer the 
54.17 	programs established under this chapter and chapter 268;
54.18 	(3) employers, to the extent necessary to support adjudication of application requests 
54.19 	and to support the employer's administration of a leave of absence;
54.20 	(4) health care providers, to the extent necessary to support verification of health care 
54.21 	conditions and qualifying events;
54.22 	(5) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other state in 
54.23 	accordance with section 518A.83;
54.24 	(6) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;
54.25 	(7) the Department of Revenue, to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota 
54.26 	laws;
54.27 	(8) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed assistance 
54.28 	programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;
54.29 	(9) the Department of Labor and Industry and the Commerce Fraud Bureau in, the 
54.30 	Department of Commerce, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for uses consistent 
54.31 	with the administration of their duties under Minnesota law;
55.1 	(10) the Department of Human Services and the Office of Inspector General and its 
55.2 	agents within the Department of Human Services, including county fraud investigators, for 
55.3 	investigations related to recipient or provider fraud and employees of providers when the 
55.4 	provider is suspected of committing public assistance fraud;
55.5 	(11) the Department of Public Safety for support in identity verification;
55.6 	(12) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining 
55.7 	the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of a 
55.8 	criminal investigation;
55.9 	(13) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;
55.10 	(14) the Department of Corrections for the purposes of tracking incarceration of 
55.11 	applicants; and
55.12 	(15) contracted third parties, to the extent necessary to aid in identity verification, 
55.13 	adjudication, administration, and evaluation of the program.
55.14 	(c) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by the 
55.15 	department in an investigation under section 268B.19, 268B.21, 268B.22, or 268B.23 are 
55.16 	confidential as to data on individuals and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as 
55.17 	defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 3 and 13, and must not be disclosed except under 
55.18 	statute or district court order or to a party named in a criminal proceeding, administrative 
55.19 	or judicial, for preparation of a defense.
55.20 	(d) Data gathered by the department in the administration of this chapter must not be 
55.21 	made the subject or the basis for any suit in any civil proceedings, administrative or judicial, 
55.22 	unless the action is initiated by the department.

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

56.1 	Sec. 19. [299C.061] FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD SECTION.
56.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
56.3 	the meanings given.
56.4 	(b) "Fraud involving state funded or administered programs or services" includes any 
56.5 	violation of section 609.445, 609.465, 609.466, 609.52, 609.5523, 609.611, 609.651, 
56.6 	609.7475, or 609.821 involving a state agency or state funded or administered program or 
56.7 	service.
56.8 	(c) "Peace officer" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph 
56.9 	(c).
56.10 	(d) "State agency" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 17.
56.11 	(e) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
56.12 	(f) "Section" means the Financial Crimes and Fraud Section of the Bureau of Criminal 
56.13 	Apprehension.
56.14 		Subd. 2.Financial Crimes and Fraud Section. The superintendent shall operate the 
56.15 	Financial Crimes and Fraud Section within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct 
56.16 	investigations into insurance fraud, financial crimes, wage theft, and fraud involving state 
56.17 	funded or administered programs or services. The Section shall be partially or fully comprised 
56.18 	of licensed peace officers. Members of this section have the full authorities specified in 
56.19 	chapter 299C and are not limited to the duties enumerated in this section.
56.20 		Subd. 3.Duties. The Financial Crimes and Fraud Section shall:
56.21 	(1) review notices and reports of insurance fraud and related crimes submitted by 
56.22 	authorized insurers, their employees, and agents or producers pursuant to sections 60A.951 
56.23 	to 60A.956;
56.24 	(2) initiate inquiries and conduct investigations when the Section has reason to believe 
56.25 	that any of the following offenses have been or are being committed:
56.26 	(i) fraud involving state funded or administered programs or services in subdivision 1, 
56.27 	paragraph (b);
56.28 	(ii) insurance fraud and related crimes, as defined in sections 60A.951, subdivision 4, 
56.29 	and 609.611 and support of those activities;
56.30 	(iii) wage theft and related crimes; and
56.31 	(iv) any other financial crimes; and
57.1 	(3) operate the automobile theft prevention program under section 65B.84.
57.2 		Subd. 4.Mandatory referral; duty to investigate. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs 
57.3 	(b) and (d), a state agency shall refer all suspected fraudulent activity under the provisions 
57.4 	in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), equaling $100,000 or more, to the Section for evaluation 
57.5 	and investigation or appropriate referral. Upon receipt of the referral, the Section shall 
57.6 	review and, where appropriate, conduct criminal investigations into the allegations. The 
57.7 	Section has sole discretion as to which allegations are investigated further, referred back to 
57.8 	the reporting agency for appropriate regulatory investigation, or referred to another law 
57.9 	enforcement agency with appropriate jurisdiction.
57.10 	(b) When acting in a civil or criminal law enforcement capacity and permitted by 
57.11 	applicable law or order, the attorney general may, in the attorney general's discretion, refer 
57.12 	suspected fraudulent activity under the provisions in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), to the 
57.13 	Section for evaluation and investigation or appropriate referral in accordance with paragraph 
57.14 	(a).
57.15 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), this section has no effect on the authority of the 
57.16 	attorney general to investigate and enforce violations or suspected violations of Minnesota 
57.17 	civil or criminal law.
57.18 	(d) Referral to the Section under this subdivision is not required when a state agency is 
57.19 	required to refer the fraudulent activity to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in 
57.20 	accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 455.21(A)(1)(a), and section 
57.21 	256B.04, subdivision 10.
57.22 		Subd. 5.Discretionary referral. (a) A state agency may refer suspected fraud involving 
57.23 	state funded or administered programs or services equaling less than $100,000 to the Section 
57.24 	for investigation. Upon referral, the Section shall:
57.25 	(1) accept the referral and, where appropriate, conduct criminal investigations into the 
57.26 	allegations and make appropriate referrals for criminal prosecution; or
57.27 	(2) redirect the referral to another appropriate law enforcement agency or civil 
57.28 	investigative authority, offering assistance where appropriate.
57.29 		Subd. 6.Data sharing authorized. Notwithstanding chapter 13 or any other statute 
57.30 	related to the classification of government data to the contrary, state agencies making a 
57.31 	referral under subdivision 4 or 5 shall provide data related to the suspected fraudulent activity 
57.32 	to the Section, including data classified as not public. The Section may share active criminal 
57.33 	investigative data concerning insurance fraud with the Department of Commerce.
58.1 		Subd. 7.State agency reporting. By January 15 of each year, each state agency must 
58.2 	report all suspected fraud incurred by the agency that involves state funded or administered 
58.3 	programs or services equaling $10,000 or more to the Section to be summarized in the report 
58.4 	under subdivision 8. This subdivision does not apply to information obtained by the attorney 
58.5 	general when acting in a civil or criminal law enforcement capacity.
58.6 		Subd. 8.Annual report. (a) By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report 
58.7 	to the commissioner, the governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
58.8 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance, and commerce 
58.9 	consumer protection policy and finance, the following information pertaining to the Section 
58.10 	since the previous report:
58.11 	(1) the number of investigations initiated;
58.12 	(2) the number of allegations investigated;
58.13 	(3) the outcomes or current status of each investigation;
58.14 	(4) the charging decisions made by the prosecuting authority of incidents investigated 
58.15 	by the Section;
58.16 	(5) the number of plea agreements reached in incidents investigated by the Section;
58.17 	(6) the number of reports received under subdivision 7;
58.18 	(7) the number of state agency referrals to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit reported 
58.19 	to the superintendent under paragraph (b); and
58.20 	(8) any other information relevant to the Section's responsibilities.
58.21 	(b) No later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, each state agency that is required 
58.22 	to make referrals to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in accordance with Code of 
58.23 	Federal Regulations, title 42, section 455.21(A)(1)(a), and section 256B.04, subdivision 10, 
58.24 	shall report the following information to the superintendent for the two previous calendar 
58.25 	years:
58.26 	(1) the number of cases referred to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;
58.27 	(2) the number of referrals accepted by the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; and
58.28 	(3) the number of referrals declined by the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
58.29 		Subd. 9.Funding allocation. One hundred percent of the funding allocated to the Bureau 
58.30 	of Criminal Apprehension for the assessment in subdivision 10 may only be used for the 
59.1 	investigation of insurance fraud and related crimes, as defined in sections 60A.951, 
59.2 	subdivision 4, and 609.611, and support of those activities.

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

59.5 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
59.7 	(b) "CIBRS" means the Comprehensive Incident-Based Reporting System, located in 
59.8 	the Department of Public Safety and managed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. A 
59.9 	reference in this section to "CIBRS" includes the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
59.10 	(c) "Law enforcement agency" means a Minnesota municipal police department, the 
59.11 	Metropolitan Transit Police, the Metropolitan Airports Police, the University of Minnesota 
59.12 	Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit, a Minnesota 
59.13 	county sheriff's department, the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural 
59.14 	Resources, the Commerce Fraud Bureau, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or the 
59.15 	Minnesota State Patrol.

59.16 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.17 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the 
59.18 	following terms have the meanings given them.
59.19 	(a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but is not 
59.20 	limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any equipment 
59.21 	attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which is, in fact, 
59.22 	itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.
59.23 	(b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02, 
59.24 	subdivision 6, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.
59.25 	(c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1).
59.26 	(d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.
59.27 	(e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Department 
59.28 	of Commerce Fraud Bureau, the Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle Services, the 
59.29 	Minnesota State Patrol, a county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park District 
59.30 	Department of Public Safety, the Department of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement, 
59.31 	the University of Minnesota Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive 
60.1 	Apprehension Unit, a city, metropolitan transit, or airport police department; or a 
60.2 	multijurisdictional entity established under section 299A.642 or 299A.681.
60.3 	(f) "Designated offense" includes:
60.4 	(1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152 or 624;
60.5 	(2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section 171.22; 
60.6 	and
60.7 	(3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or conspiracy 
60.8 	to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.2112; 609.2113; 
60.9 	609.2114; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.2335; 609.24; 609.245; 609.247; 
60.10 	609.25; 609.255; 609.282; 609.283; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, 
60.11 	clauses (a) to (f) and (i); 609.343, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (f) and (i); 
60.12 	609.344, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (e), (h), or (i); 609.345, subdivision 
60.13 	1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (e), (h), and (i); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425; 609.466; 
60.14 	609.485; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551; 609.561; 
60.15 	609.562; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.611; 609.631; 609.66, subdivision 1e; 
60.16 	609.671, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825; 609.86; 609.88; 609.89; 
60.17 	609.893; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor or felony violation of section 
60.18 	609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324; or a felony violation of, or a 
60.19 	felony-level attempt or conspiracy to violate, Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21.
60.20 	(g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.
60.21 	(h) "Prosecuting authority" means the attorney who is responsible for prosecuting an 
60.22 	offense that is the basis for a forfeiture under sections 609.531 to 609.5318.
60.23 	(i) "Asserting person" means a person, other than the driver alleged to have used a vehicle 
60.24 	in the transportation or exchange of a controlled substance intended for distribution or sale, 
60.25 	claiming an ownership interest in a vehicle that has been seized or restrained under this 
60.26 	section.

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

61.4 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
61.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of sections 626.84 to 626.863, the following 
61.6 	terms have the meanings given them:
61.7 	(a) "Board" means the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.
61.8 	(b) "Director" means the executive director of the board.
61.9 	(c) "Peace officer" means:
61.10 	(1) an employee or an elected or appointed official of a political subdivision or law 
61.11 	enforcement agency who is licensed by the board, charged with the prevention and detection 
61.12 	of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state and who has the full 
61.13 	power of arrest, and shall also include the Minnesota State Patrol, agents of the Division of 
61.14 	Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, state conservation officers, Metropolitan Transit police 
61.15 	officers, Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit officers, Department of 
61.16 	Commerce Fraud Bureau Unit officers, the statewide coordinator of the Violent Crime 
61.17 	Coordinating Council, and railroad peace officers as authorized by section 219.995 and 
61.18 	United States Code, title 49, section 28101; and
61.19 	(2) a peace officer who is employed by a law enforcement agency of a federally 
61.20 	recognized tribe, as defined in United States Code, title 25, section 450b(e), and who is 
61.21 	licensed by the board.
61.22 	(d) "Part-time peace officer" means an individual licensed by the board whose services 
61.23 	are utilized by law enforcement agencies no more than an average of 20 hours per week, 
61.24 	not including time spent on call when no call to active duty is received, calculated on an 
61.25 	annual basis, who has either full powers of arrest or authorization to carry a firearm while 
61.26 	on active duty. The term shall apply even though the individual receives no compensation 
61.27 	for time spent on active duty, and shall apply irrespective of the title conferred upon the 
61.28 	individual by any law enforcement agency.
61.29 	(e) "Reserve officer" means an individual whose services are utilized by a law 
61.30 	enforcement agency to provide supplementary assistance at special events, traffic or crowd 
61.31 	control, and administrative or clerical assistance, and shall include reserve deputies, special 
61.32 	deputies, mounted or unmounted patrols, and all other employees or volunteers performing 
61.33 	reserve officer functions. A reserve officer's duties do not include enforcement of the general 
62.1 	criminal laws of the state, and the officer does not have full powers of arrest or authorization 
62.2 	to carry a firearm on duty.
62.3 	(f) "Law enforcement agency" means:
62.4 	(1) a unit of state or local government that is authorized by law to grant full powers of 
62.5 	arrest and to charge a person with the duties of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing 
62.6 	the general criminal laws of the state;
62.7 	(2) subject to the limitations in section 626.93, a law enforcement agency of a federally 
62.8 	recognized tribe, as defined in United States Code, title 25, section 450b(e); and
62.9 	(3) subject to the limitation of section 219.995, a railroad company.
62.10 	(g) "Professional peace officer education" means a postsecondary degree program, or a 
62.11 	nondegree program for persons who already have a college degree, that is offered by a 
62.12 	college or university in Minnesota, designed for persons seeking licensure as a peace officer, 
62.13 	and approved by the board.
62.14 	(h) "Railroad peace officer" means an individual as authorized under United States Code, 
62.15 	title 49, section 28101:
62.16 	(1) employed by a railroad for the purpose of aiding and supplementing law enforcement 
62.17 	agencies in the protection of property owned by or in the care, custody, or control of a 
62.18 	railroad and to protect the persons and property of railroad passengers and employees; and
62.19 	(2) licensed by the board.

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

62.24		Column A
	Column B
	
62.25		45.0135, subdivision 6
	299C.061, subdivision 9
	
62.26		45.0135, subdivision 7
	299C.061, subdivision 10
	
62.27		45.0135, subdivision 8
	299C.061, subdivision 11
	
62.28		45.0135, subdivision 9
	299C.061, subdivision 12
	
62.29		299C.061, subdivision 9
	299C.061, subdivision 13

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

63.4 	ARTICLE 4
63.5 	CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

63.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
63.7 		Subd. 2.Possession crimes. (a) A person is guilty of a controlled substance crime in 
63.8 	the first degree if:
63.9 	(1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 50 grams 
63.10 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine;
63.11 	(2) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 25 grams 
63.12 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine and:
63.13 	(i) the person or an accomplice possesses on their person or within immediate reach, or 
63.14 	uses, whether by brandishing, displaying, threatening with, or otherwise employing, a 
63.15 	firearm; or
63.16 	(ii) the offense involves two aggravating factors;
63.17 	(3) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 25 grams 
63.18 	or more, or 100 dosage units or more, containing heroin or fentanyl;
63.19 	(4) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 500 grams 
63.20 	or more containing a narcotic drug other than cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, or methamphetamine;
63.21 	(5) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 500 grams 
63.22 	or more containing amphetamine, phencyclidine, or hallucinogen or, if the controlled 
63.23 	substance is packaged in dosage units, equaling 500 or more dosage units; or
63.24 	(6) the person unlawfully possesses:
63.25 	(i) 50 kilograms or more of cannabis flower;
63.26 	(ii) ten kilograms or more of cannabis concentrate; or
63.27 	(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer 
63.28 	products, or any combination of those infused with more than one kilogram of 
63.29 	tetrahydrocannabinols.
64.1 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the weight of fluid used in a water pipe may 
64.2 	not be considered in measuring the weight of a mixture except in cases where the mixture 
64.3 	contains four or more fluid ounces of fluid a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
64.4 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

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

64.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.8 		Subd. 2.Possession crimes. (a) A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the 
64.9 	second degree if:
64.10 	(1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 25 grams 
64.11 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine;
64.12 	(2) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of ten grams 
64.13 	or more containing cocaine or methamphetamine and:
64.14 	(i) the person or an accomplice possesses on their person or within immediate reach, or 
64.15 	uses, whether by brandishing, displaying, threatening with, or otherwise employing, a 
64.16 	firearm; or
64.17 	(ii) the offense involves three aggravating factors;
64.18 	(3) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of six grams 
64.19 	or more, or 50 dosage units or more, containing heroin or fentanyl;
64.20 	(4) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 50 grams 
64.21 	or more containing a narcotic drug other than cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, or methamphetamine;
64.22 	(5) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures of a total weight of 50 grams 
64.23 	or more containing amphetamine, phencyclidine, or hallucinogen or, if the controlled 
64.24 	substance is packaged in dosage units, equaling 100 or more dosage units; or
64.25 	(6) the person unlawfully possesses:
64.26 	(i) 25 kilograms or more of cannabis flower;
64.27 	(ii) five kilograms or more of cannabis concentrate; or
64.28 	(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer 
64.29 	products, or any combination of those infused with more than 500 grams of 
64.30 	tetrahydrocannabinols.
65.1 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the weight of fluid used in a water pipe may 
65.2 	not be considered in measuring the weight of a mixture except in cases where the mixture 
65.3 	contains four or more fluid ounces of fluid a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
65.4 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

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

65.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.023, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
65.8 		Subd. 2.Possession crimes. (a) A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the 
65.9 	third degree if:
65.10 	(1) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
65.11 	one or more mixtures of a total weight of ten grams or more containing a narcotic drug other 
65.12 	than heroin or fentanyl;
65.13 	(2) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
65.14 	one or more mixtures of: (i) a total weight of three grams or more containing heroin; or (ii) 
65.15 	a total weight of five grams or more, or 25 dosage units or more, containing fentanyl;
65.16 	(3) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
65.17 	one or more mixtures containing a narcotic drug other than heroin or fentanyl, it is packaged 
65.18 	in dosage units, and equals 50 or more dosage units;
65.19 	(4) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses 
65.20 	any amount of a schedule I or II narcotic drug or five or more dosage units of lysergic acid 
65.21 	diethylamide (LSD), 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine, or 
65.22 	3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, 
65.23 	or a drug treatment facility;
65.24 	(5) on one or more occasions within a 90-day period the person unlawfully possesses:
65.25 	(i) more than ten kilograms of cannabis flower;
65.26 	(ii) more than two kilograms of cannabis concentrate; or
65.27 	(iii) edible cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer 
65.28 	products, or any combination of those infused with more than 200 grams of 
65.29 	tetrahydrocannabinol; or
65.30 	(6) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing methamphetamine 
65.31 	or amphetamine in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, or a drug treatment 
65.32 	facility.
66.1 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the weight of fluid used in a water pipe may 
66.2 	not be considered in measuring the weight of a mixture except in cases where the mixture 
66.3 	contains four or more fluid ounces of fluid a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
66.4 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

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

66.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
66.8 		Subd. 2.Possession and other crimes. (a) A person is guilty of controlled substance 
66.9 	crime in the fifth degree and upon conviction may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 
66.10 	4 if:
66.11 	(1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing a controlled 
66.12 	substance classified in Schedule I, II, III, or IV, except cannabis flower, cannabis products, 
66.13 	lower-potency hemp edibles, or hemp-derived consumer products or a residual amount of 
66.14 	one or more mixtures of controlled substances contained in drug paraphernalia; or
66.15 	(2) the person procures, attempts to procure, possesses, or has control over a controlled 
66.16 	substance by any of the following means:
66.17 	(i) fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge;
66.18 	(ii) using a false name or giving false credit; or
66.19 	(iii) falsely assuming the title of, or falsely representing any person to be, a manufacturer, 
66.20 	wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed to practice 
66.21 	medicine, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other authorized person for the purpose of 
66.22 	obtaining a controlled substance.
66.23 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a mixture does not include the fluid used in a 
66.24 	water pipe or any amount of a controlled substance that is dissolved in the pipe's fluid.

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

66.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
66.28 		Subd. 2.Prohibited conduct. (a) No person may knowingly engage in any of the 
66.29 	following activities in the presence of a child or vulnerable adult; in the residence of a child 
66.30 	or a vulnerable adult; in a building, structure, conveyance, or outdoor location where a child 
67.1 	or vulnerable adult might reasonably be expected to be present; in a room offered to the 
67.2 	public for overnight accommodation; or in any multiple unit residential building:
67.3 	(1) manufacturing or attempting to manufacture methamphetamine;
67.4 	(2) storing any chemical substance;
67.5 	(3) storing any methamphetamine waste products; or
67.6 	(4) storing any methamphetamine paraphernalia.
67.7 	(b) No person may knowingly cause or permit a child or vulnerable adult to inhale, be 
67.8 	exposed to, have contact with, or ingest methamphetamine, a chemical substance, or 
67.9 	methamphetamine paraphernalia.
67.10 	(c) No person may knowingly cause or permit a child or vulnerable adult to inhale, be 
67.11 	exposed to, have contact with, or ingest fentanyl.

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

67.14 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.166, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
67.15 		Subd. 1b.Registration required. (a) A person shall register under this section if:
67.16 	(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for a felony violation of or attempt to 
67.17 	violate, or aiding, abetting, or conspiracy to commit, any of the following, and convicted 
67.18 	of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set 
67.19 	of circumstances:
67.20 	(i) murder under section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (2);
67.21 	(ii) kidnapping under section 609.25;
67.22 	(iii) criminal sexual conduct under section 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451, 
67.23 	subdivision 3, paragraph (b); or 609.3453;
67.24 	(iv) indecent exposure under section 617.23, subdivision 3; or
67.25 	(v) surreptitious intrusion under the circumstances described in section 609.746, 
67.26 	subdivision 1, paragraph (h);
67.27 	(2) the person was charged with or petitioned for a violation of, or attempt to violate, or 
67.28 	aiding, abetting, or conspiring to commit any of the following and convicted of or adjudicated 
67.29 	delinquent for that offense or another offense arising out of the same set of circumstances:
68.1 	(i) criminal abuse in violation of Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.2325, subdivision 
68.2 	1, paragraph (b);
68.3 	(ii) solicitation, inducement, or promotion of the prostitution of a minor or engaging in 
68.4 	the sex trafficking of a minor in violation of section 609.322;
68.5 	(iii) a prostitution offense in violation of section 609.324, subdivision 1, paragraph (a);
68.6 	(iv) soliciting a minor to engage in sexual conduct in violation of section 609.352, 
68.7 	subdivision 2 or 2a, clause (1);
68.8 	(v) using a minor in a sexual performance in violation of section 617.246; or
68.9 	(vi) possessing or disseminating a pornographic work involving a minor in violation of 
68.10 	section 617.247;
68.11 	(vii) possession of a child-like sex doll in violation of section 617.248; or
68.12 	(viii) creation of child-like sex dolls in violation of section 617.249;
68.13 	(3) the person was sentenced as a patterned sex offender under section 609.3455, 
68.14 	subdivision 3a; or
68.15 	(4) the person was charged with or petitioned for, including pursuant to a court martial, 
68.16 	violating a law of the United States, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice, similar 
68.17 	to an offense or involving similar circumstances to an offense described in clause (1), (2), 
68.18 	or (3), and convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another offense arising 
68.19 	out of the same set of circumstances.
68.20 	(b) A person also shall register under this section if:
68.21 	(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for an offense in another state similar to 
68.22 	an offense or involving similar circumstances to an offense described in paragraph (a), 
68.23 	clause (1), (2), or (3), and convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for that offense or another 
68.24 	offense arising out of the same set of circumstances;
68.25 	(2) the person enters this state to reside, work, or attend school, or enters this state and 
68.26 	remains for 14 days or longer or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days during 
68.27 	any calendar year; and
68.28 	(3) ten years have not elapsed since the person was released from confinement or, if the 
68.29 	person was not confined, since the person was convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for 
68.30 	the offense that triggers registration, unless the person is subject to a longer registration 
68.31 	period under the laws of another state in which the person has been convicted or adjudicated, 
68.32 	or is subject to lifetime registration.
69.1 	If a person described in this paragraph is subject to a longer registration period in another 
69.2 	state or is subject to lifetime registration, the person shall register for that time period 
69.3 	regardless of when the person was released from confinement, convicted, or adjudicated 
69.4 	delinquent.
69.5 	(c) A person also shall register under this section if the person was committed pursuant 
69.6 	to a court commitment order under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 253B.185, chapter 
69.7 	253D, Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 526.10, or a similar law of another state or the 
69.8 	United States, regardless of whether the person was convicted of any offense.
69.9 	(d) A person also shall register under this section if:
69.10 	(1) the person was charged with or petitioned for a felony violation or attempt to violate 
69.11 	any of the offenses listed in paragraph (a), clause (1), or a similar law of another state or 
69.12 	the United States, or the person was charged with or petitioned for a violation of any of the 
69.13 	offenses listed in paragraph (a), clause (2), or a similar law of another state or the United 
69.14 	States;
69.15 	(2) the person was found not guilty by reason of mental illness or mental deficiency 
69.16 	after a trial for that offense, or found guilty but mentally ill after a trial for that offense, in 
69.17 	states with a guilty but mentally ill verdict; and
69.18 	(3) the person was committed pursuant to a court commitment order under section 
69.19 	253B.18 or a similar law of another state or the United States.

69.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.05, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
69.21 		Subd. 2a.Exception. (a) A person may not be held criminally liable for a violation of 
69.22 	section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), for a death caused by another unless the person 
69.23 	intentionally aided, advised, hired, counseled, or conspired with or otherwise procured the 
69.24 	other with the intent to cause the death of a human being.
69.25 	(b) A person may not be held criminally liable for a violation of section 609.185, 
69.26 	paragraph (a), clause (1), for a death of a human being caused by another unless the person 
69.27 	intentionally aided, advised, hired, counseled, or conspired with or otherwise procured the 
69.28 	other with premeditation and with intent to cause the death of a human being.
69.29 	(c) A person may not be held criminally liable for a violation of section 609.19, 
69.30 	subdivision 1, for a death of a human being caused by another unless the person intentionally 
69.31 	aided, advised, hired, counseled, or conspired with or otherwise procured the other with the 
69.32 	intent to cause the death of a human being.
70.1 	(b) (d) A person may not be held criminally liable for a violation of section 609.19, 
70.2 	subdivision 2, clause (1), for a death caused by another unless the person was a major 
70.3 	participant in the underlying felony and acted with extreme indifference to human life.
70.4 	(c) (e) As used in this subdivision, "major participant" means a person who:
70.5 	(1) used a deadly weapon during the commission of the underlying felony or provided 
70.6 	a deadly weapon to another participant where it was reasonably foreseeable that the weapon 
70.7 	would be used in the underlying felony;
70.8 	(2) caused substantial bodily harm to another during the commission of the underlying 
70.9 	felony;
70.10 	(3) coerced or hired a participant to undertake actions in furtherance of the underlying 
70.11 	felony that proximately caused the death, and where it was reasonably foreseeable that such 
70.12 	actions would cause death or great bodily harm; or
70.13 	(4) impeded another person from preventing the death either by physical action or by 
70.14 	threat of physical action where it was reasonably foreseeable that death or great bodily harm 
70.15 	would result.

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

70.17 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.185, is amended to read:
70.18 	609.185 MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
70.19 	(a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of murder in the first degree and shall 
70.20 	be sentenced to imprisonment for life:
70.21 	(1) causes the death of a human being with premeditation and with intent to effect the 
70.22 	death of the person or of another;
70.23 	(2) causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit criminal 
70.24 	sexual conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence, either upon or affecting 
70.25 	the person or another;
70.26 	(3) causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of the person or 
70.27 	another, while committing or attempting to commit a felony-level violation of any of the 
70.28 	following offenses: burglary, aggravated robbery, carjacking in the first or second degree, 
70.29 	kidnapping, arson in the first or second degree, a drive-by shooting, tampering with a witness 
70.30 	in the first degree, or escape from custody,; or any felony a felony-level violation of chapter 
70.31 	152 involving the unlawful sale of a controlled substance;
71.1 	(4) causes the death of a peace officer, prosecuting attorney, judge, or a guard employed 
71.2 	at a Minnesota state or local correctional facility, with intent to effect the death of that person 
71.3 	or another, while the person is engaged in the performance of official duties;
71.4 	(5) causes the death of a minor while committing child abuse, when the perpetrator has 
71.5 	engaged in a past pattern of child abuse upon a child and the death occurs under 
71.6 	circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life;
71.7 	(6) causes the death of a human being while committing domestic abuse, when the 
71.8 	perpetrator has engaged in a past pattern of domestic abuse upon the victim or upon another 
71.9 	family or household member and the death occurs under circumstances manifesting an 
71.10 	extreme indifference to human life; or
71.11 	(7) causes the death of a human being while committing, conspiring to commit, or 
71.12 	attempting to commit a felony crime to further terrorism and the death occurs under 
71.13 	circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life.
71.14 	(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (4), "prosecuting attorney" has the meaning 
71.15 	given in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (4).
71.16 	(c) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (4), "judge" has the meaning given in section 
71.17 	609.221, subdivision 6, clause (5).
71.18 	(d) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (5), "child abuse" means an act committed 
71.19 	against a minor victim that constitutes a violation of the following laws of this state or any 
71.20 	similar laws of the United States or any other state: section 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 
71.21 	609.224; 609.2242; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.377; 609.378; or 609.713.
71.22 	(e) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (6), "domestic abuse" means an act that:
71.23 	(1) constitutes a violation of section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.224, 609.2242, 
71.24 	609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.713, or any similar laws of the United States or 
71.25 	any other state; and
71.26 	(2) is committed against the victim who is a family or household member as defined in 
71.27 	section 518B.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).
71.28 	(f) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (7), "further terrorism" has the meaning given 
71.29 	in section 609.714, subdivision 1.

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

72.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.2 		Subdivision 1.Intentional murder; drive-by shootings. Whoever does either of the 
72.3 	following causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of that person 
72.4 	or another, but without premeditation, is guilty of murder in the second degree and may be 
72.5 	sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 40 years:.
72.6 	(1) causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of that person or 
72.7 	another, but without premeditation; or
72.8 	(2) causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit a 
72.9 	drive-by shooting in violation of section 609.66, subdivision 1e, under circumstances other 
72.10 	than those described in section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3).

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

72.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
72.13 		Subd. 2.Unintentional murders. Whoever does either of the following is guilty of 
72.14 	unintentional murder in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
72.15 	more than 40 years:
72.16 	(1) causes the death of a human being, without intent to effect the death of any person, 
72.17 	while committing or attempting to commit a felony offense other than criminal sexual 
72.18 	conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence or a drive-by shooting felony-level 
72.19 	violation of any of the following offenses: burglary, aggravated robbery, carjacking in the 
72.20 	first or second degree, kidnapping, arson in the first or second degree, drive-by shooting, 
72.21 	tampering with a witness in the first degree, escape from custody, malicious punishment of 
72.22 	a child, domestic assault, domestic assault by strangulation, or a crime to further terrorism; 
72.23 	or a felony-level violation of chapter 152 involving the unlawful sale of a controlled 
72.24 	substance; or
72.25 	(2) causes the death of a human being without intent to effect the death of any person, 
72.26 	while intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm upon the victim, when the 
72.27 	perpetrator is restrained under an order for protection and the victim is a person designated 
72.28 	to receive protection under the order. As used in this clause, "order for protection" includes 
72.29 	an order for protection issued under chapter 518B; a harassment restraining order issued 
72.30 	under section 609.748; a court order setting conditions of pretrial release or conditions of 
72.31 	a criminal sentence or juvenile court disposition; a restraining order issued in a marriage 
72.32 	dissolution action; and any order issued by a court of another state or of the United States 
72.33 	that is similar to any of these orders.

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

73.2 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.19, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
73.3 	read:
73.4 		Subd. 3.Exception. A person shall not be held liable for a violation of subdivision 2, 
73.5 	clause (1), unless their acts present a special danger to human life based on the circumstances 
73.6 	under which the predicate felony was committed.

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

73.8 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
73.9 		Subd. 2.Firefighters and emergency medical personnel. (a) Except as provided in 
73.10 	paragraph (b), whoever physically assaults any of the following persons and inflicts 
73.11 	demonstrable bodily harm is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for 
73.12 	not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both gross 
73.13 	misdemeanor:
73.14 	(1) either:
73.15 	(i) a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department in the performance of the 
73.16 	member's duties; or
73.17 	(ii) a member of an emergency medical services personnel unit in the performance of 
73.18 	the member's duties; or
73.19 	(2) a physician, nurse, or other person providing health care services in a hospital 
73.20 	emergency department.
73.21 	(b) Whoever physically assaults a person described in paragraph (a), is guilty of a felony 
73.22 	and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a 
73.23 	fine of not more than $6,000, or both, if the assault inflicts demonstrable bodily harm.

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

73.26 	Sec. 13. [609.2285] FENTANYL ADULTERATED SUBSTANCES.
73.27 		Subdivision 1.Crime. (a) A person who knowingly adulterates or alters a controlled 
73.28 	substance or drug with fentanyl or substitutes a controlled substance or drug with fentanyl 
73.29 	is guilty of a felony.
74.1 	(b) A person who knowingly adulterates or alters any package or receptacle containing 
74.2 	any controlled substance by replacing the controlled substance or drug in the package or 
74.3 	receptacle with fentanyl or a controlled substance or drug containing fentanyl or substitutes 
74.4 	any package or receptacle containing any controlled substance or drug with another package 
74.5 	or receptacle containing fentanyl is guilty of a felony.
74.6 	(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists, 
74.7 	owners of pharmacies, nurses, and other persons when the manufacturer, practitioner, 
74.8 	pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, nurse, or other person is acting in a professional capacity.
74.9 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have 
74.10 	the meanings given them.
74.11 	(b) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.
74.12 	(c) "Drug" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 2.

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

74.15 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
74.16 		Subd. 2.Sentence. (a) Whoever violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:
74.17 	(1) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than 
74.18 	$1,000, or both if neither the pecuniary gain received by the violator nor the loss suffered 
74.19 	by the person threatened or another as a result of the threat exceeds $300, or the benefits 
74.20 	received or harm sustained are not susceptible of pecuniary measurement; or
74.21 	(2) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more 
74.22 	than $10,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is more than $300 but less than $2,500; 
74.23 	or
74.24 	(3) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
74.25 	$20,000, or both, if such pecuniary gain or loss is $2,500, or more.
74.26 	(b) A person who violates subdivision 1, clause (6), may be sentenced as provided in 
74.27 	paragraph (a). If the violation is the proximate cause of the victim suffering great bodily 
74.28 	harm or death, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for 
74.29 	not more than 15 years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $30,000, or both.

74.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes 
74.31 	committed on or after that date.

75.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.378, is amended by adding a subdivision 
75.2 	to read:
75.3 		Subd. 3.Exception. A person may not be charged with or convicted of a violation of 
75.4 	this section for acts committed while pregnant and before the birth of the person's child or 
75.5 	children, including but not limited to the use of drugs, prescribed or otherwise; experiencing 
75.6 	abuse; exposure to or being a victim of domestic or other violence; or failing to maintain 
75.7 	optimal physical health.

75.8 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
75.9 		Subdivision 1.Crime. (a) Whoever intentionally does any of the following may be 
75.10 	sentenced as provided in subdivision 2:
75.11 	(1) obstructs, hinders, or prevents the lawful execution of any legal process, civil or 
75.12 	criminal, or apprehension of another on a charge or conviction of a criminal offense;
75.13 	(2) obstructs, resists, or interferes with a peace officer while the officer is engaged in 
75.14 	the performance of official duties;
75.15 	(3) interferes with or obstructs a firefighter while the firefighter is engaged in the 
75.16 	performance of official duties;
75.17 	(4) interferes with or obstructs a member of an ambulance service personnel crew, as 
75.18 	defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3a, who is providing, or attempting to provide, 
75.19 	emergency care; or
75.20 	(5) by force or threat of force endeavors to obstruct any employee of the Department of 
75.21 	Revenue, Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division, a driver's 
75.22 	license agent appointed under section 171.061, or a deputy registrar appointed under section 
75.23 	168.33 while the employee is lawfully engaged in the performance of official duties for the 
75.24 	purpose of deterring or interfering with the performance of those duties.
75.25 	(b) It is a crime punishable as provided in subdivision 2 for someone to approach or 
75.26 	remain within 25 feet of a person described in paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or (4):
75.27 	(1) while knowing or having reason to know of the person's status and that the person 
75.28 	is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty;
75.29 	(2) after having received a verbal warning from the person not to approach; and
75.30 	(3) with the intent to impede or interfere with the person's ability to perform the legal 
75.31 	duty.

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

76.3 	Sec. 17. [609.5523] THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
76.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
76.5 	the meanings given.
76.6 	(b) "Public funds" means all general, special, permanent, trust, and other funds, regardless 
76.7 	of source or purpose, held or administered by a government entity.
76.8 	(c) "Government entity" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 7a.
76.9 		Subd. 2.Acts constituting theft of public funds. Whoever does any of the following 
76.10 	commits theft of public funds and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3:
76.11 	(1) intentionally and without claim of right takes, uses, transfers, conceals, or retains 
76.12 	possession of public funds of a government entity or a third party administering a program 
76.13 	funded by public vendors without consent and with intent to deprive the government entity 
76.14 	permanently of possession of public funds;
76.15 	(2) obtains for the actor or another the possession or custody of public funds from a 
76.16 	government entity or a third party administering a program funded by public funds by 
76.17 	intentionally deceiving the government entity or third party with a false representation which 
76.18 	is known to be false, is made with intent to defraud, and does defraud the government entity 
76.19 	or third party to whom it is made. False representation includes without limitation:
76.20 	(i) a promise made with intent not to perform. Failure to perform is not evidence of 
76.21 	intent not to perform unless corroborated by other substantial evidence; or
76.22 	(ii) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement, a rate application, or a cost 
76.23 	report which intentionally and falsely states the costs of or actual services provided by a 
76.24 	vendor; or
76.25 	(3) by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtains public 
76.26 	funds or services funded by public funds from a government entity or a third party 
76.27 	administering a program funded by public funds.
76.28 		Subd. 3.Sentence. (a) Whoever commits theft of public funds may be sentenced as 
76.29 	follows:
76.30 	(1) to imprisonment for not more than 24 years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
76.31 	$100,000, or both, if the value of the property stolen is more than $35,000;
77.1 	(2) to imprisonment for not more than 12 years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
77.2 	$20,000, or both, if the value of the property stolen exceeds $5,000; or
77.3 	(3) to imprisonment for not more than six years or to payment of a fine of not more than 
77.4 	$10,000, or both, if the value of the property stolen is more than $1,000 but not more than 
77.5 	$5,000.
77.6 	(b) In any prosecution for theft of public funds, the value of the money or property 
77.7 	received by the defendant in violation of any of these provisions within any six-month 
77.8 	period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying the provisions 
77.9 	of this subdivision.

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

77.12 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.593, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
77.13 		Subdivision 1.Crime. Whoever intentionally and without consent from one authorized 
77.14 	to give consent causes any damage to or takes, removes, severs, or breaks:
77.15 	(1) any line erected or maintained for the purpose of transmitting electricity for light, 
77.16 	heat, or power, including street lighting, vehicle charging, and other public infrastructure,
77.17 	or any insulator or cross-arm, appurtenance or apparatus connected to the line, or any wire, 
77.18 	cable, or current of the line; or any component used in the generation, transmission, or 
77.19 	distribution of electricity, including equipment used for grounding, system protection, or 
77.20 	personnel protection;
77.21 	(2) any pipe or main or hazardous liquid pipeline erected, operated, or maintained for 
77.22 	the purpose of transporting, conveying, or distributing gas or other hazardous liquids for 
77.23 	light, heat, power, or any other purpose, or any part of the pipe, main, or pipeline, or any 
77.24 	valve, meter, holder, compressor, machinery, appurtenance, equipment, or apparatus 
77.25 	connected with any main or pipeline; or
77.26 	(3) any machinery, equipment, or fixtures used in receiving, initiating, amplifying, 
77.27 	processing, transmitting, retransmitting, recording, switching, or monitoring 
77.28 	telecommunications services, such as computers, transformers, amplifiers, routers, repeaters, 
77.29 	multiplexers, and other items performing comparable functions; and machinery, equipment, 
77.30 	and fixtures used in the transportation of telecommunications services, broadband services, 
77.31 	cable services, radio transmitters and receivers, satellite equipment, microwave equipment, 
77.32 	and other transporting media including wire, cable, fiber, poles, and conduit;
77.33 	is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2.

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. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.78, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
78.4 		Subd. 2c.Felony offense; reporting fictitious emergency resulting in response to 
78.5 	the home of certain officials. Whoever violates subdivision 2, clause (2), is guilty of a 
78.6 	felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of 
78.7 	a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person places the call with the intent of 
78.8 	prompting an emergency response to the home of:
78.9 	(1) an elected official;
78.10 	(2) a judge as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (5);
78.11 	(3) a prosecuting attorney as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (4);
78.12 	(4) an employee of a correctional facility as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1i
78.13 	a correctional employee of the state or a local political subdivision; or
78.14 	(5) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

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

78.17 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.246, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
78.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this 
78.19 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
78.20 	(b) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18.
78.21 	(c) "Promote" means to produce, direct, publish, manufacture, issue, or advertise.
78.22 	(d) "Sexual performance" means any play, dance or other exhibition presented before 
78.23 	an audience or for purposes of visual or mechanical reproduction that uses a minor to depict 
78.24 	actual or simulated sexual conduct as defined by clause (e).
78.25 	(e) "Sexual conduct" means any of the following:
78.26 	(1) an act of sexual intercourse, normal or perverted, including genital-genital, 
78.27 	anal-genital, or oral-genital intercourse, whether between human beings or between a human 
78.28 	being and an animal;
78.29 	(2) sadomasochistic abuse, meaning flagellation, torture, or similar demeaning acts 
78.30 	inflicted by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments or in a revealing costume, 
79.1 	or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of 
79.2 	one so clothed;
79.3 	(3) masturbation;
79.4 	(4) lewd exhibitions of the genitals; or
79.5 	(5) physical contact with the clothed or unclothed pubic areas or buttocks of a human 
79.6 	male or female, or the breasts of the female, whether alone or between members of the same 
79.7 	or opposite sex or between humans and animals in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or 
79.8 	gratification.
79.9 	(f) "Pornographic work" means:
79.10 	(1) an original or reproduction of a picture, film, photograph, negative, slide, videotape, 
79.11 	videodisc, or drawing of a sexual performance involving a minor; or
79.12 	(2) any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, drawing, negative, 
79.13 	slide, or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, 
79.14 	mechanical, or other means that:
79.15 	(i) uses a minor to depict actual or simulated sexual conduct;
79.16 	(ii) has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging 
79.17 	in sexual conduct; or
79.18 	(iii) is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that 
79.19 	conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging 
79.20 	in sexual conduct.; or
79.21 	(iv) depicts an individual indistinguishable from an actual minor created by the use of 
79.22 	generative artificial intelligence or other computer technology capable of processing and 
79.23 	interpreting specific data inputs, commonly referred to as prompts, to create a visual depiction 
79.24 	of the individual engaging in sexual conduct.
79.25 	For the purposes of this paragraph, an identifiable minor is a person who was a minor 
79.26 	at the time the depiction was created or altered, whose image is used to create the visual 
79.27 	depiction.

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

80.1 	Sec. 21. [617.2471] IMMUNITY.
80.2 	No civil or criminal liability for a violation of section 617.246 or 617.247 that involves 
80.3 	a pornographic work as defined solely in section 617.246, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), 
80.4 	clause (2), item (iv), may be imposed on an interactive computer service, as defined in 
80.5 	United States Code, title 47, section 230, or a provider of an information service or 
80.6 	telecommunications service, as defined in United States Code, title 47, section 153, or an 
80.7 	employee of the service or provider acting in the course and scope of employment:
80.8 	(1) for actions taken to prevent, detect, protect against, report, or respond to the 
80.9 	production, generation, incorporation, or synthesization of the work; or
80.10 	(2) for content provided by another person.

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

80.13 	Sec. 22. [617.248] POSSESSION OF A CHILD-LIKE SEX DOLL.
80.14 		Subdivision 1.Definition. "Child-like sex doll" means an anatomically correct doll, 
80.15 	mannequin, or robot, with features that are intended to depict or resemble a minor and is 
80.16 	intended for use in sex acts.
80.17 		Subd. 2.Dissemination prohibited. (a) A person who knowingly, or with reason to 
80.18 	know, disseminates a child-like sex doll to an adult or a minor, is guilty of a felony and may 
80.19 	be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years or to payment of a fine of not 
80.20 	more than $10,000, or both.
80.21 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
80.22 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
80.23 	or both, if:
80.24 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
80.25 	or section 617.246 or 617.247;
80.26 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
80.27 	243.166; or
80.28 	(3) the violation involved a child-like sex doll depicting a minor under the age of 14 
80.29 	years.
80.30 		Subd. 3.Possession prohibited. (a) A person who knowingly, or with reason to know, 
80.31 	possesses a child-like sex doll is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment 
80.32 	for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
81.1 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
81.2 	imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
81.3 	or both, if:
81.4 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
81.5 	or section 617.246 or 617.247;
81.6 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
81.7 	243.166; or
81.8 	(3) the violation involved a child-like sex doll depicting a minor under the age of 14 
81.9 	years.
81.10 		Subd. 4.Exception. This section does not apply to the performance of official duties 
81.11 	by peace officers, court personnel, or attorneys, nor to licensed physicians, psychologists, 
81.12 	or social workers or persons acting at the direction of a licensed physician, psychologist, 
81.13 	or social worker in the course of a bona fide treatment or professional education program.
81.14 		Subd. 5.Second offense. If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent violation 
81.15 	of this section within 15 years of the prior conviction, the court shall order a mental 
81.16 	examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the court whether treatment of the 
81.17 	person is necessary.
81.18 		Subd. 6.Conditional release term. Notwithstanding the statutory maximum sentence 
81.19 	otherwise applicable to the offense or any provision of the sentencing guidelines, when a 
81.20 	court commits a person to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for violating this 
81.21 	section, the court shall provide that after the person has been released from prison, the 
81.22 	commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for five years. If the person has 
81.23 	previously been convicted of a violation of this section, section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 
81.24 	609.345, 609.3451, 609.3453, 617.246, 617.247, or 617.249, or any similar statute of the 
81.25 	United States, this state, or any other state, the commissioner shall place the person on 
81.26 	conditional release for 15 years. The terms of conditional release are governed by section 
81.27 	609.3455, subdivision 8.

