Bill > HF1893

This bill modifies the Minnesota statute regarding the active period of criminal investigative data by reducing the time frame for when an investigation is considered inactive from 30 years to 20 years after the commission of an offense. The bill maintains the existing provisions that investigative data are confidential while an investigation is active, and become public when inactive, with some exceptions. Specifically, the bill preserves protections for sensitive images or recordings that might be offensive, allows for court-ordered disclosure of investigative data during an active investigation, and provides that data can become active again if a previously dormant investigation is reopened. The key change is shortening the default time period for considering investigative data inactive, which could potentially make such data public sooner than under the previous law. This amendment applies to criminal investigative data collected by law enforcement agencies, ensuring a balance between public transparency and the need to protect ongoing or sensitive investigations.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1893&ssn=0&y=2025