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Minn. Stat. § 60A.57 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.57
§ 60A.57 ACCESS TO AND USE OF RBC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Confidentiality; prohibition on announcements. Section 60A.67 , subdivisions 1 and 2, apply to sections 60A.50 to 60A.592 .

§ Subd. 2. Prohibition for rate making or premium setting. The RBC instructions, RBC reports, adjusted RBC reports, RBC plans, and revised RBC plans are intended solely for use by the commissioner in monitoring the solvency of health organizations and the need for possible corrective action with respect to health organizations and shall not be used by the commissioner for rate making nor considered or introduced as evidence in any rate proceeding nor used by the commissioner to calculate or derive any elements of an appropriate premium level or rate of return for any line of insurance that a health organization or any affiliate is authorized to write.
Minn. Stat. § 419.17 — MN Code / Part 419_425 / Chapter 419 / Section 419.17
§ 419.17 ABOLITION SUBMITTED TO VOTERS.
Status: in_force

When a petition is filed under section 419.16 , the governing body of the city shall cause the question to be submitted to the voters at the first following general municipal election. The commission is abolished if two-thirds of the votes cast in the election are in favor of the abolishment, and the status of the police department and all of its employees shall thereafter be the same as if the commission had not been created.
Minn. Stat. § 68A.04 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 68A / Section 68A.04
§ 68A.04 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Direct risk premiums. For purposes of this chapter, "direct risk premiums" means the charge for title insurance made by a title insurer or its agents according to the insurer's rate filing approved by the commissioner of commerce without a deduction for commissions paid to or retained by the agent and is that portion of the fee charged by a title insurer to an insured or an applicant for insurance for the assumption by the title insurer of the risk created by the issuance of the title insurance policy. Direct risk premiums of a title insurer do not include any other charge or fee for abstracting, searching, or examining the title, or for escrow, closing, or other related services.

§ Subd. 2. Title insurance. For purposes of this chapter, "title insurance" means insuring owners of real or personal property, the holders of liens, interests or encumbrances thereon, or others interested therein, against loss or damage suffered by reason of liens, encumbrances upon, defects in, or the unmarketability of the title to the property; the invalidity, impairment, lack of priority, or unenforceability of any liens or encumbrances on the property; or the doing, or proposing to do, any business in substance equivalent to any of the foregoing whether or not designed to evade the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 70A.23 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 70A / Section 70A.23
§ 70A.23 TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

On September 1, 1969, all rates on file with the commissioner and not disapproved may be used without further delay, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 256L.10 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256L / Section 256L.10
§ 256L.10 APPEALS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner suspends, reduces, or terminates eligibility for the MinnesotaCare program, or services provided under the MinnesotaCare program, the commissioner must provide notification according to the laws and rules governing the medical assistance program. A MinnesotaCare program applicant or enrollee aggrieved by a determination of the commissioner has the right to appeal the determination according to section 256.045 .
Minn. Stat. § 86B.535 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.535
§ 86B.535 MARINE TOILETS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Retention device required. A watercraft or other marine conveyance on the waters of the state may not be equipped with a marine toilet unless also equipped with a retention device acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency.

§ Subd. 2. List of retention devices. (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall, upon request, furnish a list of the types of retention devices currently available and considered acceptable for the purposes of this section for use with marine toilets. (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall furnish the sheriff of each county with a list of retention facilities acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.20 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.20
§ 115A.20 EVALUATING SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall not be required to promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 14 to govern its evaluation and selection of sites for commercial stabilization and containment facilities under sections 115A.18 to 115A.30 , nor shall the agency be required to promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 14 on criteria and standards to govern its certification of intrinsic suitability of sites for commercial stabilization and containment facilities under sections 115A.18 to 115A.30 . In evaluating and selecting sites for stabilization and containment facilities, the agency shall consider at least the following factors:

