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Minn. Stat. § 352D.05 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352D / Section 352D.05
§ 352D.05 WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Pretermination of employment. No withdrawal of shares shall be permitted prior to termination of covered employment.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1975 c 368 s 51 ]

§ Subd. 3. Full or partial withdrawal. After termination of covered employment or at any time thereafter, a participant is entitled, upon application, to withdraw the cash value of the participant's total shares or leave such shares on deposit with the supplemental retirement fund. The account is valued at the end of the most recent United States investment market day following receipt of the application for withdrawal. The application for withdrawal must be an original application, not an electronic or facsimile copy, and must be received in an office of the system or by a person authorized by the executive director. Shares not withdrawn remain on deposit with the supplemental retirement fund until the former participant becomes at least 55 years old, and applies for an annuity under section 352D.06, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 4. Repayment of refund. (a) A participant in the unclassified program may repay regular refunds taken under section 352.22 , as provided in section 352.23 . (b) A participant in the unclassified program or an employee covered by the general employees retirement plan who has withdrawn the value of the total shares may repay the refund taken and thereupon restore the service credit, rights and benefits forfeited by paying into the fund the amount refunded plus interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2 , compounded annually, from the date that the refund was taken until the date that the refund is repaid. If the participant had withdrawn only the employee shares as permitted under prior laws, repayment must be pro rata. (c) Repayment must be made as provided in section 352.23 , paragraph (d).

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1993 c 307 art 7 s 1 ]
Minn. Stat. § 116.9401 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.9401
§ 116.9401 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of sections 116.9401 to 116.9407 , the following terms have the meanings given them.

(b) "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency.

(c) "Alternative" means a substitute process, product, material, chemical, strategy, or combination of these that is technically feasible and serves a functionally equivalent purpose to a chemical in a children's product.

(d) "Chemical" means a substance with a distinct molecular composition or a group of structurally related substances and includes the breakdown products of the substance or substances that form through decomposition, degradation, or metabolism.

(e) "Chemical of high concern" means a chemical identified on the basis of credible scientific evidence by a state, federal, or international agency as being known or suspected with a high degree of probability to:

(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental toxicity;

(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;

(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system;

(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic toxicity;

(5) be persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic; or

(6) be very persistent and very bioaccumulative.

(f) "Child" means a person under 12 years of age.

(g) "Children's product" means a consumer product intended for use by children, such as baby products, toys, car seats, personal care products, and clothing.

(h) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

(i) "Department" means the Department of Health.

(j) "Distributor" means a person who sells consumer products to retail establishments on a wholesale basis.

(k) "Green chemistry" means an approach to designing and manufacturing products that minimizes the use and generation of toxic substances.

(l) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures a final consumer product sold at retail or whose brand name is affixed to the consumer product. In the case of a consumer product imported into the United States, manufacturer includes the importer or domestic distributor of the consumer product if the person who manufactured or assembled the consumer product or whose brand name is affixed to the consumer product does not have a presence in the United States.

(m) "Priority chemical" means a chemical identified by the Department of Health as a chemical of high concern that meets the criteria in section 116.9403 .

(n) "Safer alternative" means an alternative whose potential to harm human health is less than that of the use of a priority chemical that it could replace.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.122 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.122
§ 16A.122 WORK FORCE PLANNING AND REPORTING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Agency authorized work force. Within any limits imposed by law, state agencies may establish full-time, part-time, or seasonal positions as necessary to carry out assigned responsibilities and missions except that actual levels of employment are limited by availability of appropriated funding for salaries and benefits.

§ Subd. 2. Transfers from grants prohibited. Unless otherwise provided by law or section 16B.98, subdivision 14 , an agency must not use grant or flow-through funds for salaries or other operating purposes.

§ Subd. 3. Work force reporting. The commissioner shall prepare quarterly work force reports as required for accurate reporting of state employment levels, whether for internal analysis or for nationwide comparisons of public employment levels. The reports shall express total employment in terms of full-time equivalent positions; shall indicate changes from previous reporting periods; and shall take into account all positions, including full-time, part-time, temporary, and other employees. In this subdivision, a full-time equivalent position means 2,080 working hours per year; except that the number of work hours may vary, depending upon the exact number of working days in any given year. Independent contractors are not to be included within the definition of a full-time equivalent position.

