2007 Minnesota Statutes

245C.32 SYSTEMS AND RECORDS.
    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner may establish systems and records to
fulfill the requirements of this chapter.
    Subd. 2. Use. (a) The commissioner may also use these systems and records to obtain and
provide criminal history data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, criminal history data
held by the commissioner, and data about substantiated maltreatment under section 626.556 or
626.557, for other purposes, provided that:
(1) the background study is specifically authorized in statute; or
(2) the request is made with the informed consent of the subject of the study as provided in
section 13.05, subdivision 4.
(b) An individual making a request under paragraph (a), clause (2), must agree in writing not
to disclose the data to any other individual without the consent of the subject of the data.
(c) The commissioner may recover the cost of obtaining and providing background study
data by charging the individual or entity requesting the study a fee of no more than $20 per
study. The fees collected under this paragraph are appropriated to the commissioner for the
purpose of conducting background studies.
    Subd. 3. National records search. (a) When specifically required by statute, the
commissioner shall also obtain criminal history data from the National Criminal Records
Repository.
(b) To obtain criminal history data from the National Criminal Records Repository, the
commissioner shall require classifiable fingerprints of the data subject and must submit these
fingerprint requests through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
(c) The commissioner may require the background study subject to submit fingerprint
images electronically. The commissioner may not require electronic fingerprint images until the
electronic recording and transfer system is available for noncriminal justice purposes and the
necessary equipment is in use in the law enforcement agency in the background study subject's
local community.
(d) The commissioner may recover the cost of obtaining and providing criminal history data
from the National Criminal Records Repository by charging the individual or entity requesting
the study a fee of no more than $30 per study. The fees collected under this subdivision are
appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of obtaining criminal history data from the
National Criminal Records Repository.
History: 2003 c 12 art 2 s 4; 2003 c 15 art 1 s 32; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 5 s 9