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CHAPTER 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES

Table of Sections
Section Headnote
13.001 MS 2006 [Renumbered 15.001]
GENERALLY
13.01 GOVERNMENT DATA.
13.02 COLLECTION, SECURITY, AND DISSEMINATION OF RECORDS; DEFINITIONS.
13.03 ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT DATA.
13.04 RIGHTS OF SUBJECTS OF DATA.
13.05 DUTIES OF RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY.
13.055 STATE AGENCIES; DISCLOSURE OF BREACH IN SECURITY.
13.06 TEMPORARY CLASSIFICATION.
13.07 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
13.072 OPINIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER.
13.073 PUBLIC INFORMATION POLICY TRAINING PROGRAM.
13.08 CIVIL REMEDIES.
13.081 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.09 PENALTIES.
13.10 DATA ON DECEDENTS.
COMPUTER DATA
13.15 COMPUTER DATA.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DATA
13.201 RIDESHARE DATA.
13.202 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.203 SERVICE COOPERATIVE CLAIMS DATA.
13.30 [Renumbered 13.393]
13.31 [Renumbered 13.462]
EDUCATIONAL DATA
13.319 EDUCATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.32 EDUCATIONAL DATA.
13.321 PREKINDERGARTEN-GRADE 12 EDUCATIONAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.3215 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DATA.
13.322 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.33 [Renumbered 13.601, subd 2]
GENERAL DATA
13.34 EXAMINATION DATA.
13.35 FEDERAL CONTRACTS DATA.
13.355 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.
13.36 [Renumbered 13.87, subd 2]
13.37 GENERAL NONPUBLIC DATA.
13.38 [Renumbered 13.3805, subdivision 1]
HEALTH AND MEDICAL DATA
13.3805 PUBLIC HEALTH DATA.
13.3806 PUBLIC HEALTH DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.381 HEALTH REGULATORY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.383 HEALTH OCCUPATIONS INVESTIGATIVE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.384 MEDICAL DATA.
13.385 [Renumbered 13.3805, subd 2]
13.386 TREATMENT OF GENETIC INFORMATION HELD BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND OTHER PERSONS.
ATTORNEY, AUDIT, AND INVESTIGATIVE DATA
13.39 CIVIL INVESTIGATION.
13.391 [Renumbered 13.821]
13.392 INTERNAL AUDITING DATA.
13.393 ATTORNEYS.
LIBRARY DATA
13.40 LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL DATA.
13.401 LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
LICENSING DATA
13.41 LICENSING DATA.
13.411 LICENSING DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.42 [Renumbered 13.384]
PERSONNEL; SALARY BENEFIT DATA
13.43 PERSONNEL DATA.
13.435 SALARY BENEFIT SURVEY DATA.
PROPERTY DATA
13.44 PROPERTY DATA.
13.441 PROPERTY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.442 [Renumbered 13.44, subd 2]
13.45 [Renumbered 13.435]
FAMILY, WELFARE, AND BENEFIT DATA
13.46 WELFARE DATA.
13.461 HUMAN SERVICES DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.462 BENEFIT DATA.
13.465 FAMILY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.467 FOSTER CARE DATA.
13.468 DATA SHARING WITHIN COUNTIES.
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DATA
13.47 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DATA.
13.475 [Repealed, 2004 c 290 s 39]
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND TRADE REGULATION DATA
13.48 AWARD DATA.
13.485 CORPORATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.487 TRADE REGULATION AND CONSUMER DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT DATA
13.49 [Renumbered 13.355]
13.491 [Renumbered 13.201; 13.72, subd 9]
13.495 LODGING TAX DATA.
13.4961 GENERAL TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.4963 CLASSIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.4965 PROPERTY TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.4967 OTHER TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.50 [Renumbered 13.44, subd 3]
13.51 ASSESSOR'S DATA.
13.511 [Renumbered 13.495]
13.52 DEFERRED ASSESSMENT DATA.
13.521 [Renumbered 13.72, subd 10]
13.528 [Renumbered 13.467, subd 2]
13.53 [Renumbered 13.467, subdivision 1]
13.531 [Renumbered 13.643, subd 2]
13.54 [Renumbered 13.585]
13.5401 [Renumbered 13.586]
13.541 [Renumbered 13.587]
FACILITY, EVENT, AND RECREATIONAL DATA
13.548 SOCIAL RECREATIONAL DATA.
13.55 CONVENTION CENTER DATA.
13.551 [Renumbered 13.592 and 13.593]
HUMAN RIGHTS DATA
13.552 HUMAN RIGHTS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.56 [Renumbered 13.822]
13.57 [Renumbered 13.548]
13.58 [Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 6 s 53]
HOUSING, DEVELOPMENT, AND BUSINESS DATA
13.585 HOUSING AGENCY DATA.
13.586 HOUSING AGENCY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.587 EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS; PRIVATE DATA.
13.59 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT DATA.
13.591 BUSINESS DATA.
13.592 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5921 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5922 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.593 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.594 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5951 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5952 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5953 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.596 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5965 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.598 EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
GRANTS
13.599 GRANTS.
13.60 [Renumbered 13.601, subdivision 1]
ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS; LEGISLATIVE DATA
13.601 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS.
13.602 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.605 LEGISLATIVE DATA.
13.606 LEGISLATIVE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
ETHICS AND ELECTION DATA
13.607 ETHICS AND ELECTION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.61 [Renumbered 13.714]
13.612 [Renumbered 13.685]
13.62 [Renumbered 13.594]
13.621 [Renumbered 13.5951]
13.622 [Renumbered 13.5952]
RETIREMENT DATA
13.63 RETIREMENT DATA.
13.631 RETIREMENT DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.632 TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATION DATA; CERTAIN CITIES.
STATE AGENCY DATA
13.635 GENERAL STATE AGENCY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DATA
13.64 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DATA.
13.6401 ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.641 [Repealed, 1990 c 573 s 23]
13.642 [Renumbered 13.63, subd 2]
AGRICULTURAL DATA
13.643 AGRICULTURAL DATA.
13.6435 AGRICULTURAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.644 [Repealed, 1993 c 351 s 41]
13.645 [Renumbered 13.643, subd 3]
13.646 [Renumbered 13.605, subdivision 1]
ATTORNEY GENERAL
13.65 ATTORNEY GENERAL DATA.
13.66 [Renumbered 13.855, subds 1-3]
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DATA
13.67 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DATA.
13.6705 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.671 [Renumbered 13.5953]
ENERGY AND UTILITIES DATA
13.679 PUBLIC UTILITY DATA.
13.68 ENERGY AND FINANCIAL DATA AND STATISTICS.
13.681 ENERGY AND UTILITIES DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.685 MUNICIPAL UTILITY CUSTOMER DATA.
PUBLIC SAFETY DATA
13.69 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT DATA.
13.6905 PUBLIC SAFETY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.691 [Renumbered 13.63, subd 3]
13.692 [Renumbered 13.679]
13.70 [Repealed, 1989 c 184 art 1 s 20]
13.71 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
COMMERCE, BANKING, AND INSURANCE DATA
13.711 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DATA; RELEASE OF COMPLAINT TO RESPONDENT.
13.712 COMMERCE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.713 BANKING DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.714 INSURANCE TRUST DATA; PRIVATE AND NONPUBLIC DATA.
13.715 GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS DATA; SURPLUS LINE INSURANCE.
13.716 GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.717 INSURANCE; HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.719 MISCELLANEOUS INSURANCE DATA.
13.7191 MISCELLANEOUS INSURANCE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
TRANSPORTATION DATA
13.72 TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DATA.
13.721 TRANSPORTATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.73 [Repealed, 1985 c 298 s 45]
13.74 [Renumbered 13.741, subd 3]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DATA
13.741 POLLUTION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DATA.
13.7411 POLLUTION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
RACING; GAMING DATA
13.745 PARI-MUTUEL HORSE RACING CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.746 GAMING DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.75 [Renumbered 13.79, subd 2]
13.76 [Renumbered 13.596]
13.761 [Renumbered 13.605, subd 2]
13.77 [Renumbered 13.643, subd 4]
13.771 [Renumbered 13.741, subdivision 1]
13.772 [Renumbered 13.741, subd 2]
13.78 [Renumbered 13.5965]
VETERANS DATA
13.785 VETERANS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
LABOR AND INDUSTRY DATA
13.79 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY DATA.
13.7905 LABOR AND INDUSTRY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.7908 BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES DATA.
13.791 REHABILITATION DATA.
BIOTECHNOLOGY DATA
13.7911 BIOPROCESS PIPING AND EQUIPMENT DATA.
GIFT DATA
13.792 PRIVATE DONOR GIFT DATA.
NATURAL RESOURCE DATA
13.793 NATURAL RESOURCE DATA; MINERAL DATA.
13.7931 NATURAL RESOURCE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.7932 LOGGER SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM DATA.
13.794 [Renumbered 13.392]
LAW ENFORCEMENT; JUDICIAL; CORRECTIONS;
CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA
13.80 DOMESTIC ABUSE DATA.
13.805 ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.81 [Repealed, 1985 c 298 s 45]
13.82 COMPREHENSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA.
13.821 VIDEOTAPES OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS.
13.822 SEXUAL ASSAULT DATA.
13.83 MEDICAL EXAMINER DATA.
13.84 COURT SERVICES DATA.
13.841 COURT SERVICES DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.85 CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION DATA.
13.851 CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.855 [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 2 art 5 s 18]
13.86 INVESTIGATIVE DETENTION DATA.
13.861 SECURITY SERVICE DATA.
13.87 CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA.
13.871 CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.873 INTEGRATED SEARCH SERVICE DATA SUBJECT ACCESS.
13.875 JUVENILE JUSTICE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
13.88 COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER DATA.
13.89 DISSEMINATION OF DATA TO PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS.
13.90 JUDICIARY EXEMPT.
13.99 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
13.001 MS 2006 [Renumbered 15.001]

GENERALLY

13.01 GOVERNMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Applicability.

All government entities 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 government entities. 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.

Subd. 4.Headnotes.

The headnotes printed in boldface type before paragraphs in this chapter are mere catchwords to indicate the content of a paragraph and are not part of the statute.

Subd. 5.Provisions coded in other chapters.

(a) The sections referenced in this chapter that are codified outside this chapter classify government data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

(b) Those sections are governed by the definitions and general provisions in sections 13.01 to 13.07 and the remedies and penalties provided in sections 13.08 and 13.09, except:

(1) for records of the judiciary, as provided in section 13.90; or

(2) as specifically provided otherwise by law.

13.02 COLLECTION, SECURITY, AND DISSEMINATION OF RECORDS; DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1.Applicability.

As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2.Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Administration.

Subd. 3.Confidential data on individuals.

"Confidential data on individuals" means data which is made not public by statute or federal law applicable to the data and is inaccessible to the individual subject of that data.

Subd. 3a.Criminal justice agencies.

"Criminal justice agencies" means all state and local prosecution authorities, all state and local law enforcement agencies, the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Department of Corrections, and all probation officers who are not part of the judiciary.

Subd. 4.Data not on individuals.

"Data not on individuals" means all government data which is not data on individuals.

Subd. 5.Data on individuals.

"Data on individuals" means all government data in which any individual is or can be identified as the subject of that data, unless the appearance of the name or other identifying data can be clearly demonstrated to be only incidental to the data and the data are not accessed by the name or other identifying data of any individual.

Subd. 6.Designee.

"Designee" means any person designated by a responsible authority to be in charge of individual files or systems containing government data and to receive and comply with requests for government data.

Subd. 7.Government data.

"Government data" means all data collected, created, received, maintained or disseminated by any government entity regardless of its physical form, storage media or conditions of use.

Subd. 7a.Government entity.

"Government entity" means a state agency, statewide system, or political subdivision.

Subd. 8.Individual.

"Individual" means a natural person. In the case of a minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 524.5-102, subdivision 6, "individual" includes a parent or guardian or an individual acting as a parent or guardian in the absence of a parent or guardian, except that the responsible authority shall withhold data from parents or guardians, or individuals acting as parents or guardians in the absence of parents or guardians, upon request by the minor if the responsible authority determines that withholding the data would be in the best interest of the minor.

Subd. 8a.Not public data.

"Not public data" means any government data which is classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as confidential, private, nonpublic, or protected nonpublic.

Subd. 9.Nonpublic data.

"Nonpublic data" means data not on individuals that is made by statute or federal law applicable to the data: (a) not accessible to the public; and (b) accessible to the subject, if any, of the data.

Subd. 10.Person.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, business trust, or a legal representative of an organization.

Subd. 11.Political subdivision.

"Political subdivision" means any county, statutory or home rule charter city, school district, special district, any town exercising powers under chapter 368 and located in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, and any board, commission, district or authority created pursuant to law, local ordinance or charter provision. It includes any nonprofit corporation which is a community action agency organized pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452) as amended, to qualify for public funds, or any nonprofit social service agency which performs services under contract to a government entity, to the extent that the nonprofit social service agency or nonprofit corporation collects, stores, disseminates, and uses data on individuals because of a contractual relationship with a government entity.

Subd. 12.Private data on individuals.

"Private data on individuals" means data which is made by statute or federal law applicable to the data: (a) not public; and (b) accessible to the individual subject of that data.

Subd. 13.Protected nonpublic data.

"Protected nonpublic data" means data not on individuals which is made by statute or federal law applicable to the data (a) not public and (b) not accessible to the subject of the data.

Subd. 14.Public data not on individuals.

"Public data not on individuals" means data which is accessible to the public pursuant to section 13.03.

Subd. 15.Public data on individuals.

"Public data on individuals" means data which is accessible to the public in accordance with the provisions of section 13.03.

Subd. 16.Responsible authority.

"Responsible authority" in a state agency or statewide system means the state official designated by law or by the commissioner as the individual responsible for the collection, use and dissemination of any set of data on individuals, government data, or summary data. "Responsible authority" in any political subdivision means the individual designated by the governing body of that political subdivision as the individual responsible for the collection, use, and dissemination of any set of data on individuals, government data, or summary data, unless otherwise provided by state law.

Subd. 17.State agency.

"State agency" means the state, the University of Minnesota, and any office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, authority, district or agency of the state.

Subd. 18.Statewide system.

"Statewide system" includes any record keeping system in which government data is collected, stored, disseminated and used by means of a system common to one or more state agencies or more than one of its political subdivisions or any combination of state agencies and political subdivisions.

Subd. 19.Summary data.

"Summary data" means statistical records and reports derived from data on individuals but in which individuals are not identified and from which neither their identities nor any other characteristic that could uniquely identify an individual is ascertainable.

13.03 ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Public data.

All government data collected, created, received, maintained or disseminated by a government entity shall be public unless classified by statute, or temporary classification pursuant to section 13.06, or federal law, as nonpublic or protected nonpublic, or with respect to data on individuals, as private or confidential. The responsible authority in every government entity shall keep records containing government data in such an arrangement and condition as to make them easily accessible for convenient use. Photographic, photostatic, microphotographic, or microfilmed records shall be considered as accessible for convenient use regardless of the size of such records.

Subd. 2.Procedures.

(a) The responsible authority in every government entity shall establish procedures, consistent with this chapter, to insure that requests for government data are received and complied with in an appropriate and prompt manner.

(b) The responsible authority shall prepare public access procedures in written form and update them no later than August 1 of each year as necessary to reflect any changes in personnel or circumstances that might affect public access to government data. The responsible authority shall make copies of the written public access procedures easily available to the public by distributing free copies of the procedures to the public or by posting a copy of the procedures in a conspicuous place within the government entity that is easily accessible to the public.

(c) Full convenience and comprehensive accessibility shall be allowed to researchers including historians, genealogists and other scholars to carry out extensive research and complete copying of all records containing government data except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

A responsible authority may designate one or more designees.

Subd. 3.Request for access to data.

(a) Upon request to a responsible authority or designee, a person shall be permitted to inspect and copy public government data at reasonable times and places, and, upon request, shall be informed of the data's meaning. If a person requests access for the purpose of inspection, the responsible authority may not assess a charge or require the requesting person to pay a fee to inspect data.

(b) For purposes of this section, "inspection" includes, but is not limited to, the visual inspection of paper and similar types of government data. Inspection does not include printing copies by the government entity, unless printing a copy is the only method to provide for inspection of the data. In the case of data stored in electronic form and made available in electronic form on a remote access basis to the public by the government entity, inspection includes remote access to the data by the public and the ability to print copies of or download the data on the public's own computer equipment. Nothing in this section prohibits a government entity from charging a reasonable fee for remote access to data under a specific statutory grant of authority. A government entity may charge a fee for remote access to data where either the data or the access is enhanced at the request of the person seeking access.

(c) The responsible authority or designee shall provide copies of public data upon request. If a person requests copies or electronic transmittal of the data to the person, the responsible authority may require the requesting person to pay the actual costs of searching for and retrieving government data, including the cost of employee time, and for making, certifying, and electronically transmitting the copies of the data or the data, but may not charge for separating public from not public data. However, if 100 or fewer pages of black and white, letter or legal size paper copies are requested, actual costs shall not be used, and instead, the responsible authority may charge no more than 25 cents for each page copied. If the responsible authority or designee is not able to provide copies at the time a request is made, copies shall be supplied as soon as reasonably possible.

(d) When a request under this subdivision involves any person's receipt of copies of public government data that has commercial value and is a substantial and discrete portion of or an entire formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, database, or system developed with a significant expenditure of public funds by the government entity, the responsible authority may charge a reasonable fee for the information in addition to the costs of making and certifying the copies. Any fee charged must be clearly demonstrated by the government entity to relate to the actual development costs of the information. The responsible authority, upon the request of any person, shall provide sufficient documentation to explain and justify the fee being charged.

(e) The responsible authority of a government entity that maintains public government data in a computer storage medium shall provide to any person making a request under this section a copy of any public data contained in that medium, in electronic form, if the government entity can reasonably make the copy or have a copy made. This does not require a government entity to provide the data in an electronic format or program that is different from the format or program in which the data are maintained by the government entity. The entity may require the requesting person to pay the actual cost of providing the copy.

(f) If the responsible authority or designee determines that the requested data is classified so as to deny the requesting person access, the responsible authority or designee shall inform the requesting person of the determination either orally at the time of the request, or in writing as soon after that time as possible, and shall cite the specific statutory section, temporary classification, or specific provision of federal law on which the determination is based. Upon the request of any person denied access to data, the responsible authority or designee shall certify in writing that the request has been denied and cite the specific statutory section, temporary classification, or specific provision of federal law upon which the denial was based.

Subd. 4.Change in classification of data; effect of dissemination among agencies.

(a) The classification of data in the possession of an entity shall change if it is required to do so to comply with either judicial or administrative rules pertaining to the conduct of legal actions or with a specific statute applicable to the data in the possession of the disseminating or receiving entity.

(b) If data on individuals is classified as both private and confidential by this chapter, or any other statute or federal law, the data is private.

(c) To the extent that government data is disseminated to a government entity by another government entity, the data disseminated shall have the same classification in the hands of the entity receiving it as it had in the hands of the entity providing it.

(d) If a government entity disseminates data to another government entity, a classification provided for by law in the hands of the entity receiving the data does not affect the classification of the data in the hands of the entity that disseminates the data.

(e) To the extent that judicial branch data is disseminated to government entities by the judicial branch, the data disseminated shall have the same level of accessibility in the hands of the agency receiving it as it had in the hands of the judicial branch entity providing it.

Subd. 5.Copyright or patent of government data.

A government entity may enforce a copyright or acquire a patent for a computer software program or components of a program created by that government entity without statutory authority. In the event that a government entity acquires a patent to a computer software program or component of a program, the data shall be treated as trade secret information pursuant to section 13.37.

Subd. 6.Discoverability of not public data.

If a government entity opposes discovery of government data or release of data pursuant to court order on the grounds that the data are classified as not public, the party that seeks access to the data may bring before the appropriate presiding judicial officer, arbitrator, or administrative law judge an action to compel discovery or an action in the nature of an action to compel discovery.

The presiding officer shall first decide whether the data are discoverable or releasable pursuant to the rules of evidence and of criminal, civil, or administrative procedure appropriate to the action.

If the data are discoverable the presiding officer shall decide whether the benefit to the party seeking access to the data outweighs any harm to the confidentiality interests of the entity maintaining the data, or of any person who has provided the data or who is the subject of the data, or to the privacy interest of an individual identified in the data. In making the decision, the presiding officer shall consider whether notice to the subject of the data is warranted and, if warranted, what type of notice must be given. The presiding officer may fashion and issue any protective orders necessary to assure proper handling of the data by the parties. If the data are a videotape of a child victim or alleged victim alleging, explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or sexual abuse, the presiding officer shall consider the provisions of section 611A.90, subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

Subd. 7.Data transferred to archives.

When government data that is classified as not public by this chapter or any other statute, including private data on decedents and confidential data on decedents, is physically transferred to the state archives, the data shall no longer be classified as not public and access to and use of the data shall be governed by section 138.17.

Subd. 8.Change to classification of data not on individuals.

Except for security information, nonpublic and protected nonpublic data shall become public either ten years after the creation of the data by the government entity or ten years after the data was received or collected by any governmental entity unless the responsible authority for the originating or custodial entity for the data reasonably determines that, if the data were made available to the public or to the data subject, the harm to the public or to a data subject would outweigh the benefit to the public or to the data subject. If the responsible authority denies access to the data, the person denied access may challenge the denial by bringing an action in district court seeking release of the data. The action shall be brought in the district court located in the county where the data are being maintained, or, in the case of data maintained by a state agency, in any county. The data in dispute shall be examined by the court in camera. In deciding whether or not to release the data, the court shall consider the benefits and harms in the same manner as set forth above. The court shall make a written statement of findings in support of its decision.

Subd. 9.Effect of changes in classification of data.

Unless otherwise expressly provided by a particular statute, the classification of data is determined by the law applicable to the data at the time a request for access to the data is made, regardless of the data's classification at the time it was collected, created, or received.

Subd. 10.Costs for providing copies of data.

Money collected by a responsible authority in a state agency for the actual cost to the agency of providing copies or electronic transmittal of government data is appropriated to the agency and added to the appropriations from which the costs were paid.

Subd. 11.Treatment of data classified as not public; public meetings.

Not public data may be discussed at a meeting open to the public to the extent provided in section 13D.05.

Subd. 12.Pleadings.

Pleadings, as defined by court rule, served by or on a government entity, are public data to the same extent that the data would be public if filed with the court.

13.04 RIGHTS OF SUBJECTS OF DATA.

Subdivision 1.Type of data.

The rights of individuals on whom the data is stored or to be stored shall be as set forth in this section.

Subd. 2.Tennessen warning.

An individual asked to supply private or confidential data concerning the individual shall be informed of: (a) the purpose and intended use of the requested data within the collecting government entity; (b) whether the individual may refuse or is legally required to supply the requested data; (c) any known consequence arising from supplying or refusing to supply private or confidential data; and (d) the identity of other persons or entities authorized by state or federal law to receive the data. This requirement shall not apply when an individual is asked to supply investigative data, pursuant to section 13.82, subdivision 7, to a law enforcement officer.

Subd. 3.Access to data by individual.

Upon request to a responsible authority or designee, an individual shall be informed whether the individual is the subject of stored data on individuals, and whether it is classified as public, private or confidential. Upon further request, an individual who is the subject of stored private or public data on individuals shall be shown the data without any charge and, if desired, shall be informed of the content and meaning of that data. After an individual has been shown the private data and informed of its meaning, the data need not be disclosed to that individual for six months thereafter unless a dispute or action pursuant to this section is pending or additional data on the individual has been collected or created. The responsible authority or designee shall provide copies of the private or public data upon request by the individual subject of the data. The responsible authority or designee may require the requesting person to pay the actual costs of making and certifying the copies.

The responsible authority or designee shall comply immediately, if possible, with any request made pursuant to this subdivision, or within ten days of the date of the request, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, if immediate compliance is not possible.

Subd. 4.Procedure when data is not accurate or complete.

(a) An individual subject of the data may contest the accuracy or completeness of public or private data. To exercise this right, an individual shall notify in writing the responsible authority describing the nature of the disagreement. The responsible authority shall within 30 days either: (1) correct the data found to be inaccurate or incomplete and attempt to notify past recipients of inaccurate or incomplete data, including recipients named by the individual; or (2) notify the individual that the authority believes the data to be correct. Data in dispute shall be disclosed only if the individual's statement of disagreement is included with the disclosed data.

The determination of the responsible authority may be appealed pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act relating to contested cases. Upon receipt of an appeal by an individual, the commissioner shall, before issuing the order and notice of a contested case hearing required by chapter 14, try to resolve the dispute through education, conference, conciliation, or persuasion. If the parties consent, the commissioner may refer the matter to mediation. Following these efforts, the commissioner shall dismiss the appeal or issue the order and notice of hearing.

(b) Data on individuals that have been successfully challenged by an individual must be completed, corrected, or destroyed by a government entity without regard to the requirements of section 138.17.

After completing, correcting, or destroying successfully challenged data, a government entity may retain a copy of the commissioner of administration's order issued under chapter 14 or, if no order were issued, a summary of the dispute between the parties that does not contain any particulars of the successfully challenged data.

Subd. 4a.Sex offender program data; challenges.

Notwithstanding subdivision 4, challenges to the accuracy or completeness of data maintained by the Department of Human Services sex offender program about a client as defined in section 246B.01, subdivision 1a, must be submitted in writing to the data practices compliance official of the Department of Human Services. The data practices compliance official must respond to the challenge as provided in this section.

Subd. 5.

[Repealed, 2005 c 163 s 89]

13.05 DUTIES OF RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY.

Subdivision 1.Public document of data categories.

The responsible authority shall prepare a public document containing the authority's name, title and address, and a description of each category of record, file, or process relating to private or confidential data on individuals maintained by the authority's government entity. Forms used to collect private and confidential data shall be included in the public document. Beginning August 1, 1977 and annually thereafter, the responsible authority shall update the public document and make any changes necessary to maintain the accuracy of the document. The document shall be available from the responsible authority to the public in accordance with the provisions of sections 13.03 and 15.17.

Subd. 2.Copies to commissioner.

The commissioner may require responsible authorities to submit copies of the public document required in subdivision 1, and may request additional information relevant to data collection practices, policies and procedures.

Subd. 3.General standards for collection and storage.

Collection and storage of all data on individuals and the use and dissemination of private and confidential data on individuals shall be limited to that necessary for the administration and management of programs specifically authorized by the legislature or local governing body or mandated by the federal government.

Subd. 4.Limitations on collection and use of data.

Private or confidential data on an individual shall not be collected, stored, used, or disseminated by government entities for any purposes other than those stated to the individual at the time of collection in accordance with section 13.04, except as provided in this subdivision.

(a) Data collected prior to August 1, 1975, and which have not been treated as public data, may be used, stored, and disseminated for the purposes for which the data was originally collected or for purposes which are specifically approved by the commissioner as necessary to public health, safety, or welfare.

(b) Private or confidential data may be used and disseminated to individuals or entities specifically authorized access to that data by state, local, or federal law enacted or promulgated after the collection of the data.

(c) Private or confidential data may be used and disseminated to individuals or entities subsequent to the collection of the data when the responsible authority maintaining the data has requested approval for a new or different use or dissemination of the data and that request has been specifically approved by the commissioner as necessary to carry out a function assigned by law.

(d) Private data may be used by and disseminated to any person or entity if the individual subject or subjects of the data have given their informed consent. Whether a data subject has given informed consent shall be determined by rules of the commissioner. The format for informed consent is as follows, unless otherwise prescribed by the HIPAA, Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, 65 Fed. Reg. 82, 461 (2000) (to be codified as Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 164): informed consent shall not be deemed to have been given by an individual subject of the data by the signing of any statement authorizing any person or entity to disclose information about the individual to an insurer or its authorized representative, unless the statement is:

(1) in plain language;

(2) dated;

(3) specific in designating the particular persons or agencies the data subject is authorizing to disclose information about the data subject;

(4) specific as to the nature of the information the subject is authorizing to be disclosed;

(5) specific as to the persons or entities to whom the subject is authorizing information to be disclosed;

(6) specific as to the purpose or purposes for which the information may be used by any of the parties named in clause (5), both at the time of the disclosure and at any time in the future;

(7) specific as to its expiration date which should be within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed one year except in the case of authorizations given in connection with applications for (i) life insurance or noncancelable or guaranteed renewable health insurance and identified as such, two years after the date of the policy or (ii) medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, which shall be ongoing during all terms of eligibility, for individual education plan health-related services provided by a school district under section 125A.21, subdivision 2.

The responsible authority may require a person requesting copies of data under this paragraph to pay the actual costs of making, certifying, and compiling the copies.

(e) Private or confidential data on an individual may be discussed at a meeting open to the public to the extent provided in section 13D.05.

Subd. 5.Data protection.

(a) The responsible authority shall (1) establish procedures to assure that all data on individuals is accurate, complete, and current for the purposes for which it was collected; and (2) establish appropriate security safeguards for all records containing data on individuals.

(b) When not public data is being disposed of, the data must be destroyed in a way that prevents its contents from being determined.

Subd. 6.Contracts.

Except as provided in section 13.46, subdivision 5, in any contract between a government entity subject to this chapter and any person, when the contract requires that data on individuals be made available to the contracting parties by the government entity, that data shall be administered consistent with this chapter. A contracting party shall maintain the data on individuals which it received according to the statutory provisions applicable to the data.

Subd. 7.Preparation of summary data.

The use of summary data derived from private or confidential data on individuals under the jurisdiction of one or more responsible authorities is permitted. Unless classified pursuant to section 13.06, another statute, or federal law, summary data is public. The responsible authority shall prepare summary data from private or confidential data on individuals upon the request of any person if the request is in writing and the cost of preparing the summary data is borne by the requesting person. The responsible authority may delegate the power to prepare summary data (1) to the administrative officer responsible for any central repository of summary data; or (2) to a person outside of the entity if the person's purpose is set forth, in writing, and the person agrees not to disclose, and the entity reasonably determines that the access will not compromise private or confidential data on individuals.

Subd. 8.Publication of access procedures.

The responsible authority shall prepare a public document setting forth in writing the rights of the data subject pursuant to section 13.04 and the specific procedures in effect in the government entity for access by the data subject to public or private data on individuals.

Subd. 9.Intergovernmental access of data.

A responsible authority shall allow another responsible authority access to data classified as not public only when the access is authorized or required by statute or federal law. An entity that supplies government data under this subdivision may require the requesting entity to pay the actual cost of supplying the data.

Subd. 10.International dissemination.

No government entity shall transfer or disseminate any private or confidential data on individuals to the private international organization known as Interpol, except through the Interpol-United States National Central Bureau, United States Department of Justice.

Subd. 11.Privatization.

(a) If a government entity enters into a contract with a private person to perform any of its functions, the government entity shall include in the contract terms that make it clear that all of the data created, collected, received, stored, used, maintained, or disseminated by the private person in performing those functions is subject to the requirements of this chapter and that the private person must comply with those requirements as if it were a government entity. The remedies in section 13.08 apply to the private person under this subdivision.

(b) This subdivision does not create a duty on the part of the private person to provide access to public data to the public if the public data are available from the government entity, except as required by the terms of the contract.

Subd. 12.Identification or justification.

Unless specifically authorized by statute, government entities may not require persons to identify themselves, state a reason for, or justify a request to gain access to public government data. A person may be asked to provide certain identifying or clarifying information for the sole purpose of facilitating access to the data.

Subd. 13.Data practices compliance official.

By December 1, 2000, each responsible authority or other appropriate authority in every government entity shall appoint or designate an employee of the government entity to act as the entity's data practices compliance official. The data practices compliance official is the designated employee of the government entity to whom persons may direct questions or concerns regarding problems in obtaining access to data or other data practices problems. The responsible authority may be the data practices compliance official.

13.055 STATE AGENCIES; DISCLOSURE OF BREACH IN SECURITY.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given to them.

(a) "Breach of the security of the data" means unauthorized acquisition of data maintained by a state agency that compromises the security and classification of the data. Good faith acquisition of government data by an employee, contractor, or agent of a state agency for the purposes of the state agency is not a breach of the security of the data, if the government data is not provided to an unauthorized person.

(b) "Contact information" means either name and mailing address or name and e-mail address for each individual who is the subject of data maintained by the state agency.

(c) "Unauthorized acquisition" means that a person has obtained government data without the informed consent of the individuals who are the subjects of the data or statutory authority and with the intent to use the data for nongovernmental purposes.

(d) "Unauthorized person" means any person who accesses government data without permission or without a work assignment that reasonably requires the person to have access to the data.

Subd. 2.Notice to individuals.

A state agency that collects, creates, receives, maintains, or disseminates private or confidential data on individuals must disclose any breach of the security of the data following discovery or notification of the breach. Notification must be made to any individual who is the subject of the data and whose private or confidential data was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. The disclosure must be made in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, consistent with (1) the legitimate needs of a law enforcement agency as provided in subdivision 3; or (2) any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable security of the data.

Subd. 3.Delayed notice.

The notification required by this section may be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines that the notification will impede an active criminal investigation. The notification required by this section must be made after the law enforcement agency determines that it will not compromise the investigation.

Subd. 4.Method of notice.

Notice under this section may be provided by one of the following methods:

(a) written notice by first class mail to each affected individual;

(b) electronic notice to each affected individual, if the notice provided is consistent with the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures as set forth in United States Code, title 15, section 7001; or

(c) substitute notice, if the state agency demonstrates that the cost of providing the written notice required by paragraph (a) would exceed $250,000, or that the affected class of individuals to be notified exceeds 500,000, or the state agency does not have sufficient contact information. Substitute notice consists of all of the following:

(i) e-mail notice if the state agency has an e-mail address for the affected individuals;

(ii) conspicuous posting of the notice on the Web site page of the state agency, if the state agency maintains a Web site; and

(iii) notification to major media outlets that reach the general public.

Subd. 5.Coordination with consumer reporting agencies.

If the state agency discovers circumstances requiring notification under this section of more than 1,000 individuals at one time, the state agency must also notify, without unreasonable delay, all consumer reporting agencies that compile and maintain files on consumers on a nationwide basis, as defined in United States Code, title 15, section 1681a, of the timing, distribution, and content of the notices.

Subd. 6.Security assessments.

Each government entity shall conduct a comprehensive security assessment of any personal information maintained by the government entity. For the purposes of this subdivision, personal information is defined under section 325E.61, subdivision 1, paragraphs (e) and (f).

13.06 TEMPORARY CLASSIFICATION.

Subdivision 1.Application to commissioner.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13.03, the responsible authority of a government entity may apply to the commissioner for permission to classify data or types of data on individuals as private or confidential, or data not on individuals as nonpublic or protected nonpublic, for its own use and for the use of other similar government entities on a temporary basis until a proposed statute can be acted upon by the legislature. The application for temporary classification is public.

(b) Upon the filing of an application for temporary classification, the data which is the subject of the application shall be deemed to be classified as set forth in the application for a period of 45 days, or until the application is disapproved, rejected, or granted by the commissioner, whichever is earlier.

(c) If the commissioner determines that an application has been submitted for purposes not consistent with this section, the commissioner may immediately reject the application, give notice of that rejection to the applicant, and return the application. When the applicant receives the notice of rejection from the commissioner, the data which was the subject of the application shall have the classification it had before the application was submitted to the commissioner.

