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Minn. Stat. § 103D.255 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.255
§ 103D.255 WITHDRAWING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Petition. (a) Proceedings to withdraw territory from an existing watershed district must be initiated by a petition filed with the board. (b) A majority of the managers may file a petition for withdrawal. Otherwise, the required signatures on a petition for withdrawal are the same as prescribed for an establishment petition, but the percentages must be calculated only with reference to the territory that is proposed to be withdrawn from the watershed district. (c) The petition must state that: (1) the territory described has not received or will not receive any benefits from the operation of the watershed districts; (2) the watershed district can perform the functions for which it was established without the inclusion of the territory; and (3) the territory is not, in fact, a part of the watershed. (d) The petition must request the release of the described territory from the watershed district. (e) The petition must be served on the board and any affected watershed district, and the board shall proceed as prescribed for an establishment petition. The requirements for notices and public hearings are as prescribed for the establishment petition. The board must also give notice of the hearing by mail at least ten days before the hearing to each watershed district affected by the proposed withdrawal of territory.

§ Subd. 2. Board's order of withdrawal. (a) After the hearing, the board may issue an order releasing the territory, or a part of the territory, as described in the petition, if the board determines that: (1) the territory described in the petition has not received and will not receive any benefit from the operation of the watershed district; (2) the watershed district can perform the functions for which it was established without the inclusion of the territory; and (3) the territory is not, in fact, a part of the watershed. (b) Property may not be released that has been determined subject to benefits or damages for a project previously constructed. (c) Property released remains liable for the proportionate share of any indebtedness existing at the time of the order. Levies on the property released continue in force until fully paid. (d) If the board determines that the order prescribing the distribution of managers should be amended following the withdrawal of any territory, the board may direct redistribution of managers in the order authorizing the withdrawal. (e) The board must file a certified copy of the findings and order of withdrawal with the secretary of state, the auditor of each county affected by the watershed district, the commissioner, and the watershed district.
Minn. Stat. § 370.18 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 370 / Section 370.18
§ 370.18 RECORDS TRANSCRIBED.
Status: in_force

All records in the office of the county recorder affecting real estate transferred under this chapter from one county to another shall be transcribed by the county recorder of the county to which the transfer is made. In the same manner, the county auditor shall transcribe from the auditor's office the records and documents that the county board directs. The board of commissioners of the county to which the records are transmitted shall pay the county recorder and the county auditor for transcribing the records. These transcribed records shall have the same effect, for all purposes, as the originals.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.23 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.23
§ 325E.23 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 325E.23 to 325E.25 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Advertising device. "Advertising device" means any billboard, sign, notice, poster, display emblem or similar item located out of doors which is intended to be viewed by the public from a highway or street and includes any structure used for the display of any such outdoor advertising device.

§ Subd. 3. Business of outdoor advertising. "Business of outdoor advertising" means the business conducted for direct profit through rentals, or other compensation received from the erection or maintenance of advertising devices.

§ Subd. 4. Person. "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation.
Minn. Stat. § 609.326 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.326
§ 609.326 EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The marital privilege provided for in section 595.02 shall not apply in any proceeding under section 609.322 .
Minn. Stat. § 62S.312 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62S / Section 62S.312
§ 62S.312 CONSUMER PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP POLICIES.
Status: in_force

To qualify as a long-term care partnership policy under this chapter, long-term care insurance policies must meet the requirements for being tax qualified as defined in section 7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and meet certain consumer protection requirements in section 6021(a)(1)(B)(5)(A) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Public Law 109-171, which are taken from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Act and Regulation of 2000. Insurance carriers must certify for each policy form to be included in the long-term care partnership that the form complies with the requirements of the NAIC Model Act and Regulation of 2000 as implemented in sections 62S.05 to 62S.11 ; 62S.13 to 62S.18 ; 62S.19 ; 62S.20, subdivisions 1 to 5; 62S.21 ; 62S.22 ; 62S.24 ; 62S.25 ; 62S.266 ; 62S.28 ; 62S.29 ; 62S.30 ; and 62S.31 .
Minn. Stat. § 246.585 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.585
§ 246.585 CRISIS SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Within the limits of appropriations, state-operated regional technical assistance must be available in each region to assist counties, Tribal Nations, residential and vocational service providers, families, and persons with disabilities to prevent or resolve crises that could lead to a person moving to a less integrated setting. In addition, crisis capacity may be developed to serve 16 persons in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Staff must be available to provide:

(1) individual assessments;

(2) program plan development and implementation assistance;

(3) analysis of service delivery problems; and

(4) assistance with transition planning, including technical assistance to counties, Tribal Nations, and service providers to develop new services, site the new services, and assist with community acceptance.
Minn. Stat. § 116.23 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.23
§ 116.23 PROHIBITION AND RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Nutrient concentrations. No person shall manufacture for use or sale in Minnesota or import into Minnesota for resale any cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner which contains a prescribed nutrient in a concentration that is greater than the prescribed maximum permissible concentration of that nutrient in that cleaning agent or chemical water conditioner.

