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Minn. Stat. § 15B.05 — MN Code / Part 15B / Chapter 15B / Section 15B.05
§ 15B.05 COMPREHENSIVE USE PLAN.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Comprehensive plan required. The board must have, and prescribe for the Capitol Area, a comprehensive use plan called the comprehensive plan in this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Land uses. The comprehensive plan must show the current uses and recommend future uses of land including, but not limited to: (1) areas for public taking and use; (2) zoning for private land and criteria for development of public land, including, but not limited to, building areas, open spaces, and monuments and other memorials; (3) circulation of vehicles and pedestrians; (4) utility systems; (5) storage of vehicles; and (6) elements of landscape architecture.

§ Subd. 3. Construction. No construction on public land in the Capitol Area may take place unless the comprehensive plan and the requirement for a competition under section 15B.10 are followed.

§ Subd. 4. Exceptions. (a) Under section 15B.10, subdivision 4 , the board may waive the requirement of a competition. (b) Under section 15B.13 a competition is not required.

§ Subd. 5. Examples. Some examples of construction under subdivision 3 are building or changing (1) a public building; (2) a street; (3) a parking lot; or (4) a monument.

§ Subd. 6. Plan amendment prerequisites. An amendment to the comprehensive plan does not take effect until after the CAAPB: (1) gives 90 days' notice of the amendment to the St. Paul Planning Department and the State Board of the Arts; and (2) conducts a public hearing on the amendment with an opportunity for public testimony at the hearing.

§ Subd. 7. Cooperation. The CAAPB must develop and maintain the comprehensive plan in close cooperation with the employment and economic development commissioner, St. Paul's Planning Department and City Council, and the State Board of the Arts.

§ Subd. 8. Priority for native vegetation. The board, as part of its comprehensive plan and adopted zoning rules, must give priority to planting native trees and shrubs, or native grasses wherever appropriate, within the Capitol Area.
Minn. Stat. § 174.257 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 174 / Section 174.257
§ 174.257 RIDE-SHARING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirements. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish a ride-sharing program in order to advise citizens of the available alternatives to travel by low-occupancy vehicles and the benefits derived from sharing rides. The program must provide citizens with necessary information and opportunities for sharing rides, encourage citizens to share rides, and assist citizens in obtaining access to shared rides. The program must make use of existing services and agencies whenever possible. The program must give priority to assisting employers who will implement employee ride-sharing programs. (b) The services provided by the program must include: (1) providing general information to potential ride-sharing users; (2) establishing procedures for the implementation of ride-sharing programs by individuals, groups, corporations, or local agencies; (3) offering assistance to local governments and other political subdivisions in implementing ride-sharing programs; (4) providing technical assistance to those individuals, groups, corporations, or local agencies; (5) providing advice to individuals requesting assistance in finding ride-sharing opportunities and programs; and (6) providing assistance in obtaining insured leased vans and management assistance to individuals and persons implementing ride-sharing programs.

§ Subd. 2. No tax or license. No political subdivision may impose a tax on, or require a license for a ride-sharing arrangement as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 65 .

§ Subd. 3. Vehicle use by political subdivision. A political subdivision may authorize the use of motor vehicles which it owns or operates for ride-sharing arrangements for its employees, and may establish reasonable reimbursement rates for that use.

§ Subd. 4. Vehicle use by state. The state may authorize the use of motor vehicles which it owns or operates for ride-sharing arrangements for its employees, and shall establish reasonable reimbursement rates for that use.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.036 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.036
§ 97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow during the respective firearms seasons. The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the firearms deer, bear, or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 2 . A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this section must have a valid license to take the respective game by firearm. This section does not allow the use of a crossbow by licensed muzzleloader hunters during the muzzleloader firearms deer season under section 97B.311 .
Minn. Stat. § 48.158 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 48 / Section 48.158
§ 48.158 SETTLEMENT OF CHECKS AT LESS THAN PAR.
Status: in_force

