Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 609.5151. Dissemination of personal information about law enforcement prohibited; penalty

(1) “family or household member” has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2;

(2) “law enforcement official” means both peace officers as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, and persons employed by a law enforcement agency; and

(3) “personal information” means a home address, directions to a home, or photographs of a home.

Subd. 2. Crime described. (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly and without consent make publicly available, including but not limited to through the Internet, personal information about a law enforcement official or an official's family or household member, if:

(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person violates paragraph (a) and a law enforcement official or an official's family or household member suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation.

(c) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.