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Minn. Stat. § 260C.121 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.121
§ 260C.121 VENUE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Venue. When it is alleged that a child is in need of protection or services, venue may be in the county where the child is found, in the county of residence, or in the county where the alleged conditions causing the child's need for protection or services occurred.

§ Subd. 2. Transfer. The judge of the juvenile court may transfer any proceedings brought under section 260C.101 , except adoptions, to the juvenile court of a county having venue as provided in subdivision 1, at any stage of the proceedings and in the following manner. When it appears that the best interests of the child, society, or the convenience of proceedings will be served by a transfer, the court may transfer the case to the juvenile court of the county of the child's residence. With the consent of the receiving court, the court may also transfer the case to the juvenile court of the county where the child is found. The court transfers the case by ordering a continuance and by forwarding to the court administrator of the appropriate juvenile court a certified copy of all papers filed, together with an order of transfer. The judge of the receiving court may accept the findings of the transferring court or may direct the filing of a new petition or notice under section 260C.143 and hear the case anew.

§ Subd. 3. Resident of another state. If it appears at any stage of the proceeding that a child before the court is a resident of another state, the court may invoke the provisions of the interstate compact on juveniles or, if it is in the best interests of the child or the public to do so, the court may place the child in the custody of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, if the parent, guardian, or custodian agrees to accept custody of the child and return the child to their state.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.22 — MN Code / Part 363_363A / Chapter 363A / Section 363A.22
§ 363A.22 EXEMPTION BASED ON FAMILIAL STATUS IN HOUSING.
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 363A.09 prohibiting discrimination because of familial status do not apply to eviction from, or denial of continuing tenancy in, dwelling units exempt under sections 363A.20 to 363A.26 , and 363A.38 , provided that: (1) one year has elapsed from the commencement of the familial status; and (2) six months prior written notice has been given to the tenant, unless the eviction or denial of continuing tenancy is for nonpayment of rent, damage to the premises, disturbance of other tenants, or other breach of the lease.
Minn. Stat. § 13.355 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.355
§ 13.355 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. The Social Security numbers of individuals, whether provided in whole or in part, collected or maintained by a government entity are private data on individuals, except to the extent that access to the Social Security number is specifically authorized by law.

§ Subd. 2. County recorder or registrar of titles. Subdivision 1 does not apply to Social Security numbers that appear in documents or records filed or recorded with the county recorder or registrar of titles, other than documents filed under section 600.23 .

§ Subd. 3. Social Security number; prohibited on face of mailings. A government entity must not: (1) mail or deliver or cause to be mailed or delivered an item that displays a Social Security number on the outside of the item or in a manner where the Social Security number is visible without opening the item; or (2) require or request a person to mail or deliver or cause to be mailed or delivered an item that displays a Social Security number on the outside of the item or in a manner where the Social Security number is visible without opening the item.
Minn. Stat. § 365.36 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.36
§ 365.36 INVESTMENT OF CEMETERY FUND.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Like school fund. A cemetery's directors or, if none, the town board shall invest the principal of the cemetery fund in the kind of securities that the permanent school fund may be invested in. This section controls the investment of the principal of the fund.

§ Subd. 2. County treasurer's duties. The town board and the cemetery directors may require the county treasurer to withdraw money from the depository for investment under this section. The securities invested in must remain with the county treasurer. The bond of the county treasurer is security for the proper care of the securities. The bond is also security for the payment to the cemetery directors of interest earned by the securities and received by the treasurer. On receiving payments on the securities the county treasurer shall deposit the payments in the county depository. The county treasurer also shall collect the interest on money loaned from the fund. The county treasurer shall then pay the money received and collected to the directors of the cemetery when they ask for it. Annually the county treasurer shall pay the cemetery directors all interest on money received or collected on money deposited or invested under sections 365.29 to 365.36 , and principal as directed by the town board.

