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Minn. Stat. § 473.41 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.41
§ 473.41 TRANSIT SHELTERS AND STOPS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Transit authority" means: (1) a statutory or home rule charter city, with respect to rights-of-way at bus stop and train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the city or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the city; (2) the Metropolitan Council, with respect to transit shelters and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the council or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the council; or (3) a replacement service provider under section 473.388 , with respect to rights-of-way at bus stop and train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the provider or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the provider. (c) "Transit shelter" means a wholly or partially enclosed structure provided for public use as a waiting area in conjunction with light rail transit, bus rapid transit, or regular route transit.

§ Subd. 2. Design. (a) A transit authority shall establish design specifications for establishment and replacement of its transit shelters, which must include: (1) engineering standards, as appropriate; (2) maximization of protection from the wind, snow, and other elements; (3) to the extent feasible, inclusion of warming capability at each shelter in which there is a proportionally high number of transit service passenger boardings; and (4) full accessibility for the elderly and persons with disabilities. (b) The council shall consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee.

§ Subd. 3. Maintenance. A transit authority shall ensure transit shelters are maintained in good working order and are accessible to all users of the transit system. This requirement includes but is not limited to: (1) keeping transit shelters reasonably clean and free from graffiti; and (2) removing snow and ice in a manner that provides accessibility for the elderly and persons with disabilities to be able to enter and exit transit shelters, and board and exit trains at each stop.
Minn. Stat. § 15.62 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.62
§ 15.62 ATHLETIC LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision shall have the meanings here given them: (1) "public employee" has the meaning given it in section 179A.03 ; (2) "team" includes any group leader, coach, official or athlete who comprise the official delegation of the United States to world or Olympic competition.

§ Subd. 2. Public employee. A public employee who qualifies as a member of a United States team for athletic competition on the world championship, Pan American, or Olympic team in a sport sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, may be granted a leave of absence without loss of pay or other benefits or rights for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in the competition. In no event shall the paid leave under this section exceed the period of the official training camp and competition combined or 90 calendar days a year, whichever is less.

§ Subd. 3. Political subdivision employee. If the public employee granted the leave is an employee of a school district, university system or other political subdivision, the employer is responsible for the actual cost of employing a substitute.
Minn. Stat. § 13.785 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.785
§ 13.785 VETERANS OR MILITARY AFFAIRS DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
Status: in_force

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

§ Subd. 2. Department of Veterans Affairs. (a) Certain veterans benefits and military certificates of discharge. Access to military certificates of discharge and to files pertaining to claims for certain veterans benefits is governed by section 196.08 . (b) Environmental Hazards Information and Assistance Act. Disclosure of summary data and of the identity of a veteran about whom information is received under sections 196.19 to 196.26 , is governed by section 196.25 .

§ Subd. 3. Veterans rewards and privileges; service officers. Data maintained by county veterans service officers are classified under section 197.603 .

§ Subd. 4. Deceased veterans data. Data relating to veterans deceased as a result of service-connected causes are classified under section 197.225 .

§ Subd. 5. Veterans stable housing. Data maintained for purposes of the veterans stable housing initiative is classified under section 196.081 .

§ Subd. 6. Service member data; disclosure to adjutant general. Access to data on a service member of the military forces by the adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard is governed by section 192.67, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 322C.1012 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.1012
§ 322C.1012 ACTION ON PLAN OF DOMESTICATION BY DOMESTICATING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Consent required. A plan of domestication must be consented to: (1) by all the members, subject to section 322C.1015 , if the domesticating company is a limited liability company; and (2) as provided in the domesticating company's governing statute, if the company is a foreign limited liability company.

§ Subd. 2. Amendment of plan or abandonment of domestication. Subject to any contractual rights, after a domestication is approved, and at any time before articles of domestication are filed with the secretary of state under section 322C.1013 , a domesticating limited liability company may amend the plan or abandon the domestication: (1) as provided in the plan; or (2) except as otherwise prohibited in the plan, by the same consent as was required to approve the plan.
Minn. Stat. § 626A.40 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626A / Section 626A.40
§ 626A.40 SUBJECT TO OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter authorizes conduct constituting a violation of any law of the United States.
Minn. Stat. § 465.78 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.78
§ 465.78 PARTICIPATE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECONDARY MARKET.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may sell at private or public sale, at the price or prices determined by the municipality, any note, mortgage, lease, sublease, lease purchase, or other instrument or obligation evidencing or securing a loan made for the purpose of economic development, job creation, redevelopment, or community revitalization to a business, for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an individual.

