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Minn. Stat. § 206.84 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 206 / Section 206.84
§ 206.84 METHODS OF USING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Instruction of judges, voters. The officials in charge of elections shall determine procedures to instruct election judges and voters in the use of electronic voting system manual marking devices and the electronic ballot marker, including assistive voting technology.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79 ]

§ Subd. 3. Ballots. The ballot information must be in the same order provided for paper ballots, except that the information may be in vertical or horizontal rows, or on a number of separate pages. The secretary of state shall provide by rule for standard ballot formats for electronic voting systems. Electronic ballot displays and audio ballot readers shall be in the order provided for on the optical scan ballot. Electronic ballot displays may employ zooms or other devices as assistive voting technology. Audio ballot readers may employ rewinds or audio cues as assistive voting technology. Ballot cards may contain special printed marks as required for proper positioning and reading of the ballots by electronic vote counting equipment. Ballot cards must contain an identification of the precinct for which they have been prepared which can be read visually and which can be tabulated by the automatic tabulating equipment.

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79 ]

§ Subd. 6. Duties of official in charge. The official in charge of elections in each municipality where an electronic voting system is used shall have the voting systems put in order, set, adjusted, and made ready for voting when delivered to the election precincts. The official shall also provide each precinct with a container for transporting ballot cards to the counting location after the polls close. The container shall be of sturdy material to protect the ballots from all reasonably foreseeable hazards including auto collisions. The election judges shall meet at the polling place at least one hour before the time for opening the polls. Before the polls open the election judges shall compare the ballot cards used with the sample ballots, electronic ballot displays, and audio ballot reader furnished to see that the names, numbers, and letters on both agree and shall certify to that fact on forms provided for the purpose. The certification must be filed with the election returns.

§ Subd. 7. Spoiled ballot cards. A voter who spoils a ballot card or makes an error may return it to the election judges and obtain another. Except as otherwise provided in sections 206.55 to 206.90 , the election judges shall conduct the election in the manner prescribed for precincts using paper ballots in chapters 204C and 204D.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.835 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.835
§ 326B.835 LOCAL LICENSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Local license prohibited. Except as provided in subdivision 2, a political subdivision may not require a person licensed under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 to also be licensed or pay a registration or other fee related to licensure under any ordinance, law, rule, or regulation of the political subdivision. This section does not prohibit charges for building permits or other charges not directly related to licensure.

§ Subd. 2. Exception. This section does not prohibit a political subdivision from requiring licensure or certification under any ordinance, law, rule, or regulation of the political subdivision for persons who engage in the installation of an on-site sewage treatment system.
Minn. Stat. § 86B.801 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.801
§ 86B.801 ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. (a) A sheriff or conservation officer may stop, inspect, and detain for a reasonable time a watercraft observed in violation of Minnesota statutes or rules, and is empowered to issue a summons and complaint for violations of this chapter in the same manner as for violations of game and fish laws. (b) As used in this subdivision, "inspect" does not mean the authority to board a watercraft.

§ Subd. 2. Enforcement duties. The sheriff of each county and conservation officers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 299A.785 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.785
§ 299A.785 TRAFFICKING STUDY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Information to be collected. The commissioner shall elicit the cooperation and assistance of government agencies and nongovernmental organizations as appropriate to assist in the collection of trafficking data. The commissioner shall direct the appropriate authorities in each agency and organization to make best efforts to collect information relevant to tracking progress on trafficking. The information to be collected may include, but is not limited to: (1) the numbers of arrests, prosecutions, and successful convictions of traffickers and those committing trafficking-related crimes, including, but not limited to, the following offenses: 609.27 (coercion); 609.282 (labor trafficking); 609.283 (unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking); 609.321 (promotion of prostitution); 609.322 (solicitation of prostitution); 609.324 (other prostitution crimes); 609.33 (disorderly house); 609.352 (solicitation of a child); 617.245 and 617.246 (use of minors in sexual performance); 617.247 (possession of child sexual abuse material); and 617.293 (harmful materials; dissemination and display to minors prohibited); (2) statistics on the number of trafficking victims, including demographics, method of recruitment, and method of discovery; (3) trafficking routes and patterns, states or country of origin, and transit states or countries; (4) method of transportation, motor vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, or by foot if any transportation took place; and (5) social factors, including pornography, that contribute to and foster trafficking, especially trafficking of women and children.