§ Subd. 3. Treasurer's report and statements. Before March 2 each year the county treasurer shall make a report to the town board. The report must have a statement of all money received by the treasurer under sections 365.29 to 365.36 during the last calendar year. The statement must include: (1) the amount of money and the amount of securities in the permanent fund on the first day of the calendar year; (2) the amount of money paid into the fund during the year; (3) the amount of money invested in securities in the year; (4) the amount of money and the amount of securities in the fund at the end of the calendar year; (5) the amount of interest collected on the fund and turned over to the directors; (6) the amount of excess interest returned by the directors, deposited in the treasury, and added to the permanent fund; and (7) the amount of principal in the fund turned over to the directors at the direction of the town board.
Minn. Stat. § 192A.56 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192A / Section 192A.56
§ 192A.56 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE ON DUTY; SLEEPING ON POST; LEAVING POST BEFORE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who is found to be under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance as defined in section 192A.566 without a valid medical prescription while on duty or sleeping upon an assigned post, or who leaves that post before being regularly relieved, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Minn. Stat. § 349.38 — MN Code / Part 349_350 / Chapter 349 / Section 349.38
§ 349.38 PROPERTY OWNERS LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

When a license is suspended or revoked under the provisions of sections 349.30 to 349.39 , the owner of the premises upon which any licensed business has been operated shall not be penalized by reason thereof unless it is established that the owner had knowledge of the existence of the gambling devices resulting in license suspension or revocation.
Minn. Stat. § 440.135 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 440 / Section 440.135
§ 440.135 VACATING STREETS IN THIRD CLASS CHARTER CITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to every home rule charter city of the third class.

§ Subd. 2. Council may vacate; conditions. In addition to any other method provided by law, the council of such city, upon the presentation and filing of a verified petition signed by or on behalf of any owner, natural or corporate, of any real estate abutting thereon, may vacate any street or segment of street or any portion of the width thereof within its geographical limits, provided only that the street, segment, or portion thereof so vacated pursuant to such petition shall not be longer than the distance intervening between any two adjacent intersecting streets. If any street, segment, or portion thereof proposed to be vacated terminates at or abuts upon any public water, the petitioners shall serve notice of the petition by certified mail upon the commissioner of natural resources at least 30 days before the council hearing on the matter. The notice under this subdivision is for notification purposes only and does not create a right of intervention by the commissioner of natural resources.

§ Subd. 3. Certified copy of resolution to be filed. Such action of such council may be taken at any regular or special meeting duly called for such purpose and shall be by resolution, and a copy of the resolution duly certified by the city clerk shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county where such city is located before the action shall be effective.

§ Subd. 4. Not to interfere with special improvements. The vacation of any street or segment thereof under this section shall not destroy or interfere with the right of any person, corporation, or municipality owning or having control of any electric light or telephone pole or lines existing upon such street at the time of the vacation thereof or with any sewer or water pipes, mains or hydrants thereon or thereunder to enter upon such street or portion thereof vacated for the purpose of repairing the same or otherwise attending thereto.
Minn. Stat. § 270.95 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270 / Section 270.95
§ 270.95 PAYMENT; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed under sections 270.91 to 270.98 is payable at the same time and manner as the regular ad valorem property tax. The tax is subject to the penalty, interest, lien, forfeiture, and any other rules for collection of the regular ad valorem property tax. If a reduction in market value that creates contamination value is granted after the ad valorem property tax has been paid, the contamination tax must be subtracted from the amount to be refunded to the property owner.
Minn. Stat. § 473.672 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.672
§ 473.672 METROPOLITAN AREA TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 473.671 or any other provision of sections 473.601 to 473.679 , any tax levy required to be made to pay debt service on any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by the commission shall not be restricted to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul but shall be levied against all the taxable property in the metropolitan area in accordance with the provisions of section 473.667 .
Minn. Stat. § 81A.362 — MN Code / Part 80B_81A / Chapter 81A / Section 81A.362
§ 81A.362 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of sections 81A.22 to 81A.37 , in accordance with chapters 14 and 45.
Minn. Stat. § 299K.02 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299K / Section 299K.02
§ 299K.02 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
Status: in_force

The Office of Emergency Response is established in the Department of Public Safety, consisting of the Emergency Response Commission and its staff, to coordinate state compliance with the federal act.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.918 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.918
§ 115A.918 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this section and sections 115A.919 to 115A.929 .