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

81.30 	Sec. 23. [617.249] CREATION OF CHILD-LIKE SEX DOLLS PROHIBITED.
81.31 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
81.32 	subdivision have the meanings given.
82.1 	(b) "Child-like sex doll" has the meaning given in section 617.248.
82.2 	(c) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18.
82.3 	(d) "Promote" means to produce, direct, publish, manufacture, issue, or advertise.
82.4 		Subd. 2.Use of minor. (a) It is unlawful for a person to promote, employ, use, or permit 
82.5 	a minor to engage in or assist others to engage minors in the modeling for the creation of a 
82.6 	child-like sex doll if the person knows or has reason to know that the conduct intended is 
82.7 	to create a child-like sex doll.
82.8 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
82.9 	imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
82.10 	or both.
82.11 	(c) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
82.12 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
82.13 	or both, if:
82.14 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
82.15 	or section 617.246, 617.247, or 617.248;
82.16 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
82.17 	243.166; or
82.18 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
82.19 		Subd. 3.Operation or ownership of business. (a) It is unlawful for a person who owns 
82.20 	or operates a business to intentionally disseminate or reproduce a child-like sex doll where 
82.21 	a minor was used or employed in the modeling for the creation of the child-like sex doll.
82.22 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
82.23 	imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
82.24 	or both.
82.25 	(c) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
82.26 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
82.27 	or both, if:
82.28 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
82.29 	or section 617.246, 617.247, or 617.248;
82.30 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
82.31 	243.166; or
83.1 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
83.2 		Subd. 4.Dissemination. (a) A person who intentionally disseminates for profit to an 
83.3 	adult or a minor a child-like sex doll that used or employed a minor in the modeling for the 
83.4 	creation of the child-like sex doll is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment 
83.5 	for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
83.6 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
83.7 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
83.8 	or both, if:
83.9 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
83.10 	or section 617.246, 617.247, or 617.248;
83.11 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
83.12 	243.166; or
83.13 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
83.14 		Subd. 5.Consent; mistake. Neither consent to the modeling for the creation of a 
83.15 	child-like sex doll by a minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian nor mistake as 
83.16 	to the minor's age is a defense to a charge of violation of this section.
83.17 		Subd. 6.Conditional release term. Notwithstanding the statutory maximum sentence 
83.18 	otherwise applicable to the offense or any provision of the sentencing guidelines, when a 
83.19 	court commits a person to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for violating this 
83.20 	section, the court shall provide that after the person has been released from prison, the 
83.21 	commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for five years. If the person has 
83.22 	previously been convicted of a violation of this section, section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 
83.23 	609.345, 609.3451, 609.3453, 617.246, 617.247, or 617.248, or any similar statute of the 
83.24 	United States, this state, or any other state, the commissioner shall place the person on 
83.25 	conditional release for 15 years. The terms of conditional release are governed by section 
83.26 	609.3455, subdivision 8.

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

83.29 	Sec. 24. LIABILITY FOR MURDER COMMITTED BY ANOTHER; 
83.30 	RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.
 83.31 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. Any person convicted of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, 
83.32 	section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (1), under the theory of liability for crimes of another 
84.1 	and who is in the custody of the commissioner of corrections or under court supervision is 
84.2 	entitled to petition to have the person's conviction vacated pursuant to this section.
84.3 		Subd. 2.Notification. (a) By September 1, 2026, the commissioner of corrections shall 
84.4 	notify individuals convicted of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, paragraph 
84.5 	(a), clause (1), of the right to file a preliminary application for relief if the person was 
84.6 	convicted of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (1), 
84.7 	and the person:
84.8 	(1) did not cause the death of a human being; and
84.9 	(2) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure 
84.10 	another with premeditation or the intent to cause the death of a human being.
84.11 	(b) The notice shall include the address of the court administration of the judicial district 
84.12 	of conviction.
84.13 	(c) The commissioner of corrections may coordinate with the judicial branch to establish 
84.14 	a standardized notification form.
84.15 		Subd. 3.Preliminary application. (a) An applicant shall submit a preliminary application 
84.16 	to the court administration of the judicial district in which the conviction took place. The 
84.17 	preliminary application must contain:
84.18 	(1) the applicant's name and, if different, the name under which the person was convicted;
84.19 	(2) the applicant's date of birth;
84.20 	(3) the district court case number of the case for which the person is seeking relief;
84.21 	(4) a statement as to whether the applicant was convicted following a trial or pursuant 
84.22 	to a plea;
84.23 	(5) a statement as to whether the person filed a direct appeal from the conviction, a 
84.24 	petition for postconviction relief, or both;
84.25 	(6) a brief statement, not to exceed 3,000 words, explaining why the applicant is entitled 
84.26 	to relief under this section from a conviction for the death of a human being caused by 
84.27 	another; and
84.28 	(7) the name and address of any attorney representing the applicant.
84.29 	(b) The preliminary application may contain:
85.1 	(1) the name, date of birth, and district court case number of any other person charged 
85.2 	with, or convicted of, a crime arising from the same set of circumstances for which the 
85.3 	applicant was convicted; and
85.4 	(2) a copy of a criminal complaint or indictment, or the relevant portions of a presentence 
85.5 	investigation or life imprisonment report, describing the facts of the case for which the 
85.6 	applicant was convicted.
85.7 	(c) The judicial branch may establish a standardized preliminary application form, but 
85.8 	shall not reject a preliminary application for failure to use a standardized form.
85.9 	(d) Any person seeking relief under this section must submit a preliminary application 
85.10 	no later than October 1, 2027. Submission is complete upon mailing.
85.11 	(e) Submission of a preliminary application shall be without costs or any fees charged 
85.12 	to the applicant.
85.13 		Subd. 4.Review of preliminary application. (a) Upon receipt of a preliminary 
85.14 	application, the chief judge of the judicial district in which the conviction took place shall 
85.15 	promptly assign the matter to a judge in that district.
85.16 	(b) Within 90 days of receiving the preliminary application, the reviewing judge shall 
85.17 	determine whether, in the discretion of that judge, there is a reasonable probability that the 
85.18 	application is entitled to relief under this section.
85.19 	(c) In making the determination under paragraph (b), the reviewing judge shall consider 
85.20 	the preliminary application and any materials submitted with the preliminary application 
85.21 	and may consider relevant records in the possession of the judicial branch.
85.22 	(d) The court may summarily deny an application when:
85.23 	(1) the application does not contain the information required under subdivision 3, 
85.24 	paragraph (a);
85.25 	(2) the applicant is not in the custody of the commissioner of corrections or under court 
85.26 	supervision;
85.27 	(3) the applicant was not convicted of a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, 
85.28 	paragraph (a), clause (1), for crimes committed before August 1, 2025; or
85.29 	(4) the issues raised in the application are not relevant to the relief available under this 
85.30 	section or have previously been decided by the court of appeals or the supreme court in the 
85.31 	same case.
86.1 	(e) The court may also summarily deny an application if the applicant has filed a second 
86.2 	or successive preliminary application, any prior application was denied for a reason other 
86.3 	than that it did not contain the information required under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and:
86.4 	(1) the reviewing judge previously determined that there was a reasonable probability 
86.5 	that the applicant was entitled to relief, but a court determined that the petitioner did not 
86.6 	qualify for relief under subdivision 6;
86.7 	(2) a previous application was submitted by an attorney representing the applicant; or
86.8 	(3) the reviewing judge previously determined that there was not a reasonable probability 
86.9 	that the applicant is entitled to relief, the second or successive preliminary application does 
86.10 	not contain any additional information described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b), and the 
86.11 	second or successive preliminary application was submitted by someone other than an 
86.12 	attorney representing the applicant.
86.13 	(f) If the reviewing judge determines that there is a reasonable probability that the 
86.14 	applicant is entitled to relief, the judge shall send notice to the applicant and the applicant's 
86.15 	attorney, if any, and the prosecutorial office responsible for prosecuting the applicant. In 
86.16 	the event the applicant is without counsel, the reviewing judge shall send notice to the state 
86.17 	public defender and shall advise the applicant of the referral.
86.18 	(g) If the reviewing judge determines that there is not a reasonable probability that the 
86.19 	applicant is entitled to relief, the judge shall send notice to the applicant and the applicant's 
86.20 	attorney, if any. The notice must contain a brief statement explaining the reasons the 
86.21 	reviewing judge concluded that there is not a reasonable probability that the applicant is 
86.22 	entitled to relief.
86.23 		Subd. 5.Petition for relief; hearing. (a) Unless extended for good cause, within 60 
86.24 	days of filing of the notice sent pursuant to subdivision 4, paragraph (f), the individual 
86.25 	seeking relief shall file and serve a petition to vacate the conviction. The petition must be 
86.26 	filed in the district court of the judicial district in the county where the conviction took place 
86.27 	and must contain the information identified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), and a statement 
86.28 	of why the petitioner is entitled to relief. The petition may contain any other relevant 
86.29 	information, including police reports, trial transcripts, and plea transcripts involving the 
86.30 	petitioner or any other person investigated for, charged with, or convicted of a crime arising 
86.31 	out of the same set of circumstances for which the petitioner was convicted. The filing of 
86.32 	the petition and any document subsequent thereto and all proceedings thereon shall be 
86.33 	without costs or any fees charged to the petitioner.
87.1 	(b) Upon filing of the petition, the prosecutor shall make a good faith and reasonable 
87.2 	effort to notify any person determined to be a victim of the underlying offense that a petition 
87.3 	has been filed.
87.4 	(c) A county attorney representing the prosecutorial office shall respond to the petition 
87.5 	by answer or motion within 45 days after the filing of the petition pursuant to paragraph (a) 
87.6 	unless extended for good cause. The response shall be filed with the court administrator of 
87.7 	the district court and served on the petitioner if unrepresented or on the petitioner's attorney. 
87.8 	The response may serve notice of the intent to support the petition or include a statement 
87.9 	explaining why the petitioner is not entitled to relief along with any supporting documents. 
87.10 	The filing of the response and any document subsequent thereto and all proceedings thereon 
87.11 	shall be without costs or any fees charged to the county attorney.
87.12 	(d) The petitioner may file a reply to the response filed by the county attorney within 
87.13 	15 days after the response is filed, unless extended for good cause.
87.14 	(e) Within 30 days of the filing of the reply from the petitioner or, if no reply is filed, 
87.15 	within 30 days of the filing of the response from the county attorney, the court shall:
87.16 	(1) issue an order and schedule the matter for sentencing or resentencing pursuant to 
87.17 	subdivision 6 if the county attorney indicates an intent to support the petition;
87.18 	(2) issue an order denying the petition if additional information or submissions establish 
87.19 	that there is not a reasonable probability that the applicant is entitled to relief under this 
87.20 	section and include a memorandum identifying the additional information or submissions 
87.21 	and explaining the reasons why the court concluded that there is not a reasonable probability 
87.22 	that the applicant is entitled to relief; or
87.23 	(3) schedule the matter for a hearing and issue any appropriate order regarding submission 
87.24 	of evidence or identification of witnesses.
87.25 	(f) The hearing shall be held in open court and conducted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
87.26 	section 590.04, except that the petitioner must be present at the hearing, unless excused 
87.27 	under Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 26.03, subdivision 1, clause (3). The prosecutor 
87.28 	shall make a good faith and reasonable effort to notify any person determined to be a victim 
87.29 	of the hearing.
87.30 		Subd. 6.Determination; order; resentencing. (a) A petitioner who was convicted of 
87.31 	a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (1), is entitled to 
87.32 	relief if the petitioner shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner:
87.33 	(1) did not cause the death of a human being; and
88.1 	(2) did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with or otherwise procure 
88.2 	another with premeditation or the intent to cause the death of a human being.
88.3 	(b) If the court determines that the petitioner does not qualify for relief, the court shall 
88.4 	issue an order denying the petition. If the court determines that the petitioner is entitled to 
88.5 	relief, the court shall issue an order vacating the conviction for a violation of Minnesota 
88.6 	Statutes, section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (1), and:
88.7 	(1) resentence the petitioner for a remaining offense for which the petitioner was 
88.8 	convicted; or
88.9 	(2) enter a conviction and impose a sentence for any lesser included offenses as described 
88.10 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 631.14.
88.11 	(c) If the court intends to enter a conviction and impose a sentence for a lesser included 
88.12 	offense, the court must hold a hearing to determine the appropriate offense.
88.13 	(d) If, pursuant to paragraph (b), the court either resentences a petitioner or imposes a 
88.14 	sentence, the court shall also resentence the petitioner for any other offense if the sentence 
88.15 	was announced by a district court of the same county, the sentence was either ordered to 
88.16 	be served consecutively to the vacated conviction or the criminal history calculation for 
88.17 	that sentence included the vacated sentence, and the changes made pursuant to paragraph 
88.18 	(b) would have resulted in a different criminal history score being used at the time of 
88.19 	sentencing.
88.20 	(e) The court shall state in writing or on the record the reasons for its decision on the 
88.21 	petition.
88.22 	(f) If the court intends to resentence a petitioner or impose a sentence on a petitioner, 
88.23 	the court must hold the hearing at a time that allows any victim an opportunity to submit a 
88.24 	statement consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 611A.038. The prosecutor shall make 
88.25 	a good faith and reasonable effort to notify any person determined to be a victim of the 
88.26 	hearing and the right to submit or make a statement. A sentence imposed under this 
88.27 	subdivision shall not increase the petitioner's total period of confinement or, if the petitioner 
88.28 	was serving a stayed sentence, increase the period of supervision. The court may increase 
88.29 	the period of confinement for a sentence that was ordered to be served consecutively to the 
88.30 	vacated conviction based on a change in the appropriate criminal history score, provided 
88.31 	the court does not increase the petitioner's total period of confinement. A person resentenced 
88.32 	under this paragraph is entitled to credit for time served in connection with the vacated 
88.33 	offense.
89.1 	(g) Relief granted under this section shall not be treated as an exoneration for purposes 
89.2 	of the Incarceration and Exoneration Remedies Act.
89.3 	(h) If the court enters a conviction under this subdivision, the court shall ensure that the 
89.4 	date of the conviction being entered is the same as that of the original conviction.

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

89.6 	ARTICLE 5
89.7 	PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS

89.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
89.9 		Subd. 6.Discoverability of not public data. If a government entity opposes discovery 
89.10 	of government data or release of data pursuant to court order on the grounds that the data 
89.11 	are classified as not public, the party that seeks access to the data may bring before the 
89.12 	appropriate presiding judicial officer, arbitrator, or administrative law judge an action to 
89.13 	compel discovery or an action in the nature of an action to compel discovery.
89.14 	The presiding officer shall first decide whether the data are discoverable or releasable 
89.15 	pursuant to the rules of evidence and of criminal, civil, or administrative procedure 
89.16 	appropriate to the action.
89.17 	If the data are discoverable the presiding officer shall decide whether the benefit to the 
89.18 	party seeking access to the data outweighs any harm to the confidentiality interests of the 
89.19 	entity maintaining the data, or of any person who has provided the data or who is the subject 
89.20 	of the data, or to the privacy interest of an individual identified in the data. In making the 
89.21 	decision, the presiding officer shall consider whether notice to the subject of the data is 
89.22 	warranted and, if warranted, what type of notice must be given. The presiding officer may 
89.23 	fashion and issue any protective orders necessary to assure proper handling of the data by 
89.24 	the parties. If the data are a videotape recording of a child victim or alleged victim alleging, 
89.25 	explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or sexual abuse, the presiding officer 
89.26 	shall consider the provisions of section 611A.90, subdivision 2, paragraph (b). If the data 
89.27 	are data subject to the protections under chapter 5B or section 13.045, the presiding officer 
89.28 	shall consider the provisions of section 5B.11.

89.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.821, is amended to read:
89.30 	13.821 VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS.
89.31 	(a) Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, an individual subject of data may not 
89.32 	obtain a copy of a videotape recording in which a child victim or alleged victim is alleging, 
90.1 	explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or sexual abuse without a court order 
90.2 	under section 13.03, subdivision 6, or 611A.90. The definitions of physical abuse and sexual 
90.3 	abuse in section 260E.03, apply to this section, except that abuse is not limited to acts by a 
90.4 	person responsible for the child's care or in a significant relationship with the child or 
90.5 	position of authority.
90.6 	(b) This section does not limit other rights of access to data by an individual under section 
90.7 	13.04, subdivision 3, other than the right to obtain a copy of the videotape recording, nor 
90.8 	prohibit rights of access pursuant to discovery in a court proceeding.

90.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.296, is amended to read:
90.10 	144.296 COPIES OF VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS.
90.11 	A provider may not release a copy of a videotape recording of a child victim or alleged 
90.12 	victim of physical or sexual abuse without a court order under section 13.03, subdivision 
90.13 	6, or as provided in section 611A.90. This section does not limit the right of a patient to 
90.14 	view or listen to the videotape recording.

90.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 246B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
90.16 		Subd. 2.Ban on obscene material or pornographic work child sexual abuse 
90.17 	material. The executive board shall prohibit persons civilly committed as sexual 
90.18 	psychopathic personalities or sexually dangerous persons under chapter 253D from having 
90.19 	or receiving material that is obscene as defined under section 617.241, subdivision 1, material 
90.20 	that depicts sexual conduct as defined under section 617.241, subdivision 1, or pornographic 
90.21 	work child sexual abuse material as defined under section 617.246, subdivision 1, while 
90.22 	receiving services in any secure treatment facilities operated by the Minnesota Sex Offender 
90.23 	Program or any other facilities operated by the executive board.

90.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.477, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
90.25 		Subd. 2.Program established. The commissioner of public safety shall award a grant 
90.26 	to the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative to administer a hometown heroes assistance program 
90.27 	for Minnesota firefighters. The Minnesota Firefighter Initiative shall use the grant funds:
90.28 	(1) to establish and fund critical illness coverage that provides monetary support payments 
90.29 	to each firefighter who is diagnosed with a critical illness on or after August 1, 2021, and 
90.30 	who applies for the payment. Monetary support shall be provided according to the 
90.31 	requirements in subdivision 3;
91.1 	(2) to develop a psychotherapy program customized to address emotional trauma 
91.2 	experienced by firefighters, which includes providing peer-to-peer support, and to offer all 
91.3 	firefighters in the state up to five psychotherapy sessions per year under the customized 
91.4 	program, provided by mental health professionals;
91.5 	(3) to coordinate additional psychotherapy sessions to firefighters who need them;
91.6 	(4) to develop, annually update, and annually provide make available to all firefighters 
91.7 	in the state at least two hours of training on critical illnesses, such as cancer and heart disease, 
91.8 	and emotional trauma as causes of illness and death for firefighters; steps and best practices 
91.9 	for firefighters to limit the occupational risks of cancer, heart disease, and emotional trauma; 
91.10 	provide evidence-based suicide prevention strategies; and ways for firefighters to address 
91.11 	occupation-related emotional trauma and promote emotional wellness. The training shall 
91.12 	be presented by firefighters who attend an additional course to prepare them to serve as 
91.13 	trainers; and
91.14 	(5) for administrative and overhead costs of the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative associated 
91.15 	with conducting the activities in clauses (1) to (4).

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

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

92.21 	Sec. 7. [299C.77] FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS BY POLITICAL 
92.22 	SUBDIVISIONS.
92.23 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "applicant for licensure" means an 
92.24 	individual or if the applicant is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or 
92.25 	other legal entity, every officer, director, manager, and general partner of the entity, who 
92.26 	seeks a license issued by a county or city to operate a business:
92.27 	(1) that qualifies as an adult entertainment establishment under section 617.242, 
92.28 	subdivision 1; or
92.29 	(2) providing massage services.
92.30 		Subd. 2.Background check authorized. (a) A county or city may investigate the 
92.31 	criminal history background of any applicant for licensure.
93.1 	(b) The investigation conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) must consist of a criminal 
93.2 	history check of the state criminal records repository and a national criminal history check. 
93.3 	The county or city must accept the applicant's signed criminal history records check consent 
93.4 	form for the state and national criminal history check request, a full set of classifiable 
93.5 	fingerprints, and required fees. The county or city must submit the applicant's completed 
93.6 	criminal history records check consent form, full set of classifiable fingerprints, and required 
93.7 	fees to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. After receiving this information, the bureau 
93.8 	must conduct a Minnesota criminal history records check of the applicant. The bureau may 
93.9 	exchange an applicant's fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the 
93.10 	applicant's national criminal history record information. The bureau must return the results 
93.11 	of the Minnesota and federal criminal history records checks to the county or city. Using 
93.12 	the criminal history data provided by the bureau, the county or city must determine whether 
93.13 	the applicant is disqualified from licensure. The applicant's failure to cooperate with the 
93.14 	county or city in conducting the records check is reasonable cause to deny an application.

93.15 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299F.47, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
93.16 		Subd. 2.Charter school inspections; fees. The state fire marshal shall charge charter 
93.17 	schools $100 $0.014 per square foot for each school building inspected. This rate These 
93.18 	rates shall include two follow-up inspections or on-site consultations. If additional follow-up 
93.19 	inspections or consultations are needed, the state fire marshal shall charge $50 $0.005 per 
93.20 	square foot for each additional follow-up inspection to each applicable building in which a 
93.21 	follow-up inspection is needed.

93.22 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.527, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
93.23 		Subd. 3.Penalties. A person who violates subdivision 2 may be sentenced as follows:
93.24 	(1) if the offense involves a single direct victim and the total, combined loss to the direct 
93.25 	victim and any indirect victims is $250 or less, the person may be sentenced as provided in 
93.26 	section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (5);
93.27 	(2) if the offense involves a single direct victim and the total, combined loss to the direct 
93.28 	victim and any indirect victims is more than $250 but not more than $500, the person may 
93.29 	be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (4);
93.30 	(3) if the offense involves two or three direct victims or the total, combined loss to the 
93.31 	direct and indirect victims is more than $500 but not more than $2,500, the person may be 
93.32 	sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (3);
94.1 	(4) if the offense involves more than three but not more than seven direct victims, or if 
94.2 	the total combined loss to the direct and indirect victims is more than $2,500, the person 
94.3 	may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (2);
94.4 	(5) if the offense involves eight or more direct victims, or if the total, combined loss to 
94.5 	the direct and indirect victims is more than $35,000, the person may be sentenced as provided 
94.6 	in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (1); and
94.7 	(6) if the offense is related to possession or distribution of pornographic work child 
94.8 	sexual abuse material in violation of section 617.246 or 617.247, the person may be sentenced 
94.9 	as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3, clause (1).

94.10 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.90, is amended to read:
94.11 	611A.90 RELEASE OF VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS OF CHILD ABUSE 
94.12 	VICTIMS.
94.13 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "physical abuse" and "sexual 
94.14 	abuse" have the meanings given in section 260E.03, except that abuse is not limited to acts 
94.15 	by a person responsible for the child's care or in a significant relationship with the child or 
94.16 	position of authority.
94.17 		Subd. 2.Court order required. (a) A custodian of a videotape recording of a child 
94.18 	victim or alleged victim alleging, explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or 
94.19 	sexual abuse as part of an investigation or evaluation of the abuse may not release a copy 
94.20 	of the videotape recording without a court order, notwithstanding that the subject has 
94.21 	consented to the release of the videotape recording or that the release is authorized under 
94.22 	law.
94.23 	(b) The court order may govern the purposes for which the videotape recording may be 
94.24 	used, reproduction, release to other persons, retention and return of copies, and other 
94.25 	requirements reasonably necessary for protection of the privacy and best interests of the 
94.26 	child.
94.27 		Subd. 3.Petition. An individual subject of data, as defined in section 13.02, or a patient, 
94.28 	as defined in sections 144.291 to 144.298, who is seeking a copy of a videotape recording
94.29 	governed by this section may petition the district court in the county where the alleged abuse 
94.30 	took place or where the custodian of the videotape recording resides for an order releasing 
94.31 	a copy of the videotape recording under subdivision 2. Nothing in this section establishes 
94.32 	a right to obtain access to a videotape recording by any other person nor limits a right of a 
95.1 	person to obtain access if access is otherwise authorized by law or pursuant to discovery in 
95.2 	a court proceeding.

95.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.246, is amended to read:
95.4 	617.246 USE OF MINORS IN SEXUAL PERFORMANCE PROHIBITED.
95.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this 
95.6 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
95.7 	(b) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18.
95.8 	(c) "Promote" means to produce, direct, publish, manufacture, issue, or advertise.
95.9 	(d) "Sexual performance" means any play, dance or other exhibition presented before 
95.10 	an audience or for purposes of visual or mechanical reproduction that uses a minor to depict 
95.11 	actual or simulated sexual conduct as defined by clause paragraph (e).
95.12 	(e) "Sexual conduct" means any of the following:
95.13 	(1) an act of sexual intercourse, normal or perverted, including genital-genital, 
95.14 	anal-genital, or oral-genital intercourse, whether between human beings or between a human 
95.15 	being and an animal;
95.16 	(2) sadomasochistic abuse, meaning flagellation, torture, or similar demeaning acts 
95.17 	inflicted by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments or in a revealing costume, 
95.18 	or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of 
95.19 	one so clothed;
95.20 	(3) masturbation;
95.21 	(4) lewd exhibitions of the genitals; or
95.22 	(5) physical contact with the clothed or unclothed pubic areas or buttocks of a human 
95.23 	male or female, or the breasts of the female, whether alone or between members of the same 
95.24 	or opposite sex or between humans and animals in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or 
95.25 	gratification.
95.26 	(f) "Pornographic work" "Child sexual abuse material" means:
95.27 	(1) an original or reproduction of a picture, film, photograph, negative, slide, videotape, 
95.28 	videodisc, or drawing of a sexual performance involving a minor; or
95.29 	(2) any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, drawing, negative, 
95.30 	slide, or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, 
95.31 	mechanical, or other means that:
96.1 	(i) uses a minor to depict actual or simulated sexual conduct;
96.2 	(ii) has been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging 
96.3 	in sexual conduct; or
96.4 	(iii) is advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed in such a manner that 
96.5 	conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging 
96.6 	in sexual conduct.
96.7 	For the purposes of this paragraph, an identifiable minor is a person who was a minor 
96.8 	at the time the depiction was created or altered, whose image is used to create the visual 
96.9 	depiction.
96.10 	(g) "Material" has the meaning given in section 617.241, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
96.11 		Subd. 2.Use of minor. (a) It is unlawful for a person to promote, employ, use or permit 
96.12 	a minor to engage in or assist others to engage minors in posing or modeling alone or with 
96.13 	others in any sexual performance or pornographic work child sexual abuse material if the 
96.14 	person knows or has reason to know that the conduct intended is a sexual performance or 
96.15 	a pornographic work child sexual abuse material.
96.16 	Any person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
96.17 	imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
96.18 	or both.
96.19 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
96.20 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, 
96.21 	or both, if:
96.22 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
96.23 	or section 617.247;
96.24 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
96.25 	243.166; or
96.26 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
96.27 		Subd. 3.Operation or ownership of business. (a) A person who owns or operates a 
96.28 	business in which a pornographic work child sexual abuse material, as defined in this section, 
96.29 	is disseminated to an adult or a minor or is reproduced, and who knows the content and 
96.30 	character of the pornographic work child sexual abuse material disseminated or reproduced, 
96.31 	is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years, or 
96.32 	to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.
97.1 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
97.2 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, 
97.3 	or both, if:
97.4 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
97.5 	or section 617.247;
97.6 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
97.7 	243.166; or
97.8 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
97.9 		Subd. 4.Dissemination. (a) A person who, knowing or with reason to know its content 
97.10 	and character, disseminates for profit to an adult or a minor a pornographic work child 
97.11 	sexual abuse material, as defined in this section, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced 
97.12 	to imprisonment for not more than ten years, or to payment of a fine of not more than 
97.13 	$20,000, or both.
97.14 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
97.15 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, 
97.16 	or both, if:
97.17 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
97.18 	or section 617.247;
97.19 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
97.20 	243.166; or
97.21 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
97.22 		Subd. 5.Consent; mistake. Neither consent to sexual performance by a minor or the 
97.23 	minor's parent, guardian, or custodian nor mistake as to the minor's age is a defense to a 
97.24 	charge of violation of this section.
97.25 		Subd. 6.Affirmative defense. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating 
97.26 	this section that the sexual performance or pornographic work child sexual abuse material
97.27 	was produced using only persons who were 18 years or older.
97.28 		Subd. 7.Conditional release term. Notwithstanding the statutory maximum sentence 
97.29 	otherwise applicable to the offense or any provision of the sentencing guidelines, when a 
97.30 	court commits a person to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for violating this 
97.31 	section, the court shall provide that after the person has been released from prison, the 
97.32 	commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for five years. If the person has 
98.1 	previously been convicted of a violation of this section, section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 
98.2 	609.345, 609.3451, 609.3453, or 617.247, or any similar statute of the United States, this 
98.3 	state, or any state, the commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for 15 
98.4 	years. The terms of conditional release are governed by section 609.3455, subdivision 8.

98.5 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 617.247, is amended to read:
98.6 	617.247 POSSESSION OF PORNOGRAPHIC WORK INVOLVING MINORS
98.7 	CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL.
98.8 		Subdivision 1.Policy; purpose. It is the policy of the legislature in enacting this section 
98.9 	to protect minors from the physical and psychological damage caused by their being used 
98.10 	in pornographic work child sexual abuse material depicting sexual conduct which involves 
98.11 	minors. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to penalize possession of pornographic 
98.12 	work child sexual abuse material depicting sexual conduct which involve minors or appears 
98.13 	to involve minors in order to protect the identity of minors who are victimized by involvement 
98.14 	in the pornographic work child sexual abuse material, and to protect minors from future 
98.15 	involvement in pornographic work child sexual abuse material depicting sexual conduct.
98.16 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 
98.17 	given them:
98.18 	(a) "Pornographic work" "Child sexual abuse material" has the meaning given to it in 
98.19 	section 617.246.
98.20 	(b) "Sexual conduct" has the meaning given to it in section 617.246.
98.21 		Subd. 3.Dissemination prohibited. (a) A person who disseminates pornographic work
98.22 	child sexual abuse material to an adult or a minor, knowing or with reason to know its 
98.23 	content and character, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not 
98.24 	more than seven years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
98.25 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
98.26 	imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, 
98.27 	or both, if:
98.28 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
98.29 	or section 617.246;
98.30 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
98.31 	243.166; or
98.32 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
99.1 		Subd. 4.Possession prohibited. (a) A person who possesses a pornographic work child 
99.2 	sexual abuse material or a computer disk or computer or other electronic, magnetic, or 
99.3 	optical storage system or a storage system of any other type, containing a pornographic 
99.4 	work child sexual abuse material, knowing or with reason to know its content and character, 
99.5 	is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or 
99.6 	to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
99.7 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to 
99.8 	imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, 
99.9 	or both, if:
99.10 	(1) the person has a prior conviction or delinquency adjudication for violating this section 
99.11 	or section 617.246;
99.12 	(2) the violation occurs when the person is a registered predatory offender under section 
99.13 	243.166; or
99.14 	(3) the violation involved a minor under the age of 14 years.
99.15 		Subd. 5.Exception. This section does not apply to the performance of official duties 
99.16 	by peace officers, court personnel, or attorneys, nor to licensed physicians, psychologists, 
99.17 	or social workers or persons acting at the direction of a licensed physician, psychologist, 
99.18 	or social worker in the course of a bona fide treatment or professional education program.
99.19 		Subd. 6.Consent. Consent to sexual performance by a minor or the minor's parent, 
99.20 	guardian, or custodian is not a defense to a charge of violation of this section.
99.21 		Subd. 7.Second offense. If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent violation 
99.22 	of this section within 15 years of the prior conviction, the court shall order a mental 
99.23 	examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the court whether treatment of the 
99.24 	person is necessary.
99.25 		Subd. 8.Affirmative defense. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating 
99.26 	this section that the pornographic work child sexual abuse material was produced using 
99.27 	only persons who were 18 years or older.
99.28 		Subd. 9.Conditional release term. Notwithstanding the statutory maximum sentence 
99.29 	otherwise applicable to the offense or any provision of the sentencing guidelines, when a 
99.30 	court commits a person to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for violating this 
99.31 	section, the court shall provide that after the person has been released from prison, the 
99.32 	commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for five years. If the person has 
99.33 	previously been convicted of a violation of this section, section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 
100.1 	609.345, 609.3451, 609.3453, or 617.246, or any similar statute of the United States, this 
100.2 	state, or any state, the commissioner shall place the person on conditional release for 15 
100.3 	years. The terms of conditional release are governed by section 609.3455, subdivision 8.

100.4 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
100.5 		Subd. 5.Crime of violence. "Crime of violence" means: felony convictions of the 
100.6 	following offenses: sections 609.185 (murder in the first degree); 609.19 (murder in the 
100.7 	second degree); 609.195 (murder in the third degree); 609.20 (manslaughter in the first 
100.8 	degree); 609.205 (manslaughter in the second degree); 609.215 (aiding suicide and aiding 
100.9 	attempted suicide); 609.221 (assault in the first degree); 609.222 (assault in the second 
100.10 	degree); 609.223 (assault in the third degree); 609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree); 
100.11 	609.224 (assault in the fifth degree); 609.2242 (domestic assault); 609.2247 (domestic 
100.12 	assault by strangulation); 609.229 (crimes committed for the benefit of a gang); 609.235 
100.13 	(use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime); 609.24 (simple robbery); 609.245 (aggravated 
100.14 	robbery); 609.247 (carjacking); 609.25 (kidnapping); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.322 
100.15 	(solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution; sex trafficking); 609.342 (criminal 
100.16 	sexual conduct in the first degree); 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree); 
100.17 	609.344 (criminal sexual conduct in the third degree); 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in 
100.18 	the fourth degree); 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.378 (neglect or 
100.19 	endangerment of a child); 609.486 (commission of crime while wearing or possessing a 
100.20 	bullet-resistant vest); 609.52 (involving theft of a firearm and theft involving the theft of a 
100.21 	controlled substance, an explosive, or an incendiary device); 609.561 (arson in the first 
100.22 	degree); 609.562 (arson in the second degree); 609.582, subdivision 1 or 2 (burglary in the 
100.23 	first and second degrees); 609.66, subdivision 1e (drive-by shooting); 609.67 (unlawfully 
100.24 	owning, possessing, operating a machine gun or short-barreled shotgun); 609.71 (riot); 
100.25 	609.713 (terroristic threats); 609.749 (harassment); 609.855, subdivision 5 (shooting at a 
100.26 	public transit vehicle or facility); and chapter chapters152 (drugs, controlled substances); 
100.27 	and 343 (prevention of cruelty to animals); and an attempt to commit any of these offenses.

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

100.30 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
100.31 		Subd. 7a.Change of address or legal name; loss or destruction of permit. (a) Within 
100.32 	30 days after changing the permit holder's legal name or permanent address, or within 30 
100.33 	days of having lost or destroyed the permit card, the permit holder must notify the issuing 
101.1 	sheriff of the change, loss, or destruction. Failure to provide notification as required by this 
101.2 	subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. The fine for a first offense must not exceed $25. 
101.3 	Notwithstanding section 609.531, a firearm carried in violation of this paragraph is not 
101.4 	subject to forfeiture.
101.5 	(b) After notice is given under paragraph (a), a permit holder may obtain a replacement 
101.6 	permit card by paying $10 to the sheriff. The request for a replacement permit card must 
101.7 	be made on an official, standardized application adopted for this purpose under section 
101.8 	624.7151, and, except in the case of a legal name or an address change, must include a 
101.9 	notarized statement that the permit card has been lost or destroyed.

101.10 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
101.11 		Subd. 3.Authorized use. A law enforcement agency may use a UAV:
101.12 	(1) during or in the aftermath of an emergency situation that involves the risk of death 
101.13 	or bodily harm to a person;
101.14 	(2) to preserve or protect evidence from the imminent risk of destruction;
101.15 	(2) (3) over a public event where there is a heightened risk to the safety of participants 
101.16 	or bystanders;
101.17 	(4) to assist in the lawful pursuit of a suspect who is fleeing law enforcement or who 
101.18 	the law enforcement agency reasonably believes might flee;
101.19 	(3) (5) to counter the risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization if 
101.20 	the agency determines that credible intelligence indicates a risk;
101.21 	(4) (6) to prevent the loss of life and property in natural or man-made disasters and to 
101.22 	facilitate operational planning, rescue, and recovery operations in the aftermath of these 
101.23 	disasters;
101.24 	(5) (7) to conduct a threat assessment in anticipation of a specific event;
101.25 	(6) (8) to collect information from a public area if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal 
101.26 	activity;
101.27 	(7) (9) to collect information for crash reconstruction purposes after a serious or deadly 
101.28 	collision occurring on a public road;
101.29 	(8) (10) over a private area with the written consent of the occupant or a public area, for 
101.30 	officer training or public relations purposes; and
102.1 	(9) (11) for purposes unrelated to law enforcement at the request of a government entity 
102.2 	provided that the government entity makes the request in writing to the law enforcement 
102.3 	agency and specifies the reason for the request and proposed period of use; and
102.4 	(12) to facilitate the search for a missing person.

102.5 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626A.35, is amended by adding a subdivision 
102.6 	to read:
102.7 		Subd. 2c.Exception; fleeing motor vehicles. The prohibition under subdivision 1 does 
102.8 	not apply to the use of a mobile tracking device on a fleeing motor vehicle. For purposes 
102.9 	of this subdivision, the term "flee" has the meaning given in section 609.487, subdivision 
102.10 	1.

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

102.13 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 634.35, is amended to read:
102.14 	634.35 VIDEOTAPES RECORDINGS OF CHILD VICTIMS; CONDITIONS OF 
102.15 	DISCLOSURE.
102.16 	(a) If a videotaped recorded interview of a child victim of physical or sexual abuse is 
102.17 	disclosed by a prosecuting attorney to a defendant or the defendant's attorney, the following 
102.18 	applies:
102.19 	(1) no more than two copies of the tape recording or any portion of the tape recording
102.20 	may be made by the defendant or the defendant's attorney, investigator, expert, or any other 
102.21 	representative or agent of the defendant;
102.22 	(2) the tapes recordings may not be used for any purpose other than to prepare for the 
102.23 	defense in the criminal action against the defendant;
102.24 	(3) the tapes recordings may not be publicly exhibited, shown, displayed, used for 
102.25 	educational, research, or demonstrative purposes, or used in any other fashion, except in 
102.26 	judicial proceedings in the criminal action against the defendant;
102.27 	(4) the tapes recordings may be viewed only by the defendant, the defendant's attorney, 
102.28 	and the attorney's employees, investigators, and experts;
102.29 	(5) no transcript of the tapes recordings, nor the substance of any portion of the tapes
102.30 	recordings, may be divulged to any person not authorized to view or listen to the tapes
102.31 	recordings;
103.1 	(6) no person may be granted access to the tapes recordings, any transcription of the 
103.2 	tapes recordings, or the substance of any portion of the tapes recordings unless the person 
103.3 	has first signed a written agreement that the person is aware of this statute and acknowledges 
103.4 	that the person is subject to the court's contempt powers for any violation of it; and
103.5 	(7) upon final disposition of the criminal case against the defendant, the tapes recordings
103.6 	and any transcripts of the tapes recordings must be returned to the prosecuting attorney.
103.7 	(b) The court may hold a person who violates this section in contempt.

103.8 	Sec. 18. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 103.9 	The revisor of statutes shall update headnote cross-references in Minnesota Statutes and 
103.10 	Minnesota Rules to reflect the changes made in this article.

103.11 	Sec. 19. REPEALER.
 103.12 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 325F.02; 325F.03; 325F.04; 325F.05; 325F.06; and 
103.13 	325F.07, are repealed.

103.14 	ARTICLE 6
103.15 	CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED JUDICIAL PROVISIONS

103.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 388.23, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
103.17 		Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) The county attorney, or any deputy or assistant county 
103.18 	attorney whom the county attorney authorizes in writing, has the authority to subpoena and 
103.19 	require the production of:
103.20 	(1) any records of:
103.21 	(i) telephone companies, cellular phone companies, paging companies, and subscribers 
103.22 	of private computer networks including Internet service providers or computer bulletin 
103.23 	board systems,;
103.24 	(ii) electric companies, gas companies, and water utilities,;
103.25 	(iii) chemical suppliers,;
103.26 	(iv) hotels and motels,;
103.27 	(v) pawn shops,;
103.28 	(vi) airlines, buses, taxis, and other entities engaged in the business of transporting 
103.29 	people,; and
104.1 	(vii) freight companies, warehousing companies, self-service storage facilities, package 
104.2 	delivery companies, and other entities engaged in the businesses of transport, storage, or 
104.3 	delivery, and;
104.4 	(2) records of the existence of safe deposit box account numbers and customer savings 
104.5 	and checking account numbers maintained by financial institutions and safe deposit 
104.6 	companies,;
104.7 	(3) insurance records relating to the monetary payment or settlement of claims,;
104.8 	(4) the banking, credit card, and financial records of a subject of an identity theft 
104.9 	investigation or a vulnerable adult, whether held in the name of the vulnerable adult or a 
104.10 	third party, including but not limited to safe deposit, loan and account applications and 
104.11 	agreements, signature cards, statements, checks, transfers, account authorizations, safe 
104.12 	deposit access records and documentation of fraud, and;
104.13 	(5) wage and employment records of an applicant or recipient of public assistance who 
104.14 	is the subject of a welfare fraud investigation relating to eligibility information for public 
104.15 	assistance programs.; and
104.16 	(6) any of the following records of an employer or other person or business entity who 
104.17 	is the subject of a wage theft investigation:
104.18 	(i) accounting and financial records such as books, registers, payrolls, banking records, 
104.19 	credit card records, securities records, and records of money transfers;
104.20 	(ii) records required to be kept pursuant to section 177.30, paragraph (a); and
104.21 	(iii) other records that in any way relate to wages or other income paid, hours worked, 
104.22 	and other conditions of employment of any employee or of work performed by persons 
104.23 	identified as independent contractors, and records of any payments to contractors, and 
104.24 	records of workers' compensation insurance.
104.25 	(b) Subpoenas may only be issued for records that are relevant to an ongoing legitimate 
104.26 	law enforcement investigation. Administrative subpoenas may only be issued in welfare 
104.27 	fraud and identity theft cases if there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed.
104.28 	(c) This provision subdivision applies only to the records of business entities and does 
104.29 	not extend to private individuals or their dwellings.
104.30 	(d) As used in this subdivision, "business entity" has the meaning given in section 
104.31 	308B.005.

