HF 1534

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/25/2021 03:19pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; prohibiting the public dissemination of information
regarding a law enforcement official's home address; providing criminal penalties;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [609.5151] DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED; PENALTY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin As used in this section:
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new text begin (1) "family or household member" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision
2;
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new text begin (2) "law enforcement official" means both peace officers as defined in section 626.84,
subdivision 1, and persons employed by a law enforcement agency; and
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new text begin (3) "personal information" means a home address, directions to a home, or photographs
of a home.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Crime described. new text end

new text begin It is a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly and without
consent make publicly available, including but not limited to through the Internet, personal
information about a law enforcement official or an official's family or household member,
if:
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new text begin (1) the dissemination poses an imminent and serious threat to the official's safety or the
safety of an official's family or household member; and
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new text begin (2) the person making the information publicly available knows or reasonably should
know of the imminent and serious threat.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2021, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
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