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Minn. Stat. § 529.01 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 529 / Section 529.01
§ 529.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

As used in sections 529.01 to 529.19 :

(1) "Adult" means an individual who is at least 18 years of age.

(2) "Beneficiary" means an individual for whom property has been transferred to or held under a declaration of trust by a custodial trustee for the individual's use and benefit under sections 529.01 to 529.19 .

(3) "Conservator" means a person appointed or qualified by a court to manage the estate of an individual or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.

(4) "Court" means the district court of this state.

(5) "Custodial trust property" means an interest in property transferred to or held under a declaration of trust by a custodial trustee under sections 529.01 to 529.19 and the income from and proceeds of that interest.

(6) "Custodial trustee" means a person designated as trustee of a custodial trust under sections 529.01 to 529.19 or a substitute or successor to the person designated.

(7) "Guardian" means a person appointed or qualified by a court as a guardian of an individual, including a limited guardian, but not a person who is only a guardian ad litem.

(8) "Holder of the beneficiary's power of attorney" means a person who is a holder of the beneficiary's unrevoked power of attorney if the document creating the power of attorney grants powers similar or identical to those defined as "beneficiary transactions" in section 523.24, subdivision 7 .

(9) "Incapacitated" means lacking the ability to manage property and business affairs effectively by reason of mental illness, developmental disability, physical illness or disability, chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, confinement, detention by a foreign power, disappearance, minority, or other disabling cause.

(10) "Legal representative" means a personal representative or conservator.

(11) "Member of the beneficiary's family" means a beneficiary's spouse, descendant, stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.

(12) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(13) "Personal representative" means an executor, administrator, or special administrator of a decedent's estate, a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions, or a successor to any of them.

(14) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(15) "Transferor" means a person who creates a custodial trust by transfer or declaration.

(16) "Trust company" means a financial institution, corporation, or other legal entity, authorized to exercise general trust powers.
Minn. Stat. § 412.891 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.891
§ 412.891 INCONSISTENCY WITH CASH BASIS LAW.
Status: in_force

Any provision in this chapter inconsistent with any provision of Laws 1929, chapter 208, Laws 1933, chapter 211, Laws 1937, chapter 356, or Laws 1943, chapter 526, shall not apply to any city to which any such act applies.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-220 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-220
§ 336.2A-220 EFFECT OF DEFAULT ON RISK OF LOSS.
Status: in_force

(1) Where risk of loss is to pass to the lessee and the time of passage is not stated:

(a) If a tender or delivery of goods so fails to conform to the lease contract as to give a right of rejection, the risk of their loss remains with the lessor, or, in the case of a finance lease, the supplier, until cure or acceptance.

(b) If the lessee rightfully revokes acceptance, the lessee, to the extent of any deficiency in the lessee's effective insurance coverage, may treat the risk of loss as having remained with the lessor from the beginning.

(2) Whether or not risk of loss is to pass to the lessee, if the lessee as to conforming goods already identified to a lease contract repudiates or is otherwise in default under the lease contract, the lessor, or, in the case of a finance lease, the supplier, to the extent of any deficiency in the lessor's or supplier's effective insurance coverage may treat the risk of loss as resting on the lessee for a commercially reasonable time.
Minn. Stat. § 176.253 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.253
§ 176.253 INSURER, EMPLOYER, AND THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR; PERFORMANCE OF ACTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given to them in this subdivision. (b) "Department" has the meaning in section 176.011, subdivision 8b . (c) "Employer" means an employer as defined in section 176.011, subdivision 10 , against whom a workers' compensation claim has been asserted or who is liable for a workers' compensation injury under this chapter. Employer includes: (1) an employer authorized to self-insure by the Department of Commerce under chapter 79A; and (2) the state or a political subdivision that is not required to be authorized to self-insure by the commissioner of commerce in order to pay its workers' compensation claims. (d) "Insurer" means a workers' compensation insurer licensed by the Department of Commerce under section 60A. (e) "Third-party administrator" means an administrator that is licensed by the Department of Commerce to administer a workers' compensation self-insurance or insurance plan under section 60A.23, subdivision 8 , with a contract to act on behalf of an employer or insurer.

