1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain 
1.3 	buildings; requiring the commissioner of public safety to develop a standard form;
1.4 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [626.745] USE OF CHEMICAL IRRITANTS; DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "building" has the meaning given 
1.8 	in section 609.581, subdivision 2.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Notice of use; identification of products deployed. (a) Notwithstanding any 
1.10 	data classification under chapter 13, a peace officer, law enforcement agency, and local unit 
1.11 	of government must provide information about the use of any chemical irritant, smoke 
1.12 	screen, or diversionary device deployed within a building as required under this section.
1.13 	(b) A peace officer who deploys a chemical irritant within a building must provide notice 
1.14 	of the deployment to the owner of the building and, if the building is a private residence, 
1.15 	the occupant of the residence. If the building contains two or more dwelling units, the peace 
1.16 	officer must notify the occupant of any unit in which a chemical irritant was deployed. A 
1.17 	peace officer may notify the occupant of any other unit. A peace officer may provide notice 
1.18 	by giving a building owner or occupant the standard form created by the commissioner of 
1.19 	public safety, leaving the form in a place where it is likely to be seen by a building owner 
1.20 	or occupant, or providing the information contained in the form orally or in another format.
1.21 	(c) Upon request, the law enforcement agency or local government unit that employs a 
1.22 	peace officer who deployed a chemical irritant, smoke screen, or diversionary device within 
1.23 	a building must disclose information about the products deployed to:
2.1 	(1) the building owner;
2.2 	(2) any tenant in the building;
2.3 	(3) any applicable insurer; and
2.4 	(4) any person retained to provide cleaning or other remediation services related to the 
2.5 	deployment of chemical irritants, smoke screens, or diversionary devices.
2.6 	(d) Information about any products deployed within a building must include the name, 
2.7 	product number, and total number of all chemical irritants, smoke screens, and diversionary 
2.8 	devices deployed.
2.9 		Subd. 3.Standard form. (a) The commissioner of public safety must create a standard 
2.10 	notification form for use by peace officers and law enforcement agencies. At a minimum, 
2.11 	the form must state that:
2.12 	(1) a chemical irritant was deployed within the building;
2.13 	(2) specialized cleanup or treatment of the building may be appropriate; and
2.14 	(3) the building owner or occupant may contact the law enforcement agency or local 
2.15 	government unit that employs the peace officer for more information about what substance 
2.16 	was deployed in the building.
2.17 	(b) The commissioner must provide the standard form to law enforcement agencies and 
2.18 	local government units upon request and at no cost.