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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 04-072
November 3, 2004; Minnesota Department of Corrections
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 the Minnesota Department of Corrections in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in charging $177.22 for a copy of jail booking data from the Statewide Supervision System for the time period November 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004?
Category: Data subjects
Keywords: Data subjects, Complete and current 13.05, Operating expenses excluded, Special costs (1205.0300), Verification of data accuracy
Commissioner: Dana B. Badgerow
Advisory Opinion 01-067
August 16, 2001; City of Oak Park Heights
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 the City of Oak Park Heights in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with respect to the following charges for copies of government data: $50.00 per hour for labor, plus an additional $.10 per page, $30.00 per videotape and $5.00 per audiotape?
Category: Copy costs
Keywords: Copy costs, Operating expenses excluded
Commissioner: David F. Fisher
Advisory Opinion 99-024
August 4, 1999; 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: Is the Minnesota Department of Transportation's charge of $92.68 for copies of public government data allowable under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13?
Category: Copy costs
Keywords: Copy costs, Overhead, Sales tax excluded
Commissioner: David F. Fisher
Advisory Opinion 94-059
December 30, 1994; City of Rosemount
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 reasonable and justifiable for Rosemount to charge Mr. Walsh for copies of data he did not request?
Is a copy charge of $.50 per page reasonable and justifiable?
Category: Copy costs
Keywords: Copy costs, Operating expenses excluded, Sales tax excluded
Commissioner: Robert A. Schroeder Acting
Advisory Opinion 94-040
October 5, 1994; City of Buffalo
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: When an employee of the City of Buffalo didn't know what the classification of a piece of private data was, did that constitute a violation of the minor child's rights by impeding access to government data and not applying appropriate safeguards?
When the City of Buffalo charged a set fee of $5.00 on May 4 and June 10, to copy information from a Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Request, were they impeding access to government data and violating the minor child's rights?
When Buffalo Police Officer Steven Huberty disseminated private data to the Buffalo High School, did that violate the minor child's rights to privacy and rights to challenge the accuracy of data being maintained by the Buffalo Police Department?
Was the City of Buffalo suppose to respond to the custodial parent's Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Request of May 6 in 30 days? Did the City of Buffalo violate Minnesota Statutes and the rights of the data subject in the manner they responded?
Category: Copy costs, Data subjects, Educational data, Law enforcement data
Keywords: Copy costs, Data subjects, Educational data, Law enforcement data, Challenge accuracy and completeness of data, Operating expenses excluded, Flat or standard fee, Juveniles (260.161 / 260B.171), Law enforcement data
Commissioner: Debra Rae Anderson