1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for public safety, courts, corrections, 
1.3 	Guardian Ad Litem Board, Uniform Laws Commission, Board on Judicial 
1.4 	Standards, Board of Public Defense, Sentencing Guidelines, Peace Officer 
1.5 	Standards and Training (POST) Board, Private Detective Board, and Human Rights; 
1.6 	lowering certain court-related fees;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 
1.7 	13.69, subdivision 1; 271.21, subdivision 2; 357.021, subdivision 2; 609.748, 
1.8 	subdivision 3a.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	ARTICLE 1
1.11 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.12	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.13 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.14 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.15 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.16 	The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.17 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. 
1.18 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" 
1.19 	is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, are 
1.20 	effective the day following final enactment.

1.21				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.22				Available for the Year
	
1.23				Ending June 30
	
1.24			2017
		2018
		2019

1.25	Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT

2.1	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	48,855,000
	$
	49,269,000
	
2.2 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.3 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.4 	subdivisions.

2.5	Subd. 2.Supreme Court Operations
 		35,385,000
		35,799,000
	
2.6 	Contingent Account. $5,000 each year is for 
2.7 	a contingent account for expenses necessary 
2.8 	for the normal operation of the court for which 
2.9 	no other reimbursement is provided.

2.10	Subd. 3.Civil Legal Services
 		13,470,000
		13,470,000
	
2.11 	Legal Services to Low-Income Clients in 
2.12 	Family Law Matters. $948,000 each year is 
2.13 	to improve the access of low-income clients 
2.14 	to legal representation in family law matters. 
2.15 	This appropriation must be distributed under 
2.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242, to the 
2.17 	qualified legal services program described in 
2.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242, 
2.19 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Any 
2.20 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
2.21 	year does not cancel and is available in the 
2.22 	second year.

2.23	Sec. 3. COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	12,082,000
	$
	12,163,000

2.24	Sec. 4. DISTRICT COURTS
 	$
	283,395,000
	$
	285,974,000
	
2.25 	(a) New Trial Judges
2.26 	$884,000 the first year and $818,000 the 
2.27 	second year are for two new trial court judge 
2.28 	units.
2.29 	(b) Mandated Services
2.30 	$503,000 the first year and $504,000 the 
2.31 	second year are for mandated court services.

3.1	Sec. 5. GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD
 	$
	15,547,000
	$
	15,675,000

3.2	Sec. 6. TAX COURT
 	$
	1,397,000
	$
	1,401,000

3.3	Sec. 7. UNIFORM LAWS COMMISSION
 	$
	93,000
	$
	93,000

3.4	Sec. 8. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	486,000
	$
	486,000
	
3.5 	Major Disciplinary Actions. $125,000 each 
3.6 	year is for special investigative and hearing 
3.7 	costs for major disciplinary actions undertaken 
3.8 	by the board. This appropriation does not 
3.9 	cancel. Any unencumbered and unspent 
3.10 	balances remain available for these 
3.11 	expenditures until June 30, 2021.

3.12	Sec. 9. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
 	$
	84,083,000
	$
	84,853,000

3.13	Sec. 10. SENTENCING GUIDELINES
 	$
	647,000
	$
	651,000

3.14	Sec. 11. PUBLIC SAFETY

3.15	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	188,267,000
	$
	188,453,000

3.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.17		2018
	2019
	
3.18	General
	95,898,000
	96,011,000
	
3.19	Special Revenue
	12,733,000
	12,779,000
	
3.20
3.21	State Government 
Special Revenue
	103,000
	103,000
	
3.22	Environmental
	73,000
	73,000
	
3.23	Trunk Highway
	2,341,000
	2,356,000
	
3.24	911 Fund
	77,119,000
	77,131,000
	
3.25 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.26 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.27 	subdivisions.

