Access to expunged conviction records of applicants for licenses and positions in private security and private detective industry provided.

HF 2825 amends Minnesota law to allow background checks for private security and detective licenses to access expunged conviction records without requiring a court order. It specifically adds private security industry applicants (covered under sections 326.3381 and 326.336) to existing categories where expunged records may be reviewed for employment. This change directly affects individuals seeking or holding licenses in Minnesota's private security sector who have had prior convictions expunged. The bill does not alter expungement procedures but clarifies that background checks for these specific licenses can consider expunged records. The policy change applies to convictions expunged under Minnesota's statutes, maintaining existing restrictions on other uses of sealed records.