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Minn. Stat. § 62C.05 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62C / Section 62C.05
§ 62C.05 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Required conformance. The articles of incorporation and bylaws of any service plan corporation and any amendments thereto shall conform to the requirements of Laws 1971, chapter 568 and chapter 317A.

§ Subd. 2. Specified statements in articles. In addition to meeting the requirements of chapter 317A, the articles of incorporation of a service plan corporation shall clearly state its purposes in strict conformity with Laws 1971, chapter 568 and that subscribers' contracts shall not restrict the subscribers' freedom in selecting a provider in a particular class of providers.
Minn. Stat. § 299A.291 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.291
§ 299A.291 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 299A.291 to 299A.298 , the following terms have the meanings given them in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Chemical abuse. "Chemical abuse" means the use of a controlled substance or the abuse of alcoholic beverages.

§ Subd. 3. Controlled substance. "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4 .

§ Subd. 4. Prevention activity. "Prevention activity" means an activity carried on by a government agency that is designed to reduce chemical abuse and substance use disorder, including education, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs.

§ Subd. 5. Supply reduction activity. "Supply reduction activity" means an activity carried on by a government agency that is designed to reduce the supply or use of controlled substances, including law enforcement, eradication, and prosecutorial activities.
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0904 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0904
§ 323A.0904 EFFECT OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Same entity. An organization that has been converted pursuant to this section and sections 323A.0902 and 323A.0903 is for all purposes the same entity that existed before the conversion.

§ Subd. 2. Effect on converting organization. When a conversion takes effect: (1) all property owned by the converting organization remains vested in the converted organization; (2) all debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the converting organization continue as debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the converted organization; (3) an action or proceeding pending by or against the converting organization may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred; (4) except as prohibited by law other than this chapter, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of the converting organization remain vested in the converted organization; (5) except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, the terms and conditions of the plan of conversion take effect; and (6) except as otherwise agreed, the conversion does not dissolve a converting partnership for the purposes of sections 323A.0801 to 323A.0807 .

§ Subd. 3. Foreign organization. A converted organization that is a foreign organization consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to enforce any debt, obligation, or other liability for which the converting partnership is liable if, before the conversion, the converting partnership was subject to suit in this state on the debt, obligation, or other liability. A converted organization that is a foreign organization and not authorized to transact business in this state appoints the secretary of state as its agent for service of process for purposes of enforcing a debt, obligation, or other liability under this subdivision. Service on the secretary of state under this subdivision must be made in the same manner and has the same consequences as in section 5.26 .
Minn. Stat. § 611A.37 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.37
§ 611A.37 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of sections 611A.371 to 611A.375 , the terms defined have the meanings given them unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context.

§ Subd. 2. Director. "Director" means the director of the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety or a designee.

§ Subd. 3. Office. "Office" means the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety.

§ Subd. 4. Shelter facility. "Shelter facility" means a secure crisis shelter, housing network, safe home, or other facility operated by a nonprofit organization and designated by the center for the purpose of providing food, lodging, safety, and 24-hour coverage for battered women and their children.

§ Subd. 5. Designated shelter facility. "Designated shelter facility" means a facility that has applied to, and been approved by, the Office of Justice Programs to provide shelter and services to battered women and their children.

§ Subd. 6. MS 2002 [Repealed, 2002 c 220 art 7 s 33 ]

§ Subd. 7. MS 2002 [Repealed, 2002 c 220 art 7 s 33 ]

§ Subd. 8. Battered woman. "Battered woman" has the meaning given in section 611A.31, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 609.807 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.807
§ 609.807 EVENT TICKETS; PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "initial seller" means a person or entity with whom a provider of an event or venue has contracted for the sale of tickets for the purpose of the initial sale of those tickets to the general public; and (2) "ticket" means a ticket of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind.

(b) The initial seller of tickets shall make available for sale all tickets under control of the initial seller in the manner and under terms directed by the provider of the event or venue. The initial seller shall not, unless authorized by the provider of the event or venue, divert tickets from the initial sale to the general public to be sold in any other manner or under any other terms.

