1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; clarifying authority of Fugitive Apprehension Units to do 
1.3 	general law enforcement;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 241.025, 
1.4 	subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 241.025, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. The commissioner of corrections may appoint peace 
1.8 	officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), who shall serve in the 
1.9 	classified service subject to the provisions of section 43A.01, subdivision 2, and establish 
1.10 	a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), known 
1.11 	as the Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit, to perform the duties necessary 
1.12 	to make statewide arrests under sections 629.30 and 629.34. The jurisdiction of the law 
1.13 	enforcement agency is limited to the activities related to the arrest of Department of 
1.14 	Corrections' discretionary and statutory released violators and Department of Corrections' 
1.15 	escapees. The Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit may exercise general 
1.16 	law enforcement duties upon request for assistance from a law enforcement agency and is 
1.17 	subject to availability and resources of the Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension 
1.18 	Unit.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 241.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 2.Limitations. The initial processing of a person arrested by the fugitive 
1.21 	apprehension unit for an offense within the agency's jurisdiction is the responsibility of the 
1.22 	fugitive apprehension unit unless otherwise directed by the law enforcement agency with 
2.1 	primary jurisdiction. A subsequent investigation is the responsibility of the law enforcement 
2.2 	agency of the jurisdiction in which a new crime is committed.