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17 Section II: MGDPA Summary <br /> <br />THE MINNESOTA GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES ACT: <br />DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF DATA <br />The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) establishes a system of data <br />classifications that define, in general terms, who is legally authorized to access government data. <br />This classification system is constructed from the definitions provided in Minnesota Statutes <br />section 13.02. See also Minnesota Rules part 1205.0200. <br />GOVERNMENT DATA <br />All data kept in any recorded form, regardless of physical form, <br />storage media, or conditions of use <br />MS § 13.02, SUBDIVISION 7 <br />DATA ON INDIVIDUALS* <br />DATA ON DECEDENTS <br />DATA NOT ON <br />INDIVIDUALS <br />MS § 13.02, SUBDIVISION 5 <br />PUBLIC PUBLIC <br />Accessible to anyone for any Accessible to anyone for any <br />reason reason <br />MS §13.02, SUBDNISION 15 <br />PRIVATE <br />Accessible to the data subject; <br />Not accessible to the public <br />MS § 13.02, SUBDIVISION 12 <br />CONFIDENTIAL <br />Not accessible to the data <br />subject; <br />Not accessible to the public <br />MS § 13.02, SUBDIVISION 3 <br />MS §13.10, suBDlv[sloN 1 <br />MS §13.02, SUBDIVISION 15 <br />PRIVATE <br />Accessible to the <br />representative of the decedent; <br />Not accessible to the public <br />MS §13.10, SUBDIVISION 1B. <br />CONFIDENTIAL** <br />Not accessible to the <br />representative of the decedent; <br />Not accessible to the public <br />MS §13.10, suBDrv[sloN la <br />MS § 13.02, suBDrvlsloN 4 <br />PUBLIC <br />Accessible to anyone for any <br />reason <br />MS §13.02, SUBDIVISION 14 <br />NONPUBLIC <br />Accessible to the subject of the <br />data, if any; <br />Not accessible to the public <br />MS § 13.02, susorvlsloN 9 <br />PROTECTED NONPUBLIC <br />Not accessible to the data <br />subject; <br />Not accessible to the public <br />MS §13.02, SUBDIVISION 13 <br />* Individual is defined at MS § 13.02, subdivision 8. Individual means a living human being. It does <br />not mean any type of entity created by law, such as a corporation. <br />July, 2000 <br />Model Policy: Access to Government Data & Rights of Subjects Data <br />