Minnesota HF3826: Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying and adding definitions for purposes of identity theft crime; providing the attorney general and county attorneys with additional subpoena authority; altering statutes of limitation for certain fraud-related offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 609.527, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 388.23, subdivision 1; 628.26.

From the engrossed text, April 7, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying and adding definitions for purposes of identity theft crime; providing the attorney general and county attorneys with additional subpoena authority; altering statutes of limitation for certain fraud-related offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 609.527, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 388.23, subdivision 1; 628.26. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 8.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Authority. new text begin [ADDED: (a) ] new text end The attorney general, or any deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general whom the attorney general authorizes in writing, has the authority in any county of the state to subpoena and require the production ofnew text begin [ADDED: :] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (1)] new text end any records ofnew text begin [ADDED: :] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (i)] new text end telephone companies, cellular phone companies, paging companies, subscribers of private computer networks including Internet service providers or computer bulletin board systemsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [] new text end new text begin [ADDED: (vi)] new text end …

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