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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.42 — Public Safety Officer's Benefit Account.

299A.42 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER'S BENEFIT ACCOUNT.
Subdivision 1.
Public safety officer's benefit account.
The public safety officer's benefit account is created in the state treasury. Money in the account consists of money transferred and appropriated to that account. Money in the account that is not expended in the fiscal year in which it is transferred or appropriated does not revert to the general fund until claims for reimbursement under section 299A.465 that are submitted in that fiscal year are either paid or denied.
Subd. 2.
Annual report.
The commissioner of public safety must annually report, no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety and pensions regarding the financial status of the public safety officer's benefit account; the reimbursements paid by the commissioner during the preceding fiscal year under sections 299A.465, 352B.102, and 353.032; and payments, if any, made during the preceding fiscal year under sections 352B.103 and 353.033. If the commissioner anticipates, based on historical averages, that the public safety officer's benefit account will not have enough money to fund all reimbursements the commissioner reasonably anticipates will be requested under sections 299A.465, 352B.102, and 353.032 and payments for which invoices will be received under sections 352B.103 and 353.033 for the current and next fiscal year, the commissioner must include in the report the amounts the commissioner believes are necessary to fund the anticipated reimbursements and payments.
History:
1990 c 591 art 5 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 2; 2023 c 48 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.43 — Eligibility Determination; Contested Case.

299A.43 ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; CONTESTED CASE.
A challenge to a determination of eligibility by the commissioner of public safety must be heard as a contested case, except that the decision of the administrative law judge is binding on the parties to the proceeding. The order of the administrative law judge is the final decision of the commissioner. The hearing must be conducted according to sections 14.56 to 14.62 and is subject to appeal according to sections 14.63 to 14.68.
History:
1990 c 591 art 5 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.44 — Death Benefit.

299A.44 DEATH BENEFIT.
Subdivision 1.
Payment required.
(a) On certification to the governor by the commissioner of public safety that a public safety officer employed within this state has been killed in the line of duty, the commissioner of management and budget shall pay $100,000 from the public safety officer's benefit account, as follows:
(1) if there is no dependent child, to the spouse;
(2) if there is no spouse, to the dependent child or children in equal shares;
(3) if there are both a spouse and one or more dependent children, one-half to the spouse and one-half to the child or children, in equal shares;
(4) if there is no surviving spouse or dependent child or children, to the parent or parents dependent for support on the decedent, in equal shares; or
(5) if there is no surviving spouse, dependent child, or dependent parent, to the public safety officer's estate.
(b) If there are both a spouse and one or more dependent children under age 18, the spouse, at the spouse's discretion, may spend a maximum of one-third of a child's share on medical or dental treatment for the child or the child's education. Expenditures under this paragraph on behalf of a child do not diminish the shares of any other children. In addition, a spouse, at the spouse's discretion, may expend money from a child's share to pay state and federal taxes on any interest accrued on the share.
Subd. 2.
Adjustment of benefit.
On October 1 of each year beginning after July 1, 1995, the commissioner of public safety shall adjust the level of the benefit payable immediately before October 1 under subdivision 1, to reflect the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, occurring in the one-year period ending on June 1 immediately preceding such October 1.
History:
1990 c 591 art 5 s 4; 1995 c 133 s 1; 1995 c 226 art 2 s 4; 1995 c 265 art 2 s 26; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 3; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.45 — Education Benefit.

