MN HF753

Prohibits the Department of Human Services from considering expunged criminal records in background studies, except when the commissioner received notice of the expungement petition and the court order is directed specifically to the commissioner.

Prevents the commissioner from considering any underlying facts or elements of expunged records, including arrests, criminal charges, taking of a child into custody, or filing of delinquency petitions, unless proper notice was received.

Applies the expungement restrictions to records sealed under Minnesota Statutes section 299C.11 or 609A.025.

Clarifies that nothing in the law prohibits the commissioner from considering information from separate administrative decisions made under background study statutes.

Extends these protections to arrest and investigative information reviewed under subdivision 3, limiting what information can be used in disqualification determinations.