1999 Minnesota Statutes

     13.69 Public safety data. 

    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 handicapped persons; 

    (2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under 
 section 169.345, except that data that are not medical data may 
 be released to law enforcement agencies; 

    (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 and the department of labor and 
 industry for purposes of workers' compensation administration 
 and enforcement; and 

    (4) data on persons listed as designated caregivers 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.  

    (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. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62 

    HIST: 1981 c 311 s 18,37,39; 1982 c 545 s 24; 1990 c 573 s 12; 
 1995 c 85 s 1; 1995 c 231 art 2 s 1; 1996 c 455 art 6 s 1; 1997 
 c 65 s 5