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Minn. Stat. § 184.22 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.22
§ 184.22 LICENSES REQUIRED.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2015 c 54 art 5 s 16 ]

§ Subd. 2. MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41 ]

§ Subd. 3. MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41 ]

§ Subd. 4. MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41 ]

§ Subd. 5. MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41 ]

§ Subd. 6. Exemptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided, sections 184.21 to 184.41 do not apply to any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association engaged in the business of management consulting, management search consulting, or personnel consulting, hereafter "search firm," if: (1) the search firm is retained by, acts on behalf of, and is only compensated by the employer, pursuant to a written or oral agreement specifying the position to be filled; (2) in no instance will any individual candidate who is identified, appraised, or recommended by the search firm for employment become liable in whole or in part to pay a fee of any kind, directly or indirectly, on account of any service performed by the search firm; (3) in no instance does the search firm or its agents solicit, persuade, or induce any individual to terminate employment with an employer with whom the search firm has placed that individual; and (4) the search firm does not carry on any other activity that comes within the definition of employment agency as defined in section 184.21, subdivision 2 . (b) If the commissioner at any time has reason to believe that the search firm has not conducted its business in a manner consistent with the conditions in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), the commissioner may inspect the relevant records of the search firm for the purpose of confirming whether the search firm has maintained its exempt status during the year. If it is determined, either by written admission by the search firm or by a finding of fact in a court of law or by a hearing officer pursuant to chapter 14, that any of the four conditions in paragraph (a) were not met, the search firm shall be considered an employment agency and be subject to sections 184.21 to 184.41 . If an employment agency offers services which are the same or similar to those offered by a search firm, or if a search firm offers services which are the same or similar to those offered by an employment agency, the person or entity offering these combined employment agency and search firm services shall identify itself to the public by displaying the name filed with the commissioner as a licensed employment agency; provided, that no search firm may offer licensed employment agency services at the same location.

§ Subd. 7. Fee payment prohibited. No employer may require any job candidate placed with the employer by a search firm to pay, directly or indirectly, all or part of the search firm's fee.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.925 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.925
§ 270C.925 NOTICE OF APPEAL.
Status: in_force

To secure review of a determination made by the commissioner under section 270C.924 , the municipality shall, within 30 days after mailing of notice of the determination, serve upon the commissioner a notice of appeal to the court of appeals from the order of the commissioner and file the original, with proof of service, with the clerk of the appellate courts, paying the filing fee provided by law for appeals in civil actions. The filing of the notice of appeal shall vest the court with jurisdiction and the appeal shall be heard and disposed of as in other civil cases.

The court shall reverse or affirm the order of the commissioner or remand the cause to the commissioner for a new hearing or further proceedings or for other disposition, with further directions as the court deems proper.
Minn. Stat. § 115.1707 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115 / Section 115.1707
§ 115.1707 CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species. The commissioner of natural resources shall cooperate to the fullest extent practicable with the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species to ensure development of standards for the control of invasive species that are broadly protective of the state waters of Lake Superior and other natural resources. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall serve as the alternate to the commissioner of natural resources if necessary.

§ Subd. 2. Cooperation with other state agencies. In developing the permit process and any standards established under sections 115.1701 to 115.1707 , the commissioner is encouraged to consult with the commissioners of commerce, agriculture, natural resources, and any other agency that the commissioner determines to be necessary to develop and implement an effective program for preventing the introduction and spread of invasive species through ballast water.

§ Subd. 3. Canada and other foreign governments. In developing the permit process and any standards established under sections 115.1701 to 115.1707 , the commissioner is encouraged to consult with the government of Canada and any other government of a foreign country that the commissioner determines to be necessary to develop and implement an effective program for preventing the introduction and spread of invasive species through ballast water.
Minn. Stat. § 136A.1702 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136A / Section 136A.1702
§ 136A.1702 LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

The office shall notify the chairs of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education finance of any proposed material change to any of its student loan programs, including loan refinancing under section 136A.1704 , prior to making the change.
Minn. Stat. § 353G.075 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353G / Section 353G.075
§ 353G.075 SERVICE CREDIT FOR VESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Annually, the executive director must credit each volunteer firefighter with a year of service credit for vesting for each year of service credited for benefit accrual or contribution allocation under section 353G.07 .

