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Minn. Stat. § 103G.231 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.231
§ 103G.231 PROPERTY OWNER'S USE OF PUBLIC WATERS WETLANDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Agricultural use during drought. A property owner may use the bed of public waters wetlands for pasture or cropland during periods of drought if: (1) dikes, ditches, tile lines, or buildings are not constructed; and (2) the agricultural use does not result in the drainage of the public waters wetlands.

§ Subd. 2. Filling for irrigation booms. A landowner may fill a public waters wetland to accommodate wheeled booms on irrigation devices if the fill does not impede normal drainage.

§ Subd. 3. Peat mining. Peat mining, as defined in section 93.461 , is permitted subject to the mine permit and reclamation requirements of sections 93.44 to 93.51 , and the rules adopted under those restrictions, except as provided for in sections 84.035 and 84.036 .
Minn. Stat. § 359.061 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.061
§ 359.061 RECORD OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Resident notaries. The commission of every notary commissioned under section 359.01 , together with: (1) a signature that matches the first, middle, and last name as listed on the notary's commission and shown on the notarial stamp, and (2) a sample signature in the style in which the notary will actually execute notarial acts, shall be recorded in the office of the local registrar of the notary's county of residence or in the county department to which duties relating to notaries public have been assigned under section 485.27 , in a record kept for that purpose.

§ Subd. 2. Nonresident notaries. The commission of a nonresident notary must be recorded in the Minnesota county the notary designates pursuant to section 359.01 , subdivision 2, clause (3), in the county department to which duties relating to notaries public have been assigned under section 485.27 .

§ Subd. 3. Certificate of court administrator. The court administrator, when requested, shall certify to official acts in the manner and for the fees prescribed by statute or court rule.

§ Subd. 4. County notary certificate. The county department, to which duties relating to notaries public have been assigned under section 485.27 , shall certify to official acts under this section for the fee of $5 and in the form of: State of Minnesota .......................... County "I the undersigned .........................................., in and for said county and state, do hereby certify that ..................................., whose name is subscribed to on the attached document held the office of notary public in said county and state at the date of said subscription and was authorized under the laws of this state to take acknowledgments, to administer oaths, take depositions, acknowledgments of deeds, and other written instruments, and exercise all such powers and duties authorized by the laws of Minnesota as notary public. I further certify that I have compared the subscribed signature to the signature on file in this office and believe them to be the same. Signed this date ................................. in the county of ......................................, state of Minnesota." Signature ................................................ Title ........................................................
Minn. Stat. § 443.26 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 443 / Section 443.26
§ 443.26 RATES FOR RUBBISH DISPOSAL, CITIES FIRST CLASS.
Status: in_force

Any city of the first class in the state of Minnesota, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by its charter or any law of this state, is hereby authorized to establish rates for the removal, collection, and disposal from public or private property of rubbish, and to collect the same in the manner set forth in sections 443.26 to 443.35 .
Minn. Stat. § 168.2701 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.2701
§ 168.2701 LIABILITY OF LESSORS FOR UNPAID TRAFFIC FINES.
Status: in_force

When a motor vehicle lessor, licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 2 , 3, or 4, is issued a traffic violation citation for a violation committed by a lessee while operating the leased or rented vehicle, the lessor shall convey to the issuing authority within 15 days of the lessor receiving knowledge of the traffic violation, information to the extent available, including the driver's full name, home address, local address, if any, license number, employer's name and address, post office box, and form of payment. Upon compliance with this section, the lessor is not liable for the amount of fine, penalty assessment, late payment penalty, or cost of warrants issued in connection with the violation. However, action on the part of the issuing authority relieving the lessor of liability does not absolve the person incurring the violation of responsibility for the infraction.
Minn. Stat. § 471.69 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.69
§ 471.69 LIMITATION OF TAX LEVIES; STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

No school district, county, statutory city, or town shall contract any debt or issue any warrant or order in any calendar year in anticipation of the collection of taxes levied or to be levied for that year in excess of the average amount actually received in tax collections on the levy for the three previous calendar years plus ten percent thereof, and an average of other income excluding gifts received by the school district for the past three years. This section shall not apply to any school district, county, statutory city, or town, wherein the mineral net tax capacity, exceeds 25 percent of the net tax capacity of real property in such taxing district. This section shall not apply to any school district in a city of the first class which constitutes one single school district.

