| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; authorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles for risk of |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 fleeing suspect or actual fleeing suspect; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 section 626.19, subdivision 3. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 3.Authorized use.A law enforcement agency may use a UAV: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (1) during or in the aftermath of an emergency situation that involves the risk of death |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9or bodily harm to a person; |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (2) over a public event where there is a heightened risk to the safety of participants or |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11bystanders; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (3) in risk of, or for purposes of, the lawful pursuit of a fleeing suspect; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (3) (4) to counter the risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization if |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14the agency determines that credible intelligence indicates a risk; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (4) (5) to prevent the loss of life and property in natural or man-made disasters and to |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16facilitate operational planning, rescue, and recovery operations in the aftermath of these |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17disasters; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (5) (6) to conduct a threat assessment in anticipation of a specific event; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (6) (7) to collect information from a public area if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20activity; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR EB/VJ 25-0051212/30/24 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 1275 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Tabke and Witte02/20/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1 (7) (8) to collect information for crash reconstruction purposes after a serious or deadly |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2collision occurring on a public road; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (8) (9) over a public area for officer training or public relations purposes; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4 (9) (10) for purposes unrelated to law enforcement at the request of a government entity |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5provided that the government entity makes the request in writing to the law enforcement |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6agency and specifies the reason for the request and proposed period of use. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 37 | 37 | | REVISOR EB/VJ 25-0051212/30/24 |
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