This bill aims to enhance public safety by expanding the prosecutorial powers of city attorneys in Minnesota. It authorizes city attorneys to file delinquency petitions for juvenile offenses when a county attorney declines to do so, as well as to prosecute felony and certain gross misdemeanor offenses under similar circumstances. Additionally, city attorneys are granted the authority to issue administrative subpoenas in specific cases. The bill includes amendments to various sections of the Minnesota Statutes, particularly those related to juvenile offenses and the roles of county and city attorneys in prosecuting violations.

Key changes in the bill include the replacement of "county attorney" with "prosecuting authority" in several sections, thereby broadening the scope of who can prosecute certain offenses. It also allows city attorneys to take on cases that the county attorney has declined, thereby ensuring that more offenses are prosecuted at the local level. The effective date for most provisions is set for August 1, 2025, with some sections applying to acts committed on or after that date. This legislative change is intended to improve the responsiveness of the legal system to juvenile delinquency and other offenses within municipalities.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 260B.007, 260B.141, 260B.163, 260B.171, 260B.335, 260B.425, 388.051, 388.23, 390.251, 484.87