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Minn. Stat. § 169.57 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.57
§ 169.57 VEHICLE SIGNALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Stoplights. (a) Any vehicle may be equipped and when required under this chapter, shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps on the rear which shall emit a red or yellow light and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake and which may, but need not be, incorporated with the tail lamps and which shall be plainly visible and understandable from a distance of 100 feet to the rear during normal sunlight and at night. (b) No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1960, unless it is equipped with at least two stop lamps meeting the requirements of this subdivision, except that a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or truck-tractor manufactured or assembled after said date shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of this subdivision.

§ Subd. 2. Turn signal. (a) Any vehicle may be equipped, and when required under this chapter shall be equipped, with a lamp or lamps or mechanical signal device of such color as may be approved by the commissioner of public safety and capable of clearly indicating any intention to turn either to the right or to the left and shall be visible and understandable during both daytime and nighttime from a distance of 100 feet both to the front and rear. (b) It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any new motor vehicle, excepting motorcycles, motor scooters, and bicycles with motor attached, unless it is equipped with turn signals meeting the requirements of this chapter.

§ Subd. 3. Maintenance. (a) When a vehicle is equipped with stop lamps or signal lamps, the lamps must at all times be maintained in good working condition. (b) All mechanical signal devices must be self-illumined when in use at the times when lighted lamps on vehicles are required.

§ Subd. 4. Alteration of stop lamp prohibited. On a vehicle that must be equipped with a single center high-mounted stop lamp under federal motor vehicle safety standards, and on any other vehicle equipped with a similar stop lamp, a person may not alter the stop lamp by the addition of an overlay or other device, or install a replacement lens, if the alteration or installation alters or obscures any portion of the lamp or affects the intensity of light emitted.
Minn. Stat. § 142B.61 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142B / Section 142B.61
§ 142B.61 CHILD CARE PROGRAM REPORTING NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Policies and procedures. (a) The Department of Children, Youth, and Families must develop policies and procedures for reporting suspected child maltreatment that fulfill the requirements in chapter 260E and provide the policies and procedures to all licensed child care providers. The policies and procedures must be written in plain language. (b) The policies and procedures required in paragraph (a) must: (1) be provided to the parents of all children at the time of enrollment in the child care program; and (2) be made available upon request.

§ Subd. 2. Licensing agency phone number displayed. A new or renewed child care license must include the licensing agency's telephone number and a statement that informs parents who have questions about their child's care that they may call the licensing agency.
Minn. Stat. § 375A.08 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375A / Section 375A.08
§ 375A.08 COUNTY AUDITOR-ADMINISTRATOR PLAN.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authorization; duties. Subject to the exclusions recited in section 375A.01, subdivision 2 , any county which has not provided for the appointment of the county auditor and has not combined the offices of auditor and treasurer may adopt the auditor-administrator plan. In any county adopting the county auditor-administrator plan, the elected county auditor shall serve also as county administrator pursuant to section 375A.06 and shall continue to perform all the duties of a county auditor as provided by law, except that the duties of the office of county auditor established by law appertaining to computation of taxes, delinquent taxes and receipt and disbursement of moneys shall be transferred to and vested in the office of county treasurer.

§ Subd. 2. Election. In any county adopting the county auditor-administrator plan, the office of county auditor shall become the office of auditor-administrator and the auditor-administrator shall be nominated and elected by all voters of the county in the manner provided by law for the election of county offices.
Minn. Stat. § 352B.27 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352B / Section 352B.27
§ 352B.27 SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Earlier retirement laws. The rights, privileges, annuities, and benefits, whether presently accrued or to accrue in the future, extended to those persons designated or described in Laws 1967, chapter 244, section 4; Laws 1969, chapter 693, sections 15 and 17; Laws 1971, chapter 278, section 3; and Laws 1971, chapter 543, section 1 continue in effect as provided, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.

§ Subd. 2. Benefits to continue. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, all persons who on May 8, 1973, are receiving any benefit, annuity, or payment from the Highway Patrol officers' retirement fund shall, after May 8, 1973, receive the same benefit, annuity, or payment from the fund.
Minn. Stat. § 48A.02 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.02
§ 48A.02 APPLICATION FOR STATE TRUST COMPANY CHARTER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Procedure. An application for a trust company charter must be in the form prescribed by the commissioner. The procedure in sections 46.041 to 46.045 apply, except for the conditions in section 46.044, subdivision 1 , clauses (1) to (6).