(c) No person or entity, with intent to defraud, may sell or offer for sale a ticket that is invalid, counterfeit, altered, or otherwise not genuine.

(d) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 246C.191 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246C / Section 246C.191
§ 246C.191 REGIONAL CENTER AND COMMUNITY-BASED FACILITY EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

In accordance with section 43A.21 , the executive board shall develop procedures to assure that:

(1) there are workers employed at state regional centers and nursing homes who are skilled in the treatment of persons with severe and profound developmental disabilities, behavioral problems, and medical needs to facilitate adjustment to community living;

(2) suitable training programs exist for regional treatment center and state-operated, community-based residential facility staff; and

(3) state employees under the jurisdiction of the executive board who are included in a position reduction plan have the option of transferring to a community-based program; to a similar, comparable classification in another regional center setting; or to a position in another state agency.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.411 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.411
§ 103F.411 MODEL ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with counties, soil and water conservation districts, and other appropriate agencies, shall adopt a model ordinance and rules that serve as a guide for local governments to implement sections 103F.401 to 103F.455 and provide administrative procedures for the board for sections 103F.401 to 103F.455 .

§ Subd. 2. Model ordinance. The model ordinance must specify the technical and administrative procedures required to control soil loss and erosion. The model ordinance is the minimum regulation to be adopted. The model ordinance must use the soil loss tolerance for each soil series described in the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Office Technical Guide to determine soil loss limits, but the soil loss limits must be attainable by the best practicable soil conservation practice.

§ Subd. 3. Periodic review. At least once every five years the board shall review the rules and model ordinance in cooperation with counties, soil and water conservation districts, and appropriate agencies to ensure their continued applicability and relevance.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.63 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.63
§ 611A.63 ENFORCEMENT OF BOARD'S ORDERS.
Status: in_force

If a person refuses to comply with an order of the board or asserts a privilege to withhold or suppress evidence relevant to a claim, the board may make any just order including denial of the claim, but may not find the person in contempt. If necessary to carry out any of its powers and duties, the board may petition the district court for an appropriate order, but the court may not find a person in contempt for refusal to submit to a mental or physical examination.
Minn. Stat. § 282.38 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 282 / Section 282.38
§ 282.38 FOREST DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Development. In any county where the county board by proper resolution sets aside funds for forest development pursuant to section 282.08 , clause (4), item (i), or section 459.06, subdivision 2 , the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, after consultation with the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, may upon request of the county board assist said county in carrying out any project for the long range development of its forest resources through matching of funds or otherwise.

§ Subd. 2. Tax levy. In any county where the county board shall determine that insufficient moneys will be available from tax-forfeited funds to carry out the intentions of this section as set forth in the statutes enumerated in subdivision 1, the county board may levy a tax upon the real and personal property of the county for that purpose, and the proceeds of said levy may be used in the same manner as funds set aside pursuant to section 282.08 , clause (4), item (i), and section 459.06, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 3. Not to affect commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or abrogate the authority of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation to give temporary assistance to any county in the development of its land use program.
Minn. Stat. § 354.512 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354 / Section 354.512
§ 354.512 RECOVERY OF DEFICIENCIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedies permitted under law, if an employing unit or other entity required by law to make any form of payment to the Teachers Retirement Association fails to make full payment, the executive director is authorized to certify the amount of deficiency to the commissioner of management and budget, who shall deduct the amount from any state aid or appropriation applicable to the employing unit or entity, and transmit the withheld aid or appropriation to the executive director for deposit in the fund.
Minn. Stat. § 373.09 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.09
§ 373.09 CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTY; APPEAL.
Status: in_force

When a claim against a county is disallowed in whole or part by the county board, the claimant may appeal to the district court by (1) filing a written notice of appeal in the office of the auditor within 15 days after written notice is mailed to the claimant by the county auditor showing the disallowance of the claim and (2) giving security for costs, to be approved by the auditor. The auditor shall notify the county attorney of the appeal.

