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Minn. Stat. § 204C.32 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204C / Section 204C.32
§ 204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board must meet at the county auditor's office on either the second or third day following the state primary. After taking the oath of office, the canvassing board must publicly canvass the election returns delivered to the county auditor. The board must complete the canvass by the third day following the state primary and must promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report that states: (a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each precinct; (b) for each precinct, the number of individuals registering to vote or updating registrations on election day and the number of individuals who were registered before election day and did not need to update the voter's registration; (c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each partisan office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in each precinct; (d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and (e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in each precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan office. Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor must mail or deliver a notice of nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county auditor must transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state must mail a notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.

§ Subd. 2. State canvass. The State Canvassing Board shall meet at a public meeting space located in the Capitol complex area seven days after the state primary to canvass the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors. Immediately after the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall certify the names of the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail to each nominee a notice of nomination.
Minn. Stat. § 469.0724 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.0724
§ 469.0724 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The port authority of Cannon Falls or Redwood Falls must not proceed with the sale of general obligation tax-supported bonds until the city council by resolution approves the proposed issuance. The resolution must be published in the official newspaper. If, within 30 days after the publication, a petition signed by voters equal in number to ten percent of the number of voters at the last regular city election is filed with the city clerk, the city and port authority must not issue the general obligation tax-supported bonds until the proposition has been approved by a majority of the votes cast on the question at a regular or special election.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.293 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.293
§ 103G.293 STATEWIDE DROUGHT PLAN.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish a plan to respond to drought-related emergencies and to prepare a statewide framework for drought response. The plan must consider metropolitan water supply plans of the Metropolitan Council prepared under section 473.1565. The plan must provide a framework for implementing drought response actions in a staged approach related to decreasing levels of flows. Permits issued under section 103G.271 must provide conditions on water appropriation consistent with the drought response plan established by this section.
Minn. Stat. § 390.061 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 390 / Section 390.061
§ 390.061 MORGUE.
Status: in_force

Every county need not have a morgue, but there must be a system or process for receiving, storing, and releasing all dead bodies subject to this statute.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-107 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-107
§ 336.2-107 GOODS TO BE SEVERED FROM REALTY; RECORDING.
Status: in_force

(1) A contract for the sale of minerals or the like (including oil and gas) or a structure or its materials to be removed from realty is a contract for the sale of goods within this article if they are to be severed by the seller but until severance a purported present sale thereof which is not effective as a transfer of an interest in land is effective only as a contract to sell.

(2) A contract for the sale apart from the land of growing crops or other things attached to realty and capable of severance without material harm thereto but not described in subsection (1) or of timber to be cut is a contract for the sale of goods within this article whether the subject matter is to be severed by the buyer or by the seller even though it forms part of the realty at the time of contracting, and the parties can by identification effect a present sale before severance.

(3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section are subject to any third party rights provided by the law relating to realty records, and the contract for sale may be executed and recorded as a document transferring an interest in land and shall then constitute notice to third parties of the buyer's rights under the contract for sale.
Minn. Stat. § 289A.11 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 289A / Section 289A.11
§ 289A.11 FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR SALES AND USE TAX RETURNS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Return required. (a) Except as provided in section 289A.18, subdivision 4 , for the month in which taxes imposed by chapter 297A are payable, or for which a return is due, a return for the preceding reporting period must be filed with the commissioner. The commissioner shall prescribe the content, format, and manner of the returns pursuant to section 270C.30 . A person making sales at retail at two or more places of business may file a consolidated return subject to rules prescribed by the commissioner. In computing the dollar amount of items on the return, the amounts are rounded off to the nearest whole dollar, disregarding amounts less than 50 cents and increasing amounts of 50 cents to 99 cents to the next highest dollar. (b) Notwithstanding this subdivision, a person who is not required to hold a sales tax permit under chapter 297A and who makes annual purchases, for use in a trade or business, of less than $18,500, or a person who is not required to hold a sales tax permit and who makes purchases for personal use, that are subject to the use tax imposed by section 297A.63 , may file an annual use tax return. The commissioner shall prescribe the content, format, and manner of the return pursuant to section 270C.30 . If a person who qualifies for an annual use tax reporting period is required to obtain a sales tax permit or makes use tax purchases, for use in a trade or business, in excess of $18,500 during the calendar year, the reporting period must be considered ended at the end of the month in which the permit is applied for or the purchase in excess of $18,500 is made and a return must be filed for the preceding reporting period. (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a person prohibited by the person's religious beliefs from using electronics shall be allowed to file by mail, without any additional fees. The filer must notify the commissioner of revenue of the intent to file by mail on a form prescribed by the commissioner. A return filed under this paragraph must be postmarked no later than the day the return is due in order to be considered filed on a timely basis.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2008 c 277 art 1 s 98 ]

