1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to issue firearms to 
1.3 	peace officers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.8452, subdivision 
1.4 	1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.8452, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Deadly force policy. By January 1, 1992, the head of every local and 
1.8 	state law enforcement agency shall establish and enforce a written policy governing the use 
1.9 	of force, including deadly force, as defined in section 609.066, by peace officers and part-time 
1.10 	peace officers employed by the agency. The policy must be consistent with the provisions 
1.11 	of section 609.066, subdivision 2, require the issuance of at least one firearm to each peace 
1.12 	officer or part-time peace officer employed by the agency, and may not prohibit the use of 
1.13 	deadly force under circumstances in which that force is justified under section 609.066, 
1.14 	subdivision 2.