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Minn. Stat. § 469.309 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.309
§ 469.309 RURAL JOB CREATION GRANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Job creation grants. The commissioner of employment and economic development may approve an incentive grant for an eligible business beginning with calendar year 1995. The maximum grant is $5,000 per eligible employee. The actual grant is based on the following schedule: $2,000 for each eligible employee with wages greater than or equal to 170 percent and less than 200 percent of the minimum wage; $3,000 for each eligible employee with wages greater than or equal to 200 percent and less than 250 percent of the minimum wage; $4,000 for each eligible employee with wages greater than or equal to 250 percent and less than 300 percent of the minimum wage; and $5,000 for each eligible employee with wages greater than or equal to 300 percent of the minimum wage. The total grant for an employer is equal to the actual grant multiplied by the number of employees eligible for that grant. For purposes of this section "minimum wage" means the minimum wage that is required by federal law. An eligible business may apply for a rural job creation grant only once for each new job.

§ Subd. 2. Eligible business. An employer eligible for a job creation incentive grant under this section must (1) be located outside the metropolitan area as defined under section 473.121 , (2) create at least ten qualifying new jobs in a two-year period, and (3) consist of a for-profit business. For the purposes of this section, a "qualifying new job" is a job that did not exist in Minnesota before May 6, 1994.

§ Subd. 3. Eligible employee. To be eligible for a grant, the employee must be employed full time by an eligible business at a wage level of not less than 170 percent of the minimum wage at the time the eligible business applies for the grant and must have been employed there at that wage level for a minimum of 12 months. The grant applies only to new jobs created at the eligible business after May 6, 1994.

§ Subd. 4. Restrictions. The incentive grants provided by this section do not apply to racetracks, financial institutions, gambling enterprises, public utilities, or sports, fitness, and health facilities. An employer is not eligible for an incentive grant if the commissioner determines that the position held by the employee for which the business is seeking a grant was transferred from an enterprise conducted by substantially the same business enterprise at another site in the state.
Minn. Stat. § 211A.04 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211A / Section 211A.04
§ 211A.04 SECRETARY OF STATE'S DUTIES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Report forms. The secretary of state shall prepare blanks for reports required by section 211A.02 . Copies must be furnished through the county auditor or otherwise, as the secretary of state finds expedient, to a committee upon request or to a candidate upon filing for office.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1992 c 513 art 3 s 79 ]
Minn. Stat. § 465.48 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.48
§ 465.48 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL; PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The city council shall have power and it shall be its duty after the construction of such works to maintain the same and to prevent injury or obstruction to the channel or works and contamination of the waters. For such purposes the city council may enact suitable ordinances and prescribe penalties for their violation, not exceeding a fine of $100 for each offense or confinement in the city workhouse not exceeding 90 days. The district court having chambers in the county in which the city is located shall have jurisdiction of the offenses.
Minn. Stat. § 484.74 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 484 / Section 484.74
§ 484.74 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authorization. In litigation involving an amount in excess of $7,500 in controversy, the presiding judge may, by order, direct the parties to enter nonbinding alternative dispute resolution. Alternatives may include private trials, neutral expert fact-finding, mediation, minitrials, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The guidelines for the various alternatives must be established by the presiding judge and must emphasize early and inexpensive exchange of information and case evaluation in order to facilitate settlement.

§ Subd. 2. Neutral; appointment; removal. The judge shall appoint an impartial third-party neutral to conduct all proceedings held under subdivision 1. A party may file with the judge within five days of the notice of appointment of a neutral and serve on all other parties to the action a notice to remove the neutral. Upon receipt of the notice to remove, the judge shall assign another neutral. After a party has once disqualified a neutral as a matter of right, a substitute neutral may be disqualified by the party only by making an affirmative showing of prejudice to the judge.

§ Subd. 2a. Consensual special magistrates. In addition to the alternatives under subdivision 1, in cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000, and with the consent of all of the parties, the presiding judge may submit to the parties a list of retired judges or qualified attorneys who are available to serve as special magistrates for binding proceedings under this subdivision. If the parties agree on selection of a person from the list, the presiding judge may appoint, by order, the person as a special magistrate. The special magistrate may preside over any pretrial and trial matters as determined by the presiding judge. If there is a right to a jury trial, the special magistrate shall conduct the jury trial pursuant to the rules of court and shall use the jury pool of the county in which the action is venued. The presiding judge may adopt the rulings and findings of the special magistrate and the results of any jury trial without modification. The parties have a right to appeal from the presiding judge's rulings and findings and from the jury verdict as in other civil matters. Subject to chapter 563, the special magistrate's fees and expenses must be borne by the parties on a basis determined to be fair and equitable by the presiding judge, upon recommendation by the special magistrate. The special magistrate may assess costs against a party for failure to comply with rules or orders, or for litigation that is frivolous or brought in bad faith.

