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Minn. Stat. § 524.2-1001 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.2-1001
§ 524.2-1001 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 524.2-1001 to 524.2-1010 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them.

§ Subd. 2. International will. "International will" means a will executed in conformity with sections 524.2-1002 to 524.2-1005 .

§ Subd. 3. Authorized person. "Authorized person" and "person authorized to act in connection with international wills" means a person who by section 524.2-1009 , or by the laws of the United States including members of the diplomatic and consular service of the United States designated by Foreign Service Regulations, is empowered to supervise the execution of international wills.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.037 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.037
§ 121A.037 SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS.
Status: in_force

Private schools and educational institutions not subject to section 121A.035 must have at least five school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent with section 299F.30 , and one tornado drill.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.955 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.955
§ 60A.955 CLAIM FORMS TO CONTAIN FRAUD WARNING.
Status: in_force

All insurance claim forms issued by an insurer for use in submitting a claim for payment or a claim for any other benefit pursuant to a policy shall clearly contain a warning substantially as follows: "A person who files a claim with intent to defraud or helps commit a fraud against an insurer is guilty of a crime." An insurer may comply with this section by including the warning on an addendum attached to the claim form. The absence of the required warning does not constitute a defense in a prosecution for a violation of chapter 609 or any other chapter of Minnesota Statutes.
Minn. Stat. § 524.1-306 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1-306
§ 524.1-306 JURY TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If duly demanded, a party is entitled to trial by jury in any proceeding in which any controverted question of fact arises as to which any party has a constitutional right to trial by jury.

(b) If there is no right to trial by jury under subsection (a) or the right is waived, the court in its discretion may call a jury to decide any issue of fact, in which case the verdict is advisory only.
Minn. Stat. § 383C.0425 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383C / Section 383C.0425
§ 383C.0425 PROHIBITING OR OBSTRUCTING PERSONS FROM TAKING TESTS.
Status: in_force

No person shall deceive or obstruct any person in respect to the right of test under the provisions of sections 383C.03 to 383C.056 ; falsely mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the test or standing of any person tested under this chapter, or aid in so doing; or furnish to any person, except in answer to inquiries of the civil service commission, any special information for the purpose of influencing the rating of any such person for appointment or employment. No applicant shall deceive the county civil service commission for the purpose of improving the applicant's prospects for appointment. No person shall solicit, verbally or in writing, and no public officer or employee shall receive or be in any manner concerned in the receiving or soliciting of any money or item of value from any officer or employee holding a position in the classified service for any purpose. No person shall use or promise to use personal influence or official authority to secure appointment or prospect of appointment to a position classified under sections 383C.03 to 383C.056 . No public officer or employee shall by means of threat or coercion influence any person holding a position in the classified service to resign the position, take a leave of absence from duty, or waive any right under sections 383C.03 to 383C.056 .
Minn. Stat. § 48.23 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 48 / Section 48.23
§ 48.23 BANK NOT TO LEND ON ITS OWN STOCK OR PURCHASE SAME.
Status: in_force

Any such bank shall make no loan or discount on the security of its own capital stock, nor be the purchaser or holder thereof, unless necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously contracted in good faith, and all stock so acquired shall be disposed of, at public or private sale, within six months after it is so acquired.
Minn. Stat. § 147A.26 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147A / Section 147A.26
§ 147A.26 PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board shall establish, in writing, internal operating procedures for receiving and investigating complaints, accepting and processing applications, granting licenses, and imposing enforcement actions. The written internal operating procedures may include procedures for sharing complaint information with government agencies in this and other states. Procedures for sharing complaint information must be consistent with the requirements for handling government data under chapter 13.
Minn. Stat. § 480.05 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.05
§ 480.05 POWER; RULES.
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall have all the authority necessary for carrying into execution its judgments and determinations, and for the exercise of its jurisdiction as the supreme judicial tribunal of the state, agreeable to the usages and principles of law. Such court shall prescribe, and from time to time may amend and modify, rules of practice therein and also rules governing the examination and admission to practice of attorneys at law and rules governing their conduct in the practice of their profession, and rules concerning the presentation, hearing, and determination of accusations against attorneys at law not inconsistent with law, and may provide for the publication thereof at the cost of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.37 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.37
§ 216B.37 ASSIGNED SERVICE AREA; ELECTRIC UTILITY; LEGISLATIVE POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the public interest that, in order to encourage the development of coordinated statewide electric service at retail, to eliminate or avoid unnecessary duplication of electric utility facilities, and to promote economical, efficient, and adequate electric service to the public, the state of Minnesota shall be divided into geographic service areas within which a specified electric utility shall provide electric service to customers on an exclusive basis.
Minn. Stat. § 37.02 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 37 / Section 37.02
§ 37.02 BUDGET; BUILDING RESTRICTIONS; EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The State Agricultural Society is subject to and has all powers, rights, and privileges granted by law, with the following exceptions:

