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Minn. Stat. § 295.57 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 295 / Section 295.57
§ 295.57 COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT; REFUNDS; APPLICATION OF OTHER CHAPTERS; ACCESS TO RECORDS; INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application of other chapters. Unless specifically provided otherwise by sections 295.50 to 295.59 , the interest, criminal penalties, and refunds provisions in chapter 289A, the civil penalty provisions applicable to withholding and sales taxes under section 289A.60 , and the audit, assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions of chapters 270C and 289A, apply to taxes imposed under sections 295.50 to 295.59 .

§ Subd. 2. Access to records. For purposes of administering the taxes imposed by sections 295.50 to 295.59 , the commissioner may access patients' records that contain billing or other financial information without prior consent from the patients. The data collected is classified as private or nonpublic data.

§ Subd. 3. Interest on overpayments. Interest must be paid on an overpayment refunded or credited to the taxpayer in the manner provided in section 289A.56, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 4. Sampling techniques. The commissioner may use statistical or other sampling techniques consistent with generally accepted auditing standards in examining returns or records and making assessments.

§ Subd. 5. Exemption for amounts paid for legend drugs. If a hospital, surgical center, or health care provider cannot determine the actual cost or reimbursement of legend drugs under the exemption provided in section 295.53, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b), clause (5), the following method must be used: A hospital, surgical center, or health care provider must determine the amount paid for legend drugs used during the month or quarter and multiply that amount by a ratio, the numerator of which is the total amount received for taxable patient services, and the denominator of which is the total amount received for all patient services, including amounts exempt under section 295.53, subdivision 1, paragraph (b) . The result represents the allowable exemption for the monthly or quarterly cost of drugs.
Minn. Stat. § 198.34 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.34
§ 198.34 DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

Federal money received by the commissioner for the care of veterans in a veterans home must be deposited into a dedicated account in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner for the operational needs of the veterans homes and the commissioner. Money paid to the commissioner by a veteran or by another person on behalf of a veteran for care in a veterans home must be deposited in the state treasury in a dedicated account and is appropriated to the commissioner for the operational needs of the veterans homes and the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 145.31 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.31
§ 145.31 COPIES TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Upon the transferring and recording of any such original hospital files and records in the manner hereinbefore provided, such photographic film, electronic image, or other state-of-the-art electronic preservation technology records thereof shall have the same force and effect, when offered in evidence in any proceeding in this state, as the original records from which the same were so transferred and recorded, and any copy made therefrom, when duly certified in writing, attached thereto, by the officer or employee of such hospital in charge of the records, to be such correct and complete copy thereof, shall be admitted and received in evidence, without further foundation, in any proceeding in this state with the same force and effect as the original record of such hospital from which such copy was originally made, whether the original is in existence or not.
Minn. Stat. § 299F.057 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299F / Section 299F.057
§ 299F.057 APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCES; CONCURRENT JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 299F.052 to 299F.057 shall not be construed to affect or repeal any ordinance of any municipality relating to fire prevention or the control of arson, but the jurisdiction of the state fire marshal and the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the municipality is to be concurrent with that of the municipal and county authorities.
Minn. Stat. § 43A.345 — MN Code / Part 43A / Chapter 43A / Section 43A.345
§ 43A.345 EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Eligibility. The incentive in subdivision 2 is available to any employee of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Department of Public Safety who: (1) retires during the pay period in which the employee's 55th birthday occurs, or retires during the first pay period after the employee's 55th birthday in which the employee's anniversary date occurs; (2) is covered by the State Patrol retirement fund and is eligible to receive an annuity from that fund at the time of retirement; and (3) is receiving the full employer contribution for health and dental coverage immediately before retirement, or is on an unpaid leave of absence immediately before retirement which began not more than six months before retirement, during which leave the employee continues to be covered by the state group insurance program by employee payment of premiums.

