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Minn. Stat. § 317A.133 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.133
§ 317A.133 PROCEDURE FOR AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Approval by incorporators or board. A majority of incorporators may amend the articles by written action if no directors are named in the original articles, if no directors have been elected, and if there are no members with voting rights. A majority of all directors may amend the articles if there are no members with voting rights, if members with voting rights have authorized the board to amend the articles under subdivision 3, or if the amendment merely restates the existing articles, as amended. Notice of the meeting and of the proposed amendment must be given to the board. An amendment restating the existing articles may, but need not, be submitted to and approved by the members with voting rights as provided in subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 2. Approval by board and members with voting rights. Amendments to the articles must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all directors and by the members with voting rights. If an amendment is initiated by the directors, proper notice of the proposed amendment must precede a meeting of the members with voting rights at which the amendment will be considered and must include the substance of the proposed amendment. If an amendment is proposed and approved by the members with voting rights, those members may demand a special board meeting within 60 days for consideration of the proposed amendment if a regular board meeting would not occur within 60 days.

§ Subd. 3. Approval by board where members have voting rights. (a) The members with voting rights may authorize the board of directors, subject to paragraph (c), to exercise from time to time the power of amendment of the articles without approval of the members with voting rights. (b) When the members with voting rights have authorized the board of directors to amend the articles, the board of directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all directors, unless the articles, bylaws, or the members' resolution authorizing the board action require a greater vote, may amend the articles at a meeting of the board. Notice of the meeting and of the proposed amendment must be given to the board. (c) The members with voting rights may prospectively revoke the authority of the board to exercise the power of the members to amend the articles at a meeting duly called for that purpose.

§ Subd. 4. Restriction of approval methods. Articles or bylaws may require greater than majority approval by the board or approval by greater than a majority of a quorum of the members with voting rights for an action under this section and may limit or prohibit the use of mail ballots by members with voting rights.

§ Subd. 5. Approval of class. The articles or bylaws may provide that an amendment also must be approved by the members of a class.
Minn. Stat. § 329.095 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.095
§ 329.095 DEAF OR MASQUERADING AS DEAF.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Prohibition. No person shall, while engaged in the business of peddling, sell or distribute finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf, or use finger alphabet cards or such printed matter or masquerade as a deaf person in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise; and no state or local license as provided in this chapter shall be issued to any person for the purpose of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf, or masquerading as a deaf person.

§ Subd. 2. Penalties. Any person who, while engaged in the business of peddling, sells or distributes finger alphabet cards or such printed matter, or uses the same, or masquerades as a deaf person in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.18 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.18
§ 325E.18 IDENTITY OF TRANSFEROR.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person for commercial purposes to sell, distribute, circulate, offer for sale, distribution or circulation, or possess for the purpose of sale, distribution or circulation, any recording unless the recording bears the actual name and address of the transferor of the sounds or images in a prominent place on its outside face, label, or package.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.729 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.729
§ 103D.729 WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. A watershed district may establish a water management district or districts in the territory within the watershed, for the purpose of collecting revenues and paying the costs of projects initiated under section 103B.231 , 103D.701 , or 103D.730 .

§ Subd. 2. Procedure. A watershed district may establish a water management district only by amendment to its plan in accordance with section 103D.401 , or 103B.231 for watershed districts in the metropolitan area, and compliance with subdivisions 3 and 4. The amendment must describe with particularity the territory or the area to be included in the water management district, the amount of the necessary charges, the methods used to determine charges, and the length of time the water management district will remain in force. After adoption, the amendment must be filed with the county auditor and county recorder of each county affected by the water management district. Charges must be collected according to section 444.075, subdivision 2a . The water management district may be dissolved by the procedure prescribed for the establishment of the water management district.

§ Subd. 3. Notification. The managers shall, ten days prior to a hearing or decision on projects implemented under this section, provide notice to the city, town, or county within the affected area. The city, town, or county receiving notice shall submit to the managers concerns relating to the implementation of the project. The managers shall consider the concerns of the city, town, or county in the decision on the project.