§ Subd. 2. General. Where this chapter requires an employer to perform an act, the insurer of the employer may perform that act. Where the insurer acts on behalf of the employer, the employer is responsible for the authorized acts of the insurer and for any delay, failure, or refusal of the insurer to perform the act. This section does not relieve the employer from any penalty or forfeiture which this chapter imposes on the employer.

§ Subd. 3. Authority of third-party administrator. A third-party administrator that has an active account in CAMPUS under section 176.2612 may act on behalf of the employer or insurer as provided in the contract between the administrator and the employer or insurer. If the department or commissioner issues an order or assesses a penalty against an employer or insurer, the order or penalty must be served on any administrator acting on behalf of the employer or insurer. A third-party administrator has the authority to act on behalf of the employer or insurer in responding to a commissioner or department inquiry, order or penalty assessment, or paying a penalty, until the insurer or administrator notifies the department in writing that the administrator does not have authority.
Minn. Stat. § 609.82 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.82
§ 609.82 FRAUD IN OBTAINING CREDIT.
Status: in_force

A person who, with intent to defraud, obtains personal credit or credit for another from a bank, trust company, savings association, or credit union, by means of a present or past false representation as to the person's or another's financial ability may be sentenced as follows:

(1) if no money or property is obtained by the defendant by means of such credit, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $300, or both; or

(2) if money or property is so obtained, the value thereof shall be determined as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 1 , clause (3) and the person obtaining the credit may be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 94.12 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 94 / Section 94.12
§ 94.12 CONTRACT FOR DEED AND QUITCLAIM DEED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Lands sold before July 1, 2004. In the event the terms and conditions of a contract for deed for lands sold before July 1, 2004, are completely fulfilled or if a purchaser makes a lump-sum payment for the subject property in lieu of entering into a contract for deed, the commissioner shall sign and cause to be issued a quitclaim deed on behalf of the state. Said quitclaim deed shall be in a form prescribed by the attorney general and shall vest in purchaser all of the state's interest in the subject property except as provided in section 94.14 .

§ Subd. 2. Lands sold after July 1, 2004. On or after July 1, 2004, when total payment is made within 90 days of the sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall sign and cause to be issued a quitclaim deed on behalf of the state. The quitclaim deed shall be in a form prescribed by the attorney general and shall vest in the purchaser all of the state's interest in the subject property, except as provided in section 94.14 .
Minn. Stat. § 169.315 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.315
§ 169.315 OPENING AND CLOSING VEHICLE DOOR.
Status: in_force

No person shall open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic. No person shall allow any door on the side of a vehicle adjacent to moving traffic to remain open for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
Minn. Stat. § 169.8655 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.8655
§ 169.8655 SPECIAL SUGAR BEET HAULING VEHICLE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. 122,000-pound vehicles; East Grand Forks. A road authority may issue a permit for a vehicle or combination of vehicles that transports sugar beets and meets the following requirements: (1) does not exceed a maximum gross vehicle weight of 122,000 pounds; (2) does not use a semitrailer in a combination of vehicles that has an overall length in excess of 28-1/2 feet; and (3) is only for operation on the following roads in East Grand Forks: (i) U.S. Highway 2 between the North Dakota border and Fifth Avenue Northeast; (ii) Fifth Avenue Northeast between U.S. Highway 2 and Business Highway 2; and (iii) Business Highway 2 from Fifth Avenue Northeast to the sugar beet processing facility on Business Highway 2.

§ Subd. 2. Requirements; restrictions. (a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles issued a permit under subdivision 1: (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1 ; (2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87 ; (3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84 ; (4) may not be operated with a load that exceeds the tire manufacturer's recommended load limit under section 169.823 , the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross weight rating under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7; and (5) may not be operated on the interstate highway system. (b) The seasonal weight increases authorized under section 169.826 do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under this section.

