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Minn. Stat. § 144A.08 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144A / Section 144A.08
§ 144A.08 PHYSICAL STANDARDS; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of health by rule shall establish minimum standards for the construction, maintenance, equipping and operation of nursing homes. The rules shall to the extent possible assure the health, treatment, comfort, safety and well being of nursing home residents.

§ Subd. 1a. Corridor doors. Nothing in the rules of the commissioner of health shall require that each door entering a sleeping room from a corridor in a nursing home with an approved complete standard automatic fire extinguishing system be constructed or maintained as self-closing or automatically closing.

§ Subd. 1b. Summer temperature and humidity. A nursing home, or part of a nursing home that includes resident-occupied space, constructed after June 30, 1988, must meet the interior summer design temperature and humidity recommendations in chapter 7 of the 1982 applications of the handbook published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., as amended.

§ Subd. 2. Report. The controlling persons of a nursing home shall, in accordance with rules established by the commissioner of health, within 14 days of the occurrence, notify the commissioner of health of any change in the physical structure of a nursing home, which change would affect compliance with the rules of the commissioner of health or with sections 144A.01 to 144A.155 .

§ Subd. 3. Penalty. Any controlling person who establishes, conducts, manages or operates a nursing home which incurs the following number of uncorrected or repeated violations, in any two-year period: (1) two or more uncorrected violations or one or more repeated violations which created an imminent risk to direct resident care or safety; or (2) four or more uncorrected violations or two or more repeated violations of any nature for which the fines are in the four highest daily fine categories prescribed in rule, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any controlling person who had no legal authority to affect or change decisions as to the operation of the nursing home which incurred the uncorrected or repeated violations.
Minn. Stat. § 87A.06 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 87A / Section 87A.06
§ 87A.06 NUISANCE ACTIONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SHOOTING RANGE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

A person who owns, operates, or uses a shooting range in this state that is in compliance with shooting range performance standards is not subject to any nuisance action for damages or equitable relief based on noise or other matters regulated by the shooting range performance standards. This section does not prohibit other actions.
Minn. Stat. § 241.73 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.73
§ 241.73 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of corrections shall:

(1) review all county plans for programs for female offenders;

(2) review grant-in-aid applications or proposals for model programs and award grants for programs;

(3) appoint the members of the advisory task force created under section 241.71 and provide staff and other administrative services to the advisory task force;

(4) consult with the state advisory task force on the female offender in corrections before making a choice of the programs to be awarded funding;

(5) monitor the delivery of services provided under grant-in-aid programs for female offenders; and

(6) establish by rule a method of determining the amount of local matching contribution to receive a grant-in-aid under sections 241.70 to 241.73 .
Minn. Stat. § 248.075 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.075
§ 248.075 BLIND-MADE GOODS AND SERVICES, USE BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

Any board, commission, officer, or employee of the state or a state agency, or of any county, city, town, school district, or other political subdivision or taxing district of the state, who purchases materials, supplies, goods, wares, merchandise, or produce, or procures services in behalf of the state or such state agency, political subdivision, or taxing district, shall purchase blind-made articles and products and procure blind labor, as each term is defined in section 325F.47 , whenever they are available on terms at least as advantageous to the purchaser as are articles, products, and services available from other sources.
Minn. Stat. § 208.46 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 208 / Section 208.46
§ 208.46 ELECTOR VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time designated for elector voting in section 208.06 , and after all vacant positions have been filled under section 208.45 , the secretary of state shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice-presidential ballot. The elector shall mark the elector's presidential and vice-presidential ballots with the elector's votes for the offices of president and vice president, respectively, along with the elector's signature and the elector's legibly printed name.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law of this state other than this chapter, each elector shall present both completed ballots to the secretary of state, who shall examine the ballots and accept as cast all ballots of electors whose votes are consistent with their pledges executed under section 208.43 or 208.45 , paragraph (c). Except as otherwise provided by law of this state other than this chapter, the secretary of state may not accept and may not count either an elector's presidential or vice-presidential ballot if the elector has not marked both ballots or has marked a ballot in violation of the elector's pledge.