299A.45 EDUCATION BENEFIT.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
A person is eligible to receive educational benefits under this section if the person:
(1) is certified under section 299A.44 and in compliance with this section and rules of the commissioner of public safety and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
(2) is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program after June 30, 1990, or a graduate degree or certificate program after June 30, 2011, at an eligible Minnesota institution as provided in section 136A.101, subdivision 4;
(3) has not received benefits for the maximum duration specified in subdivision 4; and
(4) is related in one of the following ways to a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1973:
(i) as a dependent child less than 23 years of age;
(ii) as a surviving spouse; or
(iii) as a dependent child less than 30 years of age who has served on active military duty 181 consecutive days or more and has been honorably discharged or released to the dependent child's reserve or National Guard unit.
Subd. 2.
Award amount.
(a) The amount of the award is the lesser of:
(1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution; or
(2) the tuition maximums established by law for the state grant program under section 136A.121. The tuition maximum for graduate study is the maximum established by law for the state grant program for four-year programs.
(b) An award under this subdivision must not affect a recipient's eligibility for a state grant under section 136A.121.
(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory and charged to all students attending the institution.
(d) For the purpose of benefits awarded under this section, "full time" for a graduate program is eight or more credits per term or the equivalent.
Subd. 3.
Payment.
On proof of eligibility for this program, an eligible institution, on behalf of the student, shall request payment of the award from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. An institution must not request payment unless the student is enrolled in or has completed the term for which the payment is intended.
Subd. 4.
Renewal.
Each award must be given for one academic year and is renewable for a maximum of eight semesters or the equivalent. A student who withdraws from enrollment for active military service or for a major illness, while under the care of a medical professional, that substantially limits the student's ability to complete the term is entitled to an additional semester or the equivalent of grant eligibility. An award must not be given to a dependent child who is 23 years of age or older on the first day of the academic year.
History:
1990 c 591 art 5 s 5; 1991 c 356 art 8 s 22; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 20,21; 2003 c 133 art 3 s 26; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 53,54,59,60; 2008 c 363 art 4 s 10; 2009 c 95 art 2 s 36; 2012 c 270 s 12,13; 2013 c 99 art 2 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.46 — Rules.

299A.46 RULES.
The commissioner of public safety may adopt rules under chapter 14 to implement, coordinate, and administer sections 299A.41 to 299A.44. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education may adopt rules to implement, coordinate, and administer section 299A.45.
History:
1990 c 591 art 5 s 6; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 56; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.47 — Claims Limitation.

299A.47 CLAIMS LIMITATION.
Claims for benefits from the public safety officer's death benefit account made by or on behalf of a survivor of a public safety officer must be filed within two years after the date of death of the officer.
History:
1992 c 523 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.475 — Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome Benefit.

299A.475 POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME BENEFIT.
(a) A law enforcement agency shall provide benefits to any peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), employed by the agency who:
(1) suffers a debilitating psychological reaction to a traumatic event;
(2) is diagnosed by a psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist as suffering from posttraumatic stress syndrome; and
(3) is determined by a psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist to be unable to perform other peace officer job duties offered by the employer through reassignment.
A peace officer who meets all of the conditions of this paragraph is entitled to the benefits described in paragraph (b). A peace officer who meets the conditions in clauses (1) and (2) is entitled to the benefits in paragraph (b), clause (2). The availability of benefits does not depend on whether there is also an accompanying physical injury or physical cause of the condition.
(b) The benefits provided by the law enforcement agency shall include:
(1) payment by the employer for unreimbursed loss of wages during the time period the officer is disabled, but not to exceed one year; and
(2) payment by the employer for unreimbursed expenses for medical treatment, including psychiatric or psychological counseling, to cure and relieve the effects of the posttraumatic stress syndrome during the time period the officer is disabled, but not to exceed one year.
(c) The employer may request a peace officer to undergo an examination by a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist selected by the employer.
(d) As used in this section, "traumatic event" means an event involving the employee lawfully taking the life of or causing great bodily harm, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8, to another by force or violence. "Debilitating psychological reaction" means that, following the traumatic event, the peace officer is unable to perform the essential functions of the peace officer's job without reassignment.
History:
1999 c 216 art 5 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.48 — Citation.

299A.48 CITATION.
Sections 299A.48 to 299A.52 and 299K.095 may be cited as the "Minnesota Emergency Incident Response Act."
History:
1992 c 593 art 2 s 3; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.50 — Response Plan.