§ Subd. 2. Residential dishwasher detergent. No person shall sell, distribute, offer, or expose for sale at retail any household dishwasher detergent that contains more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight. This subdivision does not apply to the sale or distribution of detergents for commercial or institutional dishwashing purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 382.153 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.153
§ 382.153 COUNTIES OF 250,000; BONDING OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. County may pay premium. In counties now or hereafter having a population of more than 250,000, when a corporate surety bond has been furnished by any county officer or employee pursuant to statute or resolution of the county board, the premium therefor shall be paid by the county, provided that the county board may designate the surety.

§ Subd. 1a. Bids required. The county board shall cause to be published in its official publication, a notice for bids for the furnishing of all such bonds and shall award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

§ Subd. 2. Schedule or position bonds. In any county, in lieu of the individual bonds required to be furnished by county officers or by county employees, a schedule or position bond or undertaking may be given by county officers or by the employees of each county office or department, or a single corporate surety fidelity, schedule or position bond or undertaking covering all the officers and employees of any such county including officers and employees required by law to furnish an individual bond or undertaking may be furnished, in the respective amounts fixed by law, or by the person or board authorized by law to fix the same, conditioned substantially as provided in section 574.13 .

§ Subd. 3. Except Ramsey County. This section does not apply to Ramsey County.
Minn. Stat. § 308A.701 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308A / Section 308A.701
§ 308A.701 RESERVES.
Status: in_force

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

§ Subd. 2. Additional reserves. In addition to a capital reserve, the board may: (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 new buildings, machinery and equipment, depreciation, losses, and other proper purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 185.04 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 185 / Section 185.04
§ 185.04 LABOR NOT A COMMODITY OR ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.
Status: in_force

The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce, and the right to enter into the relation of employer and employee, or the right to change that relation; or to assume and create a new relation for employer and employee; or to perform and carry on business with any person in any place; or to work and labor as an employee, shall be held and construed to be a personal, and not a property, right. In all cases involving the violation of the contract of employment, either by the employee or employer, where no irreparable damage is about to be committed upon the property or property right of either, no injunction shall be granted, but the parties shall be left to their remedy at law.
Minn. Stat. § 144.6584 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.6584
§ 144.6584 INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED FOR SENSITIVE EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "sensitive examination" means a pelvic, breast, urogenital, or rectal examination.

§ Subd. 2. Informed consent required; exceptions. A health professional, or a student or resident participating in a course of instruction, clinical training, or a residency program for a health profession, must not perform a sensitive examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient unless: (1) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to the sensitive examination for preventive, diagnostic, or treatment purposes; (2) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to the sensitive examination being performed solely for educational or training purposes; (3) the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative provided prior written, informed consent to a surgical procedure or diagnostic examination and the sensitive examination is related to that surgical procedure or diagnostic examination and is medically necessary; (4) the patient is unconscious and incapable of providing informed consent and the sensitive examination is medically necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes; or (5) the sensitive examination is performed by a health professional qualified to perform the examination and is performed for purposes of collecting evidence or documenting injuries.

§ Subd. 3. Ground for disciplinary action. A person who violates this section is subject to disciplinary action by the health-related licensing board regulating the person.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.96 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.96
§ 270C.96 REASSESSMENT; COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT BY COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

The compensation of each special assessor and deputies, appointed under the provisions of section 270C.94 and the expenses as such, shall be fixed by the commissioner and paid out of money appropriated for operation of the department. The commissioner on August 1 shall notify the auditor of each affected county of the amount thereof paid on behalf of such county since August 1 of the preceding year, whereupon the county auditor shall levy a tax upon the taxable property in the assessment district or districts wherein such reassessment was made sufficient to pay the same. One-half of such tax shall be levied in the year in which the commissioner so notifies the county auditor and the remaining one-half shall be levied in the following year. The respective counties shall reimburse the state by paying one-half of the tax so assessed on or before July 1 and the remaining one-half on or before December 1 in the year in which the tax is payable, whether or not the tax was collected by the county. The reimbursement shall be credited to the general fund. If any county fails to reimburse the state within the time specified herein, the commissioner is empowered to order withholding of state aids or distributions to such county equal to the amount delinquent.
Minn. Stat. § 260D.08 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260D / Section 260D.08
§ 260D.08 ANNUAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) After the court conducts a permanency review hearing under section 260D.07 , the matter must be returned to the court for further review of the responsible social services reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan for the child and the child's foster care placement at least every 12 months while the child is in foster care. The court shall give notice to the parent and child, age 12 or older, and the foster parents of the continued review requirements under this section at the permanency review hearing.

