1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; allowing certain defendants to appear by interactive video 
1.3 	teleconferencing;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	629.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [629.4005] INTERACTIVE VIDEO TELECONFERENCING.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Notification. A person arrested on a warrant issued under section 629.41 
1.8 	shall be informed of the right to demand appearance by interactive video teleconferencing 
1.9 	when:
1.10 	(1) the arrest takes place in a county other than the one in which the warrant was issued;
1.11 	(2) the warrant directs that the person be held in custody or the person is unable to meet 
1.12 	the conditions of release;
1.13 	(3) the highest charged offense is a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor; and
1.14 	(4) the person would otherwise be transported over 50 miles.
1.15 		Subd. 2.Demand for interactive video teleconferencing. On demand, a defendant 
1.16 	meeting the requirements of subdivision 1 shall be permitted to appear by interactive video 
1.17 	teleconferencing for any of the following proceedings:
1.18 	(1) hearings conducted pursuant to rule 5, 6, or 8 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure;
1.19 	(2) waiving an omnibus hearing described in rule 11 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure;
1.20 	(3) plea hearings;
1.21 	(4) sentencing hearings;
2.1 	(5) probation revocation hearings; and
2.2 	(6) any hearing for which the defendant's personal presence is not required under rules 
2.3 	14.02, subdivision 2, and 26.03, subdivision 1(3) of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.