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Minn. Stat. § 219.383 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.383
§ 219.383 SAFE OPERATION OF TRAIN OVER ROAD; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Speed fixed. The commissioner of transportation, on petition of a city council or a railway corporation, may fix and determine after a hearing a reasonable speed for the operation of an engine or train on and over a railroad crossing of a public highway or street in that city.

§ Subd. 2. Maximum speed. Where the commissioner has fixed the speed of an engine or train over a public highway or street crossing in a city as provided in this section, the fixed speed is the lawful maximum speed at which an engine or train may be operated on and over that public highway or street crossing, until changed by subsequent order of the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Not to block public road or street. No railway corporation shall permit a public road or street crossing a railroad track to be closed for traffic by a standing car, train, engine, or other railroad equipment, or by a switching movement which continuously blocks a crossing for longer than ten minutes. This subdivision does not apply to cities of the first class which regulate obstruction of streets by ordinance.

§ Subd. 4. Penalty. A railway corporation violating this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. A corporation that commits a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 365.01 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.01
§ 365.01 1906 BOUNDARIES REMAIN UNLESS CHANGED BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

A town's boundaries on March 1, 1906, remain its boundaries unless the county board changes them according to law.
Minn. Stat. § 315.39 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.39
§ 315.39 TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

When it appears to a district court of this state that, before 1907, real property was conveyed to a bishop, or a right reverend bishop, or an archbishop, or a most reverend archbishop of any religious denomination or church in an official capacity as bishop and to successors in office, or as trustee under an oral or written trust for an incorporated or unincorporated body, in this state, whether the grantee is designated as trustee in the conveyance or not, and the consideration for it was paid by the body, and at the time of the conveyance the bishop's religious denomination or church had its central or supreme government in a foreign country and was the country's state church, and later the country's form of government was changed and the religious denomination or church ceased to be its state church, and the record title to the real property is in the name of the grantee or a successor in office, and the body, whether incorporated or not, possesses the real property and has possessed it for ten or more years under a claim of ownership, the district court shall, in an action brought by the body, make a decree vesting the title, both legal and equitable, to the real property in the body. An unincorporated body must incorporate under Minnesota law before the commencement of the action.

Actions under this section must be brought in the same way as actions to quiet title to real property in this state, as provided in chapters 557 to 561.
Minn. Stat. § 168D.11 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168D / Section 168D.11
§ 168D.11 AUDITING AND REPORTING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority and obligation. The commissioner has the right and obligation to audit the records of persons based in Minnesota to determine if the motor fuel taxes due each jurisdiction are properly reported and paid, with authority to assess proper tax liability with applicable penalty and interest.

§ Subd. 2. Reporting to other jurisdictions. Minnesota, along with all other member jurisdictions, shall forward the findings of any fuel tax audits performed to each jurisdiction in which the person has taxable use of motor fuels. The commissioner may forward to officers of another member jurisdiction any information in the commissioner's possession relating to the manufacture, receipt, sale, use, transportation, or shipment of motor fuels by any person. The commissioner may disclose to officers of another member jurisdiction the location of offices, motor vehicles, and other real and personal property of users of motor fuels.

§ Subd. 3. Cooperative audit. (a) The commissioner of public safety may make arrangements with, and may enter into agreements with, the appropriate authorities of other Minnesota state agencies and other member jurisdictions having statutes similar to Laws 2002, chapter 371, for the cooperative audit of motor carriers' reports and returns. (b) In performing a cooperative audit, in whole or in part, the officers and employees of the other Minnesota state agencies or member jurisdictions are considered authorized agents of Minnesota for audit purposes, and their audits have the same force and effect as audits conducted by Minnesota auditors.
Minn. Stat. § 214.28 — MN Code / Part 214_215 / Chapter 214 / Section 214.28
§ 214.28 DIVERSION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

