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Minn. Stat. § 609.576 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.576
§ 609.576 NEGLIGENT FIRES; DANGEROUS SMOKING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Negligent fire resulting in injury or property damage. Whoever is grossly negligent in causing a fire to burn or get out of control thereby causing damage or injury to another, and as a result of this: (1) a human being is injured and great bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both; (2) a human being is injured and bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; or (3) property of another is injured, thereby, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows: (i) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, if the value of the property damage is under $300; (ii) to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is at least $300 but is less than $2,500; or (iii) to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is $2,500 or more.

§ Subd. 2. Dangerous smoking. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person smokes in the presence of explosives or inflammable materials. If a person violates this subdivision and knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm or serious property damage, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0803 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0803
§ 322C.0803 TRANSACTIONS NOT CONSTITUTING TRANSACTING BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Activities not constituting transacting business. A foreign limited liability company shall not be considered to be transacting business in this state for the purposes of this chapter solely by reason of carrying on in this state any one or more of the following, including: (1) maintaining or defending any action or suit or any administrative or arbitration proceeding, or effecting the settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes; (2) holding meetings of its managers, governors, or members or carrying on other activities concerning its internal affairs; (3) maintaining bank accounts; (4) maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of its securities, or appointing and maintaining trustees or depositaries with relation to its securities; (5) holding title to and managing real or personal property, or any interest therein, situated in this state, as executor of the will or administrator of the estate of any decedent, as trustee of any trust, or as guardian of any person or conservator of any person's estate; (6) making, participating in, or investing in loans or creating, as borrower or lender, or otherwise acquiring indebtedness or mortgages or other security interests in real or personal property; (7) securing or collecting its debts or enforcing any rights in property securing them; or (8) conducting an isolated transaction completed within a period of 30 days and not in the course of a number of repeated transactions of like nature.

§ Subd. 2. Property ownership. For purposes of sections 322C.0801 to 322C.0809 , the ownership in this state of income-producing real property or tangible personal property, other than property excluded under subdivision 1, constitutes transacting business in this state.

§ Subd. 3. Limitations. This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities that may subject a foreign limited liability company to service of process, taxation, or regulation under law of this state other than this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 62S.09 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62S / Section 62S.09
§ 62S.09 CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Content. A certificate issued under a group long-term care insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state must include: (1) a description of the principal benefits and coverage provided in the policy; (2) a statement of the exclusions, reductions, and limitations contained in the policy; and (3) a statement that the group master policy determines governing contractual provisions.

§ Subd. 2. Delivery. The issuer of a qualified long-term care insurance policy shall deliver to the applicant, policyholder, or certificate holder the contract or certificate no later than 30 days after the date of approval.
Minn. Stat. § 463.20 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 463 / Section 463.20
§ 463.20 CONTESTED CASES.
Status: in_force

If an answer is filed and served as provided in section 463.18 , further proceedings in the action shall be governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts, except that the action has priority over all pending civil actions and shall be tried forthwith. If the order is sustained following the trial, the court shall enter judgment and shall fix a time after which the building must be destroyed or repaired or the hazardous condition removed or corrected, as the case may be, in compliance with the order as originally filed or modified by the court. If the order is not sustained, it shall be annulled and set aside. The court administrator of the court shall cause a copy of the judgment to be mailed forthwith to the persons upon whom the original order was served.
Minn. Stat. § 238.43 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 238 / Section 238.43
§ 238.43 REGIONAL CHANNEL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. [Renumbered 238.02, subd 31c ]

§ Subd. 2. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the activation of a metropolitan area interconnected regional channel, to be uniformly carried on VHF channel 6 on cable communications systems operating in the metropolitan area in order to provide a broad range of informational, educational, and public service programs and materials to metropolitan area cable subscribers.

§ Subd. 3. VHF channel 6. Franchises for cable communications systems franchised in whole or in part within the metropolitan area shall contain a provision designating the standard VHF channel 6 for uniform regional channel usage; provided, however, that until the regional channel becomes operational, the designated VHF channel 6 may be utilized by the cable communications system as it deems appropriate. The designated regional channel may be combined with the government access channel until such time as the video programming usage of the government access channel expands to such point as it is in use during 80 percent of the time between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. during any consecutive six-week period. Use of time on the regional channel must be made available without charge.

