1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crime; prohibiting the dissemination of personal information about a 
1.3 	child;amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 609.5151.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 609.5151, is amended to read:
1.6 	609.5151 DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LAW 
1.7 	ENFORCEMENT PROHIBITED; PENALTY.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section:
1.9 	(1) "child" means an individual under the age of 18 years;
1.10 	(1) (2) "family or household member" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, 
1.11 	subdivision 2;
1.12 	(2) (3) "law enforcement official" means both peace officers as defined in section 626.84, 
1.13 	subdivision 1, and persons employed by a law enforcement agency; and
1.14 	(3) (4) "personal information" means a home address, directions to a home, or 
1.15 	photographs of a home.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Crime described. (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly and without 
1.17 	consent make publicly available, including but not limited to through the Internet, personal 
1.18 	information about a child, law enforcement official, or a child's or an official's family or 
1.19 	household member, if:
1.20 	(1) the dissemination poses an imminent and serious threat to the child's safety, official's 
1.21 	safety, or the safety of a child's or an official's family or household member; and
2.1 	(2) the person making the information publicly available knows or reasonably should 
2.2 	know of the imminent and serious threat.
2.3 	(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person violates paragraph (a) and 
2.4 	a child, law enforcement official, or a child's or an official's family or household member 
2.5 	suffers great bodily harm or death as a result of the violation.
2.6 	(c) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty 
2.7 	of a gross misdemeanor.

2.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2022, and applies to crimes 
2.9 	committed on or after that date.