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11 1.1 A bill for an act​
22 1.2 relating to public safety; establishing the crime of organized retail theft; providing​
33 1.3 for the release of certain financial account information to law enforcement;​
44 1.4 amending certain burglary crimes following trespass notice; establishing a time​
55 1.5 period for a search warrant on financial institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes​
66 1.6 2022, sections 13A.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.527,​
77 1.7 subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 609.582, subdivisions 3, 4; 626.15;​
88 1.8 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.​
99 1.9BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1010 1.10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
1111 1.11 Subdivision 1.Access by government.Except as authorized by this chapter, no​
1212 1.12government authority may have access to, or obtain copies of, or the information contained​
1313 1.13in, the financial records of any customer from a financial institution unless the financial​
1414 1.14records are reasonably described and:​
1515 1.15 (1) the customer has authorized the disclosure;​
1616 1.16 (2) the financial records are disclosed in response to a search warrant;​
1717 1.17 (3) the financial records are disclosed in response to a judicial or administrative subpoena;​
1818 1.18 (4) the financial records are disclosed to law enforcement, a lead investigative agency​
1919 1.19as defined in section 626.5572, subdivision 13, or prosecuting authority that is investigating​
2020 1.20financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult in response to a judicial subpoena or​
2121 1.21administrative subpoena under section 388.23; or​
2222 1.22 (5) the financial records are disclosed pursuant to section 609.527 or 609.535 or other​
2323 1.23statute or rule.​
2424 1​Section 1.​
2525 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​
2626 SENATE​
2727 STATE OF MINNESOTA​
2828 S.F. No. 893​NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
2929 (SENATE AUTHORS: LATZ and Limmer)​
3030 OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
3131 Introduction and first reading​01/27/2023​
3232 Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​ 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023.​
3333 2.2 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
3434 2.3 Subd. 2.Release prohibited.No financial institution, or officer, employee, or agent of​
3535 2.4a financial institution, may provide to any government authority access to, or copies of, or​
3636 2.5the information contained in, the financial records of any customer except in accordance​
3737 2.6with the provisions of this chapter.​
3838 2.7 Nothing in this chapter shall require a financial institution to inquire or determine that​
3939 2.8those seeking disclosure have duly complied with the requirements of this chapter, provided​
4040 2.9only that the customer authorization, search warrant, subpoena, or written certification​
4141 2.10pursuant to section 609.527, subdivision 8; 609.535, subdivision 6; 626.557; or other statute​
4242 2.11or rule, served on or delivered to a financial institution shows compliance on its face.​
4343 2.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023.​
4444 2.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
4545 2.14 Subd. 3.Sentence.Whoever commits theft may be sentenced as follows:​
4646 2.15 (1) to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than​
4747 2.16$100,000, or both, if the property is a firearm, or the value of the property or services stolen​
4848 2.17is more than $35,000 and the conviction is for a violation of subdivision 2, clause (3), (4),​
4949 2.18(15), (16), or (19), or section 609.2335, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), item (i); or​
5050 2.19 (2) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than​
5151 2.20$20,000, or both, if the value of the property or services stolen exceeds $5,000, or if the​
5252 2.21property stolen was an article representing a trade secret, an explosive or incendiary device,​
5353 2.22or a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II pursuant to section 152.02 with the​
5454 2.23exception of marijuana; or​
5555 2.24 (3) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more​
5656 2.25than $10,000, or both, if any of the following circumstances exist:​
5757 2.26 (a) the value of the property or services stolen is more than $1,000 but not more than​
5858 2.27$5,000; or​
5959 2.28 (b) the property stolen was a controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V pursuant​
6060 2.29to section 152.02; or​
6161 2.30 (c) the value of the property or services stolen is more than $500 but not more than​
6262 2.31$1,000 and the person has been convicted within the preceding five years for an offense​
6363 2​Sec. 3.​
6464 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​ 3.1under this section, section 256.98; 268.182; 609.24; 609.245; 609.522; 609.53; 609.582,​
6565 3.2subdivision 1, 2, or 3; 609.625; 609.63; 609.631; or 609.821, or a statute from another state,​
6666 3.3the United States, or a foreign jurisdiction, in conformity with any of those sections, and​
6767 3.4the person received a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence for the offense, or a sentence​
6868 3.5that was stayed under section 609.135 if the offense to which a plea was entered would​
6969 3.6allow imposition of a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence; or​
7070 3.7 (d) the value of the property or services stolen is not more than $1,000, and any of the​
7171 3.8following circumstances exist:​
7272 3.9 (i) the property is taken from the person of another or from a corpse, or grave or coffin​
