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Minn. Stat. § 17.693 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.693
§ 17.693 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 17.691 to 17.702 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Association; association of producers. "Association" or "association of producers" means an association of producers of agricultural commodities engaged in marketing, bargaining, shipping, or processing an agricultural commodity into agricultural products on behalf of its members who are producers of the agricultural commodity, which has been accredited by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1 ]

§ Subd. 4. Producer. "Producer" means any person, who in any one calendar year within the previous two calendar years, produces or causes to be produced any agricultural commodity in quantity beyond the person's own family use, and who is able to transfer, during the calendar year, to a handler or an association a merchantable title to the agricultural commodity or provide management, labor, machinery, facilities, or any other production input, with the assumption of risk, for the production of the agricultural commodity under a written contract.

§ Subd. 5. Agricultural commodity. "Agricultural commodity" includes all agricultural goods produced under contract for marketing as defined by the commissioner of agriculture. It does not include any commodity sold by a producer to another producer for the other's own exclusive use and not for resale. The kinds, types and subtypes of products to be classed together as an agricultural commodity for the purposes of sections 17.691 to 17.701 shall be determined by the commissioner on the basis of common usage and practice.

§ Subd. 6. Handler. "Handler" means a person, other than an association, engaged in the business or practice of acquiring agricultural commodities from producers or associations for processing or sale; grading, packaging, handling, storing, or processing agricultural commodities received from producers or associations; contracting or negotiating contracts or other arrangements with or on behalf of producers or associations with respect to the production of any agricultural commodity; or acting as an agent or broker for a handler in the performance of any function or act specified above. It does not include a producer who sells at a retail establishment which the producer owns and operates or who sells at a produce market, agricultural commodities produced by the producer and agricultural commodities produced by another producer subject to value limitation established by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 7. [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1 ]

§ Subd. 8. Marketing year. "Marketing year" shall mean, generally, any time between the second day of February of the previous calendar year and the first day of February of the subsequent year, unless the commissioner shall determine an alternative time period for a specific agricultural commodity to be designated as its marketing year.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0802 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0802
§ 501C.0802 DUTY OF LOYALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee owes a duty of loyalty to the beneficiaries. A trustee shall not place the trustee's own interests above those of the beneficiaries.

(b) Subject to the rights of persons dealing with or assisting the trustee as provided in section 501C.1012 , a sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving the investment or management of trust property entered into by the trustee for the trustee's own personal account or which is otherwise affected by a conflict between the trustee's fiduciary and personal interests is voidable by a beneficiary affected by the transaction unless:

(1) the transaction was authorized by the terms of the trust;

(2) the transaction was approved by the court;

(3) the beneficiary did not commence a judicial proceeding within the time allowed by section 501C.1005 ;

(4) the beneficiary consented to the trustee's conduct, ratified the transaction, or released the trustee in compliance with section 501C.1009 ; or

(5) the transaction involves a contract entered into or claim acquired by the trustee before the person became a trustee.

(c) A sale, encumbrance, or other transaction involving the investment or management of trust property is presumed to be affected by a conflict between personal and fiduciary interests if it is entered into by the trustee with:

(1) the trustee's spouse;

(2) the trustee's descendants, siblings, parents, or their spouses;

(3) an agent or an attorney of the trustee; or

(4) a corporation or other person or enterprise in which the trustee, or a person who owns a significant interest in the trustee, has an interest that might affect the trustee's best judgment.

(d) This section does not preclude the following transactions, if fair to the beneficiaries:

(1) an agreement between a trustee and a beneficiary relating to the appointment or compensation of the trustee;

(2) payment of reasonable compensation to the trustee;

(3) a transaction between a trust and another trust, decedent's estate, or conservatorship of which the trustee is a fiduciary or in which a beneficiary has an interest;

(4) a deposit of trust money in a regulated financial service institution operated by the trustee; or

(5) an advance by the trustee of money for the protection of the trust.

(e) The court may appoint a special fiduciary to make a decision with respect to any proposed transaction that might violate this section if entered into by the trustee.
Minn. Stat. § 3C.02 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3C / Section 3C.02
§ 3C.02 REVISOR'S POWERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Regular staff; hiring and salaries. The revisor shall employ and may fix the salaries of drafters and technical, research, and clerical assistants necessary to do the work of the revisor's office.

§ Subd. 2. Additional staff; contractors. When full-time employees are not available to do the work of the office, the revisor may contract for drafting, technical, research, or clerical services.

