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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.066 — Crime Information Reward Fund.

299C.066 CRIME INFORMATION REWARD FUND.
Subdivision 1.
Fund created; advisory group.
A crime information reward fund is created as an account in the state treasury. Money appropriated to the account is available to pay rewards as directed by the commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the attorney general, under this section.
The attorney general shall appoint an advisory group, in consultation with the commissioner, of five members to assist in implementation of this section.
Subd. 2.
Reward.
The commissioner is authorized to pay a reward to any person who, in response to a reward offer, provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of a criminal offender. The commissioner shall establish criteria for determining the amount of the reward and the duration of the reward offer. In no event shall a reward exceed $10,000 or a reward offer remain open longer than ten days. The commissioner shall select the criminal investigations for which rewards are offered based on recommendations made by the advisory group members or by the law enforcement agency or agencies conducting the criminal investigation.
History:
1994 c 636 art 4 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.07 — Restoration Or Disposal Of Stolen Property.

299C.07 RESTORATION OR DISPOSAL OF STOLEN PROPERTY.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall make every effort for a period of 90 days after the seizure or recovery of abandoned or stolen property to return the property to the lawful owner or to the sheriff of the county from which it was stolen.
Any such property held by the bureau for more than 90 days, in case the owner cannot be found or if it cannot be determined from what county the property was stolen, shall be sold at public auction by the superintendent of the bureau, or the superintendent's agent, after two weeks' published notice thereof in a legal newspaper in Ramsey County, stating the time and place of the sale and a list of the property to be sold.
The proceeds of the sale shall be applied in payment of the necessary expenses of the sale and all necessary costs, storage, or charges incurred in relation to the property. The balance of the proceeds shall be paid into the general fund.
History:
1941 c 389; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1979 c 333 s 97; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.08 — Oath Of Superintendent And Employees.

299C.08 OATH OF SUPERINTENDENT AND EMPLOYEES.
The superintendent and each employee in the bureau whom the superintendent shall designate, before entering upon the performance of duties under sections 299C.03 to 299C.08, 299C.10, 299C.105, 299C.11, 299C.17, 299C.18, and 299C.21, shall take the usual oath.
History:
(9950-8) 1927 c 224 s 4; 1935 c 197 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 326 s 14; 2005 c 136 art 12 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.09 — System For Identifying Criminals; Record, Index.

299C.09 SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING CRIMINALS; RECORD, INDEX.
The bureau shall install systems for identification of criminals, including the fingerprint system, the modus operandi system, and such others as the superintendent deems proper. The bureau shall keep a complete record and index of all information received in convenient form for consultation and comparison. The bureau shall obtain from wherever procurable and file for record finger and thumb prints, measurements, photographs, plates, outline pictures, descriptions, modus operandi statements, conditional release information, or such other information as the superintendent considers necessary, of persons who have been or shall hereafter be convicted of a felony, gross misdemeanor, or an attempt to commit a felony or gross misdemeanor, within the state, or who are known to be habitual criminals. To the extent that the superintendent may determine it to be necessary, the bureau shall obtain like information concerning persons convicted of a crime under the laws of another state or government, the central repository of this records system is the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in St. Paul.
History:
(9950-9) 1927 c 224 s 5; 1957 c 790 s 1; 1969 c 9 s 92; 1998 c 367 art 7 s 5; 2002 c 233 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.092 — Questioned Identity Process.

