2006 Minnesota Statutes

13.462 BENEFIT DATA.
    Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "benefit data" means data on individuals
collected or created because an individual seeks information about becoming, is, or was an
applicant for or a recipient of benefits or services provided under various housing, home
ownership, rehabilitation and community action agency, Head Start, and food assistance programs
administered by state agencies, political subdivisions, or statewide systems. Benefit data does not
include welfare data which shall be administered in accordance with section 13.46.
    Subd. 2. Public data. The names and addresses of applicants for and recipients of benefits,
aid, or assistance through programs administered by any political subdivision, state agency, or
statewide system that are intended to assist with the purchase, rehabilitation, or other purposes
related to housing or other real property are classified as public data on individuals. If an applicant
or recipient is a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation are public
data on individuals. If an applicant or recipient is a partnership, the names and addresses of
the partners are public data on individuals. The amount or value of benefits, aid, or assistance
received is public data.
    Subd. 3. Private data. Unless otherwise provided by law, all other benefit data are private
data on individuals, and shall not be disclosed except pursuant to court order or to an agent of the
state agency, political subdivision, or statewide system, including appropriate law enforcement
personnel, who are acting in an investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil proceeding
relating to the administration of a program described in subdivision 1.
History: 1981 c 311 s 29,39; 1982 c 545 s 24; 1984 c 436 s 12,13; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 5;
1999 c 227 s 22; 2003 c 128 art 15 s 1