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Morrison County signs five‑year CJDN access agreement with Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Summary
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Morrison County Attorney’s Office executed a five‑year joint powers agreement giving the county access to the Minnesota Criminal Justice Data Communications Network (CJDN). The county will pay an annual CJDN fee and must meet FBI‑CJIS transaction‑logging and training requirements.
The State of Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and Morrison County, acting on behalf of the Morrison County Attorney’s Office, executed a five‑year joint powers agreement granting the county access to the Minnesota Criminal Justice Data Communications Network (CJDN).
Under the agreement, the county may use CJDN systems by three methods: direct access from county equipment, indirect access via another governmental unit that provides printed reports, or a computer‑to‑computer interface. The agreement explicitly authorizes access only for systems and tools for which the county is eligible under state and federal law.
The contract sets an initial annual access charge of $600 and allows the BCA to modify fees under its CJDN fee structure, including fees for VPN access. It also requires the county to identify a billing contact and to notify BCA within ten business days of any changes.
To meet FBI‑CJIS requirements, the agreement requires individual transaction records that identify the user, date, time and content of requests and responses; records must be retained for a minimum of six years and be produced within one business day upon BCA request. When a county uses a computer‑to‑computer interface, the county itself must maintain a transaction record sufficient for FBI‑CJIS audits.
The agreement reserves BCA and the county to comply with current federal and state policies on access, use, audit, dissemination, hit confirmation, logging, quality assurance, pre‑employment screening and training. It incorporates BCA and FBI‑CJIS policies by reference and notes that some systems that include court records require execution of a separate Court Data Services Subscriber Amendment.
Katie Meiers is listed as the BCA authorized representative; Brian Middendorf is listed as the Morrison County Authorized Representative for the County Attorney’s Office. The agreement allows either party to terminate with 30 days’ written notice, and it contains standard audit, liability and data‑practice clauses.
The agreement also notes BCA may provide access to the FBI National Crime Information Center where authorized by federal law and the county’s eligibility. It supersedes prior agreements and requires parties to update contact information in writing within 30 days of changes.
The agreement took effect upon signature as provided by Minn. Stat. §16C.05 and runs for five years from that effective date.
