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 new text begin businessnew text end new text begin new text end 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 opinion issued by the attorney general shall take precedence over an
opinion issued by the commissioner under this section.

Subd. 7.

Records management deleted text begin programdeleted text end .

deleted text begin A records management program for the
application of efficient and economical management methods to the creation, utilization,
maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of official records shall be administered
by the commissioner of administration with assistance from the director of the historical
society. The State Records Center which stores and services state records not in state
archives shall be administered by the commissioner of administration. The commissioner
of administration is empowered to (1) establish standards, procedures, and techniques for
effective management of government records, (2) make continuing surveys of paper work
operations, and (3) recommend improvements in current records management practices
including the use of space, equipment, and supplies employed in creating, maintaining,
preserving and disposing of government records.deleted text end It shall be the duty of the head of each
state agency and the governing body of each county, municipality, and other subdivision
of government deleted text begin to cooperate with the commissioner in conducting surveys anddeleted text end to establish
and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management
of the records of each agency, county, municipality, or other subdivision of government.
deleted text begin When requested by the commissioner,deleted text end Public officials shall deleted text begin assist in the preparation ofdeleted text end new text begin
preparenew text end an inclusive inventory of records in their custody, to which shall be attached
a schedule, approved by the head of the governmental unit or agency having custody
of the records deleted text begin and the commissionerdeleted text end , establishing a time period for the retention or
disposal of each series of records. When the schedule is unanimously approved by the
records disposition panel, the head of the governmental unit or agency having custody
of the records may dispose of the type of records listed in the schedule at a time and in
a manner prescribed in the schedule for particular records which were created after the
approval. A list of records disposed of pursuant to this subdivision shall be maintained by
the governmental unit or agency.

Subd. 8.

Emergency records preservation.

deleted text begin In light of the danger of nuclear or
natural disaster, the commissioner of administration, with the assistance of the director
of the historical society, shall establish and maintain a program for the selection and
preservation of public records considered essential to the operation of government and to
the protection of the rights and interests of persons, and shall make or cause to be made
preservation duplicates or designate as preservation duplicates existing copies of such
essential public records. Preservation duplicates shall be durable, accurate, complete, and
clear, and such duplicates reproduced by photographic or other process which accurately
reproduces and forms a durable medium for so reproducing the original shall have the
same force and effect for all purposes as the original record whether the original record is
in existence or not. A transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of such preservation
duplicate shall be deemed for all purposes to be a transcript, exemplification, or certified
copy of the original record. Such preservation duplicates shall be preserved in the place
and manner of safekeeping prescribed by the commissioner.
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Every county, municipality, or other subdivision of government may institute
a program for the preservation of necessary documents essential to the continuity of
governmentnew text begin in the event of a disaster or emergencynew text end . deleted text begin Such a program shall first be
submitted to the commissioner for approval or disapproval and no such program shall be
instituted until such approval is obtained.
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Subdivision 1.

License required.

Except when expressly exempted, a person
shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in this state unless the person
has a license valid under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being driven. The
department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the person's license
from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide to the issuing
department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed in Minnesota.
A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license at any time. The
department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota identification card has
been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless the person's Minnesota
identification card has been invalidated.new text begin This subdivision does not require invalidation of
a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's license.
new text end

Subdivision 1.

Powers and duties.

The commissioner shall have and exercise
the following powers and duties:

(1) administer and enforce the assessment and collection of taxes;

(2) make determinations, corrections, and assessments with respect to taxes,
including interest, additions to taxes, and assessable penalties;

(3) use statistical or other sampling techniques consistent with generally accepted
auditing standards in examining returns or records and making assessments;

(4) investigate the tax laws of other states and countries, and formulate and submit
to the legislature such legislation as the commissioner may deem expedient to prevent
evasions of state revenue laws and to secure just and equal taxation and improvement in
the system of state revenue laws;

(5) consult and confer with the governor upon the subject of taxation, the
administration of the laws in regard thereto, and the progress of the work of the
department, and furnish the governor, from time to time, such assistance and information
as the governor may require relating to tax matters;

(6) execute and administer any agreement with the secretary of the treasury new text begin or the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in the Department of Justice new text end of the
United States or a representative of another state regarding the exchange of information
and administration of the state revenue laws;

(7) require town, city, county, and other public officers to report information as to the
collection of taxes received from licenses and other sources, and such other information
as may be needful in the work of the commissioner, in such form as the commissioner
may prescribe;

(8) authorize the use of unmarked motor vehicles to conduct seizures or criminal
investigations pursuant to the commissioner's authority; and

(9) exercise other powers and authority and perform other duties required of or
imposed upon the commissioner by law.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
section.

