Minnesota: Juvenile Law Enforcement Records (MN-LE-5)

Juvenile history data on a child who was found to have committed a felony or gross misdemeanor-level offense must be destroyed when the person turns 28. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e).

Record Detail(s)

Charges adjudicated

Previous Conviction Disqualifying

No statutory language

Mandatory / Discretionary

Mandatory

Hearing

No

Clearance Process

Automatic

Remedy

Delete

Ineligible Category or Citation

If the person commits a felony violation as an adult, the bureau shall retain the data for as long as the data would have been retained if the person had been an adult at the time of the juvenile offense. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e). If the person was adjudicated under extended juvenile jurisdiction, the data shall be retained for as long it would have been retained if the person had been an adult at the time of the offense. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(f)

Procedure General

The procedure is automatic.

Fees

There is no statutory language regarding fees.

Effect

The record is destroyed. Minn. Stat. § 299C.095(2)(e).

Waiting Periods

The data should be destroyed when the person turns 28.

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