Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

299C.111 SUSPENSE FILE REPORTING. The superintendent shall immediately notify the appropriate entity or individual when a disposition record for a felony, gross misdemeanor, or targeted misdemeanor is received that cannot be linked to an arrest record. History: 1Sp2001 c 8 art 6 …

299C.115 WARRANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO STATE. (a) By January 1, 1996, every county shall, in the manner provided in either clause (1) or (2), make warrant information available to other users of the criminal justice data communications network as defined in section 299C.46: (1)…

299C.12 RECORD KEPT BY PEACE OFFICER; REPORT. Every peace officer shall keep or cause to be kept a permanent written record, in such form as the superintendent may prescribe, of all felonies reported to or discovered by the officer within the officer's jurisdiction and of all war…

299C.13 INFORMATION FURNISHED TO PEACE OFFICER. Upon receipt of information data as to any arrested person, the bureau shall immediately ascertain whether the person arrested has a criminal record or is a fugitive from justice, and shall at once inform the arresting officer of th…

299C.14 INFORMATION ON RELEASED PRISONER. It shall be the duty of the officials having charge of the penal institutions of the state or the release of prisoners therefrom to furnish to the bureau, as the superintendent may require, finger and thumb prints, photographs, distinctiv…

299C.145 DISTINCTIVE PHYSICAL MARK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section and in sections 299C.10, 299C.11, and 299C.14, "distinctive physical mark identification data" means a photograph of a brand, scar, or tattoo, and a description of the bo…

299C.15 COOPERATION; CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION ORGANIZATIONS. The bureau shall cooperate and exchange information with other organizations for criminal identification, either within or without the state, for the purpose of developing, improving, and carrying on an efficient system …

299C.155 STANDARDIZED EVIDENCE COLLECTION; DNA ANALYSIS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "DNA analysis" means the process through which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in a human biological specimen is analyzed and compared with DNA from another human biological …

299C.157 FORENSIC LABORATORIES; ACCREDITATION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given: (1) "forensic analysis" means the application of scientific knowledge and methodology by an individual who: (i) has or should hav…

299C.16 INFORMATION BROADCAST TO PEACE OFFICERS. The bureau shall broadcast, by mail, wire, and wireless, to peace officers such information as to wrongdoers wanted, property stolen or recovered, and other intelligence as may help in controlling crime. History: (9950-16) 1927 c 2…

299C.17 REPORT BY COURT ADMINISTRATOR. The superintendent shall require the court administrator of every court which sentences a defendant for a felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor to electronically transmit within 24 hours of the disposition of the case …

299C.18 BUREAU OPERATIONS REPORT. Biennially, on or before November 15, in each even-numbered year the superintendent shall submit to the governor and the legislature a detailed report of the operations of the bureau, of information about crime and the handling of crimes and crim…

299C.21 PENALTY ON LOCAL OFFICER REFUSING INFORMATION. If any public official charged with the duty of furnishing to the bureau fingerprint records, biological specimens, reports, or other information required by sections 299C.06, 299C.10, 299C.105, 299C.11, 299C.17, shall neglec…

299C.22 SECURITY GUARD; DISCHARGE OF FIREARM; REPORT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, "security guard" means any person who is paid a fee, wage or salary to perform one or more of the following functions: (1) prevention or detection of intrusion, un…

299C.23 CONTINUING EDUCATION FEE; APPROPRIATION. The commissioner of public safety may charge tuition to cover the cost of continuing education courses provided by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension when money available to the commissioner for this purpose is not adequate to pay…

299C.25 SCRAP METAL DEALERS; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) The superintendent shall develop educational materials relating to the laws governing scrap metal dealers, including, but not limited to, applicable laws addressing receiving stolen property and the provisions of section 325…

299C.35 BUREAU TO BROADCAST CRIMINAL INFORMATION. It shall be the duty of the bureau to broadcast all police dispatches and reports submitted which, in the opinion of the superintendent, shall have a reasonable relation to or connection with the apprehension of criminals, the pre…

299C.37 POLICE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; USE, SALE. § Subdivision 1.Use regulated. (a) No person other than peace officers within the state, the members of the State Patrol, and persons who hold an amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission, shall equip …

299C.38 PRIORITY OF POLICE COMMUNICATIONS; MISDEMEANOR. Any person who willfully makes any false, misleading, or unfounded report to any public safety answering point for the purpose of interfering with the operation thereof, or with the intention of misleading any officer of thi…

299C.40 COMPREHENSIVE INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "CIBRS" means the Comprehensive Incident-Based Reporting System, located in the Department of Public Safety and managed by the Bu…

299C.405 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. (a) For the purposes of this section "subscription service" means a process by which law enforcement agency personnel may obtain ongoing, automatic electronic notice of any contacts an individual has with any criminal justice agency. (b) The Departm…

