MN Data Practices Advisory Opinions Archive

February 6, 2001 · February 6, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, inappropriately disseminate private educational data?

Data subjects Educational data

Advisory Opinion 01-020 01-020

February 6, 2001 · February 6, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is it reasonable for School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to charge for one-half hour labor to make seven photocopies of private government data? Is the copy fee schedule used …

Copy costs #Minimum charge not allowed

Advisory Opinion 01-019 01-019

February 6, 2001 · February 6, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is it reasonable for School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to charge for one-half hour labor to make eight photocopies of private government data? Is the copy fee schedule used …

Copy costs Educational data

Advisory Opinion 01-018 01-018

February 5, 2001 · February 5, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is it reasonable for School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to charge for one-half hour labor to make nine photocopies of private government data? Is the copy fee schedule used b…

Copy costs Educational data

Advisory Opinion 01-017 01-017

January 18, 2001 · January 18, 2001; Cass County

Are the information or reports maintained by ambulance personnel on criminal defendants releasable to law enforcement personnel? Should statements made by criminal defendants to ambulance personnel be differentiated bet…

Law enforcement data #Ambulance service data #Medical data #Mental impressions (See: Keezer v. Spickard, 493 N.W.2d 614)

Advisory Opinion 01-016 01-016

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; School District 625 (St. Paul)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 625, St. Paul, respond appropriately to X's September 20, 2000, request to gain access to a

Data subjects Educational data #Limit on frequency of access to data #Parental access to private data (13.02, subd. 8); (1205.0500)

Advisory Opinion 01-015 01-015

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Requests for data #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12)

Advisory Opinion 01-014 01-014

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Requests for data #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12) #Written requests, procedures may require

Advisory Opinion 01-013 01-013

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Minnesota Department of Employee Relations

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Requests for data #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12) #To responsible authority or designated person, required #Written requests, procedures may require

Advisory Opinion 01-012 01-012

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Special School District 1 (Minneapolis)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, has School District 1, Minneapolis, responded appropriately to a September 7, 2000, request for access to data?

Copy costs Existence of data Response to data requests #New data or different format not required #Untimely, generally

Advisory Opinion 01-011 01-011

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; City of Greenwood

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Greenwood respond appropriately to a request to inspect all

Inspection Response to data requests

Advisory Opinion 01-010 01-010

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the reques…

Requests for data #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12)

Advisory Opinion 01-009 01-009

January 12, 2001 · January 12, 2001; Intermediate District 287

Pursuant to Minnesota Statues, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for Intermediate District 287 to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Legislative authority and intent Requests for data #Facilitate public access #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12)

Advisory Opinion 01-008 01-008

January 12, 2001 · January 12, 2001; School District 273 (Edina)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for School District 273, Edina, to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Educational data Requests for data

Advisory Opinion 01-007 01-007

January 12, 2001 · January 12, 2001; Minnesota Department of Human Services

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Human Services to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Requests for data #To responsible authority or designated person, required

Advisory Opinion 01-006 01-006

January 12, 2001 · January 12, 2001; Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, has the Minnesota Department of Public Safety responded appropriately to a request for access to the following data: weekly timesheets for certain employees of the Department?

Personnel data Security information #Entity's discretion to withhold #Time sheets or payroll

Advisory Opinion 00-001 00-001

January 6, 2001 · January 6, 2000; City of Tyler

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, and Minnesota Statutes, section 471.705, would it violate the rights of data subjects if the City of Tyler City Council discussed certain data relating to a housing rehabilita…

Closed meetings Open Meeting Law #Closed meetings

Advisory Opinion 01-003 01-003

January 5, 2001 · January 3, 2001; School District 270 (Hopkins)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 270, Hopkins, respond appropriately to a request to access data made on October 20, 2000?

Requests for data #Data subject rights of access procedures (13.05, subd. 8)/(13.025, subd. 3) #Entity responsibility

Advisory Opinion 01-005 01-005

January 5, 2001 · January 5, 2001; Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Did MnSCU respond appropriately to a data subject's January 4, 2000, request for data within the time frame set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.04? Was MnSCU's February 22, 2000, response to a data subject's Jan…

Personnel data Redaction Requests for data #Collective bargaining agreements #Educational data, included (See also: Educational data - Personnel data) #Entity responsibility #Labor/union access (13.43, subd. 6) #Multiple data subjects

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#Redaction (See also: Multiple data subjects; Separation of data)

Advisory Opinion 01-004 01-004

January 5, 2001 · January 5, 2001; School District 284 (Wayzata)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School Disrict 284., Wayzata, respond appropriately to a request to access data made on October 20, 2000?

Requests for data #Data subject rights of access procedures (13.05, subd. 8)/(13.025, subd. 3) #Entity responsibility

Advisory Opinion 01-002 01-002

January 3, 2001 · January 3, 2001; School District 283 (St. Louis Park)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 283, St. Louis Park, respond appropriately to a request to access data made on October 20, 2000?

Policies and Procedures #Public access procedures

Advisory Opinion 01-001 01-001

January 3, 2001 · January 3, 2001; School District 272 (Eden Prairie)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 272, Eden Prairie, respond appropriately to a request to access data made on October 20, 2000?

Policies and Procedures Response to data requests #Public access procedures

Advisory Opinion 00-079 00-079

December 29, 2000 · December 29, 2000; Minnesota Department of Employee Relations

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of ethics opinions/reviews/determinations that the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations prepares pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.3…

Personnel data Statutory construction (Ch. 645) #Absurd or unreasonable result (645.17) #Ethics opinions (DOER) #Same data, different entities, different classification

Advisory Opinion 00-078 00-078

December 29, 2000 · December 29, 2000; City of Hibbing

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Hibbing respond appropriately to a request for access to the following data: name and address of an individual, present at the scene of an alleged crime, whom …

Law enforcement data #Law enforcement data #Protected identities (13.82, subd. 17 / subd. 10) #Request for service data (13.82, subd. 3) #Response or incident data (13.82, subd. 6 / subd. 4)

Advisory Opinion 00-077 00-077

December 29, 2000 · December 29, 2000; School District 625 (St. Paul)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 625 (St. Paul) respond appropriately to a January 28, 2000 request for summary data?

Copy costs Existence of data Response to data requests Summary data #Appropriate response generally #Requestor must be informed #Summary data (See also: Educational data - Summary data) #Work assignment reasonably requires access

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