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MN Stat § 299F.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.05 — Law Enforcement Powers; Information System.

299F.05 LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS; INFORMATION SYSTEM. Subdivision 1. Investigation, arrest, and prosecution. On determining that reasonable grounds exist to believe that a violation of sections 609.561 to 609.576 has occurred or that some other crime has occurred in connection with a fire investigated pursuant to section 299F.04, the state fire marshal shall so inform the law enforcement authority having jurisdiction, who shall cooperate with the fire marshal and local fire officials in further investigating the reported incident in a manner that may include supervising and directing the subsequent criminal investigation and taking the testimony on oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant of any facts relating to the matter under investigation. On determining that there is evidence sufficient to charge any person with a violation of sections 609.561 to 609.576, or of any other crime in connection with an investigated fire, the authority having jurisdiction shall have the person arrested and charged with the offense and furnish to the proper prosecuting attorney all relevant evidence, together with the copy of all names of witnesses and all the information obtained by the authority or the state fire marshal, including a copy of all pertinent and material testimony taken in the case. Subd. 2. Information system. The state fire marshal shall maintain a record of arrests, charges filed, and final disposition of all fires reported and investigated under sections 299F.04 and 299F.05. For this purpose, the Department of Public Safety shall implement a single reporting system utilizing the systems operated by the fire marshal. The system must be operated in such a way as to minimize duplication and discrepancies in reported figures. History:  (5956) 1913 c 564 s 7; 1978 c 777 s 4; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 136 art 9 s 6
MN Stat § 299F.052 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.052 — Arson Reporting Immunity Law, Citation.

299F.052 ARSON REPORTING IMMUNITY LAW, CITATION. Sections 299F.052 to 299F.057 shall be known as the Arson Reporting Immunity Law. History:   1979 c 226 s 1
MN Stat § 299F.053 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.053 — Definitions.

299F.053 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 299F.052 to 299F.057 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given to them. Subd. 2. Authorized person. "Authorized person" means: (1) the state fire marshal when authorized or charged with the investigation of fires at the place where the fire actually took place; (2) superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; (3) the prosecuting attorney responsible for prosecutions in the county where the fire occurred; (4) the sheriff or chief of police responsible for investigation in the county where the fire occurred; (5) the county attorney responsible for the prosecution in the county where the fire occurred; (6) the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other federal agency; (7) the United States Attorney's Office when authorized or charged with investigation or prosecution of a case involving a fire loss; (8) the chief administrative officer of the municipal arson squad or the chief of the fire department responsible for the investigation of the fire under section 299F.04, subdivision 1; or (9) the commissioner of commerce. Subd. 3. Relevant. "Relevant" information or evidence means information having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the investigation or determination of the issue more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence. History:  1979 c 226 s 2; 1995 c 258 s 63; 1997 c 77 s 5
MN Stat § 299F.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.055 — Confidential Data; Evidence.

299F.055 CONFIDENTIAL DATA; EVIDENCE. Any data received pursuant to sections 299F.052 to 299F.057 by an authorized person or insurance company shall be confidential data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3 until its release is required pursuant to a criminal or civil proceeding. History:  1979 c 226 s 4; 1981 c 311 s 39; 1982 c 545 s 24
MN Stat § 299F.056 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.056 — Enforcement.

299F.056 ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Refusal to release information. No insurance company or employee or officer thereof shall intentionally refuse to release any information requested pursuant to section 299F.054, subdivision 1. Subd. 2. Refusal to notify authorized person. No insurance company or employee or officer thereof shall intentionally refuse to provide authorized persons notice or relevant information pursuant to section 299F.054, subdivision 2. Subd. 3. Confidentiality of information. No person shall fail to maintain the confidentiality of the data required to be held as confidential. Subd. 4. Penalty. Whoever violates the provisions of subdivision 1, 2 or 3 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1979 c 226 s 5
MN Stat § 299F.057 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.057 — Applicability Of Ordinances; Concurrent Jurisdiction.