299C.092 QUESTIONED IDENTITY PROCESS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given.
(b) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
(c) "Questioned identity" means an individual's identity that is associated with another person's records when the individual's identity is used by an offender in interactions with law enforcement or the offender has the same name which can lead to difficulties differentiating the individual from the offender.
Subd. 2.
Process.
(a) When an individual is the subject of questioned identity, the individual may request a review by the bureau through its questioned identity process. Individuals must contact the bureau and provide the following:
(1) documentation of the individual's identity through a government-issued photo identification;
(2) documents or information that lead the individual to believe that the individual is the subject of questioned identity; and
(3) fingerprints for identification verification purposes.
(b) If the bureau is able to confirm that the individual is the subject of questioned identity, the bureau shall provide documentation to the individual indicating that the individual has been through the bureau's questioned identity process.
(c) The bureau shall denote any aliases determined to be questioned identities in the criminal history system under section 299C.09 and shall work with other state and local agencies to denote aliases in arrest warrants.
(d) The bureau shall attach a photo of the offender to arrest warrants in the bureau's warrant file if a photo is available.
(e) Notwithstanding section 13.87, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), the bureau, in consultation with reporting criminal justice agencies, may remove an alias from a criminal history record when it determines doing so will not negatively impact a criminal justice agency's ability to identify the offender in the future. Some considerations in making the determination include but are not limited to time elapsed since the alias name was last used, frequency with which the alias was used, current incarceration status of the offender, whether it is or was the offender's name, and whether the offender is living or deceased.
(f) Law enforcement must take into account the presence of documentation from the bureau or another law enforcement agency confirming a questioned identity when considering whether an individual has a warrant under section 299C.115 and may contact the bureau or the issuing law enforcement agency to confirm authenticity of the documentation provided by an individual.
History:
2023 c 52 art 5 s 30
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.093 — Database Of Registered Predatory Offenders.

299C.093 DATABASE OF REGISTERED PREDATORY OFFENDERS.
The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall maintain a computerized data system relating to individuals required to register as predatory offenders under section 243.166. To the degree feasible, the system must include the data required to be provided under section 243.166, subdivisions 4, 4a, and 4b, and indicate the time period that the person is required to register. The superintendent shall maintain this data in a manner that ensures that it is readily available to law enforcement agencies. This data is private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12, but may be used for law enforcement and corrections purposes. Law enforcement or a corrections agent may disclose the status of an individual as a predatory offender to a child protection worker with a local welfare agency for purposes of doing a family assessment under chapter 260E. A corrections agent may also disclose the status of an individual as a predatory offender to comply with section 244.057. The commissioner of human services has access to the data for state-operated services, as defined in section 246.014, for the purposes described in section 246.13, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), and for purposes of conducting background studies under chapter 245C.
History:
2000 c 311 art 2 s 14; 2005 c 136 art 5 s 4; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 1 s 49; 2013 c 108 art 5 s 12; 2016 c 136 s 3; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 5 s 12; 1Sp2020 c 2 art 8 s 130
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.097 — Database For Identifying Individuals Eligible For Expungement.

299C.097 DATABASE FOR IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT.
(a) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall maintain a computerized data system relating to petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses that may become eligible for expungement pursuant to section 609A.015 and which do not require fingerprinting pursuant to section 299C.10 and are not linked to an arrest record in the criminal history system.
(b) These data are private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12.
History:
2023 c 52 art 7 s 6
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 7, section 6, is effective January 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 7, section 6, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.111 — Suspense File Reporting.

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 s 3; 2014 c 212 art 4 s 2; 2023 c 52 art 7 s 9
NOTE:
The amendment to this section by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 7, section 9, is effective January 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 7, section 9, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.115 — Warrant Information Provided To State.

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) the county shall enter the warrant information in the warrant file maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Department of Public Safety; or
(2) the county, at no charge to the state, shall make the warrant information that is maintained in the county's computer accessible by means of a single query made through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Department of Public Safety.
(b) As used in this section, "warrant information" means information on all outstanding felony, gross misdemeanor, and misdemeanor warrants for adults and juveniles that are issued within the county.
History:
1994 c 636 art 4 s 21; 2009 c 59 art 6 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.12 — Record Kept By Peace Officer; Report.

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 warrants of arrest for felonies and search warrants issued to the officer in relation to the commission of felonies, and shall make or cause to be made to the sheriff of the county and the bureau reports of all such crimes, upon such forms as the superintendent may prescribe, including a statement of the facts and a description of the offender, so far as known, the offender's method of operation, the action taken by the officer, and such other information as the superintendent may require.
History:
(9950-12) 1927 c 224 s 8; 1959 c 409 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.13 — Information Furnished To Peace Officer.

