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Minn. Stat. § 135A.0434 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 135A / Section 135A.0434
§ 135A.0434 MANDATORY STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES REFERENDUM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Referendum. The governing body of a public postsecondary institution must not increase mandatory student activity fees by greater than two percent relative to the previous academic year unless the increase is approved by a majority of students voting in a campus referendum. This section does not apply to fees paid by students that are directly related to academic, administrative, health services, or debt obligations, including bonds issued under sections 136F.90 to 136F.98 . The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to adopt a policy implementing this section.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. If the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota increases mandatory student activity fees by more than two percent without approval by a vote of the student body as described in subdivision 1, the commissioner of management and budget shall deduct from the university's appropriation base an amount equal to one percent of the university's appropriation base in the first year of the next biennium.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.82 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.82
§ 325F.82 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of section 325F.83 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Automatic garage door opening system. "Automatic garage door opening system" means a system of devices and equipment that, when connected to a garage door, automatically opens and closes a garage door.

§ Subd. 3. Garage. "Garage" means a building, or a portion of a building, designed or used for the storage, repair, or keeping of a motor vehicle.

§ Subd. 4. Residential building. "Residential building" means a building such as a home or apartment for one or more families or persons that includes an attached or unattached garage.

§ Subd. 5. Automatic reversing requirement. "Automatic reversing requirement" means the requirements specified in paragraphs 30.1 and 30.2 of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Standards for Safety-UL 325, third edition, as revised May 4, 1988, for a residential automatic garage door opening system or the requirements specified in paragraph 29.1 of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Standards for Safety-UL 325, third edition, as revised May 4, 1988, for a commercial vehicular door operator.
Minn. Stat. § 548.181 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.181
§ 548.181 DISCHARGE OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST BANKRUPTCY DEBTORS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application for discharge. A judgment debtor who has received a discharge under United States Code, title 11, or an interested party, upon paying a filing fee of $5 for each judgment, may apply to the court administrator of any court for the discharge of all judgments entered in that court against the judgment debtor that were ordered discharged by the bankruptcy discharge.

§ Subd. 2. Application requirements; service. An application under subdivision 1 must identify each judgment to be discharged, must be accompanied by a certified copy of the judgment debtor's bankruptcy discharge or a certificate by the clerk of the United States Bankruptcy Court of the discharge, must state the time the judgment creditor has to object as specified in subdivision 3 and the grounds for objection as specified in subdivision 4, must be served at the expense of the applicant on each judgment creditor either: (1) in the manner provided for the service of a summons in a civil action and must be accompanied by an affidavit of service; or (2) by certified mail to the judgment creditor's last known address as it appears in the court record, and must be accompanied by an affidavit of mailing.

§ Subd. 3. Objection to discharge. The court administrator, without further notice or hearing, shall discharge each judgment except a judgment in favor of a judgment creditor who has filed an objection to discharge of the judgment within 20 days after service of the application on the judgment creditor. An objection to discharge of a judgment must be served on the judgment debtor in the same manner as an answer in a civil action.

§ Subd. 3a. Certification of discharge. Upon receipt of a filing fee of $5, the court administrator shall certify to the judgment debtor or other interested party the judgments against a person that have been discharged by the administrator.

§ Subd. 4. Court order. If a judgment creditor objects to the discharge of a judgment, on motion of the judgment debtor, the judgment creditor, or other interested party, the court shall order the judgment discharged except to the extent that: (1) the debt represented by the judgment was not discharged by the bankruptcy discharge; or (2) the judgment was an enforceable lien on real property when the bankruptcy discharge was entered. If the judgment was an enforceable lien on some, but not all, real property of the judgment debtor, the discharge shall only be entered as to real property not subject to an enforceable lien.
Minn. Stat. § 372.01 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 372 / Section 372.01
§ 372.01 PETITION.
Status: in_force

When a petition is presented to the auditor of any county in the following form: "To the county board of the county of ......................, Minnesota: The undersigned legal voters of this county request that the county seat be changed to (here designate the place)," signed by at least 60 percent of those voting in the county at the last preceding general election, accompanied by affidavits of at least two of the signers stating that

(a) the petition signatures are genuine,

(b) they were signed within 60 days before the date of the affidavits, and

(c) when signing the petition the petitioners were legal voters of the county,

and the notice of intention to circulate the petition under section 372.02 was given, the auditor shall immediately file the petition and affidavits, and make, seal, and file in the auditor's office an order for a special meeting of the county board to consider the petition. The order shall specify the time of the meeting, which shall be between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and at least 15 but not more than 20 days after the filing. The auditor shall also serve a copy of the order upon each member of the board, personally or by mail, at least five days before the meeting.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.308 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.308
§ 62A.308 HOSPITALIZATION AND ANESTHESIA FOR DENTAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope of coverage. This section applies to a health plan as defined in section 62A.011 that provides coverage to a Minnesota resident.

