2005 Minnesota Statutes - 80A.19 — Administration.

     80A.19 Administration. 


    Subdivision 1.    Commissioner of commerce.  This chapter shall 
 be administered by the 
 commissioner of commerce.  


    Subd. 2.    Information regulation.  It is unlawful for the 
 commissioner or any of the 
 commissioner's officers or employees to use for personal benefit 
 any information which is filed with or obtained by the 
 commissioner and which is not a matter of public record.  
 Nothing in this chapter authorizes the commissioner or any of 
 the commissioner's officers or employees to disclose information 
 which is not a matter of public record except among themselves 
 or when necessary or appropriate in a proceeding or 
 investigation under this chapter.  No provision of this chapter 
 either creates or derogates from any privilege which exists at 
 common law or otherwise when documentary or other evidence is 
 sought under a subpoena directed to the commissioner or any of 
 the commissioner's officers or employees.  


    Subd. 3.    Biennial report.  It shall be the duty of the 
 commissioner 
 biennially, on or before October 1, in each even numbered year, 
 to prepare and file in the office of the governor a report for 
 the preceding two fiscal years ending June 30 preceding the 
 report, which shall contain a summary of all applications 
 received, withdrawn, granted and denied; a summary of all 
 registrations and licenses suspended, revoked or canceled, a 
 schedule of receipts and disbursements of the commissioner, and 
 such other information as the commissioner considers material.  


    HIST: 1973 c 451 s 19; 1980 c 516 s 2; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 
 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 336 s 16