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Minn. Stat. § 219.756 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.756
§ 219.756 YARDMASTER HOURS OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Railroad" means a common carrier that is classified by federal law or regulation as a Class I railroad, Class II railroad, or Class III railroad. (c) "Yardmaster" means an employee of a common carrier who is responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a railyard, not including a dispatching service employee, signal employee, or train employee as those terms are defined in United States Code, title 49, section 21101.

§ Subd. 2. Hours of service. (a) A railroad operating in this state must not require or allow a yardmaster to remain or go on duty: (1) in any month when the employee has spent a total of 276 hours on duty or in any other mandatory service for the carrier; (2) for a period exceeding 12 consecutive hours; and (3) unless the employee has had at least ten consecutive hours off duty during the prior 24 hours. (b) A railroad operating in this state must not require or allow a yardmaster to remain or go on duty after the employee has initiated an on-duty period each day for six consecutive days unless the employee has had 48 consecutive hours off at the employee's home terminal, during which time the employee is unavailable for any service.
Minn. Stat. § 604A.40 — MN Code / Part 604_605 / Chapter 604A / Section 604A.40
§ 604A.40 AGRITOURISM; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in paragraphs (b) to (g) have the meanings given them. (b) "Agricultural products" means livestock, aquacultural, poultry, horticultural, floricultural, viticultural, silvicultural, or other products of a farm or ranch. (c) "Agritourism activity" means activity carried out on a farm or ranch that allows organizations or members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, charitable, or educational purposes, to view, enjoy, or participate in rural activities, including, but not limited to: farming; viticulture; winemaking; ranching; and historical, cultural, farm stay, gleaning, harvest-your-own, or natural activities and attractions. An activity is an agritourism activity whether or not the participant pays to participate in the activity. (d) "Agritourism professional" means a person who is engaged in providing one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation. (e) "Farm or ranch" means one or more areas of land used for the production, cultivation, growing, harvesting, or processing of agricultural products. (f) "Inherent risks of agritourism activity" means dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism activity including but not limited to: (1) natural hazards and conditions of land, vegetation, and waters including surface and subsurface conditions; (2) the behavior of wild or domestic animals; and (3) ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming or ranching operations. (g) "Participant" means a person, other than an agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity and who has the capacity to understand the inherent risks of agricultural tourism.

§ Subd. 2. Liability limited. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), an agritourism professional is not liable for injury, damage, or death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of agritourism activities. (b) Nothing in paragraph (a) prevents or limits the liability of an agritourism professional if the agritourism professional: (1) commits an act or omission that constitutes negligence or willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant, and that act or omission proximately causes injury, damage, or death of the participant; (2) has actual knowledge or reasonably should have known of a dangerous condition on the land or in the facilities or equipment used in the activity, or the dangerous propensity of a particular animal used in such activity; (3) intentionally injures the participant; or (4) fails to comply with the notice requirement of subdivision 3. (c) Nothing in paragraph (a) affects a claim under chapter 340A, or a claim arising out of the sale or use of alcohol at an agritourism facility.

§ Subd. 3. Posting notice. An agritourism professional shall post plainly visible signs at one or more prominent locations in the premises where the agritourism activity takes place that include a warning of the inherent risks of agritourism activity.
Minn. Stat. § 299C.092 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.092
§ 299C.092 QUESTIONED IDENTITY PROCESS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. (c) "Questioned identity" means an individual's identity that is associated with another person's records when the individual's identity is used by an offender in interactions with law enforcement or the offender has the same name which can lead to difficulties differentiating the individual from the offender.

