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Minn. Stat. § 206.80 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 206 / Section 206.80
§ 206.80 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) An electronic voting system may not be employed unless it:

(1) permits every voter to vote in secret;

(2) permits every voter to vote for all candidates and questions for whom or upon which the voter is legally entitled to vote;

(3) provides for write-in voting when authorized;

(4) automatically rejects, except as provided in section 206.84 with respect to write-in votes, all votes for an office or question when the number of votes cast on it exceeds the number which the voter is entitled to cast;

(5) permits a voter at a primary election to select secretly the party for which the voter wishes to vote;

(6) automatically rejects all votes cast in a primary election by a voter when the voter votes for candidates of more than one party; and

(7) provides every voter an opportunity to verify votes recorded on the permanent paper ballot, either visually or using assistive voting technology, and to change votes or correct any error before the voter's ballot is cast and counted, produces an individual, discrete, permanent, paper ballot cast by the voter, and preserves the paper ballot as an official record available for use in any recount.

(b) An electronic voting system purchased on or after June 4, 2005, may not be employed unless it:

(1) accepts and tabulates, in the polling place or at a counting center, a marked optical scan ballot; or

(2) creates a ballot that can be tabulated in the polling place or at a counting center by automatic tabulating equipment certified for use in this state and the ballot is:

(i) a marked optical scan ballot; or

(ii) a marked paper ballot indicating, at a minimum, the date of the election; the name of the precinct; an electronically readable precinct identifier or ballot style indicator; and the voter's votes for each office or question, generated from the voter's use of a touch screen or other electronic device on which a complete ballot meeting the information requirements of any applicable law was displayed electronically.

(c) The use of multiple ballot formats of electronic voting systems in a jurisdiction is not a violation of a voter's right to vote in secret, provided that a record of the ballot formats of electronic voting system used by a voter is not recorded by the election judges or any other elections official in any form.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.601 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.601
§ 302A.601 MERGER, EXCHANGE, TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Merger. A corporation may merge with one or more domestic or foreign corporations, resulting in a single domestic or foreign corporation, with or without a business purpose, pursuant to a plan of merger approved in the manner provided in sections 302A.611 to 302A.651 .

§ Subd. 2. Exchange. A corporation may acquire all of the outstanding shares of one or more classes or series of another domestic or foreign corporation pursuant to a plan of exchange approved in the manner provided in sections 302A.611 to 302A.615 , and 302A.631 to 302A.651 .

§ Subd. 3. Transfer. A corporation may sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property and assets in the manner provided in section 302A.661 .

§ Subd. 4. Merger or exchange with limited liability company. A corporation may participate in a merger or exchange with a limited liability company. The dissenters' rights for shareholders of a corporation are governed by this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 17.698 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.698
§ 17.698 FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

All decisions of mediation and arbitration which result from section 17.697 must consider the following factors:

(1) prices or projected prices for the agricultural commodity paid by the competing handlers in the market area or competing market areas worldwide;

(2) amount of the commodity produced or projections of production in the production area or competing marketing areas worldwide;

(3) relationship between the quantity produced and the quantity handled by the handler;

(4) the producers cost of production including the cost which would be involved in paying farm labor a fair wage rate and providing them with adequate housing;

(5) the efficiency of farm operations of similar size and the projected prices of alternative agricultural commodities grown in the market area;

(6) the cost of production of similar sized handlers;

(7) the average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living;

(8) the component of the agricultural commodity that makes up the producer's income;

(9) the impact of the award on the competitive position of the handler in the marketing area or competing areas worldwide;

(10) the impact of the award on the competitive position of the agricultural commodity in relationship to competing commodities;

(11) a fair return on investment;

(12) kind, quality, or grade of the commodity involved;

(13) stipulation of the parties; and

(14) other factors which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in determining prices, quality, quantity, and the costs of other services involved.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-601 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-601
§ 524.3-601 QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

