The Minnesota Data Practices Act assures its inhabitants the ability to research, review, and recover records held by municipalities across the state, including documents, traffic offenses, marriage and divorce licenses, property and lien records, and a lot more. All relevant details about the multitude of happenings of law enforcement, municipal courts, and local government are found in these records, and generally are presumed public unless legally redacted. This legislation, which had been largely based on the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, are in place to guarantee U.S. Citizens and residents of Buffalo Lake have the ability to understand their protection under the law, and hold government bodies and criminals culpable regarding their actions, promoting a free and open society for everyone.