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Minn. Stat. § 287.24 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 287 / Section 287.24
§ 287.24 PERSONS LIABLE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General rule. Any person who grants, assigns, transfers, or conveys any real property by a deed or instrument subject to the tax imposed by section 287.21 shall be liable for such tax but no public official shall be liable for a tax with respect to any instrument executed by the official in connection with official duties.

§ Subd. 2. Other responsible persons. If an underpayment is assessable by the commissioner of revenue against a grantor pursuant to section 287.37 , and the grantor is a business entity no longer in existence, any person who, either individually or jointly with others, had control over, supervision of, or responsibility for making the statement of tax due or exemption from tax that was submitted to the county treasurer under section 287.241, subdivision 1 , can be assessed and held liable by the commissioner for the underpayment.
Minn. Stat. § 260C.505 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.505
§ 260C.505 PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A permanency or termination of parental rights petition must be filed at or prior to the time the child has been in foster care or in the care of a noncustodial or nonresident parent for 11 months or in the expedited manner required in section 260C.503 , subdivision 2, paragraph (a). The court administrator shall serve the petition as required in the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure and section 260C.152 for the admit-deny hearing on the petition required in section 260C.507 .

(b) A petition under this section is not required if the responsible social services agency intends to recommend that the child return to the care of the parent from whom the child was removed at or prior to the time the court is required to hold the admit-deny hearing required under section 260C.507 .
Minn. Stat. § 179.25 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.25
§ 179.25 CITATION; LABOR UNION DEMOCRACY ACT.
Status: in_force

Sections 179.18 to 179.25 may be cited as the "Minnesota Labor Union Democracy Act."
Minn. Stat. § 383B.606 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.606
§ 383B.606 SEASONAL LOAD LIMITS.
Status: in_force

The seasonal load restrictions imposed pursuant to section 169.87, subdivision 2 , do not apply to county highways and county state-aid highways in Hennepin County unless the highway is so posted by the appropriate local authority as provided in section 169.87, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 138.19 — MN Code / Part 138_140 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.19
§ 138.19 APPLICATIONS FOR ORDERS OF THE PANEL.
Status: in_force

An officer, department, or agency of the state or an officer or agency of a county, city, town, school district, municipal subdivision or corporation, or other public authority or political entity shall apply in writing to the archivist for an order relating to the disposition of any government record. The records disposition panel shall consider and act upon applications and by unanimous consent make orders with respect to them.
Minn. Stat. § 13.01 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.01
§ 13.01 GOVERNMENT DATA.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. All government entities shall be governed by this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Citation. This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Government Data Practices Act."

§ Subd. 3. Scope. This chapter regulates the collection, creation, storage, maintenance, dissemination, and access to government data in government entities. It establishes a presumption that government data are public and are accessible by the public for both inspection and copying unless there is federal law, a state statute, or a temporary classification of data that provides that certain data are not public.

§ Subd. 4. Headnotes. The headnotes printed in boldface type before paragraphs in this chapter are mere catchwords to indicate the content of a paragraph and are not part of the statute.

§ Subd. 5. Provisions coded in other chapters. (a) The sections referenced in this chapter that are codified outside this chapter classify government data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing. (b) Those sections are governed by the definitions and general provisions in sections 13.01 to 13.07 and the remedies and penalties provided in sections 13.08 and 13.09 , except: (1) for records of the judiciary, as provided in section 13.90 ; or (2) as specifically provided otherwise by law.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.2365 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.2365
§ 103G.2365 CONTROLLING NOXIOUS WEEDS.
Status: in_force

Noxious weeds, as defined in section 18.77, subdivision 8 , must be controlled on wetlands as required in section 18.78 .
Minn. Stat. § 352.925 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352 / Section 352.925
§ 352.925 VESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) "Vesting" means obtaining a nonforfeitable entitlement to an annuity or benefit from the correctional state employees retirement plan by having credit for sufficient allowable service under paragraph (b) or (c), whichever applies.

(b) A member who first became a member of the correctional state employees retirement plan before July 1, 2010, is vested when the person has accrued credit for not less than three years of allowable service as defined under section 352.01, subdivision 11 .

