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Minn. Stat. § 216B.075 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.075
§ 216B.075 METER READING; CUSTOMER SCHEDULING NEEDS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of rule or policy to the contrary, every public utility providing natural gas or electricity at retail shall make a reasonable effort to obtain readings at least once every 18 months from nonaccessible meters. Readings shall be obtained at times that meet the needs of customer schedules. Utilities shall make a reasonable effort to provide evening and Saturday or Sunday meter reading service at no extra charge to a customer whose work or other schedule makes a business hour reading of meters a hardship. Utilities may refuse to read a customer's meter during nondaylight hours if such activity could threaten the safety of the utility meter-reading employee.

A utility may also allow a customer to self-read the customer's meter for periods of time not to exceed 18 months, provided that the customer is reminded periodically of the potentially serious financial consequences of errors in self-reading.

A utility may terminate service to a customer who refuses to allow a utility company employee access to a nonaccessible meter for a period of 18 months or more.
Minn. Stat. § 241.334 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.334
§ 241.334 CONSENT PROCEDURES GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of sections 241.33 to 241.342 , whenever the correctional facility is required to seek consent, the correctional facility shall obtain consent from an inmate or an inmate's representative consistent with other law applicable to consent.

(b) Consent is not required if the correctional facility has made reasonable efforts to obtain the representative's consent and consent cannot be obtained within 24 hours of a significant exposure.

(c) If testing of available blood occurs without consent because the inmate is unconscious or unable to provide consent, and a representative cannot be located, the correctional facility shall provide the information required in section 241.332 to the inmate or representative whenever it is possible to do so.

(d) If an inmate dies before an opportunity to consent to blood collection or testing under sections 241.33 to 241.342 , the correctional facility does not need consent of the inmate's representative for purposes of sections 241.33 to 241.342 .
Minn. Stat. § 144.4181 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.4181
§ 144.4181 APPEAL.
Status: in_force

The petitioner or respondent may appeal the decision of the district court. The court of appeals shall hear the appeal within 30 days after service of the notice of appeal. However, respondent's status as determined by the district court remains unchanged, and any remedy ordered by the district court remains in effect while the appeal is pending.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-302 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-302
§ 336.2A-302 TITLE TO AND POSSESSION OF GOODS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, each provision of this article applies whether the lessor or a third party has title to the goods, and whether the lessor, the lessee, or a third party has possession of the goods, notwithstanding any statute or rule of law that possession or the absence of possession is fraudulent.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.44 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.44
§ 72A.44 PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Any company that violates subdivision 1 of section 72A.41 , shall be required to pay a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, to be recovered on behalf of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.725 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.725
§ 103D.725 BENEFITED PROPERTY; DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appraiser standards. If the proposed project includes the construction or improvement of a ditch, stream, river, or watercourse, or structures for the control or alleviation of damages from floodwaters, the appraisers shall be governed by sections 103E.311 to 103E.321 .

