Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of sections 299A.78 to 299A.795, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
(b) "Nongovernmental organizations" means nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that provide legal, social, or other community services.
(c) "Blackmail" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 2.
(d) "Debt bondage" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 3.
(e) "Forced labor or services" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 4.
(f) "Labor trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 5.
(g) "Labor trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 6.
(h) "Sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.
(i) "Sex trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7b.
(j) "Trafficking" includes "labor trafficking" and "sex trafficking."
(k) "Trafficking victim" includes "labor trafficking victim" and "sex trafficking victim."
Subd. 2. General duties. The commissioner of public safety, in cooperation with local authorities, shall:
(1) collect, share, and compile trafficking data among government agencies to assess the nature and extent of trafficking in Minnesota; and
(2) analyze the collected data to develop a plan to address and prevent human trafficking.
Subd. 3. Outside services. As provided for in section 15.061, the commissioner of public safety may contract with professional or technical services in connection with the duties to be performed under sections 299A.785, 299A.79, and 299A.795. The commissioner may also contract with other outside organizations to assist with the duties to be performed under sections 299A.785, 299A.79, and 299A.795.
2005 c 136 art 11 s 6; 2006 c 282 art 13 s 8; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 63
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety
Chapter 299A — Department Of Public Safety
Section 299A.01 — Department Of Public Safety; Creation, Organization.
Section 299A.015 — Duties Transferred From Other Agency.
Section 299A.017 — State Safety Oversight.
Section 299A.02 — Liquor Control Functions.
Section 299A.11 — Vehicle Transporting Wheelchair User; Definitions.
Section 299A.12 — Wheelchair Securement Device.
Section 299A.13 — Additional Safety Requirements.
Section 299A.14 — Vehicle Inspection.
Section 299A.15 — Aid And License Withheld.
Section 299A.17 — Misdemeanor.
Section 299A.291 — Definitions.
Section 299A.292 — Office Of Drug Policy And Violence Prevention.
Section 299A.294 — Responsibilities Of Council.
Section 299A.295 — Youth Neighborhood Centers; Pilot Projects.
Section 299A.296 — Community Crime Prevention Programs; Grants.
Section 299A.297 — Other Duties.
Section 299A.298 — Cooperation Of Other Agencies.
Section 299A.299 — Multidisciplinary Chemical Abuse Prevention Team.
Section 299A.2994 — Asian-american Juvenile Crime Prevention.
Section 299A.33 — Drug Abuse Resistance Education (dare) Program.
Section 299A.38 — Soft Body Armor Reimbursement.
Section 299A.41 — Definitions.
Section 299A.42 — Public Safety Officer's Benefit Account.
Section 299A.43 — Eligibility Determination; Contested Case.
Section 299A.44 — Death Benefit.
Section 299A.45 — Education Benefit.
Section 299A.465 — Continued Health Insurance Coverage.
Section 299A.47 — Claims Limitation.
Section 299A.475 — Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome Benefit.
Section 299A.477 — Hometown Heroes Assistance Program.
Section 299A.49 — Definitions.
Section 299A.50 — Response Plan.
Section 299A.51 — Liability And Workers' Compensation.
Section 299A.52 — Responsible Person.
Section 299A.55 — Railroad And Pipeline Safety; Oil And Other Hazardous Materials.
Section 299A.59 — Notice Of Multiple Law Enforcement Operations Conflicts.
Section 299A.61 — Criminal Alert Network.
Section 299A.62 — Community-oriented Policing (cops) Grant Program.
Section 299A.642 — Violent Crime Coordinating Council.
Section 299A.681 — Financial Crimes Advisory Board And Task Force.
Section 299A.70 — Public Safety Motor Vehicle Account.
Section 299A.705 — Driver And Vehicle Services Accounts.
Section 299A.706 — Alcohol Enforcement Account; Appropriation.
Section 299A.707 — Community Justice Reinvestment Account.
Section 299A.71 — Combating Juvenile Prostitution; Prevention Grants.
Section 299A.72 — Juvenile Justice Program.
Section 299A.73 — Grants-in-aid To Youth Intervention Programs.
Section 299A.76 — Suicide Statistics.
Section 299A.78 — Statewide Human Trafficking Assessment.
Section 299A.783 — Statewide Antitrafficking Investigation Coordination.
Section 299A.785 — Trafficking Study.
Section 299A.79 — Trafficking Study; Analysis And Use Of Data.
Section 299A.795 — Trafficking Victim Assistance.
Section 299A.7957 — Toll-free Hotline For Trafficking Victims.
Section 299A.80 — Administrative Powers And Penalties; General.
Section 299A.801 — Corrective Orders And Injunctions.
Section 299A.802 — Administrative Penalty Order.
Section 299A.81 — Death Scene Investigations.
Section 299A.85 — Office For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Relatives.