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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.
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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 04-070
October 29, 2004; Hennepin 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 Hennepin County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its determination regarding a June 23, 2004, request for copies of data?
Did Hennepin County comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its determination regarding an August 13, 2004, request for "all data used in calculating the fee, including a breakdown of all component costs?"
Category: Copy costs, Data subjects, Response to data requests
Keywords: Copy costs, Data subjects, Response to data requests, Justification of costs, Prepayment, Timely response required, access immediately or within ten business days
Commissioner: Dana Badgerow
Advisory Opinion 04-068
October 21, 2004; School District 832 (Mahtomedi)
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 Independent School District 832, Mahtomedi, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in responding to a June 1, 2004, request for access to data?
Category: Copy costs, Data subjects, Educational data, Educational data
Keywords: Copy costs, Data subjects, Educational data, Educational data, Prepayment, Limit on frequency of access to data, FERPA (Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act), Special education/students with disabilities/IDEA, Education data
Commissioner: Kent Allin Acting
Advisory Opinion 04-019
March 31, 2004; 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: Has the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District complied with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in its determination to deny access to a December 19, 2003, request for access to data?
Category: Copy costs
Keywords: Copy costs, Prepayment
Commissioner: Brian J. Lamb
Advisory Opinion 97-005
January 31, 1997; Carver 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: Is it appropriate, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03, subdivision 3, for Carver County to charge a fee for inspection of public data?
Has Carver County responded to a request for access to public data within the time frame requirements set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03, subdivision 3?
Category: Copy costs, Litigation
Keywords: Copy costs, Litigation, Prepayment, Data involved in litigation
Commissioner: Elaine S. Hansen