§ Subd. 2. Conditions. The commissioner shall grant an application for a trust company charter if: (1) the applicants are of good moral character and financial integrity; (2) there is reasonable public demand for this trust company in this location that: (i) considers the needs of the community for trust service of the kind applied for and the probable volume of trust business available to the applicant; and (ii) the probable volume of business in this location is sufficient to ensure and maintain the solvency of the new trust company and the solvency of the existing trust company or trust companies in the locality; (3) the commissioner is satisfied the proposed trust company will be properly and safely managed considering: (i) the general character and ability of the proposed management; (ii) the nature of the supervision to be given to the proposed trust activities, including the qualifications and experience of the members of the proposed trust investment committee; (iii) the qualifications, experience, and character of the proposed executive officer or officers of the trust company; and (iv) whether the trust company will have available competent legal counsel to advise and pass upon trust matters whenever necessary; (4) the commissioner is satisfied that the capital funds are available and the commissioner may accept any reasonable demonstration including subscription agreements supported by current financial statements; and (5) any other facts and circumstances that the commissioner considers proper. The commissioner shall deny an application that does not satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.901 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.901
§ 302A.901 SERVICE OF PROCESS ON CORPORATION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Who may be served. A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation may be served either upon the registered agent, if any, of the corporation named in the articles, or upon an officer of the corporation, or upon the secretary of state as provided in section 5.25 .

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1995 c 128 art 1 s 20 ]

§ Subd. 2a. [Repealed, 1995 c 128 art 1 s 20 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1995 c 128 art 1 s 20 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1995 c 128 art 1 s 20 ]
Minn. Stat. § 144.09 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.09
§ 144.09 COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

The state of Minnesota, through its legislative authority:

(1) accepts the provisions of any act of Congress providing for cooperation between the government of the United States and the several states in public protection of maternity and infancy;

(2) empowers and directs the commissioner to cooperate with the federal Children's Bureau to carry out the purposes of such acts; and

(3) appoints the commissioner of management and budget as custodian of all moneys given to the state by the United States under the authority of such acts and such money shall be paid out in the manner provided by such acts for the purposes therein specified.
Minn. Stat. § 181.57 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.57
§ 181.57 APPLICATION OF SECTIONS 181.55 AND 181.56.
Status: in_force

Sections 181.55 and 181.56 shall not apply to farm labor, nor to casual employees temporarily employed, nor employers employing less than ten employees.
Minn. Stat. § 383D.71 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383D / Section 383D.71
§ 383D.71 RESOURCE RECOVERY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Nonmetropolitan county powers. Dakota County may exercise the powers of a county under section 400.08 , in addition to the powers that Dakota County may exercise under other law. The county may expend money for resource recovery purposes under sections 473.801 to 473.845 .

§ Subd. 2. MS 1994 [Repealed, 1995 c 247 art 2 s 55 ]
Minn. Stat. § 298.297 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 298 / Section 298.297
§ 298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

Before submission of a project to the advisory board, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3 . The advisory board shall not make recommendations on a proposal until it has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.50 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.50
§ 383A.50 ADMINISTRATION OF BUDGET.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 1990 [Repealed, 1991 c 51 s 6 ]

§ Subd. 2. Warrant-check. (a) On each warrant that Ramsey County draws on the county treasury, the county shall state the purpose for which it is issued. The warrant may be so designed that it becomes a check on the county depository and may be known as a "warrant-check." (b) The warrant-check need not show the fund from which drawn.

§ Subd. 3. MS 1990 [Repealed, 1991 c 51 s 6 ]

§ Subd. 4. Illegal expenditure; gross misdemeanor. A county commissioner who knowingly authorizes or makes a payment or incurs an obligation in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 5. Lapse of appropriations. (a) Each appropriation, except an appropriation for a capital expenditure, lapses at the close of the fiscal year to the extent that it has not been expended or encumbered. (b) An appropriation for a capital expenditure continues in force until the purpose for which it was made has been accomplished or abandoned; the purpose of appropriation of this kind is abandoned if three years pass without a disbursement from or encumbrance of the appropriation.