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

105.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 590.01, is amended to read:
105.4 	590.01 AVAILABILITY, CONDITIONS.
105.5 		Subdivision 1.Petition. Except at a time when direct appellate relief is available, a 
105.6 	person convicted of a crime,or who received a stay of adjudication who claims that:
105.7 	(1) the conviction or stay of adjudication obtained, or the sentence or other disposition 
105.8 	made, violated the person's rights under the Constitution or laws of the United States or of 
105.9 	the state; or
105.10 	(2) scientific evidence not available at trial, obtained pursuant to a motion granted under 
105.11 	subdivision 1a, establishes the petitioner's actual innocence;
105.12 	may commence a proceeding to secure relief by filing a petition in the district court in the 
105.13 	county in which the conviction or stay of adjudication was had to vacate and set aside the 
105.14 	judgment and to discharge the petitioner or to resentence the petitioner or grant a new trial 
105.15 	or correct the sentence or make other disposition as may be appropriate. A petition for 
105.16 	postconviction relief after a direct appeal has been completed may not be based on grounds 
105.17 	that could have been raised on direct appeal of the conviction, stay of adjudication, or 
105.18 	sentence. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the supreme court or the court of appeals, 
105.19 	upon application by a party, from granting a stay of a case on appeal for the purpose of 
105.20 	allowing an appellant to apply to the district court for an evidentiary hearing under the 
105.21 	provisions of this chapter. The proceeding shall conform with sections 590.01 to 590.06.
105.22 		Subd. 1a.Motion for fingerprint or forensic testing not available at trial. (a) A person 
105.23 	convicted of a crime, or who received a stay of adjudication, may make a motion for the 
105.24 	performance of fingerprint or forensic DNA testing to demonstrate the person's actual 
105.25 	innocence if:
105.26 	(1) the testing is to be performed on evidence secured in relation to the trial which 
105.27 	resulted in the conviction or plea; and
105.28 	(2) the evidence was not subject to the testing because either the technology for the 
105.29 	testing was not available at the time of the trial or the testing was not available as evidence 
105.30 	at the time of the trial.
106.1 	The motion shall be filed before the district court that entered the judgment of conviction
106.2 	or stay of adjudication. Reasonable notice of the motion shall be served on the prosecuting 
106.3 	attorney who represented the state at trial.
106.4 	(b) A person who makes a motion under paragraph (a) must present a prima facie case 
106.5 	that:
106.6 	(1) identity was an issue in the trial; and
106.7 	(2) the evidence to be tested has been subject to a chain of custody sufficient to establish 
106.8 	that it has not been substituted, tampered with, replaced, or altered in any material aspect.
106.9 	(c) The court shall order that the testing be performed if:
106.10 	(1) a prima facie case has been established under paragraph (b);
106.11 	(2) the testing has the scientific potential to produce new, noncumulative evidence 
106.12 	materially relevant to the defendant's assertion of actual innocence; and
106.13 	(3) the testing requested employs a scientific method generally accepted within the 
106.14 	relevant scientific community. The court shall impose reasonable conditions on the testing 
106.15 	designed to protect the state's interests in the integrity of the evidence and the testing process.
106.16 		Subd. 2.Remedy. This remedy takes the place of any other common law, statutory or 
106.17 	other remedies which may have been available for challenging the validity of a stay of 
106.18 	adjudication, conviction, sentence, or other disposition and must be used exclusively in 
106.19 	place of them unless it is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of the stay of 
106.20 	adjudication, conviction, sentence or other disposition.
106.21 		Subd. 3.Application for relief. A person who has been convicted or received a stay of 
106.22 	adjudication and sentenced for a crime committed before May 1, 1980, may institute a 
106.23 	proceeding applying for relief under this chapter upon the ground that a significant change 
106.24 	in substantive or procedural law has occurred which, in the interest of justice, should be 
106.25 	applied retrospectively, including resentencing under subsequently enacted law.
106.26 	No petition seeking resentencing shall be granted unless the court makes specific findings 
106.27 	of fact that release of the petitioner prior to the time the petitioner would be released under 
106.28 	the sentence currently being served does not present a danger to the public and is not 
106.29 	incompatible with the welfare of society.
106.30 		Subd. 4.Time limit. (a) No petition for postconviction relief may be filed more than 
106.31 	two years after the later of:
107.1 	(1) the entry of judgment of conviction, stay of adjudication, or sentence if no direct 
107.2 	appeal is filed; or
107.3 	(2) an appellate court's disposition of petitioner's direct appeal.
107.4 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a court may hear a petition for postconviction relief 
107.5 	if:
107.6 	(1) the petitioner establishes that a physical disability or mental disease precluded a 
107.7 	timely assertion of the claim;
107.8 	(2) the petitioner alleges the existence of newly discovered evidence, including scientific 
107.9 	evidence, that provides facts necessary to sustain one or more legally cognizable claims for 
107.10 	postconviction relief, if such evidence could not have been ascertained by the exercise of 
107.11 	due diligence by the petitioner or petitioner's attorney within the two-year time period for 
107.12 	filing a postconviction petition, is not cumulative to evidence presented at trial, and is not 
107.13 	for impeachment purposes;
107.14 	(3) the petitioner asserts a new interpretation of federal or state constitutional or statutory 
107.15 	law by either the United States Supreme Court or a Minnesota appellate court and the 
107.16 	petitioner establishes that this interpretation is retroactively applicable to the petitioner's 
107.17 	case;
107.18 	(4) the petition is brought pursuant to subdivision 3; or
107.19 	(5) the petitioner establishes to the satisfaction of the court that the petition is not frivolous 
107.20 	and is in the interests of justice.
107.21 	(c) Any petition invoking an exception provided in paragraph (b) must be filed within 
107.22 	two years of the date the claim arises.

107.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 595.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
107.24 		Subdivision 1.Competency of witnesses. Every person of sufficient understanding, 
107.25 	including a party, may testify in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in court or 
107.26 	before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as provided in this 
107.27 	subdivision:
107.28 	(a) A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent, nor a 
107.29 	wife for or against her husband without his consent, nor can either, during the marriage or 
107.30 	afterwards, without the consent of the other, be examined as to any communication made 
107.31 	by one to the other during the marriage. This exception does not apply to a civil action or 
107.32 	proceeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime 
108.1 	committed by one against the other or against a child of either or against a child under the 
108.2 	care of either spouse, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which one is charged with 
108.3 	homicide or an attempt to commit homicide and the date of the marriage of the defendant 
108.4 	is subsequent to the date of the offense, nor to an action or proceeding for nonsupport, 
108.5 	neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights.
108.6 	(b) An attorney cannot, without the consent of the attorney's client, be examined as to 
108.7 	any communication made by the client to the attorney or the attorney's advice given thereon 
108.8 	in the course of professional duty; nor can any employee of the attorney be examined as to 
108.9 	the communication or advice, without the client's consent.
108.10 	(c) A member of the clergy or other minister of any religion shall not, without the consent 
108.11 	of the party making the confession, be allowed to disclose a confession made to the member 
108.12 	of the clergy or other minister in a professional character, in the course of discipline enjoined 
108.13 	by the rules or practice of the religious body to which the member of the clergy or other 
108.14 	minister belongs; nor shall a member of the clergy or other minister of any religion be 
108.15 	examined as to any communication made to the member of the clergy or other minister by 
108.16 	any person seeking religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort or advice given thereon in 
108.17 	the course of the member of the clergy's or other minister's professional character, without 
108.18 	the consent of the person.
108.19 	(d) A licensed physician or surgeon, dentist, or chiropractor shall not, without the consent 
108.20 	of the patient, be allowed to disclose any information or any opinion based thereon which 
108.21 	the professional acquired in attending the patient in a professional capacity, and which was 
108.22 	necessary to enable the professional to act in that capacity; after the decease of the patient, 
108.23 	in an action to recover insurance benefits, where the insurance has been in existence two 
108.24 	years or more, the beneficiaries shall be deemed to be the personal representatives of the 
108.25 	deceased person for the purpose of waiving this privilege, and no oral or written waiver of 
108.26 	the privilege shall have any binding force or effect except when made upon the trial or 
108.27 	examination where the evidence is offered or received.
108.28 	(e) A public officer shall not be allowed to disclose communications made to the officer 
108.29 	in official confidence when the public interest would suffer by the disclosure.
108.30 	(f) Persons of unsound mind and persons intoxicated at the time of their production for 
108.31 	examination are not competent witnesses if they lack capacity to remember or to relate 
108.32 	truthfully facts respecting which they are examined.
108.33 	(g) A registered nurse, psychologist, consulting psychologist, or licensed social worker 
108.34 	engaged in a psychological or social assessment or treatment of an individual at the 
109.1 	individual's request shall not, without the consent of the professional's client, be allowed to 
109.2 	disclose any information or opinion based thereon which the professional has acquired in 
109.3 	attending the client in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable the 
109.4 	professional to act in that capacity. Nothing in this clause exempts licensed social workers 
109.5 	from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.
109.6 	(h) An interpreter for a person disabled in communication shall not, without the consent 
109.7 	of the person, be allowed to disclose any communication if the communication would, if 
109.8 	the interpreter were not present, be privileged. For purposes of this section, a "person disabled 
109.9 	in communication" means a person who, because of a hearing, speech or other communication 
109.10 	disorder, or because of the inability to speak or comprehend the English language, is unable 
109.11 	to understand the proceedings in which the person is required to participate. The presence 
109.12 	of an interpreter as an aid to communication does not destroy an otherwise existing privilege.
109.13 	(i) Licensed chemical dependency counselors shall not disclose information or an opinion 
109.14 	based on the information which they acquire from persons consulting them in their 
109.15 	professional capacities, and which was necessary to enable them to act in that capacity, 
109.16 	except that they may do so:
109.17 	(1) when informed consent has been obtained in writing, except in those circumstances 
109.18 	in which not to do so would violate the law or would result in clear and imminent danger 
109.19 	to the client or others;
109.20 	(2) when the communications reveal the contemplation or ongoing commission of a 
109.21 	crime; or
109.22 	(3) when the consulting person waives the privilege by bringing suit or filing charges 
109.23 	against the licensed professional whom that person consulted.
109.24 	(j) A parent or the parent's minor child may not be examined as to any communication 
109.25 	made in confidence by the minor to the minor's parent. A communication is confidential if 
109.26 	made out of the presence of persons not members of the child's immediate family living in 
109.27 	the same household. This exception may be waived by express consent to disclosure by a 
109.28 	parent entitled to claim the privilege or by the child who made the communication or by 
109.29 	failure of the child or parent to object when the contents of a communication are demanded. 
109.30 	This exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one spouse against the other 
109.31 	or by a parent or child against the other, nor to a proceeding to commit either the child or 
109.32 	parent to whom the communication was made or to place the person or property or either 
109.33 	under the control of another because of an alleged mental or physical condition, nor to a 
109.34 	criminal action or proceeding in which the parent is charged with a crime committed against 
110.1 	the person or property of the communicating child, the parent's spouse, or a child of either 
110.2 	the parent or the parent's spouse, or in which a child is charged with a crime or act of 
110.3 	delinquency committed against the person or property of a parent or a child of a parent, nor 
110.4 	to an action or proceeding for termination of parental rights, nor any other action or 
110.5 	proceeding on a petition alleging child abuse, child neglect, abandonment or nonsupport 
110.6 	by a parent.
110.7 	(k) Sexual assault counselors may not be allowed to disclose any opinion or information 
110.8 	received from or about the victim without the consent of the victim. However, a counselor 
110.9 	may be compelled to identify or disclose information in investigations or proceedings related 
110.10 	to neglect or termination of parental rights if the court determines good cause exists. In 
110.11 	determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need 
110.12 	for disclosure against the effect on the victim, the treatment relationship, and the treatment 
110.13 	services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this clause exempts sexual assault counselors from 
110.14 	compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E.
110.15 	"Sexual assault counselor" for the purpose of this section means a person who has 
110.16 	undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction of 
110.17 	a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is to render advice, counseling, or 
110.18 	assistance to victims of sexual assault.
110.19 	(l) A domestic abuse advocate may shall not, without the consent of the victim, be 
110.20 	compelled allowed to disclose any opinion or information received from or about the victim 
110.21 	without the consent of the victim unless ordered by the court which the advocate acquired 
110.22 	in attending the victim in a professional capacity. In determining whether to compel 
110.23 	disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need for disclosure against the effect 
110.24 	on the victim, the relationship between the victim and domestic abuse advocate, and the 
110.25 	services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this paragraph (1) exempts domestic abuse advocates 
110.26 	from compliance with the provisions of section 626.557 and chapter 260E, or (2) modifies 
110.27 	a prosecutor's obligation to disclose material and information to the defense when the 
110.28 	information is in the possession or control of members of the prosecution staff and of any 
110.29 	others who have participated in the investigation or evaluation of the case and who either 
110.30 	regularly report, or with reference to the particular case have reported, to the prosecutor's 
110.31 	office.
110.32 	For the purposes of this section, "domestic abuse advocate" means an employee or 
110.33 	supervised volunteer from a community-based battered women's shelter and domestic abuse 
110.34 	program eligible to receive grants under section 611A.32; that provides information, 
110.35 	advocacy, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, or support to victims of domestic abuse 
111.1 	and who is not employed by or under the direct supervision of a law enforcement agency, 
111.2 	a prosecutor's office, or by a city, county, or state agency.
111.3 	(m) A person cannot be examined as to any communication or document, including 
111.4 	work notes, made or used in the course of or because of mediation pursuant to an agreement 
111.5 	to mediate or a collaborative law process pursuant to an agreement to participate in 
111.6 	collaborative law. This does not apply to the parties in the dispute in an application to a 
111.7 	court by a party to have a mediated settlement agreement or a stipulated agreement resulting 
111.8 	from the collaborative law process set aside or reformed. A communication or document 
111.9 	otherwise not privileged does not become privileged because of this paragraph. This 
111.10 	paragraph is not intended to limit the privilege accorded to communication during mediation 
111.11 	or collaborative law by the common law.
111.12 	(n) A child under ten years of age is a competent witness unless the court finds that the 
111.13 	child lacks the capacity to remember or to relate truthfully facts respecting which the child 
111.14 	is examined. A child describing any act or event may use language appropriate for a child 
111.15 	of that age.
111.16 	(o) A communication assistant for a telecommunications relay system for persons who 
111.17 	have communication disabilities shall not, without the consent of the person making the 
111.18 	communication, be allowed to disclose communications made to the communication assistant 
111.19 	for the purpose of relaying.

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

111.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609A.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
111.22 		Subd. 3.Eligibility; cannabis offense. (a) A person is eligible for an expungement or 
111.23 	resentencing to a lesser offense if:
111.24 	(1) the person was convicted of, or adjudication was stayed for, a violation of any of the 
111.25 	following a first-, second-, third-, fourth-, or fifth-degree controlled substance crime involving 
111.26 	the sale or possession of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols:
111.27 	(i) section 152.021, subdivision 1, clause (6);
111.28 	(ii) section 152.021, subdivision 2, clause (6);
111.29 	(iii) section 152.022, subdivision 1, clause (5), or clause (7), item (iii);
111.30 	(iv) section 152.022, subdivision 2, clause (6);
111.31 	(v) section 152.023, subdivision 1, clause (5);
112.1 	(vi) section 152.023, subdivision 2, clause (5);
112.2 	(vii) section 152.024, subdivision (4); or
112.3 	(viii) section 152.025, subdivision 2, clause (1) under Minnesota Statutes 2023 
112.4 	Supplement, section 152.021, 152.022, 152.023, 152.024, or 152.025, or a previous version 
112.5 	of those or any other statutes criminalizing the possession, sale, transportation, or cultivation 
112.6 	of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols;
112.7 	(2) the offense did not involve a dangerous weapon, the intentional infliction of bodily 
112.8 	harm on another, an attempt to inflict bodily harm on another, or an act committed with the 
112.9 	intent to cause fear in another of immediate bodily harm or death;
112.10 	(3) the act on which the charge was based would either be a lesser offense or no longer 
112.11 	be a crime after August 1, 2023; and
112.12 	(4) the person did not appeal the conviction, any appeal was denied, or the deadline to 
112.13 	file an appeal has expired.
112.14 	(b) A person is eligible for an expungement for any other offense charged along with 
112.15 	the underlying crime described in paragraph (a) if the charge was either dismissed or eligible 
112.16 	for expungement under section 609A.055.
112.17 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, a "lesser offense" means a nonfelony offense if the 
112.18 	person was charged with a felony.

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

112.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609A.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
112.21 		Subd. 7.Review and determination. (a) The Cannabis Expungement Board shall review 
112.22 	all available records to determine whether the conviction or stay of adjudication or charge
112.23 	is eligible for an expungement or resentencing to a lesser offense. An expungement under 
112.24 	this section is presumed to be in the public interest unless there is clear and convincing 
112.25 	evidence that an expungement or resentencing to a lesser offense would create a risk to 
112.26 	public safety.
112.27 	(b) If the Cannabis Expungement Board determines that an expungement is in the public 
112.28 	interest, the board shall determine whether a person's conviction should be vacated and 
112.29 	charges should be dismissed.
112.30 	(c) If the Cannabis Expungement Board determines that an expungement is in the public 
112.31 	interest, the board shall determine whether the limitations under section 609A.03, subdivision 
112.32 	5a, apply.
113.1 	(d) If the Cannabis Expungement Board determines that an expungement is in the public 
113.2 	interest, the board shall determine whether the limitations under section 609A.03, subdivision 
113.3 	7a, paragraph (b), clause (5), apply.
113.4 	(e) If the Cannabis Expungement Board determines that an expungement is not in the 
113.5 	public interest, the board shall determine whether the person is eligible for resentencing to 
113.6 	a lesser offense.
113.7 	(f) In making a determination under this subdivision, the Cannabis Expungement Board 
113.8 	shall consider:
113.9 	(1) the nature and severity of the underlying crime, including but not limited to the total 
113.10 	amount of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols possessed by the person and whether the 
113.11 	offense involved a dangerous weapon, the intentional infliction of bodily harm on another, 
113.12 	an attempt to inflict bodily harm on another, or an act committed with the intent to cause 
113.13 	fear in another of immediate bodily harm or death;
113.14 	(2) whether an expungement or resentencing the person a lesser offense would increase 
113.15 	the risk, if any, the person poses to other individuals or society;
113.16 	(3) if the person is under sentence, whether an expungement or resentencing to a lesser 
113.17 	offense would result in the release of the person and whether release earlier than the date 
113.18 	that the person would be released under the sentence currently being served would present 
113.19 	a danger to the public or would be compatible with the welfare of society;
113.20 	(4) aggravating or mitigating factors relating to the underlying crime, including the 
113.21 	person's level of participation and the context and circumstances of the underlying crime;
113.22 	(5) statements from victims and law enforcement, if any;
113.23 	(6) if an expungement or resentencing the person to a lesser offense is considered, 
113.24 	whether there is good cause to restore the person's right to possess firearms and ammunition;
113.25 	(7) if an expungement is considered, whether an expunged record of a conviction or stay 
113.26 	of adjudication may be opened for purposes of a background check required under section 
113.27 	122A.18, subdivision 8; and
113.28 	(8) whether the person was also charged with other offenses in addition to the underlying 
113.29 	crime, the disposition of those other charges, and other factors deemed relevant by the 
113.30 	Cannabis Expungement Board.
113.31 	(g) In making a determination under this subdivision, the Cannabis Expungement Board 
113.32 	shall not consider the impact the expungement would have on the offender based on any 
114.1 	records held by the Department of Health; Department of Children, Youth, and Families; 
114.2 	or Department of Human Services.
114.3 	(h) The affirmative vote of three members is required for action taken at any meeting.

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

114.5 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609A.06, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
114.6 		Subd. 10.Notice to judicial branch and offenders. (a) The Cannabis Expungement 
114.7 	Board shall identify any conviction or stay of adjudication or charge that qualifies for an 
114.8 	order of expungement or resentencing to a lesser offense and notify the judicial branch of:
114.9 	(1) the name and date of birth of a person whose conviction or stay of adjudication is 
114.10 	eligible for an order of expungement or resentencing to a lesser offense;
114.11 	(2) the court file number of the eligible conviction or stay of adjudication;
114.12 	(3) whether the person is eligible for an expungement;
114.13 	(4) if the person is eligible for an expungement, whether the person's conviction should 
114.14 	be vacated and charges should be dismissed;
114.15 	(5) if the person is eligible for an expungement, whether there is good cause to restore 
114.16 	the offender's right to possess firearms and ammunition;
114.17 	(6) if the person is eligible for an expungement, whether the limitations under section 
114.18 	609A.03, subdivision 7a, paragraph (b), clause (5), apply; and
114.19 	(7) if the person is eligible for an expungement, whether the expungement should also 
114.20 	apply to any other offenses charged in addition to the underlying crime; and
114.21 	(8) if the person is eligible for resentencing to a lesser offense, the lesser sentence to be 
114.22 	imposed.
114.23 	(b) The Cannabis Expungement Board shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to 
114.24 	notify any person whose conviction or stay of adjudication qualifies for an order of 
114.25 	expungement that the offense qualifies and notice is being sent to the judicial branch. Notice 
114.26 	sent pursuant to this paragraph shall inform the person that, following the order of 
114.27 	expungement, any records of an arrest, conviction, or incarceration should not appear on 
114.28 	any background check or study.

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

115.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609A.06, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
115.2 		Subd. 12.Order of expungement. (a) Upon receiving notice that an offense qualifies 
115.3 	for expungement, the court shall issue an order sealing all records relating to an arrest, 
115.4 	indictment or information, trial, verdict, or dismissal and discharge for an offense described 
115.5 	in subdivision 3, and any other offenses charged in addition to the underlying crime if 
115.6 	identified by the Cannabis Expungement Board as eligible for expungement. In addition, 
115.7 	the court shall order all records, including those pertaining to probation, incarceration, or 
115.8 	supervision, held by the Department of Corrections or local correctional officials sealed. 
115.9 	The courts shall not order the Department of Health; the Department of Children, Youth, 
115.10 	and Families; or the Department of Human Services to seal records under this section. If 
115.11 	the Cannabis Expungement Board determined that the person's conviction should be vacated 
115.12 	and charges should be dismissed, the order shall vacate and dismiss the charges.
115.13 	(b) If the Cannabis Expungement Board determined that there is good cause to restore 
115.14 	the person's right to possess firearms and ammunition, the court shall issue an order pursuant 
115.15 	to section 609.165, subdivision 1d.
115.16 	(c) If the Cannabis Expungement Board determined that an expunged record of a 
115.17 	conviction or stay of adjudication may not be opened for purposes of a background check 
115.18 	required under section 122A.18, subdivision 8, the court shall direct the order specifically 
115.19 	to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
115.20 	(d) The court administrator shall send a copy of an expungement order issued under this 
115.21 	section to each agency and jurisdiction whose records are affected by the terms of the order 
115.22 	and send a letter to the last known address of the person whose offense has been expunged 
115.23 	identifying each agency to which the order was sent.
115.24 	(e) In consultation with the commissioner of human services, the court shall establish a 
115.25 	schedule on which it shall provide the commissioner of human services a list identifying 
115.26 	the name and court file number or, if no court file number is available, the citation number 
115.27 	of each record for a person who received an expungement under this section.
115.28 	(f) Data on the person whose offense has been expunged in a letter sent under this 
115.29 	subdivision are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

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

115.31 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611.24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
115.32 		Subd. 4.Appeal by prosecuting attorney; attorney fees. (a) When a prosecuting 
115.33 	attorney appeals to the court of appeals, in any criminal case, from any pretrial order of the 
116.1 	district court, reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred shall be allowed to the defendant 
116.2 	on the appeal which shall be paid by the governmental unit responsible for the prosecution 
116.3 	involved in accordance with paragraph (b).
116.4 	(b) On or before January 15 of each year, the chief judge of the judicial district, after 
116.5 	consultation with city and county attorneys, the chief public defender, and members of the 
116.6 	private bar in the district, shall establish a reimbursement rate for attorney fees and costs 
116.7 	associated with representation of a defendant on appeal. The compensation to be paid to an 
116.8 	attorney for such service rendered to a defendant under this subdivision may not exceed 
116.9 	$10,000, exclusive of reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred, unless payment in 
116.10 	excess of that limit is certified by the chief judge of the district as necessary to provide fair 
116.11 	compensation for services of an unusual character or duration.

116.12 	ARTICLE 7
116.13 	CRIME VICTIMS PROVISIONS

116.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
116.15 		Subd. 2.Minimum fines. Notwithstanding any other law, when a court sentences a 
116.16 	person convicted of violating section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, 609.224, 
116.17 	609.2242, 609.267, 609.2671, 609.2672, 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, or 609.345, it must 
116.18 	impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by law nor more 
116.19 	than the maximum fine authorized by law.
116.20 	The court shall collect the portion of the fine mandated by this subdivision and forward 
116.21 	70 percent of it to a local victim assistance program that provides services locally in the 
116.22 	county in which the crime was committed. The court shall forward the remaining 30 percent 
116.23 	to the commissioner of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. If more 
116.24 	than one victim assistance program serves the county in which the crime was committed, 
116.25 	the court may designate on a case-by-case basis which program will receive the fine proceeds, 
116.26 	giving consideration to the nature of the crime committed, the types of victims served by 
116.27 	the program, and the funding needs of the program. If no victim assistance program serves 
116.28 	that county, the court shall forward 100 percent of the fine proceeds to the commissioner 
116.29 	of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. Fine proceeds received by a 
116.30 	local victim assistance program must be used to provide direct services to crime victims.
116.31 	The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in addition to the surcharge or 
116.32 	assessment required by section 357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence 
116.33 	of imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court.
117.1 	As used in this subdivision, "victim assistance program" means victim witness programs 
117.2 	within county attorney offices or any of the following programs: crime victim crisis centers, 
117.3 	victim-witness programs, battered women domestic abuse victim shelters and nonshelter 
117.4 	programs, and sexual assault programs, and children's advocacy centers as defined in section 
117.5 	260E.02, subdivision 5.

117.6 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.02, is amended to read:
117.7 	611A.02 NOTIFICATION OF VICTIM SERVICES AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS.
117.8 		Subd. 2.Victims' rights. (a) The Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public 
117.9 	Safety shall update the two model notices of the rights of crime victims required to be 
117.10 	distributed under this section and section 629.341.
117.11 	(b) The initial notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by a peace officer 
117.12 	to each victim, as defined in section 611A.01, at the time of initial contact with the victim
117.13 	at the scene or when the victim makes a report. The notice, which can be distributed as a 
117.14 	document or electronically, must inform a victim of:
117.15 	(1) the victim's right to apply for reparations to the Minnesota Crime Victims 
117.16 	Reimbursement Program to cover losses, not including property losses, resulting from a 
117.17 	violent crime and the telephone number to call to request an application and information 
117.18 	on how to apply;
117.19 	(2) the victim's right to request that the law enforcement agency withhold public access 
117.20 	to data revealing the victim's identity under section 13.82, subdivision 17, paragraph (d);
117.21 	(3) the additional rights of domestic abuse victims as described in section 629.341;
117.22 	(4) information on statewide crime victim help lines, the state address confidentiality 
117.23 	program, and the nearest crime victim assistance program or resource; and
117.24 	(5) the victim's rights, if an offender is charged, to be informed of and participate in the 
117.25 	prosecution process, including the right to request restitution; and right to be notified if an 
117.26 	offender is charged, to participate in the prosecution process, and to request restitution upon 
117.27 	conviction.
117.28 	(6) (c) A supplemental notice must be distributed by law enforcement agencies in 
117.29 	homicide cases, and must include resources and information specific to homicide victims 
117.30 	and information on rights and procedures available under sections 524.2-803, 524.3-614, 
117.31 	and 524.3-615.
118.1 	(c) (d) A supplemental notice of the rights of crime victims must be distributed by the 
118.2 	city or county attorney's office to each victim, within a reasonable time after the offender 
118.3 	is charged or petitioned. This notice must inform a victim of all the rights of crime victims 
118.4 	under this chapter.
118.5 		Subd. 3.Notice of rights of victims in juvenile court. (a) The Office of Justice Programs 
118.6 	in the Department of Public Safety shall update the notice of the rights of victims in juvenile 
118.7 	court that explains A supplemental notice shall be distributed by the prosecutor's office to 
118.8 	each victim of an offense committed by a juvenile within a reasonable time after the petition 
118.9 	is filed. This notice must notify the victim of:
118.10 	(1) the rights of victims in the juvenile court;
118.11 	(2) when a juvenile matter is public;
118.12 	(3) the procedures to be followed in juvenile court proceedings; and
118.13 	(4) the right to attend certain juvenile court proceedings;
118.14 	(5) the information related to the juvenile case that is available to victims; and
118.15 	(4) (6) other relevant matters.
118.16 	(b) The juvenile court shall distribute a copy of the notice to each victim of juvenile 
118.17 	crime who attends a juvenile court proceeding, along with a notice of services for victims 
118.18 	available in that judicial district.

118.19 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.0315, is amended to read:
118.20 	611A.0315 VICTIM NOTIFICATION; DOMESTIC ASSAULT; CRIMINAL 
118.21 	SEXUAL CONDUCT; HARASSMENT; STALKING.
118.22 		Subdivision 1.Notice of decision not to prosecute. (a) A prosecutor shall make every 
118.23 	reasonable effort to notify a victim of domestic assault, a criminal sexual conduct offense, 
118.24 	or harassment or stalking, or a violation of an order for protection; domestic abuse no contact 
118.25 	order; or harassment restraining order that the prosecutor has decided to decline prosecution 
118.26 	of the case or to dismiss the criminal charges filed against the defendant. Efforts to notify 
118.27 	the victim should include, in order of priority: (1) contacting the victim or a person designated 
118.28 	by the victim by telephone; and (2) contacting the victim by email or mail. If a suspect is 
118.29 	still in custody, the a telephone or email notification attempt shall be made before the suspect 
118.30 	is released from custody.
118.31 	(b) Whenever a prosecutor dismisses criminal charges against a person accused of 
118.32 	domestic assault, a criminal sexual conduct offense, or harassment or stalking, a violation 
119.1 	of an order for protection, or a violation of a harassment restraining order, a record shall be 
119.2 	made of the specific reasons for the dismissal. If the dismissal is due to the unavailability 
119.3 	of the witness, the prosecutor shall indicate the specific reason that the witness is unavailable.
119.4 	(c) Whenever a prosecutor notifies a victim of domestic assault, criminal sexual conduct, 
119.5 	or harassment or stalking under this section, the prosecutor shall also inform the victim of 
119.6 	the method and benefits of seeking an order for protection under section 518B.01 or a 
119.7 	restraining order under section 609.748 and that the victim may seek an order without paying 
119.8 	a fee.
119.9 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
119.10 	meanings given them.
119.11 	(a) "Assault" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 10.
119.12 	(b) "Domestic assault" means an assault committed by the actor against a family or 
119.13 	household member.
119.14 	(c) "Family or household member" has the meaning given it in section 518B.01, 
119.15 	subdivision 2.
119.16 	(d) "Harassment" or "stalking" means a violation of section 609.749.
119.17 	(e) "Criminal sexual conduct offense" means a violation of sections 609.342 to 609.3453.
119.18 	(f) "Violation of an order for protection" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, 
119.19 	subdivision 14.
119.20 	(g) "Violation of a harassment restraining order" has the meaning given in section 
119.21 	609.748, subdivision 6.

119.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
119.23 	read:
119.24 		Subd. 3b.Notice of submission of apology letter. (a) The commissioner of corrections 
119.25 	or other custodial authority shall make a good faith effort to notify the victim that the offender 
119.26 	has submitted a letter of apology. Notices shall only be provided to victims who have 
119.27 	submitted a written request for notification to the head of the county correctional facility 
119.28 	in which the offender is confined, or if committed to the Department of Corrections, 
119.29 	submitted a written request for the notice to the commissioner of corrections or an electronic 
119.30 	request through the Department of Corrections electronic victim notification system. The 
119.31 	good faith effort to notify the victim must occur within 90 days of the filing of the apology 
119.32 	letter.
120.1 	(b) Upon request, the commissioner of corrections or other custodial authority shall 
120.2 	notify the Board of Pardons, the Clemency Review Commission, or a court that the offender 
120.3 	submitted a letter of apology.
120.4 	(c) The content of a letter of apology submitted by an offender is private data on 
120.5 	individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic data, as defined in 
120.6 	section 13.02, subdivision 9, except that the letter may be provided to the intended recipient 
120.7 	upon request.

120.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.341, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
120.9 		Subd. 3.Notice of rights. The peace officer shall tell orally notify the victim whether 
120.10 	a about shelter or other services are available in the community and give the victim immediate 
120.11 	written notice of the legal rights and remedies and resources available. The written notice 
120.12 	must include furnishing the victim a copy of the following statement:
120.13 	"IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can ask the city or 
120.14 	county attorney to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to go to court and file 
120.15 	a petition requesting an order for protection from domestic abuse. The order could include 
120.16 	the following:
120.17 	(1) an order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse;
120.18 	(2) an order directing the abuser to leave your household;
120.19 	(3) an order preventing the abuser from entering your residence, school, business, or 
120.20 	place of employment;
120.21 	(4) an order awarding you or the other parent custody of or parenting time with your 
120.22 	minor child or children; or
120.23 	(5) an order directing the abuser to pay support to you and the minor children if the 
120.24 	abuser has a legal obligation to do so."
120.25 	"IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can file a petition with 
120.26 	the court for an order for protection and ask that the person responsible for the domestic 
120.27 	violence:
120.28 	(1) Be restrained from further acts of abuse;
120.29 	(2) Leave your household;
120.30 	(3) Stay away from your residence, school, business, or place of employment; and
121.1 	(4) Pay temporary support to you and for the minor child if the person is legally obligated 
121.2 	to do so.
121.3 	In your petition, you can request a custody and parenting time order for a child in common 
121.4 	with the person."
121.5 	The notice must include the resource listing, including telephone number, for the area 
121.6 	program that provides statewide domestic abuse help line and contact information for area 
121.7 	organizations providing services to victims of domestic abuse as shelter, designated by the 
121.8 	Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety.

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

121.13 	ARTICLE 8
121.14 	CORRECTIONAL PROVISIONS

121.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 14.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
121.16 		Subd. 3.Rulemaking procedures. (a) The definition of a rule in section 14.02, 
121.17 	subdivision 4, does not include:
121.18 	(1) rules concerning only the internal management of the agency or other agencies that 
121.19 	do not directly affect the rights of or procedures available to the public;
121.20 	(2) an application deadline on a form; and the remainder of a form and instructions for 
121.21 	use of the form to the extent that they do not impose substantive requirements other than 
121.22 	requirements contained in statute or rule;
121.23 	(3) the curriculum adopted by an agency to implement a statute or rule permitting or 
121.24 	mandating minimum educational requirements for persons regulated by an agency, provided 
121.25 	the topic areas to be covered by the minimum educational requirements are specified in 
121.26 	statute or rule;
121.27 	(4) procedures for sharing data among government agencies, provided these procedures 
121.28 	are consistent with chapter 13 and other law governing data practices.
121.29 	(b) The definition of a rule in section 14.02, subdivision 4, does not include:
121.30 	(1) rules of the commissioner of corrections:
122.1 	(i) relating to the release, placement, term, revocation, and supervision of inmates on 
122.2 	work release, on parole, or serving a supervised release or conditional release term,;
122.3 	(ii) on the internal management of institutions under the commissioner's control, and 
122.4 	rules adopted; and
122.5 	(iii) under section 609.105 governing the inmates of those institutions under the 
122.6 	commissioner's control;
122.7 	(2) rules relating to weight limitations on the use of highways when the substance of the 
122.8 	rules is indicated to the public by means of signs;
122.9 	(3) opinions of the attorney general;
122.10 	(4) the data element dictionary and the annual data acquisition calendar of the Department 
122.11 	of Education to the extent provided by section 125B.07;
122.12 	(5) the occupational safety and health standards provided in section 182.655;
122.13 	(6) revenue notices and tax information bulletins of the commissioner of revenue;
122.14 	(7) uniform conveyancing forms adopted by the commissioner of commerce under 
122.15 	section 507.09;
122.16 	(8) standards adopted by the Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission established 
122.17 	under section 507.0945; or
122.18 	(9) the interpretive guidelines developed by the commissioner of human services to the 
122.19 	extent provided in chapter 245A.

122.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.014, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
122.21 		Subd. 2a.Felony conviction; restoration of civil right to vote. An individual who is 
122.22 	ineligible to vote because of a felony conviction has the civil right to vote restored during 
122.23 	any period when the individual is not incarcerated for the offense. If the individual is later 
122.24 	incarcerated for the offense, the individual's civil right to vote is lost only during that period 
122.25 	of incarceration. For purposes of this subdivision only, an individual on work release under 
122.26 	section 241.26 or 244.065 or an individual released under section 631.425 is not deemed 
122.27 	to be incarcerated.

122.28 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.26, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
122.29 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner Granting work release. When consistent with the public 
122.30 	interest and the public safety, (a) The commissioner of corrections may conditionally release 
123.1 	an inmate who is eligible and being considered for release under section 243.05, to work 
123.2 	at paid employment, seek employment, or participate in a vocational training or educational 
123.3 	program.:
123.4 	(1) when consistent with the public interest and the public safety; and
123.5 	(2) if the inmate has served at least one-half of the term of imprisonment.
123.6 	(b) Release under this subdivision is an extension of the limits of confinement, and each 
123.7 	inmate so released shall must be confined in the correctional facility from which released 
123.8 	or in some other suitable place of confinement designated by the commissioner of corrections 
123.9 	during the hours the inmate is not employed, seeking employment, or engaged in a vocational 
123.10 	training or educational program, or, if employed, seeking employment, or engaged in a 
123.11 	vocational training or educational program, between the hours of such activity.
123.12 	(c) A reasonable allowance for travel time and meals shall be permitted.

123.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.26, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
123.14 		Subd. 3.Rules Policy. The commissioner of corrections shall establish rules for placement 
123.15 	and supervision of such must adopt policy for placing and supervising inmates under 
123.16 	subdivision 1 and for administration of administrating programs authorized by this section. 
123.17 	When consistent with the public interest, the commissioner may grant furloughs to those
123.18 	inmates participating in the programs authorized by this section who have spent at least 30 
123.19 	days in a residential work release center operated by or under the control of the commissioner 
123.20 	for a period of time not to exceed their supervised release date.

123.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
123.22 		Subd. 4.Revocation Rescinding work release. The willful failure of an inmate to report 
123.23 	to or return from planned employment, seeking employment, educational or vocational 
123.24 	training, or furlough as provided in subdivision 3 shall be is considered an escape under 
123.25 	section 609.485. If an inmate violates any of the policy rules provided for in under
123.26 	subdivision 3, the inmate's work placement, educational, or vocational training privileges 
123.27 	may be withdrawn by the commissioner.

123.28 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.26, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
123.29 		Subd. 5.Earnings; work release account. (a) The net earnings of each inmate 
123.30 	participating in the work release program provided by this section may be collected by or 
123.31 	forwarded to the commissioner of corrections for deposit to the account of the inmate in 
124.1 	the work release account in the state treasury, or the inmate may be permitted to collect, 
124.2 	retain, and expend the net earnings from the inmate's employment under rules established
124.3 	according to policy adopted by the commissioner of corrections. The money collected by 
124.4 	or forwarded to the commissioner under the rules shall remain remains under the control 
124.5 	of the commissioner for the sole benefit of the inmate. After making deductions for the 
124.6 	payment of state and local taxes, if necessary, and for repayment of advances and gate 
124.7 	money as provided in section 243.24, wages under the control of the commissioner and 
124.8 	wages retained by the inmate may be disbursed by the commissioner or expended by the 
124.9 	inmate for the following purposes and in the following order:
124.10 	(1) the cost of the inmate's keep as determined by subdivision 7, which money shall be 
124.11 	deposited in the general fund of the state treasury if the inmate is housed in a state 
124.12 	correctional facility, or shall be paid directly to the place of confinement as designated by 
124.13 	the commissioner pursuant to subdivision 1;
124.14 	(2) necessary travel expense to and from work and other incidental expenses of the 
124.15 	inmate;
124.16 	(3) support of inmate's dependents, if any;
124.17 	(4) court-ordered restitution, if any;
124.18 	(5) fines, surcharges, or other fees assessed or ordered by the court;
124.19 	(6) contribution to any programs established by law to aid victims of crime, provided 
124.20 	that the contribution must not be more than 20 percent of the inmate's gross wages;
124.21 	(7) restitution to the commissioner of corrections ordered by a prison disciplinary hearing 
124.22 	officer for damage to property caused by an inmate's conduct;
124.23 	(8) restitution to staff ordered by a prison disciplinary hearing officer for damage to 
124.24 	property caused by an inmate's conduct;
124.25 	(9) restitution to another inmate ordered by a prison disciplinary hearing officer for 
124.26 	personal injury to another caused by an inmate's conduct;
124.27 	(10) after the above expenditures, the inmate shall have discretion to direct payment of 
124.28 	the balance, if any, upon proper proof of personal legal debts; and
124.29 	(11) the balance, if any, shall be disbursed to the inmate as provided in section 243.24, 
124.30 	subdivision 1.
124.31 	(b) The commissioner may authorize the payment of court-ordered restitution from an 
124.32 	inmate's wages when the restitution was court ordered as a sanction for the conviction of 
125.1 	an offense which is not the offense of commitment, including offenses which occurred prior 
125.2 	to the offense for which the inmate was committed to the commissioner. All money in the 
125.3 	work release account are appropriated annually to the commissioner of corrections for the 
125.4 	purposes of the work release program.

125.5 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.26, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
125.6 	read:
125.7 		Subd. 8.Exempt from rulemaking. A commissioner policy or policy rule under this 
125.8 	section is not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt from the rulemaking provisions under 
125.9 	chapter 14, including section 14.386.

125.10 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.80, is amended to read:
125.11 	241.80 AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURAL PROGRAM.
125.12 		Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner of corrections shall develop a policy to 
125.13 	provide the cultural programming services listed in subdivision 2 to American Indian inmates
125.14 	incarcerated individuals of all juvenile and adult state correctional facilities and 
125.15 	community-based correctional programs. The commissioner may, within the limits of 
125.16 	available money, contract with appropriate American Indian private, nonprofit organizations 
125.17 	to provide the cultural programming services.
125.18 		Subd. 2.Cultural programming services. The policy shall include, but need not be 
125.19 	limited to, providing, within the limits of available money, spiritual and cultural programming 
125.20 	services having the following purposes:
125.21 	(1) the teaching of good work habits and the development of motivation through work
125.22 	education and training needed for postincarceration self-sufficiency;
125.23 	(2) the development of cultural pride to improve strengthened American Indian self-image
125.24 	identity;
125.25 	(3) the development of an understanding of and an adjustment to the cultural differences 
125.26 	between American Indians and other ethnic groups;
125.27 	(3) improved understanding of American Indian culture, traditions, and spiritual practices 
125.28 	for Department of Corrections staff;
125.29 	(4) the development of attitudes of mutual trust, respect, and understanding among 
125.30 	American Indian family members partnerships with Tribal Nations to address the unique 
126.1 	needs of American Indian incarcerated individuals and promote approaches to rehabilitation 
126.2 	specific to this population;
126.3 	(5) the fostering of increased availability of medicine men and American Indian spiritual 
126.4 	leaders to teach American Indian inmates incarcerated individuals about American Indian 
126.5 	history, cultural sensitivity, and religion and spiritual practices;
126.6 	(6) the involvement of American Indian inmates incarcerated individuals in those aspects 
126.7 	of the correctional system that will aid in their rehabilitation; and
126.8 	(7) the provision of services to American Indian inmates incarcerated individuals that 
126.9 	will facilitate their reentry into the community.

126.10 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 242.10, is amended to read:
126.11 	242.10 HEARING OFFICERS, POWERS; PROBATION, COMMITMENT, 
126.12 	PAROLE.
126.13 		Subdivision 1.Designated hearing officers. The commissioner of corrections may 
126.14 	designate from among the members of the commissioner's staff, one or more hearing officers 
126.15 	and delegate to them the authority to grant or revoke probation, commit to an institution, 
126.16 	grant or revoke parole, or issue final discharge to any person under the control of the 
126.17 	commissioner pursuant to a commitment committed to the commissioner by a juvenile court 
126.18 	of this state.
126.19 		Subd. 2.Appealing order of hearing officer. Any person aggrieved by an order issued 
126.20 	by a hearing officer may appeal to the commissioner or to a review panel established by 
126.21 	the commissioner a designee within the department pursuant according to rules policy issued 
126.22 	by the commissioner.
126.23 		Subd. 3.Exempt from rulemaking. A commissioner policy under this section is not a 
126.24 	rule under chapter 14 and is exempt from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, 
126.25 	including section 14.386.

126.26 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 242.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
126.27 		Subd. 3.Retaking absconding and other person. The written order of the commissioner 
126.28 	of corrections is authority to any peace officer or parole or probation officer Warrants to 
126.29 	take and detain any child committed to the commissioner of corrections by a juvenile court 
126.30 	who absconds from field supervision or escapes from confinement, violates furlough 
126.31 	conditions, or is released from court while on institution status are governed according to 
126.32 	section 243.051. Any person of the age of 18 years or older who is taken into custody under 
127.1 	the provisions of this subdivision may be detained as provided in section 260B.181, 
127.2 	subdivision 4.

127.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 242.44, is amended to read:
127.4 	242.44 PUPILS JUVENILES.
127.5 		Subdivision 1.Receiving and housing juveniles. The commissioner of corrections, so 
127.6 	far as the accommodations of the correctional facilities and other means at the commissioner's 
127.7 	disposal will permit, may receive juvenile delinquents and juvenile offenders serving a 
127.8 	juvenile disposition under section 260B.130, subdivision 4. The commissioner's housing 
127.9 	of these individuals must be consistent with federal and state law, including established 
127.10 	admissions criteria for Minnesota Correctional Facility-Red Wing. The commissioner may 
127.11 	place these youths at employment, may provide education suitable to their years and capacity, 
127.12 	and may place them in suitable homes.
127.13 		Subd. 2.Parole or discharge. (a) Under rules policy prescribed by the commissioner, 
127.14 	when deemed best for these youths, persons committed to the commissioner's care and 
127.15 	custody by a juvenile court may be paroled or discharged from the facility by the 
127.16 	commissioner.
127.17 	(b) A commissioner policy under this subdivision is not a rule under chapter 14 and is 
127.18 	exempt from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, including section 14.386.
127.19 		Subd. 3.Youth in facility. All pupils youth in the facility shall must be clothed, 
127.20 	instructed, and maintained by the commissioner of corrections.

