Minnesota Session Laws - 2019, Regular Session

CHAPTER 40--S.F.No. 1100

An act

relating to public safety; modifying requirements for the Prairie Island Indian Community to exercise concurrent state law enforcement jurisdictional authority;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.93, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.93, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Exception; Prairie Island Indian Community. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any contrary provision in subdivision 3 or 4, the Prairie Island Indian Community of the Mdewakanton Dakota tribe has concurrent jurisdictional authority under this section with the local county sheriff within the geographical boundaries of the community's reservation to enforce state criminal law if the requirements of subdivision 2 are met, regardless of whether a cooperative agreement pursuant to subdivision 4 is entered into. new text end

Presented to the governor May 22, 2019

Signed by the governor May 22, 2019, 1:41 p.m.