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 the facts ascertained, including references to any juvenile or adult court disposition data that are not in the criminal history system. Upon application by any sheriff, chief of police, or other peace officer in the state, or by an officer of the United States or by an officer of another state, territory, or government duly authorized to receive the same and effecting reciprocal interchange of similar information with the division, it shall be the duty of the bureau to furnish all information in its possession pertaining to the identification of any person. If the bureau has a sealed record on the arrested person, it shall notify the requesting peace officer of that fact and of the right to seek a court order to open the record for purposes of law enforcement. A criminal justice agency shall be notified, upon request, of the existence and contents of a sealed record containing conviction information about an applicant for employment. For purposes of this section a "criminal justice agency" means courts or a government agency that performs the administration of criminal justice under statutory authority.
History:
(9950-13) 1927 c 224 s 9; 1992 c 569 s 17; 1996 c 408 art 9 s 6; 1997 c 239 art 8 s 16; 2001 c 202 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.14 — Information On Released Prisoner.

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, distinctive physical mark identification data, other identification data, modus operandi reports, and criminal records of prisoners heretofore, now, or hereafter confined in such penal institutions, together with the period of their service and the time, terms, and conditions of their discharge. This duty to furnish information includes, but is not limited to, requests for fingerprints as the superintendent of the bureau deems necessary to maintain and ensure the accuracy of the bureau's criminal history files, to reduce the number of suspense files, or to comply with the mandates of section 299C.111 relating to the reduction of the number of suspense files where a disposition record is received that cannot be linked to an arrest record. The officials shall electronically enter the information in a bureau-managed searchable database within 24 hours of a prisoner's date of release or discharge. The bureau shall convert the information into an electronic format and enter it into the searchable database within three business days of the date of receipt, if the information is not entered by the officials.
History:
(9950-14) 1937 c 224 s 10; 1969 c 9 s 93; 1994 c 636 art 4 s 22; 2005 c 136 art 11 s 10; 2013 c 86 art 4 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.145 — Distinctive Physical Mark Identification System.

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 body location where the distinctive physical mark appears.
Subd. 2.
System establishment.
The superintendent shall establish and maintain a system within the bureau to enable law enforcement agencies to submit and obtain distinctive physical mark identification data on persons who are under investigation for criminal activity. The system shall cross-reference the distinctive physical mark identification data with the name of the individual from whose body the distinctive physical mark identification data was obtained. The system also shall cross-reference distinctive physical mark identification data with the names of individuals who have been identified as having a similar or identical distinctive physical mark in the same body location.
Subd. 3.
Authority to enter or retrieve data.
Only criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2, may submit data to and obtain data from the distinctive physical mark identification system.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2014 c 212 art 4 s 3]
History:
1994 c 636 art 4 s 23; 2005 c 136 art 11 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.15 — Cooperation; Criminal Identification Organizations.

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 for the identification and apprehension of criminals.
History:
(9950-15) 1927 c 224 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.155 — Standardized Evidence Collection; Dna Analysis.

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 specimen for identification purposes.
Subd. 2.
Uniform evidence collection.
The bureau shall develop uniform procedures and protocols for collecting evidence in cases of alleged or suspected criminal sexual conduct, including procedures and protocols for the collection and preservation of human biological specimens for DNA analysis. Law enforcement agencies and medical personnel who conduct evidentiary exams shall use the uniform procedures and protocols in their investigation of criminal sexual conduct offenses. The uniform procedures and protocols developed under this subdivision are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14.
Subd. 3.
DNA analysis and data bank.
The bureau shall adopt uniform procedures and protocols to maintain, preserve, and analyze human biological specimens for DNA. The bureau shall establish a centralized system to cross-reference data obtained from DNA analysis. Data contained on the bureau's centralized system is private data on individuals, as that term is defined in section 13.02. The bureau's centralized system may only be accessed by authorized law enforcement personnel and used solely for law enforcement identification purposes. The remedies in section 13.08 apply to a violation of this subdivision. The uniform procedures and protocols developed under this subdivision are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14.
Subd. 4.
Record.
The bureau shall perform DNA analysis and make data obtained available to law enforcement officials in connection with criminal investigations in which human biological specimens have been recovered. Upon request, the bureau shall also make the data available to the prosecutor and the subject of the data in any subsequent criminal prosecution of the subject. The results of the bureau's DNA analysis and related records are private data on individuals, as that term is defined in section 13.02, and may only be used for law enforcement identification purposes. The remedies in section 13.08 apply to a violation of this subdivision.
History:
1989 c 290 art 4 s 7; 1990 c 499 s 5,6; 2005 c 136 art 12 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.16 — Information Broadcast To Peace Officers.

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 224 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.17 — Report By Court Administrator.

