Chapter 13 — Government Data Practices

13.001 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.01 Government Data This is the opening section of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA), which governs how state and local … 13.02 Definitions This section defines the key terms used throughout the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, including what counts as … 13.025 Government Entity Obligation This section requires every government entity to keep an inventory of private and confidential data it holds, publish a … 13.03 Access to Government Data This section establishes the public's right to inspect and copy government data. It sets rules for how government … 13.04 Rights of Subjects of Data This section establishes the rights of individuals who are the subjects of government data. It covers the right to know … 13.045 Safe at Home Program Participant Data This section protects the data of participants in the Safe at Home program, which provides substitute addresses for … 13.05 Duties of Responsible Authority This section imposes duties on the 'responsible authority' — the official in each government entity who manages data … 13.055 Disclosure of Breach in Security; Notification and Investigation Report Required When a government entity discovers a security breach involving private or confidential data, this section requires the … 13.06 Temporary Classification This section allows a government entity to ask the Commissioner of Administration to temporarily classify data as … 13.07 Duties of Commissioner; Rules This section gives the Commissioner of Administration the authority to create rules for how government entities must … 13.072 Opinions by the Commissioner Any person who disagrees with how a government entity handled data, or a government entity itself, can ask the … 13.073 Public Information Policy Training Program This section authorizes the Commissioner of Administration to set up a training program for state and local government … 13.08 Civil Remedies This section provides civil remedies for violations of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. Individuals harmed … 13.081 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.085 Administrative Remedy This section provides an administrative remedy when a government entity fails to comply with the Data Practices Act. A … 13.09 Penalties Anyone who willfully violates the Data Practices Act is guilty of a misdemeanor. Government employees who willfully … 13.10 Data on Decedents This section explains what happens to private and confidential data after a person dies. The data keeps its … 13.15 Computer Data This section protects your digital privacy when you use government websites and computers. Data about your online … 13.201 Rideshare Data Data about individuals who participate in rideshare programs organized by government entities is classified as private … 13.202 Political Subdivision Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify data held by political subdivisions (counties, cities, … 13.203 Service Cooperative Claims Data Claims experience and related information from carriers and claims administrators for group health, dental, or long-term … 13.204 Political Subdivisions Licensing Data When a person applies for a license from a political subdivision, two specific items in the application are classified … 13.30 This section contains no operative statutory text and has been repealed or renumbered. The body cross-references section … 13.31 This section contains no operative statutory text and has been repealed or renumbered. The body cross-references section … 13.319 Education Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify educational data as not public. It serves as a … 13.32 Educational Data This section classifies educational data -- information about students maintained by schools and colleges. Student … 13.321 Prekindergarten to Grade 12 Educational Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify prekindergarten through grade 12 educational data as not … 13.3215 University of Minnesota Data This section classifies specific categories of University of Minnesota data. Claims experience and related information … 13.322 Postsecondary Education Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify postsecondary (college and university) educational data as … 13.33 This section was repealed and renumbered. Its content was relocated to section 13.601, subdivision 2. There is no … 13.34 Examination Data Testing or examination materials and scoring keys used to determine qualifications for public-service appointment or … 13.35 Federal Contracts Data When a federal agency requires it as a condition for contracting with a Minnesota government entity, data the entity … 13.355 Social Security Numbers Social Security numbers collected or maintained by a government entity, whether in whole or in part, are private data on … 13.356 Personal Contact and Online Account Information An individual's telephone number, email address, and online account information (such as internet username, password, IP … 13.357 Data Sharing This section lets any government entity share data about suspected or confirmed fraud in public programs with other … 13.36 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.37 General Nonpublic Data This section classifies certain categories of government data as nonpublic (when not about individuals) or private (when … 13.38 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.3805 Public Health Data This section classifies public health data held by the Department of Health, local public health agencies, and statewide … 13.3806 Public Health Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify public health data as not public. It cross-references … 13.381 Health Regulatory Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify health regulatory data as not public. It covers licensing … 13.383 Health Occupations Investigative Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify health occupations investigative data as not public. This … 13.384 Medical Data This section classifies medical data held by government entities as private. Doctors' and other health providers' … 13.385 This section has been repealed or renumbered. The stub cross-references section 13.3805, subdivision 2, indicating the … 13.386 Treatment of Genetic Information Held by Government Entities and Other Persons This section governs genetic information held by a government entity, defining it as data derived from a person's genes … 13.387 Health Care Contract Data This section applies the data practices requirements of section 13.05, subdivision 11, to entities that contract with a … 13.39 Civil Investigation Data collected by government entities as part of civil (non-criminal) investigations is classified as protected … 13.391 This section contains no operative statutory text. It has been repealed or renumbered, and the page cross-references … 13.392 Internal Auditing Data Data collected by internal auditors of government entities during an audit is classified as protected nonpublic or … 13.393 Attorneys When an attorney acts in a professional capacity for a government entity, the attorney's