MN SF4607

Minnesota courts, law enforcement, and state agencies shall not enforce or recognize judgments from other states that impose civil or criminal penalties on patients, health care providers, or others for violating laws restricting reproductive health care services.

Subpoenas, arrest warrants, and search warrants issued by other states related to reproductive health care violations are not valid in Minnesota, and Minnesota judges must not issue such warrants or peace officers execute them.

Minnesota shall not extradite persons to another state for prosecution of violations involving access to or provision of reproductive health care services permitted in Minnesota.

Persons subject to out-of-state judgments based on providing, receiving, or assisting with reproductive health care services permitted in Minnesota may bring civil actions against those who brought the original action, seeking actual damages, attorney fees, and litigation costs.

These protections do not apply if the underlying act would constitute a valid cause of action in Minnesota or would be illegal under Minnesota law; effective date is July 1, 2022.