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 a report, in a form prescribed by the superintendent providing information required by the superintendent with regard to the prosecution and disposition of criminal cases. A copy of the report shall be kept on file in the office of the court administrator.
History:
(9950-18) 1927 c 224 s 14; 1935 c 197 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2013 c 86 art 4 s 7; 2023 c 52 art 7 s 10
NOTE:
The amendment to this section by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 7, section 10, is effective January 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 7, section 10, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.18 — Bureau Operations Report.

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 criminals by state and local officials collected by the bureau, and the superintendent's interpretations of the information, with comments and recommendations. The data contained in the report on Part I offenses cleared by arrest, as defined by the United States Department of Justice, shall be collected and tabulated geographically at least on a county-by-county basis. In such reports the superintendent shall, from time to time, include recommendations to the legislature for dealing with crime and criminals and information as to conditions and methods in other states in reference thereto, and shall furnish a copy of such report to each member of the legislature.
History:
(9950-19) 1927 c 224 s 15; 1935 c 197 s 7; 1955 c 847 s 29; 1969 c 540 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1992 c 511 art 1 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.21 — Penalty On Local Officer Refusing Information.

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 neglect or refuse to comply with such requirement, the bureau, in writing, shall notify the state, county, or city officer charged with the issuance of the payment of the salary of such official. Upon the receipt of the notice the state, county, or city official shall withhold the issuance of the payment of the salary or other compensation accruing to such officer for the period of 30 days thereafter until notified by the bureau that such suspension has been released by the performance of the required duty.
History:
(9950-22) 1935 c 197 s 8; 2005 c 136 art 12 s 7; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.22 — Security Guard; Discharge Of Firearm; Report.

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, unauthorized entry or activity, vandalism, or trespass on private property;
(2) prevention or detection of theft, loss, embezzlement, misappropriation, or concealment of merchandise, money, bonds, stocks, notes, or other valuable documents or papers;
(3) control, regulation, or direction of the flow or movements of the public, whether by vehicle or otherwise, to assure protection of private property;
(4) protection of individuals from bodily harm; or
(5) enforcement of policies and rules of the security guard's employer related to crime reduction insofar as such enforcement falls within the scope of the guard's duties.
(b) The provisions of this subdivision are not intended to include within the definition of "security guard" auditors, accountants, and accounting personnel whether or not they are employees of a private firm, corporation or independent accounting firm.
Subd. 2.
Report.
Each discharge of a firearm by a security guard in the course of employment, other than for training purposes, shall be reported to the chief of police of an organized full-time police department of the municipality in which the discharge occurred or to the county sheriff if there is no local chief of police. Reports required to be made under this subdivision shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension upon forms as may be prescribed and furnished by the bureau. The superintendent shall cause a summary of the reports to be compiled and published annually.
History:
1979 c 196 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.23 — Continuing Education Fee; Appropriation.

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 these costs. The tuition fees collected are appropriated to the commissioner.
History:
1989 c 269 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.25 — Scrap Metal Dealers; Educational Materials.

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 325E.21. In addition, the materials must address the proper use of the criminal alert network under section 299A.61, and must include a glossary of the terms used by law enforcement agencies to describe items of scrap metal that are different from the terms used in the scrap metal industry to describe those same items.
(b) In developing the materials under paragraph (a), the superintendent shall seek the advice of scrap metal trade associations, Minnesota scrap metal dealers, and law enforcement agencies.
(c) The superintendent shall distribute the materials developed in paragraph (a) to all scrap metal dealers registered with the criminal alert network.
History:
2007 c 54 art 7 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.35 — Bureau To Broadcast Criminal Information.

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 prevention of crime, and the maintenance of peace and order throughout the state. Every sheriff, peace officer, or other person shall make reports to the bureau at such times and containing such information as the superintendent shall direct.
History:
(9950-46) 1935 c 195 s 6; 2015 c 65 art 3 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.38 — Priority Of Police Communications; Misdemeanor.

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 this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(9950-50) 1935 c 195 s 10; 1965 c 721 s 2; 2015 c 65 art 3 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.405 — Subscription Service.

