FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Minn. Stat. § 62J.311 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62J / Section 62J.311
§ 62J.311 ANALYSIS AND USE OF DATA.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Data analysis. The commissioner shall analyze the data collected to: (1) assist the state in developing and refining its health policy in the areas of access, utilization, quality, and cost; (2) assist the state in promoting efficiency and effectiveness in the financing and delivery of health services; (3) monitor and track accessibility, utilization, quality, and cost of health care services within the state; (4) evaluate the impact of health care reform activities; (5) assist the state in its public health activities; and (6) evaluate and determine the most appropriate methods for ongoing data collection.

§ Subd. 2. Criteria for data and research initiatives. (a) Data and research initiatives by the commissioner, pursuant to sections 62J.301 to 62J.42 , must: (1) serve the needs of the general public, public sector health care programs, employers and other purchasers of health care, health care providers, including providers serving large numbers of people with low-income, and health plan companies as applicable; (2) be based on scientifically sound and statistically valid methods; (3) be statewide in scope, to the extent feasible, in order to benefit health care purchasers and providers in all parts of Minnesota and to ensure broad and representative health care data for research comparisons and applications; (4) emphasize data that is useful, relevant, and nonredundant of existing data. The initiatives may duplicate existing private data collection activities, if necessary to ensure that the data collected will be in the public domain; (5) be structured to minimize the administrative burden on health plan companies, health care providers, and the health care delivery system, and minimize any privacy impact on individuals; and (6) promote continuous improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery. (b) Data and research initiatives related to public sector health care programs must: (1) assist the state's current health care financing and delivery programs to deliver and purchase health care in a manner that promotes improvements in health care efficiency and effectiveness; (2) assist the state in its public health activities, including the analysis of disease prevalence and trends and the development of public health responses; (3) assist the state in developing and refining its overall health policy, including policy related to health care costs, quality, and access; and (4) provide data that allows the evaluation of state health care financing and delivery programs.
Minn. Stat. § 336.7-301 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.7-301
§ 336.7-301 LIABILITY FOR NONRECEIPT OR MISDESCRIPTION; "SAID TO CONTAIN"; "SHIPPER'S WEIGHT, LOAD, AND COUNT"; IMPROPER HANDLING.
Status: in_force

(a) A consignee of a nonnegotiable bill of lading which has given value in good faith, or a holder to which a negotiable bill has been duly negotiated, relying upon the description of the goods in the bill or upon the date shown in the bill, may recover from the issuer damages caused by the misdating of the bill or the nonreceipt or misdescription of the goods, except to the extent that the bill indicates that the issuer does not know whether any part or all of the goods in fact were received or conform to the description, such as in a case in which the description is in terms of marks or labels or kind, quantity, or condition or the receipt or description is qualified by "contents or condition of contents of packages unknown," "said to contain," "shipper's weight, load, and count," or words of similar import, if that indication is true.

(b) If goods are loaded by the issuer of a bill of lading:

(1) the issuer shall count the packages of goods if shipped in packages and ascertain the kind and quantity if shipped in bulk; and

(2) words such as "shipper's weight, load, and count," or words of similar import indicating that the description was made by the shipper are ineffective except as to goods concealed in packages.

(c) If bulk goods are loaded by a shipper that makes available to the issuer of a bill of lading adequate facilities for weighing those goods, the issuer shall ascertain the kind and quantity within a reasonable time after receiving the shipper's request in a record to do so. In that case, "shipper's weight" or words of similar import are ineffective.

(d) The issuer of a bill of lading, by including in the bill the words "shipper's weight, load, and count," or words of similar import, may indicate that the goods were loaded by the shipper, and, if that statement is true, the issuer is not liable for damages caused by the improper loading. However, omission of such words does not imply liability for damages caused by improper loading.