299A.50 RESPONSE PLAN.
Subdivision 1.
Elements of plan; rules.
After consultation with the commissioners of natural resources, agriculture, transportation, and the Pollution Control Agency, the state fire marshal, the Emergency Response Commission, appropriate technical emergency response representatives, and representatives of affected parties, the commissioner shall adopt rules to implement a statewide hazardous materials incident response plan. The plan must include:
(1) the locations of hazardous materials emergency response teams, based on the location of hazardous materials, response time, proximity to large population centers, and other factors;
(2) the number and qualifications of members on each team;
(3) the responsibilities of hazardous materials emergency response teams;
(4) equipment needed for hazardous materials emergency response teams;
(5) procedures for selecting and contracting with local governments or nonpublic persons to establish hazardous materials emergency response teams;
(6) procedures for dispatching teams at the request of local governments;
(7) a fee schedule for reimbursing local governments or nonpublic persons responding to an incident; and
(8) coordination with other state departments and agencies, local units of government, other states, Indian tribes, the federal government, and other nonpublic persons.
Subd. 2.
Contract and agreement.
The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into contracts with other state departments and agencies, local units of government, other states, Indian tribes, the federal government, or nonpublic persons to implement the emergency incident response plan.
Subd. 3.
Long-term oversight; transition.
When a hazardous materials emergency response team has completed its response to an incident, the commissioner shall notify the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, which is responsible for assessing environmental damage caused by the incident and providing oversight of monitoring and remediation of that damage from the time the response team has completed its activities.
History:
1992 c 593 art 2 s 5; 1993 c 341 art 2 s 6; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 18
2023 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 state emergency response asset 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 state emergency response asset 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 an emergency 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; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.52 — Responsible Party.

299A.52 RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Subdivision 1.
Response liability.
A responsible party, as described in section 115B.03, is liable for the reasonable and necessary costs, including legal and administrative costs, of response to an emergency response incident or explosives disposal under section 299C.063 incurred by a state emergency response asset 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 party for an emergency response asset's 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 party 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; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 20
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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 substance use disorder 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; 2022 c 98 art 4 s 51
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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) "Debt bondage" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 3.
(d) "Forced or coerced labor or services" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 4.
(e) "Labor trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 5.
(f) "Labor trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 6.
(g) "Sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.
(h) "Sex trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7b.
(i) "Trafficking" includes "labor trafficking" and "sex trafficking."
(j) "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; 2023 c 27 s 1
2023 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. 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; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 23
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.79 — Trafficking Study; Analysis And Use Of Data.

299A.79 TRAFFICKING STUDY; ANALYSIS AND USE OF DATA.
Subdivision 1.
Data analysis.
The commissioner shall analyze the data collected in section 299A.785 to develop a plan to address current trafficking and prevent future trafficking in this state. The commissioner may evaluate various approaches used by other state and local governments to address trafficking. The plan must include, but not be limited to:
(1) ways to train agencies, organizations, and officials involved in law enforcement, prosecution, and social services;
(2) ways to increase public awareness of trafficking; and
(3) procedures to enable the state government to work with nongovernmental organizations to prevent trafficking.
Subd. 2.
Training plan.
The training plan required in subdivision 1 must include:
(1) methods used in identifying trafficking victims, including preliminary interview techniques and appropriate interrogation methods;
(2) methods for prosecuting traffickers;
(3) methods for protecting the rights of trafficking victims, taking into account the need to consider human rights and special needs of women and children trafficking victims; and
(4) methods for promoting the safety of trafficking victims.
Subd. 3.
Public awareness initiative.
The public awareness initiative required in subdivision 1 must address, at a minimum, the following subjects:
(1) the risks of becoming a trafficking victim;
(2) common recruitment techniques; use of debt bondage, forced or coerced labor or services, prostitution, and other coercive tactics; and risks of assault, criminal sexual conduct, exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, and psychological harm;
(3) crime victims' rights; and
(4) reporting recruitment activities involved in trafficking.
Subd. 4.
Report to legislature.
The commissioner shall report the plan to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding by December 15, 2006.
History:
2006 c 282 art 13 s 9; 2023 c 27 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.795 — Trafficking Victim Assistance.

