SF 3903

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/05/2026 09:13 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to judiciary; modifying jury source list data provisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.69; 270B.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.69, is amended to read:

13.69 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.

Classifications.

(a) The following government data of the Department
of Public Safety are private data:

(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking
certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;

(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that (i)
data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies, and (ii) data
necessary for enforcement of sections 169.345 and 169.346 may be released to parking
enforcement employees or parking enforcement agents of statutory or home rule charter
cities and towns;

(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records,
except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for
purposes of tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry for purposes of
workers' compensation administration and enforcement, the judicial branch for purposes of
debt collection, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of license application
administration, and except that the last four digits of the Social Security number must be
provided to the Department of Human Services for purposes of recovery of Minnesota health
care program benefits paid;

(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07,
subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:

(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated
caregiver; or

(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate
at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of
the need to care for a child of the license holder; and

(5) race and ethnicity data on driver's license holders and identification card holders
under section 171.06, subdivision 3. The Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic
Safety is authorized to receive race and ethnicity data from Driver and Vehicle Services for
only the purposes of research, evaluation, and public reports. new text begin Race and ethnicity data must
be provided to the judicial branch as part of the information provided for purposes of
compiling the jury source list.
new text end

The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3) and
must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social
Security numbers for any other purpose.

(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential
data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member
of the individual's family.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 270B.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 25. new text end

new text begin Disclosure to the judicial branch. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must disclose the list
of individuals, 17 years of age or older, who are required to file a return or who received
any tax benefit to the judicial branch for the purpose of compiling the jury source list. The
list must only include each individual's full name, date of birth, address, county of residence,
and, if available, race and ethnicity data.
new text end