(e) A shipper guarantees to an issuer the accuracy at the time of shipment of the description, marks, labels, number, kind, quantity, condition, and weight, as furnished by the shipper, and the shipper shall indemnify the issuer against damage caused by inaccuracies in those particulars. This right of indemnity does not limit the issuer's responsibility or liability under the contract of carriage to any person other than the shipper.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.791 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.791
§ 302A.791 OMITTED ASSETS.
Status: in_force

Title to assets remaining after payment of all debts, obligations, or liabilities and after distributions to shareholders may be transferred by a court in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 84D.06 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84D / Section 84D.06
§ 84D.06 UNLISTED NONNATIVE SPECIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Process. A person may not introduce an unlisted nonnative aquatic plant or wild animal species unless: (1) the person has notified the commissioner in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner; (2) the commissioner has made the classification determination required in subdivision 2 and designated the species as appropriate; and (3) the introduction is allowed under the applicable provisions of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Classification. (a) If the commissioner determines that a species for which a notification is received under subdivision 1 should be classified as a prohibited invasive species, the commissioner shall: (1) adopt a rule under section 84D.12, subdivision 3 , designating the species as a prohibited invasive species; and (2) notify the person from which the notification was received that the species is subject to section 84D.04 . (b) If the commissioner determines that a species for which a notification is received under subdivision 1 should be classified as an unregulated nonnative species, the commissioner shall: (1) adopt a rule under section 84D.12, subdivision 3 , designating the species as an unregulated nonnative species; and (2) notify the person from which the notification was received that the species is not subject to regulation under this chapter. (c) If the commissioner determines that a species for which a notification is received under subdivision 1 should be classified as a regulated invasive species, the commissioner shall notify the applicant that the species is subject to the requirements in section 84D.07 .
Minn. Stat. § 375.08 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375 / Section 375.08
§ 375.08 BOARD TO FILL VACANCIES IN COUNTY OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 375.081 , when a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected county auditor, county treasurer, county recorder, sheriff, county attorney, county surveyor, or coroner, the county board must fill it by appointment at a regular or special meeting. A person appointed to a vacancy pursuant to this paragraph must give the bond and take the oath required by law, and serve the remainder of the term, and until a successor qualifies.

(b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff or county attorney less than 84 days before the state primary in the year preceding the end of the term, the county board may fill the vacancy by appointment at a regular or special meeting. A person appointed to fill a vacancy pursuant to this paragraph serves only until the successor is elected. The person elected at the general election to the office for the ensuing term must take office immediately after receiving the certificate of election, filing the bond, and taking the oath of office.

(c) When a vacancy occurs in an office that has a chief deputy or first assistant, the chief deputy or first assistant may perform all the duties and functions of the office until it is filled by appointment by the county board.
Minn. Stat. § 555.03 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.03
§ 555.03 CONTRACT MAY BE CONSTRUED.
Status: in_force

A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 308C.725 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308C / Section 308C.725
§ 308C.725 ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO OCCUPANT MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Distribution of net income. A cooperative may set aside a portion of net income allocated to the occupant membership interests as the board determines advisable to create or maintain a capital reserve.

§ Subd. 2. Reserves. In addition to a capital reserve, the board may, for occupant membership interests: (1) set aside an amount not to exceed five percent of the annual net income of the cooperative for promoting and encouraging cooperative organization; and (2) establish and accumulate reserves for common area items, buildings, depreciation, losses, and other proper purposes.

§ Subd. 3. Occupant distributions. Any net income allocated to occupant members in excess of dividends on equity and additions to reserves shall be distributed to occupant members on the basis of patronage of cooperative. A cooperative may establish allocation units, whether the units are functional, divisional, departmental, or otherwise and pooling arrangements and may account for and distribute net income to occupants on the basis of allocation units and pooling arrangements. A cooperative may offset the net loss of an allocation unit or pooling arrangement against the net income of other allocation units or pooling arrangements.

§ Subd. 4. Frequency of distribution. Distribution of net income may be made at least annually. The board shall present to the members at their annual meeting a report covering the operations of the cooperative during the preceding fiscal year.

§ Subd. 5. Form of distribution. A cooperative may distribute net income to occupant members in cash, capital credits, allocated patronage equities, revolving fund certificates, or its own or other securities.
Minn. Stat. § 609.651 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.651
§ 609.651 STATE LOTTERY FRAUD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Felony. A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person does any of the following with intent to defraud the State Lottery: (1) alters or counterfeits a State Lottery ticket; (2) knowingly presents an altered or counterfeited State Lottery ticket for payment; (3) knowingly transfers an altered or counterfeited State Lottery ticket to another person; or (4) otherwise claims a lottery prize by means of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.

