1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring crime alerts to be distributed in a format 
1.3 	that disabled citizens can access;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 611A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [611A.0393] CRIME ALERTS; VIOLENT CRIMES; DISABLED 
1.7 	ACCESS.
1.8 	If a law enforcement agency provides a crime alert to citizens within its jurisdiction, 
1.9 	the alerts and any accompanying documents must be in a form that a disabled person 
1.10 	can access with commercially available text-based screen reader software. Any contact 
1.11 	information provided by a citizen requesting a crime alert is classified as private data 
1.12 	on individuals.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2009.