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Minn. Stat. § 103E.645 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.645
§ 103E.645 ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Fees and expenses. The fees and expenses in this section are allowed and must be paid for services provided under this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Engineer, engineer's assistants, and other employees. The compensation of the engineer, the engineer's assistants, and other employees is on a per diem basis and must be set by order of the drainage authority. The order setting compensation must provide for payment of the actual and necessary expenses of the engineer, the engineer's assistants, and other employees, including the cost of the engineer's bond.

§ Subd. 3. Viewers. Each viewer may be paid for every necessary day the viewer is engaged on a per diem basis and for the viewer's actual and necessary expenses. The compensation must be set by the drainage authority.

§ Subd. 4. Board members. Each member of the board may be paid a per diem under section 375.055, subdivision 1 , and actual and necessary expenses incurred while actually employed in drainage proceedings or construction, or in the inspection of any drainage system if the board member is appointed to a committee for that purpose.

§ Subd. 5. Auditor, attorney for petitioners, and other county officials. The county auditor and the attorney for the petitioners must each be paid reasonable compensation for services actually provided as determined by the drainage authority. The fees and compensation of all county officials in drainage proceedings and construction are in addition to other fees and compensation allowed by law.

§ Subd. 6. Petitioners' bond. The cost of the petitioners' bond must be allowed and paid.

§ Subd. 7. Payment. The fees and expenses provided for in this chapter for a drainage project or system in one county must be audited, allowed, and paid by order of the board or for a drainage project or system in more than one county must be audited, allowed, and paid by order of the drainage authority after ten days' written notice to each affected county. The notice must be given by the auditor to the auditors of affected counties. The notice must state the time and location of the hearing and that all bills on file with the auditor at the date of the notice must be presented for hearing and allowance.
Minn. Stat. § 15C.145 — MN Code / Part 15C / Chapter 15C / Section 15C.145
§ 15C.145 RELIEF FROM RETALIATORY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee, contractor, or agent is entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others in furtherance of an action under this chapter or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this chapter.

(b) Relief under paragraph (a) shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney fees.

(c) A civil action under this section may not be brought more than three years after the date when the retaliation occurred.
Minn. Stat. § 347.63 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 347 / Section 347.63
§ 347.63 DOG AND CAT BREEDERS LICENSING ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.
Status: in_force

A dog and cat breeders licensing account is created in the special revenue fund. All fees and penalties collected by the board under sections 347.58 to 347.62 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the dog and cat breeders licensing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account, including interest on the account, is annually appropriated to the board to administer those sections.
Minn. Stat. § 60B.48 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60B / Section 60B.48
§ 60B.48 TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Liquidator's application. When all assets justifying the expense of collection and distribution have been collected and distributed under sections 60B.01 to 60B.61 , the liquidator shall apply to the court for discharge. The court may grant the discharge and make any other orders deemed appropriate, including an order to transfer to the state treasury to the credit of the general fund any remaining funds that are uneconomic to distribute.

§ Subd. 2. Application by others. Any other person may apply to the court at any time for an order under subdivision 1. If the application is denied, the applicant shall pay the costs and expenses of the liquidator in resisting the application, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-705 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-705
§ 524.5-705 EXCLUSIVE AND CONTINUING JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 524.5-704 , a court that has appointed a guardian or issued a protective order consistent with sections 524.5-601 to 524.5-903 has exclusive and continuing jurisdiction over the proceeding until it is terminated by the court or the appointment or order expires by its own terms.
Minn. Stat. § 525.73 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 525 / Section 525.73
§ 525.73 AFFIRMANCE; REVERSAL.
Status: in_force

When the appellant fails to prosecute the appeal, or the order, judgment, or decree appealed from or reviewed is sustained, judgment shall be entered in the court of appeals affirming the decision of the court. Upon the filing in the court of a certified transcript of the judgment, the court shall proceed as if no appeal had been taken. If the order, judgment, or decree reviewed is reversed or modified, the court of appeals shall remand the case to the court with directions to proceed in conformity with its decision. Upon the filing in the court of a certified transcript of the judgment, it shall proceed as directed by the court of appeals.
Minn. Stat. § 201.1615 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 201 / Section 201.1615
§ 201.1615 INFORMATION SHARING; USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement with the commissioner of public safety to match information in the statewide voter registration system with information in the Department of Public Safety database to verify the accuracy of the information provided on applications for voter registrations.