As soon as practicable after the beginning of each calendar year, the clerk or other recording officer of any municipality described in this section shall present to the governing body of the municipality a statement of tax collections and other income excluding gifts credited to each fund of the municipality during each of the three previous fiscal years and the yearly average thereof. The auditor of the county shall be required to furnish information as appears in the office records to the clerk upon request.
Minn. Stat. § 126C.56 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 126C / Section 126C.56
§ 126C.56 SALE OF CERTIFICATES; DISBURSEMENT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Public sale. The clerk of the board shall give notice of the proposed sale as required by chapter 475. At the time and place so fixed, such certificates may be sold by the board, or its officers if authorized by the board, to the bidder who will agree to purchase the same on terms deemed most favorable to the district. Such certificates shall be executed and delivered as required by chapter 475. The money so received shall be disbursed solely for the purposes for which such taxes are levied or aids are receivable. The purchaser of such certificates shall not be obligated to see to such application of the proceeds.

§ Subd. 2. Public sale exception. Public sale of tax and aid anticipation certificates of indebtedness according to subdivision 1 shall not be required (1) if the proposed borrowing is in an amount less than $400,000, and if the sum of all outstanding tax and aid anticipation certificates issued by the board within the preceding six months does not exceed $400,000 or, (2) if the certificates mature no later than 13 months after their date of issue. If no public sale is held, the certificates of indebtedness may be sold in accordance with the most favorable of two or more proposals solicited privately or the interest rates may be determined by direct negotiation.
Minn. Stat. § 256G.07 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256G / Section 256G.07
§ 256G.07 MOVING TO ANOTHER COUNTY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Effect of moving. Except as provided in subdivision 4, a person who has applied for and is receiving services or assistance under a program governed by this chapter, in any county in this state, and who moves to another county in this state, is entitled to continue to receive that service from the county from which that person has moved until that person has resided in nonexcluded status for two full calendar months in the county to which that person has moved.

§ Subd. 2. Transfer of records. Before the person has resided in nonexcluded status for two calendar months in the county to which that person has moved, the local agency of the county from which the person has moved shall complete an eligibility review and transfer all necessary records relating to that person to the local agency of the county to which the person has moved.

§ Subd. 3. Continuation of case. When the case is terminated for 30 days or less before the recipient reapplies, that case remains the financial responsibility of the county from which the recipient moved until the residence requirement in subdivision 1 is met.

§ Subd. 3a. [Repealed, 1996 c 451 art 2 s 61 ]

§ Subd. 4. Social service provision. The types and level of social services to be provided in any case governed by this chapter are those otherwise provided in the county in which the person is physically residing at the time those services are provided.
Minn. Stat. § 60C.01 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60C / Section 60C.01
§ 60C.01 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association Act."
Minn. Stat. § 10.01 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.01
§ 10.01 SPACE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES; ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The governor, secretary of state, auditor, and attorney general shall keep their offices in rooms provided for them, respectively, in the area known as the Capitol, or as the Capitol complex, or as the Capitol Area; and, in addition to the duties heretofore prescribed, shall severally render such other services and be subject to such further obligations as are required of or imposed upon them by law.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.707 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.707
§ 518C.707 CONTEST OF REGISTERED CONVENTION SUPPORT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 518C.701 to 518C.713 , sections 518C.605 to 518C.608 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order.

(b) A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest no later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed no later than 60 days after notice of the registration.

(c) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support order by the time specified in paragraph (b), the order is enforceable.

(d) A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in section 518C.708 . The contesting party bears the burden of proof.

(e) In a contest of a registered convention support order, a tribunal of this state:

(1) is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and

(2) may not review the merits of the order.

(f) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.

(g) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Minn. Stat. § 211B.11 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211B / Section 211B.11
§ 211B.11 ELECTION DAY PROHIBITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Soliciting near polling places. (a) A person must not: (1) ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question; or (2) wear, exhibit, or distribute any item that displays: (i) the name, likeness, logo, or slogan of a candidate who appears on the ballot; (ii) the number, title, subject, slogan, or logo of a ballot question that appears on the ballot; or (iii) the name, logo, or slogan of a political party represented by a candidate on the ballot. For purposes of this paragraph, "item" includes pamphlets, advertisements, flyers, signs, banners, stickers, buttons, badges, pencils, pens, shirts, hats, or any similar item. (b) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) apply during voting hours: (1) throughout the absentee and early voting periods: (i) within a polling place; and (ii) within 100 feet of the room in which a polling place is situated, to the extent practicable; and (2) on the day of a primary or general election: (i) within a polling place; (ii) within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated; and (iii) anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated. (c) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the distribution of "I VOTED" stickers as provided in section 204B.49 .

