MN HF3827

Reclassifies Bureau of Criminal Apprehension payments to local law enforcement from "grants" to "reimbursements" for undercover operations, witness/victim protection, and criminal investigations involving controlled substances, stolen goods, gambling violations, and gang activity.

Requires crime data collection to utilize FBI-approved nationally recognized systems or standards, and mandates information be provided in a form prescribed by the superintendent.

Expands the state data communications network to include orders for protection issued under section 609.2334 (vulnerable adult protections), in addition to existing domestic abuse orders, harassment restraining orders, and no contact orders.

Establishes a process for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to unseal criminal records if it subsequently determines a sealed record did not qualify for automatic expungement relief, with notification to the judicial branch to unseal related court records.

Repeals Minnesota Statutes section 299C.12, which required peace officers to maintain permanent written records of all felonies and report them to county sheriffs and the bureau.