A health-related licensing board may establish performance criteria and contract for a diversion program for regulated professionals who are unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other materials, or as a result of any mental, physical, or psychological condition.
Minn. Stat. § 300.71 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 300 / Section 300.71
§ 300.71 DECLARATION OF WRONGFUL FILING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Form and contents of declaration. (a) A complainant may deliver a declaration of wrongful filing to the office if the complainant believes that a document filed under chapters 301 to 323A: (1) was not authorized to be filed; and (2) was filed with the intent to: (i) modify the ownership, registered agent, business address, contact information, governance, or other information of a business on record; or (ii) register a business using another person's name, address, or identity. (b) A declaration of wrongful filing must include: (1) the file number of the allegedly wrongful filing; (2) the complainant's name, mailing address, and email address; (3) whether the complainant is employed by or has an ownership interest in the business that is the subject of the filing; (4) any information or evidence supporting the complainant's allegations under this section; (5) a statement verifying the complainant believes in good faith that the facts stated in the declaration are true; and (6) any other information the office deems necessary. (c) The office must provide a form for declarations filed under this section. A complainant must use the provided form when submitting a declaration of wrongful filing. (d) A false material statement of fact in a declaration of wrongful filing or any other document submitted under sections 300.70 to 300.78 is a violation of section 609.48 .

§ Subd. 2. Review of declaration. (a) The office must promptly accept or reject a declaration of wrongful filing. (b) The office may reject a declaration of wrongful filing that is incomplete or does not use the provided form or if the office reasonably believes it was delivered with the intent to harass or defraud the filer. The office may reject a declaration of wrongful filing if the office has already issued a final order on the filing identified in the declaration.

§ Subd. 3. Nonexclusive remedy. The remedy in sections 300.70 to 300.78 is not exclusive. An aggrieved party may seek district court action regardless of whether the individual has initiated or completed the procedure described in these sections.
Minn. Stat. § 116A.15 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116A / Section 116A.15
§ 116A.15 CONTRACT AND BOND.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Provisions. The contract and bond to be executed and furnished by the contractor shall be attached. The contract shall contain the specific description of the work to be done, either expressly or by reference to the plans and specifications, and shall provide that the work shall be done and completed as provided in the plans and specifications and subject to the inspection and approval of the engineer. The county attorney, the engineer, and the attorney for the petitioners shall prepare the contract and bond. The contractor shall make and file with the auditor or court administrator a bond, with good and sufficient surety, to be approved by the auditor or court administrator, in a sum not less than 100 percent of the contract price of the work. Every such contract and bond shall embrace all the provisions required by sections 116A.01 to 116A.26 and provided by law for bonds given by contractors for public works, and shall be conditioned as provided by statute in case of public contractors for the better security of the contracting county or counties and of parties performing labor and furnishing material in and about the performance of the contract. The bond shall provide that the bonding agents shall be liable for all damages resulting from any such failure, whether the work be resold or not, and that any person or corporation, public or private, showing itself injured by such failure, may maintain an action upon such bond in its own name, and actions may be successive in favor of all persons so injured; provided, however, that the aggregate liability of the surety for all such damages shall in no event exceed the amount of said bond. Such contractor shall be considered a public officer, and such bond an official bond within the meaning of the statutory provisions construing the official bonds of public officers as security to all persons, and providing for actions on such bonds by any injured party.

§ Subd. 2. Changes during construction. The contract shall give the engineer the right, with the consent of the board or court, to modify the reports, plans and specifications as the work proceeds and as circumstances may require. It shall provide that the increased cost resulting from such changes will be paid by the county to the contractor at not to exceed the price for like work in the contract. No change shall be made that will substantially impair the usefulness of any part of the water or sewer system or substantially alter its original character, or will increase its total cost by more than ten percent of the total original contract price, unless determined by the board or court to be necessary to complete the system described in the original plans and specifications in such manner as to make it usable for the purpose contemplated.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-602 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-602
§ 336.9-602 WAIVER AND VARIANCE OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 336.9-624 , to the extent that they give rights to a debtor or obligor and impose duties on a secured party, the debtor or obligor may not waive or vary the rules stated in the following listed sections:

(1) section 336.9-207 (b)(4)(C), which deals with use and operation of the collateral by the secured party;

(2) section 336.9-210 , which deals with requests for an accounting and requests concerning a list of collateral and statement of account;

(3) section 336.9-607 (c), which deals with collection and enforcement of collateral;

(4) sections 336.9-608 (a) and 336.9-615 (c) to the extent that they deal with application or payment of noncash proceeds of collection, enforcement, or disposition;

