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Minn. Stat. § 508A.77 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508A / Section 508A.77
§ 508A.77 PARTIES DEFENDANT; JUDGMENT; EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

If an action is brought to recover any loss or damage occasioned solely by the registration of the land, or solely by the registration of any other person as the owner thereof, or if the action be brought for the recovery of any loss or damage occasioned solely by the omission, mistake or misfeasance of the registrar or the registrar's deputy, or of any examiner or of any court administrator, or of a deputy of the court administrator or examiner, in the performance of their respective duties, the commissioner of management and budget, in the commissioner's official capacity, shall be the sole defendant. If the action is brought to recover for any loss or damage occasioned either wholly, or in part, by the fraud or wrongful act of some person other than the officers herein named, or to recover for any loss or damage caused jointly by the fraud or wrongful act, and by the omission, mistake or misfeasance of the officers above named, or any of them, and of some other person, the commissioner of management and budget, in the commissioner's official capacity, and the other person shall be joined as defendants in it. In any action where there are defendants other than the commissioner of management and budget, no execution shall issue against the commissioner until execution against all other defendants against whom judgment has been recovered has been returned unsatisfied, either in whole or in part. An officer returning the execution shall certify on it that the amount still due upon the execution cannot be collected from them. The court, being satisfied as to the truth of the return, shall then order the commissioner of management and budget to pay the amount due upon the execution out of the general fund. The attorney general or, at the request of either the attorney general or the board of county commissioners of the county in which the land or a major part of it lies, the county attorney of that county shall defend the commissioner of management and budget in all these actions.
Minn. Stat. § 46.31 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 46 / Section 46.31
§ 46.31 ENFORCEMENT OF NOTICES OR ORDERS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may apply to the district court of the county in which the home office of the institution is located or to the District Court for Ramsey County for the enforcement of any effective and outstanding notice or order issued under sections 46.23 to 46.33 , and the court shall have jurisdiction to require compliance therewith.
Minn. Stat. § 65A.375 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A.375
§ 65A.375 RATES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall set the insurance rates for cooperative housing, organized under chapter 308A, and for neighborhood real estate trusts, characterized as nonprofit ownership of real estate with resident control. The rates must be actuarially sound. All other rates used by the Minnesota FAIR plan must be approved by the commissioner prior to use.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.17 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.17
§ 325F.17 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 325F.08 to 325F.16 may be cited as the "Safe Toys Act."
Minn. Stat. § 92.501 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.501
§ 92.501 LEASING LANDS TO FARM WILD RICE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority to lease. The commissioner of natural resources in consultation with the commissioner of agriculture may, at a public or private lease sale and at the prices and under the terms and conditions the commissioners may prescribe, lease any state-owned lands under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control for the purpose of farming of wild rice. Priority must be given to lands which are accessible and adjacent to existing wild rice production areas and requested for leasing by wild rice producers. The term of a lease under this section must be offered for a minimum of 20 years but may be for a shorter period at the option of the lessee. If a lease is issued prior to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of this section and for a period of less than 20 years, the lease must be converted to a minimum 20-year lease after the rules have been adopted, at the option of the lessee. Leases must be accepted or denied within 60 days of application. If a lease is denied, written notice must be given stating reasons for denial. The lease rate must be adjusted every five years to reflect market values. The money received from the leases under this section must be credited to the account that receives the proceeds of a sale of the land.

§ Subd. 2. Land designation and development. The commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of agriculture shall prepare a plan that designates state land for wild rice production including an inventory of the number of acres of land appropriate and suitable for wild rice development and leasing in each county. Proposed mineral exploration does not exempt land from being designated for wild rice development.

§ Subd. 3. Rules. The commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules to implement this section.
Minn. Stat. § 216C.25 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216C / Section 216C.25
§ 216C.25 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of administration in consultation with the commissioner shall adopt rules concerning quality and performance standards which are in reasonable conformance with the Interim Performance Criteria for Solar Heating and Combined Heating/Cooling Systems and Dwellings, National Bureau of Standards, January 1, 1975; and the Interim Performance Criteria for Commercial Solar Heating and Combined Heating/Cooling Systems and Facilities, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, February 28, 1975, to insure that within the existing state of development, solar energy systems as defined in section 216C.06, subdivision 17 , which are sold or installed within this state, are effective and represent a high standard of quality of material, workmanship, design, and performance. The commissioner of administration in consultation with the energy commissioner shall amend the rules as new technology and materials become available, or as standards are revised by the federal government.