(1) economic feasibility, including proximity to concentrations of generators of the types of hazardous wastes likely to be proposed and permitted for stabilization and containment;

(2) intrinsic suitability of the sites;

(3) federal and state pollution control and environmental protection rules;

(4) the risk and effect for local residents, units of government, and the local public health, safety, and welfare, including such dangers as an accidental release of wastes during transportation to a facility or at a facility, water, air, and land pollution, and fire or explosion;

(5) the consistency of a facility with, and its effect on, existing and planned local land use and development; local laws, ordinances, and permits; and local public facilities and services;

(6) the adverse effects of a facility at the site on agriculture and natural resources and opportunities to mitigate or eliminate such adverse effects by stipulations, conditions, and requirements respecting the design and operation of a disposal facility at the proposed site.

(b) No land shall be excluded from consideration except land determined by the agency to be intrinsically unsuitable for the use intended.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting the agency an exemption from the rulemaking requirements of chapter 14 if the agency adopts statements of general applicability and future effect, including amendments, suspensions, and repeals of rules, adopted to implement or make specific the law enforced or administered by the agency or to govern the organization and procedure.
Minn. Stat. § 256B.041 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256B / Section 256B.041
§ 256B.041 CENTRALIZED DISBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Statewide disbursement system. The state agency shall establish on a statewide basis a system for the centralized disbursement of medical assistance payments to vendors.

§ Subd. 2. Account. An account is established in the state treasury from which medical assistance payments to vendors shall be made. Into this account there shall be deposited federal funds, state funds, county funds, and other moneys which are available and which may be paid to the state agency for medical assistance payments and reimbursements from counties or others for their share of such payments.

§ Subd. 3. Vendor forms. The state agency shall prescribe and furnish vendors suitable forms for submitting claims under the medical assistance program.

§ Subd. 4. Comply with federal requirements. The state agency in establishing a statewide system of centralized disbursement of medical assistance payments shall comply with federal requirements in order to receive the maximum amount of federal funds which are available for the purpose, together with such additional federal funds which may be made available for the operation of a centralized system of disbursement of medical assistance payments to vendors.

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2010 c 382 s 87 ]

§ Subd. 6. Contracted services. The commissioners of human services and administration may contract with any agency of government or any corporation for providing all or a portion of the services for carrying out the provisions of this section. Local welfare agencies may pay vendors of transportation for nonemergency medical care when so authorized by rule of the commissioner of human services.

§ Subd. 7. Disbursement of federal funds. Federal funds available for administrative purposes shall be distributed between the state and the county on the same basis that reimbursements are earned, except as provided for under section 256.017 .
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-401 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-401
§ 524.3-401 FORMAL TESTACY PROCEEDINGS; NATURE; WHEN COMMENCED.
Status: in_force

A formal testacy proceeding is one conducted with notice to interested persons before a court to establish a will or determine intestacy. A formal testacy proceeding may be commenced by an interested person or a personal representative named in the will filing a petition as described in section 524.3-402 (a) in which it is requested that the court, after notice and hearing, enter an order probating a will, or a petition to set aside an informal probate of a will or to prevent informal probate of a will which is the subject of a pending application, or a petition in accordance with section 524.3-402 (b) for an order that the decedent died intestate.

A petition may seek formal probate of a will without regard to whether the same or a conflicting will has been informally probated. A formal testacy proceeding may, but need not, involve a request for appointment of a personal representative.

During the pendency of a formal testacy proceeding, the registrar shall not act upon any application for informal probate of any will of the decedent or any application for informal appointment of a personal representative of the decedent.