299F.057 APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCES; CONCURRENT JURISDICTION. The provisions of sections 299F.052 to 299F.057 shall not be construed to affect or repeal any ordinance of any municipality relating to fire prevention or the control of arson, but the jurisdiction of the state fire marshal and the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the municipality is to be concurrent with that of the municipal and county authorities. History:   1979 c 226 s 6
MN Stat § 299F.059 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.059 — Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention.

299F.059 JUVENILE FIRE SETTER INTERVENTION. Subdivision 1. Intervention network. The state fire marshal shall establish a statewide juvenile fire setter intervention network. The network shall include a clearinghouse of resources and materials to assist fire service personnel, schools, law enforcement agencies, and mental health professionals in understanding juvenile fire-setting behavior and symptoms and intervening with juveniles who engage in the behavior or display the symptoms. The state fire marshal shall include in the network the comprehensive injury prevention education curriculum provided for in subdivision 2. Subd. 2. Educational curriculum. The state fire marshal shall ensure implementation of a comprehensive injury prevention education curriculum that focuses on juvenile fire play intervention and injury prevention. The curriculum shall be made available to schools and other interested organizations statewide. Subd. 3. Annual training forum. The state fire marshal shall develop strategies and plans designed to reduce the number of juvenile fire-setting incidents. The state fire marshal shall offer an annual training forum for fire service and law enforcement personnel and for juvenile justice, medical, educational, mental health, and other interested professionals to discuss these strategies and other issues relating to juvenile fire setter behavior and symptoms. Subd. 4. Media campaign; keeping fire materials away from children. The state fire marshal shall develop an ongoing media awareness campaign to instruct parents, retailers, and the community on the importance of keeping fire materials away from children and on methods for accomplishing that objective. History:   1997 c 239 art 8 s 21
MN Stat § 299F.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.06 — Testimonial Powers.

299F.06 TESTIMONIAL POWERS. Subdivision 1. Summon witnesses; produce documentary evidence. (a) In order to establish if reasonable grounds exist to believe that a violation of sections 609.561 to 609.576 has occurred, or to determine compliance with the State Fire Code or corrective orders issued under that code, the state fire marshal and the staff designated by the state fire marshal, in any county of the state, may summon and compel the attendance of witnesses to testify before the state fire marshal, chief assistant fire marshal, or deputy state fire marshals and may require the production of any book, paper, or document deemed pertinent. (b) A summons issued under this subdivision must be served in the same manner and has the same effect as a subpoena issued from a district court. All witnesses must receive the same compensation as is paid to witnesses in district courts, which must be paid out of the fire marshal fund upon a voucher certificate signed by the state fire marshal, chief assistant fire marshal, or deputy fire marshal before whom any witnesses have attended and this officer shall, at the close of the investigation in which the witness was subpoenaed, certify to the attendance and mileage of the witness. This certificate must be filed in the Office of the State Fire Marshal. All investigations held by or under the direction of the state fire marshal or any subordinate may, in the state fire marshal's discretion, be private and persons other than those required to be present by the provisions of this chapter may be excluded from the place where the investigation is held, and witnesses may be kept separate and apart from each other and not allowed to communicate with each other until they have been examined. Subd. 2. Oath administered. The state fire marshal, chief assistant state fire marshal, and deputy state fire marshals are each hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths and affirmations to any persons appearing as witnesses before them; and false swearing in any matter or proceeding aforesaid shall be deemed perjury and punished as such. Subd. 3. Penalty for refusal to testify or produce evidence. Any witness who refuses to be sworn, or who refuses to testify, or who disobeys any lawful order of the state fire marshal, chief assistant fire marshal, or deputy state fire marshal in relation to the investigation, or who fails or refuses to produce any paper, book, or document touching any matter under examination, or who is guilty of any contemptuous conduct, after being summoned to appear before them to give testimony in relation to any matter or subject under examination or investigation may be punished by any district court in the same manner as if the proceedings were pending in that court, subject to the provisions of section 588.01. History:  (5957) 1913 c 564 s 8; 1978 c 777 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 239 art 8 s 22,23; 2005 c 136 art 9 s 8
MN Stat § 299F.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.08 — Premises, When Entered.

