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Minn. Stat. § 35.95 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 35 / Section 35.95
§ 35.95 CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General penalty. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 5, a person who violates this chapter or a special order, standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the board is subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 as determined by the board.

§ Subd. 2. Wildlife and other damages. (a) A person who violates this chapter is liable for and must pay to the state a sum to constitute just compensation for the loss or destruction of wild animals, fish, or other aquatic life and for actual damages to the state. (b) The amounts paid as compensation for loss or destruction of wildlife, fish, or other aquatic life must be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the game and fish fund.

§ Subd. 3. Defense to civil remedies and damages. As a defense to a civil penalty or claim for damages under subdivisions 1 and 2, the defendant may prove that the violation was caused solely by an act of God, an act of war, an act or failure to act that constitutes sabotage or vandalism, or a combination of these defenses.

§ Subd. 4. Actions to compel performance. In an action to compel performance of an order of the Board of Animal Health to enforce this chapter, the court may require a defendant adjudged responsible to perform the acts within the person's power that are reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of the order.

§ Subd. 5. Recovery of penalties by civil action. The civil penalties and payments provided for in this section may be recovered by a civil action brought by the county attorney, the board, or the attorney general in the name of the state.

§ Subd. 6. Recovery of litigation costs and expenses. In an action brought by the attorney general or a county attorney in the name of the state under this chapter for civil penalties or injunctive relief or in an action to compel compliance, if the state finally prevails, the state, in addition to other penalties provided in this chapter, must be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable value of all or a part of the litigation expenses including attorney fees incurred by the state or county attorney. In determining the amount of these litigation expenses to be allowed, the court shall give consideration to the economic circumstances of the defendant.
Minn. Stat. § 116.875 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.875
§ 116.875 AUTHORIZED MANAGEMENT METHODS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Disposal. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who disposes of residential lead paint waste in the state may dispose of the waste at: (1) a land disposal facility that meets the requirements of Minnesota Rules, chapter 7045; (2) a facility that meets the requirements for a new mixed municipal solid waste land disposal facility under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7035, that began operation after January 1, 1989; (3) a demolition debris land disposal facility equipped with a clay or artificial liner and leachate collection system; or (4) a solid waste incinerator ash landfill if disposal is approved by the commissioner in accordance with agency rules.

§ Subd. 2. Management responsibility; not transferable to occupant. (a) A person whose activities produce residential lead paint waste is responsible for the management and proper disposal of the waste. (b) When residential lead paint waste is produced by activities of a person other than the occupant of the residence from which the waste is removed, the person shall not leave the residential lead paint waste at that residence and shall not transfer responsibility for managing or disposing of the waste to the occupant.

§ Subd. 3. Waste produced by occupant. Residential lead paint waste produced by activities of the occupant of the residence from which the waste is removed must be managed as provided by law for household hazardous waste.

§ Subd. 4. Demolition debris. Residential lead paint waste attached to woodwork, walls, or other elements removed from the structure of a residence that constitute demolition debris may be disposed of at any permitted demolition debris land disposal facility.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-902 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-902
§ 524.5-902 REGISTRATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in this state, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in this state by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of this state, in any county in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond.
Minn. Stat. § 219.23 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.23
§ 219.23 CROSSING GUARD.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner of transportation finds in an investigation instituted by the commissioner or upon complaint and after opportunity for hearing, that a crossing guard is necessary to protect life and property at a grade crossing, it shall order the railway company operating the railroad at the crossing to provide a crossing guard and shall specify in the order the hours when the presence of the guard is required. The railway company shall then provide a crossing guard during that time. The crossing guard shall have full control over the traffic at this crossing.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.66 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.66
§ 325F.66 TITLE.
Status: in_force

Sections 325F.56 to 325F.65 may be cited as the "Truth in Repairs Act."
Minn. Stat. § 103B.685 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.685
§ 103B.685 PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duties. The duties of the district may be executed by employees of the municipalities.

