Request for Government Data
Right to Access Public Data
The Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13) presumes that all government data is public unless a state or federal law says the data is not public. Government data is a term that means all recorded information a government has, including paper, email, CD’s, DVDs, photographs, etc.The Government Data Practices Act also provides that Norman County must keep all government data in way that makes it easy for you, as a member of the public, to access public data. You have the right to look at (inspect), free of charge, all public data that we keep. You also have the right to get copies of public data. The Government Data Practices Act allows us to charge for copies.