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Minn. Stat. § 15D.03 — MN Code / Part 15D_16 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D.03
§ 15D.03 POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared that for the benefit of the people of the state, the increase of their commerce, welfare and prosperity and the improvement of their health and living conditions it is essential that health care organizations in Minnesota be provided with appropriate additional means to establish, acquire, construct, improve, and expand health care facilities in furtherance of their purposes; that this and future generations of youth be given the fullest opportunity to learn and to develop their intellectual and mental capacities; that institutions of higher education within the state be provided with appropriate additional means to assist youth in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual and mental capacities; and that health care organizations and institutions of higher education be enabled to refinance outstanding indebtedness incurred to provide existing facilities used for those purposes in order to preserve and enhance the utilization of facilities for purposes of health care and higher education, to extend or adjust maturities in relation to the resources available for their payment, and to save interest costs and thereby reduce health care costs or higher education tuition, fees, and charges. It is hereby further declared that it is the purpose of sections 15D.01 to 15D.18 to provide a measure of assistance and an alternative method to enable health care organizations and institutions of higher education in the state to provide the facilities and structures which are sorely needed to accomplish the purposes of sections 15D.01 to 15D.18 , all to the public benefit and good, to the extent and manner provided herein.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.261 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.261
§ 122A.261 PREKINDERGARTEN, SCHOOL READINESS, PRESCHOOL, AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; LICENSURE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Licensure requirement. (a) A school district or charter school must employ a qualified teacher, as defined in section 122A.16 , to provide instruction in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program or other school district or charter school-based early education program. (b) This subdivision does not apply to individuals providing instruction in a child care center licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503, or in a certified license-exempt child care center under chapter 142C.

§ Subd. 2. Exemptions. Any teacher who has taught in a preschool, school readiness, school readiness plus, or prekindergarten program, or other early learning program for at least five years prior to September 1, 2028, may continue to teach without obtaining a license. Notwithstanding this exemption from the licensure requirement, these individuals are teachers under section 179A.03, subdivision 18 .
Minn. Stat. § 442A.08 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 442A / Section 442A.08
§ 442A.08 JOINT PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

In all cases that proceed to a contested case hearing, there must be a joint public informational meeting of the local governments of any proposed sanitary district creation, annexation, detachment, or dissolution. The joint public informational meeting must be held after the final mediation meeting or the final meeting held according to section 442A.02, subdivision 8 , if any, and before the hearing on the matter is held. If no mediation meetings are held, the joint public informational meeting must be held after the initiating documents have been filed and before the hearing on the matter. The time, date, and place of the public informational meeting must be determined jointly by the local governments in the proposed creation, annexation, detachment, or dissolution areas and by the sanitary district, if one exists. The chair of the sanitary district, if one exists, and the responsible official for one of the local governments represented at the meeting must serve as the co-chairs for the informational meeting. Notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the informational meeting must be posted by the sanitary district, if one exists, and local governments in designated places for posting notices. The sanitary district, if one exists, and represented local governments must also publish, at their own expense, notice in their respective official newspapers. If the same official newspaper is used by multiple local government representatives or the sanitary district, a joint notice may be published and the costs evenly divided. All notice required by this section must be provided at least ten days before the date for the public informational meeting. At the public informational meeting, all persons appearing must have an opportunity to be heard, but the co-chairs may, by mutual agreement, establish the amount of time allowed for each speaker. The sanitary district board, the local government representatives, and any resident or affected property owner may be represented by counsel and may place into the record of the informational meeting documents, expert opinions, or other materials supporting their positions on issues raised by the proposed proceeding. The secretary of the sanitary district, if one exists, or a person appointed by the chair must record minutes of the proceedings of the informational meeting and must make an audio recording of the informational meeting. The sanitary district, if one exists, or a person appointed by the chair must provide the chief administrative law judge and the represented local governments with a copy of the printed minutes and must provide the chief administrative law judge and the represented local governments with a copy of the audio recording. The record of the informational meeting for a proceeding under section 442A.04 , 442A.05 , 442A.06 , or 442A.07 is admissible in any proceeding under this chapter and shall be taken into consideration by the chief administrative law judge or the chief administrative law judge's designee.
Minn. Stat. § 239.792 — MN Code / Part 239 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.792
§ 239.792 AUTOMOTIVE FUEL RATINGS, CERTIFICATION, AND POSTING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duties of refiners, importers, and producers. A refiner, importer, or producer of automotive fuel must comply with the automotive fuel rating, certification, and record-keeping requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, sections 306.5 to 306.7.

