<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>public access to juvenile records; authorizing the expungement of certain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>juvenile records; authorizing the commissioner of human services to grant set <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>asides or variances for certain individuals disqualified from licensure because of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>an offense committed as a juvenile; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>260B.163, subdivision 1; 260B.171, subdivisions 4, 5; 609A.02, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>609A.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 5a, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>section 245C.24, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 245C.24, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Permanent bar to set aside a disqualification.</b> (a) Except as otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>provided in paragraph (b) this subdivision, the commissioner may not set aside the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>disqualification of any individual disqualified pursuant to this chapter, regardless of how <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>much time has passed, if the individual was disqualified for a crime or conduct listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    (b) For an individual in the chemical dependency or corrections field who was <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>disqualified for a crime or conduct listed under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.15</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, and whose <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>disqualification was set aside prior to July 1, 2005, the commissioner must consider <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>granting a variance pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref> for the license holder for a program <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>dealing primarily with adults. A request for reconsideration evaluated under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>must include a letter of recommendation from the license holder that was subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>prior set-aside decision addressing the individual's quality of care to children or vulnerable <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>adults and the circumstances of the individual's departure from that service.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(c) When a licensed foster care provider adopts an individual who had received <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>foster care services from the provider for over six months, and the adopted individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>required to receive a background study under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(a), clause (2) or (6), the commissioner may grant a variance to the license holder under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref> to permit the adopted individual with a permanent disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>to remain affiliated with the license holder under the conditions of the variance when <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>the variance is recommended by the county of responsibility for each of the remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>individuals in placement in the home and the licensing agency for the home.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(d) The commissioner shall consider granting a set aside under section 245C.22 or a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>variance under section 245C.30 to an individual who is now 21 years of age or older and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>who was disqualified for a crime or conduct listed under section 245C.15, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>occurring while the individual was under the age of 18. This paragraph does not apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>individuals who were convicted of the disqualifying crime following certification under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>section 260B.125.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.163, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> (a) Except for hearings arising under section 
         <statute_ref>260B.425</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>hearings on any matter shall be without a jury and may be conducted in an informal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>manner, except that a child who is prosecuted as an extended jurisdiction juvenile has the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>right to a jury trial on the issue of guilt. The rules of evidence promulgated pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>480.0591</statute_ref> and the law of evidence shall apply in adjudicatory proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>involving a child alleged to be delinquent, an extended jurisdiction juvenile, or a juvenile <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>petty offender, and hearings conducted pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260B.125</statute_ref> except to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>that the rules themselves provide that they do not apply.  <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(b) When a continuance or adjournment is ordered in any proceeding, the court may <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>make any interim orders as it deems in the best interests of the minor in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>260B.001</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>260B.421</statute_ref>.  <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(c) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the court shall exclude the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>general public from hearings under this chapter and shall admit only those persons who, in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>the discretion of the court, have a direct interest in the case or in the work of the court. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>court shall permit the victim of a child's delinquent act to attend any related delinquency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>proceeding, except that the court may exclude the victim:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(1) as a witness under the Rules of Criminal Procedure; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(2) from portions of a certification hearing to discuss psychological material or other <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>evidence that would not be accessible to the public.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The court shall open the hearings to the public in delinquency or extended jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>juvenile proceedings where if the child is alleged to have committed an offense or has <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>been proven to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>and,  the child was at least 16 years of age at the time of the offense, except that and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>the court determines that due to the violent and severe nature of the offense, the benefit <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>to public safety of opening the hearing to the public outweighs the potential collateral <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>consequences for the child that may result from a public record. The court may exclude <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>the public from portions of a certification hearing to discuss psychological material or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>other evidence that would not be accessible to the public in an adult proceeding.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>(d) In all delinquency cases a person named in the charging clause of the petition <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>as a person directly damaged in person or property shall be entitled, upon request, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>notified by the court administrator in writing, at the named person's last known address, of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(1) the date of the certification or adjudicatory hearings, and (2) the disposition of the case.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.171, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Public inspection of records.</b> (a) Legal records arising from proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>or portions of proceedings that are the court opens to the public under section 
         <statute_ref>260B.163, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, are open to public inspection. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, none of the records of the juvenile <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>court and none of the records relating to an appeal from a nonpublic juvenile court <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>proceeding, except the written appellate opinion, shall be open to public inspection or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>their contents disclosed except:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(1) by order of a court; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(2) as required by chapter 245C or sections 
         <statute_ref>245A.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>611A.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>611A.04</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>611A.06</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>and 
