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Pawlenty Signs Bill Sealing Bridge Victim Records

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Feb 24, 2009 5:08 pm US/Central

Pawlenty Signs Bill Sealing Bridge Victim Records

ST. PAUL (AP) ― Gov. Tim Pawlenty has signed a bill designed to keep records about the Interstate 35W bridge victim compensation fund confidential.

The new law keeps the records out of court proceedings, and members of the compensation panel couldn't be called to testify unless there were allegations of a crime.

Sen. Ron Latz, a Democrat from St. Louis Park, authored the bill to clarify last year's law.

Supporters said the change protects victims who laid out their medical and emotional problems to the compensation panel.

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The original I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River opened in November 1967 and was 1,907 feet in length. The replacement bridge opened in September 2008 and measures 1,216 feet in length.

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