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 Department of Public Safety must not establish a subscription service without prior legislative authorization; except that, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension may employ under section 299C.40 a secure subscription service designed to promote and enhance officer safety during tactical operations by and between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies by notifying law enforcement agencies of conflicts where multiple law enforcement operations may be occurring on the same subject or vehicle or on or near the same location. The notification may include warrant executions, surveillance activities, SWAT activities, undercover operations, and other investigative operations.
History:
2005 c 163 s 82; 2006 c 253 s 18; 2006 c 260 art 3 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.48 — Connection By Authorized Agency; Fee, Appropriation.

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 agency shall first agree to pay installation charges as may be necessary for connection and monthly operational charges as may be established by the commissioner of public safety. Before participation by a criminal justice agency may be approved, the agency must have executed an agreement with the commissioner providing for security of network facilities and restrictions on access to data supplied to and received through the network.
(b) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized, the commissioner of public safety shall impose a fee for providing secure dial-up or Internet access for criminal justice agencies and noncriminal justice agencies. The following monthly fees apply:
(1) criminal justice agency accessing via Internet, $15;
(2) criminal justice agency accessing via dial-up, $35;
(3) noncriminal justice agency accessing via Internet, $35; and
(4) noncriminal justice agency accessing via dial-up, $35.
(c) The installation and monthly operational charges collected by the commissioner of public safety under paragraphs (a) and (b) must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner to administer sections 299C.46 to 299C.50.
History:
1965 c 903 s 3; 1967 c 334 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1977 c 424 s 2; 1987 c 166 s 2; 1987 c 320 s 2; 1Sp2003 c 2 art 4 s 9; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 14 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.50 — Transfer Of Functions.

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 Control by executive order of the governor; provided, that a transfer shall not occur if the state is informed by a federal agency that the transfer will result in the loss of federal moneys to which the state would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Public Law 90-351, as amended by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, Public Law 93-415, and the Crime Control Act of 1976, Public Law 94-503.
History:
1977 c 424 s 4; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.51 — Citation.

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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.535 — Request For Additional Information On Missing Person.

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 obtain:
(1) DNA samples from family members and, if possible, from the missing person along with any needed documentation, including consent forms, required for the use of state or federal DNA databases;
(2) dental information and x-rays, and an authorization to release dental information or x-rays of the missing person;
(3) any additional photographs of the missing person that may aid the investigation or an identification; and
(4) fingerprints.
(b) The law enforcement agency shall immediately determine whether any additional information received on the missing person indicates that the person is endangered.
(c) Any additional information or materials received by the law enforcement agency shall be entered into the applicable state or federal database as soon as possible.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a law enforcement agency from obtaining any of the materials identified in this section before the 30th day following the filing of the missing person report.
(e) The law enforcement agency shall not be required to obtain written authorization before it releases publicly any photograph that would aid in the investigation or identification of the missing person.
History:
2009 c 38 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.54 — Missing Children Bulletin.

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 make this information accessible to other parties involved in efforts to locate missing children and endangered persons and to other persons as the commissioner considers appropriate.
Subd. 2.
Photograph.
Local agencies shall obtain the most recent photograph available for missing children and endangered persons and forward those photographs to the commissioner. The commissioner shall include these photographs, as they become available, in the bulletins.
Subd. 3.
Included with mailing.
State and local elected officials and agencies may enclose in their mailings information regarding missing children and endangered persons obtained from law enforcement agencies or from any organization that is recognized as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization under state or federal law and has an ongoing missing children and endangered persons program. Elected officials and commissioners of state agencies are urged to develop policies to enclose missing children and endangered persons information in mailings when it will not increase postage costs and is otherwise considered appropriate.
Subd. 3a.
Collection of data.
Identifying information on missing children and endangered persons entered into the NCIC computer regarding cases that are still active at the time the missing persons bulletin is compiled may be included in the bulletin.
Subd. 4.
Data classification.
The information included in the missing children bulletin is public data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 15.
History:
1991 c 285 s 7; 1993 c 326 art 10 s 9; 2009 c 38 s 5-8; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 101
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.56 — Release Of Medical Data.

