Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                        CHAPTER 311-S.F.No. 143 
           An act relating to public safety; appropriating fees 
          charged by state patrol and capitol complex security 
          division for escort and contracted security services; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 299D.03, 
          subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in 
          Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299D and 299E. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 299D.03, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERS.] The commissioner is hereby 
authorized to employ and designate a chief supervisor, a chief 
assistant supervisor, and such assistant supervisors, sergeants 
and officers as are provided by law, who shall comprise the 
Minnesota state patrol.  The members of the Minnesota state 
patrol shall have the power and authority: 
    (1) As peace officers to enforce the provisions of the law 
relating to the protection of and use of trunk highways. 
    (2) At all times to direct all traffic on trunk highways in 
conformance with law, and in the event of a fire or other 
emergency, or to expedite traffic or to insure safety, to direct 
traffic on other roads as conditions may require notwithstanding 
the provisions of law. 
    (3) To serve warrants and legal documents anywhere in the 
state. 
    (4) To serve orders of the commissioner of public safety or 
the commissioner's duly authorized agents issued under the 
provisions of the Drivers License Law, the Safety Responsibility 
Act, or relating to authorized brake and light testing stations, 
anywhere in the state and to take possession of any license, 
permit or certificate ordered to be surrendered. 
    (5) To inspect official brake and light adjusting stations. 
    (6) To make appearances anywhere within the state for the 
purpose of conducting traffic safety educational programs and 
school bus clinics. 
    (7) To exercise upon all trunk highways the same powers 
with respect to the enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as 
sheriffs, constables and police officers. 
    (8) To cooperate, under instructions and rules of the 
commissioner of public safety, with all sheriffs and other 
police officers anywhere in the state, provided that said 
employees shall have no power or authority in connection with 
strikes or industrial disputes. 
    (9) To assist and aid any peace officer whose life or 
safety is in jeopardy. 
    (10) As peace officers to provide security and protection 
to the governor, governor elect, either or both houses of the 
legislature, and state buildings or property in the manner and 
to the extent determined to be necessary after consultation with 
the governor, or a designee.  Pursuant to this clause, members 
of the state patrol, acting as peace officers have the same 
powers with respect to the enforcement of laws relating to 
crimes, as sheriffs, constables and police officers have within 
their respective jurisdictions. 
    (11) To inspect school buses anywhere in the state for the 
purposes of determining compliance with vehicle equipment, 
pollution control, and registration requirements. 
    (12) As peace officers to make arrests for public offenses 
committed in their presence anywhere within the state.  Persons 
arrested for violations other than traffic violations shall be 
referred forthwith to the appropriate local law enforcement 
agency for further investigation or disposition. 
    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, The 
state may contract for state patrol members to render the 
services described in this section in excess of their regularly 
scheduled duty hours to a governmental unit pursuant to section 
471.59, and patrol members rendering such services shall be 
compensated in such amounts, manner and under such conditions as 
the agreement provides. 
    Employees thus employed and designated shall subscribe an 
oath and furnish a bond running to the state of Minnesota, said 
bond to be approved and filed in the office of the secretary of 
state. 
    Sec. 2.  [299D.09] [ESCORT SERVICES; APPROPRIATION; 
RECEIPTS.] 
    Fees charged for escort services provided by the state 
patrol are annually appropriated to the commissioner of public 
safety to administer and provide these services.  
    Sec. 3.  [299E.02] [CONTRACT SERVICES; APPROPRIATION; 
RECEIPTS.] 
    Fees charged for contracted security services provided by 
the capitol complex security division of the department of 
public safety are annually appropriated to the commissioner of 
public safety to administer and provide these services. 
    Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Sections 1 to 3 are effective July 1, 1989. 
    Presented to the governor May 26, 1989 
    Signed by the governor May 26, 1989, 5:52 p.m.