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Advisory Opinion 96-021 96-021Has the City of Stillwater complied with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03, subdivisions 2 and 3, and Minnesota Rules Section 1205.0300 regarding the citizen's request for access to the following data…
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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 96-003 96-003Does the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act require the MPHA to keep records containing government data in such an arrangement and condition as to make them easily accessible for convenient use? If so, has the MPHA…
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Advisory Opinion 96-002 96-002Upon responding to a request for access to data by a data subject, is it appropriate, pursuant to Chapter 13, for a government entity to withhold entire documents because those documents apparently contain private or co…Educational data Legislative authority and intent Multiple data subjects Personnel data #Complainant identity #Data subject access #Data subject access to personnel data #Harassment data (13.43, subd. 8) #Inextricably intertwined data (See also: Northwest Publications, Inc. v. City of Bloomington, 499 N.W.2d 509)
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Advisory Opinion 95-053 95-053Is a government entity authorized, under Chapter 13, to charge sales tax as part of the
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Advisory Opinion 95-044 95-044Does a copy charge of $10.00 per photograph represent the
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Advisory Opinion 95-043 95-043Does a copy charge of $1.00 per page represent the
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Advisory Opinion 95-042 95-042Are the following data public: A
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Advisory Opinion 95-037 95-037Is Anoka County required to provide access to original mechanic's lien filings? Is the County required to provide access to mechanic's lien filings on a timely basis? Must the County permit members of the public to insp…
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Advisory Opinion 95-036 95-036Does an individual have a right, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to gain access to the data collected and recorded on ICRs that have been maintained by the LeSueur County Sheriff's office since 1991? Does an …
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Advisory Opinion 95-025 95-025Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, is Vadnais Heights required to calculate the amount of a pending assessment on a particular parcel of property when a member of the public so requests?
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Advisory Opinion 95-021 95-021At what point do materials, which are public government data, created or collected for the purpose of a city council meeting, become public data?
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Advisory Opinion 95-011 95-011Does a member of the public have the right, under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to inspect free of charge, records of a city relating to pending and levied assessments?
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Advisory Opinion 95-006 95-006Has the City of Bloomington violated provisions of Minnesota law that require government entities to respond to requests for access to data within a certain time frame?
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Advisory Opinion 95-005 95-005Must Chaska permit public access to the Notice of Claim, to information concerning the existence and status of a sexual harassment claim, whether a student is the alleged perpetrator, and the damages (if any) that have …
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Advisory Opinion 94-059 94-059Is it reasonable and justifiable for Rosemount to charge Mr. Walsh for copies of data he did not request? Is a copy charge of $.50 per page reasonable and justifiable?
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Advisory Opinion 94-058 94-058Is Hennepin County Collections Services Division, a government entity that collects and distributes child support on behalf of custodial parents, required to provide child support accounting information requested by the…
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Advisory Opinion 94-057 94-057Is the position of the Department of Natural Resources that it can limit Mr. Boe's use of public data in compliance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act?
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Advisory Opinion 94-056 94-056Are members of the public entitled to gain access to files relating to workers' compensation through use of a company name as the search criterion? Is the public entitled to gain access to those data in the worker's com…
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Advisory Opinion 94-053 94-053Whether he has the right to gain access to data that has been blanked out by his probation officer.
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Advisory Opinion 94-046 94-046What is the classification of data maintained by the Department concerning a certain insurance company and a wholly owned subsidiary of that company?
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Advisory Opinion 94-045 94-045Are government data, provided to a school district, that consist of a financial profit and loss statement, commodities inventory list, and summary of purchases list, accessible to the public? NOTE: The identification of…
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Advisory Opinion 94-043 94-043Are data maintained by the Bloomington Fire Department Relief Association accessible by the public under the provisions of Chapter 13 of Minnesota Statutes?