Minnesota SF 4475: Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of hearing membership modification

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to public safety; requiring federal law enforcement officers performing​
1.3 duties in Minnesota to meet minimum qualifications of a Peace Officer Standards​
1.4 and Training Board licensed peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,​
1.5 section 626.863.​
1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.863, is amended to read:​
1.8 626.863 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE.​
1.9 Subdivision 1.General prohibition.(a) A person who is not a peace officer or part-time​
1.10 peace officer is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person: (1) makes a representation of being​
1.11 a peace officer or part-time peace officer, or (2) performs or attempts to perform an act,​
1.12 duty, or responsibility reserved by law for licensed peace officers and part-time peace​
1.13 officers.​
1.14 (b) A peace officer who authorizes or knowingly allows a person to violate paragraph​
1.15 (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.​
1.16 Subd. 2.Federal law enforcement officers.A federal law enforcement officer​
1.17 performing duties within the state is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person does not:​
1.18 (1) hold an associate's or bachelor's degree; and​
1.19 (2) meet the standards established by the board for licensure as a Minnesota peace officer​
1.20 in Minnesota Rules, part 6700.0700, subpart 1.​
1​Section 1.​
26-07227 as introduced​03/05/26 REVISOR VH/MI​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 4475​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: ABELER, Housley and Clark)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​6740​03/17/2026​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​

2.1 Subd. 3.Investigations; prosecutions.(c) The board shall designate the appropriate​
2.2 law enforcement agency to investigate violations of this section. The attorney general shall​
2.3 prosecute violations of this section.​
2.4 Subd. 4.Repeat violations.(d) A person who violates this section and who has previously​
2.5 been convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.​
2.6 Subd. 5.Definition.For purposes of this section, "federal law enforcement officer"​
2.7 means an officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement​
2.8 Administration, the United States Marshal Service, the Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol,​
2.9 Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Department of Homeland Security, or the United​
2.10 States Postal Inspection Service, or their successor agencies, who is responsible for the​
2.11 prevention or detection of crimes or for the enforcement of the United States Code and who​
2.12 is authorized to arrest, with or without a warrant, any individual for a violation of the United​
2.13 States Code.​
2​Section 1.​
26-07227 as introduced​03/05/26 REVISOR VH/MI​