§ Subd. 2. Expenses. The expenses of the district shall be borne by the municipalities. The portion of the expenses of the district borne by each municipality must be in proportion to its net tax capacity, except a municipality's portion may not be less than $200 per year.
Minn. Stat. § 631.51 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 631 / Section 631.51
§ 631.51 CERTIFIED COPIES OF INDICTMENT OR COMPLAINT FURNISHED TO IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

Upon the official request of a United States immigration officer to a court committing an alien after conviction of a felony, the court administrator of the committing court shall furnish the officer without charge a certified copy of the complaint or indictment, the judgment, sentence, and any other record pertaining to the case of the convicted alien if:

(1) the immigration officer is in charge of the district or territory in which the court is located; and

(2) the state or county institution is supported, in whole or in part, by public funds.
Minn. Stat. § 79A.16 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 79A / Section 79A.16
§ 79A.16 OPEN MEETING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

The security fund and its board of trustees shall not be subject to (1) the Open Meeting Law, chapter 13D, (2) the Open Appointments Law, (3) the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, chapter 13, and (4) except where specifically set forth, the Administrative Procedure Act.

The Self-Insurers' Advisory Committee shall not be subject to clauses (2) and (4).
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-910 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-910
§ 524.3-910 PURCHASERS FROM DISTRIBUTEES PROTECTED.
Status: in_force

If property distributed in kind or a security interest therein is acquired by a purchaser, or lender, for value from a distributee who has received an instrument or deed of distribution from the personal representative, the purchaser or lender takes title free of any claims of the estate and any interested person, and incurs no personal liability to them, whether or not the distribution was proper. To be protected under this provision, a purchaser or lender need not inquire whether a personal representative acted properly in making the distribution in kind.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.121 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.121
§ 144E.121 AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Aviation compliance. An air ambulance service must comply with the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and the rules of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division.

§ Subd. 2. Personnel. (a) With the exception of pilots, each of the air ambulance emergency medical personnel must: (1) possess current certification, appropriate to the type of ambulance service being provided, according to section 144E.28 , be a registered nurse, or be a physician assistant; and (2) be trained to use the equipment on the air ambulance. (b) Emergency medical personnel for an air ambulance service must receive training approved by the licensee's medical director that includes instruction in the physiological changes due to decreased atmospheric pressure, acceleration, vibration, and changes in altitude; medical conditions requiring special precautions; and contraindications to air transport. (c) A licensee's medical director must sign and file a statement with the licensee that each of its emergency medical personnel has successfully completed the training under paragraph (b). (d) A licensee shall retain documentation of compliance with this subdivision in its files.

§ Subd. 3. Equipment. An air ambulance must carry equipment appropriate to the level of service being provided. Equipment that is not permanently stored on or in an air ambulance must be kept separate from the air ambulance in a modular prepackaged form.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.752 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.752
§ 383B.752 EXPENSES; WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

Said commission shall at the beginning of each calendar month render a detailed statement to the county auditor of Hennepin County and to the city controller of the city of Minneapolis, respectively, of all its expenses necessarily incurred for the purposes contemplated by sections 383B.75 to 383B.754 during the last preceding month in or with reference to portions of said building used or occupied by the county and by the city, respectively, including the proper portions of all expenses rendered for the common benefit of the county and city and properly chargeable to each of such municipalities; whereupon it shall become the duty of the proper officers of said county and of said city to forthwith draw warrants upon their respective treasurers, each for the amount of the account rendered against it by said commission, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer of said municipal building commission to forthwith pay to the parties properly entitled thereto the several amounts specified in said accounts rendered.
Minn. Stat. § 257.72 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.72
§ 257.72 PROMISE TO RENDER SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. No consideration required. A person's signed promise to furnish support for a child, growing out of a supposed or alleged parent and child relationship, does not require consideration and is enforceable according to its terms, subject to section 257.57, subdivision 4 .

§ Subd. 2. Confidentiality. In the best interest of the child or the custodial parent, the court may, and if a provision of the writing so requires shall, order the promise to be kept in confidence and designate a person or agency to receive and disburse on behalf of the child all amounts paid in performance of the promise.
Minn. Stat. § 137.12 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.12
§ 137.12 PEACE OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT; POWER OF ARREST.
Status: in_force

The regents of the University of Minnesota are hereby authorized to appoint, employ and fix the compensation to be paid out of funds of the regents of the University of Minnesota, persons as peace officers who shall have and may exercise throughout the state of Minnesota the same powers of arrest possessed by a sheriff, police officer, or peace officer, but said powers of arrest shall only be exercised in connection with investigations authorized to be made by the regents of the University of Minnesota, which investigations shall relate to university personnel or property.
Minn. Stat. § 13.821 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.821
§ 13.821 RECORDINGS OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3 , an individual subject of data may not obtain a copy of a recording in which a child victim or alleged victim is alleging, explaining, denying, or describing an act of physical or sexual abuse without a court order under section 13.03, subdivision 6 , or 611A.90 . The definitions of physical abuse and sexual abuse in section 260E.03 , apply to this section, except that abuse is not limited to acts by a person responsible for the child's care or in a significant relationship with the child or position of authority.