299C.41 E-CHARGING. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Auditing data" means data in e-charging that document: (1) who took a particular action; (2) when the action took place; (3) the Internet Protocol address of the c…

299C.46 CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of public safety shall establish a criminal justice data communications network that will provide secure access to systems and services available from or through the Bureau of Cr…

299C.48 CONNECTION BY AUTHORIZED AGENCY; FEE, APPROPRIATION. (a) An agency authorized under section 299C.46, subdivision 3, may connect with and participate in the criminal justice data communications network upon approval of the commissioner of public safety; provided, that the …

299C.50 TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. The commissioner of public safety shall perform all duties in respect to the state's criminal justice information system which were transferred from the commissioner of management and budget and the Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Cont…

299C.51 CITATION. Sections 299C.51 to 299C.565 may be cited as the "Minnesota Missing Persons Act." History: 1984 c 510 s 1; 2009 c 38 s 1

299C.52 MINNESOTA MISSING CHILDREN AND ENDANGERED PERSONS PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in sections 299C.52 to 299C.565, the following terms have the meanings given them: (a) "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years or any person certified or known to be…

299C.53 MISSING PERSONS REPORT; DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. § Subdivision 1.Investigation and entry of information. (a) A law enforcement agency shall accept without delay any report of a missing person. The law enforcement agency shall not refuse to acce…

299C.535 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MISSING PERSON. (a) If the person identified in the missing person report remains missing for 30 days, and the additional information and materials specified below have not been received, the law enforcement agency shall attempt to o…

299C.54 MISSING CHILDREN BULLETIN. § Subdivision 1.Distribution. The commissioner shall distribute a missing persons bulletin to local law enforcement agencies, county attorneys, and, in the case of missing children, to public and nonpublic schools. The commissioner shall also ma…

299C.55 TRAINING. The commissioner shall adopt standards for training appropriate personnel concerning the investigation of missing persons cases. History: 1991 c 285 s 8; 2009 c 38 s 9

299C.56 RELEASE OF MEDICAL DATA. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Health care facility" means the office of a dentist or physician, or another medical facility, that is in possession of identifying da…

299C.565 MISSING PERSON REPORT. The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where a person has been missing or was last seen has the responsibility to take a missing person report from an interested party. If this location cannot be clearly and easily e…

299C.5655 MISSING PERSONS; STANDARDIZED REPORTS AND PROCEDURES. (a) By September 1, 2009, the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall develop: (1) a standardized form for use by all law enforcement agencies when taking a missing person report; and (2) a model …

299C.57 CITATION. Sections 299C.58 and 299C.582 may be cited as the "National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact." History: 2002 c 269 s 1

299C.58 COMPACT. The National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by this state with any other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS In this compact: (1) Attorney general.…

299C.582 POWERS WITH RELATION TO COMPACT. The commissioner of public safety or a designee is hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact. History: 2002 c 269 s 3

299C.60 CITATION. Sections 299C.60 to 299C.64 may be cited as the "Minnesota Child, Elder, and Individuals with Disabilities Protection Background Check Act." History: 1992 c 569 s 18; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 7 s 1

299C.61 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. The definitions in this section apply to sections 299C.60 to 299C.64. § Subd. 1a.Authorized agency. "Authorized agency" means the licensing agency or, if one does not exist, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Licensing agencies includ…

299C.62 BACKGROUND CHECK. § Subdivision 1.Generally. The superintendent shall develop procedures in accordance with United States Code, title 34, section 40102, to enable a qualified entity to request a background check to determine whether a covered worker is the subject of any …

299C.63 EXCEPTION; OTHER LAWS. The superintendent is not required to respond to a background check request concerning a covered individual who, as a condition of occupational licensure or employment, is subject to the background study requirements imposed by any statute or rule o…

299C.64 BUREAU IMMUNITY. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise arise under sections 299C.60 to 299C.63, based on the accuracy or completeness of any records it receives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if …

299C.65 INFORMATION ADVISORY GROUP. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed by amendment, 2016 c 116 s 1] § Subd. 1a.Membership; duties. (a) The Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Advisory Group consists of the following members: (1) the commissioner…

299C.66 CITATION. Sections 299C.66 to 299C.71 may be cited as the "Kari Koskinen Manager Background Check Act." History: 1995 c 226 art 4 s 13

299C.67 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. The definitions in this section apply to sections 299C.66 to 299C.71. § Subd. 2.Background check crime. "Background check crime" means: (a)(1) a felony violation of section 609.185 (first-degree murder); 609.19 (second-degree murder); 6…

299C.68 BACKGROUND CHECK ON RESIDENTIAL BUILDING MANAGER. § Subdivision 1.When required. Before hiring a manager, an owner shall request the superintendent to conduct a background check under this section. An owner may employ a manager after requesting a background check under th…