§ Subd. 2. Determining benefits. In proceedings under this chapter, assessments for benefits shall be made based on the benefits to the property because of the project affecting the property. Benefited property must include: (1) all property, including property owned by the state or a political subdivision receiving direct benefits, including assessments for drainage, recreation, commercial navigation, disposal of sewage or waste material, bank stabilization, flood control, land reclamation, prevention of siltation, control of erosion, and maintenance of lake levels; (2) all property that is contributing water or is furnished an improved drainage outlet and all property that contributes waters that are stored, handled, or controlled by the proposed project; (3) all property that is not receiving but needs drainage and that is furnishing waters handled or controlled by the proposed project; (4) benefits to the state by reason of the improvement of lakes, streams, or other bodies of water as a place for propagation, protection, and preservation of fish and other forms of wildlife, that are assessable against the state to the extent and in the manner provided in section 84A.55, subdivision 9 , and within the available appropriation; (5) benefits to municipal corporations that occur to the property in the municipality generally and that may be in addition to special benefits to specific property within the municipality; and (6) benefits that will result to property used for railway or other utility purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.15 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.15
§ 325F.15 COMMISSIONER'S RIGHT OF ACCESS TO PREMISES, RECORDS.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of administering the provisions of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18 , the commissioner and inspectors shall have access and entry at reasonable times to any premises in which toys or other articles within the provisions of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18 are held and shall have access to all records pertinent to the enforcement of sections 325F.08 to 325F.18 .
Minn. Stat. § 116J.412 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.412
§ 116J.412 ACCOUNT ALLOCATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall allocate $6,000,000 from the rural rehabilitation account to be used for the challenge grant program.
Minn. Stat. § 116.50 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.50
§ 116.50 PREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Sections 116.46 to 116.49 preempt conflicting local and municipal rules or ordinances requiring notification or establishing environmental protection requirements for underground storage tanks. A state agency or local unit of government may not adopt rules or ordinances establishing or requiring vapor recovery for underground storage tanks.
Minn. Stat. § 44.14 — MN Code / Part 44 / Chapter 44 / Section 44.14
§ 44.14 EFFECT ON VETERANS PREFERENCE LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not exclude or modify the application of sections 197.455 and 197.46 .
Minn. Stat. § 92.163 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.163
§ 92.163 EXTENSION FOR PAYMENT ON STATE LAND CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Limitation. The time for payment of the principal of any certificate of sale of state public land sold before May 1, 1941, which has expired or will expire, is extended as provided in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Certificate holder to file application. Before the expiration of the time for the payment of principal specified in the original certificate of sale, or any lawful extension, the holder of the certificate shall file with the commissioner of natural resources an application for an extension of time of payment in the form prescribed by the commissioner. The applicant shall submit to the commissioner the certificate of sale or an affidavit of the circumstances if it has been lost or destroyed, or cannot be produced for any other reason, together with other proof of the applicant's rights required by the commissioner. At least 15 percent of the unpaid principal must be paid with the application, together with all unpaid interest and penalties accrued. The remaining unpaid principal, with interest, is payable as provided by Mason's Minnesota Statutes 1927, section 6267, as amended by Laws 1941, chapter 374. The rights of the certificate holder and all other proceedings in the matter are subject to that section and other applicable laws, as if the land has been sold under them on the date of the filing of the application for extension.

§ Subd. 3. Certificate of extension. Thereupon the time for payment is extended. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of extension in form approved by the attorney general, and the original certificate shall be deemed modified in accordance with it. The duplicate of the certificate must be attached to the duplicate original certificate of sale on record in the office of the commissioner of natural resources.

§ Subd. 4. Applicability. This section does not apply if the certificate of sale has been absolutely terminated and made void, without right of redemption, or if the land has become forfeited to the state for delinquent taxes.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.148 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.148
§ 62A.148 GROUP INSURANCE; PROVISION OF BENEFITS FOR DISABLED EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

No employer or insurer of that employer shall terminate, suspend or otherwise restrict the participation in or the receipt of benefits otherwise payable under any program or policy of group insurance to any covered employee who becomes totally disabled while employed by the employer solely on account of absence caused by such total disability. This includes coverage of dependents of the employee. If the employee is required to pay all or any part of the premium for the extension of coverage, payment shall be made to the employer, by the employee.
Minn. Stat. § 336.8-508 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.8-508
§ 336.8-508 DUTY OF SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY TO CHANGE ENTITLEMENT HOLDER'S POSITION TO OTHER FORM OF SECURITY HOLDING.
Status: in_force

A securities intermediary shall act at the direction of an entitlement holder to change a security entitlement into another available form of holding for which the entitlement holder is eligible, or to cause the financial asset to be transferred to a securities account of the entitlement holder with another securities intermediary. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(1) the securities intermediary acts as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.
Minn. Stat. § 142D.23 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142D / Section 142D.23
§ 142D.23 CHILD CARE PROVIDER ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of children, youth, and families shall award money under this section to one or more eligible organizations to offer grants or other supports to eligible child care providers for technology intended to improve the providers' business practices.

§ Subd. 2. Eligibility. (a) To be eligible for a grant from the department under this section, an organization must be a public entity or private for-profit or nonprofit organization with: (1) the ability to develop technology products for child care business management; or (2) the ability to offer training, technical assistance, coaching, or other supports to help child care providers learn to use technology products for child care business management. (b) Grantees may award grants or offer supports under this section to the following types of child care providers: (1) family or group family child care homes licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502; (2) child care centers licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503; and (3) Tribally licensed child care programs.