(b) This section does not limit other rights of access to data by an individual under section 13.04, subdivision 3 , other than the right to obtain a copy of the recording, nor prohibit rights of access pursuant to discovery in a court proceeding.
Minn. Stat. § 272.30 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.30
§ 272.30 ACTIONS AGAINST OFFICERS; EXPENSE OF COUNTY.
Status: in_force

When a civil action is commenced against a county treasurer, county auditor, or person holding any town or district office, for performing or attempting to perform any duty authorized or directed by statute for the collection of the public revenue, such officer may, in the discretion of the court, by an order entered in the minutes thereof, be allowed reasonable counsel fees and other expenses for defending such action, and the amount of any damage and costs adjudged against the officer, to be paid from the county revenue fund.
Minn. Stat. § 373.11 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.11
§ 373.11 APPEALS; COUNTERCLAIM.
Status: in_force

An appeal from the judgment of the district court may be taken as in other civil cases within 30 days after the actual entry of the judgment. If no appeal is taken, a certified copy of the judgment shall be filed in the office of the auditor. If an appeal is taken, the determination of the court of appeals shall be certified to the district court and judgment entered in accordance with it, and that judgment certified to and filed in the office of the county auditor. In either case, after the certified copy is filed, orders shall be drawn on the county treasury in payment of any judgment in favor of a claimant. Execution may issue out of the district court for the collection of any costs awarded against a claimant. If costs are awarded against a claimant and there is any allowance on the claim in favor of the claimant, the amount of the costs shall be deducted from the allowance. In any case of an appeal, the county may interpose in the district court as a counterclaim any demand which it has against the claimant, and have execution for the collection of any judgment in its favor.
Minn. Stat. § 207A.14 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 207A / Section 207A.14
§ 207A.14 NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY; EXAMPLE BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Notice of primary to counties and municipalities. Twenty weeks before a presidential nomination primary is to be held, the secretary of state shall provide notice to the county auditor of each county of the date of the presidential nomination primary. Within ten days after notification by the secretary of state, each county auditor shall provide notice of the date of the presidential nomination primary to each municipal clerk in the county.

§ Subd. 2. Example ballots. No later than 70 days before the presidential nomination primary, the secretary of state must supply each county auditor with example ballots to be used at the presidential nomination primary. The example ballots must illustrate the format required for the ballots used in the presidential nomination primary.

§ Subd. 3. Notice of primary to public. At least 15 days before the date of the presidential nomination primary, each municipal clerk shall post a public notice stating the date of the presidential nomination primary, the location of each polling place in the municipality, the hours during which the polling places in the municipality will be open, and information about the requirements of section 207A.12 , paragraph (b). The county auditor shall post a similar notice in the auditor's office with information for any polling places in unorganized territory in the county. The governing body of a municipality or county may publish the notice in addition to posting it. Failure to give notice does not invalidate the election.
Minn. Stat. § 144.061 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.061
§ 144.061 EARLY DENTAL PREVENTION INITIATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of health, in collaboration with the commissioners of human services and children, youth, and families, shall implement a statewide initiative to increase awareness among communities of color and recent immigrants on the importance of early preventive dental intervention for infants and toddlers before and after primary teeth appear.

(b) The commissioner shall develop educational materials and information for expectant and new parents within the targeted communities that include the importance of early dental care to prevent early cavities, including proper cleaning techniques and feeding habits, before and after primary teeth appear.

(c) The commissioner shall develop a distribution plan to ensure that the materials are distributed to expectant and new parents within the targeted communities, including but not limited to making the materials available to health care providers, community clinics, WIC sites, and other relevant sites within the targeted communities.

(d) In developing these materials and distribution plan, the commissioner shall work collaboratively with members of the targeted communities, dental providers, pediatricians, child care providers, and home visiting nurses.

