SF 2818

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/05/2016 08:44am

A bill for an act
relating to courts; permitting the Department of Public Safety to share data
with the courts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 13.69,
subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

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, new text begin the judicial branch
for purposes of debt collection, new text end and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes
of license application administration; and

(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.

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.