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MN Stat § 299A.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.51 — Liability And Workers' Compensation.

299A.51 LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Subdivision 1. Liability. During operations authorized under section 299A.50, members of a regional hazardous materials team operating outside their geographic jurisdiction are "employees of the state" as defined in section 3.736. Subd. 2. Workers' compensation. During operations authorized under section 299A.50, members of a regional hazardous materials team operating outside their geographic jurisdiction are considered employees of the Department of Public Safety for purposes of chapter 176. Subd. 3. Limitation. A person who provides personnel and equipment to assist at the scene of a hazardous materials response incident outside the person's geographic jurisdiction or property, at the request of the state or a local unit of government, is not liable for any civil damages resulting from acts or omissions in providing the assistance, unless the person acts in a willful and wanton or reckless manner in providing the assistance. History:  1992 c 593 art 2 s 6; 1995 c 226 art 4 s 5; 2003 c 39 s 3,4
MN Stat § 299A.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.52 — Responsible Person.

299A.52 RESPONSIBLE PERSON. Subdivision 1. Response liability. A responsible person, as described in section 115B.03, is liable for the reasonable and necessary costs, including legal and administrative costs, of response to a hazardous materials incident incurred by a regional hazardous materials response team or local unit of government. For the purposes of this section, "hazardous substance" as used in section 115B.03 means "hazardous material" as defined in section 299A.49. Subd. 2. Expense recovery. The commissioner shall assess the responsible person for the regional hazardous materials response team costs of response. The commissioner may bring an action for recovery of unpaid costs, reasonable attorney fees, and any additional court costs. Any funds received by the commissioner under this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner to pay for costs for which the funds were received. Any remaining funds at the end of the biennium shall be transferred to the Fire Safety Account. Subd. 3. Attempted avoidance of liability. For purposes of sections 299A.48 to 299A.52 and 299K.095, a responsible person may not avoid liability by conveying any right, title, or interest in real property or by any indemnification, hold harmless agreement, or similar agreement. History:  1992 c 593 art 2 s 7; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 299A.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.59 — Notice Of Multiple Law Enforcement Operations Conflicts.

299A.59 NOTICE OF MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS CONFLICTS. (a) Notwithstanding section 299C.405, the Department of Public Safety may employ a secure subscription service designed to promote and enhance officer safety during tactical operations by and between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies by notifying law enforcement agencies of conflicts where multiple law enforcement operations may be occurring on the same subject or vehicle or on or near the same location. The notification may include warrant executions, surveillance activities, SWAT activities, and undercover operations. (b) Data created, collected, received, maintained, or disseminated by this system is classified as criminal investigative data as defined in section 13.82, subdivision 7. History:   2006 c 253 s 15
MN Stat § 299A.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.61 — Criminal Alert Network.

299A.61 CRIMINAL ALERT NETWORK. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of public safety, in cooperation with the Department of Information Technology Services, shall develop and maintain an integrated criminal alert network to facilitate the communication of crime prevention information by electronic means among state agencies, law enforcement officials, and the private sector. The network shall disseminate data regarding the commission of crimes, including information on missing and endangered children or vulnerable adults, and attempt to reduce theft and other crime by the use of electronic transmission of information. In addition, the commissioner shall evaluate the feasibility of using the network to disseminate data regarding the use of fraudulent checks and the coordination of security and antiterrorism efforts with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the commissioner determines that one or both of these uses are feasible, the commissioner shall ensure that the network disseminates data in the area or areas determined to be feasible. Subd. 2. Data on members. Data that identify individuals or businesses as members of the criminal alert network, including names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, are private data on individuals or nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9 or 12. Subd. 3. Limit on liability of financial institution. A financial institution, including its employees or company agents, that provides or reasonably attempts to provide information regarding stolen, forged, or fraudulent checks for use by the crime alert network, check verification services, consumer reporting agencies, a banking industry antifraud database consistent with federal privacy law, or by law enforcement agencies that are investigating a crime is not liable to any person for disclosing the information, provided that the financial institution is acting in good faith. Subd. 4. Fee authorized. The commissioner of public safety may charge a fee to members of the network for the services that the network provides. Money collected from these fees is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety and must be used for network expenses. History:  1995 c 226 art 4 s 6; 1995 c 244 s 6; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 48; 1997 c 239 art 8 s 7; 1998 c 337 s 1; 1998 c 367 art 11 s 8; 2000 c 354 s 1; 2005 c 118 s 16; 2009 c 119 s 6; 2010 c 382 s 62; 2013 c 134 s 30; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 36; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 16
MN Stat § 299A.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.70 — Public Safety Motor Vehicle Account.