§ Subd. 2. Process. (a) When an individual is the subject of questioned identity, the individual may request a review by the bureau through its questioned identity process. Individuals must contact the bureau and provide the following: (1) documentation of the individual's identity through a government-issued photo identification; (2) documents or information that lead the individual to believe that the individual is the subject of questioned identity; and (3) fingerprints for identification verification purposes. (b) If the bureau is able to confirm that the individual is the subject of questioned identity, the bureau shall provide documentation to the individual indicating that the individual has been through the bureau's questioned identity process. (c) The bureau shall denote any aliases determined to be questioned identities in the criminal history system under section 299C.09 and shall work with other state and local agencies to denote aliases in arrest warrants. (d) The bureau shall attach a photo of the offender to arrest warrants in the bureau's warrant file if a photo is available. (e) Notwithstanding section 13.87, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b), the bureau, in consultation with reporting criminal justice agencies, may remove an alias from a criminal history record when it determines doing so will not negatively impact a criminal justice agency's ability to identify the offender in the future. Some considerations in making the determination include but are not limited to time elapsed since the alias name was last used, frequency with which the alias was used, current incarceration status of the offender, whether it is or was the offender's name, and whether the offender is living or deceased. (f) Law enforcement must take into account the presence of documentation from the bureau or another law enforcement agency confirming a questioned identity when considering whether an individual has a warrant under section 299C.115 and may contact the bureau or the issuing law enforcement agency to confirm authenticity of the documentation provided by an individual.
Minn. Stat. § 12.38 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 12 / Section 12.38
§ 12.38 STATE AGENCIES; TEMPORARY WAIVER OF FEES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state agency as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2 , with the approval of the governor, may waive fees that would otherwise be charged for agency services. The waiver of fees must be confined to geographic areas within a presidentially declared disaster area, and to the minimum periods of time necessary to deal with the emergency situation. The requirements of sections 14.055 and 14.056 do not apply to a waiver made under this section. The agency must promptly report the reasons for and the impact of any suspended fees to the chairs of the legislative committees that oversee the policy and budgetary affairs of the agency.
Minn. Stat. § 554.09 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 554 / Section 554.09
§ 554.09 SPECIAL MOTION FOR EXPEDITED RELIEF.
Status: in_force

Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.
Minn. Stat. § 48A.13 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.13
§ 48A.13 STATE TRUST COMPANY PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirement. A state trust company must have and continuously maintain a principal office in this state.

§ Subd. 2. Service of process. Each executive officer at the principal office is an agent of the state trust company for service of process.

§ Subd. 3. Notice of change. A state trust company not authorized to engage in the business of banking may change its principal office to a location within this state by filing a written notice with the commissioner setting forth the name of the state trust company, the street address of its principal office before the change, the street address to which the principal office is to be changed, and a copy of the resolution adopted by the board authorizing the change. The change of principal office takes effect on the 31st day after the date the commissioner receives the notice under this subdivision, unless the commissioner establishes an earlier or later date or unless before that day the commissioner notifies the state trust company that it must establish to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the relocation is consistent with the original determination made under section 48A.02 , for the establishment of a state trust company at that location, in which event the change of principal office takes effect when approved by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 136A.823 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136A / Section 136A.823
§ 136A.823 LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Application. Application for renewal of a license must be made at least 60 days before expiration of the current license on a form provided by the office. A renewal application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as provided in section 136A.824 that is sufficient to recover, but does not exceed, the administrative costs of the office.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2020 [Repealed, 1Sp2021 c 2 art 2 s 47 ]

§ Subd. 3. Change of ownership. Within 30 days of a change of ownership, a school must submit a registration renewal application, the information and materials for an initial registration under section 136A.822, subdivision 4 , and the applicable registration fees for a new institution under section 136A.824, subdivision 1 . For purposes of this subdivision, "change of ownership" means: a merger or consolidation with a corporation; a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a school; the transfer of a controlling interest of at least 51 percent of the school's stock; entering into receivership; or a change in the nonprofit or for-profit status of a school.
Minn. Stat. § 465.01 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.01
§ 465.01 POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

