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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.
A written, numbered, and published opinion issued by the attorney general shall take precedence over an advisory opinion issued by the Commissioner of Administration.
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Advisory Opinion 11-010
June 27, 2011; City of Red Wing
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 the City of Red Wing comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its redaction of certain data in the appraisal of Minnesota National Golf Links?
Category: Property Data
Keywords: Property Data, Appraisals (13.44)
Commissioner: Spencer Cronk
Advisory Opinion 11-008
June 17, 2011; Castle Rock Township
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 Castle Rock Township comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, if it released X’s identity after X registered a complaint concerning a violation of state laws or local ordinances relating to real property?
Category: Property Data
Keywords: Property Data, Property complaint data (13.44)
Commissioner: Spencer Cronk
Advisory Opinion 10-010
April 21, 2010; Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District
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 the Middle Snake Tamarac Rivers Watershed District (MSTRWD) comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it disclosed “the ‘estimated’ value reports of the Stengrim property” to the public at the March 16, 2009, Board Meeting?
Category: Property Data
Keywords: Property Data, Appraisals (13.44)
Commissioner: Sheila M. Reger
Advisory Opinion 08-003
April 1, 2008; Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its response to a data request for all data relating to a complaint?
Category: Response to data requests, Property Data
Keywords: Response to data requests, Property Data, Property complaint data (13.44)
Commissioner: Dana B. Badgerow
Advisory Opinion 04-035
June 2, 2004; City of Prior Lake
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 Prior Lake complied with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its determination regarding a February 7, 2004, request for access to "data that documents the actions that the City of Prior Lake has taken to resolve each of the 2002 dated complaints [that have been] resolved?"
Category: Property Data
Keywords: Property Data, Property complaint data (13.44)
Commissioner: Brian J. Lamb
Advisory Opinion 04-005
February 5, 2004; Minnesota Department of Transportation
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: Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Minnesota Department of Transportation respond appropriately and in a timely manner to an August 27, 2003, request for all appraisals on Jerry Asmussen's property on Hwy 63 in Rochester?
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, was the Minnesota Department of Transportation's November 20, 2003, response to a request to inspect all public data relating to five right of way acquisitions appropriate?
Category: Property Data
Keywords: Property Data, Appraisals (13.44)
Commissioner: Brian J. Lamb
Advisory Opinion 01-094
December 10, 2001; Dakota County Community Development Agency
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: What is the classification of the following data that the Dakota County Community Development Agency maintains: results of a soil test the County CDA had done as part of the process of evaluating a piece of land for purchase?
Category: Property Data
Keywords: Property Data, Housing agency data (13.54)
Commissioner: David F. Fisher
Advisory Opinion 00-057
November 15, 2000; City of Lakeville
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: Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Lakeville respond appropriately to requests for data made on the following dates:
verbal request on 11/8/99
verbal request on 11/9/99
verbal request on 11/24/99
written request dated 11/26/99
written request dated 4/21/00
written request dated 5/9/00
written request dated 5/17/00
written request dated 5/18/00
written request dated 5/25/00
verbal request dated 6/1/00
verbal request dated 6/2/00
written request dated 6/6/00
written request dated 6/10/00
written request dated 7/8/00
written request dated 7/19/00
written request dated 7/21/00
written request dated 7/23/00
written request dated 7/27/00
written request dated 8/9/00
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Lakeville inappropriately disseminate data about X (via letters X wrote to the City dated November 11/9/99 and 11/10/99) to a member of the public?
Category: Response to data requests, Property Data
Keywords: Response to data requests, Property Data, Property complaint data (13.44)
Commissioner: David F. Fisher
Advisory Opinion 99-045
December 8, 1999; Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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: Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency properly deny access to certain data about complaints made concerning the City of Northfield wastewater treatment plant?
Category: Property Data
Keywords: Property Data, Property complaint data (13.44)
Commissioner: David F. Fisher