Manufacturers or retailers of solar energy systems shall disclose to each bona fide potential purchaser of a system the extent to which the system meets or exceeds each quality standard.
Minn. Stat. § 245.476 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.476
§ 245.476 SCREENING FOR INPATIENT AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1991 c 292 art 6 s 59 ]

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1991 c 292 art 6 s 59 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1991 c 292 art 6 s 59 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1993 c 337 s 20 ]

§ Subd. 5. Report on preadmission screening. The commissioner shall review the statutory preadmission screening requirements for psychiatric hospitalization, both in the regional treatment centers and other hospitals, to determine if changes in preadmission screening are needed. The commissioner shall deliver a report of the review to the legislature by January 31, 1990.
Minn. Stat. § 127A.83 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 127A / Section 127A.83
§ 127A.83 INTRASTATE STUDENT TRANSFERS FOR CHILDREN OF MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding section 127A.85 , article III, and for the purposes of intrastate student transfers between Minnesota local education agencies, the provisions of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children in section 127A.85 apply to minor dependent children of members of the active and activated reserve components of the uniformed services, including but not limited to members of the Minnesota Army National Guard and the Minnesota Air National Guard.

(b) This section does not apply to interstate transfers between Minnesota local education agencies and public or private schools in other states.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the words defined in section 127A.85 , article II, have the same meanings.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.55 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.55
§ 115A.55 SOLID WASTE REDUCTION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Coordination. The commissioner shall develop and coordinate solid waste reduction programs to include at least public education, promotion of waste reduction, and technical and financial assistance to solid waste generators.

§ Subd. 2. Technical assistance. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to solid waste generators to enable the waste generators to implement programs or methods to reduce the amount of solid waste generated. The commissioner may use any means specified in section 115A.52 to provide technical assistance.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1996 c 470 s 28 ]

§ Subd. 4. Statewide reduction goal. (a) It is a goal of the state and counties to reduce the generation of municipal solid waste. (b) As part of the report required under section 115A.411 , the commissioner shall submit to the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and environment and natural resources finance a proposed strategy for meeting the goal in paragraph (a). The strategy must include a discussion of the different reduction potentials to be found in various sectors and may include recommended interim goals. The commissioner shall report progress on meeting the goal in paragraph (a), as well as recommendations and revisions to the proposed strategy, as part of the report required under section 115A.411 .
Minn. Stat. § 37.06 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 37 / Section 37.06
§ 37.06 SECRETARY; LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; DUTIES; REPORT.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of the annual meetings of the State Agricultural Society and all meetings of the board of managers and any committee of the board, keep all accounts of the society other than those kept by the treasurer of the society, and perform other duties as directed by the board of managers. On or before December 31 each year, the secretary shall report to the governor for the fiscal year ending October 31 all the proceedings of the society during the current year and its financial condition as appears from its books. This report must contain a full, detailed statement of all receipts and expenditures during the year.

The books and accounts of the society for the fiscal year must be examined and audited annually by an independent auditor, either a private auditor or the legislative auditor. If the audit is conducted by the legislative auditor, the cost of the examination must be paid by the society to the state and credited to the general fund.

A summary of this examination, certified by the auditor, must be appended to the secretary's report, along with the auditor's recommendations and the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the society held following the secretary's report, including addresses made at the meeting as directed by the board of managers. The summary, recommendations, and proceedings must be printed in the same manner as the reports of state officers. Copies of the report must be printed annually and distributed as follows: to each society or association entitled to membership in the society, to each newspaper in the state, and the remaining copies as directed by the board of managers.
Minn. Stat. § 284.10 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 284 / Section 284.10
§ 284.10 CLAIMANT TO DEPOSIT TAXES IN COURT.
Status: in_force

