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Minn. Stat. § 273.88 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.88
§ 273.88 EQUALIZATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTURES.
Status: in_force

After making the apportionment provided in Minnesota Rules, part 8100.0600 , the commissioner must equalize the values of the operating structures to the level accepted by the State Board of Equalization if the appropriate sales ratio for each county, as conducted by the Department of Revenue pursuant to section 270.12, subdivision 2 , clause (6), is outside the range accepted by the State Board of Equalization. The commissioner must not equalize the value of the operating structures if the sales ratio determined pursuant to this subdivision is within the range accepted by the State Board of Equalization.
Minn. Stat. § 148F.065 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148F / Section 148F.065
§ 148F.065 RELICENSURE FOLLOWING TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Relicensure. For a period of two years, a former licensee whose license has been voluntarily terminated or terminated for nonrenewal as provided in section 148F.055, subdivision 2 , may be relicensed by completing an application for relicensure, paying the applicable fee, and verifying that the former licensee has not engaged in the practice of alcohol and drug counseling in this state since the date of termination. The verification must be accompanied by a notarized affirmation that the statement is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the former licensee.

§ Subd. 2. Continuing education for relicensure. A former licensee seeking relicensure after license termination must provide evidence of having completed at least 20 hours of continuing education activities for each year, or portion thereof, that the former licensee did not hold a license.

§ Subd. 3. Cancellation of license. The board shall not renew, reissue, reinstate, or restore the license of a former licensee which was terminated for nonrenewal, or voluntarily terminated, and for which relicensure was not sought for more than two years from the date the license was terminated for nonrenewal, or voluntarily terminated. A former licensee seeking relicensure after this two-year period must obtain a new license by applying for licensure and fulfilling all requirements then in existence for an initial license to practice alcohol and drug counseling in Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 138.82 — MN Code / Part 138_140 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.82
§ 138.82 FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) the diversity inherent in Minnesota folklife has contributed greatly to the cultural richness of the state and has fostered a sense of individuality and identity among its people;

(2) the history of the state of Minnesota effectively demonstrates that building a strong state does not require the sacrifice of cultural differences;

(3) folklife has a fundamental influence on the desires, beliefs, values, and character of the people;

(4) it is appropriate and necessary for the state to support research and scholarship in Minnesota folklife in order to contribute to an understanding of the complex problems of the basic desires, beliefs, and values of people in both rural and urban areas;

(5) the encouragement and support of Minnesota folklife and the study thereof, while primarily a matter for private and local initiative, is also an appropriate matter of concern to the state government; and

(6) it is in the interest of the general welfare of the nation to preserve, support, revitalize, and disseminate Minnesota folklife traditions and arts.

It is the purpose of sections 138.81 to 138.87 to establish in the Minnesota Historical Society a center for the study of Minnesota folklife and the position of state folklorist to develop, promote, and implement a program of support for and research in Minnesota folklife.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.402 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.402
§ 518C.402 PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE.
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 116C.722 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116C / Section 116C.722
§ 116C.722 LEGAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIAN TRIBES.
Status: in_force

If an Indian tribal council that has jurisdiction over part of a potentially impacted area within the state requests legal or technical assistance, the board shall provide assistance.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.77 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.77
§ 325F.77 PROMOTIONAL DISTRIBUTION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 399 s 5 ]

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1987 c 399 s 5 ]

§ Subd. 3. Legislative intent. Because the state prohibits both the use of tobacco products by minors and the furnishing of tobacco products to minors, and because the enforcement of an age-related restriction on the promotional distribution of tobacco products is impractical and ineffective, it is the intent of the legislature to control the distribution of these products and discourage illegal activity by prohibiting all promotional distribution, except as allowed in this section.

