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Minn. Stat. § 116O.061 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116O / Section 116O.061
§ 116O.061 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Financial assistance may be provided to sole proprietorships, corporations, other entities, or nonprofit organizations. Financial assistance includes, but is not limited to, assisting a qualified company or organization with business services and products that will enhance the operations of the entity.

(b) Preference and priority will be given to business entities that are expanding their operations in Minnesota. Priority will be assigned to:

(1) projects whose return, in economic benefits, are most substantial and clear;

(2) projects whose outcomes are best accelerated through internal resources of the corporation; and

(3) companies and organizations not typically able to leverage external assistance.

(c) The corporation may enter into agreements with, or solicit grants from, other organizations to jointly promote:

(1) business improvements;

(2) the application of technology, energy conservation, new product development, and other initiatives leading to economic development; and

(3) job creation.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.1009 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.1009
§ 501C.1009 BENEFICIARY'S CONSENT, RELEASE, OR RATIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A beneficiary's consent to a trustee's conduct, release of the trustee from liability for the trustee's conduct, or ratification of the trustee's conduct is binding unless:

(1) the consent, release, or ratification of the beneficiary was induced by improper conduct of the trustee; or

(2) at the time of the consent, release, or ratification, the beneficiary did not know of the beneficiary's rights or of the material facts relating to the trustee's conduct and the trustee did know of the material facts relating to the trustee's conduct.
Minn. Stat. § 429.111 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 429 / Section 429.111
§ 429.111 CHARTER PROVISIONS, EFFECT.
Status: in_force

Any city operating under a home rule charter may proceed either under this chapter or under its charter in making an improvement unless a home rule charter or amendment adopted after April 17, 1953, provides for making such improvement under this chapter or under the charter exclusively.
Minn. Stat. § 385.25 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 385 / Section 385.25
§ 385.25 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DEPUTY.
Status: in_force

If the deputy treasurer fails to pay over to the deputy's principal on demand any taxes or other money collected as such deputy, the same proceedings may be had against the deputy and the deputy's sureties at the instance of the treasurer as are authorized against treasurers for failing to make payment according to law.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.722 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.722
§ 16A.722 LOSS OR DAMAGE TO STATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an agency that receives a reimbursement for the loss of or damage to state property may deposit the reimbursement in the current year's account. The reimbursement is reappropriated for the purpose of replacing or repairing the state property.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-206 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-206
§ 336.2-206 OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE IN FORMATION OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances

(a) an offer to make a contract shall be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances;

(b) an order or other offer to buy goods for prompt or current shipment shall be construed as inviting acceptance either by a prompt promise to ship or by the prompt or current shipment of conforming or nonconforming goods, but such a shipment of nonconforming goods does not constitute an acceptance if the seller seasonably notifies the buyer that the shipment is offered only as an accommodation to the buyer.

(2) Where the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance an offeror who is not notified of acceptance within a reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance.
Minn. Stat. § 148.7803 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.7803
§ 148.7803 PROHIBITED PRACTICE OR USE OF TITLES; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. License required. No person shall engage in athletic training without first being licensed under sections 148.7801 to 148.7815 . A person engages in athletic training if the person performs or offers to perform athletic training as defined in section 148.7806 .

§ Subd. 2. Designation. (a) A person shall not use in connection with the person's name or in any form of advertising, professional literature, or billing that relates to the person's occupation or profession as an athletic trainer, the words or letters registered athletic trainer; licensed athletic trainer; Minnesota registered athletic trainer; athletic trainer; AT; LAT; ATR; or any words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is an athletic trainer, without being licensed as an athletic trainer under sections 148.7801 to 148.7815 . (b) Any person who is exempt from licensure under subdivision 3 must not use any of the titles identified in paragraph (a), or any description stating or implying that they are engaged in the practice of athletic training or that they are licensed to engage in the practice of athletic training.