Subd. 2.Contents of application for private or confidential data.

An application for temporary classification of data on individuals shall include and the applicant shall have the burden of clearly establishing that no statute currently exists which either allows or forbids classification as private or confidential; and either

(1) that data similar to that for which the temporary classification is sought has been treated as either private or confidential by other government entities, and by the public; or

(2) that a compelling need exists for immediate temporary classification, which if not granted could adversely affect the public interest or the health, safety, well being or reputation of the data subject.

Subd. 3.Contents of application for nonpublic or nonpublic protected data.

An application for temporary classification of government data not on individuals shall include and the applicant shall have the burden of clearly establishing that no statute currently exists which either allows or forbids classification as nonpublic or protected nonpublic; and either

(1) that data similar to that for which the temporary classification is sought has been treated as nonpublic or protected nonpublic by other government entities, and by the public; or

(2) public access to the data would render unworkable a program authorized by law; or

(3) that a compelling need exists for immediate temporary classification, which if not granted could adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of the public.

Subd. 4.Procedure when classification affects others.

If the commissioner determines that an application for temporary classification involves data which would reasonably be classified in the same manner by all government entities similar to the one which made the application, the commissioner may approve or disapprove the classification for data of the kind which is the subject of the application for the use of all government entities similar to the applicant. On deeming this approach advisable, the commissioner shall provide notice of the proposed action by publication in the State Register within ten days of receiving the application. Within 30 days after publication in the State Register an affected government entity or the public may submit comments on the commissioner's proposal. The commissioner shall consider any comments received when granting or denying a classification for data of the kind which is the subject of the application, for the use of all government entities similar to the applicant. Within 45 days after the close of the period for submitting comment, the commissioner shall grant or disapprove the application. Applications processed under this subdivision shall be either approved or disapproved by the commissioner within 90 days of the receipt of the application. For purposes of subdivision 1, the data which is the subject of the classification shall be deemed to be classified as set forth in the application for a period of 90 days, or until the application is disapproved or granted by the commissioner, whichever is earlier. If requested in the application, or determined to be necessary by the commissioner, the data in the application shall be so classified for all government entities similar to the applicant until the application is disapproved or granted by the commissioner, whichever is earlier. Proceedings after the grant or disapproval shall be governed by the provisions of subdivision 5.

Subd. 5.Determination.

(a) The commissioner shall either grant or disapprove the application for temporary classification within 45 days after it is filed. On disapproving an application, the commissioner shall set forth in detail reasons for the disapproval, and shall include a statement of belief as to what classification is appropriate for the data which is the subject of the application. Twenty days after the date of the commissioner's disapproval of an application, the data which is the subject of the application shall become public data, unless the responsible authority submits an amended application for temporary classification which requests the classification deemed appropriate by the commissioner in the statement of disapproval or which sets forth additional information relating to the original proposed classification. Upon the filing of an amended application, the data which is the subject of the amended application shall be deemed to be classified as set forth in the amended application for a period of 20 days or until the amended application is granted or disapproved by the commissioner, whichever is earlier. The commissioner shall either grant or disapprove the amended application within 20 days after it is filed. Five working days after the date of the commissioner's disapproval of the amended application, the data which is the subject of the application shall become public data. No more than one amended application may be submitted for any single file or system.

(b) If the commissioner grants an application for temporary classification, it shall become effective immediately, and the complete record relating to the application shall be submitted to the attorney general, who shall review the classification as to form and legality. Within 25 days, the attorney general shall approve the classification, disapprove a classification as confidential but approve a classification as private, or disapprove the classification. If the attorney general disapproves a classification, the data which is the subject of the classification shall become public data five working days after the date of the attorney general's disapproval.

Subd. 6.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 7.Legislative consideration of temporary classifications; expiration.

On or before January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall submit all temporary classifications in effect on January 1 in bill form to the legislature. The temporary classification expires June 1 of the year following its submission to the legislature.

13.07 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.

The commissioner shall promulgate rules, in accordance with the rulemaking procedures in the Administrative Procedure Act which shall apply to government entities to implement the enforcement and administration of this chapter. The rules shall not affect section 13.04, relating to rights of subjects of data. Prior to the adoption of rules authorized by this section the commissioner shall give notice to all state agencies and political subdivisions in the same manner and in addition to other parties as required by section 14.06 of the date and place of hearing, enclosing a copy of the rules to be adopted.

13.072 OPINIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER.

Subdivision 1.Opinion; when required.

(a) Upon request of a government entity, the commissioner may give a written opinion on any question relating to public access to government data, rights of subjects of data, or classification of data under this chapter or other Minnesota statutes governing government data practices. Upon request of any person who disagrees with a determination regarding data practices made by a government entity, the commissioner may give a written opinion regarding the person's rights as a subject of government data or right to have access to government data.

(b) Upon request of a body subject to chapter 13D, the commissioner may give a written opinion on any question relating to the body's duties under chapter 13D. Upon request of a person who disagrees with the manner in which members of a governing body perform their duties under chapter 13D, the commissioner may give a written opinion on compliance with chapter 13D. A governing body or person requesting an opinion under this paragraph must pay the commissioner a fee of $200. Money received by the commissioner under this paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section.

(c) If the commissioner determines that no opinion will be issued, the commissioner shall give the government entity or body subject to chapter 13D or person requesting the opinion notice of the decision not to issue the opinion within five business days of receipt of the request. If this notice is not given, the commissioner shall issue an opinion within 20 days of receipt of the request.

(d) For good cause and upon written notice to the person requesting the opinion, the commissioner may extend this deadline for one additional 30-day period. The notice must state the reason for extending the deadline. The government entity or the members of a body subject to chapter 13D must be provided a reasonable opportunity to explain the reasons for its decision regarding the data or how they perform their duties under chapter 13D. The commissioner or the government entity or body subject to chapter 13D may choose to give notice to the subject of the data concerning the dispute regarding the data or compliance with chapter 13D.

(e) This section does not apply to a determination made by the commissioner of health under section 13.3805, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or 144.6581.

(f) A written, numbered, and published opinion issued by the attorney general shall take precedence over an opinion issued by the commissioner under this section.

Subd. 2.Effect.

Opinions issued by the commissioner under this section are not binding on the government entity or members of a body subject to chapter 13D whose data or performance of duties is the subject of the opinion, but an opinion described in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be given deference by a court in a proceeding involving the data. The commissioner shall arrange for public dissemination of opinions issued under this section. This section does not preclude a person from bringing any other action under this chapter or other law in addition to or instead of requesting a written opinion. A government entity, members of a body subject to chapter 13D, or person that acts in conformity with a written opinion of the commissioner issued to the government entity, members, or person or to another party is not liable for compensatory or exemplary damages or awards of attorneys fees in actions under section 13.08 or for a penalty under section 13.09 or for fines, awards of attorney fees, or any other penalty under chapter 13D. A member of a body subject to chapter 13D is not subject to forfeiture of office if the member was acting in reliance on an opinion.

Subd. 3.

[Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 3 s 47]

Subd. 4.Data submitted to commissioner.

A government entity may submit not public data to the commissioner for the purpose of requesting or responding to a person's request for an opinion. Government data submitted to the commissioner by a government entity or copies of government data submitted by other persons have the same classification as the data have when held by the government entity. If the nature of the opinion is such that the release of the opinion would reveal not public data, the commissioner may issue an opinion using pseudonyms for individuals. Data maintained by the commissioner, in the record of an opinion issued using pseudonyms that would reveal the identities of individuals protected by the use of the pseudonyms, are private data on individuals.

13.073 PUBLIC INFORMATION POLICY TRAINING PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.Establishment.

The commissioner may establish a program for training state and local government officials and employees on public information policy, including government data practices laws and official records and records management statutes. The program may provide for the development of broad-based expertise within state and local government entities. The program components may include basic training, specific training for specialized service sectors, and policy analysis and support.

Subd. 2.General provisions.

The commissioner may publicize the development and implementation of the training program under this section and seek input from state and local government entities. The commissioner may prepare a training guide that includes an overview of the training program and its components.

Subd. 3.Basic training.

The basic training component should be designed to meet the basic information policy needs of all government employees and public officials with a focus on key data practices laws and procedures that apply to all government entities. The commissioner should design the basic training component in a manner that minimizes duplication of the effort and cost for government entities to provide basic training. The commissioner may develop general programs and materials for basic training such as video presentations, data practices booklets, and training guides. The commissioner may assist state and local government entities in developing training expertise within their own entities and offer assistance for periodic training sessions for this purpose.

Subd. 4.Sector-specific training.

(a) The sector-specific training component should be designed to provide for the development of specific expertise needed to deal with information policy issues within a particular service area. Service areas may include government entities such as state agencies, counties, cities, or school districts, or functional areas such as education, human services, child protection, or law enforcement. This component should focus on training individuals who implement or administer data practices and other information policy laws within their government entity.

(b) The commissioner may provide technical assistance and support and help coordinate efforts to develop sector-specific training within different sectors. Elements of sector-specific training should include:

(1) designation, training, and coordination of data practices specialists with responsibility for clarification and resolution of sector-specific information policy issues;

(2) development of telephone hot lines within different sectors for handling information policy inquiries;

(3) development of forums under which individuals with ongoing information policy administrative responsibilities may meet to discuss issues arising within their sectors;

(4) availability of expertise for coaching and consultation on specific issues; and

(5) preparation of publications, including reference guides to materials and resource persons.

Subd. 5.Policy analysis and support.

The policy analysis and support component should be designed to address information policy issues at the policy level and to provide ongoing consultation and support regarding major areas of concern with a goal of developing a coherent and coordinated approach to information policy within the state. The commissioner may assist in the development and implementation of information policy and provide a clearinghouse for ideas, information, and resources. The commissioner may review public information policy and identify how that policy can be updated, simplified, and made consistent.

Subd. 6.Preparation of model policies and procedures.

The commissioner shall, in consultation with affected government entities, prepare model policies and procedures to assist government entities in complying with the requirements of this chapter that relate to public access to government data and rights of subjects of data. Upon completion of a model for a governmental level, the commissioner shall offer that model for formal adoption by that level of government. Government entities may adopt or reject the model offered by the commissioner. A government entity that adopts the commissioner's model shall notify the commissioner in a form prescribed by the commissioner.

13.08 CIVIL REMEDIES.

Subdivision 1.Action for damages.

Notwithstanding section 466.03, a responsible authority or government entity which violates any provision of this chapter is liable to a person or representative of a decedent who suffers any damage as a result of the violation, and the person damaged or a representative in the case of private data on decedents or confidential data on decedents may bring an action against the responsible authority or government entity to cover any damages sustained, plus costs and reasonable attorney fees. In the case of a willful violation, the government entity shall, in addition, be liable to exemplary damages of not less than $1,000, nor more than $15,000 for each violation. The state is deemed to have waived any immunity to a cause of action brought under this chapter.

Subd. 2.Injunction.

A responsible authority or government entity which violates or proposes to violate this chapter may be enjoined by the district court. The court may make any order or judgment as may be necessary to prevent the use or employment by any person of any practices which violate this chapter.

Subd. 3.Venue.

An action filed pursuant to this section may be commenced in the county in which the individual alleging damage or seeking relief resides, or in the county wherein the political subdivision exists, or, in the case of the state, any county.

Subd. 4.Action to compel compliance.

(a) In addition to the remedies provided in subdivisions 1 to 3 or any other law, any aggrieved person seeking to enforce the person's rights under this chapter or obtain access to data may bring an action in district court to compel compliance with this chapter and may recover costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court. If the court determines that an action brought under this subdivision is frivolous and without merit and a basis in fact, it may award reasonable costs and attorney fees to the responsible authority. If the court issues an order to compel compliance under this subdivision, the court may impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 against the government entity. This penalty is payable to the state general fund and is in addition to damages under subdivision 1. The matter shall be heard as soon as possible. In an action involving a request for government data under section 13.03 or 13.04, the court may inspect in camera the government data in dispute, but shall conduct its hearing in public and in a manner that protects the security of data classified as not public. If the court issues an order to compel compliance under this subdivision, the court shall forward a copy of the order to the commissioner of administration.

(b) In determining whether to assess a civil penalty under this subdivision, the court shall consider whether the government entity has substantially complied with general data practices under this chapter, including but not limited to, whether the government entity has:

(1) designated a responsible authority under section 13.02, subdivision 16;

(2) designated a data practices compliance official under section 13.05, subdivision 13;

(3) prepared the public document that names the responsible authority and describes the records and data on individuals that are maintained by the government entity under section 13.05, subdivision 1;

(4) developed public access procedures under section 13.03, subdivision 2; procedures to guarantee the rights of data subjects under section 13.05, subdivision 8; and procedures to ensure that data on individuals are accurate and complete and to safeguard the data's security under section 13.05, subdivision 5;

(5) acted in conformity with an opinion issued under section 13.072 that was sought by a government entity or another person; or

(6) provided ongoing training to government entity personnel who respond to requests under this chapter.

(c) The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff who has brought an action under this subdivision if the government entity that is the defendant in the action was also the subject of a written opinion issued under section 13.072 and the court finds that the opinion is directly related to the cause of action being litigated and that the government entity did not act in conformity with the opinion.

Subd. 5.Immunity from liability.

A government entity or person that releases not public data pursuant to an order under section 13.03, subdivision 6 is immune from civil and criminal liability.

Subd. 6.Immunity from liability; personnel settlement.

No cause of action may arise as a result of the release of data contained in a termination or personnel settlement agreement if the data were not public data as defined in section 13.02, at the time the agreement was executed but become public data under a law enacted after execution.

13.081 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]

13.09 PENALTIES.

Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this chapter or any rules adopted under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Willful violation of this chapter by any public employee constitutes just cause for suspension without pay or dismissal of the public employee.

13.10 DATA ON DECEDENTS.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(a) "Confidential data on decedents" means data which, prior to the death of the data subject, were classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as confidential data.

(b) "Private data on decedents" means data which, prior to the death of the data subject, were classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as private data.

(c) "Representative of the decedent" means the personal representative of the estate of the decedent during the period of administration, or if no personal representative has been appointed or after discharge, the surviving spouse, any child of the decedent, or, if there is no surviving spouse or children, the parents of the decedent.

Subd. 2.Classification of data on decedents.

Upon the death of the data subject, private data and confidential data shall become, respectively, private data on decedents and confidential data on decedents. Private data on decedents and confidential data on decedents shall become public when ten years have elapsed from the actual or presumed death of the individual and 30 years have elapsed from the creation of the data. For purposes of this subdivision, an individual is presumed to be dead if either 90 years elapsed since the creation of the data or 90 years have elapsed since the individual's birth, whichever is earlier, except that an individual is not presumed to be dead if readily available data indicate that the individual is still living.

Subd. 3.Rights.

Rights conferred by this chapter on individuals who are the subjects of private or confidential data shall, in the case of private data on decedents or confidential data on decedents, be exercised by the representative of the decedent. Nonpublic data concerning a decedent, created or collected after death, are accessible by the representative of the decedent. Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent access to appropriate data by a trustee appointed in a wrongful death action.

Subd. 4.Court review.

Any person may bring an action in the district court located in the county where the data is being maintained or, in the case of data maintained by a state agency, in any county, to authorize release of private data on decedents or confidential data on decedents. Individuals clearly identified in the data or the representative of the decedent may be given notice if doing so does not cause an undue delay in hearing the matter and, in any event, shall have standing in the court action. The responsible authority for the data being sought or any interested person may provide information regarding the possible harm or benefit from granting the request. The data in dispute shall be examined by the court in camera. The court may order all or part of the data to be released to the public or to the person bringing the action. In deciding whether or not to release the data, the court shall consider whether the harm to the surviving spouse, children, or next of kin of the decedent, the harm to any other individual identified in the data, or the harm to the public outweighs the benefit to the person bringing the action or the benefit of the public. The court shall make a written statement of findings in support of its decision.

Subd. 5.Adoption records.

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, adoption records shall be treated as provided in sections 259.53, 259.61, 259.79, and 259.83 to 259.89.

Subd. 6.Retention of data.

Nothing in this section may be construed to require retention of government data, including private data on decedents or confidential data on decedents, for periods of time other than those established by the procedures provided in section 138.17, or any other statute.

COMPUTER DATA

13.15 COMPUTER DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(a) "Electronic access data" means data created, collected, or maintained about a person's access to a government entity's computer for the purpose of:

(1) gaining access to data or information;

(2) transferring data or information; or

(3) using government services.

(b) "Cookie" means any data that a government-operated computer electronically places on the computer of a person who has gained access to a government computer.

Subd. 2.Classification of data.

Electronic access data are private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

Subd. 3.Notice; refusal to accept cookie.

(a) A government entity that creates, collects, or maintains electronic access data or uses its computer to install a cookie on a person's computer must inform persons gaining access to the entity's computer of the creation, collection, or maintenance of electronic access data or the entity's use of cookies before requiring the person to provide any data about the person to the government entity. As part of that notice, the government entity must inform the person how the data will be used and disseminated, including the uses and disseminations in subdivision 4.

(b) Notwithstanding a person's refusal to accept a cookie on the person's computer, a government entity must allow the person to gain access to data or information, transfer data or information, or use government services by the government entity's computer.

Subd. 4.Use of electronic access data.

Electronic access data may be disseminated:

(1) to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating electronic government services;

(2) to another government entity to prevent unlawful intrusions into government electronic systems; or

(3) as otherwise provided by law.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DATA

13.201 RIDESHARE DATA.

The following data on participants, collected by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council to administer rideshare programs, are classified as private under section 13.02, subdivision 12: residential address and telephone number; beginning and ending work hours; current mode of commuting to and from work; and type of rideshare service information requested.

History:

1999 c 227 s 8,22

13.202 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referenced in subdivisions 2 to 12 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify political subdivision data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.County boards; property tax abatement.

Certain data in an application for property tax abatement are classified under section 375.192, subdivision 2.

Subd. 3.Hennepin County.

(a) Data collected by the Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. are governed under section 383B.17, subdivision 1.

(b) Records of Hennepin County board meetings permitted to be closed under section 383B.217, subdivision 7, are classified under that subdivision.

Subd. 4.Coroner; inquest data.

Certain data collected or created in the course of a coroner's or medical examiner's inquest are classified under sections 390.11, subdivision 7, and 390.32, subdivision 6.

Subd. 5.Solid waste management; collector audit.

Data obtained in an audit of a solid waste collector under section 400.08, subdivision 4, are classified under that subdivision.

Subd. 6.911 emergency telephone service; public utility data.

Public utility data and names, addresses, and telephone numbers provided to a 911 system under section 403.07, subdivisions 3 and 4, are classified under those subdivisions.

Subd. 7.Public Facilities Authority; financial data.

Financial information received or prepared by a Public Facilities Authority is classified under section 446A.04, subdivision 18.

Subd. 8.

[Repealed, 2002 c 220 art 10 s 40]

Subd. 9.Municipal rights.

(a) Self-insurer claims. Disclosure of information about individual claims filed by the employees of a municipality which is a self-insurer is governed by section 471.617, subdivision 5.

(b) Meetings of governing bodies. Treatment of data discussed at meetings of governing bodies is governed by section 13D.05.

(c) Job evaluation system reports. Treatment of reports containing the results of job evaluation systems is governed by section 471.995.

(d) Pay equity compliance. Implementation reports of equitable compensation plans are classified by section 471.9981, subdivision 5b.

Subd. 10.Capital intensive public service proposals and negotiation documents.

Proposals received from vendors, and all government data received from vendors or generated by a municipality relating to negotiations with vendors, for capital intensive public services are classified under section 471A.03, subdivision 3.

Subd. 11.Metropolitan government.

(a) Affirmative action plans. Treatment of data relating to metropolitan agency affirmative action plans is governed by section 473.143, subdivisions 5 and 7.

(b) Contracts for management services. Data relating to compensation of personnel who work under a management service contract are classified by section 473.405, subdivision 12.

(c) Arena acquisition. Certain data in connection with a decision whether to acquire a sports arena are classified under section 473.598, subdivision 4.

(d) Airports commission. Certain airline data submitted to the Metropolitan Airports Commission in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds are classified under section 473.6671, subdivision 3.

(e) Solid waste landfill fee. Information obtained from the operator of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility under section 473.843 is classified under section 473.843, subdivision 4.

(f) Metropolitan airport parking customers. Data relating to applicants for or users of automated parking facilities at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are classified under section 473.685.

Subd. 12.Public indebtedness; municipal obligation register data.

Information contained in a register with respect to the ownership of certain municipal obligations is classified under section 475.55, subdivision 6.

13.203 SERVICE COOPERATIVE CLAIMS DATA.

Claims experience and all related information received from carriers and claims administrators participating in a group health or dental plan, including any long-term disability plan, offered through the Minnesota service cooperatives to Minnesota school districts and other political subdivisions, and survey information collected from employees and employers participating in these plans and programs, except when the executive director of a Minnesota service cooperative determines that release of the data will not be detrimental to the plan or program, are classified as nonpublic data not on individuals.

History:

2004 c 290 s 2

13.30 [Renumbered 13.393]
13.31 [Renumbered 13.462]

EDUCATIONAL DATA

13.319 EDUCATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 6 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify education data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2007 c 13 art 2 s 2]

Subd. 3.Program services.

Data on individuals receiving services under certain programs administered by the Department of Education are classified under section 119A.50, subdivision 2.

Subd. 4.Energy programs.

Treatment of data on individuals applying for benefits or services under energy programs is governed by section 216C.266.

Subd. 5.

[Renumbered 13.461, subd 30]

Subd. 6.Lead abatement program; testing and evaluation.

Treatment of data relating to testing under the lead abatement program is governed by section 144.9512, subdivision 8.

Subd. 7.

[Repealed, 2004 c 290 s 39]

13.32 EDUCATIONAL DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

As used in this section:

(a) "Educational data" means data on individuals maintained by a public educational agency or institution or by a person acting for the agency or institution which relates to a student.

Records of instructional personnel which are in the sole possession of the maker thereof and are not accessible or revealed to any other individual except a substitute teacher, and are destroyed at the end of the school year, shall not be deemed to be government data.

Records of a law enforcement unit of a public educational agency or institution which are maintained apart from education data and are maintained solely for law enforcement purposes, and are not disclosed to individuals other than law enforcement officials of the jurisdiction are not educational data; provided, that education records maintained by the educational agency or institution are not disclosed to the personnel of the law enforcement unit. The University of Minnesota police department is a law enforcement agency for purposes of section 13.82 and other sections of Minnesota Statutes dealing with law enforcement records. Records of organizations providing security services to a public educational agency or institution must be administered consistent with section 13.861.

Records relating to a student who is employed by a public educational agency or institution which are made and maintained in the normal course of business, relate exclusively to the individual in that individual's capacity as an employee, and are not available for use for any other purpose are classified pursuant to section 13.43.

(b) "Juvenile justice system" includes criminal justice agencies and the judiciary when involved in juvenile justice activities.

(c) "Student" means an individual currently or formerly enrolled or registered, applicants for enrollment or registration at a public educational agency or institution, or individuals who receive shared time educational services from a public agency or institution.

(d) "Substitute teacher" means an individual who performs on a temporary basis the duties of the individual who made the record, but does not include an individual who permanently succeeds to the position of the maker of the record.

Subd. 2.Student health and census data; data on parents.

(a) Health data concerning students, including but not limited to, data concerning immunizations, notations of special physical or mental problems and records of school nurses are educational data. Access by parents to student health data shall be pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 8.

(b) Pupil census data, including emergency information and family information are educational data.

(c) Data concerning parents are private data on individuals but may be treated as directory information if the same procedures that are used by a school district to designate student data as directory information under subdivision 5 are followed.

Subd. 3. Private data; when disclosure is permitted.

Except as provided in subdivision 5, educational data is private data on individuals and shall not be disclosed except as follows:

(a) pursuant to section 13.05;

(b) pursuant to a valid court order;

(c) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;

(d) to disclose information in health and safety emergencies pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(1)(I) and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.36;

(e) pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, sections 1232g(b)(1), (b)(4)(A), (b)(4)(B), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), (b)(6), (b)(7), and (i), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, sections 99.31, 99.32, 99.33, 99.34, 99.35, and 99.39;

(f) to appropriate health authorities to the extent necessary to administer immunization programs and for bona fide epidemiologic investigations which the commissioner of health determines are necessary to prevent disease or disability to individuals in the public educational agency or institution in which the investigation is being conducted;

(g) when disclosure is required for institutions that participate in a program under title IV of the Higher Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1092;

(h) to the appropriate school district officials to the extent necessary under subdivision 6, annually to indicate the extent and content of remedial instruction, including the results of assessment testing and academic performance at a postsecondary institution during the previous academic year by a student who graduated from a Minnesota school district within two years before receiving the remedial instruction;

(i) to appropriate authorities as provided in United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(1)(E)(ii), if the data concern the juvenile justice system and the ability of the system to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released; provided that the authorities to whom the data are released submit a written request for the data that certifies that the data will not be disclosed to any other person except as authorized by law without the written consent of the parent of the student and the request and a record of the release are maintained in the student's file;

(j) to volunteers who are determined to have a legitimate educational interest in the data and who are conducting activities and events sponsored by or endorsed by the educational agency or institution for students or former students;

(k) to provide student recruiting information, from educational data held by colleges and universities, as required by and subject to Code of Federal Regulations, title 32, section 216;

(l) to the juvenile justice system if information about the behavior of a student who poses a risk of harm is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals;

(m) with respect to Social Security numbers of students in the adult basic education system, to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Department of Employment and Economic Development for the purpose and in the manner described in section 124D.52, subdivision 7;

(n) to the commissioner of education for purposes of an assessment or investigation of a report of alleged maltreatment of a student as mandated by section 626.556. Upon request by the commissioner of education, data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are from charter school and school district investigations of alleged maltreatment of a student must be disclosed to the commissioner, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) information regarding the student alleged to have been maltreated;

(2) information regarding student and employee witnesses;

(3) information regarding the alleged perpetrator; and

(4) what corrective or protective action was taken, if any, by the school facility in response to a report of maltreatment by an employee or agent of the school or school district;

(o) when the disclosure is of the final results of a disciplinary proceeding on a charge of a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense to the extent authorized under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(6)(A) and (B) and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, sections 99.31(a)(13) and (14);

(p) when the disclosure is information provided to the institution under United States Code, title 42, section 14071, concerning registered sex offenders to the extent authorized under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(7); or

(q) when the disclosure is to a parent of a student at an institution of postsecondary education regarding the student's violation of any federal, state, or local law or of any rule or policy of the institution, governing the use or possession of alcohol or of a controlled substance, to the extent authorized under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(i), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.31(a)(15), and provided the institution has an information release form signed by the student authorizing disclosure to a parent. The institution must notify parents and students about the purpose and availability of the information release forms. At a minimum, the institution must distribute the information release forms at parent and student orientation meetings.

Subd. 4.Student's access to private data.

A student shall not have the right of access to private data provided in section 13.04, subdivision 3, as to financial records and statements of the student's parents or any information contained therein.

Subd. 4a.Nonpublic school students.

Data collected by a public school on a child or parent of a child, whose identity must be reported pursuant to section 120A.24, is private data which:

(1) shall not be designated directory information pursuant to subdivision 5 unless prior written consent is given by the child's parent or guardian; and

(2) may be disclosed only pursuant to subdivision 3, clause (a), (b), (c), or (f).

This provision does not apply to students who receive shared time educational services from a public agency or institution.

Subd. 5.Directory information.

Information designated as directory information pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, section 1232g and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.37 which are in effect on January 1, 2007, is public data on individuals. When conducting the directory information designation and notice process required by federal law, an educational agency or institution shall give parents and students notice of the right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate any or all data about the student as directory information. This notice may be given by any means reasonably likely to inform the parents and students of the right.

Subd. 5a.Military recruitment.

A secondary institution shall release to military recruiting officers the names, addresses, and home telephone numbers of students in grades 11 and 12 within 60 days after the date of the request, except as otherwise provided by this subdivision. A secondary institution shall give parents and students notice of the right to refuse release of this data to military recruiting officers. Notice may be given by any means reasonably likely to inform the parents and students of the right. Data released to military recruiting officers under this subdivision:

(1) may be used only for the purpose of providing information to students about military service, state and federal veterans' education benefits, and other career and educational opportunities provided by the military; and

(2) shall not be further disseminated to any other person except personnel of the recruiting services of the armed forces.

Subd. 6.Admissions forms; remedial instruction.

(a) Minnesota postsecondary education institutions, for purposes of reporting and research, may collect on the 1986-1987 admissions form, and disseminate to any public educational agency or institution the following data on individuals: student sex, ethnic background, age, and disabilities. The data shall not be required of any individual and shall not be used for purposes of determining the person's admission to an institution.

(b) A school district that receives information under subdivision 3, paragraph (h) from a postsecondary institution about an identifiable student shall maintain the data as educational data and use that data to conduct studies to improve instruction. Public postsecondary systems annually shall provide summary data to the Department of Education indicating the extent and content of the remedial instruction received in each system during the prior academic year by, and the results of assessment testing and the academic performance of, students who graduated from a Minnesota school district within two years before receiving the remedial instruction. The department shall evaluate the data and annually report its findings to the education committees of the legislature.

(c) This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of law.

Subd. 7.Uses of data.

School officials who receive data on juveniles, as authorized under section 260B.171, may use and share that data as provided in section 121A.75. A school district, its agents, and employees who use and share this data in good faith are immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise result from their actions.

Subd. 8.Access by juvenile justice system.

(a) Upon request, the following education data shall be disclosed under subdivision 3, clause (i), to the juvenile justice system: a student's full name, home address, telephone number, date of birth; a student's school schedule, daily attendance record, and photographs, if any; and parents' names, home addresses, and telephone numbers.

(b) In addition, the existence of the following data about a student may be disclosed under subdivision 3, clause (i):

(1) use of a controlled substance, alcohol, or tobacco;

(2) assaultive or threatening conduct that could result in dismissal from school under section 121A.45, subdivision 2, clause (b) or (c);

(3) possession or use of weapons or look-alike weapons;

(4) theft; or

(5) vandalism or other damage to property.

Any request for access to data under this paragraph must contain an explanation of why access to the data is necessary to serve the student.

(c) A principal or chief administrative officer of a school who receives a request to disclose information about a student to the juvenile justice system under paragraph (b) shall, to the extent permitted by federal law, notify the student's parent or guardian by certified mail of the request to disclose information before disclosing the information. If the student's parent or guardian notifies the principal or chief administrative officer within ten days of receiving the certified notice that the parent or guardian objects to the disclosure, the principal or chief administrative officer must not disclose the information. The principal or chief administrative officer must inform the requesting member of the juvenile justice system of the objection.

(d) A principal or chief administrative officer is not required to create data under this subdivision. Information provided in response to a data request under paragraph (b) shall indicate only whether the data described in paragraph (b) exist. The principal or chief administrative officer is not authorized under paragraph (b) to disclose the actual data or other information contained in the student's education record. A principal or chief administrative officer is not required to provide data that are protected by court order. A principal or chief administrative officer must respond to a data request within 14 days if no objection is received from the parent or guardian.

(e) Nothing in this subdivision shall limit the disclosure of educational data pursuant to court order.

(f) A school district, its agents, and employees who provide data in good faith under this subdivision are not liable for compensatory or exemplary damages or an award of attorney fees in an action under section 13.08, or other law, or for a penalty under section 13.09.

(g) Section 13.03, subdivision 4, applies to data that are shared under this subdivision with a government entity. If data are shared with a member of the juvenile justice system who is not a government entity, the person receiving the shared data must treat the data consistent with the requirements of this chapter applicable to a government entity.

(h) A member of the juvenile justice system who falsely certifies a request for data under this section is subject to the penalties under section 13.09.

Subd. 9.Forms.

To make a data request under subdivision 8, paragraph (b), a member of the juvenile justice system must use the following form:

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act/

Minnesota Government Data Practices Act

DATE/TIME OF REQUEST .
TO: .
(Superintendent of school district or chief administrative officer of school)
FROM: .
(Requester's name/agency)
STUDENT: .
BASIS FOR REQUEST
... Juvenile delinquency investigation/prosecution
... Child protection assessment/investigation
... Investigation/filing of CHIPS or delinquency petition

REASON FOR REQUEST (requester must describe why information regarding existence of the data marked below is necessary to effectively serve the student) .

.

.

.

RESPONSE TO REQUEST

The school must indicate whether it has data on the student that document any activity or behavior marked by the requester.

INFORMATION REQUESTED (mark all that apply) RESPONSE
Indicate whether you have data that document the student's: (yes or no)
..... use of a controlled substance, alcohol, or tobacco ........
..... assaultive or threatening conduct as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32, subdivision 8 ........
..... possession or use of weapons or look-alike weapons ........
..... theft ........
..... vandalism and damage to property ........

CERTIFICATION: The undersigned certifies that the undersigned is a member of the juvenile justice system. The requested data are needed by the juvenile justice system so it may effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released. The undersigned will not disclose the information received to any other party, except as provided under state law, without prior written consent as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.38(b). The undersigned further certifies that the undersigned understands that by signing this request, the undersigned is subject to the penalties in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.09.

.

Signature/Title

Subd. 10.Education records; child with disability.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the frequency of inspection of the educational records of a child with a disability by the child's parent or guardian or by the child upon the child reaching the age of majority. An agency or institution may not charge a fee to search for or to retrieve the educational records. An agency or institution that receives a request for copies of the educational records of a child with a disability may charge a fee that reflects the costs of reproducing the records except when to do so would impair the ability of the child's parent or guardian, or the child who has reached the age of majority, to exercise their right to inspect and review those records.

Subd. 10a.Access to student records; school conferences.

(a) A parent or guardian of a student may designate an individual, defined under paragraph (c), to participate in a school conference involving the child of the parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must provide the school with prior written consent allowing the significant individual to participate in the conference and to receive any data on the child of the consenting parent or guardian that are necessary and relevant to the conference discussions. The consenting parent or guardian may withdraw consent, in writing, at any time.

(b) A school may accept the following form, or another consent to release student data form, as sufficient to meet the requirements of this subdivision:

"CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCES AND RECEIVE STUDENT DATA

I, ........................................... (Name of parent or guardian), as parent or guardian of ........................................... (Name of child), consent to allow ........................................... (Name of an individual) to participate in school conferences and receive student data relating to the above-named child, consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32, subdivision 10a. I understand that I may withdraw my consent, upon written request, at any time.

.
(Signature of parent or guardian)
.
(Date)"

(c) For purposes of this section, "an individual" means one additional adult designated by a child's parent or guardian to attend school-related activities and conferences.

Subd. 11.Data sharing; improving instruction.

The following educational data may be shared between the Department of Education and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education as authorized by Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.31 (a)(6), to analyze instruction in school districts for purposes of improvement:

(1) attendance data, including name of school or institution, school district, year or term of attendance, and term type;

(2) student demographic and enrollment data;

(3) academic performance and testing data; and

(4) special academic services received by a student.

Any analysis of or report on the data must contain only summary data.

13.321 PREKINDERGARTEN-GRADE 12 EDUCATIONAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 10 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify prekindergarten to grade 12 educational data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Curriculum and assessment; testing data.

Data sharing involving the statewide testing and reporting system is governed by sections 120B.30, subdivision 3, and 120B.31, subdivision 4.

Subd. 2a.School accountability.

