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    The advisory opinion library currently includes:
    • Data practices advisory opinions issued by the Commissioner of Administration from 1993 to the present.
    • Open Meeting Law advisory opinions issued by the Commissioner of Administration from 2003 to the present.
    The Commissioner's authority is found in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.072. Opinions are nonbinding, but a court may give them deference in a court action. Parties to a court action that act in conformity with an advisory opinion are not liable for certain damages or attorneys fees.
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    Advisory Opinion 04-056
    August 26, 2004; Todd County
    This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
    Description: Did Todd County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in charging $7 for seven pages (double-sided) of copies of the minutes from three County Board meetings?
    Category: Copy costs
    Keywords: Copy costs, Employee wage/labor cost
    Commissioner: Brian J. Lamb
    mn.gov/admin/data-practices/opinions/library/opinions-library.jsp?id=36-267275
    Advisory Opinion 01-047
    May 25, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)
    This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
    Description: Is Independent School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with respect to the following charges for copies of government data: 1) $.50 per page; 2) $20 per hour for secretarial time; 3) $45 per hour for administrative time; and 4) $15 per disk?
    Category: Copy costs, Copy costs
    Keywords: Copy costs, Copy costs, Employee wage/labor cost, Employee wage/labor cost
    Commissioner: David F. Fisher
    mn.gov/admin/data-practices/opinions/library/opinions-library.jsp?id=36-267872
    Advisory Opinion 00-027
    July 27, 2000; City of Oakdale
    This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
    Description: Are the City of Oakdale's charges of $616.81+ $136.70 for copies of public government data allowable under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13?
    Category: Copy costs
    Keywords: Copy costs, Employee wage/labor cost, Justification of costs
    Commissioner: David F. Fisher
    mn.gov/admin/data-practices/opinions/library/opinions-library.jsp?id=36-267877
    Advisory Opinion 96-051
    December 2, 1996; City of Elk River
    This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
    Description: Has 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 first page, and $.25 for each page thereafter, allowable under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13?
    Category: Copy costs, Requests for data
    Keywords: Copy costs, Requests for data, Employee wage/labor cost, Data subject rights of access procedures (13.05, subd. 8)/(13.025, subd. 3), To responsible authority or designated person, required
    Commissioner: Elaine S. Hansen
    mn.gov/admin/data-practices/opinions/library/opinions-library.jsp?id=36-267383

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