Prior to receiving letters, a personal representative shall qualify by filing with the appointing court any required bond and an oath of office or, in the case of a corporate representative, a statement of acceptance of the duties of the office.
Minn. Stat. § 473F.01 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473F / Section 473F.01
§ 473F.01 PURPOSE; USE OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Purpose. The legislature finds it desirable to improve the revenue raising and distribution system in the seven-county Twin Cities area to accomplish the following objectives: (1) to provide a way for local governments to share in the resources generated by the growth of the area, without removing any resources which local governments already have; (2) to increase the likelihood of orderly urban development by reducing the impact of fiscal considerations on the location of business and residential growth and of highways, transit facilities and airports; (3) to establish incentives for all parts of the area to work for the growth of the area as a whole; (4) to provide a way whereby the area's resources can be made available within and through the existing system of local governments and local decision making; (5) to help communities in different stages of development by making resources increasingly available to communities at those early stages of development and redevelopment when financial pressures on them are the greatest; and (6) to encourage protection of the environment by reducing the impact of fiscal considerations so that floodplains can be protected and land for parks and open space can be preserved.

§ Subd. 2. Use of proceeds. Except as provided in section 473F.08, subdivision 3a , the proceeds from the areawide tax imposed under this chapter must be used by a local governmental unit in the same manner and for the same purposes as the proceeds from other ad valorem taxes levied by the local governmental unit.
Minn. Stat. § 299K.09 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299K / Section 299K.09
§ 299K.09 FEE RULES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Fees. The commission shall adopt rules setting the following fees: (1) a material safety data sheet fee to be paid by a facility when it submits material safety data sheets in lieu of a hazardous chemical report form as required under section 11021 of the federal act; (2) a fee to be paid annually by a facility when the owner or operator submits its emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form, required under section 11022 of the federal act; and (3) a late fee to be paid by a facility that fails to pay a fee under clause (1) or (2) in a timely manner, not to exceed 200 percent of the original fee.

§ Subd. 2. Fee structure. The fee established under subdivision 1 may not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount necessary to cover the costs for all data management, including administration of fees, by the commission and regional review committees, and a portion of the costs of operation of the Emergency Management Center.
Minn. Stat. § 260E.21 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260E / Section 260E.21
§ 260E.21 SCREENED OUT REPORTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Records. A report that is screened out must be maintained according to section 260E.35, subdivision 6 , paragraph (b).

§ Subd. 2. Offer of social services. A local welfare agency or agency responsible for investigating or assessing a report may use a screened out report for making an offer of social services to the subjects of the screened out report.
Minn. Stat. § 471.68 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.68
§ 471.68 DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS BY ANY COUNTY OR CITY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Annual or biennial reports. When any county or city, or any department, agency, or official thereof issues for public distribution an annual or biennial report, copies thereof shall upon request be delivered immediately as follows: One copy to each public library serving such local area of government for which said report is made; provided that in counties containing no county library, such report shall be delivered to the public library serving the most populous city in the county; One copy to the Minnesota Historical Society; One copy to the general library of the University of Minnesota. Additional copies may be delivered upon request.

§ Subd. 2. Appearing in newspaper. The publications enumerated in subdivision 1 shall not include publications appearing in newspapers.

§ Subd. 3. MS 2004 [Repealed, 2005 c 156 art 2 s 52 ]
Minn. Stat. § 241.251 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.251
§ 241.251 PRESS AND MEDIA ACCESS FOR INMATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Right of press access. Any inmate of a state correctional facility shall be permitted to speak in person or by phone at the inmate's own expense to any representative of the public news media, as defined in subdivision 4, on a daily basis between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. except in emergency situations as defined in subdivision 5; provided that it does not interfere with the inmate's regularly assigned duties. The right to speak in person with a representative of the news media shall not constitute a regular facility visit. Correctional authorities may limit the exercise of privileges conferred by this section by any individual inmate to one telephone call or interview per week.

§ Subd. 2. Right of correspondence. Any inmate or group of inmates of a state correctional facility shall be permitted to correspond by mail with any public news media or representatives thereof, as defined in subdivision 4, on a regular basis.