         <statute_ref>629.73</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(c) The victim of any alleged delinquent act may, upon the victim's request, obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>the following information, unless it reasonably appears that the request is prompted by a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>desire on the part of the requester to engage in unlawful activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(1) the name and age of the juvenile;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(2) the act for which the juvenile was petitioned and date of the offense; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(3) the disposition, including, but not limited to, dismissal of the petition, diversion, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>probation and conditions of probation, detention, fines, or restitution.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(d) The records of juvenile probation officers and county home schools are records <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>of the court for the purposes of this subdivision. Court services data relating to delinquent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>acts that are contained in records of the juvenile court may be released as allowed under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.84, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. This subdivision applies to all proceedings under this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>chapter, including appeals from orders of the juvenile court, except that this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>does not apply to proceedings under section 
         <statute_ref>260B.335</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>260B.425</statute_ref> when the proceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>involves an adult defendant. The court shall maintain the confidentiality of adoption files <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>and records in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to adoptions. In juvenile <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>court proceedings any report or social history furnished to the court shall be open to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>inspection by the attorneys of record and the guardian ad litem a reasonable time before it <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>is used in connection with any proceeding before the court. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>(e) When a judge of a juvenile court, or duly authorized agent of the court, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>determines under a proceeding under this chapter that a child has violated a state or local <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>law, ordinance, or regulation pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle on streets <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>and highways, except parking violations, the judge or agent shall immediately report <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>the violation to the commissioner of public safety. The report must be made on a form <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>provided by the Department of Public Safety and must contain the information required <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>169.95</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(f) A county attorney may give a law enforcement agency that referred a delinquency <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>matter to the county attorney a summary of the results of that referral, including the details <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>of any juvenile court disposition.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.171, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Peace officer records of children.</b> (a) Except for records relating to an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>offense where the court opens the proceedings are to the public under section 
         <statute_ref>260B.163, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, Peace officers' records of children who are or may be delinquent or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>who may be engaged in criminal acts shall be kept separate from records of persons <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>18 years of age or older and are private data but shall be disseminated: (1) by order of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>the juvenile court, (2) as required by section 
         <statute_ref>121A.28</statute_ref>, (3) as authorized under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>13.82, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, (4) to the child or the child's parent or guardian unless disclosure <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>of a record would interfere with an ongoing investigation, (5) to the Minnesota crime <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>victims reparations board as required by section 
         <statute_ref>611A.56, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (6), for the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>purpose of processing claims for crime victims reparations, or (6) as otherwise provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>this subdivision. Except as provided in paragraph (c), no photographs of a child taken into <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>custody may be taken without the consent of the juvenile court unless the child is alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>to have violated section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref>. Peace officers' records containing data about children <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>who are victims of crimes or witnesses to crimes must be administered consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.82, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, and 17</statute_ref>. Any person violating any of the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    In the case of computerized records maintained about juveniles by peace officers, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>the requirement of this subdivision that records about juveniles must be kept separate <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>from adult records does not mean that a law enforcement agency must keep its records <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>concerning juveniles on a separate computer system. Law enforcement agencies may keep <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>juvenile records on the same computer as adult records and may use a common index to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>access both juvenile and adult records so long as the agency has in place procedures that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>keep juvenile records in a separate place in computer storage and that comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>special data retention and other requirements associated with protecting data on juveniles.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>    (b) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the exchange of information by law <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>enforcement agencies if the exchanged information is pertinent and necessary for law <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>enforcement purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>    (c) A photograph may be taken of a child taken into custody pursuant to section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>260B.175, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause (b), provided that the photograph must be destroyed when <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>the child reaches the age of 19 years. The commissioner of corrections may photograph <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>juveniles whose legal custody is transferred to the commissioner. Photographs of juveniles <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>authorized by this paragraph may be used only for institution management purposes, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>case supervision by parole agents, and to assist law enforcement agencies to apprehend <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>juvenile offenders. The commissioner shall maintain photographs of juveniles in the same <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>manner as juvenile court records and names under this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>    (d) Traffic investigation reports are open to inspection by a person who has sustained <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>physical harm or economic loss as a result of the traffic accident. Identifying information <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>on juveniles who are parties to traffic accidents may be disclosed as authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.82, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, and accident reports required under section 
         <statute_ref>169.09</statute_ref> may be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>released under section 
         <statute_ref>169.09, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, unless the information would identify a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>juvenile who was taken into custody or who is suspected of committing an offense that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>would be a crime if committed by an adult, or would associate a juvenile with the offense, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>and the offense is not an adult court traffic offense under section 
