Minnesota § 13.822 - SEXUAL ASSAULT DATA
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 13.822 — SEXUAL ASSAULT DATA, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13.822. SEXUAL ASSAULT DATA
Subdivision 1.Definitions.
(a) "Community-based program" means any office, institution, or center offering assistance to victims of sexual assault and their families through crisis intervention, medical, and legal accompaniment and subsequent counseling.
(b) "Sexual assault counselor" means a person who has undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction of a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is the rendering of advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of sexual assault.
(c) "Victim" means a person who consults a sexual assault counselor for the purpose of securing advice, counseling, or assistance concerning a mental, physical, or emotional condition caused by a sexual assault.
(d) "Sexual assault communication data" means all information transmitted in confidence between a victim of sexual assault and a sexual assault counselor and all other information received by the sexual assault counselor in the course of providing assistance to the victim. The victim shall be deemed the subject of sexual assault communication data.
Subd. 2.Classification.
All sexual assault communication data are classified as private data on individuals.
History:
1981 c 311 s 39; 1982 c 545 s 24; 1982 c 558 s 2; 1999 c 227 s 22
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 13.822
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Section 13.822 ("SEXUAL ASSAULT DATA") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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