SF 1859

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 06/05/2025 10:05 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; limiting scope of video made available by Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension for officer-involved death investigations; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Reporting.

new text begin (a) new text end As provided for in chapter 13, the superintendent must make
all new text begin of the following new text end inactive investigative data for officer-involved death investigations that
are public under section 13.82, subdivision 7, or other applicable law available on the
bureau's website within 30 days deleted text begin of the end of the last criminal appeal of a subject of an
investigation. deleted text end new text begin of the case becoming inactive as defined by 13.82, subdivision 7:
new text end

new text begin (1) reports, audio, and photographs; and
new text end

new text begin (2) any video that records, describes, or otherwise documents actions and circumstances
surrounding the officer-involved death.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report to the commissioner, the
governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy the following information about the unit:
the number of investigations initiated; the number of incidents investigated; the outcomes
or current status of each investigation; the charging decisions made by the prosecuting
authority of incidents investigated by the unit; the number of plea agreements reached in
incidents investigated by the unit; and any other information relevant to the unit's mission.