(b) Sales under this section must be made through arrangements whereby the ultimate sale of the instrument is to be made as part of a pool of instruments on behalf of one or more other municipalities, port authorities, housing and redevelopment authorities, or rural development finance authorities (other than a port authority or housing and redevelopment authority located wholly or partly within the municipality). The restrictions of the previous sentence do not apply if the sale is a public sale or if the proposed sale is submitted to and approved by the commissioner of commerce. The commissioner shall review the proposed sale to determine if the agreed-upon price adequately compensates the municipality, given the maturity, risk, and yield of the instrument. If a proposed sale is submitted to the commissioner of commerce and the sale is not disapproved in writing by the commissioner within 30 days, the sale is deemed approved. The restrictions contained in this paragraph apply to sales made under sections 469.059, subdivision 17 ; 469.101, subdivision 22 ; and 469.146, subdivision 3 .

(c) This section does not apply to an obligation to make payments to the municipality, if the underlying obligation arose out of a transaction in which the proceeds of the loan were financed by revenues derived from tax increments from a tax increment financing district that includes property owned by the borrower. For the purpose of this section, a "municipality" is any home rule charter city, statutory city, county, or town.
Minn. Stat. § 237.121 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.121
§ 237.121 PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A telephone company or telecommunications carrier may not do any of the following with respect to services regulated by the commission:

(1) upon request, fail to disclose in a timely and uniform manner information necessary for the design of equipment and services that will meet the specifications for interconnection;

(2) intentionally impair the speed, quality, or efficiency of services, products, or facilities offered to a consumer under a tariff, contract, or price list;

(3) fail to provide a service, product, or facility to a consumer other than a telephone company or telecommunications carrier in accordance with its applicable tariffs, price lists, or contracts and with the commission's rules and orders;

(4) refuse to provide a service, product, or facility to a telephone company or telecommunications carrier in accordance with its applicable tariffs, price lists, or contracts and with the commission's rules and orders;

(5) impose unreasonable or discriminatory restrictions on the resale of its services, provided that:

(i) it may require that residential service may not be resold as a different class of service; and

(ii) the commission may prohibit resale of services it has approved for provision for not-for-profit entities at rates less than those offered to the general public;

(6) provide telephone service to a person acting as a telephone company or telecommunications carrier if the commission has ordered the telephone company or telecommunications carrier to discontinue service to that person; or

(7) upon cancellation of telecommunications service, refuse to provide a prorated refund of payment made in advance by a customer.

(b) A telephone company or telecommunications carrier may not violate a provision of sections 325F.692 and 325F.693 , with regard to any of the services provided by the company or carrier.
Minn. Stat. § 501B.55 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501B / Section 501B.55
§ 501B.55 DATE OF CREATION OF INTERESTS AFFECTED BY THE PROCEDURES IN SECTIONS 501B.46 TO 501B.54.
Status: in_force

The procedures in sections 501B.46 to 501B.54 apply to proceedings initiated after January 1, 1990, with respect to interests created before, on, or after January 1, 1990.
Minn. Stat. § 354A.05 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354A / Section 354A.05
§ 354A.05 MEMBERSHIP IN A TEACHERS RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION IN ST. PAUL.
Status: in_force

Teachers contributing to the teachers retirement fund association, as provided in this chapter and the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the association, are entitled to the benefit of coverage by or entitlement to annuities or benefits from the association. All teachers of Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, are members of the teachers retirement fund association and participate in the benefits provided by the special retirement fund.
Minn. Stat. § 354A.21 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354A / Section 354A.21
§ 354A.21 PROPORTIONATE ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

