HF 2956

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/21/2022 03:55pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing a grant to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office
for technology to detect gunshots; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin GUNSHOT DETECTION SYSTEM; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of public safety for a grant to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office to improve
the detection of incidents involving gunfire and facilitate a rapid response to those incidents.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (b) Money appropriated under paragraph (a) may be used to:
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new text begin (1) purchase technology systems, including portable devices, that detect outdoor audible
gunfire within a specific coverage area using acoustic sensors that accurately pinpoint the
location of the gunfire; and
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new text begin (2) obtain and maintain software that allows peace officers to receive an alert on a mobile
computer, smartphone, or tablet indicating the address of the gunfire, the time frame in
which shots were fired, the number of shots fired, and any other available information.
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new text begin (c) The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office must place technology that detects outdoor
audible gunfire in areas in the county where there are a disproportionately high number of
gunfire incidents.
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