Certain school accountability data are governed by section 120B.36, subdivisions 1, paragraph (e), and 2.

Subd. 3.Disposition orders received by schools.

Access to disposition orders received by schools is governed by section 121A.75.

Subd. 4.Student rights, responsibilities, and behavior.

(a) Immunization data. Data sharing involving immunization records is governed by section 121A.15, subdivision 7.

(b) Developmental screening. Data collected in early childhood developmental screening programs are classified under section 121A.18.

(c) Exclusions and expulsions. Data sharing involving exclusions and expulsions is classified under section 121A.53.

Subd. 5.Teachers; license reporting.

Data on certain teacher discharges and resignations reported under section 122A.20 are classified under that section.

Subd. 6.School district powers; energy efficiency projects.

Data involving energy efficiency project contracts are governed by section 123B.65, subdivision 10.

Subd. 7.Education programs.

(a) School readiness program. Data on a child participating in a school readiness program are classified under section 124D.15, subdivision 9.

(b) [Renumbered 13.461, subd 31]

(c) Performance tracking system. Data sharing related to the performance tracking system is governed by section 124D.52.

Subd. 8.Special education.

(a) Third party payment. Disclosure of student data to health plan companies is governed by section 125A.21, subdivision 7.

(b) Agency access. Agency access to data about a child with a disability is governed by section 125A.23.

(c) Interagency early intervention committees. Data sharing involving interagency early intervention committees is governed by sections 125A.027, subdivision 1, and 125A.30.

Subd. 9.High School League.

Data involving the High School League are governed by section 128C.17.

Subd. 10.Teacher data from value-added assessment model.

Data on individual teachers generated from a value-added assessment model are governed under section 120B.362.

13.3215 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Business data" is data described in section 13.591, subdivision 1, and includes the funded amount of the University of Minnesota's commitment to the investment to date, if any; the market value of the investment by the University of Minnesota; and the age of the investment in years.

(c) "Financial, business, or proprietary data" means data, as determined by the responsible authority for the University of Minnesota, that is of a financial, business, or proprietary nature, the release of which could cause competitive harm to the University of Minnesota, the legal entity in which the University of Minnesota has invested or has considered an investment, the managing entity of an investment, or a portfolio company in which the legal entity holds an interest.

(d) "Investment" means the investments by the University of Minnesota in the following private capital:

(1) venture capital and other private equity investment businesses through participation in limited partnerships, trusts, limited liability corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and corporations;

(2) real estate ownership interests or loans secured by mortgages or deeds of trust or shares of real estate investment trusts through investment in limited partnerships; and

(3) natural resource investments through limited partnerships, trusts, limited liability corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and corporations.

Subd. 2.Claims experience data.

Claims experience and all related information received from carriers and claims administrators participating in a University of Minnesota group health, dental, life, or disability insurance plan or the University of Minnesota workers' compensation program, and survey information collected from employees or students participating in these plans and programs, except when the university determines that release of the data will not be detrimental to the plan or program, are classified as nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9.

Subd. 3.Private equity investment data.

(a) Financial, business, or proprietary data collected, created, received, or maintained by the University of Minnesota in connection with investments are nonpublic data.

(b) The following data shall be public:

(1) the name of the general partners and the legal entity in which the University of Minnesota has invested;

(2) the amount of the university's initial commitment, and any subsequent commitments;

(3) quarterly reports which outline the aggregate investment performance achieved and the market value, and the fees and expenses paid in aggregate to general partner investment managers in each of the following specific asset classes: venture capital, private equity, distressed debt, private real estate, and natural resources;

(4) a description of all of the types of industry sectors the University of Minnesota is or has invested in, in each specific private equity asset class;

(5) the portfolio performance of University of Minnesota investments overall, including the number of investments, the total amount of the University of Minnesota commitments, the total current market value, and the return on the total investment portfolio; and

(6) the university's percentage ownership interest in a fund or investment entity in which the university is invested.

13.322 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1. Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify higher education data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Public postsecondary education; immunization files.

Data sharing of immunization records is governed by section 135A.14, subdivision 4.

Subd. 3.Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

(a) General. Data sharing involving the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and other institutions is governed by section 136A.05.

(b) Student financial aid. Data collected and used by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education on applicants for financial assistance are classified under section 136A.162.

(c) Minnesota college savings plan data. Account owner data, account data, and data on beneficiaries of accounts under the Minnesota college savings plan are classified under section 136G.05, subdivision 10.

(d) School financial records. Financial records submitted by schools registering with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education are classified under section 136A.64.

(e) Enrollment and financial aid data. Data collected from eligible institutions on student enrollment and federal and state financial aid are governed by sections 136A.121, subdivision 18, and 136A.1701, subdivision 11.

Subd. 4.Private career schools; inspection.

Data obtained from an inspection of the financial records of a school are governed by section 141.30.

Subd. 5.Use of Social Security numbers.

Certain restrictions on the use of Social Security numbers are governed by section 325E.59.

13.33 [Renumbered 13.601, subd 2]

GENERAL DATA

13.34 EXAMINATION DATA.

Data consisting solely of testing or examination materials, or scoring keys used solely to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in public service, or used to administer a licensing examination, or academic examination, the disclosure of which would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process are classified as nonpublic, except pursuant to court order. Completed versions of personnel, licensing, or academic examinations shall be accessible to the individual who completed the examination, unless the responsible authority determines that access would compromise the objectivity, fairness, or integrity of the examination process. Notwithstanding section 13.04, the responsible authority shall not be required to provide copies of completed examinations or answer keys to any individual who has completed an examination.

13.35 FEDERAL CONTRACTS DATA.

To the extent that a federal agency requires it as a condition for contracting with a government entity, all government data collected and maintained by the government entity because that agency contracts with the federal agency are classified as either private or nonpublic depending on whether the data are data on individuals or data not on individuals.

13.355 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.

Subdivision 1.General.

The Social Security numbers of individuals, whether provided in whole or in part, collected or maintained by a government entity are private data on individuals, except to the extent that access to the Social Security number is specifically authorized by law.

Subd. 2.County recorder or registrar of titles.

Subdivision 1 does not apply to Social Security numbers that appear in documents or records filed or recorded with the county recorder or registrar of titles, other than documents filed under section 600.23.

Subd. 3.Prohibition on use of Social Security number on face of mailings.

A government entity must not:

(1) mail or deliver or cause to be mailed or delivered an item that displays a Social Security number on the outside of the item or in a manner where the Social Security number is visible without opening the item; or

(2) require or request a person to mail or deliver or cause to be mailed or delivered an item that displays a Social Security number on the outside of the item or in a manner where the Social Security number is visible without opening the item.

13.36 [Renumbered 13.87, subd 2]

13.37 GENERAL NONPUBLIC DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.

(a) "Security information" means government data the disclosure of which would be likely to substantially jeopardize the security of information, possessions, individuals or property against theft, tampering, improper use, attempted escape, illegal disclosure, trespass, or physical injury. "Security information" includes crime prevention block maps and lists of volunteers who participate in community crime prevention programs and their home addresses and telephone numbers.

(b) "Trade secret information" means government data, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process (1) that was supplied by the affected individual or organization, (2) that is the subject of efforts by the individual or organization that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, and (3) that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.

(c) "Labor relations information" means management positions on economic and noneconomic items that have not been presented during the collective bargaining process or interest arbitration, including information specifically collected or created to prepare the management position.

(d) "Parking space leasing data" means the following government data on an applicant for, or lessee of, a parking space: residence address, home telephone number, beginning and ending work hours, place of employment, work telephone number, and location of the parking space.

Subd. 2.Classification.

The following government data is classified as nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9, and as private data with regard to data on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: Security information; trade secret information; sealed absentee ballots prior to opening by an election judge; sealed bids, including the number of bids received, prior to the opening of the bids; parking space leasing data; and labor relations information, provided that specific labor relations information which relates to a specific labor organization is classified as protected nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13.

Subd. 3.Data dissemination.

(a) Crime prevention block maps and names, home addresses, and telephone numbers of volunteers who participate in community crime prevention programs may be disseminated to volunteers participating in crime prevention programs. The location of a National Night Out event is public data.

(b) The responsible authority of a government entity in consultation with the appropriate chief law enforcement officer, emergency manager, or public health official, may make security information accessible to any person, entity, or the public if the government entity determines that the access will aid public health, promote public safety, or assist law enforcement.

13.38 [Renumbered 13.3805, subdivision 1]

HEALTH AND MEDICAL DATA

13.3805 PUBLIC HEALTH DATA.

Subdivision 1.Health data generally.

(a) Definitions. As used in this subdivision:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

(2) "Health data" means data on individuals created, collected, received, or maintained by the Department of Health, political subdivisions, or statewide systems relating to the identification, description, prevention, and control of disease or as part of an epidemiologic investigation the commissioner designates as necessary to analyze, describe, or protect the public health.

(b) Data on individuals. (1) Health data are private data on individuals. Notwithstanding section 13.05, subdivision 9, health data may not be disclosed except as provided in this subdivision and section 13.04.

(2) The commissioner or a local board of health as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 2, may disclose health data to the data subject's physician as necessary to locate or identify a case, carrier, or suspect case, to establish a diagnosis, to provide treatment, to identify persons at risk of illness, or to conduct an epidemiologic investigation.

(3) With the approval of the commissioner, health data may be disclosed to the extent necessary to assist the commissioner to locate or identify a case, carrier, or suspect case, to alert persons who may be threatened by illness as evidenced by epidemiologic data, to control or prevent the spread of serious disease, or to diminish an imminent threat to the public health.

(c) Health summary data. Summary data derived from data collected under section 145.413 may be provided under section 13.05, subdivision 7.

Subd. 2.Huntington's Disease data.

All data created, collected, received, or maintained by the commissioner of health on individuals relating to genetic counseling services for Huntington's Disease provided by the Department of Health are private data on individuals. The data may be permanently transferred from the department to the Hennepin County Medical Center, and once transferred, shall continue to be classified as private data on individuals.

Subd. 3.Office of Health Facility Complaints; investigative data.

Except for investigative data under section 626.556, all investigative data maintained by the Department of Health's Office of Health Facility Complaints are subject to provisions of and classified pursuant to section 626.557, subdivision 12b, paragraphs (b) to (d). Notwithstanding sections 626.556, subdivision 11, and 626.557, subdivision 12b, paragraph (b), data identifying an individual substantiated as the perpetrator are public data. For purposes of this subdivision, an individual is substantiated as the perpetrator if the commissioner of health determines that the individual is the perpetrator and the determination of the commissioner is upheld after the individual either exercises applicable administrative appeal rights or fails to exercise these rights within the time allowed by law.

Subd. 4.Drinking water testing data.

Data maintained by the Department of Health or community public water systems that identify the address of the testing site and the name, address, and telephone number of residential homeowners of each specific site that is tested for lead and copper as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's lead and copper rule, and the department's drinking water protection program are private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

13.3806 PUBLIC HEALTH DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1. Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify data on public health as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 1a.Death investigation data.

Data gathered by the commissioner of health to identify the body of a person believed to have died due to a declared emergency as defined in section 12.03, subdivision 1e, the circumstances of death, and disposition of the body are classified in and may be released according to section 12.381, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.Certain epidemiologic studies.

Use of data collected by the commissioner of health under sections 176.234, 268.19, and 270B.14, subdivision 11, is governed by section 144.0525.

Subd. 3.Public health studies.

Data held by the commissioner of health in connection with public health studies are classified under section 144.053.

Subd. 4.Vital statistics.

(a) Parents' Social Security number; birth record. Parents' Social Security numbers provided for a child's birth record are classified under section 144.215, subdivision 4.

(b) Foundling registration. The report of the finding of an infant of unknown parentage is classified under section 144.216, subdivision 2.

(c) New record of birth. In circumstances in which a new record of birth may be issued under section 144.218, the original record of birth is classified as provided in that section.

(d) Vital records. Physical access to vital records is governed by section 144.225, subdivision 1.

(e) Birth record of child of unmarried parents. Access to the birth record of a child whose parents were not married to each other when the child was conceived or born is governed by sections 144.225, subdivisions 2 and 4, and 257.73.

(f) Health data for birth registration. Health data collected for birth registration or fetal death reporting are classified under section 144.225, subdivision 2a.

(g) Birth record; sharing. Sharing of birth record data and data prepared under section 257.75, is governed by section 144.225, subdivision 2b.

(h) Group purchaser identity for birth registration. Classification of and access to the identity of a group purchaser collected in association with birth registration is governed by section 144.225, subdivision 6.

Subd. 4a.Birth defects information system.

Information collected for the birth defects information system is governed by section 144.2217.

Subd. 5.School health records.

(a) Student health data. Data collected for the health record of a school child are governed by section 144.29.

(b) Tuberculosis screening. Access to health records of persons enrolled in or employed by a school or school district for tuberculosis screening purposes is governed by section 144.441, subdivision 8.

Subd. 6.Health records.

Access to health records is governed by sections 144.291 to 144.298.

Subd. 7.Immunization data.

Sharing of immunization data is governed by section 144.3351.

Subd. 8.Hepatitis B maternal carrier.

Sharing of information regarding the hepatitis B infection status of a newborn's mother is governed by section 144.3352.

Subd. 9.Human leukocyte antigen type registry.

Data identifying a person and the person's human leukocyte antigen type which is maintained by a government entity are classified under section 144.336, subdivision 1.

Subd. 10.Health threat procedures.

Data in a health directive issued by the commissioner of health or a board of health are classified in section 144.4186.

Subd. 10a.Isolation or quarantine directive.

Data in a directive issued by the commissioner of health under section 144.4195, subdivision 2, to isolate or quarantine a person or group of persons are classified in section 144.4195, subdivision 6.

Subd. 11.Tuberculosis health threat.

Data collected by the commissioner of health in connection with a tuberculosis health threat are classified under section 144.4813.

Subd. 12.Epidemiologic data.

Epidemiologic data that identify individuals are classified under section 144.6581.

Subd. 13.Traumatic injury.

Data on individuals with a brain or spinal injury collected by the commissioner of health are classified under section 144.665.

Subd. 14.Cancer surveillance system.

Data on individuals collected by the cancer surveillance system are classified pursuant to section 144.69.

Subd. 15.Blood-borne pathogens.

Data sharing between the emergency medical services agency and facilities is governed by section 144.7402, subdivision 3.

Subd. 16.Test information.

Information concerning test results is governed by section 144.7411.

Subd. 17.Lead exposure.

Data on individuals exposed to lead in their residences are classified under sections 144.9502, subdivision 9, and 144.9504, subdivision 2.

Subd. 18.Terminated pregnancies.

Disclosure of reports of terminated pregnancies made to the commissioner of health is governed by section 145.413, subdivision 1.

Subd. 19.

[Repealed, 2001 c 211 s 4]

Subd. 19a.Maternal death.

Access to and classification of medical data and health records related to maternal death studies are governed by section 145.901.

Subd. 20.Hazardous substance exposure.

Disclosure of data related to hazardous substance exposure is governed by section 145.94.

13.381 HEALTH REGULATORY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 17 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify health regulatory data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Health occupations data.

(a) Health-related licensees and registrants. The collection, analysis, reporting, and use of data on individuals licensed or registered by the commissioner of health or health-related licensing boards are governed by sections 144.051, subdivision 2, and 144.052.

(b) Health services personnel. Data collected by the commissioner of health for the database on health services personnel are classified under section 144.1485.

Subd. 3.Nursing home residents.

Access to certain data on assessments of care and services to nursing home residents is governed by section 144.0721, subdivision 2.

Subd. 4.Rural hospital grants.

Financial data on individual hospitals under the rural hospital grant program are classified under section 144.147, subdivision 5.

Subd. 5.Certain health inspections.

Disclosure of certain data received by the commissioner of health under sections 144.50 to 144.56 is governed by section 144.58.

Subd. 6.Public hospital meetings.

Data from a closed meeting of a public hospital are classified under section 144.581, subdivision 5.

Subd. 7.Medical malpractice claims reports.

Reports of medical malpractice claims submitted by an insurer to the commissioner of health under section 144.693 are classified as provided in section 144.693, subdivisions 1 and 2.

Subd. 7a.Facility requirements.

Data provided to, filed with, or created or obtained by the commissioner of health under section 144.7065 are classified as provided in section 144.7065, subdivision 10.

Subd. 8.Health test results.

Health test results obtained under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 are classified under section 144.7411.

Subd. 9.Nursing home noncompliance.

Data from correction orders of or notices of noncompliance by nursing homes are governed under section 144A.10.

Subd. 10.Home care and hospice provider.

Data regarding a home care provider under sections 144A.43 to 144A.47 are governed by section 144A.45. Data regarding a hospice provider under sections 144A.75 to 144A.755 are governed by sections 144A.752 and 144A.754.

Subd. 11.Health facility complaints.

Information gathered by the director of the Office of Health Facility Complaints is classified under section 144A.53, subdivision 3.

Subd. 12.Ambulance service data.

Data required to be reported by ambulance services under section 144E.123 are classified under that section.

Subd. 13.Review organization data.

Disclosure of data and information acquired by a review organization as defined in section 145.61, subdivision 5, is governed by section 145.64.

Subd. 14.Family planning grants.

Information gathered under section 145.925 is classified under section 145.925, subdivision 6.

Subd. 15.Mortuary science interns.

Data collected in case reports filed with the commissioner of health by mortuary science interns are classified under section 149A.20, subdivision 6.

Subd. 16.Funeral establishments.

Data on individuals in annual reports required of certain funeral establishments are classified under section 149A.97, subdivision 11.

Subd. 16a.Prescription electronic reporting system.

Access to data in the prescription electronic reporting system is governed by section 152.126.

Subd. 17.Technology assistance review panel.

Data maintained by the technology assistance review panel under section 256.9691, subdivision 6, are classified under that section.

Subd. 18.Rural health cooperatives.

Data collected from health plan companies and providers for purposes of approval of rural health cooperative arrangements are classified under section 62R.09.

13.383 HEALTH OCCUPATIONS INVESTIGATIVE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 16 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify health occupations investigative data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.EMT, EMT-I, EMT-P, or first responders.

Reports of emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, emergency medical technician-paramedic, or first responder misconduct are classified under section 144E.305, subdivision 3.

Subd. 3.Unlicensed practitioners.

Data relating to investigations and disciplinary actions under section 146A.06 are governed by subdivision 2 of that section.

Subd. 4.Physicians.

(a) Disciplinary data generally. Data held by the Board of Medical Practice in connection with disciplinary matters are classified under section 147.01, subdivision 4. The administrative record of any disciplinary action taken by the Board of Medical Practice under sections 147.01 to 147.22 is sealed upon judicial review as provided in section 147.151.

(b) Required examinations; physician's medical record. Data obtained by the Board of Medical Practice when requiring a mental or physical examination of a physician or when accessing a physician's medical records are classified under section 147.091, subdivision 6.

(c) Sexual misconduct. Certain data relating to sexual misconduct are classified under section 147.092.

(d) Reports of violations. Certain reports of violations submitted to the Board of Medical Practice are classified under section 147.121.

(e) Patient medical records. Patient medical records provided to the Board of Medical Practice under section 147.131 are classified under that section.

Subd. 5.Physician assistants.

(a) Required examinations; physician assistant's medical records. Data obtained by the Medical Practices Board when requiring a mental or physical examination of a physician assistant or when accessing a physician assistant's medical records are classified under section 147A.13, subdivision 6.

(b) Sharing complaint information. Sharing of complaint information regarding a physician assistant is governed by section 147A.26.

Subd. 6.Chiropractors.

Data of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the peer review committee are classified under sections 148.10, subdivision 1, and 148.106, subdivision 10.

Subd. 7.Nurses.

(a) Required examinations; nurse's medical records. Data obtained by the Board of Nursing when requiring a mental or physical examination of a nurse or when accessing a nurse's medical records are classified under section 148.261, subdivision 5.

(b) Reports of violations. Certain reports of violations submitted to the Board of Nursing are classified under section 148.264.

(c) Patient medical records. Medical records of a patient cared for by a nurse who is under review by the Board of Nursing are classified under sections 148.191, subdivision 2, and 148.265.

(d) Records of nurse disciplinary action. The administrative records of any disciplinary action taken by the Board of Nursing under sections 148.171 to 148.285 are sealed upon judicial review as provided in section 148.266.

Subd. 8.Psychologists and psychological practitioners.

Client records of a patient cared for by a psychologist or psychological practitioner who is under review by the Board of Psychology are classified under section 148.941, subdivision 4. Data obtained by the Board of Psychology when requiring a mental, physical, or chemical dependency examination or evaluation of a regulated individual or when accessing the medical records of a regulated individual are classified under section 148.941, subdivision 8.

Subd. 9.Marriage and family therapists.

(a) Disciplinary data generally. Data held by the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy in connection with disciplinary matters are classified under sections 148B.04 and 148B.175, subdivisions 2 and 5.

(b) Reports of violations. Certain reports of violations submitted to the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy are classified under section 148B.08.

(c) Client records. Client records of a patient cared for by a marriage and family therapist who is under review by the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy are classified under sections 148B.09 and 148B.11.

Subd. 10.Social workers.

(a) Disciplinary data generally. Data held by the Board of Social Work in connection with disciplinary matters are classified under sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.

(b) Reports of violations. Certain reports of violations submitted to the Board of Social Work are classified under sections 148D.240 to 148D.250.

(c) Client records. Client records of a patient cared for by a social worker who is under review by the Board of Social Work are classified under section 148D.230.

Subd. 11.

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Subd. 11a.Alcohol and drug counselor licensing; sharing.

Sharing of data collected for licensing of alcohol and drug counselors is governed by section 148C.099, subdivision 2.

Subd. 12.Mortuary science practitioners.

Data on investigations and disciplinary actions of mortuary science practitioners by the commissioner of health are classified under section 149A.04, subdivision 5.

Subd. 13.Dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants.

(a) Required examinations; medical records. Data obtained by the Board of Dentistry when requiring a mental or physical examination of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant or when accessing the medical records of a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant are classified under sections 150A.08, subdivisions 5 and 6, and 150A.081.

(b) Patient records. Patient records of a patient cared for by a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant who is under review by the Board of Dentistry are classified under section 150A.081.

(c) Investigative data. Reports submitted to the Board of Dentistry containing information about violations are classified under section 150A.14.

Subd. 14.Doctors of podiatric medicine.

(a) Patient records. Patient records of a patient cared for by a doctor of podiatric medicine who is under review by the Board of Podiatric Medicine are classified under section 153.20.

(b) Access to doctor's medical data. Access to the medical data of a doctor of podiatric medicine who is under review by the Board of Podiatric Medicine is governed by section 153.21, subdivision 2.

Subd. 15.Hearing instrument dispensers.

(a) Sharing complaint information. Sharing of complaint information regarding a hearing instrument dispenser is governed by section 153A.15, subdivision 3.

(b) Medical records. Medical records obtained by the commissioner of health in the course of reviewing a hearing instrument dispenser are classified under section 153A.15, subdivision 3a.

Subd. 16.Veterinarians.

(a) Client records. Veterinary records on clients of a veterinarian who is under review by the Board of Veterinary Medicine are classified under section 156.082.

(b) Required examinations; veterinarian's medical record. Data obtained by the Board of Veterinary Medicine when requiring a mental or physical examination of a veterinarian or when accessing the veterinarian's medical records are classified under section 156.125.

13.384 MEDICAL DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

As used in this section:

(a) "Directory information" means name of the patient, date admitted, and general condition.

(b) "Medical data" means data collected because an individual was or is a patient or client of a hospital, nursing home, medical center, clinic, health or nursing agency operated by a government entity including business and financial records, data provided by private health care facilities, and data provided by or about relatives of the individual.

Subd. 2.Public hospitals; directory information.

(a) During the time that a person is a patient in a hospital operated by a government entity under legal commitment, directory information is public data. After the person is released by termination of the person's legal commitment, the directory information is private data on individuals.

(b) If a person is a patient other than pursuant to commitment in a hospital controlled by a government entity, directory information is public data unless the patient requests otherwise, in which case it is private data on individuals.

(c) Directory information about an emergency patient who is unable to communicate which is public under this subdivision shall not be released until a reasonable effort is made to notify the next of kin or health care agent. Although an individual has requested that directory information be private, the hospital may release directory information to a law enforcement agency pursuant to a lawful investigation pertaining to that individual.

Subd. 3.Classification of medical data.

Unless the data is summary data or a statute specifically provides a different classification, medical data are private but are available only to the subject of the data as provided in sections 144.291 to 144.298, and shall not be disclosed to others except:

(a) pursuant to section 13.05;

(b) pursuant to section 253B.0921;

(c) pursuant to a valid court order;

(d) to administer federal funds or programs;

(e) to the surviving spouse, parents, children, siblings, and health care agent of a deceased patient or client or, if there are no surviving spouse, parents, children, siblings, or health care agent to the surviving heirs of the nearest degree of kindred;

(f) to communicate a patient's or client's condition to a family member, health care agent, or other appropriate person in accordance with acceptable medical practice, unless the patient or client directs otherwise; or

(g) as otherwise required by law.

13.385 [Renumbered 13.3805, subd 2]

13.386 TREATMENT OF GENETIC INFORMATION HELD BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND OTHER PERSONS.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

(a) "Genetic information" means information about an identifiable individual derived from the presence, absence, alteration, or mutation of a gene, or the presence or absence of a specific DNA or RNA marker, which has been obtained from an analysis of:

(1) the individual's biological information or specimen; or

(2) the biological information or specimen of a person to whom the individual is related.

(b) "Genetic information" also means medical or biological information collected from an individual about a particular genetic condition that is or might be used to provide medical care to that individual or the individual's family members.

Subd. 2. Private data.

Genetic information held by a government entity is private data on individuals as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12.

Subd. 3. Collection, storage, use, and dissemination of genetic information.

Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, genetic information about an individual:

(1) may be collected by a government entity, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 7a, or any other person only with the written informed consent of the individual;

(2) may be used only for purposes to which the individual has given written informed consent;

(3) may be stored only for a period of time to which the individual has given written informed consent; and

(4) may be disseminated only:

(i) with the individual's written informed consent; or

(ii) if necessary in order to accomplish purposes described by clause (2). A consent to disseminate genetic information under item (i) must be signed and dated. Unless otherwise provided by law, such a consent is valid for one year or for a lesser period specified in the consent.

History:

2006 c 253 s 4

ATTORNEY, AUDIT, AND INVESTIGATIVE DATA

13.39 CIVIL INVESTIGATION.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

A "pending civil legal action" includes but is not limited to judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings. Whether a civil legal action is pending shall be determined by the chief attorney acting for the government entity.

Subd. 2.Civil actions.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), data collected by a government entity as part of an active investigation undertaken for the purpose of the commencement or defense of a pending civil legal action, or which are retained in anticipation of a pending civil legal action, are classified as protected nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, in the case of data not on individuals and confidential pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, in the case of data on individuals. Any government entity may make any data classified as confidential or protected nonpublic pursuant to this subdivision accessible to any person, agency or the public if the government entity determines that the access will aid the law enforcement process, promote public health or safety or dispel widespread rumor or unrest.

(b) A complainant has access to a statement provided by the complainant to a government entity under paragraph (a).

Subd. 2a.Disclosure of data.

During the time when a civil legal action is determined to be pending under subdivision 1, any person may bring an action in the district court in the county where the data are maintained to obtain disclosure of data classified as confidential or protected nonpublic under subdivision 2. The court may order that all or part of the data be released to the public or to the person bringing the action. In making the determination whether data shall be disclosed, the court shall consider whether the benefit to the person bringing the action or to the public outweighs any harm to the public, the government entity, or any person identified in the data. The data in dispute shall be examined by the court in camera.

Subd. 3.Inactive investigative data.

Inactive civil investigative data are public, unless the release of the data would jeopardize another pending civil legal action, and except for those portions of a civil investigative file that are classified as not public data by this chapter or other law. Any civil investigative data presented as evidence in court or made part of a court record shall be public. Civil investigative data become inactive upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(1) a decision by the government entity or by the chief attorney acting for the government entity not to pursue the civil action;

(2) expiration of the time to file a complaint under the statute of limitations or agreement applicable to the civil action; or

(3) exhaustion of or expiration of rights of appeal by either party to the civil action.

Data determined to be inactive under clause (1) may become active if the government entity or its attorney decides to renew the civil action.

13.391 [Renumbered 13.821]

13.392 INTERNAL AUDITING DATA.

Subdivision 1.Confidential data or protected nonpublic data.

Data, notes, and preliminary drafts of reports created, collected, and maintained by the internal audit offices of government entities, or persons performing audits for government entities, and relating to an audit or investigation are confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data until the final report has been published or the audit or investigation is no longer being pursued actively, except that the data shall be disclosed as required to comply with section 6.67 or 609.456. This section does not limit in any way:

(1) the state auditor's access to government data of political subdivisions or data, notes, or preliminary drafts of reports of persons performing audits for political subdivisions; or

(2) the public or a data subject's access to data classified by section 13.43.

Subd. 2.Private data on individuals.

Data on an individual supplying information for an audit or investigation, that could reasonably be used to determine the individual's identity, are private data on individuals if the information supplied was needed for an audit or investigation and would not have been provided to the internal audit office or person performing audits without an assurance to the individual that the individual's identity would remain private.

13.393 ATTORNEYS.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and section 15.17, the use, collection, storage, and dissemination of data by an attorney acting in a professional capacity for a government entity shall be governed by statutes, rules, and professional standards concerning discovery, production of documents, introduction of evidence, and professional responsibility; provided that this section shall not be construed to affect the applicability of any statute, other than this chapter and section 15.17, which specifically requires or prohibits disclosure of specific information by the attorney, nor shall this section be construed to relieve any responsible authority, other than the attorney, from duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter and section 15.17.

LIBRARY DATA

13.40 LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL DATA.

Subdivision 1.Records subject to this chapter.

(a) For purposes of this section, "historical records repository" means an archives or manuscript repository operated by a government entity whose purpose is to collect and maintain data to further the history of a geographic or subject area. The term does not include the state archives as defined in section 138.17, subdivision 1, clause (5).

(b) Data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by a library or historical records repository operated by a government entity shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Subd. 2.Private data; library borrowers.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the following data maintained by a library are private data on individuals and may not be disclosed for other than library purposes except pursuant to a court order:

(1) data that link a library patron's name with materials requested or borrowed by the patron or that link a patron's name with a specific subject about which the patron has requested information or materials; or

(2) data in applications for borrower cards, other than the name of the borrower.

(b) A library may release reserved materials to a family member or other person who resides with a library patron and who is picking up the material on behalf of the patron. A patron may request that reserved materials be released only to the patron.

Subd. 3.Nongovernmental data.

Data held in the custody of a historical records repository that were not originally created, received, maintained, or disseminated by a government entity are not government data. These data are accessible to the public unless:

(1) the data are contributed by private persons under an agreement that restricts access, to the extent of any lawful limitation; or

(2) access would significantly endanger the physical or organizational integrity of the data.

13.401 LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The section referred to in subdivision 2 is codified outside this chapter. That section places a restriction on access to government data.

Subd. 2.Restrictions on access to archives records.

Limitations on access to records transferred to the state archives are provided in section 138.17, subdivision 1c.

LICENSING DATA

13.41 LICENSING DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

As used in this section "licensing agency" means any board, department or agency of this state which is given the statutory authority to issue professional or other types of licenses, except the various agencies primarily administered by the commissioner of human services. Data pertaining to persons or agencies licensed or registered under authority of the commissioner of human services shall be administered pursuant to section 13.46.

Subd. 2.Private data; designated addresses and telephone numbers.

(a) The following data collected, created or maintained by any licensing agency are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: data, other than their names and designated addresses, submitted by applicants for licenses; the identity of complainants who have made reports concerning licensees or applicants which appear in inactive complaint data unless the complainant consents to the disclosure; the nature or content of unsubstantiated complaints when the information is not maintained in anticipation of legal action; the identity of patients whose medical records are received by any health licensing agency for purposes of review or in anticipation of a contested matter; inactive investigative data relating to violations of statutes or rules; and the record of any disciplinary proceeding except as limited by subdivision 5.

(b) An applicant for a license shall designate on the application a residence or business address and telephone number at which the applicant can be contacted in connection with the license application. A licensee shall designate a residence or business address and telephone number at which the licensee can be contacted in connection with the license. By designating an address under this paragraph other than a residence address, the applicant or licensee consents to accept personal service of process by service on the licensing agency for legal or administrative proceedings. The licensing agency shall mail a copy of the documents to the applicant or licensee at the last known residence address.

Subd. 3.Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.

The following government data of the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training are private data:

(1) home addresses of licensees and applicants for licenses; and

(2) data that identify the government entity that employs a licensed peace officer.

The board may disseminate private data on applicants and licensees as is necessary to administer law enforcement licensure or to provide data under section 626.845, subdivision 1, to law enforcement agencies who are conducting employment background investigations.

Subd. 4.Confidential data.

The following data collected, created or maintained by any licensing agency are classified as confidential, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3: active investigative data relating to the investigation of complaints against any licensee.

Subd. 5.Public data.

Licensing agency minutes, application data on licensees except nondesignated addresses, orders for hearing, findings of fact, conclusions of law and specification of the final disciplinary action contained in the record of the disciplinary action are classified as public, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15. The entire record concerning the disciplinary proceeding is public data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15, in those instances where there is a public hearing concerning the disciplinary action. If the licensee and the licensing agency agree to resolve a complaint without a hearing, the agreement and the specific reasons for the agreement are public data. The license numbers, the license status, and continuing education records issued or maintained by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training are classified as public data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15.

Subd. 6.Releasing data.

Any licensing agency may make any data classified as private or confidential pursuant to this section accessible to an appropriate person or agency if the licensing agency determines that failure to make the data accessible is likely to create a clear and present danger to public health or safety.

13.411 LICENSING DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 8 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify licensing data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Home care providers.

Data from criminal background studies of the owner or managerial official of a home care provider that are given to the commissioner of health are classified under section 144A.46, subdivision 5.

Subd. 3.Unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioners and clients.

Data obtained by the commissioner of health on unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioners and clients are classified under sections 146A.06 and 146A.08.

Subd. 4.Marriage and family therapists.

Residence addresses and telephone numbers of marriage and family therapist licensees are classified under section 148B.04, subdivision 6.

Subd. 5.Social workers.

Residence addresses and telephone numbers of social worker licensees are classified under chapter 148D.

Subd. 6.Practitioners of mortuary science.

(a) Mortuary science. Data submitted to the commissioner of health for a license, reciprocal license, or renewal of a license to practice mortuary science are classified under sections 149A.20, subdivision 13, 149A.30, subdivision 7, and 149A.40, subdivision 10.

(b) Operation of funeral establishment. Data submitted to the commissioner of health for a license or renewal of a license to operate a funeral establishment are classified under sections 149A.50, subdivision 9, and 149A.51, subdivision 9.

(c) Operation of a crematory. Data submitted to the commissioner of health for a license or renewal of a license to operate a crematory are classified under sections 149A.52, subdivision 8, and 149A.53, subdivision 8.

Subd. 7.Examining and licensing boards.

(a) Health licensing boards. Data held by health licensing boards are classified under sections 214.10, subdivision 8, and 214.25, subdivision 1.

(b) Combined boards data. Data held by licensing boards participating in a health professional services program are classified under sections 214.34 and 214.35.

