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Minn. Stat. § 609.675 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.675
§ 609.675 EXPOSURE OF UNUSED REFRIGERATOR OR CONTAINER TO CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

Whoever, being the owner or in possession or control, permits an unused refrigerator or other container, sufficiently large to retain any child and with doors which fasten automatically when closed, to be exposed and accessible to children, without removing the doors, lids, hinges, or latches, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 375.15 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375 / Section 375.15
§ 375.15 DAMAGED RECORDS TRANSCRIBED.
Status: in_force

If the records of any office named in section 375.14 are damaged so as to render any portion of them liable to become illegible, destroyed, or lost, the county board shall provide suitable books, and cause the records to be transcribed, so that the new volumes will correspond, in designation, letter or number, and page, to the original records. The fees for the work shall be fixed by the board, and shall not exceed seven cents per folio for the whole work done. Printed record books shall be used when practicable for both original and transcribed records.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.631 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.631
§ 103D.631 MAINTAINING PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Maintenance required. The managers are responsible for maintaining the projects of the watershed district in a condition so that they will accomplish the purposes for which they were constructed.

§ Subd. 2. Maintenance fund. (a) The cost of normal or routine maintenance of the projects of the watershed district, and the cost of removing obstructions and accumulations of foreign substances from a drainage system, shall be paid from the maintenance fund on the order of the managers. (b) The managers may assess all the parcels of property and municipal corporations previously assessed for benefits in proceedings for the construction or implementation of the project, to establish a maintenance fund for the project. The assessment must be made pro rata according to benefits determined. An assessment for the benefit of the maintenance fund may not be made when the fund exceeds 20 percent of the original cost of construction or implementation of the project. The auditors of the affected counties shall file a tabular lien statement covering the assessment in the office of the county recorder for the county when the assessment order from the managers is received. (c) The assessment shall be collected as provided in the order in the same manner as provided in section 103E.731 . (d) Before ordering the levy of an assessment for the benefit of the maintenance fund, the managers may give notice of a hearing on making the assessment and establishing the maintenance fund.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.35 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.35
§ 60A.35 SCOPE.
Status: in_force

Except as specifically limited in section 60A.351 , sections 60A.35 to 60A.38 apply to all commercial liability and/or property insurance policies issued by companies licensed to do business in this state except ocean marine insurance, accident and health insurance, excess insurance, surplus lines insurance, and reinsurance.
Minn. Stat. § 103A.207 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.207
§ 103A.207 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the policy of this state to reduce flood damages through floodplain management, stressing nonstructural measures such as floodplain zoning and floodproofing, and flood warning practices.

(b) It is the policy of this state:

(1) not to prohibit but to guide development of the floodplains consistent with legislative findings;

(2) to provide state coordination and assistance to local governmental units in floodplain management;

(3) to encourage local governmental units to adopt, enforce, and administer sound floodplain management ordinances; and

(4) to provide the commissioner of natural resources with authority necessary to carry out a floodplain management program for the state and to coordinate federal, state, and local floodplain management activities in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 190.001 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 190 / Section 190.001
§ 190.001 POLICY STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

In recognition of the necessity of maintaining a strong military force for the protection and survival of this state and nation and of free and democratic allied societies throughout the world, and of the numerous and varied sacrifices required of military personnel and their families both in peacetime and war, and of the exemplary character, courage, leadership, and training of United States armed forces personnel of all generations, it is the policy of the state of Minnesota to promulgate, implement, and maintain laws, policies, rules, and procedures, insofar as is practicable and beneficial to the people of this state and within available resources as may exist at any time, that encourage, recognize, and reward honorable military service to this state and nation, whether in regular active service or in the National Guard or other reserve component service, during both peacetime and war. This includes, but is not limited to, policies supportive of the physical and mental health needs of returning veterans.
Minn. Stat. § 308A.961 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308A / Section 308A.961
§ 308A.961 FILING CLAIMS IN COURT-SUPERVISED DISSOLUTION PROCEEDINGS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Filing under oath. In proceedings to dissolve a cooperative, the court may require all creditors and claimants of the cooperative to file their claims pursuant to section 576.49 . The receiver or any party in interest may object to any claims pursuant to section 576.50 .

