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What is considered private information? Private data includes all arrest information, all juvenile records*, all court information and convictions more than 15 years old. * Juvenile criminal history information is considered private and can only be released as described in Minnesota State Statute 299C.

Minnesota Statutes, section 13.37, subdivision 2, allows government to classify data as not public trade secret information. The outside individual or organization supplying the data to the government entity must establish that the trade secret classification is warranted.

The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA), Minn. Stat. § 13, is a state law that controls how government data are collected, created, stored (maintained), used and released (disseminated).

(a) "Security information" means government data the disclosure of which the responsible authority determines would be likely to substantially jeopardize the security of information, possessions, individuals or property against theft, tampering, improper use, attempted escape, illegal disclosure, trespass, or physical ...

The statute specifically exempts the judiciary in Minnesota from the provisions of the Data Practices Act. The court system is governed by the Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch adopted by the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Rule 5 prescribes the procedure at the defendant's initial appearance. In most misdemeanor cases, the initial appearance will also be the time of arraignment and disposition. Rule 5.02 requires the appointment of a qualified interpreter for a defendant disabled in communication.