Subd. 8.Private detective license.

Certain data on applicants for licensure as private detectives are classified under section 326.3382, subdivision 3.

Subd. 9. Board of Accountancy.

Data relating to disciplinary proceedings involving licensees of the Board of Accountancy are classified under section 326A.08, subdivision 2.

13.42 [Renumbered 13.384]

PERSONNEL; SALARY BENEFIT DATA

13.43 PERSONNEL DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

As used in this section, "personnel data" means data on individuals collected because the individual is or was an employee of or an applicant for employment by, performs services on a voluntary basis for, or acts as an independent contractor with a government entity. Personnel data includes data submitted by an employee to a government entity as part of an organized self-evaluation effort by the government entity to request suggestions from all employees on ways to cut costs, make government more efficient, or improve the operation of government. An employee who is identified in a suggestion shall have access to all data in the suggestion except the identity of the employee making the suggestion.

Subd. 2.Public data.

(a) Except for employees described in subdivision 5 and subject to the limitations described in subdivision 5a, the following personnel data on current and former employees, volunteers, and independent contractors of a government entity is public:

(1) name; employee identification number, which must not be the employee's Social Security number; actual gross salary; salary range; contract fees; actual gross pension; the value and nature of employer paid fringe benefits; and the basis for and the amount of any added remuneration, including expense reimbursement, in addition to salary;

(2) job title and bargaining unit; job description; education and training background; and previous work experience;

(3) date of first and last employment;

(4) the existence and status of any complaints or charges against the employee, regardless of whether the complaint or charge resulted in a disciplinary action;

(5) the final disposition of any disciplinary action together with the specific reasons for the action and data documenting the basis of the action, excluding data that would identify confidential sources who are employees of the public body;

(6) the terms of any agreement settling any dispute arising out of an employment relationship, including a buyout agreement as defined in section 123B.143, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); except that the agreement must include specific reasons for the agreement if it involves the payment of more than $10,000 of public money;

(7) work location; a work telephone number; badge number; and honors and awards received; and

(8) payroll time sheets or other comparable data that are only used to account for employee's work time for payroll purposes, except to the extent that release of time sheet data would reveal the employee's reasons for the use of sick or other medical leave or other not public data.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a final disposition occurs when the government entity makes its final decision about the disciplinary action, regardless of the possibility of any later proceedings or court proceedings. In the case of arbitration proceedings arising under collective bargaining agreements, a final disposition occurs at the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings, or upon the failure of the employee to elect arbitration within the time provided by the collective bargaining agreement. Final disposition includes a resignation by an individual when the resignation occurs after the final decision of the government entity, or arbitrator.

(c) The government entity may display a photograph of a current or former employee to a prospective witness as part of the government entity's investigation of any complaint or charge against the employee.

(d) A complainant has access to a statement provided by the complainant to a government entity in connection with a complaint or charge against an employee.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), upon completion of an investigation of a complaint or charge against a public official, or if a public official resigns or is terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is pending, all data relating to the complaint or charge are public, unless access to the data would jeopardize an active investigation or reveal confidential sources. For purposes of this paragraph, "public official" means:

(1) the head of a state agency and deputy and assistant state agency heads;

(2) members of boards or commissions required by law to be appointed by the governor or other elective officers; and

(3) executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, or institutions within state government.

Subd. 2a.Data disclosure by statewide pension plans.

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, with respect to data collected and maintained on members, survivors, and beneficiaries by statewide retirement systems that is classified as public data in accordance with subdivision 2, those retirement systems may be only required to disclose name, gross pension, and type of benefit awarded, except as required by sections 13.03, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 13.05, subdivisions 4 and 9.

Subd. 3.Applicant data.

Except for applicants described in subdivision 5, the following personnel data on current and former applicants for employment by a government entity is public: veteran status; relevant test scores; rank on eligible list; job history; education and training; and work availability. Names of applicants shall be private data except when certified as eligible for appointment to a vacancy or when applicants are considered by the appointing authority to be finalists for a position in public employment. For purposes of this subdivision, "finalist" means an individual who is selected to be interviewed by the appointing authority prior to selection.

Subd. 4.Other data.

All other personnel data is private data on individuals but may be released pursuant to a court order. Data pertaining to an employee's dependents are private data on individuals.

Subd. 5.Undercover law enforcement officer.

All personnel data maintained by a government entity relating to an individual employed as or an applicant for employment as an undercover law enforcement officer are private data on individuals. When the individual is no longer assigned to an undercover position, the data described in subdivisions 2 and 3 become public unless the law enforcement agency determines that revealing the data would threaten the personal safety of the officer or jeopardize an active investigation.

Subd. 5a.Limitation on disclosure of certain personnel data.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the following data relating to employees of a secure treatment facility defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 18a, employees of a state correctional facility, or employees of the Department of Corrections directly involved in supervision of offenders in the community, shall not be disclosed to facility patients, corrections inmates, or other individuals who facility or correction administrators reasonably believe will use the information to harass, intimidate, or assault any of these employees: place where previous education or training occurred; place of prior employment; and payroll timesheets or other comparable data, to the extent that disclosure of payroll timesheets or other comparable data may disclose future work assignments, home address or telephone number, the location of an employee during nonwork hours, or the location of an employee's immediate family members.

Subd. 6.Access by labor organizations.

Personnel data may be disseminated to labor organizations to the extent that the responsible authority determines that the dissemination is necessary to conduct elections, notify employees of fair share fee assessments, and implement the provisions of chapters 179 and 179A. Personnel data shall be disseminated to labor organizations and to the Bureau of Mediation Services to the extent the dissemination is ordered or authorized by the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services.

Subd. 7.Employee assistance data.

All data created, collected or maintained by a government entity to administer employee assistance programs similar to the one authorized by section 43A.319 are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12. This section shall not be interpreted to authorize the establishment of employee assistance programs.

Subd. 8.Harassment data.

When allegations of sexual or other types of harassment are made against an employee, the employee does not have access to data that would identify the complainant or other witnesses if the responsible authority determines that the employee's access to that data would:

(1) threaten the personal safety of the complainant or a witness; or

(2) subject the complainant or witness to harassment.

If a disciplinary proceeding is initiated against the employee, data on the complainant or witness shall be available to the employee as may be necessary for the employee to prepare for the proceeding.

Subd. 9.Peer counseling debriefing data.

(a) Data acquired by a peer group member in a public safety peer counseling debriefing is private data on the person being debriefed.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "public safety peer counseling debriefing" means a group process oriented debriefing session held for peace officers, firefighters, medical emergency persons, dispatchers, or other persons involved with public safety emergency services, that is established by any government entity providing public safety emergency services and is designed to help a person who has suffered an occupation-related traumatic event begin the process of healing and effectively dealing with posttraumatic stress.

Subd. 10.Prohibition on agreements limiting disclosure or discussion of personnel data.

(a) A government entity may not enter into an agreement settling a dispute arising out of the employment relationship with the purpose or effect of limiting access to or disclosure of personnel data or limiting the discussion of information or opinions related to personnel data. An agreement or portion of an agreement that violates this paragraph is void and unenforceable.

(b) Paragraph (a) applies to the following, but only to the extent that the data or information could otherwise be made accessible to the public:

(1) an agreement not to discuss, publicize, or comment on personnel data or information;

(2) an agreement that limits the ability of the subject of personnel data to release or consent to the release of data; or

(3) any other provision of an agreement that has the effect of limiting the disclosure or discussion of information that could otherwise be made accessible to the public, except a provision that limits the ability of an employee to release or discuss private data that identifies other employees.

(c) Paragraph (a) also applies to a court order that contains terms or conditions prohibited by paragraph (a).

Subd. 11.Protection of employee or others.

(a) If the responsible authority or designee of a government entity reasonably determines that the release of personnel data is necessary to protect an employee from harm to self or to protect another person who may be harmed by the employee, data that are relevant to the concerns for safety may be released as provided in this subdivision.

(b) The data may be released:

(1) to the person who may be harmed and to an attorney representing the person when the data are relevant to obtaining a restraining order;

(2) to a prepetition screening team conducting an investigation of the employee under section 253B.07, subdivision 1; or

(3) to a court, law enforcement agency, or prosecuting authority.

(c) Section 13.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), applies to data released under this subdivision, except to the extent that the data have a more restrictive classification in the possession of the agency or authority that receives the data. If the person who may be harmed or the person's attorney receives data under this subdivision, the data may be used or released further only to the extent necessary to protect the person from harm.

Subd. 12.Sharing of law enforcement personnel background investigation data.

A law enforcement agency shall share data from a background investigation done under section 626.87 with the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board or with a law enforcement agency doing an investigation of the subject of the data under section 626.87.

Subd. 13.Dissemination of data to Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Private personnel data must be disclosed to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for the purpose of administration of the unemployment benefits program under chapter 268.

Subd. 14.Maltreatment data.

When a report of alleged maltreatment of a student in a school facility, as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), is made to the commissioner of education under section 626.556, data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are collected by the school facility about the person alleged to have committed maltreatment must be provided to the commissioner of education upon request for purposes of an assessment or investigation of the maltreatment report. Data received by the commissioner of education pursuant to these assessments or investigations are classified under section 626.556.

Subd. 15.Dissemination of data to law enforcement.

Private personnel data, or data on employees that are confidential data under section 13.39, may be disseminated to a law enforcement agency for the purpose of reporting a crime or alleged crime committed by an employee, or for the purpose of assisting law enforcement in the investigation of a crime committed or allegedly committed by an employee.

Subd. 16.School district or charter school disclosure of violence or inappropriate sexual contact.

The superintendent of a school district or the superintendent's designee, or a person having administrative control of a charter school, must release to a requesting school district or charter school private personnel data on a current or former employee related to acts of violence toward or sexual contact with a student, if an investigation conducted by or on behalf of the school district or law enforcement affirmed the allegations in writing prior to release and the investigation resulted in the resignation of the subject of the data.

Subd. 17.Continuity of operations.

Personal home contact information may be used to ensure that an employee can be reached in the event of an emergency or other disruption affecting continuity of operation of a government entity. An employee's personal home contact information may be shared with another government entity in the event of an emergency or other disruption to ensure continuity of operation of either government entity.

Subd. 18.Private personnel data.

Private personnel data of state employees must be disclosed to the Department of Administration for the purpose of administration of the workers' compensation program as provided in chapter 176.

13.435 SALARY BENEFIT SURVEY DATA.

Salary and personnel benefit survey data purchased from consulting firms, nonprofit corporations or associations or obtained from employers with the written understanding that the data shall not be made public which is maintained by government entities are classified as nonpublic pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9.

PROPERTY DATA

13.44 PROPERTY DATA.

Subdivision 1.Real property; complaint data.

The identities of individuals who register complaints with government entities concerning violations of state laws or local ordinances concerning the use of real property are classified as confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3.

Subd. 2.Real property; building code violations.

Code violation records pertaining to a particular parcel of real property and the buildings, improvements, and dwelling units located on it that are kept by any state, county, or city agency charged by the governing body of the appropriate government entity with the responsibility for enforcing a state, county, or city health, housing, building, fire prevention, or housing maintenance code are public data; except as otherwise provided by section 13.39, subdivision 2; 13.44; or 13.82, subdivision 7.

Subd. 3.Real property; appraisal data.

(a) Confidential or protected nonpublic data. Estimated or appraised values of individual parcels of real property that are made by personnel of a government entity or by independent appraisers acting for a government entity for the purpose of selling or acquiring land through purchase or condemnation are classified as confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data.

(b) Private or nonpublic data. Appraised values of individual parcels of real property that are made by appraisers working for fee owners or contract purchasers who have received an offer to purchase their property from a government entity are classified as private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

(c) Public data. The data made confidential or protected nonpublic under paragraph (a) or made private or nonpublic under paragraph (b) become public upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the data are submitted to a court-appointed condemnation commissioner;

(2) the data are presented in court in condemnation proceedings; or

(3) the negotiating parties enter into an agreement for the purchase and sale of the property.

Subd. 4.Personal and intangible property; appraisal data.

Preliminary and final market value appraisals, which are made by personnel of a city or county or by an independent appraiser acting on behalf of a city or county, of personal and intangible property owned by the city or county, are classified as nonpublic data not on individuals until either (1) a purchase agreement is entered into; or (2) the parties negotiating the transaction exchange appraisals.

13.441 PROPERTY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 and 3 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify property data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Trusts.

(a) Charitable trust data. Data filed by a charitable trust with the attorney general are governed by section 501B.39.

(b) Charitable trust data sharing. Data sharing of records of a charitable trust is governed by section 501B.40, subdivision 3.

Subd. 3.Probate; international will registration.

Information on the execution of international wills is classified under section 524.2-1010, subdivision 1.

13.442 [Renumbered 13.44, subd 2]
13.45 [Renumbered 13.435]

FAMILY, WELFARE, AND BENEFIT DATA

13.46 WELFARE DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

As used in this section:

(a) "Individual" means an individual according to section 13.02, subdivision 8, but does not include a vendor of services.

(b) "Program" includes all programs for which authority is vested in a component of the welfare system according to statute or federal law, including, but not limited to, the aid to families with dependent children program formerly codified in sections 256.72 to 256.87, Minnesota family investment program, temporary assistance for needy families program, medical assistance, general assistance, general assistance medical care, child care assistance program, and child support collections.

(c) "Welfare system" includes the Department of Human Services, local social services agencies, county welfare agencies, private licensing agencies, the public authority responsible for child support enforcement, human services boards, community mental health center boards, state hospitals, state nursing homes, the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, and persons, agencies, institutions, organizations, and other entities under contract to any of the above agencies to the extent specified in the contract.

(d) "Mental health data" means data on individual clients and patients of community mental health centers, established under section 245.62, mental health divisions of counties and other providers under contract to deliver mental health services, or the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities.

(e) "Fugitive felon" means a person who has been convicted of a felony and who has escaped from confinement or violated the terms of probation or parole for that offense.

(f) "Private licensing agency" means an agency licensed by the commissioner of human services under chapter 245A to perform the duties under section 245A.16.

Subd. 2.General.

(a) Unless the data is summary data or a statute specifically provides a different classification, data on individuals collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system is private data on individuals, and shall not be disclosed except:

(1) according to section 13.05;

(2) according to court order;

(3) according to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;

(4) to an agent of the welfare system, including a law enforcement person, attorney, or investigator acting for it in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil proceeding relating to the administration of a program;

(5) to personnel of the welfare system who require the data to verify an individual's identity; determine eligibility, amount of assistance, and the need to provide services to an individual or family across programs; evaluate the effectiveness of programs; assess parental contribution amounts; and investigate suspected fraud;

(6) to administer federal funds or programs;

(7) between personnel of the welfare system working in the same program;

(8) to the Department of Revenue to assess parental contribution amounts for purposes of section 252.27, subdivision 2a, administer and evaluate tax refund or tax credit programs and to identify individuals who may benefit from these programs. The following information may be disclosed under this paragraph: an individual's and their dependent's names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, income, addresses, and other data as required, upon request by the Department of Revenue. Disclosures by the commissioner of revenue to the commissioner of human services for the purposes described in this clause are governed by section 270B.14, subdivision 1. Tax refund or tax credit programs include, but are not limited to, the dependent care credit under section 290.067, the Minnesota working family credit under section 290.0671, the property tax refund and rental credit under section 290A.04, and the Minnesota education credit under section 290.0674;

(9) between the Department of Human Services, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, and when applicable, the Department of Education, for the following purposes:

(i) to monitor the eligibility of the data subject for unemployment benefits, for any employment or training program administered, supervised, or certified by that agency;

(ii) to administer any rehabilitation program or child care assistance program, whether alone or in conjunction with the welfare system;

(iii) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program or the child care assistance program by exchanging data on recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L; and

(iv) to analyze public assistance employment services and program utilization, cost, effectiveness, and outcomes as implemented under the authority established in Title II, Sections 201-204 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. Health records governed by sections 144.291 to 144.298 and "protected health information" as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 160.103, and governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160-164, including health care claims utilization information, must not be exchanged under this clause;

(10) to appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the individual or other individuals or persons;

(11) data maintained by residential programs as defined in section 245A.02 may be disclosed to the protection and advocacy system established in this state according to Part C of Public Law 98-527 to protect the legal and human rights of persons with developmental disabilities or other related conditions who live in residential facilities for these persons if the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf of that person and the person does not have a legal guardian or the state or a designee of the state is the legal guardian of the person;

(12) to the county medical examiner or the county coroner for identifying or locating relatives or friends of a deceased person;

(13) data on a child support obligor who makes payments to the public agency may be disclosed to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to the extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5);

(14) participant Social Security numbers and names collected by the telephone assistance program may be disclosed to the Department of Revenue to conduct an electronic data match with the property tax refund database to determine eligibility under section 237.70, subdivision 4a;

(15) the current address of a Minnesota family investment program participant may be disclosed to law enforcement officers who provide the name of the participant and notify the agency that:

(i) the participant:

(A) is a fugitive felon fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction from which the individual is fleeing; or

(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law;

(ii) the location or apprehension of the felon is within the law enforcement officer's official duties; and

(iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of those duties;

(16) the current address of a recipient of general assistance or general assistance medical care may be disclosed to probation officers and corrections agents who are supervising the recipient and to law enforcement officers who are investigating the recipient in connection with a felony level offense;

(17) information obtained from food support applicant or recipient households may be disclosed to local, state, or federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request, for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food Stamp Act, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 272.1 (c);

(18) the address, Social Security number, and, if available, photograph of any member of a household receiving food support shall be made available, on request, to a local, state, or federal law enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the agency with the name of the member and notifies the agency that:

(i) the member:

(A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony in the jurisdiction the member is fleeing;

(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law; or

(C) has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty related to conduct described in subitem (A) or (B);

(ii) locating or apprehending the member is within the officer's official duties; and

(iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of the officer's official duty;

(19) the current address of a recipient of Minnesota family investment program, general assistance, general assistance medical care, or food support may be disclosed to law enforcement officers who, in writing, provide the name of the recipient and notify the agency that the recipient is a person required to register under section 243.166, but is not residing at the address at which the recipient is registered under section 243.166;

(20) certain information regarding child support obligors who are in arrears may be made public according to section 518A.74;

(21) data on child support payments made by a child support obligor and data on the distribution of those payments excluding identifying information on obligees may be disclosed to all obligees to whom the obligor owes support, and data on the enforcement actions undertaken by the public authority, the status of those actions, and data on the income of the obligor or obligee may be disclosed to the other party;

(22) data in the work reporting system may be disclosed under section 256.998, subdivision 7;

(23) to the Department of Education for the purpose of matching Department of Education student data with public assistance data to determine students eligible for free and reduced-price meals, meal supplements, and free milk according to United States Code, title 42, sections 1758, 1761, 1766, 1766a, 1772, and 1773; to allocate federal and state funds that are distributed based on income of the student's family; and to verify receipt of energy assistance for the telephone assistance plan;

(24) the current address and telephone number of program recipients and emergency contacts may be released to the commissioner of health or a local board of health as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 2, when the commissioner or local board of health has reason to believe that a program recipient is a disease case, carrier, suspect case, or at risk of illness, and the data are necessary to locate the person;

(25) to other state agencies, statewide systems, and political subdivisions of this state, including the attorney general, and agencies of other states, interstate information networks, federal agencies, and other entities as required by federal regulation or law for the administration of the child support enforcement program;

(26) to personnel of public assistance programs as defined in section 256.741, for access to the child support system database for the purpose of administration, including monitoring and evaluation of those public assistance programs;

(27) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program by exchanging data between the Departments of Human Services and Education, on recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;

(28) to evaluate child support program performance and to identify and prevent fraud in the child support program by exchanging data between the Department of Human Services, Department of Revenue under section 270B.14, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (b), without regard to the limitation of use in paragraph (c), Department of Health, Department of Employment and Economic Development, and other state agencies as is reasonably necessary to perform these functions;

(29) counties operating child care assistance programs under chapter 119B may disseminate data on program participants, applicants, and providers to the commissioner of education; or

(30) child support data on the parents and the child may be disclosed to agencies administering programs under titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act, as provided by federal law. Data may be disclosed only to the extent necessary for the purpose of establishing parentage or for determining who has or may have parental rights with respect to a child, which could be related to permanency planning.

(b) Information on persons who have been treated for drug or alcohol abuse may only be disclosed according to the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 2.1 to 2.67.

(c) Data provided to law enforcement agencies under paragraph (a), clause (15), (16), (17), or (18), or paragraph (b), are investigative data and are confidential or protected nonpublic while the investigation is active. The data are private after the investigation becomes inactive under section 13.82, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b).

(d) Mental health data shall be treated as provided in subdivisions 7, 8, and 9, but is not subject to the access provisions of subdivision 10, paragraph (b).

For the purposes of this subdivision, a request will be deemed to be made in writing if made through a computer interface system.

Subd. 3.Investigative data.

(a) Data on persons, including data on vendors of services, licensees, and applicants that is collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system in an investigation, authorized by statute, and relating to the enforcement of rules or law is confidential data on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, or protected nonpublic data not on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, and shall not be disclosed except:

(1) pursuant to section 13.05;

(2) pursuant to statute or valid court order;

(3) to a party named in a civil or criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for preparation of defense; or

(4) to provide notices required or permitted by statute.

The data referred to in this subdivision shall be classified as public data upon its submission to an administrative law judge or court in an administrative or judicial proceeding. Inactive welfare investigative data shall be treated as provided in section 13.39, subdivision 3.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in law, the commissioner of human services shall provide all active and inactive investigative data, including the name of the reporter of alleged maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557, to the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities upon the request of the ombudsman.

Subd. 4.Licensing data.

(a) As used in this subdivision:

(1) "licensing data" means all data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system pertaining to persons licensed or registered or who apply for licensure or registration or who formerly were licensed or registered under the authority of the commissioner of human services;

(2) "client" means a person who is receiving services from a licensee or from an applicant for licensure; and

(3) "personal and personal financial data" means Social Security numbers, identity of and letters of reference, insurance information, reports from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, health examination reports, and social/home studies.

(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the following data on applicants, license holders, and former licensees are public: name, address, telephone number of licensees, date of receipt of a completed application, dates of licensure, licensed capacity, type of client preferred, variances granted, record of training and education in child care and child development, type of dwelling, name and relationship of other family members, previous license history, class of license, the existence and status of complaints, and the number of serious injuries to or deaths of individuals in the licensed program as reported to the commissioner of human services, the local social services agency, or any other county welfare agency. For purposes of this clause, a serious injury is one that is treated by a physician. When a correction order, an order to forfeit a fine, an order of license suspension, an order of temporary immediate suspension, an order of license revocation, an order of license denial, or an order of conditional license has been issued, or a complaint is resolved, the following data on current and former licensees and applicants are public: the substance and investigative findings of the licensing or maltreatment complaint, licensing violation, or substantiated maltreatment; the record of informal resolution of a licensing violation; orders of hearing; findings of fact; conclusions of law; specifications of the final correction order, fine, suspension, temporary immediate suspension, revocation, denial, or conditional license contained in the record of licensing action; whether a fine has been paid; and the status of any appeal of these actions. If a licensing sanction under section 245A.07, or a license denial under section 245A.05, is based on a determination that the license holder or applicant is responsible for maltreatment or is disqualified under chapter 245C, the identity of the license holder or applicant as the individual responsible for maltreatment or as the disqualified individual is public data at the time of the issuance of the licensing sanction or denial.

(2) Notwithstanding sections 626.556, subdivision 11, and 626.557, subdivision 12b, when any person subject to disqualification under section 245C.14 in connection with a license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the provider's home is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment, and the substantiated maltreatment is a reason for a licensing action, the identity of the substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment is public data. For purposes of this clause, a person is a substantiated perpetrator if the maltreatment determination has been upheld under section 256.045; 626.556, subdivision 10i; 626.557, subdivision 9d; or chapter 14, or if an individual or facility has not timely exercised appeal rights under these sections, except as provided under clause (1).

(3) For applicants who withdraw their application prior to licensure or denial of a license, the following data are public: the name of the applicant, the city and county in which the applicant was seeking licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the initial application and completed application, the type of license sought, and the date of withdrawal of the application.

(4) For applicants who are denied a license, the following data are public: the name and address of the applicant, the city and county in which the applicant was seeking licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the initial application and completed application, the type of license sought, the date of denial of the application, the nature of the basis for the denial, the record of informal resolution of a denial, orders of hearings, findings of fact, conclusions of law, specifications of the final order of denial, and the status of any appeal of the denial.

(5) The following data on persons subject to disqualification under section 245C.14 in connection with a license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the provider's home, are public: the nature of any disqualification set aside under section 245C.22, subdivisions 2 and 4, and the reasons for setting aside the disqualification; the nature of any disqualification for which a variance was granted under sections 245A.04, subdivision 9; and 245C.30, and the reasons for granting any variance under section 245A.04, subdivision 9; and, if applicable, the disclosure that any person subject to a background study under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, has successfully passed a background study. If a licensing sanction under section 245A.07, or a license denial under section 245A.05, is based on a determination that an individual subject to disqualification under chapter 245C is disqualified, the disqualification as a basis for the licensing sanction or denial is public data. As specified in clause (1), if the disqualified individual is the license holder or applicant, the identity of the license holder or applicant is public data. If the disqualified individual is an individual other than the license holder or applicant, the identity of the disqualified individual shall remain private data.

(6) When maltreatment is substantiated under section 626.556 or 626.557 and the victim and the substantiated perpetrator are affiliated with a program licensed under chapter 245A, the commissioner of human services, local social services agency, or county welfare agency may inform the license holder where the maltreatment occurred of the identity of the substantiated perpetrator and the victim.

(7) Notwithstanding clause (1), for child foster care, only the name of the license holder and the status of the license are public if the county attorney has requested that data otherwise classified as public data under clause (1) be considered private data based on the best interests of a child in placement in a licensed program.

(c) The following are private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9: personal and personal financial data on family day care program and family foster care program applicants and licensees and their family members who provide services under the license.

(d) The following are private data on individuals: the identity of persons who have made reports concerning licensees or applicants that appear in inactive investigative data, and the records of clients or employees of the licensee or applicant for licensure whose records are received by the licensing agency for purposes of review or in anticipation of a contested matter. The names of reporters of complaints or alleged violations of licensing standards under chapters 245A, 245B, 245C, and applicable rules and alleged maltreatment under sections 626.556 and 626.557, are confidential data and may be disclosed only as provided in section 626.556, subdivision 11, or 626.557, subdivision 12b.

(e) Data classified as private, confidential, nonpublic, or protected nonpublic under this subdivision become public data if submitted to a court or administrative law judge as part of a disciplinary proceeding in which there is a public hearing concerning a license which has been suspended, immediately suspended, revoked, or denied.

(f) Data generated in the course of licensing investigations that relate to an alleged violation of law are investigative data under subdivision 3.

(g) Data that are not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2, or 626.5572, subdivision 18, are subject to the destruction provisions of sections 626.556, subdivision 11c, and 626.557, subdivision 12b.

(h) Upon request, not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report of substantiated maltreatment as defined in section 626.556 or 626.557 may be exchanged with the Department of Health for purposes of completing background studies pursuant to section 144.057 and with the Department of Corrections for purposes of completing background studies pursuant to section 241.021.

(i) Data on individuals collected according to licensing activities under chapters 245A and 245C, and data on individuals collected by the commissioner of human services according to maltreatment investigations under sections 626.556 and 626.557, may be shared with the Department of Human Rights, the Department of Health, the Department of Corrections, the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, and the individual's professional regulatory board when there is reason to believe that laws or standards under the jurisdiction of those agencies may have been violated. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the identity of a reporter of alleged maltreatment or licensing violations may not be disclosed.

(j) In addition to the notice of determinations required under section 626.556, subdivision 10f, if the commissioner or the local social services agency has determined that an individual is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment of a child based on sexual abuse, as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2, and the commissioner or local social services agency knows that the individual is a person responsible for a child's care in another facility, the commissioner or local social services agency shall notify the head of that facility of this determination. The notification must include an explanation of the individual's available appeal rights and the status of any appeal. If a notice is given under this paragraph, the government entity making the notification shall provide a copy of the notice to the individual who is the subject of the notice.

(k) All not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under this subdivision and subdivision 3 may be exchanged between the Department of Human Services, Licensing Division, and the Department of Corrections for purposes of regulating services for which the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections have regulatory authority.

Subd. 5.Medical data; contracts.

Data relating to the medical, psychiatric, or mental health of any individual, including diagnosis, progress charts, treatment received, case histories, and opinions of health care providers, that is collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by any agency to the welfare system is private data on individuals and will be available to the data subject, unless the private health care provider has clearly requested in writing that the data be withheld pursuant to sections 144.291 to 144.298. Data on individuals that is collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by a private health care provider under contract to any agency of the welfare system is private data on individuals, and is subject to the provisions of sections 13.02 to 13.07 and this section, except that the provisions of section 13.04, subdivision 3, shall not apply. Access to medical data referred to in this subdivision by the individual who is the subject of the data is subject to the provisions of sections 144.291 to 144.298. Access to information that is maintained by the public authority responsible for support enforcement and that is needed to enforce medical support is subject to the provisions of section 518A.41.

Subd. 6.Other data.

Data collected, used, maintained, or disseminated by the welfare system that is not data on individuals is public pursuant to section 13.03, except the following data:

(a) investigative data classified by section 13.39;

(b) welfare investigative data classified by section 13.46, subdivision 3; and

(c) security information classified by section 13.37, subdivision 2.

Subd. 7.Mental health data.

(a) Mental health data are private data on individuals and shall not be disclosed, except:

(1) pursuant to section 13.05, as determined by the responsible authority for the community mental health center, mental health division, or provider;

(2) pursuant to court order;

(3) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing access to or disclosure of mental health data or as otherwise provided by this subdivision; or

(4) with the consent of the client or patient.

(b) An agency of the welfare system may not require an individual to consent to the release of mental health data as a condition for receiving services or for reimbursing a community mental health center, mental health division of a county, or provider under contract to deliver mental health services.

(c) Notwithstanding section 245.69, subdivision 2, paragraph (f), or any other law to the contrary, the responsible authority for a community mental health center, mental health division of a county, or a mental health provider must disclose mental health data to a law enforcement agency if the law enforcement agency provides the name of a client or patient and communicates that the:

(1) client or patient is currently involved in an emergency interaction with the law enforcement agency; and

(2) data is necessary to protect the health or safety of the client or patient or of another person.

The scope of disclosure under this paragraph is limited to the minimum necessary for law enforcement to respond to the emergency. Disclosure under this paragraph may include, but is not limited to, the name and telephone number of the psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, mental health professional, practitioner, or case manager of the client or patient. A law enforcement agency that obtains mental health data under this paragraph shall maintain a record of the requestor, the provider of the information, and the client or patient name. Mental health data obtained by a law enforcement agency under this paragraph are private data on individuals and must not be used by the law enforcement agency for any other purpose. A law enforcement agency that obtains mental health data under this paragraph shall inform the subject of the data that mental health data was obtained.

(d) In the event of a request under paragraph (a), clause (4), a community mental health center, county mental health division, or provider must release mental health data to Criminal Mental Health Court personnel in advance of receiving a copy of a consent if the Criminal Mental Health Court personnel communicate that the:

(1) client or patient is a defendant in a criminal case pending in the district court;

(2) data being requested is limited to information that is necessary to assess whether the defendant is eligible for participation in the Criminal Mental Health Court; and

(3) client or patient has consented to the release of the mental health data and a copy of the consent will be provided to the community mental health center, county mental health division, or provider within 72 hours of the release of the data.

For purposes of this paragraph, "Criminal Mental Health Court" refers to a specialty criminal calendar of the Hennepin County District Court for defendants with mental illness and brain injury where a primary goal of the calendar is to assess the treatment needs of the defendants and to incorporate those treatment needs into voluntary case disposition plans. The data released pursuant to this paragraph may be used for the sole purpose of determining whether the person is eligible for participation in mental health court. This paragraph does not in any way limit or otherwise extend the rights of the court to obtain the release of mental health data pursuant to court order or any other means allowed by law.

Subd. 8.Access for auditing.

To the extent required by state or federal law, representatives of federal, state, or local agencies shall have access to data maintained by public or private community mental health centers, mental health divisions of counties, and other providers under contract to deliver mental health services which is necessary to achieve the purpose of auditing. Public or private community mental health centers, mental health divisions of counties, and other providers under contract to deliver mental health services shall not permit this data to identify any particular patient or client by name or contain any other unique personal identifier.

Subd. 9.Fraud.

In cases of suspected fraud, in which access to mental health data maintained by public or private community mental health centers or mental health divisions of counties and other providers under contract to deliver mental health services is necessary to a proper investigation, the county board or the appropriate prosecutorial authority shall refer the matter to the commissioner of human services. The commissioner and agents of the commissioner, while maintaining the privacy rights of individuals and families, shall have access to mental health data to conduct an investigation. Upon deeming it appropriate as a result of the investigation, the commissioner shall refer the matter to the appropriate legal authorities and may disseminate to those authorities whatever mental health data are necessary to properly prosecute the case.

Subd. 10.Responsible authority.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the responsible authority for each component of the welfare system listed in subdivision 1, clause (c), shall be as follows:

(1) the responsible authority for the Department of Human Services, state hospitals, and nursing homes is the commissioner of the Department of Human Services;

(2) the responsible authority of a county welfare agency is the director of the county welfare agency;

(3) the responsible authority for a local social services agency, human services board, or community mental health center board is the chair of the board;

(4) the responsible authority of any person, agency, institution, organization, or other entity under contract to any of the components of the welfare system listed in subdivision 1, clause (c), is the person specified in the contract; and

(5) the responsible authority of the public authority for child support enforcement is the head of the public authority for child support enforcement.

(b) A responsible authority shall allow another responsible authority in the welfare system access to data classified as not public data when access is necessary for the administration and management of programs, or as authorized or required by statute or federal law.

Subd. 11.Nursing home appraisals.

Names, addresses, and other data that could identify nursing homes selected as part of a random sample to be appraised by the Department of Human Services in its rate setting process are classified as protected nonpublic data until the sample has been completed.

Subd. 12.Child care resource and referral programs.

This subdivision applies to data collected by child care resource and referral programs under section 119B.19. Data collected under section 119B.19 are not licensing data under subdivision 4. Data on unlicensed family child care providers are data on individuals governed by subdivision 2. In addition to the disclosures authorized by this section, the names and addresses of unlicensed family child care providers may be disclosed to the commissioner of education for purposes of promoting and evaluating school readiness.

Subd. 13.Family, friend, and neighbor grant program.

This subdivision applies to data collected by family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) grantees under section 119B.232. Data collected under section 119B.232 are data on individuals governed by subdivision 2. The commissioner may disclose private data collected under this section to early childhood care and education experts at the University of Minnesota to evaluate the impact of the grants under subdivision 2 on children's school readiness and to evaluate the FFN grant program. The commissioner may disclose the names and addresses of FFN caregivers to the commissioner of education for purposes of promoting and evaluating school readiness.

