MN SF4200

Designates personal information of judges, justices, and judicial branch employees as private data, effective August 1, 2024.

Prohibits posting, publishing, selling, or making available on the Internet the residential addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, children's names, and children's schools of judicial officials, with exceptions for news reporting and information voluntarily disclosed by the official.

Allows judicial officials to submit sworn affidavits requesting removal of personal information from websites or publications, with a 30-day compliance deadline before seeking court-ordered injunctive relief.

Creates a misdemeanor offense for knowingly publishing a judicial official's personal information with intent to threaten, intimidate, harass, or physically injure; elevates to a felony if bodily harm results.

Requires judicial officials to provide prior written notification to government entities on a form provided by the Minnesota judicial branch to claim remedies for violations.