Chapter 15 — Government Data

13.01 Government Data This is the opening section of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. It establishes that all government data is … 13.03 Access to Government Data This section explains how to request and access government data. Government agencies must respond promptly, cannot … 13.04 Rights of Subjects of Data This section protects the rights of people whose personal data is held by the government. Before collecting private … 13.05 Duties of Responsible Authority Government agencies must follow specific rules about how they collect, store, and share personal data. Data collection … 13.07 Duties of Commissioner; Rules The commissioner of administration must create rules to help government agencies follow the Data Practices Act. These … 13.08 Civil Remedies If a government agency violates the Data Practices Act, the person harmed can sue for damages, attorney fees, and court … 13.09 Penalties Anyone who willfully violates the Data Practices Act is guilty of a misdemeanor. For public employees, a willful … 13.30 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.31 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.33 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.34 Examination Data This section classifies testing and examination materials, and the scoring keys used to determine qualifications for … 13.35 Federal Contracts Data This section addresses government data that a Minnesota government entity collects and maintains because it contracts … 13.36 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.37 General Nonpublic Data This section classifies several categories of government data as nonpublic when the data is not on individuals, and as … 13.38 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.39 Civil Investigation This section governs data a government entity collects as part of a civil investigation tied to a pending civil legal … 13.40 Library and Historical Data This section governs data held by libraries and historical records repositories operated by government entities. Records … 13.41 Licensing Data This section classifies data held by state professional and occupational licensing agencies, excluding agencies under … 13.43 Personnel Data This section governs what personnel data about government employees is public and what is private. Public data includes … 13.44 Property Data This section classifies several kinds of government data about real and personal property. The identities of people who … 13.45 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.46 Welfare Data This section governs welfare data, classifying personal information collected by welfare agencies as private. It … 13.50 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.51 Assessor's Data This section classifies certain assessor's data collected by political subdivisions as private or nonpublic. It covers … 13.52 Deferred Assessment Data This section makes certain financial information about people who apply for deferred special assessments private data. … 13.53 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.54 This section has been renumbered or relocated to another statute section. 13.55 Convention Center Data This section classifies certain data held by publicly owned convention facilities, civic center authorities, and the … 13.56 This section has been renumbered or relocated to another statute section. 13.57 This section has been renumbered or relocated to another statute section. 13.65 Attorney General Data This section classifies data held by the Office of the Attorney General. Records such as disciplinary proceeding … 13.66 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 13.67 Employee Relations Data This section classifies certain data held by the Department of Management and Budget as nonpublic. The protected … 13.68 Energy and Financial Data and Statistics This section classifies certain energy and financial information held by the commissioner of commerce as nonpublic. It … 13.69 Public Safety Department Data This section classifies specific categories of Department of Public Safety data as private. Protected as private data … 13.70 This section was repealed and contains no operative statutory text. The page retains only a session law reference (1989 … 13.71 This section has no operative text remaining. Its subdivisions were either renumbered to other sections (chiefly 13.719, … 13.72 Transportation Department Data This section governs how data held by the Minnesota Department of Transportation is classified for public access. It … 13.73 This section was repealed and contains no operative statutory text. The page retains only a session law reference (1985 … 13.80 Domestic Abuse Data This section classifies government data on individuals that police departments, sheriffs' offices, and clerks of court … 13.81 This section has been repealed or relocated. 13.82 Comprehensive Law Enforcement Data This section governs law enforcement data, classifying investigative data as confidential during an active investigation … 13.83 Medical Examiner Data This section governs medical examiner data, meaning data about deceased individuals and the manner and circumstances of … 13.84 Court Services Data This section governs court services data, meaning records that court services departments, parole or probation … 13.85 Corrections and Detention Data This section governs corrections and detention data, meaning data kept on individuals because of their lawful … 13.86 Investigative Detention Data This section governs "investigative detention data," which is government data created or maintained by state … 13.87 Criminal Justice Data This section classifies criminal justice data held by Minnesota government agencies, including criminal history records … 14.09 Petition for Adoption of Rule This section lets any person petition a government agency to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule. The petition must state … 14.37 Effect of Publication This section sets the legal effect of publishing a rule or order in the State Register. Such publication creates a … 14.44 Determination of Validity of Rule This section lets a person challenge the validity of a government agency rule by filing a petition for a declaratory … 14.45 Rule Declared Invalid Courts reviewing government agency rules must determine whether the rule was adopted lawfully and whether it is within … 14.46 Publication in State Register This section requires the commissioner of administration to publish the State Register, the official publication … 14.60 Evidence in Contested Case Hearings This section sets the rules of evidence for contested case hearings before state agencies. Agencies may admit evidence … 14.61 Final Decision in Contested Case This section governs how a final decision is reached in a contested case before a state agency. When agency officials … 14.62 Decisions, Orders This section governs the written decisions and orders that conclude a contested case before a state agency. Every agency … 14.69 Scope of Judicial Review This section establishes the standards for judicial review of agency decisions in contested cases, requiring courts to … 14.70 This