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MN HF962
Bill
Status
2/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Paul Novotny
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AI Summary
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All Minnesota prosecuting authorities (Attorney General, county attorneys, city attorneys) must implement written policies for seeking, reviewing, and disclosing personnel data determined to be Brady-Giglio material in criminal cases
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Brady-Giglio material must be disclosed on a case-by-case basis; prosecuting authorities are prohibited from creating blanket "do not call" or "do not use" lists for public employee witnesses
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Personnel data disclosed as Brady-Giglio material retains its original data classification, and prosecuting authorities are restricted from disclosing employee data except to courts, parties in cases, the employee themselves, or other compliant prosecuting authorities
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Courts must notify public employers, employees, and prosecuting authorities when a public employee (including peace officers) is found to have been untruthful in testimony
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Unauthorized disclosure of Brady-Giglio material outside of criminal proceedings is punishable as a misdemeanor, and courts may issue protective orders and appoint standby counsel for pro se defendants to protect sensitive data
Legislative Description
Prosecuting authority provided protection of accessed data.
Last Action
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
3/9/2026