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Requesting & Accessing Data (391 opinions)
Response to data requests
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Advisory Opinion 15-001 15-001A state agency asked the Commissioner about the classification of data in an application submitted by a non-registered medical cannabis manufacturer applicant that are not otherwise specifically classified as not public…
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Advisory Opinion 14-006 14-006Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Independent School District 625, St. Paul, respond appropriately to a March 15, 2014, request for data? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Independent School …
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Advisory Opinion 14-003 14-003Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the University of Minnesota respond appropriately to a request for data related to Institutional Review Boards, specifically: studies, reports, meeting minutes and corresp…
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Advisory Opinion 14-001 14-001Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board respond appropriately to a request for data about the January 7, 2014 executive session related to a conciliatio…
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Advisory Opinion 13-003 13-003A member of the public asked whether an entity responded appropriately to a request for property inspection data. The requester made her original request in December of 2011, after which the entity stated that she had r…
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Advisory Opinion 13-002 13-002A member of the public asked whether an entity responded properly to a request for certain personnel data it maintained. The requester asked for copies of the job application and supplement of a current employee. The en…
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Advisory Opinion 12-009 12-009In response to a request for a copy of the superintendent’s contract, a school district provided access to public personnel data it extracted from the contract, but refused to provide a redacted copy of the contract its…
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Advisory Opinion 12-005 12-005An individual requested access to the dates applicants for public employment applied and took qualifying tests. The dates alone, i.e., not associated with any individual, are not data on individuals, and therefore canno…
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Advisory Opinion 11-009 11-009Did Special School District 1, Minneapolis, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a request for “the position study report of Dr. Schiller,” and the “compensation study report of Public Sector P…
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Advisory Opinion 11-007 11-007If a data requestor, who is not the subject of the data, provides DNR with data about the individual registration owner that are private pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0874, in this case name, address, and d…
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Advisory Opinion 10-025 10-025Did the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a data request for the “names of individuals whose driving privileges have been affected by the re-pass co…
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Advisory Opinion 10-017 10-017Did School District 47, Sauk Rapids-Rice, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a January 10, 2010, request for a listing of outside consulting activities in which the superintendent has engaged o…
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Advisory Opinion 10-015 10-015Did Independent School District 152, Moorhead, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to the terms of a tentative settlement agreement with District teachers?
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Advisory Opinion 09-027 09-027Did the City of Palisade comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in regard to a request for data made on September 15 and October 15, 2009?
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Advisory Opinion 09-026 09-026Did the City of Warren comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for certain data relating to checks issued by Northern Minnesota Power Agency to City officials? Did the City of Warren compl…
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Advisory Opinion 09-016 09-016Did the City of Big Lake comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for a copy of the report prepared by Midwest Government Advisors?
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Advisory Opinion 09-011 09-011Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, must the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA), in response to a request, produce data that it does not maintain and is not required to collect?
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Advisory Opinion 09-007 09-007Did the Metro Gang Strike Force comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in response to a request from X for access to data about X?
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Advisory Opinion 09-005 09-005Did the City of Duluth comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to certain dog licensing data? Is the City of Duluth’s charge of $210 for a copy of certain dog licensing data in compliance with Minn…
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Advisory Opinion 08-035 08-035Did the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, regarding an October 3, 2008, request for data?
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Advisory Opinion 08-016 08-016Did the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in regards to a May 6, 2008, request for a copy of an RFP associated with the contract between MDA and the University of Minn…
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Advisory Opinion 08-011 08-011Did the Eagan Charter Commission comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a March 20, 2008, request for a copy of certain correspondence between the Commission and the Dakota County Court?
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Advisory Opinion 08-003 08-003Did Blue Earth County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a data request for all data relating to a complaint?
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Advisory Opinion 07-026 07-026Did the City of Zimmerman comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it denied access to memos relating to the dismissal of a City employee?
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Advisory Opinion 07-023 07-023Did the City of Newport comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a May 29, 2007, request to inspect certain government data?