use, collection, storage, and … 13.40 Library and Historical Data This section governs data held by government-operated libraries and historical records repositories. Library borrower … 13.401 Library and Historical Data Coded Elsewhere This section is a cross-reference pointer to a library and historical data restriction that is codified outside Chapter … 13.41 Licensing Data This section classifies data held by state licensing agencies (boards or agencies authorized to issue professional or … 13.411 Licensing Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify licensing data as not public. It cross-references licensing … 13.42 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.43 Personnel Data This section classifies government employee personnel data. Certain personnel information — including name, salary, job … 13.435 Salary Benefit Survey Data Salary and personnel benefit survey data that a government entity purchases from consulting firms, nonprofit … 13.44 Property Data This section classifies several kinds of real and personal property data held by government entities. The identities of … 13.441 Property Data Coded Elsewhere This section is a cross-reference list pointing to statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify property data as other than … 13.442 This section has been renumbered. The content formerly at section 13.442 is now found at section 13.44, subdivision 2. … 13.45 This section has been renumbered. The content formerly at section 13.45 is now found at section 13.435. There is no … 13.46 Welfare Data This section classifies welfare data -- information collected by human services agencies about people who receive public … 13.461 Human Services Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify human services data as not public. It cross-references … 13.462 Benefit Data This section classifies benefit data: data on individuals who seek information about, apply for, or receive benefits … 13.463 Education Support Services Data This section governs "education support services data," meaning data on individuals relating to programs run by a … 13.465 Family and Domestic Relations Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify family and domestic relations data as not public. It covers … 13.467 Foster Care Data This section covers two narrow sets of foster care data. First, data a community action agency collects while studying … 13.468 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.47 Employment and Training Data Data collected by government employment and training programs about individuals seeking jobs or job training is … 13.475 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.48 Award Data This section governs financial data about business entities that is submitted to a government entity so the business can … 13.485 Corporation Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify corporation data as not public. 13.487 Trade Regulation and Consumer Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify trade regulation and consumer data as not public. 13.49 This section has no operative text. Former section 13.49 was renumbered, and its subject is now found in section 13.355. 13.491 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.495 Lodging Tax Data Data that government entities collect from taxpayers under a lodging tax ordinance (a hotel tax) are nonpublic. The one … 13.4961 General Tax Data Coded Elsewhere This section is an index that points to general tax data provisions codified outside Chapter 13. The cross-referenced … 13.4963 Classification and Disclosure Tax Data Coded Elsewhere This section is an index pointing to tax data classification and disclosure provisions that are codified outside Chapter … 13.4965 Property Tax Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify property tax data as not public. 13.4967 Other Tax Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify other types of tax data as not public, including sales tax, … 13.50 This section is a renumbered stub with no operative statutory text of its own. The content formerly here was relocated; … 13.51 Assessor's Data Data collected by government property tax assessors, including property inspection data and comparable sales data used … 13.511 This section is a renumbered stub with no operative statutory text of its own. The content formerly here was relocated; … 13.52 Deferred Assessment Data This section classifies a narrow category of data tied to deferred assessment applications. Data that political … 13.521 This section was renumbered. Its content was moved to Minnesota Statutes section 13.72, subdivision 10. There is no … 13.528 This section was renumbered. Its content was moved to Minnesota Statutes section 13.467, subdivision 2. There is no … 13.53 This section was renumbered. Its content was moved to Minnesota Statutes section 13.467, subdivision 1. There is no … 13.531 This section was renumbered. Its content was moved to Minnesota Statutes section 13.643, subdivision 2. There is no … 13.54 This section was renumbered. Its content was moved to Minnesota Statutes section 13.585. There is no operative text left … 13.5401 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.541 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.548 Social Recreational Data Data about participants in government-operated recreational programs, including names, addresses, and participation … 13.55 Convention Center Data Inquiry and event-staging data received, created, or maintained by publicly owned convention facilities, civic center … 13.551 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.552 Human Rights Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify human rights data as not public, including data from … 13.56 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.57 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.58 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.585 Housing Agency Data This section classifies different kinds of data held by a public housing agency or housing and redevelopment authority. … 13.586 Housing Agency Data Coded Elsewhere This section points to a housing data classification that is codified outside Chapter 13. It states that financial … 13.587 Emergency Services for Homeless Persons; Private Data Data collected about individuals who seek emergency shelter or homeless services from government entities or their … 13.59 Housing and Redevelopment Data This section classifies data that cities and housing and redevelopment authorities collect for planning, development, … 13.591 Business Data This section classifies business data submitted to government entities. Financial information a business submits when … 13.592 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.5921 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.5922 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.593 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.594 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.5951 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.5952 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.5953 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.596 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.5965 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.598 Employment and Economic Development Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify employment and economic development data as not public. 