1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring commissioner of
1.3 	public safety to adopt rules to protect victims of
1.4 	identity theft from invalid criminal suspicion;
1.5 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.6 	chapter 299A.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. [299A.69] RECOGNIZING VICTIMS OF IDENTITY
1.9 	THEFT.
1.10 	(a) The commissioner of public safety shall consult with
1.11 	state and federal law enforcement agencies on determining,
1.12 	establishing, implementing, and administering the most efficient
1.13 	plan or system feasible, in terms of speed and accuracy, by
1.14 	which a peace officer is able to quickly determine that a
1.15 	subject of a criminal inquiry or investigation is a victim of
1.16 	identity theft, not a valid suspect in a crime.
1.17 	(b) The commissioner shall:
1.18 	(1) consider a supplemental identification card system for
1.19 	victims of identity theft, including but not limited to criteria
1.20 	for showing that an applicant's identity was stolen, information
1.21 	needed on the card, the card's duration, factors that would
1.22 	warrant refusal to issue a card or to cancel a card already
1.23 	issued, and other procedures and factors;
1.24 	(2) determine the feasibility of coordinating activities
1.25 	with state and national crime information databases;
1.26 	(3) determine feasibility of coordinating information and
2.1 	activities with national, state, and local law enforcement
2.2 	agencies;
2.3 	(4) recommend changes to law necessary or desirable, if
2.4 	any; and 
2.5 	(5) conduct studies, appoint task forces, and make findings
2.6 	as the commissioner deems necessary or helpful.
2.7 	(c) By December 31, 2006, the commissioner shall adopt
2.8 	rules establishing and implementing the system described in
2.9 	paragraph (a).