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Minn. Stat. § 171.187 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.187
§ 171.187 SUSPENSION; CRIMINAL VEHICULAR OPERATION AND MANSLAUGHTER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Suspension required. The commissioner shall suspend the driver's license of a person: (1) for whom a peace officer has made the certification described in section 629.344 that probable cause exists to believe that the person violated section 609.2112 , subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); 609.2113, subdivision 1 , clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or subdivision 3, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or 609.2114, subdivision 1 , paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or (2) who has been formally charged with a violation of section 609.20 , 609.205 , 609.2112 , 609.2113 , or 609.2114 , resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.

§ Subd. 2. Suspension period. A suspension under this section continues until: (1) the conviction, acquittal, or dismissal of the underlying crime that resulted in the suspension; or (2) the commissioner, acting under subdivision 4, orders the termination of the suspension.

§ Subd. 3. Credit. If a person whose driver's license was suspended under subdivision 1 is later convicted of the underlying offense that resulted in the suspension and the commissioner revokes the person's license, the commissioner shall credit the time accrued under the suspension period toward the revocation period imposed under section 171.178, subdivision 6 , or for violations of section: (1) 609.20 ; (2) 609.205 ; (3) 609.2112 , subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), (7), or (8); (4) 609.2113, subdivision 1 , clause (1), (7), or (8); subdivision 2, clause (1), (7), or (8); or subdivision 3, clause (1), (7), or (8); or (5) 609.2114, subdivision 1 , paragraph (a), clause (1), (7), or (8), or subdivision 2, clause (1), (7), or (8).

§ Subd. 4. Administrative review of license suspension. (a) At any time during which a person's driver's license is suspended under this section, the person may request in writing a review of the suspension by the commissioner. Upon receiving a request, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall review the order of suspension, the evidence upon which the order was based, and any other material information brought to the attention of the commissioner, and determine whether sufficient cause exists to sustain the order. Within 15 days of receiving the request, the commissioner shall report in writing the results of the review. The review provided in this subdivision is not subject to the contested case provisions in chapter 14. (b) In addition to any other reason provided for in this subdivision, a person may request a review of the suspension by the commissioner if the suspension has been in place for at least three months and the person has not been indicted or formally charged with the underlying crime that resulted in the license suspension.
Minn. Stat. § 15B.06 — MN Code / Part 15B / Chapter 15B / Section 15B.06
§ 15B.06 ZONING RULES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Zoning rules. (a) Under the comprehensive plan, the board may regulate in the Capitol Area: (1) the kind, character, height, and location of buildings and other structures; (2) the size of yards and open spaces; (3) the percentage of lots to be occupied; and (4) the uses of land, buildings, and other structures. (b) The regulation must be done by zoning rules adopted under chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act.

§ Subd. 2. Construction standards and design-review. The board, in its zoning rules, may include standards and design-review procedures for proposed construction in the Capitol Area that significantly affect the area's dignity, beauty, and architectural integrity.

§ Subd. 3. Penalty. A person who violates a zoning rule of the board is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 4. Abatement. The board may move to abate, by injunction, a violation of its zoning rules.
Minn. Stat. § 84A.39 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84A / Section 84A.39
§ 84A.39 EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The department has the power of eminent domain in chapter 117. The department may acquire by eminent domain or by purchase any privately owned lands or interests in lands within a project that it considers necessary for state ownership, use, or development for the purposes of sections 84A.31 to 84A.42 . No money shall be used to acquire land or interest in it until the department and the commissioner of management and budget determine that the money will not be required to meet the requisitions of the counties authorized under section 84A.33 or to pay certificates of indebtedness and their interest.
Minn. Stat. § 484.841 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 484 / Section 484.841
§ 484.841 DISPOSITION OF FINES, FEES, AND OTHER MONEY; ACCOUNTS; HENNEPIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Disposition of fines, fees, and other money; accounts. (a) Except as otherwise provided within this subdivision, and except as otherwise provided by law, the court administrator shall pay all fines and penalties collected by the court administrator, all fees collected by the court administrator for court administrator's services, all sums forfeited to the court as provided in this subdivision, and all other money received by the court administrator to the subdivision of government entitled to it as follows on or before the 20th day after the last day of the month in which the money was collected. Eighty percent of all fines and penalties collected during the previous month shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality or subdivision of government where the crime was committed. The remainder of the fines and penalties shall be credited to the general fund of the state. In all cases in which the county attorney had charge of the prosecution, all fines and penalties shall be credited to the state general fund. (b) The court administrator shall identify the name of the municipality or other subdivision of government where the offense was committed and the total amount of fines or penalties collected for each municipality or other subdivision of government, for the county, or for the state. (c) Amounts represented by checks issued by the court administrator or received by the court administrator which have not cleared by the end of the month may be shown on the monthly account as having been paid or received, subject to adjustment on later monthly accounts. (d) The court administrator may receive negotiable instruments in payment of fines, penalties, fees or other obligations as conditional payments, and is not held accountable for this until collection in cash is made and then only to the extent of the net collection after deduction of the necessary expense of collection.

