Bill > HF2382

This bill modifies Minnesota's accident reporting requirements and authorizes local law enforcement to share certain accident data with contracted service providers. The bill introduces a new definition for "contracted service provider" as an entity authorized by a government agency to support the generation, collection, management, and dissemination of crash reports. It updates existing law to allow peace officers to retain local copies of accident reports and permits reporting agencies to provide non-personal accident data to contracted service providers under specific conditions. The bill requires peace officers to submit electronic or written accident reports to the Commissioner of Public Safety within ten days, and maintain existing confidentiality protections for accident reports. Reports must still be submitted for accidents involving fatalities, bodily injuries requiring medical treatment, vehicle damage necessitating towing, property damage, school buses, and commercial motor vehicles. The bill provides detailed guidelines for who can request access to accident reports, including involved parties, their legal representatives, and insurers, while maintaining strict limitations on using these reports as evidence in legal proceedings. The changes will take effect on July 1, 2025, and are designed to modernize accident reporting processes and data sharing while protecting individual privacy.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2382&ssn=0&y=2025