§ Subd. 3. Eligible uses of money. Grantees must use money received under this section, either directly or through grants to eligible child care providers, for one or more of the following purposes: (1) the purchase of computers or mobile devices for use in business management; (2) access to the Internet through the provision of necessary hardware such as routers or modems or by covering the costs of monthly fees for Internet access; (3) covering the costs of subscription to child care management software; (4) covering the costs of training in the use of technology for business management purposes; (5) providing grants for up to $4,000 to licensed child care centers to help cover the costs of video security cameras and related training; or (6) other services as determined by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 4. Administration. The commissioner must develop a process to award grants under this section that includes application forms, timelines, reporting requirements, and standards for renewal.
Minn. Stat. § 375B.02 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375B / Section 375B.02
§ 375B.02 DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

"Subordinate service district" means a compact and contiguous district within the county in which one or more governmental services or additions to countywide services are provided by the county and financed from revenues secured from within that district. The boundaries of a single subordinate service district may not embrace an entire county.
Minn. Stat. § 268B.22 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268B / Section 268B.22
§ 268B.22 SUBPOENAS; OATHS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or hearing officer has authority to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of individuals and the production of documents and other personal property necessary in connection with the administration of this chapter.

(b) Individuals subpoenaed, other than applicants or officers and employees of an employer that is the subject of the inquiry, are paid witness fees the same as witness fees in civil actions in district court. The fees need not be paid in advance.

(c) The subpoena is enforceable through the district court in Ramsey County.
Minn. Stat. § 16E.031 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16E / Section 16E.031
§ 16E.031 USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. As used in this section: (1) "primary user" means an employee or agent of a state agency or local unit of government who uses an information technology business software application to perform an official function; and (2) "local unit of government" does not include a school district.

§ Subd. 2. User acceptance testing. (a) A state agency implementing a new information technology business software application or new business software application functionality that significantly impacts the operations of a primary user must provide opportunities for user acceptance testing, unless the testing is deemed not feasible or necessary by the relevant agency commissioner, in consultation with the chief information officer and representatives of the primary user. (b) The requirements in paragraph (a) do not apply to routine software upgrades or application changes that are primarily intended to comply with federal law, rules, or regulations.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.99 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.99
§ 270C.99 CERTAIN TOWNSHIPS AND CITIES OPTION TO ELECT TO REINSTATE THE OFFICE OF ASSESSOR.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 273.05, subdivision 1 , a city or township in which the office of assessor has been eliminated because of failure to fill a vacancy in the office within 90 days pursuant to section 273.05, subdivision 1 , may elect, with the approval of the commissioner, to have the office of assessor reinstated by hiring a certified or accredited assessor. This section shall not apply to Ramsey County or to cities and townships located in counties which have elected a county assessment system in accordance with section 273.055 .
Minn. Stat. § 168.201 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.201
§ 168.201 DENIAL OR WITHDRAWAL OF BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES.
Status: in_force

Such agreements or arrangements as limited by section 168.181 may also provide for the denial or withdrawal of the benefits and privileges granted under such agreement or arrangement as to any person, corporation, or association of any kind if in the opinion of the registrar such person, corporation, or association should not be granted such benefits or privileges.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.223 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.223
§ 121A.223 POSSESSION AND USE OF SUNSCREEN.
Status: in_force

A school district must allow a student to possess and apply a topical sunscreen product during the school day, while on school property, or at a school-sponsored event without a prescription, physician's note, or other documentation from a licensed health care professional. A school district may adopt a policy related to student possession and use of sunscreen consistent with this section. Nothing in this section requires school personnel to provide sunscreen or assist students in applying sunscreen.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.05 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.05
§ 611A.05 PENALTIES NO BAR TO CIVIL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

The provision in any law for a penalty or forfeiture for its violation shall not be construed to deprive an injured person of the right to recover from the offender damages sustained by reason of the violation of such law.
Minn. Stat. § 62M.072 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62M / Section 62M.072
§ 62M.072 USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

If no independently developed evidence-based standards exist for a particular treatment, testing, or imaging procedure, then an insurer or utilization review organization shall not deny coverage of the treatment, testing, or imaging based solely on the grounds that the treatment, testing, or imaging does not meet an evidence-based standard. This section does not prohibit an insurer or utilization review organization from denying coverage for services that are investigational, experimental, or not medically necessary.
Minn. Stat. § 18D.1051 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18D / Section 18D.1051
§ 18D.1051 RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL INCIDENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture may take corrective action under this chapter, or response and remedial action under chapter 115B, or both, as provided under those chapters, in responding to an agricultural chemical incident, release, or threatened release.
Minn. Stat. § 260A.02 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260A / Section 260A.02
§ 260A.02 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means a school attendance review board created under section 260A.05 .

