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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 05-038
November 29, 2005; Metropolitan Airports Commission
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 MAC comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with regard to a January 16, 2005, request for access to data?
Did MAC comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with regard to a June 15, 2005, request for access to data?
Did MAC comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with regard to a September 7, 2005, request for access to data?
Category: Requests for data
Keywords: Requests for data, Draft documents, Entity responsibility
Commissioner: Dana B. Badgerow
Advisory Opinion 02-026
July 29, 2002; Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
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, section 13.03, and Minnesota Rules, part 1205.0300, did the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning respond in an appropriate manner to a May 9, 2002, request for access to data?
Category: Response to data requests
Keywords: Response to data requests, Draft documents, Inappropriate response, generally
Commissioner: David F. Fisher
Advisory Opinion 00-030
August 1, 2000; City of Greenwood
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 Greenwood respond appropriately to a May 24, 2000, request for access to a copy of the minutes of the May 2, 2000, Greenwood City Council Meeting?
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of Greenwood respond appropriately to a June 2, 2000, request for access to a copy of the minutes of the May 2, 2000, Greenwood City Council Meeting?
Category: Response to data requests
Keywords: Response to data requests, Draft documents, Minutes, personal notes
Commissioner: David F. Fisher
Advisory Opinion 96-013
March 21, 1996; Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
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 OEA complied with its obligation, under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to provide Mr. Young with access to the following: any and all data, including reports, correspondence, memoranda, etc., which relate to the Compost Utilization Project?
Category: Response to data requests, Statutory construction (Ch. 645)
Keywords: Response to data requests, Statutory construction (Ch. 645), Draft documents, Definition of prompt or reasonable time, Words and phrases construed (645.08)
Commissioner: Elaine S. Hansen
Advisory Opinion 94-026
June 28, 1994; City of Byron
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 recorded minutes of the meeting of a public body public data prior to their formal approval by the body at a subsequent meeting?
Category: Government Data
Keywords: Government Data, Draft documents, Minutes, personal notes
Commissioner: Debra Rae Anderson