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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 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 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 02-039 02-039Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Ramsey County Attorney's Office appropriately deny a request for access to the name of an individual who was reported by the County to have paid $167,000 in back child…
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Advisory Opinion 01-091 01-091Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.46, did the Minnesota Department of Human Services respond appropriately to a request for data gathered in connection with the day care licensing process?
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Advisory Opinion 98-031 98-031Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, has the Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation responded properly to a January 16, 1998 (later clarified in a letter dated March 31, 1998), request fo…
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Advisory Opinion 97-047 97-047Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.46, has the Anoka County Metro Regional Treatment Center responded appropriately to a request for access to data by the data subject?
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Advisory Opinion 97-044 97-044Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 3, has Mower County responded properly to a July 23, 1997, request for access to data about the deceased data subject?
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Advisory Opinion 97-021 97-021What is the classification of the following data maintained by the City of Fairfax relating to the 1993 Residential/Commercial Rehabilitation Grant: the names of recipients; the dates of receipt; and the amounts receive…
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Advisory Opinion 97-004 97-004What is the classification of the following data maintained by the Metropolitan Airports Commission: the names and addresses of the 149 homeowners whose houses were blower door tested since October of 1995?
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Advisory Opinion 96-063 96-063Is L entitled to gain access to the medical records of L's two minor children that are maintained by Southwest Family Services?
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Advisory Opinion 96-053 96-053Is L entitled to gain access to medical records about L's minor child which are maintained by Children's Health Care of Minneapolis?
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Advisory Opinion 96-018 96-018Can DHS deny K access to data maintained about K on the basis of the six-month limitation stated in Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 3, when, according to K, a dispute or action is pending that involves the…
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Advisory Opinion 96-011 96-011Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.05, subdivision 4, and Minnesota Rules Part 1205.1300, how may DHS use and/or disseminate the data which relate to K's commitment as a minor, contained on theData subjects Educational data Law enforcement data Legislative authority and intent Tennessen warning Welfare data #Authority to regulate data practices #Classification at time of request, controls access (13.03, subd. 9) #Commitment pre-petition screening #Firearms background check #Limitation on collection and use of private/confidential data (13.05, subd. 4)
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Advisory Opinion 95-055 95-055Minnesota Statutes Section 518.575 authorizes the publication of certain data on individuals that would otherwise be classified as private data by Minnesota Statutes Section 13.46. If the Minnesota Department of Human S…
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Advisory Opinion 95-038 95-038Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 and Section 626.557, does an individual have the right to gain access to data about her/himself maintained by an agency which has investigated an allegation of maltreatment of a…
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Advisory Opinion 94-009 94-009Does Minnesota Statutes Section 13.31 bar the release of the addresses of real property owned by the Minneapolis Public Housing Agency?