All cities may exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring private property within or without the corporate limits thereof for any purpose for which it is authorized by law to take or hold the same by purchase or gift and may exercise the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring a right-of-way for sewerage or drainage purposes and an outlet for sewerage or drainage within or without the corporate limits thereof. The procedure in the event of condemnation shall be that prescribed by chapter 117, or that prescribed by the charter of such city.
Minn. Stat. § 548.61 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.61
§ 548.61 STAY OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING APPEAL OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.
Minn. Stat. § 477A.09 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.09
§ 477A.09 MAXIMUM EFFORT LOAN AID.
Status: in_force

(a) For fiscal years 2018 to 2022, each school district with a maximum effort loan under sections 126C.61 to 126C.72 , outstanding as of June 30, 2016, is eligible for an aid payment equal to one-fifth of the amount of interest that was paid on the loan between December 1, 1990, and June 30, 2016. A school district with a maximum effort capital loan outstanding as of June 30, 2017, is eligible for an annual aid payment equal to one-fifth of the estimated amount of interest that will be paid by the district on the loan between June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2021. Aid payments under this section must be used to reduce current year property taxes levied on net tax capacity within the district or to reduce future years' tax levies by:

(1) retaining payments made under this section in the district's debt redemption fund for up to 20 years, notwithstanding the two-year limit under section 475.61, subdivision 3 ; or

(2) financing a defeasance of any future payments on outstanding bonded debt.

(b) Aid under this section must be paid in fiscal years 2018 to 2022. An amount sufficient to make aid payments under this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education.
Minn. Stat. § 465.17 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.17
§ 465.17 MAY ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the purpose of sections 465.15 to 465.17 each such city is hereby authorized to issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness to secure funds for the amount necessary to acquire the right and the city council or other chief governing body shall levy annually a tax on all the taxable property of the city sufficient to meet the interest and the principal about to mature on the bond.
Minn. Stat. § 322.21 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322 / Section 322.21
§ 322.21 DEATH OF LIMITED PARTNER.
Status: in_force

On the death of a limited partner the executor or administrator shall have all the rights of a limited partner for the purpose of settling the estate, and such power as the deceased had to constitute an assignee a substituted limited partner.

The estate of a deceased limited partner shall be liable for all the decedent's liabilities as limited partner.
Minn. Stat. § 365.49 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.49
§ 365.49 PROPERTY OF DISSOLVED TOWN BELONGS TO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. If needed by county: credit. A dissolved town's real or personal property that is needed for county purposes becomes the property of the county. The reasonable value of the property, as determined by the county board must be credited to the town and used to pay off outstanding bonds, warrants, or judgments.

§ Subd. 2. If unneeded: no credit. Other property of the town becomes the property of the county without being credited to the town.

§ Subd. 3. Surplus town money. Surplus money of the town after all obligations are paid must be credited to the county's general fund.
Minn. Stat. § 115B.11 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115B / Section 115B.11
§ 115B.11 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Construction. For the purposes of this section, "construction" means actions taken after the selection of remedial action such as excavation, building of structures, installation of equipment or fixtures, and other physical actions to respond to a release or threatened release.

§ Subd. 2. Action to recover costs. (a) An action for recovery of response costs under section 115B.04 , including recovery of costs and expenses under section 115B.17, subdivision 6 , may be commenced any time after costs and expenses have been incurred but must be commenced no later than six years after initiation of physical on-site construction of a response action. (b) A party prevailing in an action commenced within the time required under paragraph (a) shall be entitled to a declaratory judgment of liability for all future reasonable and necessary costs incurred by that party to respond to the release or threatened release, including costs and expenses under section 115B.17, subdivision 6 .

§ Subd. 3. Action for damages. No person may recover damages pursuant to sections 115B.01 to 115B.15 unless the action is commenced within six years from the date when the cause of action accrues. In determining when the cause of action accrues for an action to recover damages for death, personal injury or disease, the court shall consider factors including the following: (1) when the plaintiff discovered the injury or loss; (2) whether a personal injury or disease had sufficiently manifested itself; and (3) when the plaintiff discovered, or using due diligence should have discovered, a causal connection between the injury, disease, or loss and the release of a hazardous substance.