127.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
127.22 		Subdivision 1.Conditional release. (a) The Supervised Release Board may parole any 
127.23 	person sentenced to confinement in any state correctional facility for adults under the control 
127.24 	of the commissioner of corrections, provided that:
127.25 	(1) no inmate serving a life sentence for committing murder before May 1, 1980, other 
127.26 	than murder committed in violation of clause (1) of section 609.185 who has not been 
127.27 	previously convicted of a felony shall be paroled without having served 20 years, less the 
127.28 	diminution that would have been allowed for good conduct had the sentence been for 20 
127.29 	years;
127.30 	(2) no inmate serving a life sentence for committing murder before May 1, 1980, who 
127.31 	has been previously convicted of a felony or though not previously convicted of a felony 
127.32 	is serving a life sentence for murder in the first degree committed in violation of clause (1) 
128.1 	of section 609.185 shall be paroled without having served 25 years, less the diminution 
128.2 	which would have been allowed for good conduct had the sentence been for 25 years;
128.3 	(3) any inmate sentenced prior to September 1, 1963, who would be eligible for parole 
128.4 	had the inmate been sentenced after September 1, 1963, shall be eligible for parole; and
128.5 	(4) any new rule or policy or change of rule or policy adopted by the commissioner of 
128.6 	corrections which has the effect of postponing eligibility for parole has prospective effect 
128.7 	only and applies only with respect to persons committing offenses after the effective date 
128.8 	of the new rule or policy or change.
128.9 	(b) Upon being paroled and released, an inmate is and remains in the legal custody and 
128.10 	under the control of the commissioner, subject at any time to be returned to a facility of the 
128.11 	Department of Corrections established by law for the confinement or treatment of convicted 
128.12 	persons and the parole rescinded by the commissioner.
128.13 	(c) The written order of the commissioner of corrections, is sufficient authority for any 
128.14 	peace officer, state correctional investigator, or state parole and probation agent to retake 
128.15 	and place in actual custody any person on parole or supervised release. In addition, when 
128.16 	it appears necessary in order to prevent escape or enforce discipline, any state parole and 
128.17 	probation agent or state correctional investigator may, without order of warrant, take and 
128.18 	detain a parolee or person on supervised release or work release and bring the person to the 
128.19 	commissioner for action.
128.20 	(d) The written order of the commissioner of corrections is sufficient authority for any 
128.21 	peace officer, state correctional investigator, or state parole and probation agent to retake 
128.22 	and place in actual custody any person on probation under the supervision of the 
128.23 	commissioner pursuant to section 609.135. Additionally, when it appears necessary in order 
128.24 	to prevent escape or enforce discipline, any state parole and probation agent or state 
128.25 	correctional investigator may, without an order, retake and detain a probationer and bring 
128.26 	the probationer before the court for further proceedings under section 609.14.
128.27 	(e) The written order of the commissioner of corrections is sufficient authority for any 
128.28 	peace officer, state correctional investigator, or state parole and probation agent to detain 
128.29 	any person on pretrial release who absconds from pretrial release or fails to abide by the 
128.30 	conditions of pretrial release.
128.31 	(f) (c) Persons conditionally released, and those on probation under the supervision of 
128.32 	the commissioner of corrections pursuant to section 609.135 may be placed within or outside 
128.33 	the boundaries of the state at the discretion of the commissioner of corrections or the court, 
128.34 	and the limits fixed for these persons may be enlarged or reduced according to their conduct.
129.1 	(g) (d) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1b, in considering applications for 
129.2 	conditional release or discharge, the commissioner is not required to hear oral argument 
129.3 	from any attorney or other person not connected with an adult correctional facility of the 
129.4 	Department of Corrections in favor of or against the parole or release of any inmates. The 
129.5 	commissioner may institute inquiries by correspondence, taking testimony, or otherwise, 
129.6 	as to the previous history, physical or mental condition, and character of the inmate and, to 
129.7 	that end, has the authority to require the attendance of the chief executive officer of any 
129.8 	state adult correctional facility and the production of the records of these facilities, and to 
129.9 	compel the attendance of witnesses. The commissioner is authorized to administer oaths to 
129.10 	witnesses for these purposes.
129.11 	(h) (e) Before revoking a nonviolent controlled substance offender's parole or probation 
129.12 	based on a technical violation, when the offender does not present a risk to the public and 
129.13 	the offender is amenable to continued supervision in the community, a parole or probation 
129.14 	agent must identify community options to address and correct the violation including, but 
129.15 	not limited to, inpatient substance use disorder treatment. If a probation or parole agent 
129.16 	determines that community options are appropriate and available in the state, the agent must 
129.17 	seek to restructure the offender's terms of release to incorporate those options. If an offender 
129.18 	on probation stipulates in writing to restructure the terms of release, a probation agent must 
129.19 	forward a report to the district court containing:
129.20 	(1) the specific nature of the technical violation of probation;
129.21 	(2) the recommended restructure to the terms of probation; and
129.22 	(3) a copy of the offender's signed stipulation indicating that the offender consents to 
129.23 	the restructuring of probation.
129.24 	(i) (f) The recommended restructuring of probation becomes effective when confirmed 
129.25 	by a judge. The order of the court is proof of confirmation and amends the terms of the 
129.26 	sentence imposed by the court under section 609.135.
129.27 	(j) (g) If a nonviolent controlled substance offender's parole or probation is revoked, the 
129.28 	offender's agent must first attempt to place the offender in a local jail.
129.29 	(k) (h) For purposes of paragraphs (h) (e) to (k) (g):
129.30 	(1) "nonviolent controlled substance offender" means a person who meets the criteria 
129.31 	described under section 244.0513, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), and (5); and
130.1 	(2) "technical violation" means any violation of a court order of probation or a condition 
130.2 	of parole, except an allegation of a subsequent criminal act that is alleged in a formal 
130.3 	complaint, citation, or petition.

130.4 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
130.5 		Subd. 2.Rules Policy on conditional release. (a) The commissioner of corrections may
130.6 	must adopt rules in accordance with chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act, policy
130.7 	governing the procedures for granting of conditional release and final discharge. The rules
130.8 	policy may provide for the conduct and employment of persons conditionally released, and 
130.9 	other matters necessary to implement the duties conferred by law upon the commissioner 
130.10 	with respect to conditional release and discharge of persons.
130.11 	(b) A commissioner policy under this subdivision is not a rule under chapter 14 and is 
130.12 	exempt from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, including section 14.386.
130.13 	(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "conditional release" means a person on parole, 
130.14 	work release, or supervised release.

130.15 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
130.16 		Subd. 4.Hearing officers; powers; duties. To carry out the powers and duties conferred 
130.17 	by this section, the commissioner of corrections may designate from among staff members,
130.18 	one or more hearing officers and delegate to them any of the powers and duties conferred 
130.19 	by this section. In the exercise of their delegated powers and duties the hearing officers 
130.20 	shall be subject to the rules prescribed by the commissioner of corrections.

130.21 	Sec. 15. [243.051] WARRANTS AND STOP ORDERS.
130.22 		Subdivision 1.Warrants and stop orders; commissioner policy. (a) For purposes of 
130.23 	this section, "commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections.
130.24 	(b) Consistent with this section, the commissioner must adopt policy governing warrants 
130.25 	and stop orders.
130.26 	(c) A commissioner policy under this section is not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt 
130.27 	from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, including section 14.386.
130.28 		Subd. 2.Warrants; generally. (a) The commissioner may issue warrants, including 
130.29 	nationwide warrants, for apprehension and detention in any of the following circumstances:
131.1 	(1) when a person under the commissioner's supervision, including but not limited to a 
131.2 	person on parole, supervised release, conditional release, work release, or probation, absconds 
131.3 	from supervision or fails to abide by the conditions of their release;
131.4 	(2) when a person on pretrial release absconds from pretrial release or fails to abide by 
131.5 	the conditions of pretrial release;
131.6 	(3) when an inmate escapes from any state correctional facility under the commissioner's 
131.7 	control;
131.8 	(4) when a convicted defendant fails to report postsentencing to their county authority 
131.9 	or to a state correctional facility; or
131.10 	(5) when a child committed to the commissioner by a juvenile court absconds from field 
131.11 	supervision, escapes from confinement, violates furlough conditions, or is released from 
131.12 	court while on institution status.
131.13 	(b) For an inmate under paragraph (a), clause (3), the commissioner must use all proper 
131.14 	means to apprehend and return the inmate, which may include offering a reward of no more 
131.15 	than $100 to be paid from the state treasury, for information leading to the arrest and return 
131.16 	to custody of the inmate.
131.17 	(c) Any individual 18 years of age or older who is taken into custody under paragraph 
131.18 	(a), clause (5), may be detained according to section 260B.181, subdivision 4.
131.19 		Subd. 3.Warrant authority. A warrant issued by the commissioner is sufficient authority 
131.20 	for any peace officer, state correctional investigator, or state parole or probation agent to 
131.21 	retake and place in actual custody any person.
131.22 		Subd. 4.Preventing escape or enforcing discipline. When it appears necessary to 
131.23 	prevent escape or enforce discipline, any state parole and probation agent or state correctional 
131.24 	investigator may, without a warrant:
131.25 	(1) take and detain any person on probation, parole, supervised release, conditional 
131.26 	release, or work release; and
131.27 	(2) take one of the following actions:
131.28 	(i) for a person on probation, bring them before the court for further proceedings under 
131.29 	section 609.14; or
131.30 	(ii) for a person on parole, supervised release, conditional release, or work release, bring 
131.31 	them to the commissioner for action.
132.1 		Subd. 5.Stop time. The commissioner may stop the time from running on sentences of 
132.2 	persons until they are taken into custody in the following circumstances:
132.3 	(1) releasees who have absconded from supervision;
132.4 	(2) inmates who have escaped from a state correctional facility; or
132.5 	(3) convicted defendants who have failed to report postsentencing.

132.6 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.88, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
132.7 		Subd. 2.Private industry employment. (a) Any corporation operating a factory or 
132.8 	other business or commercial enterprise under this section may employ selected inmates of 
132.9 	the correctional institution upon whose grounds it operates and persons conditionally released 
132.10 	subject to the provisions of section 241.26. Persons conditionally released as provided in 
132.11 	this subdivision shall be deemed to be are parolees within the purview of United States 
132.12 	Code, title 49, section 60.
132.13 	(b) Except as prohibited by applicable provisions of the United States Code, inmates of 
132.14 	state correctional institutions may be employed in the manufacture and processing of goods, 
132.15 	wares and merchandise for introduction into interstate commerce, provided that they are 
132.16 	paid no less than the prevailing minimum wages for work of a similar nature performed by 
132.17 	employees with similar skills in the locality in which the work is being performed.
132.18 	Under rules (c) As prescribed by the commissioner of corrections, a portion of the wages 
132.19 	of each inmate employed as authorized by this subdivision, in an amount to be determined 
132.20 	by the commissioner, shall be set aside and kept by the chief executive officer of the facility
132.21 	in the public welfare fund of the state for the benefit of the inmate and for the purpose of 
132.22 	assisting the inmate when leaving the facility on conditional release or by final discharge. 
132.23 	Any portion remaining undisbursed at the time of the inmate's final discharge shall be given 
132.24 	to the inmate upon final discharge.

132.25 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.88, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
132.26 		Subd. 5.Deductions. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any compensation 
132.27 	paid to inmates under this section is subject to section 243.23, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 
132.28 	rules policy of the commissioner of corrections.

133.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.88, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
133.2 	read:
133.3 		Subd. 6.Exempt from rulemaking. A commissioner prescription or policy under this 
133.4 	section is not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt from the rulemaking provisions under 
133.5 	chapter 14, including section 14.386.

133.6 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
133.7 		Subdivision 1.Reduction of sentence; inmates sentenced for crimes committed 
133.8 	before 1993. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 609.11, subdivision 6, and 
133.9 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, subdivision 1, the term of imprisonment of any 
133.10 	inmate sentenced to a presumptive fixed sentence after May 1, 1980, and whose crime was 
133.11 	committed before August 1, 1993, shall be reduced in duration by one day for each two 
133.12 	days during which the inmate violates none of the disciplinary offense rules promulgated
133.13 	adopted by the commissioner. The reduction shall accrue to the period of supervised release 
133.14 	to be served by the inmate, except that the period of supervised release for a sex offender 
133.15 	conditionally released by the commissioner under section 609.3455 is governed by that 
133.16 	provision.
133.17 	(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, if an inmate whose crime was 
133.18 	committed before August 1, 1993, violates a disciplinary offense rule promulgated by the 
133.19 	commissioner, good time earned prior to the violation may not be taken away, but the inmate 
133.20 	may be required to serve an appropriate portion of the term of imprisonment after the 
133.21 	violation without earning good time.

133.22 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
133.23 		Subd. 2.Loss of good time. By May 1, 1980, The commissioner shall promulgate rules
133.24 	must adopt policy specifying disciplinary offenses which that may result in the loss of good 
133.25 	time and the amount of good time which that may be lost as a result of each disciplinary 
133.26 	offense, including provision for restoration of good time. In no case shall an individual 
133.27 	disciplinary offense result in the loss of more than 90 days of good time; except that no 
133.28 	inmate confined in segregation for violation of a disciplinary rule shall be placed on 
133.29 	supervised release until discharged or released from punitive segregation confinement, nor 
133.30 	shall an inmate in segregation for violation of a disciplinary rule for which the inmate could 
133.31 	also be prosecuted under the criminal laws earn good time while in segregation. The loss 
133.32 	of good time shall be considered to be a disciplinary sanction imposed upon an inmate, and 
133.33 	the procedure for the loss of good time and the rights of the inmate in the procedure shall 
134.1 	be those in effect for the imposition of other disciplinary sanctions at each state correctional 
134.2 	institution.

134.3 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
134.4 	read:
134.5 		Subd. 4.Exempt from rulemaking. A commissioner policy or disciplinary rule under 
134.6 	this section is not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt from the rulemaking provisions 
134.7 	under chapter 14, including section 14.386.

134.8 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.05, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
134.9 		Subd. 1b.Supervised release; inmates who commit crimes on or after August 1, 
134.10 	1993. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 4, 4a, and 5, every inmate sentenced to prison 
134.11 	for a felony offense committed on or after August 1, 1993, shall serve a supervised release 
134.12 	term upon completion of the inmate's term of imprisonment and any disciplinary confinement 
134.13 	period imposed by the commissioner due to the inmate's violation of any disciplinary rule 
134.14 	adopted by the commissioner or refusal to participate in a rehabilitative program required 
134.15 	under section 244.03. The amount of time the inmate serves on supervised release is equal 
134.16 	to one-third of the inmate's fixed executed sentence, less any disciplinary confinement period 
134.17 	imposed by the commissioner and regardless of any earned incentive release credit applied 
134.18 	toward the individual's term of imprisonment under section 244.44.
134.19 	(b) No inmate who violates a disciplinary rule or refuses to participate in a rehabilitative 
134.20 	program as required under section 244.03 shall be placed on supervised release until the 
134.21 	inmate has served the disciplinary confinement period for that disciplinary sanction or until 
134.22 	the inmate is discharged or released from punitive restrictive-housing confinement, whichever 
134.23 	is later. The imposition of a disciplinary confinement period shall be considered to be a 
134.24 	disciplinary sanction imposed upon an inmate, and the procedure for imposing the 
134.25 	disciplinary confinement period and the rights of the inmate in the procedure shall be those 
134.26 	in effect for the imposition of other disciplinary sanctions at each state correctional institution.
134.27 	(c) A disciplinary rule under this subdivision is not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt 
134.28 	from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, including section 14.386.
134.29 	(c) (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "earned incentive release credit" has the meaning 
134.30 	given in section 244.41, subdivision 7.

135.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
135.2 		Subd. 2.Rules Policy. (a) The commissioner of corrections shall must adopt by rule 
135.3 	standards and procedures policies for the establishment of:
135.4 	(1) establishing conditions of release and the revocation of;
135.5 	(2) revoking supervised or conditional release, and shall specify the period of revocation 
135.6 	for each violation of release. Procedures for the revocation of release shall provide due 
135.7 	process of law for the inmate. including revocation procedures that must provide for due 
135.8 	process of law for the offender;
135.9 	(3) assigning terms of reimprisonment for release violations; and
135.10 	(4) extending terms of reimprisonment due to violations of disciplinary rules or other 
135.11 	factors specified in policy relating to community supervision or public safety.
135.12 	(b) In no case may a term of reimprisonment exceed 12 months unless:
135.13 	(1) the release violation involved a conviction for a felony offense;
135.14 	(2) the commissioner finds the releasee to be a risk to the public; or
135.15 	(3) the commissioner finds the releasee to be unamenable to supervision due to one or 
135.16 	more prior violations of the conditions of release.
135.17 	(b) (c) The commissioner may prohibit an inmate placed on parole, supervised release, 
135.18 	or conditional release from using adult-use cannabis flower as defined in section 342.01, 
135.19 	subdivision 3, or adult-use cannabis products as defined in section 342.01, subdivision 3, 
135.20 	hemp-derived consumer products as defined in section 342.01, subdivision 35, or 
135.21 	lower-potency hemp edibles as defined in section 342.01, subdivision 48, if the inmate 
135.22 	undergoes a chemical use assessment and abstinence is consistent with a recommended 
135.23 	level of care for the defendant in accordance with the criteria under section 254B.04, 
135.24 	subdivision 4.
135.25 	(c) (d) The commissioner of corrections shall not prohibit an inmate placed on parole, 
135.26 	supervised release, or conditional release from participating in the registry program as 
135.27 	defined in section 342.01, subdivision 61, as a condition of release or revoke a patient's 
135.28 	parole, supervised release, or conditional release or otherwise sanction a patient on parole, 
135.29 	supervised release, or conditional release solely for participating in the registry program or 
135.30 	for a positive drug test for cannabis components or metabolites.
136.1 	(e) A commissioner policy or disciplinary rule under this subdivision is not a rule under 
136.2 	chapter 14 and is exempt from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, including section 
136.3 	14.386.

136.4 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.0513, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
136.5 		Subdivision 1.Conditional release authority. The commissioner of corrections has 
136.6 	the authority to release offenders committed to the commissioner's custody who meet the 
136.7 	requirements of this section and of any rules policy adopted by the commissioner. A 
136.8 	commissioner policy under this section is not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt from 
136.9 	the rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, including section 14.386.

136.10 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.0513, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
136.11 		Subd. 7.Release procedures. The commissioner may deny conditional release to an 
136.12 	offender under this section if the commissioner determines that the offender's release may 
136.13 	reasonably pose a danger to the public or an individual. In making this determination, the 
136.14 	commissioner shall must follow the procedures in section 244.05, subdivision 5, and the 
136.15 	rules adopted by the commissioner under that subdivision policy thereunder. The 
136.16 	commissioner shall consider whether the offender was involved in criminal gang activity 
136.17 	during the offender's prison term. The commissioner shall also consider the offender's 
136.18 	custody classification and level of risk of violence and the availability of appropriate 
136.19 	community supervision for the offender. Conditional release granted under this section 
136.20 	continues until the offender's sentence expires, unless release is rescinded under subdivision 
136.21 	8. The commissioner may not grant conditional release unless a release plan is in place for 
136.22 	the offender that addresses, at a minimum, plans for aftercare, community-based substance 
136.23 	use disorder treatment, gaining employment, and securing housing.

136.24 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.0513, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
136.25 		Subd. 8.Conditional release. The conditions of release granted under this section are 
136.26 	governed by the statutes and rules policy governing supervised release under this chapter, 
136.27 	except that release may be rescinded without hearing by the commissioner if the 
136.28 	commissioner determines that continuation of the conditional release poses a danger to the 
136.29 	public or to an individual. If the commissioner rescinds an offender's conditional release, 
136.30 	the offender shall be returned to prison and shall serve the remaining portion of the offender's 
136.31 	sentence.

137.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
137.2 		Subdivision 1.Authority. If consistent with the public interest, the commissioner may, 
137.3 	under rules prescribed by the commissioner, furlough any inmate in custody to any point 
137.4 	within the state for up to five days. A furlough may be granted to assist the inmate with 
137.5 	family needs, personal health needs, or reintegration into society. No inmate may receive 
137.6 	more than three furloughs under this section within any 12-month period. The provisions 
137.7 	of This section shall also apply applies to those inmates convicted of offenses prior to before
137.8 	May 1, 1980.

137.9 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
137.10 	read:
137.11 		Subd. 3.Exempt from rulemaking. A commissioner determination under this section 
137.12 	is not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 
137.13 	14, including section 14.386.

137.14 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
137.15 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of corrections shall establish programs 
137.16 	for those designated by the commissioner to serve all or part of a sentence on intensive 
137.17 	community supervision or all or part of a supervised release or parole term on intensive 
137.18 	supervised release. The adoption and modification of policies and procedures to implement 
137.19 	sections 244.05, subdivision 6, and244.12to 244.15, and 244.13 are not subject to the 
137.20 	rulemaking procedures of chapter 14 because these policies and procedures are excluded 
137.21 	from the definition of a rule under section 14.03, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (1), 
137.22 	including section 14.386. The commissioner shall locate the programs so that at least one-half 
137.23 	of the money appropriated for the programs in each year is used for programs in Community 
137.24 	Corrections Act counties. In awarding contracts for intensive supervision programs in 
137.25 	Community Corrections Act counties, the commissioner shall give first priority to programs 
137.26 	that utilize county employees as intensive supervision agents and shall give second priority 
137.27 	to programs that utilize state employees as intensive supervision agents. The commissioner 
137.28 	may award contracts to other providers in Community Corrections Act counties only if 
137.29 	doing so will result in a significant cost savings or a significant increase in the quality of 
137.30 	services provided, and only after notifying the chairs of the committees in the senate and 
137.31 	house of representatives with jurisdiction over criminal justice policy.

138.1 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.171, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
138.2 		Subd. 4.Sanctions. (a) The commissioner shall impose severe and meaningful sanctions 
138.3 	for violating the conditions of the challenge incarceration program. The commissioner shall 
138.4 	remove an offender from the challenge incarceration program if the offender:
138.5 	(1) commits a material violation of or repeatedly fails to follow the rules of the program;
138.6 	(2) commits any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony offense; or
138.7 	(3) presents a risk to the public, based on the offender's behavior, attitude, or abuse of 
138.8 	alcohol or controlled substances. The removal of an offender from the challenge incarceration 
138.9 	program is governed by the procedures in the commissioner's rules adopted policy under 
138.10 	section 244.05, subdivision 2.
138.11 	(b) An offender who is removed from the challenge incarceration program shall be 
138.12 	imprisoned for a time period equal to the offender's term of imprisonment, minus earned 
138.13 	good time if any, but in no case for longer than the time remaining in the offender's sentence. 
138.14 	"Term of imprisonment" means a time period equal to two-thirds of the sentence originally 
138.15 	executed by the sentencing court, minus jail credit, if any.
138.16 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), an offender who has been removed from the challenge 
138.17 	incarceration program but who remains otherwise eligible for acceptance into the program 
138.18 	may be readmitted at the commissioner's discretion. An offender readmitted to the program 
138.19 	under this paragraph must participate from the beginning and complete all of the program's 
138.20 	phases.

138.21 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
138.22 		Subd. 1c.Community supervision funding; eligibility for funding formula. (a) A 
138.23 	CPO jurisdiction:
138.24 	(1) must collaborate with the commissioner to develop a comprehensive plan under 
138.25 	section 401.06; and
138.26 	(2) is subject to all applicable eligibility provisions under chapter 401 necessary to 
138.27 	receive a subsidy under section 401.10.
138.28 	(b) A non-CPO jurisdiction is eligible to receive a subsidy under section 401.10 but is 
138.29 	not a Community Corrections Act jurisdiction under chapter 401, and. Except as provided 
138.30 	under section 401.115, the commissioner:
138.31 	(1) is appropriated the jurisdiction's share of funding under section 401.10 for providing 
138.32 	probation services; and.
139.1 	(2) may seek reimbursement from the jurisdiction according to subdivision 5a.

139.2 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
139.3 		Subd. 1d.Commissioner of corrections; reimbursing CPO and non-CPO jurisdictions
139.4 	jurisdiction. As calculated by the community supervision formula under section 401.10, 
139.5 	the commissioner must:
139.6 	(1) reimburse a CPO jurisdiction for the cost that the jurisdiction assumes under this 
139.7 	section for providing probation services, including supervising juveniles committed to the 
139.8 	commissioner of corrections; and.
139.9 	(2) reimburse a non-CPO jurisdiction for the commissioner's provision of probation 
139.10 	services to the jurisdiction under this section.

139.11 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
139.12 		Subd. 5.Commissioner compensation to duties for non-CPO jurisdiction. (a) For a 
139.13 	non-CPO jurisdiction, the commissioner must, out of appropriations provided under 
139.14 	subdivision 5a, paragraph (b), pay probation officers the salary and all benefits fixed by the 
139.15 	state law or applicable bargaining unit and all necessary expenses, including secretarial 
139.16 	service, office equipment and supplies, postage, telephone services, and travel and 
139.17 	subsistence.
139.18 	(b) Except as provided under section 401.115, the commissioner must pay the items 
139.19 	under paragraph (a) using appropriations provided under section 401.10.

139.20 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
139.21 		Subd. 5a.Department of Corrections billing; CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction 
139.22 	reimbursement annual reporting. (a) At least every six months annually, the commissioner 
139.23 	must bill for the total cost and expenses incurred by the commissioner on behalf of each 
139.24 	non-CPO jurisdiction that has received probation services. The commissioner must notify 
139.25 	each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction of the total cost and expenses, and the jurisdiction must 
139.26 	pay to the commissioner the amount due for reimbursement incurred by the commissioner 
139.27 	on behalf of each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction that has received probation services.
139.28 	(b) Each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction must reimburse the Department of Corrections 
139.29 	for the total cost and expenses of the probation services as incurred by the commissioner, 
139.30 	excluding the cost and expense of services provided under the state's obligation for adult 
139.31 	felony supervision in section 244.20. Money received under this paragraph from a non-CPO 
140.1 	jurisdiction must be annually appropriated to the commissioner for providing probation 
140.2 	services to the jurisdiction.
140.3 	(c) Objections by a non-CPO jurisdiction to all allocation of cost and expenses must be 
140.4 	presented to and determined by the commissioner.
140.5 	(d) In addition to the billing and reimbursement requirements under this section, (b)
140.6 	Invoicing and payments for probation services for a CPO jurisdiction are as provided under 
140.7 	sections 401.14 and 401.15.

140.8 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.20, is amended to read:
140.9 	244.20 PROBATION; FELONY SUPERVISION.
140.10 	(a) Notwithstanding sections 244.19, subdivisions 1 to 1d, and 609.135, subdivision 1, 
140.11 	the Department of Corrections:
140.12 	(1) has exclusive responsibility for providing probation services for adult felons in 
140.13 	counties and Tribal Nations that do not take part in the Community Corrections Act subsidy 
140.14 	program under chapter 401; and
140.15 	(2) to provide felony supervision, retains the county's or Tribal Nation's funding allotted 
140.16 	under section 401.10 for providing felony probation services.
140.17 	(b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to a Tribal Nation's subsidy under section 
140.18 	401.115.

140.19 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326.338, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
140.20 		Subd. 4.Protective agent. A person who for a fee, reward, or other valuable consideration 
140.21 	undertakes any of the following acts is considered to be engaged in the business of protective 
140.22 	agent:
140.23 	(1) providing guards, private patrol, or other security personnel to protect persons or 
140.24 	their property or to prevent the theft, unlawful taking of goods, merchandise, or money, or 
140.25 	to prevent the misappropriation or concealment of goods, merchandise, money, or other 
140.26 	valuable things, or to procure the return of those things;
140.27 	(2) physically responding to any alarm signal device, burglar alarm, television camera, 
140.28 	still camera, or a mechanical or electronic device installed or used to prevent or detect 
140.29 	burglary, theft, shoplifting, pilferage, losses, or other security measures;
140.30 	(3) providing armored car services for the protection of persons or property;
141.1 	(4) controlling motor traffic on public streets, roads, and highways for the purpose of 
141.2 	escorting a funeral procession and oversized loads;
141.3 	(5) providing management and control of crowds for the purpose of safety and protection; 
141.4 	or
141.5 	(6) providing guards or other security personnel to transport prisoners or any other person 
141.6 	arrested on a warrant, except that this does not apply to the transport or escort of offenders 
141.7 	by staff of the Department of Corrections; the transport of a person by the sheriff of a county 
141.8 	to the appropriate adult or juvenile correctional facility as designated by the commissioner 
141.9 	of corrections or to and from court in connection with postconviction, habeas corpus, or 
141.10 	intrastate mandatory disposition of detainers proceedings; the transfer of a person by 
141.11 	emergency medical services personnel; or the transfer of a person by a peace officer as 
141.12 	defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or employed by a federal law 
141.13 	enforcement agency.
141.14 	A person covered by this subdivision may perform the traffic-control duties in clause 
141.15 	(4) in place of a police officer when a special permit is required, provided that the protective 
141.16 	agent is first-aid qualified.

141.17 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
141.18 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this subdivision 
141.19 	have the meanings given them.
141.20 	(b) "CCA jurisdiction" means a county or Tribal Nation that participates in the 
141.21 	Community Corrections Act, the subsidy program under this chapter.
141.22 	(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections or a designee.
141.23 	(d) "Conditional release" means:
141.24 	(1) parole, supervised release, or conditional release as authorized by section 609.3455, 
141.25 	subdivision 6, 7, or 8; Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.108, subdivision 6; or Minnesota 
141.26 	Statutes 2004, section 609.109, subdivision 7;
141.27 	(2) work release as authorized by sections 241.26, 244.065, and 631.425; and
141.28 	(3) probation, furlough, and any other authorized temporary release from a correctional 
141.29 	facility.
141.30 	(e) "Detain" means to take into actual custody, including custody within a local 
141.31 	correctional facility.
142.1 	(f) "Joint board" means the board under section 471.59.
142.2 	(g) "Local advisory board" means:
142.3 	(1) for a CCA jurisdiction, a corrections advisory board as defined in section 401.08;
142.4 	(2) for a non-CCA jurisdiction other than a Tribal Nation, a human services advisory 
142.5 	board as defined in section 402.02, or advisory committee or task force as defined in section 
142.6 	402.03; or
142.7 	(3) for a Tribal Nation that is a non-CCA jurisdiction, a board with membership as 
142.8 	determined by the Tribal Nation.
142.9 	(h) "Non-CCA jurisdiction" means a county or Tribal Nation that is not participating in 
142.10 	the Community Corrections Act subsidy program and provides or receives probation services 
142.11 	according to section 244.19.
142.12 	(i) "Probation officer" means a county or Tribal probation officer under a CCA or 
142.13 	non-CCA jurisdiction appointed with the powers under section 244.19.
142.14 	(j) "Release" means to release from actual custody.
142.15 	(k) "Tribal Nation" means a federally recognized Tribal Nation within the boundaries 
142.16 	of the state of Minnesota.

142.17 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.03, is amended to read:
142.18 	401.03 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
142.19 	(a) The commissioner must, as provided in chapter 14, adopt rules to implement this 
142.20 	chapter and provide consultation and technical assistance to counties and Tribal Nations to 
142.21 	help them develop comprehensive plans, including abbreviated plans.
142.22 	(b) The time limit to adopt rules under section 14.125 does not apply.

142.23 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
142.24 		Subdivision 1.Community supervision funding formula. (a) Beginning July 1, 2023, 
142.25 	the community supervision subsidy paid to each county, the commissioner for supervision 
142.26 	of non-CCA jurisdictions served by the Department of Corrections, and each applicable 
142.27 	Tribal Nation under paragraph (e) providing services as a CCA jurisdiction or CPO 
142.28 	jurisdiction as defined in section 244.19, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), equals the sum of:
142.29 	(1) a base funding amount equal to $150,000; and
142.30 	(2) a community supervision formula equal to the sum of:
143.1 	(i) for each individual with a felony sentence, a felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied 
143.2 	by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised 
143.3 	release and parole populations, and juvenile supervised release and parole populations as 
143.4 	reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner, multiplied by 
143.5 	365; and
143.6 	(ii) for each individual sentenced for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor or under 
143.7 	juvenile probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied by 0.5 and then multiplied 
143.8 	by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and juvenile 
143.9 	populations as reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner, 
143.10 	multiplied by 365.
143.11 	(i) for individuals with a felony sentence, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 shall be 
143.12 	multiplied by the average total population over the three most recent years, as reported in 
143.13 	the probation surveys published by the commissioner. This population includes the county 
143.14 	or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised release population, adult parole 
143.15 	population, juvenile supervised release population, and juvenile parole populations. The 
143.16 	resulting amount shall then be multiplied by 365 to calculate the total annual allocation; 
143.17 	and
143.18 	(ii) for individuals sentenced for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor, or under juvenile 
143.19 	probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 shall be multiplied by 0.5, and then multiplied 
143.20 	by the average total population over the three most recent years, as reported in the probation 
143.21 	surveys published by the commissioner. This population includes the county or Tribal 
143.22 	Nation's gross misdemeanor population, misdemeanor population, and juvenile probation 
143.23 	population. The resulting amount shall then be multiplied by 365 to calculate the total annual 
143.24 	allocation.
143.25 	(b) For a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or 
143.26 	(c), the base funding amount must be shared equally between the jurisdiction and the 
143.27 	commissioner for the provision of felony supervision under section 244.20.
143.28 	(c) If in any year the total amount appropriated for the purpose of this section is more 
143.29 	than or less than the total of base funding plus community supervision formula funding for 
143.30 	all counties and applicable Tribal Nations, the sum of each county's and applicable Tribal 
143.31 	Nation's base funding plus community supervision formula funding is adjusted by the ratio 
143.32 	of amounts appropriated for this purpose divided by the total of base funding plus community 
143.33 	supervision formula funding for all counties and applicable Tribal Nations.
144.1 	(d) If in any year the base funding plus the community supervision formula amount 
144.2 	based on what was appropriated in fiscal year 2024 is less than the funding paid to the 
144.3 	county in fiscal year 2023, the difference is added to the community supervision formula 
144.4 	amount for that county. A county is not eligible for additional funding under this paragraph 
144.5 	unless the base funding plus community supervision formula results in an increase in funding 
144.6 	for the county based on what was appropriated in the previous fiscal year. This paragraph 
144.7 	expires June 30, 2029.
144.8 	(e) For each Tribal Nation, a funding amount of $250,000 is allotted annually to purchase 
144.9 	probation services or probation-related services, including contracted services, but a Tribal 
144.10 	Nation that becomes a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, 
144.11 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under paragraphs (a) to 
144.12 	(c) and:
144.13 	(1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount of $250,000 transferred to the total community 
144.14 	supervision subsidy amount appropriated for the purposes of this section; and
144.15 	(2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined 
144.16 	according to the community supervision formula under paragraph (a), clause (2).
144.17 	(f) (e) Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act savings under section 244.50, 
144.18 	subdivision 4, clause (2), are appropriated to each CCA jurisdiction and non-CCA jurisdiction 
144.19 	served by the Department of Corrections by dividing the three-year average of the number 
144.20 	of individuals on supervised release and intensive supervised release within the jurisdiction 
144.21 	by the three-year average of the total number of individuals under supervised release and 
144.22 	intensive supervised release statewide, using the numbers reported annually in the Probation 
144.23 	Survey report.

144.24 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
144.25 	read:
144.26 		Subd. 1a.Prorating subsidy for Interstate Transfer Unit. Before disbursing the 
144.27 	community supervision subsidy in subdivision 1, the commissioner must prorate the cost 
144.28 	of the Interstate Transfer Unit based upon the county's share of the average total probation 
144.29 	population over the three most recent years as reported in the probation survey published 
144.30 	by the commissioner and deduct that amount from the county's subsidy.

145.1 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
145.2 		Subd. 4.Report. (a) By January 15, 2025, and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the 
145.3 	commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
145.4 	legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy. 
145.5 	At a minimum, the report must summarize and contain the following data:
145.6 	(1) the commissioner's most recent workload study under section 401.17, subdivision 
145.7 	4; and
145.8 	(2) the commissioner's collected caseload data under section 244.21, subdivision 1; and
145.9 	(3) (2) projected growth in the community supervision formula calculated by analyzing 
145.10 	caseload supervision population trends and data.
145.11 	(b) The report may be made in conjunction with reporting under section 244.21.

145.12 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
145.13 		Subdivision 1.Policy items. (a) Except for an abbreviated comprehensive plan submitted 
145.14 	under section 401.115, a comprehensive plan submitted to the commissioner for approval 
145.15 	under section 401.06 must include items prescribed by commissioner policy and may include 
145.16 	the following:
145.17 	(1) the manner in which presentence and postsentence investigations and reports for the 
145.18 	district courts and social history reports for the juvenile courts will be made;
145.19 	(2) the manner in which conditional release services to the courts and persons under 
145.20 	jurisdiction of the commissioner will be provided;
145.21 	(3) a program for detaining, supervising, and treating persons under pretrial detention 
145.22 	or under commitment;
145.23 	(4) delivery of other correctional services;
145.24 	(5) proposals for new programs, which proposals must demonstrate a need for the 
145.25 	program, and the program's purpose, objective, administrative structure, staffing pattern, 
145.26 	staff training, financing, evaluation process, degree of community involvement, client 
145.27 	participation, and duration;
145.28 	(6) descriptions of programs that adhere to best practices for assessing risk and using 
145.29 	interventions that address an individual's needs while tailoring supervision and interventions 
145.30 	by using risk, need, and responsivity principles; and
146.1 	(7) data on expenditures, costs, and programming results and outcomes for individuals 
146.2 	under community supervision.
146.3 	(b) The commissioner must develop in policy budgetary requirements for comprehensive 
146.4 	plans to ensure the efficient and accountable expenditure of a county's or Tribal Nation's 
146.5 	subsidy for correctional services and programming to produce successful community 
146.6 	supervision outcomes.

146.7 	Sec. 43. [401.115] NONPARTICIPATING TRIBAL NATIONS.
146.8 		Subdivision 1.Subsidy amount. A Tribal Nation electing not to provide services as a 
146.9 	CCA jurisdiction or a CPO jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), 
146.10 	is eligible for a subsidy of $250,000 annually to purchase or provide community supervision 
146.11 	services or reentry services, including contracted services.
146.12 		Subd. 2.Eligibility for subsidy. (a) A Tribal Nation is eligible to receive funding under 
146.13 	subdivision 1 upon submission and approval by the commissioner of an abbreviated 
146.14 	comprehensive plan. Section 401.08 does not apply. The abbreviated plan must comply 
146.15 	with commissioner-developed standards and, at minimum:
146.16 	(1) describe the community supervision services or reentry services for which the funding 
146.17 	will be utilized;
146.18 	(2) identify a steering committee to oversee the use of funds; and
146.19 	(3) provide a budget for those services.
146.20 	(b) Once approved, the abbreviated comprehensive plan is valid for two years.
146.21 		Subd. 3.Paying subsidy. A Tribal Nation receiving the subsidy under subdivision 1 
146.22 	must be paid according to section 401.14.
146.23 		Subd. 4.Eligibility for community supervision funding formula. A Tribal Nation 
146.24 	electing to become a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, 
146.25 	subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under section 401.10, 
146.26 	subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) to (c), and:
146.27 	(1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount under subdivision 1 transferred to the 
146.28 	community supervision formula amount appropriated for the purpose of section 401.10;
146.29 	(2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined 
146.30 	according to the community supervision formula under section 401.10, subdivision 1, 
146.31 	paragraph (a), clause (2); and
147.1 	(3) is subject to all requirements relating to providing correctional services under section 
147.2 	244.19 and chapter 401.

147.3 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.14, is amended to read:
147.4 	401.14 PAYING SUBSIDY TO CCA AND NON-CCA JURISDICTIONS.
147.5 		Subdivision 1.Payment. (a) This section does not apply to:
147.6 	(1) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (d); and
147.7 	(2) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), 
147.8 	for the portion of the subsidy distributed for felony probation services.
147.9 	(b) After a county or Tribal Nation becomes compliant with the prerequisites for receiving 
147.10 	the subsidy and the commissioner approves the applicable comprehensive plan, the 
147.11 	commissioner must determine whether funds exist to pay the subsidy and proceed to pay it 
147.12 	in accordance with applicable law.
147.13 		Subd. 2.Quarterly remittance. Based on the approved comprehensive plan, the 
147.14 	commissioner may estimate the amount to be expended in furnishing the required correctional 
147.15 	services during each calendar quarter and cause the estimated amount to be remitted to the 
147.16 	counties and Tribal Nations entitled to the amount as provided under section 401.15, 
147.17 	subdivision 1.
147.18 		Subd. 3.Installment payments. The commissioner must:
147.19 	(1) make payments for correctional services to each county and Tribal Nation in 12 
147.20 	installments per year;
147.21 	(2) ensure that the pertinent payment of the allotment for each month is made to each 
147.22 	county and Tribal Nation on the first working day after the end of each month of the calendar 
147.23 	year, except for the last month of the calendar year; and
147.24 	(3) ensure that each county and Tribal Nation receives its monthly payment allotment 
147.25 	no later than the last working day of each month.

147.26 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
147.27 		Subd. 2.Formula review. The commissioner must annually review the community 
147.28 	supervision formula under section 401.10at the start of each biennium and calculate and 
147.29 	prorate the subsidy accordingly.

148.1 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
148.2 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; members. (a) The commissioner must establish a 
148.3 	Community Supervision Advisory Committee to develop and make recommendations to 
148.4 	the commissioner on standards for probation, supervised release, and community supervision. 
148.5 	The committee consists of 19 members as follows:
148.6 	(1) two directors appointed by the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections 
148.7 	Act Counties;
148.8 	(2) two probation directors appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Probation 
148.9 	Officers;
148.10 	(3) three county commissioner representatives appointed by the Association of Minnesota 
148.11 	Counties;
148.12 	(4) two behavioral health, treatment, or programming providers who work directly with 
148.13 	individuals on correctional supervision, one appointed by the Department of Human Services 
148.14 	and one appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators;
148.15 	(5) two representatives appointed by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;
148.16 	(6) two commissioner-appointed representatives from the Department of Corrections;
148.17 	(7) the chair of the statewide Evidence-Based Practice Advisory Committee;
148.18 	(8) three individuals who have been supervised, either individually or collectively, under 
148.19 	each of the state's three community supervision delivery systems with varied experiences 
148.20 	in community supervision, reflecting the diversity of the state's supervision frameworks as 
148.21 	well as demographic and geographic diversity, appointed by the commissioner in consultation 
148.22 	with the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers and the Minnesota Association 
148.23 	of Community Corrections Act Counties;
148.24 	(9) an advocate for victims of crime appointed by the commissioner; and
148.25 	(10) a representative from a community-based research and or advocacy entity appointed 
148.26 	by the commissioner.;
148.27 	(11) two judicial representatives, one from the seven-county metropolitan area and one 
148.28 	from greater Minnesota, appointed by the Minnesota Judicial Council;
148.29 	(12) one prosecutor appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association; and
148.30 	(13) one defense attorney appointed by the Minnesota State Public Defender.
149.1 	(b) When an appointing authority selects an individual for membership on the committee, 
149.2 	the authority must make reasonable efforts to reflect geographic diversity and to appoint 
149.3 	qualified members of protected groups, as defined under section 43A.02, subdivision 33.
149.4 	(c) Chapter 15 applies to the extent consistent with this section.
149.5 	(d) The commissioner must convene the first meeting of the committee on or before 
149.6 	October 1, 2023.

149.7 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
149.8 		Subd. 5.Data collection; report. (a) By June 1, 2024, the advisory committee, in 
149.9 	consultation with the Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative, must create a method to 
149.10 	(1) standardize data classifications across the three community supervision systems, and 
149.11 	(2) collect data for the commissioner to publish in an annual report to the chairs and ranking 
149.12 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public 
149.13 	safety finance and policy.
149.14 	(b) The advisory committee's method, at a minimum, must provide for collecting the 
149.15 	following data:
149.16 	(1) the number of individuals sentenced to supervision each year;
149.17 	(2) the offense levels, offense types, and assessed risk levels for which individuals are 
149.18 	sentenced to supervision;
149.19 	(3) violation and revocation rates and the identified grounds for the violations and 
149.20 	revocations, including final disposition of the violation action such as execution of the 
149.21 	sentence, imposition of new conditions, or a custodial sanction;
149.22 	(4) the number of individuals granted early discharge from probation;
149.23 	(5) the number of individuals restructured on supervision, including imposition of new 
149.24 	conditions of release; and
149.25 	(6) the number of individuals revoked from supervision and the identified grounds for 
149.26 	revocation.
149.27 	(c) Beginning January 15 May 1, 2025, as part of the report under section 241.21 244.21, 
149.28 	subdivision 2, the commissioner must include data collected under the committee method 
149.29 	established under this subdivision. The commissioner must analyze the collected data by 
149.30 	race, gender, and county, including Tribal Nations.
150.1 	(d) Nothing in this section overrides the commissioner's authority to require additional 
150.2 	data be provided under other law.

150.3 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.105, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
150.4 		Subd. 2.Place of confinement. (a) The commissioner of corrections shall determine 
150.5 	the place of confinement in a prison, reformatory, or other facility of the Department of 
150.6 	Corrections established by law for the confinement of convicted persons and prescribe 
150.7 	reasonable conditions and rules for their employment, conduct, instruction, and discipline 
150.8 	within or without the facility. When the remaining term of imprisonment for a convicted 
150.9 	person upon commitment is 90 days or less, the commissioner of corrections may contract 
150.10 	with a county for placement of the person in a county jail or detention center for the 
150.11 	remainder of the person's term.
150.12 	(b) A commissioner's determination, prescription, or policy rule under this section is 
150.13 	not a rule under chapter 14 and is exempt from the rulemaking provisions under chapter 
150.14 	14, including section 14.386.

150.15 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.495, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
150.16 		Subdivision 1.Definition of crime. (a) Whoever harbors, conceals, aids, or assists by 
150.17 	word or acts another whom the actor knows or has reason to know has committed a crime 
150.18 	under the laws of this or another state or of the United States with intent that such offender 
150.19 	shall avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment, may be sentenced to 
150.20 	imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, 
150.21 	or both if the crime committed or attempted by the other person is a felony.
150.22 	(b) Whoever knowingly harbors, conceals, or aids a person who is on probation, parole, 
150.23 	or supervised release because of a felony level conviction and for whom an arrest and 
150.24 	detention order has been issued, with intent that the person evade or escape being taken into 
150.25 	custody under the order, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years 
150.26 	or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. As used in this paragraph, "arrest 
150.27 	and detention order" means a written order to take and detain a probationer, parolee, or 
150.28 	supervised releasee that is issued under section 243.05, subdivision 1; 244.195;243.051, 
150.29 	244.1951, or 401.025.

