Minnesota Legislature
Restrictions for private, nonpublic data use pass House
Restrictions could be coming for those authorized to view private and nonpublic data.
HF2602, sponsored by Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover), would restrict the use of private and nonpublic data only for purposes authorized by law enforcement.
Passed 72-61, as amended, by the House Thursday, it now heads to the Senate where Sen. Roger Reinert (DFL-Duluth) is the sponsor.
According to the bill, as amended, unless the data subject has provided consent, a person who is not the subject of private or nonpublic data, but is authorized its access for a purpose expressed by state or federal law enforcement, may only request and use the data for that purpose, and could not further disseminate it to another person except for purposes expressly authorized by law.
A government entity would be required to request the person to certify in writing, that the data would only be used for authorized purposes expressly provided by law prior to access.
The bill is in response to a string of robberies that occurred across the state last year using personal information, such as license plate or driver’s license information.
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