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Conference committee hears bill to let accident parties obtain unredacted crash videos
Summary
A Minnesota conference committee on the Legislature’s omnibus bills heard testimony on Senate File 3051, which would permit certain crash‑related body‑worn and dash‑camera footage to be released unredacted to parties entitled to an accident report.
A Minnesota conference committee on the Legislature’s 2025 omnibus bills on Monday took testimony on language in Senate File 3051 that would allow certain crash‑related body‑worn and dash‑camera footage to be released unredacted to people entitled to an accident report.
Proponents said the change would reduce redundant redaction work and speed the exchange of evidence; law enforcement raised privacy and operational concerns. Joel Carlson, representing the Minnesota Association for Justice, told the committee the measure aims “quite frankly [to be] a cost savings to local government” by avoiding repeated redactions that are ultimately undone by court orders.
Carlson said the proposal is limited. The draft language (article 11, r 12, section beginning lines 169.27–170.22) requires a written request and an accompanying accident report and applies only to the persons statutorily entitled to an accident report — the people involved in the…
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