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Minn. Stat. § 583.25 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 583 / Section 583.25
§ 583.25 VOLUNTARY MEDIATION PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

A debtor that owns agricultural property or a creditor of the debtor may request mediation of the indebtedness by a farm mediator by applying to the director. The director shall provide voluntary mediation application forms when requested. The director must evaluate each request and may direct a mediator to meet with the debtor and creditor to assist in mediation.
Minn. Stat. § 246C.04 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246C / Section 246C.04
§ 246C.04 TRANSFER OF DUTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Transfer of duties. (a) Section 15.039 applies to the transfer of responsibilities from the Department of Human Services to Direct Care and Treatment required by this chapter. (b) The commissioner of administration, with the governor's approval, shall issue reorganization orders under section 16B.37 as necessary to carry out the transfer of duties required by this chapter. The provision of section 16B.37, subdivision 1 , stating that transfers under section 16B.37 may only be to an agency that has existed for at least one year does not apply to transfers to an agency created by this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Transfer of custody of civilly committed persons. The commissioner of human services shall continue to exercise all authority and responsibility for and retain custody of persons subject to civil commitment under chapter 253B or 253D until July 1, 2025. Effective July 1, 2025, custody of persons subject to civil commitment under chapter 253B or 253D and in the custody of the commissioner of human services as of that date is hereby transferred to the executive board without any further act or proceeding. Authority and responsibility for the commitment of such persons is transferred to the executive board July 1, 2025.

§ Subd. 3. Control of direct care and treatment. The commissioner of human services shall continue to exercise all authorities and responsibilities under this chapter and chapters 13 , 245 , 246 , 246B , 252 , 253 , 253B , 253C , 253D , 254A , 254B , and 256 , with reference to any state-operated service, program, or facility subject to transfer under Laws 2024, chapter 79; Laws 2024, chapter 125, article 5; and Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 50, until July 1, 2025. Effective July 1, 2025, the powers and duties vested in or imposed upon the commissioner of human services with reference to any state-operated service, program, or facility are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the executive board according to this chapter and applicable state law. Effective July 1, 2025, the executive board has the exclusive power of administration and management of all state hospitals for persons with a developmental disability, mental illness, or substance use disorder. Effective July 1, 2025, the executive board has the power and authority to determine all matters relating to the development of all of the foregoing institutions and of such other institutions vested in the executive board. Effective July 1, 2025, the powers, functions, and authority vested in the commissioner of human services relative to such state institutions are transferred to the executive board according to this chapter and applicable state law.

§ Subd. 4. Appropriations. There is hereby appropriated to such persons or institutions as are entitled to such sums as are provided for in this section, from the fund or account in the state treasury to which the money was credited, an amount sufficient to make such payment.
Minn. Stat. § 136A.231 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136A / Section 136A.231
§ 136A.231 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS; WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The legislature has found and hereby declares that a state work-study program is in the best interests of the state in that such a program can (1) assist in meeting the financial needs of students (2) provide the opportunity for students to obtain valuable learning service experiences and (3) assist governmental and nonprofit service agencies by providing student assistance at low cost.
Minn. Stat. § 70A.06 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 70A / Section 70A.06
§ 70A.06 FILING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. Every licensed insurer and every rate service organization licensed under section 70A.14 shall file with the commissioner all rates and all changes and amendments of rates made by it for use in this state not later than their effective date. No rates contained in a filing shall become effective unless they have been filed with the commissioner. In any filing, the commissioner may require the insurer or rate service organization to file supporting data and explanatory data which shall include: (1) the experience and judgment of the filer, and, to the extent it wishes or the commissioner requires, of other insurers or rate service organizations; (2) its interpretation of any statistical data relied upon; (3) descriptions of the actuarial and statistical methods employed; and (4) any other matters deemed relevant by the commissioner or the filer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the supporting data is not filed within 30 days after so requested by the commissioner, the rate is no longer effective and is presumed to be an excessive rate.

§ Subd. 1a. Excessive rate hearings. Whenever an insurer files a change in a rate that will result in a 25 percent or more increase in a 12-month period over existing rates, the commissioner may hold a hearing to determine if the change is excessive. The hearing must be conducted under chapter 14. The commissioner must give notice of intent to hold a hearing within 60 days of the filing of the change. It shall be the responsibility of the insurer to show the rate is not excessive. The rate is effective unless it is determined as a result of the hearing that the rate is excessive.

