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-. ---.. -. <br />RIGHTS OF SUBJECTS OF DATA <br />Subdivision 1. Type of data.· The rights of individuals on whom the data is <br />stored or to be stored shall be es set forth in this section. <br />Subd. 2. Information required to be given individual. An. individual asked to <br />· supply private or confidential data concerning himself shall be informed of: (a) the <br />purpose and intended use of the requested data within the collecting state agency, <br />political subdivision, or statewide system; (b) whether he may refuse or is legally <br />required to supply the reguested data; (c) any known consequence arising from his <br />supplying or refusing to supply private er confidential data; and (d) the identity of <br />other persons or entities authorized by state or federal law to receive the data.. This_ <br />requirement sha.11 not apply when an individual is asked to supply investigative data, <br />pursuant to section 13.82, subdivision 5, to a law enforcement officer. <br />. The commissioner of revenue may olace the notice reauired under this <br />subdivision in the individual income tax or orooertv tax refund instructions instead of <br />on those forms. <br />· Subd. 3 •. ··Access· to data by·· individual. Upon request to a responsible <br />authority, an individual sha.11 l:>e informed whether he is the subject of stored data on <br />individuals; and whether it is classified as public, private or confidential. Upon his <br />. further request, an individual who is the subject of stored private or public data on <br />individue.ls shall be shown the data without any charge to him and, if he desires, shall <br />Se informed of the content and meaning of that data. After an individual has been <br />. shown the private data and informed of its meaning, the data need not be disclosed to <br />him for six months thereafter unless a dispute or action pursuant to this section is <br />pending or additional data on the individual has been collected or created. The <br />responsible authority shall provide copies of the private or public data upon request by <br />the individual subject of the data. The responsible authority may require the <br />requesting person to pay the actual c~sts of making, certifying, and compiling the <br />cooies. <br />• The responsible authority shall comply immediately, if possible, with any request <br />made pursuant to this subdivision, or within five days of the date of the request, <br />excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, if · immediate compliance is not <br />possible. If he cannot comply with the request within that time, he shall so inform the <br />individual, and may have an additional five days within which to comply with the <br />request, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. --- <br />Subd. 4. Procedure when da.ta is not ac:curate or complete. An individual may <br />contest the accuracy or completeness ·of public or private ds.ta concerning himself. To <br />exercise this right, an individual shall notify in writing the responsible authority <br />describing the nature o! the disagreement. The responsible authority shall within 30 <br />days either: (a) correct the data found to be inaccurate or incomplete and attempt to <br />notify past recipients of inaccurate or incomplete data, including recipients named by <br />the individual; or (b) notify the individual that he believes the data to be correct. <br />Data in dispute shall be disclosed only if the individual's statement of disagreement is <br />included with the disclosed data. <br />. . '!'he determinat!o:1 of ~he respor:5ible authority may be appealed pursuant to the <br />provisions of the adm1mstrat1ve proceaure act relating to contested cases. <br />~· <br />· ... -=· - <br />ii· <br />J."