§ Subd. 2. Publication. The commissioner shall gather and compile annually statistical data on the extent and nature of trafficking in Minnesota. The commissioner shall publish the data every two years. This publication shall be available to the public and include, to the extent possible, the information to be collected in subdivision 1 and any other information the commissioner finds relevant to the issue of trafficking in Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 555.01 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.01
§ 555.01 COURTS TO CONSTRUE RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect; and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.108 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.108
§ 326B.108 PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION SUBJECT TO CODE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "place of public accommodation" means a publicly or privately owned facility that is designed for occupancy by 100 or more people and is a sports or entertainment arena, stadium, theater, community or convention hall, special event center, indoor amusement facility or water park, or indoor swimming pool.

§ Subd. 2. Application. Construction, additions, and alterations to a place of public accommodation must be designed and constructed to comply with the State Building Code.

§ Subd. 3. Enforcement. Effective July 1, 2017, in a municipality that has not adopted the code by ordinance under section 326B.121, subdivision 2 , the commissioner shall enforce this section in accordance with section 326B.107, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 4. Fire protection systems. If fire protection systems regulated by chapter 299M are required in a place of public accommodation, then those plan reviews and inspections shall be conducted by the state fire marshal.

§ Subd. 5. Fire sprinklers required. Automatic sprinkler systems for fire protection purposes are required in a place of public accommodation if, on or after August 1, 2008: (1) the facility was constructed, added to, or altered; and (2) the facility has an occupant load of 300 or more.
Minn. Stat. § 628.56 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 628 / Section 628.56
§ 628.56 FOREPERSON; JURY SWORN; CHARGE BY COURT.
Status: in_force

From the persons summoned to serve as grand jurors and appearing, the court shall appoint a foreperson, and it shall also appoint a foreperson whenever one already appointed shall be discharged or excused before such jury is dismissed. The grand jury shall then be sworn according to law, and the same oath shall be administered to any grand juror afterwards appearing and admitted as such. The grand jury shall then be charged by the court, who, in doing so, shall read to it the provisions of sections 628.01 , 628.02 , 628.60 to 628.66 , and rules 18.05, subdivisions 1 and 2 , and 18.07 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, and may give it such other information as it may deem proper as to the nature of its duties, and any charges for public offenses returned to the court, or likely to come before the grand jury; but it need not charge it respecting the violation of any particular statute unless expressly made its duty by the provisions of such statute.
Minn. Stat. § 148.04 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.04
§ 148.04 PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The officers of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall have power to administer oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony as to matters pertaining to its duties. It shall adopt a minimum of educational requirements not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 148.01 to 148.10 , which shall be without prejudice, partiality, or discrimination as to the different schools or colleges of chiropractic. The board shall meet at such times as the majority of the board may deem proper. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The secretary shall keep a record of its proceedings. This report shall be prima facie evidence of all matters therein recorded.
Minn. Stat. § 204B.40 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204B / Section 204B.40
§ 204B.40 BALLOTS; ELECTION RECORDS AND OTHER MATERIALS; DISPOSITION; INSPECTION OF BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

The county auditors, municipal clerks, and school district clerks shall retain all election materials returned to them after any election for at least 22 months from the date of that election. All records and materials must be stored in a locked container or other secured and locked space. All election materials involved in a contested election must be retained for 22 months or until the contest has been finally determined, whichever is later. Abstracts filed by canvassing boards shall be retained permanently by any officer with whom those abstracts are filed. Election materials no longer required to be retained pursuant to this section shall be disposed of in accordance with sections 138.163 to 138.21 . Sealed envelopes containing voted ballots must be retained unopened, except as provided in this section, in a secure location. The county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk shall not permit any voted ballots to be tampered with or defaced.

