Minnesota § 13.85 - CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION DATA
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 13.85 — CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION DATA, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13.85. CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION DATA
Subdivision 1.Definition.
As used in this section, "corrections and detention data" means data on individuals created, collected, used or maintained because of their lawful confinement or detainment in state reformatories, prisons and correctional facilities, municipal or county jails, lockups, workhouses, work farms and all other correctional and detention facilities.
Subd. 2.Corrections and detention private data.
Unless the data are summary data or arrest data, or a statute specifically provides a different classification, corrections and detention data on individuals are classified as private pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, to the extent that the release of the data would either (a) disclose medical, psychological, or financial information, or personal information not related to their lawful confinement or detainment or (b) endanger an individual's life.
Subd. 3.Corrections and detention confidential data.
Corrections and detention data are confidential, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, to the extent that release of the data would: (a) endanger an individual's life, (b) endanger the effectiveness of an investigation authorized by statute and relating to the enforcement of rules or law, (c) identify a confidential informant, or (d) clearly endanger the security of any institution or its population.
Subd. 4.Corrections and detention public data.
After any presentation to a court, any data made private or confidential by this section shall be public to the extent reflected in court records.
Subd. 5.Corrections and detention public benefit data.
The responsible authority or its designee of any agency that maintains corrections and detention data may release private or confidential corrections and detention data to any law enforcement agency, if necessary for law enforcement purposes, or to the victim of a criminal act where the data are necessary for the victim to assert the victim's legal right to restitution.
History:
1981 c 311 s 39; 1982 c 545 s 17,24; 1988 c 670 s 7; 1998 c 371 s 5; 1999 c 227 s 22
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 13.85 ("CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION 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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