§ Subd. 3. Fees. Subject to chapter 563, the neutral's fees and expenses must be borne by the parties on a basis determined to be fair and equitable by the presiding judge.

§ Subd. 4. Application. This section applies only to the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, which will serve as pilot projects to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative forms of resolving commercial and personal injury disputes.
Minn. Stat. § 385.11 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 385 / Section 385.11
§ 385.11 SURETIES.
Status: in_force

The county board shall not accept, and shall not approve, as sureties upon the bonds of depositories, stockholders or owners of such depositories, unless they are satisfied, upon full investigation, that their responsibility would in no wise be affected by the failure of the bank or banker in behalf of which the stockholders or owners sign as sureties.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.27 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.27
§ 325F.27 SALE OF BEDDING.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, offer for sale, consign for sale, or possess with intent to sell, or consign for sale any bedding used in a private or public hospital or any article of bedding that has been used by or about any person having an infectious or contagious disease.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-513 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-513
§ 336.9-513 TERMINATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Consumer goods. A secured party shall cause the secured party of record for a financing statement to file a termination statement for the financing statement if the financing statement covers consumer goods and:

(1) there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or

(2) the debtor did not authorize the filing of the initial financing statement.

(b) Time for compliance with subsection (a). To comply with subsection (a), a secured party shall cause the secured party of record to file the termination statement:

(1) within one month after there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value; or

(2) if earlier, within 20 days after the secured party receives a signed demand from a debtor.

(c) Other collateral. In cases not governed by subsection (a), within 20 days after a secured party receives a signed demand from a debtor, the secured party shall cause the secured party of record for a financing statement to send to the debtor a termination statement for the financing statement or file the termination statement in the filing office if:

(1) except in the case of a financing statement covering accounts or chattel paper that has been sold or goods that are the subject of a consignment, there is no obligation secured by the collateral covered by the financing statement and no commitment to make an advance, incur an obligation, or otherwise give value;

(2) the financing statement covers accounts or chattel paper that has been sold but as to which the account debtor or other person obligated has discharged its obligation;

(3) the financing statement covers goods that were the subject of a consignment to the debtor but are not in the debtor's possession; or

(4) the debtor did not authorize the filing of the initial financing statement.

(d) Effect of filing termination statement. Except as otherwise provided in section 336.9-510 , upon the filing of a termination statement with the filing office, the financing statement to which the termination statement relates ceases to be effective. Except as otherwise provided in section 336.9-510 , for purposes of sections 336.9-519 (g), 336.9-522 (a), and 336.9-523 (c), the filing with the filing office of a termination statement relating to a financing statement that indicates that the debtor is a transmitting utility also causes the effectiveness of the financing statement to lapse.
Minn. Stat. § 52.03 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 52 / Section 52.03
§ 52.03 "CREDIT UNION," UNLAWFUL USE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Penalty. Except as provided in subdivision 2, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person, association, copartnership, or corporation, except corporations organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to use the words "credit union" in their name or title.

§ Subd. 2. Reciprocity. With the approval of the commissioner, a credit union chartered in another state shall be permitted to do business in Minnesota if Minnesota credit unions are permitted to do business in that state, and if: (a) the credit union is organized under laws similar to Minnesota laws applicable to credit unions; (b) the credit union is financially solvent; (c) the credit union needs to conduct business in this state to adequately serve its members in this state; (d) the credit union satisfies the mandatory share and deposit insurance requirements in section 52.24 ; (e) the credit union designates and maintains an agent for the service of process in this state; and (f) the credit union complies with the provisions of section 52.04 .