13.599 Grants Data submitted by applicants for government grants is classified as private or nonpublic until the grant is awarded. … 13.60 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.601 Elected and Appointed Officials This section classifies data about elected and appointed government officials. Certain data, like financial disclosure … 13.602 Elected and Appointed Official Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify data about elected and appointed officials as not public. 13.605 Legislative Data This section classifies two specific kinds of data. Legislative and budget proposals (including preliminary drafts) … 13.606 Legislative Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify legislative data as not public. 13.607 Campaign Finance, Public Disclosure, and Election Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify campaign finance, public disclosure, and election data as … 13.61 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.612 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.62 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.621 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.622 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.63 Retirement Data This section classifies certain personal data about the beneficiaries and survivors of members of two state pension … 13.631 Retirement Data Coded Elsewhere This section is a cross-reference pointing to a retirement data provision codified outside Chapter 13. It states that … 13.632 St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association Data This section classifies data specific to the St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association. 13.635 General State Agency Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify general state agency data as not public. 13.64 Administration; Management and Budget Data This section classifies certain data held by Minnesota Management and Budget and the Department of Administration. It … 13.6401 Administration and Management and Budget Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify Administration and Management and Budget data as not … 13.641 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.642 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.643 Agricultural Data This section classifies data collected by agricultural agencies, including data from farm programs, pesticide use, and … 13.6435 Agricultural Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify agricultural data as not public. It covers data from … 13.644 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.645 This section has been repealed or relocated. The body cross-references section 13.643, subdivision 3, indicating the … 13.646 This section has been repealed or relocated. The body cross-references section 13.605, subdivision 1, indicating the … 13.65 Attorney General Data This section classifies data collected by the Minnesota Attorney General, including investigative data related to … 13.6505 Attorney General Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify Attorney General data as not public. 13.66 This section has no operative statutory text. It was renumbered, and its content now appears at section 13.855. 13.67 Employee Relations Data This section classifies certain employee relations data held by the Department of Management and Budget as nonpublic. … 13.6705 Employee Relations Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify employee relations data as not public. 13.671 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.679 Public Utility Data This section classifies certain public utility and telephone company data as private data on individuals. It protects … 13.68 Energy and Financial Data and Statistics This section classifies certain energy and financial data held by the commissioner of commerce. Energy and financial … 13.681 Energy and Utilities Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify energy and utilities data as not public. 13.685 Municipal Utility Customer Data Data on customers of municipal electric utilities is private data on individuals or nonpublic data. The data may still … 13.69 Public Safety Department Data This section classifies certain data held by the Department of Public Safety. Private data includes medical data on … 13.6905 Public Safety Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify public safety data as not public. It is one of the longest … 13.691 This section has been repealed or renumbered and contains no operative statutory text. The stub cross-references section … 13.692 This section has been repealed or renumbered and contains no operative statutory text. The stub cross-references section … 13.70 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.71 This section no longer contains operative text. All of its subdivisions have been either renumbered or repealed. Most … 13.711 Department of Commerce Data; Release of Complaint to Respondent This section gives the commissioner of commerce discretion to provide a copy of a complaint to the person or business … 13.712 Commerce Data Coded Elsewhere This section is a cross-reference list pointing to laws outside Chapter 13 that govern Department of Commerce data. … 13.713 Banking Data Coded Elsewhere This section is a cross-reference list pointing to laws outside Chapter 13 that govern banking data. Those other … 13.714 Insurance Trust Data; Private and Nonpublic Data This section classifies certain data that three public-employer insurance trusts (the League of Minnesota Cities … 13.715 General Insurance Powers Data; Surplus Line Insurance This section classifies the data that appears on copies of surplus line insurance policies collected by the Department … 13.716 General Insurance Powers Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify general insurance powers data as not public. It points to … 13.717 Insurance; Health Care Cost Containment Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify insurance and health care cost containment data as not … 13.719 Miscellaneous Insurance Data This section classifies miscellaneous insurance data that does not fit into other specific insurance data sections. 13.7191 Miscellaneous Insurance Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify miscellaneous insurance data as not public. It covers a … 13.72 Transportation Department Data This section classifies data held by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, including highway planning data, … 13.721 Transportation Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify transportation data as not public. 13.73 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.74 This section number contains no operative statutory text. The material was repealed or renumbered, and the stub … 13.741 Pollution Control; Environmental Quality Data This section classifies specific categories of pollution control and environmental data. It protects the identity, … 13.7411 Pollution Control and Environmental Quality Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify pollution control and environmental quality data as not … 13.745 Pari-mutuel Horse Racing Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify data related to pari-mutuel horse racing as not public. 