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Minn. Stat. § 115B.42 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115B / Section 115B.42
§ 115B.42 REMEDIATION FUND.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 2 s 56 ]

§ Subd. 2. Expenditures. The commissioner may spend money from the remediation fund under section 116.155, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a), clause (2), to: (1) inspect permitted mixed municipal solid waste disposal facilities to: (i) evaluate the adequacy of final cover, slopes, vegetation, and erosion control; (ii) determine the presence and concentration of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, and decomposition gases; and (iii) determine the boundaries of fill areas; (2) monitor and take, or reimburse others for, environmental response actions, including emergency response actions, at qualified facilities; (3) acquire and dispose of property under section 115B.412, subdivision 3 ; (4) recover costs under section 115B.39 ; (5) administer, including providing staff and administrative support for, sections 115B.39 to 115B.445 ; (6) enforce sections 115B.39 to 115B.445 ; (7) pay for private water supply well monitoring and health assessment costs of the commissioner of health in areas affected by unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste disposal facilities; (8) reimburse persons under section 115B.43 ; (9) reimburse mediation expenses up to a total of $250,000 annually or defense costs up to a total of $250,000 annually for third-party claims for response costs under state or federal law as provided in section 115B.414 ; and (10) perform environmental assessments, up to $1,000,000, at unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste disposal facilities.
Minn. Stat. § 336B.02 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336B / Section 336B.02
§ 336B.02 FINANCING STATEMENTS OF A PUBLIC UTILITY, TACONITE COMPANY, AND SEMITACONITE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Filing with secretary of state. Notwithstanding sections 336.9-311 , 336.9-501 , 336.9-502 , 336.9-515 , and 336.9-519 of the Uniform Commercial Code, all filings required under the Uniform Commercial Code in order to perfect a security interest against the personal property or fixtures of a debtor public utility, or against the personal property or fixtures of a debtor taconite company or a debtor semitaconite company, must be made and maintained in the office of the secretary of state.

§ Subd. 2. Information not required. When the financing statement covers goods of a debtor public utility or of a debtor taconite company or a debtor semitaconite company, which are or are to become fixtures, no description of the real estate or the name of the record owner is required.

§ Subd. 3. Duration. Filing of a financing statement against the property of a debtor public utility or against the property of a debtor taconite company or a debtor semitaconite company is effective until five years after the maturity date contained in the statement in the case of personal property and until 15 years after the maturity date in the case of fixtures annexed to real property, or if no maturity date is contained in the statement, until released or terminated.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.41 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.41
§ 62A.41 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. Any insurer, general agent, agent, or other person who knowingly or willfully, either directly or indirectly, makes or causes to be made or induces or seeks to induce the making of any false statement or representation of a material fact with respect to compliance of any policy with the standards and requirements set forth in this section; falsely assumes or pretends to be acting, or misrepresents in any way, including a violation of section 62A.37 , that the person is acting, under the authority or in association with Medicare, or any federal agency, for the purpose of selling or attempting to sell insurance, or in such pretended character demands, or obtains money, paper, documents, or anything of value; or knowingly sells a health insurance policy to an individual entitled to benefits under part A or part B of Medicare with the knowledge that such policy substantially duplicates health benefits to which such individual is otherwise entitled under a requirement of state or federal law other than under Medicare shall be guilty of a felony and subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation, and the commissioner may revoke or suspend the license of any company, association, society, other insurer, or agent thereof.

§ Subd. 2. Sales of replacement policies. An insurer or general agent, agent, manager's general agent, or other representative, who knowingly or willfully violates section 62A.40 is guilty of a felony and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation.

§ Subd. 3. Sales of duplicate policies. An agent who knowingly or willfully violates section 62A.43, subdivision 1 , is guilty of a felony and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation.

§ Subd. 4. Unlicensed sales. Notwithstanding section 60K.32 , a person who acts or assumes to act as an insurance producer without a valid license for the purpose of selling or attempting to sell Medicare supplement insurance, and the person who aids or abets the actor, is guilty of a felony and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation.
Minn. Stat. § 281.29 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 281 / Section 281.29
§ 281.29 STATEMENT TO BE FILED WITH COUNTY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

