CCAgenda_05Apr27 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

62 Section V: Rights of Public Access • SECTION V YOUR RIGHTS AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS GOVERNMENT DATA The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act gives you, and all other members of the public, the right to see and have copies of public data that we keep. The law also controls how we keep government data and what we tell you when you ask to see the data that we have. These rights and controls are: The law says that all the data we have are public (can be seen by anybody) unless there is a state or federal law that classifies the data as not public. We have a report that lists the kinds of data we keep about individuals, how each kind is classified, and what law classifies that kind of data. This report is called [............ ]. If you want to see or have a copy of this report, contact [name, title, phone, and location of responsible authority or appropriate designee.]. You have the right to look at all public data that we keep. You may request and receive public information over the phone, in person, through the mail, or . via e-mail. If it is not possible to give you the info in the way you ask, we will contact you to decide on another way to give you the information you asked for. To look at public data that we keep, [contact name, title, address, phone of responsible authority or designee] or [use the data request form available from........at..........]. You can make your request during our normal working hours, which are [........]. You also have the right to make a standing request. [Standing requests expire after........] or [If you make a standing request for data, we will ask you whether you wish to maintain your standing request every (year/month etc).] You may ask to see: • specific types of data or data elements; • specific documents or portions of documents; • entire records, files or data bases; • all public data we keep. In your request, you should say that you are making a data request under the MGDPA. Tell us as clearly as you can what information you want to see. If we are not sure exactly what information you are requesting, we will ask you, but you don't have to tell us who you are or explain why you are asking for the data. July, 2000 Model Policy: Access to Government Data & Rights of Subjects Data