§ Subd. 4. Resolving disputes. Unresolved differences between local governments and the managers may be brought before the committee on dispute resolution under section 103B.101, subdivision 10 . Within 45 days of receiving the request for dispute resolution, the committee must consider the concerns of the local government. The committee has 30 days after meeting to issue a recommendation to the board for final decision.
Minn. Stat. § 29.205 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 29 / Section 29.205
§ 29.205 FAILURE TO KEEP REGISTERS; FALSE ENTRY THEREIN.
Status: in_force

Any person who fails to keep such record or causes to be entered or recorded any false, untruthful, deceptive, or misleading statement or data in any register required to be kept by sections 29.201 to 29.205 , or who changes, alters, destroys, mutilates, injures, secretes, conceals, or withholds from inspection any such register, or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This misdemeanor shall be deemed separate, apart from, and in addition to, any other crime or offense against the law committed by such person in connection with such transaction.
Minn. Stat. § 344.11 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 344 / Section 344.11
§ 344.11 LANDS OCCUPIED IN COMMON.
Status: in_force

If one of the occupants of enclosed lands belonging to different persons in severalty, which have been occupied by them in common without a partition fence, desires that the part occupied by that person be occupied in severalty, and the other party fails to divide the land or to build a fence on part of the land when it has been divided, the party desiring it may have the land divided and assigned by the fence viewers in the manner provided in this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 270.87 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270 / Section 270.87
§ 270.87 CERTIFICATION TO COUNTY ASSESSORS.
Status: in_force

After making an annual determination of the equalized fair market value of the operating property of each company in each of the respective counties, and in the taxing districts therein, the commissioner shall certify the equalized fair market value to the county assessor on or before June 30. The equalized fair market value of the operating property of the railroad company in the county and the taxing districts therein is the value on which taxes must be levied and collected in the same manner as on the commercial and industrial property of such county and the taxing districts therein. If the commissioner determines that the equalized fair market value certified on or before June 30 is in error, the commissioner may issue a corrected certification on or before August 31. The commissioner may correct errors that are merely clerical in nature until December 31.
Minn. Stat. § 581.02 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 581 / Section 581.02
§ 581.02 APPLICATION, CERTAIN SECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of sections 580.08 , 580.09 , 580.12 , 580.22 , 580.25 , and 580.27 , so far as they relate to the form of the certificate of sale, shall apply to and govern the foreclosure of mortgages by action.

(b) Section 580.07 applies to actions for the foreclosure of mortgages taken under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 59D.05 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 59D / Section 59D.05
§ 59D.05 CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY OR OTHER INSURANCE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Reimbursement or payment statement. Contractual liability or other insurance policies insuring GAP waivers must state the obligation of the insurer to reimburse or pay to the creditor any sums the creditor is legally obligated to waive under the GAP waivers issued by the creditor and purchased or held by the borrower.

§ Subd. 2. Coverage of assignee. Coverage under a contractual liability or other insurance policy insuring a GAP waiver must also cover a subsequent assignee upon the assignment, sale, or transfer of the finance agreement.

§ Subd. 3. Term. Coverage under a contractual liability or other insurance policy insuring a GAP waiver must remain in effect unless canceled or terminated in compliance with applicable laws.

§ Subd. 4. Effect of cancellation or termination. The cancellation or termination of a contractual liability or other insurance policy must not reduce the insurer's responsibility for GAP waivers issued by the creditor before the date of cancellation or termination and for which a premium has been received by the insurer.
Minn. Stat. § 645.22 — MN Code / Part 645_648 / Chapter 645 / Section 645.22
§ 645.22 UNIFORM LAWS.
Status: in_force

Laws uniform with those of other states shall be interpreted and construed to effect their general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact them.
Minn. Stat. § 136F.30 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136F / Section 136F.30
§ 136F.30 COURSES AND PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The board shall review and approve or disapprove campus proposals for adding, deleting, or substantially changing programs of study, including graduate and undergraduate academic programs, training in professional, semiprofessional, and technical fields, and adult education. The board shall avoid duplicate program offerings. The board may initiate activities to close programs. The board shall place a high priority on ensuring the transferability of credit.
Minn. Stat. § 125A.71 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 125A / Section 125A.71
§ 125A.71 DEPOSIT AND APPROPRIATION OF RENTS AND FEES OF ACADEMIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Rental income; appropriation. Rental income must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a revolving fund of the academies. Money in the revolving fund for rental income is annually appropriated to the academies for staff development purposes. Payment from the revolving fund for rental income may be made only according to vouchers authorized by the administrator of the academies.

