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Advisory Opinion 97-028 97-028Is the MARSS database, with student names and social security numbers removed, summary data under Minn. Stat. 13.01, subd. 19? If the MARSS database, with student names and social security numbers removed, is not summar…
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Advisory Opinion 97-026 97-026Would the rights of a data subject be violated, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, if a government entity provided access to the following data which appear on payroll checks: date of issue, number of check, nam…
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Advisory Opinion 97-025 97-025Has the University of Minnesota responded appropriately, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to Mr. Lamphere's December 23, 1996, request for access to data? Has the University of Minnesota responded appropriatel…
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Advisory Opinion 97-020 97-020Has Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, responded appropriately, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to Ms. Morrison's request for access to the private data about her child? Has Special School District N…
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Advisory Opinion 97-019 97-019Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 13.03 and/or 13.04, did the University of Minnesota-Duluth respond appropriately to a request for access to data?
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Advisory Opinion 97-018 97-018Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, must School District 278, Orono, disclose to the subject of the complaint the contents of a harassment complaint and its investigation notes detailing the allegations where the…
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Advisory Opinion 97-013 97-013Is the Secretary of State's charge of $2000 for a copy of Minnesota's voter registration database allowable under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13?
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Advisory Opinion 97-012 97-012Pursuant to Chapter 13, may the St. Bonifacius & Minnetrista Public Safety Department charge a set fee of $25 in addition to the cost of copies of the photographs? Pursuant to Chapter 13, is it appropriate for St. Bonif…
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Advisory Opinion 97-005 97-005Is it appropriate, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03, subdivision 3, for Carver County to charge a fee for inspection of public data? Has Carver County responded to a request for access to public data within …
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Advisory Opinion 97-002 97-002Does Mr. Haatvedt have the right, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to gain access to the
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Advisory Opinion 97-001 97-001Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03, has Ramsey County responded appropriately to Mr. Plisner's October 25, 1996, request for access to public data?
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Advisory Opinion 96-064 96-064Is Mr. Fiecke entitled to gain access to all public data the Douglas County Sheriff's Department maintains about Jerry Werner, an employee of the Department? Is Douglas County's photocopy charge of
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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 96-059 96-059What is the classification of summary accident history data contained in the Minnesota Department of Public Safety accident report database?
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Advisory Opinion 96-052 96-052Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.82, subdivision 3a, may N listen, free of charge, to the audiotape of the 911 telephone call placed by N? Pursuant to Section 13.82, subdivision 3a, may N view, free of charge,…
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Advisory Opinion 96-051 96-051Has the City of Elk River complied with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 3, regarding access to data by a data subject? Is the City's photocopy charge to a data subject of $5.00 for the…
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Advisory Opinion 96-047 96-047Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, must a government entity honor standing requests for data? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.42, what is the classification of directory information on persons recently…
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Advisory Opinion 96-043 96-043Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, are the notes made by Officer Johnson regarding his response to the 911 call made by N accessible to N?
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Advisory Opinion 96-037 96-037Are Douglas County's copying charges of $.50 per page, and $40.46 per hour preparation fee, allowable under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 3, and Minnesota Rules Part 1205.0400?
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Advisory Opinion 96-036 96-036Are the Humane Society investigators' reports of farm inspections of two persons currently on probation, and subject to certain conditions of that probation, public data?
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Advisory Opinion 96-030 96-030Is Mr. Ravnitzky entitled to gain access to data contained in
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Advisory Opinion 96-028 96-028Is it a violation of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13 when an individual is required to inspect private government data in the presence of another individual who is not entitled to gain access to the private data being ins…
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Advisory Opinion 96-026 96-026Has the City of Lake City complied with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03, subdivisions 2 and 3, and Minnesota Rules Section 1205, regarding a request for access to data?
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Advisory Opinion 96-024 96-024Is Mr. O'Connor entitled to a copy of the District memorandum he referred to in his letter dated April 16, 1996? Is he entitled to a copy of the
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Advisory Opinion 96-022 96-022Is Mr. Northrup, the respondent in a Minnesota Department of Human Rights closed case, entitled to gain access to any of the data in the charging party's rebuttal statement?