299A.795 TRAFFICKING VICTIM ASSISTANCE.
The commissioner may review the existing services and facilities to meet trafficking victims' needs and recommend a plan that would coordinate the services including, but not limited to:
(1) medical and mental health services;
(2) housing;
(3) education and job training;
(4) English as a second language;
(5) interpreting services;
(6) legal and immigration services; and
(7) victim compensation.
History:
2006 c 282 art 13 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.7957 — Toll-free Hotline For Trafficking Victims.

299A.7957 TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
(a) As used in this section, "trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 299A.78, subdivision 1.
(b) The commissioner of public safety shall contract with a nonprofit organization that provides legal services to domestic and international trafficking victims to maintain a toll-free telephone hotline for trafficking victims. The hotline must be in place by January 1, 2007, and must be operated 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The hotline must offer language interpreters for languages commonly spoken in Minnesota, including, but not limited to, Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Somali. At a minimum, the hotline must screen trafficking victims, both domestic and international, and provide appropriate referrals to attorneys and victims' services organizations.
History:
2006 c 282 art 13 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety › Section 299A.81 — Death Scene Investigations.

299A.81 DEATH SCENE INVESTIGATIONS.
(a) The Department of Public Safety shall provide information to local law enforcement agencies about best practices for handling death scene investigations.
(b) The Department of Public Safety shall identify any publications or training opportunities that may be available to local law enforcement agencies or law enforcement officers concerning the handling of death scene investigations.
History:
2006 c 260 art 3 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.01 — Criminal Bureau.

299C.01 CRIMINAL BUREAU.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2014 c 212 art 4 s 3]
Subd. 2.
Division of Department of Public Safety.
A division in the Department of Public Safety to be known as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is hereby created, under the supervision and control of the superintendent of criminal apprehension, who shall be appointed by the commissioner and serve at the commissioner's pleasure in the unclassified service of the state civil service, to whom shall be assigned the duties and responsibilities described in this section.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1984 c 649 s 6]
Subd. 4.
Duties generally.
The Division of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform such functions and duties as relate to statewide and nationwide crime information systems as the commissioner may direct.
History:
1969 c 1129 art 1 s 3; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.03 — Superintendent; Rules.

299C.03 SUPERINTENDENT; RULES.
The superintendent, with the approval of the commissioner of public safety, from time to time, shall make such rules and adopt such measures as the superintendent deems necessary, within the provisions and limitations of sections 299C.03 to 299C.08, 299C.10, 299C.105, 299C.11, 299C.17, 299C.18, and 299C.21, to secure the efficient operation of the bureau. The bureau shall cooperate with the respective sheriffs, police, and other peace officers of the state in the detection of crime and the apprehension of criminals throughout the state, and shall have the power to conduct such investigations as the superintendent, with the approval of the commissioner of public safety, may deem necessary to secure evidence which may be essential to the apprehension and conviction of alleged violators of the criminal laws of the state. The various members of the bureau shall have and may exercise throughout the state the same powers of arrest possessed by a sheriff, but they shall not be employed to render police service in connection with strikes and other industrial disputes.
History:
(9950-6) 1927 c 224 s 2; 1935 c 197 s 1; 1949 c 739 s 21; 1951 c 713 s 34; 1971 c 25 s 97; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4; 2005 c 136 art 12 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.05 — Crime Data Collection.

299C.05 CRIME DATA COLLECTION.
It shall be the duty of this division to collect, and preserve as a record of the bureau, information concerning the number and nature of offenses known to have been committed in the state, of the legal steps taken in connection therewith from the inception of the complaint to the final discharge of the defendant, and such other information as may be useful in the study of crime and the administration of justice. The information so collected and preserved shall include such data as may be requested by the United States Department of Justice, at Washington, under its national system of crime reporting. To the extent possible, the superintendent must utilize a nationally recognized system or standard approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to collect and preserve crime data.
History:
(9950-7) 1927 c 224 s 3; 1935 c 197 s 2; 1939 c 441 s 41; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 5; 2014 c 212 art 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.055 — Legislative Report On Fusion Center Activities.

