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Advisory Opinion 09-002 09-002In Advisory Opinion 08-022, the Commissioner of Administration opined that certain data supplied by private electric companies (the property addresses for properties that have gone without power for more than thirty day…
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Advisory Opinion 08-019 08-019If School District 544, Fergus Falls, releases data in two anonymous letters that set forth complaints about X, would X’s rights as a data subject be violated?
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Advisory Opinion 08-018 08-018Are the members of the Drug Formulary Committee subject to the requirements of the Open Meeting Law, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D? Are the members of the Drug Formulary Committee in compliance with the Open Meeting L…
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Advisory Opinion 08-017 08-017Pursuant to Minnesota Statues, Chapter 13, what is the classification of certain data maintained by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that relate to the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officer Asso…
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Advisory Opinion 05-027 05-027Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data: audiotapes of two closed Saint Paul Board of Education meetings containing
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Advisory Opinion 05-021 05-021Do routine, written K-12 classroom tests and quizzes which are completed by students and count toward their grade for the class fall within the definition of
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Advisory Opinion 05-013 05-013Pursuant to Chapter 13D, may the Wild Rice Watershed District close an open meeting to discuss its contract with an independent contractor?
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Advisory Opinion 03-032 03-032The City of Minneapolis requires certain individuals to provide the name of the source of a loan as part of a statement of economic interest. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, how are the data classified for t…Elected and appointed officials Legislative authority and intent Statutory construction (Ch. 645) Statutory construction (Ch. 645) Statutory construction (Ch. 645) #Absurd or unreasonable result (645.17) #Campaign finance and public disclosure (Chapter 10A) #Conflicting or irreconcilable provisions (645.26) #Financial disclosure #Financial disclosure statements
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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 03-018 03-018Does the Wreath and Fee Report contain data that relate to an internal audit within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 13.392? Does the Wreath and Fee Report contain private personnel data or any other data that…
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Advisory Opinion 02-011 02-011Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, subdivision 3, clauses (c) and (d), has the City of St. Paul sufficiently justified its charge of $600 for a copy of public data in the database for vehicles towed to the C…
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Advisory Opinion 01-034 01-034Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is School District 273, Edina, required to provide access to public data about all past and present District employees, in response to a December 28, 2000, request?
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Advisory Opinion 00-079 00-079Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of ethics opinions/reviews/determinations that the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations prepares pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.3…
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Advisory Opinion 00-064 00-064Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did St. Paul School District 625 respond appropriately to a July 27, 2000, request for access to public government data?
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Advisory Opinion 00-053 00-053Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, and Minnesota Statutes, section 626.556, did Douglas County respond appropriately to requests from Mr. and Mrs. X for access to data about themselves that were collected as pa…
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Advisory Opinion 00-036 00-036Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Minnetonka respond properly to X's request for access to the following data: the identity of the person(s) who made a complaint about noise at X's home?
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Advisory Opinion 00-022 00-022Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Ombudsman for Corrections respond appropriately to a request for the following data: report/recommendations/analysis of Moose Lake Sex Offender program treatment failu…
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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 99-036 99-036Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 16D.06, subdivision 1, and 201.091, subdivision 4, may the Minnesota Secretary of State disseminate the entire voter registration file to the Minnesota Collection Enterprise divi…
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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 96-029 96-029What is the classification of certain data (see numbers 1 through 7 of Rose Farley's April 10, 1996, letter) collected, created, received, or maintained by the Hennepin County Adult Corrections Facility (Hennepin County…
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Advisory Opinion 96-013 96-013Has OEA complied with its obligation, under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to provide Mr. Young with access to the following: any and all data, including reports, correspondence, memoranda, etc., which relate to the Com…
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Advisory Opinion 96-012 96-012Is Mr. Spaulding entitled to gain access to the data he requested? What is DNR's obligation under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 to respond to Mr. Spaulding's request?
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Advisory Opinion 96-006 96-006Has the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources complied with the public access requirements of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 when a member of the public requested access to government data and, after approximately te…
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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…