§ Subd. 3. Permit fee. A permit issued under this section must be an annual permit. A permit issued under this section may only be issued before July 1, 2027. The fee for permits issued under this section is $300 and must be deposited in the trunk highway fund.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.416 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.416
§ 122A.416 ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE FOR PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION AND MULTIDISTRICT INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding sections 122A.414 , 122A.415 , and 126C.10 , multidistrict integration collaboratives and the Perpich Center for Arts Education are eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation revenue as if they were intermediate school districts. To qualify for alternative teacher compensation revenue, a multidistrict integration collaborative or the Perpich Center for Arts Education must meet all of the requirements of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to intermediate school districts, must report its enrollment as of October 1 of each year to the department, and must annually report its expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards to the department by November 30 of each year.
Minn. Stat. § 573.18 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 573 / Section 573.18
§ 573.18 PERSONAL LIABILITY; ALIENATION BEFORE SUIT.
Status: in_force

If it appears in the action that before the commencement thereof the heir has aliened the real property descended to that heir, or any part thereof, that heir shall be personally liable for the value of that aliened; and judgment may be rendered therefor, and execution awarded, as in actions for personal debts. No real property aliened in good faith by an heir, before action commenced against the heir, shall be liable to execution or in any manner affected by a judgment against the heir.
Minn. Stat. § 245.4906 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.4906
§ 245.4906 MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of human services must establish a mental health certified peer specialist grant program to provide funding for the training of mental health certified peer specialists who provide services to support individuals with lived experience of mental illness under section 256B.0615 .

§ Subd. 2. Eligible applicants. An eligible applicant is a licensed entity or provider that employs a mental health certified peer specialist qualified under section 245I.04, subdivision 10 , and that provides services to individuals receiving assertive community treatment under section 256B.0622 , intensive residential treatment services under section 256B.0632 , adult rehabilitative mental health services under section 256B.0623 , or crisis response services under section 256B.0624 .

§ Subd. 3. Allowable grant activities. Grantees must use grant funding to provide training for mental health certified peer specialists as specified in section 256B.0615, subdivision 5.

§ Subd. 4. Outcomes. (a) Grantees must provide an annual report to the commissioner for the purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of the grant program. The report must include: (1) the number of mental health certified peer specialists who received training using the grant funds under this section; and (2) the extent to which individuals receiving peer services experienced progress on achieving treatment goals and experienced a reduction in hospital admissions. (b) The commissioner must submit the results of the evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over mental health.
Minn. Stat. § 485.13 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 485 / Section 485.13
§ 485.13 DESTRUCTION OF FILES AND DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The court administrator of district court in all counties of this state is hereby authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of the files, and all documents contained therein, in all cases which are more than ten years old, and which relate only to the following kinds of actions:

(a) uncontested garnishments;

(b) personal property tax judgments;

(c) transcripts of judgments from municipal courts;

(d) transcripts of judgment from other counties which pertain solely to money judgments.

Nothing herein contained shall relieve such court administrator of district court from maintaining the books and index records required under sections 485.07 , 485.08 , and 485.10 , including the filing data, of any files, of which such disposal is made.
Minn. Stat. § 80A.80 — MN Code / Part 80_80A / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.80
§ 80A.80 SECTION 603; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Civil action instituted by administrator. If the administrator believes that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter or that a person has, is, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business that materially aids a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, the administrator may maintain an action in the district court to enjoin the act, practice, or course of business and to enforce compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.

(b) Relief available. In an action under this section and on a proper showing, the court may:

(1) issue a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or declaratory judgment;

(2) order other appropriate or ancillary relief, which may include:

(A) an asset freeze, accounting, writ of attachment, writ of general or specific execution, and appointment of a receiver or conservator, that may be the administrator, for the defendant or the defendant's assets;

(B) ordering the administrator to take charge and control of a defendant's property, including investment accounts and accounts in a depository institution, rents, and profits; to collect debts; and to acquire and dispose of property;

(C) imposing a civil penalty up to $10,000 for each violation; an order of rescission, restitution, or disgorgement directed to a person that has engaged in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this chapter or the predecessor act or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter or the predecessor act; and

(D) ordering the payment of prejudgment and postjudgment interest; or

(3) order such other relief as the court considers appropriate.