(1) The society need not comply with the provisions of Laws 1939, chapter 431, relating to budgets, allotments, and encumbering of funds.

(2) The society is not subject to the supervision of the commissioner of administration in the erection and construction of any new building.

(3) The books and accounts of the society are subject to examination by the legislative auditor.
Minn. Stat. § 125A.64 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 125A / Section 125A.64
§ 125A.64 POWERS OF BOARD OF THE MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Personnel. The board of the Minnesota State Academies may employ central administrative staff members and other personnel necessary to provide and support programs and services at each academy.

§ Subd. 2. Department assistance. The board of the Minnesota State Academies may require the Department of Education to provide program leadership, program monitoring, and technical assistance at the academies.

§ Subd. 3. Unclassified positions. The board of the Minnesota State Academies may place any position other than residential academies administrator in the unclassified service. The position must meet the criteria in section 43A.08, subdivision 1a .

§ Subd. 4. Residential and building maintenance services. The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements with public or private agencies or institutions to provide residential and building maintenance services. The board of the Minnesota State Academies must first decide that contracting for the services is more efficient and less expensive than not contracting for them.

§ Subd. 5. Student teachers and professional trainees. (a) The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements with teacher preparation institutions for student teachers to get practical experience at the academies. A licensed teacher must provide appropriate supervision of each student teacher. (b) The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements with accredited higher education institutions for certain student trainees to get practical experience at the academies. The students must be preparing themselves in a professional field that provides special services to children with a disability in school programs. To be a student trainee in a field, a person must have completed at least two years of an approved program in the field. A person who is licensed or registered in the field must provide appropriate supervision of each student trainee.

§ Subd. 6. Exemption to September 1 school start restriction. Notwithstanding section 120A.40 , the board of the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind may begin the school year any day prior to September 1.
Minn. Stat. § 507.21 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 507 / Section 507.21
§ 507.21 LIABILITY OF GRANTOR WHO COVENANTS AGAINST ENCUMBRANCES.
Status: in_force

Whoever conveys real estate by deed or mortgage containing a covenant that it is free from all encumbrances, when an encumbrance, whether known to the person conveying or not, appears of record to exist thereon, but does not exist in fact, shall be liable in an action of contract to the grantee, the grantee's heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns, for all damages sustained in removing the same.
Minn. Stat. § 142C.10 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.10
§ 142C.10 REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The certification holder must comply and must have written policies for staff to comply with the reporting requirements for abuse and neglect specified in chapter 260E. A person mandated to report physical or sexual child abuse or neglect occurring within a certified center shall report the information to the commissioner.

(b) The certification holder must inform the commissioner within 24 hours of:

(1) the death of a child in the program; and

(2) any injury to a child in the program that required treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.381 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.381
§ 97C.381 HARPOONING NATIVE ROUGH FISH.
Status: in_force

A resident or nonresident may use a rubber powered gun, spring gun, or compressed air gun to take native rough fish and common carp by harpooning. The harpoon must be fastened to a line not more than 20 feet long. The commissioner may prescribe the times, the waters, and the manner for harpooning native rough fish and common carp.
Minn. Stat. § 117.41 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 117 / Section 117.41
§ 117.41 CONVEYANCE, TO WHOM MADE.
Status: in_force

Upon acquiring title to these lands and premises, whether by purchase or condemnation, such corporation shall make due conveyance thereof to the United States, the state of Minnesota, or other governmental authority mentioned in section 117.38 . Likewise, any municipal corporation having any interest in the lands or premises may, upon such terms, as to that municipality, its interests may seem to require, make due conveyance thereof either to the company or to the governmental authority.
Minn. Stat. § 92.19 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.19
§ 92.19 ASSIGNMENT; EXTENSIONS OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When a certificate or partial interest in a certificate is assigned, the assignment must be made on a form prescribed by the commissioner, executed by the assignor and assignee, and consented to by the commissioner. An assignment of a partial interest shall recite that payment in full has been made to the commissioner.