7373 3.10containing a corpse; or​
7474 3.11 (ii) the property is a record of a court or officer, or a writing, instrument or record kept,​
7575 3.12filed or deposited according to law with or in the keeping of any public officer or office; or​
7676 3.13 (iii) the property is taken from a burning, abandoned, or vacant building or upon its​
7777 3.14removal therefrom, or from an area of destruction caused by civil disaster, riot, bombing,​
7878 3.15or the proximity of battle; or​
7979 3.16 (iv) the property consists of public funds belonging to the state or to any political​
8080 3.17subdivision or agency thereof; or​
8181 3.18 (v) the property stolen is a motor vehicle; or​
8282 3.19 (4) to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than​
8383 3.20$3,000, or both, if the value of the property or services stolen is more than $500 but not​
8484 3.21more than $1,000; or​
8585 3.22 (5) in all other cases where the value of the property or services stolen is $500 or less,​
8686 3.23to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000,​
8787 3.24or both, provided, however, in any prosecution under subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3),​
8888 3.25(4), (13), and (19), the value of the money or property or services received by the defendant​
8989 3.26in violation of any one or more of the above provisions within any six-month period may​
9090 3.27be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying the provisions of this​
9191 3.28subdivision; provided that when two or more offenses are committed by the same person​
9292 3.29in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the​
9393 3.30offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this paragraph.​
9494 3.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes​
9595 3.32committed on or after that date.​
9696 3​Sec. 3.​
9797 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​ 4.1 Sec. 4. [609.522] ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.​
9898 4.2 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) As used in this section, the terms in this subdivision have​
9999 4.3the meanings given.​
100100 4.4 (b) "Article surveillance system" means any electronic device or other security device​
101101 4.5that is designed to detect or prevent the unauthorized removal of retail merchandise from​
102102 4.6a retailer.​
103103 4.7 (c) "Retailer" means a person or entity that sells retail merchandise.​
104104 4.8 (d) "Retail merchandise" means all forms of tangible property, without limitation, held​
105105 4.9out for sale by a retailer.​
106106 4.10 (e) "Value" means the retail market value at the time of the theft or, if the retail market​
107107 4.11value cannot be ascertained, the cost of replacement of the property within a reasonable​
108108 4.12time after the theft.​
109109 4.13 Subd. 2.Organized retail theft.(a) Whoever steals or fraudulently obtains retail​
110110 4.14merchandise from a retailer commits organized retail theft and may be sentenced as provided​
111111 4.15in subdivision 3 if the actor:​
112112 4.16 (1) resells or intends to resell the retail merchandise;​
113113 4.17 (2) advertises or displays any item of the retail merchandise for sale;​
114114 4.18 (3) returns any item of the retail merchandise to a retailer for anything of value; or​
115115 4.19 (4) steals retail merchandise within five years of a conviction under this section.​
116116 4.20 (b) Whoever receives, purchases, or possesses retail merchandise knowing or having​
117117 4.21reason to know the retail merchandise was stolen from a retailer and with the intent to resell​
118118 4.22that merchandise may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3.​
119119 4.23 (c) Whoever possesses any device, gear, or instrument designed to assist in shoplifting​
120120 4.24or defeating an electronic article surveillance system with intent to use the same to shoplift​
121121 4.25and thereby commit theft may be sentenced pursuant to subdivision 3, clause (3).​
122122 4.26 Subd. 3.Sentence.Whoever commits organized retail theft may be sentenced as follows:​
123123 4.27 (1) to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than​
124124 4.28$35,000, or both, if the value of the property stolen exceeds $5,000;​
125125 4.29 (2) to imprisonment for not more than seven years or to payment of a fine of not more​
126126 4.30than $14,000, or both, if either of the following circumstances exist:​
127127 4.31 (i) the value of the property stolen is more than $1,000 but not more than $5,000; or​
128128 4​Sec. 4.​
129129 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​ 5.1 (ii) the person commits the offense within ten years of the first of two or more convictions​
130130 5.2under this section;​
131131 5.3 (3) to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more​
132132 5.4than $5,000, or both, if either of the following circumstances exist:​
133133 5.5 (i) the value of the property stolen is more than $500 but not more than $1,000; or​
134134 5.6 (ii) the person commits the offense within ten years of a previous conviction under this​
135135 5.7section; or​
136136 5.8 (4) to imprisonment of not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than​
137137 5.9$3,000, or both, if the value of the property stolen is $500 or less.​
138138 5.10 Subd. 4.Aggregation.The value of the retail merchandise received by the defendant​
139139 5.11in violation of this section within any six-month period may be aggregated and the defendant​
140140 5.12charged accordingly in applying the provisions of this subdivision; provided that when two​
141141 5.13or more offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the accused​
142142 5.14may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the​
