HF3382 Summary

• Authorizes the commissioner of human services to grant set asides or variances for individuals disqualified from licensure due to juvenile offenses, with restrictions for chemical dependency or corrections field employees and requirement of county/licensing agency recommendation.

• Modifies juvenile court record access by allowing public inspection of legal records from proceedings the court opens to the public under section 260B.163, subdivision 1, while keeping other juvenile records confidential except by court order or statutory requirement.

• Permits peace officer records of children to be disseminated to local social services agencies, juvenile diversion programs, and law enforcement agencies for specific purposes, with restrictions on photograph use without court consent and requirement to destroy photographs when child reaches age 19.

• Establishes procedures for sealing or expunging criminal and delinquency records, including mandatory sealing for certain juvenile matters and permitting sealing for extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecutions or adult-certified cases upon clear and convincing evidence of benefit to petitioner outweighing public safety concerns.

• Requires expungement orders for violent crime convictions or delinquency findings to include lifetime firearm restriction, unless the person later receives federal disability relief or has firearm rights restored under section 609.165.