No bank or trust company organized under the laws of this state shall settle any check drawn on it otherwise than at par. The provisions of this section shall not apply with respect to the settlement of a check sent to such bank or trust company as a special collection item. This section is in effect on and after November 1, 1968.
Minn. Stat. § 256S.14 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256S / Section 256S.14
§ 256S.14 TERMINATION OF ELDERLY WAIVER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The case manager must give the participant a ten-day written notice of any denial, reduction, or termination of elderly waiver services.
Minn. Stat. § 89.17 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 89 / Section 89.17
§ 89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the permit procedures of chapter 90 , the commissioner may grant and execute, in the name of the state, leases and permits for the use of any forest lands under the authority of the commissioner for any purpose that in the commissioner's opinion is not inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the forest lands, on forestry principles for timber production. Every such lease or permit is revocable at the discretion of the commissioner at any time subject to such conditions as may be agreed on in the lease. The approval of the commissioner of administration is not required upon any such lease or permit. No such lease or permit for a period exceeding 21 years shall be granted except with the approval of the Executive Council.

(b) Public access to the leased land for outdoor recreation is the same as access would be under state management.

(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.125, subdivision 5 , after deducting the reasonable costs incurred for preparing and issuing the lease, all remaining proceeds from leasing school trust land and university land for roads on forest lands must be deposited into the respective permanent fund for the lands.

(d) The commissioner may require a performance bond, security deposit, or other form of security for removing any improvements or personal property left on the leased premises by the lessee upon termination or cancellation of the lease.

(e) In addition to other payments required by this section, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms, or monitoring construction of improvements on the leased premises.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.481 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.481
§ 97A.481 LICENSE APPLICATIONS; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

All information required on a license application form must be furnished. The applicant is subject to the penalty prescribed in section 97A.301, subdivision 1 , clause (5).
Minn. Stat. § 175A.04 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 175A / Section 175A.04
§ 175A.04 OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals shall maintain its main office within the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and be provided by the commissioner of administration with suitable rooms and necessary furniture. The offices of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and the Department of Labor and Industry shall be in separate buildings. The court may hold sessions at any other place in the state when their convenience and that of the parties interested so requires.
Minn. Stat. § 308A.901 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308A / Section 308A.901
§ 308A.901 LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Members may authorize liquidation. If a liquidation is authorized by the members, the board may dispose of all or substantially all of the property of the cooperative on terms and conditions determined by the board.

§ Subd. 2. Resolution at members' meeting. The members may authorize a liquidation by adopting a resolution at a members' meeting. The notice of the members' meeting must include a statement that the disposition of the property of the cooperative will be considered at the meeting. If a quorum is present in person or by mail ballot at the members' meeting, the resolution approving of the liquidation is adopted if: (1) approved by two-thirds of the votes cast; or (2) for a cooperative with articles or bylaws requiring more than two-thirds for approval or other conditions for approval, the resolution is approved by the proportion of the votes cast or a number of total members as required by the articles or bylaws and the conditions for approval in the articles or bylaws have been satisfied.
Minn. Stat. § 181.945 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.945
§ 181.945 LEAVE FOR BONE MARROW DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given to them in this subdivision. (b) "Employee" means a person who performs services for hire for an employer, for an average of 20 or more hours per week, and includes all individuals employed at any site owned or operated by an employer. Employee does not include an independent contractor. (c) "Employer" means a person or entity that employs 20 or more employees at at least one site and includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association, nonprofit organization, group of persons, state, county, town, city, school district, or other governmental subdivision.

§ Subd. 2. Leave. An employer must grant paid leaves of absence to an employee who seeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow. The combined length of the leaves shall be determined by the employee, but may not exceed 40 work hours, unless agreed to by the employer. The employer may require verification by a physician of the purpose and length of each leave requested by the employee to donate bone marrow. If there is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a bone marrow donor, the paid leave of absence granted to the employee prior to that medical determination is not forfeited.

§ Subd. 3. No employer sanctions. An employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere with, threaten, restrain, coerce, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an employee for requesting or obtaining a leave of absence as provided by this section.

