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Advisory Opinion 26-006 26-006The Commissioner opined that the City of New Prague did not initially respond appropriately to a January 20, 2026, data request for an automated license plate reader data audit trail required by Minnesota Statutes, sect…
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Advisory Opinion 25-011 25-011A county-based purchasing plan asked whether it was subject to the requirements of a Minnesota Statutes, section 13.46 after receiving a request from a media member for data it maintained. The purchasing plan denied the…
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Advisory Opinion 21-007 21-007A city asked the Commissioner whether data in a recording made by an employee on a personal device and uploaded to the city’s computer system was government data, subject to the Data Practices Act. If so, the city asked…
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Advisory Opinion 21-006 21-006A member of the public asked the Commissioner whether a County Sheriff’s Office responded appropriately to a data request, and a request for a “short description explaining the necessity” for a security information clas…
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Advisory Opinion 20-006 20-006The City of Savage requested an advisory opinion regarding the classification of email addresses it collected to notify the public of information to participate in a town hall event. The Commissioner opined that the pla…
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Advisory Opinion 19-003 19-003A member of the public asked about his right to obtain government data maintained on the cell phones of county sheriff employees. In its response, the county stated that its employees’ personal cell phone records are no…
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Advisory Opinion 13-010 13-010A member of the public sought access from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety/ Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (DPS/BCA) Archive Service Repository to certain license plate data. BCA and the local law enforcement …
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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 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 09-017 09-017Did Independent School District 861, Winona, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in response to a June 19, 2009, for access to emails between District School Board members and the District Superintendent from Ju…
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Advisory Opinion 09-006 09-006Did the City of Montrose comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in response to a request, dated January 10, 2009, for access to certain data?
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Advisory Opinion 08-028 08-028Did School District 846, Breckenridge, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for the “audio recording that was recorded at the public [District] board meeting held on September 10, 2007?”
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Advisory Opinion 08-024 08-024Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the data when they are not collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by the City of Buffalo, but are collected and maintained by …
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Advisory Opinion 08-002 08-002Did the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying a tenant access to copies of complaints made against the tenant?
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Advisory Opinion 07-020 07-020Did Stearns County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it released data in a parenting assessment to participants in a family group decision making conference?
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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 06-026 06-026What is the classification of the following data that Anoka County maintains: data indicating all licensed child care providers who have received child care assistance payment for services rendered in the past month?
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Advisory Opinion 05-017 05-017Did the City of Saint Paul comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a February 11, 2005, request for
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Advisory Opinion 05-007 05-007Did the City of Lonsdale comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in regard to a July 21, 2004, request for access to the following data: all e-mails, letters, site plans, committee minutes, maps and or communication…
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Advisory Opinion 04-033 04-033Did the City of Minneapolis comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a February 13, 2004, request for access to and inspection of the Friday, February 6, 2004, Minneapolis Police Department police re…
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Advisory Opinion 04-030 04-030Has the City of Eagan complied with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its determination regarding a request for the Mayor's cellular phone bill?
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Advisory Opinion 04-024 04-024Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 77, Mankato, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in publishing certain data about a student in a yearbook? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter …
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Advisory Opinion 04-023 04-023Are any
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Advisory Opinion 03-050 03-050Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of cell phone records of a current or former employee that the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs maintains?
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Advisory Opinion 03-043 03-043Do the following data that the Minnesota Department of Transportation collects and maintains meet the definition of