§ Subd. 4. Budget reporting. For purposes of budgetary reporting, position counts must be expressed as full-time equivalents as stipulated in subdivision 3. Estimated positions must be based on actual funding in the year indicated. The biennial budget document submitted to the legislature by the governor shall indicate full-time equivalent base level positions, the number of projected positions, and the number of positions for each of the two years before the base year. The governor's budget recommendations shall clearly specify any proposed changes in full-time equivalent positions. All fiscal notes and any other budgetary items submitted to the legislature shall specify relevant changes, both in full-time equivalent positions and accompanying changes in salary dollars.
Minn. Stat. § 299F.74 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299F / Section 299F.74
§ 299F.74 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR POSSESSION OR USE.
Status: in_force

No person shall possess explosives or blasting agents, unless said person shall have obtained a valid license as provided in section 299F.73 , or unless said person shall have obtained a valid permit for the use of explosives or blasting agents as hereinafter provided. The transportation of an explosive or blasting agent by a common carrier for hire shall not be deemed to be possession of an explosive or blasting agent for purposes of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 208.03 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 208 / Section 208.03
§ 208.03 NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND ALTERNATES.
Status: in_force

Presidential electors and alternates for the major political parties of this state shall be nominated by delegate conventions called and held under the supervision of the respective state central committees of the parties of this state. At least 71 days before the general election day the chair of the major political party shall certify to the secretary of state the names of the persons nominated as presidential electors, the names of persons nominated as alternate presidential electors, and the names of the party candidates for president and vice president. The chair shall also certify that the party candidates for president and vice president have no affidavit on file as a candidate for any office in this state at the ensuing general election.
Minn. Stat. § 260A.07 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260A / Section 260A.07
§ 260A.07 COUNTY ATTORNEY TRUANCY MEDIATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment; referrals. A county attorney may establish a truancy mediation program for the purpose of resolving truancy problems without court action. If a student is in a school district or charter school that has established a school attendance review board, the student may be referred to the county attorney under section 260A.06, subdivision 3 . If the student's school district or charter school has not established a board, the student may be referred to the county attorney by the school district or charter school if the student continues to be truant after the parent or guardian has been sent or conveyed the notice under section 260A.03 .

§ Subd. 2. Meeting; notice. The county attorney may request the parent or legal guardian and the child referred under subdivision 1 to attend a meeting to discuss the possible legal consequences of the minor's truancy. The notice of the meeting must be served personally or by certified mail at least five days before the meeting on each person required to attend the meeting. The notice must include: (1) the name and address of the person to whom the notice is directed; (2) the date, time, and place of the meeting; (3) the name of the minor classified as a truant; (4) the basis for the referral to the county attorney; (5) a warning that a criminal complaint may be filed against the parents or guardians pursuant to section 120A.34 for failure to compel the attendance of the minor at school or that action may be taken in juvenile court; and (6) a statement that the meeting is voluntary.
Minn. Stat. § 617.90 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.90
§ 617.90 GRAFFITI DAMAGE ACTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "graffiti" means unauthorized markings of paint, dye, or other similar substance that have been placed on real or personal property such as buildings, fences, transportation equipment, or other structures, or the unauthorized etching or scratching of the surfaces of such real or personal property, any of which markings, scratchings, or etchings are visible from premises open to the public.

§ Subd. 2. Cause of action. An action for damage to property caused by graffiti may be brought by the owner of public or private property on which graffiti has been placed. Damages may be recovered for three times the cost of restoring the property, or the court may order a defendant to perform the work of restoring the property. Damages may be recovered from an individual who placed graffiti on public or private real or personal property or from the parent of a minor individual. The liability of the parent is limited to the amount specified in section 540.18 . The court may award attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff.
Minn. Stat. § 168.031 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.031
§ 168.031 REGISTRATION EXEMPTION; ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The motor vehicle of any person who engages in active military service in any branch or unit of the United States armed forces shall be exempt from the motor vehicle registration tax during the period of such active service and for 90 days immediately thereafter if the owner, before, during, or within 90 days after completion of that active service, files with the registrar of motor vehicles a written application for exemption with such proof of military service as the registrar may have required and if the motor vehicle is not operated on a public highway within the state during the requested period of exemption, except by the owner while on furlough or leave of absence from the military.