299A.70 PUBLIC SAFETY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT. The public safety motor vehicle account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of the fees collected under section 168A.29, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for purchasing and equipping department vehicles. History:   1997 c 159 art 2 s 42
MN Stat § 299A.706 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.706 — Alcohol Enforcement Account; Appropriation.

299A.706 ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.  An alcohol enforcement account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of money credited to the account by law. Money in the account may be appropriated by law for (1) costs of the Alcohol and Gambling Division related to administration and enforcement of sections 340A.403, subdivision 4; 340A.414, subdivision 1a; and 340A.504, subdivision 7; and (2) costs of the State Patrol. History:  1Sp2003 c 19 art 2 s 50,79; 2018 c 182 art 1 s 90
MN Stat § 299A.707 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.707 — Community Justice Reinvestment Account.

299A.707 COMMUNITY JUSTICE REINVESTMENT ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Account established. The community justice reinvestment account is established in the special revenue fund. Subd. 2. Account purpose, grants. Money in this account shall be allocated by a grant program administered by the commissioner of public safety through the Office of Justice Programs. Local units of government and nonprofit organizations are eligible for grants to establish or operate chemical dependency and mental health treatment programs, programs that improve supervision, including pretrial and precharge supervision, and programs to reduce recidivism of controlled substances offenders on probation or supervised release or participating in treatment courts or to fund local participation in treatment court initiatives approved by the Judicial Council. Subd. 3. Reporting. By January 15, in each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice funding on grants made in the preceding two years from the account. Subd. 4. Legislative intent. It is the legislature's intent that savings to the state realized as a result of the passage of Laws 2016, chapter 160, be used to fund the transfers from the general fund to this account. Subd. 5. Appropriation. The amounts transferred to the account are appropriated to the commissioner to make grants under subdivision 2. Subd. 6. Annual transfer. In fiscal year 2018 and each year thereafter, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $461,000 from the general fund to the community justice reinvestment account. History:  2016 c 160 s 14; 2017 c 95 art 2 s 6; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 2 s 5
MN Stat § 299A.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.71 — Combating Juvenile Prostitution; Prevention Grants.

299A.71 COMBATING JUVENILE PROSTITUTION; PREVENTION GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A grant program is established for enhanced law enforcement efforts and peace officer education and training to combat juvenile prostitution. The goal of the grants is to provide peace officers with the knowledge and skills to recognize individuals who sexually exploit youth, charge and prosecute these individuals for promotion and solicitation of prostitution, and effectively communicate with the victims of juvenile prostitution. Subd. 2. Eligibility. The commissioner of public safety shall make juvenile prostitution prevention grants to local law enforcement agencies to provide enhanced efforts targeted to juvenile prostitution and training and staff development relating to the prevention of juvenile prostitution. The law enforcement agency must utilize all of the grant funding received for efforts to combat juvenile prostitution. Subd. 3. Grant application. A local law enforcement agency must submit an application to the commissioner of public safety in the form and manner the commissioner establishes. History:   2000 c 488 art 6 s 6
MN Stat § 299A.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.72 — Juvenile Justice Program.