§ Subd. 2. Required coverages. (a) A health plan included in subdivision 1 must cover anesthesia and hospital charges for dental care provided to a covered person who: (1) is a child under age five; or (2) is severely disabled; or (3) has a medical condition and who requires hospitalization or general anesthesia for dental care treatment. A health carrier may require prior authorization of hospitalization for dental care procedures in the same manner that prior authorization is required for hospitalization for other covered diseases or conditions. (b) A health plan included in subdivision 1 must also provide coverage for general anesthesia and treatment rendered by a dentist for a medical condition covered by the health plan, regardless of whether the services are provided in a hospital or a dental office.
Minn. Stat. § 60K.361 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60K / Section 60K.361
§ 60K.361 INSURANCE EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Prelicense education must consist of 20 hours of education per line of authority.

(b) The course must include an introduction to insurance and insurance-related concepts covering all of the major lines of authority except variable life and variable annuities. The course must consist of the following:

(1) rules, regulations, and law;

(2) basic fundamentals of insurance;

(3) property:

(i) types of policies;

(ii) policy provisions;

(iii) perils, exclusions, deductibles, and liability; and

(iv) evaluating needs;

(4) casualty:

(i) types of policies;

(ii) policy provisions;

(iii) perils, exclusions, deductibles, and liability; and

(iv) evaluating needs;

(5) life:

(i) types of policies;

(ii) policy provisions; and

(iii) group insurance; and

(6) accident and health:

(i) types of policies;

(ii) policy provisions; and

(iii) group insurance.

(c) Courses that cover a specific major line of authority must include the following:

(1) life:

(i) types of life insurance policies; and

(ii) Minnesota laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to life insurance;

(2) accident and health:

(i) types of health insurance policies; and

(ii) Minnesota laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to accident and health insurance;

(3) property:

(i) personal lines;

(ii) commercial lines; and

(iii) Minnesota laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to property insurance;

(4) casualty:

(i) personal lines;

(ii) commercial lines; and

(iii) Minnesota laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to casualty insurance; and

(5) personal lines:

(i) types of property/casualty personal lines insurance policies; and

(ii) Minnesota laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to property/casualty personal lines insurance.
Minn. Stat. § 43A.187 — MN Code / Part 43A / Chapter 43A / Section 43A.187
§ 43A.187 BLOOD DONATION LEAVE.
Status: in_force

A state employee must be granted leave from work with 100 percent of pay to donate blood at a location away from the place of work. The total amount of leave used under this section may not exceed three hours in a 12-month period, and must be determined by the employee. A state employee seeking leave from work under this section must provide 14 days' notice to the appointing authority. This leave must not affect the employee's vacation leave, pension, compensatory time, personal vacation days, sick leave, earned overtime accumulation, or cause a loss of seniority. For the purposes of this section, "state employee" does not include an employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Minn. Stat. § 353.666 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353 / Section 353.666
§ 353.666 PAST SERVICE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS EXTENDED COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member to whom public employees police and fire retirement plan membership was extended under section 353.64, subdivision 11 , may receive retroactive service credit in the public employees police and fire retirement plan for service as a tribal police officer rendered before the effective date of membership of the tribal police department employee in the police and fire fund, provided that the employee and the police department did not make contributions into a qualified tax-deferred retirement plan for that employment period.

