Bill > HF2879

This bill establishes the Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crimes Advisory Board to help address retail and supply chain theft across Minnesota. The board will consist of 16 members representing various law enforcement agencies, government offices, and business associations, including representatives from the public safety commissioner, attorney general's office, local police chiefs, sheriffs, county attorneys, tribal authorities, and industry groups like retailers, railroads, trucking, and grocers. The board's primary duties include developing a comprehensive strategy to identify, prevent, and combat organized retail theft, with specific tasks such as consulting with law enforcement and businesses to track theft trends, understanding connections between retail theft and other criminal activities, addressing online retail theft, and potentially creating an interactive database to track such crimes. The commissioner of public safety will also appoint a statewide coordinator to manage multijurisdictional enforcement efforts, facilitate training, and help businesses prevent theft. The bill provides that participating law enforcement officers will have statewide jurisdiction for investigations and includes an annual reporting requirement, with initial funding of an unspecified amount from the general fund for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to establish and support the advisory board.

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