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SF3590 • 2026

Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modification and specific exceptions creation for law enforcement officers

Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modification and specific exceptions creation for law enforcement officers

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Port, Kunesh, Fateh, Clark, Oumou Verbeten
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Authors added Kunesh; Fateh; Clark; Oumou Verbeten
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modification and specific exceptions creation for law enforcement officers

Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modification and specific exceptions creation for law enforcement officers

What This Bill Does

  • Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modification and specific exceptions creation for law enforcement officers

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 House

    Authors added Kunesh; Fateh; Clark; Oumou Verbeten

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modification and specific exceptions creation for law enforcement officers

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to public safety; modifying circumstances when a person may conceal

their identity in public and creating specific exceptions for law enforcement officers;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.735.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.735, is amended to read:

609.735 CONCEALING IDENTITY.

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(a)
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A person whose identity is concealed by the person in a public place by means of a

robe, mask, or other disguise, unless based on religious beliefs, or incidental to amusement,

entertainment, protection from weather,
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protection from smoke, gas, or other airborne toxin,
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or medical treatment, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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(b) This section does not apply to a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision

1, paragraph (c), or a federal law enforcement officer, as defined in section 626.77,

subdivision 3, while performing official duties as:

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(1) an undercover officer and concealment of the officer's identity is necessary to preserve

the integrity of the investigation or the officer's safety; or

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(2) a member of a tactical response team when a face mask will substantially reduce a

known risk of serious permanent disfigurement to the officer's face.

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