299F.08 PREMISES, WHEN ENTERED. Subdivision 1. Immediate entry. In the performance of the duties imposed by the provisions of this chapter, the state fire marshal and subordinates, during and within a reasonable time after a fire has been extinguished, may enter any building or premises where a fire has occurred and other buildings and premises adjoining or near thereto to investigate and gather evidence. In determining whether a search is reasonable within the meaning of this subdivision, the need for investigatory search for the cause of the fire shall be balanced against the privacy rights of the occupant or owner of the building or premises. Subd. 2. Administrative search warrant. (a) After the reasonable time prescribed by subdivision 1 for an investigatory search has expired, subsequent entries to the building or premises to investigate and gather evidence may be made only if there is consent from the owner or occupant of the building or premises or pursuant to an administrative search warrant issued by a judge. (b) In determining whether to issue an administrative search warrant for the purposes of this subdivision, the judge, in conforming the decision to constitutional doctrine governing warrant procedures for administrative searches, shall consider but not be limited to the following factors: (1) scope of the proposed search; (2) number of prior entries by fire officials; (3) time of day when the search is proposed to be made; (4) lapse of time since the fire; (5) continued use of the building; and (6) the owner's or occupant's efforts to secure the building against intruders. Subd. 3. Criminal search warrant. If during the course of an investigatory search under an administrative search warrant issued in accordance with subdivision 2, the fire marshal or subordinates find probable cause to believe arson has occurred and require further access to the building or premises to gather evidence for possible prosecution, a criminal search warrant must be obtained from a judge. Subd. 4. Securing the scene. In order to prevent the loss, destruction, or alteration of evidence at a fire scene, fire officials may secure fire scenes for up to 48 hours after having extinguished the fire while warrants are obtained or while the investigation authorized in this section is conducted. Fire scene security may be accomplished by preventing any person from entering the fire scene or from removing property from the fire scene. An individual may enter the fire scene if accompanied by the fire official conducting the investigation, or if the individual obtains the fire official's written permission. Persons not complying with the fire security measures under this subdivision are guilty of obstructing legal process as defined in section 609.50. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to increase the civil liability of fire officials or to decrease municipal or state immunities as set forth in section 3.736 or 466.03. History:  (5959) 1913 c 564 s 10; 1981 c 106 s 2; 1985 c 141 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 299F.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.09 — Building Entered Within Reasonable Hours.

299F.09 BUILDING ENTERED WITHIN REASONABLE HOURS. The state fire marshal, chief assistant, deputies, and subordinates, the chief of the fire department of each city where a fire department is established, the mayor of a city where no fire department exists, or the clerk of a town in territory without the limits of a city, at all reasonable hours may enter into all buildings and upon all premises within their jurisdiction for the purpose of examination, after proper consent from the occupant or owner or pursuant to an administrative search warrant. If the examination occurs subsequent to a fire, entry into a building or premise is governed by section 299F.08. History:  (5960) 1913 c 564 s 11; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1981 c 106 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 299F.091 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.091 — Citation.

299F.091 CITATION. Sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 may be cited as the "Community Emergency Response Hazardous Substances Protection Act." History:   1Sp1986 c 1 art 10 s 10
MN Stat § 299F.093 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.093 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.