§ Subd. 3. Exceptions. (a) Nothing in sections 148.7801 to 148.7815 shall be construed to prohibit the practice of any profession or occupation licensed or registered by the state or to perform any act that falls within the scope of practice of the licensed or registered profession or occupation. (b) Nothing in sections 148.7801 to 148.7815 shall be construed to require an athletic trainer license for: (1) a student engaged in athletic training as part of an accredited athletic training program if the student is under the direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer and is identified as an "athletic training student"; or (2) an athletic trainer as a member of the United States armed forces while performing duties incident to duty.

§ Subd. 4. Penalty. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to section 214.11 .
Minn. Stat. § 211C.06 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211C / Section 211C.06
§ 211C.06 ISSUING, CIRCULATING, AND VERIFYING PETITION.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the order from the supreme court, the secretary of state shall issue a recall petition. When the required number of signatures on the petition have been secured, the petition may be filed with the secretary of state. The petition must be filed within 90 days after the date of issuance. Upon the filing of the petition, the secretary of state shall verify the number and eligibility of signers in the manner provided by the secretary of state. If the secretary of state determines that a petition has been signed by a sufficient number of eligible voters, the secretary of state shall certify the petition and immediately notify in writing the governor, the petitioners, and the state officer named in the petition. If the petition is not signed by a sufficient number of eligible voters, the secretary of state shall dismiss the petition.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.612 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.612
§ 611A.612 CRIME VICTIMS ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

A crime victim account is established as a special account in the state treasury. Amounts collected by the state under section 611A.61 , paid to the Crime Victims Reimbursement Board under section 611A.04, subdivision 1a , or amounts deposited by the court under section 611A.04, subdivision 5 , shall be credited to this account. Money credited to this account is annually appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for use for crime victim reimbursement under sections 611A.51 to 611A.67 .
Minn. Stat. § 260C.312 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.312
§ 260C.312 DISPOSITION; PARENTAL RIGHTS NOT TERMINATED.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after a hearing, the court does not terminate parental rights but determines that the child is in need of protection or services, or that the child is neglected and in foster care, the court may find the child is in need of protection or services or neglected and in foster care and may enter an order in accordance with the provisions of section 260C.201 .

(b) When a child has been in placement 15 of the last 22 months after a trial on a termination of parental rights petition, if the court finds that the petition is not proven or that termination of parental rights is not in the child's best interests, the court must order the child returned to the care of the parent unless the court approves the responsible social services agency's determination of compelling reasons why the child should remain out of the care of the parent. If the court orders the child returned to the care of the parent, the court may order a trial home visit, protective supervision, or monitoring under section 260C.201 .
Minn. Stat. § 116.454 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.454
§ 116.454 MONITORING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

By July 1, 1993, the agency shall establish a statewide monitoring program for, and inventory of probable sources of, releases into the air, ambient concentrations in the air, and deposition from the air of toxic substances.
Minn. Stat. § 321.0110 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0110
§ 321.0110 EFFECT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; NONWAIVABLE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the partnership agreement governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. To the extent the partnership agreement does not otherwise provide, this chapter governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership.

(b) A partnership agreement may not:

(1) vary a limited partnership's power under section 321.0105 to sue, be sued, and defend in its own name;

(2) vary the law applicable to a limited partnership under section 321.0106 ;

(3) vary the requirements of section 321.0204 ;

(4) vary the information required under section 321.0111 or unreasonably restrict the right to information under section 321.0304 or 321.0407 , but the partnership agreement may impose reasonable restrictions on the availability and use of information obtained under those sections and may define appropriate remedies, including liquidated damages, for a breach of any reasonable restriction on use;

(5) eliminate the duty of loyalty under section 321.0408 , but the partnership agreement may:

(A) identify specific types or categories of activities that do not violate the duty of loyalty, if not manifestly unreasonable; and

(B) specify the number or percentage of partners which may authorize or ratify, after full disclosure to all partners of all material facts, a specific act or transaction that otherwise would violate the duty of loyalty;

(6) unreasonably reduce the duty of care under section 321.0408(c);