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2012 c 143 art 3 s 39 ]
Minn. Stat. § 53A.01 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.01
§ 53A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Currency exchange. "Currency exchange" means any person, except a bank, trust company, savings bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan and thrift company, engaged in the business of cashing checks, drafts, money orders, or travelers' checks for a fee. "Currency exchange" does not include a person who provides these services incidental to the person's primary business if the charge for cashing a check or draft does not exceed $1 or one percent of the value of the check or draft, whichever is greater.

§ Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.
Minn. Stat. § 211B.03 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211B / Section 211B.03
§ 211B.03 USE OF THE TERM REELECT.
Status: in_force

A person or candidate may not, in the event of redistricting, use the term "reelect" in a campaign for elective office unless the candidate is the incumbent of that office and the office represents any part of the new district.
Minn. Stat. § 80A.83 — MN Code / Part 80_80A / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.83
§ 80A.83 SECTION 606; ADMINISTRATIVE FILES AND OPINIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Public register of filings. The administrator shall maintain, or designate a person to maintain, a register of applications for registration of securities; registration statements; notice filings; applications for registration of broker-dealers, agents, and investment advisers; notice filings by federal covered investment advisers that are or have been effective under this chapter or the predecessor act; notices of claims of exemption from registration or notice filing requirements contained in a record; orders issued under this chapter or the predecessor act; and interpretative opinions or no action determinations issued under this chapter.

(b) Public availability. The administrator shall make all rules, forms, interpretative opinions, and orders available to the public.

(c) Copies of public records. The administrator shall furnish a copy of a record that is a public record or a certification that the public record does not exist to a person that so requests. A rule adopted under this chapter may establish a reasonable charge for furnishing the record or certification. A copy of the record certified or a certificate by the administrator of a record's nonexistence is prima facie evidence of a record or its nonexistence.
Minn. Stat. § 508A.49 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508A / Section 508A.49
§ 508A.49 INTEREST LESS THAN FEE; NOTICED BY MEMORIAL.
Status: in_force

No new CPT shall be issued upon any transfer of land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85 which does not divest the title in fee simple of the land, or some part of it. All interests in the registered land, less than an estate in fee simple, shall be registered by filing with the registrar the instrument which creates, transfers, or claims the interest, and by brief memorandum or memorial of it made and signed by the registrar upon the CPT. The cancellation of interests shall be registered in the same manner.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.46 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.46
§ 611A.46 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) Personal history information and other information collected, used, and maintained by an Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety grantee from which the identity and location of any crime victim may be determined are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12 , and the grantee shall maintain the data in accordance with the provisions of chapter 13.

(b) Personal history data and other information collected, used, and maintained by the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety from which the identity and location of any victim may be determined are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12 .

(c) Internal auditing data shall be classified as provided by section 13.392 .
Minn. Stat. § 272.479 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.479
§ 272.479 SCOPE.
Status: in_force

This section and sections 272.481 to 272.488 apply only to federal tax liens and to other federal liens notices of which under any act of Congress or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto are required or permitted to be filed in the same manner as notices of federal tax liens.
Minn. Stat. § 358.66 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.66
§ 358.66 SHORT FORM CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 358.65, subdivisions 1 and 2 :

(1) For an acknowledgment in an individual capacity;

State of . County of .

This instrument was acknowledged before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)).

. (Signature of notarial officer) (Stamp) . Title (and Rank) My commission expires: .

(2) For an acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

State of . County of .

This instrument was acknowledged before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)) as ........................................(type of authority, e.g., officer, trustee, etc.) of ...............................................(name of party on behalf of whom the instrument was executed).

. (Signature of notarial officer) (Stamp) . Title (and Rank) My commission expires: .

(3) For a verification upon oath or affirmation:

State of . County of .

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on .........(date) by ...................(name(s) of individual(s) making statement).

. (Signature of notarial officer) (Stamp) . Title (and Rank) My commission expires: .

(4) For witnessing or attesting a signature:

State of . County of .

Signed or attested before me on ..........(date) by ....................(name(s) of individual(s)).

. (Signature of notarial officer) (Stamp) . Title (and Rank) My commission expires: .

