1997 Minnesota Statutes

     13.01 Government data. 

    Subdivision 1.    Applicability.  All state agencies, 
 political subdivisions and statewide systems shall be governed 
 by this chapter.  

    Subd. 2.    Citation.  This chapter may be cited as the 
 "Minnesota government data practices act." 

    Subd. 3.    Scope.  This chapter regulates the 
 collection, creation, storage, maintenance, dissemination, and 
 access to government data in state agencies, statewide systems, 
 and political subdivisions.  It establishes a presumption that 
 government data are public and are accessible by the public for 
 both inspection and copying unless there is federal law, a state 
 statute, or a temporary classification of data that provides 
 that certain data are not public. 

    HIST: 1979 c 328 s 1; 1981 c 311 s 1,39; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 
 4,5; 1982 c 545 s 24; 1991 c 319 s 1