MN HF3876

Expands Minnesota State Patrol powers to include providing security and protection to the chief justice, with the scope determined after consultation with the chief justice or designee

Grants State Patrol members acting in this protective role the same law enforcement powers as sheriffs and police officers within their jurisdictions

Appropriates $101,000 from the general fund to the supreme court in fiscal year 2027 to provide security for the chief justice

Makes the $101,000 appropriation ongoing by adding it to the base budget beginning in fiscal year 2028

Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, subdivision 1, governing State Patrol members, powers, and duties