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79 ]

§ Subd. 3. Transportation of voters to polling place; penalty. A person transporting a voter to or from the polling place may not ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter on primary or election day to vote or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question.

§ Subd. 4. Penalty. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 589.12 — MN Code / Part 585_590 / Chapter 589 / Section 589.12
§ 589.12 PROCEEDINGS ON RETURN OF WRIT.
Status: in_force

Immediately after the return of the writ, the judge before whom the petitioner is brought shall examine the facts set forth in the return, the cause of the imprisonment or restraint, and whether the cause was upon commitment for a criminal charge or not.
Minn. Stat. § 609.77 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.77
§ 609.77 FALSE INFORMATION TO NEWS MEDIA.
Status: in_force

Whoever, with intent that it be published or disseminated and that it defame another person, communicates to any newspaper, magazine or other news media, any statement, knowing it to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 4.46 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 4 / Section 4.46
§ 4.46 WASHINGTON OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The governor may appoint employees for the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota and may prescribe their duties. In the operation of the office, the governor may expend money appropriated by the legislature for promotional purposes in the same manner as private persons, firms, corporations, and associations expend money for promotional purposes. Promotional expenditures for food, lodging, or travel are not governed by the travel rules of the commissioner of management and budget.
Minn. Stat. § 203B.085 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 203B / Section 203B.085
§ 203B.085 COUNTY AUDITOR'S AND MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICES TO REMAIN OPEN DURING CERTAIN HOURS PRECEDING ELECTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. State general elections. Prior to a state general election, the county auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or town authorized under section 203B.05 to administer voting before election day must be open: (1) until 7:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election; (2) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the election; (3) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Sunday immediately before the election; and (4) until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. A polling place designated under section 203B.081, subdivision 4 , may be open alternate days and hours.

§ Subd. 2. Other elections. In elections other than the state general election, the county auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or town authorized under section 203B.05 to administer voting before election day must be open for voting as authorized under section 203B.081 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and until 5:00 p.m. on the day immediately preceding a primary, special, or general election unless that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Town clerks' offices, and county auditors' offices if the county auditor has agreed to perform those duties on behalf of the town, must be open for absentee voting from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the Saturday before a town general election held in March. The school district clerk, when performing the county auditor's election duties, need not comply with this section.

§ Subd. 3. Voters in line. All voters in line at a time when a polling place is scheduled to close must be allowed to vote in the same manner as provided in section 204C.05, subdivision 2.
Minn. Stat. § 270.074 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270 / Section 270.074
§ 270.074 VALUATION OF FLIGHT PROPERTY; METHODS OF APPORTIONMENT; RATIO OF TAX.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Valuation. The commissioner shall determine the market valuation of all flight property operated or used by every airline company in air commerce in this state. The valuation apportioned to this state of such flight property shall be the proportion of the total valuation thereof determined on the basis of the total of the following percentages: (1) 50 percent of the percentage which the number of revenue ton miles of passengers, mail, express and freight flown by the airline company within this state during the preceding calendar year is of the total number of such miles flown by it within and without this state during the preceding calendar year. (2) 50 percent of the percentage that the total departures performed by the airline company within this state during the preceding calendar year is of the total departures performed by it within and without this state during the preceding calendar year.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2016 [Repealed, 1Sp2017 c 1 art 20 s 10 ]

