as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to government data practices; building code 1.3 violations; classifying data; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 1998, section 504.23; proposing coding for 1.5 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [13.442] [BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS.] 1.8 All code violation records pertaining to a particular 1.9 parcel of real property and the buildings, improvements, and 1.10 dwelling units located on it that are kept by any state, county, 1.11 or city agency charged by the governing body of the appropriate 1.12 political subdivision with the responsibility for enforcing a 1.13 state, county, or city health, housing, building, fire 1.14 prevention, or housing maintenance code are public data. 1.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 504.23, is 1.16 amended to read: 1.17 504.23 [CODE VIOLATIONS, DISCLOSURE.] 1.18 All code violation records pertaining to a particular 1.19 parcel of real property and the buildings, improvements and 1.20 dwelling units located thereon kept by any state, county or city 1.21 agency charged by the governing body of the appropriate 1.22 political subdivision with the responsibility for enforcing a 1.23 state, county or city health, housing, building, fire prevention 1.24 or housing maintenance codeshall be available to all persons1.25having a reasonable need for the information contained in the2.1records relating to the premises, at reasonable times and upon2.2reasonable notice to the custodian of the records, for2.3inspection, examination, abstracting or copying at the expense2.4of the person obtaining the information. The persons to whom2.5the records shall be available under this section include but2.6are not limited to the following persons and their2.7representatives:2.8(a) any person having any legal or beneficial interest in2.9the premises, including a tenant;2.10(b) any person considering in good faith the lease or2.11purchase of the premises;2.12(c) any person authorized to request an inspection under2.13section 566.19; and2.14(d) a party to any action related to the premises,2.15including actions maintained pursuant to sections 504.18 and2.16566.18 to 566.33are public data under section 13.442.