3.28	Subd. 2.Emergency Management
 		3,559,000
		3,423,000

3.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.30	General
	2,636,000
	2,500,000
	
3.31	Environmental
	73,000
	73,000
	
4.1
4.2	Special Revenue 
Fund
	850,000
	850,000
	
4.3 	(a) Hazmat and Chemical Assessment 
4.4 	Teams
4.5 	$850,000 each year is from the fire safety 
4.6 	account in the special revenue fund. These 
4.7 	amounts must be used to fund the hazardous 
4.8 	materials and chemical assessment teams. Of 
4.9 	this amount, $100,000 the first year is for 
4.10 	cases for which there is no identified 
4.11 	responsible party.
4.12 	(b) Bomb Squad Reimbursement
4.13 	$80,000 each year from the general fund is to 
4.14 	reimburse local governments for bomb squad 
4.15 	services.
4.16 	(c) Supplemental Nonprofit Security Grants
4.17 	$150,000 the first year from the general fund 
4.18 	is for supplemental nonprofit security grants 
4.19 	under this paragraph.
4.20 	Nonprofit organizations whose applications 
4.21 	for funding through the Federal Emergency 
4.22 	Management Agency's nonprofit security grant 
4.23 	program have been approved by the Division 
4.24 	of Homeland Security and Emergency 
4.25 	Management are eligible for grants under this 
4.26 	paragraph. No additional application shall be 
4.27 	required for grants under this paragraph, and 
4.28 	an application for a grant from the federal 
4.29 	program is also an application for funding 
4.30 	from the state supplemental program.
4.31 	Eligible organizations may receive grants of 
4.32 	up to $75,000, except that the total received 
4.33 	by any individual from both the federal 
4.34 	nonprofit security grant program and the state 
5.1 	supplemental nonprofit security grant program 
5.2 	shall not exceed $75,000. Grants shall be 
5.3 	awarded in an order consistent with the 
5.4 	ranking given to applicants for the federal 
5.5 	nonprofit security grant program. No grants 
5.6 	under the state supplemental nonprofit security 
5.7 	grant program shall be awarded until the 
5.8 	announcement of the recipients and the 
5.9 	amount of the grants awarded under the federal 
5.10 	nonprofit security grant program.
5.11 	The commissioner may use up to one percent 
5.12 	of the appropriation received under this 
5.13 	paragraph to pay costs incurred by the 
5.14 	department in administering the supplemental 
5.15 	nonprofit security grant program.

5.16	Subd. 3.Criminal Apprehension
 		54,499,000
		54,735,000

5.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.18	General
	52,151,000
	53,372,000
	
5.19
5.20	State Government 
Special Revenue
	7,000
	7,000
	
5.21	Trunk Highway
	2,341,000
	2,356,000
	
5.22 	(a) DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway 
5.23 	Fund
5.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.25 	161.20, subdivision 3, $2,341,000 the first 
5.26 	year and $2,356,000 the second year are from 
5.27 	the trunk highway fund for laboratory analysis 
5.28 	related to driving-while-impaired cases.
5.29 	(b) BCA Investment Initiative
5.30 	(1) $280,000 each year from the general fund 
5.31 	is for additional agents to assist in complex 
5.32 	narcotic and homicide investigations;
5.33 	(2) $125,000 each year from the general fund 
5.34 	is for a firearm forensic scientist; and
6.1 	(3) $150,000 each year from the general fund 
6.2 	is for a drug chemistry forensic scientist.

6.3	Subd. 4.Fire Marshal
 		6,123,000
		6,167,000

6.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.5	Special Revenue
	6,123,000
	6,167,000
	
6.6 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
6.7 	the fire safety account in the special revenue 
6.8 	fund and is for activities under Minnesota 
6.9 	Statutes, section 299F.012.
6.10 	Inspections. $300,000 each year is for 
6.11 	inspection of nursing homes and boarding care 
6.12 	facilities.

6.13
6.14	Subd. 5.Firefighter Training and Education 
Board
 		5,013,000
		5,013,000

6.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.16	Special Revenue
	5,013,000
	5,013,000
	
6.17 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
6.18 	the fire safety account in the special revenue 
6.19 	fund and is for activities under Minnesota 
6.20 	Statutes, section 299F.012.

6.21	(a) Firefighter Training and Education
					
6.22 	$1,350,000 each year is  for increased 
6.23 	firefighter training and education.

6.24	(b) Air Rescue
					
6.25 	$60,000 each year is for the Minnesota Air 
6.26 	Rescue Team.

6.27	(c) Unappropriated Revenue
					
6.28 	Any additional unappropriated money 
6.29 	collected in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated 
6.30 	to the commissioner of public safety for the 
6.31 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.32 	299F.012. The commissioner may transfer 
7.1 	appropriations and base amounts between 
7.2 	activities in this subdivision.