History:

1979 c 328 s 15; 1980 c 603 s 23; 1980 c 615 s 34; 1981 c 311 s 39; 1982 c 545 s 8,24; 1983 c 15 s 1; 1983 c 312 art 8 s 1; 1984 c 436 s 19-24; 1984 c 579 s 1-5; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1985 c 293 s 1,2; 1985 c 298 s 13-17; 1986 c 337 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 333 s 22; 1987 c 351 s 8-11; 1987 c 352 s 1; 1988 c 598 s 3; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 4; art 2 s 2; 1989 c 282 art 5 s 1; 1989 c 351 s 6; 1990 c 568 art 3 s 1; 1990 c 573 s 6,7; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 1; 1993 c 171 s 1; 1993 c 351 s 8-10; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1994 c 488 s 8; 1994 c 618 art 1 s 10,11; 1994 c 630 art 11 s 2; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1994 c 636 art 4 s 2; 1995 c 178 art 3 s 1; 1995 c 212 art 3 s 59; 1995 c 229 art 4 s 1; 1995 c 257 art 1 s 1; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 10-12; 1996 c 412 art 1 s 1; 1996 c 440 art 1 s 13; 1997 c 85 art 4 s 1,2; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 1; 1Sp1997 c 3 s 5; 1998 c 371 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 99 s 7; 1999 c 107 s 66; 1999 c 159 s 1,; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 227 s 22; 1999 c 241 art 9 s 1; 1999 c 245 art 7 s 1; 2000 c 260 s 87,90; 2000 c 311 art 6 s 1; 2000 c 343 s 4; 2001 c 178 art 2 s 4; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 66; art 14 s 1; 2002 c 375 art 1 s 2-4; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 2003 c 15 art 1 s 33; 2003 c 130 s 12; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s 106; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2004 c 290 s 7-9; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 6; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2005 c 107 art 2 s 60; 2005 c 163 s 40; 2005 c 164 s 29; 1Sp2005 c 4 art 1 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 28; 2006 c 280 s 46; 2007 c 112 s 1,2; 2007 c 147 art 2 s 1; art 10 s 15; 2008 c 361 art 7 s 1,2; 2009 c 142 art 1 s 3,4; 2009 c 163 art 2 s 1

13.461 HUMAN SERVICES DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify human services data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Adult mental health.

(a) Client consent. Consent for release of information needed to bill the county for services provided to clients is governed by section 245.467, subdivision 5.

(b) Identity disclosure.Disclosure of the names and addresses of persons receiving mental health services is governed by section 245.467, subdivision 6.

Subd. 3.Child mental health.

(a) Client consent. Informed written consent necessary for a child to receive mental health services is governed by section 245.4876, subdivision 5.

(b) Identity disclosure. Disclosure of identities of children receiving mental health services under sections 245.487 to 245.4889, and the identities of their families, is governed by section 245.4876, subdivision 7.

(c) Children's mental health collaborative. Data shared on individuals served by the collaborative are governed by section 245.493.

Subd. 4.Mental health clinics and centers.

Data collected by mental health clinics and centers approved by the commissioner of human services are classified under section 245.69, subdivision 2.

Subd. 5.Data collection system.

Research involving effective mental health treatment methods and access to data and other information is governed by section 245.696, subdivision 2.

Subd. 6.Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities.

Access by the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities to private data on individuals is provided under section 245.94, subdivision 1.

Subd. 7.Application procedures.

Tribal licensing agency access to criminal history data is governed by section 245C.12.

Subd. 7a.Background studies.

Access to and sharing of data for human services background studies under chapter 245C are governed by that chapter.

Subd. 8.State hospital patients.

Contents of, and access to, records of state hospital patients required to be kept by the commissioner of human services are governed by section 246.13.

Subd. 9.Chemical dependency service agreements.

Certain data received by the commissioner of human services from chemical dependency programs are classified under section 246.64, subdivision 4.

Subd. 10.Blood test results.

Blood test results obtained under sections 246.71 to 246.722 are classified under section 246.719.

Subd. 11.Blood-borne pathogen test results.

Data relating to blood-borne pathogen test results are governed by sections 246.719 and 246.72.

Subd. 12.Prepetition screening.

Prepetition screening investigations for judicial commitments are classified as private under section 253B.07, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

Subd. 13.Medical records.

Access to health records of a patient being treated for a mental illness for purposes of medication administration is governed by section 253B.0921.

Subd. 14.Civil commitment.

County attorney access to data relating to commitment of certain persons under section 253B.185 is governed by that section.

Subd. 15.Subject of research; recipients of alcohol or drug abuse treatment.

Access to records of individuals who are the subject of research or who receive information, assessment, or treatment concerning alcohol or drug abuse is governed by section 254A.09.

Subd. 16.Child mortality review panel.

Data practices of the commissioner of human services as part of the child mortality review panel are governed by section 256.01, subdivision 12.

Subd. 17.Maltreatment review panels.

Data of the vulnerable adult maltreatment review panel or the child maltreatment review panel are classified under section 256.021 or 256.022.

Subd. 18.State agency hearings.

Disclosure of private data relating to an investigation conducted by the agency is governed by section 256.045.

Subd. 19.Action to recover assistance furnished.

Disclosure of private data on the location of a party to the action is governed by section 256.87.

Subd. 20.Ombudsman for long-term care.

Access to data of a state agency that is required to fulfill the ombudsman's duties is governed by section 256.9742.

Subd. 21.Ombudsman on aging.

Data held by the ombudsman on aging are classified under section 256.9744.

Subd. 22.Child support.

Access to information and disclosure of information collected for purposes of child support enforcement is governed by section 256.978, subdivisions 1 and 2.

Subd. 23.Medical assistance dental plans.

Access to welfare data by dental plans contracted to provide services under the medical assistance program is governed by section 256B.037.

Subd. 24.Medical assistance cost reports.

Medical records of medical assistance recipients obtained by the commissioner of human services for purposes of section 256B.27, subdivision 5, are classified under that section.

Subd. 24a.Managed care plans.

Data provided to the commissioner of human services by managed care plans relating to contracts and provider payment rates are classified under section 256B.69, subdivisions 9a and 9b.

Subd. 25.Medical assistance enrollee safeguards.

Privacy, data collection, and confidentiality safeguards under the coordinated service delivery system are required under section 256B.77, subdivision 9.

Subd. 26.MinnesotaCare.

Data sharing with other government agencies that is needed to verify income for eligibility and premium payment is governed by section 256L.05.

Subd. 27.State soldiers assistance program.

Access to information for purposes of verifying eligibility for the state soldiers assistance program is governed by section 197.065.

Subd. 28.Child care assistance program.

Data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system pertaining to persons selected as legal nonlicensed child care providers by families receiving child care assistance are classified under section 119B.02, subdivision 6.

Subd. 29.Program services.

Data on individuals receiving services under certain programs administered by the Department of Human Services are classified under sections 256E.32, subdivision 4, and 256E.34, subdivision 7.

Subd. 30.Transitional housing data.

Certain data collected, used, or maintained by the recipient of a grant to provide transitional housing are classified under section 256E.33, subdivision 9.

Subd. 31.Family services collaborative.

Data sharing involving family services collaboratives is governed by section 124D.23, subdivision 5.

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 government entities. 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 a government entity 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 government entity, 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.

13.465 FAMILY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 15 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify domestic relations data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Child support parties.

Certain data regarding the location of parties in connection with child support proceedings are governed by sections 256.87, subdivision 8; 257.70; and 518.005, subdivision 5. Certain data regarding the suspension of licenses of persons owing child support are governed by section 518A.70, and certain data on newly hired employees maintained by the public authority for support enforcement are governed by section 256.998.

Subd. 3.Records of artificial insemination.

Access to records held by a court or other agency concerning artificial insemination performed on a married woman with her husband's consent is governed by section 257.56, subdivision 1.

Subd. 4.Parentage action records.

Inspection of records in parentage actions held by the court, the commissioner of human services, or elsewhere is governed by section 257.70.

Subd. 5.Adoption background check.

Data related to background checks of prospective adoptive parents are governed by section 259.41, subdivision 3.

Subd. 6.Fathers' adoption registry.

Data in the fathers' adoption registry are classified under section 259.52, subdivision 4.

Subd. 7.Commissioner's records of adoption.

Records of adoption held by the commissioner of human services are classified, and access to them is governed by section 259.79, subdivisions 1 and 3.

Subd. 8.Adoption records.

Various adoption records are classified under section 259.53, subdivision 1. Access to the original birth record of a person who has been adopted is governed by section 259.89.

Subd. 9.Parent education program.

Certain data involving participation in a parent education program are governed by section 518.157, subdivision 5.

Subd. 10.Visitation dispute resolution.

Certain data involving visitation dispute resolution are governed by section 518.1751, subdivision 4a.

Subd. 11.Child custody proceedings.

Court records of child custody proceedings may be sealed as provided in section 518.168.

Subd. 12.Child support attorneys.

Certain data provided by an applicant or recipient of child support enforcement services are classified under section 518A.47.

Subd. 13.Custody mediation.

Child custody or visitation mediation records are classified under section 518.619, subdivision 5.

Subd. 14.Domestic abuse; petitioner's residence.

Court records on the location or residence of a petitioner in a domestic abuse proceeding are governed by section 518B.01, subdivision 3b.

Subd. 15.Guardian or conservator; background study.

Access to data for background studies required by the court under section 524.5-118, is governed by that section.

13.467 FOSTER CARE DATA.

Subdivision 1.General.

The following data collected, created and maintained by a community action agency in a study of the impact of foster care policies on families are classified as confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3: names of persons interviewed; foster care placement plans obtained from other public and private agencies; and all information gathered during interviews with study participants.

Subd. 2.Hennepin County foster care review team.

The foster care policy redesign commission and the foster care review team created by the Hennepin County board of commissioners to review the foster care system shall have access to not public data as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision 8a, as provided in this section. The commission and the team shall have access to not public data on foster care cases. Access is limited to records created, collected, or maintained by any local social services agency that provided services to a child or a child's family during the five years immediately preceding any out-of-home placement of the child and continuing throughout the period of the placement until the child was returned to the custody of a parent, adopted, or otherwise was no longer the subject of a case plan developed by a county social service agency. A county social service agency shall provide the not public data described in this section to the foster care review team or the foster care policy redesign commissioner upon request.

Not public data received by the foster care review team or the Foster Care Policy Redesign Commission maintains the same classification in the possession of the team or commission as it had in the possession of the entity providing the data. Not public data received under this section shall be returned to the entity providing it upon completion of the work of the foster care policy redesign commission and the foster care review team.

13.468 DATA SHARING WITHIN COUNTIES.

County welfare, human services, corrections, public health, and veterans service units within a county may inform each other as to whether an individual or family currently is being served by the county unit, without the consent of the subject of the data. Data that may be shared are limited to the following: the name, telephone number, and last known address of the data subject; and the identification and contact information regarding personnel of the county unit responsible for working with the individual or family. If further information is necessary for the county unit to carry out its duties, each county unit may share additional data if the unit is authorized by state statute or federal law to do so or the individual gives written, informed consent.

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DATA

13.47 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

(a) "Employment and training data" means data on individuals collected, maintained, used, or disseminated because an individual applies for, is currently enrolled in, or has been enrolled in employment and training programs funded with federal, state, or local resources, including those provided under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 29, section 2801.

(b) "Employment and training service provider" means an entity certified, or seeking to be certified, by the commissioner of employment and economic development to deliver employment and training services under section 116J.401, subdivision 2, or an organization that contracts with a certified entity or the Department of Employment and Economic Development to deliver employment and training services.

(c) "Provider of training services" means an organization or entity that provides training under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 29, section 2801.

Subd. 2.Classification.

Employment and training data are private data on individuals.

Subd. 3.Dissemination.

Employment and training data may be disseminated by employment and training service providers:

(a) to other employment and training service providers to coordinate the employment and training services for the data subject or to determine eligibility or suitability for services from other programs;

(b) to local and state welfare agencies for monitoring the eligibility of the participant for assistance programs, or for any employment or training program administered by those agencies; and

(c) to the commissioner of employment and economic development.

Subd. 4.Data preparation.

To produce data required to certify the eligibility of training service providers under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 29, section 2801, or other studies required by law, the commissioner of employment and economic development may enter into a data exchange agreement with a training service provider whereby the commissioner of employment and economic development shall furnish to the provider wage information under section 268.044 on individuals who have received training services from the provider. The provider shall use this wage information to prepare summary data determined necessary by the commissioner. The provider may use this wage information for conducting studies to improve instruction.

Subd. 5.Summary data.

The commissioner of employment and economic development shall provide the training service providers, as well as make available to the public, summary data on the performance of the training services.

13.475 [Repealed, 2004 c 290 s 39]

BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND TRADE REGULATION DATA

13.48 AWARD DATA.

Financial data on business entities submitted to a government entity for the purpose of presenting awards to business entities for achievements in business development or performance are private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

13.485 CORPORATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 4 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify corporation data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2001 c 7 s 91]

Subd. 3.Social and charitable organizations.

(a) Solicitation investigations. Disclosure of investigative information relating to charitable organizations is governed under section 309.533.

(b) Books and records. Access to books and records, including registration statements, annual reports, and other documents of charitable organizations, is governed under section 309.54.

(c) Names of contributors. Disclosure of names of contributors to charitable organizations is governed under section 309.55.

(d) Reciprocal agreements; exchange of information. Interstate sharing of charitable contribution information is authorized under section 309.60.

Subd. 4.Professional corporations or firms.

Access to records of a professional firm held by a licensing board under section 319B.11 is governed by that section.

13.487 TRADE REGULATION AND CONSUMER DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 and 3 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify trade regulation and consumer protection data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Motor vehicles; informal dispute settlement mechanism.

Disclosure of data relating to informal dispute settlement mechanisms is governed by section 325F.665, subdivision 12.

Subd. 3.Data on videotape consumers.

Personally identifiable information on videotape consumers received by law enforcement agencies is classified under section 325I.02, subdivision 2.

TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT DATA

13.49 [Renumbered 13.355]
13.491 [Renumbered 13.201; 13.72, subd 9]

13.495 LODGING TAX DATA.

Data, other than basic taxpayer identification data, collected from taxpayers under a lodging tax ordinance are nonpublic.

13.4961 GENERAL TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 and 3 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify tax data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Revenue Department.

(a) Revenue Department access to criminal justice data communications network. Access to the criminal justice data communications network by designated employees of the Revenue Department is governed under section 270C.05.

(b) Criminal tax investigations. Disclosure of Revenue Department information to prosecuting attorneys in criminal tax investigations is governed under section 270C.055, subdivision 1.

(c) Equalization real property tax hearing. Access to commissioner of revenue data, records, and files regarding real property, which is the subject of a hearing, by municipalities participating in the hearing, is governed under section 270C.923.

Subd. 3.Revenue Recapture Act.

Data maintained by the commissioner of revenue under the Revenue Recapture Act are classified under section 270A.11.

13.4963 CLASSIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 18 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify tax data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Generally.

Classification and disclosure of tax data created, collected, or maintained by the Department of Revenue under section 273.1315, chapter 115B, 289A (except for taxes imposed under sections 298.01, 298.015, and 298.24), 290, 290A, 291, 295, 297A, or 297H, or any similar Indian tribal tax administered by the commissioner according to a tax agreement between the state and an Indian tribal government are governed by chapter 270B.

Subd. 3.Data subjects.

Disclosure of tax return information to defined data subjects is governed under section 270B.03.

Subd. 4.Statistical data.

Disclosure of tax statistical data to specified parties is governed under section 270B.04.

Subd. 5.Tax proceeding.

Disclosure of tax return information in a judicial or administrative proceeding pertaining to or relating to tax administration is governed under section 270B.05.

Subd. 6.Investigations.

Disclosure of tax return information for investigative purposes is governed under section 270B.06.

Subd. 7.Licensing authorities.

Disclosure of tax return information to licensing authorities of the state, political subdivisions, and certain boards, to the extent necessary to enforce license clearance programs, is governed under section 270B.07.

Subd. 8.Sales tax permits.

Disclosure of information regarding the issuance of sales tax permits to retailers is governed under section 270B.08.

Subd. 9.Sales tax exemption certificates.

Disclosure of information regarding issuance of sales tax exemption certificates is governed under section 270B.081.

Subd. 10.Collection actions.

Disclosure of information regarding collection actions following execution of writs of entry are governed under section 270B.085.

Subd. 11.Contracts with state or political subdivision.

Disclosure to state agencies or political subdivisions regarding vendor uncontested delinquent tax liabilities is governed under section 270B.09.

Subd. 12.Disclosure to locate taxpayers owed refunds.

Disclosure of lists of names of persons owed tax refunds to newspapers or other media is governed under section 270B.11.

Subd. 13.State, federal, and county taxing authorities.

Disclosure of tax return information to governmental taxing authorities is governed under section 270B.12.

Subd. 14.Access to data by vendors performing services.

Access to classified tax data for certain vendors performing services for the Department of Revenue is governed under section 270B.13.

Subd. 15.Disclosure for purposes other than tax administration.

Disclosure of tax return information to governmental entities for purposes other than tax administration is governed under section 270B.14.

Subd. 16.Legislative auditor.

Disclosure of tax return information to the legislative auditor is governed under section 270B.15.

Subd. 17.Discovery or subpoena.

Disclosure of tax data by discovery or subpoena is governed under section 270B.16.

Subd. 18.Data on mine value of ore.

Data regarding value of mine ore for tax purposes are governed under section 270B.161.

13.4965 PROPERTY TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 4 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify tax data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Certificate of value.

Data in a real estate certificate of value filed with the county auditor are classified under section 272.115, subdivision 1.

Subd. 2a.Uniform assessment data.

Data on property shared to promote uniform assessment is governed by section 273.061, subdivision 8a.

Subd. 3.Homestead applications.

The classification and disclosure of certain information collected to determine homestead classification are governed by section 273.124, subdivision 13.

Subd. 4.Assessor's records.

Disclosure of assessor's real estate tax records for litigation purposes is governed under section 278.05.

13.4967 OTHER TAX DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 7 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify tax data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Political contribution refund.

Certain political contribution refund data in the Revenue Department are classified under section 290.06, subdivision 23.

Subd. 2a.Assignment of refund.

Data regarding assignment of individual income tax refunds is classified by section 290.0679, subdivision 9.

Subd. 2b.Sustainable forest incentive.

Data collected under section 290C.04 are classified and may be shared as provided in paragraph (d) of that section.

Subd. 2c.Senior citizens' property tax deferral program data.

Certain income data collected and maintained by the Department of Revenue from an application to the senior citizens' property tax deferral program is classified under section 290B.04.

Subd. 3.Hospital and health care provider tax.

Certain patient data provided to the Department of Revenue under sections 295.50 to 295.59 are classified under section 295.57, subdivision 2.

Subd. 4.Motor vehicle registrar data.

Disclosure of certain information obtained by motor vehicle registrars is governed by section 297B.12.

Subd. 5.Marijuana and controlled substance tax information.

Disclosure of information obtained under chapter 297D is governed by section 297D.13, subdivisions 1 to 3.

Subd. 6.Gambling taxes.

(a) Administration of taxes. Records concerning administration of gambling taxes are classified under section 297E.02, subdivision 9.

(b) Sports bookmaking tax. Disclosure of facts contained in a sports bookmaking tax return is prohibited by section 297E.03, subdivision 8.

Subd. 6a.Iron Range resources and rehabilitation data.

Data collected by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation from an application filed under section 298.22 are classified under section 298.22, subdivision 12.

Subd. 7.Mineral rights filings.

Data filed pursuant to section 298.48 with the commissioner of revenue by owners or lessees of mineral rights are classified under section 298.48, subdivision 4.

13.50 [Renumbered 13.44, subd 3]

13.51 ASSESSOR'S DATA.

Subdivision 1.Generally.

The following data collected, created and maintained by political subdivisions are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, or nonpublic depending on the content of the specific data:

Data contained on sales sheets received from private multiple listing service organizations where the contract with the organizations requires the political subdivision to refrain from making the data available to the public.

Subd. 2.Income property assessment data.

The following data collected by political subdivisions from individuals or business entities concerning income properties are classified as private or nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12:

(a) detailed income and expense figures;

(b) average vacancy factors;

(c) verified net rentable areas or net usable areas, whichever is appropriate;

(d) anticipated income and expenses;

(e) projected vacancy factors; and

(f) lease information.

Subd. 3.Data on income of individuals.

Income information on individuals collected and maintained by political subdivisions to determine eligibility of property for class 4d under sections 273.128 and 273.13, is private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

Subd. 4.Request for legal discovery of income property assessment data.

Upon request by a party to a responsible authority or designee for legal discovery of income property assessment data, as defined in subdivision 2, the requesting party shall notify the owner of record of the property.

13.511 [Renumbered 13.495]

13.52 DEFERRED ASSESSMENT DATA.

Any data, collected by political subdivisions pursuant to section 435.193, which indicate the amount or location of cash or other valuables kept in the homes of applicants for deferred assessment, are private data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12.

13.521 [Renumbered 13.72, subd 10]
13.528 [Renumbered 13.467, subd 2]
13.53 [Renumbered 13.467, subdivision 1]
13.531 [Renumbered 13.643, subd 2]
13.54 [Renumbered 13.585]
13.5401 [Renumbered 13.586]
13.541 [Renumbered 13.587]

FACILITY, EVENT, AND RECREATIONAL DATA

13.548 SOCIAL RECREATIONAL DATA.

The following data collected and maintained by political subdivisions for the purpose of enrolling individuals in recreational and other social programs are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: the name, address, telephone number, any other data that identifies the individual, and any data which describes the health or medical condition of the individual, family relationships and living arrangements of an individual or which are opinions as to the emotional makeup or behavior of an individual.

13.55 CONVENTION CENTER DATA.

Subdivision 1.Not public classification.

The following data received, created, or maintained by or for publicly owned and operated convention facilities, civic center authorities, or the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission are classified as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9; or private data on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12:

(a) a letter or other documentation from any person who makes inquiry to or who is contacted by the facility regarding the availability of the facility for staging events;

(b) identity of firms and corporations which contact the facility;

(c) type of event which they wish to stage in the facility;

(d) suggested terms of rentals; and

(e) responses of authority staff to these inquiries.

Subd. 2.Public data.

The data made not public by the provisions of subdivision 1 shall become public upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) five years elapse from the date on which the lease or contract is entered into between the facility and the inquiring party or parties or the event which was the subject of inquiry occurs at the facility, whichever occurs earlier;

(b) the event which was the subject of inquiry does not occur; or

(c) the event which was the subject of inquiry occurs elsewhere.

Subd. 3.Exhibitor data.

The names, addresses, and contact persons for individual exhibitors at an exhibition may be withheld at the discretion of the facility to protect the competitive position of the facility or its customers.

Subd. 4.City of St. Paul data.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "nonprofit organization" means the nonprofit organization with which the city of St. Paul contracts to market and promote the city as a tourist or convention center.

(b) Data collected, received, created, or maintained by the nonprofit organization in the course of preparing or submitting any responses to requests for proposals or requests for bids relating to events hosted, conducted, or sponsored by the nonprofit organization is classified as nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9; or private data under section 13.02, subdivision 12, until the time provided in subdivision 2, paragraph (a) or (b). The nonprofit organization is a "civic center authority" for purposes of this section.

13.551 [Renumbered 13.592 and 13.593]

HUMAN RIGHTS DATA

13.552 HUMAN RIGHTS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 6 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify human rights data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Data of a political subdivision; investigative data.

Data maintained by the Human Rights Department of a political subdivision, including human rights investigative data and data contained in closed or open case files, are classified the same as and administered in accordance with chapter 363A.

Subd. 3.Data provided under subpoena.

Data supplied by a government entity pursuant to a subpoena issued by the commissioner of human rights is governed by section 363A.06, subdivision 2.

Subd. 4.Human rights conciliation efforts.

Disclosure of information concerning efforts in a particular case to resolve a charge through education conference, conciliation, and persuasion is governed by section 363A.06, subdivision 4.

Subd. 5.Access to documents.

Access to a copy of the charge and the respondent's answer to the charge is governed by section 363A.28, subdivision 9.

Subd. 6.Access to case files.

Access to Human Rights Department investigative data by persons other than department employees is governed by section 363A.35.

13.56 [Renumbered 13.822]
13.57 [Renumbered 13.548]
13.58 [Repealed, 1987 c 268 art 6 s 53]

HOUSING, DEVELOPMENT, AND BUSINESS DATA

13.585 HOUSING AGENCY DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

For purposes of this section "housing agency" means the public housing agency or housing and redevelopment authority of a political subdivision.

Subd. 2.Confidential data.

The following data on individuals maintained by the housing agency are classified as confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3: correspondence between the agency and the agency's attorney containing data collected as part of an active investigation undertaken for the purpose of the commencement or defense of potential or actual litigation, including but not limited to: referrals to the Office of the Inspector General or other prosecuting agencies for possible prosecution for fraud; initiation of lease terminations and eviction actions; admission denial hearings concerning prospective tenants; commencement of actions against independent contractors of the agency; and tenant grievance hearings.

Subd. 3.Protected nonpublic data.

The following data not on individuals maintained by the housing agency are classified as protected nonpublic data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13: correspondence between the agency and the agency's attorney containing data collected as part of an active investigation undertaken for the purpose of the commencement or defense of potential or actual litigation, including but not limited to, referrals to the Office of the Inspector General or other prosecuting bodies or agencies for possible prosecution for fraud and commencement of actions against independent contractors of the agency.

Subd. 4.Nonpublic data.

The following data not on individuals maintained by the housing agency are classified as nonpublic data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9: all data pertaining to negotiations with property owners regarding the purchase of property. With the exception of the housing agency's evaluation of properties not purchased, all other negotiation data shall be public at the time of the closing of the property sale.

Subd. 5.Private data on individuals.

Income information on individuals collected and maintained by a housing agency to determine eligibility of property for class 4d under sections 273.128 and 273.13, is private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. The data may be disclosed to the county and local assessors responsible for determining eligibility of the property for classification 4d.

Subd. 6.Law enforcement access to certain data.

A public housing agency that enters a contract for assistance under United States Code, title 42, sections 1437 to 1440, shall furnish a local, state, or federal law enforcement officer, upon the officer's request, with the current address, Social Security number, and photograph, if available, of a recipient of assistance under United States Code, title 42, sections 1437 to 1440, if the officer:

(1) provides the name of the recipient to the housing agency; and

(2) notifies the agency that:

(i) the recipient:

(A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, under the laws of the jurisdiction from which the individual is fleeing, for a crime which is a felony under the laws of that jurisdiction;

(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law;

(C) is a person required to register under section 243.166 and is not residing at the address at which the person is registered under section 243.166; or

(D) has information necessary for the officer to conduct the officer's official duties;

(ii) the location or apprehension of the individual is within the officer's official duties; and

(iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of the officer's official duties.

13.586 HOUSING AGENCY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The section referred to in subdivision 2 is codified outside this chapter. That section classifies housing agency data as other than public.

Subd. 2.Housing Finance Agency; financial data.

Financial information regarding a Housing Finance Agency loan or grant recipient is classified under section 462A.065.

13.587 EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS; PRIVATE DATA.

(a) "Grant recipient" includes a local government unit or nonprofit organization that receives grants from a state agency to provide emergency services for homeless persons.

(b) Data on individuals maintained by a grant recipient from which the identity of any individual receiving emergency services may be determined are private data on individuals and the grant recipient shall maintain the data in accordance with this chapter.

13.59 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Private survey data.

The following data collected in surveys of individuals conducted by cities and housing and redevelopment authorities for the purposes of planning, development, and redevelopment, are classified as private data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: the names and addresses of individuals and the legal descriptions of property owned by individuals.

Subd. 2.Nonpublic survey data.

The following data collected in surveys of businesses conducted by cities and housing and redevelopment authorities, for the purposes of planning, development, and redevelopment, are classified as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9: the names, addresses, and legal descriptions of business properties and the commercial use of the property to the extent disclosure of the use would identify a particular business.

Subd. 3.Financial assistance data.

(a) The following data that are submitted to a housing and redevelopment authority by persons who are requesting financial assistance are private data on individuals or nonpublic data:

(1) financial statements;

(2) credit reports;

(3) business plans;

(4) income and expense projections;

(5) customer lists;

(6) balance sheets;

(7) income tax returns; and

(8) design, market, and feasibility studies not paid for with public funds.

(b) Data submitted to the authority under paragraph (a) become public data if the authority provides financial assistance to the person, except that the following data remain private or nonpublic:

(1) business plans;

(2) income and expense projections not related to the financial assistance provided;

(3) customer lists;

(4) income tax returns; and

(5) design, market, and feasibility studies not paid for with public funds.

Subd. 4.Definition.

For purposes of this section, "housing and redevelopment authority" has the meaning given in section 469.002, subdivision 2, and includes a government entity exercising powers under sections 469.001 to 469.047.

13.591 BUSINESS DATA.

Subdivision 1.Not public data when benefit requested.

The following data, that are submitted to a government entity by a business requesting financial assistance or a benefit financed by public funds, are private or nonpublic data: financial information about the business, including credit reports; financial statements; net worth calculations; business plans; income and expense projections; balance sheets; customer lists; income tax returns; and design, market, and feasibility studies not paid for with public funds.

Subd. 2.Public data when benefit received.

Data submitted to a government entity under subdivision 1 become public when public financial assistance is provided or the business receives a benefit from the government entity, except that the following data remain private or nonpublic: business plans; income and expense projections not related to the financial assistance provided; customer lists; income tax returns; and design, market, and feasibility studies not paid for with public funds.

Subd. 3.Business as vendor.

(a) Data submitted by a business to a government entity in response to a request for bids as defined in section 16C.02, subdivision 11, are private or nonpublic until the bids are opened. Once the bids are opened, the name of the bidder and the dollar amount specified in the response are read and become public. All other data in a bidder's response to a bid are private or nonpublic data until completion of the selection process. For purposes of this section, "completion of the selection process" means that the government entity has completed its evaluation and has ranked the responses. After a government entity has completed the selection process, all remaining data submitted by all bidders are public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37. A statement by a bidder that submitted data are copyrighted or otherwise protected does not prevent public access to the data contained in the bid.

If all responses to a request for bids are rejected prior to completion of the selection process, all data, other than that made public at the bid opening, remain private or nonpublic until a resolicitation of bids results in completion of the selection process or a determination is made to abandon the purchase. If the rejection occurs after the completion of the selection process, the data remain public. If a resolicitation of bids does not occur within one year of the bid opening date, the remaining data become public.

(b) Data submitted by a business to a government entity in response to a request for proposal, as defined in section 16C.02, subdivision 12, are private or nonpublic until the responses are opened. Once the responses are opened, the name of the responder is read and becomes public. All other data in a responder's response to a request for proposal are private or nonpublic data until completion of the evaluation process. For purposes of this section, "completion of the evaluation process" means that the government entity has completed negotiating the contract with the selected vendor. After a government entity has completed the evaluation process, all remaining data submitted by all responders are public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37. A statement by a responder that submitted data are copyrighted or otherwise protected does not prevent public access to the data contained in the response.

If all responses to a request for proposal are rejected prior to completion of the evaluation process, all data, other than that made public at the response opening, remain private or nonpublic until a resolicitation of the requests for proposal results in completion of the evaluation process or a determination is made to abandon the purchase. If the rejection occurs after the completion of the evaluation process, the data remain public. If a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the proposal opening date, the remaining data become public.

Subd. 4.Classification of evaluative data; data sharing.

(a) Data created or maintained by a government entity as part of the selection or evaluation process referred to in this section are protected nonpublic data until completion of the selection process or completion of the evaluation process at which time the data are public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37.

(b) If a government entity asks employees of other government entities to assist with the selection of the responses to a request for bid or the evaluation of responses to a request for proposal, the government entity may share not public data in the responses with those employees. The employees participating in the selection or evaluation may not further disseminate the not public data they review.

Subd. 5.Internal competitive response.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "internal competitive response" means a bid or proposal to provide government goods or services that is prepared by the staff of a government entity in competition with bids or proposals solicited by (1) the same government entity from the private sector or (2) a different government entity from the private sector.

(b) Data in an internal competitive response is classified as private or nonpublic until completion of the selection process or completion of the evaluation process at which time the data are public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37.

13.592 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5921 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5922 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.593 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.594 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5951 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5952 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5953 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.596 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]
13.5965 [Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]

13.598 EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2a to 12 are codified outside this chapter and include classification of employment and economic development data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 13 s 40]

Subd. 2a.Commissioner of employment and economic development.

Data maintained by the commissioner of employment and economic development are classified under sections 268.19 and 469.154, subdivision 2.

Subd. 3.Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.

Data on a tape of a closed board meeting of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. are classified under section 116O.03, subdivision 6. Certain data disclosed to the board or employees of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. are classified under section 116O.03, subdivision 7.

Subd. 4.Aircraft facilities.

Specified data about an airline submitted in connection with state financing of certain aircraft maintenance facilities are classified under section 116R.02, subdivision 3.

Subd. 5.Minnesota Business Finance, Inc.

Various data held by Minnesota Business Finance, Inc. are classified under section 116S.02, subdivision 8.

Subd. 6.Local economic development data.

(a) Preliminary information. Access to preliminary information submitted to the commissioner of employment and economic development under sections 469.142 to 469.151 or sections 469.152 to 469.165 is limited under section 469.154, subdivision 2.

(b) Enterprise zones. Data sharing between the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of employment and economic development or a municipality receiving an enterprise zone designation is governed by section 469.173, subdivision 5.

(c) Tax incentives. Disclosure of data by the Department of Revenue to determine eligibility for tax incentives available under section 272.0212, 469.1732, or 469.1734, is governed by section 469.1733, subdivision 1.

Subd. 7.Program data.

Program data collected on individuals are classified by section 116J.401, subdivision 3.

Subd. 8.Unemployment insurance hearings.

Disclosure of unemployment insurance hearing data is governed by section 268.105, subdivision 5.

Subd. 9.Minnesota youth program.

Data on individuals under the Minnesota youth program are classified under section 116L.561, subdivision 7.

Subd. 10.Employment and training programs; data sharing.

Data sharing of employment and training program data between the commissioner of employment and economic development, the commissioner of human services, state agency personnel, and other users of the inventory, referral and intake system, is governed by section 116L.86, subdivision 3.

Subd. 11.Vocational rehabilitation data.

Disclosure of data obtained by the Department of Employment and Economic Development regarding the vocational rehabilitation of an injured or disabled employee is governed by section 268A.05.

Subd. 12.Employer data.

The department may disseminate an employer's name, address, industry code, and the number of employees by ranges of not less than 100 for the purpose of assisting individuals using the Minnesota Workforce Center system in obtaining employment.

GRANTS

13.599 GRANTS.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.

(a) "Completion of the evaluation process" means that the granting agency has completed negotiating the grant agreement with the selected grantee.

(b) "Grant agreement" has the meaning given in section 16B.97, subdivision 1.

(c) "Grantee" means a person that applies for or receives a grant.

(d) "Granting agency" means the state agency that provides the grant.

(e) "Opened" means the act that occurs once the deadline for submitting a response to a proposal to the granting agency has been reached.

(f) "Request for proposal" means the data outlining the responsibilities the granting agency wants the grantee to assume.

(g) "Response" means the data submitted by a grantee as required by a request for proposal.

Subd. 2.Request for applications.

Data created by a granting agency to create a request for proposal is classified as nonpublic until the request for proposal is published. To the extent that a granting agency involves persons outside the granting agency to create the request for proposal, the data remain nonpublic in the hands of all persons who may not further disseminate any data that are created or reviewed as part of the request for proposal development. At publication, the data in the request for proposal is public.