143143 5.15offenses aggregated under this paragraph.​
144144 5.16 Subd. 5.Enhanced penalty.If a violation of this section creates a reasonably foreseeable​
145145 5.17risk of bodily harm to another, the penalties described in subdivision 3 are enhanced as​
146146 5.18follows:​
147147 5.19 (1) if the penalty is a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a felony and may be​
148148 5.20sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more​
149149 5.21than $5,000, or both; and​
150150 5.22 (2) if the penalty is a felony, the statutory maximum sentence for the offense is 50 percent​
151151 5.23longer than for the underlying crime.​
152152 5.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes​
153153 5.25committed on or after that date.​
154154 5.26 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.527, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
155155 5.27 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the​
156156 5.28meanings given them in this subdivision.​
157157 5.29 (b) "Direct victim" means any person or entity described in section 611A.01, paragraph​
158158 5.30(b), whose identity has been transferred, used, or possessed in violation of this section.​
159159 5​Sec. 5.​
160160 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​ 6.1 (c) "False pretense" means any false, fictitious, misleading, or fraudulent information​
161161 6.2or pretense or pretext depicting or including or deceptively similar to the name, logo, website​
162162 6.3address, email address, postal address, telephone number, or any other identifying information​
163163 6.4of a for-profit or not-for-profit business or organization or of a government agency, to which​
164164 6.5the user has no legitimate claim of right.​
165165 6.6 (d) "Financial institution" has the meaning given in section 13A.01, subdivision 2.​
166166 6.7 (e) "Identity" means any name, number, or data transmission that may be used, alone or​
167167 6.8in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual or entity, including​
168168 6.9any of the following:​
169169 6.10 (1) a name, Social Security number, date of birth, official government-issued driver's​
170170 6.11license or identification number, government passport number, or employer or taxpayer​
171171 6.12identification number;​
172172 6.13 (2) unique electronic identification number, address, account number, or routing code;​
173173 6.14or​
174174 6.15 (3) telecommunication identification information or access device.​
175175 6.16 (e) (f) "Indirect victim" means any person or entity described in section 611A.01,​
176176 6.17paragraph (b), other than a direct victim.​
177177 6.18 (f) (g) "Loss" means value obtained, as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause​
178178 6.19(3), and expenses incurred by a direct or indirect victim as a result of a violation of this​
179179 6.20section.​
180180 6.21 (g) (h) "Unlawful activity" means:​
181181 6.22 (1) any felony violation of the laws of this state or any felony violation of a similar law​
182182 6.23of another state or the United States; and​
183183 6.24 (2) any nonfelony violation of the laws of this state involving theft, theft by swindle,​
184184 6.25forgery, fraud, or giving false information to a public official, or any nonfelony violation​
185185 6.26of a similar law of another state or the United States.​
186186 6.27 (h) (i) "Scanning device" means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is​
187187 6.28used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently,​
188188 6.29information encoded on a computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card,​
189189 6.30driver's license, or state-issued identification card.​
190190 6.31 (i) (j) "Reencoder" means an electronic device that places encoded information from the​
191191 6.32computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card, driver's license, or state-issued​
192192 6​Sec. 5.​
193193 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​ 7.1identification card, onto the computer chip or magnetic strip or stripe of a different payment​
194194 7.2card, driver's license, or state-issued identification card, or any electronic medium that​
195195 7.3allows an authorized transaction to occur.​
196196 7.4 (j) (k) "Payment card" means a credit card, charge card, debit card, or any other card​
197197 7.5that:​
198198 7.6 (1) is issued to an authorized card user; and​
199199 7.7 (2) allows the user to obtain, purchase, or receive credit, money, a good, a service, or​
200200 7.8anything of value.​
201201 7.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023.​
202202 7.10 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.527, is amended by adding a subdivision to​
203203 7.11read:​
204204 7.12 Subd. 8.Release of limited account information to law enforcement authorities.(a)​
205205 7.13A financial institution may release the information described in paragraph (b) to a law​
206206 7.14enforcement or prosecuting authority that certifies in writing that it is investigating or​
207207 7.15prosecuting a crime of identity theft under this section. The certification must describe with​
208208 7.16reasonable specificity the nature of the suspected identity theft that is being investigated or​
209209 7.17prosecuted, including the dates of the suspected criminal activity.​
210210 7.18 (b) This subdivision applies to requests for the following information relating to a​
211211 7.19potential victim's account:​
212212 7.20 (1) the name of the account holder or holders; and​
213213 7.21 (2) the last known home address and telephone numbers of the account holder or holders.​
214214 7.22 (c) A financial institution may release the information requested under this subdivision​