(7) eliminate the obligation of good faith and fair dealing under sections 321.0305(b) and 321.0408(d), but the partnership agreement may prescribe the standards by which the performance of the obligation is to be measured, if the standards are not manifestly unreasonable;

(8) vary the power of a person to dissociate as a general partner under section 321.0604(a) except to require that the notice under section 321.0603(1) be in a record;

(9) vary the power of a court to decree dissolution in the circumstances specified in section 321.0802 ;

(10) vary the requirement to wind up the partnership's business as specified in section 321.0803 ;

(11) unreasonably restrict the right to maintain an action under article 10;

(12) restrict the right of a partner under section 321.1110(a) to approve a conversion or merger or the right of a general partner under section 321.1110(b) to consent to an amendment to the certificate of limited partnership which deletes a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership; or

(13) restrict rights under this chapter of a person other than a partner or a transferee.
Minn. Stat. § 148G.19 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148G / Section 148G.19
§ 148G.19 EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit:

(1) the furnishing of certified midwifery assistance in an emergency;

(2) the practice of certified midwifery by any legally qualified certified midwife of another state who is employed by the United States government or any bureau, division, or agency thereof while in the discharge of official duties;

(3) the practice of any profession or occupation licensed by Minnesota, other than certified midwifery, by any person licensed to practice the profession or occupation, or the performance by a person of any acts properly coming within the scope of the profession, occupation, or license;

(4) the practice of traditional midwifery as specified under section 147D.03 ;

(5) certified midwifery practice by a student practicing under the supervision of an instructor while the student is enrolled in an approved certified midwifery education program; or

(6) certified midwifery practice by a certified midwife licensed in another state, territory, or jurisdiction who is in Minnesota temporarily:

(i) providing continuing or in-service education;

(ii) serving as a guest lecturer;

(iii) presenting at a conference; or

(iv) teaching didactic content via distance education to a student located in Minnesota who is enrolled in a formal, structured course of study, such as a course leading to a higher degree in midwifery.
Minn. Stat. § 243.17 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.17
§ 243.17 SHERIFF, EXPENSES CONVEYING PRISONERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Allowed expenses. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay out of the state treasury to the commissioner of corrections each fiscal year the amount necessary to offset expenses incurred to convey convicted persons and children adjudicated delinquent and committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections to the appropriate adult or juvenile correctional facility as designated by the commissioner of corrections. The total amount of payments shall not exceed $500,000 each fiscal year. Payments shall be made one or two times each fiscal year based on a fee schedule agreed to by the Department of Corrections and the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association.

§ Subd. 2. Transportation of prisoners. The conveyance of prisoners to and from court in connection with postconviction, habeas corpus, or intrastate mandatory disposition of detainers proceedings shall be by the sheriff of the county in which the proceedings are to be held and at the expense of the state as provided in subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 60B.09 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60B / Section 60B.09
§ 60B.09 COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General report of proceedings. The commissioner shall include in a biennial report: (a) the names of the insurers proceeded against under sections 60B.15 , 60B.20 , 60B.52 , 60B.53 , and 60B.55 , and such other facts as indicate in reasonable detail formal proceedings under sections 60B.01 to 60B.61 ; and (b) such facts as generally indicate the utilization and effectiveness of proceedings under sections 60B.11 , 60B.12 , and 60B.13 .

§ Subd. 2. Special reports. (a) The commissioner shall include in the biennial report, not later than the second biennial report following the initiation of any formal proceedings under sections 60B.01 to 60B.61 , a detailed analysis of the basic causes and the contributing factors making the initiation of formal proceedings necessary, and shall make recommendations for remedial legislation if any. For this purpose the commissioner may appoint and determine the compensation of a special assistant who shall be in the unclassified service, qualified to conduct the study and prepare the analysis. (b) The commissioner shall include in the biennial report, not later than the biennial report following discharge of the receiver, a detailed study of the delinquency proceeding for each insurer subjected to a formal proceeding, with an analysis of the problems faced and their solutions. The commissioner shall also suggest alternative solutions, as well as other material of interest, for the purpose of assisting and guiding liquidators or rehabilitators in the future.