§ Subd. 4. Prohibition. No person shall distribute smokeless tobacco products or cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, or other tobacco products as defined in section 297F.01, subdivision 19 , except that single serving samples of tobacco may be distributed in tobacco stores.
Minn. Stat. § 92.71 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.71
§ 92.71 DIRECT SALE TO DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

An employee of the Department of Natural Resources is prohibited from purchasing land owned or formerly owned by the state and administered by the department for six months following the transfer of title from the state to an organization or person not an employee of the department.
Minn. Stat. § 144H.03 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144H / Section 144H.03
§ 144H.03 EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a facility operated by the United States government or a federal agency; or

(2) a health care facility licensed under chapter 144 or 144A.
Minn. Stat. § 626.5531 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.5531
§ 626.5531 REPORTING OF CRIMES MOTIVATED BY BIAS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Reports required. A peace officer must report to the head of the officer's department every violation of chapter 609 or a local criminal ordinance if the officer has reason to believe, or if the victim alleges, that the act was committed in whole or in substantial part because of the victim's actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or disability as defined in section 363A.03 , or because of the victim's actual or perceived association with another person or group of a certain actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, or disability as defined in section 363A.03 . The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall adopt a reporting form to be used by law enforcement agencies in making the reports required under this section. The reports must include for each incident all of the following: (1) the date of the offense; (2) the location of the offense; (3) whether the target of the incident is a person, private property, or public property; (4) the crime committed; (5) the type of bias and information about the offender and the victim that is relevant to that bias; (6) any organized group involved in the incident; (7) the disposition of the case; (8) whether the determination that the offense was motivated by bias was based on the officer's reasonable belief or on the victim's allegation; and (9) any additional information the superintendent deems necessary for the acquisition of accurate and relevant data.

§ Subd. 2. Use of information collected. The head of a local law enforcement agency or state law enforcement department that employs peace officers licensed under section 626.843 must file a monthly report describing crimes reported under this section with the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The commissioner of public safety must summarize and analyze the information received and file an annual report with the Department of Human Rights and the legislature. The commissioner may include information in the annual report concerning any additional criminal activity motivated by bias that is not covered by this section.
Minn. Stat. § 384.09 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 384 / Section 384.09
§ 384.09 CLERK OF COUNTY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The county auditor by virtue of office shall be clerk of the county board, keep an accurate record of its official proceedings, carefully preserve all documents, books, records, maps, and other papers required to be deposited in the auditor's office, and annually prepare a financial statement of the county, unless otherwise ordered by the board. The county auditor shall present at each regular meeting of the board a statement in writing showing the amounts levied for the various county purposes for the current year, together with the actual cash balance, if any, remaining to the credit of each fund at the date of such meeting, and the amounts, if any, still unpaid on account of contracts already entered into by the board. Each statement shall be embodied in, and form a part of, the minutes of the official proceedings of the board.
Minn. Stat. § 385.40 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 385 / Section 385.40
§ 385.40 NOTICE, TAXES BECOMING DELINQUENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Board may order ad. The board of county commissioners of any county in the state may by resolution direct the county treasurer to publish in one or more newspapers published in the county a notice in the form of a display advertisement informing taxpayers of the approaching time when real and personal taxes will become delinquent and when penalties will accordingly attach, which resolution shall fix the maximum amount that shall be paid for such advertisements; provided that not more than the sum of $100 shall be paid in any one year for such advertisements in any such county.

§ Subd. 2. Treasurer to have published. Upon the passage of any such resolution it shall be the duty of the county treasurer to prepare and have published such notice as may be appropriate and have the same published using such space in such newspapers as will comply with the terms of such resolutions and the expense thereof shall be allowed by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county treasury as other claims against the county.
Minn. Stat. § 190.04 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 190 / Section 190.04
§ 190.04 ARMED FORCES REGULATIONS TO GOVERN.
Status: in_force

All matters relating to the organization, discipline, and government of the military forces not otherwise provided for in the Military Code shall be decided by the custom, regulations, and usage of the armed forces of the United States.
Minn. Stat. § 321.1112 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.1112
§ 321.1112 POWER OF GENERAL PARTNERS AND PERSONS DISSOCIATED AS GENERAL PARTNERS TO BIND ORGANIZATION AFTER CONVERSION OR MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) An act of a person that immediately before a conversion or merger became effective was a general partner in a converting or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if:

(1) before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or constituent limited partnership under section 321.0402 ; and

(2) at the time the third party enters into the transaction, the third party:

(A) does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and

(B) reasonably believes that the converted or surviving business is the converting or constituent limited partnership and that the person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership.

