HF4970 Summary

• City attorneys in Hennepin County statutory or home rule charter cities may draft and file juvenile delinquency petitions for offenses committed against peace officers when the county attorney declines to prosecute and the violation occurred within city boundaries, effective August 1, 2024.

• City attorneys in Hennepin County may prosecute felony violations and gross misdemeanor violations of specified statutes (including those in sections 289A.63, 297B.10, 609.255, 609.377, 609.378, 609.41, and 617.247) when the offense targets a peace officer, the county attorney declines prosecution, and the violation occurred within the city.

• City attorneys prosecuting violations under the bill's authority gain the power to issue administrative subpoenas for records from businesses, financial institutions, and other entities relevant to their investigations, with the same limitations as county attorneys.

• Conforming changes throughout Minnesota Statutes replace references to "county attorney" with "prosecuting authority" to reflect city attorneys' expanded role in juvenile and criminal proceedings in Hennepal County.

• All provisions become effective August 1, 2024, except coroner/medical examiner provisions which become effective July 1, 2024.