         <statute_ref>260B.225</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>    (e) The head of a law enforcement agency or a person specifically given the duty <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>by the head of the law enforcement agency shall notify the superintendent or chief <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>administrative officer of a juvenile's school of an incident occurring within the agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>jurisdiction if:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>    (1) the agency has probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>offense that would be a crime if committed as an adult, that the victim of the offense is a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>student or staff member of the school, and that notice to the school is reasonably necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>for the protection of the victim; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    (2) the agency has probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>offense described in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), that would be a crime <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>if committed by an adult, regardless of whether the victim is a student or staff member <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>of the school.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    A law enforcement agency is not required to notify the school under this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>if the agency determines that notice would jeopardize an ongoing investigation. For <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>purposes of this paragraph, "school" means a public or private elementary, middle, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>secondary, or charter school.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>    (f) In any county in which the county attorney operates or authorizes the operation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>of a juvenile prepetition or pretrial diversion program, a law enforcement agency or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>county attorney's office may provide the juvenile diversion program with data concerning <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>a juvenile who is a participant in or is being considered for participation in the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    (g) Upon request of a local social services agency, peace officer records of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>children who are or may be delinquent or who may be engaged in criminal acts may be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>disseminated to the agency to promote the best interests of the subject of the data.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    (h) Upon written request, the prosecuting authority shall release investigative data <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>collected by a law enforcement agency to the victim of a criminal act or alleged criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>act or to the victim's legal representative, except as otherwise provided by this paragraph. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>Data shall not be released if:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>    (1) the release to the individual subject of the data would be prohibited under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.821</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    (2) the prosecuting authority reasonably believes:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    (i) that the release of that data will interfere with the investigation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    (ii) that the request is prompted by a desire on the part of the requester to engage in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>unlawful activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>(i) A consent to the release of a peace officer record governed by this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>from the individual who is the subject of the record is not effective and a law enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>agency must not release the record or release information in a manner that reveals the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>existence of the record.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Offenses committed by </b><b>juveniles </b><b>prosecuted as adults</b><b>.</b> A petition for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>the sealing of a conviction record any type of delinquency or criminal record relating to a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>juvenile matter may be filed under section 
         <statute_ref>609A.03</statute_ref> by a person who has been committed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>to the custody of the commissioner of corrections upon conviction of a crime following <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>certification to district court under section 
<statute_ref>260B.125</statute_ref>, if the person successfully completed <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>the terms of the person's disposition or sentence and who is no longer under correctional <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>supervision for the offense, if: <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(1) is finally discharged by the commissioner; or the person received a disposition <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>under section 260B.198, regardless of whether the person was adjudicated delinquent;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>(2) has been placed on probation by the court under section 
<statute_ref>609.135</statute_ref> and has been <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>discharged from probation after satisfactory fulfillment of it the matter was designated <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution under section 260B.130 and the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>adult sentence was never executed;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(3) the matter was designated an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>section 260B.130 and the person's adult sentence was subsequently executed; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(4) the matter was certified for adult prosecution under section 260B.125. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Petition; filing fee.</b> An individual who is the subject of a criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>record who is seeking the expungement of the record shall file a petition under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>and pay a filing fee in the amount required under section 
         <statute_ref>357.021, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>(1). The filing fee may be waived in cases of indigency and shall be waived in the cases <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>described in section 
         <statute_ref>609A.02, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (2), and subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Contents of petition.</b> (a) A petition for expungement shall be signed under <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>oath by the petitioner and shall state the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(1) the petitioner's full name and all other legal names or aliases by which the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>petitioner has been known at any time;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>(2) the petitioner's date of birth;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>(3) all of the petitioner's addresses from the date of the offense or alleged offense in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>connection with which an expungement order is sought, to the date of the petition;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>(4) why expungement is sought, if it is for employment or licensure purposes, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>statutory or other legal authority under which it is sought, and why it should be granted;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>(5) the details of the offense or arrest for which expungement is sought, including <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>the date and jurisdiction of the occurrence, either the names of any victims or that there <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>were no identifiable victims, whether there is a current order for protection, restraining <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>order, or other no contact order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>whether there has ever been a prior order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>petitioner from contacting the victims, the court file number, and the date of conviction <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>or of dismissal;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(6) in the case of a conviction or adjudication delinquency record, what steps the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>petitioner has taken since the time of the offense toward personal rehabilitation, including <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>treatment, work, or other personal history that demonstrates rehabilitation;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>(7) petitioner's criminal conviction and adjudication delinquency record indicating <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>all convictions and adjudication findings of delinquency for