299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
(a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC; the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces. None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information, to the extent allowed by other law:
(1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff duties;
(2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
(3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken pursuant to audits;
(4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those requests;
(5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
(6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC to the extent permitted by law;
(7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the MNFC;
(8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
(9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;
(10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;
(11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data with;
(12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;
(13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task Force; and
(14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs.
(b) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each year beginning on February 15, 2024.
History:
2023 c 52 art 5 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.06 — Division Powers And Duties; Cooperation.

299C.06 DIVISION POWERS AND DUTIES; COOPERATION.
It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, chiefs of police, prison wardens, superintendents of hospitals for persons with mental illnesses, reformatories, and correctional schools, probation and parole officers, school attendance officers, coroners, county attorneys, court clerks, the commissioner of public safety, the commissioner of transportation, and the state fire marshal to furnish to the division statistics and information regarding the number of crimes reported and discovered; arrests made; complaints, informations, and indictments filed, and the disposition made of same; pleas, convictions, acquittals, probations granted or denied; conditional release information; receipts, transfers, and discharges to and from prisons, reformatories, correctional schools, and other institutions; paroles granted and revoked; commutation of sentences and pardons granted and rescinded; and all other data useful in determining the cause and amount of crime in this state and to form a basis for the study of crime, police methods, court procedure, and penal problems. Such statistics and information shall be furnished upon the request of the division and upon such forms as may be prescribed and furnished by it. Unless otherwise required or permitted by the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, an agency or person furnishing information under this section must utilize a nationally recognized system or standard approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for reporting statistics and information. The division shall have the power to inspect and prescribe the form and substance of the records kept by those officials from which the information is so furnished.
History:
(9950-7) 1927 c 224 s 3; 1935 c 197 s 2; 1939 c 441 s 41; 1976 c 5 s 11; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1998 c 367 art 7 s 4; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 6; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4; 2013 c 62 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.063 — Bomb Disposal Expense Reimbursement.

299C.063 BOMB DISPOSAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
The terms used in this section have the meanings given them in this subdivision:
(a) "Bomb disposal unit" means a commissioner-approved unit consisting of persons who are trained and equipped to dispose of or neutralize bombs or other similar hazardous explosives and who are employed by a municipality.
(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
(c) "Explosives sweep" means a detailed scanning service used in corporate office buildings, shipping hangars, event stadiums, transportation hubs, large outdoor events, and other critical facilities using ground-penetrating radar, magnetometers, metal detectors, and specially trained K-9 units to detect improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war, such as unexploded ordnance and abandoned ordnance.
(d) "Hazardous explosives" means explosives as defined in section 299F.72, subdivision 2, explosive devices and incendiary devices as defined in section 609.668, subdivision 1, and all materials subject to regulation under United States Code, title 18, chapter 40.
(e) "Municipality" has the meaning given in section 466.01.
Subd. 2.
Expense reimbursement.
(a) The commissioner may reimburse bomb disposal units for reasonable expenses incurred:
(1) to dispose of or neutralize bombs or other similar hazardous explosives for their employer-municipality or for another municipality outside the jurisdiction of the employer-municipality but within the state. Reimbursement is limited to the extent of appropriated funds;
(2) to use the services of police explosive detection K-9 assets;
(3) for dignitary explosive sweeps;
(4) for explosive sweeps at large state events;
(5) to provide for explosive security at large state events; and
(6) for large-scale scheduled public events.
(b) Reimbursement for expenses under this subdivision is limited to the extent of appropriated funds.
Subd. 3.
Agreements.
The commissioner may enter into contracts or agreements with bomb disposal units to implement and administer this section.
Subd. 4.
Public event agreements.
The commissioner may enter into contracts with public event organizers, as defined in section 299A.52, for costs associated with explosive sweeps conducted by state bomb disposal units.
History:
1995 c 226 art 4 s 7; 2023 c 52 art 5 s 29