§ Subd. 3. Who must file return. For purposes of the sales tax, a return must be filed by a retailer who is required to hold a permit. For the purposes of the use tax, a return must be filed by a retailer required to collect the tax and by a person buying any items, the storage, use or other consumption of which is subject to the use tax, who has not paid the use tax to a retailer required to collect the tax. The returns must be signed by the person filing the return or by the person's agent duly authorized in writing.
Minn. Stat. § 626.8468 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.8468
§ 626.8468 PART-TIME PEACE OFFICERS; CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Grandfather provision. A law enforcement agency that employed a licensed part-time peace officer on or before June 30, 2014, may continue to employ that part-time peace officer indefinitely. The board shall cancel the license of a part-time peace officer who leaves the officer's agency of employment after June 30, 2014. The board shall cancel the license of a part-time peace officer who is not employed by a law enforcement agency on or after June 30, 2014.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2014 c 244 s 3 ]

§ Subd. 3. Continuing education. All licensed part-time peace officers shall comply with continuing education standards required by the board. The officers may receive reimbursement for the costs of this education from the peace officers training account described in section 357.021, subdivision 7 .
Minn. Stat. § 359.062 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.062
§ 359.062 NOTICE; LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH.
Status: in_force

(a) A notary public who is not an attorney who advertises the services of a notary public in a language other than English, whether by radio, television, signs, pamphlets, newspapers, or other written communication, with the exception of a single desk plaque, shall post or otherwise include with the advertisement a notice in English and the language in which the advertisement appears. This notice must be of a conspicuous size, if in writing, and must state: "I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MINNESOTA AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE." If the advertisement is by radio or television, the statement may be modified but must include substantially the same message.

(b) A notary public who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 507.325 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 507 / Section 507.325
§ 507.325 MORTGAGE SECURING REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A mortgage securing a revolving line of credit under which advances, payments, and readvances may be made from time to time, and which states the maximum amount of the line of credit which may be secured at any one time, is effective as notice to parties from the time the mortgage is recorded as to all advances and readvances secured thereby, regardless of the time or amount of advances, payments, or readvances and whether or not the advances or readvances are obligatory.
Minn. Stat. § 471.53 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.53
§ 471.53 WHO MAY MAKE REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

If the United States declines to deal with a county board with respect to any political subdivision whose jurisdictional limits are within or coextensive with the limits of the county, or in the event the jurisdictional limits of a political subdivision lie in more than one county, that subdivision is hereby authorized to make request of the United States for payment of such sums in lieu of taxes as the United States may agree to pay, and is hereby empowered to enter into agreements with the United States for the performance by the subdivision of services for the benefit of a project and for the payment by the United States to the subdivision, in one or more installments of such sums in lieu of taxes. The amount of such payment may be based upon the cost of performing such services during the period of the agreement, after taking into consideration the benefits to be derived by the subdivision from the project, but shall not be in excess of the taxes which would result to the political subdivision during such period if the real property of the project within the political subdivision were taxable. When any payment is received by a subdivision under an agreement entered into pursuant to this section, the governing body of such subdivision shall issue a receipt for such payment.
Minn. Stat. § 21.1195 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 21 / Section 21.1195
§ 21.1195 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PLANTING.
Status: in_force

