Advisory Opinions Library

Law enforcement data #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Criminal investigative data (13.82, subd. 7) #No change in classification (13.03, subd. 4(c))

Personal data/devices Personnel data #Personal data #Personal data excluded #Specific reasons and data documenting basis for action

Legislative authority and intent #13.462 or 13.31 #Benefit data #Indirect identification of individuals

Personnel data #Applicant data #Community Action Agencies #Finalist for public employment (13.43, subd. 3)

Personnel data #Fringe benefits #Parking records

Data subjects Data subjects Educational data Educational data Personnel data Tennessen warning Tennessen warning #Applicant data #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Employment setting #Finalist for public employment (13.43, subd. 3) #Limitation on collection/use of data (13.05, subd. 4)

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#Work assignment reasonably requires access (1205.0400, 1205.0600) #Work assignment requires access

Data subjects Educational data Tennessen warning #Property complaint data (13.44) #Volunteering data vs. request to supply data #Work assignment reasonably requires access (1205.0400, 1205.0600)

Government Data #Photographs

Data subjects Educational data Legislative authority and intent Multiple data subjects #Access by data subject or parent #Data incidental to the data subject #Parent access to data on child #Parent access to data on other parent #Social services/welfare data

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#Spouse access to other spouse’s data

Trade secret #Independent economic value from not being generally known (subd. 1(b))

Law enforcement data #Criminal investigative data (13.82, subd. 7) #Request for service data (13.82, subd. 3) #Response or incident data (13.82, subd. 6 / subd. 4)

Attorney data Requests for data Welfare data #Child support #Data request vs. question/inquiry #Investigative data #Responsible authority duties #Welfare system

Licensing data #Data not on individuals #Licensing data (13.41) #Only regulates data on individuals

Data sharing Educational data #Children mental health collaborative #Children's mental health collaborative #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #MARSS (MN Automated Reporting Student System)

Commercial value Copy costs Electronic data Inspection Legislative authority and intent #Commercial value #Copies made by requestor #Electronic files, website #Enhanced data #Inspection vs. copying, in general

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#Personal electronic device used #Remote access #Subscription fees

Closed meetings Open Meeting Law Personnel data Responsible authority #Employee evaluation summary #Employee evaluation summary #Name, title, and address

Response to data requests #Inappropriate response, generally

Closed meetings Educational data Open Meeting Law Tennessen warning #Educational data #Open meeting #Purpose of notice - informed choice

Response to data requests #Untimely, generally

Government Data Legislative authority and intent #Municipal utility customer data #Municipal utility customer data (13.685 / 13.612)

Personnel data Response to data requests #Actual gross salary or compensation #Fringe benefits #Inappropriate response, generally

Copy costs Existence of data Response to data requests #New data or different format not required #Public and not public data

Inspection #Inspect before creating new format #Public and not public data

Educational data Response to data requests

Response to data requests #Draft documents #Inappropriate response, generally