Signed by Governor Mark Dayton

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the use of gun suppressors and expands voting rights to released felons.

Highlights:

• Authorizes an individual convicted of a felony to vote when his or her term of incarceration is complete (Art. 4, Sec. 1).

• Specifies that an individual is considered to be incarcerated if he or she is on a temporary release in which the individual spends a portion of a day in a prison, jail, workhouse, or other correctional facility (Art. 4, Sec. 1).  

• Authorizes the purchase and possession of a gun “suppressor” (Art. 1, Sec. 7).

• Defines “suppressor” as any device meant to silence, muffle, or diminish the report of any firearm (Art. 1, Sec. 7).

• Authorizes a gun permit owner to carry a gun to the capitol or other state-operated buildings without notifying public safety officials (Art. 1, Sec. 8). 

• Prohibits a law enforcement agency from operating an “unmanned aerial vehicle” without a search warrant, unless there is an emergency situation which threatens the life or safety of an individual (Art. 1, Sec. 20).

• Defines “unmanned aerial vehicle” as an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from inside or on the aircraft. (Art.1, Sec. 20)

• Prohibits the investigation of an “officer-involved incident” in which a law enforcement officer uses deadly force from being conducted by the agency which employs the officer (Art. 1, Sec. 22).

• Authorizes a law enforcement officer to refer a minor who has been arrested for a nonviolent offense to a diversion program that the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction deems appropriate (Art. 2, Sec. 7).

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