§ Subd. 4. Application. Subdivisions 1 to 3 apply to actions for recovery of costs commenced on or after April 1, 1998. Response costs incurred before April 1, 1998, are recoverable in an action commenced on or after April 1, 1998, only if physical on-site construction of the response action was initiated not more than six years before the cost recovery action is commenced. Notwithstanding any provision in Laws 1998, chapter 341, to the contrary, the running of the statute of limitations imposed by subdivisions 1 to 3 with respect to cost recovery actions is suspended until July 1, 1999. Subdivisions 1 to 3 shall not apply to any litigation pending in court on March 31, 1998, if the statute of limitations under this chapter has been contested in the litigation. Subdivisions 1 to 3 shall not be offered by any party as evidence of the intent, meaning, or application of the statute of limitations under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 66A.10 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 66A / Section 66A.10
§ 66A.10 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

When the articles of incorporation of any mutual insurance company not having a guaranty fund of the amount required by section 66A.16, subdivision 2 , provide, it may transact any and all kinds of business as set forth in section 60A.06, subdivision 1 , clauses (1) to (15), and as authorized under section 60A.06, subdivision 2 , subject to the conditions and restrictions as to the kinds of insurance which may be combined by a like stock insurance company and subject to the restrictions contained in the laws of this state with reference to general writing mutual insurance companies transacting the same kinds of business. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a company issuing policies with a contingent liability from creating a guaranty fund as authorized by section 66A.16, subdivision 3 . Any mutual company, however organized, may amend its articles to provide for the doing of two or more kinds of business specified in section 60A.06, subdivision 1 , clauses (1) to (15) or authorized under section 60A.06, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 219.26 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.26
§ 219.26 PROTECTIVE CROSSING DEVICE; UNIFORMITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, so far as practicable, shall secure uniformity in the devices used to protect grade crossings. No devices may be installed until they have been approved by the commissioner. All devices which, in the opinion of the commissioner, conflict with devices approved by the commissioner, either in design or method of operation, so as to create a hazard to travel at the crossing, must be immediately modified by the railroad company controlling the crossing to conform to those devices approved by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 103B.683 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.683
§ 103B.683 PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Complaint for violation. A prosecution for a violation of a rule or regulation shall be brought in the name of the district upon complaint and warrant as in other criminal cases. If the accused is arrested without a warrant, a written complaint shall be made, to which the accused shall be required to plead, and a warrant shall issue on the complaint. The warrant and all other process in such cases shall be directed for service to a police officer, court officer, or sheriff of any of the municipalities in the district.

§ Subd. 2. Complaint. It is a sufficient pleading of the rules and regulations of the district to refer to them by section and number or chapter, or any other way that clearly reflects the rules and regulations that are the subject of the pleading. The rules and regulations shall have the effect of general laws within the district and need not be given in evidence upon the trial of an action.

§ Subd. 3. Appeal to district court. Appeals may be taken from the district court in the same manner as from judgments in civil actions.
Minn. Stat. § 256S.15 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256S / Section 256S.15
§ 256S.15 ESTABLISHMENT OF ELDERLY WAIVER SERVICE RATES AND SERVICE RATE LIMITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Statewide service rates and service rate limits. The commissioner shall establish statewide service rates and service rate limits. The commissioner shall publish updated service rates and service rate limits at least annually.

§ Subd. 2. Foster care limit. The elderly waiver payment for the foster care service in combination with the payment for all other elderly waiver services, including case management, must not exceed the monthly case mix budget cap for the participant as specified in sections 256S.18, subdivision 3 , and 256S.19, subdivision 3 . [See Note.]
Minn. Stat. § 90.231 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 90 / Section 90.231
§ 90.231 TIMBER SALES; MARKING BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

Whenever timber on a tract of state-owned land is sold, prior to the removal of the timber, the commissioner shall designate the boundaries of such tract.