The commissioner of public safety shall enter into an agreement with the commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration under section 205(r)(8) of the Social Security Act to allow the use of the last four digits of the Social Security number to be used to verify voter registration information, to ensure the maintenance of the confidentiality of any applicable information disclosed, and to establish procedures to permit the department to use the information for purposes of maintaining its records.
Minn. Stat. § 325M.04 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325M / Section 325M.04
§ 325M.04 WHEN DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION PERMITTED; AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Conditions of disclosure. An Internet service provider may disclose personally identifiable information concerning a consumer to: (1) any person if the disclosure is incident to the ordinary course of business of the Internet service provider; (2) another Internet service provider for purposes of reporting or preventing violations of the published acceptable use policy or customer service agreement of the Internet service provider; except that the recipient may further disclose the personally identifiable information only as provided by sections 325M.01 to 325M.09 ; (3) any person with the authorization of the consumer; or (4) as provided by section 626A.27 .

§ Subd. 2. Authorization. The Internet service provider may obtain the consumer's authorization of the disclosure of personally identifiable information in writing or by electronic means. The request for authorization must reasonably describe the types of persons to whom personally identifiable information may be disclosed and the anticipated uses of the information. In order for an authorization to be effective, a contract between an Internet service provider and the consumer must state either that the authorization will be obtained by an affirmative act of the consumer or that failure of the consumer to object after the request has been made constitutes authorization of disclosure. The provision in the contract must be conspicuous. Authorization may be obtained in a manner consistent with self-regulating guidelines issued by representatives of the Internet service provider or online industries, or in any other manner reasonably designed to comply with this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 103H.105 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103H / Section 103H.105
§ 103H.105 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) Agricultural land within a sensitive area identified in section 103H.101, subdivision 2 , or by the Board of Water and Soil Resources and land in or immediately surrounding a sinkhole is marginal agricultural land for purposes of section 103F.515, subdivision 2 , and is eligible for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program under section 103F.515 .

(b) Notwithstanding section 103F.515, subdivision 2 , paragraph (c), clause (1), and subdivision 4, the Board of Water and Soil Resources may authorize acquisition of hillside easements that restrict hillside pasturing or grazing of livestock.
Minn. Stat. § 627.01 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 627 / Section 627.01
§ 627.01 PLACE OF TRIAL; CHANGE OF VENUE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Place of trial. Except as otherwise provided by rule 24 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, every criminal cause shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed. The defendant shall be entitled to one change of venue only except in cases involving potential prejudicial publicity in accordance with rule 25.02, subdivision 5, of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

§ Subd. 2. County where the offense was committed. "County where the offense was committed" means any county where any element of the offense was committed or any county where the property involved in an offense is or has been located or where the services involved in an offense were provided.
Minn. Stat. § 349A.09 — MN Code / Part 349_350 / Chapter 349A / Section 349A.09
§ 349A.09 LOTTERY ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Odds; required information. The director shall include on each brochure, pamphlet, booklet, or other similar material the director publishes to promote or explain any lottery game, a prominent and clear statement of the approximate odds of winning each prize offered in that lottery game. Each lottery retailer must post prominently at or near the point of ticket sale a notice or notices printed and provided by the director of the approximate odds of winning each prize in each game for which the lottery retailer sells tickets.

§ Subd. 2. Content of advertising. (a) Advertising and promotional materials for the lottery adopted or published by the director must be consistent with the dignity of the state and may only: (1) present information on how lottery games are played, prizes offered, where and how tickets may be purchased, when drawings are held, and odds on the games advertised; (2) identify state programs supported by lottery net revenues; (3) present the lottery as a form of entertainment; or (4) state the winning numbers or identity of winners of lottery prizes. (b) The director may not adopt or publish any advertising for the lottery which: (1) presents directly or indirectly any lottery game as a potential means of relieving any person's financial difficulties; (2) is specifically targeted with the intent to exploit a person, a specific group or economic class of people, or a religious holiday by use of a religious theme or symbol; (3) presents the purchase of a lottery ticket as a financial investment or a way to achieve financial security; (4) uses the name or picture of a current elected state official to promote a lottery game; (5) exhorts the public to bet by directly or indirectly misrepresenting a person's chance of winning a prize; or (6) denigrates a person who does not buy a lottery ticket or unduly praises a person who does buy a ticket.