When a claim is allowed in whole or in part by the board, no order shall be issued to pay it or any part of it, until three days after the date of the decision. The county attorney may, on behalf and in the name of the county, appeal from the decision to the district court, by filing a written notice of appeal in the office of the auditor within three days after the date of the decision appealed from. Any seven taxpayers of the county may appeal in their own names from the decision to the district court by (1) filing a written notice of appeal stating the grounds in the office of the auditor within three days after the date of the decision appealed from, and (2) giving security to the claimant for the claimant's costs and disbursements. The security shall be approved by a judge of the district court. After filing of a notice of appeal no order shall be issued in payment of the claim until a certified copy of the judgment of the court is filed in the office of the auditor. Upon filing of a notice of appeal, the court has jurisdiction of the parties and of the subject matter, and may compel a return to be made.
Minn. Stat. § 354.436 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354 / Section 354.436
§ 354.436 DIRECT STATE AID ON BEHALF OF THE FORMER FIRST CLASS CITY TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Aid authorization. The state shall pay $12,954,000 to the Teachers Retirement Association on behalf of the former Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund Association and shall pay $14,377,000 during fiscal year 2015 to the Teachers Retirement Association for the credit of the Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund Association and, after fiscal year 2015, shall pay $14,377,000 on behalf of the Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund Association.

§ Subd. 2. Aid appropriation. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay the aid amounts under subdivision 1 annually on October 1. The amount required is appropriated annually from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

§ Subd. 3. Aid expiration. The aid amounts specified in this section continue until the earlier of: (1) the first day of the fiscal year following three consecutive fiscal years in which, for each fiscal year, the actuarial value of assets of the fund equals or exceeds 100 percent of the actuarial accrued liabilities as reported by the actuary retained under section 356.214 in the annual actuarial valuation prepared under section 356.215 ; or (2) July 1, 2048.
Minn. Stat. § 204D.26 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204D / Section 204D.26
§ 204D.26 CONGRESSIONAL OR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS; CHANGE IN BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

No change in the boundaries of any congressional or legislative district is effective with respect to any election to fill a vacancy in the representation of that district if the term of the office which is vacant commenced before the change was made.
Minn. Stat. § 299C.38 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.38
§ 299C.38 PRIORITY OF POLICE COMMUNICATIONS; MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully makes any false, misleading, or unfounded report to any public safety answering point for the purpose of interfering with the operation thereof, or with the intention of misleading any officer of this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 368.015 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 368 / Section 368.015
§ 368.015 TOWNS; CENSUS.
Status: in_force

A town board may by resolution, in any year, request the United States Bureau of the Census to take a special census of the town to qualify to exercise the powers contained in section 368.01 as provided by section 368.01, subdivision 1a . The town shall bear the cost of the census.
Minn. Stat. § 336.3-413 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.3-413
§ 336.3-413 OBLIGATION OF ACCEPTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The acceptor of a draft is obliged to pay the draft (i) according to its terms at the time it was accepted, even though the acceptance states that the draft is payable "as originally drawn" or equivalent terms, (ii) if the acceptance varies the terms of the draft, according to the terms of the draft as varied, or (iii) if the acceptance is of a draft that is an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent stated in sections 336.3-115 and 336.3-407 . The obligation is owed to a person entitled to enforce the draft or to the drawer or an endorser who paid the draft under section 336.3-414 or 336.3-415 .

(b) If the certification of a check or other acceptance of a draft states the amount certified or accepted, the obligation of the acceptor is that amount. If (i) the certification or acceptance does not state an amount, (ii) the amount of the instrument is subsequently raised, and (iii) the instrument is then negotiated to a holder in due course, the obligation of the acceptor is the amount of the instrument at the time it was taken by the holder in due course.
Minn. Stat. § 126C.61 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 126C / Section 126C.61
§ 126C.61 CITATION, MAXIMUM EFFORT SCHOOL AID LAW.
Status: in_force

Sections 126C.61 to 126C.72 may be cited as the "Maximum Effort School Aid Law."
Minn. Stat. § 44.12 — MN Code / Part 44 / Chapter 44 / Section 44.12
§ 44.12 EXPENSES, PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