(c) An elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector's pledge executed under section 208.43 or 208.45 , paragraph (c), vacates the office of elector, creating a vacant position to be filled under section 208.45 .

(d) The secretary of state shall distribute ballots to and collect ballots from a substitute elector and repeat the process under this section of examining ballots, declaring and filling vacant positions as required, and recording appropriately completed ballots from the substituted electors, until all of this state's electoral votes have been cast and recorded.
Minn. Stat. § 475A.01 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 475A / Section 475A.01
§ 475A.01 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 475A.01 to 475A.06 shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Debt Service Aid Law."
Minn. Stat. § 135A.21 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 135A / Section 135A.21
§ 135A.21 MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Minnesota members of the Midwestern Higher Education Commission must be appointed as provided in this section. One legislative member must be a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house for a two-year term; one legislative member must be a member of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Rules and Administration Committee for a two-year term. Two at-large members, at least one of whom must be selected from the field of higher education, must be appointed by the governor. One at-large member must be appointed to a two-year term; one at-large member, and any regularly appointed successor to either at-large position, must be appointed to a four-year term. Vacancies must be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Minn. Stat. § 582.08 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 582 / Section 582.08
§ 582.08 POSSESSION, ENTRY AFTER FILING BOND.
Status: in_force

After filing the bond mentioned in section 582.07 , the receiver shall enter into possession of the mortgaged premises and collect all the rents and income therefrom, and shall apply the same to the payment of the expenses of the receivership and to the payment of all sums of money necessary or proper to preserve and protect the leasehold estate, and to maintain and operate the mortgaged premises, and shall pay the surplus, if any, to the owner of the mortgaged leasehold at the termination of the receivership. The receiver may make any or all such payments on the receiver's own motion or may make the same in pursuance of an order of the court. Such expenses shall include reasonable attorneys' fees and receiver's fees to be fixed by the court.
Minn. Stat. § 82C.11 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82C / Section 82C.11
§ 82C.11 LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

An appraisal management company licensed in this state pursuant to this chapter may enter into contracts or agreements for appraisal assignments in this state only with an employee or independent appraiser holding an active Minnesota real estate appraiser license pursuant to chapter 82B.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0704 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0704
§ 501C.0704 VACANCY IN TRUSTEESHIP; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A vacancy in the trusteeship occurs if:

(1) a person designated as trustee rejects the trusteeship;

(2) a person designated as trustee cannot be identified or does not exist;

(3) a trustee resigns;

(4) a trustee is disqualified or removed;

(5) a trustee dies; or

(6) a guardian or conservator is appointed for an individual serving as trustee.

(b) If one or more cotrustees remain in office, a vacancy in trusteeship need not be filled. A vacancy in a trusteeship must be filled if the trust has no remaining trustee.

(c) A vacancy in a trusteeship of a noncharitable trust that is required to be filled must be filled in the following order of priority:

(1) by a person designated in the terms of the trust to act as successor trustee;

(2) by a person appointed by unanimous agreement of the qualified beneficiaries;

(3) by a person appointed pursuant to a nonjudicial settlement agreement as defined in section 501C.0111 ; or

(4) by a person appointed by the court.

(d) A vacancy in a trusteeship of a charitable trust that is required to be filled must be filled in the following order of priority:

(1) by a person designated in the terms of the trust to act as successor trustee;

(2) by a person selected by the charitable organizations expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of the trust if the attorney general concurs in the selection; or

(3) by a person appointed by the court.

(e) Whether or not a vacancy in a trusteeship exists or is required to be filled, the court may appoint an additional trustee or special fiduciary whenever the court considers the appointment necessary for the administration of the trust.
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0403 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0403
§ 323A.0403 PARTNER'S RIGHTS AND DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A partnership shall keep its books and records, if any, at its chief executive office.

(b) A partnership shall provide partners and their agents and attorneys access to its books and records. It shall provide former partners and their agents and attorneys access to books and records pertaining to the period during which they were partners. The right of access provides the opportunity to inspect and copy books and records during ordinary business hours. A partnership may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of documents furnished.