(5) For attestation of a copy of a document:

State of . County of .

I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a document in the possession of .

Dated: . . (Signature of notarial officer) (Stamp) . Title (and Rank) My commission expires: .

(b) For a remote notarization, use of alternate (1) or (2), as appropriate, is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of section 358.645, subdivision 7 , paragraph (d):

(1) For a remote notarization when the signer is located outside the United States:

This record was (acknowledged)(signed and sworn to or affirmed)(signed or attested to) by use of communication technology on . by . Date who declared that (he)(she)(they) (is)(are) located (Name(s) of Individual(s)) in (jurisdiction and location name) and that this record is to be filed with or relates to a matter before a court, governmental entity, public official, or other entity located in the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or involves property located in the territorial jurisdiction of, or a transaction substantially connected with, the United States.

Or;

(2) For a remote notarization when the signer is located in Minnesota or the United States:

This record was (acknowledged)(signed and sworn to or affirmed)(signed or attested to) by use of communication technology on . by . Date who declared that (he)(she)(they) (is)(are) located (Name(s) of Individual(s)) in (jurisdiction and location name).
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-202 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-202
§ 336.2-202 FINAL WRITTEN EXPRESSION; PAROL OR EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree or which are otherwise set forth in a record intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to such terms as are included therein may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior agreement or of a contemporaneous oral agreement but may be explained or supplemented:

(a) by course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (section 336.1-303 ); and

(b) by evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the record to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement.
Minn. Stat. § 268A.04 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268A / Section 268A.04
§ 268A.04 DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS; PRIVILEGED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

No communication or statement furnished by a physician or other professional person to the department or any other agency of the state for use in connection with an agreement or contractual relationship as contemplated in section 268A.03 , clause (4), shall be made the subject of any slander, libel or defamation action.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.101 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.101
§ 16A.101 SERVICE CONTRACTS; EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

The state accounting system must list expenditures for professional and technical service contracts, as defined in section 16C.08, subdivision 1 , as a separate category. No other expenditures may be included in this category.
Minn. Stat. § 11A.075 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 11A / Section 11A.075
§ 11A.075 DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member or employee of the state board must annually disclose expenses paid for or reimbursed by: (1) each investment advisor, consultant, or outside money manager under contract to the state board; (2) each investment advisor, consultant, or outside money manager that has bid on a contract offered by the state board during that year; and (3) each business, including officers or employees of the business, in which the state board has invested money under the board's control during the annual reporting period. The disclosure requirement of this paragraph does not apply to expenses or reimbursements from an investment advisor, consultant, money manager or business if the board member or employee received less than $50 during the annual reporting period from that person or entity.

(b) For purposes of this section, expenses include payments or reimbursements for meals, entertainment, transportation, lodging, and seminars.

(c) The disclosure required by this section must be filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board by April 15 each year. Each disclosure report must cover the previous calendar year. The statement must be on a form provided by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. An individual who fails to file the form required by this section or who files false information, is subject to penalties specified in sections 10A.09 and 10A.025, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 345.70 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 345 / Section 345.70
§ 345.70 MINNESOTA MUSEUM PROPERTY ACT; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(b) "Archives repository" means a nonprofit organization or a public agency whose primary functions include selecting, preserving, and making available records of historical or enduring value, and that is open to the public on a regular basis. Archives repository does not include a public library.

(c) "Loan" means the placement of property with a museum or archives repository that is not accompanied by a transfer of title of the property to the museum or archives repository and for which there is some record that the owner intended to retain title to the property. Loan does not include transfers between museums, between archives repositories, or between museums and archives repositories unless the transferring institution specifically provides in writing that the transfer is a loan under this section.

(d) "Museum" means a nonprofit organization or a public agency that is operated primarily for the purpose of collecting, cataloging, preserving, or exhibiting property of educational, scientific, historic, cultural, or aesthetic interest and that is open to the public on a regular basis. Museum does not include a public library.

(e) "Property" means personal property.
Minn. Stat. § 13.15 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.15
§ 13.15 COMPUTER DATA.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (a) "Electronic access data" means data created, collected, or maintained about a person's access to a government entity's computer for the purpose of: (1) gaining access to data or information; (2) transferring data or information; or (3) using government services. (b) "Cookie" means any data that a government-operated computer electronically places on the computer of a person who has gained access to a government computer.