Whenever the classified service includes employees who are under the jurisdiction of a board or commission with authority independent of the council to appropriate money and pay bills, the personnel board's expenses incurred in recruiting such employees shall be paid by the independent board or commission concerned; and the board shall provide for the apportionment of general expenses of the board between the funds of the council and the funds of such independent boards or commissions in the proportion that the number of full-time employees of each in the classified service bears to the total number of full-time employees in the classified service. The council and each independent board and commission shall provide for the payment of all reasonable expenses of the board thus apportioned to it; and the council shall provide for the payment of all reasonable expenses of the board in all other cases.
Minn. Stat. § 136F.46 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136F / Section 136F.46
§ 136F.46 NONPROFIT FOUNDATION PAYROLL DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Request; payment. The commissioner of management and budget, upon the written request of an employee of the board, may deduct from an employee's salary or wages the amount requested for payment to a nonprofit state college or university foundation meeting the requirements in subdivision 2. The commissioner shall issue a payment for the deducted amount to the nonprofit foundation. The Penny Fellowship and the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program of the Minnesota State University Student Association shall be considered nonprofit state college and university foundations for purposes of this section.

§ Subd. 2. Foundation application; approval. A nonprofit state college or university foundation that desires to receive contributions through payroll deductions shall apply to the board for approval to participate in the payroll deduction plan. The board may approve the application for participation if the foundation: (1) is tax exempt under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (2) qualifies for tax-deductible contributions under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; (3) secures funding solely for distribution to a state college or university or for distribution to students in the form of scholarships; and (4) has been incorporated according to chapter 317A for at least one calendar year before the date it applies to the board for approval.

§ Subd. 3. Solicitation. Efforts to secure payroll deductions authorized in subdivision 1 may not interfere with, require a modification of, nor be conducted during the period of a payroll deduction fund drive for employees authorized by section 43A.50 .
Minn. Stat. § 8.34 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 8 / Section 8.34
§ 8.34 BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIME PROSECUTION TRAINING.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "prosecuting attorney" means a political subdivision's elected or appointed county and city attorney and any of that attorney's assistants who have criminal prosecution responsibility for bias-motivated crimes.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1994 c 636 art 4 s 41 ]

§ Subd. 3. Records of attendance. The head of every agency that employs prosecuting attorneys shall maintain records of the number of prosecuting attorneys who have attended the bias-motivated crimes prosecution course and the number of those who have not. The agency head shall report annually to the attorney general on these attendance and nonattendance figures.
Minn. Stat. § 270.42 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270 / Section 270.42
§ 270.42 MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09 . The provision of staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.
Minn. Stat. § 41B.211 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 41B / Section 41B.211
§ 41B.211 DATA PRIVACY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Data on individuals. Financial information, including credit reports, financial statements, and net worth calculations, received or prepared by the authority regarding any authority loan and the name of each individual who is the recipient of a loan are private data on individuals, under chapter 13, except that information obtained under the agricultural development bond program in sections 41C.01 to 41C.13 may be released as required by federal tax law.

§ Subd. 2. Data not on individuals. The following data submitted to the authority by businesses that are requesting financial assistance are nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02 : financial information about the applicant, including credit reports, financial statements, net worth calculations, business plans, income and expense projections, customer lists, market and feasibility studies not paid for with public funds, tax returns, and financial reports provided to the authority after closing of the financial assistance.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.3-116 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.3-116
§ 515A.3-116 ASSOCIATION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The association shall keep financial records sufficiently detailed to enable the association to comply with section 515A.4-107 . All financial records shall be made reasonably available for examination by any unit owner and the unit owner's authorized agents.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.375 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.375
§ 97C.375 TAKING NATIVE ROUGH FISH AND COMMON CARP BY SPEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A resident or nonresident may take native rough fish and common carp by spearing according to paragraph (b) and during the times, in waters, and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) Suckers may be taken by spearing from May 1 through the last day in February.