Basic Data Practices Exam

Consequences for the employee who violates the Data Practices Act are:

Only the records staff is responsible for complying with data practices.

When a person requests public data, you should make sure to require they provide identification.

All government data is presumed to be:

Government data includes government owned:

If an inmate dies in custody, all of his or her records become public information.

Private data about an inmate can be disclosed:

Private inmate data can legally be disclosed to other county employees because we all work for the same county.

Because of inmate privacy rights, even if you work in the medical unit, you are not allowed to know anything about an inmate’s medical condition or treatment needs.

Data about an inmate is private if it:

What is the name of the subdivision in Minnesota Statute 13.85 that allows a facility to release private or confidential data to a law enforcement agency?

What is the common name of the Data Practices Rights Advisory?