This bill seeks to enhance public safety through a series of measures aimed at increasing transparency and accountability within the criminal justice system. Key provisions include making law enforcement data on bail postings publicly accessible, establishing mandatory minimum sentences for certain sex trafficking offenses, and requiring individuals under stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases to register as predatory offenders. Additionally, the bill mandates that county attorneys document and report the reasons for dismissing charges, which must be published on a publicly accessible website.

The legislation also introduces new criminal liabilities for trespassing on critical infrastructure, increases penalties for assaulting police officers, and establishes penalties for fleeing in a motor vehicle. Notably, it removes the requirement that a vehicle be unoccupied for law enforcement to attach a tracking device, thereby broadening the use of tracking devices for fleeing vehicles. The bill prescribes mandatory minimum sentences for fleeing from law enforcement, creates new felonies related to traffic violations while fleeing, and increases penalties for public nuisances such as obstructing traffic. Most provisions are set to take effect on August 1, 2025, applying to crimes committed on or after that date.

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