§ Subd. 4. Use. The regional channel will provide a broad range of informational, educational, and public service programs and materials to metropolitan area cable subscribers.

§ Subd. 5. Regional channel entity. The Cable Communications Board may designate a regional channel entity prior to July 1, 1985. If the Cable Communications Board does not designate an entity by June 30, 1985, the Metropolitan Council shall appoint the governing body of the regional channel entity which must consist of 15 members appointed to three-year terms. In making the initial appointments the Metropolitan Council shall designate one-third of the appointees to serve one-year terms, one-third to serve two-year terms, and one-third to serve three-year terms. In the case of a vacancy the council shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Metropolitan Council shall name three appointees from the recommendations received from the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities and three from the recommendations received from the cable communications companies operating in the metropolitan area.

§ Subd. 6. Regional channel operator. The regional channel entity may operate the regional channel or designate the operator of the regional channel. In the event the regional channel entity designates the operator of the regional channel, the designation must be for an initial period not exceeding three years. Before the expiration of the three-year period, the regional channel entity shall review its designation and consider renewal for a term not exceeding three years. Nothing in this section creates any right to renewal for the operator designated by the regional channel entity.
Minn. Stat. § 169.421 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.421
§ 169.421 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR LITTERING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Finding. The legislature finds that the cost of removal and disposal of solid waste, including litter, from vehicles is an onerous burden upon the public, and that the criminal law is not always adequate in dealing with the problem. This requires the imposition of civil liability as provided in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Definition. For purposes of this section, "owner" as to a vehicle means the owner of the vehicle, but in the case of a leased vehicle means the lessee.

§ Subd. 3. Civil liability imposed. If any solid waste, including litter, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, bottles, garbage, papers, refuse, trash, cigarette filters, debris from fireworks, or any form of offensive matter is thrown, deposited, placed, or dumped from a vehicle upon any street or highway, public land, or upon private land without the consent of the owner of the land, a violation of this subdivision occurs and civil liability is imposed upon the owner of the vehicle. The driver and passengers riding in a vehicle are constituted as the agents of the owner of the vehicle for purposes of this subdivision. It is a defense to any action brought pursuant to this section that the vehicle was stolen. This section is not applicable to the owner of a vehicle transporting persons for hire or transporting school children.

§ Subd. 4. Civil penalty; damages. A person who violates this section is subject to the civil penalties for littering and an action for damages as specified in section 115A.99 .

§ Subd. 5. Procedures. A civil action may be commenced as is any civil action or by the issuance of a citation to the owner of the vehicle by any law enforcement officer who has reason to believe that a violation has occurred. Actions commenced by the issuance of a citation by a law enforcement officer shall be tried by the prosecuting authority responsible for misdemeanor prosecutions in the jurisdiction where a violation occurs. Any damages recovered in an action brought by a public agency shall be deposited in the treasury of the jurisdiction trying the action and distributed as provided in section 484.90 . Any district court may establish a separate civil calendar for cases brought under this section.

§ Subd. 6. Relationship to criminal law; election of remedy. If an act is a violation of this section and of a statute or ordinance providing a criminal penalty, a public agency elects its remedy by commencing either an action under this section or a criminal prosecution, and the commencement of one type of action by a public agency is a bar to its bringing of the other.

§ Subd. 7. Payment. Any district court may establish a schedule of costs and civil damages, and procedures for payment, in cases brought by a public agency under which the defendant may consent to default judgment and make payment according to the schedule without making a personal appearance in court.

