1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; prohibiting use of term
1.3 	"state patrol" in advertising for private detective or
1.4 	protective agent services; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.5 	2004, section 326.3384, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.3384,
1.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Prohibition.  No license holder or
1.10 	employee of a license holder shall, in a manner that implies
1.11 	that the person is an employee or agent of a governmental
1.12 	agency, display on a badge, identification card, emblem,
1.13 	vehicle, uniform, stationery, or in advertising for private
1.14 	detective or protective agent services:
1.15 	(1) the words "police," "constable," "highway patrol,"
1.16 	"state patrol," "sheriff," "trooper," or "law enforcement"; or
1.17 	(2) the name of a municipality, county, state, or of the
1.18 	United States, or any governmental subdivision thereof.
1.19 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.20 	following final enactment.