1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; authorizing the fugitive apprehension unit to apply 
1.3 	for search warrants;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 241.025, 
1.4 	subdivision 2; 626.05, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 241.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Limitations. The initial processing of a person arrested by the fugitive 
1.8 	apprehension unit for an offense within the agency's jurisdiction is the responsibility of 
1.9 	the fugitive apprehension unit unless otherwise directed by the law enforcement agency 
1.10 	with primary jurisdiction. A subsequent investigation is the responsibility of the law 
1.11 	enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which a new crime is committed. The fugitive 
1.12 	apprehension unit members are not authorized to apply for a search warrant as prescribed 
1.13 	in section 626.05.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 626.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.15 		Subd. 2.Peace officer. The term "peace officer," as used in sections 626.04 to 
1.16 	626.17, means a person who is licensed as a peace officer in accordance with section 
1.17 	626.84, subdivision 1, and who serves as a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, 
1.18 	conservation officer, agent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, agent of the 
1.19 	Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, University of Minnesota peace officer, 
1.20 	Metropolitan Transit police officer, Minnesota Department of Corrections Fugitive 
1.21 	Apprehension Unit member, or State Patrol trooper as authorized by section 299D.03.