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Data Requests

 
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minn. Stat. 13) gives every individual important rights when state agencies collect, create, receive, maintain, or disseminate data.
 
The Minnesota Board of Psychology (Board) Data Request Guide explains your rights to gain access to data maintained by the Board and how to make a data request for inspection or copy of public data.
 
The guide below explains how you, as either a member of the general public or as a data subject may request data that we maintain.
 
As required by law (Minn. Stat. 13) the Board must assign a responsible authority to facilitate compliance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requirements.
 
The responsible authority for the Minnesota Board of Psychology is:
Sam Sands, Executive Director
Samuel.Sands@state.mn.us
335 Randolph Ave, Suite 270
St. Paul, MN 55102
 
Please also see the Data Inventory which lists the private and nonpublic data categories that the Board maintains. Please note this is a PDF file, you need to have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer in order to open this file. You may download Adobe Reader for free by visiting the Adobe Reader website.
 
To make a data request using the Data Request form download and fill out the form below. Please note this is a PDF form, you need to have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer in order to open this file. You may download Adobe Reader for free by visiting the Adobe Reader website.
 

Data Requests Guide

The Minnesota Government Data Practice Act presumes that all government data are public unless a state or federal law says the data are not public (See, Minn. Stat. § 13). According to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, "government data" means all information that is collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by a government entity regardless of its format (e.g. paper, email, voice recordings, etc.). This means that as a member of the public, you have the right to inspect all public data that is maintained by the Board, free of charge. You also have the right to obtain copies of public data, though the Board is allowed to charge for copies.
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