§ Subd. 4. Relationship to other leave. This section does not prevent an employer from providing leave for bone marrow donations in addition to leave allowed under this section. This section does not affect an employee's rights with respect to any other employment benefit.
Minn. Stat. § 297A.79 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297A / Section 297A.79
§ 297A.79 REPORTING OF GROSS RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

At the option of the taxpayer, gross receipts from sales may be reported on the cash basis as the consideration is received or on the accrual basis as sales are made.
Minn. Stat. § 520.26 — MN Code / Part 520_523 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.26
§ 520.26 NONLIABILITY OF CORPORATION AND TRANSFER AGENT.
Status: in_force

A corporation or transfer agent incurs no liability to any person by making a transfer or otherwise acting in a manner authorized by sections 520.21 to 520.31 .
Minn. Stat. § 181.75 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.75
§ 181.75 POLYGRAPH TESTS OF EMPLOYEES OR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Prohibition, penalty. No employer or agent thereof shall directly or indirectly solicit or require a polygraph, voice stress analysis, or any test purporting to test the honesty of any employee or prospective employee. No person shall sell to or interpret for an employer or the employer's agent a test that the person knows has been solicited or required by an employer or agent to test the honesty of an employee or prospective employee. An employer or agent or any person knowingly selling, administering, or interpreting tests in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. If an employee requests a polygraph test any employer or agent administering the test shall inform the employee that taking the test is voluntary.

§ Subd. 2. Investigations. The Department of Labor and Industry shall investigate suspected violations of this section. The department may refer any evidence available concerning violations of this section to the county attorney of the appropriate county, who may with or without such reference, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this section.

§ Subd. 3. Injunctive relief. In addition to the penalties provided by law for violation of this section, specifically and generally, whether or not injunctive relief is otherwise provided by law, the courts of this state are vested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this section and to require the payment of civil penalties. Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the attorney general that this section has been or is being violated, the attorney general shall be entitled, on behalf of the state, to sue for and have injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction against any such violation or threatened violation without abridging other penalties provided by law.

§ Subd. 4. Individual remedies. In addition to the remedies otherwise provided by law, any person injured by a violation of this section may bring a civil action to recover any and all damages recoverable at law, together with costs and disbursements, including costs of investigation and reasonable attorney's fees, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court. The court may, as appropriate, enter a consent judgment or decree without a finding of illegality.
Minn. Stat. § 469.157 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.157
§ 469.157 DETERMINATION OF COST OF PROJECT.
Status: in_force

In determining the cost of a project, the governing body may include all cost and estimated cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, and extension of the project and any related public improvements, all engineering, inspection, fiscal, legal, administrative, and printing expense, the interest which it is estimated will accrue during the construction period and for six months thereafter on money borrowed or which it is estimated will be borrowed pursuant to sections 469.152 to 469.165 , and bond reserves and premiums for insurance of lease rentals pledged to pay the bonds.
Minn. Stat. § 192A.485 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192A / Section 192A.485
§ 192A.485 RELEASING PRISONER WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to that person's charge, or who through neglect or design allows any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
Minn. Stat. § 47.101 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.101
§ 47.101 PLACE OF BUSINESS; RELOCATION, DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Approval. A bank, trust company, savings bank, or savings association may change its location, dispose of its place of business, and acquire another upon the written approval of the commissioner of commerce or otherwise as provided for in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Banking institutions; certain relocations, applications, notice, approval. A banking institution defined in section 48.01, subdivision 2 , desiring to relocate its main office within the lesser of a radius of three miles measured in a straight line or the municipality, as defined in section 47.51 , in which it is located shall notify the commissioner of commerce in a form prescribed by the commissioner of commerce. The applicant shall publish once in a form prescribed by the commissioner a notice of the relocation in a qualified newspaper published in the municipality where the banking institution is located. If there are no such newspapers, then notice shall be published in qualified newspapers likely to give notice in the municipality. The applicant shall cause the notice to be publicly displayed in its lobby.

§ Subd. 3. Applications to Department of Commerce. An application by a banking institution to relocate its main office other than those provided for in subdivision 2 shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $3,000 payable to the commissioner of commerce and approved or disapproved by the commissioner of commerce as provided for in sections 46.041 and 46.044 .
Minn. Stat. § 353G.14 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353G / Section 353G.14
§ 353G.14 DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Lump sum. The executive director must distribute the retirement benefit under section 353G.09, subdivision 1a , of a member of the lump-sum division of the defined benefit plan or the defined contribution plan in the form of a single lump-sum payment.