§ Subd. 3. News media interviews. Subject to the provisions of section 243.55 and the duty of the chief executive officer to take reasonable precautions to prevent the introduction of contraband into a correctional facility, representatives of the public news media shall, upon their own request, be permitted to interview any consenting inmate or representatives of a consenting group of inmates of the state at the times and under the circumstances described in subdivision 1. Any representative of the public news media who is denied access to a correctional facility must be given the reasons therefor in writing, and the representative may appeal such denial to the commissioner of corrections.

§ Subd. 4. Definition; news media representative. A "representative of the public news media" means a person employed by and authorized to represent any television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, any radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, national wire service, or any newspaper or periodical having a monthly statewide circulation of at least 1,000 copies.

§ Subd. 5. Definition; emergency. An emergency shall be defined as a situation in which, in the best judgment of the correctional authorities, there is an imminent threat to life, security or property.
Minn. Stat. § 327C.025 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 327C / Section 327C.025
§ 327C.025 RESIDENT COPIES.
Status: in_force

The park owner shall give a copy of the signed rental agreement to each resident with a copy of the evacuation or shelter plan attached.
Minn. Stat. § 88.78 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.78
§ 88.78 APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) No appeal shall be allowed from a judgment in any prosecution under sections 88.03 to 88.22 , unless the person appealing shall, within the time prescribed by law, enter into a recognizance, with sufficient sureties, or deposit cash bail in twice the amount of the fine and costs.

(b) The judge may examine the proposed sureties under oath and shall make and keep a record of their answers in respect to the kinds and amount of their property not exempt from execution. The judge shall furnish a copy of the record to the director.

(c) Upon an arrest being made for violation of any of the provisions of sections 88.03 to 88.22 , or upon information of a violation being lodged, the county attorney of the county in which the offense was committed shall prosecute the accused.
Minn. Stat. § 473.86 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.86
§ 473.86 CITIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in the metropolitan system statement, comprehensive plans of cities shall include the matters specified in section 473.859 .
Minn. Stat. § 116J.394 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.394
§ 116J.394 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of sections 116J.394 to 116J.398 , the following terms have the meanings given them.

(b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.39 , subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

(c) "Broadband infrastructure" means networks of deployed telecommunications equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other advanced telecommunications services for end users.

(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.

(e) "Last-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-use customer's on-premises telecommunications equipment.

(f) "Middle-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that links a broadband service provider's core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.

(g) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, special district or other political subdivision, or public corporation.

(h) "Underserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds of at least 100 megabits per second download and at least 20 megabits per second upload.

(i) "Unserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses lack access to wire-line broadband service, as defined in section 116J.39 .
Minn. Stat. § 524.6-216 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.6-216
§ 524.6-216 TYPES OF ACCOUNT; EXISTING ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An account may be for a single party or multiple parties. A multiple-party account may be with or without a right of survivorship between the parties. Subject to section 524.6-204 , either a single-party account or a multiple-party account may have a P.O.D. designation, an agency designation, or both.

(b) An account established before, on, or after August 1, 2013, whether in the form prescribed in section 524.6-213 or in any other form acceptable to the financial institution, is either a single-party account or a multiple-party account, with or without right of survivorship, and with or without a P.O.D. designation or an agency designation within the meaning of this chapter, and is governed by this chapter.

(c) An agency designation created on or after August 1, 2013, is governed by this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.173 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.173
§ 60A.173 EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: in_force

Section 60A.172 is effective January 1, 1987, and applies to cancellations begun as of that date. As a condition of doing business in the state of Minnesota, an insurer shall promptly reinstate any agreements canceled under section 60A.172 and shall restore any authority reduced or restricted under section 60A.172 from January 1, 1987, until May 29, 1987.
Minn. Stat. § 524.4-201 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.4-201
§ 524.4-201 PAYMENT OF DEBT AND DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO DOMICILIARY FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE WITHOUT LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

At any time after the expiration of 60 days from the death of a nonresident decedent, any person indebted to the estate of the nonresident decedent or having possession or control of an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock or chose in action belonging to the estate of the nonresident decedent may pay the debt, deliver the instrument evidencing the debt, obligation, stock or chose in action, to the domiciliary foreign personal representative of the nonresident decedent upon being presented with proof of appointment and an affidavit made by or on behalf of the representative stating:

