The Minnesota Data Practices Act promises its locals the ability to seek out, look at, and get records held by municipalities throughout the state, including court papers, vehicular traffic offenses, marriage and divorce certificates, property and lien records, and more. All pertaining information on the many happenings of law enforcement, city and county courts, and local government are contained in these records, and generally are believed public unless legally redacted. This legislation, which had been generally based on the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, are in place to be certain U.S. Citizens and people of East Grand Forks have the ability to understand their particular privileges, and hold regulators and criminals culpable for their actions, supporting a free and open society for all.