§ Subd. 2. Monthly payments. The executive director must distribute the retirement benefit under section 353G.09, subdivision 1a , of a member of the monthly division of the defined benefit plan in the form of monthly payments as authorized under the retirement benefit plan document for the fire department in which the member is employed or for which the member provides services.
Minn. Stat. § 524.2-1111 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.2-1111
§ 524.2-1111 DISCLAIMER OF POWER OF APPOINTMENT OR OTHER POWER NOT HELD IN A FIDUCIARY CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

If a holder disclaims a power of appointment or other power not held in a fiduciary capacity, the following rules apply:

(1) if the holder has not exercised the power, the disclaimer takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable;

(2) if the holder has exercised the power, the disclaimer takes effect immediately after the last exercise of the power; and

(3) the instrument creating the power is construed as if the power expired when the disclaimer became effective.
Minn. Stat. § 268B.02 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268B / Section 268B.02
§ 268B.02 FAMILY AND MEDICAL BENEFIT INSURANCE PROGRAM CREATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. A family and medical benefit insurance program is created to be administered by the commissioner according to the terms of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Creation of division. A Family and Medical Benefit Insurance Division is created within the department under the authority of the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint a director of the division. The division shall administer and operate the benefit program under this chapter.

§ Subd. 3. Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may use the expedited rulemaking process under section 14.389 .

§ Subd. 4. Account creation; appropriation. The family and medical benefit insurance account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Unless otherwise appropriated, money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner to pay benefits under and to administer this chapter, including outreach required under section 268B.18 . Appropriations and transfers to the account are credited to the account. Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the account, are credited to the account. Money remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year is not canceled to the general fund but remains in the account until expended.

§ Subd. 5. Information technology services and equipment. The department is exempt from the provisions of section 16E.016 for the purposes of this chapter.

§ Subd. 6. Procurement. For purposes of administering this chapter, until July 1, 2026, the department is exempt from the requirements of sections 16A.15, subdivision 3 ; 16C.06 ; 16C.08 to 16C.09 ; and any other applicable state procurement laws and procedures.
Minn. Stat. § 630.36 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 630 / Section 630.36
§ 630.36 ISSUES, HOW DISPOSED OF.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Order. The issues on the calendar shall be disposed of in the following order, unless, upon the application of either party, for good cause, the court directs an indictment or complaint to be tried out of its order: (1) indictments or complaints for felony, where the defendant is in custody; (2) indictments or complaints for misdemeanor, where the defendant is in custody; (3) indictments or complaints alleging child abuse, as defined in subdivision 2, where the defendant is on bail; (4) indictments or complaints alleging domestic abuse, as defined in subdivision 3, where the defendant is on bail; (5) indictments or complaints for felony, where the defendant is on bail; and (6) indictments or complaints for misdemeanor, where the defendant is on bail. After a plea, the defendant shall be entitled to at least four days to prepare for trial, if the defendant requires it.

§ Subd. 2. Child abuse defined. As used in subdivision 1, "child abuse" means an act which involves a minor victim and which constitutes a violation of section 609.221 , 609.222 , 609.223 , 609.2231 , 609.2242 , 609.255 , 609.321 , 609.322 , 609.324 , 609.342 , 609.343 , 609.344 , 609.345 , 609.377 , 609.378 , 617.246 , or 609.224 if the minor victim is a family or household member of the defendant.

§ Subd. 3. Domestic abuse defined. As used in subdivision 1, "domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 642.09 — MN Code / Part 636_643 / Chapter 642 / Section 642.09
§ 642.09 INSPECTION; AGENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD; SHERIFF.
Status: in_force

The agent of a community health board as authorized under section 145A.04 of every city having a lockup shall inspect the same once a year, with reference to its sanitary condition, make a written report thereof to the commissioner of corrections upon blanks furnished by the commissioner, and deliver a copy of such report to the governing body of such city. Upon filing such report the authorized agent shall receive from the treasurer of such municipality a fee of $5. The sheriff of any county in which a municipality maintains a lockup shall inspect such lockup at least once every biennium with the approval of the commissioner of corrections, with reference to its security and administration, and make a written report thereof to the commissioner of corrections upon blanks furnished by the commissioner, and deliver a copy of such report to the governing body of the municipality maintaining such lockup. The commissioner may grant licensure up to two years.