§ Subd. 2. Duties of distributors. A licensed distributor of automotive fuel must comply with the certification and record-keeping provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, sections 306.8 and 306.9.

§ Subd. 3. Duties of retailers. A person responsible for the product who sells or transfers automotive fuel to a consumer must comply with the automotive fuel rating posting and record-keeping requirements, and the label specifications of Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, sections 306.10 to 306.12 .

§ Subd. 4. Duties of director. Upon request, the director shall provide any person with a copy of Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 306. Upon request, the director shall provide any distributor, retailer, or organization of distributors or retailers with the label specifications in Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, section 306.12 .
Minn. Stat. § 245.93 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.93
§ 245.93 ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Staff. The ombudsman may appoint a deputy and a confidential secretary in the unclassified service and may appoint other employees as authorized by the legislature. The ombudsman and the full-time staff are members of the Minnesota State Retirement Association.

§ Subd. 2. Advocacy. The function of mental health and developmental disability client advocacy in the Department of Human Services is transferred to the Office of Ombudsman according to section 15.039 . The ombudsman shall maintain at least one client advocate in each regional center.

§ Subd. 3. Delegation. The ombudsman may delegate to members of the staff any authority or duties of the office except the duty of formally making recommendations to an agency or facility or reports to the governor or the legislature.
Minn. Stat. § 325D.10 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325D / Section 325D.10
§ 325D.10 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

When used in sections 325D.09 to 325D.16 :

(a) The term "person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other organization, whether organized for profit or not.

(b) The term "employer" includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee.

(c) "Sale" or "sell" includes any sale, offer, or advertisement thereof or contract for the same.

(d) "Sale of merchandise at retail" includes any sale except (1) a sale for the purpose of resale, or (2) a sale of a substantial quantity of merchandise for business use only.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.201 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.201
§ 383A.201 OFFICIALS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

No Ramsey County official or the official's deputy, clerk, or employee and no commissioner for tax-forfeited lands or the commissioner's assistants, may have a personal financial interest (1) in a contract, work, labor, or business to which the county is a party or in which it is or may be interested, (2) or in the furnishing of an article to, or the purchase or sale of any real or personal property by the county, or of which the consideration, price, or expense is payable from the county treasury. A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.35 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.35
§ 611A.35 DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall appoint a program director. The program director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections 611A.31 to 611A.35 and perform other duties related to battered women's and domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The program director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.
Minn. Stat. § 38.34 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 38 / Section 38.34
§ 38.34 COUNTY BOARD MAY PAY FOR EXTENSION WORK.
Status: in_force

A board of county commissioners may incur expenses and spend money for county extension work as provided in sections 38.33 to 38.38 .
Minn. Stat. § 15.014 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.014
§ 15.014 ADVISORY TASK FORCES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of the legislature to encourage state agencies to solicit and receive advice from members of the public. This advice can best be rendered by an advisory task force of a reasonable number of persons working for a limited duration on a specific and clearly defined subject. By this section it is the intent of the legislature to provide for a common nomenclature scheme, facilitate the gathering of advice, and limit the proliferation of costly, unnecessary or outmoded advisory agencies.

