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MN HF4317
Bill
Status
3/9/2020
Primary Sponsor
Zack Stephenson
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AI Summary
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Establishes new crime of organized retail theft with penalties up to 15 years imprisonment or $35,000 fine if property stolen exceeds $5,000, including enhanced penalties if crime creates foreseeable risk of bodily harm.
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Allows financial institutions to release limited account information (name, address, phone number) to law enforcement investigating identity theft upon written certification without requiring search warrant.
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Amends burglary in third and fourth degree statutes to apply enhanced penalties when person enters public building within one year of being told to leave and has prior theft-related conviction within five years.
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Extends search warrant validity period for financial institution records from 10 days to 30 days, with ability to request 30-day extensions if records not produced within initial period.
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Effective date of August 1, 2020 for all provisions, except organized retail theft and burglary amendments apply only to crimes committed on or after that date.
Legislative Description
Organized retail theft crime established, release of financial account information provided to law enforcement, burglary crimes following trespass notice amended, and time period established for a search warrant on financial institutions.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division
3/9/2020