§ Subd. 2. Incentive. For an employee who meets the requirements of subdivision 1, the employer shall pay the full employer contribution, as specified in the collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining unit in section 179A.10, subdivision 2 , clause (1), for health and dental insurance for the employee and, if the employee had dependent coverage immediately before retirement, for the employee's dependents. Notwithstanding section 179A.20, subdivision 2a , the employer contributions under this subdivision must continue until the employee reaches age 65. The postretirement health and dental insurance coverage provided under this section is that coverage the employee was receiving as of the date of retirement, subject to any changes in coverage specified in the collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining unit in section 179A.10, subdivision 2 , clause (1).

§ Subd. 3. Pre-55 incentive. An employee who meets the conditions in subdivision 1 but has attained the age of 50 but not yet 55 at the time of retirement must receive until age 65 an employer contribution of 120 times the amount of the monthly employer contribution applicable to the employee at the time of retirement, divided by the number of months from the date of retirement until the employee attains age 65.

§ Subd. 4. Duration. If a collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining unit in section 179A.10, subdivision 2 , clause (1), does not contain an early retirement incentive similar to that provided in this section, the benefits under this section are not available to an employee who retires after the implementation date of the agreement.

§ Subd. 5. Transition. An employee otherwise eligible for an early retirement incentive under subdivisions 1 and 2 who retires on or after the employee's 55th birthday and between June 30, 1997, and July 1, 1998, is entitled to the incentive in subdivision 2.
Minn. Stat. § 84A.07 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84A / Section 84A.07
§ 84A.07 PRESERVE LANDS TO BE HELD BY STATE.
Status: in_force

The title to parcels of land within the preserve, except lands within the boundaries of any incorporated city, that are acquired by the state under Laws 1927, chapter 119, as amended, is held by the state, free from the trust in favor of the taxing districts specified in that chapter. Title must be held and used, or disposed of, in accordance with sections 84A.01 to 84A.101 .
Minn. Stat. § 144.4941 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.4941
§ 144.4941 ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI) RECEIVING CENTERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Criteria for STEMI receiving center designation. A hospital meets the criteria for a STEMI receiving center designation if the hospital has been accredited as a STEMI receiving center by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, the Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized accreditation entity that provides STEMI receiving center accreditation for the care of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. A hospital may apply to the Department of Health for designation as a STEMI receiving center by providing relevant and current documentation of STEMI receiving center accreditation by a nationally recognized accreditation entity.

§ Subd. 2. Designation of STEMI receiving centers. If a hospital voluntarily meeting the criteria for designation as a STEMI receiving center applies to the commissioner for STEMI receiving center designation, then, upon the commissioner's review and approval of its application, the commissioner shall designate the hospital as a STEMI receiving center for a three-year period. If a hospital loses its accreditation as a STEMI receiving center from a nationally recognized accreditation entity, the commissioner shall immediately withdraw the hospital's STEMI designation.

