1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring accident report within 48 hours if accident 
1.3 	results in a fatality;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, subdivision 
1.4 	8.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 8.Officer to report accident to commissioner. A peace officer who, in the 
1.8 	regular course of duty, investigates an accident that must be reported under this section 
1.9 	shall, within ten days after the date of the accident, forward an electronic or written report 
1.10 	of the accident as prescribed by the commissioner of public safety. If the accident results 
1.11 	in a fatality, the reporting agency must notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances 
1.12 	of the accident within 48 hours, using an electronic format as prescribed by the commissioner.