215215 7.23that it possesses within a reasonable time after the request. The financial institution may​
216216 7.24not impose a fee for furnishing the information.​
217217 7.25 (d) A financial institution is not liable in a criminal or civil proceeding for releasing​
218218 7.26information in accordance with this subdivision.​
219219 7.27 (e) Release of limited account information to a law enforcement agency under this​
220220 7.28subdivision is criminal investigative data under section 13.82, subdivision 7, except that​
221221 7.29when the investigation becomes inactive the account information remains confidential data​
222222 7.30on individuals or protected nonpublic data.​
223223 7.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023.​
224224 7​Sec. 6.​
225225 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​ 8.1 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.582, subdivision 3, is amended to read:​
226226 8.2 Subd. 3.Burglary in the third degree.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,​
227227 8.3whoever enters a building without consent and with intent to steal or commit any felony or​
228228 8.4gross misdemeanor while in the building, or enters a building without consent and steals or​
229229 8.5commits a felony or gross misdemeanor while in the building, either directly or as an​
230230 8.6accomplice, commits burglary in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment​
231231 8.7for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.​
232232 8.8 (b) Whoever enters a building that is open to the public, other than a building identified​
233233 8.9in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), with intent to steal while in the building, or enters a building​
234234 8.10that is open to the public, other than a building identified in subdivision 2, paragraph (b),​
235235 8.11and steals while in the building, either directly or as an accomplice, commits burglary in​
236236 8.12the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to​
237237 8.13payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if:​
238238 8.14 (1) the person enters the building within one year after being told to leave the building​
239239 8.15and not return; and​
240240 8.16 (2) the person has been convicted within the preceding five years for an offense under​
241241 8.17this section, section 256.98, 268.182, 609.24, 609.245, 609.52, 609.522, 609.53, 609.625,​
242242 8.18609.63, 609.631, or 609.821, or a statute from another state, the United States, or a foreign​
243243 8.19jurisdiction, in conformity with any of those sections, and the person received a felony​
244244 8.20sentence for the offense or a sentence that was stayed under section 609.135 if the offense​
245245 8.21to which a plea was entered would allow imposition of a felony sentence.​
246246 8.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes​
247247 8.23committed on or after that date.​
248248 8.24 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.582, subdivision 4, is amended to read:​
249249 8.25 Subd. 4.Burglary in the fourth degree.(a) Whoever enters a building without consent​
250250 8.26and with intent to commit a misdemeanor other than to steal, or enters a building without​
251251 8.27consent and commits a misdemeanor other than to steal while in the building, either directly​
252252 8.28or as an accomplice, commits burglary in the fourth degree and may be sentenced to​
253253 8.29imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000,​
254254 8.30or both.​
255255 8.31 (b) Whoever enters a building that is open to the public, other than a building identified​
256256 8.32in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), with intent to steal while in the building, or enters a building​
257257 8.33that is open to the public, other than a building identified in subdivision 2, paragraph (b),​
258258 8​Sec. 8.​
259259 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​ 9.1and steals while in the building, either directly or as an accomplice, commits burglary in​
260260 9.2the fourth degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to​
261261 9.3payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the person enters the building within​
262262 9.4one year after being told to leave the building and not return.​
263263 9.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes​
264264 9.6committed on or after that date.​
265265 9.7 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.15, is amended to read:​
266266 9.8 626.15 EXECUTION AND RETURN OF WARRANT; TIME.​
267267 9.9 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) (c), a search warrant must be executed and​
268268 9.10returned to the court which issued it within ten days after its date. After the expiration of​
269269 9.11this time, the warrant is void unless previously executed.​
270270 9.12 (b) A search warrant on a financial institution for financial records is valid for 30 days.​
271271 9.13 (c) A district court judge may grant an extension of a the warrant on a financial institution​
272272 9.14for financial records upon an application under oath stating that the financial institution has​
273273 9.15not produced the requested financial records within ten days the 30-day period and that an​
274274 9.16extension is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the search warrant was granted.​
275275 9.17Each extension may not exceed 30 days.​
276276 9.18 (d) For the purposes of this paragraph section, "financial institution" has the meaning​
277277 9.19given in section 13A.01, subdivision 2, and "financial records" has the meaning given in​
278278 9.20section 13A.01, subdivision 3.​
279279 9.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2023.​
280280 9​Sec. 9.​
281281 23-00748 as introduced​12/06/22 REVISOR KLL/CH​