Minnesota Session Laws - 1987, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1987 

                        CHAPTER 166-H.F.No. 692 
           An act relating to public safety; providing for access 
          to criminal justice datacommunications network and 
          defining purposes for its use; amending Minnesota 
          Statutes 1986, sections 299C.46, subdivision 3; and 
          299C.48.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 299C.46, 
subdivision 3, is amended to read:  
    Subd. 3.  The datacommunications network shall be used 
exclusively for by:  
    (1) criminal justice agencies of the state in connection 
with enforcement of the criminal or traffic laws of the state 
the performance of duties required by law; 
    (2) agencies investigating federal security clearances of 
individuals for assignment or retention in federal employment 
with duties related to national security, as required by Public 
Law 99-169; and 
    (3) other agencies to the extent necessary to provide for 
protection of the public or property in an emergency or disaster 
situation. 
    The commissioner of public safety shall establish a monthly 
network access charge to be paid by each participating criminal 
justice agency.  The network access charge shall be a standard 
fee established for each terminal, computer, or other equipment 
directly addressable by the criminal justice datacommunications 
network, as follows:  January 1, 1984 to December 31, 1984, $40 
connect fee per month; January 1, 1985 and thereafter, $50 
connect fee per month.  
    The commissioner of public safety is authorized to arrange 
for the connection of the datacommunications network with the 
criminal justice information system of the federal government, 
any adjacent state, or Canada. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1986, section 299C.48, is 
amended to read:  
    299C.48 [CONNECTIONS BY MUNICIPALITIES AUTHORIZED AGENCY.] 
    Any criminal justice An agency authorized under section 
299C.46, subdivision 3, may connect with and participate in the 
criminal justice datacommunications network upon approval of the 
commissioner of public safety; provided, that the agency shall 
first agree to pay installation charges as may be necessary for 
connection and monthly operational charges as may be established 
by the commissioner of public safety.  Before participation by a 
criminal justice agency may be approved, the agency must have 
executed an agreement with the commissioner providing for 
security of network facilities and restrictions on access to 
data supplied to and received through the network. 
    Approved May 16, 1987