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15.1611 GOVERNMENT DATA. Subdivision 1. All state,.agencie!;, political subdivisions and statcwide s),ste._n?~s_shall.be .[overn...___?d .b7 sections 15.1611 to 15.1698. Subd. 2. Sections 15.1611 to 15.1698 may be cited as the "M!nneso.[_a g0_ye._..~rn- meat data practices act." 15. t62 COLLECTION, SECURITY AND D/$SEb~.[NATION OF ~.ECORDS; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. As used in sections-I-~_.~' :c-15~!~-7! .~5.1611 15.1698, the terms defined in this section have the meardn~ given them. 'Subd. la. "Arrest information" shall include (a) the name, age, and 'address of an arrested individual; (b) the nature of the charge aga/nst the arrested indi- vidual; (c) the time and place of the arrest; (d) the identity of the arresting agency; (e) information as to whether an individual has been incarcerated and the place of incarceration. "Arrest information" does not include data specifically made private, confidential or nonpublic pursuant to section 260.161 or any other statute. Subd. 2. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the depar,:ment of administration. ... Subd. 2a. "Confidential data.on Lndividuals" means data Milch is: (a) made not public by statute or-federal law'~pplicable to hhe data and is inaccessible to the individual subject of that data; or (b) collected by a civil or criminal investigative agency ~s part of an active investigation undertaken for the pu~ose of the co:a- mencement of a legal action, provided that the burden of proof as to whether such investigation is active or in gnticipation of a legal action is upon the agency. Con- fidential data on individuals does not include a~xest information that is reasonably contemporaneous with an arrest or incarceration. The provision of clause (b) sh~l terminate and cease to have force and effect ~vith regard to the state agencies, political subdivisions, statewide systems, covered by the ruling, upon the granting or refusal to grant an e:nerge::ay a temporary classification pursuant to section 15.1642 of both criminal and civil investigative data, or on July 3!, t-9-7-9 ~ whichever occurs first. Subd. 3. "Data on individuals", includes all records, files and processes Which contain any data in which an individual is or car/ be identified and which are re- tained or intended to be retained on a permanent or temporary basis. I.} includes data collected, stored, or disseminated by manual, mechanical, electroniz or any other means. Data on individuals are classified as public, private or confidential Subd. 4. "Individual" means a natural person. In the case of a mi:mr, ' individual includes a parent or guardian or an indi~Sdual acting as a parent or guardian in the absence of a parent or guardian, except tMt lhe responsible amhority 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 -2-