(b) "CIBRS" means the Comprehensive Incident-Based Reporting System, located
in the Department of Public Safety and managed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension,
Criminal Justice Information Systems Section. A reference in this section to "CIBRS"
includes the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

(c) "Law enforcement agency" means a Minnesota municipal police department,
the Metropolitan Transit Police, the Metropolitan Airports Police, the University of
Minnesota Police Department, new text begin the Department of Corrections' Fugitive Apprehension
Unit,new text end a Minnesota county sheriff's department, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or
the Minnesota State Patrol.

Subdivision 1.

Generally.

new text begin (a) new text end A person or entity, not including a government entity,
may not do any of the following:

(1) publicly post or publicly display in any manner an individual's Social Security
number. "Publicly post" or "publicly display" means to intentionally communicate or
otherwise make available to the general public;

(2) print an individual's Social Security number on any card required for the
individual to access products or services provided by the person or entity;

(3) require an individual to transmit the individual's Social Security number over the
Internet, unless the connection is secure or the Social Security number is encrypted;

(4) require an individual to use the individual's Social Security number to access an
Internet Web site, unless a password or unique personal identification number or other
authentication device is also required to access the Internet Web site; deleted text begin or
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(5) print a number that the person or entity knows to be an individual's Social
Security number on any materials that are mailed to the individual, unless state or federal
law requires the Social Security number to be on the document to be mailed. If, in
connection with a transaction involving or otherwise relating to an individual, a person
or entity receives a number from a third party, that person or entity is under no duty to
inquire or otherwise determine whether the number is or includes that individual's Social
Security number and may print that number on materials mailed to the individual, unless
the person or entity receiving the number has actual knowledge that the number is or
includes the individual's Social Security numberdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (6) assign or use a number as an account identifier that is identical to or incorporates
an individual's complete Social Security number; or
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new text begin (7) sell Social Security numbers obtained from individuals in the course of business.
new text end

Notwithstanding clauses (1) to (5), Social Security numbers may be included in
applications and forms sent by mail, including documents sent as part of an application or
enrollment process, or to establish, amend, or terminate an account, contract, or policy,
or to confirm the accuracy of the Social Security number. Nothing in this paragraph
authorizes inclusion of a Social Security number on the outside of a mailingnew text begin or in the bulk
mailing of a credit card solicitation offernew text end .

new text begin (b) A person or entity, not including a government entity, must restrict access to
individual Social Security numbers it holds so that only employees who require the
numbers in order to perform their job duties have access to the numbers.
new text end

deleted text begin Except as provided in subdivision 2,deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end This section applies only to the use of Social
Security numbers on or after July 1, 2007.

Subd. 3.

Coordination with other law.

This section does not preventnew text begin : new text end

new text begin (1) new text end the collection, use, or release of a Social Security number as required by state or
federal law deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end the use of a Social Security number for internal verification or administrative
purposesdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) the use of a Social Security number to access a credit report for purposes allowed
by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, United States Code, title 15, section 1681a, if
a Social Security number is required in order to access the credit report or the use of a
Social Security number in reporting information to a consumer reporting agency; or
new text end

new text begin (4) the use of a Social Security number to access or report information to a person
who maintains a database of information used in connection with the prevention or
detection of fraud.
new text end

Subd. 9a.

Evaluation and referral of reports made to a common entry
point unit.

The common entry point must screen the reports of alleged or suspected
maltreatment for immediate risk and make all necessary referrals as follows:

(1) if the common entry point determines that there is an immediate need for
adult protective services, the common entry point agency shall immediately notify the
appropriate county agency;

(2) if the report contains suspected criminal activity against a vulnerable adult, the
common entry point shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency;

(3) if the report references alleged or suspected maltreatment and there is no
immediate need for adult protective services, the common entry point shall notify the
appropriate lead agency as soon as possible, but in any event no longer than two working
days;

(4) if the report does not reference alleged or suspected maltreatment, the common
entry point may determine whether the information will be referred; and

(5) if the report contains information about a suspicious death, the common entry
point shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agenciesnew text begin , the local medical
examiner,new text end and the ombudsman established under section 245.92. Law enforcement
agencies shall coordinate with the local medical examiner and the ombudsman as provided
by law.

Subd. 3.

Motor vehicle deleted text begin registrationdeleted text end new text begin and driver's license datanew text end .

deleted text begin Various data ondeleted text end
new text begin Disclosure and use of new text end motor vehicle deleted text begin registrations are classified under sections 168.327,
subdivision 3, and 168.346deleted text end new text begin registration and driver's license data is governed by chapter
170Anew text end .