1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil law; establishing a special duty of care for municipal building 
1.3 	inspectors and local subsurface sewage treatment system inspectors;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 115.55, by adding a subdivision; 326B.133, by 
1.5 	adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115.55, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 13.Inspection liability. A local unit of government owes a special duty of 
1.10 	care for the protection of a residential property and the property's owner and occupants in 
1.11 	conducting an inspection of a subsurface sewage treatment system on the property.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to 
1.13 	inspections conducted on or after that date.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.133, is amended by adding a 
1.15 	subdivision to read:
1.16 		Subd. 1a.Special duty of care. A municipality owes a special duty of care for the 
1.17 	protection of a residential property and the property's owner and occupants in conducting 
1.18 	an inspection of residential property under this chapter.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2010, and applies to 
1.20 	inspections conducted on or after that date.