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Advisory Opinion 97-037 97-037Are the financial records of the general fund of the City of Lafayette Fire Department Relief Association public data under the Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13?
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Advisory Opinion 97-011 97-011Has MSU complied with Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 3, in responding to a request for access to data made by the data subject on May 15, 1996? Has MSU improperly disseminated private educational data abo…
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Advisory Opinion 96-060 96-060Has the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency complied with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03 in response to a request for access to data?
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Advisory Opinion 96-057 96-057Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, is Mr. Claypatch entitled to gain access to copies of the certified payroll records of Total Fire Protection, Inc., on the Byrne and Neil elementary school projects?
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Advisory Opinion 96-049 96-049What is the classification of the Minnesota Fire Information Reporting System (MFIRS) Reports, Numbers 1-4, that are filed with the State Fire Marshal?
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Advisory Opinion 96-048 96-048Did District 721 violate Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 when a District employee disseminated data contained in a Rice County Suspected Child Abuse/Neglect Form about a student and his/her father to the student's mother?…
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Advisory Opinion 96-046 96-046Does Mr. Shaw have the right to inspect data maintained by the University of Minnesota which document the dollar amounts, including damages awards, paid by the University to settle discrimination claims?
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Advisory Opinion 96-030 96-030Is Mr. Ravnitzky entitled to gain access to data contained in
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Advisory Opinion 96-028 96-028Is it a violation of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 when an individual is required to inspect private government data in the presence of another individual who is not entitled to gain access to the private data being ins…
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Advisory Opinion 96-005 96-005What is the classification of the names and addresses of persons or entities who currently are insured, for Dram Shop liquor liability, by the Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association (JUA)?
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Advisory Opinion 95-055 95-055Minnesota Statutes Section 518.575 authorizes the publication of certain data on individuals that would otherwise be classified as private data by Minnesota Statutes Section 13.46. If the Minnesota Department of Human S…
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Advisory Opinion 95-041 95-041Is X entitled to gain access to a copy of the investigative report, of which he is the subject, that the members of the Mahnomen County Board reviewed and discussed publicly at one of their regularly scheduled meetings?
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Advisory Opinion 95-024 95-024Are itemizations of expense accounts public data pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.32, subdivision 2? Are the bylaws of the Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Association in conformity with Minnesota Statutes Ch…
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Advisory Opinion 95-023 95-023Must the City of Duluth retain the oral examination score sheets for two years after the oral examination of prospective firefighters? Do X's oral examination score sheets constitute private data available to him, or pu…
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Advisory Opinion 95-016 95-016Is the City of Bloomington Fire Department a government entity subject to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13? If the answer to Issue 1 is affirmative, does the City have an obligation to recover records which were
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Advisory Opinion 95-015 95-015Are the data describing grievances submitted by a teachers' union to a school district, including documentation, public data? If so, at what point do the data become public?
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Advisory Opinion 95-012 95-012Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, may the City deny access to public data based on its claim that the data are involved in litigation between the requestors and an entity which is not part of the City? In accordance …
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Advisory Opinion 95-013 95-013Are data contained in a school board member's telephone log, which pertain to school board business, public government data?
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Advisory Opinion 95-002 95-002Does ISD #709's failure to deliver this memorandum to X within five (5) days of his 7/15/94 request violate Minn. Stat. §13.04, subd. 3? Does ISD #709's failure to deliver this memorandum to X within five (5) days of hi…
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Advisory Opinion 94-032 94-032Do the policies of two state agencies, that of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and that of the Department of Corrections, both of which insist upon a birth date in order to access criminal history information, subve…
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Advisory Opinion 94-031 94-031Do the policies of two state agencies, that of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and that of the Department of Corrections, both of which insist upon a birth date in order to access criminal history information, subve…
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Advisory Opinion 94-026 94-026Are the recorded minutes of the meeting of a public body public data prior to their formal approval by the body at a subsequent meeting?
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Advisory Opinion 94-021 94-021Is the City of Rosemount in compliance with the provisions of the MGDPA regarding the appointment of a responsible authority and the development and implementation of procedures for access to government data by the publ…
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Advisory Opinion 94-019 94-019Is the decision of the city manager at Step II of the grievance process a
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Advisory Opinion 94-011 94-011If Mary Nelson's original psychological report was destroyed by the District, as stated by Mr. Nelson in his letter of October 13, 1993, does this violate the MGDPA? If Mary Nelson's original psychological report was no…