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• I'm the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• of Criminal Apprehension.
• I'm superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and we're grateful for Representative
• of Criminal Apprehension.
• Criminal</c> Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,<00:21:30.720><c

Bills: HF4075, HF3826, HF3825, HF3827, HF3459, HF3711, HF4200, HF3908, HF3712

Keywords: firearm restrictions, domestic violence, public safety, court orders, criminal convictions, identity theft, subpoena authority, fraud, statute of limitations, financial crime, victim notification, expungement, criminal justice, plea agreements, minor victims, identification protection, stalking, crime data, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, law enforcement grants

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• prosecutions of corporations criminal prosecutions of corporations and<00:05:15.200><c> fines,</c><00
• The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the BCA, is Minnesota's state-level investigative agency.
• Scott Mueller, Deputy Superintendent at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• </c><01:17:50.960><c> of</c><01:17:51.040><c> Criminal</c> the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal the Minnesota
• Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.<01:17:52.400><c> Uh</c><01:17:52.480><c> to</c><01:17:52.600><c> answer

Bills: HF1082, HF2099, HF4177, HF2742

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability

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• This bill addresses many of these gaps, including the establishment of grooming as a criminal offense
• to the rehabilitation of criminal offenders through employment.
• Tony Said, Special Agent in Charge of the Financial Crimes and Fraud Section of the Minnesota Bureau
• of Criminal Apprehension.
• And is that really ...of a criminal conviction? Absolutely.

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• Programs, Emergency Communication Networks, Homeland Security, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and
• of the criminal justice system, and assist crime victims.
• My name is Superintendent Evans from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• There are certainly funds that flow in through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• mascara, high heels, lipstick, and underwear for inmates convicted of criminal sexual conduct.

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• of Criminal Apprehension.
• ><c> and</c> uh Bureau of Criminal apprehension and uh Bureau of Criminal apprehension and you<00:49:
• I'm the superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Apprehension.
• There are certainly funds that flow in through Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and there are likely
• of Criminal Criminal Criminal apprehension<01:34:49.320><c> um</c><01:34:49.639><c> and</c><01:34:49.880

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• </c><00:18:22.160><c> those</c> House File 3405 proposes to require the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
• I'm the deputy superintendent with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Thank you so much.
• Customs, now called ICE, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the State of Minnesota, and other counties
• Customs, now called ICE, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the State of Minnesota, and other counties
• Customs, now called ICE, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the State of Minnesota, and other counties

Bills: HF3405, HF3413, HF3769, HF3768, HF3771, HF3465

Keywords: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers

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• The fire chief of the city of Hopkins.
• 90% of the state of Minnesota is there's 90% of the state of Minnesota is paid<00:12:09.800><c> on</
• For the record, my name is Drew Evans, Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• Again, my name is Drew Evans, the Superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• I will say the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers wants it to be shortened a little more.

Bills: HF4371, HF4317, HF2817, HF3496, HF4151, HF3826, HF4425, HF3990

Keywords: HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services

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• And the first order of business is approval of the minutes.
• </c> that it was related to an act of that it was related to an act of criminal<00:10:29.920><c> investigation
• </c> today, uh that as of a I'm sorry, May of today, uh that as of a I'm sorry, May of 2025,<00:15:43.120
• c> queries</c> hundreds of thousands of these queries hundreds of thousands of these queries to<00:21
• of adoption of the All those in favor of adoption of the A1,<00:37:41.040><c> please</c><00:37:41.200

Bills: HF3479, HF4205, HF3782, HF4081, HF4138

Keywords: foreclosure, mortgage, redemption period, homestead, Minnesota Statutes, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, vehicle surveillance, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, data privacy, government data practices, law enforcement data, surveillance technology, location data, vehicle tracking, warrant requirement, probable cause, exigent circumstances

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• of Criminal Apprehension, which then in turn shares it with relevant police agencies.
• So is the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, uh, is the one that gets the NECM tips.
• </c><01:29:52.639><c> of</c><01:29:52.800><c> Criminal</c> Mr.
• So is the Bureau of Criminal Mr. Murphy.
• So is the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension<01:29:54.639><c> uh</c><01:29:54.719><c> is</c><01:29:54.880

Bills: HF2135, HF776, HF1581, HF1158, HF2226

Keywords: child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill

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• And through a series of giant cataclysmic mistakes, the Department of Health and the Department of Youth
• Nicole Freeman from the Office of the Secretary of State.
• I'm going to do a really quick walkthrough of the sections of each section of the bill, and then Diana
• </c><00:10:41.760><c> identity</c> proof of residence not proof of identity proof of residence not proof
• of that.