(b) When the assignee satisfies the terms of the assignment and corresponding terms of the certificate, the commissioner shall issue a deed or patent to the assignee.
Minn. Stat. § 115.67 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115 / Section 115.67
§ 115.67 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 115.61 to 115.67 may be cited as the "Regional Sanitary Sewer District Law."
Minn. Stat. § 171.121 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.121
§ 171.121 USE OF ANOTHER'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
Status: in_force

A person may notify the commissioner in writing to the effect that the person (1) is the owner of a residence, and (2) does not consent to have that residence address identified on any driver's license or identification card or driving record of the department as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named in the notice. The notice may not name a spouse of the notifying person. Upon receiving the notice the commissioner shall not issue any license or identification card under this chapter, or accept an application for a license or identification card under this chapter, that lists the residence address identified in the notice as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named in the notice.
Minn. Stat. § 357.40 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.40
§ 357.40 COLLECTIONS CREDITED TO GENERAL FUND.
Status: in_force

All fees received by any clerk of any such city under the provisions of section 357.39 shall be credited to the general fund of such city, and the amount of such fees shall not be considered within the cost of government as determined under the provisions of any charter of any such city of the first class.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.3-103 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.3-103
§ 515A.3-103 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MEMBERS AND OFFICERS.
Status: reserved

(a) The declaration may provide for a period of declarant control of the association, during which period a declarant, or persons designated by the declarant, may elect the members of the board of directors. Any period of declarant control extends from the date of the first conveyance of a unit to a unit owner other than a declarant for a period not exceeding five years in the case of a flexible condominium or three years in the case of any other condominium. Regardless of the period provided in the declaration, a period of declarant control terminates upon surrender of control by the declarant or no later than 60 days after conveyance of 75 percent of the units to unit owners other than a declarant.

(b) Not later than 60 days after conveyance of 50 percent of the units to unit owners other than a declarant not less than 33-1/3 percent of all of the members of the board of directors shall be elected by unit owners other than the declarant.

(c) Not later than the termination of the period of declarant control and thereafter the unit owners shall elect a board of directors of at least three members, at least a majority of whom shall be unit owners or the individual nominees of unit owners other than individuals. The board of directors shall elect the officers. The persons elected shall take office upon election.

(d) In determining whether the period of declarant control has terminated under subsection (a), or whether unit owners other than a declarant are entitled to elect members of the board of directors under subsection (b), the percentage of the units which has been conveyed is presumed to be that percentage which would have been conveyed if all the units which the declarant has built or reserved the right to build in the declaration were included in the condominium.
Minn. Stat. § 244.17 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.17
§ 244.17 CHALLENGE INCARCERATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. (a) The commissioner may select offenders who meet the eligibility requirements of subdivisions 2 and 3 to participate in a challenge incarceration program described in sections 244.171 and 244.172 for all or part of the offender's sentence if the offender agrees to participate in the program and signs a written contract with the commissioner agreeing to comply with the program's requirements. (b) The commissioner shall strive to select sufficient numbers of eligible offenders to ensure that the program operates as close to capacity as possible. The commissioner shall include specific information on how close to capacity the program is operating in the department's performance report described in section 241.016 .

§ Subd. 2. Eligibility. (a) The commissioner must limit the challenge incarceration program to the following persons: (1) offenders who are committed to the commissioner's custody following revocation of a stayed sentence; and (2) offenders who are committed to the commissioner's custody, who have 48 months or less in or remaining in their term of imprisonment, and who did not receive a dispositional departure under the Sentencing Guidelines. (b) If there is insufficient space for an eligible person, the commissioner may place the person's name on a waiting list and offer the person the chance to participate when space becomes available if the person is still eligible under this section.