§ Subd. 2. Policy form filings. No policy form shall be delivered or issued for delivery unless it has been filed with the commissioner and either (i) the commissioner has approved it or (ii) 60 days have elapsed and the commissioner has not disapproved it as misleading or violative of public policy, which period may be extended by the commissioner for an additional period not to exceed 60 days.

§ Subd. 3. Inland marine risk exception. Subdivisions 1 and 2 shall not apply to policies or rates for inland marine risks which by general custom of the business are not written according to manual rates or rating plans, except that subdivisions 1 and 2 shall apply to policies insuring the personal property purchased under a credit transaction or a credit transaction involving a debtor pledging personal property as collateral. For purposes of this subdivision the personal property insured in credit transactions or credit transactions involving a debtor pledging personal property as collateral shall refer only to such personal property of the debtor used for personal use and not used in any business, trade or profession of the debtor.

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1986 c 455 s 94 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1995 c 24 s 2 ]
Minn. Stat. § 125A.58 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 125A / Section 125A.58
§ 125A.58 PURCHASING GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Rights of districts to purchase school-owned assistive technology. (a) When a child with a disability exits a district and enters a new district, the child's new district may purchase any assistive technology devices that the child's former district has purchased on the child's behalf. The child's new district must notify, in writing, the child's former district of the intent to purchase the device. The child's new district must complete a purchase agreement according to section 125A.36 . The child's former district must respond, in writing, to the request to purchase within 30 days. (b) Districts may decline to sell a device if they can demonstrate the technology is a general use device or can be modified for use by other students.

§ Subd. 2. Liability for used equipment. The child's former district is not liable for any nonconformities in the equipment after it is purchased by the child's new district, or for injuries arising out of the use of the assistive technology device. This section does not foreclose the child's right to bring suit against the manufacturer, assistive device lessor, or assistive device dealer for nonconformities in or injuries arising out of the use of the assistive technology device.

§ Subd. 3. Third-party payors. Nothing contained in this section may be construed as decreasing the obligation of an insurance company or other third-party payor to provide coverage for assistive technology.
Minn. Stat. § 299L.05 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299L / Section 299L.05
§ 299L.05 GAMBLING VIOLATIONS; RESTRICTIONS ON FURTHER ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

An owner of an establishment is prohibited from having lawful gambling under chapter 349 conducted on the premises, or selling any lottery tickets under chapter 349A, if a person was convicted of violating section 609.76, subdivision 1 , clause (7), or 609.76, subdivision 2 , for an activity occurring on the owner's premises.
Minn. Stat. § 103E.031 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.031
§ 103E.031 CONNECTION WITH DRAINS IN ADJOINING STATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Procedure. If it is necessary to construct a drainage project at or near the boundary between this state and another state or country and the work cannot be done in a proper manner without extending the drainage project into the adjoining state or country, the drainage authority may join with the board or tribunal of the adjoining state or country having jurisdiction to plan and construct public drainage systems. The drainage authority in this state may enter into contracts or arrangements with the board or tribunal of the adjoining state or country to construct the drainage project. The proceeding and construction related to property in this state and, as applicable, the drainage authority in relation to the joint drainage work, are governed by this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Paying costs. The adjoining county or district in another state or country must pay its proper share of the necessary costs of the construction of any drainage work including damages. If the benefits to property in the adjoining state or country are not sufficient to pay all the costs of construction of the drainage project in that state or country, including damages, the drainage authority may authorize or direct the affected counties to contribute sufficient funds to complete the construction of the drainage project in the adjoining state or country, if the construction will be of sufficient benefit to the affected property in this state to warrant the contribution.
Minn. Stat. § 66A.25 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 66A / Section 66A.25
§ 66A.25 PROXIES; RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

No proxy shall be received unless dated and actually executed within the preceding 30 days and filed with the secretary at least ten days before the meeting, nor if made to any director or officer.
Minn. Stat. § 588.03 — MN Code / Part 585_590 / Chapter 588 / Section 588.03
§ 588.03 SUMMARY PUNISHMENT.
Status: in_force

A direct contempt may be punished summarily, for which an order shall be made reciting the facts as occurring in the immediate view and presence of the court or officer, and adjudging the person proceeded against to be guilty of a contempt, and that the person be punished as therein specified.
Minn. Stat. § 611.262 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.262
§ 611.262 REPRESENTATION BEFORE APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

A district public defender or appointed assistant may, on request of a peace officer, a defendant, suspect, or other person, represent or consult with a person before formal appointment if there is a substantial factual basis to believe the person is indigent.
Minn. Stat. § 116J.872 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.872
§ 116J.872 ECONOMIC RESPONSE TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall operate a fast-action economic response team to contact and work with businesses that are identified as being:

(1) at risk for relocating or expanding outside the state; or

(2) prospects for expansion or relocation within the state.

