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4. Evidence of Death. Evidence of death may include but is not limited to: a. The death certificate or copy; b. A publication of death (e.g., obituary in the local newspaper); or C. Funeral card. 5. Representative of the Decedent. a. The "representative of the decedent" is: (1) The personal representative of the estate during the period of administration; (2) If there is no personal representative of the estate or after discharge of the personal representative, the spouse or any child of the decedent or, if there is no surviving spouse or children, the parents of the decedent. (Minn. Stat. § 13.10, subd. l(c)) b. Documentation of the representative of the decedent may include: (1) Letters of administration appointing the individual as the administrator of the estate. (2) Any documentation that establishes kinship. This may include but is not limited to birth certificate, death certificate, baptism record, school records, marriage license, church records, military record, social security record, probate record, adoption record, divorce records and immigration records. C. Rights conferred on subjects of private and confidential data shall be exercised by the representative of the decedent. Many of these rights are contained in Exhibit A. 6. Expiration of Classification. Private data on decedents is public 10 years after the actual or presumed death of the data subject and 30, years after the creation of the data. An individual is presumed to be dead 90 years after the creation of the data or 90 years since the individual's birth, whichever is earlier, unless there is readily available data to indicate that the data subject is still living. (Minn. Stat. § 13.10, subd. 2) D. Confidential Data on Individuals. 1. Definition. Data on individuals is confidential if it is made by statute or federal law not accessible by the public and not accessible to the individual subject of the data. (Minn. Stat. § 13.02, subd. 3) CM150884 GA115-26 9