§ Subd. 3. Offenders not eligible. The following offenders are not eligible to be placed in the challenge incarceration program: (1) offenders who are committed to the commissioner's custody following a conviction for murder, manslaughter, criminal sexual conduct, assault, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, arson, or any other offense involving death or intentional personal injury; (2) offenders who were convicted within the preceding ten years of an offense described in clause (1) and were committed to the custody of the commissioner; (3) offenders who have been convicted or adjudicated delinquent within the past five years for a violation of section 609.485 ; (4) offenders who are committed to the commissioner's custody for an offense that requires registration under section 243.166 ; (5) offenders who are the subject of a current arrest warrant or detainer; (6) offenders who have fewer than 180 days remaining until their supervised release date; (7) offenders who have had disciplinary confinement time added to their sentence or who have been placed in segregation, unless 90 days have elapsed from the imposition of the additional disciplinary confinement time or the last day of segregation; (8) offenders who have received a suspended formal disciplinary sanction, unless the suspension has expired; and (9) offenders whose governing sentence is for an offense from another state or the United States.
Minn. Stat. § 241.94 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.94
§ 241.94 ACCESS BY OMBUDSPERSON TO DATA.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding section 13.384 or 13.85 , the ombudsperson has access to corrections and detention data and medical data maintained by an agency and classified as private data on individuals or confidential data on individuals when access to the data is necessary for the ombudsperson to perform the powers under section 241.93 .
Minn. Stat. § 197.995 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.995
§ 197.995 VIETNAM VETERANS DAY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Purpose. 1,072 of the people whose names are listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., were from the state of Minnesota. Many other Minnesotans are surviving Vietnam veterans. This section is enacted as a way for Minnesotans to show their pride and gratitude, recall the veterans' accomplishments, and thank Minnesota's Vietnam veterans for their unselfish devotion to duty.

§ Subd. 2. Designation. March 29 is Vietnam Veterans Day in Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 415.021 — MN Code / Part 415_418 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.021
§ 415.021 CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES; CITY OR TOWN.
Status: in_force

A statutory or home rule charter city, or town, may revise and codify and print in book, pamphlet or newspaper form, any ordinances, resolutions, and rules of the city or town and may include therein for reference any applicable general or special laws. Such codification shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in it and not previously published in a newspaper if a substantial quantity of the codification is printed for general distribution to the public. A copy of any ordinances adopted by the city or town must be furnished to the county law library or its designated depository. A city or town, upon request, shall be reimbursed a reasonable charge by the county law library for a copy furnished.
Minn. Stat. § 341.221 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 341 / Section 341.221
§ 341.221 ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner must appoint a Combative Sports Advisory Council to advise the commissioner on the administration of duties under this chapter.

(b) The council shall have five members appointed by the commissioner. All five members must have knowledge of combative sports. The commissioner shall make serious efforts to appoint qualified women to serve on the council.

(c) The council shall annually elect from its membership a chair.

(d) Meetings shall be convened by the commissioner, or by the chair with the approval of the commissioner.

(e) Appointments to the council and the terms of council members are governed by sections 15.059 and 15.0597 .

(f) Removal of members, filling of vacancies, and compensation of members shall be as provided in section 15.059 .

(g) Meetings convened for the purpose of advising the commissioner on issues related to a challenge filed under section 341.345 are exempt from the open meeting requirements of chapter 13D.
Minn. Stat. § 103B.3363 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.3363
§ 103B.3363 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103B.3363 to 103B.3369 .

§ Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.

§ Subd. 3. Comprehensive local water management plan. "Comprehensive local water management plan," "comprehensive water plan," "local water plan," and "local water management plan" mean a county water plan authorized under section 103B.311 , a watershed management plan required under section 103B.231 , a watershed management plan required under section 103D.401 or 103D.405 , or a county groundwater plan authorized under section 103B.255 .

§ Subd. 3a. Comprehensive watershed management plan. "Comprehensive watershed management plan" means a plan to manage the water and related natural resources of a watershed that consists of the plans listed in subdivision 3 or a separate plan that has been approved as a substitute by the board and adopted by local units of government for the same or additional purposes. The comprehensive watershed management plan shall be consistent with the goals of section 103A.212 and may address the goals in sections 103A.201 to 103A.211 , and chapter 114D.

§ Subd. 4. Local unit of government. "Local unit of government" means a statutory or home rule charter city, town, county, or soil and water conservation district, watershed district, an organization formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 471.59 , a local health board, or other special purpose district or authority with local jurisdiction in water and related land resources management.

§ Subd. 5. Program. "Program" means a water-related program.