§ Subd. 2. Fees payable to administrator. (a) The civil fees payable to the administrator for services are the same in amount as the fees then payable to the District Court of Hennepin County for like services. Library and filing fees are not required of the defendant in an eviction action. The fees payable to the administrator for all other services of the administrator or the court shall be fixed by rules promulgated by a majority of the judges. (b) Fees are payable to the administrator in advance. (c) Judgments will be entered only upon written application.
Minn. Stat. § 626.842 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.842
§ 626.842 TERMS; MEETINGS; COMPENSATION; REMOVAL; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Board procedural matters. Meetings shall be called at the request of the chair or upon the written request of a majority of the members of the board. Membership on the board shall not constitute the holding of a public office, and members of the board shall not be required to take and file oaths of office or submit a public official's bond before serving on the board. No member of the board shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment, by reason of appointment to the board, nor shall the member forfeit any such office or employment notwithstanding any general, special, or local restriction, or ordinance, or city charter to the contrary.

§ Subd. 2. Terms, compensation, removal, filling of vacancies. The membership terms, compensation, removal of members and the filling of vacancies for members appointed pursuant to section 626.841 ; the provision of staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of fees; and other matters relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.
Minn. Stat. § 103I.685 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103I / Section 103I.685
§ 103I.685 ABANDONMENT OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE PROJECT.
Status: in_force

An underground storage project for which an underground storage permit is granted may not be abandoned, or a natural or artificial opening extending from the underground storage area to the ground surface be filled, sealed, or otherwise closed to inspection, except after written approval by the commissioner of natural resources and in compliance with conditions that the commissioner may impose.
Minn. Stat. § 245C.09 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245C / Section 245C.09
§ 245C.09 FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH BACKGROUND STUDY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Disqualification; licensing action. An applicant's, license holder's, or other entity's failure or refusal to cooperate with the commissioner, including failure to provide additional information required under section 245C.05 , is reasonable cause to disqualify a subject, deny a license application, or immediately suspend or revoke a license or registration.

§ Subd. 2. Employment action. An individual's failure or refusal to cooperate with the background study is just cause for denying or terminating employment of the individual if the individual's failure or refusal to cooperate could cause the applicant's application to be denied or the license holder's license to be immediately suspended or revoked.

§ Subd. 3. False statement in connection with a background study. A child care background study subject shall be disqualified for knowingly making a materially false statement in connection with a background study.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.01 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.01
§ 325G.01 EFFECT OF DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed, where unsolicited goods are addressed to and sent to a person, the person has a right to refuse to accept delivery of the goods and is not bound to return such goods to the sender. The receipt of such unsolicited goods shall for all purposes be deemed an unconditional gift to the recipient who may use or dispose of the same in any manner the recipient sees fit without any obligation to the sender.
Minn. Stat. § 507.16 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 507 / Section 507.16
§ 507.16 NO COVENANTS OF TITLE IMPLIED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 507.07 , no covenant of title shall be implied in any conveyance or mortgage, whether such conveyance contains special covenants or not.
Minn. Stat. § 81A.28 — MN Code / Part 80B_81A / Chapter 81A / Section 81A.28
§ 81A.28 SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR REFUSAL TO RENEW REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may limit, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a registration of an individual registered under section 81A.27, subdivision 1 , for conduct that would have justified refusal to issue a certificate of registration under section 81A.27, subdivision 2 .

(b) The commissioner may suspend or revoke the registration of an individual registered under section 81A.26, subdivision 2 , paragraph (b), or renewed under section 81A.27 , subdivision 3, paragraph (b), for any reason for which the commissioner could have refused to grant or renew registration or for conduct that would justify refusal to issue a certificate of registration under section 81A.27, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 216A.02 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.02
§ 216A.02 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

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

§ Subd. 2. Legislative function. "Legislative function" means the establishment and promulgation of all rules, orders and directives of general or particular applicability, governing the conduct of the regulated persons or businesses, together with such investigative procedures as are incident thereto and all other valid acts and procedures which are historically or functionally legislative in character.

§ Subd. 3. Administrative function. "Administrative function" means all duties and procedures concerning the execution and enforcement of the laws, rules, orders, directives, duties, and obligations imposed for the control and government of the persons or businesses regulated, together with investigative activities incident thereto and procedures inherently administrative or executive in character.

§ Subd. 4. Quasi-judicial function. "Quasi-judicial function" means the promulgation of all orders and directives of particular applicability governing the conduct of the regulated persons or businesses, together with procedures inherently judicial.
Minn. Stat. § 30.001 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 30 / Section 30.001
§ 30.001 DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. Except where the context otherwise indicates, for the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture.
Minn. Stat. § 343.32 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.32
§ 343.32 ARTIFICIALLY COLORED ANIMALS; SALE.
Status: in_force

No chick, duckling, gosling, or rabbit that has been dyed or otherwise colored artificially may be sold or offered for sale; raffled; offered or given as a prize, premium, or advertising device; or displayed in any store, shop, carnival, or other public place.
Minn. Stat. § 151.04 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.04
§ 151.04 RECOMMENDED NAMES.
Status: in_force

The Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association and the Minnesota Society of Hospital Pharmacists may jointly recommend five names for each pharmacist to be appointed.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.52 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.52
§ 325G.52 CONSUMER EDUCATION; TELEMARKETING FRAUD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The attorney general shall establish an outreach advocacy network to educate citizens of the state with respect to telemarketing fraud.

§ Subd. 2. Duties. The advocacy network shall: (1) conduct clinics and seminars throughout the state to educate consumers with respect to telemarketing fraud, including providing an explanation of rights under federal and state law, and recommending effective strategies to combat fraud, with particular emphasis placed on educating consumers in greater Minnesota and isolated areas of the state where victims may be targeted; (2) facilitate outreach to groups particularly susceptible to telemarketing fraud by training advocates for senior citizens and other consumer groups to conduct clinics and seminars in their communities; (3) prepare and publish informational brochures on telemarketing fraud for distribution to consumers; (4) serve as an information clearinghouse within the state to assist consumers and others to obtain information with respect to current fraudulent telemarketing activity in the state; (5) serve as a resource and provide assistance to local prosecutors and law enforcement; and (6) identify those occupations in which persons may be in a good position to spot telemarketing fraud and develop specialized training programs for those persons.
Minn. Stat. § 327A.03 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 327A / Section 327A.03
§ 327A.03 EXCLUSIONS.
Status: in_force

The liability of the vendor or the home improvement contractor under sections 327A.01 to 327A.07 is limited to the specific items set forth in sections 327A.01 to 327A.07 and does not extend to the following:

(a) loss or damage not reported by the vendee or the owner to the vendor or the home improvement contractor in writing within six months after the vendee or the owner discovers or should have discovered the loss or damage; unless the vendee or owner establishes that the vendor or home improvement contractor had actual notice of the loss or damage;

(b) loss or damage caused by defects in design, installation, or materials which the vendee or the owner supplied, installed, or directed to be installed;

(c) secondary loss or damage such as personal injury or property damage;

(d) loss or damage from normal wear and tear;

(e) loss or damage from normal shrinkage caused by drying of the dwelling or the home improvement within tolerances of building standards;

(f) loss or damage from dampness and condensation due to insufficient ventilation after occupancy;

(g) loss or damage from negligence, improper maintenance or alteration of the dwelling or the home improvement by parties other than the vendor or the home improvement contractor;

(h) loss or damage from changes in grading of the ground around the dwelling or the home improvement by parties other than the vendor or the home improvement contractor;

(i) landscaping or insect loss or damage;

(j) loss or damage from failure to maintain the dwelling or the home improvement in good repair;

(k) loss or damage which the vendee or the owner, whenever feasible, has not taken timely action to minimize;

(l) loss or damage which occurs after the dwelling or the home improvement is no longer used primarily as a residence;

(m) accidental loss or damage usually described as acts of God, including, but not limited to: fire, explosion, smoke, water escape, windstorm, hail or lightning, falling trees, aircraft and vehicles, flood, and earthquake, except when the loss or damage is caused by failure to comply with building standards;

(n) loss or damage from soil movement which is compensated by legislation or covered by insurance;

(o) loss or damage due to soil conditions where construction is done upon lands owned by the vendee or the owner and obtained by the vendee or owner from a source independent of the vendor or the home improvement contractor;

(p) in the case of home improvement work, loss or damage due to defects in the existing structure and systems not caused by the home improvement.
Minn. Stat. § 1.1495 — MN Code / Part 1_2A / Chapter 1 / Section 1.1495
§ 1.1495 STATE DRINK.
Status: in_force

Milk is adopted as the official drink of the state of Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.721 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.721
§ 103D.721 MANAGERS; DETERMINING BENEFITS AND DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. The managers may, in their discretion, use the procedure in this section to determine benefits and damages.

§ Subd. 2. Determination. After the engineer's report is filed, the managers, with the assistance of the engineer, shall determine the benefits or damages to the property affected by the proposed project, including property owned by the state or a state agency, highways, and other property likely to be affected by the proposed improvement or that may be used or taken for construction, implementation, or maintenance.

§ Subd. 3. State property. For all watershed district projects, benefits and damages to property owned by the state or a state agency that is held and used for the purposes described in sections 103E.025 and 103E.315, subdivision 1 , shall be determined using the procedure provided in sections 103E.025 and 103E.315, subdivision 1 . If a state permit is required from the commissioner to construct the project, state land may not be taken, damaged, or benefited until the permit is issued.

§ Subd. 4. Water management assessment portion. The managers must determine the amount to be paid and generally assessed by the watershed district for the basic water management portion of the improvement projects.
Minn. Stat. § 84.01 — MN Code / Part 83A_84 / Chapter 84 / Section 84.01
§ 84.01 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Name change. The name of the Department of Conservation is changed to the Department of Natural Resources. The name of the commissioner of conservation is changed to the commissioner of natural resources. Subject to the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1129, and other applicable laws, the Department of Natural Resources with its commissioner and other officers shall continue to exercise all the powers and duties vested in, or imposed upon its commissioner as existing and constituted immediately prior to the effective date of Laws 1969, chapter 1129.

§ Subd. 2. Appointments. The commissioner of natural resources is appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06 . The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Employees; delegation. Subject to the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 1129, and to other applicable laws the commissioner shall organize the department and employ up to three assistant commissioners, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service, one of whom shall have responsibility for coordinating and directing the planning of every division within the agency, and such other officers, employees, and agents as the commissioner may deem necessary to discharge the functions of the department, define the duties of such officers, employees, and agents and to delegate to them any of the commissioner's powers, duties, and responsibilities subject to the control of, and under the conditions prescribed by, the commissioner. Appointments to exercise delegated power shall be by written order filed with the secretary of state.

§ Subd. 4. Oath. Before entering upon the duties of office the commissioner of natural resources shall take and subscribe an oath.

§ Subd. 5. Task forces. The commissioner of natural resources may request from time to time, as the commissioner deems necessary, information and advice on technical natural resource matters from advisory task forces or individuals having specialized knowledge or experience in such matters. A task force shall expire and the terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059 . The expenses allowed shall be paid from any money appropriated to the commissioner for salaries, supplies, and expenses.

§ Subd. 6. Legal counsel. The commissioner of natural resources may appoint attorneys or outside counsel to render title opinions, represent the department in severed mineral interest forfeiture actions brought pursuant to section 93.55 , and, notwithstanding any statute to the contrary, represent the state in quiet title or title registration actions affecting land or interests in land administered by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 383E.11 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383E / Section 383E.11
§ 383E.11 RECREATIONAL AND SCENIC AREAS.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners of the county of Anoka may by resolution adopted by a majority of the board, establish parks, playgrounds, or scenic areas within the county of Anoka and from time to time they may, by resolution, designate additional areas and establish these areas as parks, playgrounds, or scenic areas. For the purposes of this section, "scenic areas" shall be defined as those areas the county board deems suitable for aesthetic, environmental, recreational, or open space purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 54.296 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 54 / Section 54.296
§ 54.296 RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may promulgate such rules as are reasonably necessary to carry out and make effective the provisions and purposes of this chapter pursuant to chapter 14 .