(c) A member who first becomes a member of the correctional state employees retirement plan after June 30, 2010, is vested at the following percentages when the person has accrued credited allowable service as defined under section 352.01, subdivision 11 , as follows:

(i) 50 percent after five years;

(ii) 60 percent after six years;

(iii) 70 percent after seven years;

(iv) 80 percent after eight years;

(v) 90 percent after nine years; and

(vi) 100 percent after ten years.
Minn. Stat. § 297B.12 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297B / Section 297B.12
§ 297B.12 PRIVATE NATURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the motor vehicle registrar, deputy registrars, or any other public official or employee to divulge or otherwise make known in any manner any particulars acquired from the purchaser's records, officers, or employees except in connection with state or federal tax proceedings or upon request of the purchaser. Nothing herein contained should be construed to prohibit the publishing of statistics so classified. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.07 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.07
§ 325G.07 BUYER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other rights the buyer may have, the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the home solicitation sale occurs. Cancellation is evidenced by the buyer giving written notice of cancellation to the seller at the address stated in the agreement or offer to purchase. Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective upon deposit in a mailbox, properly addressed to the seller and postage prepaid. Notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the home solicitation sale.
Minn. Stat. § 13.356 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.356
§ 13.356 PERSONAL CONTACT AND ONLINE ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The following data on an individual collected, maintained, or received by a government entity for notification purposes or as part of a subscription list for an entity's electronic periodic publications as requested by the individual are private data on individuals:

(1) telephone number;

(2) email address; and

(3) Internet user name, password, Internet protocol address, and any other similar data related to the individual's online account or access procedures.

(b) Section 13.04, subdivision 2 , does not apply to data classified under paragraph (a). Paragraph (a) does not apply to data submitted by an individual to the Campaign Finance Board to meet the legal requirements imposed by chapter 10A, to data submitted for purposes of making a public comment, or to data in a state agency's rulemaking email list.

(c) Data provided under paragraph (a) may only be used for the specific purpose for which the individual provided the data.
Minn. Stat. § 449.15 — MN Code / Part 447_450 / Chapter 449 / Section 449.15
§ 449.15 LIMITED LICENSE FEES ON AMUSEMENT MACHINES.
Status: in_force

A home rule charter or statutory city may impose by ordinance a license fee on amusement machines of no more than the demonstrated and verifiable actual cost of issuing the license or $15 per location plus $15 per machine.
Minn. Stat. § 6.02 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 6 / Section 6.02
§ 6.02 DEPUTIES, EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall appoint a deputy, who may perform all the duties of the office when the auditor is absent or disabled. The state auditor may employ and at pleasure dismiss two additional deputies and a private secretary. This section does not increase the complement of the state auditor.
Minn. Stat. § 306.38 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.38
§ 306.38 EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Investment and income. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the principal of the care and improvement fund shall remain intact, and may be invested in the securities in which savings banks are by law permitted to invest, and not otherwise. The fund trustees, on January 1 and July 1, in each year, shall turn over to the association all income arising from the fund. The income must be used solely for the care, maintenance, and improvement of the cemetery and the avenues leading. If a part of the income remains unexpended and unappropriated for one year after being paid to the association, it must be returned to the trustees of the fund and become a part of the principal.

§ Subd. 2. Investments by certain associations. (a) A cemetery association governed by sections 306.31 to 306.40 , organized under state law, including a private cemetery association that maintains a public cemetery of at least 20 acres in or adjacent to any city of the first class and that has provided for a permanent care and improvement fund administered, whether in one trust or more than one trust, by one or more trust companies acting as trustee or trustees of the fund under section 306.32 , when the aggregate principal of the fund reaches $100,000 or more may act as provided in paragraph (b). (b) The cemetery association may, by a resolution adopted by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of its board of trustees at an authorized meeting of its board, authorize the trust company or trust companies acting as trustee or trustees in investing, reinvesting, exchanging, and managing the fund, to acquire every kind of investment, including, but not by way of limitation, bonds, debentures, and other corporate obligations, and corporate stocks, that an ordinarily prudent person of discretion and intelligence, who is a trustee of the property of others, would acquire as a trustee.
Minn. Stat. § 609.3459 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.3459
§ 609.3459 LAW ENFORCEMENT; REPORTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A victim of any violation of sections 609.342 to 609.3453 may initiate a law enforcement investigation by contacting any law enforcement agency, regardless of where the crime may have occurred. The agency must prepare a summary of the allegation and provide the person with a copy of it. The agency must begin an investigation of the facts, or, if the suspected crime was committed in a different jurisdiction, refer the matter along with the summary to the law enforcement agency where the suspected crime was committed for an investigation of the facts. If the agency learns that both the victim and the accused are members of the Minnesota National Guard, the agency receiving the report must refer the matter along with the summary to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for investigation pursuant to section 299C.80 .