(1) the date of the death of the nonresident decedent,

(2) that no local administration, or application or petition therefor, is pending in this state,

(3) that the domiciliary foreign personal representative is entitled to payment or delivery.
Minn. Stat. § 155A.24 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 155A / Section 155A.24
§ 155A.24 ADMINISTRATION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Board's powers and duties; generally. The board has the power and duties necessary for the administration of the provisions of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Hiring and assignment of employees. The board has the authority to hire qualified personnel in the classified service to assist in administering the law, including those for the testing and licensing of applicants, conducting inspections, and complaint investigations.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2014 c 162 s 15 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2014 c 162 s 15 ]
Minn. Stat. § 307.01 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 307 / Section 307.01
§ 307.01 PLAT AND RECORD.
Status: in_force

Any private person and any religious corporation may establish a cemetery on the person's or corporation's own land in the following manner: The land shall be surveyed and a plat thereof made. A stone or other monument shall be established to mark one corner of such cemetery, and its location shall be designated on the plat. The plat and the correctness thereof shall be certified by the surveyor, whose certificate shall be endorsed thereon, and with such endorsement shall be filed for record with the county recorder in the county where the cemetery is located, showing the area and location of the cemetery. Any person or association owning such private cemetery may subdivide or rearrange the same, from time to time, as may be necessary in the conduct of the business, but no plat of such subdivision or rearrangement shall interfere with the rights and privileges of the several lot owners of such cemetery without their consent, nor need same be filed in the office of the county recorder; provided, that a plat of the same shall be kept for public inspection at such cemetery; and, provided, further, that there shall be placed at the corner of each lot of such subdivision or rearrangement cement or other nondestructible markers three inches or more in diameter and eight inches or more in length, one of such markers showing the number of the lot.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.142 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.142
§ 383B.142 PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Delegation of authority. The county board may by resolution delegate the powers and duties enumerated in sections 383B.141 to 383B.1511 , and those powers and duties necessary to the implementation of the purposes of central purchasing specifying the nature, scope and extent of the delegation. The authority and responsibility subject to delegation shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) purchasing and contracting for all goods, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services, as provided in section 383B.143 ; (b) preparation, review, modification and approval of all plans and specifications for goods, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services; (c) the transfer of any goods, materials, supplies, equipment or contracted services to or between departments, boards, commissions and agencies; (d) selling or otherwise disposing of goods, materials, supplies, equipment and contracted services which are unusable or no longer required; and (e) periodically reviewing and requiring department heads to supply necessary data concerning inventories and surpluses and monitoring compliance by department heads with purchasing laws, rules, regulations and procedures.

§ Subd. 2. Administrator's duties. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 373.02 , the county board may delegate its purchasing powers and duties to the county administrator. The county administrator, wherever referred to in sections 383B.141 to 383B.1511 , may designate and delegate a purchasing manager or other person to perform the tasks empowered or assigned to the county administrator. Any purchase in excess of $3,500 shall require the signature of the county administrator or designee.
Minn. Stat. § 84C.04 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84C / Section 84C.04
§ 84C.04 VALIDITY.
Status: in_force

A conservation easement is valid even though:

(1) it is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;

(2) it can be or has been assigned to another holder;

(3) it is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;

(4) it imposes a negative burden;

(5) it imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of an interest in the burdened property or upon the holder;

(6) the benefit does not touch or concern real property; or

(7) there is no privity of estate or of contract.
Minn. Stat. § 161.1258 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.1258
§ 161.1258 RUMBLE STRIPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner must maintain transverse rumble strips in association with each stop sign that is located (1) on a trunk highway segment with a speed limit of at least 55 miles per hour, and (2) outside the limits of a statutory or home rule charter city.

(b) Prior to installation of rumble strips at a new location, the commissioner must provide a notification to residences adjacent to the location.

(c) The commissioner must meet the requirements under paragraph (a) at each applicable location by the earlier of August 1, 2034, or the date of substantial completion of any construction, resurfacing, or reconditioning at the location.

(d) The requirements under paragraph (a) do not apply to a location in which there is at least one residence within 750 feet.