7.3	Subd. 6.Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement
 		2,416,000
		2,431,000

7.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.5	General
	1,669,000
	1,682,000
	
7.6	Special Revenue
	747,000
	749,000
	
7.7 	$677,000 the first year and $679,000 the 
7.8 	second year are from the alcohol enforcement 
7.9 	account in the special revenue fund. Of this 
7.10 	appropriation, $500,000 each year shall be 
7.11 	transferred to the general fund.
7.12 	$70,000 each year is from the lawful gambling 
7.13 	regulation account in the special revenue fund.

7.14	Subd. 7.Office of Justice Programs
 		39,538,000
		39,553,000

7.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.16	General
	39,442,000
	39,457,000
	
7.17
7.18	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000
	
7.19 	(a) OJP Administration Costs
7.20 	Up to 2.5 percent of the grant funds 
7.21 	appropriated in this subdivision may be used 
7.22 	by the commissioner to administer the grant 
7.23 	program.
7.24 	(b) VCETs
7.25 	$500,000 each year from the general fund is 
7.26 	for additional grants for statewide Violent 
7.27 	Crime Enforcement Teams.

7.28	Subd. 8.Emergency Communication Networks
 		77,119,000
		77,131,000
	
7.29 	This appropriation is from the state 
7.30 	government special revenue fund for 911 
7.31 	emergency telecommunications services.

7.32	(a) Public Safety Answering Points
					
8.1 	$13,664,000 each year is to be distributed as 
8.2 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.3 	403.113, subdivision 2.

8.4	(b) Medical Resource Communication Centers
					
8.5 	$683,000 each year is for grants to the 
8.6 	Minnesota Emergency Medical Services 
8.7 	Regulatory Board for the Metro East and 
8.8 	Metro West Medical Resource 
8.9 	Communication Centers that were in operation 
8.10 	before January 1, 2000.

8.11	(c) ARMER Debt Service
					
8.12 	$23,261,000 each year is to the commissioner 
8.13 	of management and budget to pay debt service 
8.14 	on revenue bonds issued under Minnesota 
8.15 	Statutes, section 403.275.
8.16 	Any portion of this appropriation not needed 
8.17 	to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be used 
8.18 	by the commissioner of public safety to pay 
8.19 	cash for any of the capital improvements for 
8.20 	which bond proceeds were appropriated by 
8.21 	Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 9, 
8.22 	subdivision 8; or Laws 2007, chapter 54, 
8.23 	article 1, section 10, subdivision 8.
8.24 	(d) ARMER State Backbone Operating 
8.25 	Costs
8.26 	$9,650,000 each year is to the commissioner 
8.27 	of transportation for costs of maintaining and 
8.28 	operating the statewide radio system 
8.29 	backbone.
8.30 	(e) ARMER Improvements
8.31 	$1,000,000 each year is to the Statewide 
8.32 	Emergency Communications Board for 
8.33 	improvements to those elements of the 
9.1 	statewide public safety radio and 
9.2 	communication system that support mutual 
9.3 	aid communications and emergency medical 
9.4 	services or provide interim enhancement of 
9.5 	public safety communication interoperability 
9.6 	in those areas of the state where the statewide 
9.7 	public safety radio and communication system 
9.8 	is not yet implemented, and grants to local 
9.9 	units of government to further the strategic 
9.10 	goals set forth by the Statewide Emergency 
9.11 	Communications Board strategic plan.

9.12
9.13	Sec. 12. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND 
TRAINING (POST) BOARD

9.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	4,394,000
	$
	4,398,000

9.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.16		2018
	2019
	
9.17	General
	360,000
	360,000
	
9.18	Special Revenue
	4,034,000
	4,038,000
	
9.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
9.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
9.21 	subdivisions.

9.22	Subd. 2.Excess Amounts Transferred
 					
9.23 	The special revenue fund appropriation is from 
9.24 	the peace officer training account. Any new 
9.25 	receipts credited to that account in the first 
9.26 	year in excess of $4,034,000 must be 
9.27 	transferred and credited to the general fund. 
9.28 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
9.29 	the second year in excess of $4,038,000 must 
9.30 	be transferred and credited to the general fund.

