Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 611A.66 (2026)

Law Enforcement Agencies; Duty To Inform Victims Of Right To File Claim

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All law enforcement agencies investigating crimes shall provide victims with notice of their right to apply for reimbursement with the telephone number and website information to obtain an application form.

Law enforcement agencies shall assist the board in performing its duties under sections 611A.51 to 611A.68. Law enforcement agencies within ten days after receiving a request from the board shall supply the board with requested reports, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in chapter 13, and including reports otherwise maintained as confidential or not open to inspection under section 260B.171 or 260C.171. All data released to the board retains the data classification that it had in the possession of the law enforcement agency.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2023 · leading case: Bruegger v. Faribault Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 497 N.W.2d 260 (Minn. 1993).

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Bruegger v. Faribault Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 497 N.W.2d 260 (Minn. 1993). · cites it 8× “This case arises out of decisions by both the trial court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals that the Crime Victims Reparations Act (CVRA), Minn.Stat. § 611A.66 (1992), does not create a private cause of action against law enforcement agencies which fail to inform crime victims…”

Elder v. Allstate Ins., 341 F. Supp. 2d 1095 (D. Minnesota 2004). · cites it 2× “1 (quoting Minn.Stat. § 611A.66). 4 . In his memorandum in opposition, Plaintiff suggests that Allstate is liable for negligent supervision and training.”

Bruegger v. Faribault Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 486 N.W.2d 463 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 7× “Minn.Stat. § 611A.66 invites application of the Restatement standard.”

Hoppe Ex Rel. Dykema v. Kandiyohi Cnty., 543 N.W.2d 635 (Minn. 1996). · cites it 2× “1993) (where there was no common law cause of action for failure to inform individuals of potential rights of recovery under the Crime Victims Reparations Act, Minn.Stat. § 611A.66 (1992), and where the legislature had not expressly or impliedly created a statutory cause of…”

Chairse v. State of Minnesota Dep't of Human Servs. (D. Minnesota 2023). · cites it 2× “In Bruegger, the plaintiffs advanced essentially this same theory, arguing that a Minnesota statute, the Crime Victims Reparations Act (“CVRA”), Minn. Stat. § 611A.66, imposed a duty on law enforcement agencies to inform crime victims of their right to seek reparations and that…”

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