Subd. 3.Responses to request for proposals.

(a) Responses submitted by a grantee are private or nonpublic until the responses are opened. Once the responses are opened, the name and address of the grantee and the amount requested is public. All other data in a response is private or nonpublic data until completion of the evaluation process. After a granting agency has completed the evaluation process, all remaining data in the responses is public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37. A statement by a grantee that the response is copyrighted or otherwise protected does not prevent public access to the response.

(b) If all responses are rejected prior to completion of the evaluation process, all data, other than that made public at the opening, remain private or nonpublic until a resolicitation of proposals results in completion of the evaluation process or a determination is made to abandon the grant. If the rejection occurs after the completion of the evaluation process, the data remain public. If a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the grant opening date, the remaining data become public.

Subd. 4.Evaluation data.

(a) Data created or maintained by a granting agency as part of the evaluation process referred to in this section are protected nonpublic data until completion of the evaluation process at which time the data are public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37.

(b) If a granting agency asks individuals outside the granting agency to assist with the evaluation of the responses, the granting agency may share not public data in the responses with those individuals. The individuals participating in the evaluation may not further disseminate the not public data they review.

13.60 [Renumbered 13.601, subdivision 1]

ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS; LEGISLATIVE DATA

13.601 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS.

Subdivision 1.Financial disclosure statements.

Financial disclosure statements of elected or appointed officials which, by requirement of the political subdivision, are filed with the political subdivision, are public data on individuals.

Subd. 2.Correspondence.

Correspondence between individuals and elected officials is private data on individuals, but may be made public by either the sender or the recipient.

Subd. 3.Applicants for appointment.

(a) Data about applicants for appointment to a public body collected by a government entity as a result of the applicant's application for appointment to the public body are private data on individuals except that the following are public:

(1) name;

(2) city of residence, except when the appointment has a residency requirement that requires the entire address to be public;

(3) education and training;

(4) employment history;

(5) volunteer work;

(6) awards and honors;

(7) prior government service; and

(8) any data required to be provided or that is voluntarily provided in an application for appointment to a multimember agency pursuant to section 15.0597.

(b) Once an individual is appointed to a public body, the following additional items of data are public:

(1) residential address; and

(2) either a telephone number or electronic mail address where the appointee can be reached, or both at the request of the appointee.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), any electronic mail address or telephone number provided by a public body for use by an appointee shall be public. An appointee may use an electronic mail address or telephone number provided by the public body as the designated electronic mail address or telephone number at which the appointee can be reached.

13.602 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivision 2 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify elected and appointed official data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.State auditor data.

(a) Public accountants. Data sharing between the state auditor and public accountants is governed by section 6.69, subdivision 1.

(b) Audit data. Data relating to an audit under chapter 6 are classified under section 6.715.

(c) Local records. Data sharing between the state auditor and legislative auditor of information collected from local governments is governed by section 6.74.

13.605 LEGISLATIVE DATA.

Subdivision 1.Legislative and budget proposal data.

(a) Definition. As used in this section, "state administration" means the governor's office, the Department of Management and Budget, and any state agency that is under the direct control of the governor.

(b) Classifications. Legislative and budget proposals, including preliminary drafts, that are created, collected, or maintained by the state administration are protected nonpublic data. After the budget is presented to the legislature by the state administration, supporting data, including agency requests, are public data. Supporting data do not include preliminary drafts. The state administration may disclose any of the data within the state administration and to the public at any time if disclosure would aid the administration in considering and preparing its proposals.

Subd. 2.Indian Affairs Council data.

All financial information on individuals and business entities including, but not limited to, credit reports, financial statements, and net worth calculations, that are contained in applications received by the Indian Affairs Council in its administration of the Indian business development loan program are classified as private data with regard to data on individuals and as nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals.

13.606 LEGISLATIVE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 5 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify legislative data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Legislative Coordinating Commission.

Sharing of data with the Legislative Coordinating Commission is governed by section 3.885, subdivision 4.

Subd. 3.Council on Black Minnesotans.

Data sharing between the commissioner of human services and the Council on Black Minnesotans is governed by section 3.9225, subdivision 3, paragraph (j).

Subd. 4.Legislative audit data.

Data relating to an audit performed under sections 3.97, 3.971, and 3.979 are governed by section 3.979.

Subd. 5.Revisor of statutes.

Disclosure of data relating to drafting services provided by the revisor of statutes is governed by section 3C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

ETHICS AND ELECTION DATA

13.607 ETHICS AND ELECTION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 7 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify campaign, ethics, and election data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board information.

Disclosure by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board of information about a complaint or investigation is governed by section 10A.02, subdivision 11.

Subd. 3.Ethical practices investigation data.

The record of certain investigations conducted under chapter 10A is classified, and disposition of certain information is governed, by section 10A.02, subdivision 11a.

Subd. 4.Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board opinions.

A request for a Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board advisory opinion and the opinion itself are classified under section 10A.02, subdivision 12.

Subd. 5.Statements of economic interest.

Disclosure of statements of economic interest filed by local officials is governed by section 10A.09, subdivision 6a.

Subd. 6.Registered voter lists.

Access to registered voter lists is governed by section 201.091.

Subd. 7.Absentee ballots.

Disclosure of names of voters submitting absentee ballots is governed by section 203B.12, subdivision 7.

13.61 [Renumbered 13.714]
13.612 [Renumbered 13.685]
13.62 [Renumbered 13.594]
13.621 [Renumbered 13.5951]
13.622 [Renumbered 13.5952]

RETIREMENT DATA

13.63 RETIREMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund data.

(a) Beneficiary and survivor data. The following data on beneficiaries and survivors of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund members are private data on individuals: home address, date of birth, direct deposit account number, and tax withholding data.

(b) Limits on disclosure. Required disclosure of data about members, survivors, and beneficiaries is limited to name, gross pension, and type of benefit awarded.

Subd. 2.Teachers Retirement Association data.

The following data on beneficiaries and survivors of Teachers Retirement Association members are considered private data on individuals:

(1) address;

(2) birth date;

(3) direct deposit account number; and

(4) tax withholding data.

Subd. 3.Public Employees Retirement Association data.

The following data on individual beneficiaries and survivors of Public Employment Retirement Association members are classified as private: home address, date of birth, direct deposit account number, and tax withholding data.

13.631 RETIREMENT DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The section referred to in subdivision 2 is codified outside this chapter. That section governs the disclosure of retirement data.

Subd. 2.Retirement systems, generally; marriage dissolution; access to data.

Access to and disclosure of retirement data, in the event of marriage dissolution, is governed by section 356.49.

13.632 TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATION DATA; CERTAIN CITIES.

Subdivision 1.Beneficiary and survivor data.

The following data on beneficiaries and survivors of the St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association and the Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund Association members are private data on individuals: home address, date of birth, direct deposit number, and tax withholding data.

Subd. 2.Limits on disclosure.

Required disclosure of data about members, survivors, and beneficiaries is limited to name, gross annuity or benefit amount, and type of annuity or benefit awarded.

STATE AGENCY DATA

13.635 GENERAL STATE AGENCY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1. Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify state agency data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 1a.State Board of Investment.

Certain government data of the State Board of Investment related to investments are classified under section 11A.24, subdivision 6.

Subd. 2.Official records; generally.

Access to government data kept pursuant to section 15.17 is governed by sections 13.03 and 138.17.

Subd. 3.Commissioners of management and budget and administration.

Access to government data of all state departments and agencies by the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of administration is governed by section 15.08.

Subd. 4.Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board.

Disclosure of data to the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board's advisory committee is governed by section 15B.11, subdivision 3.

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DATA

13.64 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DATA.

(a) Notes and preliminary drafts of reports created, collected, or maintained by the Management Analysis Division, Department of Management and Budget, and prepared during management studies, audits, reviews, consultations, or investigations are classified as confidential or protected nonpublic data until the final report has been published or preparation of the report is no longer being actively pursued.

(b) Data that support the conclusions of the report and that the commissioner of management and budget reasonably believes will result in litigation are confidential or protected nonpublic until the litigation has been completed or until the litigation is no longer being actively pursued.

(c) Data on individuals that could reasonably be used to determine the identity of an individual supplying data for a report are private if:

(1) the data supplied by the individual were needed for a report; and

(2) the data would not have been provided to the Management Analysis Division without an assurance to the individual that the individual's identity would remain private, or the Management Analysis Division reasonably believes that the individual would not have provided the data.

13.6401 ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 6 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify administration and management and budget data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Department of Management and Budget.

(a) Financial documents. Data sharing of financial documents between agencies and the commissioner of management and budget is governed by section 16A.055.

(b) Electronic payments. Data relating to government services transactions is governed by section 16A.626.

(c) Register of ownership of bonds or certificates. Information in a register of ownership of state bonds or certificates is classified under section 16A.672, subdivision 11.

Subd. 3.

[Repealed, 2002 c 298 s 8]

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 8 art 2 s 20]

Subd. 5.State debt collection; data.

Data on debtors received, collected, created, or maintained by the commissioner of management and budget are classified under section 16D.06.

Subd. 6.Office of Enterprise Technology.

(a) Business data. Data submitted to the Office of Enterprise Technology by businesses are governed by section 16E.06.

(b) North Star. Data sharing involving North Star, the state's comprehensive government online information service, is governed by section 16E.07, subdivisions 2 and 3.

13.641 [Repealed, 1990 c 573 s 23]
13.642 [Renumbered 13.63, subd 2]

AGRICULTURAL DATA

13.643 AGRICULTURAL DATA.

Subdivision 1.Department of Agriculture data.

(a) Loan and grant applicant data. The following data on applicants, collected by the Department of Agriculture in its sustainable agriculture revolving loan and grant programs under sections 17.115 and 17.116, are private or nonpublic: nonfarm income; credit history; insurance coverage; machinery and equipment list; financial information; and credit information requests.

(b) Farm advocate data. The following data supplied by farmer clients to Minnesota farm advocates and to the Department of Agriculture are private data on individuals: financial history, including listings of assets and debts, and personal and emotional status information.

Subd. 2.Farm assistance data.

The following data collected and maintained by counties that provide assistance to individual farmers who are experiencing economic or emotional distress are classified as private data: financial history, including listings of assets and debts, and personal and emotional status information.

Subd. 3.Aquaculture permit data.

The following data collected and maintained by an agency issuing aquaculture permits under sections 17.47 to 17.498 are classified as private or nonpublic: the names and addresses of customers provided in the permit application.

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 2001 c 202 s 21]

Subd. 5.Data received from federal government.

All data received by the Department of Agriculture from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Agriculture, Food Safety, and Inspection Service that is necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Department of Agriculture's statutory food safety regulatory and enforcement duties are classified as nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, and private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12. This section does not preclude the obligation of the Department of Agriculture to appropriately inform consumers of issues that could affect public health.

Subd. 6.Animal premises data.

(a) The following data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of premises and animals under chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:

(1) the names and addresses;

(2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and

(3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.

(b) The Board of Animal Health may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that the access will aid in the law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.

Subd. 7.Research, monitoring, or assessment data.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the following data created, collected, and maintained by the Department of Agriculture during research, monitoring, or the assessment of farm practices and related to natural resources, the environment, agricultural facilities, or agricultural practices are classified as private or nonpublic:

(1) names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of study participants or cooperators; and

(2) location of research, study site, and global positioning system data.

(b) The following data is public:

(1) location data and unique well numbers for wells and springs unless protected under section 18B.10 or another statute or rule; and

(2) data from samples collected from a public water supply as defined in section 144.382, subdivision 4.

(c) The Department of Agriculture may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) if the Department of Agriculture determines that there is a substantive threat to human health and safety or to the environment, or to aid in the law enforcement process. The Department of Agriculture may also disclose data with written consent of the subject of the data.

13.6435 AGRICULTURAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 12 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify agricultural data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Department of agriculture.

(a) Agriculture best management practices loan program. Data collected by the commissioner on applicants or borrowers for the agriculture best management practices loan program are governed by section 17.117.

(b) Aquaculture data. Data on aquatic farming held by the Pollution Control Agency are classified under section 17.498.

(c) Aquatic farm license. Data, kept by licensees, on the operation of an aquatic farm are governed by section 17.4984, subdivision 7.

(d) Agricultural Commodities Promotion Council. Financial information on producers of agricultural commodities that is provided to the Agricultural Commodities Promotion Council is governed by section 17.62.

(e) Agricultural producer association and commodity handlers. Access to data filed with the commissioner of agriculture by agricultural producer associations and agricultural commodity handlers is governed by section 17.694, subdivision 1.

Subd. 3.Pesticide control.

(a) Registration. Disclosure of data relating to pesticide registration is governed by section 18B.26, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).

(b) Dealer and applicator records. Records of pesticide dealers and applicators inspected or copied by the commissioner of agriculture are classified under sections 18B.37, subdivision 5, and 18B.38.

Subd. 4.Agricultural applications; protection of trade secrets.

Treatment of data submitted to the commissioner of agriculture for the purpose of substantiating claims made by a product under section 18C.401 is governed by section 18C.405.

Subd. 5.Wholesale produce dealers.

Financial data submitted by a license applicant are classified under section 27.04, subdivision 2.

Subd. 6.Meat inspection data.

Access to information obtained by the commissioner of agriculture under the meat inspection law is governed by section 31A.27, subdivision 3.

Subd. 7.

[Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 2 s 162]

Subd. 8.Dairy products.

Financial and production information obtained by the commissioner of agriculture to administer chapter 32 are classified under section 32.71, subdivision 2.

Subd. 9.Family farm security.

Data received or prepared by the commissioner of agriculture regarding family farm security loans are classified in section 41.63.

Subd. 10.Rural Finance Authority.

Certain data received or prepared by the Rural Finance Authority are classified pursuant to section 41B.211.

Subd. 11.Farm products; grain buyer licensee data.

Financial data submitted to the commissioner by grain buyer's license applicants are classified under section 223.17, subdivision 6.

Subd. 12.Farmer-lender mediation.

Data on debtors and creditors under the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act are classified under section 583.29.

13.644 [Repealed, 1993 c 351 s 41]
13.645 [Renumbered 13.643, subd 3]
13.646 [Renumbered 13.605, subdivision 1]

ATTORNEY GENERAL

13.65 ATTORNEY GENERAL DATA.

Subdivision 1.Private data.

The following data created, collected and maintained by the Office of the Attorney General are classified as private data on individuals:

(a) the record, including but not limited to, the transcript and exhibits of all disciplinary proceedings held by a state agency, board or commission, except in those instances where there is a public hearing;

(b) communications and noninvestigative files regarding administrative or policy matters which do not evidence final public actions;

(c) consumer complaint data, other than that data classified as confidential, including consumers' complaints against businesses and follow-up investigative materials;

(d) investigative data, obtained in anticipation of, or in connection with litigation or an administrative proceeding where the investigation is not currently active; and

(e) data collected by the Consumer Division of the Attorney General's Office in its administration of the home protection hot line including: the name, address, and phone number of the consumer; the name and address of the mortgage company; the total amount of the mortgage; the amount of money needed to bring the delinquent mortgage current; the consumer's place of employment; the consumer's total family income; and the history of attempts made by the consumer to renegotiate a delinquent mortgage.

Subd. 2.Confidential data.

The following data created, collected and maintained by the Office of the Attorney General are classified as confidential, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3: data acquired through communications made in official confidence to members of the attorney general's staff where the public interest would suffer by disclosure of the data.

Subd. 3.Public data.

Data describing the final disposition of disciplinary proceedings held by any state agency, board or commission are classified as public, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15.

13.66 [Renumbered 13.855, subds 1-3]

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DATA

13.67 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DATA.

The following data collected, created, or maintained by the Department of Management and Budget are classified as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9:

(a) the commissioner's plan prepared by the department, pursuant to section 3.855, which governs the compensation and terms and conditions of employment for employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements until the plan is submitted to the Legislative Commission on Employee Relations;

(b) data pertaining to grievance or interest arbitration that has not been presented to the arbitrator or other party during the arbitration process;

(c) notes and preliminary drafts of reports prepared during personnel investigations and personnel management reviews of state departments and agencies;

(d) the managerial plan prepared by the department pursuant to section 43A.18 that governs the compensation and terms and conditions of employment for employees in managerial positions, as specified in section 43A.18, subdivision 3, until the plan is submitted to the Legislative Commission on Employee Relations; and

(e) claims experience and all related information received from carriers and claims administrators participating in either the state group insurance plan, the Minnesota employee insurance program, the state workers' compensation program, or the public employees insurance program as defined in chapter 43A, and survey information collected from employees and employers participating in these plans and programs, except when the department determines that release of the data will not be detrimental to the plan or program.

13.6705 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivision 2 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify employee relations data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Department of Management and Budget.

(a) Personnel data. The commissioner of management and budget's access to personnel data is governed by section 43A.04.

(b) Code of ethics; confidential data. Use and disclosure of confidential data by employees in the executive branch are governed by section 43A.38, subdivision 3.

13.671 [Renumbered 13.5953]

ENERGY AND UTILITIES DATA

13.679 PUBLIC UTILITY DATA.

Subdivision 1.Tenant.

Data collected by the commissioner of commerce that reveals the identity of a tenant who makes a complaint regarding energy efficiency standards for rental housing are private data on individuals.

Subd. 2.Utility or telephone company employee or customer.

(a) The following are private data on individuals: data collected by the commissioner of commerce or the Public Utilities Commission, including the names or any other data that would reveal the identity of either an employee or customer of a telephone company or public utility who files a complaint or provides information regarding a violation or suspected violation by the telephone company or public utility of any federal or state law or rule; except this data may be released as needed to law enforcement authorities.

(b) The following are private data on individuals: data collected by the commission or the commissioner of commerce on individual public utility or telephone company customers or prospective customers, including copies of tax forms, needed to administer federal or state programs that provide relief from telephone company bills, public utility bills, or cold weather disconnection. The determination of eligibility of the customers or prospective customers may be released to public utilities or telephone companies to administer the programs.

13.68 ENERGY AND FINANCIAL DATA AND STATISTICS.

Subdivision 1.Nonpublic data.

Energy and financial data, statistics, and information furnished to the commissioner of commerce by a coal supplier or petroleum supplier, or information on individual business customers of a public utility pursuant to section 216C.16 or 216C.17, either directly or through a federal department or agency are classified as nonpublic data as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 9.

Subd. 2.Energy audit data.

Data contained in copies of bids, contracts, letters of agreement between utility companies and third party auditors and firms, and in utility statements or documents showing costs for employee performance of energy audits which are received by the commissioner of commerce in order to arbitrate disputes arising from complaints concerning the award of contracts to perform energy conservation audits are classified as protected nonpublic data not on individuals as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 13.

13.681 ENERGY AND UTILITIES DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1. Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify certain energy or utility data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Energy forecasts, statistics.

Certain energy data maintained by the commissioner of commerce are classified under section 216C.17, subdivision 4.

Subd. 3.Energy audit of residential or commercial building.

Certain data gathered about consumer comments on state programs of energy audits of residential and commercial buildings may be shared under section 216C.31.

Subd. 4.Energy conservation investment loan.

Data contained in applications for energy conservation investment loans, including supporting technical documentation, are governed by section 216C.37, subdivisions 3a and 3b.

Subd. 5.Energy programs.

Treatment of data on individuals applying for benefits or services under energy programs is governed by section 216C.266.

Subd. 6. Utility disconnection.

Utility data on disconnections provided to cities under section 216B.0976 shall be treated as private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

Subd. 7.Business energy use accountability data.

Certain data provided by a business for business energy use accountability is classified under section 216C.44, subdivision 5.

13.685 MUNICIPAL UTILITY CUSTOMER DATA.

Data on customers of municipal electric utilities are private data on individuals or nonpublic data, but may be released to:

(1) a law enforcement agency that requests access to the data in connection with an investigation;

(2) a school for purposes of compiling pupil census data;

(3) the Metropolitan Council for use in studies or analyses required by law;

(4) a public child support authority for purposes of establishing or enforcing child support; or

(5) a person where use of the data directly advances the general welfare, health, or safety of the public; the commissioner of administration may issue advisory opinions construing this clause pursuant to section 13.072.

History:

1999 c 227 s 9,22

PUBLIC SAFETY DATA

13.69 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Classifications.

(a) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are private data:

(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;

(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies;

(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records, except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for purposes of tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry for purposes of workers' compensation administration and enforcement, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of license application administration; and

(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07, subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:

(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated caregiver; or

(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of the need to care for a child of the license holder.

The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3) and must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social Security numbers for any other purpose.

(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member of the individual's family.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

13.6905 PUBLIC SAFETY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 32 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify Department of Public Safety data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Vehicle registration application data.

Certain information provided in applications for motor vehicle registrations is governed under section 168.10, subdivision 1.

Subd. 3.Motor vehicle registration.

Various data on motor vehicle registrations are classified under sections 168.327, subdivision 3, and 168.346.

Subd. 4.Accident report.

Release of accident reports provided to the Department of Public Safety under section 169.09 is governed by section 169.09, subdivision 13.

Subd. 5.Chemical use assessment.

A report of an assessment conducted in connection with a conviction for driving while intoxicated is governed by section 169A.70, subdivisions 3 and 4.

Subd. 6.Driver's license cancellations.

Access to data on individuals whose driver's licenses have been canceled is governed by section 171.043.

Subd. 7.Driver's license photograph or image.

Photographs or electronically produced images taken by the commissioner of public safety for drivers' licenses are classified under section 171.07, subdivision 1a.

Subd. 8.Driver's license photograph; exceptions.

Allowing headwear in a driver's license photograph or allowing driver's license identification other than a photograph, under certain circumstances, are governed under section 171.071.

Subd. 9.Driver's alcohol concentration.

Data on the alcohol concentration of a driver whose driver's license is revoked or suspended are classified under section 171.12, subdivision 2a.

Subd. 10.Driver's license address.

The residence address of certain individuals provided to the commissioner of public safety in drivers' license applications is classified under section 171.12, subdivision 7.

Subd. 11.Driver's license cancellation due to blindness.

Data on a visual examination performed for purposes of driver's license cancellation are classified under section 171.32, subdivision 3.

Subd. 12.Criminal alert network.

Data on private sector members of the criminal alert network are classified under section 299A.61, subdivision 2.

Subd. 13.Undercover buy fund.

Records relating to applications for grants under section 299C.065 are classified under section 299C.065, subdivision 4.

Subd. 14.Criminal gang investigative data system.

Data in the criminal gang investigative data system are classified in section 299C.091.

Subd. 15.Registered predatory offenders.

Data maintained relating to predatory offenders are governed by section 299C.093.

Subd. 16.Juvenile history data.

Data maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the juvenile history record system are governed by section 299C.095.

Subd. 17.DNA evidence.

DNA identification data maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are governed by sections 299C.11 and 299C.155.

Subd. 17a.CIBRS data.

Data relating to the Comprehensive Incident Based Reporting System are governed by section 299C.40.

Subd. 18.Criminal justice information network.

Data collected by the criminal justice data communications network are classified under section 299C.46, subdivision 5.

Subd. 19.Access to criminal justice database.

Access by criminal justice agencies to the criminal justice data communications network maintained by the Department of Public Safety is governed by section 299C.48.

Subd. 20.Missing children.

Identifying information on missing children is governed under sections 299C.53 and 299C.56.

Subd. 20a.Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact.

Data sharing under the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact is governed by section 299C.58.

Subd. 21.Residence managers.

Data gathered for a background check of a residence manager are governed by section 299C.68.

Subd. 22.Fire department access to criminal history data.

Access to criminal history data by fire departments is governed by section 299F.035.

Subd. 23.Arson investigative data system.

Data in the arson investigative data system are classified in section 299F.04, subdivision 3a.

Subd. 24.Arson investigation; reporting.

Arson investigation data relating to reporting requirements are governed by section 299F.05.

Subd. 25.Fire insurance information.

Data gathered by an insurance company following a fire loss or related to a potential fire loss are governed by sections 299F.054, 299F.055, and 299F.056.

Subd. 26.Arson investigation; evidence, enforcement.

Data maintained as part of arson investigations are governed by sections 299F.055 and 299F.056.

Subd. 27.Hazardous substance emergency.

Data collected by a fire department under sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 are classified under sections 299F.095 and 299F.096, subdivision 1.

Subd. 28.Records of state fire marshal.

Records on file in the State Fire Marshal's Office are governed by section 299F.28.

Subd. 28a.Use and storage of explosives.

Data related to the use and storage of explosives by individuals holding a permit are governed by sections 299F.28 and 299F.75, subdivision 4.

Subd. 29.Pipeline safety.

Data related to the pipeline safety responsibilities of the commissioner of public safety are governed by section 299F.63.

Subd. 30.Office of Pipeline Safety.

Data obtained by the director of the Office of Pipeline Safety are classified under section 299J.13.

Subd. 31.Director of alcohol and gambling enforcement.

Access by the director of alcohol and gambling enforcement of the Department of Public Safety to criminal history data on licensees, contractors, and employees of the State Lottery, Racing Commission, or Gambling Control Board is governed by section 299L.03, subdivision 4.

Subd. 32.Gambling enforcement investigative data.

Data provided to the director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement by a governmental entity located outside Minnesota for use in an authorized investigation, audit, or background check are governed by section 299L.03, subdivision 11.

13.691 [Renumbered 13.63, subd 3]
13.692 [Renumbered 13.679]
13.70 [Repealed, 1989 c 184 art 1 s 20]

13.71

Subdivision 1.

[Renumbered 13.715]

Subd. 2.

[Renumbered 13.719, subd 3, para (a)]

Subd. 3.

[Renumbered 13.719, subd 3, para (b)]

Subd. 4.

[Renumbered 13.719, subd 4]

Subd. 5.

[Renumbered 13.719, subd 5]

Subd. 6.

[Renumbered 13.719, subdivision 1]

Subd. 7.

[Renumbered 13.719, subd 2]

Subd. 8.

[Renumbered 13.711]

Subd. 9.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 10.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 11.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 12.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 13.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 14.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 15.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 16.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 17.

[Repealed, 1995 c 259 art 1 s 62]

Subd. 18.

[Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 3 s 47]

Subd. 19.

[Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 3 s 47]

Subd. 20.

[Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 3 s 47]

Subd. 21.

[Repealed, 1Sp1997 c 3 s 47]

COMMERCE, BANKING, AND INSURANCE DATA

13.711 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DATA; RELEASE OF COMPLAINT TO RESPONDENT.

The commissioner may provide a copy of a complaint to the subject of the complaint when the commissioner determines that the access is necessary in order to effectively conduct the investigation.

13.712 COMMERCE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1. Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside chapter 13. Those sections classify Department of Commerce data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Department of Commerce; generally.

(a) Certain data received by commissioner of commerce. Certain data received because of the participation of the commissioner of commerce in various organizations are classified under section 45.012.

(b) Investigations. Classification, disclosure, and collection of data relating to investigations conducted by the commissioner of commerce pursuant to section 45.027, are governed by subdivisions 1, 7, and 7a of that section.

Subd. 3.Vehicle protection product warrantors.

Financial information provided to the commissioner of commerce by vehicle protection product warrantors is classified under section 59C.05, subdivision 3.

13.713 BANKING DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 4 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify banking data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.General banking powers.

(a) Incorporators data. Financial data on individuals submitted by incorporators proposing to organize a bank are classified under section 46.041, subdivision 1.

(b) Commerce Department data on financial institutions. The disclosure by the commissioner of commerce of facts and information obtained in the course of examining financial institutions and in relation to complaints filed with the commissioner is governed by section 46.07, subdivisions 2 and 3.

Subd. 3.Financial corporations.

(a) Electronic financial terminal data. Information obtained by the commissioner of commerce in the course of verifying electronic financial terminal equipment is classified under section 47.66.

(b) Electronic financial transaction confidential information. Disclosure of confidential information acquired in the course of electronic financial terminal transactions is governed by section 47.69, subdivision 2.

Subd. 4.Currency exchanges; reports.

Financial information in annual reports submitted to the commissioner of commerce by currency exchanges is classified in section 53A.081, subdivision 4.

13.714 INSURANCE TRUST DATA; PRIVATE AND NONPUBLIC DATA.

The following data collected or created by the League of Minnesota Cities insurance trust, Association of Minnesota Counties insurance trust, or by the Minnesota School Board Association insurance trust in order to process claims for workers' compensation are classified as either private data in regard to claims when the insured worker is living, or nonpublic data in regard to claims when the insured worker is deceased: name, address, phone number, and Social Security account number of the claimant if the claimant is not a public employee; claim number, date of claimed injury, employee's Social Security number, home phone number, home address, date of birth, sex, and marital status; whether claimed injury caused loss of time from work; whether the employee lost time from work on the day of the claimed injury and the number of hours lost; whether the employee has returned to work; whether full or partial wages were paid for the first day of lost time and the amount paid, time of day, and location where injury occurred; whether the injury occurred on employer's premises; the name, address, and phone number of the treating physician or practitioner; identification of the hospital where treated; nature of the claimed injury or occupational illness; part of body affected; name or type of object involved in causing the injury; nature of injury; type of accident; description of actions taken to prevent recurrence; names of coworker witnesses; and all data collected or created as a result of the investigation of the claim including, but not limited to, physicians' reports; other data on the medical condition of the claimant; data collected from the claimant's physicians; and data collected in interviews of the claimant's employer, coworkers, family members, and neighbors.

13.715 GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS DATA; SURPLUS LINE INSURANCE.

All data appearing on copies of surplus line insurance policies collected by the Department of Commerce pursuant to sections 60A.195 to 60A.209 are classified as private data.

13.716 GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 7 are codified outside chapter 13. Those sections classify general insurance powers data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Examination of insurance companies.

Information obtained by the commissioner of commerce in the course of supervising or examining insurance companies is classified under section 60A.03, subdivision 9. An examination report of a domestic or foreign insurance company prepared by the commissioner is classified pursuant to section 60A.031, subdivision 4.

Subd. 3.Material transaction reports.

Reports required to be filed by insurers regarding certain material transactions are classified under section 60A.135, subdivision 4.

Subd. 4.Surplus lines insurer data.

Reports and recommendations on the financial condition of eligible surplus lines insurers submitted to the commissioner of commerce are classified under section 60A.208, subdivision 7.

Subd. 5.Risk-based capital data.

Risk-based capital reports and related reports, data, and orders maintained by the commissioner of commerce are classified under section 60A.67.

Subd. 6.Insurance company information.

Data received by the Department of Commerce under section 60A.93 are classified as provided by that section.

Subd. 7.Viatical settlements data.

Viatical settlements data provided to the commissioner of commerce are classified under section 60A.9575.

Subd. 8.Insurance filings data.

Insurance filings data received by the commissioner of commerce are classified under section 60A.08, subdivision 15.

13.717 INSURANCE; HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 10 are codified outside chapter 13. Those sections classify health care cost containment data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.

[Obsolete, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 88]

Subd. 3.Provider conflicts of interest.

Certain data in transition plans submitted by providers to comply with section 62J.23, subdivision 2, on conflicts of interest are classified under that section.

Subd. 4.Information clearinghouse.

Data sharing involving the information clearinghouse is governed by section 62J.2930.

Subd. 5.Health data and research initiatives.

Data collected by the commissioner of health for data and research initiatives are classified under section 62J.321, subdivision 5. Data collected for purposes of section 62J.301 to 62J.42 that identify patients or providers are classified under section 62J.321, subdivision 5.

Subd. 6.Prescription drug disclosure.

Data collected under section 62J.381 are governed by section 62J.321, subdivision 5a.

Subd. 7.Provider data.

Provider data shared by the commissioner of commerce with the commissioners of revenue and health is governed by section 62J.41, subdivision 2.

Subd. 8.

[Obsolete, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 7 s 88]

Subd. 9.Health care cost containment.

Data required to be submitted under health care cost containment provisions are classified by section 62J.321, subdivision 5.

Subd. 10.Ambulance services financial data.

Data collected by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board are classified by section 62J.49, subdivision 2.

13.719 MISCELLANEOUS INSURANCE DATA.

Subdivision 1.Comprehensive health insurance data.

(a) The following data on eligible persons and enrollees of the state comprehensive health insurance plan are classified as private: all data collected or maintained by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, the writing carrier, and the Department of Commerce.

(b) The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association is considered a state agency for purposes of this chapter.

(c) The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association may disclose data on eligible persons and enrollees of the state comprehensive health insurance plan to conduct actuarial and research studies, notwithstanding the classification of this data, if:

(1) the board authorizes the disclosure;

(2) no individual may be identified in the actuarial or research report;

(3) materials allowing an individual to be identified are returned or destroyed as soon as they are no longer needed; and

(4) the actuarial or research organization agrees not to disclose the information unless the disclosure would be permitted under this chapter is made by the association.

Subd. 2.Classification of PPO agreement data.

Data described in section 62E.13, subdivision 11, are nonpublic data.

Subd. 3.Workers' compensation self-insurance.

(a) Group workers' compensation self-insurance data. Financial data relating to nonpublic companies that are submitted to the commissioner of commerce for the purpose of obtaining approval to self-insure workers' compensation liability as a group are classified as nonpublic data.

(b) Workers' compensation self-insurance data. Financial documents, including income statements, balance sheets, statements of changes in financial positions, and supporting financial information, submitted by nonpublic companies seeking to self-insure their workers' compensation liability or to be licensed as self-insurance plan administrators are classified as nonpublic data.

Subd. 4.Pollution liability insurance survey data.

Data that could identify a company that responded to a pollution liability insurance survey taken by the Department of Commerce are classified as nonpublic data.

Subd. 5.Data on insurance companies and township mutual companies.

The following data collected and maintained by the Department of Commerce are classified as nonpublic data:

(a) that portion of any of the following data which would identify the affected insurance company or township mutual company: (1) any order issued pursuant to section 60A.031, subdivision 5, or 67A.241, subdivision 4, and based in whole or in part upon a determination or allegation by the Commerce Department or commissioner that an insurance company or township mutual company is in an unsound, impaired, or potentially unsound or impaired condition; or (2) any stipulation, consent agreement, letter agreement, or similar document evidencing the settlement of any proceeding commenced pursuant to an order of a type described in clause (1), or an agreement between the department and an insurance company or township mutual company entered in lieu of the issuance of an order of the type described in clause (1); and

(b) any correspondence or attachments relating to the data listed in this subdivision.

Subd. 6.Automobile insurance.

(a) Group self-insurance data. Financial data relating to nonpublic companies that are submitted to the commissioner of commerce for the purpose of obtaining approval to self-insure liability for automobile coverage as a group are classified as nonpublic data.

(b) Self-insurance; plan administrator data. Financial documents, including income statements, balance sheets, statements of change in financial positions, and supporting financial information submitted by nonpublic companies seeking to self-insure their automobile liability or to be licensed as self-insurance plan administrators are classified as nonpublic data.

13.7191 MISCELLANEOUS INSURANCE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 18 are codified outside chapter 13. Those sections classify insurance data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Proceeding and records in summary proceedings against insurers.

Access to proceedings and records of summary proceedings by the commissioner of commerce against insurers and judicial review of such proceedings is governed by section 60B.14, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.

Subd. 3.Insurance Guaranty Association.

(a) Powers of commissioner. The commissioner may share data with the board of the Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association as provided by section 60C.14, subdivision 2.