§ Subd. 8. Citation. This section may be cited as the "Civil Litter Act."
Minn. Stat. § 297G.031 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297G / Section 297G.031
§ 297G.031 FARM WINERY.
Status: in_force

Farm wineries licensed under section 340A.315 shall be treated as wholesalers for the excise tax imposed on certain wines. Tax payments and returns are required in relation to samples given and in relation to the sale of wine on the farm winery premises permitted under chapter 340A. Returns must be made in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, and must contain any other information required by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 185.02 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 185 / Section 185.02
§ 185.02 RESTRAINING ORDER OR INJUNCTION, WHEN NOT ISSUED.
Status: in_force

No restraining order or injunction shall be granted by any court of this state, or any judge thereof, in any case between an employer and employee, or between employees, or between persons employed and persons seeking employment, involving or growing out of a dispute concerning terms or conditions of employment except after notice and a hearing in court and shown to be necessary to prevent irreparable injury to property or to a property right of the party making the application, for which injury there is no adequate remedy at law, and such property or property right must be described with particularity in the application, which must be in writing and sworn to by the applicant or by the applicant's agent or attorney; provided, that a temporary restraining order may be issued without notice and hearing upon a proper showing that violence is actually being caused or is imminently probable on the part of the person or persons sought to be restrained; and, provided, that in such restraining order all parties to the action shall be similarly restrained.
Minn. Stat. § 148F.20 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148F / Section 148F.20
§ 148F.20 VIOLATION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

A provider shall not violate any law in which the facts giving rise to the violation involve the practice of alcohol and drug counseling as defined in sections 148F.001 to 148F.205 . In any board proceeding alleging a violation of this section, the proof of a conviction of a crime constitutes proof of the underlying factual elements necessary to that conviction.
Minn. Stat. § 252.021 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 252 / Section 252.021
§ 252.021 DEFINITION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the term defined in this section has the meaning given.

§ Subd. 2. Executive board. "Executive board" has the meaning given in section 246C.015 .

§ Subd. 3. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 125 art 1 s 48; 2024 c 127 art 46 s 48 ]
Minn. Stat. § 197.752 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.752
§ 197.752 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO POW/MIA DEPENDENTS.
Status: in_force

Any dependent of a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, upon being duly accepted for enrollment in any Minnesota public postsecondary institution, shall be allowed to attend the institution to obtain a bachelor's degree or certificate of completion, while eligible, free of tuition or charge. A dependent who enrolls as an undergraduate in any private Minnesota postsecondary institution shall be entitled to payment by the state of tuition and fees at a rate not to exceed $250 per year for so long as the dependent is eligible to attend the institution and is working toward a bachelor's degree or certificate of completion.

"Prisoner of war" and "persons missing in action" for purposes of this section mean any person who was a resident of the state at the time the person entered service of the United States armed forces, or whose official residence is within the state, and who, while serving in the United States armed forces has been declared to be a prisoner of war, or to be a person missing in action as established by the Secretary of Defense after August 1, 1958.

"Dependent" for purposes of this section means the spouse of a prisoner of war or person missing in action, or any child born before or during the period of time the child's parent served as a prisoner of war or was declared a person missing in action, or any child legally adopted or in the legal custody of the parent prior to and during the time the parent served as a prisoner of war or was declared to be a person missing in action. Once a person qualifies as a dependent under the terms and provisions of this section there shall be no situation such as the return of the spouse or parent or the reported death of the spouse or parent that will remove the dependent from provisions or benefits of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.505 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.505
§ 302A.505 ADVANCES.
Status: in_force

A corporation may, without a vote of the directors, advance money to its directors, officers, or employees to cover expenses that can reasonably be anticipated to be incurred by them in the performance of their duties and for which they would be entitled to reimbursement in the absence of an advance.
Minn. Stat. § 402.01 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 402 / Section 402.01
§ 402.01 AGREEMENT UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. For human services board; one or more counties. One or more contiguous counties situated within the boundaries of the same region designated pursuant to sections 462.381 to 462.396 or section 473.121, subdivision 2 , may, by resolution of their county boards of commissioners, designate a human services board having the composition, powers, and duties provided in sections 402.01 to 402.10 .

§ Subd. 2. Withdrawal; notice. Any agreement pursuant to subdivision 1 shall be governed by sections 402.01 to 402.10 and section 471.59 provided that a county board may withdraw from the agreement only after one year's notice to all other counties party to the agreement which notice shall be delivered on or before the last day of the current fiscal year.

