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HF2625 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Conditions in which a missing person may be considered to be endangered specified, commissioner of public safety required to establish policies and protocols for issuing alerts to the public regarding missing and endangered persons, and Public and Local Alert Advisory Board established.

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Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to enhance public safety by improving the management and communication regarding missing and endangered persons in Minnesota. It provides specific criteria for classifying individuals as endangered and sets up a framework for issuing public alerts in such cases.

Main Provisions

  • Endangered Person Definitions: The bill defines conditions under which a missing person is considered endangered. This includes situations like confirmed abductions, dangerous circumstances, being missing for over 30 days, needing medical attention, and other specific vulnerabilities such as mental impairment or being lost in the wilderness.

  • Establishment of Alerts: It mandates the Commissioner of Public Safety to create policies for issuing alerts about missing and endangered persons. These policies will set criteria for when and how public alerts should be issued and specify the type of information to be disseminated.

  • Public and Local Alert Advisory Board: The bill establishes this board to guide the commissioner. The board will comprise members from various public safety, health, and community organizations. It will advise on cases that warrant public alerts, methods for issuing alerts, types of information included, and interaction with local alert systems.

  • Board Functions and Operations: The advisory board will also focus on collaborations with community partners and recommend the geographic scope of alerts. It’s designed to be permanent and can receive funding from grants and contributions from various sources, excluding any specific victim-directed contributions.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • The bill introduces and amends definitions within existing statutes to clearly outline when a person is considered endangered.
  • It adds provisions for a coordinated public alert system tailored to various situations involving missing persons.
  • Establishes a new advisory body to oversee and enhance public notification processes for endangered persons.

Relevant Terms

missing person, endangered person, public alerts, abduction, dementia, cognitive impairment, advisory board, public safety, law enforcement, alert system.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 19, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toPublic Safety Finance and Policy
March 23, 2025HouseFloorActionAuthor added

Citations

 
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        "Clarifies and expands conditions under which a person is considered endangered."
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      "summary": "The bill amends the definition section of Minnesota Statutes 299C.52.",
      "modified": [
        "Refines language defining missing persons and endangered status based on updated criteria."
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    "citation": "299C.52",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
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      "summary": "This section modifies the rules about compensation and removal of advisory board members under section 15.059.",
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        "Aligns compensation and removal processes for members of the new advisory board to existing procedures."
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