A teacher who terminates employment at any time during the academic year at the end of which the teacher is required to terminate employment pursuant to this section shall be entitled upon application to a proportionate retirement annuity pursuant to section 356.32 . Nothing contained in this section shall preclude a district from employing a retired teacher as a substitute teacher but upon having earned an amount equal to the annual maximum earnings allowable for that age for the continued receipt of full benefit amounts monthly under the federal old age, survivors and disability insurance program as set by the secretary of health and human services pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 42, section 403, in any academic year from employment as a substitute teacher, any person over the age of 70 years shall terminate employment for the remainder of that academic year. No person employed as a substitute teacher after reaching the normal retirement age and who has retired under this chapter shall resume membership in the teachers retirement fund association by virtue of the employment as a substitute teacher.
Minn. Stat. § 144.4811 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.4811
§ 144.4811 PERIODIC REVIEW AND RELEASE FROM DETENTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Periodic review. If the carrier has been detained in a treatment facility or has been isolated pursuant to a court order, the commissioner shall submit a report to the court, the carrier, and the carrier's counsel within 90 days of the date of the court-ordered detention and every 90 days thereafter, until the carrier is released. The report must state the treatment the carrier receives, whether the carrier is cured or noninfectious, and whether the carrier will continue to be detained. If the carrier contests the commissioner's determination for continued detention, the carrier may request a hearing. The hearing on continued detention is governed by the provisions for a final hearing under section 144.4810 , excluding subdivision 5 of that section. The court shall order continued detention of the carrier if it finds that such detention is reasonable. This subdivision does not apply to consent orders or other confinement that has been voluntarily agreed upon by the parties.

§ Subd. 2. Carrier's petition for release. If the carrier is detained in a treatment facility or isolated pursuant to a court order, the carrier may make a good faith request for release from confinement prior to the 90-day review under subdivision 1 by filing a petition and notice of hearing with the court that ordered the confinement and by serving the petition and notice on the commissioner. The hearing on continued confinement is governed by the provisions for a final hearing under section 144.4810 , excluding subdivision 5 of that section. The court shall order continued detention of the carrier if it finds that such detention is reasonable.

§ Subd. 3. Release from detention based on order to compel examination. A carrier who has been detained in a treatment facility under a court order to compel the carrier to submit to a diagnostic tuberculosis examination shall be released only after: (1) the commissioner determines that the carrier does not have active tuberculosis; or (2) the commissioner determines that the carrier is not an endangerment to the public health.

§ Subd. 4. Release from detention based on endangerment. A carrier who is detained in a treatment facility or isolated under a court order because the carrier is an endangerment to the public health shall be released only after: (1) the commissioner determines that the carrier is cured; or (2) the commissioner determines that the carrier is no longer an endangerment to the public health.
Minn. Stat. § 469.049 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.049
§ 469.049 ESTABLISHMENT; CHARACTERISTICS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Saint Paul, Duluth; establishment. The Port Authority of Saint Paul and the seaway port authority of Duluth are established. The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth may also be known as the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.

§ Subd. 2. Public body characteristics. A port authority is a body politic and corporate with the right to sue and be sued in its own name. A port authority is a governmental subdivision under section 282.01 . A port authority carries out an essential governmental function of the state when it exercises its power, but the authority is not immune from liability because of this.
Minn. Stat. § 169A.72 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169A / Section 169A.72
§ 169A.72 DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

Driver training courses offered through the public schools and driver training courses offered by private or commercial schools or institutes shall include instruction which must encompass at least:

(1) information on the effects of consumption of beverage alcohol products and the use of illegal drugs, cannabis flower, cannabis products, lower-potency hemp edibles, hemp-derived consumer products, artificially derived cannabinoids, tetrahydrocannabinol derived from any source, prescription drugs, and nonprescription drugs on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle;

(2) the hazards of driving while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an intoxicating substance; and

(3) the legal penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an intoxicating substance.
Minn. Stat. § 29.061 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 29 / Section 29.061
§ 29.061 PRODUCTS TO BE LABELED.
Status: in_force

All poultry and poultry products shipped under the authority of sections 29.021 to 29.081 shall be uniformly labeled with designs prescribed and furnished by the commissioner of agriculture; provided that all labeling pertaining to disease or freedom therefrom shall first be approved by the Board of Animal Health.
Minn. Stat. § 473.315 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.315
§ 473.315 GRANTS FOR RECREATION OPEN SPACE.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. To certain metro governments or agencies. The Metropolitan Council with the advice of the commission may make grants, from any funds available to it for recreation open space purposes, to any implementing agency, as defined in section 473.351 , to cover the cost, or any portion of the cost, of acquiring or developing regional recreation open space in accordance with the policy plan; and all such agencies may enter into contracts for this purpose or rights or interests therein. The cost of acquisition shall include any payments required for relocation pursuant to sections 117.50 to 117.56 .

