Minnesota SF 2983: Air Medal special veterans license plate establishment

Status: Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Transportation Finance and Policy (as of 2020-03-09)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2019-2020 · Bill: SF 2983

Subjects: Military and Military Affairs Department, Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles-Registration, Licensing, and Taxation, Transportation and Transportation Department, Veterans and Veterans Affairs Department

Sponsors: Cwodzinski, Newton

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to court records; requiring prosecuting authorities to seek protective order​
1.3 for certain evidence clearly offensive to common sensibilities; proposing coding​
1.4 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 634.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. [634.355] EVIDENCE CLEARLY OFFENSIVE TO COMMON​
1.7 SENSIBILITIES.​
1.8 (a) This section may be cited as the "Jay Boughton Evidence Access Act."​
1.9 (b) In a criminal proceeding, when a prosecuting authority introduces or plans to introduce​
1.10 evidence that is clearly offensive to common sensibilities, the public release of which could​
1.11 reasonably be foreseen to cause either a significant disruption to the privacy of or severe​
1.12 emotional distress to a victim as defined in section 611A.01, paragraph (b), or a third party,​
1.13 the prosecuting authority may file the evidence under seal with the court and must seek an​
1.14 appropriate protective order from the court to protect the evidence from unnecessary​
1.15 disclosure.​
1.16 (c) A prosecuting authority must seek an appropriate protective order from the court​
1.17 under paragraph (b) to protect the audio recording of a call placed to a 911 system for the​
1.18 purpose of requesting service from a law enforcement, fire, or medical agency.​
1.19 (d) In determining whether evidence warrants seeking a protective order under paragraph​
1.20 (b), a prosecuting authority must give special consideration to a victim or third party who​
1.21 is a minor.​
1​Section 1.​
25-04286 as introduced​02/26/25 REVISOR KLL/AC​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2983​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: REST)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​1091​03/27/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​

2.1 (e) This section does not affect the right of a defendant in a criminal proceeding to obtain​
2.2 access to evidence under the Rules of Criminal Procedure, provided that a protective order​
2.3 from the court may prohibit further dissemination of the evidence by the defendant.​
2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to proceedings​
2.5 commenced on or after that date.​
2​Section 1.​
25-04286 as introduced​02/26/25 REVISOR KLL/AC​

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