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Data Privacy

State law governs the privacy status of information cities create or collect. Find out how to classify city information, who has access, guidelines for charging for data, duties of the city’s “Responsible Authority” and “Data Practices Compliance Official”.

Resources

Data Practices: Analyze, Classify and Respond

Information Memo

Learn your responsibilities under Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) for data your city creates or maintains.

Published Aug 19, 2020.

Use of Body-Worn Cameras

Information Memo

Helps cities administer body-worn camera programs and data soundly and in accordance with state law.

Published Oct 9, 2019.