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Advisory Opinion 26-002 26-002A member of the public asked whether a city responded appropriately to a request for documents that an individual gave to city council members during a council meeting. The city maintained that the data its council memb…
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Advisory Opinion 22-007 22-007A member of the public asked whether a county attorney’s office responded appropriately to a request for data, including correspondence and non-work product materials. The county indicated that any responsive data were …
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Advisory Opinion 12-017 12-017A reporter asked a county attorney for access to data about a crime lab. The attorney stated to the Commissioner that the requested data are used, collected, stored and disseminated exclusively in connection with his pr…
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Advisory Opinion 12-010 12-010An individual who was pulled over by peace officers and subjected to a strip search asked for access to the squad car video of the incident. The City denied access, saying it was private personnel data because there is …
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Advisory Opinion 10-012 10-012Is the litigation committee or subcommittee of the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District Board (MSTRWDB) subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D?
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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 06-024 06-024Did the Metropolitan Airports Commission comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, regarding several requests, beginning April 19, 2002, for access to certain invoices for legal fees?
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Advisory Opinion 05-041 05-041Did the City of Hopkins comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a data request for the 2004 study of the
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Advisory Opinion 05-036 05-036Did the City of Minneapolis comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a data request for contact information about city council candidates?
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Advisory Opinion 05-035 05-035Are the following data classified as public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.43, subdivision 3: a written report provided to a school district by a consultant? Are the following data classified as public pursu…
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Advisory Opinion 05-029 05-029Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data the City of Kimball typically would include in the minutes of an open meeting: two resolutions regarding the discipline of two…
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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 05-023 05-023Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data: street addresses of rental properties, occupied by recipients of rental assistance benefits, which are owned by the Washingto…
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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 05-018 05-018Did the City of Saint Paul comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for certain data about a former City employee?
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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 05-011 05-011Did Resource Training and Solutions comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request for a copy of the following data: all financial documents pertaining to the health insurance pool and the annual…
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Advisory Opinion 05-009 05-009Did the City of St. Mary's Point comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to a copy of a memo issued by the City Attorney regarding ineligible candidates for the November 2004 election?
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Advisory Opinion 04-077 04-077Did the City of Saint Paul comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a request to gain access to the addresses of those businesses and individuals who are the ultimate recipients of either loans or gr…
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Advisory Opinion 04-074 04-074Did the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in regard to an August 25, 2004, request to inspect certain data?
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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 04-021 04-021Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, and Minnesota Statutes, section 15.17, if the Minnesota Department of Human Services does not create any data relating to its decision to deny a parent access to data about th…