§ Subd. 2. Creation; limitations. A commissioner of a state department, a state board or other agency having the powers of a board as defined in section 15.012 , may create advisory task forces to advise the commissioner or agency on specific programs or topics within the jurisdiction of the department or agency. A task force so created shall have no more than 15 members. The task force shall expire and the terms and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6 . The members of no more than four task forces created pursuant to this section in a department or agency may be paid expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted according to section 43A.18, subdivision 2 . Task forces mandated by court order must not be counted for purposes of the limit on the number of task forces whose members may be paid expenses. No member of a task force shall be compensated for services in a manner not provided for in statute. A commissioner, board, council, committee, or other state agency may not create any other multimember agency unless specifically authorized by statute or unless the creation of the agency is authorized by federal law as a condition precedent to the receipt of federal money.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 14 ]
Minn. Stat. § 325N.15 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325N / Section 325N.15
§ 325N.15 WAIVER.
Status: in_force

Any waiver of the provisions of sections 325N.10 to 325N.18 is void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy except a consumer may waive the five-day right to cancel provided in section 325N.13 if the property is subject to a foreclosure sale within the five business days, and the owner agrees to waive his or her right to cancel in a handwritten statement signed by all parties holding title to the foreclosed property.
Minn. Stat. § 62Q.12 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62Q / Section 62Q.12
§ 62Q.12 DENIAL OF ACCESS.
Status: in_force

No health plan company may deny access to a covered health care service unless the denial is made by, or under the direction of, or subject to the review of a health care professional licensed to provide the service in question.
Minn. Stat. § 336.7-308 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.7-308
§ 336.7-308 ENFORCEMENT OF CARRIER'S LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A carrier's lien on goods may be enforced by public or private sale of the goods, in bulk or in packages, at any time or place and on any terms that are commercially reasonable, after notifying all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. The notification must include a statement of the amount due, the nature of the proposed sale, and the time and place of any public sale. The fact that a better price could have been obtained by a sale at a different time or in a method different from that selected by the carrier is not of itself sufficient to establish that the sale was not made in a commercially reasonable manner. The carrier sells goods in a commercially reasonable manner if the carrier sells the goods in the usual manner in any recognized market therefor, sells at the price current in that market at the time of the sale, or otherwise sells in conformity with commercially reasonable practices among dealers in the type of goods sold. A sale of more goods than apparently necessary to be offered to ensure satisfaction of the obligation is not commercially reasonable, except in cases covered by the preceding sentence.

(b) Before any sale pursuant to this section, any person claiming a right in the goods may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred in complying with this section. In that event, the goods may not be sold but must be retained by the carrier, subject to the terms of the bill of lading and this article.

(c) A carrier may buy at any public sale pursuant to this section.

(d) A purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a carrier's lien takes the goods free of any rights of persons against which the lien was valid, despite the carrier's noncompliance with this section.

(e) A carrier may satisfy its lien from the proceeds of any sale pursuant to this section but shall hold the balance, if any, for delivery on demand to any person to which the carrier would have been bound to deliver the goods.

(f) The rights provided by this section are in addition to all other rights allowed by law to a creditor against a debtor.

(g) A carrier's lien may be enforced pursuant to either subsection (a) or the procedure set forth in section 336.7-210 (b).

(h) A carrier is liable for damages caused by failure to comply with the requirements for sale under this section and, in case of willful violation, is liable for conversion.
Minn. Stat. § 256D.045 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256D / Section 256D.045
§ 256D.045 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for general assistance under sections 256D.01 to 256D.21 , an individual must provide the individual's Social Security number to the county agency or submit proof that an application has been made. The provisions of this section do not apply to the determination of eligibility for emergency general assistance under section 256D.06, subdivision 2 . This provision applies to eligible children under the age of 18 effective July 1, 1997.
Minn. Stat. § 88.80 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.80
§ 88.80 ASPEN RECYCLING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner must establish and accelerate an aspen recycling program providing for the betterment of public lands owned by the state by clearing trees which because of age, disease, pests, or other cause are unmarketable or increase the hazard of forest fires or infestation, permitting the regeneration of stands of healthy aspen capable of economic management, harvesting, and marketing. The financing of this program is determined to be a necessary and proper public purpose for the issuance of state bonds under the provisions of article XI, section 5 of the constitution relating to the betterment of public land, the promotion of reforestation, and prevention and abatement of forest fires and the clearing and improving of wild lands. The program shall designate priority areas on state lands for aspen recycling.