(e) The commissioner shall, with input from stakeholders listed in paragraph (d), develop and pilot incentives to encourage early dental care within one year of an infant's teeth erupting.
Minn. Stat. § 500.07 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 500 / Section 500.07
§ 500.07 ESTATES IN POSSESSION.
Status: in_force

An estate in possession is where the owner has an immediate right to the possession of the land; an estate in expectancy is where the right to the possession is postponed to a future period.
Minn. Stat. § 481.14 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.14
§ 481.14 REFUSAL TO SURRENDER PROPERTY TO CLIENTS.
Status: in_force

When an attorney shall refuse to deliver money or papers to a person from or for whom the attorney has received them in the course of professional employment, the attorney may be required to do so, upon petition, by an order of court. Such order may be granted by the court in which the action was prosecuted, or, if no action was prosecuted, by the district court of the county where the attorney resides, or by the supreme court, and may require the attorney to make delivery within a time specified, or show cause why the attorney should not be punished for contempt. In the event an attorney shall retain money of a client under a claim of right, including a claim for fees and expenses, the court shall determine the amount, if any, due such attorney, and shall order that any surplus amount remaining after deduction thereof be surrendered to the client.
Minn. Stat. § 629.29 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.29
§ 629.29 CITATION, UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT.
Status: in_force

Sections 629.01 to 629.29 may be cited as the "Uniform Criminal Extradition Act."
Minn. Stat. § 53B.59 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.59
§ 53B.59 NET WORTH.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee under this chapter must maintain at all times a tangible net worth that is the greater of: (1) $100,000; or (2) three percent of total assets for the first $100,000,000; two percent of additional assets between $100,000,000 to $1,000,000,000; and one-half percent of additional assets over $1,000,000,000.

(b) Tangible net worth must be demonstrated in the initial application by the applicant's most recent audited or unaudited financial statements under section 53B.38 , paragraph (b), clause (6).

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the commissioner has the authority, for good cause shown, to exempt any applicant or licensee in part or in whole from the requirements of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 136D.90 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136D / Section 136D.90
§ 136D.90 DISSOLUTION, BOND TAXES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Term of agreement and termination. The agreement shall state the term of its duration and may provide for the method of termination and distribution of assets after payment of all liabilities of the joint school board. No termination shall affect the obligation to continue to levy taxes required for payment of any bonds issued before termination.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1992 c 363 art 2 s 2 ; 1992 c 499 art 6 s 39 ; 1992 c 603 s 10 ]
Minn. Stat. § 62D.109 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62D / Section 62D.109
§ 62D.109 SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL TRIALS.
Status: in_force

A health maintenance organization must inform an enrollee who is a participant in a clinical trial upon inquiry by the enrollee that coverage shall be provided as required under the enrollee's health maintenance contract or under state or federal rule or statute.
Minn. Stat. § 47.51 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.51
§ 47.51 DETACHED BANKING FACILITIES; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

As used in sections 47.51 to 47.57 :

"Extension of the main banking house" means any structure or stationary mechanical device serving as a drive-in or walk-up facility, or both, which is located within 1,500 feet of the main banking house or detached facility, the distance to be measured in a straight line from the closest points of the closest structures involved and which performs one or more of the functions described in section 47.53 . An unstaffed after-hour depository drop box located anywhere within the municipality where the bank's main office or detached facility is located is also considered an extension of the main banking house even if it is not located within 1,500 feet of the main banking house or detached facility.

"Detached facility" means any permanent structure, office accommodation located within the premises of any existing commercial or business establishment, stationary automated remote controlled teller facility, stationary unstaffed cash dispensing or receiving device, located separate and apart from the main banking house which is not an "extension of the main banking house" as above defined, that serves as a drive-in or walk-up facility, or both, with one or more tellers windows, or as a remote controlled teller facility or a cash dispensing or receiving device, and which performs one or more of those functions described in section 47.53 .

"Bank" means a bank as defined in section 46.046 and any banking office established prior to the effective date of Laws 1923, chapter 170, section 1.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.

"Municipality" means the geographical area encompassing the boundaries of any home rule charter or statutory city located in this state, and any detached area, pursuant to section 473.625 , operated as a major airport by the Metropolitan Airports Commission pursuant to sections 473.601 to 473.679 . When a bank is located in a township, the term municipality is expanded to mean the geographical area encompassing the boundaries of the township.