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 data.
(c) "Identifying data" means dental or skeletal X-rays, or both, and related information, previously created in the course of providing dental or medical care to a child who has now been reported as missing or a person who has now been reported as missing and endangered.
Subd. 2.
Written declaration.
If a child is reported missing or a person is reported missing and endangered, a law enforcement agency may execute a written declaration, stating that an active investigation seeking the location of the missing child or endangered person is being conducted, and that the identifying data are necessary for the exclusive purpose of furthering the investigation. Notwithstanding chapter 13 or section 144.651, subdivision 16, when a written declaration executed under this subdivision, signed by a peace officer, is presented to a health care facility, the facility shall provide access to the missing child or endangered person's identifying data to the law enforcement agency.
History:
1991 c 285 s 9; 2009 c 38 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.565 — Missing Person Report.

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 established, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the last verified location where the missing person last resided has the responsibility to take the report. In the event any circumstances delay a determination of which law enforcement agency has the responsibility to take a missing person report from an interested party, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall offer prompt guidance to the agencies involved.
History:
2006 c 260 art 3 s 16; 2009 c 38 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.5655 — Missing Persons; Standardized Reports And Procedures.

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 policy that incorporates standard processes, procedures, and information to be provided to interested persons regarding developments in a missing person case.
(b) In developing the standardized form and model policy, the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall convene a working group that includes interested members of the public and representatives of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, and a nonprofit foundation formed to assist in locating the missing persons. The working group shall be funded by private resources.
History:
2009 c 38 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.582 — Powers With Relation To Compact.

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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.60 — Citation.

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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.63 — Exception; Other Laws.

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 other than sections 299C.60 to 299C.64.
History:
1992 c 569 s 21; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 7 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.64 — Bureau Immunity.

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 the bureau acts in good faith.
History:
1992 c 569 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.66 — Citation.

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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.67 — Definitions.

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); 609.20 (first-degree manslaughter); 609.221 (first-degree assault); 609.222 (second-degree assault); 609.223 (third-degree assault); 609.25 (kidnapping); 609.342 (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.343 (second-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.344 (third-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.345 (fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.3458 (sexual extortion); 609.561 (first-degree arson); or 609.749 (harassment or stalking);
(2) an attempt to commit a crime in clause (1); or
(3) a conviction for a crime in another jurisdiction that would be a violation under clause (1) or an attempt under clause (2) in this state; or
(b)(1) a felony violation of section 609.195 (third-degree murder); 609.205 (second-degree manslaughter); 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114 (criminal vehicular homicide or injury); 609.2231 (fourth-degree assault); 609.224 (fifth-degree assault); 609.24 (simple robbery); 609.245 (aggravated robbery); 609.247 (carjacking); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.52 (theft); 609.582, subdivision 1 or 2 (burglary); 609.713 (terroristic threats); or a nonfelony violation of section 609.749 (harassment); or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21;
(2) an attempt to commit a crime in clause (1); or
(3) a conviction for a crime in another jurisdiction that would be a violation under clause (1) or an attempt under clause (2) in this state.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2009 c 59 art 6 s 25]
Subd. 4.
Manager.
"Manager" means an individual who is hired or is applying to be hired by an owner and who has or would have the means, within the scope of the individual's duties, to enter tenants' dwelling units. "Manager" does not include a person who is hired on a casual basis and not in the ongoing course of the business of the owner.
Subd. 5.
Owner.
"Owner" has the meaning given to "landlord" in section 504B.001, subdivision 7. However, "owner" does not include a person who owns, operates, or is in control of a health care facility or a home health agency licensed by the commissioner of health or human services under chapter 144, 144A, 144B, or 245A, or a board and lodging establishment with special services registered under section 157.17.
Subd. 6.
Superintendent.
"Superintendent" means the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Subd. 7.
Tenant.
"Tenant" has the meaning given to "residential tenant" in section 504B.001, subdivision 12.
History:
1995 c 226 art 4 s 14; 1996 c 408 art 10 s 7; 1999 c 199 art 2 s 7,8; 2001 c 7 s 62; 2010 c 299 s 14; 1Sp2019 c 5 art 2 s 29; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 4 s 31; 2023 c 52 art 20 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.70 — Penalty.

299C.70 PENALTY.
An owner who knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of section 299C.68 or 299C.69 is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
History:
1995 c 226 art 4 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 299A - 299N — Public Safety › Chapter 299C — Bureau Of Criminal Apprehension › Section 299C.71 — Bureau Immunity.

299C.71 BUREAU IMMUNITY.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise arise under section 299C.68, based on the accuracy or completeness of records it receives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if the bureau acts in good faith.
History:
1995 c 226 art 4 s 18