§ Subd. 2. Pilot project. The commissioner shall establish an aspen recycling program pilot project in the highest priority area on state lands in order to develop effective program procedures and practices. With respect to the pilot project, the commissioner may restrict bidding on contracts for the cutting, removal, and disposal of aspens, and for related activities, to loggers and others residing in the pilot project area designated under the program that are financially distressed. The commissioner may establish standards and procedures for awarding logging contracts relating to eligibility for employment for conservation work projects.

§ Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner shall report to the legislature by January 1, 1987, the results of the pilot project and a plan to recycle the overmature aspen stands of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 440.11 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 440 / Section 440.11
§ 440.11 STREET NAME CHANGE; ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

The council of each home rule charter city of the second, third, or fourth class may by ordinance change the name of and rename any of the streets, lanes, avenues, public highways, parks, and public grounds of the city. Immediately after publication, the ordinance shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the city is located.
Minn. Stat. § 176.451 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.451
§ 176.451 DEFAULTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application to district court for judgment. Where there has been a default of more than 30 days in the payment of compensation due under an award, the employee, or the employee's dependent, or other person entitled to the payment of money under the award, may apply to the judge of any district court for the entry of judgment upon the award.

§ Subd. 2. Certified copy of award; filing, notice. The application shall be made by filing a certified copy of the award with the court administrator and by serving a ten days' notice upon adverse parties. Service of the notice shall be made in the manner provided by court rule for service of summons in district court.

§ Subd. 3. Court administrator's fees. The court administrator shall charge $5 for the entire service the court administrator performs under this section.

§ Subd. 4. Matters for determination; judgment. When a judge hears the application for judgment upon the award, the judge has authority to determine only the facts of the award and the regularity of the proceedings upon which the award is based. The judge shall enter judgment accordingly. Judgment shall not be entered upon an award while an appeal is pending.

§ Subd. 5. Effect of district court judgment. The judgment of the district court entered upon an award has the same force and effect, and may be vacated, set aside, or satisfied as may other judgments of the district court.
Minn. Stat. § 325H.085 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325H / Section 325H.085
§ 325H.085 USE BY MINORS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person under age 18 may not use any type of tanning equipment as defined by section 325H.01, subdivision 6 , available in a tanning facility in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 465.013 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.013
§ 465.013 PROPERTY OR EASEMENTS NOT ACQUIRED BY PRESCRIPTION.
Status: in_force

No city of the first class or any board or department thereof shall hereafter obtain or acquire title to real property or any right or easement therein by prescription or adverse possession. This section shall not be construed to prevent the adjudication hereafter of title in such city in cases where lapse of time and adverse possession have already ripened into title but no adjudication thereof has yet been had.
Minn. Stat. § 146A.04 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 146A / Section 146A.04
§ 146A.04 IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Reporting. Any person, other than the unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioner who committed the violation, health care facility, business, or organization is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting a report to the office, for otherwise reporting to the office violations or alleged violations of this chapter, or for cooperating with an investigation of a report, except as provided in this subdivision. Any person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false report is liable in a civil suit for any damages suffered by the person or persons so reported and for any punitive damages set by the court or jury. An action requires clear and convincing evidence that the defendant made the statement with knowledge of falsity or with reckless disregard for its truth or falsity. The report or statement or any statement made in cooperation with an investigation or as part of a disciplinary proceeding is privileged except in an action brought under this subdivision.

§ Subd. 2. Investigation. The commissioner and employees of the Department of Health and other persons engaged in the investigation of violations and in the preparation, presentation, and management of and testimony pertaining to charges of violations of this chapter are immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution for any actions, transactions, or publications in the execution of, or relating to, their duties under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 487.35 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.35
§ 487.35 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE; ABOLISHED.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Office abolished. The Office of Justice of the Peace is abolished.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49 ]

§ Subd. 6. [Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49 ]