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

151.1 	Sec. 50. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 11, section 31, is amended to read:
151.2 	Sec. 31. MENTAL HEALTH UNIT PILOT PROGRAM.
 151.3 	(a) The commissioner of corrections shall establish a pilot program with interested 
151.4 	counties to provide mental health care to individuals with serious and persistent mental 
151.5 	illness who are incarcerated in county jails. The pilot program must require the participating 
151.6 	counties to pay according to Minnesota Statutes, section 243.51, a per diem for 
151.7 	reimbursement of the Mental Health Unit at the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park 
151.8 	Heights, and other costs incurred by the Department of Corrections.
151.9 	(b) The commissioner in consultation with the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association shall 
151.10 	develop program protocols, guidelines, and procedures and qualifications for participating 
151.11 	counties and incarcerated individuals to be treated in the Mental Health Unit. The program 
151.12 	is limited to a total of five incarcerated individuals from the participating counties at any 
151.13 	one time. Incarcerated individuals must volunteer to be treated in the unit and be able to 
151.14 	participate in programming with other incarcerated individuals. A licensed mental health 
151.15 	professional must evaluate the incarcerated individual and recommend the individual to 
151.16 	receive treatment in the unit.
151.17 	(c) The Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights warden, director of 
151.18 	psychology, and associate director of behavioral health, or a designee of each, in consultation 
151.19 	with the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, the Minnesota branch of the National Association 
151.20 	on Mental Illness, and the Department of Human Services, shall oversee the pilot program.
151.21 	(d) On November 15, 2024, the warden shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
151.22 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
151.23 	corrections describing the protocols, guidelines, and procedures for participation in the pilot 
151.24 	program by counties and incarcerated individuals, challenges with staffing, cost sharing 
151.25 	with counties, capacity of the program, services provided to the incarcerated individuals, 
151.26 	program outcomes, concerns regarding the program, and recommendations for the viability 
151.27 	of a long-term program.
151.28 	(e) (d) The pilot program expires November 16, 2024 August 1, 2027.

151.29 	Sec. 51. REPEALER.
 151.30 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 243.58; 244.065, subdivision 1; 253.21; and 253.23,
151.31 	are repealed.
152.1 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 2940.0100, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 
152.2 	16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, and 34; 2940.0200; 
152.3 	2940.0300; 2940.0400; 2940.0500; 2940.0600; 2940.0700; 2940.0800; 2940.0900; 
152.4 	2940.1000; 2940.1100; 2940.1200; 2940.1300; 2940.1400; 2940.1500; 2940.1600; 
152.5 	2940.1700; 2940.1800; 2940.1900; 2940.2000; 2940.2100; 2940.2200; 2940.2300; 
152.6 	2940.2400; 2940.2500; 2940.2600; 2940.2700; 2940.2800; 2940.2900; 2940.3000; 
152.7 	2940.3100; 2940.3200; 2940.3300; 2940.3400; 2940.3500; 2940.3600; 2940.3700; 
152.8 	2940.3800; 2940.3900; 2940.4000; 2940.4100; 2940.4200; 2940.4300; 2940.4400; 
152.9 	2940.4500; and 2940.5700, are repealed.

152.10 	ARTICLE 9
152.11 	CIVIL COMMITMENT COORDINATING DIVISION

152.12 	Section 1. [8.365] DEFINITIONS.
152.13 	(a) The definitions in section 253B.02 apply to sections 8.37 to 8.38.
152.14 	(b) For the purposes of sections 8.37 to 8.38, the following terms have the meanings 
152.15 	given:
152.16 	(1) "engagement services" means the services described under section 253B.041;
152.17 	(2) "outpatient civil commitment" means the option available to a committing court 
152.18 	under section 253B.09, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); and
152.19 	(3) "provisional discharge" means the option available to the head of a treatment facility 
152.20 	or community-based treatment program under section 253B.09, subdivision 1.

152.21 	Sec. 2. [8.37] CIVIL COMMITMENT COORDINATING DIVISION.
152.22 		Subdivision 1.Civil Commitment Coordinating Division established. There shall be 
152.23 	in the Office of the Attorney General a Civil Commitment Coordinating Division. A civil 
152.24 	commitment coordinator shall be appointed by the attorney general. The civil commitment 
152.25 	coordinator shall perform duties that may lawfully be assigned to the coordinator by the 
152.26 	attorney general or by law.
152.27 		Subd. 2.Duties of the civil commitment coordinator. The civil commitment coordinator 
152.28 	must:
152.29 	(1) continuously maintain the Civil Commitment Advisory Committee;
152.30 	(2) in consultation with the Civil Commitment Advisory Committee, provide best 
152.31 	practices and guidance regarding engagement services, outpatient civil commitment, and 
153.1 	provisional discharge to committing courts, counties, designated agencies, treatment facilities, 
153.2 	and community-based treatment programs;
153.3 	(3) advocate for increased statewide capacity for engagement services, outpatient civil 
153.4 	commitment, and provisional discharge;
153.5 	(4) provide ongoing technical assistance to those at the local and regional level tasked 
153.6 	with monitoring participants civilly committed under chapter 253B;
153.7 	(5) provide guidance on data collection of outcomes related to engagement services, 
153.8 	outpatient civil commitment, and provisional discharge;
153.9 	(6) aggregate and analyze all data submitted by all jurisdictions by either contracting 
153.10 	with a third party to perform these tasks or entering into an interagency agreement with the 
153.11 	commissioner of management and budget to utilize the Results First Initiative to perform 
153.12 	these tasks;
153.13 	(7) ensure that any data submitted is treated in accordance with chapter 13; and
153.14 	(8) create a public awareness campaign designed to educate the public about the 
153.15 	availability and effectiveness of engagement services.
153.16 		Subd. 3.Civil Commitment Advisory Committee. (a) The attorney general shall 
153.17 	establish the Civil Commitment Advisory Committee. The Civil Commitment Advisory 
153.18 	Committee shall advise the civil commitment coordinator on: identification of best practices 
153.19 	regarding engagement services, outpatient civil commitment, and provisional discharge; 
153.20 	development of guidance for implementation of engagement services, outpatient civil 
153.21 	commitment, and provisional discharge; development of data reporting requirements and 
153.22 	standards; identification of outcomes to be measured through data analysis; and other topics 
153.23 	as determined by the coordinator.
153.24 	(b) The Civil Commitment Advisory Committee must consist of no fewer than 11 
153.25 	members and no more than 20 members. The membership of the committee must include:
153.26 	(1) the attorney general or a designee who is not the civil commitment coordinator;
153.27 	(2) the chief executive officer of Direct Care and Treatment or a designee;
153.28 	(3) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;
153.29 	(4) the commissioner of corrections or a designee;
153.30 	(5) the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities or a designee;
154.1 	(6) a member representing district court judges, appointed by the chief justice of the 
154.2 	supreme court;
154.3 	(7) a member representing district court administrators, appointed by the chief justice 
154.4 	of the supreme court;
154.5 	(8) a member representing county administrators or county social services administrators, 
154.6 	appointed by the attorney general;
154.7 	(9) a member representing federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota and urban Indian 
154.8 	communities, appointed by the Indian Affairs Council;
154.9 	(10) a member who is a defense attorney and has represented a person referred for civil 
154.10 	commitment, appointed by the attorney general;
154.11 	(11) a member who was previously civilly committed, appointed by the attorney general;
154.12 	(12) a member who is a parent, sibling, or child of a person currently or previously 
154.13 	civilly committed, appointed by the attorney general;
154.14 	(13) a member who is a person for whom engagement services were successfully 
154.15 	provided, appointed by the attorney general;
154.16 	(14) a member who is a provider of engagement services, appointed by the attorney 
154.17 	general;
154.18 	(15) a member who represents a treatment facility or community-based treatment program 
154.19 	that accepts civilly committed participants, appointed by the attorney general;
154.20 	(16) up to four additional members appointed by the attorney general; and
154.21 	(17) the Minnesota Competency Attainment Board Program Administrator or designee.
154.22 	(c) The attorney general must consult with the chief executive officer of Direct Care 
154.23 	and Treatment before making appointments to the committee.
154.24 	(d) The members of the Civil Commitment Advisory Committee serve without 
154.25 	compensation.

154.26 	Sec. 3. [8.38] DIVERSION STUDIES.
154.27 		Subdivision 1.Diversion studies. Each county must conduct diversion studies in 
154.28 	accordance with the requirements of this section. Diversion studies must examine each 
154.29 	county's local behavioral health system's capacity to divert people who have a mental illness, 
154.30 	developmental disability, or chemical use disorder away from the local justice system and 
154.31 	into treatment. The civil commitment coordinator must establish uniform study guidelines, 
155.1 	data requirements, including any qualitative data or narrative requirements, and data reporting 
155.2 	procedures for diversion studies. The coordinator must ensure that the study guidelines and 
155.3 	data requirements will allow the coordinator to determine how people with a mental illness, 
155.4 	people with a developmental disability, and people with a substance use disorder come into 
155.5 	contact with and move through the local criminal justice system and what resources are 
155.6 	available or needed to divert individuals away from the local justice system.
155.7 		Subd. 2.Diversion study reporting requirements. By October 1, 2027, and every two 
155.8 	years thereafter, each county must submit to the coordinator in the manner established under 
155.9 	subdivision 1 all required data and narratives related to its diversion study.
155.10 		Subd. 3.Statewide diversion study report. By April 1, 2028, and every two years 
155.11 	thereafter, the civil commitment coordinator must submit to the chairs and ranking minority 
155.12 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over civil commitment, mental 
155.13 	health, or Direct Care and Treatment a report summarizing the county-level data submitted 
155.14 	under subdivision 2. The coordinator must include in the report county, regional, and 
155.15 	state-level needs assessments. The coordinator must include in subsequent reports 
155.16 	comparisons to the data submitted in prior reports and any statistically significant trends 
155.17 	the coordinator's analysis reveals.

155.18 	Sec. 4. TRANSPORT HOLD WORK GROUP.
 155.19 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and membership. (a) The Transport Hold Work Group 
155.20 	is comprised of the following members:
155.21 	(1) the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee;
155.22 	(2) a representative of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;
155.23 	(3) the state public defender or a designee;
155.24 	(4) a commitment defense attorney;
155.25 	(5) at least two mental health professionals with experience in crisis response, one of 
155.26 	whom must work primarily outside the seven-county metropolitan area, appointed by the 
155.27 	commissioner of human services;
155.28 	(6) at least two mental health professionals from underrepresented communities as 
155.29 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 148E.025, subdivision 20;
155.30 	(7) a representative of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
155.31 	(8) a representative of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
156.1 	(9) a representative of the Association of Minnesota Counties;
156.2 	(10) a representative of the Minnesota Ambulance Association;
156.3 	(11) a representative of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota;
156.4 	(12) a representative of Mental Health Minnesota;
156.5 	(13) the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities or the ombudsman's 
156.6 	designee; and
156.7 	(14) the chief executive officer of Direct Care and Treatment or a designee.
156.8 	(b) Members listed in clauses (2), (4), (5), and (6) to (12) are appointed by the 
156.9 	commissioner of human services, with recommendation from the named organizations.
156.10 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The duties of the work group are to:
156.11 	(1) determine best practices when a person must be taken into custody and transported 
156.12 	for emergency admission under Minnesota Statutes, section 253B.051;
156.13 	(2) determine best practices when a peace officer may use authorized force to take a 
156.14 	person into custody and transport the person under Minnesota Statutes, section 253B.051; 
156.15 	and
156.16 	(3) develop recommendations for policy changes and funding needs to safely transport 
156.17 	people in mental health crises, including alternatives to law enforcement.
156.18 	(b) By February 1, 2026, the work group must submit a written report to the governor 
156.19 	and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions 
156.20 	with jurisdiction over human services and public safety on the work group's activities and 
156.21 	recommendations.
156.22 		Subd. 3.Administration. The Department of Human Services must provide 
156.23 	administrative support to the work group and must assist in creation of the report under 
156.24 	subdivision 2.
156.25 		Subd. 4.Compensation. Members of the work group serve without compensation.
156.26 		Subd. 5.Appointment deadline. Members must be appointed by the authorities under 
156.27 	subdivision 1 by July 31, 2025.
156.28 		Subd. 6.Meeting; chair. The commissioner of health must convene the first meeting 
156.29 	by September 15, 2025. The work group must elect a chair at its first meeting. The chair 
156.30 	must convene meetings of the work group at least monthly.
156.31 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The work group expires February 1, 2026.

157.1 	ARTICLE 10
157.2 	COURTS

157.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.243, is amended by adding a subdivision 
157.4 	to read:
157.5 		Subd. 3.Report to legislature. The State Board of Civil Legal Aid shall report to the 
157.6 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
157.7 	judiciary on data related to the cases and individuals and families serviced by each of the 
157.8 	grant recipients providing legal services with funds received pursuant to section 480.242. 
157.9 	The data shall be provided for each individual organization and, when possible, for each 
157.10 	geographic region the organization works in, and provided in the aggregate to protect the 
157.11 	privacy of the individuals and families served by the organization. Reports under this 
157.12 	subdivision shall be submitted by April 1 in odd-numbered years.

157.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 484.44, is amended to read:
157.14 	484.44 DEPUTY SHERIFF AND COURT ADMINISTRATOR; ST. LOUIS 
157.15 	COUNTY.
157.16 	There shall be at all times a chief deputy sheriff of St. Louis County and a chief deputy 
157.17 	court administrator of the district court of St. Louis County and such other deputies as may 
157.18 	be necessary, resident at the city of Virginia, or the city of Ely, or the city of Hibbing, and 
157.19 	their appointment shall be made in the same manner as other deputy sheriffs and deputy 
157.20 	clerks of the district court in said county. The salaries of such deputies shall be fixed and 
157.21 	paid in the same manner as other such deputies. The office of said deputy sheriff at Virginia, 
157.22 	Hibbing, and Ely shall not in any sense be considered or deemed the office of the sheriff 
157.23 	for any purpose except the performance of duties relating solely to proceedings tried or to 
157.24 	be tried at said places; but the office of the deputy court administrator at said places shall 
157.25 	be equally deemed the office of the court administrator of court for all purposes except the 
157.26 	filing of papers in actions or proceedings to be tried at Duluth. Marriage licenses and 
157.27 	naturalization papers may be issued by said deputy court administrator.

157.28 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 484.51, is amended to read:
157.29 	484.51 PAPERS WHERE FILED; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
157.30 	After Regardless of the place of trial of any cause is determined, as provided in sections 
157.31 	484.44 to 484.52, all papers, orders and documents pertaining to all causes to be tried at 
157.32 	Virginia and filed in court shall be filed and be kept on file at the court administrator's office 
158.1 	in the city of Virginia, and all causes to be tried in Hibbing and all papers, orders and 
158.2 	documents pertaining thereto shall be filed and be kept on file at the court administrator's 
158.3 	office in the city of Hibbing can be filed at any court location in St. Louis County.
158.4 	In all actions tried at the city of Virginia or the city of Hibbing, the court administrator, 
158.5 	as soon as final judgment is entered, shall forthwith cause such judgment to be docketed in 
158.6 	the court administrator's office at the county seat; and when so docketed the same shall 
158.7 	become a lien on real estate and have the same effect as judgments entered in causes tried 
158.8 	at the county seat.
158.9 	In all actions tried at the city of Virginia or the city of Hibbing, involving the title of 
158.10 	real estate, upon final judgment being entered, all the papers in said cause shall be filed in 
158.11 	the court administrator's office at the county seat and the final judgment or decree recorded 
158.12 	therein, and a certified copy of all papers in the case shall be made by the court administrator 
158.13 	and retained at the court administrator's office in the city of Virginia or in the court 
158.14 	administrator's office in the city of Hibbing where the action was originally tried, without 
158.15 	additional charge to the parties to said action.

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

158.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-420, is amended to read:
158.26 	524.5-420 REPORTS; APPOINTMENT OF VISITOR; MONITORING; COURT 
158.27 	ORDERS.
158.28 	(a) A conservator shall report to the court for administration of the estate annually unless 
158.29 	the court otherwise directs, upon resignation or removal, upon termination of the 
158.30 	conservatorship, and at other times as the court directs. A copy of the report must be provided 
158.31 	to the person subject to conservatorship and to interested persons of record with the court. 
158.32 	An order, after notice and hearing, allowing an intermediate report of a conservator 
158.33 	adjudicates liabilities concerning the matters adequately disclosed in the accounting. An 
159.1 	order, after notice and hearing, allowing a final report adjudicates all previously unsettled 
159.2 	liabilities relating to the conservatorship.
159.3 	(b) A report must state or contain a listing of the assets of the estate under the 
159.4 	conservator's control and a listing of the receipts, disbursements, and distributions during 
159.5 	the reporting period.
159.6 	(c) The report must also state an address or post office box and a telephone number 
159.7 	where the conservator can be contacted.
159.8 	(d) A conservator shall report to the court in writing within 30 days of the occurrence 
159.9 	of any of the events listed in this paragraph. The conservator must report any of the 
159.10 	occurrences in this paragraph and follow the same reporting requirements in this paragraph 
159.11 	for any employee of the conservator responsible for exercising powers and duties under the 
159.12 	conservatorship. A copy of the report must be provided to the person subject to 
159.13 	conservatorship and to interested persons of record with the court. A conservator shall report 
159.14 	when:
159.15 	(1) the conservator is removed for cause from serving as a guardian or conservator, and 
159.16 	if so, the case number and court location;
159.17 	(2) the conservator has a professional license from an agency listed under section 
159.18 	524.5-118, subdivision 2a, denied, conditioned, suspended, revoked, or canceled, and if so, 
159.19 	the licensing agency and license number, and the basis for denial, condition, suspension, 
159.20 	revocation, or cancellation of the license;
159.21 	(3) the conservator is found civilly liable in an action that involves fraud, 
159.22 	misrepresentation, material omission, misappropriation, theft, or conversion, and if so, the 
159.23 	case number and court location;
159.24 	(4) the conservator files for or receives protection under the bankruptcy laws, and if so, 
159.25 	the case number and court location;
159.26 	(5) a civil monetary judgment is entered against the conservator, and if so, the case 
159.27 	number, court location, and outstanding amount owed;
159.28 	(6) the conservator is convicted of a crime other than a petty misdemeanor or traffic 
159.29 	offense, and if so, the case number and court location; or
159.30 	(7) an order for protection or harassment restraining order is issued against the 
159.31 	conservator, and if so, the case number and court location.
160.1 	(e) A person subject to conservatorship or an interested person of record with the court 
160.2 	may submit to the court a written statement disputing account statements regarding the 
160.3 	administration of the estate or addressing any disciplinary or legal action that is contained 
160.4 	in the reports and may petition the court for any order that is in the best interests of the 
160.5 	person subject to conservatorship and the estate or for other appropriate relief.
160.6 	(f) An interested person may notify the court in writing that the interested person does 
160.7 	not wish to receive copies of reports required under this section after which time neither 
160.8 	the court nor any other person is required to give notice to any person who has waived 
160.9 	notice.
160.10 	(g) The court may appoint a visitor to review a report or plan, interview the person 
160.11 	subject to conservatorship or conservator, and make any other investigation the court directs. 
160.12 	In connection with a report, the court may order a conservator to submit the assets of the 
160.13 	estate to an appropriate examination to be made in a manner the court directs.
160.14 	(h) The court shall establish a system for monitoring of conservatorships, including the 
160.15 	filing and review of conservators' reports and plans. If an annual report is not filed within 
160.16 	60 days of the required date, the court shall issue an order to show cause. Unless otherwise 
160.17 	ordered by the court, a report under this section shall be filed publicly.
160.18 	(i) If there is no acting guardian, a conservator that becomes aware of the death of the 
160.19 	person subject to conservatorship shall notify in writing; orally; or by phone, text message, 
160.20 	email, or electronic service, all known interested persons as defined by section 524.5-102, 
160.21 	subdivision 7, clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (ix), and (xi), and the court as soon as is reasonably 
160.22 	practical, that the person subject to conservatorship has died. The conservator may delegate 
160.23 	this task under reasonable circumstances.
160.24 	(j) If a conservator fails to comply with this section, the court may decline to appoint 
160.25 	that person as a guardian or conservator, or may remove a person as guardian or conservator.

160.26 	ARTICLE 11
160.27 	DATA PRACTICES

160.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
160.29 		Subd. 4.Procedure when data is not accurate or complete. (a) An individual subject 
160.30 	of the data may contest the accuracy or completeness of public or private data about 
160.31 	themselves.
161.1 	(b) To exercise this right, an individual shall notify in writing the responsible authority 
161.2 	of the government entity that maintains the data, describing the nature of the disagreement.
161.3 	(c) Upon receiving notification from the data subject, the responsible authority shall 
161.4 	within 30 days either:
161.5 	(1) correct the data found to be inaccurate or incomplete and attempt to notify past 
161.6 	recipients of inaccurate or incomplete data, including recipients named by the individual; 
161.7 	or
161.8 	(2) notify the individual that the responsible authority has determined the data to be 
161.9 	correct. If the challenged data are determined to be accurate or complete, the responsible 
161.10 	authority shall inform the individual of the right to appeal the determination to the 
161.11 	commissioner as specified under paragraph (d). Data in dispute shall be disclosed only if 
161.12 	the individual's statement of disagreement is included with the disclosed data.
161.13 	(d) A data subject may appeal the determination of the responsible authority pursuant 
161.14 	to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act relating to contested cases. An 
161.15 	individual must submit an appeal to the commissioner within 60 days of the responsible 
161.16 	authority's notice of the right to appeal or as otherwise provided by the rules of the 
161.17 	commissioner. Upon receipt of an appeal by an individual, the commissioner shall, before 
161.18 	issuing the order and notice of a contested case hearing required by chapter 14, try to resolve 
161.19 	the dispute through education, conference, conciliation, or persuasion. If the parties consent, 
161.20 	the commissioner may refer the matter to mediation. Following these efforts, the 
161.21 	commissioner shall dismiss the appeal or issue the order and notice of hearing.
161.22 	(e) The commissioner may dismiss an appeal without first attempting to resolve the 
161.23 	dispute or before issuing an order and notice of a contested case hearing if:
161.24 	(1) the appeal to the commissioner is not timely;
161.25 	(2) the appeal concerns data previously presented as evidence in a court proceeding in 
161.26 	which the data subject was a party; or
161.27 	(3) the individual making the appeal is not the subject of the data challenged as inaccurate 
161.28 	or incomplete.
161.29 	(f) A responsible authority may submit private data to the commissioner to respond to 
161.30 	a data subject's appeal of the determination that data are accurate and complete. Section 
161.31 	13.03, subdivision 4, applies to data submitted by the responsible authority. Government 
161.32 	data submitted to the commissioner by a government entity, copies of government data 
161.33 	submitted by a data subject, or government data described by the data subject in their appeal 
162.1 	have the same classification as the data when maintained by the government entity. The 
162.2 	commissioner may disclose private data contained within the appeal record to the Office 
162.3 	of Administrative Hearings.
162.4 	(f) (g) Data on individuals that have been successfully challenged by an individual must 
162.5 	be completed, corrected, or destroyed by a government entity without regard to the 
162.6 	requirements of section 138.17.
162.7 	(g) (h) After completing, correcting, or destroying successfully challenged data, a 
162.8 	government entity may retain a copy of the commissioner of administration's order issued 
162.9 	under chapter 14 or, if no order were issued, a summary of the dispute between the parties 
162.10 	that does not contain any particulars of the successfully challenged data.
162.11 	(i) Data maintained by the commissioner that a responsible authority has completed, 
162.12 	corrected, or destroyed as the result of the informal resolution process described in paragraph 
162.13 	(d) or by order of the commissioner, are private data on individuals.

162.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
162.15 		Subd. 5.Data protection. (a) The responsible authority shall:
162.16 	(1) establish procedures to assure that all data on individuals is accurate, complete, and 
162.17 	current for the purposes for which it was collected;
162.18 	(2) establish appropriate security safeguards for all records containing data on individuals, 
162.19 	including procedures for ensuring that data that are is not public are is only accessible to 
162.20 	persons whose work assignment reasonably requires access to the data, and is only being 
162.21 	accessed by those persons for purposes described in the procedure; and
162.22 	(3) develop a policy incorporating these procedures, which may include a model policy 
162.23 	governing access to the data if sharing of the data with other government entities is authorized 
162.24 	by law; and
162.25 	(4) establish procedures for monitoring access to private or confidential data on 
162.26 	individuals.
162.27 	(b) When not public data is being disposed of, the data must be destroyed in a way that 
162.28 	prevents its contents from being determined.

163.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.356, is amended to read:
163.2 	13.356 PERSONAL CONTACT AND ONLINE ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
163.3 	(a) The following data on an individual collected, maintained, or received by a 
163.4 	government entity for notification purposes or as part of a subscription list for an entity's 
163.5 	electronic periodic publications as requested by the individual are is private data on 
163.6 	individuals:
163.7 	(1) telephone number;
163.8 	(2) email address; and
163.9 	(3) Internet user name, password, Internet protocol address, and any other similar data 
163.10 	related to the individual's online account or access procedures.
163.11 	(b) Section 13.04, subdivision 2, does not apply to data classified under paragraph (a). 
163.12 	Paragraph (a) does not apply to data submitted by an individual to the Campaign Finance 
163.13 	Board to meet the legal requirements imposed by chapter 10A, to data submitted for purposes 
163.14 	of making a public comment, or to data in a state agency's rulemaking email list.
163.15 	(c) Data provided under paragraph (a) may only be used for the specific purpose for 
163.16 	which the individual provided the data by the government entity to:
163.17 	(1) communicate with the individual; or
163.18 	(2) perform the government entity's health, safety, or welfare functions or provide 
163.19 	government services.
163.20 	(d) If the data provided under paragraph (a) is also classified as private data on individuals 
163.21 	by other state statute, the data may be shared or disseminated as provided in the other state 
163.22 	statute.
163.23 	(e) This section does not apply to data on an individual contained in a real property 
163.24 	record, which is any record of data that is maintained as part of the county real estate 
163.25 	document recording system for use by the public, data on assessments, data on real or 
163.26 	personal property taxation, and other data on real property.

163.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
163.28 		Subd. 2.Private data; library borrowers patrons. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 
163.29 	(b), the following data maintained by a library are is private data on individuals and may 
163.30 	not be disclosed for other than for library purposes except pursuant to a court order or section 
163.31 	13.05:
164.1 	(1) data that link a library patron's name with materials requested or borrowed by the 
164.2 	patron or that link a patron's name with a specific subject about which the patron has 
164.3 	requested information or materials; or
164.4 	(2) data in applications for patron borrower cards, other than the name of the borrower.
164.5 	patron if the patron is 18 years of age or older; or
164.6 	(3) the name of a patron who is a minor.
164.7 	(b) A library may release reserved materials to a family member or other person who 
164.8 	resides with a library patron and who is picking up the material on behalf of the patron. A 
164.9 	patron may request that reserved materials be released only to the patron.
164.10 	(c) Section 13.04, subdivision 2, does not apply to data classified under paragraph (a), 
164.11 	clause (3).

164.12 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.43, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
164.13 		Subd. 2.Public data. (a) Except for employees described in subdivision 5 and subject 
164.14 	to the limitations described in subdivision 5a, the following personnel data on current and 
164.15 	former employees, volunteers, and independent contractors of a government entity is public:
164.16 	(1) name; employee identification number, which must not be the employee's Social 
164.17 	Security number; actual gross salary; salary range; terms and conditions of employment 
164.18 	relationship; contract fees; actual gross pension; the value and nature of employer paid 
164.19 	fringe benefits; and the basis for and the amount of any added remuneration, including 
164.20 	expense reimbursement, in addition to salary;
164.21 	(2) job title and bargaining unit; job description; education and training background; 
164.22 	and previous work experience;
164.23 	(3) date of first and last employment;
164.24 	(4) the existence and status of any complaints or charges against the employee, regardless 
164.25 	of whether the complaint or charge resulted in a disciplinary action;
164.26 	(5) the final disposition of any disciplinary action together with the specific reasons for 
164.27 	the action and data documenting the basis of the action, excluding data that would identify 
164.28 	confidential sources who are employees of the public body;
164.29 	(6) the complete terms of any agreement settling any dispute arising out of an employment 
164.30 	relationship, including a buyout agreement as defined in section 123B.143, subdivision 2, 
164.31 	paragraph (a); except that the agreement must include specific reasons for the agreement if 
164.32 	it involves the payment of more than $10,000 of public money;
165.1 	(7) work location; a work telephone number; badge number; work-related continuing 
165.2 	education; and honors and awards received; and
165.3 	(8) payroll time sheets or other comparable data that are only used to account for 
165.4 	employee's work time for payroll purposes, except to the extent that release of time sheet 
165.5 	data would reveal the employee's reasons for the use of sick or other medical leave or other 
165.6 	not public data.
165.7 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a final disposition occurs when the government 
165.8 	entity makes its final decision about the disciplinary action, regardless of the possibility of 
165.9 	any later proceedings or court proceedings. Final disposition includes a resignation by an 
165.10 	individual when the resignation occurs after the final decision of the government entity, or 
165.11 	arbitrator. In the case of arbitration proceedings arising under collective bargaining 
165.12 	agreements, a final disposition occurs at the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings, or 
165.13 	upon the failure of the employee to elect arbitration within the time provided by the collective 
165.14 	bargaining agreement. A disciplinary action does not become public data if an arbitrator 
165.15 	sustains a grievance and reverses all aspects of any disciplinary action.
165.16 	(c) The government entity may display a photograph of a current or former employee 
165.17 	to a prospective witness as part of the government entity's investigation of any complaint 
165.18 	or charge against the employee.
165.19 	(d) A complainant has access to a statement provided by the complainant to a government 
165.20 	entity in connection with a complaint or charge against an employee.
165.21 	(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), and subject to paragraph (f), upon 
165.22 	completion of an investigation of a complaint or charge against a public official, or if a 
165.23 	public official resigns or is terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is 
165.24 	pending, all data relating to the complaint or charge are public, unless access to the data 
165.25 	would jeopardize an active investigation or reveal confidential sources. For purposes of this 
165.26 	paragraph, "public official" means:
165.27 	(1) the head of a state agency and deputy and assistant state agency heads;
165.28 	(2) members of boards or commissions required by law to be appointed by the governor 
165.29 	or other elective officers;
165.30 	(3) executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, or institutions 
165.31 	within state government; and
165.32 	(4) the following employees:
166.1 	(i) the chief administrative officer, or the individual acting in an equivalent position, in 
166.2 	all political subdivisions;
166.3 	(ii) individuals required to be identified by a political subdivision pursuant to section 
166.4 	471.701;
166.5 	(iii) in a city with a population of more than 7,500 or a county with a population of more 
166.6 	than 5,000: managers; chiefs; heads or directors of departments, divisions, bureaus, or 
166.7 	boards; and any equivalent position; and
166.8 	(iv) in a school district: business managers; human resource directors; athletic directors 
166.9 	whose duties include at least 50 percent of their time spent in administration, personnel, 
166.10 	supervision, and evaluation; chief financial officers; directors; individuals defined as 
166.11 	superintendents and principals under Minnesota Rules, part 3512.0100; and in a charter 
166.12 	school, individuals employed in comparable positions.
166.13 	(f) Data relating to a complaint or charge against an employee identified under paragraph 
166.14 	(e), clause (4), are public only if:
166.15 	(1) the complaint or charge results in disciplinary action or the employee resigns or is 
166.16 	terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is pending; or
166.17 	(2) potential legal claims arising out of the conduct that is the subject of the complaint 
166.18 	or charge are released as part of a settlement agreement.
166.19 	This paragraph and paragraph (e) do not authorize the release of data that are made not 
166.20 	public under other law.

166.21 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.82, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
166.22 		Subd. 7.Criminal investigative data. Except for the data defined in subdivisions 2, 3, 
166.23 	and 6, investigative data collected or created by a law enforcement agency in order to prepare 
166.24 	a case against a person, whether known or unknown, for the commission of a crime or other 
166.25 	offense for which the agency has primary investigative responsibility are confidential or 
166.26 	protected nonpublic while the investigation is active. Inactive investigative data are public 
166.27 	unless the release of the data would jeopardize another ongoing investigation or would 
166.28 	reveal the identity of individuals protected under subdivision 17. Images and recordings, 
166.29 	including photographs, video, and audio records, which are part of inactive investigative 
166.30 	files and which are clearly offensive to common sensibilities are classified as private or 
166.31 	nonpublic data, provided that the existence of the images and recordings shall be disclosed 
166.32 	to any person requesting access to the inactive investigative file. An investigation becomes 
166.33 	inactive upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
167.1 	(a) a decision by the agency or appropriate prosecutorial authority not to pursue the case;
167.2 	(b) expiration of the time to bring a charge or file a complaint under the applicable statute 
167.3 	of limitations, or 30 years after the commission of the offense, whichever comes earliest; 
167.4 	or
167.5 	(c) exhaustion of or expiration of all rights of appeal by a person convicted on the basis 
167.6 	of the investigative data.
167.7 	Any investigative data presented as evidence in court shall be public. Data determined 
167.8 	to be inactive under clause (a) may become active if the agency or appropriate prosecutorial 
167.9 	authority decides to renew the investigation.
167.10 	During the time when an investigation is active, any person may bring an action in the 
167.11 	district court located in the county where the data are being maintained to authorize disclosure 
167.12 	of investigative data. The court may order that all or part of the data relating to a particular 
167.13 	investigation be released to the public or to the person bringing the action. In making the 
167.14 	determination as to whether investigative data shall be disclosed, the court shall consider 
167.15 	whether the benefit to the person bringing the action or to the public outweighs any harm 
167.16 	to the public, to the agency or to any person identified in the data. The data in dispute shall 
167.17 	be examined by the court in camera.
167.18 	In cases involving a missing person who has been missing for a continuous period of 
167.19 	20 years, the law enforcement agency and prosecuting authority must release active criminal 
167.20 	investigative data to the legal representative of the missing person's next of kin, upon request, 
167.21 	if the release of the data is not prohibited under section 13.821. If the law enforcement 
167.22 	agency or prosecuting authority reasonably believes that public dissemination of the data 
167.23 	will interfere with the investigation, the law enforcement agency or prosecuting authority 
167.24 	may release the data to the next of kin's legal representative on the condition that the data 
167.25 	remain in the custody and control of a licensed attorney or a licensed private investigator 
167.26 	and be used for investigative purposes, until the investigation is inactive.

167.27 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.825, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
167.28 		Subd. 2.Data classification; court-authorized disclosure. (a) Data collected by a 
167.29 	portable recording system are private data on individuals or nonpublic data, subject to the 
167.30 	following:
167.31 	(1) data that record, describe, or otherwise document actions and circumstances 
167.32 	surrounding either the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer in the course of duty, if a 
167.33 	notice is required under section 626.553, subdivision 2, or the use of force by a peace officer 
168.1 	that results in substantial bodily harm, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 7a, are 
168.2 	public;
168.3 	(2) data are public if a subject of the data requests it be made accessible to the public, 
168.4 	except that, if practicable, (i) data on a subject who is not a peace officer and who does not 
168.5 	consent to the release must be redacted, and (ii) data on a peace officer whose identity is 
168.6 	protected under section 13.82, subdivision 17, clause (a), must be redacted;
168.7 	(3) subject to paragraphs (b) to (d) (e), portable recording system data that are active 
168.8 	criminal investigative data are governed by section 13.82, subdivision 7, and portable 
168.9 	recording system data that are inactive criminal investigative data are governed by this 
168.10 	section;
168.11 	(4) portable recording system data that are public personnel data under section 13.43, 
168.12 	subdivision 2, clause (5), are public; and
168.13 	(5) data that are not public data under other provisions of this chapter retain that 
168.14 	classification.
168.15 	(b) Notwithstanding section 13.82, subdivision 7, when an individual dies as a result of 
168.16 	a use of force by a peace officer, an involved officer's law enforcement agency must allow 
168.17 	the following individuals, upon their request, to inspect all portable recording system data, 
168.18 	redacted no more than what is required by law, documenting the incident within five days 
168.19 	of the request, subject to paragraphs (c) and (d):
168.20 	(1) the deceased individual's next of kin;
168.21 	(2) the legal representative of the deceased individual's next of kin; and
168.22 	(3) the other parent of the deceased individual's child.
168.23 	(c) A law enforcement agency may deny a request to inspect portable recording system 
168.24 	data under paragraph (b) if the agency determines that there is a compelling reason that 
168.25 	inspection would interfere with an active investigation. If the agency denies access under 
168.26 	this paragraph, the chief law enforcement officer must provide a prompt, written denial to 
168.27 	the individual in paragraph (b) who requested the data with a short description of the 
168.28 	compelling reason access was denied and must provide notice that relief may be sought 
168.29 	from the district court pursuant to section 13.82, subdivision 7.
168.30 	(d) When an individual dies as a result of a use of force by a peace officer, an involved 
168.31 	officer's law enforcement agency shall release all portable recording system data, redacted 
168.32 	no more than what is required by law, documenting the incident no later than 14 days after 
168.33 	the incident, unless the chief law enforcement officer asserts in writing that the public 
169.1 	classification would interfere with an ongoing investigation, in which case the data remain 
169.2 	classified by section 13.82, subdivision 7.
169.3 	(e) Notwithstanding section 13.82, subdivision 7, portable recording system data on a 
169.4 	data subject who is an elected official and charged with a felony is public data 14 days after 
169.5 	a criminal complaint is filed.
169.6 	(e)(f) A law enforcement agency may redact or withhold access to portions of data that 
169.7 	are public under this subdivision if those portions of data are clearly offensive to common 
169.8 	sensibilities.
169.9 	(f) (g) Section 13.04, subdivision 2, does not apply to collection of data classified by 
169.10 	this subdivision.
169.11 	(g) (h) Any person may bring an action in the district court located in the county where 
169.12 	portable recording system data are being maintained to authorize disclosure of data that are 
169.13 	private or nonpublic under this section or to challenge a determination under paragraph (e)
169.14 	(f) to redact or withhold access to portions of data because the data are clearly offensive to 
169.15 	common sensibilities. The person bringing the action must give notice of the action to the 
169.16 	law enforcement agency and subjects of the data, if known. The law enforcement agency 
169.17 	must give notice to other subjects of the data, if known, who did not receive the notice from 
169.18 	the person bringing the action. The court may order that all or part of the data be released 
169.19 	to the public or to the person bringing the action. In making this determination, the court 
169.20 	shall consider whether the benefit to the person bringing the action or to the public outweighs 
169.21 	any harm to the public, to the law enforcement agency, or to a subject of the data and, if 
169.22 	the action is challenging a determination under paragraph (e) (f), whether the data are clearly 
169.23 	offensive to common sensibilities. The data in dispute must be examined by the court in 
169.24 	camera. This paragraph does not affect the right of a defendant in a criminal proceeding to 
169.25 	obtain access to portable recording system data under the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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

169.27 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.825, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
169.28 		Subd. 4.Access by data subjects. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a portable recording 
169.29 	system data subject includes the peace officer who collected the data, and any other individual 
169.30 	or entity, including any other peace officer, regardless of whether the officer is or can be 
169.31 	identified by the recording, whose image or voice is documented in the data.
169.32 	(b) An individual who is the subject of portable recording system data has access to the 
169.33 	data, including data on other individuals who are the subject of the recording. If the individual 
170.1 	requests a copy of the recording, data on other individuals who do not consent to its release 
170.2 	must be redacted from the copy. The identity and activities of an on-duty peace officer 
170.3 	engaged in an investigation or response to an emergency, incident, or request for service 
170.4 	may not be redacted, unless the officer's identity is subject to protection under section 13.82, 
170.5 	subdivision 17, clause (a).
170.6 	(c) Notwithstanding section 13.82, subdivision 7, a person entitled to a report of a 
170.7 	collision under section 169.09, subdivision 13, must be provided with copies of unredacted 
170.8 	data from all portable recording systems used in the collision investigation, including data 
170.9 	on other individuals who are the subject of the recording. A request must be made in writing 
170.10 	and accompanied by the accident report relating to the data. Data provided under this 
170.11 	paragraph may only be used to process a claim related to the collision or as evidence in a 
170.12 	proceeding related to the collision. The requestor must not further disseminate the data or 
170.13 	use the data for any other purpose. A law enforcement agency may deny a request to provide 
170.14 	unredacted portable recording system data under this paragraph if:
170.15 	(1) the agency determines there is a compelling reason that providing access to the data 
170.16 	would interfere with an active investigation;
170.17 	(2) the data is clearly offensive to common sensibilities; or
170.18 	(3) the data is classified as not public by other provisions under this chapter.
170.19 	If a law enforcement agency denies access under clause (1), the agency must provide a 
170.20 	prompt, written reason for the denial to the individual who requested the data with a 
170.21 	description of the compelling reason and must provide notice that relief may be sought from 
170.22 	the district court under section 13.82, subdivision 7.

170.23 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.991, is amended to read:
170.24 	13.991 JUDICIAL OFFICIAL DATA; PERSONAL INFORMATION.
170.25 	(a) Subject to paragraph (b), the personal information of all judicial officials collected, 
170.26 	created, or maintained by a government entity is private data on individuals. For purposes 
170.27 	of this section, the terms "personal information" and "judicial official" have the meanings 
170.28 	given in section 480.40, subdivision 1.
170.29 	(b) If the responsible authority or government entity violates this chapter, the remedies 
170.30 	and penalties under this chapter are available only if the judicial official making a claim 
170.31 	previously provided written notification to the responsible authority confirming on a form 
170.32 	provided by the Minnesota judicial branch that they are entitled to protection under section 
170.33 	480.40. If the subject of the data is an adult child of a judicial official who does not reside 
171.1 	with the judicial official, the remedies and penalties under this chapter are available only 
171.2 	if the adult child previously provided written notification to the responsible authority 
171.3 	confirming their status as the child of a judicial official. In the case of county records, the 
171.4 	form shall be filed with the responsible authority that maintains the personal information 
171.5 	for which the judicial officer is seeking protection. A form submitted under this section is 
171.6 	private data on individuals. A notice filed under this paragraph expires five years following 
171.7 	the date of filing, unless it is renewed prior to the expiration date.
171.8 	(c) This section shall not apply to Notwithstanding paragraph (a), section 480.50 shall 
171.9 	govern personal information contained in:of all judicial officials contained in real property 
171.10 	records, as defined in section 480.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (f).
171.11 	(1) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
171.12 	(2) Uniform Commercial Code filings and tax liens maintained by the secretary of state; 
171.13 	and
171.14 	(3) any other records maintained by a government entity evidencing title to, or any lien, 
171.15 	judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.

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

171.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
171.18 		Subdivision 1.Must be kept. All officers and agencies of the state, counties, cities, 
171.19 	towns, school districts, municipal subdivisions or corporations, or other public authorities 
171.20 	or political entities within the state, hereinafter "public officer," shall make and preserve 
171.21 	all records necessary to a full and accurate knowledge of their official activities. Government 
171.22 	records may be produced in the form of computerized records. All government records shall 
171.23 	be made on a physical medium of a in a manner and quality to insure ensure permanent 
171.24 	records. Every public officer is empowered to reproduce records if the records are not 
171.25 	deemed to be of permanent or archival value by the commissioner of administration and
171.26 	but may only reproduce permanent and archival records pursuant to guidance from the state 
171.27 	archives in consultation with the records disposition panel under section 138.17. The public 
171.28 	officer is empowered to reproduce these records by any photographic, photostatic, 
171.29 	microphotographic, optical disk imaging system, microfilming, or other reproduction method 
171.30 	that clearly and accurately reproduces the records. Each public officer may order that those 
171.31 	photographs, photostats, microphotographs, microfilms, optical images, or other
171.32 	reproductions, be substituted for the originals of them. Records that are reproduced when 
171.33 	so ordered by a public officer are admissible as evidence in all courts and proceedings of 
172.1 	every kind. A certified or exemplified copy of the reproduction has the same effect and 
172.2 	weight as evidence as would a certified or exemplified copy of the original. The public 
172.3 	officer may direct the destruction or sale for salvage or other disposition of the originals 
172.4 	from which they were made, in accordance with the disposition requirements of section 
172.5 	138.17. Photographs, photostats, microphotographs, microfilms, optical images, or other 
172.6 	reproductions are for all purposes deemed the original recording of the papers, books, 
172.7 	documents, and records reproduced when so ordered by any public officer and are admissible 
172.8 	as evidence in all courts and proceedings of every kind. A facsimile or exemplified or 
172.9 	certified copy of a photograph, photostat, microphotograph, microfilm, optical image, or 
172.10 	other reproduction, or an enlargement or reduction of it, has the same effect and weight as 
172.11 	evidence as would a certified or exemplified copy of the original.