Unless a petition in a formal testacy proceeding also requests confirmation of the previous informal appointment, a previously appointed personal representative, after receipt of notice of the commencement of a formal probate proceeding, shall refrain from exercising power to make any further distribution of the estate during the pendency of the formal proceeding. A petitioner who seeks the appointment of a different personal representative in a formal proceeding also may request an order restraining the acting personal representative from exercising any of the powers of office and requesting the appointment of a special administrator. In the absence of a request, or if the request is denied, the commencement of a formal proceeding has no effect on the powers and duties of a previously appointed personal representative other than those relating to distribution.
Minn. Stat. § 260.57 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.57
§ 260.57 ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The courts, departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its political subdivisions shall enforce the Interstate Compact for Juveniles and shall do all things appropriate to the effectuation of its purposes which may be within their respective jurisdictions.
Minn. Stat. § 508.05 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.05
§ 508.05 APPLICATION, HOW SIGNED AND VERIFIED.
Status: in_force

The application shall be in writing and signed and verified by the applicant, or by an agent thereunto lawfully authorized in writing. If the application is signed and verified by any agent, except an officer of a corporation, the authority of such agent shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner required for the execution and acknowledgment of a deed and recorded with the county recorder for the county wherein the land is situated before the filing of the application. If the application is made by a corporation, it shall be verified by some officer of the corporation. If the applicant is married, the spouse of the applicant may assent thereto in writing by a duly acknowledged endorsement thereon, or by a separate instrument duly acknowledged and filed with the application, but otherwise the spouse shall be made a defendant and served with summons.
Minn. Stat. § 299F.093 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299F / Section 299F.093
§ 299F.093 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duties; rules. The commissioner shall: (1) adopt rules no later than July 1, 1987, with the advice of the Hazardous Substance Notification Advisory Committee, establishing the form and content of the hazardous substance notification report form, as required by section 299F.094 , and describing one or more hazard categories with specified ranges of quantities in each hazard category, representing increments of substantially increased risk; (2) print and provide to individual fire departments the requested number of hazardous substance notification reports, which must be made available to a fire department no more than 90 days following its request, for the fire department to mail or otherwise make available to employers in the jurisdiction; (3) report to the legislature, as needed, on the effectiveness of sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 and recommend amendments to sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 that are considered necessary; (4) adopt rules to implement sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 , compatible with the State Fire Code so as to not limit the authority of local fire officials under that code; and (5) adopt rules that are based on the most recent standard 704, adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, and that allow a fire department to require employers within its jurisdiction to post signs conforming to standard 704, and indicating the presence of hazardous substances. If the signs are required, a fire department shall supply the signs or provide information to assist an employer to obtain them.

§ Subd. 2. Investigation powers. The commissioner shall, at the request of a local fire department, investigate suspected violations of sections 299F.091 to 299F.099 .
Minn. Stat. § 41D.02 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 41D / Section 41D.02
§ 41D.02 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council shall establish a program to provide grants under subdivisions 2 and 3 to educational institutions and other appropriate entities for secondary and postsecondary agricultural education programs.

§ Subd. 2. Elementary and secondary agricultural education. The council may provide grants for: (1) planning and establishment costs for elementary and secondary agricultural education programs; (2) new instructional and communication technologies; and (3) curriculum updates.

§ Subd. 3. Postsecondary education. The council may provide grants for: (1) new instructional and communication technologies; and (2) special project funding, including programming, in-service training, and support staff.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.51 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.51
§ 216B.51 STOCK PURCHASE.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Stock of another utility. No public utility shall purchase voting stock in another public utility doing business in Minnesota without first having made application to and received the consent of the commission in writing or by order.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1978 c 795 s 10 ]

§ Subd. 3. Exempt from other law. Mergers and consolidations as enumerated in subdivision 1 hereof shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 80B.
Minn. Stat. § 206.81 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 206 / Section 206.81
§ 206.81 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL USE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may certify an electronic voting system for experimental use at an election prior to its approval for general use.

(b) Experimental use must be observed by the secretary of state or the secretary's designee and the results observed must be considered at any subsequent proceedings for certification for general use.