(b) The motor vehicle of any disabled war veteran, which vehicle has been furnished free, in whole or in part, by the United States government to said disabled veteran, shall be exempt from the motor vehicle registration tax. The motor vehicle owned and registered by a former prisoner of war that bears the "EX-POW" plates is exempt from the motor vehicle registration tax.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term "active service" shall have the meaning given this term in section 190.05 , subdivisions 5b and 5c, but excludes service performed exclusively for purposes of:

(1) annual training and other periodic inactive duty training for National Guard and other reserve members;

(2) special training periodically made available to National Guard and other reserve members;

(3) service performed in accordance with section 190.08, subdivision 3 ; and

(4) service performed as part of the active guard/reserve program pursuant to United States Code, title 32, section 502(f), or other applicable authority.
Minn. Stat. § 244.053 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.053
§ 244.053 NOTICE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN OFFENDERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Notice of impending release. At least 60 days before the release of any inmate convicted of an offense requiring registration under section 243.166 , the commissioner of corrections shall send written notice of the impending release to the sheriff of the county and the police chief of the city in which the inmate will reside or in which placement will be made in a work release program. The sheriff of the county where the offender was convicted also shall be notified of the inmate's impending release.

§ Subd. 2. Additional notice. The same notice shall be sent to the following persons concerning a specific inmate convicted of an offense requiring registration under section 243.166 : (1) the victim of the crime for which the inmate was convicted or a deceased victim's next of kin if the victim or deceased victim's next of kin requests the notice in writing; (2) any witnesses who testified against the inmate in any court proceedings involving the offense, if the witness requests the notice in writing; and (3) any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney. The notice sent to victims under clause (1) must inform the person that the person has the right to request and receive information about the offender authorized for disclosure under the community notification provisions of section 244.052 . If the victim or witness is under the age of 16, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child. The commissioner shall send the notices required by this provision to the last address provided to the commissioner by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the commissioner with a current address. Information regarding witnesses requesting the notice, information regarding any other person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney to receive the notice, and the notice are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12 , and are not available to the inmate. The notice to victims provided under this subdivision does not limit the victim's right to request notice of release under section 611A.06 .

§ Subd. 3. No extension of release date. The existence of the notice requirements contained in this section shall in no event require an extension of the release date.
Minn. Stat. § 237.769 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.769
§ 237.769 RULES APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

Any company under a plan is subject to any rules adopted under section 237.16 on the same date as those rules are applicable to other companies.
Minn. Stat. § 153B.35 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 153B / Section 153B.35
§ 153B.35 EMPLOYMENT BY AN ACCREDITED FACILITY; SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A licensed orthotist, prosthetist, pedorthist, assistant, or orthotic fitter may provide limited, supervised orthotic or prosthetic patient care services beyond their licensed scope of practice if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) the licensee is employed by a patient care facility that is accredited by a national accrediting organization in orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics;

(2) written objective criteria are documented by the accredited facility to describe the knowledge and skills required by the licensee to demonstrate competency to provide additional specific and limited orthotic or prosthetic patient care services that are outside the licensee's scope of practice;

(3) the licensee provides orthotic or prosthetic patient care only at the direction of a supervisor who is licensed as an orthotist, pedorthist, or prosthetist who is employed by the facility to provide the specific orthotic or prosthetic patient care or services that are outside the licensee's scope of practice; and

(4) the supervised orthotic or prosthetic patient care occurs in compliance with facility accreditation standards.
Minn. Stat. § 462.373 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462 / Section 462.373
§ 462.373 REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD; POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Staff, advisors, contracts. The regional planning board may employ a planning director and necessary staff, or appoint an advisory planning commission, or both, to assist it in exercising its powers and duties. The regional planning board may hire experts and consultants and contract with other planning agencies for necessary services.