§ Subd. 2. Fees; appropriation. Income received under subdivision 3 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a revolving fund of the academies. Money in the revolving fund for fees from conferences, seminars, technical assistance, production of instructionally related materials and other services is annually appropriated to the academies to defray expenses of those services. Payment from the revolving fund for conferences and other fees may be made only according to vouchers authorized by the administrator of the academies.

§ Subd. 3. Contracts; fees; appropriation. The board of the Minnesota State Academies may enter into agreements for the academies to provide respite care and supplemental educational instruction and services including assessments and counseling. The agreements may be made with public or private agencies or institutions, school districts, service cooperatives, or counties. The board may authorize the academies to provide conferences, seminars, nondistrict and district requested technical assistance, and production of instructionally related materials.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0703 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0703
§ 322C.0703 KNOWN CLAIMS AGAINST DISSOLVED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Notice of known claims. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 4, a dissolved limited liability company may give notice of a known claim under subdivision 2 that has the effect as provided in subdivision 3.

§ Subd. 2. Notice requirements. A dissolved limited liability company may in a record notify its known claimants of the dissolution. The notice must: (1) specify the information required to be included in a claim; (2) provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent; (3) state the deadline for receipt of the claim, which may not be less than 120 days after the date the notice is received by the claimant; and (4) state that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.

§ Subd. 3. Claims barred. A claim against a dissolved limited liability company is barred if the requirements of subdivision 2 are met and: (1) the claim is not received by the specified deadline; or (2) if the claim is timely received but rejected by the company: (i) the company causes the claimant to receive a notice in a record stating that the claim is rejected and will be barred unless the claimant commences an action against the company to enforce the claim within 90 days after the claimant receives the notice; and (ii) the claimant does not commence the required action within the 90 days.

§ Subd. 4. Bar limitation. This section does not apply to a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution or a liability that on that date is contingent.
Minn. Stat. § 260B.415 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260B / Section 260B.415
§ 260B.415 APPEAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Persons entitled to appeal; procedure. (a) An appeal may be taken by the aggrieved person from a final order of the juvenile court affecting a substantial right of the aggrieved person, including, but not limited to, an order adjudging a child to be delinquent or a juvenile traffic offender. The appeal shall be taken within 30 days of the filing of the appealable order. The court administrator shall notify the person having legal custody of the minor of the appeal. Failure to notify the person having legal custody of the minor shall not affect the jurisdiction of the appellate court. The order of the juvenile court shall stand, pending the determination of the appeal, but the reviewing court may in its discretion and upon application stay the order. (b) An appeal may be taken by an aggrieved person from an order of the juvenile court on the issue of certification of a matter for prosecution under the laws and court procedures controlling adult criminal violations. Certification appeals shall be expedited as provided by applicable rules.

§ Subd. 2. Appeal. The appeal from a juvenile court is taken to the court of appeals as in civil cases, except as provided in subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.02 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.02
§ 325E.02 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

Any customer deposit required before commencement of service by a privately or publicly owned water, gas, telephone, cable television, electric light, heat, or power company shall be subject to the following:

(a) Upon termination of service with all bills paid, the deposit shall be returned to the customer within 45 days, less any deductions made in accordance with paragraph (c).

(b) Interest shall be paid on deposits in excess of $20. The rate of interest must be set annually and be equal to the weekly average yield of one-year United States Treasury securities adjusted for constant maturity for the last full week in November. The interest rate must be rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. By December 15 of each year, the commissioner of commerce shall announce the rate of interest that must be paid on all deposits held during all or part of the subsequent year. The company may, at its option, pay the interest at intervals it chooses but at least annually, by direct payment, or as a credit on bills.

(c) At the time the deposit is made the company shall furnish the customer with a written receipt specifying the conditions, if any, the deposit will be diminished upon return.

(d) Advance payments or prepayments shall not be construed as being a deposit.
Minn. Stat. § 123A.08 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 123A / Section 123A.08
§ 123A.08 STATE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FUNDING.
Status: reserved

§ Subdivision 1. Outside sources for resources and services. A state-approved alternative program may accept: (1) resources and services from postsecondary institutions serving state-approved alternative program pupils; (2) resources from Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220 programs, including funding for jobs skills training for various groups and the percentage reserved for education; (3) resources from the Department of Human Services and county welfare funding; (4) resources from a local education and employment transitions partnership; or (5) private resources, foundation grants, gifts, corporate contributions, and other grants.