(5) sections 336.9-608 (a) and 336.9-615 (d) to the extent that they require accounting for or payment of surplus proceeds of collateral;

(6) section 336.9-609 to the extent that it imposes upon a secured party that takes possession of collateral without judicial process the duty to do so without breach of the peace;

(7) sections 336.9-610 (b), 336.9-611 , 336.9-613 , and 336.9-614 , which deal with disposition of collateral;

(8) section 336.9-615 (f), which deals with calculation of a deficiency or surplus when a disposition is made to the secured party, a person related to the secured party, or a secondary obligor;

(9) section 336.9-616 , which deals with explanation of the calculation of a surplus or deficiency;

(10) sections 336.9-620 , 336.9-621 , and 336.9-622 , which deal with acceptance of collateral in satisfaction of obligation;

(11) section 336.9-623 , which deals with redemption of collateral;

(12) section 336.9-624 , which deals with permissible waivers; and

(13) sections 336.9-625 and 336.9-626 , which deal with the secured party's liability for failure to comply with this article.
Minn. Stat. § 387.211 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 387 / Section 387.211
§ 387.211 UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

An allowance for the purchase and maintenance of uniforms and equipment for sheriffs and full time deputy sheriffs may be allowed in each county in such amounts and at such times as the board of county commissioners may set.
Minn. Stat. § 398.18 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 398 / Section 398.18
§ 398.18 DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

All funds under the control of the park district board are to be kept in depositories selected in the manner provided for the deposit of county funds insofar as those proceedings are applicable. Deposits are to be secured as provided in the case of county funds. The county treasurer shall serve as the treasurer of the board and in multicounty districts, the county treasurer of the county containing the largest portion of the district shall so serve. The treasurer shall receive and be responsible for all moneys of the district, from whatever source derived, and the same shall be considered public funds. The treasurer shall disburse the moneys of the district only on orders made by the secretary, countersigned by the chair, vice-chair, or other person authorized by the district showing the name of the claimant and the nature of the claim. No disbursements shall be certified by such officers until the same have been approved by the commissioners at a meeting thereof. The treasurer shall keep an account of all moneys received and disbursed, and at least once a year, at times to be designated by the commissioners, file with the secretary a financial statement of the district, showing in appropriate and identifiable groupings the receipts and disbursements since the last approved statement, the moneys on hand and the purposes for which the same are appropriated.
Minn. Stat. § 62Q.101 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62Q / Section 62Q.101
§ 62Q.101 EVALUATION OF PROVIDER PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

A health plan company, or a vendor of risk management services as defined under section 60A.23, subdivision 8 , shall, in evaluating the performance of a health care provider:

(1) conduct the evaluation using a bona fide baseline based upon practice experience of the provider group; and

(2) disclose the baseline to the health care provider in writing and prior to the beginning of the time period used for the evaluation.
Minn. Stat. § 414.063 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.063
§ 414.063 PART OF JOINT AGREEMENTS MAY BE PUT IN ORDERS.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing as provided in section 414.09 , the chief administrative law judge may include provisions of joint agreements between political subdivisions in the orders.
Minn. Stat. § 176.84 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.84
§ 176.84 SPECIFICITY OF NOTICE OR STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Specificity required. Notices of discontinuance and denials of liability shall be sufficiently specific to convey clearly, without further inquiry, the basis upon which the party issuing the notice or statement is acting. If the commissioner or compensation judge determines that a notice or statement is not sufficiently specific to meet the standard under this section, the notice or statement may be rejected as unacceptable and the party issuing it shall be informed of this. The rejected notice or statement may be amended to meet the requirement of this section or a new one may be filed.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. The commissioner or compensation judge may impose a penalty of $500 for each violation of subdivision 1. This penalty is payable to the commissioner for deposit in the assigned risk safety account.

§ Subd. 3. Effective date. This section shall not be effective until the commissioner adopts rules which specify what is required to be contained in the notice of discontinuance and the denial of liability.
Minn. Stat. § 142E.30 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142E / Section 142E.30
§ 142E.30 CHILD CARE SERVICES GRANT DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Child care services grants. "Child care services grants" means grants awarded to child care centers and family child care providers, both licensed and legal nonlicensed, under section 142E.32, subdivision 4 .

