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Minn. Stat. § 5.08 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.08
§ 5.08 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Preparation. The secretary of state shall prepare, compile, edit, and distribute for use at each regular legislative session, a convenient manual, properly indexed, and containing: The federal and state constitutions; the acts of Congress relating to the organization of the territory and state; the rules of order and joint rules of the two houses, and lists of their members, committees and employees; the names of all state officials, whether elected or appointed, and of all persons holding office from this state under the national government; the places where the said several officials reside, and the annual compensation of each; and statistical and other information of the kind heretofore published in the legislative manuals.

§ Subd. 2. Distribution. 10,000 copies of the legislative manual shall be printed and distributed as follows: (1) up to 20 copies shall be available to each member of the legislature on request; (2) 50 copies to the State Historical Society; (3) 25 copies to the state university; (4) 60 copies to the state library; (5) two copies each to the Library of Congress, the Minnesota veterans homes, the universities, the high schools, academies, seminaries, and colleges of the state, and the public libraries of the state; (6) one copy each to other state institutions, the elective state officials, the appointed heads of departments, the officers and employees of the legislature, the justices of the supreme court, the judges of the court of appeals and the district court, the senators and representatives in Congress from this state, and the county auditors, recorders, and attorneys; (7) one copy to each school, to be distributed through the superintendent of each school district; and (8) the remainder may be disposed of as the secretary of state deems best.
Minn. Stat. § 358.61 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.61
§ 358.61 NOTARIAL ACT IN ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Effect. A notarial act performed in another state has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state, if the act performed in that state is performed by: (1) a notary public of that state; (2) a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court of that state; or (3) any other individual authorized by the law of that state to perform the notarial act.

§ Subd. 2. Significance of signature and title. The signature and title of an individual performing a notarial act in another state are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and that the individual holds the designated title.

§ Subd. 3. Authority of officer established. The signature and title of a notarial officer described in subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), conclusively establish the authority of the officer to perform the notarial act.
Minn. Stat. § 273.18 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.18
§ 273.18 LISTING, VALUATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF EXEMPT PROPERTY BY COUNTY AUDITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In every sixth year after the year 2010, the county auditor shall enter the description of each tract of real property exempt by law from taxation, with the name of the owner, and the assessor shall value and assess the same in the same manner that other real property is valued and assessed, and shall designate in each case the purpose for which the property is used.

(b) The county auditor shall include in the exempt property information that the commissioner may require under section 270C.85, subdivision 2 , clause (4), the total number of acres of all natural resources lands for which in lieu payments are made under sections 477A.11 to 477A.14 and 477A.17 . The assessor shall estimate its market value, provided that if the assessor is not able to estimate the market value of the land on a per parcel basis, the assessor shall furnish the commissioner of revenue with an estimate of the average value per acre of this land within the county.
Minn. Stat. § 469.147 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.147
§ 469.147 PROCESSING AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The authority may enter into agreements with owners of agricultural land, within or outside the state, providing for payment of charges for the use and availability of any project for processing products of the land, to pay part or all of the capital cost incurred by the authority. The charges may be made payable in fixed amounts, or in installments with interest at an agreed rate, or in amounts proportionate to the volume of products processed, or in any combination of these ways. The agreements may bind landowners to devote a specified acreage to production for processing by the project, or may bind the authority and the operator of the project to cause specified quantities to be processed, or both, for periods as may be agreed. Charges payable by landowners to the authority under the agreements may be pledged by it to pay or guarantee the payment of its bonds, or may be used by the authority for the purposes stated in section 469.142 .
Minn. Stat. § 473H.05 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473H / Section 473H.05
§ 473H.05 APPLICATION; COVENANT AGREEMENT.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Before June 1 for next year's taxes. An owner or owners of certified long-term agricultural land may apply to the authority with jurisdiction over the land on forms provided by the commissioner of agriculture for the creation of an agricultural preserve at any time. Land for which application is received prior to June 1 of any year shall be assessed pursuant to section 473H.10 for taxes payable in the following year. Land for which application is received on or after June 1 of any year shall be assessed pursuant to section 473H.10 in the following year. The application shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner required by law to execute and acknowledge a deed and shall contain at least the following information and such other information as the commissioner deems necessary: (a) legal description of the area proposed to be designated and parcel identification numbers if so designated by the county auditor and the certificate of title number if the land is registered; (b) name and address of owner; (c) an affidavit by the authority evidencing that the land is certified long-term agricultural land at the date of application; (d) a statement by the owner covenanting that the land shall be kept in agricultural use, and shall be used in accordance with the provisions of sections 473H.02 to 473H.17 which exist on the date of application and providing that the restrictive covenant shall be binding on the owner or the owner's successor or assignee, and shall run with the land.