§ Subd. 3. Prizes; required information. The director must include, in any publication or print advertising which refers to a prize which is or may be paid in installments, a statement to the effect that the prize will be or may be paid in installments.
Minn. Stat. § 463.02 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 463 / Section 463.02
§ 463.02 GRANT, CONDEMNATION OR DEDICATION.
Status: in_force

Such easement may be acquired by the council by purchase, by grant, or by condemnation. It may also be created by dedication by indicating such building line upon any plat hereafter recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county where the land lies; and the council shall have power to refuse to accept or approve plats of lands unless building lines are shown thereon.
Minn. Stat. § 115B.52 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115B / Section 115B.52
§ 115B.52 WATER QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section and section 115B.53 , the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "East metropolitan area" includes but is not limited to the cities of Woodbury, Oakdale, Lake Elmo, Cottage Grove, St. Paul Park, Afton, and Newport and the townships of West Lakeland and Grey Cloud Island. (c) "Settlement" means the agreement and order entered on February 20, 2018, settling litigation commenced by the state against the 3M Company under section 115B.17 , subdivision 7.

§ Subd. 2. Establishment. The water quality and sustainability account is established as an account in the remediation fund. The account consists of revenue deposited in the account under the terms of the settlement and earnings on the investment of money in the account. Money in the account may be invested through the State Board of Investment.

§ Subd. 3. Expenditures. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and to the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes authorized under the settlement.

§ Subd. 4. Reporting. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of natural resources must jointly submit: (1) by April 1, 2019, an implementation plan detailing how the commissioners will: (i) determine how the priorities in the settlement will be met and how the spending will move from the first priority to the second priority and the second priority to the third priority outlined in the settlement; and (ii) evaluate and determine what projects receive funding; (2) by October 1 each year, a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources on expenditures from the water quality and sustainability account during the previous fiscal year; and (3) by October 1, 2023, and each year thereafter, a report to the legislature on expenditures from the water quality and sustainability account during the previous fiscal year and a spending plan for anticipated expenditures from the account during the current fiscal year.

§ Subd. 5. Local approval. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or commissioner of natural resources must receive approval from the local unit of government prior to assuming control or otherwise operating an existing municipal water supply operation in the east metropolitan area.
Minn. Stat. § 562.05 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 562 / Section 562.05
§ 562.05 SUIT FOR CIVIL DAMAGES, RIGHT TO BRING.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained herein shall affect the rights of any aggrieved person to bring a suit for civil damages. No bond shall be required therein except as otherwise provided by law.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-406 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-406
§ 336.2A-406 PROCEDURE ON EXCUSED PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(1) If the lessee receives notification of a material or indefinite delay or an allocation justified under section 336.2A-405 , the lessee may by written notification to the lessor as to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired (section 336.2A-510 ):

(a) terminate the lease contract (section 336.2A-505 (2)); or

(b) except in a finance lease, modify the lease contract by accepting the available quota in substitution, with due allowance from the rent payable for the balance of the lease term for the deficiency but without further right against the lessor.

(2) If, after receipt of a notification from the lessor under section 336.2A-405 , the lessee fails so to modify the lease agreement within a reasonable time not exceeding 30 days, the lease contract lapses with respect to any deliveries affected.
Minn. Stat. § 103B.253 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.253
§ 103B.253 COUNTY LEVY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county levying a tax under section 103B.241 , 103B.245 , or 103B.251 shall not include any taxes levied under those authorities in the levy certified under section 275.07, subdivision 1 , paragraph (a). A county levying under section 103B.241 , 103B.245 , or 103B.251 shall separately certify that amount and the auditor shall extend that levy as a special taxing district levy under sections 275.066 and 275.07, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b).
Minn. Stat. § 185.18 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 185 / Section 185.18
§ 185.18 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Words, terms, and phrases. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following words, terms, and phrases, for the purposes of sections 185.07 to 185.19 , shall be given the meanings subjoined to them.

§ Subd. 2. Case which involves or grows out of labor dispute. A case shall be held to involve or to grow out of a labor dispute when the case involves persons who are engaged in the same industry, trade, craft, or occupation; or have direct or indirect interests therein; or who are employees of the same employer; or who are members of the same or an affiliated organization of employers or employees; whether such dispute is (1) between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employees or associations of employees; (2) between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employers or associations of employers; or (3) between one or more employees or associations of employees and one or more employees or associations of employees, or when the case involves any conflicting or competing interests in a "labor dispute" of "persons participating or interested" therein.

§ Subd. 3. Persons participating or interested in labor dispute. A person or association shall be held to be a person participating or interested in a labor dispute if relief is sought against the person or association, and if the person or association is engaged in the same industry, trade, craft, or occupation in which such dispute occurs, or has a direct or indirect interest therein, or is a member, officer, or agent of any association composed in whole or in part of employers or employees engaged in such industry, trade, craft, or occupation.

§ Subd. 4. Labor dispute. The term "labor dispute" includes any controversy concerning terms or conditions of employment, or concerning association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment, regardless of whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.

§ Subd. 5. Court of the state. The term "court of the state" means any court of the state whose jurisdiction has been or may be conferred or defined or limited by an act of the legislature.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-311 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-311
§ 524.3-311 INFORMAL APPOINTMENT UNAVAILABLE IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

If an application for informal appointment indicates the existence of a possible unrevoked will or codicil which may relate to property subject to the laws of this state, and which is not filed for probate in this court, the registrar shall decline the application.
Minn. Stat. § 354C.10 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354C / Section 354C.10
§ 354C.10 ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

A supplemental retirement plan is established for certain employees of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The supplemental retirement plan is the continuation of the plan established by Laws 1967, chapter 808, sections 1 to 6, as amended.
Minn. Stat. § 297A.62 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297A / Section 297A.62
§ 297A.62 SALES TAX IMPOSED; RATES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3 or in this chapter, a sales tax of 6.5 percent is imposed on the gross receipts from retail sales as defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 4 , made in this state or to a destination in this state by a person who is required to have or voluntarily obtains a permit under section 297A.83, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 1a. Constitutionally required sales tax increase. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3 or in this chapter, an additional sales tax of 0.375 percent, as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15, is imposed on the gross receipts from retail sales as defined in section 297A.61, subdivision 4 , made in this state or to a destination in this state by a person who is required to have or voluntarily obtains a permit under section 297A.83, subdivision 1 . This additional tax expires July 1, 2034.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 5 art 12 s 95 ; 2002 c 377 art 3 s 24 ; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 8 s 15; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 5 s 33 ]

§ Subd. 3. Manufactured housing and park trailers; modular housing. (a) For retail sales of manufactured homes as defined in section 327.31, subdivision 6 , for residential uses, the sales tax under subdivisions 1 and 1a is imposed on 65 percent of the dealer's cost of the manufactured home. For retail sales of new or used park trailers, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 23 , the sales tax under subdivisions 1 and 1a is imposed on 65 percent of the sales price of the park trailer. (b) For retail sales of a modular home as defined in section 297A.668, subdivision 8 , paragraph (b), for residential uses, the sales tax under subdivisions 1 and 1a is imposed on 65 percent of the modular home manufacturer's sales price of the modular home.

§ Subd. 4. Combined rates. In this chapter, wherever there is a reference to the rate under subdivision 1, or to a combined rate under subdivisions 1 and 1a, the rate to be applied is the combined rate under subdivisions 1 and 1a until the additional tax imposed by subdivision 1a expires. This subdivision does not apply to section 297A.65 .

§ Subd. 5. Transitional period for services. When there is a change in the rate of tax imposed by this section, the following transitional period shall apply to the retail sale of services covering a billing period starting before and ending after the statutory effective date of the rate change: (1) for a rate increase, the new rate shall apply to the first billing period starting on or after the effective date; and (2) for a rate decrease, the new rate shall apply to bills rendered on or after the effective date.
Minn. Stat. § 169.727 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.727
§ 169.727 UNSAFE TIRES; MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of sections 169.721 to 169.727 or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.