1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring agency demand letters to licensees to 
1.3 	include reasons for the demand;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 15.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [15.026] AGENCY DEMAND LETTERS TO INCLUDE REASONS 
1.7 	FOR DEMAND.
1.8 	(a) For purposes of this section:
1.9 	(1) "State agency" means an office, board, commission, authority, department, or 
1.10 	other agency of the executive branch of state government, and includes constitutional 
1.11 	offices.
1.12 	(2) "Demand" means a request or order to appear or submit documents made 
1.13 	by a state agency to an entity or individual licensed by the state agency as part of an 
1.14 	administrative investigation, audit, or enforcement action relating to an occupational or 
1.15 	business license. Demand includes, but is not limited to, an administrative subpoena or 
1.16 	similar request or order for compliance by a state agency.
1.17 	(b) If a state agency issues a demand, the demand must state the legal and factual basis 
1.18 	for the demand. This statement must include a citation to the specific law or rule that the 
1.19 	state agency believes the license holder may have violated, and a summary of the facts that 
1.20 	have led the state agency to demand that the license holder appear or submit documents.