§ Subd. 2. May be fee. The authority may require an application fee, not to exceed $50, to defray administrative costs.

§ Subd. 3. MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 11 art 1 s 72 ]

§ Subd. 4. Reenrolling. If an owner's property was initially granted agricultural preserve status under subdivision 1 but the owner filed an agricultural preserve termination notice on that property, the owner may reenroll the property in the program as provided in this subdivision. In lieu of the requirements in subdivision 1, the county may allow a property owner to reenroll by completing a one page form or affidavit, as prepared by the county. The county may require whatever information is deemed necessary, except that approval by the city or township, in which the property is located, shall be required on the form or affidavit. The county may charge the property owner a reenrollment fee, not to exceed $10, to defray any administrative cost. Reenrolling property under this subdivision shall be allowed only if the same property owner or owners wish to reenroll the same property under the same conditions as was originally approved under subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 386.459 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 386 / Section 386.459
§ 386.459 OFFICIAL RECORDS; COMPILATION, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The county recorder may select and use alternative methods for the compilation, maintenance, and storage of the information contained in the official records listed in sections 386.03 , 386.04 , 386.05 , 386.19 , and 386.32 , subject to the following conditions:

(1) the methods selected must provide for access to the information contained in the records by those authorized by law to have access to that information; and

(2) the methods selected must provide for the preservation of the information contained in the records to the extent specified by law.
Minn. Stat. § 317A.235 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.235
§ 317A.235 QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A majority, or a larger or smaller proportion or number provided in the articles or bylaws but not less than one-third, of the directors currently holding office is a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn a meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the directors present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of directors originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.1010 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.1010
§ 501C.1010 LIMITATION ON PERSONAL LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity in the course of administering the trust if the trustee in the contract disclosed the fiduciary capacity.

(b) A trustee is not personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust, or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, unless the trustee is personally at fault.

(c) A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property, or on a tort committed in the course of administering a trust, may be asserted in a judicial proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable for the claim.
Minn. Stat. § 92.13 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.13
§ 92.13 STATE LANDS; DATE OF SALE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall hold public sales of school and other state lands when it is advantageous to the state and to intending buyers and settlers.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.097 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.097
§ 326B.097 PROHIBITION OF TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A licensee shall not transfer or sell any license.
Minn. Stat. § 524.2-514 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.2-514
§ 524.2-514 CONTRACTS CONCERNING SUCCESSION.
Status: in_force

A contract to make a will or devise, or not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate, if executed after January 1, 1976, may be established only by (i) provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract, (ii) an express reference in a will to a contract and extrinsic evidence proving the terms of the contract, or (iii) a writing signed by the decedent evidencing the contract. The execution of a joint will or mutual wills does not create a presumption of a contract not to revoke the will or wills.
Minn. Stat. § 518.14 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518 / Section 518.14
§ 518.14 COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS; ATTORNEY FEES; COLLECTION COSTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. Except as provided in section 518A.735 , in a proceeding under this chapter or chapter 518A, the court shall award attorney fees, costs, and disbursements in an amount necessary to enable a party to carry on or contest the proceeding, provided it finds: (1) that the fees are necessary for the good faith assertion of the party's rights in the proceeding and will not contribute unnecessarily to the length and expense of the proceeding; (2) that the party from whom fees, costs, and disbursements are sought has the means to pay them; and (3) that the party to whom fees, costs, and disbursements are awarded does not have the means to pay them.