In any action respecting lands claimed to have been forfeited to the state for taxes, no cause of action or defense asserted by any party adversely to the state, or its successor in interest, based in whole or in part upon any ground other than the claim that the land was tax exempt or that the taxes have been paid, shall be entertained unless the party asserting the same shall, at the time of filing the party's complaint or answer, as the case may be, deposit with the court administrator in which the action is pending, for the use of the state and its successor in interest, if any, as their interests may appear, a sum equal to the amount of the taxes and special assessments, with interest, penalties, and costs thereon, accrued against the land at the time of forfeiture, together with interest at the rate of four percent per annum on such sum from the date of forfeiture to the date of filing the complaint or answer. If the forfeiture of the land to the state be invalidated by the court's decision, the court shall order the sum to be applied on the lien to be determined in such cases as hereinafter provided. If the forfeiture be not invalidated by the decision, the court shall order the sum returned to the depositor.
Minn. Stat. § 256B.767 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256B / Section 256B.767
§ 256B.767 MEDICARE PAYMENT LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, fee-for-service payment rates for physician and professional services under section 256B.76, subdivision 1 , and basic care services subject to the rate reduction specified in section 256B.766 , shall not exceed the Medicare payment rate for the applicable service, as adjusted for any changes in Medicare payment rates after July 1, 2010. The commissioner shall implement this section after any other rate adjustment that is effective July 1, 2010, and shall reduce rates under this section by first reducing or eliminating provider rate add-ons.

(b) This section does not apply to services provided by advanced practice certified nurse midwives licensed under chapter 148 or traditional midwives licensed under chapter 147D. Notwithstanding this exemption, medical assistance fee-for-service payment rates for advanced practice certified nurse midwives and licensed traditional midwives shall equal and shall not exceed the medical assistance payment rate to physicians for the applicable service.

(c) This section does not apply to mental health services or physician services billed by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in mental health.

(d) Effective July 1, 2015, this section shall not apply to durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies.

(e) This section does not apply to physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and related services, and basic care services provided by a hospital meeting the criteria specified in section 62Q.19, subdivision 1 , paragraph (a), clause (4).
Minn. Stat. § 428A.19 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.19
§ 428A.19 ANNUAL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Each condominium association located within the housing improvement area must, by August 15 annually, submit a copy of its audited financial statements to the implementing entity. The city may also, as part of the enabling ordinance, require the submission of other relevant information from the associations.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-601 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-601
§ 336.2-601 BUYER'S RIGHTS ON IMPROPER DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this article on breach in installment contracts (section 336.2-612 ) and unless otherwise agreed under the sections on contractual limitations of remedy (sections 336.2-718 and 336.2-719 ), if the goods or the tender of delivery fail in any respect to conform to the contract, the buyer may

(a) reject the whole; or

(b) accept the whole; or

(c) accept any commercial unit or units and reject the rest.
Minn. Stat. § 383E.20 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383E / Section 383E.20
§ 383E.20 BONDING FOR COUNTY LIBRARY BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

The Anoka County Board may, by resolution adopted by a four-sevenths vote, issue and sell general obligation bonds of the county in the manner provided in chapter 475 to acquire, better, and construct county library buildings. The bonds shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 475.57 to 475.59. The maturity years and amounts and interest rates of each series of bonds shall be fixed so that the maximum amount of principal and interest to become due in any year, on the bonds of that series and of all outstanding series issued by or for the purposes of libraries, shall not exceed an amount equal to .01 percent of the estimated market value of all taxable property in the county, excluding any taxable property taxed by any city for the support of any free public library. When the tax levy authorized in this section is collected, it shall be appropriated and credited to a debt service fund for the bonds. The tax levy for the debt service fund under section 475.61 shall be reduced by the amount available or reasonably anticipated to be available in the fund to make payments otherwise payable from the levy pursuant to section 475.61.
Minn. Stat. § 256.984 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256 / Section 256.984
§ 256.984 DECLARATION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Declaration. Every application for public assistance under this chapter or chapters 142G, 256B, 256D, and 256L; child care programs under chapter 142E; and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits under chapter 393 shall be in writing or reduced to writing as prescribed by the state agency and shall contain the following declaration which shall be signed by the applicant: "I declare under the penalties of perjury that this application has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge is a true and correct statement of every material point. I understand that a person convicted of perjury may be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. Any person who willfully and falsely makes the declaration in subdivision 1 is guilty of perjury and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section 609.48 .
Minn. Stat. § 214.02 — MN Code / Part 214_215 / Chapter 214 / Section 214.02
§ 214.02 PUBLIC MEMBER, DEFINED.
Status: in_force