§ Subd. 2. District. "District" means the selected geographical area comprising one or more regions defined in subdivision 5. Six district programs and one statewide tribal program provide designated child care resource and referral services for the district area. As determined by the commissioner, the district program shall work in partnership with the regional child care resource and referral programs, local communities, tribal programs, and other early childhood education programs located within the district.

§ Subd. 3. Facility improvement expenses. "Facility improvement expenses" means the cost of improvements, equipment, appropriate technology and software, toys, and supplies needed to establish, expand, or improve a licensed child care facility or a child care program under the jurisdiction of a district school board.

§ Subd. 4. Interim financing. "Interim financing" means funding for up to 18 months: (1) for activities that are necessary to receive and maintain state child care licensing; (2) to expand an existing child care program or to improve program quality; and (3) to operate for a period of six consecutive months after a child care facility becomes licensed or satisfies standards of the commissioner of children, youth, and families.

§ Subd. 5. Region. "Region" means a region designated by the governor under section 462.385 .

§ Subd. 6. Training program. "Training program" means child development courses offered by an accredited postsecondary institution or similar training approved by a county board or the commissioner. A training program must be a course of study that teaches specific skills to meet licensing requirements or requirements of the commissioner of children, youth, and families.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-337 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-337
§ 336.9-337 PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN GOODS COVERED BY CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

If, while a security interest in goods is perfected by any method under the law of another jurisdiction, this state issues a certificate of title that does not show that the goods are subject to the security interest or contain a statement that they may be subject to security interests not shown on the certificate:

(1) a buyer of the goods, other than a person in the business of selling goods of that kind, takes free of the security interest if the buyer gives value and receives delivery of the goods after issuance of the certificate and without knowledge of the security interest; and

(2) the security interest is subordinate to a conflicting security interest in the goods that attaches, and is perfected under section 336.9-311 (b), after issuance of the certificate and without the conflicting secured party's knowledge of the security interest.
Minn. Stat. § 198.006 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.006
§ 198.006 SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner must work with federal, state, local, and private agencies to develop alternative institutional and noninstitutional care programs for veterans to supplement the mission of the homes. Veterans shall be afforded the least restrictive, most appropriate level of care available.

(b) The commissioner may work with federal, state, local, and private entities to make available appropriate dental services for veterans homes residents. The commissioner may engage with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to support the dental benefits program authorized under this paragraph.

(c) The commissioner may provide adult day care center programs that offer therapeutic and rehabilitation health care services to veterans and support services for caregivers of veterans. If the commissioner provides adult day care center programs, the commissioner may collect fees from program participants. The commissioner is authorized to apply for and accept federal funding for purposes of this paragraph.

(d) The commissioner may operate a central pharmacy to provide any veterans home resident with pharmaceuticals prescribed as part of the resident's care plan. Any pharmacy established under this paragraph must comply with state and federal law, including any applicable rules. The commissioner may engage with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to support the central pharmacy authorized under this paragraph.
Minn. Stat. § 116R.12 — MN Code / Part 116R_116X / Chapter 116R / Section 116R.12
§ 116R.12 POWERS AND DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. The trustee, if any, designated in any indenture or order securing an issue of bonds may, in the trustee's own name, if so provided in the indenture or order: (1) enforce all rights of the bondholders, including the right to require the commissioner to collect fees, charges, interest, and payments on leases, loans, or interests therein held by the commissioner and eligible securities purchased by it adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, those fees, charges, and payments, and to require the commissioner to carry out any other agreements with the holders of the bonds and to perform the duties required under sections 116R.01 to 116R.15 ; (2) bring suit upon the bonds; (3) require the commissioner to account as if it were the trustee of any express trust for the holders of the bonds; (4) enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of holders of the bonds; or (5) upon a default as defined in any bond, order, or indenture, declare all the bonds due and payable, enforce any remedy available under law, and if all defaults are made good, the trustee may annul the declaration and consequences.

§ Subd. 2. Additional powers. In addition to the powers in subdivision 1, the trustee has all of the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth in this section or incident to the general representation of bondholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.

§ Subd. 3. Venue. The venue of any action or proceedings brought by a trustee is in Ramsey County.

§ Subd. 4. Approval. The approval of the commissioner is not required if the bond trustee has taken control of the facility as a result of a default.