Minnesota · statute · Minn. Stat. ch. 609A · 11 active provisions
This chapter provides the grounds and procedures for expungement of criminal records under section 13.82; 152.18, subdivision 1; 299C.11, where expungement is automatic under sections 609A.015, 609A.017, or 609A.035, or a petition is authorized under section 609A.02, subdivision 3; expungement is automatic under sectio…
Subdivision 1. Eligibility; dismissal; exoneration. (a) A person who is the subject of a criminal record or delinquency record is eligible for a grant of expungement relief without the filing of a petition: (1) if the person was arrested and all charges were dismissed after a case was filed unless dismissal was based o…
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Conviction" means a plea of guilty, a verdict of guilty by a jury, or a finding of guilty by a court. (c) "Mistaken identity" means a person was incorrectly identified as being a different person: (1) because the…
Subdivision 1. Certain controlled substance offenses. Upon the dismissal and discharge of proceedings against a person under section 152.18, subdivision 1, for violation of section 152.024, 152.025, or 152.027 for possession of a controlled substance, the person may petition under section 609A.03 for the sealing of all…
(a) If the prosecutor agrees to the sealing of a criminal record, the court shall seal the criminal record for a person described in section 609A.02, subdivision 3, without the filing of a petition unless it determines that the interests of the public and public safety in keeping the record public outweigh the disadvan…
Subdivision 1. Petition; filing fee. An individual who is the subject of a criminal record who is seeking the expungement of the record shall file a petition under this section and pay a filing fee in the amount required under section 357.021, subdivision 2, clause (1). The filing fee may be waived in cases of indigenc…
(a) Notwithstanding section 609A.02, if the Board of Pardons grants a pardon pursuant to section 638.17, it shall file a copy of the pardon extraordinary with the district court of the county in which the conviction occurred. (b) The district court shall issue an expungement order sealing all records wherever held rela…
An individual whose record is expunged under this chapter or other law may bring an action under section 13.08 against a government entity that knowingly opens or exchanges the expunged record in a manner not authorized by law.
A landlord or employer does not have a duty to discover or use a record that has been expunged under this chapter or other law for purposes of making a housing or employment decision.
Subdivision 1. Eligibility; dismissal, exoneration, or conviction of nonfelony cannabis offenses. (a) A person is eligible for expungement: (1) upon the dismissal and discharge of proceedings against a person under section 152.18, subdivision 1, for violation of section 152.024, 152.025, or 152.027; (2) if the person w…
Subdivision 1. Cannabis Expungement Board. (a) The Cannabis Expungement Board is created with the powers and duties established by law. (b) The Cannabis Expungement Board is composed of the following members: (1) the chief justice of the supreme court or a designee; (2) the attorney general or a designee; (3) one publi…