(b) An act of a person that before a conversion or merger became effective was dissociated as a general partner from a converting or constituent limited partnership binds the converted or surviving organization after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if:

(1) before the conversion or merger became effective, the act would have bound the converting or constituent limited partnership under section 321.0402 if the person had been a general partner; and

(2) at the time the third party enters into the transaction, less than two years have passed since the person dissociated as a general partner and the third party:

(A) does not have notice of the dissociation;

(B) does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and

(C) reasonably believes that the converted or surviving organization is the converting or constituent limited partnership and that the person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership.

(c) If a person having knowledge of the conversion or merger causes a converted or surviving organization to incur an obligation under subsection (a) or (b), the person is liable:

(1) to the converted or surviving organization for any damage caused to the organization arising from the obligation; and

(2) if another person is liable for the obligation, to that other person for any damage caused to that other person arising from the liability.
Minn. Stat. § 315.02 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.02
§ 315.02 CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

When trustees have been chosen before February 1, 1877 by an assembly of a church or religious society, in accordance with its constitution, rules, or usages, and a certificate of the choice made by its presiding officer and secretary, or either of them, specifying the trustees' corporate name and recorded, with intent to make them a corporate body, they must in all legal proceedings be considered a religious corporation under this chapter from the time of the recording of the certificate. Their later acts as a corporation are valid under this chapter. Conveyances to them as a corporation are confirmed.
Minn. Stat. § 241.17 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.17
§ 241.17 REBURIAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Removal of buried person. The commissioner of corrections may remove the body of any person now buried in a cemetery situated upon the land belonging to the state for public institution purposes and rebury it in a cemetery created under the provisions of section 241.16 by complying with the provisions set forth in the following subdivisions of this section.

§ Subd. 2. Petition for removal. The commissioner shall petition the district court of the county wherein the present cemetery is situated setting forth the reasons for such removal, the place to which the body is to be removed, and praying for an order of the court authorizing such removal. Upon the presentation of such petition, the court shall make its order setting the time, which shall not be less than 60 days from the date of the order, and the place for hearing the same. The commissioner shall serve the nearest relative or, if the commissioner cannot locate any relative, some friend of the person whose body is to be removed by mailing to the friend or relative a copy of the petition and court's order 30 days before the date of hearing and file the commissioner's affidavit of mailing with the court administrator of district court. If the commissioner is unable to locate a relative or friend, the commissioner shall make an affidavit to that effect and file the same with the court administrator of district court.

§ Subd. 3. Hearing. Upon the hearing of such petition, if the court determines that it is for the best interests of the public, the relatives and friends that such body be removed and that the same will be conducted in a manner commensurate with the methods commonly employed for the reburial of the dead in the community, the court shall make its order authorizing such removal, setting forth the time within which such removal shall be accomplished and the place to which the body is to be removed. Upon completion of such removal, the director shall cause the name of the person so removed to be entered in the register, together with the number of the lot in the cemetery and file an affidavit thereof with the court administrator of district court.
Minn. Stat. § 148.981 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.981
§ 148.981 FEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Licensing fees. The nonrefundable fees for licensure shall be established by the board, not to exceed the following amounts: (1) application for admission to national standardized examination, $150; (2) application for professional responsibility examination, $150; (3) application for licensure as a licensed psychologist, $500; (4) renewal of license for a licensed psychologist, $500; (5) late renewal of license for a licensed psychologist, $250; (6) application for converting from master's to doctoral level licensure, $150; (7) application for guest licensure, $150; (8) certificate replacement fee, $25; (9) mailing and duplication fee, $5; (10) statute and rule book fee, $10; (11) verification fee, $20; and (12) fee for optional preapproval of postdoctoral supervision, $50.

