as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:12am
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:
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As used in this section, "crime of violence" has the
meaning given in section 624.712, subdivision 5.
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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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(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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(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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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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This section is effective August 1, 2009.
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