(c) The secretary of state may adopt rules consistent with sections 206.55 to 206.90 relating to experimental use. The extent of experimental use must be determined by the secretary of state.
Minn. Stat. § 559A.02 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 559A / Section 559A.02
§ 559A.02 APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to residential real property where a purchaser is entering into a contract for deed with an investor seller. Either of the following statements included in a contract for deed in which the property is not residential real property or the seller is not an investor seller shall constitute prima facie evidence that this chapter does not apply to the contract for deed: "The property is not residential real property" or "The seller is not an investor seller." A person examining title to the property may rely on either statement.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.202 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.202
§ 60A.202 EVIDENCE OF PLACEMENT OF INSURANCE BY BROKER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Restriction. Only a surplus lines broker shall issue evidence of placement of insurance with a nonadmitted insurer.

§ Subd. 2. Written communication of coverage to be delivered. A broker shall, within seven working days after the date on which the risk was bound or the insured or applicant was advised that coverage has been or will be obtained, deliver to the insured or the insured's representative a policy, a written binder, a certificate or other written evidence of insurance placed with a nonadmitted insurer.

§ Subd. 3. Contents of written communication. The written communication showing that insurance has been obtained shall identify all known nonadmitted insurers directly assuming any risk of loss. If there is more than one nonadmitted insurer, any document issued or certified by the broker pursuant to subdivision 2 shall specify, to the extent known by the broker, whether the obligation is joint or several, and if the obligation is several, the proportion of the obligation assumed by each insurer.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.055 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.055
§ 270C.055 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, REFERRAL, AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requesting assistance. If the commissioner has reason to believe that a criminal violation of the state revenue laws or chapter 349 has occurred, the commissioner may request the attorney general or the prosecuting authority of any county to assist in a criminal investigation.

§ Subd. 2. Referral for prosecution. If a proceeding is referred to a prosecuting authority, and the prosecuting authority fails to issue or cause to be issued an indictment or criminal complaint within 30 days after the referral by the commissioner, the attorney general may conduct the proceeding.

§ Subd. 3. Authority to disclose information. The commissioner may disclose information to the prosecuting authority and attorney general pursuant to section 270B.05, subdivision 2 , clause (1).
Minn. Stat. § 280.05 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.05
§ 280.05 PROHIBITED PURCHASERS.
Status: in_force

A county auditor, county treasurer, court administrator of the district court, or county assessor, or deputy or clerk or employee of such officer, and a commissioner for tax-forfeited lands or assistant to such commissioner, may not purchase at such sale, or procure an assignment of the right acquired by the state in lands bid in for it at such sale, as in this chapter provided in sections 280.06 to 280.11 , either personally, or as agent or attorney for any other person, except that such officer, deputy, court administrator, employee or commissioner for tax-forfeited lands or assistant to such commissioner, if an owner or lienholder of the lands, may purchase the lands, or procure such assignment of the state's right in such lands.
Minn. Stat. § 529.03 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 529 / Section 529.03
§ 529.03 CUSTODIAL TRUSTEE FOR FUTURE PAYMENT OR TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person having the right to designate the recipient of property payable or transferable upon a future event may create a custodial trust upon the occurrence of the future event by designating in writing the recipient, followed in substance by: "as custodial trustee for ......... (name of beneficiary) under the Minnesota Uniform Custodial Trust Act."

(b) Persons may be designated as substitute or successor custodial trustees to whom the property must be paid or transferred in the order named if the first designated custodial trustee is unable or unwilling to serve.

(c) A designation under this section may be made in a will, a trust, a deed, a multiple-party account, an insurance policy, an instrument exercising a power of appointment, or a writing designating a beneficiary of contractual rights. Otherwise, to be effective, the designation must be registered with or delivered to the fiduciary, payor, issuer, or obligor of the future right.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-704 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-704
§ 524.5-704 SPECIAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under section 524.5-703 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:

(1) appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding 90 days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;

(2) issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state; and

(3) appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to section 524.5-801 .

(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.