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Minn. Stat. § 315.17 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.17
§ 315.17 PARISH OF PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Formation of corporation. A parish of the Protestant Episcopal church organized under and in conformity with the constitution and canons of any diocese in this state may form a corporation, as follows. The parish shall prepare a certificate containing: (1) the name and location of the parish; (2) the name of the rector, if any, and of the church wardens, and the names and number of the vestry members, which must be at least three, and not more than 12; and (3) the date of the organization of the parish.

§ Subd. 2. Certificate signed. The certificate must be signed and acknowledged by the rector, if any, and by a majority of the wardens and vestry members.

§ Subd. 3. Recording certificate; powers. Upon signing, acknowledging, and recording the certificate with the county recorder of the county of its location, the parish becomes a corporation by the name specified in its certificate. Through its officers, it may transact parish business, including calling a rector and determining the rector's salary. In its corporate name, it may acquire or receive, by purchase, gift, grant, devise, or bequest, any property, real, personal, or mixed, and hold, sell, transfer, mortgage, convey, loan, let, or otherwise use the property for the use and benefit of the parish if the use does not contravene the laws and usages of the Protestant Episcopal church of the state. It may not divert a gift, grant, or bequest from the purpose specified in writing by the donor, or devisor. It may not sell, convey, or mortgage its church or church site unless first authorized so to do in a meeting of the parish called for that purpose, nor in contravention of the canons of the diocese or of the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.111 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.111
§ 383B.111 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duties of county board. The Board of Commissioners of Hennepin County shall annually adopt a budget for the next fiscal year. The budget shall be a complete financial plan for the next year. The board may create fund accounts which shall be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and such statutes and regulations issued by state or federal regulatory agencies as may be applicable to account for the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures of the county.

§ Subd. 2. Duties of county administrator. The county administrator shall prepare and present recommendations concerning the budget to be adopted for the next fiscal year, implement accounting practices consistent with generally accepted accounting principles and implement other matters of a budget, financial or accounting nature as required. The administrator may establish administrative guidelines and procedures necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 383B.111 to 383B.119 .
Minn. Stat. § 448.22 — MN Code / Part 447_450 / Chapter 448 / Section 448.22
§ 448.22 CITY MAY BUY U.S. PROPERTY FOR CIVIC CENTER, PARK.
Status: in_force

Any city of the first class in the state, or any such city and the county in which it is located, acting jointly, are hereby authorized to buy from the federal government, upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the proper officials of the city or of the city and the county acting together, and the federal government, by written contract, any property owned by the federal government which is needed for a civic center or public park purposes, in the municipality.
Minn. Stat. § 325B.09 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325B / Section 325B.09
§ 325B.09 PRICE OF PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

No brewer, whether by means of a term or condition of an agreement or otherwise, shall fix or maintain the price at which the wholesaler shall sell any alcoholic beverage.
Minn. Stat. § 35.93 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 35 / Section 35.93
§ 35.93 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Administrative remedies. The Board of Animal Health may seek to remedy violations by authorizing the executive director to issue a written warning, administrative meeting, cease and desist, stop-sale, or other special order, seizure, stipulation, or agreement, if the board determines that the remedy is in the public interest.

§ Subd. 2. Revocation and suspension. The board may, after written notice and hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a permit, license, or certification if a person violates this chapter.

§ Subd. 3. Remedial action orders. (a) If the Board of Animal Health has probable cause to believe that a diseased animal is kept, sold, transported, or disposed of in violation of this chapter, the board may investigate and issue a written cease and desist, stop-sale, stop-use, or removal order or other remedial action to the owner, custodian, or other responsible party. If the owner, custodian, or other responsible party is not available for service of the order, the board may attach the order to the animal and notify the owner, custodian, or other responsible party. The animal may not be sold, slaughtered, or transported until the violation has been corrected or brought into compliance and the order has been released in writing under conditions specified by the board, or until the violation has been otherwise disposed of by a court. (b) If a violation of this chapter results in conditions that may have an unreasonable adverse effect on humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or the environment, the Board of Animal Health may, by order, require remedial action, including removal and proper disposal.
Minn. Stat. § 412.022 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.022
§ 412.022 COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE FOUR-YEAR TERM.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Procedure. The council may, by ordinance, establish a four-year term or reestablish a two-year term for the office of mayor commencing with the ensuing term, except that in a standard plan city which establishes a four-year term for mayor, the first mayor to serve a four-year term shall be elected at the first election when the clerk is not to be elected. In any case the ordinance shall not affect the term of the mayor elected in the year in which it is adopted unless it is adopted at least four weeks before the closing date for the filing of affidavits of candidacy for such election.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1974 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70 ]