§ Subd. 6. Joint city-county liabilities. The city of Saint Paul and the county of Ramsey may agree to provide for a mutually satisfactory method of paying for services, materials or supplies for which they are jointly charged under law. Either the city or the county may pay for these services made from a joint fund established under the exclusive control of either the city or the county. If the agreement provides that one subdivision of government shall pay a joint obligation in full, it may provide that the other subdivision shall discharge its part of the joint obligation by paying its share of the obligation to the subdivision first paying the obligation in full.
Minn. Stat. § 65A.44 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A.44
§ 65A.44 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to this section and section 65A.45 .

§ Subd. 2. Insurer. "Insurer" means an insurer licensed to write insurance and writing residential renter's insurance in this state.

§ Subd. 3. Residential renter's insurance policy. "Residential renter's insurance policy" means insurance coverage normally written by the insurer as a standard residential renter's package policy.
Minn. Stat. § 116.47 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.47
§ 116.47 EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 116.48 , 116.49 , and 116.491 do not apply to:

(1) farm or residential tanks of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;

(2) tanks of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored;

(3) pipeline facilities, including gathering lines, regulated under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, United States Code, title 49, chapter 24, or the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, United States Code, title 49, chapter 29;

(4) surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons;

(5) stormwater or wastewater collection systems;

(6) flow-through process tanks;

(7) tanks located in an underground area, including basements, cellars, mine workings, drifts, shafts, or tunnels, if the storage tank is located upon or above the surface of the floor;

(8) septic tanks;

(9) tanks used for storing liquids that are gaseous at atmospheric temperature and pressure; or

(10) tanks used for storing agricultural chemicals regulated under chapter 18B, 18C, or 18D.
Minn. Stat. § 548.21 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.21
§ 548.21 DISCHARGE OF JOINT DEBTOR.
Status: in_force

A creditor who has a debt, demand, or judgment against a copartnership, or several joint obligors, promisors, or debtors, may discharge one or more of such copartners, obligors, promisors, or debtors, without impairing the creditor's right to recover the residue of the debt or demand against the others, or preventing the enforcement of the proportionate share of any undischarged under such judgment. The discharge shall have the effect of a payment by the party discharged of the party's equal share of the debt, according to the number of debtors, aside from sureties. Such discharge shall not affect the liability of such copartners, obligors, promisors, or debtors to each other. In an action by the creditor to recover against those not discharged, the complaint shall set forth that the contract was made with the defendants and the party discharged, and that such party has been discharged.
Minn. Stat. § 144.2255 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.2255
§ 144.2255 CERTIFIED BIRTH RECORD FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application; certified birth record. A subject of a birth record who is a homeless youth in Minnesota or another state may apply to the state registrar or a local issuance office for a certified birth record according to this section. The state registrar or local issuance office shall issue a certified birth record or statement of no vital record found to a subject of a birth record who submits: (1) a completed application signed by the subject of the birth record; (2) a statement that the subject of the birth record is a homeless youth, signed by the subject of the birth record; and (3) one of the following: (i) a document of identity listed in Minnesota Rules, part 4601.2600 , subpart 8, or, at the discretion of the state registrar or local issuance office, Minnesota Rules, part 4601.2600 , subpart 9; (ii) a statement that complies with Minnesota Rules, part 4601.2600 , subparts 6 and 7; or (iii) a statement verifying that the subject of the birth record is a homeless youth that complies with the requirements in subdivision 2 and is from an employee of a human services agency that receives public funding to provide services to homeless youth, runaway youth, youth with mental illness, or youth with substance use disorders; a school staff person who provides services to homeless youth; or a school social worker.

§ Subd. 2. Statement verifying subject is a homeless youth. A statement verifying that a subject of a birth record is a homeless youth must include: (1) the following information regarding the individual providing the statement: first name, middle name, if any, and last name; home or business address; telephone number, if any; and email address, if any; (2) the first name, middle name, if any, and last name of the subject of the birth record; and (3) a statement specifying the relationship of the individual providing the statement to the subject of the birth record and verifying that the subject of the birth record is a homeless youth. The individual providing the statement must also provide a copy of the individual's employment identification.