(c) Each partner and the partnership shall furnish to a partner, and to the legal representative of a deceased partner or partner under legal disability:

(1) without demand, any information concerning the partnership's business and affairs reasonably required for the proper exercise of the partner's rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this chapter; and

(2) on demand, any other information concerning the partnership's business and affairs, except to the extent the demand or the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances.
Minn. Stat. § 114D.10 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 114D / Section 114D.10
§ 114D.10 LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Clean Water Legacy Act is to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater from degradation, by providing authority, direction, and resources to achieve and maintain water quality standards for groundwater and surface waters, including the standards required by section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1313(d), and other applicable state and federal regulations.

§ Subd. 2. Findings. The legislature finds that: (1) there is a close link between protecting, enhancing, and restoring the quality of Minnesota's groundwater and surface waters and the ability to develop the state's economy, enhance its quality of life, and protect its human and natural resources; (2) achieving the state's water quality goals will require long-term commitment and cooperation by all state and local agencies, and other public and private organizations and individuals, with responsibility and authority for water management, planning, and protection; and (3) all persons and organizations whose activities affect the quality of waters, including point and nonpoint sources of pollution, have a responsibility to participate in and support efforts to achieve the state's water quality goals.
Minn. Stat. § 5.41 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.41
§ 5.41 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them. (b) "Postsecondary institution" means an institution that meets the eligibility requirements under section 136A.103 to participate in state financial aid programs. (c) "Program" means a study abroad program offered or approved for credit by a postsecondary institution in which program participants travel outside of the United States in connection with an educational experience.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2024 [Repealed, 1Sp2025 c 5 art 2 s 63 ]

§ Subd. 3. Secretary of state; publication of program information. (a) The secretary of state must publish the reports required by subdivision 2 on its website in a format that facilitates identifying information related to a particular postsecondary institution. (b) The secretary of state shall publish on its website links to the United States Department of State's Consular Information Program which informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security. The secretary of state shall also publish links to the publicly available reports on sexual assaults and other criminal acts affecting study abroad program participants during program participation. This information shall not be limited to programs subject to this section.

§ Subd. 4. Office of Higher Education. The secretary of state shall provide the information it posts on its website under subdivision 3 to the Office of Higher Education, in electronic format, at the time it posts the information. The Office of Higher Education shall post the information on its website and may otherwise distribute the information. In materials distributed or posted, the Office of Higher Education must reference this section.

§ Subd. 5. Program material. A postsecondary institution must include in its written materials provided to prospective program participants a link to the secretary of state website stating that program health and safety information is available at the website.
Minn. Stat. § 571.921 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 571 / Section 571.921
§ 571.921 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 571.921 to 571.927 , the following terms have the meanings given them:

(a) "Earnings" means:

(1) compensation paid or payable to an employee, independent contractor, or self-employed person for personal service whether denominated as wages, salary, commissions, bonus, payments, profit-sharing distribution, severance payment, fees, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program;

(2) compensation paid or payable to the producer for the sale of agricultural products; livestock or livestock products; milk or milk products; or fruit or other horticultural products produced when the producer is operating a family farm, a family farm corporation, or an authorized farm corporation, as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2 ; or

(3) maintenance as defined in section 518.003, subdivision 3a .

(b) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of amounts required by law to be withheld.

(c) "Employee" means an individual, whether currently or formerly employed, who is owed earnings and who is treated by an employer as an employee for federal employment tax purposes.

(d) "Employer" means a person who owes or will owe earnings to an employee or independent contractor.

(e) "Independent contractor" means an individual who (1) receives or is owed earnings from an employer through periodic payments, and (2) is not treated by the employer as an employee for federal employment tax purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.809 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.809
§ 326B.809 WRITTEN CONTRACT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) All agreements including proposals, estimates, bids, quotations, contracts, purchase orders, and change orders between a licensee and a customer for the performance of a licensee's services must be in writing and must contain the following:

(1) a detailed summary of the services to be performed;

(2) a description of the specific materials to be used or a list of standard features to be included; and

(3) the total contract price or a description of the basis on which the price will be calculated.

(b) Before entering into an agreement, the licensee shall provide a prospective customer with written performance guidelines for the services to be performed. Performance guidelines also must be included or incorporated by reference in the agreement. All agreements shall be signed and dated by the licensee and customer.

