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This bill clarifies the responsibilities of the commissioner of commerce by explicitly stating their oversight authority for two specific programs: the Commerce Fraud Bureau and the automobile theft prevention program. For the Commerce Fraud Bureau, the bill reinforces that the commissioner is responsible for its functions, personnel, powers, and duties. The bureau is a law enforcement agency within the Department of Commerce with primary jurisdiction over insurance and financial crimes, and it is required to dedicate at least 70 percent of its work to investigating insurance fraud. Similarly, for the automobile theft prevention program, the bill establishes that the commissioner of commerce has full responsibility for its management and oversight, regardless of any other existing laws that might previously have governed the program. These changes appear designed to centralize and clarify administrative control over these specific investigative and preventative programs under the direct leadership of the commerce commissioner.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2522&ssn=0&y=2025