§ Subd. 1a. Other award. The court may award, in its discretion, additional fees, costs, and disbursements against a party who unreasonably contributes to the length or expense of the proceeding or whose unreasonable failure to comply with an order or decree causes the other party to seek enforcement or other relief, including the reimbursement of fees and costs incurred before filing a motion. In determining whether to award fees, the court must consider the circumstances and any other factors that contributed to the length or expense of the proceeding. Fees, costs, and disbursements provided for in this section and section 518A.735 may be awarded at any point in the proceeding, including a modification proceeding under sections 518.18 and 518A.39 . The court may adjudge costs and disbursements against either party. The court may authorize the collection of money awarded by execution, or out of property sequestered, or in any other manner within the power of the court. An award of attorney's fees made by the court during the pendency of the proceeding or in the final judgment survives the proceeding and if not paid by the party directed to pay the same may be enforced as above provided or by a separate civil action brought in the attorney's own name. If the proceeding is dismissed or abandoned prior to determination and award of attorney's fees, the court may nevertheless award attorney's fees upon the attorney's motion. The award shall also survive the proceeding and may be enforced in the same manner as last above provided.

§ Subd. 2. [Renumbered 518A.735 ]
Minn. Stat. § 357.13 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.13
§ 357.13 POLICE OFFICERS, FEES IN STATE CASES; ADVANCE PAYMENT OF FEES TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS BY STATE OR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. City police; witness fees. No police officer of any city shall receive any witness fee in a suit or prosecution brought in the name of the state, but any county or city may reimburse the officer for expenses actually incurred.

§ Subd. 2. Advance payments. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding the state of Minnesota or any county thereof shall not be obligated to make advance payment of fees, costs, or charges of any nature to any county or municipal official for services, acts, or duties to be rendered by that official.
Minn. Stat. § 88.43 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.43
§ 88.43 FIREBREAKS; CLEARING LANDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Distance. The governing body of any town or city may construct and continuously maintain good and sufficient firebreaks for the protection of life and property within such municipality. For such purposes any city may completely clear all land and remove all combustible or inflammable materials therefrom within 1,000 feet next beyond and outside of the boundary lines of the city whenever and wherever such improvement will reasonably tend to prevent or abate forest fires.

§ Subd. 2. Benefits; assessment; lien. If any clearing or other improvement of land made by any town or city benefits any person, or benefits some and damages others, then the amount of both such benefits and damages shall be ascertained in the same manner as provided by law with respect to damages in condemnation proceedings by power of eminent domain. All provisions of law relating to the determination of the amount of damages in condemnation proceedings shall apply to the determination of the value of benefits under this section, as far as practicable. Any benefits so found shall be assessed against, and be a lien upon, the real property so benefited and shall be noted upon the public records and collected upon the same terms and in substantially the same manner as now provided by law for the collection of ditch and drainage assessments pursuant to chapter 103E.
Minn. Stat. § 144A.154 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144A / Section 144A.154
§ 144A.154 RATE RECOMMENDATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may recommend to the commissioner of human services a review of the rates for a nursing home or boarding care home that participates in the medical assistance program that is in receivership, and that has needs or deficiencies documented by the Department of Health. If the commissioner of health determines that a review of the rate under section 256R.52 is needed, the commissioner shall provide the commissioner of human services with:

(1) a copy of the order or determination that cites the deficiency or need; and

(2) the commissioner's recommendation for additional staff and additional annual hours by type of employee and additional consultants, services, supplies, equipment, or repairs necessary to satisfy the need or deficiency.
Minn. Stat. § 65B.81 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65B / Section 65B.81
§ 65B.81 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Request. After receiving a written request, an insurance company must release to an authorized person any relevant information in the company's possession that relates to the motor vehicle theft. Relevant information is limited to: (1) pertinent insurance policy information, including the application for a policy, that is relevant to a motor vehicle theft under investigation by the authorized person; (2) policy premium payment records that are available; (3) a history of previous claims made by the insured including, where the insured is a corporation or partnership, a history of previous claims by a subsidiary or any affiliates, and a history of claims of any other business association in which individual officers or partners or their spouses were known to be involved; and (4) material relating to the investigation of the theft, including statements of any person, proof of loss, and any other evidence relevant to the investigation.

