SF 265

Introduction - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 02/09/2010 02:12 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement to provide violent crime
alerts to citizens who request notification; requiring crime alerts to be distributed
in a format that disabled citizens can access; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [611A.0393] CRIME ALERTS; VIOLENT CRIMES; DISABLED
ACCESS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, "crime of violence" has the
meaning given in section 624.712, subdivision 5.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Violent crime alerts. new text end

new text begin When a crime of violence occurs in a law
enforcement agency's jurisdiction, the agency must provide a timely crime alert to each
citizen who has submitted a prior written request, on a form provided by the agency, to
receive notice of crimes of violence.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Exceptions. new text end

new text begin (a) A law enforcement agency is not required to provide the
notice required in subdivision 2 in cases where notice will compromise an active criminal
investigation or endanger public safety.
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new text begin (b) A law enforcement agency is not obligated to provide notice under subdivision
2 to persons who do not live in the agency's jurisdiction.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Form of alert; disabled access. new text end

new text begin A law enforcement agency must provide
the notice required under subdivision 2 via electronic mail and any other form the agency
deems appropriate. The alerts and any accompanying documents must be in a form that a
disabled person can access with commercially available text-based screen reader software.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2009.
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