After the time for filing a notice of contest for an election has passed, the secretary of state may, for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating election procedures: (1) open the sealed ballot envelopes and inspect the ballots for that election maintained by the county auditors, municipal clerks, or school district clerks; (2) inspect the polling place rosters and completed voter registration applications; or (3) examine other forms required in the Minnesota election laws for use in the polling place. No inspected ballot or document may be marked or identified in any manner. After inspection, all ballots must be returned to the ballot envelope and the ballot envelope must be securely resealed. Any other election materials inspected or examined must be secured or resealed. No polling place roster may be inspected until the voting history for that precinct has been posted. No voter registration application may be inspected until the information on it has been entered into the statewide registration system.
Minn. Stat. § 383D.30 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383D / Section 383D.30
§ 383D.30 PERSONNEL BOARD OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Terms, vacancies, conditions; exclusions. The county board shall appoint four persons to serve staggered terms as members of a personnel board of appeals. After the first appointments, successors shall serve for terms of three years each. Expiration dates for expiring terms shall be fixed by the county board and vacancies shall be filled by a majority vote of the county board for the unexpired term. Persons appointed to the personnel board of appeals shall not serve while holding any county office, while standing as a candidate for any county office, or while employed by the county. Each member shall be a resident of the county and shall forfeit office on becoming a nonresident.

§ Subd. 2. Expenses; county board sets pay. Compensation for members of the personnel board of appeals shall be set by the county board and each member shall be paid actual and necessary expenses.

§ Subd. 3. Chair, vice-chair, rules. The personnel board of appeals shall organize by electing a chair and vice-chair. It shall develop rules of procedure for matters brought before it under sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 and rules promulgated under sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 .
Minn. Stat. § 325F.09 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.09
§ 325F.09 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) "Child" means any person less than 14 years of age.

(b) A toy presents an electrical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture may cause personal injury or illness by electrical shock or electrocution.

(c) A toy presents a mechanical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness:

(1) from fracture, fragmentation, or disassembly of the article;

(2) from propulsion of the article or any part or accessory thereof;

(3) from points or other protrusions, surfaces, edges, openings, or closures;

(4) from moving parts;

(5) from lack or insufficiency of controls to reduce or stop motion;

(6) as a result of self-adhering characteristics of the article;

(7) because the article or any part or accessory thereof may be aspirated or ingested;

(8) because of instability;

(9) from stuffing material which is not free of dangerous or harmful substances; or

(10) because of any other aspect of the article's design or manufacture.

(d) A toy presents a thermal hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness because of heat as from heated parts, substances, or surfaces.

(e) "Toxic" means able to produce personal injury or illness to a person through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through any body surface and can apply to any substance other than a radioactive substance.

(f) "Flammable" means having a flash point up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by the Tagliabue Open Cup Tester. The flammability of solids and of the contents of self-pressurized containers shall be determined by methods generally recognized as applicable to the materials or containers and established by rules issued by the commissioner.

(g) A toy presents a hazard of asphyxiation or suffocation if, in normal use or when subject to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design, manufacture or storage presents a risk of personal injury or illness from interference with normal breathing.

(h) "Commissioner" means commissioner of commerce.

(i) "Inspector" means an inspector of the Department of Commerce.
Minn. Stat. § 501B.52 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501B / Section 501B.52
§ 501B.52 REPORT OF AGREEMENT FOR CONFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

Before a sale, mortgage, or lease is made under an order described in section 501B.51 , the trustee or receiver shall enter into an agreement for the sale, mortgage, or lease, subject to the approval of the court, and must report the agreement to the court under oath. At least 15 days before the hearing on the confirmation of the agreement, the trustee or receiver shall mail a copy of the agreement to each interested party to whom mailed notice was given under section 501B.49 and to any interested party who did not receive notice but appeared at the hearing on the petition.
Minn. Stat. § 192.35 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.35
§ 192.35 INTERFERENCE WITH PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Any person who interrupts, molests, or insults by abusive words or behavior, or obstructs any officer or soldier of the National Guard while on duty, either parade, drill meeting for military improvement or other military duty may be immediately put and kept under guard until the duty is concluded, by the officer in command. Such officer may turn the person over to any peace officer of the city or place where such drill parade or meeting is being held and such peace officer shall thereupon deliver such offender for examination and trial before any court having jurisdiction. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.087 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.087
§ 97C.087 SPECIAL FISH MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Registration. If the commissioner determines it is necessary to require that a species of fish be registered, the commissioner shall prescribe, by rule, the species to be registered, registration procedures, and endorsement eligibility requirements.