§ Subd. 3. Reports on insurers subject to proceedings. The commissioner as receiver shall make and file annual reports and any other required reports for the companies proceeded against under sections 60B.15 , 60B.20 , 60B.52 , 60B.53 , and 60B.55 in the manner and form and within the time required by law of insurers authorized to do business in this state, and under the same penalties for failure to do so.
Minn. Stat. § 47.03 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.03
§ 47.03 USE OF CERTAIN WORDS PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Bank, banker, banking. No individual, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporation, except as specifically authorized by the laws of this state, who does not hold an effective certificate of authority, issued by the commissioner of commerce, to engage in the business of banking and is not subject to and complying with all the provisions of law relating to banks shall engage in such business, or make use of the words "bank," "banker," or "banking," or any derivative or compound of any such words, or any word or words in a foreign language having the same or a similar meaning, in its business name or in any sign, symbol, token, letterhead, circular, advertisement, or any other written or printed matter, in such manner as might indicate to any person that such individual, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporation is authorized to engage in the business of banking. This subdivision shall not apply to any holding company affiliate or affiliate as defined in the Act of Congress, known as the Banking Act of 1933, nor to any insurance company authorized to engage in the insurance business in the state of Minnesota.

§ Subd. 2. Violations. Every individual, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporation which shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit to the state the sum of not to exceed $100 for each day the violation shall continue, as determined by the court, to be recovered in a civil action to be brought by the attorney general in the name of the state at the request of the commissioner of commerce, and may be enjoined from any further violation in an action brought in the name of the state for that purpose.
Minn. Stat. § 81A.29 — MN Code / Part 80B_81A / Chapter 81A / Section 81A.29
§ 81A.29 TEMPORARY REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue a temporary certificate of registration as an athlete agent while an application for registration or renewal of registration is pending.
Minn. Stat. § 280.29 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.29
§ 280.29 PROCEEDS OF SALE, HOW DISTRIBUTED.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any parcel of land so sold, to the amount of taxes, penalties, interest, and costs charged thereon, shall be distributed as provided by law for the distribution of the like sums upon sales for delinquent taxes. The portion thereof due to the state shall be paid to the commissioner of management and budget, and the excess, if any, above the taxes, penalties, interest, and costs charged upon the land, shall be included in such draft and be paid in like manner for the benefit of the state. If any parcel be sold for less than the amount charged thereon, the state taxes shall first be paid and the remainder, if any, distributed pro rata to the several funds for which the taxes were levied.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.735 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.735
§ 60A.735 PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

The RM shall not:

(1) cede retrocessions on behalf of the reinsurer, except that the RM may cede facultative retrocessions pursuant to obligatory facultative agreements if the contract with the reinsurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines for these retrocessions. These guidelines must include a list of reinsurers with which these automatic agreements are in effect, and for each reinsurer, the coverages and amounts or percentages that may be reinsured, and commission schedules;

(2) commit the reinsurer to participate in reinsurance syndicates;

(3) appoint any producer without assuring that the producer is lawfully licensed to transact the type of reinsurance for which the producer is appointed;

(4) without prior approval of the reinsurer, pay or commit the reinsurer to pay a claim, net of retrocessions, that exceeds the lesser of an amount specified by the reinsurer or one percent of the reinsurer's policyholder's surplus as of December 31 of the last complete calendar year;

(5) collect any payment from a retrocessionaire or commit the reinsurer to any claim settlement with a retrocessionaire, without prior approval of the reinsurer. If prior approval is given, a report must be promptly forwarded to the reinsurer;

(6) jointly employ an individual who is employed by the reinsurer unless such RM is under common control with the reinsurer subject to chapter 60D;

(7) appoint a sub-RM.
Minn. Stat. § 325C.02 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325C / Section 325C.02
§ 325C.02 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.

(b) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.

(c) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.