§ Subd. 2. Regional development plan. The regional planning board may prepare and from time to time revise, amend, extend, or add to a plan or plans for the development of the region, which plan or plans collectively shall be known as the regional development plan. No portion of a regional development plan shall be adopted by the regional planning board until it has been referred to the governing bodies of participating units for their review and their recommendation within such time as is prescribed in the agreement.

§ Subd. 3. Funds, grants, services of others. The regional planning board may accept funds, grants, and services from the government of the United States or its agencies, from the state of Minnesota or its departments, agencies or instrumentalities, or from any governmental unit whether participating in the regional agency or not, and from private and civic sources.
Minn. Stat. § 317A.735 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.735
§ 317A.735 DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. In performing their duties under section 317A.725 , the board, or the officers acting under the direction of the board, shall distribute the assets of the corporation in the following order of priority: (1) distribution of assets received and held for a special use or purpose under subdivision 2; (2) payment of costs and expenses of the dissolution proceedings, including attorney fees and disbursements; (3) payment of debts, obligations, and liabilities of the corporation; (4) distribution of assets pursuant to articles or bylaws of the dissolving corporation or the rules or canons of another organization under subdivision 3; and (5) distribution of remaining assets under subdivision 4.

§ Subd. 2. Special use or purpose. Assets of the corporation may not be diverted from the uses and purposes for which the assets have been received and held, or from the uses and purposes expressed or intended by the original donor.

§ Subd. 3. Articles, bylaws, or another organization. Where the articles or bylaws of the dissolving corporation, or the rules or canons of another organization by which the dissolving corporation is bound, provide for a particular distribution of the assets of the dissolving corporation, the assets must be distributed accordingly.

§ Subd. 4. Remainder. The distribution of assets held for or devoted to a charitable or public use or purpose is subject to section 501B.31 .
Minn. Stat. § 79A.28 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 79A / Section 79A.28
§ 79A.28 OPEN MEETING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

The commercial self-insurance group security fund and its board of trustees shall not be subject to:

(1) the Open Meeting Law, chapter 13D;

(2) the Open Appointments Law;

(3) the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, chapter 13; and

(4) except where specifically set forth, the Administrative Procedure Act.
Minn. Stat. § 386.75 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 386 / Section 386.75
§ 386.75 PRACTICE OF ATTORNEYS NOT ABRIDGED.
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall limit or abridge the rights of a duly licensed attorney at law in the attorney's practice in the state of Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 253D.18 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 253D / Section 253D.18
§ 253D.18 ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A committed person has the right to be free from unnecessary or excessive administrative restriction. Administrative restriction shall not be used for the convenience of staff, for retaliation for filing complaints, or as a substitute for program treatment. Administrative restriction may not involve any further deprivation of privileges than is necessary.

(b) Administrative restriction may include separate and secure housing.

(c) Committed persons under administrative restriction shall not be limited in access to their attorney.

(d) If a committed person is placed on administrative restriction because the committed person is suspected of committing a crime, the secure treatment facility must report the crime to the appropriate police agency within 24 hours of the beginning of administrative restriction. The committed person must be released from administrative restriction if a police agency does not begin an investigation within 72 hours of the report.

(e) A committed person placed on administrative restriction because the committed person is a subject of a criminal investigation must be released from administrative restriction when the investigation is completed. If the committed person is charged with a crime following the investigation, administrative restriction may continue until the charge is disposed of.

(f) The secure treatment facility must notify the committed person's attorney of the committed person being placed on administrative restriction within 24 hours after the beginning of administrative restriction.

(g) The executive board shall establish policies and procedures according to section 246C.10 , regarding the use of administrative restriction. The policies and procedures shall identify the implementation and termination of administrative restrictions. Use of administration restriction and the reason associated with the use shall be documented in the committed person's medical record.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.243 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.243
§ 383B.243 PER DIEMS.
Status: in_force

Members of the library board shall be allowed a per diem not to exceed $50 for meetings relating to advice and recommendations concerning the library program. Each member may also be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred as a result of the meeting. Payment for meetings of the library board shall be authorized in an amount not to exceed two meetings monthly.