misdemeanors, gross <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>misdemeanors, or felonies in this state, and for all comparable convictions and adjudication <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>findings of delinquency in any other state, federal court, or foreign country, whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>convictions or adjudication findings of delinquency occurred before or after the arrest or, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var> conviction, or adjudication finding of delinquency for which expungement is sought;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(8) petitioner's criminal charges record indicating all prior and pending criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>charges against the petitioner in this state or another jurisdiction, including all criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>charges that have been continued for dismissal or stayed for adjudication, or have been the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>subject of pretrial diversion; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>(9) all prior requests by the petitioner, whether for the present offense or for any <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>other offenses, in this state or any other state or federal court, for pardon, return of arrest <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>records, or expungement or sealing of a criminal record, whether granted or not, and all <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>stays of adjudication or imposition of sentence involving the petitioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>(b) If there is a current order for protection, restraining order, or other no contact <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victims or there has ever been a prior <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>order for protection or restraining order prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>victims, the petitioner shall attach a copy of the order to the petition.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Hearing.</b> (a) A hearing on the petition shall be held no sooner than 60 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>days after service of the petition. A victim of the offense for which expungement is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>sought has a right to submit an oral or written statement to the court at the time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>hearing describing the harm suffered by the victim as a result of the crime and the victim's <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>recommendation on whether expungement should be granted or denied. The judge shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>consider the victim's statement when making a decision.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(b) The court shall exclude the general public from a hearing on a petition to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>expunge a record relating to a juvenile matter under section 609A.02, subdivision 2, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>may admit only persons who the court determines have a direct interest in the case, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>the hearing on the underlying offense for which expungement is sought was open to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>public under section 260B.163, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), or other law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Nature of remedy; standard</b><b>; firearms restriction</b><b>.</b> (a) Except as <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>otherwise provided by paragraph (b) or (c), expungement of a criminal or delinquency <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>record is an extraordinary remedy to be granted only upon clear and convincing evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>that it would yield a benefit to the petitioner commensurate with the disadvantages to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>the public and public safety of:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(1) sealing the record; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(2) burdening the court and public authorities to issue, enforce, and monitor an <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>expungement order.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided by this paragraph, If the petitioner is petitioning <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>for the sealing of a criminal or delinquency record under section 
         <statute_ref>609A.02, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>3
         </statute_ref>, the court shall grant the petition to seal the record unless the agency or jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>whose records would be affected establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>interests of the public and public safety outweigh the disadvantages to the petitioner <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>of not sealing the record. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(c) If the petitioner is petitioning for the sealing of a criminal or delinquency record <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>under section 609A.02, subdivision 2, clause (1) or (2), the court shall grant the petition <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>to seal the record unless the agency or jurisdiction whose records would be affected <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the interests of the public and public <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>safety outweigh the disadvantages to the petitioner of not sealing the record.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(d) If the court issues an expungement order it may require that the criminal or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>delinquency record be sealed, the existence of the record not be revealed, and the record <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>not be opened except as required under subdivision 7. Records must not be destroyed or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>returned to the subject of the record.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Order concerning crimes of violence.</b> An order expunging the record <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>of a conviction or adjudication delinquency record for a crime of violence as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>624.712, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, must provide that the person is not entitled to ship, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>transport, possess, or receive a firearm for the remainder of the person's lifetime. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>person whose record of conviction or adjudication delinquency record is expunged under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>this section and who thereafter receives a relief of disability under United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>title 18, section 925, or whose ability to possess firearms has been restored under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>609.165, subdivision 1d
         </statute_ref>, is not subject to the restriction in this subdivision. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609A.03, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Limitations of order.</b> (a) Upon issuance of an expungement order related <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>to a charge supported by probable cause, the DNA samples and DNA records held by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and collected under authority other than section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>299C.105
         </statute_ref>, shall not be sealed, returned to the subject of the record, or destroyed.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(b) Notwithstanding the issuance of an expungement order:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(1) an expunged record may be opened for purposes of a criminal investigation, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>prosecution, or sentencing, upon an ex parte court order;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>(2) an expunged record of a conviction or adjudication delinquency proceeding may <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>be opened for purposes of evaluating a prospective employee in a criminal justice agency <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>without a court order; and<br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>(3) an expunged record of a conviction or adjudication delinquency proceeding may <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>be opened for purposes of a background study under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.08</statute_ref> unless the court <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>order for expungement is directed specifically to the commissioner of human services.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>Upon request by law enforcement, prosecution, or corrections authorities, an agency <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>or jurisdiction subject to an expungement order shall inform the requester of the existence <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>of a sealed record and of the right to obtain access to it as provided by this paragraph. For <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>purposes of this section, a "criminal justice agency" means courts or a government agency <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>that performs the administration of criminal justice under statutory authority.<br/>