299F.093 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. Subdivision 1. Duties; rules. The commissioner shall: (1) adopt rules no later than July 1, 1987, with the advice of the Hazardous Substance Notification Advisory Committee, establishing the form and content of the hazardous substance notification report form, as required by section 299F.094, and describing one or more hazard categories with specified ranges of quantities in each hazard category, representing increments of substantially increased risk; (2) print and provide to individual fire departments the requested number of hazardous substance notification reports, which must be made available to a fire department no more than 90 days following its request, for the fire department to mail or otherwise make available to employers in the jurisdiction; (3) report to the legislature, as needed, on the effectiveness of sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 and recommend amendments to sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 that are considered necessary; (4) adopt rules to implement sections 299F.091 to 299F.099, compatible with the State Fire Code so as to not limit the authority of local fire officials under that code; and (5) adopt rules that are based on the most recent standard 704, adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, and that allow a fire department to require employers within its jurisdiction to post signs conforming to standard 704, and indicating the presence of hazardous substances. If the signs are required, a fire department shall supply the signs or provide information to assist an employer to obtain them. Subd. 2. Investigation powers. The commissioner shall, at the request of a local fire department, investigate suspected violations of sections 299F.091 to 299F.099. History:  1Sp1986 c 1 art 10 s 12; 1993 c 337 s 18; 1997 c 187 art 1 s 22; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 64; 2005 c 136 art 9 s 14
MN Stat § 299F.094 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.094 — Report Required; Contents.

299F.094 REPORT REQUIRED; CONTENTS. Subdivision 1. Employer's duty. Except as provided in section 299F.096, subdivision 2, an employer who receives a hazardous substance notification report shall submit to the local fire department a completed hazardous substance notification report form containing the information and in the manner required by this section and the rules of the commissioner, within two months after receiving a hazardous substance notification report. As an alternative, an employer may, at the discretion of the local fire department, arrange with the local fire department for a date certain upon which that department may conduct an inspection of that employer's workplace in order for the employer to provide the information, or essentially the same information, as contained in the report form to the local fire department. Subd. 2. Contents of form. The hazardous substance notification report must be completed on a form developed by the commissioner of public safety and contain the following information: (1) the range of maximum combined quantities of all hazardous substances contained in each designated hazard category that may reasonably be expected to be present in the workplace during normal operations; (2) the street address and any other special identifier of the workplace; and (3) the employer's name and street address with the telephone numbers of responsible persons in charge of the workplace who can be reached at all times. Subd. 3. Updated information. If, after review of the hazardous substance notification report of an employer, a local fire department requires additional information, then the employer: (1) shall provide, at the request of that fire department, a material safety data sheet, or any requested portion of it, for any hazardous substance contained in any designated hazard category covered by the hazardous substance notification report; and (2) shall respond as soon as possible, but in no case later than 30 days, to a request by a local fire department for clarification of any information previously submitted or to a request for additional information under sections 299F.091 to 299F.099. Subd. 4. Prompt notification of change. An employer shall promptly notify the local fire department of significant changes in the information provided under this section, but not later than 30 days after each significant change. Subd. 5. Inspection; emergency plans. At the request of the local fire department, an employer shall permit the local fire department inspection and cooperate in the preparation of fire and emergency plans. History:   1Sp1986 c 1 art 10 s 13
MN Stat § 299F.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety|Chapter 299F — Fire Marshal|Section 299F.095 — Powers And Duties Of Fire Department.

299F.095 POWERS AND DUTIES OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. (a) To the extent feasible, given the amount of funds and training available, the local fire department shall: (1) mail or otherwise distribute hazardous substance notification report forms to employers within the jurisdiction of the fire department except for those employers for whom an inspection has been arranged or employers from whom a hazardous substance notification is considered not necessary by the fire department; (2) retain and evaluate each hazardous substance notification report and notification of significant change submitted by each employer until the employer's workplace ceases to exist or the fire department determines retention of the hazardous substance notification report is no longer necessary; (3) develop for fire department use appropriate fire and emergency procedures for the hazardous substance risks of each workplace based on the information received; (4) investigate suspected violations of sections 299F.091 to 299F.099, and issue appropriate orders for compliance; and (5) provide available material safety data sheets and hazardous substance notification reports at the request of other emergency response personnel. (b) Data collected under sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 is nonpublic data within the meaning of section 13.02, subdivision 9. History:   1Sp1986 c 1 art 10 s 14