299A.72 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM. The governor shall designate the Department of Public Safety as the sole agency responsible for supervising the preparation and administration of the state plan for juvenile justice required by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended. The governor shall designate the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee as the supervisory board for the Department of Public Safety with respect to preparation and administration of the state plan and award of grants. The governor shall appoint members to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee in accordance with the membership requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended. Section 15.059, subdivision 3, governs the compensation of the members. History:  1987 c 312 art 1 s 22; 1994 c 483 s 1; 2001 c 161 s 51; 2004 c 206 s 43,52
MN Stat § 299A.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.73 — Grants-in-aid To Youth Intervention Programs.

299A.73 GRANTS-IN-AID TO YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Grants. The commissioner may make grants to nonprofit agencies administering youth intervention programs in communities where the programs are or may be established. "Youth intervention program" means a nonresidential community-based program providing advocacy, education, counseling, mentoring, and referral services to youth and their families experiencing personal, familial, school, legal, or chemical problems with the goal of resolving the present problems and preventing the occurrence of the problems in the future. The intent of the youth intervention program is to provide an ongoing stable funding source to community-based early intervention programs for youth. Program design may be different for the grantees depending on youth service needs of the communities being served. Subd. 2. Applications. Applications for a grant-in-aid shall be made by the administering agency to the commissioner. The grant-in-aid is contingent upon the agency having obtained from the community in which the youth intervention program is established local matching money equal to the amount of the grant that is sought. The matching requirement is intended to leverage the investment of state and community dollars in supporting the efforts of the grantees to provide early intervention services to youth and their families. The commissioner shall provide the application form, procedures for making application form, criteria for review of the application, and kinds of contributions in addition to cash that qualify as local matching money. No grant to any agency may exceed $75,000. Subd. 3. Grant allocation formula. Up to five percent of the appropriations to the grants-in-aid to the youth intervention program may be used for a grant to the Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association for expenses in providing collaboration, program development, professional development training, technical assistance, tracking, and analyzing and reporting outcome data for the community-based grantees of the program. The Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association is not required to meet the match obligation under subdivision 2. Subd. 4. Administrative costs. The commissioner may use up to two percent of the biennial appropriation for grants-in-aid to the youth intervention program to pay costs incurred by the department in administering the youth intervention program. History:  1987 c 312 art 1 s 23; 1996 c 408 art 2 s 2; 1999 c 107 s 65; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2005 c 136 art 8 s 1,29; 2013 c 86 art 3 s 5; 2015 c 65 art 3 s 7
MN Stat § 299A.76 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.76 — Suicide Statistics.

299A.76 SUICIDE STATISTICS. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall not: (1) include any statistics on committing suicide or attempting suicide in any compilation of crime statistics published by the commissioner; or (2) label as a crime statistic, any data on committing suicide or attempting suicide. (b) This section does not apply to the crimes of aiding suicide under section 609.215, subdivision 1, or aiding attempted suicide under section 609.215, subdivision 2, or to statistics on a suicide directly related to the commission of a crime. History:  1Sp2001 c 9 art 13 s 17; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113
MN Stat § 299A.78 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.78 — Statewide Human Trafficking Assessment.

299A.78 STATEWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ASSESSMENT. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of sections 299A.78 to 299A.795, the following definitions apply: (a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. (b) "Nongovernmental organizations" means nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide legal, social, or other community services. (c) "Blackmail" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 2. (d) "Debt bondage" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 3. (e) "Forced labor or services" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 4. (f) "Labor trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 5. (g) "Labor trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 6. (h) "Sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a. (i) "Sex trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7b. (j) "Trafficking" includes "labor trafficking" and "sex trafficking." (k) "Trafficking victim" includes "labor trafficking victim" and "sex trafficking victim." Subd. 2. General duties. The commissioner of public safety, in cooperation with local authorities, shall: (1) collect, share, and compile trafficking data among government agencies to assess the nature and extent of trafficking in Minnesota; and (2) analyze the collected data to develop a plan to address and prevent human trafficking. Subd. 3. Outside services. As provided for in section 15.061, the commissioner of public safety may contract with professional or technical services in connection with the duties to be performed under sections 299A.785, 299A.79, and 299A.795. The commissioner may also contract with other outside organizations to assist with the duties to be performed under sections 299A.785, 299A.79, and 299A.795. History:  2005 c 136 art 11 s 6; 2006 c 282 art 13 s 8; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 63
MN Stat § 299A.783 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.783 — Statewide Antitrafficking Investigation Coordination.

