HF 823

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/13/2023 03:48pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; authorizing law enforcement agencies to share criminal
history background check data with Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards
and Training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.87, by adding a
subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.87, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Background records checks. new text end

new text begin (a) The law enforcement agency must request
a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension on an applicant for employment as a licensed peace officer or an applicant
for a position leading to employment as a licensed peace officer within the state of Minnesota
to determine eligibility for licensing. Applicants must provide, for submission to the
superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension:
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new text begin (1) an executed criminal history consent form, authorizing the dissemination of state
and federal records to the law enforcement agency and the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer
Standards and Training and fingerprints; and
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new text begin (2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
for the fee for conducting the criminal history background check.
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new text begin (b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the
background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data as defined
in section 13.87 and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository.
The superintendent is authorized to exchange the applicant's fingerprints with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to obtain their national criminal history record information. The
superintendent must return the results of the Minnesota and federal criminal history records
checks to the law enforcement agency who is authorized to share with the Minnesota Board
of Peace Officer Standards and Training to determine if the individual is eligible for licensing
under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6700.
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