§ Subd. 2. General education aid. Payment of general education aid for nonresident pupils enrolled in area learning centers and alternative learning programs must be made according to section 127A.47, subdivision 7 .

§ Subd. 3. Special education revenue. Payment of special education revenue for nonresident pupils enrolled in the state-approved alternative program must be made according to section 127A.47, subdivision 7 .
Minn. Stat. § 147E.40 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147E / Section 147E.40
§ 147E.40 FEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Fees. (a) Fees are as follows: (1) registration application fee, $200; (2) renewal fee, $150; (3) late fee, $75; (4) inactive status fee, $50; (5) temporary permit fee, $25; (6) naturopathic doctor certification fee, $25; (7) naturopathic doctor emeritus registration fee, $50; (8) naturopathic doctor certification fee, $25; (9) duplicate license or registration fee, $20; (10) certification letter fee, $25; (11) verification fee, $25; (12) education or training program approval fee, $100; and (13) report creation and generation fee, $60 per hour billed in quarter-hour increments with a quarter-hour minimum. (b) The revenue generated from the fees must be deposited in an account in the state government special revenue fund.

§ Subd. 2. Proration of fees. The board may prorate the initial annual registration fee. All registrants are required to pay the full fee upon registration renewal.

§ Subd. 3. Penalty fee for late renewals. An application for registration renewal submitted after the deadline must be accompanied by a late fee in addition to the required fees.

§ Subd. 4. Nonrefundable fees. All of the fees in subdivision 1 are nonrefundable.
Minn. Stat. § 638.22 — MN Code / Part 636_643 / Chapter 638 / Section 638.22
§ 638.22 LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
Status: in_force

Beginning February 15, 2025, and every February 15 thereafter, the commission must submit a written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety, corrections, and judiciary that contains at least the following information:

(1) the number of clemency applications received by the commission during the preceding calendar year;

(2) the number of favorable and adverse recommendations made by the commission for each type of clemency;

(3) the number of applications granted and denied by the board for each type of clemency;

(4) the crimes for which the applications were granted by the board, the year of each conviction, and the individual's age at the time of the crime; and

(5) summary data voluntarily reported by applicants, including but not limited to demographic information on race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, and age, of applicants recommended or not recommended for clemency by the commission.
Minn. Stat. § 29.021 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 29 / Section 29.021
§ 29.021 COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture shall have the power to employ such persons as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 29.021 to 29.081 , and to fix all salaries and provide for expenses generally not inconsistent with law. The commissioner is authorized and directed to formulate and adopt plans whereby owners of poultry flocks and poultry breeding flocks may, upon application, have their flocks culled, inspected, and supervised, to the end that these flocks may be accredited and certified for standard type and egg quality and production; and likewise, poultry hatcheries and dealers may be accredited and certified as hatching and selling products produced only from accredited and certified flocks. The commissioner is authorized to make, publish, and enforce rules to these ends, not inconsistent with law, and to define, prescribe, and authorize the use of uniform terminology to apply to varying degrees of accreditation and certification. The commissioner is authorized to adopt the "standard breeding plan" of accreditation and certification sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, or any other plan, and to cooperate with that department in matters of poultry improvement, egg quality and production. The commissioner is authorized to prescribe and collect fees for inspection and supervision, and to prescribe and furnish labels, leg bands, and certificates of accreditation and certification and such other supplies as may be necessary, and to prescribe and collect fees for the same. Fees shall be fixed by the commissioner at the beginning of each fiscal year and reviewed and adjusted, if necessary, at the end of each six-month period in order that the fees prescribed shall, insofar as practicable, cover the cost of all services rendered. The commissioner is authorized to do such other things as the commissioner may deem needful and expedient to improve poultry breeding and practices and egg quality and production and to give effect to sections 29.021 to 29.081 , in connection with those parties who wish to comply with the programs promulgated in accordance with this section.
Minn. Stat. § 426.13 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.13
§ 426.13 ACCESS TO BOOKS, PAPERS.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of fully complying with sections 426.11 to 426.13 , the city comptroller, or any person the city comptroller may designate, shall have full and complete access to all books, papers, documents, statements, or accounts on file or of record with any of these boards or departments, at any and all times and any officer, agent, employee, or other person in charge of any board or department refusing the city comptroller full and complete access to all such books, papers, documents, statements, or accounts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.