9.31	Subd. 3.Peace Officer Training Reimbursements
 					
9.32 	(a) $2,859,000 each year from the peace 
9.33 	officer training account in the special revenue 
10.1 	fund is for reimbursements to local 
10.2 	governments for peace officer training costs.
10.3 	(b) $360,000 each year from the general fund 
10.4 	is for reimbursements to local governments 
10.5 	for peace officer training costs.

10.6	Sec. 13. PRIVATE DETECTIVE BOARD
 	$
	190,000
	$
	190,000

10.7	Sec. 14. HUMAN RIGHTS
 	$
	4,197,000
	$
	4,212,000

10.8	Sec. 15. CORRECTIONS

10.910.10
	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 	$
	9,200,000
	$
	567,583,000
	$
	558,422,000
	
10.11 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
10.12 	purpose are specified in the following 
10.13 	subdivisions.

10.14
10.15	Subd. 2.Correctional 
Institutions
 		9,200,000
		412,449,000
		403,088,000
	
10.16 	Offender Health Care. $9,200,000 in fiscal 
10.17 	year 2017 is to fund a deficiency in the base 
10.18 	budget for the offender health care contract.
10.19 	$11,400,000 the first year is for the fiscal year 
10.20 	2018 offender health care contract. The base 
10.21 	for this item is $11,400,000 in each of fiscal 
10.22 	years 2020 and 2021.

10.23	Subd. 3.Community Services
 		127,911,000
		128,053,000
	
10.24 	(a) Community Corrections Act
10.25 	$2,100,000 each year is added to the 
10.26 	Community Corrections Act subsidy, as 
10.27 	described in Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.28 	401.14.
10.29 	(b) County Probation Officer 
10.30 	Reimbursement
10.31 	$230,000 each year is added to the county 
10.32 	probation officers reimbursement, as described 
11.1 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 244.19, 
11.2 	subdivision 6.
11.3 	(c) DOC Supervision Services
11.4 	$696,000 the first year and $697,000 the 
11.5 	second year are for Department of Corrections 
11.6 	probation and supervised release agents.

11.7	Subd. 4.Operations Support
 		27,223,000
		27,281,000
	
11.8 	Critical Technology Needs. $1,500,000 each 
11.9 	year is to support critical technology needs.

11.10 	ARTICLE 2
11.11 	FISCAL-RELATED STATUTORY CHANGES

11.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.13 		Subdivision 1.Classifications. (a) The following government data of the Department 
11.14 	of Public Safety are private data:
11.15 	(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking 
11.16 	certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;
11.17 	(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that (i) 
11.18 	data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies, and (ii) data 
11.19 	necessary for enforcement of sections 169.345 and 169.346 may be released to parking 
11.20 	enforcement employees or parking enforcement agents of statutory or home rule charter 
11.21 	cities and towns;
11.22 	(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records, 
11.23 	except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for 
11.24 	purposes of tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry for purposes of 
11.25 	workers' compensation administration and enforcement, the judicial branch for purposes of 
11.26 	debt collection, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of license application 
11.27 	administration; and
11.28 	(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07, 
11.29 	subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:
11.30 	(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated 
11.31 	caregiver; or
12.1 	(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate 
12.2 	at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of 
12.3 	the need to care for a child of the license holder.
12.4 	The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3) 
12.5 	and must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social 
12.6 	Security numbers for any other purpose.
12.7 	(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential 
12.8 	data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member 
12.9 	of the individual's family.

12.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 271.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.11 		Subd. 2.Jurisdiction. At the election of the taxpayer, the Small Claims Division shall 
12.12 	have jurisdiction only in the following matters:
12.13 	(a) cases involving valuation, assessment, or taxation of real or personal property, if:
12.14 	(i) the issue is a denial of a current year application for the homestead classification for 
12.15 	the taxpayer's property;
12.16 	(ii) only one parcel is included in the petition, the entire parcel is classified as homestead 
12.17 	class 1a or 1b under section 273.13, and the parcel contains no more than one dwelling unit;
12.18 	(iii) the entire property is classified as agricultural homestead class 2a or 1b under section 
12.19 	273.13; or
12.20 	(iv) the assessor's estimated market value of the property included in the petition is less 
12.21 	than $300,000; or
12.22 	(b) any case not involving valuation, assessment, or taxation of real and personal property 
12.23 	in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $5,000 $15,000, including penalty and 
12.24 	interest.