(c) The licensee shall provide to the customer, at no charge, a signed and dated document at the time that the licensee and customer sign and date the document. Documents include agreements, performance guidelines, and mechanic's lien waivers.
Minn. Stat. § 89.39 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 89 / Section 89.39
§ 89.39 PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

Every individual, partnership, or private corporation to whom any planting stock is supplied for planting on private land under sections 89.35 to 89.39 must execute an agreement, in a format approved by the commissioner, to comply with the requirements of sections 89.35 to 89.39 and conditions prescribed by the commissioner thereunder. Any party to such an agreement who violates the agreement is, in addition to any other penalties that may be applicable, liable to the state in a sum equal to three times the reasonable value of the trees affected by the violation at the time the trees were shipped for planting; provided, that if the trees are sold or offered for sale for any purpose not authorized under sections 89.35 to 89.39 , the penalty is equal to three times the sale price. The penalties are recoverable in a civil action brought in the name of the state by the attorney general.
Minn. Stat. § 197.78 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 197 / Section 197.78
§ 197.78 STATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UNAVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL PROGRAMS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Commissioner's duties. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall foster and support educational programs for the benefit of veterans to assure that no Minnesotan shall be deprived of earned veterans benefits by virtue of the unavailability of programs for which the veteran is entitled to enroll and receive subsistence, tuition, and other benefits under federal programs. It shall be the responsibility of the commissioner to measure the demand for veterans service educational programs based on the criteria mandated by federal veterans benefits laws and to authorize, promote, and make grants within appropriated amounts to assure such program availability.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1979 c 335 s 18 ]
Minn. Stat. § 260.65 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.65
§ 260.65 NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS; RELATIVE PLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the removal of an African American or a disproportionately represented child from the child's home, the responsible social services agency must make active efforts to identify and locate the child's noncustodial or nonadjudicated parent and the child's relatives to notify the child's parent and relatives that the child is or will be placed in foster care and provide the child's parent and relatives with a list of legal resources. The notice to the child's noncustodial or nonadjudicated parent and relatives must also include the information required under section 260C.221, subdivision 2 , paragraph (b). The responsible social services agency must maintain detailed records of the agency's efforts to notify parents and relatives under this section.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 260C.219 , the responsible social services agency must assess an African American or a disproportionately represented child's noncustodial or nonadjudicated parent's ability to care for the child before placing the child in foster care. If a child's noncustodial or nonadjudicated parent is willing and able to provide daily care for the African American or disproportionately represented child temporarily or permanently, the court shall order the child into the home of the noncustodial or nonadjudicated parent pursuant to section 260C.178 or 260C.201, subdivision 1 . The responsible social services agency must make active efforts to assist a noncustodial or nonadjudicated parent with remedying any issues that may prevent the child from being ordered into the home of a noncustodial or nonadjudicated parent.

(c) The relative search, notice, engagement, and placement consideration requirements under section 260C.221 apply under this act.
Minn. Stat. § 489.02 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 489 / Section 489.02
§ 489.02 QUALIFICATION; POWERS.
Status: in_force

Court commissioners shall have and may exercise the judicial powers of a judge of the district court at chambers. Among other powers conferred by law, they are empowered to issue writs of habeas corpus, to take acknowledgments of deeds and other written instruments, to take depositions and certify to the same, to perform the marriage ceremony, to take disclosures in garnishment proceedings pending in the district court, and orders for the examination of judgment debtors in proceedings supplementary to execution may be made returnable before the court commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0902 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0902
§ 322C.0902 DERIVATIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

A member may maintain a derivative action to enforce a right of a limited liability company if:

(1) the member first makes a demand on the other members in a member-managed limited liability company, the managers of a manager-managed limited liability company, or the board of governors of a board-managed limited liability company requesting that they cause the company to bring an action to enforce the right, and the member, manager, or board does not bring the action within a reasonable time; or

(2) a demand under clause (1) would be futile.
Minn. Stat. § 211B.205 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211B / Section 211B.205
§ 211B.205 PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC PARADES.
Status: in_force

If a public parade allows candidates, a candidate must be allowed to participate for a fee that is not greater than the amount that is charged to other units participating in the parade.