section has been repealed and no longer contains operative statutory text. The page retains only the section number … 15.001 Application of Laws 2005, Chapter 56, Terminology Changes State agencies must use updated terminology from a 2005 law change when they replace printed materials and signs, but … 15.01 Departments of the State This section lists all the official departments of Minnesota state government, from the Department of Administration to … 15.012 State Agencies; Designation by Type This section sets the naming rules for any newly created multimember state agency that has two or more appointed … 15.013 Program Payments Withheld; Fraud This section lets the head of a state agency temporarily withhold payments to a program participant suspected of fraud … 15.014 Advisory Task Forces This section lets a commissioner, state board, or agency with board powers create advisory task forces to give advice on … 15.0145 Ethnic Councils This section creates three ethnic councils: the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council for Minnesotans of … 15.0147 Council on Lgbtqia2s+ Minnesotans This section establishes the Council on LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans, made up of 16 voting members: 12 public members … 15.015 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.02 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.03 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.039 Effect of Transfer of Powers Among Agencies This section governs what happens when a state agency's responsibilities (its powers, duties, rights, and obligations) … 15.0395 Interagency Agreements and Intra-agency Transfers This section requires the head of each state agency, by October 15, 2018 and annually after that, to report to the … 15.04 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.041 This section no longer contains operative text. 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Its subdivisions were renumbered to Minnesota Statutes … 15.0419 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It was renumbered to Minnesota Statutes section 14.60. 15.042 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.0421 This section has been renumbered or relocated. The body cross-references section 14.61, which is where the content now … 15.0422 This section has been renumbered or relocated. The body cross-references section 14.62, which is where the content now … 15.0423 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.0424 This section contains no operative text. All of its subdivisions have been renumbered to other sections: subdivisions 1 … 15.0425 This section has been renumbered or relocated. Its former content now appears at section 14.69. 15.0426 This section has been renumbered or relocated. 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To … 15.052 This section is no longer in effect. All of its subdivisions were renumbered into sections 14.48 through 14.56. To find … 15.053 Use of the National Guard Education Center at Camp Ripley This section designates the military reservation at Camp Ripley as the "State of Minnesota Education and Training … 15.054 Sale or Purchase of State Property; Penalty This section restricts how officers and employees of the state or its political subdivisions may sell state-owned or … 15.055 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.056 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.057 Publicity Representatives This section prohibits state departments, bureaus, and divisions from using any of their funds (whether appropriated or … 15.0573 Reporting Alleged Misuse of Public Resources or Data This section requires the commissioner or chief executive of each state department, board, commission, office, or other … 15.0574 Organizational Charts Posted This section requires each state agency to clearly post a current organizational chart on the agency's website. The … 15.0575 Administrative Boards and Agencies This section sets the default rules for state administrative boards, commissions, and similar bodies whenever a law … 15.058 Licensing Board Members, Compensation, Terms, Removal, Reports This section covers state executive-branch agencies (other than departments) whose main job is licensing, certifying, or … 15.059 Advisory Councils and Committees This section sets default rules for state advisory councils and committees whenever a law specifically applies it. … 15.0591 Representative of Older Population This section requires that certain state boards, commissions, advisory councils, task forces, and committees with more … 15.0593 Agencies Created by Executive Order This section lets the governor create advisory task forces, councils, and committees by executive order to advise or … 15.0594 Commissioner's Approval Required This section requires the commissioner of the Department of Management and Budget to give written approval before anyone … 15.0595 Compensation and per Diem; Source of Funds This section identifies where the money comes from to pay per diems and expenses for certain state agencies. For … 15.0596 Additional Compensation From Contingent Fund Prohibited When a state officer's pay is set by law at a specific amount, this section makes it unlawful for that officer or … 15.0597 Appointments to Multimember Agencies This section sets up the open-appointments process for filling seats on Minnesota's multimember state agencies, such as … 15.0598 Exceptions to Open Appointments This section carves out an exception to the open appointments program. That program does not apply to any appointments … 15.0599 Registration of Multimember Agencies This section requires multimember state agencies (boards, commissions, councils, task forces, and similar bodies) to … 15.06 Appointment of Department Heads; Terms; Deputies This section establishes how state department heads (commissioners) are appointed by the governor, their terms of … 15.061 Professional or Technical Services This section lets the head of a state department or agency contract for professional or technical services needed to run … 15.063 Biennial Reports; Submission This section sets a single deadline for the biennial reports that various state departments and agencies must submit to … 15.065 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.066 Confirmation of Appointments This section sets the procedure for all state agency appointments that by statute require the advice and consent of the … 15.07 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.08 Commissioners of Management and Budget and Administration; Access to Records This section gives the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of administration, along with their … 15.082 Obligations of Public Corporations This section provides that, despite any other law, the state is not liable for the obligations of a public corporation … 15.09 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.10 Records Delivered to Department Heads This section governs what happens when a department's functions, powers, and duties were assigned and transferred to … 15.11 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.12 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.13 