SF 3051

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 06/05/2025 10:03 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to data practices; permitting access to unredacted portable recording system
data related to collision investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
13.825, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.825, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Access by data subjects.

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a portable recording
system data subject includes the peace officer who collected the data, and any other individual
or entity, including any other peace officer, regardless of whether the officer is or can be
identified by the recording, whose image or voice is documented in the data.

(b) An individual who is the subject of portable recording system data has access to the
data, including data on other individuals who are the subject of the recording. If the individual
requests a copy of the recording, data on other individuals who do not consent to its release
must be redacted from the copy. The identity and activities of an on-duty peace officer
engaged in an investigation or response to an emergency, incident, or request for service
may not be redacted, unless the officer's identity is subject to protection under section 13.82,
subdivision 17, clause (a).

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding section 13.82, subdivision 7, a person entitled to a report of a
collision under section 169.09, subdivision 13, must be provided with copies of unredacted
data from all portable recording systems used in the collision investigation, including data
on other individuals who are the subject of the recording. A law enforcement agency may
deny a request to provide unredacted portable recording system data under this paragraph
if:
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new text begin (1) the agency determines there is a compelling reason that providing access to the data
would interfere with an active investigation;
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new text begin (2) the data is clearly offensive to common sensibilities; or
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new text begin (3) the data is classified as not public by other provisions under this chapter.
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new text begin If a law enforcement agency denies access under clause (1), the agency must provide a
prompt, written reason for the denial to the individual who requested the data with a
description of the compelling reason and must provide notice that relief may be sought from
the district court under section 13.82, subdivision 7.
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