§ Subd. 3. Cease and desist. If subsequent to approval it is determined that a reciprocating state credit union is not in compliance with the criteria of subdivision 2, the commissioner may by order require such reciprocating state credit union to discontinue its Minnesota operations by a date certain. The order would be subject to the procedures applicable to cease and desist proceedings pursuant to sections 46.23 to 46.33 and any rules promulgated thereunder.
Minn. Stat. § 513.10 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 513 / Section 513.10
§ 513.10 POWER OF REVOCATION, WHEN VALID.
Status: in_force

When a power to revoke a conveyance of any lands, or of the rents and profits thereof, and to reconvey the same, is given to any person other than the grantor in such conveyance, and such person thereafter conveys the same land, rents, or profits to a purchaser for a valuable consideration, such subsequent conveyance shall be valid in the same manner and to the same extent as if the power of revocation was recited therein, and the intent to revoke the former conveyance expressly declared.
Minn. Stat. § 196.21 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.21
§ 196.21 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 196.19 to 196.26 the following terms have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Veteran. "Veteran" means a person who is a resident of this state and who served in the armed forces of the United States of America.

§ Subd. 3. Chemical agents. "Chemical agents" means Agent Orange and any other identified or unidentified chemical substance or compounds suspected by medical experts of adversely affecting the physical, mental, or emotional health of members of the armed forces.

§ Subd. 4. Agent Orange. "Agent Orange" means any herbicide, defoliant, or pesticide containing dioxin and composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.

§ Subd. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs.
Minn. Stat. § 244.198 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.198
§ 244.198 PARTICIPATING IN SANCTIONS CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Electing to participate. If an individual on probation elects to participate in the sanctions conference, the individual's probation officer must inform the individual: (1) orally, in writing, and in a language and manner that the individual can understand of the probation violation sanction that the probation officer is recommending for the technical violation; and (2) that the probation violation sanction becomes effective when confirmed by a district court judge.

§ Subd. 1a. Alternatives to incarceration. (a) At a sanctions conference for a nonviolent controlled substance offender, a probation agency must identify community options to address and correct an offender's technical violation only if: (1) the offender does not present a risk to the public; and (2) the offender is amenable to continued supervision in the community. (b) If the probation agency determines that community options are appropriate and available in the state, the probation officer must recommend a probation violation sanction that incorporates the community options. (c) For purposes of this subdivision, "nonviolent controlled substance offender" means an individual who meets the criteria under section 244.0513, subdivision 2 , clauses (1), (2), and (5).

§ Subd. 2. Report to district court. (a) If an individual on probation elects to participate in the sanctions conference, the probation officer conducting the sanctions conference must provide a report to the district court containing: (1) the specific nature of the technical violation; (2) the notice provided to the individual under section 244.197, subdivision 2 ; (3) a copy of the individual's signed stipulation and declaration under section 244.197, subdivision 3 ; and (4) the recommended probation violation sanction under subdivision 1 or 1a. (b) The recommended probation violation sanction is effective when confirmed by a judge, and the order of the court is proof of confirmation.

§ Subd. 3. Response to district court action. (a) If a probation officer receives a judge's confirmed order, the officer must notify both the individual on probation and the prosecuting authority in writing that the court has approved the probation violation sanction. (b) If the court does not confirm the officer's recommendation: (1) the probation violation sanction does not go into effect; (2) the probation officer must notify the individual on probation that the court has not confirmed the sanction; and (3) the probation officer may ask the court to initiate revocation proceedings under section 609.14 .

§ Subd. 4. Appeal. An individual on probation may appeal the judge's confirmation of the probation violation sanction as provided in rule 28.05 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.687 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.687
§ 216B.687 MERCURY EMISSIONS REDUCTION IMPLEMENTATION, OPERATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Permit conditions for mercury reductions. The agency shall establish the mercury emissions reduction for each targeted unit included in a plan approved under section 216B.685, or where applicable, for each targeted and supplemental unit included in a plan approved under section 216B.6851.

§ Subd. 2. Enforcement by agency. (a) Except as required by federal regulation, any mercury reduction incorporated into the permit for a targeted unit as established under a plan approved under section 216B.685, or where applicable, for each targeted and supplemental unit included in a plan approved under section 216B.6851, must be a state-only condition of the permit and will not be enforced by the agency during the start-up period. (b) After the start-up period ends, the Pollution Control Agency shall incorporate into the permit the mercury reduction reasonably expected to be achieved at each unit or facility as an enforceable state-only reduction. For a qualifying facility with multiple units that has one or more units included in approved plans, the agency may establish the mercury emissions reduction for the facility covering all targeted and supplemental units at that facility after the start-up periods for all units have concluded, and the actual mercury emissions for the units have been determined. In setting the reduction, the agency shall give due consideration to the results of monitoring before implementation of the plan, the results of monitoring during the start-up period, and any factors that may impact the performance of the unit for the next five years.

