New law alters BCA records sharing

A new law contains provisions related to data collection, sharing information regarding orders for protection against financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and terminology used in relation to the undercover buy fund and witness and victim protection fund.

Notable provisions in the new law effective Aug. 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted, include:

• authorizing the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to determine that a record sealed pursuant to the automatic expungement law was sealed in error and should be unsealed;

• changing references to “grants” in the undercover buy fund and witness and victim protection fund to “reimbursements”;

• repealing a statute that requires peace officers to keep a permanent written record of certain information and share that with the BCA; and

• effective Jan. 1, 2027, requiring a court administrator to make orders for protection against financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult available to law enforcement officers.

Rep. Bidal Duran (R-Bemidji) and Sen. Doron Clark (DFL-Mpls) are the sponsors.

HF3827*/SF4371/CH70

HF3827* / SF4371 / CH70