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13.87 Criminal history data.

Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "criminal history data" means all data maintained in criminal history records compiled by the bureau of criminal apprehension and disseminated through the criminal justice information system, including, but not limited to fingerprints, photographs, identification data, arrest data, prosecution data, criminal court data, custody and supervision data.

Subd. 2. Classification. Criminal history data maintained by agencies, political subdivisions and statewide systems are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, except that data created, collected, or maintained by the bureau of criminal apprehension that identify an individual who was convicted of a crime and the offense of which the individual was convicted are public data for 15 years following the discharge of the sentence imposed for the offense.

The bureau of criminal apprehension shall provide to the public at the central office of the bureau the ability to inspect in person, at no charge, through a computer monitor the criminal conviction data classified as public under this subdivision.

Subd. 3. Limitation. Nothing in this section shall limit public access to data made public by section 13.82.

HIST: 1981 c 311 s 39; 1982 c 545 s 16,24; 1993 c 171 s 2; 1993 c 326 art 11 s 1

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