§ Subd. 3. MS 1974 [Repealed, 1976 c 44 s 70 ]
Minn. Stat. § 308B.515 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308B / Section 308B.515
§ 308B.515 SPECIAL MEMBERS' MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Calling meeting. Special members' meetings of the members may be called by: (1) a majority vote of the board; or (2) the written petition of at least 20 percent of the patron members and, if authorized, 20 percent of the nonpatron members, 20 percent of all members, or members representing 20 percent of the membership interests collectively are submitted to the chair.

§ Subd. 2. Notice. The cooperative shall give notice of a special members' meeting by mailing the special members' meeting notice to each member personally at the person's last known post office address or an alternative method approved by the board and the member individually or the members generally. For a member that is an entity, notice mailed or delivered by an alternative method shall be to an officer of the entity. The special members' meeting notice shall state the time, place, and purpose of the special members' meeting. The special members' meeting notice shall be issued within ten days from and after the date of the presentation of a members' petition, and the special members' meeting shall be held within 30 days after the date of the presentation of the members' petition.

§ Subd. 3. Waiver and objections. A member may waive notice of a meeting of members. A waiver of notice by a member entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at, or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally, or by attendance. Attendance by a member at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, except where the member objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting.
Minn. Stat. § 59C.03 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 59C / Section 59C.03
§ 59C.03 SCOPE AND EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) No vehicle protection product may be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the seller, warrantor, and administrator, if any, comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Vehicle protection product warrantors and related vehicle protection product sellers and warranty administrators complying with this chapter are not required to comply with and are not subject to any other provision of chapters 59B to 72A, except that section 72A.20, subdivision 38 , shall apply to vehicle protection product warranties in the same manner it applies to service contracts.

(c) Service contract providers who do not sell vehicle protection products are not subject to the requirements of this chapter and sales of vehicle protection products are exempt from the requirements of chapter 59B.

(d) Warranties, indemnity agreements, and guarantees that are not provided as a part of a vehicle protection product are not subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 253D.11 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 253D / Section 253D.11
§ 253D.11 STATEWIDE JUDICIAL PANEL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The supreme court may establish a panel of district judges with statewide authority to preside over commitment proceedings of sexually dangerous persons or persons with sexual psychopathic personalities. Only one judge of the panel is required to preside over a particular commitment proceeding. Panel members shall serve for one-year terms. One of the judges shall be designated as the chief judge of the panel, and is vested with the power to designate the presiding judge in a particular case, to set the proper venue for the proceedings, and to otherwise supervise and direct the operation of the panel. The chief judge shall designate one of the other judges to act as chief judge whenever the chief judge is unable to act.

§ Subd. 2. Petitions. If the supreme court creates the judicial panel authorized by this section, all petitions for civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons or persons with sexual psychopathic personalities brought under section 253D.07 shall be filed with the supreme court instead of with the district court in the county where the proposed patient is present, notwithstanding any provision of section 253D.07 to the contrary. Otherwise, all of the other applicable procedures contained in this chapter and sections 253B.07 and 253B.08 apply to commitment proceedings conducted by a judge on the panel.
Minn. Stat. § 360.67 — MN Code / Part 360_362 / Chapter 360 / Section 360.67
§ 360.67 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Tax evasion. Any person who, with intent to escape payment of any tax on an aircraft as provided in sections 360.54 to 360.67 , delays or neglects to properly list and apply to register the same, or, with intent to prevent the payment or collection of the proper tax, fee, or lien thereon, violates or neglects to comply with any of the provisions thereof shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Unlawful operation. Any person who uses, or causes to be used or operated, any aircraft in violation of the provisions of sections 360.54 to 360.67 , or while a certificate of registration of an aircraft issued to the person is suspended or revoked, or knowingly delivers an aircraft to another to be used or operated in violation of sections 360.54 to 360.67 , or violates any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 3. Sale of unregistered aircraft. Any person who sells, delivers, or otherwise transfers ownership of an aircraft required to be registered as provided by sections 360.511 to 360.67 without having registered said aircraft as required by sections 360.511 to 360.67 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 4. Fraud. Any person who uses a false or fictitious name or address or description of the aircraft, engine number, or frame number in any application for registration of an aircraft or knowingly makes a false statement or knowingly conceals a material fact or otherwise commits a fraud in any such application is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 353G.03 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353G / Section 353G.03
§ 353G.03 STATEWIDE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER PLAN ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. A Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan Advisory Board is created.

