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Data Practices

    Data Practices

    How to request public data

    The Minnesota Data Practices Act requires the Minnesota Department of Commerce to keep all government data in a way that makes it easy for you, as a member of the public, to access public data. Here are instructions on how to obtain that data.

    Instructions to Request Public Data
    Form to Request Public Data

    *Trouble submitting the form? If the form does not work for you, you may send an email to: DataRequests.Commerce@state.mn.us.

    How to request information about yourself

    The Minnesota Department of Commerce must keep all government data in a way that makes it easy for you to access data about you. Also, we can collect and keep only those data about you that we need for administering and managing programs that are permitted by law. 

    Instructions to Access Data About Yourself
    Form to Request Data About Yourself

    *Trouble submitting the form? If the form does not work for you, you may send an email to: DataRequests.Commerce@state.mn.us.

    You may access the following data without submitting a data practices request.

    For information on the following, please review Commerce’s CARDS system

    • Enforcement Actions taken by Commerce (e.g. Orders)  
    • Franchise Registrations
    • Insurance Financial Examinations
    • Insurance Financial Statements
    • Insurance Bulletins 
    • Energy Data and Reports

    Licensee Lists

    You may order a list of licensees regulated by Commerce (e.g. Real Estate Appraisers) through the Mailing List Services published by the State of Minnesota, Department of Administration’s Minnesota Bookstore.

    Why don’t agencies provide lists of licensees through a data practices request?

    Insurance Data

    For insurance rates, forms, or health plan binder filings submitted to Commerce by insurance companies, public information is available on the SERFF Access website.

    Statement(s) of Disagreement

    If a licensee is an individual who has contested the accuracy or completeness of any public data on him- or herself that is published on any web site maintained by Commerce, then any Statement of Disagreement submitted by this individual to Commerce pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13.04, subd. 4(a) will be available here while the data is in dispute.

    Statements of Disagreement

    ATKINSON, ROBERT C  
    Lic# RA782962 
    EXCELSIOR, MN 

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