(c) No bond required. The administrator may not be required to post a bond in an action or proceeding under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 517.01 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 517 / Section 517.01
§ 517.01 CIVIL MARRIAGE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A civil marriage, so far as its validity in law is concerned, is a civil contract between two persons, to which the consent of the parties, capable in law of contracting, is essential. A lawful civil marriage may be contracted only when a license has been obtained as provided by law and when the civil marriage is contracted in the presence of two witnesses and solemnized by one authorized, or whom one or both of the parties in good faith believe to be authorized, so to do. Marriages subsequent to April 26, 1941, not so contracted shall be null and void.
Minn. Stat. § 70A.11 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 70A / Section 70A.11
§ 70A.11 DISAPPROVAL OF RATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Order after hearing. If the commissioner finds after a contested case proceeding under chapter 14 that a rate is not in compliance with section 70A.04 , the commissioner shall order that its use is to be discontinued and shall order the excess premium plus interest at the rate specified in section 549.09 to be refunded to the policyholder. The amount of the refund, plus interest, must be computed from the commencement date of the contested case hearing on the rate. Interest must be computed as simple interest per annum.

§ Subd. 2. Timing of order. The order under subdivision 1 shall be issued within 60 days after the close of the hearing or within such reasonable time extension as the commissioner may fix.

§ Subd. 3. Approval of substituted rate. No rate replacing a disapproved rate may be used until it has been filed with the commissioner and not disapproved within 60 days thereafter, except that the rate disapproved under subdivision 1, with the consent of the commissioner, or the last previous rate in effect for the insurer may be used for a period of not more than three months pending the approval of a substituted rate. The commissioner's order may include provision for a premium adjustment in a rate charged pending approval of a substituted rate.
Minn. Stat. § 268B.24 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268B / Section 268B.24
§ 268B.24 CONCILIATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The Department of Labor and Industry may offer conciliation services to employers and employees to resolve disputes concerning alleged violations of employment protections identified in section 268B.09 .
Minn. Stat. § 325G.051 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.051
§ 325G.051 SURCHARGES ON CREDIT CARDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Limitation; prohibition. (a) A seller or lessor of goods or services doing business in Minnesota may impose a surcharge on transactions in Minnesota with a customer who elects to use a credit or charge card in lieu of payment by cash, check, or similar means, provided: (1) if the sale or lease of goods or services is processed in person, the seller or lessor informs the customer of the surcharge both orally at the time of sale and by a sign conspicuously posted on the seller's or lessor's premises; (2) if the sale or lease of goods or services is processed through a website or mobile device, the seller or lessor informs the customer of the surcharge by conspicuously posting a surcharge notice during the sale, at the point of sale, on the customer order summary, or on the checkout page of the website; (3) if the sale or lease of services is processed over the telephone, the seller or lessor informs the customer of the surcharge orally; and (4) the surcharge does not exceed five percent of the purchase price. (b) A seller or lessor of goods or services that establishes and is responsible for the seller or lessor's own customer credit or charge card may not impose a surcharge on a customer who elects to use that credit or charge card in lieu of payment by cash, check, or similar means. (c) For purposes of this section "surcharge" means a fee or charge imposed by a seller or lessor upon a customer that increases the price of goods or services to the customer because the customer uses a credit or charge card to purchase or lease the goods or services. The term does not include a discount offered by a seller or lessor to a customer who makes payment for goods or services by cash, check, or similar means not involving a credit or charge card if the discount is offered to all prospective customers and its availability is clearly and conspicuously disclosed to all prospective customers. (d) This subdivision applies to an agent of a seller or lessor.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. A seller who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 and shall refund the surcharge to each buyer.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.19 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.19
§ 115A.19 PROCEDURE NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Minnesota Statutes 1980, section 115A.21, subdivision 1 , the procedure established by sections 115A.18 to 115A.30 for the permitting of hazardous waste stabilization and containment facilities shall not preclude the issuance of permits by the agency pursuant to section 116.07 for stabilization and containment facilities at sites not reviewed under sections 115A.18 to 115A.30 .
Minn. Stat. § 325E.169 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.169
§ 325E.169 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purpose of sections 325E.169 to 325E.201 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Person. "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or association.

§ Subd. 3. Owner. "Owner" means the person who owns the sounds or images fixed in a master recording upon which sounds or images are recorded and from which the transferred recorded sounds or images are directly or indirectly derived.

§ Subd. 4. Recording. "Recording" means the tangible medium on which sounds or images are recorded or otherwise stored and includes a phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, or other medium now known or later developed on which sounds or images may be recorded or stored.