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609.535.6

Statute ID: 17863

Statute Function ID: 36953

Issue Dishonored Check - Release of Account Information to Law Enforcement

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Statute Number:

609.535.6

Enactment Date:

May 16, 2020

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2020

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Issue Dishonored Check - Release of Account Information to Law Enforcement

Statute ID:

17863

Created:

Jul 29, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jul 29, 2020 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

Revisors technical amendment; 2020 c83 art1 sec 93;

Summary Text:

Issue Dishonored Check - Release of Account Information to Law Enforcement

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/535.html

Legislative Session:

2020 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jul 29, 2020

A drawee shall release the information specified below to any state, county, or local law enforcement or prosecuting authority which certifies in writing that it is investigating or prosecuting a complaint against the drawer under this section or section 609.52, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), item (i), and that 15 days have elapsed since the mailing of the notice of dishonor required by subdivisions 3 and 8. This subdivision applies to the following information relating to the drawer's account:

(1) documents relating to the opening of the account by the drawer and to the closing of the account;

(2) notices regarding nonsufficient funds, overdrafts, and the dishonor of any check drawn on the account within a period of six months of the date of request;

(3) periodic statements mailed to the drawer by the drawee for the periods immediately prior to, during, and subsequent to the issuance of any check which is the subject of the investigation or prosecution; or

(4) the last known home and business addresses and telephone numbers of the drawer.

The drawee shall release all of the information described in clauses (1) to (4) that it possesses within ten days after receipt of a request conforming to all of the provisions of this subdivision. The drawee may not impose a fee for furnishing this information to law enforcement or prosecuting authorities.

A drawee is not liable in a criminal or civil proceeding for releasing information in accordance with this subdivision.