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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to state government; allowing legislative auditor to bring a civil or criminal | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 complaint; establishing authority for county attorneys to prosecute certain claims; | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.971, by adding subdivisions. | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7to read: | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8 Subd. 10.Civil or criminal complaint.For occurrences of fraud or maladministration | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9of taxpayer-funded programs, the legislative auditor is authorized to bring a civil action or | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10criminal complaint under Minnesota law in the office's name as the legislative auditor. The | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11standing of any state department to sue or be sued under applicable law must not be affected | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12by any civil action or criminal complaint under this subdivision. | |
| 13 | 13 | 1.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to | |
| 14 | 14 | 1.14read: | |
| 15 | 15 | 1.15 Subd. 11.County attorneys may pursue fraud allegations.County attorneys may | |
| 16 | 16 | 1.16prosecute claims of fraud or maladministration in taxpayer-funded programs under Minnesota | |
| 17 | 17 | 1.17law. | |
| 18 | 18 | 1Sec. 2. | |
| 19 | 19 | REVISOR SGS/HL 25-0282702/10/25 | |
| 20 | 20 | State of Minnesota | |
| 21 | 21 | This Document can be made available | |
| 22 | 22 | in alternative formats upon request | |
| 23 | 23 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 24 | 24 | H. F. No. 808 | |
| 25 | 25 | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 26 | 26 | Authored by Engen and Hudson02/17/2025 | |
| 27 | 27 | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy |