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Minn. Stat. § 103A.43 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.43
§ 103A.43 WATER ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Environmental Quality Board shall consolidate the assessments required in paragraphs (b) and (c) with the policy report in section 103A.204 and submit a single report to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the environment, natural resources, and agriculture and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources by September 15, 2010, and every five years thereafter.

(b) The Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture shall provide an assessment and analysis of water quality, groundwater degradation trends, and efforts to reduce, prevent, minimize, and eliminate degradation of water. The assessment and analysis must include an analysis of relevant monitoring data.

(c) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide an assessment and analysis of the quantity of surface water and groundwater in the state and the availability of water to meet the state's needs.
Minn. Stat. § 204B.275 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204B / Section 204B.275
§ 204B.275 ELECTION REPORTING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. "Election reporting system" means the computerized central statewide database for offices, candidates, ballot questions, and unofficial results developed and maintained by the secretary of state. The system facilitates the collection, aggregation, reporting, and secure sharing of unofficial election results to the public.

§ Subd. 2. Authority. The secretary of state must maintain an election reporting system as provided in this section.

§ Subd. 3. Entry of names. (a) For federal and state elections, the county auditor must enter in the election reporting system the names of all candidates who have filed for office with the county auditor no later than one day after the filing is received. Within one day of receiving notification and no later than one day after the withdrawal period closes, the county auditor must enter in the election reporting system the names of candidates for city, town, school district, or other elective office for which the county auditor has been notified. For any candidate who files by nominating petition or a petition in place of filing fee, the county auditor must enter in the election reporting system the name of the candidate within one day after the petition has been reviewed and determined to meet all legal requirements. (b) The secretary of state must enter in the election reporting system the names of all candidates who have filed for office with the secretary of state no later than one day after the filing is received. For any candidate who files by nominating petition or a petition in place of filing fee, the secretary of state must enter in the election reporting system the name of the candidate within one day after the petition has been reviewed and determined to meet all legal requirements.

§ Subd. 4. Results reporting testing. At least seven days prior to any federal or state primary, general, or special election, the county auditor must test the results reporting functions in the election reporting system maintained by the secretary of state. The test must include the entry of vote totals for all candidates or ballot question responses within each contest or ballot question, and the county auditor must verify that the predetermined test results are displayed. The county auditor must report to the secretary of state that the test has been conducted, and no errors are apparent. If errors occur during the test, the county auditor must work with the secretary of state to resolve all issues and retest until resolved.

§ Subd. 5. Reporting results. For federal and state elections, as soon as practicable after delivery of the returns, the county auditor must report all unofficial election results in the elections reporting system.

§ Subd. 6. Unofficial results. Results reported to the election reporting system are unofficial results. Election results are not official until after the canvassing board certifies the result of the election.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.015 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.015
§ 16A.015 INVESTMENT OF GIFTS.
Status: in_force

In case it is provided by the terms of such will, deed of gift, or other instrument that the capital of the money, property, or fund constituting such gift, bequest, devise, or endowment, or any part of such capital, shall be kept invested, the same shall be invested and kept invested in the same manner and by the same officers or body as the school funds of the state are by law required to be invested.
Minn. Stat. § 241.92 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.92
§ 241.92 ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF OMBUDSPERSON.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Employee selection. The ombudsperson may select, appoint, and compensate out of available funds assistants and employees as deemed necessary to discharge responsibilities. The ombudsperson and full-time staff shall be members of the Minnesota State Retirement Association.

§ Subd. 2. Assistant ombudsperson. The ombudsperson may appoint an assistant ombudsperson in the unclassified service.

§ Subd. 3. Delegation of duties. The ombudsperson may delegate to staff members any of the ombudsperson's authority or duties except the duty of formally making recommendations to an administrative agency or reports to the Office of the Governor or to the legislature.
Minn. Stat. § 83.44 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 83 / Section 83.44
§ 83.44 PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer or sale of any subdivided land or interests therein, directly or indirectly:

(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;

(b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;

(c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; or

(d) to accept an advance payment for services rendered by an agent in connection with the resale of a time share interest.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.207 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.207
§ 325G.207 OTHER REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Other rights and remedies available. Sections 325G.203 to 325G.208 do not limit rights or remedies available under any other law.

§ Subd. 2. Waiver of rights void. A waiver of rights by a consumer under sections 325G.203 to 325G.208 is void.

§ Subd. 3. Private right of action. In addition to pursuing other remedies, a consumer may bring an action to recover damages caused by a violation of sections 325G.203 to 325G.208 . The court shall award a consumer who prevails in the action, twice the amount of any pecuniary loss, together with costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorney fees, and any equitable relief that the court may determine is appropriate.
Minn. Stat. § 256D.03 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256D / Section 256D.03
§ 256D.03 RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE GENERAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. County administration. Every county agency shall provide general assistance to persons residing within its jurisdiction who meet the need requirements of sections 256D.01 to 256D.21 . General assistance shall be administered by the county agencies according to law and rules promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to sections 14.001 to 14.69 .

§ Subd. 2. Assistance standards. State aid shall be paid for all general assistance and grants up to the standards of section 256D.01, subdivision 1a , and according to procedures established by the commissioner, except as provided for under section 256.017 .

§ Subd. 2a. County agency options. Any county agency may, from its own resources, make payments of general assistance: (1) at a standard higher than that established by the commissioner without reference to the standards of section 256D.01, subdivision 1 ; or (2) to persons not meeting the eligibility standards set forth in section 256D.05, subdivision 1 , but for whom the aid would further the purposes established in the general assistance program according to rules adopted by the commissioner according to the Administrative Procedure Act. The Minnesota Department of Human Services may maintain client records and issue these payments, providing the cost of benefits is paid by the counties to the Department of Human Services according to section 256.01 .

§ Subd. 2b. Budgeting and reporting. Every county agency shall determine eligibility and calculate benefit amounts for general assistance according to chapter 256P.

§ Subd. 3. MS 2010 [Repealed, 1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 47 para (a) ]

§ Subd. 3a. MS 2010 [Repealed, 1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 47 para (a) ]

§ Subd. 3b. Cooperation. General assistance applicants and recipients must cooperate with the state and local agency to identify potentially liable third-party payors and assist the state in obtaining third-party payments. Cooperation includes identifying any third party who may be liable for care and services provided under this chapter to the applicant, recipient, or any other family member for whom application is made and providing relevant information to assist the state in pursuing a potentially liable third party.

§ Subd. 3c. MS 2010 [Repealed, 1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 47 para (b) ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2010 c 200 art 1 s 21 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2010 c 382 s 87; 1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 47 ]

§ Subd. 6. MS 2010 [Repealed, 1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 47 para (a) ]

§ Subd. 7. MS 2010 [Repealed, 1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 47 para (a) ]

§ Subd. 8. MS 2010 [Repealed, 1Sp2010 c 1 art 16 s 47 para (a) ]

§ Subd. 9. [Repealed, 2010 c 200 art 1 s 21 ]
Minn. Stat. § 72A.19 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.19
§ 72A.19 UNFAIR METHODS AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Prohibition. No person shall engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in sections 72A.17 to 72A.32 as or determined pursuant to sections 72A.17 to 72A.32 to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.

§ Subd. 2. Rulemaking. The commissioner may, in accordance with chapter 14, promulgate reasonable rules as the commissioner deems necessary to enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.54 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.54
§ 61A.54 EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specifically included, sections 61A.53 to 61A.60 do not apply to transactions involving:

(1) credit life insurance;

(2) group life insurance or group annuities;

(3) an application to the existing insurer that issued the existing life insurance or annuity, where a contractual change or a conversion privilege is being exercised;

(4) proposed life insurance that is to replace life insurance under a binding or conditional receipt issued by the same company; or

(5) transactions where the replacing insurer and the existing insurer are the same, or are subsidiaries or affiliates under common ownership or control; provided, however, that agents or brokers proposing replacement shall comply with section 61A.55, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 382.04 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.04
§ 382.04 OFFICES AT COUNTY SEAT.
Status: in_force

Every county auditor, treasurer, county recorder, court administrator of district court, sheriff, and court commissioner shall keep office at the county seat. In any county where general terms of the district court are established and held at a place other than the county seat, the court commissioner may keep office at such other place. In any county the judge of the district court may make an order which will permit such court commissioner's office to be at some other place than the county seat of such county.
Minn. Stat. § 149A.745 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 149A / Section 149A.745
§ 149A.745 PROHIBITION ON PREINTERMENT OF OUTER BURIAL CONTAINERS.
Status: in_force

A funeral provider is prohibited from interring a lined and sealed outer burial container until the death of the beneficiary.
Minn. Stat. § 306.57 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.57
§ 306.57 APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Section 306.56 does not apply to a cemetery association or other governing board in a city of the first class, nor to such an association or board that has included the cost of perpetual maintenance of graves in the price of its cemetery lots. The section also does not apply when payment for the perpetual care of the lot or grave has been made to the cemetery association, nor if the deceased person has provided for care either while living or by last will and testament that has been admitted to probate.
Minn. Stat. § 10.555 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.555
§ 10.555 CESAR CHAVEZ DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) March 31 shall be known as Cesar Chavez Day to celebrate the growing Latino community in Minnesota. Latinos constitute a major demographic in the state. Dedicating March 31 of each year as Cesar Chavez Day provides the citizens of Minnesota the opportunity to learn about and appreciate the Latino community and their contributions to our state.

(b) As a community organizer, Chavez improved the lives and working conditions of millions of Latinos nationwide. He dedicated his life to advocating for labor rights, political representation for ethnic minorities, environmental justice, registering voters, and improving literacy for farm workers.
Minn. Stat. § 15D.01 — MN Code / Part 15D_16 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D.01
§ 15D.01 CREATION.
Status: in_force

A state agency known as the Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority is hereby created.
Minn. Stat. § 355.035 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 355 / Section 355.035
§ 355.035 REIMBURSEMENT BY EMPLOYING UNITS.
Status: in_force

An employing unit which employs a member of a covered group must reimburse the director for its pro rata share of the cost of the administration of the agency with respect to Social Security coverage in accordance with the rules of the director pertaining to this reimbursement.
Minn. Stat. § 336.0A-302 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.0A-302
§ 336.0A-302 SECURITY INTEREST PERFECTED BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Continuing perfection: perfection requirements satisfied. A security interest that is enforceable and perfected immediately before August 1, 2024, is a perfected security interest under Laws 2024, chapter 93, if, on August 1, 2024, the requirements for enforceability and perfection under Laws 2024, chapter 93, are satisfied without further action.

(b) Continuing perfection: enforceability or perfection requirements not satisfied. If a security interest is enforceable and perfected immediately before August 1, 2024, but the requirements for enforceability or perfection under Laws 2024, chapter 93, are not satisfied on August 1, 2024, the security interest:

(1) is a perfected security interest until the earlier of the time perfection would have ceased under the law in effect immediately before August 1, 2024, or the adjustment date;

(2) remains enforceable thereafter only if the security interest satisfies the requirements for enforceability under section 336.9-203 , as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 93, before the adjustment date; and

(3) remains perfected thereafter only if the requirements for perfection under Laws 2024, chapter 93, are satisfied before the time specified in paragraph (1).
Minn. Stat. § 128D.07 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 128D / Section 128D.07
§ 128D.07 COMPREHENSIVE LONG-RANGE BUILDING PLAN.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Long-range building plan. The school district shall develop a comprehensive long-range building plan to project forward school needs at any given time for at least the next five years, such plan to include the needs of the district in connection with school sites, new schools and additions to existing buildings, retiring of obsolete facilities, and rehabilitating, remodeling, and equipping existing school buildings.

§ Subd. 2. Annual review. The plan shall be reviewed and updated by the school staff and the board yearly.

§ Subd. 3. To city planning commission. The plan shall be submitted by the board to the city planning commission for its review and recommendations.
Minn. Stat. § 373.38 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.38
§ 373.38 BUSINESS HOURS.
Status: in_force

County license bureaus shall maintain hours to best serve the public. They shall be open to the public for at least 40 hours each week.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.25 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.25
§ 60A.25 INSOLVENT COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Notification of policyholders. Whenever any foreign or domestic insurance company authorized to transact the business of insurance in Minnesota is adjudicated insolvent, or whenever its policies are declared null and void by court order, the commissioner of commerce shall ascertain the names and last known addresses of all Minnesota policyholders of said company, and shall notify all Minnesota policyholders within 30 days of such adjudication or court order. In the case of foreign insurers authorized to do business in this state, the commissioner of commerce may elect to notify all of the company's licensed agents in Minnesota with a directive that the agents notify all insureds of the company's insolvency or that its policies have been declared null and void.

§ Subd. 2. Remittance of premiums. Every agency contract written by an insurance company writing property and casualty insurance in Minnesota shall contain or be construed to contain the following provision: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, the obligation of the agent to remit written premiums to the company shall be changed upon the commencement of any administrative or legal proceeding by any state against the carrier regarding its financial condition. After the commencement of the proceedings, the obligation of the agent to remit premiums shall be confined to the premiums earned before the commencement of the proceedings. The agent shall not owe or remit to the company or to the liquidator or receiver any premiums that are unearned as of the date of the commencement of the delinquency proceedings, and any unearned premiums in the possession of the agent on the date shall be returned promptly by the agent to the insured or, with the approval of the insured, be used to purchase new coverage for the insured with a different insurer."
Minn. Stat. § 97B.035 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.035
§ 97B.035 RESTRICTIONS ON ARCHERY EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Hunting with bows released by mechanical devices. (a) A person may not hunt with a bow drawn, held, or released by a mechanical device, except with a disabled hunter permit issued under section 97B.106 or as provided in paragraph (b). (b) A person may use a mechanical device attached to the bowstring if the person's own strength draws, holds, and releases the bowstring.

§ Subd. 1a. Minimum draw weight. A bow used to take big game, turkey, or wolves must have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw.

§ Subd. 2. Possession of crossbows. A person may not possess a crossbow in a motor vehicle during the open season for any game, unless the crossbow is not armed with a bolt or arrow.

§ Subd. 3. Poisoned and explosive arrows. A person may not hunt with an arrow that is poisoned or has an explosive tip.

§ Subd. 4. Authority of commissioner. The commissioner may not impose restrictions on the possession, transportation, or use of archery equipment except as specifically authorized by law.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-413 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-413
§ 524.5-413 WHO MAY BE CONSERVATOR; PRIORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), the court, in appointing a conservator, shall consider persons otherwise qualified in the following order of priority:

(1) a conservator, guardian of the estate, or other like fiduciary appointed or recognized by an appropriate court of any other jurisdiction in which the person subject to conservatorship resides;

(2) a person nominated as conservator by the respondent, including the respondent's most recent nomination made in a durable power of attorney, if the respondent has attained 14 years of age and at the time of the nomination had sufficient capacity to express a preference;

(3) an agent appointed by the respondent to manage the respondent's property under a durable power of attorney;

(4) the spouse of the respondent;

(5) an adult child of the respondent;

(6) a parent of the respondent;

(7) an adult with whom the respondent has resided for more than six months before the filing of the petition;

(8) an adult who is related to the respondent by blood, adoption, or marriage; and

(9) any other adult or a professional conservator.

(b) A person having priority under paragraph (a), clause (1), (4), (5), or (6), may designate in writing a substitute to serve instead and thereby transfer the priority to the substitute.

(c) The court, acting in the best interest of the person subject to conservatorship, may decline to appoint a person having priority and appoint a person having a lower priority or no priority. With respect to persons having equal priority, the court shall select the one it considers best qualified.

(d) Any individual or agency which provides residence, custodial care, medical care, employment training, or other care or services for which they receive a fee may not be appointed as conservator unless related to the respondent by blood, marriage, or adoption.
Minn. Stat. § 631.045 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 631 / Section 631.045
§ 631.045 EXCLUDING SPECTATORS FROM COURTROOM.
Status: in_force

At the trial of a complaint or indictment for a violation of sections 609.341 to 609.3451 ; 609.3453 ; 609.3458 ; 617.246, subdivision 2 ; or Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, when a minor under 18 years of age is the person upon, with, or against whom the crime is alleged to have been committed, the judge may exclude the public from the courtroom during the victim's testimony or during all or part of the remainder of the trial upon a showing that closure is necessary to protect a witness or ensure fairness in the trial. The judge shall give the prosecutor, defendant and members of the public the opportunity to object to the closure before a closure order. The judge shall specify the reasons for closure in an order closing all or part of the trial. Upon closure the judge shall only admit persons who have a direct interest in the case.
Minn. Stat. § 151.301 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.301
§ 151.301 REPORTS TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a record of an event that comes to the board's attention that, in the judgment of the board or a committee of the board, qualifies as an adverse health care event under section 144.7065 .

(b) Within 30 days of making a determination under paragraph (a) that an event qualifies as an adverse health care event, the board shall forward to the commissioner of health a report of the event, including the facility involved, the date of the event, and information known to the board regarding the event. The report shall not include any identifying information for any of the health care professionals, facility employees, or patients involved.