as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 01/22/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to data practices; authorizing release of 1.3 pawnshop data to members of criminal justice agencies 1.4 for specified law enforcement purposes; amending 1.5 Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.82, subdivision 18. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.82, 1.8 subdivision 18, is amended to read: 1.9 Subd. 18. [PAWNSHOP DATA.] (a) Except as provided for in 1.10 paragraph (b), data that would reveal the identity of persons 1.11 who are customers of a licensed pawnbroker or secondhand goods 1.12 dealer are private data on individuals. Data describing the 1.13 property in a regulated transaction with a licensed pawnbroker 1.14 or secondhand goods dealer are public. 1.15 (b) Data that would reveal the identity of persons who are 1.16 customers of a licensed pawnbroker or secondhand goods dealer 1.17 shall not be withheld from members of a criminal justice agency 1.18 who are: 1.19 (1) collecting or creating investigative data in order to 1.20 prepare a case against a person, whether known or unknown, for 1.21 the commission of a crime or other offense for which the agency 1.22 has primary investigative responsibility; or 1.23 (2) endeavoring to return stolen property to its rightful 1.24 owner. 1.25 (c) For purposes of paragraph (b), "customers" means both 2.1 sides of a pawn transaction, including the person to whom a loan 2.2 was made on the security of pledged goods, as defined in section 2.3 325J.01, subdivision 7, and the person purchasing pledged goods.