2001 Minnesota Statutes

     299A.65 Jurisdiction and liability. 

    Subdivision 1.    Statewide jurisdiction.  Law 
 enforcement officers who are members of the criminal gang strike 
 force have statewide jurisdiction to conduct criminal 
 investigations and possess the same powers of arrest as those 
 possessed by a sheriff.  

    Subd. 2.    Liability and workers' compensation.  While 
 operating under the scope of this section, members of the strike 
 force are "employees of the state" as defined in section 3.736 
 and are considered employees of the department of public safety 
 for purposes of chapter 176. 

    HIST: 1997 c 239 art 8 s 9