"Public member" means a person who is not, or never was, a member of the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated or the spouse of any such person, or a person who does not have or has never had, a material financial interest in either the providing of the professional service being licensed or regulated or an activity directly related to the profession or occupation being licensed or regulated.
Minn. Stat. § 373.05 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.05
§ 373.05 COUNTY BUILDINGS.
Status: in_force

Each county shall provide at the county seat, and keep in good repair, a suitable courthouse, supplied with fireproof vaults, a suitable and sufficient jail, and other necessary buildings.
Minn. Stat. § 147.141 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.141
§ 147.141 FORMS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

When the board finds that a licensed physician or a physician registered under section 147.032 has violated a provision or provisions of sections 147.01 to 147.22 , it may do one or more of the following:

(1) revoke the license;

(2) suspend the license;

(3) revoke or suspend registration to perform interstate telehealth;

(4) impose limitations or conditions on the physician's practice of medicine, including limiting the scope of practice to designated field specialties; imposing retraining or rehabilitation requirements; requiring practice under supervision; or conditioning continued practice on demonstration of knowledge or skills by appropriate examination or other review of skill and competence;

(5) impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each separate violation, the amount of the civil penalty to be fixed to deprive the physician of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation charged or to reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation and proceeding;

(6) order the physician to provide unremunerated professional service under supervision at a designated public hospital, clinic, or other health care institution; or

(7) censure or reprimand the licensed physician.
Minn. Stat. § 125A.17 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 125A / Section 125A.17
§ 125A.17 LEGAL RESIDENCE OF A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY PLACED IN A FOSTER FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The legal residence of a child with a disability placed in a foster facility for care and treatment is the district in which the child resides when:

(1) parental rights have been terminated by court order;

(2) the parent or guardian is not living within the state;

(3) no other district residence can be established; or

(4) the parent or guardian having legal custody of the child is an inmate of a Minnesota correctional facility or is a resident of a halfway house under the supervision of the commissioner of corrections.

The school board of the district of residence must provide the same educational program for the child as it provides for all resident children with a disability in the district.
Minn. Stat. § 17.9441 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.9441
§ 17.9441 LIMITS ON REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Penalties. In a proceeding in which civil penalties are claimed from a party for a violation of section 17.943 , it is a defense to the claim that the party made a good faith and reasonable effort to comply with section 17.943 .

§ Subd. 2. Attorney's fees. A party who has made a good faith and reasonable effort to comply with section 17.943 may not be assessed attorney's fees or costs of investigation in an action for violating section 17.943 .

§ Subd. 3. Class action attorney's fees. In a class action or series of class actions that arise from the use by a contractor of an agricultural contract found to violate section 17.943 , the amount of attorney's fees and costs of investigation assessed against that contractor and in favor of the class or classes may not exceed $10,000.

§ Subd. 4. Limits on producer actions. Violation of section 17.943 is not a defense to a claim arising from a producer's breach of an agricultural contract. A producer may recover actual damages caused by a violation of section 17.943 only if the violation caused the producer to not understand the rights, obligations, or remedies of the contract.

§ Subd. 5. Statute of limitations. A claim that an agricultural contract violates section 17.943 must be raised within six years of the date the contract is executed by the producer.
Minn. Stat. § 505.24 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 505 / Section 505.24
§ 505.24 LIMITATION OF USE.
Status: in_force

The use of the term "Minnesota Coordinate System of 1927, North, Central, or South Zone or Minnesota Coordinate System of 1983, North, Central, or South Zone" on any map, report of survey, or other document, shall be limited to coordinates based on the Minnesota Coordinate System as defined in this chapter.