This bill aims to enhance public safety through a series of measures that increase transparency and strengthen penalties for various offenses. Key provisions include making law enforcement data on bail postings public, establishing mandatory minimum sentences for certain sex trafficking offenses, and requiring individuals with stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases to register as predatory offenders. The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission will maintain a publicly searchable database of criminal sentences, and county attorneys will be required to document and report reasons for dismissing charges on a publicly accessible website.

Additionally, the legislation introduces new criminal liabilities for trespassing on critical infrastructure, increases penalties for assaulting police officers, and establishes new crimes related to fleeing in a motor vehicle and being in a stolen vehicle. Notably, it eliminates the requirement for a vehicle to be unoccupied for law enforcement to attach tracking devices, allowing for expanded use of such devices. The bill also enhances penalties for obstructing traffic on trunk highways, airports, or transit systems, and presumes mandatory minimum sentences of 120 months for certain offenses, with higher minimums for more severe violations. The bill is set to take effect on August 1, 2025, and appropriates funds for the development of a searchable sentencing database to improve transparency in the criminal justice system.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 13.82, 243.166, 609.2325, 253B.185, 526.10, 244.09, 609.2231, 609.322, 609.487, 609.52, 609.594, 609.6055, 609.74, 609.855, 626A.35, 629.53, 629.67, 629.70