(b) The request for retroactive coverage must be in writing and must be filed with the association within 60 days of when police and fire fund membership commenced. The prior service credit purchase payment is governed by section 356.551 , except that the member must pay an amount equal to the employee salary deductions. The employee salary deductions for the retroactive period must be based on the police and fire pension plan member contribution rates in effect when the service was rendered and applied to the salary amount that was earned and paid to the police officer. The employer must pay the balance of the prior service credit purchase payment amount within 30 days of the member contribution payment.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-108 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-108
§ 524.3-108 PROBATE, TESTACY AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS; ULTIMATE TIME LIMIT.
Status: in_force

No informal probate or appointment proceeding or formal testacy or appointment proceeding, other than a proceeding to probate a will previously probated at the testator's domicile and appointment proceedings relating to an estate in which there has been a prior appointment, may be commenced more than three years after the decedent's death, except (1) if a previous proceeding was dismissed because of doubt about the fact of the decedent's death, appropriate probate, appointment or testacy proceedings may be maintained at any time thereafter upon a finding that the decedent's death occurred prior to the initiation of the previous proceeding and the applicant or petitioner has not delayed unduly in initiating the subsequent proceeding; (2) appropriate probate, appointment or testacy proceedings may be maintained in relation to the estate of an absentee, or disappeared or missing person, at any time within three years after the death of the absentee or disappeared or missing person is established; and (3) a proceeding to contest an informally probated will and to secure appointment of the person with legal priority for appointment in the event the contest is successful, may be commenced within the later of 12 months from the informal probate or three years from the decedent's death. These limitations do not apply to proceedings to construe probated wills, determine heirs of an intestate, or proceedings to determine descent. In cases under (1) or (2) above, the date on which a testacy or appointment proceeding is properly commenced shall be deemed to be the date of the decedent's death for purposes of other limitations provisions of this chapter which relate to the date of death. Nothing herein contained prohibits the formal appointment of a special administrator at any time for the purposes of reducing assets to possession, administering the same under direction of the court, or making distribution of any residue to the heirs or distributees determined to be entitled thereto pursuant to a descent proceeding under section 525.31 or an exempt summary proceeding under section 524.3-1203 , even though the three-year period above referred to has expired.
Minn. Stat. § 219.568 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.568
§ 219.568 OTHER VIOLATIONS OF DUTY.
Status: in_force

An engineer, conductor, brake tender, switch tender, train dispatcher, or other officer, agent, or servant of a railway company, who is guilty of a willful violation or omission of duty as an officer, agent, or servant, by which human life or safety is endangered and for which no punishment is specially prescribed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 469.142 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.142
§ 469.142 PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of a rural development financing authority are:

(1) to acquire, construct, improve, and equip projects comprising real and personal property within or outside the state, used or useful for producing or processing products of agriculture, including assembling, fabricating, manufacturing, mixing, storing, warehousing, distributing, or selling;

(2) to investigate, improve, and develop methods of constructing, operating, and financing such projects;

(3) to provide for the operation and maintenance of each project under an operating or lease agreement with a person, firm, or corporation considered qualified by experience and financial resources to assure that to the limit of its design and capacity it will make facilities for efficient and economical processing of agricultural products available throughout the term of the agreement to all producers contracting therefor;

(4) to promote agricultural, industrial, and scientific research in cooperation with state institutions of higher learning and profit or nonprofit private corporations, associations, or foundations;

(5) to assist in promoting new job opportunities through the development of natural resources and the agricultural industry by cooperating with private companies and with agencies of the federal and state governments and with agencies and political subdivisions of other states and of foreign nations to engage in the processing of agricultural products;

(6) to enter into contracts with or to employ financial, management, and production consultants, and scientific and economic specialists to develop and assist in promoting the purposes of the authority and to assist in operating, maintaining, constructing, and financing authority projects;

(7) to employ a financial management company to assist in organizing, initiating, developing, and operating projects for the authority under terms and conditions agreed upon between the authority and the company and to include any fee charged or to be charged by the company in the total capital costs of each project to be financed; and

(8) to provide financial or other assistance to rail users as defined in section 222.48, subdivision 6 , for the purpose of making capital investment loans for rail line rehabilitation.
Minn. Stat. § 256.958 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256 / Section 256.958
§ 256.958 RETIRED DENTIST PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Program. The commissioner of human services shall establish a program to reimburse a retired dentist for the dentist's license fee and for the reasonable cost of malpractice insurance compared to other dentists in the community in exchange for the dentist providing 100 hours of dental services on a volunteer basis within a 12-month period at a community dental clinic or a dental training clinic located at a Minnesota state college or university.

§ Subd. 2. Documentation. Upon completion of the required hours, the retired dentist shall submit to the commissioner the following: (1) documentation of the service provided; (2) the cost of malpractice insurance for the 12-month period; and (3) the cost of the license.