(b) The fast-action response team must contact identified businesses within 24 hours.
Minn. Stat. § 299A.475 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.475
§ 299A.475 POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement agency shall provide benefits to any peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), employed by the agency who:

(1) suffers a debilitating psychological reaction to a traumatic event;

(2) is diagnosed by a psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist as suffering from posttraumatic stress syndrome; and

(3) is determined by a psychiatrist or a licensed psychologist to be unable to perform other peace officer job duties offered by the employer through reassignment.

A peace officer who meets all of the conditions of this paragraph is entitled to the benefits described in paragraph (b). A peace officer who meets the conditions in clauses (1) and (2) is entitled to the benefits in paragraph (b), clause (2). The availability of benefits does not depend on whether there is also an accompanying physical injury or physical cause of the condition.

(b) The benefits provided by the law enforcement agency shall include:

(1) payment by the employer for unreimbursed loss of wages during the time period the officer is disabled, but not to exceed one year; and

(2) payment by the employer for unreimbursed expenses for medical treatment, including psychiatric or psychological counseling, to cure and relieve the effects of the posttraumatic stress syndrome during the time period the officer is disabled, but not to exceed one year.

(c) The employer may request a peace officer to undergo an examination by a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist selected by the employer.

(d) As used in this section, "traumatic event" means an event involving the employee lawfully taking the life of or causing great bodily harm, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8 , to another by force or violence. "Debilitating psychological reaction" means that, following the traumatic event, the peace officer is unable to perform the essential functions of the peace officer's job without reassignment.
Minn. Stat. § 219.20 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.20
§ 219.20 STOP SIGN; YIELD SIGN.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. When installation required; procedure. At each grade crossing not equipped with flashing lights or flashing lights and gates where, because of the dangers attendant upon its use, the reasonable protection of life and property makes it necessary for persons approaching the crossing to stop or yield before crossing the railroad tracks, stop signs or yield signs must be installed. When the government entity responsible for a road that crosses a railroad track deems it necessary to install stop signs or yield signs at that crossing, it shall petition the commissioner to order the installation of the stop signs or yield signs. The commissioner shall respond to the petition by investigating the conditions at the crossing to determine whether stop signs or yield signs should be installed at the crossing. On determining, after an investigation following a petition from a governmental agency or subdivision or on the commissioner's own motion, that stop signs or yield signs should be installed at a crossing, the commissioner shall designate the crossing as a stop crossing or yield crossing and shall notify the railway company operating the railroad at the crossing of this designation. Within 30 days after notification, the railway company shall erect the uniform stop crossing signs or yield crossing signs in accordance with the commissioner's order.

§ Subd. 2. Stopping distances. When a stop sign or a yield sign has been erected at a railroad crossing, the driver of a vehicle approaching a railroad crossing shall stop or yield within 50 feet, but not less than ten feet, from the nearest track of the crossing and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
Minn. Stat. § 558.29 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 558 / Section 558.29
§ 558.29 INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

When there are proceeds of sale belonging to an unknown owner, or to a person without the state who has no representative within it, or when there are proceeds arising from the sale of property including the prior estate of a tenant for life or for years, which are paid into court or deposited with the court administrator, the same shall be invested in interest-bearing securities for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto. Except as in this chapter otherwise provided, such investment shall be made in the name of the court administrator and the court administrator's successors in office, who shall hold the same for the use and benefit of the persons interested, subject to the order of the court. The court administrator shall receive the interest and principal as it becomes due, apply and invest the same as the court may direct, file in the court administrator's office the securities taken, and keep an account of such investments and of the moneys received thereon and the disposition thereof, in a book kept for that purpose, which shall be open to inspection by all persons.
Minn. Stat. § 385.20 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 385 / Section 385.20
§ 385.20 FAILURE TO SETTLE.
Status: in_force