§ Subd. 2. MS 2013 Supp [Repealed, 2014 c 271 art 3 s 22 ]
Minn. Stat. § 383B.60 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.60
§ 383B.60 SPECIAL PERMITS; SEASONAL CONTRACTOR'S PERMIT; FEES.
Status: in_force

The county of Hennepin, to cover administrative costs in issuing special permits under the provisions of section 169.86 may charge a fee of $5 for each such permit issued, except a seasonal transportation permit to contractors who move their own machinery and equipment for their own use, the fee for such seasonal permit shall be $25, provided that all contractors' equipment and machinery hauled by "for hire" carriers pursuant to a contract or lease with said contractor shall also be included in the issuance of said permits. All such fees for permits issued shall be deposited in the county treasury and credited to the county road and bridge fund.
Minn. Stat. § 201.171 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 201 / Section 201.171
§ 201.171 POSTING VOTING HISTORY; FAILURE TO VOTE; REGISTRATION REMOVED.
Status: in_force

Within six weeks after every election, the county auditor shall post the voting history for every person who voted in the election. After the close of the calendar year, the secretary of state shall determine if any registrants have not voted during the preceding four years. The secretary of state shall perform list maintenance by changing the status of those registrants to "inactive" in the statewide registration system. The list maintenance performed must be conducted in a manner that ensures that the name of each registered voter appears in the official list of eligible voters in the statewide registration system. A voter must not be removed from the official list of eligible voters unless the voter is not eligible or is not registered to vote. List maintenance must include procedures for eliminating duplicate names from the official list of eligible voters.

The secretary of state shall also prepare a report to the county auditor containing the names of all registrants whose status was changed to "inactive."

Registrants whose status was changed to "inactive" must register in the manner specified in section 201.054 before voting in any primary, special primary, general, school district, or special election, as required by section 201.018 .

Although not counted in an election, a late or rejected absentee or mail ballot must be considered a vote for the purpose of continuing registration under this section, but is not considered voting history for the purpose of public information lists available under section 201.091, subdivision 4 .
Minn. Stat. § 240.16 — MN Code / Part 240_240A / Chapter 240 / Section 240.16
§ 240.16 STEWARDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Powers and duties. All horse races run at a licensed racetrack must be presided over by a board of three stewards, who must be appointees of the commission or persons approved by it. The commission shall designate one steward as chair. At least two stewards for all races either shall be employees of the commission who shall serve in the unclassified service, or shall be under contract with the commission to serve as stewards. The commission may delegate the following duties and powers to a board of stewards: (1) to ensure that races are run in accordance with the commission's rules; (2) to supervise the conduct of racing to ensure the integrity of the sport; (3) to settle disputes arising from the running of horse races, and to certify official results; (4) to impose on licensees, for violation of law or commission rules, fines of up to $10,000, suspensions of up to one year, and other sanctions as delegated by the commission or permitted under its rules; (5) to recommend to the commission where warranted penalties in excess of those in clause (4); (6) to otherwise enforce the laws and rules of racing; and (7) to perform other duties and have other powers assigned by the commission.

§ Subd. 1a. Simulcast. All simulcasts are subject to the regulation of the commission. The commission may assign an official to preside over these activities and, if so assigned, the official has the powers and duties provided by rule.

§ Subd. 2. Appeals; hearings. Except as provided by section 240.08, subdivision 5 , a ruling of a board of stewards may be appealed to the commission. The commission may review any ruling by the board of stewards on its own initiative. The commission may provide for appeals to be heard by less than a quorum of the commission. A hearing on a penalty imposed by a board of stewards must be granted on request.

§ Subd. 3. Procedural powers. A board of stewards has the authority to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, order the production of documents and other evidence, and regulate the course of hearings before it, according to the commission's rules. Hearings held by a board of stewards are not subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act except those provisions which the commission by rule makes applicable.

§ Subd. 4. Rules. In addition to rules under subdivision 3, the commission may promulgate rules governing the qualifications, appointment, approval, authority, removal, and compensation of stewards.

§ Subd. 5. Costs. The commission may require that a licensee reimburse it for the costs of providing a state-paid steward or stewards to supervise racing at the licensee's racetrack.

§ Subd. 6. Compensation. The total compensation of stewards who are employees of the commission must be commensurate with the compensation of stewards who are not commission employees.