§ Subd. 3. Expiration; reissuance. If a subject of a birth record obtains a certified birth record under this section using the statement specified in subdivision 1, clause (3), item (iii), the certified birth record issued shall expire six months after the date of issuance. Upon expiration of the certified birth record, the subject of the birth record may surrender the expired birth record to the state registrar or a local issuance office and obtain another birth record. Each certified birth record obtained under this subdivision shall expire six months after the date of issuance. If the subject of the birth record does not surrender the expired birth record, the subject may apply for a certified birth record using the process in subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 4. Data practices. Data listed under subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), item (iii), are private data on individuals.
Minn. Stat. § 645.446 — MN Code / Part 645_648 / Chapter 645 / Section 645.446
§ 645.446 HEALTH PLAN COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

The term "health plan company" or "health plan companies," when used in Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules, does not apply to an entity that offers, sells, issues, or renews only products expressly excluded from the definition of a health plan under section 62A.011, subdivision 3 , clauses (1), (4), (8), and (9), except in sections 3.7394 ; 62A.021 ; 62J.80 ; 72A.139 ; and 72A.20 , or unless otherwise specified.
Minn. Stat. § 10.46 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.46
§ 10.46 TELEPHONE RECORDS PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

Long-distance telephone bills paid for by the state or a political subdivision, including those of representatives, senators, judges, constitutional officers, heads of departments and agencies, local officials, and employees thereof, are public data.
Minn. Stat. § 403.164 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 403 / Section 403.164
§ 403.164 EXCLUSIVITY OF PREPAID WIRELESS E911 FEE.
Status: in_force

The prepaid wireless E911 fee imposed by section 403.161 is the only E911 funding obligation imposed with respect to prepaid wireless telecommunications service in this state, and no tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge may be imposed by this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any intergovernmental agency, for E911 funding purposes, upon any provider, seller, or consumer with respect to the sale, purchase, use, or provision of prepaid wireless telecommunications service.
Minn. Stat. § 508.30 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.30
§ 508.30 REGISTRAR OF TITLES.
Status: in_force

County recorders shall be the registrars of titles in their respective counties.
Minn. Stat. § 383C.46 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383C / Section 383C.46
§ 383C.46 EXPENSE TO BE PAID FROM COUNTY REVENUE FUND.
Status: in_force

After the filing of the order of confirmation, the expense of such survey, not exceeding the amount of the assessment, shall be paid out of the general revenue fund of the county in the same manner as other claims.
Minn. Stat. § 15.061 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.061
§ 15.061 PROFESSIONAL OR TECHNICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

In accordance with sections 16C.03 and 16C.08 , the head of a state department or agency may, with the approval of the commissioner of administration, contract for professional or technical services in connection with the operation of the department or agency. A contract negotiated under this section is not subject to the competitive bidding requirements of chapter 16C.
Minn. Stat. § 375.30 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375 / Section 375.30
§ 375.30 COUNTY BOARD MAY APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Rust-producing bushes. A county board may appropriate, annually, a sum of money to eradicate and remove rust-producing bushes, including barberry and mahonia and excluding Japanese barberry. The money appropriated shall be spent as the county board may, by resolution, provide.

§ Subd. 2. Wild hemp. A county board, by resolution, may appropriate and spend money as necessary to spray and otherwise eradicate wild hemp on private property within the county. The county board may authorize the use of county equipment, personnel and supplies and materials to spray or otherwise eradicate wild hemp on private property, and may pro rate the expenses involved between the county and owner or occupant of the property. Industrial hemp grown by a person licensed under chapter 18K is not wild hemp.
Minn. Stat. § 353G.12 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353G / Section 353G.12
§ 353G.12 SURVIVOR BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Entitlement. (a) A survivor of a deceased active member of the plan or a deceased deferred member of the plan, upon application as prescribed by the executive director, is entitled to receive a survivor benefit. (b) A survivor is the spouse of the member, or if none, the minor child or children of the member, or if none, the estate of the member.

§ Subd. 2. Lump-sum division; survivor benefit amount. The amount of the survivor benefit for the lump-sum division is the amount of the retirement benefit that would have been payable to the member of the lump-sum division on the date of death if the member had been age 50 or older on that date.

§ Subd. 3. Monthly division; survivor benefit amount. The amount of the survivor benefit for the monthly division is the survivor service pension amount specified in the retirement benefit plan document applicable to the fire department, subject to all conditions and limitations for the benefit specified therein.

§ Subd. 4. Defined contribution plan; survivor benefit amount. The amount of the survivor benefit for the defined contribution plan is the amount credited to the individual account of the deceased member on the date of death.