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Minnesota Commissioner Says "Mug Shots" Are Public Records

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2008

Filed under: Databases, Civil Procedure, Disclosure of Records. Location: Minnesota.

Upon request of the attorney for Dakota County, Minnesota, the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration IPAD (Commissioner) opined as to whether "mug shots" (jail booking photos) are public records for disclosure purposes. In her opinion, the Commissioner considered Minn. Stat. § 13.85, subd. 1; Minn. Stat. § 13.03, ...

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