(b) A volunteer firefighter is entitled to receive service credit toward vesting in the retirement plan for any period of service as a volunteer firefighter, as defined under section 353G.01, subdivision 15 , rendered as a firefighter in a fire department in the state that was not covered by the retirement plan at the time the service was rendered if the firefighter submits a request to the executive director indicating the number of years and months of service for which credit is requested and provides documentation in a form acceptable to the executive director regarding the earlier period of service. The firefighter must submit a copy of the request and documentation to the fire chief of the fire department to which the firefighter is currently providing service.

(c) The executive director must credit a firefighter with all years of service as a member of the retirement plan for any participating employer for vesting purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 461.17 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 461 / Section 461.17
§ 461.17 MANUFACTURERS TO REPORT ON CERTAIN SUBSTANCES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Annual report required. Each manufacturer of tobacco products sold in Minnesota shall provide the commissioner of health with an annual report, either on paper or by electronic means. The report shall be provided in a form and at a time specified by the commissioner, identifying, for each brand of such product, any of the following substances present in detectable levels in the product in its unburned state and if the product is typically burned when consumed, in its burned state: (1) ammonia or any compound of ammonia; (2) arsenic; (3) cadmium; (4) formaldehyde; and (5) lead. The form for annual reports under this section is not a rule for purposes of chapter 14, including section 14.386 .

§ Subd. 2. Assistance to local governments. Upon request, the commissioner shall provide a local government unit with a copy of reports filed under this section, to assist in the enforcement of local ordinances.

§ Subd. 3. Public data. Reports under this section are public data.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.152 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.152
§ 62A.152 BENEFITS FOR AMBULATORY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The provisions of this section apply (a) to all group policies or subscriber contracts which provide benefits for at least 100 certificate holders who are residents of this state or groups of which more than 90 percent are residents of this state and are issued, delivered, or renewed by accident and health insurance companies regulated under this chapter, or by nonprofit health service plan corporations regulated under chapter 62C and (b), unless waived by the commissioner to the extent applicable to holders who are both nonresidents and employed outside this state, to all group policies or subscriber contracts which are issued, delivered, or renewed within this state by accident and health insurance companies regulated under this chapter, or by nonprofit health service plan corporations regulated under chapter 62C.

§ Subd. 2. Minimum benefits. All group policies and all group subscriber contracts providing benefits for mental or nervous disorder treatments in a hospital shall also provide coverage that complies with the requirements of section 62Q.47 , paragraphs (b) and (c).

§ Subd. 3. Provider discrimination prohibited. All group policies and group subscriber contracts that provide benefits for mental or nervous disorder treatments in a hospital must provide direct reimbursement for those services at a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility if performed by a mental health professional qualified according to section 245I.04, subdivision 2 , to the extent that the services and treatment are within the scope of mental health professional licensure. This subdivision is intended to provide payment of benefits for mental or nervous disorder treatments performed by a licensed mental health professional in a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility and is not intended to change or add benefits for those services provided in policies or contracts to which this subdivision applies. [See Note.]
Minn. Stat. § 501B.33 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501B / Section 501B.33
§ 501B.33 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 501B.33 to 501B.45 may be cited as the "Supervision of Charitable Trusts and Trustees Act."
Minn. Stat. § 84D.09 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84D / Section 84D.09
§ 84D.09 AQUATIC MACROPHYTES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Transportation prohibited. Unless specifically authorized under a license or permit issued by the commissioner, a person may not transport aquatic macrophytes, except as provided in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Exceptions. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a person may transport aquatic macrophytes: (1) that are duckweeds in the family Lemnaceae; (2) for purposes of constructing shooting or observation blinds in amounts sufficient for that purpose, provided that the aquatic macrophytes are emergent and cut above the waterline; (3) when legally purchased or traded by or from commercial or hobbyist sources for aquarium, wetland or lakeshore restoration, or ornamental purposes; (4) when harvested for personal or commercial use if in a motor vehicle; (5) to the department, or another destination as the commissioner may direct, in a sealed container for purposes of identifying a species or reporting the presence of a species; (6) that are wild rice harvested under section 84.091 ; (7) in the form of fragments of emergent aquatic macrophytes incidentally transported in or on watercraft or decoys used for waterfowl hunting during the waterfowl season; (8) when removing water-related equipment from waters of the state for purposes of cleaning off aquatic macrophytes before leaving a water-access site; or (9) when being transported from riparian property to a legal disposal site that is at least 100 feet from any surface water, ditch, or seasonally flooded land, provided the aquatic macrophytes are in a covered commercial vehicle specifically designed and used for hauling trash.
Minn. Stat. § 624.67 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 624 / Section 624.67
§ 624.67 FALSE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF ANIMALS; FALSE REPRESENTATION AS TO BREED.
Status: in_force