§ Subd. 2. Closure. "Closure" means actions that will prevent, mitigate, or minimize the threat to public health and the environment posed by a closed solid waste disposal facility including application of final cover; grading and seeding of final cover; installation of an adequate monitoring system, if necessary; and construction of groundwater and surface water diversion structures.

§ Subd. 2a. Equivalent. For mixed municipal solid waste, the measure of "equivalent" or "equivalent cubic yards of waste" is 3.33 cubic yards per ton of waste.

§ Subd. 3. Operator. "Operator" means: (1) the permittee of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility that has an agency permit; or (2) the person in control of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility that does not have an agency permit.

§ Subd. 4. Postclosure, postclosure care. "Postclosure" and "postclosure care" mean actions taken for the care, maintenance, and monitoring of a solid waste disposal facility after closure that will prevent, mitigate, or minimize the threat to public health and environment posed by the closed facility.

§ Subd. 5. Response. "Response" has the meaning given it in section 115B.02, subdivision 18 .
Minn. Stat. § 90.195 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 90 / Section 90.195
§ 90.195 SPECIAL-USE AND PRODUCT PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue a fuelwood permit to salvage or cut not to exceed 12 cords of fuelwood per year for personal use from either or both of the following sources:

(1) dead, down, and damaged trees; or

(2) other trees that are of negative value under good forest management practices.

(b) The fuelwood permits under paragraph (a) may be issued for a period not to exceed one year. The commissioner must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 90.041, subdivision 10 . The fee must not exceed the current market value of fuelwood of similar species, grade, and volume that is being sold in the area where the salvage or cutting is authorized under the permit.

(c) The commissioner may issue a permit for harvesting or collecting incidental volumes of special forest products. The value of the products is the current market value of the products that are being sold in the area. The permit may be issued for a period not to exceed one year, and the commissioner must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 90.041, subdivision 10 .

(d) The commissioner may issue a special-use permit for incidental volumes of timber from approved right-of-way road clearing across state land to access a state timber permit. The permit must include the volume and value of timber to be cleared and may be issued for a period not to exceed one year. A presale conference as required under section 90.151, subdivision 6 , must be completed before the start of any activities under the permit.
Minn. Stat. § 82.88 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82 / Section 82.88
§ 82.88 NONRESIDENT SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment of agent. Every nonresident, before being licensed as a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or real estate closing agent shall appoint the commissioner and a successor or successors in office as true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served all legal process in any action or proceedings against such person, or in which such person may be a party, in relation to or involving any transaction covered by this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, which appointment shall be irrevocable. Service upon such attorney shall be as valid and binding as if due and personal service had been made upon such person. Any such appointment shall be effective upon the issuance of the license in connection with which the appointment was filed.

§ Subd. 2. Violation as appointment. The commission of any act which constitutes a violation of this chapter or rule or order hereunder by any nonresident person who has not theretofore appointed the commissioner as attorney in compliance with subdivision 1 shall be conclusively deemed an irrevocable appointment by such person of the commissioner and a successor or successors in any action or proceedings against the nonresident or in which the nonresident may be a party in relation to or involving such violation; and such violation shall be a signification of agreement that all such legal process which is so served shall be as valid and binding upon the nonresident as if due and personal service thereof had been made.

