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Advisory Opinion 03-021 03-021What is the classification of the following data that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources maintains: a list of each Conservation Officer's annual citation numbers for the past two years?
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Advisory Opinion 00-011 00-011Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the South Lake Minnetonka Public Safety Department respond properly to a request to inspect the public data contained in the Department's so-called log sheets?
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Advisory Opinion 98-042 98-042Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 and Section 181.932, would the rights of certain Koch Refining Company employees be violated if the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released, to the public, data contained in…Civil investigative data Data subjects Educational data Statutory construction (Ch. 645) Tennessen warning Tennessen warning #Absurd or unreasonable result (645.17) #Individual vs. person (13.02, subd. 4, 5 and 10) #Law enforcement agencies exempt #Limitation on collection/use of data (13.05, subd. 4) #Pollution Control Agency
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Advisory Opinion 95-050 95-050What is the classification of data collected and maintained by the City of Brooklyn Park's Housing Inspection Division (e.g. data relating to the Division's enforcement of city ordinances and laws regulating housing mai…
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Advisory Opinion 95-004 95-004May detention photos (
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Advisory Opinion 95-003 95-003A member of the public asked whether the St. Paul Police Department responded appropriately for a request for a videotape of an interview between an individual and police officers. The Police Department argued that the …
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Advisory Opinion 93-003 93-003Do videotapes that trigger an investigation that ultimately leads to discipline of a public employee, and which are referred to as grounds for the disciplinary action, constitute 'public data' under the Minnesota Govern…