§ Subd. 3. Temporary board. Counties may designate a temporary human services board by sending written notification to each affected state agency stating the intent to organize and develop a human services board. After the notification, the county board or county boards may act under the provisions of this chapter for a period not to exceed one year from the date of the notification.
Minn. Stat. § 541.32 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.32
§ 541.32 RULES APPLICABLE TO COMPUTATION OF LIMITATION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

If the statute of limitations of another state applies to the assertion of a claim in this state, the other state's relevant statutes and other rules of law governing tolling and accrual apply in computing the limitation period, but its statutes and other rules of law governing conflict of laws do not apply.
Minn. Stat. § 83.25 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 83 / Section 83.25
§ 83.25 LICENSE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirement. No person shall offer or sell in this state any interest in subdivided lands without having obtained: (1) a license under chapter 82; and (2) MS 2002 [Expired, 2001 c 208 s 20]

§ Subd. 2. Application of other licensing provisions. Every license issued pursuant to this section must be renewed, transferred, suspended, revoked or denied in the same manner as provided in chapter 82 for licenses issued pursuant to that chapter.

§ Subd. 3. Nonapplication. This section does not apply to persons offering or disposing of interests in subdivided lands which are registered as securities pursuant to chapter 80A.

§ Subd. 4. Limited broker licensee. An individual acting on behalf of a limited broker licensee issued a license under section 82.63, subdivision 13 , is not required to be an officer of a corporation or a partner of a partnership if: (1) the individual is solely engaged in the business of selling a timeshare interest as defined in section 83.20, subdivision 13 ; (2) the individual is adequately supervised by the limited broker licensee; and (3) the limited broker licensee maintains a roster of individuals selling a timeshare interest including the date the individual started selling. This roster must be made available to the commissioner upon demand within three days of the request.
Minn. Stat. § 148F.10 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148F / Section 148F.10
§ 148F.10 COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

An alcohol and drug counselor who is the subject of an investigation, or who is questioned in connection with an investigation, by or on behalf of the board, shall cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperation includes responding fully to any question raised by or on behalf of the board relating to the subject of the investigation, whether tape recorded or not. Challenges to requests of the board may be brought before the appropriate agency or court.
Minn. Stat. § 609.476 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.476
§ 609.476 PUBLISHING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF JUDICIAL OFFICIAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms "personal information" and "judicial official" have the meanings given in section 480.40, subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 2. Misdemeanor. It is unlawful to knowingly publish the personal information of any judicial official in any publicly available publication, website, or media with the intent to threaten, intimidate, harass, or physically injure. A person convicted of violating this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 3. Felony. If a person's violation of subdivision 2 also causes bodily harm as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 7 , the person is guilty of a felony.
Minn. Stat. § 365.42 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.42
§ 365.42 AMOUNT OF UNPAID JUDGMENT ADDED TO TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

A certified copy of the docket of an unsatisfied money judgment may be presented to the first annual town meeting after the judgment is rendered. If proceedings on the judgment are not stopped the town board shall then add the amount of the judgment to the tax levy for that year.
Minn. Stat. § 625.11 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 625 / Section 625.11
§ 625.11 PROCEEDINGS ON APPEAL.
Status: in_force

The court before which the appeal is prosecuted may affirm the order of the judge, or discharge the appellant, or may require the appellant to enter into a new recognizance, with sufficient sureties, for a sum and a length of time as the court deems proper. The court of appeals may also make an order relating to the costs of prosecution as it deems just and reasonable.
Minn. Stat. § 471.611 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.611
§ 471.611 RETIREES' HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Accounting. A unit of local government that agrees to make payments for health insurance benefits for retired employees shall identify the amount required to pay the cost of those benefits during the period in which the contract or personnel policy providing for those benefits is in effect and shall record the amount as an expenditure, according to generally accepted accounting principles, in the fiscal year or years during which the payments are to be made. A school district is in compliance with this subdivision if it complies with section 123B.77, subdivision 6 . Provision of these benefits under a personnel policy must be approved, as a separate action, by the governing body of the employing governmental unit.

§ Subd. 2. Coordination. A unit of local government that funds all or part of the cost of health care benefits for a retired employee must provide for coverage to be coordinated with applicable benefits provided through the federally sponsored Medicare program.