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.14 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.15 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.16 Transfer of Lands Between Departments This section lets one state department or agency take over control of state-owned land from another state department or … 15.161 Acceptance of Federal Lands or Buildings; Consultation With Legislative Committees Before a state department or agency accepts federal land or buildings (or any interest in them) that federal authorities … 15.1611 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.162 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. All of its subdivisions were renumbered to section 13.02, … 15.1621 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.163 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.164 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.1641 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.1642 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. Its subdivisions have been renumbered to section 13.06, and … 15.1643 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.165 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.166 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.167 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.1671 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.1672 This section was repealed or renumbered and contains no operative statutory text. 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All of its subdivisions have been renumbered into section … 15.1694 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It has been renumbered to section 13.30 of the Minnesota … 15.1695 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It has been renumbered to section 13.81 of the Minnesota … 15.1696 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It has been renumbered to section 13.82, subdivision 6, of the … 15.1697 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It has been renumbered to section 13.33 of the Minnesota … 15.1698 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. Its subdivisions were renumbered to section 13.42 or repealed. … 15.1699 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.17 Official Records This section establishes records management requirements for state agencies, including rules about creating, … 15.171 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.172 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.173 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.174 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.18 Distribution of Publications This section requires any state department, agency, or official that issues a book, document, journal, map, pamphlet, or … 15.181 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.185 Mailing Lists This section governs how state agencies maintain mailing lists for publications they distribute on a regular basis. A … 15.19 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.191 Imprest Cash Funds This section lets state departments and agencies set up imprest cash funds, small pools of cash used for minor … 15.21 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It has been repealed or renumbered, and the body … 15.22 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It has been repealed or renumbered, and the body … 15.23 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. It has been repealed or renumbered, and the body … 15.31 State Employees, Liability Insurance, Payment of Premiums This section requires the state to pay the premiums on insurance policies that protect state employees against liability … 15.315 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.35 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.36 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.37 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.375 This section no longer contains operative law. Subdivision 1 was repealed in 1983, and subdivision 2 was renumbered as … 15.38 Noninsurance of State Property; Exceptions This section generally prohibits spending public funds to insure state property against loss or damage by fire or … 15.39 Employment and Economic Development Department Buildings This section allows the commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development to buy insurance against … 15.40 Lack of Care in Keeping State Property Safe From Fire Loss, Nonfeasance in Office This section requires every state officer, board, or other authority that controls state buildings or property to keep … 15.41 Construction Permits, Requisites This section requires every Minnesota state agency and political subdivision to list on every construction permit the … 15.411 Public Works Contracts; No Damages for Delay Clauses This section governs public works contracts entered by the state or a local government for construction-related work. It … 15.415 Corrections in Transactions, Waiver This section lets a state department or agency skip correcting a transaction error when fixing it would cost more than … 15.42 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.43 Acceptance of Advantage by State Employee; Penalty This section bars state and University of Minnesota employees who deal with suppliers or can influence purchasing … 15.435 Airline Travel Credit When public funds pay for an elected official's or public employee's airline travel, any credits or benefits the airline … 15.44 Aids for Persons With Disabilities at State Meetings This section requires state agencies that sponsor public or employee meetings or conferences (after July 1, 1980) to … 15.441 Communications Services This section requires a state agency that provides information or services to the public and serves a substantial number … 15.442 Local News Organization Advertising by State Agencies This section deals with state agency advertising in local news organizations and defines key terms, including what … 15.45 Definitions This is a definitions section for sections 15.45 and 15.46, which deal with preventive health services for state … 15.46 Preventive Health Services for Public Employees This section lets the commissioner of the Department of Management and Budget set up and run a preventive health … 15.47 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.471 Definitions This section defines the terms used in sections 15.471 to 15.474, which govern awards of fees and expenses to certain … 15.472 Fees and Expenses; Civil Action or Contested Case Proceeding Involving State This section lets a prevailing party other than the state recover its fees and other expenses in a civil action or … 15.473 Payment of Costs and Fees This section says how fee and expense awards against the state under section 15.472 get paid. In a civil action, a … 15.474 Procedure for Award of Fees; Contested Case This section sets the procedure for awarding fees and expenses in a contested case proceeding. The chief administrative … 15.475 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.50 This section no longer contains operative statutory text. Its subdivisions have been renumbered into chapter 15B or … 15.51 Declaration of