1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature, 2020 1st Special Session (2019 - 2020) Posted on 06/17/2020 10:29am
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; reporting law enforcement use of force; requiring reports;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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A chief law enforcement officer must provide the
information requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation about each incident of law
enforcement use of force resulting in serious bodily harm or death, as those terms are defined
in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's reporting requirements, to the superintendent of the
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The superintendent shall adopt a reporting form for use
by law enforcement agencies in making the report required under this section. The report
must include for each incident all of the information requested by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
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A chief law enforcement officer must file the
report under subdivision 1 once a month in the form required by the superintendent. The
superintendent must summarize and analyze the information received and submit an annual
written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives
and senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety. The superintendent shall submit
the information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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