§ Subd. 3. Coordination among hospitals. STEMI receiving centers are encouraged to coordinate, through agreement, with STEMI referring hospitals throughout the state to provide appropriate access to care for ST segment elevation myocardial infarction patients.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.122 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.122
§ 124D.122 ESTABLISHMENT OF FLEXIBLE LEARNING YEAR PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board of any district or a consortium of districts, with the approval of the commissioner, may establish and operate a flexible learning year program in one or more of the day or residential facilities for children with a disability within the district. Consortiums may use a single application and evaluation process, though results, public hearings, and board approvals must be obtained for each district as required under appropriate sections. The commissioner must approve or disapprove of a flexible learning year application within 45 business days of receiving the application. If the commissioner disapproves the application, the commissioner must give the district or consortium detailed reasons for the disapproval.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.45 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.45
§ 144E.45 CREDITING QUALIFIED AMBULANCE PERSONNEL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Separate record keeping. The director or the director's designee under section 144E.40, subdivision 2 , shall maintain a separate record of potential award accumulations for each qualified ambulance service person under subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 2. Potential allocations. (a) On November 1, annually, the director or the director's designee under section 144E.40, subdivision 2 , shall determine the amount of the allocation of the prior year's accumulation to each qualified ambulance service person. The prior year's net investment gain or loss under paragraph (b) must be allocated and that year's general fund appropriation, plus any transfer from the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance account under section 144E.42, subdivision 2 , and after deduction of administrative expenses, also must be allocated. (b) The difference in the market value of the assets of the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust account as of the immediately previous June 30 and the June 30 occurring 12 months earlier must be reported on or before August 15 by the State Board of Investment. The market value gain or loss must be expressed as a percentage of the total potential award accumulations as of the immediately previous June 30, and that positive or negative percentage must be applied to increase or decrease the recorded potential award accumulation of each qualified ambulance service person. (c) The appropriation for this purpose, after deduction of administrative expenses, must be divided by the total number of additional ambulance service personnel years of service recognized since the last allocation or 1,000 years of service, whichever is greater. If the allocation is based on the 1,000 years of service, any allocation not made for a qualified ambulance service person must be credited to the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance account under section 144E.42, subdivision 2 . A qualified ambulance service person must be credited with a year of service if the person is certified by the chief administrative officer of the ambulance service as having rendered active ambulance service during the 12 months ending as of the immediately previous June 30. If the person has rendered prior active ambulance service, the person must be additionally credited with one-fifth of a year of service for each year of active ambulance service rendered before June 30, 1993, but not to exceed in any year one additional year of service or to exceed in total five years of prior service. Prior active ambulance service means employment by or the provision of service to a licensed ambulance service before June 30, 1993, as determined by the person's current ambulance service based on records provided by the person that were contemporaneous to the service. The prior ambulance service must be reported on or before August 1 to the director in an affidavit from the chief administrative officer of the ambulance service. (d) Effective July 1, 2008, notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the value of each service credit shall be $447.19.
Minn. Stat. § 145.075 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.075
§ 145.075 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF BROUGHT BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may in the commissioner's own name bring an action in the court of appropriate jurisdiction to enjoin any violation of a statute or rule which the commissioner is empowered to enforce or adopt, or to enjoin as a public health nuisance any activity or failure to act that adversely affects the public health.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.1-109 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.1-109
§ 515A.1-109 CONSTRUCTION AGAINST IMPLICIT REPEAL.
Status: repealed

Sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be construed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if that construction can reasonably be avoided.
Minn. Stat. § 308C.451 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308C / Section 308C.451
§ 308C.451 COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. If the bylaws so provide, the board may establish committees. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board may establish committees having the authority of the board in the management of the business of the cooperative only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees may include a special litigation committee consisting of one or more independent directors or other independent persons to consider legal rights or remedies of the cooperative and whether those rights and remedies should be pursued. Committees other than special litigation committees are subject at all times to the direction and control of the board.

§ Subd. 2. Membership. Committee members must be natural persons. Unless the articles or bylaws provide for a different membership or manner of appointment, a committee consists of one or more persons, who need not be directors or members, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present.

§ Subd. 3. Procedure. The procedures for meetings of the board apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the board and individual directors.

§ Subd. 4. Minutes. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings must be made available upon request to members of the committee and to any director.

§ Subd. 5. Standard of conduct. The establishment of, delegation of authority to, and action by a committee does not alone constitute compliance by a director with the standard of conduct set forth in section 308C.455 .

§ Subd. 6. Committee members considered directors. Committee members are considered to be directors for purposes of sections 308C.455 , 308C.461 , and 308C.471 .
Minn. Stat. § 116P.16 — MN Code / Part 116P_116Q / Chapter 116P / Section 116P.16
§ 116P.16 REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS AND CAPITAL ASSETS; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) By December 1 each year, a recipient of an appropriation from the trust fund, that is used for the acquisition of an interest in real property, including, but not limited to, an easement or fee title, or for the construction of a building, trail, campground, or other capital asset with a total cost of $10,000 or more must submit annual reports on the status of the real property to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources or its successor in a form determined by the commission. The responsibility for reporting under this section may be transferred by the recipient of the appropriation to another person who holds the interest in the real property. To complete the transfer of reporting responsibility, the recipient of the appropriation must:

(1) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of that person's reporting responsibility;

(2) inform the person to whom the responsibility is transferred of the property restrictions under section 116P.15 ; and

(3) provide written notice to the commission of the transfer of reporting responsibility, including contact information for the person to whom the responsibility is transferred.