172.12 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 138.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
172.13 		Subdivision 1.Destruction, preservation, reproduction of records; prima facie 
172.14 	evidence. (a) The attorney general, legislative auditor in the case of state records, state 
172.15 	auditor in the case of local records, and director of the Minnesota Historical Society, 
172.16 	hereinafter director, shall constitute the Records Disposition Panel. The members of the 
172.17 	panel shall have power by majority vote to direct the destruction or sale for salvage of 
172.18 	government records determined to be no longer of any value, or to direct the disposition by 
172.19 	gift to the Minnesota Historical Society or otherwise of government records determined to 
172.20 	be valuable for preservation. The Records Disposition Panel may by majority vote order 
172.21 	any of those records to be reproduced by photographic or other means, and order that 
172.22 	photographic or other the reproductions be substituted for the originals of them. It may 
172.23 	direct the destruction or sale for salvage or other disposition of the originals from which 
172.24 	they were made. Photographic or other reproductions shall for all purposes be deemed the 
172.25 	originals of the records reproduced when so ordered by the records disposition panel, and 
172.26 	shall be admissible as evidence in all courts and in proceedings of every kind. A facsimile, 
172.27 	exemplified or certified copy of a photographic, optical disk imaging, or other reproduction, 
172.28 	or an enlargement or reduction of it, shall have the same effect and weight as evidence as 
172.29 	would a certified or exemplified copy of the original. Records that are reproduced when so 
172.30 	ordered by the Records Disposition Panel are admissible as evidence in all courts and 
172.31 	proceedings of every kind. A certified or exemplified copy of the reproduction has the same 
172.32 	effect and weight as evidence as would a certified or exemplified copy of the original. The 
172.33 	Records Disposition Panel, by majority vote, may direct the storage of government records, 
172.34 	except as herein provided, and direct the storage of photographic or other reproductions. 
173.1 	Photographic or other Reproductions substituted for original records shall be disposed of 
173.2 	in accordance with the procedures provided for the original records.
173.3 	(b) For the purposes of this chapter:
173.4 	(1) the term "government records" means state and local records, including all cards, 
173.5 	correspondence, discs, maps, memoranda, microfilms, papers, photographs, recordings, 
173.6 	reports, tapes, writings, optical disks, and other data, information, or documentary material, 
173.7 	regardless of physical form or characteristics, storage media or conditions of use, made or 
173.8 	received by an officer or agency of the state and an officer or agency of a county, city, town, 
173.9 	school district, municipal subdivision or corporation or other public authority or political 
173.10 	entity within the state pursuant to state law or in connection with the transaction of public 
173.11 	business by an officer or agency;
173.12 	(2) the term "state record" means a record of a department, office, officer, commission, 
173.13 	commissioner, board or any other agency, however styled or designated, of the executive 
173.14 	branch of state government; a record of the state legislature; a record of any court, whether 
173.15 	of statewide or local jurisdiction; and any other record designated or treated as a state record 
173.16 	under state law;
173.17 	(3) the term "local record" means a record of an agency of a county, city, town, school 
173.18 	district, municipal subdivision or corporation or other public authority or political entity;
173.19 	(4) the term "records" excludes data and information that does not become part of an 
173.20 	official transaction, library and museum material made or acquired and kept solely for 
173.21 	reference or exhibit purposes, extra copies of documents kept only for convenience of 
173.22 	reference and stock of publications and processed documents, and bonds, coupons, or other 
173.23 	obligations or evidences of indebtedness, the destruction or other disposition of which is 
173.24 	governed by other laws; and
173.25 	(5) the term "state archives" means those records preserved or appropriate for preservation 
173.26 	as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or 
173.27 	other activities of government or because of the value of the information contained in them, 
173.28 	when determined to have sufficient historical or other value to warrant continued preservation 
173.29 	by the state of Minnesota and accepted for inclusion in the collections of the Minnesota 
173.30 	Historical Society.
173.31 	(c) If the decision is made to dispose of records by majority vote, the Minnesota Historical 
173.32 	Society may acquire and retain whatever they determine to be of potential historical value.

174.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
174.2 		Subd. 6.Reporting. (a) As provided for in chapter 13, the superintendent must make 
174.3 	all inactive investigative data for officer-involved death investigations that are public under 
174.4 	section 13.82, subdivision 7, or other applicable law available on the bureau's website within 
174.5 	30 days of the end of the last criminal appeal of a subject of an investigation. case becoming 
174.6 	inactive as defined in section 13.82, subdivision 7, except any video that does not record, 
174.7 	describe, or otherwise document actions and circumstances surrounding the officer-involved 
174.8 	death.
174.9 	(b) By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report to the commissioner, the 
174.10 	governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
174.11 	jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy the following information about the unit: 
174.12 	the number of investigations initiated; the number of incidents investigated; the outcomes 
174.13 	or current status of each investigation; the charging decisions made by the prosecuting 
174.14 	authority of incidents investigated by the unit; the number of plea agreements reached in 
174.15 	incidents investigated by the unit; and any other information relevant to the unit's mission.
174.16 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision modifies the requirements of chapter 13 or the 
174.17 	classification of data.

174.18 	Sec. 13. [325M.40] DATA SHARING PROHIBITED; CERTAIN AUTISM STUDIES.
174.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
174.20 	the meanings given.
174.21 	(b) "Business" means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, 
174.22 	franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other legal entity that 
174.23 	engages in either nonprofit or profit-making activities.
174.24 	(c) "Government entity" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 7a.
174.25 	(d) "Health care provider" means a provider under section 144.291, subdivision 2, 
174.26 	paragraph (i), and includes health care providers who provide telehealth services to Minnesota 
174.27 	residents.
174.28 		Subd. 2.Dissemination prohibited. A business, health care provider, or government 
174.29 	entity must not disseminate the following data for purposes of researching autism as a 
174.30 	preventable disease:
174.31 	(1) data identifying an individual, including names, birthdates, addresses, telephone 
174.32 	numbers, or email addresses; or
175.1 	(2) any other data that could reasonably be used to identify an individual.
175.2 		Subd. 3.Enforcement. The attorney general may enforce this section pursuant to section 
175.3 	8.31. A government entity that violates this section is subject to the remedies and penalties 
175.4 	under sections 13.08, 13.085, and 13.09.

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

175.6 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
175.7 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 480.45, the 
175.8 	following terms have the meanings given.
175.9 	(b) "Judicial official" means:
175.10 	(1) every Minnesota district court judge, senior judge, retired judge, and every judge of 
175.11 	the Minnesota Court of Appeals and every active, senior, recalled, or retired federal judge 
175.12 	who resides in Minnesota;
175.13 	(2) a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court;
175.14 	(3) employees of the Minnesota judicial branch;
175.15 	(4) judicial referees and magistrate judges; and
175.16 	(5) current and retired judges and current employees of the Office of Administrative 
175.17 	Hearings, Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, and Tax Court.
175.18 	(c) "Personal information" does not include publicly available information. Personal 
175.19 	information means:
175.20 	(1) a residential address of a judicial official;
175.21 	(2) a residential address of the spouse, domestic partner, or children of a judicial official;
175.22 	(3) a nonjudicial branch issued telephone number or email address of a judicial official;
175.23 	(4) the name of any child of a judicial official; and
175.24 	(5) the name of any child care facility or school that is attended by a child of a judicial 
175.25 	official if combined with an assertion that the named facility or school is attended by the 
175.26 	child of a judicial official.
175.27 	(d) "Publicly available information" means information that is lawfully made available 
175.28 	through federal, state, or local government records or information that a business has a 
175.29 	reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public through widely 
175.30 	distributed media, by a judicial official, or by a person to whom the judicial official has 
176.1 	disclosed the information, unless the judicial official has restricted the information to a 
176.2 	specific audience.
176.3 	(e) "Law enforcement support organizations" do not include charitable organizations.
176.4 	(f) "Real property records" has the meaning given in section 480.50, subdivision 1, 
176.5 	paragraph (f).

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

176.7 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.40, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
176.8 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) Subdivision 2 doesand section 480.50 do not apply to:
176.9 	(1) the dissemination of personal information if the information is relevant to and 
176.10 	displayed as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, or other speech on a matter of 
176.11 	public concern;
176.12 	(2) personal information that the judicial official voluntarily disseminates publicly after 
176.13 	August 1, 2024;
176.14 	(3) the dissemination of personal information made at the request of the judicial official 
176.15 	or which is necessary to effectuate the request of a judicial official;
176.16 	(4) a commercial entity using personal information internally, providing access to 
176.17 	businesses under common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, or selling or providing 
176.18 	data for a transaction or service requested by or concerning the individual whose personal 
176.19 	information is being transferred;
176.20 	(5) a commercial entity providing publicly available information through real-time or 
176.21 	near real-time alert services for health or safety purposes;
176.22 	(6) a commercial entity engaged in the collection, maintenance, disclosure, sale, 
176.23 	communication, or use of any personal information bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, 
176.24 	credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or 
176.25 	mode of living by a consumer reporting agency, furnisher, or user that provides information 
176.26 	for use in a consumer report, and by a user of a consumer report, but only to the extent that 
176.27 	such activity is regulated by and authorized under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 
176.28 	United States Code, title 15, section 1681, et seq.;
176.29 	(7) a consumer reporting agency subject to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, United 
176.30 	States Code, title 15, section 1681, et seq.;
177.1 	(8) a commercial entity using personal information collected, processed, sold, or disclosed 
177.2 	in compliance with the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, United States Code, 
177.3 	title 18, section 2721, et seq.;
177.4 	(9) a commercial entity using personal information to do any of the following: prevent, 
177.5 	detect, protect against, or respond to security incidents, identity theft, fraud, harassment, 
177.6 	malicious or deceptive activities, or any illegal activity; preserve the integrity or security 
177.7 	of systems; or investigate, report, or prosecute any person responsible for any such action;
177.8 	(10) a financial institution, affiliate of a financial institution, or data subject to title V 
177.9 	of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, United States Code, title 15, section 6801, et seq.;
177.10 	(11) a covered entity or business associate for purposes of the federal privacy regulations 
177.11 	promulgated under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 
177.12 	specifically United States Code, title 42, section 1320d-2 note;
177.13 	(12) insurance and insurance support organizations;
177.14 	(13) law enforcement agencies or law enforcement support organizations and vendors 
177.15 	that provide data support services to law enforcement agencies;
177.16 	(14) the display of a property address on a real estate or mapping platform when the 
177.17 	address is not displayed or disclosed in connection with any ownership or occupancy 
177.18 	information or other personal identifying information of a judicial official; and
177.19 	(14) (15) the collection and sale or licensing of covered information incidental to 
177.20 	conducting the activities described in clauses (4) to (13) (14); and.
177.21 	(15) personal information contained in:
177.22 	(i) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
177.23 	(ii) uniform commercial code filings and tax liens maintained by the secretary of state; 
177.24 	and
177.25 	(iii) any other records maintained by a government entity evidencing title to, or any lien, 
177.26 	judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.
177.27 	(b) Subdivision 2 does not apply to personal information of judicial officials collected, 
177.28 	created, or maintained in real property records.

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

178.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
178.2 		Subd. 2.Removal of personal information; exception. (a) Upon receipt of an affidavit 
178.3 	requesting removal of the personal information of a judicial official that meets the 
178.4 	requirements of subdivision 1, the person, business, association, or government entity shall 
178.5 	remove the publicly posted personal information within 30 days. If the person, business, 
178.6 	association, or government entity fails to remove the publicly posted personal information 
178.7 	within 30 days after an affidavit is submitted, the judicial official may file a civil action in 
178.8 	a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a court order compelling compliance, including 
178.9 	injunctive and declarative relief.
178.10 	(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to personal information disseminated directly by a 
178.11 	government entity contained in:real property records, as defined in section 480.50, 
178.12 	subdivision 1, paragraph (f).
178.13 	(1) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
178.14 	(2) uniform commercial code filings and tax liens maintained by the secretary of state; 
178.15 	and
178.16 	(3) any other records maintained by a government entity evidencing title to, or any lien, 
178.17 	judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.

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

178.19 	Sec. 17. [480.50] PERSONAL INFORMATION IN REAL PROPERTY RECORDS.
178.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
178.21 	the meanings given.
178.22 	(b) "County recorder" has the meaning given in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause 
178.23 	(4).
178.24 	(c) "Government entity" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 7a.
178.25 	(d) "Judicial official" has the meaning given in section 480.40, subdivision 1, paragraph 
178.26 	(b), except that it does not include employees of the Minnesota judicial branch, the Office 
178.27 	of Administrative Hearings, the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, or the Tax Court.
178.28 	(e) "Personal information" has the meaning given in section 480.40, subdivision 1, 
178.29 	paragraph (c).
178.30 	(f) "Real property records" means any of the following:
178.31 	(1) real property records as defined in section 13.045, subdivision 1, clause (5);
179.1 	(2) Uniform Commercial Code filings and tax liens maintained by the secretary of state; 
179.2 	and
179.3 	(3) any other records maintained by a county recorder or other government entity 
179.4 	evidencing title to, or any lien, judgment, or other encumbrance on, real or personal property.
179.5 	(g) "Responsible authority" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 16.
179.6 		Subd. 2.Classification of data. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the personal 
179.7 	information of all judicial officials collected, created, or maintained in real property records 
179.8 	is private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
179.9 	(b) If the responsible authority or government entity violates this section, the remedies 
179.10 	and penalties under chapter 13 are available only if the judicial official making a claim 
179.11 	previously provided a real property notice that complies with subdivision 3. If the subject 
179.12 	of the data is the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child of a judicial official who does not 
179.13 	reside with the judicial official, the remedies and penalties under chapter 13 are available 
179.14 	only if the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child previously provided a notification under 
179.15 	subdivision 3 to the responsible authority confirming their status as the spouse, domestic 
179.16 	partner, or adult child of a judicial official. In the case of county records, the notification 
179.17 	shall be filed with the responsible authority that maintains the personal information for 
179.18 	which protection is sought. A notification submitted under this section is private data on 
179.19 	individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
179.20 		Subd. 3.Notification. (a) For the classification in subdivision 2 to apply to personal 
179.21 	information in real property records, a judicial official must submit a real property notice 
179.22 	in writing to the county recorder in the county where the property identified in the real 
179.23 	property notice is located and to the Office of the Secretary of State. To affect real property 
179.24 	records maintained by any other government entity, a judicial official must submit a real 
179.25 	property notice in writing to the other government entity's responsible authority. If the 
179.26 	personal information is that of the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child of a judicial 
179.27 	official who does not reside with the judicial official, the spouse, domestic partner, or adult 
179.28 	child must submit a real property notice. The real property notice is classified as private 
179.29 	data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. A real property notice must 
179.30 	be on a form provided by the judicial branch and must include:
179.31 	(1) the full legal name of the individual submitting the form;
179.32 	(2) the last four digits of the individual's Social Security number;
179.33 	(3) the individual's date of birth;
180.1 	(4) the individual's telephone number and email address;
180.2 	(5) the residential address of the individual in Minnesota;
180.3 	(6) the legal description, parcel identification number, and street address, if any, of the 
180.4 	real property affected by the notice; and
180.5 	(7) a certification that the individual is a judicial official or the spouse, domestic partner, 
180.6 	or adult child of a judicial official that contains the notarized signature of the individual.
180.7 	(b) A notice submitted by a judicial official employed by the state must include the 
180.8 	employer's business address and a verification of current employment signed by the 
180.9 	employer's human resources office.
180.10 	(c) A notice submitted pursuant to this subdivision by a spouse, domestic partner, or 
180.11 	adult child of a judicial official not residing with the judicial official must include a notarized 
180.12 	verification that the individual is the spouse, domestic partner, or adult child of a judicial 
180.13 	official.
180.14 	(d) Only one parcel of real property may be included in each notice, but an individual 
180.15 	may submit more than one notice. A government entity may require an individual to provide 
180.16 	additional information necessary to identify the records or the real property described in 
180.17 	the notice. An individual submitting a notice must submit a new real property notice if their 
180.18 	legal name changes.
180.19 		Subd. 4.Access to real property records. (a) If an individual submits a notice under 
180.20 	subdivision 3, the county recorder or other government entity must not disclose the 
180.21 	individual's personal information in conjunction with the property identified in the written 
180.22 	notice, unless:
180.23 	(1) the individual has consented to sharing or dissemination of the personal information 
180.24 	for the purpose identified in a writing signed by the individual and acknowledged by a 
180.25 	notary public;
180.26 	(2) the personal information is subject to dissemination pursuant to a court order under 
180.27 	section 13.03, subdivision 6;
180.28 	(3) the personal information is shared with a government entity for the purpose of 
180.29 	administering assessment and taxation laws;
180.30 	(4) the personal information is disseminated pursuant to subdivision 5; or
181.1 	(5) the personal information is shared with the examiner of titles or deputy examiner as 
181.2 	necessary to perform their statutory duties under chapters 508 and 508A, including the 
181.3 	dissemination of personal information in reports of examiner.
181.4 	(b) This subdivision does not prevent the county recorder from returning original 
181.5 	documents to the person who submitted the documents for recording. Each county recorder 
181.6 	shall establish procedures for recording documents to comply with this subdivision. These 
181.7 	procedures may include masking personal information and making documents or certificates 
181.8 	of title containing the personal information private and not viewable, except as allowed by 
181.9 	this paragraph. The procedure must comply with the requirements of chapters 386, 507, 
181.10 	508, and 508A, and other laws as appropriate, to the extent these requirements do not conflict 
181.11 	with this section. The procedures must provide public notice of the existence of recorded 
181.12 	documents and certificates of title that are not publicly viewable and the provisions for 
181.13 	viewing them under this subdivision. Notice that a document or certificate is private and 
181.14 	viewable only under this subdivision or subdivision 5 is deemed constructive notice of the 
181.15 	document or certificate.
181.16 	(c)  A real property notice submitted under subdivision 3 shall apply retroactively to all 
181.17 	online and digital real property records, except digitized or scanned images of tract pages 
181.18 	and books, but only to the extent the individual submitting the notice provides the parcel 
181.19 	identification number, document number, or certificate of title number of each record for 
181.20 	which protection is sought. Otherwise, paragraph (a) applies only to the real property records 
181.21 	recorded or filed concurrently with the real property notice specified in subdivision 3 and 
181.22 	to real property records affecting the same real property recorded subsequent to the county 
181.23 	recorder or other government entity's receipt of the real property notice.
181.24 	(d) The county recorder or other government entity shall have 60 days from the date of 
181.25 	receipt of a real property notice under subdivision 3 to process the request.  If the individual 
181.26 	cites exigent circumstances, the county recorder or other government entity shall process 
181.27 	the request as soon as practicable.
181.28 	(e) The prohibition on disclosure in paragraph (a) continues until:
181.29 	(1) the individual has consented to the termination of the real property notice in a writing 
181.30 	signed by the individual and acknowledged by a notary public;
181.31 	(2) the real property notice is terminated pursuant to a court order;
181.32 	(3) the individual no longer holds a record interest in the real property identified in the 
181.33 	real property notice;
182.1 	(4) the individual is deceased and a certified copy of the death certificate has been filed 
182.2 	with the county recorder or other government entity to which a notice under subdivision 3 
182.3 	was given; or
182.4 	(5) the judicial official no longer qualifies as a judicial official. Notification that the 
182.5 	judicial official no longer qualifies as a judicial official must be given by the judicial official 
182.6 	to each county recorder or other government entity to which a notice under subdivision 3 
182.7 	was given within 90 days after the judicial official no longer qualifies as a judicial official.
182.8 	(f) Upon termination of the prohibition of disclosure, the county recorder shall make 
182.9 	publicly viewable all documents and certificates of title that were previously partially or 
182.10 	wholly private and not viewable pursuant to a notice filed under subdivision 3.
182.11 		Subd. 5.Access to personal information in real property records; title 
182.12 	examination. (a) Upon request, the individual who submitted the real property under notice 
182.13 	under subdivision 3 shall verify that the individual's real property is the property subject to 
182.14 	a bona fide title exam.
182.15 	(b) The county recorder or other government entity shall provide the unredacted real 
182.16 	property records of an individual who submitted a real property notice under subdivision 3 
182.17 	upon request of any of the following persons:
182.18 	(1) a licensed title insurance company representative, a licensed title insurance agent, a 
182.19 	licensed abstractor, or an attorney licensed to practice law in Minnesota;
182.20 	(2) a mortgage loan originator;
182.21 	(3) a real estate broker or a real estate salesperson; and
182.22 	(4) an individual or entity that has made or received an offer for the purchase of real 
182.23 	property to or from an individual who submitted a real property notice under subdivision 3 
182.24 	whose address is subject to nondisclosure, provided the request is accompanied by a written 
182.25 	consent from the individual.
182.26 	(c) A request made under paragraph (a) or (b) must be made on a notarized form and 
182.27 	include:
182.28 	(1) the full legal name, title, address, and place of employment, if applicable, of the 
182.29 	person requesting the real property records;
182.30 	(2) the lawful purpose for requesting the real property records;
182.31 	(3) the requestor's relationship, if any, to the individual who submitted a real property 
182.32 	notice under subdivision 3;
183.1 	(4) the legal description of the property subject to the title examination; and
183.2 	(5) proof of the requestor's licensure.
183.3 	(d) Personal information provided under this subdivision may be used only for the 
183.4 	purposes authorized in this subdivision or the lawful purposes set forth in the request for 
183.5 	disclosure form and may not be further disseminated to any other person. A person receivingâ€‹ 
183.6 	private data under this subdivision shall establish procedures to protect the data from furtherâ€‹ 
183.7 	dissemination unless further dissemination is required by law. However, the dissemination 
183.8 	of personal information in real property records by a licensed attorney or any employees in 
183.9 	the office of the licensed attorney is permitted when reasonably necessary for the provision 
183.10 	of legal services.
183.11 		Subd. 6.Service fees to county recorder or other government entity. The county 
183.12 	recorder or any other government entity is authorized to charge the following service fees:
183.13 	(1) up to $40 for each real property notice under subdivision 3;
183.14 	(2) up to $40 for each consent submitted under subdivision 4, paragraphs (a), clause (1), 
183.15 	and (e), clause (1); and
183.16 	(3) up to $40 for each request submitted under subdivision 5.
183.17 	These service fees shall not be considered county recorder fees under section 357.18 or 
183.18 	registrar of titles fees under section 508.82 or 508A.82 and shall be deposited into the county 
183.19 	recorder or other government entity's general fund.

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

183.21 	ARTICLE 12
183.22 	MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

183.23 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 272.45, is amended to read:
183.24 	272.45 TAXES PAID BY TENANT, OCCUPANT, OR OTHER PERSON BECOME 
183.25 	LIEN, UPON NOTICE FILED WITH COUNTY RECORDER OR REGISTRAR OF 
183.26 	TITLES.
183.27 	When any past due or delinquent tax on land is paid by any occupant, tenant, or person 
183.28 	with an a legal or equitable interest in the land other than a lien, or a person acting on that 
183.29 	person's behalf, which, by agreement or otherwise, ought to have been paid by the owner, 
183.30 	lessor, or other party in interest, such occupant, tenant, or person may recover by action the 
183.31 	amount which such owner, lessor, or party in interest ought to have paid, with interest 
183.32 	thereon at the rate of 12 percent per annum, or may retain the same from any rent due or 
184.1 	accruing from the person to such owner or lessor for land on which such tax is so paid. A 
184.2 	person making a payment under this section may file with the county recorder or registrar 
184.3 	of titles of the proper county a notice sworn statement stating the amount and date of such 
184.4 	payment, with a copy of the receipt attached, and stating the legal or equitable interest 
184.5 	claimed in the land, with a description of the land against which the taxes were charged; 
184.6 	and the same shall thereupon be a lien as of the date of recording of the sworn statement
184.7 	upon such land in favor of the person paying the same until the same is paid. The county 
184.8 	recorder shall record such notice sworn statement in the indices maintained by the county 
184.9 	recorder. The registrar of titles shall record the notice sworn statement on the certificate of 
184.10 	title for the land. Upon the payment of any such lien, the person filing such notice sworn 
184.11 	statement shall satisfy the same of record.

184.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
184.13 		Subdivision 1.Postponement by mortgagee. (a) The sale may be postponed, from time 
184.14 	to time, by the party conducting the foreclosure. The party requesting the postponement 
184.15 	must, at the party's expense:
184.16 	(1) publish, only once, a notice of the postponement and the rescheduled date of the sale, 
184.17 	if known, as soon as practicable, in the newspaper in which the notice under section 580.03
184.18 	was published; and
184.19 	(2) send by first class mail to the occupant, postmarked within three business days of 
184.20 	the postponed sale, notice:
184.21 	(i) of the postponement; and
184.22 	(ii) if known, of the rescheduled date of the sale and the date on or before which the 
184.23 	mortgagor must vacate the property if the sheriff's sale is not further postponed, the mortgage 
184.24 	is not reinstated under section 580.30, the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, 
184.25 	or the redemption period is not reduced under section 582.032. The notice must state that 
184.26 	the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on the specified date.
184.27 	(b) If the rescheduled date of the sale is not known at the time of the initial publication 
184.28 	and notice to the occupant of postponement, the foreclosing party must, at its expense if 
184.29 	and when a new date of sale is scheduled:
184.30 	(1) publish, only once, notice of the rescheduled date of the sale, as soon as practicable, 
184.31 	in the newspaper in which the notice under section 580.03 and the notice of postponement 
184.32 	under paragraph (a) was published; and
185.1 	(2) send by first class mail to the occupant, postmarked within ten days of the rescheduled 
185.2 	sale, notice:
185.3 	(i) of the date of the rescheduled sale; and
185.4 	(ii) of the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage 
185.5 	is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 580.23. The 
185.6 	notice must state that the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on the specified date.
185.7 	(c) The right of a mortgagee to postpone a foreclosure sale under this section applies to 
185.8 	a foreclosure by action taken under chapter 581.

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

185.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
185.12 		Subd. 2.Postponement by mortgagor or owner. (a) If all or a part of the property to 
185.13 	be sold is classified as homestead under section 273.124 and contains one to four dwelling 
185.14 	units, the mortgagor or owner may, in the manner provided in this subdivision, postpone 
185.15 	the sale to the first date that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and is:
185.16 	(1) five months after the originally scheduled date of sale if the original redemption 
185.17 	period was six months under section 580.23, subdivision 1; or
185.18 	(2) 11 months after the originally scheduled date of sale if the original redemption period 
185.19 	was 12 months under section 580.23, subdivision 2. To postpone a foreclosure sale pursuant 
185.20 	to this subdivision, at any time after the first publication of the notice of mortgage foreclosure 
185.21 	sale under section 580.03 but at least 15 days prior to the scheduled sale date specified in 
185.22 	that notice, the mortgagor shall: (1) execute a sworn affidavit in the form set forth in 
185.23 	subdivision 3, (2) record the affidavit in the office of each county recorder and registrar of 
185.24 	titles where the mortgage was recorded, and (3) file with the sheriff conducting the sale and 
185.25 	deliver to the attorney foreclosing the mortgage a copy of the recorded affidavit, showing 
185.26 	the date and office in which the affidavit was recorded. Recording of the affidavit and 
185.27 	postponement of the foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision shall automatically reduce 
185.28 	the mortgagor's redemption period under section 580.23 to five weeks. The postponement 
185.29 	of a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision does not require any change in the contents 
185.30 	of the notice of sale, service of the notice of sale if the occupant was served with the notice 
185.31 	of sale prior to postponement under this subdivision, or publication of the notice of sale if 
185.32 	publication was commenced prior to postponement under this subdivision, notwithstanding 
185.33 	the service and publication time periods specified in section 580.03, but the sheriff's 
186.1 	certificate of sale shall indicate the actual date of the foreclosure sale and the actual length 
186.2 	of the mortgagor's redemption period. No notice of postponement need be published. An 
186.3 	affidavit complying with subdivision 3 shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated 
186.4 	therein, and shall be entitled to be recorded. The right to postpone a foreclosure sale pursuant 
186.5 	to this subdivision may be exercised only once, regardless whether the mortgagor reinstates 
186.6 	the mortgage prior to the postponed mortgage foreclosure sale.
186.7 	(b) If the automatic stay under United States Code, title 11, section 362, applies to the 
186.8 	mortgage foreclosure after a mortgagor or owner requests postponement of the sheriff's sale 
186.9 	under this section, then when the automatic stay is no longer applicable, the mortgagor's or 
186.10 	owner's election to shorten the redemption period to five weeks under this section remains 
186.11 	applicable to the mortgage foreclosure.
186.12 	(c) Except for the circumstances set forth in paragraph (b), this section does not reduce 
186.13 	the mortgagor's redemption period under section 580.23 for any subsequent foreclosure of 
186.14 	the mortgage.
186.15 	(d) The right of a mortgagor or owner to postpone a foreclosure sale under this section 
186.16 	applies to a foreclosure by action taken under chapter 581.

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

186.19 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.10, is amended to read:
186.20 	580.10 SURPLUS.
186.21 		Subdivision 1.Demand for surplus. In all cases not provided for in section 580.09, and 
186.22 	except as required by subdivision 3, if, after sale of any real estate, made as herein prescribed, 
186.23 	there remains in the hands of the officer making the sale any surplus money, after satisfying 
186.24 	the mortgage, with interest, taxes paid, and costs of sale, the surplus shall be paid over by 
186.25 	such officer, on demand, to the mortgagor, the mortgagor's legal representatives or assigns.
186.26 	Any surplus of $100 or greater shall be held by the sheriff for the duration of the time 
186.27 	allowed for redemption under section 580.23 or 582.032, whichever is applicable, and if 
186.28 	requested by the owner, applied toward a redemption as described in subdivision 3. If there 
186.29 	is no redemption under section 580.23 or 582.032, a surplus of $100 or greater shall be paid 
186.30 	first to junior creditors with liens of record at the time of the sheriff's sale in order of priority, 
186.31 	if demanded by a junior creditor within the time allowed for redemption under section 
186.32 	580.23 or 582.032, whichever is applicable, and thereafter to the owner of record at the time 
186.33 	of the sheriff's sale, or as provided by court order under section 580.28. A demand by a 
187.1 	party other than the owner shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating the amount remaining 
187.2 	unpaid and the interest creating a right to the surplus.
187.3 		Subd. 2.Notice of surplus. When there is a surplus of $100 or greater, the sheriff shall 
187.4 	notify the owner by mail sent to the property address, or, if no street address is assigned for 
187.5 	the property on the property tax statement, to the taxpayer's address on the property tax 
187.6 	statement, that a surplus exists and to call the sheriff's office for more information about 
187.7 	the surplus and how to make a claim to the surplus. The notice shall also include contact 
187.8 	information for the Minnesota Homeownership Center and a statement to call the Minnesota 
187.9 	Homeownership Center for information about redemption and surplus.
187.10 		Subd. 3.Request by owner to have surplus applied. At any time during the owner's 
187.11 	redemption period, the owner of record at the time of the sheriff's sale may submit a written 
187.12 	request to the sheriff to have the surplus applied to the redemption amount. The right to 
187.13 	have the surplus applied to the redemption amount is not transferable to any subsequent 
187.14 	owner.
187.15 		Subd. 4.Surplus less than $100. If a surplus remains under $100, the sheriff may pay 
187.16 	the surplus amount to the owner of record at the time of the sheriff's sale.
187.17 		Subd. 5.Resolution of competing claims. If there are competing claims or if it appears 
187.18 	to the sheriff that any claim is not meritorious, the sheriff may apply to the court in the 
187.19 	county in which the sale was made and set forth by petition the facts then known to the 
187.20 	sheriff, and the names and addresses of the owner and all known claimants to the surplus, 
187.21 	at no cost to the sheriff. The sheriff shall retain the surplus until further order of the court 
187.22 	under section 580.28. If a hearing is scheduled, the sheriff may participate in an advisory 
187.23 	capacity. The sheriff shall be represented by the county attorney. The sheriff shall give 
187.24 	notice of the opening of the court file to the holders of the claims by service of the petition 
187.25 	in the manner of a summons under the Rules of Civil Procedure. Failure of an owner to 
187.26 	participate in the court action does not waive the right of that owner to the surplus.

187.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.225, is amended to read:
187.28 	580.225 SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT MORTGAGE.
187.29 	The amount received from foreclosure sale under this chapter is full satisfaction of the 
187.30 	mortgage debt, except as provided in section 582.30.

188.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.24, is amended to read:
188.2 	580.24 REDEMPTION BY CREDITOR.
188.3 	(a) If no redemption is made by the mortgagor, the mortgagor's personal representatives 
188.4 	or assigns, the most senior creditor having a legal or equitable lien upon the mortgaged 
188.5 	premises, or some part of it, subsequent to the foreclosed mortgage, may redeem within 
188.6 	seven 14 days after the expiration of the redemption period determined under section 580.23
188.7 	or 582.032, whichever is applicable; and each subsequent creditor having a lien may redeem, 
188.8 	in the order of priority of their respective liens, within seven 14 days after the time allowed 
188.9 	the prior lienholder by paying the amount required under this section. However, no creditor 
188.10 	is entitled to redeem unless, one week or more prior to the expiration of the period allowed 
188.11 	for redemption by the mortgagor, the creditor:
188.12 	(1) records with each county recorder and registrar of titles where the foreclosed mortgage 
188.13 	is recorded a notice of the creditor's intention to redeem;
188.14 	(2) records with each county recorder and registrar of titles where the notice of the 
188.15 	creditor's intention to redeem is recorded all documents necessary to create the lien on the 
188.16 	mortgaged premises and to evidence the creditor's ownership of the lien, including a copy 
188.17 	of any money judgment necessary to create the lien; and
188.18 	(3) after complying with clauses (1) and (2), delivers to the sheriff who conducted the 
188.19 	foreclosure sale or the sheriff's successor in office a copy of each of the documents required 
188.20 	to be recorded under clauses (1) and (2), with the office, date and time of filing for record 
188.21 	stated on the first page of each document.
188.22 	The sheriff shall maintain for public inspection all documents delivered to the sheriff 
188.23 	and shall note the date of delivery on each document. The sheriff may charge a fee of $100 
188.24 	for the documents delivered to the sheriff relating to each lien. The sheriff shall maintain 
188.25 	copies of documents delivered to the sheriff for a period of six months after the end of the 
188.26 	mortgagor's redemption period.
188.27 	(b) Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the first day following the expiration of the 
188.28 	prior redemption period must be included in computing the seven-day14-day redemption 
188.29 	period. When the last day of the period falls on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, that 
188.30 	day must be omitted from the computation. The order of redemption by judgment creditors 
188.31 	subsequent to the foreclosed mortgage shall be determined by the order in which their 
188.32 	judgments were entered as memorials on the certificate of title for the foreclosed premises 
188.33 	or docketed in the office of the district court administrator if the property is not registered 
188.34 	under chapter 508 or 508A, regardless of the homestead status of the property. All mechanic's 
189.1 	lienholders who have coordinate liens shall have one combined seven-day 14-day period 
189.2 	to redeem.
189.3 	(c) The amount required to redeem from the holder of the sheriff's certificate of sale is 
189.4 	the amount required under section 580.23. The amount required to redeem from a person
189.5 	creditor holding a certificate of redemption is:
189.6 	(1) the amount paid to redeem as shown on the certificate of redemption; plus
189.7 	(2) interest on that amount to the date of redemption at the rates stated on the certificate 
189.8 	of sale and the affidavit provided by section 580.25, clause (3), or six percent if no rate is 
189.9 	otherwise stated; plus
189.10 	(3) the amount claimed due on the person's creditor's lien, as shown on the affidavit 
189.11 	under section 580.25, clause (3).
189.12 	(d) If the sheriff determines there is a dispute or question of validity about a redemption, 
189.13 	the sheriff may accept the amount required to redeem, together with documents in support 
189.14 	of the redemption, from one or more creditors competing for or claiming a right to redeem, 
189.15 	without executing and delivering a certificate of redemption, and the sheriff may commence 
189.16 	an action under section 580.28 at no cost to the sheriff. A creditor subject to a dispute or 
189.17 	question of validity about a redemption may submit the matter for adjudication of the court 
189.18 	under section 580.28. If the sheriff does not execute and deliver a certificate of redemption 
189.19 	under this section, all further junior creditor redemption periods are stayed until determined 
189.20 	by the court, and all junior creditors who have recorded notices of intent to redeem should 
189.21 	be included in the action under section 580.28. The amount required to redeem may be paid 
189.22 	to the holder of the sheriff's certificate of sale or the certificate of redemption, as the case 
189.23 	may be, or to the sheriff for the holder.

189.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
189.25 	1, 2026.

189.26 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.25, is amended to read:
189.27 	580.25 CREDITOR REDEMPTION, HOW MADE.
189.28 	Redemption shall be made as provided in this section.
189.29 	The person creditor desiring to redeem shall pay the amount required by law for the 
189.30 	redemption, and shall produce to the person or officer receiving the redemption payment:
190.1 	(1) a copy of the docket of the judgment, or of the recorded deed or mortgage, or of the 
190.2 	record or files evidencing any other lien under which the person creditor claims a right to 
190.3 	redeem;
190.4 	(2) a copy of any recorded assignment necessary to evidence the person's creditor's
190.5 	ownership of the lien. If the redemption is under an assignment of a judgment, the assignment 
190.6 	shall be filed in the court entering the judgment, as provided by law, and the person creditor
190.7 	so redeeming shall produce a copy of it and of the record of its filing, and the copy of the 
190.8 	docket shall show that the proper entry was made upon the docket. No further evidence of 
190.9 	the assignment of the judgment is required unless the mortgaged premises or part of it is 
190.10 	registered property, in which case the judgment and all assignments of the judgment must 
190.11 	be entered as a memorial upon the certificate of title to the mortgaged premises and a copy 
190.12 	of the judgment and each assignment with the certificate of record endorsed on it must be 
190.13 	produced; and
190.14 	(3) an affidavit of the person creditor or the person's creditor's agent, showing the amount 
190.15 	then actually claimed due on the person's identifying the lien and required to be paid on the 
190.16 	lien in order to redeem from the person under which the creditor claims a right to redeem 
190.17 	and stating the amount then actually claimed due and owing on the lien and stating the 
190.18 	interest rate on the lien. Additional fees and charges may be claimed due only as provided 
190.19 	in section 582.03. The sheriff receiving the affidavit may furnish a copy of the affidavit to 
190.20 	any interested party, upon request.
190.21 	If redemption is made to the sheriff, the sheriff may charge a fee of $250 for issuing the 
190.22 	certificate of redemption and any related service. No other fee may be charged by the sheriff 
190.23 	for a redemption.
190.24 	Within 24 hours after a redemption is made, or as soon as reasonably possible, the person 
190.25 	redeeming shall cause the documents so required to be produced to be recorded with the 
190.26 	county recorder, or registrar of titles, or both when appropriate, who may receive fees as 
190.27 	prescribed in section 357.18 or 508.82. If the redemption is made at any place other than 
190.28 	the county seat, it is sufficient forthwith to deposit the documents in the nearest post office, 
190.29 	addressed to the recorder or registrar of titles, with the postage prepaid within 24 hours after 
190.30 	redemption is made or as soon as reasonably possible. A person recording documents 
190.31 	produced for redemption shall, on the same day, deliver copies of the documents to the 
190.32 	sheriff for public inspection. The sheriff may receive a fee of $20 for the documents delivered 
190.33 	following a redemption. The sheriff shall note the date of delivery on the documents and 
190.34 	shall maintain for public inspection all documents delivered to the sheriff for a period of 
190.35 	six months after the end of the mortgagor's redemption period.

191.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
191.2 	1, 2026.

191.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.26, is amended to read:
191.4 	580.26 CERTIFICATE OF REDEMPTION; RECORD.
191.5 	The person or officer from whom such redemption is made shall make and deliver to 
191.6 	the person redeeming a certificate executed and acknowledged in the same manner as a 
191.7 	conveyance, containing:
191.8 	(1) if redeemed under section 580.23 or 582.032, the name of the person mortgagor or 
191.9 	the mortgagor's legal representative or assignee redeeming, and if redeemed under section 
191.10 	580.25, the name of the creditor redeeming, and the amount paid by the person on such 
191.11 	redemption to redeem;
191.12 	(2) a description of the sale for which such redemption is made, and of the property 
191.13 	redeemed;
191.14 	(3) a statement of the claim upon which such redemption is made and, if upon a lien, 
191.15 	the amount claimed to be due thereon at the date of redemption.
191.16 	If redemption is made by the owner of the property sold, the owner's heirs, personal 
191.17 	representatives, or assigns, such certificate shall be recorded within four days one week
191.18 	after the expiration of the period allowed by law to the owner for redemption and, if made 
191.19 	by a creditor holding a lien, the certificate shall be recorded within four days one week after 
191.20 	such redemption. Unless so recorded, the certificate shall be void as only against any person 
191.21 	in good faith redeeming from the same person or lien.

191.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
191.23 	1, 2026.

191.24 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.28, is amended to read:
191.25 	580.28 ACTION TO SET ASIDE MORTGAGE; FORECLOSURE; REDEMPTION.
191.26 	When an action is brought wherein it is claimed that any mortgage as to the plaintiff or 
191.27 	person for whose benefit the action is brought is fraudulent or void, or has been paid or 
191.28 	discharged, in whole or in part, or the relative priority or the validity of liens, redemption 
191.29 	rights, or rights to any surplus is disputed, if such mortgage has been foreclosed by 
191.30 	advertisement, and the time for redemption from the foreclosure sale will expire before final 
191.31 	judgment in such action, the plaintiff or beneficiary having the right to redeem, for the 
191.32 	purpose of saving such right in case the action fails, may deposit with the sheriff before the 
192.1 	time of redemption expires the amount for which the mortgaged premises were sold, with 
192.2 	interest thereon to the time of deposit, together with a bond to the holder of the sheriff's 
192.3 	certificate of sale, in an amount and with sureties to be approved by the sheriff, conditioned 
192.4 	to pay all interest that may accrue or be allowed on such deposit if the action fail separate 
192.5 	deposit with the sheriff of one year's interest on the amount deposited. The person shall, in 
192.6 	writing, notify such sheriff that the person claims the mortgage to be fraudulent or void, or 
192.7 	to have been paid or discharged, in whole or in part, as the case may be, and that such action 
192.8 	is pending, and direct the sheriff to retain such money and bond until final judgment or 
192.9 	other order of the court. In case such action fails If so ordered by the court, such deposit 
192.10 	shall operate as a redemption of the premises from such foreclosure sale, and entitle the 
192.11 	plaintiff to a certificate thereof. Such foreclosure, deposit, bond, and notice shall be brought 
192.12 	to the attention of the court by supplemental complaint in the action, and the judgment shall 
192.13 	determine the validity of the foreclosure sale, and the rights of the parties to the moneys 
192.14 	and bond so deposited, which shall be paid and delivered by the sheriff as directed by such 
192.15 	judgment upon delivery to the sheriff of a certified copy thereof. The remedy herein provided 
192.16 	shall be in addition to other remedies now existing.

192.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for redemptions occurring after January 
192.18 	1, 2026.

192.19 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 581.02, is amended to read:
192.20 	581.02 APPLICATION, CERTAIN SECTIONS.
192.21 	(a) The provisions of sections 580.08, 580.09, 580.12, 580.22, 580.25, and 580.27, so 
192.22 	far as they relate to the form of the certificate of sale, shall apply to and govern the 
192.23 	foreclosure of mortgages by action.
192.24 	(b) Section 580.07 applies to actions for the foreclosure of mortgages taken under this 
192.25 	chapter.

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

192.28 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 582.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
192.29 		Subdivision 1.Allowable costs collectable upon redemption. The holder of any sheriff's 
192.30 	certificate of sale, from a foreclosure by advertisement or action of a mortgage or lien or 
192.31 	execution, or the holder of any certificate of redemption as a junior creditor during the 
192.32 	period of redemption, may pay and claim the following on redemption: any taxes or 
193.1 	assessments on which any penalty would otherwise accrue, and any costs of a hazard 
193.2 	insurance policy for the holder's interest in the mortgaged premises incurred for the period 
193.3 	of holding the sheriff's certificate, any costs incurred when an order to reduce a mortgagor's 
193.4 	redemption period under section 582.032 is entered, including costs and disbursements 
193.5 	awarded under section 582.032, subdivision 9, any fees paid to the county recorder, registrar 
193.6 	of titles, or sheriff to obtain or record the certificates of sale or redemption or notices of 
193.7 	intention to redeem, any reasonable fees paid to licensed real estate brokers for broker price 
193.8 	opinions or to licensed appraisers for appraisals, any deed tax paid to file a certificate of 
193.9 	redemption, reasonable attorney fees incurred after the foreclosure sale not to exceed one-half 
193.10 	of the amount authorized by section 582.01, any costs incurred under section 582.031, and 
193.11 	any interest or installment of principal upon any prior or superior mortgage, lien, or contract 
193.12 	for deed in default or that becomes due during the period of redemption. In all such cases, 
193.13 	the costs so paid and claimed due, with interest from the date of payment at the rate stated 
193.14 	in the certificate of sale or at six percent if no rate is stated, shall be a part of the sum required 
193.15 	to be paid to redeem from such sale. No other costs, fees, interest, or other amount may be 
193.16 	added to the amount necessary to redeem.

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

193.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 582.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
193.20 		Subd. 2.Affidavit of allowable costs. Any payments made and claimed due under 
193.21 	subdivision 1 shall be proved by the affidavit of the holder of the sheriff's certificate or its 
193.22 	agent or attorney, itemizing each of the allowable costs and the date of payment and 
193.23 	describing the premises. The affidavit must be filed with the sheriff of the county in which 
193.24 	the sale was held at any time prior to expiration of the mortgagor's redemption period. Upon 
193.25 	written request by the sheriff, the holder of the sheriff's certificate or certificate of redemption 
193.26 	shall provide an affidavit of allowable costs to the sheriff within seven days of the date of 
193.27 	the request by the sheriff. If the mortgagor does not redeem within seven days after the 
193.28 	affidavit is filed, the holder of the sheriff's certificate may file a supplemental affidavit if 
193.29 	additional allowable costs are incurred during the redemption period. If the holder of the 
193.30 	sheriff's certificate or certificate of redemption fails to respond to the sheriff's request within 
193.31 	seven days, the sheriff may calculate a redemption amount pursuant to section 580.23, 
193.32 	subdivision 1, and issue a certificate of redemption for that amount. If the time allowed to 
193.33 	redeem is less than seven days from the expiration of the redemption period, the sheriff 
193.34 	shall make a reasonable effort to request the affidavit of allowable costs in writing from the 
193.35 	holder of the sheriff's certificate, its agent, or attorney before issuing a certificate of 
194.1 	redemption. If the affidavit of allowable costs is not provided more than one business day 
194.2 	before the expiration of the redemption period, at any time one business day or less before 
194.3 	the expiration of the redemption period, the sheriff may calculate a redemption amount 
194.4 	pursuant to section 580.23, subdivision 1, and issue a certificate of redemption for that 
194.5 	amount. The amount calculated by the sheriff, absent malfeasance by the sheriff, binds the 
194.6 	holder of the sheriff's certificate even if the amount calculated by the sheriff is less than the 
194.7 	actual amount due.