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

12.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 357.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.27 		Subd. 2.Fee amounts. The fees to be charged and collected by the court administrator 
12.28 	shall be as follows:
12.29 	(1) In every civil action or proceeding in said court, including any case arising under 
12.30 	the tax laws of the state that could be transferred or appealed to the Tax Court, the plaintiff, 
13.1 	petitioner, or other moving party shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said 
13.2 	action, a fee of $310, except in marriage dissolution actions the fee is $340.
13.3 	The defendant or other adverse or intervening party, or any one or more of several 
13.4 	defendants or other adverse or intervening parties appearing separately from the others, 
13.5 	shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said action, a fee of $310, except in 
13.6 	marriage dissolution actions the fee is $340. This subdivision does not apply to the filing 
13.7 	of an Application for Discharge of Judgment. Section 548.181 applies to an Application 
13.8 	for Discharge of Judgment.
13.9 	The party requesting a trial by jury shall pay $100.
13.10 	The fees above stated shall be the full trial fee chargeable to said parties irrespective of 
13.11 	whether trial be to the court alone, to the court and jury, or disposed of without trial, and 
13.12 	shall include the entry of judgment in the action, but does not include copies or certified 
13.13 	copies of any papers so filed or proceedings under chapter 103E, except the provisions 
13.14 	therein as to appeals.
13.15 	(2) Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding, $14, and $8 
13.16 	for an uncertified copy.
13.17 	(3) Issuing a subpoena, $16 for each name.
13.18 	(4) Filing a motion or response to a motion in civil, family, excluding child support, and 
13.19 	guardianship cases, $100.
13.20 	(5) Issuing an execution and filing the return thereof; issuing a writ of attachment, 
13.21 	injunction, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, or other writs not specifically 
13.22 	mentioned, $55.
13.23 	(6) Issuing a transcript of judgment, or for filing and docketing a transcript of judgment 
13.24 	from another court, $40.
13.25 	(7) Filing and entering a satisfaction of judgment, partial satisfaction, or assignment of 
13.26 	judgment, $5.
13.27 	(8) Certificate as to existence or nonexistence of judgments docketed, $5 for each name 
13.28 	certified to.
13.29 	(9) Filing and indexing trade name; or recording basic science certificate; or recording 
13.30 	certificate of physicians, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, veterinarians, or optometrists, 
13.31 	$5.
13.32 	(10) For the filing of each partial, final, or annual account in all trusteeships, $55.
14.1 	(11) For the deposit of a will, $27.
14.2 	(12) For recording notary commission, $20.
14.3 	(13) Filing a motion or response to a motion for modification of child support, a fee of 
14.4 	$100 $50.
14.5 	(14) All other services required by law for which no fee is provided, such fee as compares 
14.6 	favorably with those herein provided, or such as may be fixed by rule or order of the court.
14.7 	(15) In addition to any other filing fees under this chapter, a surcharge in the amount of 
14.8 	$75 must be assessed in accordance with section 259.52, subdivision 14, for each adoption 
14.9 	petition filed in district court to fund the fathers' adoption registry under section 259.52.
14.10 	The fees in clauses (3) and (5) need not be paid by a public authority or the party the 
14.11 	public authority represents.

14.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.

14.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.748, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
14.14 		Subd. 3a.Filing fee; cost of service. The filing fees for a restraining order under this 
14.15 	section are waived for the petitioner and the respondent if the petition alleges acts that would 
14.16 	constitute a violation of section 609.749, subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5, or sections 609.342 to 
14.17 	609.3451. The court administrator and the sheriff of any county in this state shall perform 
14.18 	their duties relating to service of process without charge to the petitioner. The court shall 
14.19 	direct payment of the reasonable costs of service of process if served by a private process 
14.20 	server when the sheriff is unavailable or if service is made by publication. The court may 
14.21 	direct a respondent to pay to the court administrator the petitioner's filing fees and reasonable 
14.22 	costs of service of process if the court determines that the respondent has the ability to pay 
14.23 	the petitioner's fees and costs.

14.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.