§ Subd. 2. Function; purpose. The advisory board shall meet periodically to provide advice to the board of trustees of the association about the retirement coverage needs of volunteer firefighters who are members of the plan and about the legislative and administrative changes that would assist the plan in accommodating volunteer firefighters who are not members of the plan.

§ Subd. 3. Composition. (a) The advisory board consists of ten members. (b) The advisory board members are: (1) one representative of Minnesota townships, appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships; (2) two representatives of Minnesota cities, appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities; (3) one representative of Minnesota fire chiefs, who is a fire chief, appointed by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association; (4) two representatives of Minnesota volunteer firefighters who are active volunteer firefighters, one of whom is covered by the lump-sum division and one of whom is covered by the monthly division, appointed by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association; (5) three representatives of Minnesota volunteer firefighters, at least one of whom is covered by the lump-sum division of the defined benefit plan and at least one of whom is covered by the defined contribution plan, appointed by the Minnesota State Fire Departments Association; and (6) one representative of the Office of the State Auditor, designated by the state auditor. [See Note.]

§ Subd. 4. Term. (a) The term for the Office of the State Auditor representative is determined by the state auditor. (b) Terms on the advisory board other than the Office of the State Auditor representative are three years.

§ Subd. 5. Compensation of advisory board. The compensation of members of the advisory board, other than the Office of the State Auditor representative, is governed by section 15.0575, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 611.33 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.33
§ 611.33 QUALIFIED INTERPRETER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Qualifications. No person shall be appointed as a qualified interpreter pursuant to sections 611.30 to 611.34 unless said person is readily able to communicate with the disabled person, translate the proceedings for the disabled person, and accurately repeat and translate the statements of the disabled person to the officials before whom the proceeding is taking place.

§ Subd. 2. Oath. Every qualified interpreter appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 611.30 to 611.34 , before entering upon duties as such, shall take an oath, to make to the best of the interpreter's skill and judgment a true interpretation to the disabled person being examined of all the proceedings, in a language which said person understands, and to repeat the statements, in the English language, of said person to the court or other officials before whom the proceeding is taking place.

§ Subd. 3. Fees and expenses. The fees and expenses of a qualified interpreter shall be fixed and ordered paid by the presiding official before whom the proceeding is taking place. The fees and expenses must be paid by the state courts. Payment for any activities requiring interpreter services on behalf of law enforcement, the Board of Public Defense, prosecutors, or corrections agents other than court appearances is the responsibility of the agency that requested the services.

§ Subd. 4. Privileged communication. An interpreter pursuant to sections 611.30 to 611.34 shall not, without the consent of the person disabled in communication, be allowed to disclose any privileged communication made by the person or any privileged information gathered from the person which was communicated or gathered during the time of service as an interpreter.
Minn. Stat. § 148B.31 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148B / Section 148B.31
§ 148B.31 DUTIES OF THE BOARD; CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) adopt and enforce rules for marriage and family therapy licensing, which shall be designed to protect the public;

(2) develop by rule appropriate techniques, including examinations and other methods, for determining whether applicants and licensees are qualified under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 ;

(3) issue licenses to individuals who are qualified under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 ;

(4) establish and implement procedures designed to assure that licensed marriage and family therapists will comply with the board's rules;

(5) study and investigate the practice of marriage and family therapy within the state in order to improve the standards imposed for the licensing of marriage and family therapists and to improve the procedures and methods used for enforcement of the board's standards;

(6) formulate and implement a code of ethics for all licensed marriage and family therapists; and

(7) establish continuing education requirements for marriage and family therapists.

