2000 Minnesota Statutes

     611.271 Copies of documents; fees. 

    The court administrators of courts, the prosecuting 
 attorneys of counties and municipalities, and the law 
 enforcement agencies of the state and its political subdivisions 
 shall furnish, upon the request of the district public defender, 
 the state public defender, or an attorney working for a public 
 defense corporation under section 611.216, copies of any 
 documents in their possession at no charge to the public 
 defender, including the following:  police reports, photographs, 
 copies of existing grand jury transcripts, audiotapes, 
 videotapes, copies of existing transcripts of audiotapes or 
 videotapes and, in child protection cases, reports prepared by 
 local welfare agencies.  Nothing in this section shall compel 
 production of documents that are not discoverable under the 
 rules of court, court order, or chapter 13. 

    HIST: 1969 c 655 s 5; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1990 c 604 art 9 
 s 10; 1992 c 571 art 15 s 4; 1993 c 146 art 2 s 26; 1996 c 408 
 art 11 s 8