13.746 Gaming Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify gaming data as not public, including data about gambling … 13.75 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.76 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.761 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.77 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.771 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.772 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.78 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.785 Veterans or Military Affairs Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify veterans or military affairs data as not public. 13.79 Department of Labor and Industry Data This section classifies as private the data that identifies individuals who complain to the Department of Labor and … 13.7905 Labor and Industry Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify Department of Labor and Industry data as not public. 13.7908 Bureau of Mediation Services Data This section protects two kinds of Bureau of Mediation Services data. Authorization signatures or cards filed to support … 13.7909 Public Employment Relations Board Data This section classifies the data the Public Employment Relations Board keeps about unfair labor practice charges and … 13.791 Rehabilitation Data Data collected by government rehabilitation and vocational programs about clients is classified as private data on … 13.7911 Bioprocess Piping and Equipment Data Schematic drawings, structural design, and layout of a biotechnology process piping system that a business submits to … 13.792 Private Donor Gift Data Certain donor and prospect fundraising data held by entities such as the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the University of … 13.793 Natural Resource Data; Mineral Data Three kinds of mineral data received and kept by the commissioner of natural resources are nonpublic: pre-sale letters … 13.7931 Natural Resource Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify natural resource data as not public. 13.7932 Logger Safety and Education Program Data This section makes certain data about loggers who attend safety and education programs or seminars approved by the … 13.794 This section number is no longer in use. The provision was renumbered to section 13.392, where its content now appears. 13.80 Domestic Abuse Data All government data on individuals that police departments, sheriffs' offices, or clerks of court collect, create, … 13.805 Address Confidentiality Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify address confidentiality data as not public, including … 13.81 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.82 Comprehensive Law Enforcement Data This section governs the classification of law enforcement data, including arrest records, investigative data, 911 call … 13.821 Recordings of Child Abuse Victims This section limits access to recordings in which a child victim or alleged victim is alleging, explaining, denying, or … 13.822 Sexual Assault Data This section covers "sexual assault communication data," meaning information shared in confidence between a sexual … 13.823 Domestic Abuse or Sexual Assault Programs This section addresses programs that provide shelter or support services to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault. … 13.824 Automated License Plate Readers This section governs automated license plate readers (ALPRs) used by law enforcement. The data they collect (license … 13.825 Portable Recording Systems Data from portable recording systems (body cameras and dash cameras) used by law enforcement is classified according to … 13.83 Medical Examiner Data Data collected by medical examiners and coroners during death investigations, including autopsy reports, is classified … 13.84 Court Services Data This section classifies court services data, including presentence investigation reports, probation records, and other … 13.841 Court Services Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify court services data as not public. 13.85 Corrections and Detention Data This section classifies corrections and detention data, meaning data about individuals collected because of their lawful … 13.851 Corrections and Detention Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify corrections and detention data as not public. 13.854 Release of Arrested, Detained, or Confined Person; Automated Notification Service This section covers automated electronic systems that notify a person when there is a change in the custody status (such … 13.855 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.856 Ombudsperson for Corrections; Data Data collected by the Ombudsperson for Corrections in investigating complaints about the correctional system is … 13.86 Investigative Detention Data This section defines "investigative detention data" as government data created, collected, or maintained by correctional … 13.861 Security Service Data This section governs data held by a "security service," meaning an organization (other than a law enforcement agency) … 13.87 Criminal Justice Data This section classifies criminal justice data. Criminal history data kept by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and … 13.871 Criminal Justice Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify criminal justice data as not public. It is one of the … 13.873 Integrated Search Service Data Subject Access Individuals have the right to access data about themselves held in integrated search services that compile criminal … 13.875 Juvenile Justice Data Coded Elsewhere This section lists statutes outside Chapter 13 that classify juvenile justice data as not public. 13.876 Foster Youth Ombudsperson; Data Data collected by the Foster Youth Ombudsperson in investigating complaints is classified according to this section. 13.88 Community Dispute Resolution Center Data All files relating to a case in a community dispute resolution program are classified as private data on individuals. … 13.89 Dissemination of Data to Protection and Advocacy Systems This section allows government entities to share certain data with protection and advocacy systems (organizations that … 13.891 Restorative Practice Participant Data Data about participants in restorative practice programs (an alternative approach to addressing harm that brings … 13.90 Judiciary Exempt The judiciary (courts) is generally exempt from the Data Practices Act. Courts have their own rules governing public … 13.95 Administrative Courts This section classifies data held by administrative courts, defined as the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Tax … 13.99 This section has been repealed or relocated. All of its subdivisions have been either repealed or renumbered to other … 13.991 Judicial Official Data; Personal Information Personal information of judicial officials that a government entity collects, creates, or maintains is private data on …