§ Subd. 2. Classification of data. Electronic access data are private data on individuals or nonpublic data.

§ Subd. 3. Notice; refusal to accept cookie. (a) A government entity that creates, collects, or maintains electronic access data or uses its computer to install a cookie on a person's computer must inform persons gaining access to the entity's computer of the creation, collection, or maintenance of electronic access data or the entity's use of cookies before requiring the person to provide any data about the person to the government entity. As part of that notice, the government entity must inform the person how the data will be used and disseminated, including the uses and disseminations in subdivision 4. (b) Notwithstanding a person's refusal to accept a cookie on the person's computer, a government entity must allow the person to gain access to data or information, transfer data or information, or use government services by the government entity's computer.

§ Subd. 4. Use of electronic access data. Electronic access data may be disseminated: (1) to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating electronic government services; (2) to another government entity or a federal law enforcement agency to prevent or report unlawful intrusions into government electronic systems; or (3) as otherwise provided by law.

§ Subd. 5. Exception. This section does not apply to a cookie temporarily installed by a government entity on a person's computer during a single session on or visit to a government entity's website if the cookie is installed only in a computer's memory and is deleted from the memory when the website browser or website application is closed.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.01 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.01
§ 611A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of sections 611A.01 to 611A.06 :

(a) "Crime" means conduct that is prohibited by local ordinance and results in bodily harm to an individual; or conduct that is included within the definition of "crime" in section 609.02, subdivision 1 , or would be included within that definition but for the fact that (1) the person engaging in the conduct lacked capacity to commit the crime under the laws of this state, or (2) the act was alleged or found to have been committed by a juvenile.

(b) "Victim" means a natural person who incurs loss or harm as a result of a crime, including a good faith effort to prevent a crime, and for purposes of sections 611A.04 and 611A.045 , also includes (1) a corporation that incurs loss or harm as a result of a crime, (2) a government entity that incurs loss or harm as a result of a crime, and (3) any other entity authorized to receive restitution under section 609.10 or 609.125 . The term "victim" includes the family members, guardian, conservator, or custodian of a minor, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased person. In a case where the prosecutor finds that the number of family members makes it impracticable to accord all of the family members the rights described in sections 611A.02 to 611A.0395 , the prosecutor shall establish a reasonable procedure to give effect to those rights. The procedure may not limit the number of victim impact statements submitted to the court under section 611A.038 . The term "victim" does not include the person charged with or alleged to have committed the crime.

(c) "Juvenile" has the same meaning as given to the term "child" in section 260B.007, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 56.16 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 56 / Section 56.16
§ 56.16 OVERAGES DEEMED INTEREST.
Status: in_force

The payment of money, credit, goods, or things in action, as consideration for any sale or assignment of, or order for, the payment of wages, salary, commissions, or other compensation for services, whether earned or to be earned, shall, for the purposes of regulation under this chapter, be deemed a loan secured by the assignment, and the amount by which the assigned compensation exceeds the amount of the consideration actually paid shall, for the purposes of regulation under this chapter, be deemed interest or charges upon the loan from the date of the payment to the date the compensation is payable. This transaction shall be governed by, and subject to, the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 197.07 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.07
§ 197.07 SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE FUND DEPOSITED IN STATE TREASURY.
Status: in_force

The soldiers' assistance fund shall be deposited in the state treasury and paid out only in such vouchers as may be authorized and approved by the commissioner of veterans affairs in the same manner and under the same restrictions as are now provided by law for the disbursement of funds by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.115 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.115
§ 103F.115 PRIORITY FOR REDUCING FLOOD DAMAGE.
Status: in_force

Floodplain management ordinances are to be given primary consideration in the reduction of flood damage in the state and alternative methods for reducing flood damage may not be carried out before adoption of floodplain management ordinances by local governmental units. Structural projects which have the purpose of controlling floods are to be considered only as elements of a floodplain management program.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.11 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.11
§ 325G.11 DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

Any person injured by a violation of sections 325G.06 to 325G.09 may recover damages, together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's fees, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court.