Any county treasurer who fails to make settlement with the commissioner of management and budget within 15 days of the time prescribed by law, shall forfeit and pay the sum of $100, in addition to the penalties provided in section 385.21 , to be recovered in a civil action, which forfeiture shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The commissioner of management and budget, for good cause shown, may remit the penalty at any time before an action is commenced.
Minn. Stat. § 609.47 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.47
§ 609.47 INTERFERENCE WITH PROPERTY IN OFFICIAL CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

Whoever intentionally takes, damages, or destroys any personal property held in custody by an officer or other person under process of law may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 142A.11 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142A / Section 142A.11
§ 142A.11 COUNTY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INCENTIVE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of children, youth, and families, in coordination with the commissioner of human services, shall grant incentive awards of money specifically appropriated for this purpose to counties that: (1) have not been assessed an administrative penalty under section 256.017 in the corresponding fiscal year; and (2) perform satisfactorily according to indicators established by the commissioner.

(b) After consultation with county agencies, the commissioner shall inform county agencies in writing of the performance indicators that govern the awarding of the incentive fund for each fiscal year by April of the preceding fiscal year.

(c) The commissioner may set performance indicators to govern the awarding of the total fund, may allocate portions of the fund to be awarded by unique indicators, or may set a sole indicator to govern the awarding of funds.

(d) The funds shall be awarded to qualifying county agencies according to their share of benefits for the programs related to the performance indicators governing the distribution of the fund or part of the fund as compared to the total benefits of all qualifying county agencies for the programs related to the performance indicators governing the distribution of the fund or part of the fund.
Minn. Stat. § 144.6505 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.6505
§ 144.6505 SUBACUTE CARE WAIVERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Subacute care; waiver from state and federal rules and regulations. The commissioners of health and human services shall work with providers to examine state and federal rules and regulations governing the provision of care in nursing facilities and apply for federal waivers and pursue state law changes to any impediments to the provision of subacute care in skilled nursing facilities.

§ Subd. 2. Definition of subacute care. (a) For the purpose of this section, "subacute care" means comprehensive inpatient care, as further defined in this subdivision, designed for persons who: (1) have or have had an acute illness or accident, or an acute exacerbation of a chronic illness, and who require a moderate level of service intensity; (2) do not require, or no longer require, technologically intensive diagnosis or management; (3) have concurrent medical, nursing, and discharge and/or nondischarge oriented rehabilitation objectives that are expected to be achieved within a specified time; and (4) require interdisciplinary management. (b) Subacute care includes goal-oriented treatment rendered immediately after, or as an appropriate alternative to, acute hospitalization with the goal of transitioning patients towards increased independence or lower acuity level in a cost-effective environment, to treat one or more specific active complex medical conditions or to administer one or more technically complex treatments, in the context of a patient's underlying long-term conditions and overall situation. (c) Subacute care does not generally depend heavily on high technology monitoring or complex diagnostic procedures. (d) Subacute care requires the coordinated services of an interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, and other relevant professional disciplines, who are trained and knowledgeable to assess and manage these specific conditions and perform the necessary procedures. (e) Subacute care is provided as part of a specifically defined program. (f) Subacute care includes more intensive care than traditional nursing facility care and less intensive care than acute care and may be provided at a variety of sites, including hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. (g) Subacute care requires recurrent patient assessment on a daily to weekly basis and review of the clinical course and treatment plan for a limited time period ranging from several days to several months, until the condition is stabilized or a predetermined treatment course is completed.
Minn. Stat. § 508.31 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.31
§ 508.31 REGISTRAR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of office, the registrar of titles shall execute a bond to the state for such amount and with such sureties as may be determined by the county board. Such bond shall be approved by the district court, filed in the office of the county recorder, and conditioned for the faithful discharge of duties. A copy of the bond shall be filed and entered upon the records of the court.
Minn. Stat. § 518A.61 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518A / Section 518A.61
§ 518A.61 COLLECTION; REVENUE RECAPTURE.
Status: in_force

The public authority may submit debt under chapter 270A only if the obligor is in arrears in court-ordered child support or maintenance payments, or both, in an amount greater than the obligor's total monthly support and maintenance payments or if the debt has been entered and docketed as a judgment.
Minn. Stat. § 629.47 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.47
§ 629.47 HEARING OR TRIAL ADJOURNED; RECOGNIZANCE ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

Subject to the right of the accused to a speedy trial as prescribed by the Rules of Criminal Procedure, a court may adjourn a hearing or trial from time to time, as the need arises and reconvene it at the same or a different place in the county. During the adjournment, the person being tried may be released in accordance with rule 6.02 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.