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Advisory Opinion 03-046 03-046

November 12, 2003 · November 12, 2003; School District 832 (Mahtomedi)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is Independent School District 832, Mahtomedi, required to respond to multiple requests for data from an individual who is requesting data of which the individual or his/her c…

Copy costs Litigation Requests for data Standing requests Tennessen warning #Burdensome or harassing #Copy inspection hybrid #Data involved in litigation #Standing requests for data
Advisory Opinion 02-039 02-039

October 30, 2002 · October 30, 2002; Ramsey County Attorney's Office

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Ramsey County Attorney's Office appropriately deny a request for access to the name of an individual who was reported by the County to have paid $167,000 in back child…

Attorney data Requests for data Welfare data #Child support #Data request vs. question/inquiry #Investigative data #Responsible authority duties #Welfare system
Advisory Opinion 02-011 02-011

March 20, 2002 · March 20, 2002; City of St. Paul

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, subdivision 3, clauses (c) and (d), has the City of St. Paul sufficiently justified its charge of $600 for a copy of public data in the database for vehicles towed to the C…

Commercial value Copy costs Legislative authority and intent Requests for data Statutory construction (Ch. 645) #Absurd or unreasonable result (645.17) #Commercial value #Commercial value of data #Requestor responsibility
Advisory Opinion 01-074 01-074

September 18, 2001 · September 18, 2001; City of Burnsville

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Burnsville improperly deny access to police reports containing public data, i.e., arrest data, request for service data and response or incident data? Pursuant…

Legislative authority and intent Requests for data #Law enforcement data #Law enforcement data #To responsible authority or designated person, required
Advisory Opinion 01-034 01-034

March 27, 2001 · March 27, 2001; School District 273 (Edina)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is School District 273, Edina, required to provide access to public data about all past and present District employees, in response to a December 28, 2000, request?

Requests for data Statutory construction (Ch. 645) #Absurd or unreasonable result (645.17) #Burdensome or harassing
Advisory Opinion 01-009 01-009

January 12, 2001 · January 12, 2001; Intermediate District 287

Pursuant to Minnesota Statues, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for Intermediate District 287 to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Legislative authority and intent Requests for data #Facilitate public access #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12)
Advisory Opinion 98-049 98-049

November 12, 1998 · November 12, 1998; Minnesota Department of Health

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, in light of Minnesota Department of Health Rule 4600.5800 (Commercial Use), can public access to vital records be denied if a member of the public refuses to sign a promise tha…

Legislative authority and intent Requests for data #Commercial use of data #Public data, no restrictions on use #Statute supersedes rule