Advisory Opinions Library
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Advisory Opinion 12-011 12-011A gathering of “ditch viewers” appointed by a Watershed District Board (drainage authority) pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 103E, is not subject to the Open Meeting Law (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D). The dit…
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Advisory Opinion 12-010 12-010An individual who was pulled over by peace officers and subjected to a strip search asked for access to the squad car video of the incident. The City denied access, saying it was private personnel data because there is …
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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 12-008 12-008A newspaper asked if a school district complied with the Open Meeting Law regarding its summary of the superintendent's performance evaluation. The Board conducted the evaluation during a closed “workshop” meeting held …
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Advisory Opinion 12-007 12-007A city asked about the classification of certain data it collected and maintained about a candidate for public office. The candidate submitted an Affidavit of Candidacy and a copy of her driver’s license as proof of res…
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Advisory Opinion 12-006 12-006A school district asked about the classification of certain data in a separation agreement between the district and a former employee. The district provided redacted copies of the agreement in response to data requests …
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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 12-004 12-004Did the City of Kasson Library Board comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.04, regarding notice of a special meeting held Friday, October 21, 2011? Did the City of Kasson Library Board comply with Minnesota Stat…
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Advisory Opinion 12-003 12-003Did the City of Minneapolis comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a November 15, 2011, request for access to the following data: dates of applications and dates of testing for all applicants for…
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Advisory Opinion 12-002 12-002Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.643, what is the classification of data in “animal test charts” that the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) maintains? May the Board release data in response to a request…
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Advisory Opinion 12-001 12-001An individual asked if a school district violated the Open Meeting Law (OML) when it conducted an open meeting (a 15-minute presentation by the superintendent with a quorum of school board members present) then broke in…
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Advisory Opinion 11-019 11-019A school district asked about the classification of certain school board correspondence. Correspondence (email) sent from one individual to more than one school board member, or sent to one board member by more than one…
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Advisory Opinion 11-018 11-018A minor student is alleged to have engaged in the maltreatment of another minor student; district employees filed a report under Minnesota Statutes, section 626.556. The district asked what data, including surveillance …
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Advisory Opinion 11-017 11-017An employee asked if his rights were violated when his county employer collected his fingerprints and other private data, including Social Security number (SSN), and did not provide a Tennessen warning notice (see Minne…
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Advisory Opinion 11-016 11-016Did the City of Sauk Rapids comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it denied access to data provided to the City and/or the City’s contractor by a private company that the City then used to determine whether t…
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Advisory Opinion 11-015 11-015Should a prosecutor’s office require a release of information signed by the victim prior to releasing data to that victim’s legal representative under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.82, subdivision 13?
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Advisory Opinion 11-014 11-014Did the City of Faribault comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to city score sheets of local softball games?
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Advisory Opinion 11-013 11-013Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, must the City of Hibbing provide access to the following data to a former employee: written informal complaints and observations about that former employee made by one or mor…
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Advisory Opinion 11-012 11-012Is the Dakota County Agricultural Society Board subject to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D?
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Advisory Opinion 11-011 11-011May the City of Saint Paul classify architectural plans and other documents related to the construction of a particular building as not public “security information” pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.37, subdiv…
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Advisory Opinion 11-010 11-010Did the City of Red Wing comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its redaction of certain data in the appraisal of Minnesota National Golf Links?
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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 11-008 11-008Did Castle Rock Township comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, if it released X’s identity after X registered a complaint concerning a violation of state laws or local ordinances relating to real property?
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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 11-006 11-006Is the email sent to an elected official from a member of the public “government data” under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13? If the email is not “government data,” can it be classified as “data on individuals?” If the e…