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

194.10 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 582.043, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
194.11 		Subd. 6.Dual tracking. (a) If the servicer has received a loss mitigation application and 
194.12 	the subject mortgage loan has not already been referred to an attorney for foreclosure, a 
194.13 	servicer shall not refer the subject mortgage loan to an attorney for foreclosure while the 
194.14 	mortgagor's application is pending, unless:
194.15 	(1) the servicer determines that the mortgagor is not eligible for any loss mitigation 
194.16 	option, the servicer informs the mortgagor of the determination in writing, and the applicable 
194.17 	appeal period has expired without an appeal or the appeal has been properly denied;
194.18 	(2) where a written offer is made and a written acceptance is required, the mortgagor 
194.19 	fails to accept the loss mitigation offer within the time frame specified in the offer or within 
194.20 	14 days after the date of the offer, whichever is longer; or
194.21 	(3) the mortgagor declines the loss mitigation offer in writing.
194.22 	(b) If the servicer receives a loss mitigation application after the subject mortgage loan 
194.23 	has been referred to an attorney for foreclosure, but before a foreclosure sale has been 
194.24 	scheduled, a servicer shall not move for an order of foreclosure, seek a foreclosure judgment, 
194.25 	or conduct a foreclosure sale unless:
194.26 	(1) the servicer determines that the mortgagor is not eligible for a loss mitigation option, 
194.27 	the servicer informs the mortgagor of this determination in writing, and the applicable appeal 
194.28 	period has expired without an appeal or the appeal has been properly denied;
194.29 	(2) where a written offer is made and a written acceptance is required, the mortgagor 
194.30 	fails to accept the loss mitigation offer within the time frame specified in the offer or within 
194.31 	14 days after the date of the offer, whichever is longer; or
194.32 	(3) the mortgagor declines a loss mitigation offer in writing.
195.1 	(c) If the servicer receives a loss mitigation application after the foreclosure sale has 
195.2 	been scheduled, but before midnight of the seventh business day prior to the foreclosure 
195.3 	sale date, the servicer must halt the foreclosure sale and evaluate the application. If required 
195.4 	to halt the foreclosure sale and evaluate the application, the servicer may cancel the 
195.5 	foreclosure sale or postpone the foreclosure sale under section 580.07, subdivision 1, but 
195.6 	must not move for an order of foreclosure, seek a foreclosure judgment, or conduct a 
195.7 	foreclosure sale unless 60 days have passed since the occurrence of one of the following, 
195.8 	whichever is applicable:
195.9 	(1) the servicer determines that the mortgagor is not eligible for a loss mitigation option, 
195.10 	the servicer informs the mortgagor of this determination in writing, and the applicable appeal 
195.11 	period has expired without an appeal or the appeal has been properly denied;
195.12 	(2) where a written offer is made and a written acceptance is required, the mortgagor 
195.13 	fails to accept the loss mitigation offer within the time frame specified in the offer or within 
195.14 	14 days after the date of the offer, whichever is longer; or
195.15 	(3) the mortgagor declines a loss mitigation offer in writing.
195.16 	(d) A servicer shall not move for an order of foreclosure or conduct a foreclosure sale 
195.17 	under any of the following circumstances:
195.18 	(1) the mortgagor is in compliance with the terms of a trial or permanent loan 
195.19 	modification, or other loss mitigation option; or
195.20 	(2) a short sale has been approved by all necessary parties and proof of funds or financing 
195.21 	has been provided to the servicer.

195.22 	ARTICLE 13
195.23 	CIVIL LAW

195.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.223, is amended to read:
195.25 	144.223 REPORT OF MARRIAGE.
195.26 	Data relating to the number of certificates of marriage registered shall must be reported 
195.27 	to the state registrar by the local registrar or designee of the county board in each of the 87 
195.28 	registration districts pursuant to the rules of the commissioner. The information in clause 
195.29 	(1) necessary to compile the report shall be furnished by the applicant prior to the issuance 
195.30 	of the marriage license. The report shall contain the following: in a format and with the 
195.31 	frequency determined by the state registrar.
195.32 	(1) personal information on bride and groom:
196.1 	(i) name;
196.2 	(ii) residence;
196.3 	(iii) date and place of birth;
196.4 	(iv) if previously married, how terminated; and
196.5 	(v) signature of applicant, date signed, and Social Security number; and
196.6 	(2) information concerning the marriage:
196.7 	(i) date of marriage;
196.8 	(ii) place of marriage; and
196.9 	(iii) civil or religious ceremony.

196.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
196.11 		Subd. 2.Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training; establishment. (a) 
196.12 	The Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training is established as an independent 
196.13 	state office created as an agency in the executive branch, with powers and duties established 
196.14 	by law. The office shall be responsible for:
196.15 	(1) establishing and maintaining a system for providing appellate representation to 
196.16 	parents in juvenile protection matters, as provided in section 260C.163, subdivision 3, 
196.17 	paragraph (c), and in Tribal court jurisdictions;
196.18 	(2) providing training to all parent attorneys practicing in the state on topics relevant to 
196.19 	their practice and establishing practice standards and training requirements for parent 
196.20 	attorneys practicing in the state; and
196.21 	(3) collaborating with the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families to 
196.22 	coordinate and secure federal Title IV-E support for counties and Tribes interested in 
196.23 	accessing federal funding.
196.24 	(b) The office shall be governed by a board as provided in subdivision 3.

196.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
196.26 		Subd. 3.State Board of Appellate Counsel and Training; structure; membership. (a) 
196.27 	The State Board of Appellate Counsel and Training is established to direct the Statewide 
196.28 	Office of Appellate Counsel and Training. The board shall consist of seven members, 
196.29 	including:
197.1 	(1) four public members appointed by the governor; and
197.2 	(2) three members appointed by the supreme court, at least one of whom must have 
197.3 	experience representing parents in juvenile court and who include two attorneys admitted 
197.4 	to practice law in the state and one public member.
197.5 	(b) The appointing authorities may not appoint any of the following to be a member of 
197.6 	the board:
197.7 	(1) a person who is a judge;
197.8 	(2) a person who is a registered lobbyist;
197.9 	(3) a person serving as a guardian ad litem or counsel for a guardian ad litem;
197.10 	(4) a person who serves as counsel for children in juvenile court;
197.11 	(5) a person under contract with or employed by the Department of Children, Youth, 
197.12 	and Families or a county department of human or social services; or
197.13 	(6) a current city or county attorney or assistant city or county attorney.
197.14 	(c) All members shall demonstrate an interest in maintaining a high quality, independent 
197.15 	appellate defense system for parents in juvenile protection proceedings who are unable to 
197.16 	obtain adequate representation, a robust program for parent attorneys in Minnesota, and an 
197.17 	efficient coordination effort, in collaboration with the Department of Children, Youth, and 
197.18 	Families, to secure and utilize Title IV-E funding. At least one member of the board appointed 
197.19 	by the governor must be a representative from a federally recognized Indian Tribe. No more 
197.20 	than five members of the board may belong to the same political party. At least three 
197.21 	members of the board shall be from judicial districts other than the First, Second, Fourth, 
197.22 	and Tenth Judicial Districts. To the extent practicable, the membership of the board must 
197.23 	include persons with disabilities, reflect the ethnic diversity of the state, take into 
197.24 	consideration race and gender, and include persons from throughout the state. The members 
197.25 	shall be well acquainted with representing parents in district court and appellate proceedings 
197.26 	related to child protection matters as well as the law that affects a parent attorney's work, 
197.27 	including chapter 260C, the Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure, the Rules of Civil 
197.28 	Appellate Procedure, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and the Minnesota Indian Family 
197.29 	Preservation Act. The terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided 
197.30 	in section 15.0575. The governor shall designate one member to serve as the initial chair. 
197.31 	Upon the expiration of the initial chair's term, board members shall elect a chair from among 
197.32 	the membership and the chair shall serve a term of two years.

198.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
198.2 		Subd. 4.Head appellate counsel for parents; assistant and contracted attorneys; 
198.3 	other employees. (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, and for every four years after that date, 
198.4 	the board shall appoint a head appellate counsel in charge of executing the responsibilities 
198.5 	of the office who shall provide for sufficient appellate counsel for parents and other personnel 
198.6 	necessary to discharge the functions of the office. The head appellate counsel shall serve a 
198.7 	four-year term and may be removed only for cause upon the order of the board. The head 
198.8 	appellate counsel shall be a full-time qualified attorney, licensed to practice law in this state, 
198.9 	and serve in the unclassified service of the state. Vacancies of the office shall be filled by 
198.10 	the appointing authority for the unexpired term. The head appellate counsel shall devote 
198.11 	full time to the performance of duties and shall not engage in the general practice of law. 
198.12 	The compensation salary of the head appellate counsel shall be set by the board and shall 
198.13 	be commensurate with county attorneys in the state according to section 43A.18, subdivision 
198.14 	3.
198.15 	(b) Consistent with the decisions of the board, The head appellate counsel shall employ 
198.16 	assistants or hire independent contractors or appoint attorneys to serve as assistant appellate 
198.17 	counsel for parents. Each assistant appellate counsel and independent contractor serves at 
198.18 	the pleasure of the head appellate counsel. The compensation ofsalary ranges for assistant 
198.19 	appellate counsel and independent contractors shall be set by the board and shall be 
198.20 	commensurate with county attorneys in the state in consultation with Minnesota Management 
198.21 	and Budget.
198.22 	(c) A person serving as appellate counsel shall be a qualified an attorney licensed to 
198.23 	practice law in this state. A person serving as appellate counsel practicing in Tribal court 
198.24 	shall be a licensed attorney qualified to practice law in Tribal courts in the state. Assistant 
198.25 	appellate counsel and contracted appellate counsel may engage in the general practice of 
198.26 	law where not employed or contracted to provide services on a full-time basis.
198.27 	(d) The head appellate counsel shall, consistent with the responsibilities under subdivision 
198.28 	2, employ or hire the following:
198.29 	(1) one managing appellate attorney;
198.30 	(2) two staff attorneys;
198.31 	(3) one director of training;
198.32 	(4) one program administrator to support Title IV-E reimbursement in collaboration 
198.33 	with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; and
199.1 	(5) one office administrator.
199.2 	(e) Each employee All attorneys identified in paragraph (d) serves serve at the pleasure 
199.3 	of the head appellate counsel. TheOther employees shall serve in the classified service. 
199.4 	Compensation of each employee for all employees shall be set by the board and shall be 
199.5 	commensurate with county attorneys in the state. in accordance with the collective bargaining 
199.6 	agreements or compensation plans covering the terms and conditions for executive branch 
199.7 	employees.
199.8 	(f) Any person serving as managing appellate attorney, staff attorney, and director of 
199.9 	training shall be a qualified attorney licensed to practice law in the state.
199.10 	(g) A person serving as the program administrator and office administrator must be 
199.11 	chosen solely on the basis of training, experience, and qualifications.

199.12 	Sec. 5. [325E.91] PROHIBITION ON NUDIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.
199.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
199.14 	the meanings given.
199.15 	(b) "Intimate part" has the meaning given in section 609.341, subdivision 5.
199.16 	(c) "Nudify" or "nudified" means the process by which:
199.17 	(1) an image or video is altered or generated to depict an intimate part not depicted in 
199.18 	an original unaltered image or video of an identifiable individual; and
199.19 	(2) the altered or generated image or video is so realistic that a reasonable person would 
199.20 	believe that the intimate part belongs to the identifiable individual.
199.21 		Subd. 2.Nudification prohibited. A person who owns or controls a website, application, 
199.22 	software, program, or other service that creates, generates, or edits images or videos must 
199.23 	not:
199.24 	(1) allow a user to access, download, or use the website, application, software, program, 
199.25 	or other service to nudify an image or video; or
199.26 	(2) nudify an image on behalf of a user.
199.27 		Subd. 3.Civil action; damages. An individual depicted in an image or video that was 
199.28 	nudified in violation of this section may bring a civil action in district court against the 
199.29 	person who violated this section for:
199.30 	(1) compensatory damages, including mental anguish or suffering, in an amount up to 
199.31 	three times the actual damages sustained;
200.1 	(2) punitive damages;
200.2 	(3) injunctive relief;
200.3 	(4) reasonable attorney fees, costs, and disbursements; and
200.4 	(5) other relief the court deems just and equitable.
200.5 		Subd. 4.Penalties. (a) The attorney general may enforce this section under section 8.31. 
200.6 	In addition to other remedies or penalties, a person who violates this section is subject to a 
200.7 	civil penalty not in excess of $500,000 for each unlawful access, download, or use under 
200.8 	subdivision 2.
200.9 	(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in law, including but not limited to section 
200.10 	16A.151, any civil penalty recovered under this subdivision must be deposited into the 
200.11 	general fund. On July 1 of each year, the accumulated balance of civil penalties collected 
200.12 	in the previous year is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of 
200.13 	Justice Programs to provide grants to organizations to provide direct services and advocacy 
200.14 	for victims of sexual assault, general crime, domestic violence, and child abuse. Funding 
200.15 	must support the direct needs of organizations serving victims of crime by providing: direct 
200.16 	client assistance to crime victims; competitive wages for direct service staff; hotel stays and 
200.17 	other housing-related supports and services; culturally responsive programming; prevention 
200.18 	programming, including domestic abuse transformation and restorative justice programming; 
200.19 	and for other needs of organizations and crime victim survivors. Services funded must 
200.20 	include services for victims of crime in underserved communities most impacted by violence 
200.21 	and reflect the ethnic, racial, economic, cultural, and geographic diversity of the state. Up 
200.22 	to five percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
200.23 		Subd. 5.Jurisdiction; venue. (a) A court has jurisdiction over a civil action filed pursuant 
200.24 	to this section if the plaintiff or defendant resides in this state.
200.25 	(b) A civil action arising under this section may be filed in the county where the plaintiff 
200.26 	resides.
200.27 		Subd. 6.Immunity. This section does not alter or amend the liabilities and protections 
200.28 	granted by United States Code, title 47, section 230, and shall be construed in a manner 
200.29 	consistent with federal law.

200.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to causes 
200.31 	of action accruing on or after that date.

201.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.385, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
201.2 		Subdivision 1.Escrow of rent. (a) If a violation exists in a residential building, a 
201.3 	residential tenant may deposit the amount of rent due to the landlord with the court 
201.4 	administrator using the procedures described in paragraphs (b) to (d).
201.5 	(b) For a violation as defined in section 504B.001, subdivision 14, clause (1), the 
201.6 	residential tenant may deposit with the court administrator the rent due to the landlord along 
201.7 	with a copy of the written notice of the code violation as provided in section 504B.185, 
201.8 	subdivision 2. The residential tenant may not deposit the rent or file the written notice of 
201.9 	the code violation until the time granted to make repairs has expired without satisfactory 
201.10 	repairs being made, unless the residential tenant alleges that the time granted is excessive.
201.11 	(c) For a violation as defined in section 504B.001, subdivision 14, clause (2) or, (3), (4), 
201.12 	or (5), the residential tenant must give written notice to the landlord specifying the violation. 
201.13 	The notice must be delivered personally or sent to the person or place where rent is normally 
201.14 	paid. If the violation is not corrected within 14 days, the residential tenant may deposit the 
201.15 	amount of rent due to the landlord with the court administrator along with an affidavit 
201.16 	specifying the violation. The court must provide a simplified form affidavit for use under 
201.17 	this paragraph.
201.18 	(d) The residential tenant need not deposit rent if none is due to the landlord at the time 
201.19 	the residential tenant files the notice required by paragraph (b) or (c). All rent which becomes 
201.20 	due to the landlord after that time but before the hearing under subdivision 6 must be 
201.21 	deposited with the court administrator. As long as proceedings are pending under this section, 
201.22 	the residential tenant must pay rent to the landlord or as directed by the court and may not 
201.23 	withhold rent to remedy a violation.

201.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.395, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
201.25 		Subd. 4.Landlord must be informed. A landlord must be informed in writing of an 
201.26 	alleged violation at least 14 days before an action is brought by:
201.27 	(1) a residential tenant of a residential building in which a violation as defined in section 
201.28 	504B.001, subdivision 14, clause (2) or, (3), (4), or (5), is alleged to exist; or
201.29 	(2) a housing-related neighborhood organization, with the written permission of a 
201.30 	residential tenant of a residential building in which a violation, as defined in section 
201.31 	504B.001, subdivision 14, clause (2), (3), (4), or (5), is alleged to exist. The notice 
201.32 	requirement may be waived if the court finds that the landlord cannot be located despite 
201.33 	diligent efforts.

202.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.04, is amended to read:
202.2 	517.04 PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM CIVIL MARRIAGES.
202.3 	Civil marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who has attained 
202.4 	the age of 21 years and is a judge of a court of record, a retired judge of a court of record, 
202.5 	a court administrator, a retired court administrator with the approval of the chief judge of 
202.6 	the judicial district, a former court commissioner who is employed by the court system or 
202.7 	is acting pursuant to an order of the chief judge of the commissioner's judicial district, the 
202.8 	residential school superintendent of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the 
202.9 	Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, a licensed or ordained minister of any religious 
202.10 	denomination, an individual who registers as a civil marriage officiant with a local registrar 
202.11 	in a county of this state, or by any mode recognized in section 517.18. For purposes of this 
202.12 	section, a court of record includes the Office of Administrative Hearings under section 
202.13 	14.48. The county where the civil marriage officiant is registered must be endorsed upon 
202.14 	and recorded with each certificate of civil marriage.

202.15 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
202.16 		Subd. 1a.Form. Application for a civil marriage license shall be made by both of the 
202.17 	parties upon a form provided for the purpose and shall contain the following information:
202.18 	(1) the full names of the parties and the sex of each party;
202.19 	(2) their post office addresses and county and state of residence;
202.20 	(3) their full ages and dates of birth;
202.21 	(4) if either party has previously been married, the party's married name, and from the 
202.22 	most recent marriage; the date, place, and court in which the civil marriage was dissolved 
202.23 	or annulled; or the date and place of death of the former spouse;
202.24 	(5) whether the parties are related to each other, and, if so, their relationship;
202.25 	(6) the address of the parties after the civil marriage is entered into to which the local 
202.26 	registrar shall send a certified copy of the civil marriage certificate;
202.27 	(7) the full names the parties will have after the civil marriage is entered into and the 
202.28 	parties' Social Security numbers. The Social Security numbers must be collected for the 
202.29 	application but must not appear on the civil marriage license. If a party listed on a civil 
202.30 	marriage application does not have a Social Security number, the party must certify on the 
202.31 	application, or a supplement to the application, that the party does not have a Social Security 
202.32 	number;
203.1 	(8) if one party to the civil marriage license has a felony conviction under Minnesota 
203.2 	law or the law of another state or federal jurisdiction, the party may not change the party's 
203.3 	name through the marriage application process and must follow the process in section 259.13
203.4 	to change the party's name; and
203.5 	(9) notice that a party who has a felony conviction under Minnesota law or the law of 
203.6 	another state or federal jurisdiction may not use a different name after a civil marriage 
203.7 	except as authorized by section 259.13, and that doing so is a gross misdemeanor.

203.8 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
203.9 		Subd. 1b.Term of license; fee; premarital education. (a) The local registrar shall 
203.10 	examine upon oath the parties applying for a license relative to the legality of the 
203.11 	contemplated civil marriage. The local registrar may examine the parties upon oath in person, 
203.12 	by telephone, remotely using web conferencing technology, or by requiring a verified 
203.13 	statement signed by both parties attesting to the legality of the marriage. The local registrar 
203.14 	may accept civil marriage license applications signed by both parties that are submitted by 
203.15 	mail, facsimile, or electronic filing. Both parties must present proof of age to the local 
203.16 	registrar. If one party is unable to appear in person, the party appearing may complete the 
203.17 	absent applicant's information. The local registrar shall provide a copy of the civil marriage 
203.18 	application to the party who is unable to appear, who must verify the accuracy of the 
203.19 	appearing party's information in a notarized statement. The verification statement must be 
203.20 	accompanied by a copy of proof of age of the party. The civil marriage license must not be 
203.21 	released until the verification statement and proof of age has been received by the local 
203.22 	registrar. If the local registrar is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, including 
203.23 	the restriction contained in section 259.13, the local registrar shall issue the license, 
203.24 	containing the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, and county and 
203.25 	state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a record of the date of issuance. 
203.26 	The license shall be valid for a period of six months. Except as provided in paragraph (b), 
203.27 	The local registrar shall collect from the applicant a fee of $115 for administering the oath, 
203.28 	issuing, recording, and filing all papers required, and preparing and transmitting to the state 
203.29 	registrar of vital records the reports of civil marriage required by this section. If the license 
203.30 	should not be used within the period of six months due to illness or other extenuating 
203.31 	circumstances, it may be surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and in that case 
203.32 	a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of the original license without fee. A 
203.33 	local registrar who knowingly issues or signs a civil marriage license in any manner other 
203.34 	than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties aggrieved an amount not to exceed 
203.35 	$1,000.
204.1 	(b) The civil marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of 
204.2 	premarital education is $40. In order to qualify for the reduced license fee, the parties must 
204.3 	submit at the time of applying for the civil marriage license a statement that is signed, dated, 
204.4 	and notarized or marked with a church seal from the person who provided the premarital 
204.5 	education on their letterhead confirming that it was received. The premarital education must 
204.6 	be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee, a person authorized 
204.7 	to solemnize civil marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized to practice marriage 
204.8 	and family therapy under section 148B.33. The education must include the use of a premarital 
204.9 	inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills.
204.10 	(c) The statement from the person who provided the premarital education under paragraph 
204.11 	(b) must be in the following form:
204.12 	"I, .......................... (name of educator), confirm that .......................... (names of both 
204.13 	parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital 
204.14 	inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed 
204.15 	or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under Minnesota 
204.16 	Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under 
204.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."
204.18 	The names of the parties in the educator's statement must be identical to the legal names 
204.19 	of the parties as they appear in the civil marriage license application. Notwithstanding 
204.20 	section 138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven years, after which time 
204.21 	it may be destroyed.

204.22 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
204.23 		Subdivision 1.General. No particular form is required to solemnize a civil marriage, 
204.24 	except: the parties Both applicants shall declare in the presence of a person who is not the 
204.25 	same individual as the applicant or the witness, authorized to solemnize civil marriages and 
204.26 	two attending witnesses that each takes the other as spouse; or the civil marriage shall be 
204.27 	solemnized in a manner provided by section 517.18.

204.28 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.10, is amended to read:
204.29 	517.10 CERTIFICATE; WITNESSES.
204.30 	The person solemnizing a civil marriage shall prepare complete and sign a marriage 
204.31 	certificate provided by the local registrar. The certificate shall contain the full names of the 
204.32 	parties before and after the civil marriage, the birth dates of the parties, and county and state 
205.1 	of residences of the parties and the date and place of the civil marriage. The certificate shall 
205.2 	also contain the signatures of the applicants' legal names after marriage and at least two of 
205.3 	the witnesses present at the civil marriage who shall be at least 16 years of age. The person 
205.4 	solemnizing the civil marriage shall immediately make a record of such civil marriage, and 
205.5 	file such certificate with the local registrar of the county in which the license was issued 
205.6 	within five days after the ceremony. The local registrar shall record such certificate in the 
205.7 	county civil marriage records.

205.8 	Sec. 13. [517.103] AMENDMENT OF MARRIAGE RECORDS.
205.9 	(a) To request an amendment of an error in a marriage record, a person must submit the 
205.10 	following documentation to the local registrar:
205.11 	(1) an affidavit stating the reason for an amendment of the marriage record; and
205.12 	(2) documentation supporting the amendment.
205.13 	(b) A local registrar may amend a marriage record if the local registrar:
205.14 	(1) receives an affidavit and documentation supporting the amendment of a marriage 
205.15 	record; and
205.16 	(2) the local registrar determines that the affidavit and supporting documentation establish 
205.17 	that the marriage record contains an error.
205.18 	(c) The local registrar must retain and maintain an affidavit and documentation upon 
205.19 	which the amendment of a marriage record was based, including the date of the amendment 
205.20 	and the legal name of the authorized person making the amendment.
205.21 	(d) The local registrar must not amend a marriage record if:
205.22 	(1) an applicant fails to submit the documentation required for amending a marriage 
205.23 	record; or
205.24 	(2) the local registrar has reason to question the validity or completeness of the applicant's 
205.25 	affidavit or supporting documentation.

206.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-120, is amended to read:
206.2 	524.5-120 BILL OF RIGHTS FOR PERSONS SUBJECT TO GUARDIANSHIP 
206.3 	OR CONSERVATORSHIP.
206.4 	The person subject to guardianship or person subject to conservatorship retains all rights 
206.5 	not restricted by court order and these rights must be enforced by the court. These rights 
206.6 	include the right to:
206.7 	(1) treatment with dignity and respect;
206.8 	(2) due consideration of current and previously stated personal desires and preferences, 
206.9 	including but not limited to medical treatment preferences, cultural practices, religious 
206.10 	beliefs, and other preferences and opinions in decisions made by the guardian or conservator;
206.11 	(3) participate in decision making about and receive timely and appropriate health care 
206.12 	and medical treatment that does not violate known preferences or conscientious, religious, 
206.13 	or moral beliefs of the person subject to guardianship or person subject to conservatorship;
206.14 	(4) exercise control of all aspects of life unless delegated specifically to the guardian or 
206.15 	conservator by court order;
206.16 	(5) guardianship or conservatorship services individually suited to the conditions and 
206.17 	needs of the person subject to guardianship or the person subject to conservatorship;
206.18 	(6) petition the court to prevent or initiate a change in abode;
206.19 	(7) care, comfort, social and recreational needs, employment and employment supports, 
206.20 	training, education, habilitation, and rehabilitation care and services, within available 
206.21 	resources;
206.22 	(8) be consulted concerning, and to decide to the extent possible, the reasonable care 
206.23 	and disposition of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, and other personal property and effects 
206.24 	of the person subject to guardianship or person subject to conservatorship, to object to the 
206.25 	disposition of personal property and effects, and to petition the court for a review of the 
206.26 	guardian's or conservator's proposed disposition;
206.27 	(9) personal privacy;
206.28 	(10) communicate, visit, or interact with others, including receiving visitors or, making 
206.29 	or receiving telephone calls, sending or receiving personal mail, orsending or receiving 
206.30 	electronic communications including through social media, or participating in social activities, 
206.31 	unless the guardian has good cause to believe a restriction of communication, visitation, or 
206.32 	interaction is necessary because interaction with the person poses a substantial risk of 
207.1 	significant physical, psychological, or financial harm to the person subject to guardianship, 
207.2 	and there is no other means to avoid or mitigate the significant harm. If the guardian believes 
207.3 	a restriction is necessary, the guardian must first seek limited restrictions whenever possible, 
207.4 	including supervised visits, phone calls, video calls, written correspondence, or limits on 
207.5 	the length, frequency, or content of communication. In all cases, the guardian shall provide 
207.6 	written notice of the restrictions imposed to the court,; to the person subject to guardianship,
207.7 	and their attorney, if known; and to the person subject to restrictions within 48 hours of 
207.8 	imposing the restriction. The notice shall include a description of the reason the restriction 
207.9 	is imposed; a description of any limited restrictions attempted; if applicable, the reason the 
207.10 	limited restrictions were not sufficient; and instructions on how to seek a modification of 
207.11 	the restrictions.  The person subject to guardianship or the person subject to restrictions may 
207.12 	petition the court to remove or modify the restrictions;
207.13 	(11) marry and procreate, unless court approval is required;
207.14 	(12) elect or object to sterilization as provided in section 524.5-313, paragraph (c), clause 
207.15 	(4), item (iv);
207.16 	(13) at any time, petition the court for termination or modification of the guardianship 
207.17 	or conservatorship, and any decisions made by the guardian or conservator in relation to 
207.18 	powers granted, or for other appropriate relief;
207.19 	(14) be represented by an attorney in any proceeding or for the purpose of petitioning 
207.20 	the court;
207.21 	(15) vote, unless restricted by the court;
207.22 	(16) be consulted concerning, and make decisions to the extent possible, about personal 
207.23 	image and name, unless restricted by the court; and
207.24 	(17) execute a health care directive, including both health care instructions and the 
207.25 	appointment of a health care agent, if the court has not granted a guardian any of the powers 
207.26 	or duties under section 524.5-313, paragraph (c), clause (1), (2), or (4).

207.27 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-311, is amended to read:
207.28 	524.5-311 EMERGENCY GUARDIAN.
207.29 	(a) If the court finds that compliance with the procedures of this article will likely result 
207.30 	in substantial harm to the respondent's health, safety, or welfare, and that no other person 
207.31 	appears to have authority and willingness to act in the circumstances, the court, on petition 
207.32 	by a person interested in the respondent's welfare, may appoint an emergency guardian 
208.1 	whose authority may not exceed 60 days and who may exercise only the powers specified 
208.2 	in the order. A county that is acting under section 626.557, subdivision 10, by petitioning 
208.3 	for appointment of an emergency guardian on behalf of a vulnerable adult may be granted 
208.4 	authority to act for a period not to exceed 90 days. An emergency guardian's appointment 
208.5 	under this section may only be extended once for a period not to exceed 60 days if the court 
208.6 	finds good cause for the continuation of the guardianship. Immediately upon receipt of the 
208.7 	petition for an emergency guardianship, the court shall appoint a lawyer to represent the 
208.8 	respondent in the proceeding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), reasonable 
208.9 	notice of the time and place of a hearing on the petition must be given to the respondent; 
208.10 	interested parties, if known; and any other persons as the court directs.
208.11 	(b) An emergency guardian may be appointed without notice to the respondent and the 
208.12 	respondent's lawyer only if the court finds from affidavit or other sworn testimony that the 
208.13 	respondent will be substantially harmed before a hearing on the appointment can be held 
208.14 	and the petitioner made good faith efforts to provide notice to the respondent or the 
208.15 	respondent's lawyer. If the court appoints an emergency guardian without notice to the 
208.16 	respondent, the respondent must be given notice of the appointment within 48 hours after 
208.17 	the appointment. The court shall hold a hearing on the appropriateness of the appointment 
208.18 	within five days after the appointment.
208.19 	(c) Appointment of an emergency guardian, with or without notice, is not a determination 
208.20 	of the respondent's incapacity.
208.21 	(d) The court may remove an emergency guardian at any time. An emergency guardian 
208.22 	shall make any report the court requires. In other respects, the provisions of this article 
208.23 	concerning guardians apply to an emergency guardian.
208.24 	(e) Any documents or information disclosing or pertaining to health or financial 
208.25 	information shall be filed as confidential documents, consistent with the bill of particulars 
208.26 	under section 524.5-121.
208.27 	(f) The mere fact that the respondent is a patient in a hospital or a resident of a facility 
208.28 	is not in and of itself sufficient evidence to support a risk of substantial harm to the 
208.29 	respondent's health, safety, or welfare.

208.30 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-313, is amended to read:
208.31 	524.5-313 POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN.
208.32 	(a) A guardian shall be subject to the control and direction of the court at all times and 
208.33 	in all things.
209.1 	(b) The court shall grant to a guardian only those powers necessary to provide for the 
209.2 	demonstrated needs of the person subject to guardianship.
209.3 	(c) The court may appoint a guardian if it determines that all the powers and duties listed 
209.4 	in this section are needed to provide for the needs of the incapacitated person. The court 
209.5 	may also appoint a guardian if it determines that a guardian is needed to provide for the 
209.6 	needs of the incapacitated person through the exercise of some, but not all, of the powers 
209.7 	and duties listed in this section. The duties and powers of a guardian or those which the 
209.8 	court may grant to a guardian include, but are not limited to:
209.9 	(1) the power to have custody of the person subject to guardianship and the power to 
209.10 	establish a place of abode within or outside the state, except as otherwise provided in this 
209.11 	clause. The person subject to guardianship or any interested person may petition the court 
209.12 	to prevent or to initiate a change in abode. A person subject to guardianship may not be 
209.13 	admitted to a regional treatment center by the guardian except:
209.14 	(i) after a hearing under chapter 253B;
209.15 	(ii) for outpatient services; or
209.16 	(iii) for the purpose of receiving temporary care for a specific period of time not to 
209.17 	exceed 90 days in any calendar year;
209.18 	(2) the duty to provide for the care, comfort, and maintenance needs of the person subject 
209.19 	to guardianship, including food, clothing, shelter, health care, social and recreational 
209.20 	requirements, and, whenever appropriate, training, education, and habilitation or 
209.21 	rehabilitation. The guardian has no duty to pay for these requirements out of personal funds. 
209.22 	Whenever possible and appropriate, the guardian should meet these requirements through 
209.23 	governmental benefits or services to which the person subject to guardianship is entitled, 
209.24 	rather than from the estate of the person subject to guardianship;
209.25 	(3) the duty to take reasonable care of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, and other personal 
209.26 	effects of the person subject to guardianship, and, if other property requires protection, the 
209.27 	power to seek appointment of a conservator of the estate. The guardian must give notice by 
209.28 	mail to interested persons prior to the disposition of the clothing, furniture, vehicles, or 
209.29 	other personal effects of the person subject to guardianship. The notice must inform the 
209.30 	person of the right to object to the disposition of the property within ten days of the date of 
209.31 	mailing and to petition the court for a review of the guardian's proposed actions. Notice of 
209.32 	the objection must be served by mail or personal service on the guardian and the person 
209.33 	subject to guardianship unless the person subject to guardianship is the objector. The guardian 
210.1 	served with notice of an objection to the disposition of the property may not dispose of the 
210.2 	property unless the court approves the disposition after a hearing;
210.3 	(4)(i) the power to give any necessary consent to enable the person subject to guardianship 
210.4 	to receive necessary medical or other professional care, counsel, treatment, or service, except 
210.5 	that no guardian may give consent for psychosurgery, electroshock, sterilization, or 
210.6 	experimental treatment of any kind unless the procedure is first approved by order of the 
210.7 	court as provided in this clause. The guardian shall not consent to any medical care for the 
210.8 	person subject to guardianship which violates the known conscientious, religious, or moral 
210.9 	belief of the person subject to guardianship;
210.10 	(ii) a guardian who believes a procedure described in item (i) requiring prior court 
210.11 	approval to be necessary for the proper care of the person subject to guardianship, shall 
210.12 	petition the court for an order and, in the case of a public guardianship under chapter 252A, 
210.13 	obtain the written recommendation of the commissioner of human services. The court shall 
210.14 	fix the time and place for the hearing and shall give notice to the person subject to 
210.15 	guardianship in such manner as specified in section 524.5-308 and to interested persons. 
210.16 	The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person subject to guardianship who is 
210.17 	not represented by counsel, provided that such appointment shall expire upon the expiration 
210.18 	of the appeal time for the order issued by the court under this section or the order dismissing 
210.19 	a petition, or upon such other time or event as the court may direct. In every case the court 
210.20 	shall determine if the procedure is in the best interest of the person subject to guardianship. 
210.21 	In making its determination, the court shall consider a written medical report which 
210.22 	specifically considers the medical risks of the procedure, whether alternative, less restrictive 
210.23 	methods of treatment could be used to protect the best interest of the person subject to 
210.24 	guardianship, and any recommendation of the commissioner of human services for a public 
210.25 	person subject to guardianship. The standard of proof is that of clear and convincing evidence;
210.26 	(iii) in the case of a petition for sterilization of a person with developmental disabilities 
210.27 	subject to guardianship, the court shall appoint a licensed physician, a psychologist who is 
210.28 	qualified in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental disability, and a social worker 
210.29 	who is familiar with the social history and adjustment of the person subject to guardianship 
210.30 	or the case manager for the person subject to guardianship to examine or evaluate the person 
210.31 	subject to guardianship and to provide written reports to the court. The reports shall indicate 
210.32 	why sterilization is being proposed, whether sterilization is necessary and is the least intrusive 
210.33 	method for alleviating the problem presented, and whether it is in the best interest of the 
210.34 	person subject to guardianship. The medical report shall specifically consider the medical 
210.35 	risks of sterilization, the consequences of not performing the sterilization, and whether 
211.1 	alternative methods of contraception could be used to protect the best interest of the person 
211.2 	subject to guardianship;
211.3 	(iv) any person subject to guardianship whose right to consent to a sterilization has not 
211.4 	been restricted under this section or section 252A.101 may be sterilized only if the person 
211.5 	subject to guardianship consents in writing or there is a sworn acknowledgment by an 
211.6 	interested person of a nonwritten consent by the person subject to guardianship. The consent 
211.7 	must certify that the person subject to guardianship has received a full explanation from a 
211.8 	physician or registered nurse of the nature and irreversible consequences of the sterilization;
211.9 	(v) a guardian or the public guardian's designee who acts within the scope of authority 
211.10 	conferred by letters of guardianship under section 252A.101, subdivision 7, and according 
211.11 	to the standards established in this chapter or in chapter 252A shall not be civilly or criminally 
211.12 	liable for the provision of any necessary medical care, including, but not limited to, the 
211.13 	administration of psychotropic medication or the implementation of aversive and deprivation 
211.14 	procedures to which the guardian or the public guardian's designee has consented;
211.15 	(5) in the event there is no duly appointed conservator of the estate of the person subject 
211.16 	to guardianship, the guardian shall have the power to approve or withhold approval of any 
211.17 	contract, except for necessities, which the person subject to guardianship may make or wish 
211.18 	to make;
211.19 	(6) the duty and power to exercise supervisory authority over the person subject to 
211.20 	guardianship in a manner which limits civil rights and restricts personal freedom only to 
211.21 	the extent necessary to provide needed care and services. A guardian may not restrict the 
211.22 	abilityright of the person subject to guardianship to communicate, visit, or interact with 
211.23 	others pursuant to section 524.5-120, clause (10), including receiving visitors or, making 
211.24 	or receiving telephone calls, sending or receiving personal mail, or sending or receiving
211.25 	electronic communications including through social media, or participating in social activities, 
211.26 	unless the guardian has good cause to believe a restriction of communication, visitation, or 
211.27 	interaction is necessary because interaction with the person poses a substantial risk of 
211.28 	significant physical, psychological, or financial harm to the person subject to guardianship, 
211.29 	and there is no other means to avoid or mitigate such significant harm. If the guardian 
211.30 	believes a restriction is necessary, the guardian must first seek limited restrictions whenever 
211.31 	possible, including supervised visits, phone calls, video calls, written correspondence, or 
211.32 	limits on the length, frequency, or content of communication. In all cases, the guardian shall 
211.33 	provide written notice of the restrictions imposed to the court,; to the person subject to 
211.34 	guardianship,and their attorney, if known; and to the person subject to restrictions within 
211.35 	48 hours of imposing the restriction. The notice shall include a description of the reason 
212.1 	the restriction is imposed; a description of any limited restrictions attempted; if applicable, 
212.2 	the reason the limited restrictions were not sufficient; and instructions on how to seek a 
212.3 	modification of the restrictions.  The person subject to guardianship or the person subject 
212.4 	to restrictions may petition the court to remove or modify the restrictions;
212.5 	(7) if there is no acting conservator of the estate for the person subject to guardianship, 
212.6 	the guardian has the power to apply on behalf of the person subject to guardianship for any 
212.7 	assistance, services, or benefits available to the person subject to guardianship through any 
212.8 	unit of government;
212.9 	(8) unless otherwise ordered by the court, the person subject to guardianship retains the 
212.10 	right to vote;
212.11 	(9) the power to establish an ABLE account for a person subject to guardianship or 
212.12 	conservatorship. By this provision a guardian only has the authority to establish an ABLE 
212.13 	account, but may not administer the ABLE account in the guardian's capacity as guardian. 
212.14 	The guardian may appoint or name a person to exercise signature authority over an ABLE 
212.15 	account, including the individual selected by the eligible individual or the eligible individual's 
212.16 	agent under a power of attorney; conservator; spouse; parent; sibling; grandparent; or 
212.17 	representative payee, whether an individual or organization, appointed by the SSA, in that 
212.18 	order; and
212.19 	(10) if there is no conservator appointed for the person subject to guardianship, the 
212.20 	guardian has the duty and power to institute suit on behalf of the person subject to 
212.21 	guardianship and represent the person subject to guardianship in expungement proceedings, 
212.22 	harassment proceedings, and all civil court proceedings, including but not limited to 
212.23 	restraining orders, orders for protection, name changes, conciliation court, housing court, 
212.24 	family court, probate court, and juvenile court, provided that a guardian may not settle or 
212.25 	compromise any claim or debt owed to the estate without court approval.

212.26 	Sec. 17. [604.33] CAUSE OF ACTION; NONCONSENSUAL REMOVAL OF A 
212.27 	SEXUALLY PROTECTIVE DEVICE.
212.28 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
212.29 	the meanings given.
212.30 	(b) "Intimate part" means the sexual organ, anus, groin, or buttocks of any person, or 
212.31 	the breast of a female.
212.32 	(c) "Sexually protective device" means an internal or external condom, spermicide, 
212.33 	diaphragm, cervical cap, contraceptive sponge, dental dam, or any other physical barrier 
213.1 	device intended to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection. Sexually protective 
213.2 	device does not include an intrauterine device or any hormonal birth control method.
213.3 		Subd. 2.Cause of action. A cause of action for nonconsensual removal of a sexually 
213.4 	protective device exists against the following:
213.5 	(1) a person who intentionally removed a sexually protective device and caused contact 
213.6 	between the sexual organ from which the sexually protective device was removed and the 
213.7 	intimate part of another person who did not consent to the removal of the sexually protective 
213.8 	device; or
213.9 	(2) a person who intentionally removed a sexually protective device from another person's 
213.10 	sexual organ without the other person's consent and caused contact between the sexual organ 
213.11 	from which the sexually protective device was removed and their own intimate part.
213.12 		Subd. 3.Damages. The court may award the following damages to a prevailing plaintiff 
213.13 	from a person found liable under subdivision 2:
213.14 	(1) general and special damages, including damages for mental anguish;
213.15 	(2) punitive damages;
213.16 	(3) statutory damages in an amount up to $10,000;
213.17 	(4) injunctive relief and any other equitable relief the court deems just and appropriate; 
213.18 	and
213.19 	(5) costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorney fees.
213.20 		Subd. 4.Confidentiality. The court shall allow confidential filings to protect the privacy 
213.21 	of the plaintiff in cases filed under this section.
213.22 		Subd. 5.Other laws and remedies. (a) The rights and remedies provided in this section 
213.23 	are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law.
213.24 	(b) Nothing in this section affects or modifies the rights and obligations under chapter 
213.25 	518A.

213.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to causes 
213.27 	of action accruing on or after that date.