(b) Insurer financial condition data. Recommendations on the financial condition of an insurer submitted to the commissioner of commerce by the Insurance Guaranty Association are classified under section 60C.15.

Subd. 4.Insurance holding company systems; various insurance data.

Disclosure of information obtained by the commissioner of commerce under section 60D.18, 60D.19, or 60D.20 is governed by section 60D.22.

Subd. 5.Insurer supervision data.

Data on insurers supervised by the commissioner of commerce under chapter 60G are classified under section 60G.03, subdivision 1.

Subd. 6.Insurance producers.

(a) Licensing; termination. Access to data on insurance producer terminations held by the commissioner of commerce is governed by section 60K.51.

(b) Data sharing. Sharing of licensing and investigative data on insurance producers is governed by section 60K.52.

Subd. 7.Life and health guaranty association data.

Certain data submitted to the commissioner of commerce by a life and health guaranty association are classified under section 61B.28, subdivision 2.

Subd. 8.Nonprofit Health Service Plan Corporation; solicitor or agent data.

Data relating to suspension or revocation of a solicitor's or agent's license are classified under section 62C.17, subdivision 4.

Subd. 9.Health maintenance organizations.

(a) Financial statements. Unaudited financial statements submitted to the commissioner by a health maintenance organization are classified under section 62D.08, subdivision 6.

(b) Examinations. Data obtained by the commissioner of health in the course of an examination of the affairs of a health maintenance organization are classified under section 62D.14, subdivisions 1 and 4a.

(c) Disclosure. Disclosure of certain information held by health maintenance organizations is governed by section 62D.145.

(d) Access to data. Data obtained by any person or committee conducting a review of a health maintenance organization or a participating entity is authorized by section 62D.22, subdivision 10.

(e) Filings and reports. Filings, reports, and other data required under sections 62D.10 to 62D.30 are classified under section 62D.23.

Subd. 10.Preferred provider agreements.

The terms and conditions of certain preferred provider agreements are classified under section 62E.13, subdivision 11.

Subd. 11.

[Repealed, 2001 c 215 s 41]

Subd. 12.Small employer insurance reform.

(a) Health carrier data. Data received by the commissioner from health carriers under chapter 62L are classified under section 62L.10, subdivision 3.

(b) Small employer reinsurance association data. Patient identifying data held by the reinsurance association are classified under section 62L.16, subdivision 6.

Subd. 13.Utilization review of health care.

(a) Data sharing. Data sharing involving utilization review organizations are governed by section 62M.04, subdivision 5.

(b) Confidentiality of data. Confidentiality of certain data obtained by a utilization review organization is governed by section 62M.08.

Subd. 14.Requirements for health plan companies.

(a) Minnesota Risk Adjustment Association. Data privacy issues concerning the Minnesota Risk Adjustment Association are governed by section 62Q.03, subdivision 9.

(b) Essential community provider. Data on applications for designation as an essential community provider are classified under section 62Q.19, subdivision 2.

(c) Disclosure of executive compensation. Disclosure of certain data to consumer advisory boards is governed by section 62Q.64.

Subd. 15.Automobile insurance; theft data.

The sharing of data on automobile thefts between law enforcement and prosecutors and insurers is governed by section 65B.82.

Subd. 16.Regulation of trade practices.

(a) Insurance contract data. Certain insurance contract data held by the commissioner of commerce are classified under section 72A.20, subdivision 15.

(b) Health claims appeals. Documents that are part of an appeal from denial of health care coverage for experimental treatment are classified under section 72A.327.

Subd. 17.Workers' compensation insurance; ratemaking data.

Access to ratemaking data is governed by section 79.096.

Subd. 18.Workers' compensation self-insurance.

(a) Self-Insurers' Advisory Committee. Data received by the Self-Insurers' Advisory Committee from the commissioner are classified under section 79A.02, subdivision 2.

(b) Self-insurers' security fund. Disclosure of certain data received by the self-insurers' security is governed by section 79A.09, subdivision 4.

(c) Commercial self-insurers' security fund. Disclosure of certain data received by the commercial self-insurers' security fund is governed by section 79A.26, subdivision 4.

TRANSPORTATION DATA

13.72 TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Estimates for construction projects.

An estimate of the cost of a construction project of the Minnesota Department of Transportation prepared by department employees is nonpublic data and is not available to the public from the time of final design until the project is awarded.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 1999 c 227 s 23]

Subd. 3.

[Repealed, 1988 c 544 s 27; 1988 c 670 s 14]

Subd. 4.Motor carrier accident data.

All data submitted to the Department of Transportation in the form of motor vehicle carrier accident reports, except the portions of the report forms in which the carrier and the driver provide their version of the accident, are classified as nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals, and private data with regard to data on individuals.

Subd. 5.Motor carrier accident version data.

Those portions of the motor vehicle carrier accident report forms, that motor vehicle carriers are required to submit to the Department of Transportation, that contain the carrier's and driver's version of the accident are classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals, and confidential data with regard to data on individuals.

Subd. 6.Complaint data.

Names of complainants, complaint letters, and other unsolicited data furnished to the Department of Transportation by a person other than the data subject or department employee, which provide information that a person who is subject to chapter 221 or rules adopted under that chapter may not be in compliance with those requirements, are classified as confidential data or protected nonpublic data.

Subd. 7.Public investigative data.

The following data created, collected, or maintained about persons subject to chapter 221 and rules adopted under that chapter are public: data contained in inspection and compliance forms and data contained in audit reports that are not prepared under contract to the Federal Highway Administration.

Subd. 8.Motor carrier operating data.

The following data submitted by Minnesota intrastate motor carriers to the Department of Transportation are nonpublic data: all payroll reports including wages, hours or miles worked, hours earned, employee benefit data, and terminal and route-specific operating data including percentage of revenues paid to agent operated terminals, line-haul load factors, pickup and delivery (PUD) activity, and peddle driver activity.

Subd. 9.Rideshare data.

The following data on participants, collected by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council to administer rideshare programs, are classified as private under section 13.02, subdivision 12: residential address and telephone number; beginning and ending work hours; current mode of commuting to and from work; and type of rideshare service information requested.

Subd. 10.Transportation service data.

Personal, medical, financial, familial, or locational information data pertaining to applicants for or users of services providing transportation for the disabled or elderly, with the exception of the name of the applicant or user of the service, are private.

Subd. 11.Design-build transportation project.

When the Department of Transportation undertakes a design-build transportation project as defined in section 161.3410, subdivision 6, the statement of qualification evaluation criteria and scoring methodology, statement of qualification evaluations, technical proposal evaluation criteria and scoring methodology, and technical proposal evaluations are classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and as confidential data on individuals. The statement of qualification evaluation criteria and scoring methodology and statement of qualification evaluations are public when the Department of Transportation announces the short list of qualified contractors. The technical proposal evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, and technical proposal evaluations are public when the project is awarded.

Subd. 12.Transportation Department data.

When the commissioner of transportation determines that the design-build best value method of project delivery is appropriate for a project under sections 161.3410 to 161.3428, relocation reports, planimetric files, digital terrain models, preliminary design drawings, commissioner's orders, requests for proposals, and requests for qualifications are classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and confidential data on individuals until the department publishes the data as part of the request for proposal process. The commissioner may release design-build data to land owners, counties, cities, and other parties under contract to a government entity as necessary to facilitate project development. The released data retain their classification as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and confidential data on individuals as provided by section 13.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), until the department publishes the data as part of the request for proposal process.

Subd. 13.Account data.

The following data pertaining to applicants for or users of toll facilities, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes for which a user fee is charged under section 160.93, are classified as nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and as private data with regard to data on individuals: data contained in applications for the purchase, lease, or rental of a device such as an electronic vehicle transponder which automatically assesses charges for a vehicle's use of toll roads; personal and vehicle identification data; financial and credit data; and toll road usage data. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the production of summary data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19.

Subd. 14.Market research data; classification.

(a) Names, home addresses except for zip codes, home e-mail addresses, and home telephone numbers obtained for or received in response to a survey conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Transportation are classified as private data on individuals.

(b) Business names, business addresses except for zip codes, business e-mail addresses, and business telephone numbers obtained for or received in response to a survey conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Transportation are classified as nonpublic data.

Subd. 15.Overhead rate data.

Financial statements and shareholder financial data provided to the commissioner of transportation by a consultant in order to establish its overhead rate, and the schedule of audit adjustments and the overhead rate schedule prepared by the Department of Transportation in order to establish the overhead rate for a consultant are classified as nonpublic data or private data on individuals. The overhead rate percentage is public data.

Subd. 16.Bid escrow data.

Bid documentation held in escrow by the Department of Transportation is classified as nonpublic data. Any data on individuals in the bid documentation are classified as private data on individuals. "Bid documentation" means all writings, working papers, computer printout charts, and other data calculations used by a contractor to determine its bid in bidding for a contract. The bid documentation includes, but is not limited to, the contractor's costs for operating each piece of equipment owned by the contractor, the contractor's overhead costs and its calculated overhead rate, the contractor's pay rates for its employees, efficiency or productivity factors, arithmetic extensions, and the rates and quotations from subcontractors and material suppliers to the extent that the rates and quotations were used by the contractor in formulating and determining the amount of the bid.

13.721 TRANSPORTATION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 7 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify transportation data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Special transportation service provider.

Certain data relating to alleged violations by special transportation service providers are governed under section 174.30, subdivision 9.

Subd. 3.Special transportation service; ambulance service.

Data relating to a person's physical condition or medical treatment gathered by the commissioner of transportation or the commissioner of health in an investigation of an alleged violation by a special transportation service provider, are governed by section 174.315.

Subd. 4.Transporting hazardous material or waste; permit application.

Data submitted under section 221.0355, subdivision 9, and received by the commissioner of transportation on applications for permits to transport hazardous material or hazardous waste are classified under section 221.0355, subdivision 9.

Subd. 5.Rail service data.

Information provided to the commissioner of transportation under the Rail Service Improvement Act is governed under section 222.54.

Subd. 6.Rail carrier data.

Certain data submitted to the commissioner of transportation and the attorney general by acquiring and divesting rail carriers are classified under section 222.86, subdivision 3.

Subd. 7.Aeronautical accident data.

Information relating to aeronautical accidents is governed under section 360.015.

13.73 [Repealed, 1985 c 298 s 45]
13.74 [Renumbered 13.741, subd 3]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DATA

13.741 POLLUTION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DATA.

Subdivision 1.Harmful substance compensation data.

The following data on individuals filing claims for compensation with the Pollution Control Agency for injury from harmful substances are classified as confidential while the claim is being investigated and private after a decision is made by the agency about the claim: the name, address, and all other information that may identify an individual filing a claim; all medical data provided to the agency by the claimant or providers of health care to the claimant, including reports of physical examinations, mental health treatment, hospital care, physical therapy, laboratory testing, X-ray studies, and prescriptions; and all financial data provided to the agency by the claimant or the claimant's employer, insurance carrier, or other provider of benefits, including state or federal tax forms, W-2 forms, salary records, records of insurance payments, unemployment or disability benefits.

Subd. 2.Pollution Control Agency data.

Data that identify specific locations within the state where intensive and global survey site investigations are under way, or are determined by the Pollution Control Agency as appropriate for studying the cause of malformations in frogs, are nonpublic data until the agency determines that it will not investigate or has completed its scientific investigation at the reported abnormal frog site.

Subd. 3.Environmental quality data.

The following data collected and maintained by the Public Utilities Commission are classified as private data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: the names and addresses of individuals who submitted information and letters concerning personal health problems associated with transmission lines.

13.7411 POLLUTION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 9 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify pollution control and environmental quality data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Environmental audits; performance schedules.

Information that is a trade secret and is submitted to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency as part of an environmental audit performance schedule is classified under section 114C.23.

Subd. 3.Pollution Control Agency.

Information held by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency that is trade secret or sales information is governed by section 115A.06, subdivision 13.

Subd. 4.Waste management.

(a) Transfer station data. Data received by a county or district from a transfer station under section 115A.84, subdivision 5, are classified under that section.

(b) Solid waste records. Records of solid waste facilities received, inspected, or copied by a county pursuant to section 115A.882 are classified pursuant to section 115A.882, subdivision 3.

(c) Customer lists. Customer lists provided to counties or cities by solid waste collectors are classified under section 115A.93, subdivision 5.

Subd. 5.Environmental response and liability.

(a) Responsible persons. Certain data obtained by the Pollution Control Agency from a person who may be responsible for a release are classified in section 115B.17, subdivision 5.

(b) Harmful substance compensation. Access to data collected and maintained in connection with harmful substance compensation reimbursement is governed by sections 115B.28, subdivision 2; and 115B.35, subdivision 2.

(c) Dry cleaners environmental account. Disclosure of data collected under section 115B.49, subdivision 4, is governed by chapter 270B.

Subd. 6.Petroleum tank release.

Certain data in connection with a petroleum tank release are classified under section 115C.03, subdivision 3.

Subd. 7.Toxic pollution prevention plans.

Toxic pollution prevention plans are classified under section 115D.09.

Subd. 8.Pollution Control Agency.

(a) Hazardous waste generators. Information provided by hazardous waste generators under section 473.151 and for which confidentiality is claimed is governed by section 116.075, subdivision 2.

(b) Tests. Trade secret information made available by applicants for certain projects of the Pollution Control Agency is classified under section 116.54.

Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board.

(a) Study data for radioactive waste disposal. Access to data derived from testing or studies for the disposal of radioactive waste is governed by section 116C.724, subdivision 3.

(b) Low-level radioactive waste. Certain data given to the Pollution Control Agency by persons who generate, transport, or dispose of low-level radioactive waste are classified under section 116C.840.

RACING; GAMING DATA

13.745 PARI-MUTUEL HORSE RACING CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivision 2 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify horse racing data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Access to criminal data.

(a) Racetrack licenses. The Minnesota Racing Commission's access to criminal history data, in determining whether to grant a class A license, is governed by section 240.06, subdivision 3.

(b) Racing licenses. The Minnesota Racing Commission's access to criminal history data, in determining whether to grant a class B license, is governed by section 240.07, subdivision 2.

(c) Occupation licenses. The Minnesota Racing Commission's access to criminal history, in determining whether to grant a class C license, is governed by section 240.08, subdivision 3.

(d) County fair licenses. The director of the Minnesota Racing Commission's access to criminal history data, in determining whether to grant a class D license, is governed by section 240.09, subdivision 3a.

13.746 GAMING DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 and 3 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify gaming data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Lawful gambling; access to criminal data.

The Gambling Control Board's access to criminal history data of licensees and applicants is governed by section 349.151, subdivision 8.

Subd. 3.State Lottery.

(a) Access to criminal data. The State Lottery director's access to criminal history data on certain persons is governed by sections 349A.06, subdivision 4, and 349A.07, subdivision 2.

(b) Lottery prize winners. Certain data on lottery prize winners are classified under section 349A.08, subdivision 9.

(c) Electronic transmissions. Data on individuals requesting electronic transmissions from the lottery are classified in section 349A.08, subdivision 9.

13.75 [Renumbered 13.79, subd 2]
13.76 [Renumbered 13.596]
13.761 [Renumbered 13.605, subd 2]
13.77 [Renumbered 13.643, subd 4]
13.771 [Renumbered 13.741, subdivision 1]
13.772 [Renumbered 13.741, subd 2]
13.78 [Renumbered 13.5965]

VETERANS DATA

13.785 VETERANS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 and 3 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify veterans data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Department of Veterans Affairs.

(a) Certain veterans benefits and military certificates of discharge. Access to military certificates of discharge and to files pertaining to claims for certain veterans benefits is governed by section 196.08.

(b) Agent Orange Information and Assistance Act. Disclosure of summary data and of the identity of a veteran about whom information is received under sections 196.19 to 196.26, is governed by section 196.25.

Subd. 3.Veterans rewards and privileges; service officers.

Data maintained by veterans service officers are classified under section 197.603.

Subd. 4. Deceased veterans data.

Data relating to veterans deceased as a result of service-connected causes are classified under section 197.225.

LABOR AND INDUSTRY DATA

13.79 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY DATA.

Subdivision 1.Identity of employees making complaints.

Data that identify complaining employees and that appear on complaint forms received by the Department of Labor and Industry concerning alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, section 181.75 or 181.9641, are classified as private data.

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2007 c 129 s 58]

13.7905 LABOR AND INDUSTRY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 6 are codified outside chapter 13. Those sections classify labor and industry data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Department of Labor and Industry.

(a) Workers' Compensation Division. Disclosure of proceedings of the Workers' Compensation Division is governed by section 175.10.

(b) Computer access to data. Computer access to and electronic data interchange of data maintained by the Department of Labor and Industry are governed by section 175.171.

(c) Reporters. Disclosure of the names of certain persons supplying information to the Department of Labor and Industry is prohibited by sections 175.24 and 175.27.

Subd. 3.Workers' compensation.

(a) Loggers; payroll data. Data sharing of payroll data by the commissioner of labor and industry with a workers' compensation insurer or the Workers' Compensation Insurance Association, is governed by section 176.130, subdivision 5.

(b) Medical data. Access to medical data in connection with a workers' compensation claim is governed by section 176.138.

(c) Employment status. Data sharing, between the commissioner of labor and industry and other persons, regarding the employment status of individuals, is governed by section 176.181, subdivision 8.

(d) Identity of reporters. Access to the identity of anyone reporting that an employer may not have workers' compensation insurance is governed by section 176.184, subdivision 5.

(e) Report of death or injury to labor and industry. Access to a report of worker injury or death during the course of employment filed by an employer under section 176.231 is governed by sections 176.231, subdivisions 8 and 9, and 176.234.

Subd. 4.Employee organization; authorization signatures.

Representation authorization signatures, contained in employee organization petitions or joint requests, are classified by section 179A.12, subdivision 6.

Subd. 5.Terms of employment.

(a) Disclosure of lie detector tests. Disclosure of lie detector tests is governed by section 181.76.

(b) Identity of employees making complaints.The disclosure of the identity of employees making certain complaints is also governed by section 181.932, subdivision 2.

(c) Employee drug and alcohol test results.Test results and other information acquired in the drug and alcohol testing process, with respect to public sector employees and applicants, are classified by section 181.954, subdivision 2, and access to them is governed by section 181.954, subdivision 3.

Subd. 6.Occupational safety and health.

Certain data gathered or prepared by the commissioner of labor and industry as part of occupational safety and health inspections are classified under sections 182.659, subdivision 8, and 182.668, subdivision 2.

13.7908 BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES DATA.

Subdivision 1.Representation data.

Authorization signatures or cards furnished in support of a petition filed or election conducted under sections 179.16, 179.18 to 179.25, and 179A.12, and ballots, prior to the time of tabulation, are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data on individuals.

Subd. 2.Mediation data.

Data received or maintained by the staff or commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services during the course of providing mediation services to the parties to a labor dispute under chapter 179 are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data on individuals, except to the extent the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services determines access to data is necessary to fulfill the requirements of section 179A.16 or to identify the general nature of or parties to a labor dispute.

History:

2007 c 129 s 42

13.791 REHABILITATION DATA.

Subdivision 1.General.

Unless the data is summary data or is otherwise classified by statute or federal law, all data collected and maintained by the Department of Labor and Industry or the Department of Employment and Economic Development that pertain to individuals applying for or receiving rehabilitation services is private data on individuals.

Subd. 2.Harmful data.

Medical, psychological, or other rehabilitation data determined to be harmful to the individual by either the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner of employment and economic development shall not be released directly to the individual but must be provided through the individual's legal representative, a physician, or a psychological practitioner.

Subd. 3.Data on blind vendors.

The commissioner of employment and economic development may release the name, business address, and business telephone number of an individual licensed under section 248.07, subdivision 8. The State Committee of Blind Vendors organized in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 395.14, has access to private data in the Department of Employment and Economic Development on an individual licensed under section 248.07, subdivision 8, to the extent necessary to complete its duties.

BIOTECHNOLOGY DATA

13.7911 BIOPROCESS PIPING AND EQUIPMENT DATA.

Schematic drawings, structural design, and layout of a biotechnology process piping system submitted by a business to the Department of Labor and Industry or a municipality in support of a building code permit application are classified as nonpublic data.

For the purpose of this section, "biotechnology process piping system" means piping and equipment utilizing living organisms for medical, research, or pharmaceutical purposes and meeting the most current requirements in the bioprocessing equipment standard adopted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and does not include process piping used to make biofood products or treat waste.

History:

2006 c 241 s 1

GIFT DATA

13.792 PRIVATE DONOR GIFT DATA.

The following data maintained by the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and any related entity subject to chapter 13 are classified as private or nonpublic:

(1) research information about prospects and donors gathered to aid in determining appropriateness of solicitation and level of gift request;

(2) specific data in prospect lists that would identify prospects to be solicited, dollar amounts to be requested, and name of solicitor;

(3) portions of solicitation letters and proposals that identify the prospect being solicited and the dollar amount being requested;

(4) letters, pledge cards, and other responses received from donors regarding prospective gifts in response to solicitations;

(5) portions of thank-you letters and other gift acknowledgment communications that would identify the name of the donor and the specific amount of the gift, pledge, or pledge payment;

(6) donor financial or estate planning information, or portions of memoranda, letters, or other documents commenting on any donor's financial circumstances; and

(7) data detailing dates of gifts, payment schedule of gifts, form of gifts, and specific gift amounts made by donors.

Names of donors and gift ranges are public data.

NATURAL RESOURCE DATA

13.793 NATURAL RESOURCE DATA; MINERAL DATA.

(a) Nonpublic data. Except as provided in paragraph (b), the following data received and maintained by the commissioner of natural resources are nonpublic data:

(1) a letter or other documentation from a person that is supplied to the commissioner before a public lease sale of metallic or other minerals for the purpose of making suggestions or recommendations about which state lands may be offered for public lease sale;

(2) a written report or other documentation of private analyses of a state-owned or controlled drill core that is public data and is under the custody of the commissioner; or

(3) exploration data received by the commissioner under the terms of a state mineral lease.

(b) Data become public. (1) Data under paragraph (a), clause (1), become public data three years after the date the lease sale was held or, if not held, within three years after the date the lease sale was scheduled to be held. Except as provided in clause (2), data under paragraph (a), clause (2), become public data one year after receipt by the commissioner. Except as provided in clause (3) or as otherwise provided for by law, data under paragraph (a), clause (3), become public data upon termination of the state mineral lease under which the data were gathered.

(2) If data under paragraph (a), clause (2), relate to private land that is under mineral lease to the person submitting the data, and the mineral lease is in force at the time the data are submitted, the data become public data only after the mineral lease is no longer in force. The person submitting the data that relate to private land that is under mineral lease shall provide to the commissioner at the time the data are submitted and annually thereafter, in a format designated by the commissioner, satisfactory evidence that the mineral lease is in effect. If, in a given year, satisfactory evidence that the mineral lease is still in effect is not provided to the commissioner before the anniversary date of receipt of the data by the commissioner, the data immediately become public data.

(3) If data under paragraph (a), clause (3), are nonpublic data under the provisions of section 103I.605, subdivision 4, clause (c), the data become public data pursuant to the provisions of section 103I.605, subdivision 4, clauses (c) and (d).

13.7931 NATURAL RESOURCE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 1a to 4 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify natural resource data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 1a.Specific location data.

Specific location data are classified under section 84.0872.

Subd. 2.Forest resource data.

The development and use of forest resource data are coordinated by the Interagency Information Cooperative established under section 89A.09.

Subd. 3.Private fish hatchery data.

Information on production, harvest, and sales of aquatic life by a private fish hatchery is classified under section 97C.211, subdivision 6.

Subd. 4.Exploratory boring data.

Data submitted in applying for a permit for mineral deposit evaluation and as a result of exploration are classified under sections 103I.601, subdivision 7, and 103I.605, subdivisions 2 and 4.

Subd. 5.

MS 2008 [Renumbered 13.7932]

Subd. 6.Electronic licensing system data.

Data on individuals created, collected, stored, or maintained by the department for the purposes of obtaining a noncommercial game and fish license, cross-country ski pass, horse trail pass, or snowmobile trail sticker; registering a recreational motor vehicle; or any other electronic licensing transaction are classified under section 84.0874.

NOTE: Subdivision 6, as added by Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 2, section 1, is effective March 1, 2010. Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 2, section 1, the effective date.

13.7932 LOGGER SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM DATA.

The following data collected from persons who attend safety and education programs or seminars for loggers established or approved by the commissioner under section 176.130, subdivision 11, is public data:

(1) the names of the individuals attending the program or seminar;

(2) the names of each attendee's employer;

(3) the city where the employer is located;

(4) the date the program or seminar was held; and

(5) a description of the seminar or program.

13.794 [Renumbered 13.392]

LAW ENFORCEMENT; JUDICIAL; CORRECTIONS;
CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA

13.80 DOMESTIC ABUSE DATA.

All government data on individuals which is collected, created, received or maintained by police departments, sheriffs' offices or clerks of court pursuant to the Domestic Abuse Act, section 518B.01, are classified as confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, until a temporary court order made pursuant to subdivision 5 or 7 of section 518B.01 is executed or served upon the data subject who is the respondent to the action.

13.805 ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The section referred to in subdivision 2 is codified outside this chapter. This section classifies address confidentiality program data as other than public.

Subd. 2. Safe at Home program.

Data maintained by the Office of the Secretary of State, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or law enforcement agencies regarding the Safe at Home program are governed by section 5B.07.

Subd. 3.Program participants.

Data on program participants maintained by a local government entity in connection with an active investigation or inspection of an alleged health code, building code, fire code, or city ordinance violation are governed by section 5B.07, subdivision 1.

13.81 [Repealed, 1985 c 298 s 45]

13.82 COMPREHENSIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Application.

This section shall apply to agencies which carry on a law enforcement function, including but not limited to municipal police departments, county sheriff departments, fire departments, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Minnesota State Patrol, the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, the Department of Commerce, and the program integrity section of, and county human service agency client and provider fraud prevention and control units operated or supervised by the Department of Human Services.

Subd. 2.Arrest data.

The following data created or collected by law enforcement agencies which documents any actions taken by them to cite, arrest, incarcerate or otherwise substantially deprive an adult individual of liberty shall be public at all times in the originating agency:

(a) time, date and place of the action;

(b) any resistance encountered by the agency;

(c) any pursuit engaged in by the agency;

(d) whether any weapons were used by the agency or other individual;

(e) the charge, arrest or search warrants, or other legal basis for the action;

(f) the identities of the agencies, units within the agencies and individual persons taking the action;

(g) whether and where the individual is being held in custody or is being incarcerated by the agency;

(h) the date, time and legal basis for any transfer of custody and the identity of the agency or person who received custody;

(i) the date, time and legal basis for any release from custody or incarceration;

(j) the name, age, sex and last known address of an adult person or the age and sex of any juvenile person cited, arrested, incarcerated or otherwise substantially deprived of liberty;

(k) whether the agency employed wiretaps or other eavesdropping techniques, unless the release of this specific data would jeopardize an ongoing investigation;

(l) the manner in which the agencies received the information that led to the arrest and the names of individuals who supplied the information unless the identities of those individuals qualify for protection under subdivision 17; and

(m) response or incident report number.

Subd. 3.Request for service data.

The following data created or collected by law enforcement agencies which documents requests by the public for law enforcement services shall be public government data:

(a) the nature of the request or the activity complained of;

(b) the name and address of the individual making the request unless the identity of the individual qualifies for protection under subdivision 17;

(c) the time and date of the request or complaint; and

(d) the response initiated and the response or incident report number.

Subd. 4.Audio recording of 911 call.

The audio recording of a call placed to a 911 system for the purpose of requesting service from a law enforcement, fire, or medical agency is private data on individuals with respect to the individual making the call, except that a written transcript of the audio recording is public, unless it reveals the identity of an individual otherwise protected under subdivision 17. A transcript shall be prepared upon request. The person requesting the transcript shall pay the actual cost of transcribing the call, in addition to any other applicable costs provided under section 13.03, subdivision 3. The audio recording may be disseminated to law enforcement agencies for investigative purposes. The audio recording may be used for public safety and emergency medical services training purposes.

Subd. 5.Domestic abuse data.

The written police report required by section 629.341, subdivision 4, of an alleged incident described in section 629.341, subdivision 1, and arrest data, request for service data, and response or incident data described in subdivision 2, 3, or 6 that arise out of this type of incident or out of an alleged violation of an order for protection must be released upon request at no cost to the victim of domestic abuse, the victim's attorney, or an organization designated by the Minnesota Center for Crime Victims Services, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of Public Safety as providing services to victims of domestic abuse. The executive director or the commissioner of the appropriate state agency shall develop written criteria for this designation in consultation with the Advisory Council on Battered Women and Domestic Abuse.

Subd. 6.Response or incident data.

The following data created or collected by law enforcement agencies which documents the agency's response to a request for service including, but not limited to, responses to traffic accidents, or which describes actions taken by the agency on its own initiative shall be public government data:

(a) date, time and place of the action;

(b) agencies, units of agencies and individual agency personnel participating in the action unless the identities of agency personnel qualify for protection under subdivision 17;

(c) any resistance encountered by the agency;

(d) any pursuit engaged in by the agency;

(e) whether any weapons were used by the agency or other individuals;

(f) a brief factual reconstruction of events associated with the action;

(g) names and addresses of witnesses to the agency action or the incident unless the identity of any witness qualifies for protection under subdivision 17;

(h) names and addresses of any victims or casualties unless the identities of those individuals qualify for protection under subdivision 17;

(i) the name and location of the health care facility to which victims or casualties were taken;

(j) response or incident report number;

(k) dates of birth of the parties involved in a traffic accident;

(l) whether the parties involved were wearing seat belts; and

(m) the alcohol concentration of each driver.

Subd. 7.Criminal investigative data.

Except for the data defined in subdivisions 2, 3, and 6, investigative data collected or created by a law enforcement agency in order to prepare a case against a person, whether known or unknown, for the commission of a crime or other offense for which the agency has primary investigative responsibility is confidential or protected nonpublic while the investigation is active. Inactive investigative data is public unless the release of the data would jeopardize another ongoing investigation or would reveal the identity of individuals protected under subdivision 17. Photographs which are part of inactive investigative files and which are clearly offensive to common sensibilities are classified as private or nonpublic data, provided that the existence of the photographs shall be disclosed to any person requesting access to the inactive investigative file. An investigation becomes inactive upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) a decision by the agency or appropriate prosecutorial authority not to pursue the case;

(b) expiration of the time to bring a charge or file a complaint under the applicable statute of limitations, or 30 years after the commission of the offense, whichever comes earliest; or

(c) exhaustion of or expiration of all rights of appeal by a person convicted on the basis of the investigative data.

Any investigative data presented as evidence in court shall be public. Data determined to be inactive under clause (a) may become active if the agency or appropriate prosecutorial authority decides to renew the investigation.

During the time when an investigation is active, any person may bring an action in the district court located in the county where the data is being maintained to authorize disclosure of investigative data. The court may order that all or part of the data relating to a particular investigation be released to the public or to the person bringing the action. In making the determination as to whether investigative data shall be disclosed, the court shall consider whether the benefit to the person bringing the action or to the public outweighs any harm to the public, to the agency or to any person identified in the data. The data in dispute shall be examined by the court in camera.

Subd. 8.Child abuse identity data.

Active or inactive investigative data that identify a victim of child abuse or neglect reported under section 626.556 are private data on individuals. Active or inactive investigative data that identify a reporter of child abuse or neglect under section 626.556 are confidential data on individuals, unless the subject of the report compels disclosure under section 626.556, subdivision 11.

Subd. 9.Inactive child abuse data.

Investigative data that become inactive under subdivision 7, clause (a) or (b), and that relate to the alleged abuse or neglect of a child by a person responsible for the child's care, as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2, are private data.

Subd. 10.Vulnerable adult identity data.

Active or inactive investigative data that identify a victim of vulnerable adult maltreatment under section 626.557 are private data on individuals. Active or inactive investigative data that identify a reporter of vulnerable adult maltreatment under section 626.557 are private data on individuals.

Subd. 11.Inactive vulnerable adult maltreatment data.

Investigative data that becomes inactive under subdivision 7, paragraph (a) or (b), and that relate to the alleged maltreatment of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver or facility are private data on individuals.

Subd. 12.Name change data.

Data on court records relating to name changes under section 259.10, subdivision 2, which is held by a law enforcement agency is confidential data on an individual while an investigation is active and is private data on an individual when the investigation becomes inactive.

Subd. 13.Access to data for crime victims.

On receipt of a written request, the prosecuting authority shall release investigative data collected by a law enforcement agency to the victim of a criminal act or alleged criminal act or to the victim's legal representative unless the release to the individual subject of the data would be prohibited under section 13.821 or the prosecuting authority reasonably believes:

(a) that the release of that data will interfere with the investigation; or

(b) that the request is prompted by a desire on the part of the requester to engage in unlawful activities.

Subd. 14.Withholding public data.

A law enforcement agency may temporarily withhold response or incident data from public access if the agency reasonably believes that public access would be likely to endanger the physical safety of an individual or cause a perpetrator to flee, evade detection or destroy evidence. In such instances, the agency shall, upon the request of any person, provide a statement which explains the necessity for its action. Any person may apply to a district court for an order requiring the agency to release the data being withheld. If the court determines that the agency's action is not reasonable, it shall order the release of the data and may award costs and attorney's fees to the person who sought the order. The data in dispute shall be examined by the court in camera.

Subd. 15.Public benefit data.

Any law enforcement agency may make any data classified as confidential or protected nonpublic pursuant to subdivision 7 accessible to any person, agency, or the public if the agency determines that the access will aid the law enforcement process, promote public safety, or dispel widespread rumor or unrest.

Subd. 16.Public access.

When data is classified as public under this section, a law enforcement agency shall not be required to make the actual physical data available to the public if it is not administratively feasible to segregate the public data from the not public. However, the agency must make the information described as public data available to the public in a reasonable manner. When investigative data becomes inactive, as described in subdivision 7, the actual physical data associated with that investigation, including the public data, shall be available for public access.

Subd. 17.Protection of identities.

A law enforcement agency or a law enforcement dispatching agency working under direction of a law enforcement agency shall withhold public access to data on individuals to protect the identity of individuals in the following circumstances:

(a) when access to the data would reveal the identity of an undercover law enforcement officer, as provided in section 13.43, subdivision 5;

(b) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a victim or alleged victim of criminal sexual conduct or of a violation of section 617.246, subdivision 2;

(c) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a paid or unpaid informant being used by the agency if the agency reasonably determines that revealing the identity of the informant would threaten the personal safety of the informant;

(d) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a victim of or witness to a crime if the victim or witness specifically requests not to be identified publicly, unless the agency reasonably determines that revealing the identity of the victim or witness would not threaten the personal safety or property of the individual;

(e) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a deceased person whose body was unlawfully removed from a cemetery in which it was interred;

(f) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a person who placed a call to a 911 system or the identity or telephone number of a service subscriber whose phone is used to place a call to the 911 system and: (1) the agency determines that revealing the identity may threaten the personal safety or property of any person; or (2) the object of the call is to receive help in a mental health emergency. For the purposes of this paragraph, a voice recording of a call placed to the 911 system is deemed to reveal the identity of the caller;

(g) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a juvenile witness and the agency reasonably determines that the subject matter of the investigation justifies protecting the identity of the witness; or

(h) when access to the data would reveal the identity of a mandated reporter under section 609.456, 626.556, or 626.557.

