Minn. Stat. § 13.685
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§ 13.685 MUNICIPAL UTILITY CUSTOMER DATA.
Official statutory text
Data on customers of municipal electric utilities are private data on individuals or nonpublic data, but may be released to:
(1) a law enforcement agency that requests access to the data in connection with an investigation;
(2) a school for purposes of compiling pupil census data;
(3) the Metropolitan Council for use in studies or analyses required by law;
(4) a public child support authority for purposes of establishing or enforcing child support; or
(5) a person where use of the data directly advances the general welfare, health, or safety of the public; the commissioner of administration may issue advisory opinions construing this clause pursuant to section 13.072 .
(1) a law enforcement agency that requests access to the data in connection with an investigation;
(2) a school for purposes of compiling pupil census data;
(3) the Metropolitan Council for use in studies or analyses required by law;
(4) a public child support authority for purposes of establishing or enforcing child support; or
(5) a person where use of the data directly advances the general welfare, health, or safety of the public; the commissioner of administration may issue advisory opinions construing this clause pursuant to section 13.072 .
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