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Showing 4 results tagged #Official Records Act (15.17) See also: Records management

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Law Enforcement & Investigations Law enforcement data (1)

Government Structure & Administration Records management/retention (3)

Business, Property & Contracts Contracts/privatization (1)

Technology, Security & Specific Data Types Security information (1)

Advisory Opinion 13-010 13-010

April 11, 2013 · April 11, 2013; Department of Public Safety

A member of the public sought access from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety/ Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (DPS/BCA) Archive Service Repository to certain license plate data. BCA and the local law enforcement …

Records management/retention Security information #Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) #Entity's discretion to withhold #Official Records Act (15.17) See also: Records management
Advisory Opinion 07-015 07-015

July 11, 2007 · July 11, 2007; Sherburne County Sheriff

In responding to a March 28, 2007, data request, did the Sherburne County Sheriff comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it copied the data into a response rather than allowing the requestor the opportunity to…

Inspection Records management/retention Response to data requests #Actual physical data #Easily accessible for convenient use (13.03, subd. 1) #Official Records Act (15.17) See also: Records management
Advisory Opinion 03-027 03-027

August 7, 2003 · August 7, 2003; City of Grant

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Grant respond appropriately to a May 16, 2003, request for access to government data?

Contracts/privatization Records management/retention Records management/retention #Contracts are public #Official Records Act (15.17) See also: Records management #Records retention schedule
Advisory Opinion 99-032 99-032

October 7, 1999 · October 7, 1999; City of Brooklyn Park

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, what is the classification of the following data maintained by the City of Brooklyn Park Police Department: a security camera tape obtained from a hotel that the Department us…

Law enforcement data #Data, defined #Official Records Act (15.17) See also: Records management #Photographs/videotapes (See also: Law enforcement - Booking photos) #Videotapes