1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to safe at home program; excluding registered sex offenders from the 
1.3 	program; limiting use of protected addresses by landlords and local government 
1.4 	entities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 5B.02; 5B.07, subdivision 
1.5 	1; 13.805, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.6 	Statutes, chapter 5B.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5B.02, is amended to read:
1.9 	5B.02 DEFINITIONS. 
1.10 	(a) For purposes of this chapter and unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the 
1.11 	definitions in this section have the meanings given them.
1.12 	(b) "Address" means a residential street address, school address, or work address 
1.13 	of an individual, as specified on the individual's application to be a program participant 
1.14 	under this chapter.
1.15 	(c) "Applicant" means an adult, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of an eligible 
1.16 	minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated person, as defined in section 
1.17 	524.5-102.
1.18 	(d) "Domestic violence" means an act as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 
1.19 	2, paragraph (a), and includes a threat of such acts committed against an individual in a 
1.20 	domestic situation, regardless of whether these acts or threats have been reported to law 
1.21 	enforcement officers.
1.22 	(e) "Eligible person" means an adult, a minor, or an incapacitated person, as defined 
1.23 	in section 524.5-102 for whom there is good reason to believe (i) that the eligible person is 
1.24 	a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or (ii) that the  eligible person 
1.25 	fears for his or her safety or the safety of persons on whose behalf the application is made.
2.1 	A person registered or required to register as a predatory offender under section 243.166 
2.2 	or 243.167, or the law of another jurisdiction, is not an eligible person.
2.3 	(f) "Mail" means first class letters and flats delivered via the United States Postal 
2.4 	Service, including priority, express, and certified mail, and excluding packages, parcels, 
2.5 	periodicals, and catalogues, unless they are clearly identifiable as pharmaceuticals or 
2.6 	clearly indicate that they are sent by a government agency.
2.7 	(g) "Program participant" means an individual certified as a program participant 
2.8 	under section 5B.03.
2.9 	(h) "Stalking" means acts criminalized under section 609.749 and includes a threat 
2.10 	of such acts committed against an individual, regardless of whether these acts or threats 
2.11 	have been reported to law enforcement officers.

2.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.13 		Subdivision 1. Classification of data. (a) Data related to applicants, eligible 
2.14 	persons, and program participants are private data on individuals as defined by section 
2.15 	13.02, subdivision 12. A consent for release of the address from an applicant, eligible 
2.16 	person, or program participant is not effective. 
2.17 	(b) A program participant's name and address maintained by a local government 
2.18 	entity in connection with an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health code, 
2.19 	building code, fire code, or city ordinance violation allegedly committed by the program 
2.20 	participant are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02.

2.21 	Sec. 3. [5B.10] DISPLAY AND RELEASE OF NAME PROHIBITED.
2.22 		Subdivision 1.Display by landlord. If a program participant has notified the 
2.23 	program participant's landlord in writing that the individual is a program participant and of 
2.24 	the requirements of this section, a local ordinance or the landlord must not require the 
2.25 	display of the program participant's name at an address otherwise protected under this 
2.26 	chapter.
2.27 		Subd. 2.Release to local government entity. A landlord may provide a program 
2.28 	participant's name to a local government entity only in response to a specific request made 
2.29 	in connection with an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health, building, 
2.30 	or fire code violation, or a violation of a city ordinance allegedly committed by the 
2.31 	program participant.

2.32 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.805, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.33 	to read:
3.1 		Subd. 3.Program participants. Data on program participants maintained by 
3.2 	a local government entity in connection with an active investigation or inspection of an 
3.3 	alleged health code, building code, fire code, or city ordinance violation are governed 
3.4 	by section 5B.07, subdivision 1.

3.5 	Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.
 3.6 	Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final enactment. Section 3 applies to 
3.7 	any actions pending or commenced on or after the date that section becomes effective.