HF 501

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/13/2013 08:14pm

A bill for an act
relating to government data; permitting medical examiners and coroners to
use license and identification card photographs under certain circumstances;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 1a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Filing photograph or image; data classification.

The department shall
file, or contract to file, all photographs or electronically produced images obtained in the
process of issuing drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards. The photographs or
electronically produced images shall be private data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision
12. Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, the department shall not be required
to provide copies of photographs or electronically produced images to data subjects.
The use of the files is restricted:

(1) to the issuance and control of drivers' licenses;

(2) to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2, for the
investigation and prosecution of crimes, service of process, enforcement of no contact
orders, location of missing persons, investigation and preparation of cases for criminal,
juvenile, and traffic court, and supervision of offenders;

(3) to public defenders, as defined in section 611.272, for the investigation and
preparation of cases for criminal, juvenile, and traffic courts; deleted text begin and
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(4) to child support enforcement purposes under section 256.978 new text begin ; and
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new text begin (5) to a county medical examiner or coroner as required by section 390.005 as
necessary to fulfill the duties under sections 390.11 and 390.25 new text end .