Data concerning individuals whose identities are protected by this subdivision are private data about those individuals. Law enforcement agencies shall establish procedures to acquire the data and make the decisions necessary to protect the identity of individuals described in clauses (c), (d), (f), and (g).

Subd. 18.Data retention.

Nothing in this section shall require law enforcement agencies to create, collect or maintain data which is not required to be created, collected or maintained by any other applicable rule or statute.

Subd. 19.Data in arrest warrant indices.

Data in arrest warrant indices are classified as confidential data until the defendant has been taken into custody, served with a warrant, or appears before the court, except when the law enforcement agency determines that the public purpose is served by making the information public.

Subd. 20.Property data.

Data that uniquely describe stolen, lost, confiscated, or recovered property are classified as either private data on individuals or nonpublic data depending on the content of the not public data.

Subd. 21.Reward program data.

To the extent that the release of program data would reveal the identity of an informant or adversely affect the integrity of the fund, financial records of a program that pays rewards to informants are protected nonpublic data in the case of data not on individuals or confidential data in the case of data on individuals.

Subd. 22.Data on registered criminal offenders.

Data described in section 243.166 shall be classified as described in that section.

Subd. 23.Data in missing children bulletins.

Data described in section 299C.54 shall be classified as described in that section.

Subd. 24.Exchanges of information.

Nothing in this chapter prohibits the exchange of information by law enforcement agencies provided the exchanged information is pertinent and necessary to the requesting agency in initiating, furthering, or completing an investigation, except not public personnel data.

Subd. 25.Deliberative processes.

Data that reflect deliberative processes or investigative techniques of law enforcement agencies are confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data; provided that information, reports, or memoranda that have been adopted as the final opinion or justification for a decision of a law enforcement agency are public data.

Subd. 26.Booking photographs.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "booking photograph" means a photograph or electronically produced image taken by law enforcement for identification purposes in connection with the arrest of a person.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a booking photograph is public data. A law enforcement agency may temporarily withhold access to a booking photograph if the agency determines that access will adversely affect an active investigation.

Subd. 27.Pawnshop and scrap metal dealer data.

Data that would reveal the identity of persons who are customers of a licensed pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or a scrap metal dealer are private data on individuals. Data describing the property in a regulated transaction with a licensed pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or a scrap metal dealer are public.

Subd. 28.Disclosure of predatory offender registrant status.

Law enforcement agency disclosure to health facilities of the registrant status of a registered predatory offender is governed by section 244.052.

Subd. 29.Juvenile offender photographs.

Notwithstanding section 260B.171, chapter 609A, or other law to the contrary, photographs or electronically produced images of children adjudicated delinquent under chapter 260B shall not be expunged from law enforcement records or databases.

13.821 VIDEOTAPES OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, an individual subject of data may not obtain a copy of a videotape in which a child victim or alleged victim is alleging, explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or sexual abuse without a court order under section 13.03, subdivision 6, or 611A.90. The definitions of physical abuse and sexual abuse in section 626.556, subdivision 2, apply to this section, except that abuse is not limited to acts by a person responsible for the child's care or in a significant relationship with the child or position of authority.

(b) This section does not limit other rights of access to data by an individual under section 13.04, subdivision 3, other than the right to obtain a copy of the videotape, nor prohibit rights of access pursuant to discovery in a court proceeding.

13.822 SEXUAL ASSAULT DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

(a) "Community-based program" means any office, institution, or center offering assistance to victims of sexual assault and their families through crisis intervention, medical, and legal accompaniment and subsequent counseling.

(b) "Sexual assault counselor" means a person who has undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction of a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is the rendering of advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of sexual assault.

(c) "Victim" means a person who consults a sexual assault counselor for the purpose of securing advice, counseling, or assistance concerning a mental, physical, or emotional condition caused by a sexual assault.

(d) "Sexual assault communication data" means all information transmitted in confidence between a victim of sexual assault and a sexual assault counselor and all other information received by the sexual assault counselor in the course of providing assistance to the victim. The victim shall be deemed the subject of sexual assault communication data.

Subd. 2.Classification.

All sexual assault communication data are classified as private data on individuals.

13.83 MEDICAL EXAMINER DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

As used in this section, "medical examiner data" means data relating to deceased individuals and the manner and circumstances of their death which is created, collected, used or maintained by a county coroner or medical examiner in the fulfillment of official duties pursuant to chapter 390, or any other general or local law on county coroners or medical examiners.

Subd. 2.Public data.

Unless specifically classified otherwise by state statute or federal law, the following data created or collected by a medical examiner or coroner on a deceased individual is public: name of the deceased; date of birth; date of death; address; sex; race; citizenship; height; weight; hair color; eye color; build; complexion; age, if known, or approximate age; identifying marks, scars and amputations; a description of the decedent's clothing; marital status; location of death including name of hospital where applicable; name of spouse; whether or not the decedent ever served in the armed forces of the United States; occupation; business; father's name (also birth name, if different); mother's name (also birth name, if different); birthplace; birthplace of parents; cause of death; causes of cause of death; whether an autopsy was performed and if so, whether it was conclusive; date and place of injury, if applicable, including work place; how injury occurred; whether death was caused by accident, suicide, homicide, or was of undetermined cause; certification of attendance by physician; physician's name and address; certification by coroner or medical examiner; name and signature of coroner or medical examiner; type of disposition of body; burial place name and location, if applicable; date of burial, cremation or removal; funeral home name and address; and name of local register or funeral director.

Subd. 3.Unidentified individual; public data.

A county coroner or medical examiner unable during an investigation to identify a deceased individual, may release to the public any relevant data which would assist in ascertaining identity.

Subd. 4.Investigative data.

Data created or collected by a county coroner or medical examiner which is part of an active investigation mandated by chapter 390, or any other general or local law relating to coroners or medical examiners is confidential data or protected nonpublic data, until the completion of the coroner's or medical examiner's final summary of findings but may be disclosed to a state or federal agency charged by law with investigating the death of the deceased individual about whom the medical examiner or coroner has medical examiner data. Upon completion of the coroner's or medical examiner's final summary of findings, the data collected in the investigation and the final summary of it are private or nonpublic data. However, if the final summary and the record of death indicate the manner of death is homicide, undetermined, or pending investigation and there is an active law enforcement investigation, within the meaning of section 13.82, subdivision 7, relating to the death of the deceased individual, the data remain confidential or protected nonpublic. Upon review by the county attorney of the jurisdiction in which the law enforcement investigation is active, the data may be released to persons described in subdivision 8 if the county attorney determines release would not impede the ongoing investigation. When the law enforcement investigation becomes inactive, the data are private or nonpublic data. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to make not public the data elements identified in subdivision 2 at any point in the investigation or thereafter.

Subd. 5.Other data on deceased individuals.

All other medical examiner data on deceased individuals are nonpublic and shall not be disclosed except:

(1) pursuant to the provisions of chapter 390, or any other general or local law on county coroners or medical examiners;

(2) to a state or federal agency charged by law with investigating the death of the deceased individual about whom the medical examiner or coroner has medical examiner data; or

(3) pursuant to a valid court order.

Subd. 6.Classification of other data.

Unless a statute specifically provides a different classification, all other data created or collected by a county coroner or medical examiner that is not data on deceased individuals or the manner and circumstances of their death is public pursuant to section 13.03.

Subd. 7.Court review.

Any person may petition the district court located in the county where medical examiner data is being maintained to authorize disclosure of nonpublic, protected nonpublic, or confidential medical examiner data. The petitioner shall notify the medical examiner or coroner. The court may notify other interested persons and require their presence at a hearing. A hearing may be held immediately if the parties agree, and in any event shall be held as soon as practicable. After examining the data in camera, the court may order disclosure of the data if it determines that disclosure would be in the public interest.

Subd. 8.Access to nonpublic data.

The data made nonpublic by this section are accessible to the physician who attended the decedent at the time of death, the legal representative of the decedent's estate and to the decedent's surviving spouse, parents, children, and siblings and their legal representatives.

Subd. 9.Change in classification.

Data classified as nonpublic, protected nonpublic, or confidential by this section shall be classified as public 30 years after the date of death of the decedent.

Subd. 10. Classification of certain medical examiner and coroner data.

Data described in sections 390.11, subdivision 7, and 390.32, subdivision 6, shall be classified as described therein.

13.84 COURT SERVICES DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

As used in this section "court services data" means data that are created, collected, used or maintained by a court services department, parole or probation authority, correctional agency, or by an agent designated by the court to perform studies or other duties and that are on individuals who are or were defendants, parolees or probationers of a district court, participants in diversion programs, petitioners or respondents to a family court, or juveniles adjudicated delinquent and committed, detained prior to a court hearing or hearings, or found to be dependent or neglected and placed under the supervision of the court.

Subd. 2.General.

Unless the data is summary data or a statute, including sections 609.115 and 257.70, specifically provides a different classification, the following court services data are classified as private pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12:

(a) Court services data on individuals gathered at the request of a district court to determine the need for any treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, or any other need of a defendant, parolee, probationer, or participant in a diversion program, and used by the court to assist in assigning an appropriate sentence or other disposition in a case;

(b) Court services data on petitioners or respondents to a family court gathered at the request of the court for purposes of, but not limited to, individual, family, marriage, chemical dependency and marriage dissolution adjustment counseling, including recommendations to the court as to the custody of minor children in marriage dissolution cases;

(c) Court services data on individuals gathered by psychologists in the course of providing the court or its staff with psychological evaluations or in the course of counseling individual clients referred by the court for the purpose of assisting them with personal conflicts or difficulties.

Subd. 3.Third party information.

Whenever, in the course of gathering the private data specified above, a psychologist, probation officer or other agent of the court is directed by the court to obtain data on individual defendants, parolees, probationers, or petitioners or respondents in a family court, and the source of that data provides the data only upon the condition of its being held confidential, that data and the identity of the source shall be confidential data on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3.

Subd. 4.Probation data.

Progress reports and other reports and recommendations provided at the request of the court by parole or probation officers for the purpose of determining the appropriate legal action or disposition regarding an individual on probation are confidential data on individuals.

Subd. 5.Disclosure.

Private or confidential court services data shall not be disclosed except:

(a) pursuant to section 13.05;

(b) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing disclosure of court services data;

(c) with the written permission of the source of confidential data;

(d) to the court services department, parole or probation authority or state or local correctional agency or facility having statutorily granted supervision over the individual subject of the data;

(e) pursuant to subdivision 6; or

(f) pursuant to a valid court order.

Subd. 6.Public benefit data.

(a) The responsible authority or its designee of a parole or probation authority or correctional agency may release private or confidential court services data related to:

(1) criminal acts to any law enforcement agency, if necessary for law enforcement purposes; and

(2) criminal acts or delinquent acts to the victims of criminal or delinquent acts to the extent that the data are necessary for the victim to assert the victim's legal right to restitution.

(b) A parole or probation authority, a correctional agency, or agencies that provide correctional services under contract to a correctional agency may release to a law enforcement agency the following data on defendants, parolees, or probationers: current address, dates of entrance to and departure from agency programs, and dates and times of any absences, both authorized and unauthorized, from a correctional program.

(c) The responsible authority or its designee of a juvenile correctional agency may release private or confidential court services data to a victim of a delinquent act to the extent the data are necessary to enable the victim to assert the victim's right to request notice of release under section 611A.06. The data that may be released include only the name, home address, and placement site of a juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility as a result of a delinquent act.

Subd. 7.Public data.

The following court services data on adult individuals is public:

(a) name, age, date of birth, sex, occupation and the fact that an individual is a parolee, probationer or participant in a diversion program, and if so, at what location;

(b) the offense for which the individual was placed under supervision;

(c) the dates supervision began and ended and the duration of supervision;

(d) court services data which was public in a court or other agency which originated the data;

(e) arrest and detention orders, orders for parole or probation revocation and the reasons for revocation;

(f) the conditions of parole, probation or participation and the extent to which those conditions have been or are being met;

(g) identities of agencies, units within agencies and individuals providing supervision; and

(h) the legal basis for any change in supervision and the date, time and locations associated with the change.

Subd. 8.Limitation.

Nothing in this section shall limit public access to data made public by section 13.82.

Subd. 9.Child abuse data; release to child protective services.

A court services agency may release private or confidential data on an active case involving assessment or investigation of actions that are defined as sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect under section 626.556 to a local welfare agency if:

(1) the local welfare agency has an active case involving a common client or clients who are the subject of the data; and

(2) the data are necessary for the local welfare agency to effectively process the agency's case, including investigating or performing other duties relating to the case required by law.

Court services data disclosed under this subdivision may be used only for purposes of the active case described in clause (1) and may not be further disclosed to any other person or agency, except as authorized by law.

13.841 COURT SERVICES DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The section referred to in subdivision 2 is codified outside this chapter. This section classifies court services data as other than public, places restrictions on access to government data, or involves data sharing.

Subd. 2.Name changes of protected witnesses and victims.

Court records of name changes of participants in a witness and victim protection program are governed by section 259.10, subdivision 2.

13.85 CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

As used in this section, "corrections and detention data" means data on individuals created, collected, used or maintained because of their lawful confinement or detainment in state reformatories, prisons and correctional facilities, municipal or county jails, lockups, work houses, work farms and all other correctional and detention facilities.

Subd. 2.Corrections and detention private data.

Unless the data are summary data or arrest data, or a statute specifically provides a different classification, corrections and detention data on individuals are classified as private pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, to the extent that the release of the data would either (a) disclose medical, psychological, or financial information, or personal information not related to their lawful confinement or detainment or (b) endanger an individual's life.

Subd. 3.Corrections and detention confidential data.

Corrections and detention data are confidential, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, to the extent that release of the data would: (a) endanger an individual's life, (b) endanger the effectiveness of an investigation authorized by statute and relating to the enforcement of rules or law, (c) identify a confidential informant, or (d) clearly endanger the security of any institution or its population.

Subd. 4.Corrections and detention public data.

After any presentation to a court, any data made private or confidential by this section shall be public to the extent reflected in court records.

Subd. 5.Corrections and detention public benefit data.

The responsible authority or its designee of any agency that maintains corrections and detention data may release private or confidential corrections and detention data to any law enforcement agency, if necessary for law enforcement purposes, or to the victim of a criminal act where the data are necessary for the victim to assert the victim's legal right to restitution.

13.851 CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 8 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify corrections and detention data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Blood test results.

Blood test results obtained under sections 241.33 to 241.342 are classified under section 241.339.

Subd. 3.Sex offender treatment information.

Access to sex offender treatment information prepared by sex offender treatment facilities by the commissioner of corrections is governed by section 241.67, subdivision 9.

Subd. 4.Predatory offenders.

(a) Use of information. Data provided under section 243.166, subdivision 7, are classified under that section.

(b) Availability of information. Requests to treat offender information as private is governed by section 243.166, subdivision 7a.

Subd. 5.Sex offenders; civil commitment determination; commissioner of corrections.

Data provided to the county attorney under section 244.05, subdivision 7, are governed by that section.

Subd. 6.Predatory offenders; end-of-confinement review committee.

Certain data classified under chapter 13 are made accessible to the end-of-confinement review committee in state correctional facilities under section 244.052.

Subd. 7.Registration of predatory offenders; data sharing.

Release of information about predatory offenders to certain persons under the community notification provisions of section 244.052 is governed by section 244.053, subdivision 2.

Subd. 8.Release of predatory offenders.

Release of information about persons convicted of an offense which requires registration as a predatory offender under section 243.166 and who are released on probation is governed by section 244.10, subdivision 8.

Subd. 9. Civil commitment of sexual offenders.

Data relating to the preparation of a petition to commit an individual as a sexual psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person is governed by section 253B.185, subdivision 1b.

13.855 [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 2 art 5 s 18]

13.86 INVESTIGATIVE DETENTION DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

As used in this section, "investigative detention data" means government data created, collected, used or maintained by the state correctional facilities, municipal or county jails, lockups, work houses, work farms and other correctional and detention facilities which: (a) if revealed, would disclose the identity of an informant who provided information about suspected illegal activities, and (b) if revealed, is likely to subject the informant to physical reprisals by others.

Subd. 2.General.

Investigative detention data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except:

(a) pursuant to section 13.05 or any other statute;

(b) pursuant to a valid court order; or

(c) to a party named in a civil or criminal proceeding, whether administrative or judicial, to the extent required by the relevant Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure.

13.861 SECURITY SERVICE DATA.

Subdivision 1.Definitions.

As used in this section:

(a) "Security service" means an organization that provides security services to a government entity as a part of that entity or under contract to it. Security service does not include a law enforcement agency.

(b) "Security service data" means all data collected, created, or maintained by a security service for the purpose of providing security services.

Subd. 2.Classification.

Security service data that are similar to the data described as request for service data and response or incident data in section 13.82, subdivisions 3 and 4, are public. If personnel of a security service make a citizen's arrest, then any security service data that are similar to the data described as arrest data in section 13.82, subdivision 2, are public. If a security service participates in but does not make an arrest it shall, upon request, provide data that identify the arresting law enforcement agency. All other security service data are security information pursuant to section 13.37.

13.87 CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA.

Subdivision 1.Criminal history data.

(a) Definition. For purposes of this subdivision, "criminal history data" means all data maintained in criminal history records compiled by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including, but not limited to fingerprints, photographs, identification data, arrest data, prosecution data, criminal court data, custody and supervision data.

(b) Classification. Criminal history data maintained by agencies, political subdivisions and statewide systems are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, except that data created, collected, or maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that identify an individual who was convicted of a crime, the offense of which the individual was convicted, associated court disposition and sentence information, controlling agency, and confinement information are public data for 15 years following the discharge of the sentence imposed for the offense. If an individual's name or other identifying information is erroneously associated with a criminal history and a determination is made through a fingerprint verification that the individual is not the subject of the criminal history, the name or other identifying information must be redacted from the public criminal history data. The name and other identifying information must be retained in the criminal history and are classified as private data.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall provide to the public at the central office of the bureau the ability to inspect in person, at no charge, through a computer monitor the criminal conviction data classified as public under this subdivision.

(c) Limitation. Nothing in paragraph (a) or (b) shall limit public access to data made public by section 13.82.

Subd. 2.Firearms data.

All data pertaining to the purchase or transfer of firearms and applications for permits to carry firearms which are collected by government entities pursuant to sections 624.712 to 624.719 are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12.

Subd. 3. Internet access.

(a) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall establish and maintain an Internet Web site containing public criminal history data by July 1, 2004.

(b) Notwithstanding section 13.03, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), the bureau may charge a fee for Internet access to public criminal history data provided through August 1, 2005. The fee may not exceed $5 per inquiry or the amount needed to recoup the actual cost of implementing and providing Internet access, whichever is less. Fees collected must be deposited in the general fund as a nondedicated receipt.

(c) The Web site must include a notice to the subject of data of the right to contest the accuracy or completeness of data, as provided under section 13.04, subdivision 4, and provide a telephone number and address that the subject may contact for further information on this process.

(d) The Web site must include the effective date of data that is posted.

(e) The Web site must include a description of the types of criminal history data not available on the site, including arrest data, juvenile data, criminal history data from other states, federal data, data on convictions where 15 years have elapsed since discharge of the sentence, and other data that are not accessible to the public.

(f) A person who intends to access the Web site to obtain information regarding an applicant for employment, housing, or credit must disclose to the applicant the intention to do so. The Web site must include a notice that a person obtaining such access must notify the applicant when a background check using this Web site has been conducted.

(g) This subdivision does not create a civil cause of action on behalf of the data subject.

Subd. 4. Name and event index service; data classification.

(a) For purposes of this section, "name and event index service" means the data held by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that link data about an individual that are stored in one or more databases maintained in criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2, and in the judiciary.

(b) Data collected, created, or maintained by the name and event index service are classified as private data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, and become confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, when the data links private or public data about a specific individual to any confidential data about that individual. The data in the name and event index service revert to the private data classification when no confidential data about a specific individual are maintained in the databases. The classification of data in the name and event index service does not change the classification of the data held in the databases linked by the service.

13.871 CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1. Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify criminal justice data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 1a.Mental health data received by law enforcement.

Certain mental health data received by law enforcement from health care providers is classified under section 144.294, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.Controlled substance convictions.

Data on certain convictions for controlled substances offenses may be expunged under section 152.18, subdivision 3.

Subd. 3.Criminal code.

(a) Sources of presentence investigation reports. Disclosure of confidential sources in presentence investigation reports is governed by section 609.115, subdivision 4.

(b) Domestic abuse investigation report. Data contained in domestic abuse investigation reports are classified under section 609.2244.

(c) Use of motor vehicle to patronize prostitutes. Use of a motor vehicle in the commission of an offense under section 609.324 is noted on the offender's driving records and the notation is classified pursuant to section 609.324, subdivision 5.

(d) Sex offender assessment. Assessor access to data relevant to sex offender assessments is governed under section 609.3457.

(e) Sexual assault crime victims. Data on sexual assault victims are governed by section 609.3471.

(f) Data for assessment of offenders. Access to data for the purpose of a mental health assessment of a convicted harassment offender is governed by section 609.749, subdivision 6.

Subd. 4.Public defenders.

(a) Disclosure of financial information. Disclosure of financial information provided by a defendant seeking public defender services is governed by section 611.17.

(b) Criminal justice data. Access to the criminal justice data network is governed by section 611.272.

Subd. 5.Crime victims.

(a) Crime victim notice of release. Data on crime victims who request notice of an offender's release are classified under section 611A.06.

(b) Sex offender HIV tests. Results of HIV tests of sex offenders under section 611A.19, subdivision 2, are classified under that section.

(c) Battered women. Data on battered women maintained by grantees for emergency shelter and support services for battered women are governed by section 611A.32, subdivision 5.

(d) Victims of domestic abuse. Data on battered women and victims of domestic abuse maintained by grantees and recipients of per diem payments for emergency shelter for battered women and support services for battered women and victims of domestic abuse are governed by sections 611A.32, subdivision 5, and 611A.371, subdivision 3.

(e) Personal history; internal auditing. Certain personal history and internal auditing data is classified by section 611A.46.

(f) Crime victim claims for reparations. Claims and supporting documents filed by crime victims seeking reparations are classified under section 611A.57, subdivision 6.

(g) Crime victim oversight act. Data maintained by the commissioner of public safety under the Crime Victim Oversight Act are classified under section 611A.74, subdivision 2.

(h) Victim identity data. Data relating to the identity of the victims of certain criminal sexual conduct is governed by section 609.3471.

Subd. 6.Training; investigation; apprehension; reports.

(a) Reports of gunshot wounds. Disclosure of the name of a person making a report under section 626.52, subdivision 2, is governed by section 626.53.

(b) Child abuse report records. Data contained in child abuse report records are classified under section 626.556.

(c) Interstate data exchange. Disclosure of child abuse reports to agencies of another state is classified under section 626.556, subdivision 10g.

(d) Release to family court services. Release of child abuse data to a court services agency is authorized under section 626.556, subdivision 10h.

(e) Release of data to mandated reporters. Release of child abuse data to mandated reporters who have an ongoing responsibility for the health, education, or welfare of a child affected by the data is authorized under section 626.556, subdivision 10j.

(f) Release of child abuse investigative records to other counties. Release of child abuse investigative records to local welfare agencies is authorized under section 626.556, subdivision 10k.

(g) Classifying and sharing records and reports of child abuse. The classification of child abuse data and the sharing of records and reports of child abuse by and between local welfare agencies and law enforcement agencies are governed under section 626.556, subdivision 11.

(h) Disclosure of information not required in certain cases. Disclosure of certain data obtained from interviewing a minor is governed by section 626.556, subdivision 11a.

(i) Data received from law enforcement. Classifying child abuse data received by certain agencies from law enforcement agencies is governed under section 626.556, subdivision 11b.

(j) Disclosure in child fatality cases. Disclosure of information relating to a child fatality is governed under section 626.556, subdivision 11d.

(k) Reports of prenatal exposure to controlled substances. Data on persons making reports under section 626.5561 are classified under section 626.5561, subdivision 3.

(l) Vulnerable adult report records. Data contained in vulnerable adult report records are classified under section 626.557, subdivision 12b.

(m) Adult protection team information sharing. Sharing of local welfare agency vulnerable adult data with a protection team is governed by section 626.5571, subdivision 3.

(n) Child protection team. Data acquired by a case consultation committee or subcommittee of a child protection team are classified by section 626.558, subdivision 3.

(o) Child maltreatment reports peer review panel. Sharing data of cases reviewed by the panel is governed under section 626.5593, subdivision 2.

(p) Peace officer discipline procedures. Access by an officer under investigation to the investigating agency's investigative report on the officer is governed by section 626.89, subdivision 6.

(q) Racial profiling study data. Racial profiling study data is governed by Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.951.

Subd. 7.Domestic abuse police reports.

Police reports on domestic incidents are classified under section 629.341.

Subd. 8.Board of Pardons records.

Access to Board of Pardons records is governed by section 638.07.

Subd. 9.Pistol permit data.

Data on persons permitted to carry pistols under the terms of a permit must be shared as required by section 624.714, subdivision 6.

Subd. 10.Discharge and dismissal records.

Data contained in discharge and dismissal records are classified under section 609.3751, subdivision 5.

Subd. 11. E-charging.

Data in e-charging is governed by section 299C.41.

Subd. 12.Crime alert access request.

Data regarding contact information provided by a citizen requesting a crime alert are classified under section 611A.0393.

13.873 INTEGRATED SEARCH SERVICE DATA SUBJECT ACCESS.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

For purposes of this section, "integrated search service" is a service operated by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that allows authorized users to search and view data that are stored on one or more databases maintained by criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.Requests by data subject.

An individual who is the subject of data accessible through the integrated search service has access to the service only as provided in this section. An individual may request that an integrated search service query to locate data about the individual be performed by state or local law enforcement agencies with integrated search service access. State and local law enforcement agencies with integrated search service access shall provide only the following:

(1) a list of the government entities that have provided public or private data about that individual through integrated search service; and

(2) data that describe what is maintained about the individual at each government entity on the list.

Subd. 3.Bureau responsibilities.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall provide the following information at a public Internet site:

(1) a listing of all law enforcement agencies with integrated search service access; and

(2) information for individual data subjects on how to challenge the accuracy or completeness of data pursuant to section 13.04, subdivision 4.

History:

2007 c 129 s 46

13.875 JUVENILE JUSTICE DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.

Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in subdivisions 2 to 5 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify juvenile justice data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Peace officers, court services, and corrections records of juveniles.

Inspection and maintenance of juvenile records held by police and the commissioner of corrections and disclosure to school officials of court services data on juveniles adjudicated delinquent are governed by section 260B.171.

Subd. 3.Juvenile sex offenders.

Certain data on children classified under chapters 13, 144, 260B, and 626 are made accessible to persons assessing whether a child adjudicated a sex offender is in need of and amenable to sex offender treatment under section 260B.198.

Subd. 4.Court records.

Court records of dispositions involving placement outside this state are classified under section 260B.235, subdivision 8.

Subd. 5.Information for child placement.

Certain data on children classified under chapters 13, 144, and 260C are made accessible to agencies with the legal responsibility for the residential placement of a child under section 260C.208.

13.88 COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER DATA.

The guidelines shall provide that all files relating to a case in a community dispute resolution program are to be classified as private data on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12, with the following exceptions:

(1) When a party to the case has been formally charged with a criminal offense, the data are to be classified as public data on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15.

(2) Data relating to suspected neglect or physical or sexual abuse of children or maltreatment of vulnerable adults are to be subject to the reporting requirements of sections 626.556 and 626.557.

13.89 DISSEMINATION OF DATA TO PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS.

Subdivision 1.Developmental disabilities.

Data on clients and residents of facilities or programs licensed pursuant to sections 144.50 to 144.58, 245A.01 to 245A.16, 245C.01 to 245C.32, and 252.28, subdivision 2, may be disseminated to the protection and advocacy system established in this state pursuant to Part C of Public Law 98-527 to protect the legal and human rights of persons with developmental disabilities or other related conditions who live in residential facilities or programs for these persons if:

(1) the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf of that person; and

(2) the person does not have a legal guardian or the state or a designee of the state is the legal guardian of the person.

Subd. 2.Mental illness or emotional impairment.

Data on an individual who has significant mental illness or emotional impairment and who is an inpatient or resident in a facility rendering care or treatment may be disseminated to the protection and advocacy system established in this state pursuant to Public Law 99-319 to protect the rights of persons who are mentally ill if:

(1) the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf of the person or there is probable cause to believe that the person has been subjected to abuse or neglect, as defined in Public Law 99-319;

(2) the person is by reason of a mental or physical condition unable to authorize the system to have access to data; and

(3) the person does not have a legal guardian or the state is the legal guardian of the person.

13.90 JUDICIARY EXEMPT.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

For purposes of this section, "judiciary" means any office, officer, department, division, board, commission, committee, or agency of the courts of this state, whether or not of record, including but not limited to the Board of Law Examiners, the Lawyer's Professional Responsibility Board, the Board of Judicial Standards, the Lawyer's Trust Account Board, the State Law Library, the State Court Administrator's Office, the District Court Administrator's Office, and the Office of the Court Administrator.

Subd. 2.Exemption.

The judiciary is not governed by this chapter. Access to data of the judiciary is governed by rules adopted by the Supreme Court.

13.99

Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 2001 c 7 s 91]

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 1996 c 305 art 1 s 2]

Subd. 3.

[Renumbered 13.606, subd 4]

Subd. 3a.

[Renumbered 13.602, subd 2, para (b)]

Subd. 4.

[Renumbered 13.607, subd 2]

Subd. 5.

[Renumbered 13.607, subd 3]

Subd. 5a.

[Renumbered 13.607, subd 4]

Subd. 6.

[Renumbered 13.6401, subd 2, para (b)]

Subd. 6a.

[Renumbered 13.6401, subd 5]

Subd. 6b.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 2, para (a)]

Subd. 6c.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 2, para (b)]

Subd. 6d.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 2, para (e)]

Subd. 6e.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 2, para (d)]

Subd. 7.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 3, para (b)]

Subd. 7a.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 5]

Subd. 7b.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 6]

Subd. 8.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 8, para (a)]

Subd. 8a.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 8, para (b)]

Subd. 9.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 9]

Subd. 10.

[Renumbered 13.6435, subd 10]

Subd. 11.

[Renumbered 13.598, subd 2]

Subd. 11a.

[Renumbered 13.712, subd 2]

Subd. 11b.

[Renumbered 13.713, subd 2, para (a)]

Subd. 12.

[Renumbered 13.713, subd 2, para (b)]

Subd. 12a.

[Renumbered 13.,713, subd 3, para (a)]

Subd. 13.

[Repealed, 1997 c 157 s 72]

Subd. 13a.

[Renumbered 13.713, subd 4]

Subd. 14.

[Renumbered 13.716, subd 2]

Subd. 14a.

[Renumbered 13.716, subd 4]

Subd. 14b.

[Renumbered 13.716, subd 3]

Subd. 14c.

[Renumbered 13.716, subd 5]

Subd. 15.

[Renumbered 13.716, subd 6]

Subd. 15a.

[Renumbered 13.716, subd 7]

Subd. 16.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 2]

Subd. 17.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 3, para (a)]

Subd. 17a.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 9, para (a)]

Subd. 17b.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 3, para (b)]

Subd. 18.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 4]

Subd. 18a.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 5]

Subd. 18b.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 6]

Subd. 18c.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 7]

Subd. 18d.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 8]

Subd. 19.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 9, para (b)]

Subd. 19a.

[Renumbered 13.717, subd 2]

Subd. 19b.

[Renumbered 13.717, subd 3]

Subd. 19c.

[Renumbered 13.717, subd 5]

Subd. 19d.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 12, para (a)]

Subd. 19e.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 12, para (b)]

Subd. 19f.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 11]

Subd. 19g.

[Repealed, 1998 c 254 art 1 s 3]

Subd. 19h.

[Renumbered 13.717, subd 9]

Subd. 19i.

[Renumbered 13.717, subd 8]

Subd. 19j.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 14, para (b)]

Subd. 19k.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 10]

Subd. 19l.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 14, para (a)]

Subd. 19m.

[Repealed, 1999 c 245 art 2 s 45]

Subd. 20.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 15]

Subd. 20a.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 16, para (a)]

Subd. 20b.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 16, para (b)]

Subd. 20c.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 18, para (a)]

Subd. 21.

[Renumbered 13.7191, subd 18, para (b)]

Subd. 21a.

[Renumbered 13.7931, subd 4]

Subd. 21b.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 4, para (a)]

Subd. 21c.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 4, para (c)]

Subd. 21d.

[Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 1]

Subd. 21e.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 4, para (a)]

Subd. 22.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 5]

Subd. 23.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 5, para (b)]

Subd. 24.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subds 4, para (b) and (c)]

Subd. 24a.

[Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 2]

Subd. 24b.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 6]

Subd. 24c.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 7]

Subd. 25.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 8, para (a)]

Subd. 26.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 8, para (b)]

Subd. 27.

[Renumbered 13.7411, subd 9, para (b)]

Subd. 27a.

[Renumbered 13.598, subd 3]

Subd. 27b.

[Renumbered 13.598, subd 4]

Subd. 27c.

[Renumbered 13.598, subd 5]

Subd. 27d.

[Renumbered 13.321, subd 7, para (a)]

Subd. 27e.

[Renumbered 13.321, subd 4, para (b)]

Subd. 27f.

[Renumbered 13.321, subd 5]

Subd. 28.

[Renumbered 13.322, subd 3, para (b)]

Subd. 28a.

[Renumbered 13.322, subd 3, para (c)]

Subd. 28b.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 3]

Subd. 29.

[Renumbered 13.401, subd 2]

Subd. 29a.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 4, para (a)]

Subd. 29b.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 3]

Subd. 29c.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 4]

Subd. 30.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 4, para (b)]

Subd. 31.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 4, para (c)]

Subd. 31a.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 4, para (d)]

Subd. 32.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 4, para (e)]

Subd. 33.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 9]

Subd. 34.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 10]

Subd. 35.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 5]

Subd. 35a.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 6]

Subd. 35b.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 12]

Subd. 35c.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 13]

Subd. 36.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 14]

Subd. 37.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 7]

Subd. 38.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 8]

Subd. 38a.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 12]

Subd. 38b.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 17]

Subd. 39.

[Renumbered 13.411, subd 2]

Subd. 39a.

[Repealed, 1996 c 305 art 1 s 6]

Subd. 39b.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 2]

Subd. 40.

[Renumbered 13.3806, subd 18]

Subd. 41.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 13]

Subd. 42.

[Renumbered 13.381, subd 14]

Subd. 42a.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 4, paras (a),(b)]

Subd. 42b.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 4, para (d)]

Subd. 43.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 4, para (e)]

Subd. 44.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 4, paras (a),(c)]

Subd. 45.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 6]

Subd. 46.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 7, para (a)]

Subd. 47.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 7, para (c)]

Subd. 48.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 7, para (d)]

Subd. 48a.

[Renumbered 13.411, subd 4]

Subd. 49.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 9, paras (a)-(c)]

Subd. 50.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 10, para (a)]

Subd. 51.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 10, para (a)]

Subd. 52.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 11, para (a)]

Subd. 52a.

[Renumbered 13.383, subd 12,16]