1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public safety; authorizing expanded use of tracking devices for fleeing 1.3 motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626A.35, by adding 1.4 a subdivision. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626A.35, is amended by adding a subdivision 1.7to read: 1.8 Subd. 2c.Exception; fleeing motor vehicles.The prohibition under subdivision 1 does 1.9not apply to the use of a mobile tracking device on a fleeing motor vehicle. For purposes 1.10of this subdivision, "flee" has the meaning given in section 609.487, subdivision 1. 1.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes 1.12committed on or after that date. 1Section 1. 25-04173 as introduced02/20/25 REVISOR KLL/CH SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 3118NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: JASINSKI and Pratt) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading04/01/2025 Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety