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Minn. Stat. § 97B.051 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.051
§ 97B.051 TRANSPORTING ARCHERY BOWS.
Status: in_force

Except as specified under section 97B.055, subdivision 2 , a person may not transport an archery bow in a motor vehicle unless the bow is not armed with a bolt or arrow.
Minn. Stat. § 171.066 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.066
§ 171.066 ENHANCED DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

No employer may require an employee to apply for or use an enhanced driver's license as a condition of employment, nor may an employer discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee who refuses to apply for or use an enhanced driver's license.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.502 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.502
§ 518C.502 EMPLOYER'S COMPLIANCE WITH INCOME-WITHHOLDING ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.

(b) The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

(c) Except as provided by paragraph (d) and section 518C.503 , the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with the terms of the order, as applicable, that specify:

(1) the duration and the amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain;

(2) the person or agency designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded;

(3) medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment;

(4) the amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain; and

(5) the amount of periodic payments of arrears and interest on arrears, stated as sums certain.

(d) The employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to:

(1) the employer's fee for processing an income-withholding order;

(2) the maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; and

(3) the time periods within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.
Minn. Stat. § 92.122 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.122
§ 92.122 COMPENSATING PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Compensation requirements. (a) When the revenue generated from school trust land and associated resources is diminished by management practices applied to the land and resources as determined by the commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner must compensate the permanent school fund. (b) When generating revenue from school trust land and associated resources will be prohibited by a policy or designation applied to the land and resources as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner must compensate the permanent school fund before the policy or designation is applied.

§ Subd. 2. Compensation methods. To compensate the permanent school fund under subdivision 1, the commissioner may use compensation methods that include: (1) exchanging other land that is compatible with the goal of the permanent school fund under section 127A.31 , as allowed under sections 94.343, subdivision 1 , and 94.3495 , and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10; (2) leasing under section 92.50 and according to subdivision 3, with rental payments as compensation; and (3) condemning the land under section 92.83 , with payment of the amount of the award and judgment as compensation.

§ Subd. 3. Lease terms for compensating fund. With advice from the school trust lands director according to section 127A.353, subdivision 4 , the commissioner may lease school trust land to compensate the permanent school fund. Rental payments received under this subdivision: (1) must be credited to the forest suspense account as nonqualifying revenue and not subject to cost certification under section 16A.125 ; (2) must be paid in full upon executing the lease; and (3) are determined by the commissioner and subject to review by a licensed appraiser.
Minn. Stat. § 385.13 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 385 / Section 385.13
§ 385.13 PUBLIC FUNDS KEPT SEPARATE.
Status: in_force

The public funds shall at all times be kept separate from any private funds of the treasurer or any private person, and all amounts found at any time in any of the county treasuries of the state, or officially deposited by the county treasurers, shall be deemed public funds, and, if in excess of the amount properly called for by the auditor's and treasurer's books and accounts, shall be turned over by the county board or by the state auditor to the county revenue fund.
Minn. Stat. § 160.04 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 160 / Section 160.04
§ 160.04 WIDTH OF ROADS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, all roads hereafter established, except cartways, shall be at least four rods wide. Additional right-of-way and easements, including easements needed for drainage, may be acquired by purchase, gift, or eminent domain proceedings when necessary for construction, maintenance, safety, or convenient public travel. The necessity for such additional right-of-way and easements shall be determined by the road authority having jurisdiction over the particular road involved.
Minn. Stat. § 176.581 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.581
§ 176.581 PAYMENT TO STATE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

Upon a request prepared by the commissioner of administration, and in accordance with the terms of the order awarding compensation, the commissioner of management and budget shall pay compensation to the employee or the employee's dependent. These payments shall be made from money appropriated for this purpose.
Minn. Stat. § 46.14 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 46 / Section 46.14
§ 46.14 EXAMINERS' POWERS ENLARGED.
Status: in_force

The examiner in charge of liquidation in the Department of Commerce is hereby authorized to sign the name of the commissioner of commerce and to act for the commissioner in all matters connected with the liquidation of insolvent corporations under the supervision and control of the commissioner of commerce, with the same force and effect as though the commissioner had signed or acted; provided, that the examiner shall have no authority to order an assessment against the stockholders of an insolvent state bank or trust company under the provisions of Laws 1927, chapter 254, as amended.
Minn. Stat. § 142B.25 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142B / Section 142B.25
§ 142B.25 CLOSING A LICENSE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Inactive programs. The commissioner may close a license if the commissioner determines that a licensed program has not been serving any client for a consecutive period of 12 months or longer. The license holder is not prohibited from reapplying for a license if the license holder's license was closed under this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Reconsideration of closure. If a license is closed, the commissioner must notify the license holder of closure by certified mail, by personal service, or through the provider licensing and reporting hub. If mailed, the notice of closure must be mailed to the last known address of the license holder and must inform the license holder why the license was closed and that the license holder has the right to request reconsideration of the closure. If the license holder believes that the license was closed in error, the license holder may ask the commissioner to reconsider the closure. The license holder's request for reconsideration must be made in writing and must include documentation that the licensed program has served a client in the previous 12 months. The request for reconsideration must be postmarked and sent to the commissioner or submitted through the provider licensing and reporting hub within 20 calendar days after the license holder receives the notice of closure. Upon implementation of the provider licensing and reporting hub, the provider must use the hub to request reconsideration. If the order is issued through the provider hub, the reconsideration must be received by the commissioner within 20 calendar days from the date the commissioner issued the order through the hub. A timely request for reconsideration stays imposition of the license closure until the commissioner issues a decision on the request for reconsideration.

§ Subd. 3. Reconsideration final. The commissioner's disposition of a request for reconsideration is final and not subject to appeal under chapter 14.
Minn. Stat. § 116C.835 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116C / Section 116C.835
§ 116C.835 ENFORCING COMPACT AND LAWS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Criminal penalties. (a) Any person who willfully or negligently violates any provision of the compact upon conviction is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a fine of not more than $2,500 in the event of a willful violation or not more than $300 in the event of a negligent violation. A second conviction of the same provision after a first conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. (b) Any person who knowingly fails to provide information requested under section 116C.840 or who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification of any information requested under section 116C.840 is subject to a fine of not more than $20,000, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

§ Subd. 2. Civil penalties. Any person who violates any provision of the compact or of section 116C.834 or 116C.840 shall forfeit and pay to the state a penalty, in an amount to be determined by the court, of not more than $10,000 per day of violation. The civil penalties provided in this subdivision may be recovered by a civil action brought by the attorney general in the name of the state.

§ Subd. 3. Injunction. Any violation of the provisions of the compact may be enjoined as provided by law in an action, in the name of the state, brought by the attorney general.

§ Subd. 4. Action to compel performance. In any action to compel performance of an obligation created by the compact the court may require any person who is adjudged responsible to do and perform any and all acts and things within that person's power which are reasonably necessary to fulfill the obligation.

§ Subd. 5. Recovering litigation costs and expenses. In any action brought by the attorney general, in the name of the state for civil penalties, injunctive relief, or in an action to compel compliance, if the state prevails and if the violation was willful, the state, in addition to other penalties provided in this section, may be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable value of all or a part of the litigation expenses incurred by the state. All amounts recovered by the state under the provisions of subdivisions 1 to 5 shall be deposited in the general fund.

§ Subd. 6. Effect on state. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit any action or remedy against the state for violation of any provision of the compact. The sole remedies for such a violation are those provided in the compact.
Minn. Stat. § 214.08 — MN Code / Part 214_215 / Chapter 214 / Section 214.08
§ 214.08 FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

All health-related boards and all non-health-related boards shall adopt the fiscal year system employed by the state.
Minn. Stat. § 609.5641 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.5641
§ 609.5641 WILDFIRE ARSON.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Setting wildfires. A person who intentionally sets a fire to burn out of control on land of another containing timber, underbrush, grass, or other vegetative combustible material is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 1a.

§ Subd. 1a. Penalty; felonies. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), a person who violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. (b) A person who violates subdivision 1 where the fire threatens to damage or damages in excess of five buildings or dwellings, burns 500 acres or more, or damages crops in excess of $100,000, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $15,000, or both. (c) A person who violates subdivision 1 where the fire threatens to damage or damages in excess of 100 buildings or dwellings, burns 1,500 acres or more, or damages crops in excess of $250,000, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $25,000, or both. (d) A person who violates subdivision 1 where the fire causes another person to suffer demonstrable bodily harm may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of $15,000, or both. (e) For purposes of this section, a building or dwelling is threatened when there is a probability of damage to the building or dwelling requiring evacuation for safety of life.

§ Subd. 2. Possession of flammables to set wildfires. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who possesses a flammable, explosive, or incendiary device, substance, or material with intent to use the device, substance, or material to violate subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 3. Restitution. In addition to the sentence otherwise authorized, the court may order a person who is convicted of violating this section to pay fire suppression costs, damages to the owner of the damaged land, costs associated with injuries sustained by a member of a municipal or volunteer fire department in the performance of the member's duties, and any other restitution costs allowed under section 611A.04 .
Minn. Stat. § 317A.643 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.643
§ 317A.643 CONTINUANCE OF CORPORATE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

When an act or instrument is considered necessary or appropriate to evidence the vesting of property or other rights in the single corporation, the persons with authority to do so under the articles or bylaws of each constituent corporation shall do the act or execute and deliver the instrument and for this purpose, the existence of the constituent corporations and the authority of those persons is continued.
Minn. Stat. § 346.54 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 346 / Section 346.54
§ 346.54 NOTIFICATION OF OWNERS.
Status: in_force

Animal shelter personnel who receive animals shall check for identification on each animal, identify the owner by the identification whenever possible, and promptly notify the owner of the location of the animal by the most expedient means.
Minn. Stat. § 475.69 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 475 / Section 475.69
§ 475.69 DEFACED BONDS; DUPLICATES.
Status: in_force

When any obligation of a municipality becomes unfit for circulation, it may be surrendered and canceled. Upon the authorization of the governing body, a duplicate of the obligation except as to signatures and a duplicate of any unpaid coupons, may be issued to the owners. These duplicates shall be marked "DUPLICATE" and the date of issue shown thereon. Such marking shall be signed by the treasurer then in office.
Minn. Stat. § 144.342 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.342
§ 144.342 MARRIAGE OR GIVING BIRTH, CONSENT FOR HEALTH SERVICE FOR SELF OR CHILD.
Status: in_force

Any minor who has been married or has borne a child may give effective consent to personal medical, mental, dental and other health services, or to services for the minor's child, and the consent of no other person is required.
Minn. Stat. § 428A.15 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.15
§ 428A.15 COLLECTION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

The implementing entity may provide for the collection of the housing improvement fees according to the terms of section 428A.05 .
Minn. Stat. § 161.141 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.141
§ 161.141 NORTHWEST ANGLE, CONNECTING HIGHWAY; FEDERAL APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Agreement. The commissioner of transportation may enter into an agreement with the authorized authorities of the province of Manitoba, Canada providing for an equitable division of costs and responsibilities to be borne by the state of Minnesota and the province of Manitoba for the establishment, location, construction, maintenance, and operation of a highway through the province of Manitoba, thereby connecting the Northwest Angle with other parts of the state of Minnesota.

§ Subd. 2. Required condition. The agreement shall contain an express provision that it shall not be binding on the state of Minnesota until approved by the Congress of the United States. The agreement shall contain the further express provision that the agreement shall not be binding on the state of Minnesota unless the Congress of the United States appropriates to the state of Minnesota a sum of money sufficient to pay Minnesota's share of the cost of the highway.

§ Subd. 3. Implementation. Upon approval of Congress and the appropriation of money by Congress as provided in subdivision 2, the commissioner may proceed to carry out the terms of the agreement provided for in subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 260C.165 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.165
§ 260C.165 CERTAIN OUT-OF-COURT STATEMENTS ADMISSIBLE.
Status: in_force

An out-of-court statement not otherwise admissible by statute or rule of evidence is admissible in evidence in any child in need of protection or services, neglected and in foster care, or domestic child abuse proceeding or any proceeding for termination of parental rights if:

(1) the statement was made by a child under the age of ten years or by a child ten years of age or older who is mentally impaired, as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 6 ;

(2) the statement alleges, explains, denies, or describes:

(i) any act of sexual penetration or contact performed with or on the child;

(ii) any act of sexual penetration or contact with or on another child observed by the child making the statement;

(iii) any act of physical abuse or neglect of the child by another; or

(iv) any act of physical abuse or neglect of another child observed by the child making the statement;

(3) the court finds that the time, content, and circumstances of the statement and the reliability of the person to whom the statement is made provide sufficient indicia of reliability; and

(4) the proponent of the statement notifies other parties of an intent to offer the statement and the particulars of the statement sufficiently in advance of the proceeding at which the proponent intends to offer the statement into evidence, to provide the parties with a fair opportunity to meet the statement.

For purposes of this section, an out-of-court statement includes a video, audio, or other recorded statement.
Minn. Stat. § 80G.05 — MN Code / Part 80B_81A / Chapter 80G / Section 80G.05
§ 80G.05 SCREENING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Screening process required. Each registered dealer must establish procedures to screen each of its owners and officers and each of its dealer representatives prior to submitting the application to the commissioner for initial registration and at each renewal. The results of such screenings shall be kept on file by the dealer and, if requested by the commissioner, provided to the commissioner as part of the initial registration and all renewal registrations.

§ Subd. 2. Initial screening. The screening process for initial registration must be done no more than 60 days before the submission of an application for registration. The process must include a national criminal history record search, a judgment search, and a county criminal history search for all counties where the owner, officer, or dealer representative has resided within the immediately preceding ten years. Each dealer shall use a reputable, reliable, and accurate vendor authorized to do business in any state to conduct the background screening process on its owners, officers, and dealer representatives.

§ Subd. 3. Renewal screening. The screening process for the renewal of a registration must include a national criminal history record search, a judgment search, and county criminal history search for all counties where the owner, officer, or dealer representative has resided since satisfactorily completing the last screening process conducted pursuant to this section. Screening for renewal of the owner, officer, and dealer representative registrations must take place no more than 60 days before the submission of an application for renewal of a registration.
Minn. Stat. § 524.2-1112 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.2-1112
§ 524.2-1112 DISCLAIMER BY APPOINTEE, OBJECT, OR TAKER IN DEFAULT OF EXERCISE OF POWER OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A disclaimer of an interest in property by an appointee of a power of appointment takes effect as of the time the instrument by which the holder exercises the power becomes irrevocable.

(b) A disclaimer of an interest in property by an object, or taker in default of an exercise of a power of appointment, takes effect as of the time the instrument creating the power becomes irrevocable.
Minn. Stat. § 116.96 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.96
§ 116.96 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to sections 116.96 to 116.99 .

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

§ Subd. 3. Clean Air Act. "Clean Air Act" means the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., as amended.

§ Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

§ Subd. 5. Regulated pollutant. "Regulated pollutant" means: (1) a volatile organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions; (2) a pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated; (3) a pollutant that is addressed by a standard promulgated under section 7411 or 7412 of the Clean Air Act; or (4) any pollutant that is regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter.

§ Subd. 6. Small business stationary source. "Small business stationary source" means a business that: (1) is owned or operated by a person that employs 100 or fewer individuals; (2) is a small business concern as defined in the Small Business Act, United States Code, title 15, section 632(a); (3) is not a major stationary source as defined in section 7661 of the Clean Air Act; (4) does not emit 50 tons or more per year of any regulated pollutant; and (5) emits less than 75 tons per year of all regulated pollutants.