Bills: HF3676, HF2959, HF3233

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• of the type of weapon used.
• Um, the individual under the grandfather clause uh would have to register with the BCA, Bureau of Criminal
• </c><00:35:10.640><c> of</c><00:35:10.800><c> Criminal</c> the BCA, Bureau of Criminal the BCA, Bureau
• of Criminal Apprehension,<00:35:11.760><c> and</c><00:35:12.000><c> with</c><00:35:12.160><c> their<
• </c> of gun crime. of gun crime.

Bills: HF3433, HF3402, HF3412, HF3405, HF3404

Keywords: assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine

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• </c> shared their personal experience of shared their personal experience of being<01:04:47.039><c> criminalized
• He said it is more effective to address the root causes of criminal behavior than simply penalize it,
• the context of someone's criminal behavior if they have been a survivor of domestic violence, sexual
• </c><01:07:19.280><c> criminal</c> to address the root causes of criminal to address the root causes
• </c> part of the context of someone's part of the context of someone's criminal<01:07:58.000><c> behavior

Bills: HF3465, HF3782, HF4075, HF391, HF3946, HF2976, HF3350

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

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• Office of Fiscal Transparency.
• Regina Burchum, Executive Director of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency.
• of entry.
• save a lot of lives.
• of the director.

Bills: HB4284, HB1250, HB4190, HB3086

Keywords: animal abuse, offender registry, public safety, animal welfare, criminal justice, Oklahoma legislation, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, cyber crime, fraud prevention, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, insurance fee, digital forensics, investigative support, revolving fund, prisons, corrections

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• I'm the superintendent at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
• Peace officers and correctional officers are increasingly becoming targets of criminal and malicious
• So why have one law on the books criminalizing the non-use of seat belts and another that removes the
• So why have one law on the books criminalizing the non-use of seat belts and another that removes the
• /c><01:35:28.480><c> belts</c> criminalizing the non-use of seat belts criminalizing the non-use of seat

Bills: HF1027, HF2226, HF1916, HF1915, HF1567, HF1986

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• Currently, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation oversees the approval and regulation of the
• We're in favor of the bill.
• Our company was one of the four companies that got deregulated as part of the sunset in 2021.
• We were one of the four.
• Back in 2018, I testified before the Texas Supreme Court and the Criminal Court of Appeals for the establishment

Bills: HB1967, HB3442, HB5525, HB5561, HB5653, HB5667, SB1171

Keywords: juvenile justice, correctional facilities, reform, rehabilitation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, alcohol awareness, court-ordered programs, substance misuse education, deferred disposition, youth, parole reform, inmates under 18, mental health, educational achievement, reintegration, foster youth, behavior intervention, community services, diversion policies, HB 5653

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• of the bill. She is finished. Will there be questions of the author? Questions of the author?
• So that's already, and this actually aligns us with the Federal Bureau of Prisons process that they're
• paragraph 8 of section 502 of' Title 57 of the Oklahoma statutes submitted by Senator Brooks.
• It wasn't necessarily the $30; it was the criminalizing of an illegal activity now Should you not have
• We actually are a participant in the human trafficking task force with Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

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• Sentence modernization in and of itself took all of the criminal statutes.
• Sentence modernization in and of itself took all of the criminal statutes.
• It was the criminalizing of a legal activity now.
• So I do Or a participant in the human trafficking task force with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.
• As I stated previously, my concern is to fit everything into a criminality kind of box.

Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

Summary: The Public Safety Committee took up a series of bills dealing with cold cases, sexual assault investigations, parole, criminal code cleanup, jail backlog relief, private prison oversight, and human trafficking. SB 1636, by Sen. Hicks, would let an immediate family member or similar person request an OSBI investigation in a cold case; it passed 8-0. SB 1584, by Sen. Burns, shortened the deadline for submitting sexual assault evidence kits for forensic testing and required kits received after the effective date to be processed within 30 days; it passed 8-0. SB 1730, by Sen. Thompson, required law enforcement to forward sexual assault reports to OSBI to help identify repeat offenders, with testimony that the reports would remain confidential and could still be expunged where applicable; it passed 8-0. The committee also approved SB 1255, by Sen. Yack, which shifts the authority to request medical parole from the DOC director to the DOC medical director while leaving parole board and gubernatorial discretion intact; it passed 8-1. SB 1627, by Pro Tem Paxton, was a request bill to consolidate redundant and obsolete criminal statutes into a cleaner code, and it passed 9-0 after questions about underlined language in the committee substitute. SB 137, by Vice Chair Hamilton, would remove DUI causing great bodily injury from eligibility for DOC’s electronic monitoring program after a case highlighted what sponsors described as a loophole; it passed 9-0. SB 2062, by Sen. Pugh, sought to reduce county jail and LARC backlog by allowing certain low-level, nonviolent offenders to bypass county jail waiting periods and report directly to their assigned facility after screening; members raised concerns about flight risk, logistics, transportation, and county impacts. Pugh agreed to continue working on the measure and requested a struck title, and the bill passed 7-1. SB 1470, by Sen. Brooks, as amended, would allow elected officials and religious leaders to conduct informal inspections of private prisons operated for out-of-state interests, with a three-day notice requirement and definitions added to narrow the scope; it passed 8-0. Finally, SB 1284, by Vice Chair Hamilton, aimed at combating human trafficking in exotic entertainment venues by creating licensing and inspection requirements and penalties for unlicensed operation or knowingly hiring unlicensed performers. The bill drew extensive debate over whether it was too punitive or could sweep in lawful businesses, but supporters said it would help identify trafficking victims and improve oversight; it passed 7-1. The committee adjourned after the final vote.

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• I'm a private defense attorney with with 30 years of criminal law experience as both a clerk, prosecutor
• I'm here today on behalf of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, which is an organization
• I'm also the current secretary and past president of the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, which
• Professor and department chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Metro State University
• With the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Bills: HF1354, HF1901, HF2124, HF2130, HF2260, HF2099, HF104, HF134, HF1769

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

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• I'm also a professor and department chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Metro
• of Criminal Apprehension.
• </c><01:09:47.359><c> of</c> sharing agreements with the Bureau of sharing agreements with the Bureau
• of Criminal<01:09:47.799><c> apprehension</c><01:09:48.440><c> I</c><01:09:48.520><c> know</c><01:09
• :49.120><c> uh</c><01:09:49.239><c> the</c> Criminal apprehension I know uh the Criminal apprehension

Bills: HF1354, HF1901, HF2124, HF2130, HF2260, HF2099, HF104, HF134, HF1769

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

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• Thank you. criminal enterprise affecting businesses across the state of Texas, cartels and other criminal
• I'm the Chief of Criminal Investigations Division for Texas Department of Public Safety.
• victims of this type of criminal activity. in recent years.
• A sexually violent... violent offense as defined in Article 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and
• the best applications of criminal justice in the country.

Bills: SB 476, SB 664, SB 745, SB 826, SB 989, SB 1080, SB 1171, SB 1320, SB 1437, SB 1727, SB 1809, SB 2289, SB 2320

Keywords: education, funding, school infrastructure, public schools, teacher support, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, ignition interlock devices, youth offenders, vehicular homicide, Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice convened to address pressing issues surrounding oil field crime and safety on Texas highways. The meeting was initiated by Chair Flores, who emphasized the need for improved tools to combat repeat offenders having committed intoxicated driving, alongside tackling oil field theft that has escalated due to organized criminal activities. The committee heard public testimonies and engaged with various stakeholders, including law enforcement and industry representatives, who highlighted the complexities and dangers associated with these crimes. Notably, a significant focus was placed on Senate Bill 1320, which aims to establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate and address thefts specific to the oil and gas industry. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among various law enforcement agencies and improve training for local officers to combat these sophisticated theft operations more effectively.