§ Subd. 3. Net tax capacity. (a) The net tax capacity of the flight property of every airline company is 70 percent of the value thereof apportioned to this state under subdivision 1, except that the net tax capacity of quiet aircraft is 40 percent of the value determined under subdivision 1. "Quiet aircraft" means turboprops and aircraft defined as stage III or IV by the Federal Aviation Administration. If, in the opinion of the commissioner, other aircraft may be qualified as quiet aircraft, the commissioner may adopt rules providing additional qualifications. (b) The flight property of an airline company that owns or leases aircraft the majority of which are turboprops, and which provides, during six months or more of the year that taxes are levied, scheduled passenger service to three or more airports inside or outside of this state that serve small or medium sized communities, shall be assessed at 50 percent of the assessment percentage otherwise set by paragraph (a).
Minn. Stat. § 316.08 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 316 / Section 316.08
§ 316.08 HEARING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Upon the presentation of such petition, the court shall fix a time and place for hearing thereon, and order three weeks' published notice thereof to be given, and such other notice to parties interested as it may deem proper. At the time and place so fixed the court shall hear the allegations and evidence of all parties interested; and, if any of the grounds specified in the petition is sustained, shall adjudge the corporation dissolved, and appoint a receiver to close its affairs.
Minn. Stat. § 15B.24 — MN Code / Part 15B / Chapter 15B / Section 15B.24
§ 15B.24 CAPITOL AREA TAX-FORFEITED LANDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. This section governs the treatment of tax-forfeited lands in the Capitol Area. Section 383A.17 relating to Ramsey County also may apply.

§ Subd. 2. Recording trust title. When the state gains custody of a tax-forfeited parcel in the Capitol Area, the state's fee ownership of the parcel held in trust for the state's taxing subdivisions must be recorded in the county recorder's office.

§ Subd. 3. Parcel descriptions. Then, the Ramsey County Board must submit to the CAAPB the property description of the parcel with a list of the structures on the parcel.

§ Subd. 4. Options; default of parcel. (a) Within 90 calendar days after receiving the county board's submission, the CAAPB may either: (1) direct the commissioner of revenue to release the tax-forfeited parcel from the trust for the taxing subdivisions of the state, thus vesting unencumbered title to the property in the name of the state; or (2) authorize the parcel to be disposed of according to chapter 282, but only if the parcel is then used in accordance with some or all of the standards, policies, and guidelines of the comprehensive plan. (b) If the CAAPB fails to act on the parcel within the 90 days, the parcel's disposition is governed by chapter 282.

§ Subd. 5. Restrictive easements. A conveyance under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), is subject to the restrictive easements that the CAAPB determines to be necessary to implement the comprehensive plan.

§ Subd. 6. Maintenance of parcel. (a) Until the parcel is released from the trust and during the 90-day period referred to in subdivision 4, the county board has the authority to maintain the parcel to minimize risk to persons and to contiguous property. (b) If the parcel is released from the trust and conveyed unencumbered to the state, the commissioner of administration must maintain the parcel.

§ Subd. 7. Trust release. (a) When the board directs the commissioner of revenue to release a parcel under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1): (1) the commissioner of revenue must release the parcel from the trust in favor of the taxing jurisdiction of the state; and (2) on executing the release, the commissioner of revenue must certify the release to the county auditor. (b) The attorney general must prescribe the forms of the release and the certificate described in paragraph (a).
Minn. Stat. § 30.002 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 30 / Section 30.002
§ 30.002 ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commissioner to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 240.03 — MN Code / Part 240_240A / Chapter 240 / Section 240.03
§ 240.03 COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The commission has the following powers and duties:

(1) to regulate horse racing in Minnesota to ensure that it is conducted in the public interest;

(2) to issue licenses as provided in this chapter;

(3) to enforce all laws and rules governing horse racing;

(4) to collect and distribute all taxes provided for in this chapter;

(5) to conduct necessary investigations and inquiries and to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the submission of information, documents, records, and other evidence it deems necessary to carry out its duties;

(6) to supervise the conduct of pari-mutuel betting on horse racing;

(7) to employ and supervise personnel under this chapter;

(8) to determine the number of racing days to be held in the state and at each licensed racetrack;

(9) to take all necessary steps to ensure the integrity of racing in Minnesota; and

(10) to impose fees on the racing and card playing industries sufficient to recover the operating costs of the commission with the approval of the legislature according to section 16A.1283 . Notwithstanding section 16A.1283 , when the legislature is not in session, the commissioner of management and budget may grant interim approval for any new fees or adjustments to existing fees that are not statutorily specified, until such time as the legislature reconvenes and acts upon the new fees or adjustments. As part of its biennial budget request, the commission must propose changes to its fees that will be sufficient to recover the operating costs of the commission.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-812 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-812
§ 524.3-812 EXECUTION AND LEVIES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

No execution may issue upon nor may any levy be made against any property of the estate under any judgment against a decedent or a personal representative, but this section shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of mortgages, pledges or liens upon real or personal property in an appropriate proceeding.