HF 254

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 02/09/2010 01:35 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring crime alerts to be distributed in a format
that disabled citizens can access; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 611A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [611A.0393] CRIME ALERTS; VIOLENT CRIMES; DISABLED
ACCESS.
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new text begin If a law enforcement agency provides a crime alert to citizens within its jurisdiction,
the alerts and any accompanying documents must be in a form that a disabled person
can access with commercially available text-based screen reader software. Any contact
information provided by a citizen requesting a crime alert is classified as private data
on individuals.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2009.
new text end