Minnesota Statutes Crimes; Expungement; Victims (Ch. 609-624) § 611.272. Access to government data

The district public defender, the state public defender, or an attorney working for a public defense corporation undersection 611.216has access to the criminal justice data communications network described insection 299C.46, as provided in this section. Access to data under this section is limited to data necessary to prepare criminal cases in which the public defender has been appointed as follows:

The public defender has access to data under this section, whether accessed via the integrated search service as defined insection 13.873or other methods. The public defender does not have access to law enforcement active investigative data undersection 13.82, subdivision 7; data protected undersection 13.82, subdivision 17; confidential arrest warrant indices data undersection 13.82, subdivision 19; or data systems maintained by a prosecuting attorney. The public defender has access to the data at no charge, except for the monthly network access charge undersection 299C.46, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), and a reasonable installation charge for a terminal. Notwithstandingsection 13.87, subdivision 3; 299C.46, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); 299C.48, or any other law to the contrary, there shall be no charge to public defenders for Internet access to the criminal justice data communications network.