§ Subd. 3. Equipment optimization required. The agency shall revise the unit's air permit every five years to ensure optimal mercury emissions reduction by equipment installed under an approved plan, in light of technical and operational advances made since the date of plan approval. In revising the unit's air permit, the agency may recommend, but shall not require, additional investments in pollution control equipment, or the removal of equipment installed pursuant to an approved plan. The utility may seek commission review of the costs associated with a permit requirement or request for equipment optimization proposed by the agency and, if review is requested, the revision is not effective until approved by the commission. The commission shall approve the revision unless the utility or other party shows that it will impose excessive consumer costs.
Minn. Stat. § 49.01 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 49 / Section 49.01
§ 49.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 49.01 to 49.32 , the following terms shall be given the meanings subjoined to them.

§ Subd. 2. Financial institution. "Financial institution" means and includes a bank, a savings bank, a trust company, a savings association, a credit union, and an industrial loan and thrift company.

§ Subd. 3. Investment company. "Investment company" means any person, copartnership, association, or corporation referred to in sections 54.26 to 54.297 .

§ Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.

§ Subd. 5. District court. "The district court," unless otherwise specifically stated, means the district court of the county in which the financial institution being liquidated had its principal place of business prior to the time the commissioner took possession of its business and assets.

§ Subd. 6. Liquidation Division. "Liquidation Division" means the Liquidation Division of the Department of Commerce, consisting of the commissioner of commerce, a deputy, any examiner in charge of liquidation, deputy examiners, attorneys, and other employees engaged in carrying out the provisions of sections 49.01 to 49.32 , and performing functions incidental thereto.

§ Subd. 7. State bank. "State bank," for the purposes of sections 49.02 to 49.41 , shall mean any bank, savings bank, trust company, or bank and trust company which is now or may hereafter be organized under the laws of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 32D.16 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 32D / Section 32D.16
§ 32D.16 ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall suspend a producer's permit or certification if three of the last five official producer samples exceed the applicable standard. The commissioner shall provide warning of a pending suspension when two of the last four producer samples exceed the applicable standard.
Minn. Stat. § 103E.255 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.255
§ 103E.255 COMMISSIONER'S PRELIMINARY ADVISORY REPORT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall make a preliminary advisory report to the drainage authority with an opinion about the adequacy of the preliminary survey report. The commissioner shall state any additional investigation and evaluation that should be done relating to public waters that may be affected and environmental, land use, and multipurpose water management criteria in section 103E.015, subdivision 1 , and cite specific portions of the preliminary survey report that are determined inadequate. The commissioner shall file an initial preliminary advisory report with the auditor before the date of the preliminary hearing. The commissioner may request additional time for review and evaluation of the preliminary survey report if additional time is necessary for proper evaluation. A request for additional time for filing the commissioner's preliminary advisory report may not be made more than five days after the date of the notice by the auditor that a date is to be set for the preliminary hearing. An extension of time may not exceed two weeks after the date of the request.
Minn. Stat. § 62J.017 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62J / Section 62J.017
§ 62J.017 IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE.
Status: in_force

The state seeks to complete the restructuring of the health care delivery and financing system. Beginning July 1, 1994, measures will be taken to increase the public accountability of existing health plan companies, to promote the development of small, community-based integrated service networks, and to reduce administrative costs by standardizing third-party billing forms and procedures and utilization review requirements.
Minn. Stat. § 66A.12 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 66A / Section 66A.12
§ 66A.12 MUTUAL FIRE COMPANIES; PREMIUMS; CONTINGENT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Every mutual fire company shall charge and collect on each policy a premium, in cash or in notes absolutely payable, or it may accept a deposit of cash equal to one year's premium on the policy issued and while the deposit remains intact collect all future premiums on the policy by assessments thereon, and shall also provide in its bylaws, and specify in its policies, the maximum contingent mutual liability of its members for payment of losses and expenses not provided for by its cash fund. The contingent liability of a member shall not be less than a sum equal to and in addition to one annual premium, nor more than a sum equal to five times the amount of such annual premium or, in case of a policy written for less than one year, the contingent liability shall not exceed the amount of premium written in the policy. The total amount of the liability of the policyholder shall be plainly and legibly stated upon each policy. When any reduction shall be made in the contingent liability of members, such reduction shall apply proportionally to all policies in force. Mutual insurance companies complying with section 66A.16, subdivision 3 , may issue policies without a contingent liability; but the fact that there is no contingent liability must be plainly and legibly stated in the policies.