(b) After the transfer, the person who holds the interest in the real property is responsible for reporting requirements under this section.

(c) The annual reporting requirements on the status of a building, trail, campground, or other capital asset with a total cost of $10,000 or more and that was constructed with an appropriation from the trust fund expire 25 years after the date the final progress report under section 116P.05, subdivision 2 , paragraph (b), is approved.
Minn. Stat. § 609.552 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.552
§ 609.552 UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

A person who intentionally and without permission releases an animal lawfully confined for science, research, commerce, or education is guilty of a misdemeanor. A second or subsequent offense by the same person is a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 18H.08 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18H / Section 18H.08
§ 18H.08 SMALL LOT INSPECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASE-FREE CERTIFICATION; OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Services and fees. The commissioner may make small lot inspections or perform other necessary services for which another charge is not specified. For these services, the commissioner may set a fee plus expenses that will recover the cost of performing this service. The commissioner may set an additional acreage fee for inspection of seed production fields for exporters in order to meet domestic and foreign plant quarantine requirements.

§ Subd. 2. Virus disease-free certification. The commissioner may provide special services such as virus disease-free certification and other similar programs. Participation by live plant dealers is voluntary. Plants offered for sale as certified virus-free must be grown according to certain procedures in a manner defined by the commissioner for the purpose of eliminating viruses and other injurious disease or insect pests. The commissioner shall collect reasonable fees from participating live plant dealers for services and materials that are necessary to conduct this type of work.
Minn. Stat. § 1.51 — MN Code / Part 1_2A / Chapter 1 / Section 1.51
§ 1.51 FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF FOLLOWING PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH.
Status: in_force

Each American flag and Minnesota flag flown on the grounds of the Capitol Area, as described in section 15B.02 , must be flown at half-staff following the death of a public safety officer, as defined in section 299A.41, subdivision 4 , killed in the line of duty in Minnesota, or the death of Minnesota military personnel killed in the line of duty. The flags must be flown at half-staff for a period of time determined by the governor.
Minn. Stat. § 13.607 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.607
§ 13.607 CAMPAIGN FINANCE, PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, AND ELECTION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify campaign, ethics, and election data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

§ Subd. 2. Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board information. Disclosure by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board of information about a complaint or investigation is governed by section 10A.022 .

§ Subd. 3. Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board investigation data. The record of certain investigations conducted under chapter 10A is classified, and disposition of certain information is governed, by section 10A.022, subdivision 5 , paragraph (b).

§ Subd. 3a. Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board audit data. The record of certain audits conducted under chapter 10A is classified, and disposition of certain information is governed, by section 10A.022, subdivision 6 .

§ Subd. 4. Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board opinions. A request for a Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board advisory opinion and the opinion itself are classified under section 10A.02, subdivision 12 .

§ Subd. 5. Statements of economic interest. Disclosure of statements of economic interest filed by local officials is governed by section 10A.09, subdivision 6a .

§ Subd. 5a. Campaign reports and data. Certain reports filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board are classified under section 10A.20 . Certain data stored by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board is not government data under section 10A.02, subdivision 11b .

§ Subd. 6. Registered voter lists. Access to registered voter lists is governed by section 201.091 .

§ Subd. 7. Absentee ballots. Disclosure of names of voters submitting absentee ballots is governed by section 203B.12, subdivision 7 .

§ Subd. 8. Candidates for office; address of residence. The address of residence of certain candidates for office is classified as provided in section 204B.06, subdivision 1b .

§ Subd. 9. Ineligible voter data. Any data transferred to the secretary of state regarding applicants who are determined ineligible to register to vote is governed by section 201.161 .
Minn. Stat. § 525.85 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 525 / Section 525.85
§ 525.85 DISCLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a petition by the representative or any person interested in the estate, alleging that any person has concealed, converted, embezzled, or disposed of any property belonging to the estate of a decedent or that any person has possession or knowledge of any will or codicil of such decedent, or of any instruments in writing relating to such property, the court, upon such notice as it may direct may order such person to appear before it for disclosure. Refusal to appear or submit to examination, or failure to obey any lawful order based thereon shall constitute contempt of court.