Every person who by any false pretense shall obtain from any club, association, society, or company for the improvement of the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine, fowls, or other domestic animals, or birds, a certificate of registration of any animal in the herd, or other register of any such association, society, or company, or a transfer of any such registration, and every person who shall knowingly represent any animal used for breeding purposes to be of a greater degree of any particular strain of blood than such animal actually possesses, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.007 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.007
§ 97C.007 NORTHERN PIKE EXPERIMENTAL AND SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WATERS.
Status: in_force

The combined number of lakes designated for northern pike under sections 97C.001 and 97C.005 may not exceed 100 at one time. Until November 1, 2021, the designated lakes must be selected from the lakes identified in rules adopted under sections 97C.001 and 97C.005 with northern pike slot limits effective on January 1, 2011. A designation under this section must continue for at least ten years, at which time the commissioner shall determine, based on scientific studies, whether the designation should be discontinued.
Minn. Stat. § 290A.13 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290A / Section 290A.13
§ 290A.13 NO RELIEF ALLOWED IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

No claim for relief under this chapter shall be allowed if the commissioner determines that the claimant received title to the homestead primarily for the purpose of receiving benefits under this chapter and not for bona fide residence purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 244.197 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.197
§ 244.197 INITIATING SANCTIONS CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority; scope. (a) Unless the district court directs otherwise, a probation agency may use a sanctions conference to address a technical violation of an individual on probation. If a sanctions conference is used, sections 244.197 to 244.1995 apply. (b) Sections 244.197 to 244.1995 apply to both adults and juveniles on probation.

§ Subd. 2. Violation notice. (a) If a probation agency has reason to believe that an individual on probation has committed a technical violation, the agency must: (1) notify the individual in writing of the specific nature of the technical violation; and (2) schedule a sanctions conference. (b) The notice must also state that if the individual on probation fails to appear at the sanctions conference, the probation agency may apprehend and detain the individual under section 244.1951 and ask the court to initiate revocation proceedings under section 609.14 and rule 27.04 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. (c) To the extent feasible, the sanctions conference must take place within seven days after the individual on probation is mailed the notice. The notice must include the conference's date, time, and location.

§ Subd. 3. Providing sanctions conference form; signed stipulation. At a sanctions conference, a probation officer must provide the individual on probation with a copy of a sanctions conference form. The individual must: (1) stipulate in writing that the individual: (i) has received a copy of the sanctions conference form; and (ii) understands the information in the form and the options available to the individual; and (2) declare in writing whether the individual will participate in the sanctions conference or proceed with a judicial hearing.
Minn. Stat. § 86B.880 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.880
§ 86B.880 SECURITY INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Validity. Unless excepted by section 86B.875 , a security interest in a titled watercraft is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the watercraft unless perfected as provided in this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Perfection. A security interest is perfected by the delivery to the commissioner of the existing certificate of title, if any, or an application for a certificate of title, containing the name and address of the secured party, the date of the security agreement, and the required fee. A security interest is perfected as of the time of the delivery. The method provided in this chapter is exclusive.
Minn. Stat. § 116.9406 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.9406
§ 116.9406 DONATIONS TO THE STATE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may accept donations, grants, and other funds to carry out the purposes of sections 116.9401 to 116.9407 . All donations, grants, and other funds must be accepted without preconditions regarding the outcomes of the regulatory oversight processes set forth in sections 116.9401 to 116.9407 .
Minn. Stat. § 515A.1-115 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.1-115
§ 515A.1-115 NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise stated in sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 all notices required by sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 shall be in writing and shall be effective upon hand delivery or upon mailing if properly addressed with postage prepaid and deposited in the United States mail.
Minn. Stat. § 256R.23 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256R / Section 256R.23
§ 256R.23 TOTAL CARE-RELATED PAYMENT RATES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Determination of total care-related cost per day. Each facility's total care-related cost per day is the sum of its direct care cost per standardized day and its other care-related cost per resident day.