§ Subd. 3. Purchasing. The revisor may purchase necessary office furniture and supplies.

§ Subd. 4. Contracting. The revisor may enter into contracts to provide necessary services and supplies to the office.

§ Subd. 5. Limitation of powers. The exercise of the powers set forth in subdivisions 1 to 4 is subject to the control of the Legislative Coordinating Commission.

§ Subd. 6. Contracts over $50,000. A contract for professional or technical services that is valued at more than $50,000 may be made only after the revisor has consulted with the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The contract is subject to its recommendation as provided by section 3C.10, subdivision 3 , for a printing contract.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.34 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.34
§ 325G.34 LIMITS ON REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Penalties. In any proceeding in which civil penalties are claimed from a party for a violation of section 325G.31 , it is a defense to the claim that the party made a good faith and reasonable effort to comply with section 325G.31 .

§ Subd. 2. Attorney's fees. A party who has made a good faith and reasonable effort to comply with section 325G.31 shall not be assessed attorney's fees or costs of investigation in an action for violating section 325G.31 .

§ Subd. 3. Class action attorney's fees. In any class action or series of class actions which arise from the use by a person of a particular consumer contract found to violate section 325G.31 , the amount of attorney's fees and costs of investigation assessed against that person and in favor of the consumer class or classes may not exceed $10,000.

§ Subd. 4. Limits on consumer actions. Violation of section 325G.31 is not a defense to a claim arising from a consumer's breach of a consumer contract or to an action for eviction. A consumer may recover actual damages caused by a violation of section 325G.31 only if the violation caused the consumer to be substantially confused about the rights, obligations or remedies of the contract.

§ Subd. 5. Statute of limitations. Any claim that a consumer contract violates section 325G.31 must be raised within six years of the date the contract is executed by the consumer.
Minn. Stat. § 192A.605 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192A / Section 192A.605
§ 192A.605 GENERAL ARTICLE.
Status: in_force

Though not specifically mentioned in this code, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the state military forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the state military forces, any crime punishable by the law of this state other than those specifically enumerated in the punitive sections of this code, and any crime contained in the Uniform Code of Military Justice shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. However, where a crime constitutes an offense that violates both this code and the criminal laws of the state where the offense occurs or criminal laws of the United States, jurisdiction of the military court must be determined in accordance with section 192A.02, subdivision 3 , paragraph (a).
Minn. Stat. § 280.02 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 280 / Section 280.02
§ 280.02 PUBLIC VENDUE.
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall sell, at public vendue, each parcel of land separately in the order described in the judgment and by the description therein; but, if the sum bid for any parcel shall not be paid on the day of the sale thereof, the county auditor shall again offer the same for sale. In offering the lands for sale, the auditor shall state the amount for which each parcel is to be sold, and shall then sell the same to the person who shall offer to pay the amount for which the same is to be sold, at the lowest annual rate of interest on such amount. No bid shall be accepted when the proposed rate of interest exceeds 12 percent per annum. All bids for any fractional part of one percent shall be a decimal part thereof, and not less than one-tenth of one percent. If no bidder shall bid an amount equal to that for which the parcel is to be sold, at a rate of interest not exceeding 12 percent per annum, then the auditor shall bid in the same for the state at such amount. The county treasurer shall attend the sale and receive all moneys paid thereon.
Minn. Stat. § 268.22 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268 / Section 268.22
§ 268.22 SAVING CLAUSE.
Status: in_force

The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law at any time; and there is no vested private right of any kind against amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, immunities conferred, or acts done exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal these sections at any time.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.6642 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.6642
§ 325F.6642 TITLE BRANDING.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Flood damage. If the application for title and registration indicates that the vehicle has been classified as a total loss because of water or flood damage, or that the vehicle bears a "flood damaged" or similar brand, the registrar of motor vehicles must record the brand "flood damaged" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title issued for that vehicle.

§ Subd. 2. Salvage vehicles. (a) Upon transfer and application for title to all vehicles for which the "salvage" brand is required under section 168A.151 , subdivision 1, the registrar of motor vehicles must (1) record the brand "salvage" on the first certificate of title, and (2) subject to section 168A.152 , record the brand "prior salvage" on all subsequent certificates of title issued for that vehicle. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a "prior salvage" brand is not required for a recovered intact vehicle, as defined in section 168A.01, subdivision 16b .

§ Subd. 2a. Prior salvage. Upon application for title to all vehicles for which the "prior salvage" brand is required under section 168A.151, subdivision 1 , the registrar of motor vehicles must record the brand "prior salvage" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title issued for that vehicle.

§ Subd. 2b. Certain damaged vehicles. Upon transfer and application for title to a vehicle that is subject to section 325F.6641, subdivision 1 , the registrar of motor vehicles must (1) record the brand "salvage" on the first certificate of title, and (2) subject to section 168A.152 , record the brand "prior salvage" on all subsequent certificates of title issued for that vehicle.

§ Subd. 3. MS 2020 [Repealed by amendment, 2022 c 57 s 11 ]

§ Subd. 4. Reconstructed vehicles. For vehicles that are reconstructed within the meaning of section 168A.15 , the registrar must record the brand "reconstructed" on the certificate of title and all subsequent certificates of title.

§ Subd. 5. Manner of branding. Each brand designation under this section or section 168A.05, subdivision 3 , 168A.151 , or 325F.665, subdivision 14 , required on a certificate of title must be made by the registrar of motor vehicles in a clear and conspicuous manner, in a format different from all other writing on the certificate of title.

§ Subd. 6. MS 2020 [Repealed by amendment, 2022 c 57 s 11 ]

§ Subd. 7. MS 2020 [Repealed by amendment, 2022 c 57 s 11 ]

§ Subd. 8. MS 2020 [Repealed by amendment, 2022 c 57 s 11 ]
Minn. Stat. § 387.42 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 387 / Section 387.42
§ 387.42 EMPLOYEES UNDER CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

Any deputy sheriff regularly employed on a full-time basis at the time of the creation of the civil service commission shall automatically come under the jurisdiction of the civil service commission, consistent with duties of the commission as outlined in sections 387.31 to 387.45 .
Minn. Stat. § 238.242 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 238 / Section 238.242
§ 238.242 REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Providing alternative service. Other providers of television programming or cable communications services shall notify the person operating a cable communications system when a resident or association member occupying a dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling complex requests the services provided for by this section or section 238.241 . After reaching agreement with the alternative service provider for reimbursement to be paid for use of the equipment, the cable communications system shall make available the equipment necessary to provide the alternative service without unreasonable delay.

§ Subd. 2. Reimbursement determination. The amount to be reimbursed must be determined under section 238.24, subdivision 10 . The reimbursed amount must be paid in one installment for each instance of requested use. The payment may not be refunded upon subscriber cancellation of the alternative service.

§ Subd. 3. Financial records made available. The person operating a cable communications system, upon written request, shall make available to the alternative provider financial records supporting the reimbursement cost requested.
Minn. Stat. § 10A.324 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.324
§ 10A.324 RETURN OF PUBLIC SUBSIDY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. When return required. A candidate must return all or a portion of the public subsidy received from the state elections campaign account or the public subsidy received under section 10A.315 , under the circumstances in this section or section 10A.257, subdivision 1 . To the extent that the amount of public subsidy received exceeds the aggregate of: (1) actual expenditures made by the principal campaign committee of the candidate; and (2) approved expenditures made on behalf of the candidate, the treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee must return an amount equal to the difference to the board. The cost of postage that was not used during an election cycle and payments that created credit balances at vendors at the close of an election cycle are not considered expenditures for purposes of determining the amount to be returned. Expenditures in excess of the candidate's spending limit do not count in determining aggregate expenditures under this paragraph.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1999 c 220 s 51 ]

§ Subd. 3. How return determined. Whether or not a candidate is required under subdivision 1 to return all or a portion of the public subsidy must be determined from the report required to be filed with the board by that candidate by January 31 of the year following an election. An amount required to be returned must be submitted in the form of a check or money order and must accompany the report filed with the board. The board must deposit the check or money order in the state treasury for credit to the general fund. The amount returned must not exceed the amount of public subsidy received by the candidate.

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1999 c 220 s 51 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1996 c 459 s 5 ]
Minn. Stat. § 473.3995 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.3995
§ 473.3995 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; DESIGN-BUILD METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) A responsible authority may use a design-build method of project development and construction for light rail transit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a responsible authority may award a design-build contract on the basis of requests for proposals or requests for qualifications without bids. "Design-build method of project development and construction" means a project delivery system in which a single contractor is responsible for both the design and construction of the project and bids the design and construction together.

(b) If a responsible authority utilizes a design-build method of project development and construction for light rail transit, the requirements and procedures in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 apply to the procurement, subject to the following conditions and exceptions:

(1) if the Metropolitan Council is the responsible authority for a particular light rail transit project, when used in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 , (i) the terms "commissioner," "Minnesota Department of Transportation," "department," "state agencies," and "road authority" refer to the Metropolitan Council, and (ii) the term "state" refers to the Metropolitan Council except in references to state law or in references to the state as a geographical location;

(2) the provisions of section 161.3412, subdivisions 3 and 4, are not applicable to the procurement; and

(3) if any federal funds are used in developing or constructing the light rail transit project, any provisions in sections 161.3410 to 161.3426 that are inconsistent with, or prohibited by, any federal law, regulation, or other requirement are not applicable to the procurement.
Minn. Stat. § 116F.02 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116F / Section 116F.02
§ 116F.02 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 116F.01 to 116F.08 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given to them.

§ Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1980 c 564 art 13 s 2 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1980 c 564 art 13 s 2 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1980 c 564 art 13 s 2 ]

§ Subd. 6. Resource recovery system. "Resource recovery system" means any system used for (a) the recovery of materials or energy from solid waste, or for (b) the collection, transportation, separation, sorting, processing or storage of solid materials which aids in the recovery of materials or energy from solid waste.

§ Subd. 7. Solid waste generation. "Solid waste generation" means that a solid material in its final configuration has fulfilled the purpose for which it was created, cannot be reused in its final configuration, and must be disposed of or recycled into a new or different product.
Minn. Stat. § 600.20 — MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 600 / Section 600.20
§ 600.20 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE AND RECORD.
Status: in_force

The original certificate and record of marriage, made by the person solemnizing such marriage as prescribed by law, and the record thereof or a duly certified copy of such record, shall be prima facie evidence of such marriage.
Minn. Stat. § 216C.26 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216C / Section 216C.26
§ 216C.26 ENERGY RESEARCH PROJECT; REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall continuously identify, monitor, and evaluate in terms of potential direct benefit to, and possible implementation in Minnesota, research studies and demonstration projects of alternative energy and energy conservation systems and methodologies currently performed in Minnesota and other states and countries including:

(1) solar energy systems for heating and cooling;

(2) energy systems using wind, agricultural wastes, forestry products, peat, and other nonconventional energy resources;

(3) devices and technologies increasing the energy efficiency of energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems;

(4) hydroelectric power; and

(5) other projects the commissioner deems appropriate and of direct benefit to Minnesota and other states of the upper midwest.
Minn. Stat. § 31.658 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31 / Section 31.658
§ 31.658 HALAL PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Halal food requirements. A person must not: (1) serve, sell, or expose for sale food or food products, meat or meat products, or poultry or poultry products that are falsely represented as Halal; (2) permit food, food products, meat or meat products, or poultry or poultry products, or the contents of a package or container to be labeled or inscribed with the "Halal" sign unless the food or food products, meat or meat products, or poultry or poultry products have been prepared and maintained in compliance with the laws and customs of the Islamic religion; or (3) make an oral or written statement that deceives or otherwise leads a reasonable person to believe that non-Halal food or food products, meat or meat products, or poultry or poultry products are Halal.

§ Subd. 2. Presumption. Possession of non-Halal food or food products, meat or meat products, or poultry or poultry products in a place of business is presumptive evidence that the person in possession of them exposes them for sale.

§ Subd. 3. Defense. It is a defense against a charge of misrepresenting non-Halal food or food products, meat or meat products, or poultry or poultry products as Halal that the person relied in good faith upon the representation of a slaughterhouse, manufacturer, processor, packer, distributor, or person or organization which certifies or represents a food or food product, meat or meat product, or poultry or poultry product as having been prepared under or sanctioned by Islamic religious requirements.
Minn. Stat. § 299J.03 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299J / Section 299J.03
§ 299J.03 OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Office of Pipeline Safety is under the control of a director appointed by the commissioner and serving at the commissioner's pleasure in the unclassified service. The commissioner shall employ in the Office of Pipeline Safety inspectors and other professional and clerical staff who serve in the classified service.

§ Subd. 2. Qualifications. (a) The director of the office must be knowledgeable in the operation and safety aspects of pipelines. (b) Inspectors must have scientific or technical training or experience that demonstrates in-depth knowledge of pipeline engineering technology and pipeline safety. (c) Inspectors shall complete courses at the Transportation Safety Institute and be certified by the institute as soon as possible following appointment. (d) Inspectors shall meet the qualifications established by the federal government in order for the state to participate in the pipeline safety grant programs under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, Public Law 90-481, and the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, United States Code, title 49, section 60101 et seq.