§ Subd. 3. Reimbursement. Upon receipt of the information described in subdivision 2, the commissioner shall provide reimbursement to the retired dentist for the cost of malpractice insurance for the previous 12-month period and the cost of the license.
Minn. Stat. § 323A.1104 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.1104
§ 323A.1104 ACTIVITIES NOT CONSTITUTING TRANSACTING BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Activities of a foreign limited liability partnership which do not constitute transacting business for the purpose of this article include:

(1) maintaining, defending, or settling an action or proceeding;

(2) holding meetings of its partners or carrying on any other activity concerning its internal affairs;

(3) maintaining bank accounts;

(4) maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of the partnership's own securities or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities;

(5) selling through independent contractors;

(6) soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside this state before they become contracts;

(7) creating or acquiring indebtedness, with or without a mortgage, or other security interest in property;

(8) collecting debts, including foreclosing mortgages, canceling contracts for deed, enforcing other security interests on property securing debts, accepting deeds or other instruments of title from debtors in lieu of foreclosure, cancellation or other enforcement, and holding, protecting, and maintaining property so acquired;

(9) conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within 30 days and is not one in the course of similar transactions; and

(10) transacting business in interstate commerce.

(b) For purposes of this article, the ownership in this state of income-producing real property or tangible personal property, other than property excluded under subsection (a), constitutes transacting business in this state.

(c) This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities that may subject a foreign limited liability partnership to service of process, taxation, or regulation under any other law of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.28 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.28
§ 60A.28 DOCUMENTS FILED WITH COMMISSIONER, VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of commerce may require that any document required by law to be filed with the commissioner, be accompanied by a sworn verification of its contents by a responsible officer of the corporation filing it. The commissioner shall prescribe the form of the verification by rule.
Minn. Stat. § 211B.35 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211B / Section 211B.35
§ 211B.35 EVIDENTIARY HEARING BY PANEL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Deadline for hearing. When required by section 211B.33, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), or by section 211B.34, subdivision 2 or 3, the chief administrative law judge must assign the complaint to a panel of three administrative law judges for an evidentiary hearing. The hearing must be held within the following times: (1) ten days after the complaint was assigned to the panel, if an expedited probable cause hearing was requested or required under section 211B.33 ; (2) 30 days after the complaint was filed, if it was filed within 60 days before the primary or special election or within 90 days before the general election to which the complaint relates; or (3) 90 days after the complaint was filed, if it was filed at any other time. For good cause shown, the panel may extend the deadline set forth in clause (2) or (3) by 60 days.

§ Subd. 2. Disposition of complaint. The panel must determine whether the violation alleged in the complaint occurred and must make at least one of the following dispositions: (a) The panel may dismiss the complaint. (b) The panel may issue a reprimand. (c) The panel may impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for any violation of chapter 211A or 211B. (d) The panel may refer the complaint to the appropriate county attorney.

§ Subd. 3. Time for disposition. The panel must dispose of the complaint: (1) within three business days after the hearing record closes, if an expedited probable cause hearing was required by section 211B.33 ; and (2) within 14 days after the hearing record closes, if an expedited probable cause hearing was not required by section 211B.33 .
Minn. Stat. § 116P.19 — MN Code / Part 116P_116Q / Chapter 116P / Section 116P.19
§ 116P.19 DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

A recipient of money from the trust fund must not accept a monetary donation or payment from an owner of land that is acquired in fee in whole or in part with an appropriation from the trust fund that exceeds the documented expenses that are directly related to and necessary for activities specified in the work plan approved by the commission, unless expressly approved by the commission in the work plan. This section does not apply to:

(1) donations that are not connected with the acquisition transaction; or

(2) bargain sales, as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 1.1011 -2, provided that the purchase price reimbursed by the state does not exceed the purchase price paid by the recipient.
Minn. Stat. § 85.21 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 85 / Section 85.21
§ 85.21 STATE OPERATION OF PARK, MONUMENT, RECREATION AREA AND WAYSIDE FACILITIES; LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The state, in its operation of state park, state monument, state recreation area, and state wayside facilities, shall not be required to obtain or pay for permits or licenses required by statute or by ordinance of governmental subdivisions of private operators in conducting or maintaining similar business or facilities.