§ Subd. 2. Calculation of direct care cost per standardized day. Each facility's direct care cost per standardized day is the facility's direct care costs divided by the sum of the facility's standardized days. A facility's direct care cost per standardized day is the facility's cost per day for direct care services associated with a case mix index of 1.00 .

§ Subd. 3. Calculation of other care-related cost per resident day. Each facility's other care-related cost per resident day is its other care-related costs, divided by the sum of the facility's resident days.

§ Subd. 4. Determination of the median total care-related cost per day. The commissioner must determine the median total care-related cost per day using the cost reports from nursing facilities in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Counties.

§ Subd. 5. Determination of total care-related payment rate limits. The commissioner must determine each facility's total care-related payment rate limit by: (1) multiplying the facility's quality score, as determined under section 256R.16 , subdivision 1, by 0.5625; (2) adding 89.375 to the amount determined in clause (1), and dividing the total by 100; and (3) multiplying the amount determined in clause (2) by the median total care-related cost per day.

§ Subd. 6. MS 2024 [Repealed, 1Sp2025 c 9 art 1 s 32 ]

§ Subd. 7. Determination of direct care payment rates. A facility's direct care payment rate equals the lesser of (1) the facility's direct care costs per standardized day, (2) the facility's direct care costs per standardized day divided by its cost to limit ratio, (3) the previous year's direct care payment rate times one plus CPI-U inflation, or (4) 104 percent of the previous year's direct care payment rate.

§ Subd. 8. Determination of other care-related payment rates. A facility's other care-related payment rate equals the lesser of (1) the facility's other care-related cost per resident day, (2) the facility's other care-related cost per resident day divided by its cost to limit ratio, (3) the previous year's other care-related rate times one plus CPI-U inflation, or (4) 104 percent of the previous year's other care-related payment rate.

§ Subd. 9. Determination of total care-related payment rates. A facility's total care-related payment rate is the sum of its direct care payment rate as determined in subdivision 7 and its other care-related payment rate as determined in subdivision 8.
Minn. Stat. § 308C.007 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308C / Section 308C.007
§ 308C.007 LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (c) "Electronic record" means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. (d) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. (e) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in the perceivable form.

§ Subd. 2. Electronic records and signatures. For purposes of this chapter: (1) a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form; (2) a contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation; (3) if a provision requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the requirement; and (4) if a provision requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the requirement.
Minn. Stat. § 123B.93 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 123B / Section 123B.93
§ 123B.93 ADVERTISING ON SCHOOL BUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, through a competitive process, may contract with advertisers regarding advertising on school buses. At a minimum, the contract must prohibit advertising and advertising images that:

(1) solicit the sale of, or promote the use of, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products;

(2) are discriminatory in nature or content;

(3) imply or declare an endorsement of the product or service by the school district;

(4) contain obscene material;

(5) are false, misleading, or deceptive; or

(6) relate to an illegal activity or antisocial behavior.

(b) Advertisement must meet the following conditions:

(1) the advertising attached to the school bus does not interfere with bus identification under section 169.441 ; and

(2) the bus with attached advertising meets the school bus equipment standards under sections 169.4501 to 169.4504 .

(c) All buses operated by school districts may be attached with advertisements under the state contract. All school district contracts shall include a provision for advertisement. Each school district shall be reimbursed by the advertiser for all costs incurred by the district and its contractors for supporting the advertising program, including, but not limited to, retrofitting buses, storing advertising, attaching advertising to the bus, and related maintenance.

(d) The commissioner shall hold harmless and indemnify each district for all liabilities arising from the advertising program. Each district must tender defense of all such claims to the commissioner within five days of receipt.

(e) All revenue from the contract shall be deposited in the general fund.
Minn. Stat. § 473.715 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.715
§ 473.715 CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES; MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

Any county contiguous to the district may become a party to the district whenever the county board of such county petitions the district to be admitted and the commission by resolution gives its consent to include such county in the district.
Minn. Stat. § 386.73 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 386 / Section 386.73
§ 386.73 COUNTY RECORDERS, MAY EMPLOY LICENSED ABSTRACTERS.
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall prohibit any county recorder who does not hold a certificate of authority pursuant to the provisions hereof from employing a licensed abstracter and issuing abstracts pursuant to sections 386.62 to 386.76 .