(b) At least four of the 40 continuing education training hours required under Minnesota Rules, part 5300.0320 , subpart 2, must be on increasing the knowledge, understanding, self-awareness, and practice skills that enable a marriage and family therapist to serve clients from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Topics include but are not limited to:

(1) understanding culture, its functions, and strengths that exist in varied cultures;

(2) understanding clients' cultures and differences among and between cultural groups;

(3) understanding the nature of social diversity and oppression; and

(4) understanding cultural humility.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.2-103 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.2-103
§ 515A.2-103 CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDITY OF DECLARATION AND BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) All provisions of the declaration and bylaws are severable.

(b) The rule against perpetuities may not be applied to defeat any provision of the declaration or sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 , or any instrument executed pursuant to the declaration or sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 .

(c) In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the declaration and the bylaws, the declaration prevails except to the extent that the declaration is inconsistent with sections 515A.1-101 to 515A.4-117 .
Minn. Stat. § 435.56 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 435 / Section 435.56
§ 435.56 PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

When proceedings for any public improvement are instituted under any law authorizing the same, and all thereof are instituted to the governing body of the municipality at substantially the same dates and the governing body may by resolution determine that these various improvements, although separately instituted, can be more economically completed if consolidated and joined as one project, the governing body shall have the power by resolution to consolidate these various proceedings for these separate improvements, and after the consolidation all subsequent proceedings shall be conducted in all respects as if the various separate proceedings had originally been instituted as one proceeding.
Minn. Stat. § 322.24 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322 / Section 322.24
§ 322.24 WHEN CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CANCELED OR AMENDED.
Status: in_force

The certificate shall be canceled when the partnership is dissolved or all limited partners cease to be such.

A certificate shall be amended when:

(1) there is a change in the name of the partnership or in the amount or character of the contribution of any limited partner;

(2) a person is substituted as a limited partner;

(3) an additional limited partner is admitted;

(4) a person is admitted as a general partner;

(5) a general partner retires, dies, or is adjudicated as a person who lacks mental capacity, and the business is continued under section 322.20 ;

(6) there is a change in the character of the business of the partnership;

(7) there is a false or erroneous statement in the certificate;

(8) there is a change in the time as stated in the certificate for the dissolution of the partnership or for the return of the contribution;

(9) a time is fixed for the dissolution of the partnership, or the return of a contribution, no time having been specified in the certificate; or

(10) the members desire to make a change in any other statement in the certificate in order that it shall accurately represent the agreement between them.
Minn. Stat. § 524.2-1106 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.2-1106
§ 524.2-1106 WHEN DISCLAIMER IS BARRED OR LIMITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A disclaimer is barred by a written waiver of the right to disclaim.

(b) A disclaimer of an interest in property is barred if any of the following events occur before the disclaimer becomes effective:

(1) the disclaimant accepts the portion of the interest sought to be disclaimed;

(2) the disclaimant voluntarily assigns, conveys, encumbers, pledges, or transfers the portion of the interest sought to be disclaimed or contracts to do so;

(3) the portion of the interest sought to be disclaimed is sold pursuant to a judicial sale; or

(4) the disclaimant is insolvent when the disclaimer becomes irrevocable.

(c) Acceptance of a distribution from a trust shall constitute acceptance of only that portion of the beneficial interest in that trust that has been distributed, and shall not constitute acceptance or bar disclaimer of that portion of the beneficial interest in the trust that has not yet been distributed.

(d) A disclaimer, in whole or in part, of the future exercise of a power held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise.

(e) A disclaimer, in whole or in part, of the future exercise of a power not held in a fiduciary capacity is not barred by its previous exercise unless the power is exercisable in favor of the disclaimant.

(f) A disclaimer of an interest in, or a power over, property which is barred by this section is ineffective.
Minn. Stat. § 176.307 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.307
§ 176.307 COMPENSATION JUDGES; BLOCK SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The chief administrative law judge may assign workers' compensation cases to compensation judges using a block system type of assignment that, among other things, ensures that a case will remain with the same judge from commencement to conclusion, except that the judge must be removed from the case when:

(1) a party exercises a legal right to do so;

(2) the judge is incapacitated or is otherwise unable to hold a hearing; or

(3) assignment of a different judge is required by section 176.106, subdivision 7 ; 176.238, subdivision 6 ; or 176.305, subdivision 1a , or the Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct.

The block system shall be the preferred means of assigning cases, but it may be supplemented by other systems of case assignment to ensure that cases are timely decided.