Seed potatoes may not be planted in the state in lots of ten or more acres unless the seed meets the minimum disease standards prescribed by the commissioner. Seed potatoes may meet the standards by being certified in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner, or under the certification program of another state or province which, in the judgment of the commissioner, provides equivalent assurances of seed potato quality. Seed potatoes may be planted without certification if they have had at least field inspection as required for certified seed potatoes, have passed the field inspection standards of disease tolerance, and are free from ring rot. A person that plants seed potatoes in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of $20 per acre for each acre or part of an acre planted in violation of this section. Failure to maintain complete and accurate records in accordance with this section or rules adopted by the commissioner is an additional violation resulting in a separate civil penalty of $200 for each failure.

If there is not available to be planted in this state, in any year, a sufficient volume of potato seed meeting certified seed potato disease standards, in any or all varieties, the commissioner may, upon application by one or more growers, permit seed that does not comply with this section to be planted for that growing season if the seed does not pose a serious disease threat.

Each grower shall keep records of each lot of seed potatoes planted. For each growing season, the records must include, by field, the variety and source of the seed potatoes. Each grower shall file records as prescribed by the commissioner. All records must be made available for inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's agents during normal business hours.

In addition to the enforcement powers and penalties in this section, the commissioner may issue a subpoena to a grower in order to compel delivery of records which are required under this section. These subpoenas are enforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction.
Minn. Stat. § 609.765 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.765
§ 609.765 CRIMINAL DEFAMATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. Defamatory matter is anything which exposes a person or a group, class or association to hatred, contempt, ridicule, degradation or disgrace in society, or injury to business or occupation.

§ Subd. 2. Acts constituting. Whoever with knowledge of its false and defamatory character orally, in writing or by any other means, communicates any false and defamatory matter to a third person without the consent of the person defamed is guilty of criminal defamation and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.

§ Subd. 3. Justification. Violation of subdivision 2 is justified if: (1) the communication is absolutely privileged; or (2) the communication consists of fair comment made in good faith with respect to persons participating in matters of public concern; or (3) the communication consists of a fair and true report or a fair summary of any judicial, legislative or other public or official proceedings; or (4) the communication is between persons each having an interest or duty with respect to the subject matter of the communication and is made with intent to further such interest or duty.

§ Subd. 4. Testimony required. No person shall be convicted on the basis of an oral communication of defamatory matter except upon the testimony of at least two other persons that they heard and understood the oral statement as defamatory or upon a plea of guilty.
Minn. Stat. § 318.03 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 318 / Section 318.03
§ 318.03 SALE OF SECURITIES; REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

Before any such association may offer for sale, barter or sell any security of such association in this state, such association shall register such securities pursuant to the provisions of chapter 80A, and all acts amendatory thereof, which registration shall be applied for and granted under the same conditions as like registrations are applied for and granted to corporations.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-814 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-814
§ 524.3-814 ENCUMBERED ASSETS.
Status: in_force

If any assets of the estate are encumbered by mortgage, pledge, lien, or other security interest, the personal representative may pay the encumbrance or any part thereof, renew or extend any obligation secured by the encumbrance or convey or transfer the assets to the creditor in satisfaction of the lien, in whole or in part, whether or not the holder of the encumbrance has filed a claim, if it appears to be for the best interest of the estate. Payment of an encumbrance does not increase the share of the distributee entitled to the encumbered assets unless the distributee is entitled to exoneration.
Minn. Stat. § 3.988 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3 / Section 3.988
§ 3.988 EXCEPTIONS TO LOCAL IMPACT NOTES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Costs resulting from inflation. A local impact note need not be prepared for increases in the cost of providing an existing service if the increases result directly from inflation. "Resulting directly from inflation" means attributable to maintaining an existing level of service rather than increasing the level of service. A cost-of-living increase in welfare benefits is an example of a cost resulting directly from inflation.

§ Subd. 2. Costs not result of new program or increased service. A local impact note need not be prepared for increased local costs that do not result from a new program or an increased level of service.