§ Subd. 3. Continuing truant. "Continuing truant" means a child who is subject to the compulsory instruction requirements of section 120A.22 and is absent from instruction in a school, as defined in section 120A.05 , without valid excuse within a single school year for: (1) three days if the child is in elementary school; or (2) three or more class periods on three days if the child is in middle school, junior high school, or high school. Nothing in this section shall prevent a school district or charter school from notifying a truant child's parent or legal guardian of the child's truancy or otherwise addressing a child's attendance problems prior to the child becoming a continuing truant.
Minn. Stat. § 51A.31 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.31
§ 51A.31 SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AS LEGAL INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Legal investments. Administrators, executors, custodians, conservators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries of every kind and nature, insurance companies, business and manufacturing companies, banks, trust companies, credit unions, and other types of similar financial organizations, charitable, educational, eleemosynary and such public corporations as are authorized by law, funds, and organizations, are specifically authorized and empowered to invest funds held by them, without any order of any court, in savings accounts of associations, and such investments shall be deemed and held to be legal investments for such funds.

§ Subd. 2. Provisions supplemental. The provisions of this section are supplemental to any and all other laws relating to and declaring what shall be legal investments for the persons, fiduciaries, corporations, organizations, and officials referred to in this section.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.211 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.211
§ 302A.211 COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations in the articles or bylaws, the board may fix the compensation of directors.
Minn. Stat. § 257.065 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.065
§ 257.065 AUTHORIZED CHILD-PLACING AGENCY DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 259, "authorized child-placing agency" means the local social service agency under the authority of the local social services agency or human service board, or any agency licensed by the commissioner of children, youth, and families or a comparable authority in the state or United States, to place children for foster care or adoption.
Minn. Stat. § 541.03 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.03
§ 541.03 FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Limitation. No action or proceeding to foreclose a real estate mortgage, whether by action or advertisement or otherwise, shall be maintained unless commenced within 15 years from the maturity of the whole of the debt secured by the mortgage, and this limitation shall not be extended by the nonresidence of any plaintiff or defendant or any party interested in the land upon which the mortgage is a lien in any action commenced to foreclose such mortgage, nor by reason of any payment made after such maturity, nor by reason of any extension of the time of payment of the mortgage or the debt or obligation thereby secured or any portion thereof, unless such extension shall be in writing and shall have been recorded in the same office in which the original mortgage is recorded, within the limitation period herein provided, or prior to the expiration of any previously recorded extension of such mortgage or debt, nor by reason of any disability of any party interested in the mortgage.

§ Subd. 2. When time begins to run; commencement of proceedings. The time within which any such action or proceeding may be commenced shall begin to run from the date of such mortgage, unless the time of the maturity of the debt or obligation secured by such mortgage shall be clearly stated in such mortgage. Any action or proceeding to foreclose a real estate mortgage, whether by action, by advertisement, or otherwise, commenced within the period of limitation herein provided, may be prosecuted to completion notwithstanding the expiration of the period of limitation, and proceedings to foreclose a real estate mortgage by advertisement shall be deemed commenced on the date of the first publication of the notice of sale.
Minn. Stat. § 103A.403 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.403
§ 103A.403 STATEWIDE NITRATE DATA.
Status: in_force

The Environmental Quality Board shall ensure that all available data regarding the presence of nitrates in groundwater in the state that meet state standards recommended under Laws 1992, chapter 544, section 13, are integrated into the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office's statewide nitrate database according to published data compatibility guidelines. Costs of integrating the data in accordance with data compatibility standards must be borne by the agency generating the data or, if the data are not generated by an entity that receives or received state appropriations for monitoring or information management, by the Environmental Quality Board.