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.] • • 1995 Law Summaries Bills that have been signed into law by the Governor Crime Criminal justice finance and law Chapter 226 is a 180-page law that provides money far courts and law enforcement, and makes several amendments to the state's criminal law statutes. City-related issues in the law include: • Authorizing the nonfelony enforcement advisory committee to seek additional funding from public and private sources. • Providing $550,000 for statewide juvenile, misdemeanor, and domestic abuse information projects. • Providing at least $150,000 for city community violence preven- tion grants. • Providing $500,000 for grants to local law enforcement agencies for peace officers assigned to schools. • Providing $400,000 for individual $5000 grants for agencies giving conditional offers of employment to peace officer students. • Providing $4.6 million to .local agencies for peace officer continu- ing education. • Changing the bulletproof vest reimbursements statute to elimi- nate the officers contribution, require the employing city to pay up to one-half (now one-third) up to $300 (now $165.00). • Requiring state certification for fireworks display operators, including city displays. • Changing the composition of the POST Board by removing one small city mayor and adding a college administrator. Providing for the automatic revocation of peace officer licenses upon a felony "conviction" which is broadly defined. Requiring POST to prepare a model policy governing peace officers conduct and requiring local law enforcement agencies to adopt local policies by July 1, 1996. Vazious effective dates. Forfeiture law expanded Chapter 230 allows for the forfeiture of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and motorboats involved with certain designated DWI-related offenses. Forfeiture proceedings are the responsibility of the arresting agency and the attorney in the jurisdic- tion in which the designated offense occurred who is responsible for prosecuting violations of a designated offense. Effective August I, 1995. Amendments to criminal laws, impounded animals must be kept 10 days before destruction Chapter 244 contains amendments to various criminal statutes. The Department of Public Safety will develop a criminal alert network to facilitate the communication of crime prevention information by electronic transmission among state agencies, law enforcement officials, and the private sector. - A motor vehicle will be subject to forfeiture if it is used to flee a peace officer in the course of an offense which is established by proof of a conviction. The definition of public nuisance is modified so that proof of two or more separate behavioral incidents, instead of requiring criminal convic- tions within the past twelve months (shortened from two years), will meet the definition. Proof exists if the elements of the conduct constituting the nuisance are established by clear and convincing evidence. Notice requirements for commencing a lawsuit against owners of buildings alleged to be nuisances are clarified. Procedures for service of search warrants are clarified to allow service anywhere within the issuing judge's county. But probably the most important '' change is that the time period after which seized animals may be disposed of is extended from seven to ten days. Seizure of an animal raised for food or fiber products is prohibited unless the animal has been examined by a veterinarian pursuant to a warrant, and the notice and hearing procedures governing the disposition of seized animals aze changed. The animal sections aze effective June 2, 1995. Other provisions are effective August ~ 1, 1995. L Economic Development Audit of city economic development efforts Section 44 of Chapter 224 requests the legislative audit commission to direct the legislative auditor to conduct an evaluation of business assistance programs of state and local government and report the results to the legislature by January 15, 1996. The evaluation must include tax increment financing assistance, and address other legisla- tively specified issues. Omnibus economic development appropriations Chapter 224 provides appropria- tions for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to total $30.1 million for 1996-97 and $17.5 million for 1997-98. The following programs 1995 Law Summaries LS 1