Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                        CHAPTER 224-H.F.No. 371 
           An act relating to corrections; authorizing the 
          commissioner of corrections to take photographs of 
          juveniles committed to the commissioner for management 
          and law enforcement purposes; removing certain 
          limitations on parental liability for thefts by 
          minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1988, sections 
          260.161, subdivision 3; and 332.51, subdivision 3. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 260.161, 
subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 3.  (a) Peace officers' records of children shall be 
kept separate from records of persons 18 years of age or older 
and shall not be open to public inspection or their contents 
disclosed to the public except (1) by order of the juvenile 
court, or (2) as required by section 126.036, or (3) as 
authorized under chapter 13; except that traffic investigation 
reports may be open to inspection by a person who has sustained 
physical harm or economic loss as a result of the traffic 
accident.  Except as provided in paragraph (c), no photographs 
of a child taken into custody may be taken without the consent 
of the juvenile court unless the child is alleged to have 
violated section 169.121 or 169.129.  Any person violating any 
of the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor.  
    (b) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the exchange of 
information by law enforcement agencies if the exchanged 
information is pertinent and necessary to the requesting agency 
in initiating, furthering, or completing a criminal 
investigation. 
    (c) The commissioner of corrections may photograph 
juveniles whose legal custody is transferred to the 
commissioner.  Photographs of juveniles authorized by this 
paragraph may be used only for institution management purposes 
and to assist law enforcement agencies to apprehend juvenile 
offenders.  The commissioner shall maintain photographs of 
juveniles in the same manner as juvenile court records and names 
under this section. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 332.51, 
subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 3.  [LIABILITY OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN.] The provisions 
of Section 540.18 apply applies to this section, except that 
recovery is not limited to special damages.  
    Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Section 2 is effective August 1, 1989, and applies to 
crimes committed on or after that date. 
    Presented to the governor May 19, 1989 
    Signed by the governor May 22, 1989, 8:50 p.m.