§ Subd. 3. How made. Service of process under this section shall be made in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 121A.72 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.72
§ 121A.72 SCHOOL LOCKER POLICY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of the state of Minnesota that: "School lockers are the property of the school district. At no time does the school district relinquish its exclusive control of lockers provided for the convenience of students. Inspection of the interior of lockers may be conducted by school authorities for any reason at any time, without notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. The personal possessions of students within a school locker may be searched only when school authorities have a reasonable suspicion that the search will uncover evidence of a violation of law or school rules. As soon as practicable after the search of a student's personal possessions, the school authorities must provide notice of the search to students whose lockers were searched unless disclosure would impede an ongoing investigation by police or school officials."

§ Subd. 2. Dissemination. The locker policy must be disseminated to parents and students in the way that other policies of general application to students are disseminated. A copy of the policy must be provided to a student the first time that the student is given the use of a locker.
Minn. Stat. § 508.17 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.17
§ 508.17 ANSWER.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien upon the land, whether named in the summons or not, may file an answer therein, within the time named in the summons, or within such further time as may be allowed by the court. The answer shall state all objections to the application, set forth the right, title, estate, interest, or lien claimed by the party filing the same, and be signed and verified by the defendant, or by some person in the defendant's behalf.
Minn. Stat. § 306.93 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.93
§ 306.93 CERTIFIED LETTER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Contents; filing; fee. Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation which is subject to section 306.761 is required to file, by March 31 if operating on a calendar year basis and by 90 days after the end of the fiscal year if operating on a fiscal year basis, either its independently audited financial statement or a certified letter prepared by a certified public accountant which reviews the permanent care and improvement fund and construction performance bond of the cemetery, mausoleum, or columbarium. The letter or audited financial statement must, at a minimum, review whether the amounts in the entity's permanent care and improvement fund and construction performance bond comply with the requirements of this chapter. The independently audited financial statement or the certified letter must be filed with the county auditor of the county in which the cemetery, mausoleum, or columbarium is situated. There shall be paid to the county auditor a filing fee of $15 for each certified letter or independently audited financial statement.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation knowingly violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for a second offense shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.21 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.21
§ 122A.21 TEACHERS' AND ADMINISTRATORS' LICENSES; FEES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Licensure applications. Each applicant submitting an application to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to issue, renew, or extend a teaching license, including applications for licensure via portfolio under subdivision 4, must include a processing fee of $57. The processing fee for a teacher's license and for the licenses of supervisory personnel must be paid to the executive secretary of the appropriate board and deposited in the state treasury. The fees as set by the board are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. However, the commissioner of management and budget must refund a fee in any case in which the applicant already holds a valid unexpired license. The board may waive or reduce fees for applicants who apply at the same time for more than one license.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2017 Supp [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 5 art 3 s 36 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Never Effective, 1Sp2019 c 11 art 10 s 9 ]

§ Subd. 4. Licensure via portfolio. An applicant must pay to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board a $300 fee for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted subsequently. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board executive secretary must deposit the fee in the education licensure portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees are nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may waive or reduce fees for applicants based on financial need.
Minn. Stat. § 40A.16 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 40A / Section 40A.16
§ 40A.16 INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The board, districts, the agency, and the Department of Natural Resources shall cooperate with and assist the commissioner in developing and implementing the agricultural land preservation and conservation awareness and assistance programs. The commissioner may enter into agreements under which staff from those agencies are loaned for the purpose of administering the programs.
Minn. Stat. § 161.434 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.434
§ 161.434 INTERSTATE AND TRUNK HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY; LIMITED USE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may also make such arrangements and agreements as the commissioner deems necessary in the public interest for the limited use of land owned as interstate or trunk highway right-of-way, which use shall be for highway purposes, including aesthetic purposes, but not including the erection of permanent buildings, except buildings or structures erected for the purpose of providing information to travelers through commercial and public service advertising pursuant to agreements as provided in sections 160.272 to 160.276 . The commissioner shall secure the approval of the appropriate federal agency where such approval is required.