§ Subd. 2. Notification by insurer required. If an insurance company has reason to believe that a motor vehicle theft in which it has an interest may be fraudulently claimed, the company shall, in writing, notify an authorized person and provide the person with all relevant information specified in subdivision 1 relating to the motor vehicle theft. It is sufficient for the purpose of this subdivision if an insurance company notifies and provides relevant information to one authorized person.

§ Subd. 3. Release of information. An authorized person provided with information under subdivision 1 or 2 may, to further official purposes, release or provide the information to any other authorized person.

§ Subd. 4. Information from authorized person. An insurance company that provides information to an authorized person may request relevant information in writing from the authorized person and the authorized person must provide the requested information within 30 days. The relevant information provided under this subdivision may not include nonconviction criminal history record information or any other information that is detrimental to an ongoing criminal investigation or would reveal the identity of a confidential source of information. An authorized person who does not furnish the requested information shall notify the insurance company of the reasons why the information cannot be furnished within 30 days of the request.

§ Subd. 5. Immunity from liability. An insurance company or its agent acting in its behalf, or an authorized person who releases information, whether oral or written, acting in good faith, under subdivisions 1 to 3, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Minn. Stat. § 354.471 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354 / Section 354.471
§ 354.471 ACCOUNT TERMINATION; RESTORATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Account termination. If an active or deferred member dies and there is no surviving spouse or other beneficiaries, or the spouse or beneficiaries cannot be located within five years of the date of death of the member, the accumulated employee and employer contributions and any other payments made to the Teachers Retirement Association fund by the individual or on behalf of the individual, and all investment earnings on these amounts, must be credited to and become part of the retirement fund.

§ Subd. 2. Restoration. Following a forfeiture under subdivision 1, if a surviving spouse or other beneficiary of the deceased contacts the Teachers Retirement Association and, based on documentation determined by the executive director to be valid and adequate, establishes a right to a survivor annuity, death refund, or other benefit provided by this chapter, the account forfeited under subdivision 1 must be fully or partially restored, as necessary.
Minn. Stat. § 473.301 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.301
§ 473.301 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Terms. As used in sections 473.302 to 473.341 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Policy plan. "Policy plan" means a plan adopted by the council pursuant to section 473.147 , generally describing the extent, type and location of regional recreation open space needed for the metropolitan area and the timing of its acquisition and development.

§ Subd. 3. Master plan. "Master plan" means a plan describing the boundaries of specific parks or other regional recreation open space and the nature of their development and use.

§ Subd. 4. Commission. "Commission" means the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission created by section 473.303 .

§ Subd. 5. Municipality. "Municipality" means any city or town exercising municipal powers located in the metropolitan area, except where there exists in a city of the first class an elected park and recreation board having control of parks, parkways, playgrounds, and trees, for purposes of sections 473.302 to 473.341 , that board shall be considered a municipality.
Minn. Stat. § 273.063 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.063
§ 273.063 APPLICATION; LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 272.161 , 273.061 , 273.062 , 273.063 , 273.072 , 273.08 , 273.10 , 274.01 , and 375.192 shall apply to all counties except Ramsey County. The following limitations shall apply as to the extent of the county assessors jurisdiction:

In counties having a city of the first class, the powers and duties of the county assessor within such city shall be performed by the duly appointed city assessor. In all other cities having a population of 30,000 persons or more, according to the last preceding federal census, except in counties having a county assessor on January 1, 1967, the powers and duties of the county assessor within such cities shall be performed by the duly appointed city assessor, provided that the county assessor shall retain the supervisory duties contained in section 273.061, subdivision 8 . For purposes of this section, "powers and duties" means the powers and duties identified in section 273.061, subdivision 8 , clauses (5) to (16).