(b) If a law enforcement agency refers the matter to the law enforcement agency where the crime was committed, it need not include the allegation as a crime committed in its jurisdiction for purposes of information that the agency is required to provide to the commissioner of public safety pursuant to section 299C.06 , but must confirm that the other law enforcement agency has received the referral.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-112 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-112
§ 524.5-112 TERMINATION OF OR CHANGE IN GUARDIAN'S OR CONSERVATOR'S APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The appointment of a guardian or conservator terminates upon the death, resignation, or removal of the guardian or conservator or upon termination of the guardianship or conservatorship. A resignation of a guardian or conservator is effective when approved by the court. A parental or spousal appointment as guardian under an informally probated will terminates if the will is later denied probate in a formal proceeding. Termination of the appointment of a guardian or conservator does not affect the liability of either for previous acts or the obligation to account for money and other assets of the person subject to guardianship or conservatorship.

(b) A person subject to guardianship, person subject to conservatorship, or interested person may petition for removal of a guardian or conservator on the ground that removal would be in the best interest of the person subject to guardianship or conservatorship or for other good cause. A guardian or conservator may petition for permission to resign. A petition for removal or permission to resign may include a request for appointment of a successor guardian or conservator.

(c) The court may appoint an additional guardian or conservator at any time, to serve immediately or upon some other designated event, and may appoint a successor guardian or conservator in the event of a vacancy or make the appointment prior to a vacancy, to serve when a vacancy occurs. An additional or successor guardian or conservator may file an acceptance of appointment at any time after the appointment, but in no case later than 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy or other designated event. The additional or successor guardian or conservator becomes eligible to act on the occurrence of the vacancy or designated event, or the filing of the acceptance of appointment, whichever occurs last. A successor guardian or conservator succeeds to the predecessor's powers, and a successor conservator succeeds to the predecessor's title to the assets of the person subject to conservatorship.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.136 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.136
§ 326B.136 CERTAIN INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The state building official may, upon an application setting forth a set of plans and specifications that will be used in more than one municipality to acquire building permits, review and approve the application for the construction or erection of any building or structure designed to provide dwelling space for no more than two families if the set of plans meets the requirements of the State Building Code. All costs incurred by the state building official by virtue of the examination of the set of plans and specifications must be paid by the applicant. A building official shall issue a building permit upon application and presentation to the official of a set of plans and specifications bearing the approval of the state building official if the requirements of all other local ordinances are satisfied.
Minn. Stat. § 116B.04 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116B / Section 116B.04
§ 116B.04 BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) In any action maintained under section 116B.03 , where the subject of the action is conduct governed by any environmental quality standard, limitation, rule, order, license, stipulation agreement, or permit promulgated or issued by the Pollution Control Agency, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Health, or Department of Agriculture, whenever the plaintiff shall have made a prima facie showing that the conduct of the defendant violates or is likely to violate said environmental quality standard, limitation, rule, order, license, stipulation agreement, or permit, the defendant may rebut the prima facie showing by the submission of evidence to the contrary; provided, however, that where the environmental quality standards, limitations, rules, orders, licenses, stipulation agreements, or permits of two or more of the aforementioned agencies are inconsistent, the most stringent shall control.

(b) In any other action maintained under section 116B.03 , whenever the plaintiff shall have made a prima facie showing that the conduct of the defendant has, or is likely to cause the pollution, impairment, or destruction of the air, water, land or other natural resources located within the state, the defendant may rebut the prima facie showing by the submission of evidence to the contrary. The defendant may also show, by way of an affirmative defense, that there is no feasible and prudent alternative and the conduct at issue is consistent with and reasonably required for promotion of the public health, safety, and welfare in light of the state's paramount concern for the protection of its air, water, land and other natural resources from pollution, impairment, or destruction. Economic considerations alone shall not constitute a defense hereunder.
Minn. Stat. § 574.22 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 574 / Section 574.22
§ 574.22 COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

All bonds required or permitted by law to be given in actions or proceedings in any court shall be filed in such court, unless especially required by law to be filed, delivered, or deposited elsewhere, or unless the judge or justice of such court shall, by written order, direct some other disposition thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 501A.04 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.04
§ 501A.04 EXCLUSIONS FROM STATUTORY RULE.
Status: in_force

Section 501A.01 (statutory rule against perpetuities) does not apply to:

(1) a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a nondonative transfer, except a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of (i) a premarital or postmarital agreement, (ii) a separation or divorce settlement, (iii) a spouse's election, (iv) a similar arrangement arising out of a prospective, existing, or previous marital relationship between the parties, (v) a contract to make or not to revoke a will or trust, (vi) a contract to exercise or not to exercise a power of appointment, (vii) a transfer in satisfaction of a duty of support, or (viii) a reciprocal transfer;

(2) a fiduciary's power relating to the administration or management of assets, including the power of a fiduciary to sell, lease, or mortgage property, and the power of a fiduciary to determine principal and income;

(3) a power to appoint a fiduciary;

(4) a discretionary power of a trustee to distribute principal before termination of a trust to a beneficiary having an indefeasibly vested interest in the income and principal;

(5) a nonvested property interest held by a charity, government, or governmental agency or subdivision, if the nonvested property interest is preceded by an interest held by another charity, government, or governmental agency or subdivision;

(6) a nonvested property interest in or a power of appointment with respect to a trust or other property arrangement forming part of a pension, profit sharing, stock bonus, health, disability, death benefit, income deferral, or other current or deferred benefit plan for one or more employees, independent contractors, or their beneficiaries or spouses, to which contributions are made for the purpose of distributing to or for the benefit of the participants or their beneficiaries or spouses the property, income, or principal in the trust or other property arrangement, except a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment that is created by an election of a participant or a beneficiary or spouse; or

(7) a property interest, power of appointment, or arrangement that was not subject to the common law rule against perpetuities or is excluded by another statute of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 284.26 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 284 / Section 284.26
§ 284.26 TO BE SUPPLEMENTARY.
Status: in_force

Except so far as may be necessary to give effect to their provisions, sections 284.07 to 284.26 shall be deemed supplementary to and not exclusive of other laws dealing with the same subject matter. The provisions of such other laws, so far as applicable and not inconsistent with sections 284.07 to 284.26 , shall remain in force, subject to the provisions thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 47.016 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.016
§ 47.016 DISPOSITION OF CREDIT INSURANCE INCOME.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Credit insurance" means credit life, accident and health insurance, and credit involuntary unemployment insurance as defined in section 62B.02 . (c) "Officer," "director," "employee," and "shareholder" include the spouse and minor children of the officer, director, employee, or shareholder. (d) "Interest" includes ownership through a spouse or minor children; ownership through a broker, nominee, or agent; and ownership through a corporation, partnership, association, joint venture, or proprietorship. (e) "Financial institution" means any person who lends money and sells credit insurance to the borrower.

§ Subd. 2. Scope and purpose. This section applies to sales of credit insurance by employees, officers, directors, and shareholders of a financial institution and by corporations, partnerships, associations, and other entities in which these persons have an interest. The purposes of this section are (1) to prohibit employees, officers, directors, members, and shareholders of financial institutions from benefiting personally on the sale of credit insurance to loan customers and (2) to encourage marketing of credit insurance through the use of financial facilities only under arrangements which assure that employees, officers, directors, and shareholders do not receive benefits not shared with all stockholders or members of the financial institution.

§ Subd. 3. Distribution of credit insurance income. No employee, officer, director, or shareholder of a financial institution, nor a corporation, partnership, association, or other entity in which these persons have an interest, may retain commissions or other income from the sale of credit insurance in connection with a loan made by the financial institution. All such income received by these persons or by a corporation, partnership, association, or other entity in which these persons have an interest, must be turned over to the financial institution. Nothing in this section prohibits a financial institution from receiving the income directly in the form of commissions or as compensation for use of its premises, personnel, and good will.
Minn. Stat. § 253D.20 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 253D / Section 253D.20
§ 253D.20 RIGHT TO COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

A committed person has the right to be represented by counsel at any proceeding under this chapter. The court shall appoint a qualified attorney to represent the committed person if neither the committed person nor others provide counsel. The attorney shall be appointed at the time a petition for commitment is filed. In all proceedings under this chapter, the attorney shall:

(1) consult with the person prior to any hearing;

(2) be given adequate time and access to records to prepare for all hearings;

(3) continue to represent the person throughout any proceedings under this chapter unless released as counsel by the court; and

(4) be a vigorous advocate on behalf of the person.