299A.783 STATEWIDE ANTITRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION COORDINATION. Subdivision 1. Antitrafficking investigation coordinator. The commissioner of public safety must appoint a statewide antitrafficking investigation coordinator who shall work in the Office of Justice Programs. The coordinator must be a current or former law enforcement officer or prosecutor with experience investigating or prosecuting trafficking-related offenses. The coordinator must also have knowledge of services available to and Safe Harbor response for victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation and Minnesota's child welfare system response. The coordinator serves at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service. Subd. 2. Coordinator's responsibilities. The coordinator shall have the following duties: (1) develop, coordinate, and facilitate training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, courts, child welfare workers, social service providers, medical providers, and other community members; (2) establish standards for approved training and review compliance with those standards; (3) coordinate and monitor multijurisdictional sex trafficking task forces; (4) review, develop, promote, and monitor compliance with investigative protocols to ensure that law enforcement officers and prosecutors engage in best practices; (5) provide technical assistance and advice related to the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses and the treatment of victims; (6) promote the efficient use of resources by addressing issues of deconfliction, providing advice regarding questions of jurisdiction, and promoting the sharing of data between entities investigating and prosecuting trafficking offenses; (7) assist in the appropriate distribution of grants; (8) perform other duties necessary to ensure effective and efficient investigation and prosecution of trafficking-related offenses; and (9) coordinate with other federal, state, and local agencies to ensure multidisciplinary responses to trafficking and exploitation of youth in Minnesota. History:   1Sp2021 c 11 art 2 s 14
MN Stat § 299A.785 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety|Section 299A.785 — Trafficking Study.

299A.785 TRAFFICKING STUDY. Subdivision 1. Information to be collected. The commissioner shall elicit the cooperation and assistance of government agencies and nongovernmental organizations as appropriate to assist in the collection of trafficking data. The commissioner shall direct the appropriate authorities in each agency and organization to make best efforts to collect information relevant to tracking progress on trafficking. The information to be collected may include, but is not limited to: (1) the numbers of arrests, prosecutions, and successful convictions of traffickers and those committing trafficking-related crimes, including, but not limited to, the following offenses: 609.27 (coercion); 609.282 (labor trafficking); 609.283 (unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking); 609.321 (promotion of prostitution); 609.322 (solicitation of prostitution); 609.324 (other prostitution crimes); 609.33 (disorderly house); 609.352 (solicitation of a child); 617.245 and 617.246 (use of minors in sexual performance); 617.247 (possession of pornographic work involving minors); and 617.293 (harmful materials; dissemination and display to minors prohibited); (2) statistics on the number of trafficking victims, including demographics, method of recruitment, and method of discovery; (3) trafficking routes and patterns, states or country of origin, and transit states or countries; (4) method of transportation, motor vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, or by foot if any transportation took place; and (5) social factors, including pornography, that contribute to and foster trafficking, especially trafficking of women and children. Subd. 2. Publication. The commissioner shall gather and compile annually statistical data on the extent and nature of trafficking in Minnesota. The commissioner shall publish the data every two years. This publication shall be available to the public and include, to the extent possible, the information to be collected in subdivision 1 and any other information the commissioner finds relevant to the issue of trafficking in Minnesota. History:  2005 c 136 art 11 s 7; 2009 c 137 s 1; 2018 c 144 s 1