(b) Every 12 months, the court shall determine whether the agency made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan for the child, which means the exercise of due diligence by the agency to:

(1) ensure that the agreement for voluntary foster care is the most appropriate legal arrangement to meet the child's safety, health, and best interests and to conduct a genuine examination of whether there is another permanency disposition order under chapter 260C, including returning the child home, that would better serve the child's need for a stable and permanent home;

(2) engage and support the parent in continued involvement in planning and decision making for the needs of the child;

(3) strengthen the child's ties to the parent, relatives, and community;

(4) implement the out-of-home placement plan required under section 260C.212 , subdivision 1, and ensure that the plan requires the provision of appropriate services to address the physical health, mental health, and educational needs of the child;

(5) submit evidence to the court as specified in section 260C.712 when a child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program setting as defined in section 260C.007 , subdivision 26d; and

(6) ensure appropriate planning for the child's safe, permanent, and independent living arrangement after the child's 18th birthday.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0807 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0807
§ 501C.0807 DELEGATION BY TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee may delegate to any person, even if the person is associated with the trustee, duties and powers that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in:

(1) selecting an agent;

(2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and

(3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and that the agent is acting in compliance with the terms of the delegation.

(b) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the trustee to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation. This duty shall be enforced by the trustee.

(c) A trustee who complies with paragraphs (a) and (b) is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the function was delegated.

(d) By accepting a delegation of powers or duties from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the laws of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 17.458 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.458
§ 17.458 AGROFORESTRY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. "Agroforestry" means the cultivation of short-rotation woody crops using agricultural practices to produce timber or forest products.

§ Subd. 2. Agricultural pursuit. Agroforestry is an agricultural pursuit.
Minn. Stat. § 504B.175 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 504B / Section 504B.175
§ 504B.175 PRELEASE DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "prelease deposit" means payment given to a landlord from a prospective tenant of a residential dwelling unit before the prospective tenant and the landlord have entered into a rental agreement. "Prelease deposit" does not include the payment of a reasonable applicant screening fee used to conduct a background check on the prospective tenant.

§ Subd. 2. Limitations. (a) A prelease deposit may be accepted only if the landlord and prospective tenant enter into a conspicuous written agreement that includes: (1) the circumstances under which it will be returned; and (2) that the landlord is required to return the prelease deposit within seven days of the occurrence of a circumstance described in clause (1). (b) "Return" means postmarked within seven days except that upon the prospective tenant's request, a landlord may destroy the payment or hold it for retrieval by the tenant instead of returning it by mail.

§ Subd. 3. Application on entry into rental agreement. If a prospective tenant and landlord do enter into a rental agreement, the prelease deposit must be applied to that tenant's security deposit or rent.

§ Subd. 4. Remedies. In addition to any other remedies, a landlord who violates this section is liable to the payor of the prelease deposit for the amount of the deposit paid, plus one-half of that amount as a penalty. A landlord who enters into a rental agreement with a tenant is not liable under this section unless the landlord failed to comply with subdivision 3.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.4525 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.4525
§ 62A.4525 REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Every prepaid limited health service organization shall file with the commissioner annually, on or before April 1, a report verified by at least two principal officers covering the preceding calendar year.

(b) The report must be on forms prescribed by the commissioner and must include:

(1) a financial statement of the organization, including its balance sheet, income statement, and statement of changes in financial position for the preceding year, certified by an independent public accountant, or a consolidated audited financial statement of its parent company certified by an independent public accountant, attached to which must be consolidating financial statements of the prepaid limited health service organization;

(2) the number of subscribers at the beginning of the year, the number of subscribers at the end of the year, and the number of enrollments terminated during the year; and

(3) such other information relating to the performance of the organization as is necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out the commissioner's duties under sections 62A.451 to 62A.4528 .

(c) The commissioner may require more frequent reports containing information necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out the commissioner's duties under sections 62A.451 to 62A.4528 .

(d) The commissioner may suspend the organization's certificate of authority pending the proper filing of the required report by the organization.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.909 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.909
§ 383B.909 CORPORATE SEAL.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall not have a corporate seal.
Minn. Stat. § 299A.7957 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.7957
§ 299A.7957 TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 299A.78 , subdivision 1.

(b) The commissioner of public safety shall contract with a nonprofit organization that provides legal services to domestic and international trafficking victims to maintain a toll-free telephone hotline for trafficking victims. The hotline must be in place by January 1, 2007, and must be operated 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The hotline must offer language interpreters for languages commonly spoken in Minnesota, including, but not limited to, Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Somali. At a minimum, the hotline must screen trafficking victims, both domestic and international, and provide appropriate referrals to attorneys and victims' services organizations.