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Advisory Opinion 07-019 07-019Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, can the Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) provide names and mailing addresses of members and/or retirees to a private vendor with which TRA has contracted to mail retireme…
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Advisory Opinion 07-018 07-018Did the members of the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District Board of Managers comply with the notice requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04, subdivision 5, for a February 26, 2007, closed meeting, …
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Advisory Opinion 07-017 07-017Did the Mahnomen County Treasurer comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with regard to a June 11, 2007, request for data?
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Advisory Opinion 07-016 07-016Are the data on the videotape classified as private educational data pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32 and/or private personnel data pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.43?
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Advisory Opinion 07-015 07-015In responding to a March 28, 2007, data request, did the Sherburne County Sheriff comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it copied the data into a response rather than allowing the requestor the opportunity to…
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Advisory Opinion 07-014 07-014Did the members of the Hampton Township Board of Supervisors comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04, subdivision 2, when it posted a notice for a special meeting on September 13, 2006, that contained the stateme…
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Advisory Opinion 07-013 07-013Did the City of Thief River Falls comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it did not release the make, year, and model of vehicles involved in traffic accidents?
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Advisory Opinion 07-012 07-012Did the Ramsey County Sheriff comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, regarding a February 15, 2007, request for data (all data listed under #2 of the data request)? Did the Ramsey County Sheriff comply with Minneso…
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Advisory Opinion 07-011 07-011Did the Metro Gang Strike Force comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, regarding a February 15, 2007, request for data (all data listed under #1 of the data request)?
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Advisory Opinion 07-010 07-010Did Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it denied access to the following data:
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Advisory Opinion 07-009 07-009Did Independent School District 720, Shakopee, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, if it collected private data about a student from the student without providing the Tennessen warning notice required by section…
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Advisory Opinion 07-008 07-008Did the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in charging $124.85 for copies of government data?
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Advisory Opinion 07-007 07-007Has the Red River Watershed Management Board complied with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with regard to an October 13, 2006, request for certain data?
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Advisory Opinion 07-006 07-006Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of data contained in audio tape recordings that two Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District board managers made of board meetings? Pursuant t…
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Advisory Opinion 07-005 07-005Is the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 13, 175 and 176, if it releases certain data in its WC-Informix database in response to a request for summary data?
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Advisory Opinion 07-004 07-004Did the City of Minneapolis comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it refused to provide the names of employees whose private personnel data was either removed or redacted from council members' and the Mayor's…
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Advisory Opinion 07-003 07-003Did the Douglas County Sheriff's Office comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in refusing to provide certain data contained in traffic accident reports?
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Advisory Opinion 07-002 07-002Did the City of Silver Bay comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it charged $86.91 to retrieve and copy 109 pages of government data?
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Advisory Opinion 07-001 07-001Did Independent School District 531, Byron, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to the following data relating to a hazing incident: the particular athletic team involved, the nature of the all…
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Advisory Opinion 06-033 06-033Did the City of Rock Creek comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, regarding its response to a September 22, 2006, request for access to certain data?
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Advisory Opinion 06-032 06-032Pursuant to Minnesota Statues, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data that the City of Mankato maintains: sales and use tax filings provided by businesses claiming hardship exceptions?
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Advisory Opinion 06-031 06-031Did the members of the Stillwater City Council comply with the Open Meeting Law, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D, when it closed a meeting that began on January 11, 2005, and was continued on January 12, 2005, to interv…
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Advisory Opinion 06-030 06-030In determining whether a breach of security has occurred pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.055, may a government entity consider the fact that the data in question were encrypted?
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Advisory Opinion 06-029 06-029Did the Hennepin County Attorney's Office respond in a timely manner, as required by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, to the following data requests made on September 14, 2005: (1)
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Advisory Opinion 06-028 06-028Did the City of Marshall comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it denied access to the names of the two finalists for the position of economic development director?