| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; amending the authority of the Independent Use of Force |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Investigations Unit to investigate certain offenses that occur on state-owned military |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 installations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, 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 299C.80, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 3.Additional duty.(a) The unit shall investigate all criminal sexual conduct |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8cases: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (1) involving peace officers, including criminal sexual conduct cases involving chief |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10law enforcement officers; and |
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| 11 | | - | 1.11 (2) where a member of the Minnesota National Guard is the victim, the accused is a |
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| 12 | | - | 1.12member of the Minnesota National Guard, and the incident occurred in Minnesota; and |
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| 13 | | - | 1.13 (3) where any member of the armed forces of the United States is either the victim or |
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| 14 | | - | 1.14the accused, regardless of the state of residence or the location of the assigned unit of the |
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| 15 | | - | 1.15accused or alleged victim, and the incident occurred at a state military installation, armory, |
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| 16 | | - | 1.16or air base, or another facility owned or controlled by the state for military purposes. |
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| 17 | | - | 1.17 (b) The unit shall assist the agency investigating an alleged sexual assault of a member |
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| 18 | | - | 1.18of the Minnesota National Guard by another member of the Minnesota National Guard that |
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| 19 | | - | 1.19occurred in a jurisdiction outside of the state, if the investigating agency requests assistance |
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| 20 | | - | 1.20from the unit. |
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| 21 | | - | 1.21 (c) The unit may also investigate conflict of interest cases involving peace officers. |
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| 11 | + | 1.11 (2) where a member of the Minnesota National Guard armed forces of the United States |
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| 12 | + | 1.12is either the victim, or the accused is a member of the Minnesota National Guard, regardless |
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| 13 | + | 1.13of the state of residence or the location of the assigned unit of the accused or alleged victim, |
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| 14 | + | 1.14and the incident occurred in Minnesota at a military installation, armory, air base, or facility |
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| 15 | + | 1.15owned or controlled by the state for military purposes. |
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| 16 | + | 1.16 (b) The unit shall assist the agency investigating an alleged sexual assault of a member |
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| 17 | + | 1.17of the Minnesota National Guard armed forces of the United States by another member of |
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| 18 | + | 1.18the Minnesota National Guard armed forces of the United States that occurred in a jurisdiction |
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| 19 | + | 1.19outside of the state, if the investigating agency requests assistance from the unit. |
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| 20 | + | 1.20 (c) The unit may also investigate conflict of interest cases involving peace officers. |
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