Policy This section is a declaration of policy by the state of Minnesota. It states that cooperation among governments is … 15.52 Definitions This section defines key terms used in sections 15.51 to 15.57, which deal with the interchange of employees between … 15.53 Authority to Interchange Employees This section authorizes and limits programs that interchange employees between government agencies, and a department, … 15.54 Status of Employees of This State This section sets the employment status of state employees who take part in an interagency personnel exchange under … 15.55 Travel Expenses of Employees of This State This section governs travel expenses for state employees assigned to another agency under a personnel exchange, on … 15.56 Status of Employees of Other Governments This section sets the employment status of workers from another government who are detailed to a Minnesota unit of … 15.57 Travel Expenses of Employees of Other Governments This section covers travel expenses for people from another government who are assigned to a Minnesota receiving agency … 15.58 Agreements Between Federal and Receiving Agencies This section allows a Minnesota receiving agency taking part in an employee interchange under the federal … 15.59 Employee Interchange Between State and Private Industry This section allows state government and private industry to exchange employees with each other. Any state department, … 15.60 Public Safety Officers; American Flag This section prohibits a public employer from forbidding a peace officer or firefighter from wearing a United States … 15.61 Employment of Unemployed and Underemployed Persons This section lets the state of Minnesota and its departments and agencies, along with counties, cities, towns, school … 15.62 Athletic Leave of Absence This section lets a public employee who makes a United States world championship, Pan American, or Olympic team in a … 15.71 Public Contracts; Definitions This section defines the key terms used in the public contracts law found in sections 15.71 to 15.74. It explains what … 15.72 Progress Payments on Public Contracts; Retainage This section governs how public agencies pay contractors on public improvement projects. Unless the contract says … 15.73 Alternative Form of Retainage This section lets a contractor on a public contract choose to receive its retainage instead of having it held as cash. … 15.74 Exceptions to Application This section sets out an exception to the public contract payment and retainage rules in sections 15.71 to 15.73. Those … 15.75 Contracts With Regional Organizations This section encourages state agencies to deliver government services more efficiently in greater Minnesota by … 15.76 This section number has no operative statutory text. Section 15.76 has been repealed or reserved and currently sets out … 15.761 Savi Program This section creates the State Agency Value Initiative (SAVI) program, which encourages state agencies (including … 15.771 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.772 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.773 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.774 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.775 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.776 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.777 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.778 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.779 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.781 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.782 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.783 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.784 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.785 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.786 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.787 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.788 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.789 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.791 This section no longer contains operative text. All of its subdivisions (1 through 10) have been renumbered and … 15.792 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.793 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.801 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.802 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.803 This section has been renumbered or relocated to other statute sections. 15.804 This section number no longer contains its own statutory text. The material that was here has been renumbered to section … 15.805 This section number no longer contains its own statutory text. The material that was here has been renumbered to section … 15.806 This section number no longer contains its own statutory text. The material that was here has been renumbered to section … 15.811 This section number no longer contains its own statutory text. The material that was here has been renumbered to section … 15.85 Discipline for Racial Harassment This section sets a state policy that every public employee has the right to work in an environment free from harassment … 15.86 State Agency Actions This section directs each house of the legislature, each state agency, and each statutorily created public corporation … 15.87 Victims of Violence This section sets a state goal, in furtherance of the policy of zero tolerance for violence, of providing every victim … 15.90 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.91 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.92 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.95 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.96 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15.97 Information and Telecommunications Institute This section states the legislature's intent to establish an Institute of Telecommunications Technology Applications and … 15.98 Indoor Ice Facilities This section governs gender equity in access to prime ice time at indoor ice arenas operated by a political subdivision, … 15.985 Advisory Inspections This section lets a person voluntarily ask a state agency for an advisory inspection to help comply with state law, and … 15.99 Time Deadline for Agency Action Government agencies must act on permit, zoning, and licensing requests within 60 days. If the agency does not respond … 15.991 Customer Service When you apply to a state agency for a business license, that agency must give you the information you need to complete … 15.992 Time Limitation A state agency must take final action on a customer's completed license application within 60 days of the completed … 15.993 Other Law This section is a tie-breaker rule for overlapping deadline laws. If a state agency action is covered by section 15.99 … 15.994 Internet Grant Information A state agency that has an Internet site must post information about the grants it offers. The agency must also provide … 15.995 This section has been repealed or relocated. 15A.02 This section has been repealed or renumbered and no longer contains operative statutory text at this location. 43.33 This section has been repealed or renumbered and no longer contains operative statutory text at this location. The page …