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Committee refers bill allowing limited access to expunged records for firearms permit checks
Summary
The committee moved House File 3762 to the general register after sheriffs testified that expungements sometimes hide conduct relevant to permit eligibility; members raised privacy and timing concerns and asked for alternatives such as sending data to NICS during expungement.
Vice Chair Witte presented House File 3762, a targeted bill to permit issuing authorities limited access to expunged records solely for permit‑to‑carry and permit‑to‑acquire determinations. The author said the bill does not create new disqualifiers but allows sheriffs to see sealed records where those records may reveal statutory prohibitions during the 30‑day statutory review window.
Mark Empting, Clay County sheriff and Minnesota Sheriffs Association…
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