1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; limiting strip searches in state correctional facilities;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.48, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.48, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Search of incarcerated person incident to contact with visitor. The chief 
1.8 	executive officer of a state correctional facility may, pursuant to rules adopted by the 
1.9 	commissioner, authorize the use of a body scanner or other minimally invasive methods to 
1.10 	screen an incarcerated person before or following a meeting with a visitor. A strip search 
1.11 	of an incarcerated person before or following a meeting with a visitor is prohibited unless 
1.12 	there is a credible, documented security concern to justify a strip search.