| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; making the use of sign and release warrants optional; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.415, subdivision 5. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subd. 5.Sign and release warrant; law enforcement duties.(a) When a peace officer |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7encounters a defendant who is the subject of a sign and release warrant, the officer shall |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8must inform the defendant of the missed court appearance and may provide a new notice |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9that includes a time to appear. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) If a peace officer provides notice of the new time to appear shall, the notice must be |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11made in writing and must include the court file number or the warrant number. The defendant |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12may be asked to sign a form acknowledging receipt of the notice. A defendant may not be |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13required to sign the acknowledgment, but the peace officer or other employee may indicate |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14that a notice was given and that the defendant refused to sign. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (c) After providing the notice, the peace officer shall release the defendant at the scene. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (d) As soon as practicable after providing the notice, the peace officer shall: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (1) inactivate the warrant or direct the appropriate office or department to inactivate the |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18warrant; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (2) submit a form or other notification that can be filed in the court's electronic filing |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20system that includes the court case number, updates the defendant's personal contact |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21information, and indicates that the defendant received notice of the new time to appear. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0332602/06/25 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 1397 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 31 | 31 | | REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0332602/06/25 |
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