§ Subd. 2. Computer access. A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person: (1) obtains access to a computer database maintained by the director without the specific authorization of the director; (2) obtains access to a computer database maintained by a person under contract with the director to maintain the database without the specific authorization of the director and the person maintaining the database.

§ Subd. 3. False statements. A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced under subdivision 4 if the person: (1) makes a materially false or misleading statement, or a material omission, in a record required to be submitted under chapter 349A; or (2) makes a materially false or misleading statement, or a material omission, in information submitted to the director of the State Lottery in a lottery retailer's application or a document related to a bid.

§ Subd. 4. Penalty. (a) A person who violates subdivision 1 or 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both. (b) A person who violates subdivision 1 or 2 and defrauds the State Lottery of $35,000 or more may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both. (c) A person who violates subdivision 3 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $25,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 84D.106 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84D / Section 84D.106
§ 84D.106 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

Aquatic invasive species affirmation is required for all:

(1) watercraft licenses issued under section 86B.401 ; and

(2) nonresident fishing licenses, as provided in section 97C.301, subdivision 2a .
Minn. Stat. § 176.171 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.171
§ 176.171 PAYMENT TO TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

At any time after the amount of any award or commutation is finally determined, a sum equal to the present value of all future installments of the compensation, calculated on a five percent basis, where death or the nature of the injury renders the amount of future payments certain, may be paid by the employer to any bank, mutual savings bank, savings association, or trust company in this state approved and designated by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, compensation judge, or Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals in cases upon appeal. Such sum, together with all interest thereon, shall be held in trust for the employee or for the dependents of the employee, who shall have no further recourse against the employer. The employer's payment of this sum evidenced by a receipt of the trustee filed with the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, operates as a satisfaction of the compensation liability as to the employer. The trustee shall make payments from the fund in the same amounts and at the same time as are required of the employer until the fund and interest is exhausted, except when otherwise ordered by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry. In the appointment of trustee the preference shall be given to the choice of the injured employee or the choice of the dependents of the deceased employee.
Minn. Stat. § 480.18 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.18
§ 480.18 CONFERENCE OF JUDGES; JUDGE'S EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

At least once each year the chief justice shall call a conference of the judges of the courts of record of this state for the consideration of matters relating to judicial business, the improvement of the judicial system, and the administration of justice. Each judge attending the annual judicial conference shall be entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses to be paid from state appropriations made for the purposes of sections 480.13 to 480.20 .
Minn. Stat. § 609.205 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.205
§ 609.205 MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
Status: in_force

A person who causes the death of another by any of the following means is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both:

(1) by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another; or

(2) by shooting another with a firearm or other dangerous weapon as a result of negligently believing the other to be a deer or other animal; or

(3) by setting a spring gun, pit fall, deadfall, snare, or other like dangerous weapon or device; or

(4) by negligently or intentionally permitting any animal, known by the person to have vicious propensities or to have caused great or substantial bodily harm in the past, to run uncontrolled off the owner's premises, or negligently failing to keep it properly confined; or

(5) by committing or attempting to commit a violation of section 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child), and murder in the first, second, or third degree is not committed thereby.

If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it shall be an affirmative defense to criminal liability under clause (4) that the victim provoked the animal to cause the victim's death.
Minn. Stat. § 257.63 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.63
§ 257.63 EVIDENCE RELATING TO PATERNITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Included evidence. Evidence relating to paternity may include: (1) evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and alleged father at any possible time of conception; (2) an expert's opinion concerning the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity based upon the duration of the mother's pregnancy; (3) genetic and blood test results, weighed in accordance with evidence, if available, of the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity; (4) medical or anthropological evidence relating to the alleged father's paternity of the child based on tests performed by experts. If a man has been identified as a possible father of the child, the court may, and upon request of a party shall, require the child, the mother, and the man to submit to appropriate tests; and (5) all other evidence relevant to the issue of paternity of the child.

§ Subd. 2. Compelled testimony. Upon refusal of a witness, including a party, to testify under oath or produce evidence, the court may order the party to testify under oath and produce evidence concerning all relevant facts. No testimony or other information compelled under the order, or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information, may be used against the witness in any criminal case, except for perjury committed in the testimony. The refusal of a witness, who has been granted immunity, to obey an order to testify or produce evidence is subject to the sanctions within the jurisdiction of the court.