§ Subd. 3. Miscellaneous exceptions. A local impact note or an attachment as provided in section 3.987, subdivision 2 , need not be prepared for the cost of a mandated action if the law containing the mandate: (1) accommodates a specific local request; (2) results in no new local government duties; (3) leads to revenue losses from exemptions to taxes; (4) provided only clarifying or conforming, nonsubstantive charges on local government; (5) imposes additional net local costs that are minor (an amount less than or equal to one-half of one percent of the local revenue base as defined in section 477A.011, subdivision 27 , or $50,000, whichever is less for any single local government if the mandate does not apply statewide or less than $1,000,000 if the mandate is statewide); (6) is a law or executive order enacted before July 1, 1997, or a rule initially implementing a law enacted before July 1, 1997; (7) implements something other than a law or executive order, such as a federal, court, or voter-approved mandate; (8) results in savings that equal or exceed costs; (9) requires the holding of elections; (10) ensures due process or equal protection; (11) provides for the notification and conduct of public meetings; (12) establishes the procedures for administrative and judicial review of actions taken by political subdivisions; (13) protects the public from malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance by officials of political subdivisions; (14) relates directly to financial administration, including the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes; (15) relates directly to the preparation and submission of financial audits necessary to the administration of state laws; or (16) requires uniform standards to apply to public and private institutions without differentiation.
Minn. Stat. § 47.204 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.204
§ 47.204 TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF MORTGAGE USURY LIMITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Limits on interest and other charges. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, except as stated in section 58.137 , no limitation on the rate or amount of interest, points, finance charges, fees, or other charges applies to a loan, mortgage, credit sale, or advance as described in United States Code, title 12, section 1735f-7a, as amended, which is made in this state after June 2, 1981.

§ Subd. 2. Enforceable throughout term. If the rate or amount of interest, discount points, finance charges, or other charges are permitted by this section at the time the loan, mortgage, credit sale or advance is made, the rate or amount of interest, discount points, finance charges or other charges are permitted throughout the original term of the agreement and any extension agreed upon by the borrower and the lender or their respective successors in interest.
Minn. Stat. § 103C.631 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103C / Section 103C.631
§ 103C.631 REPAIR.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. The term "repair" used in this section means to restore a work of improvement or part of it as nearly as practicable to the same condition as when originally constructed or subsequently improved.

§ Subd. 2. Maintaining projects. After the construction of a project is completed and accepted by the board of the county or district board having authority over the project, the county board or district board shall maintain the project or the part of the project that is in its jurisdiction and provide the repairs required to keep the project efficient.

§ Subd. 3. Repair authority. The county board or district board shall have the powers and duties of the drainage authority under sections 103E.701 to 103E.745 , except as provided in subdivision 4.

§ Subd. 4. Financing repairs. If the board is a district board, the financing of repairs which require assessments and bond issues shall be the responsibility of the county board or joint county board. The county board or joint county board shall finance repairs in the same way as original construction of the project and as provided in sections 103E.701 to 103E.745 , so far as appropriate.
Minn. Stat. § 60J.08 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60J / Section 60J.08
§ 60J.08 APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 60J.06 to 60J.11 apply to licensed insurers, either domiciled in this state or domiciled in a state that is not an accredited state having in effect a substantially similar law. All provisions of chapter 60D, to the extent they are not superseded by sections 60J.06 to 60J.11 , apply to all parties within holding company systems subject to sections 60J.06 to 60J.11 .
Minn. Stat. § 6.63 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 6 / Section 6.63
§ 6.63 APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The units of government set forth in sections 6.465, 6.57 , 6.59 , 6.60 , and 6.62 shall be construed, where applicable, to include, in addition to those therein specifically named, public utility commissions, public corporations, and instrumentalities.
Minn. Stat. § 123A.25 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 123A / Section 123A.25
§ 123A.25 COOPERATIVE UNIT; INSURANCE POOLS.
Status: in_force

Any cooperative unit defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2 , that directly manages a health insurance pool or provides health insurance coverage through an insurance pool as a service to members must create a labor-management committee representative of the groups covered by the pool to advise the governmental unit on management matters of the coverage.