Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF1510

1E Relating to crimes; establishing the Minnesota financial crimes oversight
council to provide guidance relating to the investigation and prosecution of
identity theft and financial crime, specifying membership requirements and
duties including the establishment of a multijurisdictional statewide Minnesota
financial crimes task force to investigate major financial crimes and selection
of a permanent statewide task force commander to oversee the transition of the
Minnesota financial crimes task force into the new task force, duties; requiring
law enforcement officers selected to participate in the task force to be
licensed peace or qualified federal law enforcement officers, specifying
jurisdiction and powers; requiring the commissioner of public safety upon
recommendation of the oversight council to make grants to state and local
government units to combat identity theft and financial crime, authorizing
commander preparation of a budget to establish a certain number of regional
districts and funding grant allocations programs outside certain metropolitan
area counties; authorizing the council to establish a victims assistance program
for victims assistance and prevention and awareness programs establishment
purposes, authorizing the council to retain the services of not for profit
organizations to assist in the development of delivery systems; authorizing
council advertising of a financial reward for tips leading to the apprehension
and successful prosecution of individuals committing economic crime, regulating
the release of the reward; subjecting property seized by the task force to
criminal forfeiture; appropriating money to the commissioner for the council;
repealing the Minnesota financial crimes task force and providing for transfer
of task force equipment to the council for new task force use
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