§ Subd. 2. Continuing education sponsor fee. A sponsor applying for approval of a continuing education activity pursuant to Minnesota Rules, part 7200.3830 , subpart 2, shall submit with the application a fee to be established by the board, not to exceed $80 for each activity.
Minn. Stat. § 115B.32 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115B / Section 115B.32
§ 115B.32 CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Form. A claim for compensation from the fund must be filed with the agency in the form required by the agency. When a claim does not include all the information required by subdivision 2 and applicable agency rules, the agency staff shall notify the claimant of the absence of the required information within 14 days of the filing of the claim. All required information must be received by the agency not later than 60 days after the claimant received notice of its absence or the claim will be inactivated and may not be resubmitted for at least one year following the date of inactivation. The agency may decide not to inactivate a claim under this subdivision if it finds serious extenuating circumstances.

§ Subd. 2. Required information. A claimant must provide the following information as part of the claim, provided that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the claimant to initiate a court action before filing a claim: (1) a sworn verification by the claimant of the facts set forth in the claim to the best of the claimant's knowledge; (2) evidence that the claimant is an eligible person; (3) evidence of the claimant's exposure to a named harmful substance; (4) evidence that the claimant's exposure to the substance in the amount and duration experienced by the claimant could reasonably have been caused or significantly contributed to by the release of a harmful substance from a facility where the substance was placed or came to be located, to the extent the information is available to the claimant; (5) evidence that the exposure experienced by the claimant can cause or can significantly contribute to the injury suffered by the claimant; (6) evidence of the injury eligible for compensation suffered by the claimant and the compensable losses resulting from the injury; (7) evidence of any property damage eligible for compensation and the amount of compensable losses resulting from the damage; (8) information regarding any collateral sources of compensation; and (9) other information required by the rules of the agency.

§ Subd. 3. Death claims. In any case in which death is claimed as a compensable injury, the claim may be brought on behalf of the claimant by the claimant's estate for compensable medical expenses and by the claimant's trustee for death benefits for the claimant's dependents as defined in section 176.111 .
Minn. Stat. § 260C.627 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.627
§ 260C.627 NOTICE OF ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. To whom given. (a) Notice of the adoption proceedings shall not be given to any parent whose rights have been terminated or who has consented to the adoption of the child under this chapter. (b) Notice of the adoption proceedings shall be given to the following: (1) the child's tribe if the child is an Indian child; (2) the responsible social services agency; (3) the child's guardian ad litem; (4) the child, if the child is age ten or over; (5) the child's attorney; and (6) the adopting parent. (c) Notice of a hearing regarding the adoption petition shall have a copy of the petition attached unless service of the petition has already been accomplished.

§ Subd. 2. Method of service. Notice of adoption proceedings for a child under the guardianship of the commissioner may be served by United States mail or any other method approved by the Minnesota Rules of Adoption Procedure.
Minn. Stat. § 315.50 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.50
§ 315.50 CONSOLIDATION OF CHURCH CONFERENCES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Church names. Upon the consolidation or merger of two or more church conferences, a subordinate or affiliate religious corporation formerly under the governance of one of them may use the name, or appropriate part of it, of the consolidated or merged church conference as part of its name in place of that of the consolidating or merging church conference. Deeds, mortgages, contracts and other legal documents executed by the subordinate or affiliate corporation using the new name are legal and binding on the subordinate or affiliate corporation to the same extent as if they had been executed in the old name of the subordinate or affiliate religious corporation.

§ Subd. 2. Affidavit. A member of the subordinate or affiliate religious corporation may file with the county recorder of the county where it is located and also where it owns property an affidavit stating (1) its corporate name and book and page where recorded, (2) the names of the consolidating or merging church conferences, (3) the name of the consolidated or merged church conference, (4) its name as used following the consolidation or merger, including the name of the consolidated or merged church conference, or part of it, (5) that the affidavit is made pursuant to this section, and (6) the text of subdivision 1.