213.28 	Sec. 18. [626.5574] ORDER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FINANCIAL 
213.29 	EXPLOITATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT.
213.30 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
213.31 	the meanings given.
214.1 	(b) "Conservator" has the meaning given in section 524.5-102, subdivision 3.
214.2 	(c) "Financial exploitation" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 9.
214.3 	(d) "Guardian" has the meaning given in section 524.5-102, subdivision 5.
214.4 	(e) "Lead investigative agency" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 
214.5 	13.
214.6 	(f) "Petitioner" means any of the following:
214.7 	(1) a vulnerable adult currently experiencing or in imminent danger of financial 
214.8 	exploitation;
214.9 	(2) the guardian or conservator of a vulnerable adult currently experiencing or in imminent 
214.10 	danger of financial exploitation;
214.11 	(3) a person or organization acting on behalf of the vulnerable adult with the consent of 
214.12 	the vulnerable adult or his or her guardian or conservator;
214.13 	(4) an agent under a validly executed power of attorney with the authority specifically 
214.14 	granted in the power of attorney; or
214.15 	(5) a person who simultaneously files a petition under section 524.5-409, subdivision 
214.16 	2, for appointment of an emergency conservator with respect to the vulnerable adult.
214.17 	(g) "Vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 21.
214.18 		Subd. 2.Jurisdiction; petition. (a) A petitioner may petition the court for an order for 
214.19 	protection against financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult seeking injunctive relief and 
214.20 	any other equitable remedy the court deems appropriate with the court located in the county 
214.21 	where the petitioner, respondent, or the vulnerable adult resides. There are no residency 
214.22 	requirements that apply to a petition filed under this section. Actions under this section shall 
214.23 	be given docket priorities by the court.
214.24 	(b) A petition for relief under this section must:
214.25 	(1) allege the existence of financial exploitation, or the imminent danger of financial 
214.26 	exploitation, of the vulnerable adult;
214.27 	(2) include the specific facts and circumstances for which relief is sought, including the 
214.28 	relationship between the vulnerable adult and respondent;
214.29 	(3) state whether the vulnerable adult has ever applied for or received an order for 
214.30 	protection under this section or section 518B.01, or a restraining order under section 609.748; 
214.31 	and
215.1 	(4) state whether there are any pending actions between the vulnerable adult and the 
215.2 	respondent.
215.3 	(c) A person temporarily or permanently vacating a residence or household in an attempt 
215.4 	to avoid financial exploitation does not affect the person's right to petition for an order under 
215.5 	this section.
215.6 	(d) The court shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help with the 
215.7 	writing and filing of a petition under this section.
215.8 		Subd. 3.Filing fee. The filing fees for an order for protection against financial 
215.9 	exploitation for a vulnerable adult under this section are waived for the petitioner and 
215.10 	respondent.
215.11 		Subd. 4.Hearing. Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall order a hearing which 
215.12 	shall be held no later than 14 days from the date of the order for the hearing unless a 
215.13 	temporary ex parte order is issued under subdivision 8. If the court issues a temporary ex 
215.14 	parte order, the hearing must be held as provided under subdivision 8.
215.15 		Subd. 5.Service. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the petition and any order 
215.16 	issued under this section must be served on the respondent as provided in section 518B.01, 
215.17 	subdivisions 8, 8a, and 9a. If the petitioner is not the vulnerable adult, the petitioner must 
215.18 	serve the vulnerable adult with a copy of the petition, notice of any hearing, and any orders 
215.19 	issued under this section. If any assets or lines of credit are ordered to be frozen, the petitioner 
215.20 	must serve the depository or financial institution with the order.
215.21 	(b) If service on the respondent is not possible as provided in paragraph (a), the petitioner 
215.22 	may serve the respondent through the method used to contact the vulnerable adult. The 
215.23 	petitioner must provide to the court the reasons that service was not possible under section 
215.24 	518B.01, subdivision 8, 8a, or 9a.
215.25 		Subd. 6.Maltreatment report required. Unless a report was made before a petition 
215.26 	was filed under this section, the petitioner must file a report pursuant to section 626.557 
215.27 	within 24 hours of filing a petition under this section. This section does not modify or 
215.28 	supersede mandated reporting requirements under section 626.557.
215.29 		Subd. 7.Factors. In determining whether to award relief to the petitioner, the court may 
215.30 	consider and evaluate all relevant factors, including any of the following:
215.31 	(1) the existence of a current or previous order for protection issued under this section 
215.32 	or section 518B.01, a current or previous harassment restraining order issued under section 
215.33 	609.748, or any previous or current similar order issued by another jurisdiction;
216.1 	(2) any history of financial exploitation by the respondent upon the vulnerable adult 
216.2 	identified in the petition or any other vulnerable adult;
216.3 	(3) any history of the vulnerable adult's previous financial exploitation by the respondent 
216.4 	or any other person;
216.5 	(4) the capacity of the vulnerable adult to make decisions related to their finances and 
216.6 	property;
216.7 	(5) the susceptibility of the vulnerable adult to undue influence; or
216.8 	(6) the respondent's criminal history.
216.9 		Subd. 8.Temporary ex parte order. (a) The court may issue a temporary order for 
216.10 	protection ex parte if the court finds that:
216.11 	(1) there is an immediate and present danger of financial exploitation of the vulnerable 
216.12 	adult;
216.13 	(2) there is a likelihood of irreparable harm and nonavailability of an adequate remedy 
216.14 	at law;
216.15 	(3) there is a substantial likelihood of success on the merits;
216.16 	(4) the threatened injury to the vulnerable adult outweighs possible harm to the 
216.17 	respondent; and
216.18 	(5) a temporary order protects the vulnerable adult's financial security.
216.19 	(b) A denial of a petition for an ex parte order must be by written order and must note 
216.20 	the grounds for denial. When the only ground for denial is failure to demonstrate the 
216.21 	immediate and present danger of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, the court must 
216.22 	set a full hearing on the petition for an order for protection at the earliest possible date and 
216.23 	within 14 days of the date of the court's denial order. Nothing in this paragraph limits a 
216.24 	petitioner's right to promptly amend a petition consistent with court rules.
216.25 	(c) An ex parte temporary order may be effective for a fixed period not to exceed 14 
216.26 	days unless good cause is shown to extend the order. The ex parte temporary order may be 
216.27 	extended once for up to an additional 14 days. A full hearing, as provided by this section, 
216.28 	must be set for a date no later than the date when the ex parte temporary order expires.
216.29 		Subd. 9.Relief. (a) The court may grant relief as provided under this section, if upon 
216.30 	notice and hearing and consideration of all relevant factors, the court finds that:
217.1 	(1) the vulnerable adult is the victim of financial exploitation or the vulnerable adult is 
217.2 	in imminent danger of becoming a victim of financial exploitation;
217.3 	(2) there is a likelihood of irreparable harm and nonavailability of an adequate remedy 
217.4 	at law;
217.5 	(3) the threatened injury to the vulnerable adult outweighs possible harm to the 
217.6 	respondent; and
217.7 	(4) an order protects the vulnerable adult's financial security.
217.8 	(b) In addition to any other injunctive or equitable relief the court deems appropriate, 
217.9 	the court may grant any or all of the following relief in either a temporary ex parte or final 
217.10 	order issued under this section:
217.11 	(1) prohibit the respondent from direct or indirect contact with the vulnerable adult;
217.12 	(2) restrain the respondent from committing any acts of financial exploitation against 
217.13 	the vulnerable adult;
217.14 	(3) hold financial accounts in accordance with chapter 45A or freeze any assets of the 
217.15 	vulnerable adult in any depository or financial institution whether titled solely in the 
217.16 	vulnerable adult's name, solely in the respondent's name, jointly with the respondent, in 
217.17 	conservatorship, or in a trust, provided that:
217.18 	(i) assets held by a conservator for the vulnerable adult may be frozen only by an order 
217.19 	entered by the court overseeing the conservatorship proceeding;
217.20 	(ii) assets held by a trust may be frozen only by an order of the court if all the trustees 
217.21 	of the trust are served with process and are given reasonable notice before any hearing on 
217.22 	the petition; and
217.23 	(iii) assets held solely in the name of the respondent may only be frozen on an ex parte 
217.24 	basis if the petition and affidavit demonstrate to the court probable cause that such assets 
217.25 	are traceable to the financial exploitation of the vulnerable adult, that such assets are likely 
217.26 	to be returned to the vulnerable adult after a final evidentiary hearing, and that no other 
217.27 	adequate remedy at law is reasonably available;
217.28 	(4) freeze any line of credit of the vulnerable adult at any depository or financial 
217.29 	institution whether listed solely in the vulnerable adult's name or jointly with the respondent, 
217.30 	provided that:
217.31 	(i) lines of credit held by a conservator for the vulnerable adult may be frozen only by 
217.32 	an order entered by the court overseeing the conservatorship proceeding; and
218.1 	(ii) lines of credit held by a trust may be frozen only by an order of the court if all the 
218.2 	trustees of the trust are served with process and are given reasonable notice before any 
218.3 	hearing on the petition;
218.4 	(5) if the court has ordered an asset and credit freeze, ordering that living expenses of 
218.5 	the vulnerable adult continue to be paid;
218.6 	(6) award to the vulnerable adult the temporary exclusive use and possession of the 
218.7 	dwelling that the vulnerable adult and the respondent share or bar the respondent from the 
218.8 	residence of the vulnerable adult;
218.9 	(7) provide necessary directives to law enforcement agencies; and
218.10 	(8) provide any terms the court deems necessary for the protection of the vulnerable 
218.11 	adult or the vulnerable adult's assets.
218.12 		Subd. 10.Modifying or vacating an order; extensions and subsequent orders. Upon 
218.13 	application and notice to all parties as required under this section, the court may vacate an 
218.14 	order, modify the terms of an existing order for protection, extend relief granted in an 
218.15 	existing order for protection, or, if an order for protection has expired, issue a new order.
218.16 		Subd. 11.Copy to law enforcement agency; lead investigative agency. Within 24 
218.17 	hours of issuance of an order or continuance of an order under this section, the court 
218.18 	administrator must forward the order for protection and any continuance of the order for 
218.19 	protection to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the residence of the 
218.20 	vulnerable adult and the lead investigative agency that received the report pursuant to 
218.21 	subdivision 6. Section 518B.01, subdivision 13, applies to orders granted under this section.
218.22 		Subd. 12.Title to real property. Nothing in this section affects title to real property.
218.23 		Subd. 13.Violation of an order for protection. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor 
218.24 	if the person:
218.25 	(1) knows of the existence of an order for protection issued under this section;
218.26 	(2) is prohibited from direct or indirect contact with a vulnerable adult or restrained from 
218.27 	committing any acts of financial exploitation against a vulnerable adult as provided in 
218.28 	subdivision 9, paragraph (b); and
218.29 	(3) violates the order by committing such conduct.
218.30 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) within ten years of a previous conviction or 
218.31 	adjudication of delinquency for a violation of this subdivision or section 609.2335, is guilty 
218.32 	of a gross misdemeanor.
219.1 	(c) A person who violates paragraph (a) within ten years of the first of two or more 
219.2 	previous convictions or adjudications of delinquency for a violation of this subdivision or 
219.3 	section 609.2335, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more 
219.4 	than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
219.5 		Subd. 14.Admissibility of testimony in criminal proceeding. Any testimony offered 
219.6 	by a respondent in a hearing pursuant to this section is inadmissible in a criminal proceeding.
219.7 		Subd. 15.Other remedies available. Any proceeding under this section shall be in 
219.8 	addition to other civil or criminal remedies.

219.9 	Sec. 19. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 19, section 90, is amended to read:
219.10 	Sec. 90. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 219.11 	Sections 83 to 89 are effective January 1, 2024, and apply to leases signed entered into, 
219.12 	renewed, or extended on or after that date. For the purposes of this section, estates at will 
219.13 	shall be deemed to be renewed or extended at the commencement of each rental period.

219.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to leases entered 
219.15 	into, renewed, or extended on or after that date.

219.16 	Sec. 20. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 19, section 102, is amended to read:
219.17 	Sec. 102. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 219.18 	Sections 97, 98, and 100 are effective January 1, 2024, and apply to leases entered into 
219.19 	or, renewed, or extended on or after January 1, 2024. For the purposes of this section, estates 
219.20 	at will shall be deemed to be renewed or extended at the commencement of each rental 
219.21 	period.

219.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to leases entered 
219.23 	into, renewed, or extended on or after that date.

219.24 	Sec. 21. EVICTION PROCEEDINGS DELAYED; SECTION 8 HOUSING.
 219.25 	(a) The definitions in Minnesota Statutes, section 504B.001, apply to this section.
219.26 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a landlord must not file an eviction action 
219.27 	against a tenant based on nonpayment of rent until at least three months following the date 
219.28 	of the first delinquent rent payment if:
220.1 	(1) the tenant is residing in housing subsidized by the United States Department of 
220.2 	Housing and Urban Development under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; 
220.3 	and
220.4 	(2) the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development withholds the 
220.5 	tenant's rental assistance payments.
220.6 	(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to an eviction action based on a tenant's failure to pay 
220.7 	the tenant's portion of rent.
220.8 	(d) Nothing in this section supersedes or modifies obligations imposed upon the landlord 
220.9 	by other law or contract and rights and remedies available to a tenant under other law or 
220.10 	contract.
220.11 	(e) This section expires on November 1, 2025.

220.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective only upon enactment in the 2025 regular 
220.13 	session of a bill styled as S.F. No. 2298, the third engrossment, article 1, section 2.

220.14 	Sec. 22. LANDLORD REIMBURSEMENT; CONTINGENT REDUCTION AND 
220.15 	APPROPRIATION.
 220.16 	(a) If the condition under article 13, section 17, paragraph (b), clause (2), becomes 
220.17 	effective:
220.18 	(1) the commissioner of management and budget must reduce the fiscal year 2026 
220.19 	appropriation in 2025 S.F. No. 2298, the third engrossment, article 1, section 2, if enacted 
220.20 	during the 2025 regular legislative session, by $66,500,000. The commissioner must 
220.21 	proportionally allocate the appropriation reduction among the appropriations and riders in 
220.22 	2025 S.F. No. 2298, the third engrossment, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2 to 19. This 
220.23 	section applies regardless of order of enactment; and
220.24 	(2) $66,500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2026 from the general fund to the 
220.25 	commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency to reimburse landlords for lost income due 
220.26 	to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development withholding a tenant's 
220.27 	rental assistance payments.
220.28 	(b) This section does not permit reimbursements to a landlord for lost income based on 
220.29 	a tenant's failure to pay the tenant's portion of rent.

220.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective only upon enactment in the 2025 regular 
220.31 	session of a bill styled as S.F. No. 2298, the third engrossment, article 1, section 2.

221.1 	Sec. 23. REPEALER.
 221.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 517.05; and 517.18, are repealed.

	ARTICLE 1	JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 2.39	
	ARTICLE 2	PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 9.1	
	ARTICLE 3	FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS........	Page.Ln 43.22	
	ARTICLE 4	CRIMINAL PROVISIONS........	Page.Ln 63.4	
	ARTICLE 5	PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS........	Page.Ln 89.6	
	ARTICLE 6	CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED JUDICIAL PROVISIONS........	Page.Ln 103.14	
	ARTICLE 7	CRIME VICTIMS PROVISIONS........	Page.Ln 116.12	
	ARTICLE 8	CORRECTIONAL PROVISIONS........	Page.Ln 121.13	
	ARTICLE 9	CIVIL COMMITMENT COORDINATING DIVISION........	Page.Ln 152.10	
	ARTICLE 10	COURTS........	Page.Ln 157.1	
	ARTICLE 11	DATA PRACTICES........	Page.Ln 160.26	
	ARTICLE 12	MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE........	Page.Ln 183.21	
	ARTICLE 13	CIVIL LAW........	Page.Ln 195.22	

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: ueh2432-1 

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. 

243.58 ISSUING WARRANT FOR ESCAPED INMATE OR CONVICTED DEFENDANT.
If an inmate escapes from any state correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections, the commissioner shall issue a warrant directed to any peace officer requiring that the fugitive be taken into immediate custody and returned to any state correctional facility designated by the commissioner. The commissioner may also issue such a warrant when a convicted defendant fails to report postsentencing to their county authority or to a state correctional facility. The chief executive officer of the facility from which the escape occurred shall use all proper means to apprehend and return the escapee, which may include the offer of a reward of not more than $100 to be paid from the state treasury, for information leading to the arrest and return to custody of the escapee. 

244.065 PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT OF INMATES OR SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING FOR PREGNANT INMATES OF STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN COMMUNITY.Subdivision 1.Work. 
When consistent with the public interest and the public safety, the commissioner of corrections may conditionally release an inmate to work at paid employment, seek employment, or participate in a vocational training or educational program, as provided in section 241.26, if the inmate has served at least one half of the term of imprisonment. 

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. 

2940.0100DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1.Scope.  
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them in this part. 

Subp. 2.Availability.  
"Availability" means the date on which the offender has made bail, bond, or has been released on personal recognizance or no bail required; or completed any local incarceration time which results from a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony stayed sentence. 

Subp. 3.Board of Pardons.  
"Board of Pardons" means the Board of Pardons established by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 638. 

Subp. 4.Bookslip.  
"Bookslip" means the form issued by the central office records clerk which designates the agent of record. 

Subp. 5.Case management.  
"Case management" means the total system employed in the management of an inmate's case, including but not limited to the development of needs assessments and program plans; conducting progress and reentry reviews; and developing recommendations for conditions of release. 

Subp. 6.Commissioner.  
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections. 

Subp. 7.District supervisor.  
"District supervisor" means a Department of Corrections field supervisor. 

Subp. 8.Executive officer of hearings and release.  
"Executive officer of hearings and release" means the person to whom the commissioner of corrections has delegated the authority for granting parole and work release; for revoking parole, work release, and supervised release; and for granting discharge from an indeterminate sentence. 

Subp. 9.Expiration of the determinate sentence.  
"Expiration of the determinate sentence" means the date on which the maximum sentence pronounced by the court occurs. 

Subp. 10.Expiration of the indeterminate sentence.  
"Expiration of the indeterminate sentence" means the date on which the maximum sentence pronounced by the court less good time reduction occurs. 

Subp. 12.Guidelines.  
"Guidelines" mean a sentence under Minnesota sentencing guidelines. 

Subp. 13.Inmate.  
"Inmate" means a person committed to the jurisdiction of the commissioner who is imprisoned in a correctional facility or other place designated by the commissioner. 

Subp. 14.Institution caseworker.  
"Institution caseworker" means the institution's staff person assigned the responsibility of coordinating the development of needs assessment, program plans, progress review, and reentry reviews for those inmates assigned to their caseloads. 

Subp. 16.Near the site.  
"Near the site" means a place not to exceed 50 miles from the site of the alleged violation. 

Subp. 17.Parole.  
"Parole" means that portion of an indeterminate sentence served by an inmate in the community under supervision and subject to prescribed rules. 

Subp. 18.Probable cause.  
"Probable cause" means a finding by a court in an omnibus hearing or by a hearing officer in a probable cause hearing. 

Subp. 19.Probable cause hearing.  
"Probable cause hearing" means a hearing held to determine if there are reasonable grounds for belief that one or more conditions of release may have been violated. 

Subp. 20.Program review team.  
"Program review team" means a group of Department of Corrections employees in a correctional facility whose assigned function is to develop needs assessments and program plans and to conduct progress reviews for those inmates assigned to them. 

Subp. 21.Projected release date.  
"Projected release date" means a date in the future at which an inmate will be released providing the inmate's behavior is satisfactory, the release date was based on complete and accurate information, and the inmate is not considered to be a risk to the public at the time of release. 

Subp. 22.Projected release plan.  
"Projected release plan" means a proposed plan for an inmate when released to the community, including a place of residence and employment as well as any special or standard conditions which may be imposed at the time of release. 

Subp. 23.Public interest.  
"Public interest" means the interest the public has in maintaining the integrity of legal sanctions and the rights of citizens. 

Subp. 24.Public safety.  
"Public safety" means the protection of the public from injury, danger, and violence. 

Subp. 25.Reentry review.  
"Reentry review" means the review which is held in order to establish conditions of release. 

Subp. 26.Releasee.  
"Releasee" means a person on parole, work release, or supervised release status from a correctional facility who is under sentence to the commissioner. 

Subp. 27.Residential community program.  
"Residential community program" means a structured residential program in the community such as a halfway house, chemical dependency treatment center, or another treatment program designed to change the behavior of residents and to protect the public. 

Subp. 28.Revocation hearing.  
"Revocation hearing" means a hearing held for the purpose of determining whether cause exists for the revocation of parole, work release, or supervised release and for determining whether parole, work release, or supervised release should be revoked and for setting the term of reimprisonment to be served by the violator. 

Subp. 29.Risk to the public.  
"Risk to the public" means the degree to which an individual is likely to cause injury, damage, loss, pain, or peril to the public or to engage in unlawful sexual behavior involving a victim. 

Subp. 31.Supervised release.  
"Supervised release" means that portion of a determinate sentence served by an inmate in the community under supervision and subject to prescribed rules, adopted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 244.05. 

Subp. 32.Supervising agent.  
"Supervising agent" means the parole and probation agent who is assigned to the individual on parole, work release, or supervised release status. 

Subp. 33.Working days.  
"Working days" means all working days exclusive of legal holidays and weekends. 

Subp. 34.Work release.  
"Work release" means an extension of confinement in which inmates are conditionally released to work at gainful employment, seek employment, or participate in vocational or educational training in the community while serving their sentence in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 241.26. 

2940.0200PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and guidelines which will govern the operation of the hearings and release unit established within the Department of Corrections by the commissioner in order to discharge the responsibilities established by law. 

2940.0300ADMINISTRATION. 
For the purpose of coordinating, monitoring, and assuring uniformity and objectivity in the decisions of parole, supervised release, and work release, the commissioner has established the hearings and release unit and appointed an executive officer of hearings and release. The commissioner has delegated to the executive officer of hearings and release the authority to grant parole and work release; to revoke parole, work release, and supervised release; to discharge persons under indeterminate sentences; and to approve the conditions of parole, work release, and supervised release. 

The executive officer of hearings and release shall be independent from the administration of the institutions and community services division. 

One or more Department of Corrections staff approved by the commissioner may assist the executive officer of hearings and release in carrying out the officer's responsibilities. 

2940.0400EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF HEARINGS AND RELEASE. 
The executive officer of hearings and release shall have the authority, under the guidelines prescribed in this chapter, with the exception of those inmates under life sentences, to: 

A.
 grant parole and work release and discharge inmates with indeterminate sentences; 

B.
 approve or modify conditions of parole or supervised release as developed by the program review teams; 

C.
 restructure conditions of parole or supervised release; 

D.
 revoke parole, supervised release, and work release status; 

E.
 issue warrants for the apprehension of parolees, supervised releasees, and work releasees; 

F.
 authorize the extradition of absconders from parole, supervised release, and work release; and 

G.
 issue revocation orders to stop time on parolees, supervised releasees, and work releasees who have absconded and to start the time running on the inmates' sentences. 

2940.0500PROGRAM REVIEW TEAMS. 
In each adult institution there shall be one or more program review teams appointed by the institution superintendent or warden. One member of each team shall be designated as the chair. 

2940.0600TEAM FUNCTIONS. 
A program review team shall perform the following functions regarding each inmate: 

A.
 develop a needs assessment; 

B.
 develop a program plan; 

C.
 develop projected release plans; 

D.
 develop institutional transfer recommendations; 

E.
 develop recommendations for work release for prerelease purposes; 

F.
 develop recommendations for work release; 

G.
 conduct program plan progress reviews at least once every 12 months; 

H.
 modify needs assessment or program plans as required; 

I.
 develop conditions of parole or supervised release jointly with the inmate's assigned field agent; and 

J.
 conduct reentry reviews. 

2940.0700PLANS. 
All needs assessments, program, and projected release plans must be in writing and the central office file copy must be forwarded to the hearings and release unit for informational purposes. All conditions of parole or supervised release shall be imposed by the executive officer of hearings and release. 

2940.0800NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, PROGRAM, AND PROJECTED RELEASE PLANS. Subpart 1.60-day limit.  
Each inmate shall have a needs assessment, program plan, and projected release plan developed within 60 days of admission. 

Subp. 2.General content.  
The needs assessment must specify the inmate's needs as identified by the program review committee regarding chemical dependency, sexual deviancy, psychological disorder, and other. 

The projected release plan shall be based on the inmate's needs and shall contain the conditions required to meet the department's objective of public protection. 

Subp. 3.Developed by team.  
The needs assessment, program plan, and projected release plan shall be developed by the program review team, and the central office copy shall be forwarded to the hearings and release unit for information purposes. 

2940.0900PROGRESS REVIEWS. Subpart 1.Times of review.  
The progress of each inmate under the jurisdiction of the commissioner shall be reviewed at least annually by the program review team. Progress reviews may occur in conjunction with custody status changes and as individual program needs require. 

Subp. 2.Application.  
The inmate's progress reviews may result in the modification of the inmate's needs assessment, modification of program plan, recommendations for institutional transfer, work release recommendations, and the development of conditions of parole or supervised release. 

Subp. 3.Copies forwarded.  
The central office copy of the inmate's progress reviews shall be forwarded to the hearings and release unit for information purposes. 

2940.1000WORK RELEASE FOR PRERELEASE PURPOSES. Subpart 1.Housing facility.  
Inmates on prerelease status shall be housed at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes. Requests for this status shall be coordinated through the work release director at least 90 days prior to the inmate's release date. These inmates will be housed in facilities appropriate to provide the necessary services. 

Subp. 2.Recommendations reviewed.  
The recommendations of the program review teams shall be reviewed by the executive officer for granting prerelease status. The executive officer of hearings and release shall make the decision to grant or deny work release status for placement in the prerelease program. 

2940.1100WORK RELEASE. 
Applications for work release must be forwarded to the director of work release for approval. If approved by the director of work release, the application must be considered by the program review team. If approved by the program review team, the recommendation of the program review team must be reviewed by the executive officer of hearings and release for the granting or denial of work release. 

2940.1200REENTRY REVIEWS. Subpart 1.Projected release plan.  
The institution caseworker and the inmate must complete the projected release plan 105 to 120 days prior to the inmate's established release date. The projected release plan, current case summary, annual progress reviews, and psychological evaluation must be forwarded to the district supervisor or Community Corrections Act contact person of the county in which the offender intends to reside. A copy of that request shall also be forwarded to the district supervisor or Community Corrections Act contact person of the county of commitment. 

Subp. 2.Supervising agent.  
The district supervisor or Community Corrections Act contact person shall assign a supervising agent within 90 days of the offender's release. The name and telephone number of the supervising agent assigned must be sent to the institution caseworker as notification of the supervising agent assignment. 

Subp. 3.Plan concurrence.  
The supervising agent shall verify the appropriateness of the release plan. If the supervising agent concurs with the plan, the supervising agent must submit a prerelease report within 65 days of the inmate's release date. If the supervising agent does not concur, he or she must call the institution caseworker. The institution caseworker and the supervising agent shall confer to resolve the difference. 

Subp. 4.Review scheduled.  
Within 45 to 60 days of the inmate's release date the institution caseworker or parole unit shall schedule the inmate for a review before the program review team. The program review team shall conduct a reentry review and finalize the projected release plan. 

Subp. 5.Bookslip.  
The district supervisor shall request the central office records clerk to issue a bookslip. Upon receipt of a copy of the signed conditions of parole or supervised release by the central office records clerk, a bookslip must be issued. 

2940.1300FINAL PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS. Subpart 1.Final review.  
The final recommendations regarding release plans which have been developed jointly with the supervising agent, the institution caseworker, and forwarded by the program review team shall be reviewed by the executive officer of the hearings and release unit at least 30 days prior to the inmate's established release date. These reviews shall take place at each Minnesota correctional facility as follows: 

A.
 at least every ten working days at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater and Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud; and 

B.
 at least every 15 working days at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee, Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights, and Minnesota Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes. 

Subp. 2.Final decision.  
The executive officer of hearings and release shall make the final decision regarding the conditions of parole, supervised release, or work release, with the exception of those inmates under life sentences. 

2940.1400NOTICE TO INMATES. 
At least 30 days prior to the reentry review, the inmate shall receive written notice of the date and time of the review. The notice shall state the purpose of the review, the material to be covered, and the right to review the files, records, and other documents which will be considered at that time. The notice shall also inform the inmate of the right to submit written documentation and to appear and speak on his or her own behalf during the hearing. All inmates shall be notified, in writing, of any decisions which affect their program plans, conditions of release, or release date which occur as a result of program team reviews or through the disciplinary process. 

2940.1500INMATES WITH INDETERMINATE SENTENCES. Subpart 1.Concurrent sentences.  
When an inmate is under sentence for a pre-May 1, 1980, offense and a guideline sentence concurrently, and the sentence for the pre-May 1, 1980, offense exceeds the guidelines sentence, release shall be considered under Minnesota Statutes 1983 Supplement, section 243.05. 

Subp. 2.Review of release dates.  
Incarcerated inmates with indeterminate sentences governing their release dates which were established prior to July 1, 1982, shall be handled as follows in items A to C. 

A.
 All release dates established by the Minnesota Corrections Board will be left in full force and effect by the commissioner. 

B.
 Special reviews for the purpose of modifying release dates established by the Minnesota Corrections Board shall be considered by the executive officer of hearings and release for the following reasons: 

(1)
 correcting mathematical, data entry, or computational errors; and 

(2)
 policy changes established by the commissioner which affect the term of imprisonment. 

C.
 The program review team shall determine if the criteria for a special review have been met. If the criteria have been met, the program review team shall forward the information and a recommendation to the executive officer of hearings and release. The executive officer of hearings and release shall make the final decision regarding the requested adjustment in the release date. 

Subp. 3.Application of guidelines.  
Minnesota sentencing guidelines policies and procedures must be utilized in determining the term of imprisonment and projected release date of each inmate with an indeterminate sentence whose new admission review occurs after July 1, 1982. 

The criminal history score shall be based on the inmate's status on the date the indeterminate offense occurred. 

A.
 To be assigned a juvenile point, the offender must have been under 21 years of age at the time of the offense. If so, standard guidelines policies apply. 

B.
 To be assigned a custody status point, the offender must have been under applicable Minnesota state guidelines policy custody status at the time the indeterminate offense occurred. If so, standard guidelines policies apply. 

C.
 The only misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony convictions which shall be utilized to compute the criminal history score shall be those for which the offender had received a stayed or imposed sentence prior to the date on which the indeterminate offense occurred. 

The program review team shall complete a Minnesota sentencing guidelines worksheet on such inmates and forward the worksheet to the executive officer of hearings and release for approval. If the program review team recommends departure from the guidelines grid, the written reasons for the departure must accompany the worksheet. 

2940.1600GOOD TIME LOST; EXTENSION OF TERM OF IMPRISONMENT. 
All inmates shall be subject to the loss of good time or extension of term of imprisonment for institutional disciplinary infractions as follows in items A to E. 

A.
 All inmates with indeterminate sentences and established release dates shall have their release date and expiration date extended by one day for each day of good time lost, not to exceed the maximum sentence imposed by the court. 

B.
 All inmates with indeterminate sentences who have their expiration date as their assigned release date shall have their expiration date extended by one day for each day of good time lost, not to exceed the maximum sentence imposed by the court. 

C.
 All inmates with guidelines sentences shall have their supervised release date extended by one day for each day of good time lost or disciplinary confinement time added. 

D.
 All parole violators shall have their release date extended by one day for each day of good time lost. 

E.
 All violators of supervised release shall have their projected release date extended by one day for each three days of segregation time served. 

2940.1700OFFENDERS ON PAROLE OR SUPERVISED RELEASE STATUS. 
Progress reviews shall be completed annually on all offenders on parole or supervised release status by the supervising agent. Unless the expiration date occurs earlier, offenders on parole status shall be considered for discharge when consistent with public safety. 

2940.1800INMATES WITH LIFE SENTENCES. Subpart 1.Advisory panel.  
The commissioner shall convene an advisory panel of Department of Corrections employees, which shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: 

A.
 the deputy commissioner for institutions; 

B.
 the deputy commissioner for community services; 

C.
 the superintendent or warden of the institution of the inmate's residence; and 

D.
 the executive officer of the hearings and release unit. 

The commissioner shall serve as the chair of the advisory panel. 

Subp. 2.Duties of panel.  
The advisory panel shall review each inmate who is serving a life sentence three years prior to the inmate's parole or supervised release eligibility date in order to establish a projected release date or a future review date. The advisory panel shall assist the commissioner in thoroughly considering the inmate's entire case history, including the facts and circumstances of the offense for which the life sentence is being served; past criminal history, institutional adjustment, program team reports, psychological and psychiatric reports where pertinent; and the results of community investigations. 

The program review team of the inmate's residence shall prepare appropriate reports and recommendations as requested by the institution superintendent or warden. 

Subp. 3.Inmate's rights.  
The inmate shall be given 60 days notice prior to the date of review; shall be entitled to submit written documentation in support of his or her position; and shall have the choice to be present at the review hearing. 

An attorney representing the inmate or an advocate of the inmate's choice shall be allowed at the review hearing. 

A representative of the ombudsman's office may be present at the review hearing. 

Subp. 4.Duties of officials.  
The commissioner may initiate inquiries and take testimony as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, section 243.05. 

The executive officer of hearings and release shall assist the commissioner in interviewing interested parties and prepare a summary of community input for presentation to the advisory panel. 

During the deliberative process only members of the advisory panel shall be present unless determined otherwise by the commissioner. 

Subp. 5.Projected release date.  
The commissioner shall establish a projected release date for each inmate or continue the case to a future review date. The decision of the commissioner shall be communicated to the inmate in writing within 30 days of the review and shall contain the following: 

A.
 the factors utilized in arriving at the projected release date or a future review date; 

B.
 the future review or projected release date; and 

C.
 actions by the inmate which could cause the projected release or review date to be changed. 

The projected release date, once established shall not be modified without a review incorporating the elements of the initial review referred to in subpart 3 with the exception of changes caused by a loss of good time. 

2940.1900OBJECTIVE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. 
Conditions of parole or supervised release shall be based on the need for public safety. Surveillance with optional treatment programming shall be utilized when consistent with case planning in order to achieve maximum public safety. 

2940.2000REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS OF RELEASE. Subpart 1.Compliance.  
All offenders on parole or supervised release shall be required to comply with the standard conditions of parole or supervised release in subparts 2 to 10. 

Subp. 2.Report.  
Releasees upon leaving the institution shall report immediately at the destination specified by the supervising agent. 

Subp. 3.Inform.  
Releasees shall at all times follow the instructions of their supervising agent and keep the supervising agent informed of their residence and activities. Releasees shall advise their supervising agent within 24 hours if they are arrested. 

Subp. 4.Contact.  
Releasees shall maintain contact with the supervising agent in the manner prescribed by that supervising agent. 

Subp. 5.Submit reports and respond.  
Releasees shall submit reports as required by the supervising agent and shall respond promptly to any communication from their supervising agent. 

Subp. 6.Intoxicants and drugs.  
Releasees shall follow the supervising agent's instructions with respect to the use of intoxicants and shall not possess or use narcotics or other drugs, preparations, or substances as defined by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152, except those prescribed for the releasee by a licensed physician. 

Subp. 7.Firearms.  
Releasees shall not purchase or otherwise obtain or have in their possession any type of firearm or dangerous weapon as defined by Minnesota Statutes, section 609.02, subdivision 6. 

Subp. 8.Leaving the state.  
Releasees shall not leave the state without the written permission of the supervising agent specifying the terms and conditions under which permission is granted. 

Subp. 9.Subsequent convictions.  
Releasees shall not be convicted of any felony, gross misdemeanor, or any misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.02, or of repeated traffic offenses other than parking violations. Acknowledgment in the form of a confession under oath in open court before a judge may be considered a conviction for the purpose of this condition. 

Subp. 10.Probable cause to hold.  
A finding of probable cause by a court of competent jurisdiction or grand jury indictment shall be considered grounds to hold a releasee in custody unless and until the releasee is found not guilty. 

2940.2100SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.  
Special conditions of release mean any conditions on the release form other than the standard conditions, setting forth individual specified requirements to be followed by a releasee. These special conditions include: 

A.
 special conditions which set forth limits regarding contact with specified persons, travel from or to specified locations or areas, or increased contact with the supervising agent beyond that which is considered standard; 

B.
 participation conditions which require the releasee to be involved in nonresidential therapy or counseling programs; and 

C.
 residential conditions which require the releasee to be involved in a residential program. 

2940.2200DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF RELEASE. 
Special conditions of parole or supervised release shall be developed jointly by the program review team and the supervising agent. 

2940.2300APPROVAL OF CONDITIONS OF RELEASE. 
All conditions of parole or supervised release shall be subject to the approval of the executive officer of hearings and release. 

2940.2400PLACEMENT IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM. 
If placement in a residential community program is prescribed as a special condition of supervised release, failure to enter and complete such a program is grounds for revocation of release. If no community program is available at the time of release, the matter shall be referred to the executive officer of the hearings and release unit for approval of an alternative program or plan. 

2940.2500NOTICE OF CONDITIONS OF RELEASE. 
At the time of release from a correctional facility each inmate shall have read to him or her the conditions of parole or supervised release, and the inmate shall sign the conditions of parole or supervised release. The inmate's signature shall be witnessed by the staff member who read the conditions of parole or supervised release to the inmate. 

2940.2600COOPERATION OF INMATE REQUIRED. 
Refusal to cooperate in determining place of residence, employment plans, or conditions of release shall result in an extension of the inmate's term of imprisonment through the institutional disciplinary process. Inmates serving indeterminate sentences will not be allowed to leave the institution without an approved release plan. 

2940.2700RESTRUCTURE OF CONDITIONS OF PAROLE OR SUPERVISED RELEASE. Subpart 1.Request by offender.  
Offenders on parole or supervised release may at any time during their term of release request that the standard or special conditions of release be modified. Their request must be made in writing through their supervising agent who shall submit the request and the supervising agent's recommendation to the hearings and release unit within ten days of its receipt. The executive officer of hearings and release shall review the request and respond in writing within 30 days of the receipt of the request for the modification of the standard or special conditions of release. 

Subp. 2.Request by supervising agent.  
Supervising agents, after consultation with their supervisor, may request a restructure of a client's standard or special conditions of release. 

Subp. 3.Granting of modification.  
The executive officer of hearings and release may authorize the supervising agent to modify the standard or special conditions of release or cause the releasee to be brought before the executive officer of hearings and release for a review of the matter of modification. Any modification of the standard or special conditions of release shall be in writing and executed with the same formality as the original conditions. 

2940.2800WORK RELEASE STATUS. Subpart 1.Participation.  
Participation in the work release program is voluntary on the part of the inmate. Consideration for work release status shall be given to those offenders who have met the Department of Corrections eligibility requirements, have been accepted by the director of work release and recommended by the program review team. The executive officer of hearings and release shall make the decision for the granting or denial of work release. 

Subp. 2.Violations; revocations.  
All violations of work release rules shall be handled according to the approved discipline plan. Revocation of work release status shall be the decision of the executive officer of hearings and release after an appropriate due process hearing. 

2940.2900WORK RELEASE FOR PRERELEASE PURPOSES. Subpart 1.Participation.  
Participation in the prerelease program is voluntary on the part of the inmate. The procedure for granting work release for placement in the prerelease program shall be for the program review team to make the referral to the executive officer of the hearings and release unit. The executive officer of the hearings and release unit shall make the final decision regarding the granting of work release status for placement in the prerelease program. 

Subp. 2.Violations.  
Violations of work release or prerelease shall be handled through the institutional disciplinary process. 

2940.3000GROUNDS FOR WARRANTS. 
Warrants may be issued for the apprehension and detention of parolees, supervised releasees, and work releasees who are: 

A.
 alleged to have violated the conditions of their release; 

B.
 convicted of a new felony and who represent a risk either by absconding or who have a probability of committing acts which are dangerous to the community; or 

C.
 the subject of detainers in appropriate cases. 

When warrants have been issued as detainers for releasees who are being prosecuted for new charges, including violations which are misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies, the revocation process shall not begin until the court process has concluded. The court process will be considered concluded by dismissal of charges, a finding of not guilty, or the completion of any local incarceration time imposed by the court. 

2940.3100WARRANTS; FORMAL RECOMMENDATION REQUIREMENT. 
At any time the releasee is prepared to make bail or has been sentenced by the court, the supervising agent shall submit a written formal recommendation to the executive officer of hearings and release regarding whether to: 

A.
 maintain the warrant or allow the releasee to make bail; or 

B.
 cancel the warrant and allow the local sentence imposed to satisfy the violation time. If this is done, a notice of release will be filed by the fugitive unit which provides that the supervising agent be notified 30 or 60 days prior to release. 

2940.3200ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS. 
The executive officer of hearings and release shall have the authority to issue nationwide or statewide warrants on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the procedures in items A to D. 

A.
 After consultation with his or her supervisor, the supervising agent shall submit a violation report to the executive officer of hearings and release who shall make the final decision regarding the issuance of a warrant. 

B.
 In emergency situations, the supervising agent shall request authorization for the warrant by telephone. The supervising agent shall call the hearings and release unit and provide the necessary information for warrant authorization. 

C.
 Upon approval of the emergency warrant, the hearings and release unit shall provide the fugitive unit with the necessary information, and instruct the fugitive unit to issue the warrant. 

D.
 If an emergency warrant is issued, a written violation report must be received by the hearings and release unit within five working days. 

2940.3300OTHER ORDERS. 
The executive officer of hearings and release shall have the authority to issue orders revoking parole, supervised release, or work release; to stop the time from running on the sentences of releasees who have absconded, and to start the running of the time on the inmate's sentence. 

2940.3400HOLD ORDERS. 
Apprehension and detention orders may be issued by the executive officer of the hearings and release unit or a district supervisor upon written reasons submitted by a supervising agent under authority of Minnesota Statutes, section 243.05. No releasee shall be detained under an apprehension and detention order for more than 72 hours unless revocation proceedings have been initiated by the supervising agent. 

2940.3500REVOCATION HEARING. Subpart 1.Location.  
Revocation hearings whenever possible must be held in the community where the conviction of the violation of a standard or condition occurred. Separate probable cause hearings may be held if circumstances warrant. 

Subp. 2.When held.  
All revocation or separate probable cause hearings must be held within 12 working days of the releasee's availability to Department of Corrections. 

Subp. 3.Outside metropolitan area.  
Outside the metropolitan area, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, revocation or separate probable cause hearings shall be conducted by a Department of Corrections district supervisor other than the supervising agent's supervisor. In cases of special need, the executive officer of hearings and release may conduct the revocation or separate probable cause hearings outside the metropolitan area. 

Subp. 4.Within metropolitan area.  
Within the metropolitan area the hearings shall be conducted by the executive officer of hearings and release. 

2940.3600REVOCATION GROUNDS. 
Grounds for the revocation of parole, work release, or supervised release are as follows in items A to C. 

A.
 Conviction of a felony, gross misdemeanor, any misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.02, or repeated traffic offenses other than parking violations. Acknowledgment in the form of a confession under oath in open court before a judge may be considered a conviction for the purpose of revocation. 

B.
 A finding of probable cause by a court of competent jurisdiction or a grand jury indictment shall be considered grounds to hold the offender in custody unless and until the releasee is found not guilty. 

C.
 Violation of any standard or special condition of parole or supervised release. 

2940.3700ACTIONS. 
If the executive officer of hearings and release or a district supervisor finds that releasees are in violation of their parole, work release, or supervised release, the following actions may be taken: 

A.
 counsel the releasee and continue parole, work release, supervised release without modification; 

B.
 modify and enlarge the conditions of release; or 

C.
 revoke parole, work release, or supervised release and return the releasee to imprisonment for an appropriate period of time not to exceed the time remaining on the releasee's sentence. 

2940.3800REIMPRISONMENT. 
Offenders who have violated the conditions of parole or supervised release and who have been returned to institutional status shall be assigned a release date and a term of reimprisonment, as follows: 

A.
 up to six months inclusive of any time spent in jail in connection with the violation, for violations of conditions of parole or supervised release other than convictions of or involvement in criminal activity; 

B.
 up to six months for convictions of misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors; 

C.
 six months to expiration of sentence for conviction of a felony; and 

D.
 depending on the time remaining to be served on the sentence, the type of violation, and the needs of the offender, up to expiration of the sentence may be assigned as the term of reimprisonment if there is a finding of risk to the public or if repeated violations of the conditions of release occur and the releasee is determined to be unamenable to supervision by the executive officer of hearings and release. 

The term of reimprisonment under items A to C may be either concurrent or consecutive to incarceration time imposed by a court of law and served locally. 

2940.3900REVOCATION PROCEDURES; INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. 
Supervising agents shall investigate all alleged violations of release and after consultation with their supervisor determine whether grounds exist to begin revocation procedures. If grounds are found to exist justifying the initiation of revocation procedures, a violation report must be submitted to the executive officer of hearings and release together with a recommendation as to the issuance of a warrant directing the apprehension and detention of the releasee pending a hearing. 

2940.4000EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
In emergency situations supervising agents after consultation with their supervisor, may call the hearings and release unit to request an emergency warrant. The procedure indicated in parts 2940.3000 to 2940.3400 governs the issuance of emergency warrants. 

2940.4100INITIATION OF REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS. 
If the executive officer of the hearings and release unit determines that revocation proceedings shall be initiated, the supervising agent shall be notified in writing. The executive officer of the hearings and release unit shall send a copy of the violation report to the State Public Defender's Office at the same time that agent is notified to begin revocation proceedings. 

2940.4200DUTIES OF SUPERVISING AGENT. 
Upon receipt of the notice to begin revocation proceedings, the supervising agent shall have the duties in items A to F. 

A.
 The agent shall give the releasee a copy of the violation report. 

B.
 The supervising agent shall advise the releasee of the purpose of the hearing; the right to a hearing; the right to the assistance of counsel of choice or the services of the State Public Defender; the right to present evidence and to confront and cross-examine witnesses; and the right to admit the violations of release. 

C.
 If the releasee signs the admission of violations form, the supervising agent shall notify the fugitive unit to transport the violator to a correctional facility designated by the commissioner. 

D.
 Upon return to the correctional facility, the releasee shall be provided with a dispositional hearing within 15 working days at which the supervising agent is not required to be present. 

E.
 If the releasee requests a revocation hearing, the supervising agent shall call the hearings and release unit to coordinate a date and time for the hearing. 

F.
 Upon receiving the date and time for the hearing, the supervising agent shall prepare a notice of hearing form, make six copies of the rules of release, six copies of any written evidence, and distribute one set of each according to the distribution indicated on the notice of revocation hearing form. 

If the releasee is in custody pursuant to a warrant issued by the hearings and release unit, the hearing shall be held within 15 working days immediately after detention, unless good cause is shown for a continuance. At the time notice is given to the releasee, notice shall be sent to the State Public Defender or private counsel. 

2940.4300REVOCATION HEARING. 
The revocation hearing shall be held near the site of the alleged violation, and conducted by the executive officer of hearings and release or a district supervisor who does not directly supervise the supervising agent alleging the violation. If parole, supervised release, or work release is revoked, the releasee shall be imprisoned in a place determined by the commissioner. Releasees may admit the alleged violations any time prior to the hearing. The admission must be in writing, and releasees must have been notified of the consequences of their admission, including that they may be returned to a correctional facility for a term of imprisonment specified by the executive officer of hearings and release or a district supervisor. 

2940.4400WARRANTS. Subpart 1.General requirement.  
Unless taken into custody by a supervising agent under the authority of Minnesota Statutes 1983 Supplement, section 243.05, a releasee shall not be taken into custody unless a warrant is issued by the executive officer of hearings and release. 

Subp. 2.Content.  
Requests for hold orders or warrants must allege the specific facts upon which the alleged violation is based, indicate the sources of information, and cite reasons why detention pending the hearing is necessary. 

Subp. 3.Absconding from supervision.  
Warrants may be issued in all cases where a releasee has absconded from supervision. Issuance of warrant under these circumstances and the revocation of parole, supervised release, or work release shall stop the time from running on the sentence until the releasee is returned to custody. In all cases where a releasee is returned from out of state, whether by extradition proceedings or waiver of extradition, the hearing shall be held at a location determined by the executive officer of hearings and release. 

2940.4500FAILURE TO APPEAR. 
Failure of a releasee to appear at a revocation or probable cause hearing after having been duly notified will result in the issuance of a warrant for their apprehension and detention and return to custody pending a hearing at a place to be determined by the executive officer of hearings and release. 

2940.5700REQUEST FOR INTERSTATE SUPERVISION OF MINNESOTA RELEASEE. Subpart 1.Request for transfer.  
Transfer requests for interstate supervision of a Minnesota releasee must be submitted to the deputy compact administrator, in the central office, at least 60 days but not more than 90 days prior to the established release date. The request shall be submitted on correction form 245, and must include in specific terms the placement offer and employment, as well as the institution caseworker's evaluation and recommendation. 

Subp. 2.Material to be submitted.  
The following material shall be submitted to the compact administrator: 

A.
 three copies of the transfer request correction form 245 (interstate transfer request); 

B.
 three copies of correction form 312 (application for compact services); 

C.
 three copies of correction form 248 (agreement to return form) signed, dated, and witnessed; and 

D.
 three copies of case management progress reports, fingerprints, and photos. 

On cases already under field services supervision the deputy compact administrator will request the photos, fingerprints, and progress reports from the releasing institution.