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Government Structure & Administration (130 opinions)
Government Data
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Advisory Opinion 26-005 26-005The Commissioner opined that the City of Minneapolis did not respond appropriately to a request for body camera data, classified by Minnesota Statutes, section 13.825 as nonpublic, that document the requester’s home and…
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Advisory Opinion 25-004 25-004A City asked whether Minnesota Statutes, section 13.685 classifies data about a future municipal electric utility customer. The Commissioner determined that an individual or entity is a customer of the municipal electri…
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Advisory Opinion 22-006 22-006A city asked whether data it collected, created, and maintained pursuant to a contract with a private entity were government data, subject to the Data Practices Act. The Commissioner opined that the data were government…
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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 12-012 12-012A County asked about the classification of the name and cancelled check of a donor to a County project who wished to remain anonymous. The Commissioner determined that the data are not classified under Minnesota Statute…
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Advisory Opinion 09-010 09-010Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data: financial information (including tax returns) submitted to Cook County by responders to a request for qualifications?
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Advisory Opinion 08-031 08-031Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 13 and 175A, what is the classification of the following data: the written decisions of the State of Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals?
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Advisory Opinion 08-022 08-022Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data provided to the City of Saint Paul by private electric companies: property addresses for those properties that have gone witho…
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Advisory Opinion 08-009 08-009Is the unpublished manuscript written by an individual under contract to the Foundation for Minneapolis Parks government data, as that term is defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 7? If the manuscri…
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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 04-071 04-071Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data that the Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association maintains: the names and addresses of its policyholders?
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Advisory Opinion 04-025 04-025Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data that the City of Excelsior maintains: a spreadsheet of revenues it received in 2003 from parking violations?
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Advisory Opinion 03-005 03-005Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 13 and 268, what is the classification of the following data that the Minnesota Department of Economic Security maintains: a dot on a map representing the location of an employer…
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Advisory Opinion 02-043 02-043Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, the following data that McLeod County maintains are public: digital photographs of homes in McLeod County.
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Advisory Opinion 02-031 02-031Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data that the City of New Prague maintains: the names and addresses of utility customers to whom the City provides electric, water,…
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Advisory Opinion 01-090 01-090What is the classification of the following data: videotapes from the City of Watertown's municipal liquor store that are created on cameras maintained by a security service?
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Advisory Opinion 01-032 01-032Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is the Mid-Continent Area Power Pool (MAPP) a government entity subject to Chapter 13 regulation? Did MAPP respond appropriately to a request for access to data related to the…
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Advisory Opinion 00-058 00-058Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data maintained by the City of Two Harbors: data on customers of the City's electric, gas, water, sewer and storm water utilities?
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Advisory Opinion 00-038 00-038Is the inspection of polling place rosters governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 201.091? Is the
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Advisory Opinion 99-028 99-028What is the classification of the following data maintained by the City of Minnetonka: The identity of people, either directly or as the contact person for an organization, who reserve, and pay for, use of the ice sheet…
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Advisory Opinion 97-054 97-054What is the classification of the following data maintained by the Minnesota Department of Revenue: 1) the Department's unit valuation detail for the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company (DM&IR) for property t…
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Advisory Opinion 97-039 97-039What is the classification of the data contained in the following documents maintained by the Minnesota Department of Public Service: documents submitted to the Department by a member of a consulting firm with which the…
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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 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 96-049 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?