§ Subd. 3. Medical privilege. Testimony of a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant concerning the medical circumstances of the pregnancy itself and the condition and characteristics of the child upon birth is not privileged.
Minn. Stat. § 315.10 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.10
§ 315.10 POWERS OF CERTAIN CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

A religious corporation, parish or diocese formed under sections 315.15 and 315.16 may sue or be sued, hold, purchase, and receive title to, by devise, purchase, gift, grant, or otherwise, real or personal property, and mortgage, sell, or convey it, or part of it, without giving notice or being authorized as required in section 315.12 .
Minn. Stat. § 297G.22 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297G / Section 297G.22
§ 297G.22 JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

In lieu of an administrative appeal under this chapter, a person aggrieved by an order of the commissioner fixing a tax, penalty, or interest under this chapter may, within 60 days from the notice date of the order, appeal to the Tax Court in the manner provided under section 271.06 . For purposes of this section, "notice date" means the notice date designated by the commissioner on the order fixing a tax, penalty, or interest.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.35 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.35
§ 383A.35 COURT COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The Ramsey County court commissioner may take acknowledgments of deeds and other written instruments and has the powers conferred upon a court commissioner by section 253B.23 .

Except as provided above, the Ramsey County court commissioner shall not have any of the powers provided in section 489.02 .
Minn. Stat. § 358.73 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.73
§ 358.73 VALIDITY OF NOTARIAL ACTS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 358.54, subdivision 2 , the failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in sections 358.51 to 358.76 does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under sections 358.51 to 358.76 does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on law of this state other than sections 358.51 to 358.76 or law of the United States. This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts.
Minn. Stat. § 582.01 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 582 / Section 582.01
§ 582.01 ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Contractual fees. The mortgagor may, in the mortgage, covenant to pay or authorize the mortgagee to retain an attorney's fee in case of foreclosure; but such fees in case of foreclosure by advertisement shall not exceed the following amounts, and any provision for fees in excess thereof shall be void to the extent of the excess: Date of execution of mortgage The original principal amount secured by the mortgage Before June 2, 1953 After June 1, 1953 and before June 1, 1971 After May 31, 1971 Less than $500 $25 $50 $150 $500-$1,000 50 75 150 $1,000-$5,000 75 125 150 $5,000-$10,000 100 175 225 Exceeding $10,000 200 225 plus $50 for each additional $10,000 or major fraction thereof 275 plus $35 for each additional $5,000 or major fraction thereof

§ Subd. 1a. Foreclosure by advertisement. Notwithstanding subdivision 1 to the contrary, the minimum fee for foreclosure by advertisement of mortgages executed after July 31, 1992, is $500.

§ Subd. 2. Foreclosure by action. The court shall establish the amount of the attorney's fee in case of foreclosure by action.

§ Subd. 3. When default less than 30 days. If at the time of the commencement of the foreclosure proceedings, all of the items constituting said default were less than 30 days past due, then upon redemption the mortgagor shall not be required to pay the attorney's fee authorized in this section. This subdivision shall apply only to mortgages executed after May 31, 1971.
Minn. Stat. § 160.273 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 160 / Section 160.273
§ 160.273 VENDING MACHINES.
Status: in_force

Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the commissioner may contract for or authorize the placement of vending machines dispensing food, nonalcoholic beverages, milk, or other items the commissioner deems appropriate and desirable in highway safety rest areas, travel information centers, and weigh stations on marked interstate highways and primary trunk highways. The commissioner shall only place vending machines operated under United States Code, title 20, sections 107 to 107e and as provided in section 248.07 .
Minn. Stat. § 153.20 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 153 / Section 153.20
§ 153.20 PODIATRIST COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

A podiatrist who is the subject of an investigation by or on behalf of the board shall cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperation includes responding fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf of the board relating to the subject of the investigation and providing copies of patient medical records, as reasonably requested by the board, to assist the board in its investigation. The board shall pay for copies requested. If the board does not have a written consent from a patient permitting access to the patient's records, the podiatrist shall delete any data in the record that identifies the patient before providing it to the board. The board shall maintain any records obtained under this section as investigative data under chapter 13.