§ Subd. 2. Application for endorsement. Application for a special fish management endorsement must be accompanied by a $5, nonrefundable application fee for each endorsement. A person may not make more than one endorsement application each calendar year. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a special fish management endorsement for that calendar year after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.
Minn. Stat. § 626.846 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.846
§ 626.846 ATTENDANCE, FORFEITURE OF POSITION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Licensure requirement. Notwithstanding any general or local law or charter to the contrary, any peace officer or part-time peace officer employed or elected on or after July 1, 1979, by any state, county, municipality or joint or contractual combination thereof of the state of Minnesota shall not be eligible for permanent appointment without being licensed by the board pursuant to sections 626.84 to 626.863 .

§ Subd. 1a. [Repealed, 1980 c 578 s 12 ]

§ Subd. 2. Forfeiture of position. Every peace officer or part-time peace officer who shall be appointed by any state, county, municipality or joint or contractual combination thereof of the state of Minnesota on a temporary basis or for a probationary term, shall forfeit the officer's position unless the officer has been licensed by the board pursuant to sections 626.841 to 626.863 . Any other peace officer or part-time peace officer employed or elected by any state, county, municipality or joint or contractual combination thereof, may attend peace officer training courses and be licensed by the board pursuant to sections 626.84 to 626.863 .

§ Subd. 3. Grandfather provision. A peace officer who has received a permanent appointment prior to July 1, 1978, shall be licensed by the board if the officer has met the requirements of sections 626.841 to 626.855 in effect on June 30, 1977 and if the officer has requested licensing by the board.

§ Subd. 3a. [Repealed, 1980 c 578 s 12 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1980 c 578 s 12 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1980 c 578 s 12 ]

§ Subd. 6. Office of sheriff; licensure as peace officer required. A person seeking election to the office of sheriff must be licensed as a peace officer. A person seeking appointment to the office of sheriff, or seeking appointment to the position of chief law enforcement officer, as defined by the rules of the board, after June 30, 1987, must be licensed or eligible to be licensed as a peace officer. The person shall submit proof of peace officer licensure or eligibility as part of the application for office. A person elected or appointed to the office of sheriff or the position of chief law enforcement officer shall be licensed as a peace officer during the person's term of office or employment.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-401 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-401
§ 336.2A-401 INSECURITY; ADEQUATE ASSURANCE OF PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(1) A lease contract imposes an obligation on each party that the other's expectation of receiving due performance will not be impaired.

(2) If reasonable grounds for insecurity arise with respect to the performance of either party, the insecure party may demand in writing adequate assurance of due performance. Until the insecure party receives that assurance, if commercially reasonable the insecure party may suspend any performance for which the insecure party has not already received the agreed return.

(3) A repudiation of the lease contract occurs if assurance of due performance adequate under the circumstances of the particular case is not provided to the insecure party within a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days after receipt of a demand by the other party.

(4) Between merchants, the reasonableness of grounds for insecurity and the adequacy of any assurance offered must be determined according to commercial standards.

(5) Acceptance of any nonconforming delivery or payment does not prejudice the aggrieved party's right to demand adequate assurance of future performance.
Minn. Stat. § 403.38 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 403 / Section 403.38
§ 403.38 STATEWIDE ARMER INTEGRATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in sections 403.21 to 403.40 , the Statewide Radio Board has the final authority over technical and operational standards necessary to provide for the development and implementation of the ARMER system that maximizes the integration of the public safety radio communication system throughout the state, including the backbone previously established by the Metropolitan Radio Board. Technical and operational standards that do not interfere with the integration of the system may be established locally or regionally.