Each such statement so filed in the office of the county auditor in this state shall be immediately numbered and filed in the auditor's office by such auditor consecutively in the order in which it is received and the auditor shall, at the same time, enter consecutively in the order in which such statement is received, in a book to be kept for that purpose, first, the file number of such statement; second, the date when such statement is received and filed; third, the name of the person or corporation named in such statement as having some right, title, or interest in land or real property, with the post office address of such person or corporation, if given in such statement; and, fourth, the name of the person or corporation named in such statement as the one upon whom or upon which a personal service of notice may be made. At the same time the auditor shall enter the file number of such statement in the real estate transfer book or books under each piece or parcel of land described in such statement. For the duties required of the auditor by sections 281.28 to 281.30 the auditor shall be paid, by the person presenting such statement to be filed, a fee as set by the county board to cover administrative costs for each piece or parcel of land described in such statement. Each such statement shall cease to be valid and effectual as such for any and all purposes of sections 281.28 to 281.30 at the expiration of five years from the date of its filing, or when the person named therein as the one upon whom a personal service of notices may be made dies or ceases to be a resident of such county, or when the corporation named therein as the one upon which a personal service of notices may be made ceases to have an office or place of business within such county. The person or corporation named in a statement filed under the provision of sections 281.28 to 281.30 as having such right, title, or interest may file in the same office in which such statement is filed an instrument releasing any particular piece or parcel of land or real property described in such statement from the effect of such statement, such releasing instrument to be executed with the same formalities as are necessary to entitle conveyances of real estate to record. Such releasing instrument shall be, by the auditor, immediately attached to and filed with such statement affected thereby. Every person or corporation filing such releasing instrument shall, before such releasing instrument is filed, pay to the auditor, for the auditor's own use, a fee of ten cents for each such releasing instrument. From the time such releasing instrument is so filed such statement affected thereby shall cease to be valid and effectual as to such particular piece or parcel of land or real property so released, but shall nevertheless be and remain valid and effectual as such for any and all the purposes of sections 281.28 to 281.30 as to each and every other piece or parcel of land or real property therein described.
Minn. Stat. § 415.02 — MN Code / Part 415_418 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.02
§ 415.02 CHARTER, ORDINANCES; CODIFICATION AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Any city may cause its charter and all general and special laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules, and bylaws in force therein to be codified, printed, and published and may declare by ordinance such codification to be prima facie evidence of the law of such municipality. It shall thereupon be received in evidence by the courts.
Minn. Stat. § 256M.30 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256M / Section 256M.30
§ 256M.30 SERVICE PLAN.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Service plan submitted to commissioner. Effective January 1, 2012, each county must have a service plan approved by the commissioner in order to receive funds. Counties may submit multicounty or regional service plans. Plans must be updated as needed to reflect current county policy and procedures regarding requirements and use of funds under this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Contents. The service plan shall be completed in a form prescribed by the commissioner. The plan must include: (1) a statement of the needs of the vulnerable children and adults who experience the conditions defined in section 256M.10, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a), and strengths and resources available in the community to address those needs; (2) strategies the county will pursue to achieve the performance targets. Strategies must include specification of how funds under this section and other community resources will be used to achieve desired performance targets; (3) a description of the county's process to solicit public input and a summary of that input; (4) performance targets on statewide indicators for each county to measure outcomes of vulnerable children and adult's safety, permanency, and well-being. The commissioner shall consult with counties and other stakeholders to develop these indicators and collect baseline data to inform the establishment of individual county performance targets for the 2012-2013 biennium and subsequent years; and (5) a budget for services to be provided with funds under this section.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2011 c 9 art 1 s 25 ]

§ Subd. 4. Information. The commissioner shall provide each county with information and technical assistance needed to complete the service plan, including: information on child and adult safety, permanency, and well-being in the county; comparisons with other counties; baseline performance on outcome measures; and promising program practices.

§ Subd. 5. Timelines. The service plan must be submitted to the commissioner by October 15, 2011.

§ Subd. 6. Public comment. The county board must determine how citizens in the county will participate in the development of the service plan and provide opportunities for such participation. The county must allow a period of no less than 30 days prior to the submission of the plan to the commissioner to solicit comments from the public on the contents of the plan.

§ Subd. 7. Commissioner's responsibilities. The commissioner must inform the county if the service plan has been approved. If the service plan is not approved, the commissioner must inform the county of any revisions needed for approval.
Minn. Stat. § 260.925 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.925
§ 260.925 APPLICATION OF LAWS; GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE.
Status: in_force

A law of another state that authorizes a state agency to remove a child from the child's parent or guardian because the parent or guardian allowed the child to receive gender-affirming health care, as defined in section 543.23 , paragraph (b), is against the public policy of this state and must not be enforced or applied in a case pending in a court in this state. A court order for the removal of a child issued in another state because the child's parent or guardian assisted the child in receiving gender-affirming care in this state must not be enforced in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 114C.10 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 114C / Section 114C.10
§ 114C.10 ESTABLISHING MINNESOTA XL PERMIT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Project. The Pollution Control Agency is authorized to establish and implement a permit project under sections 114C.10 to 114C.19 . The purpose of the project is to work toward the policy goals listed in section 114C.01 by issuing and studying the effect of permits that require permittees to reduce overall levels of pollution below what is required by applicable law, but which grant greater operational flexibility than current law would otherwise allow. Permits issued under this project shall be called Minnesota XL permits.

§ Subd. 2. Report to legislature. By January 15, 1998, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall report to the legislature on implementation of the project, the environmental results of the project, and recommendations for future legislation to further the policy of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 47.561 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.561
§ 47.561 IDENTIFICATION OF DETACHED FACILITY.
Status: in_force

A detached facility must be properly identified at its location in a manner which includes the name of the parent bank. A detached facility in existence on March 19, 1982 must comply with this section by December 31, 1982.
Minn. Stat. § 507.38 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 507 / Section 507.38
§ 507.38 WHEN DEED NOT DEFEATED BY DEFEASANCE.
Status: in_force

When a deed purports to be an absolute conveyance but is made or intended to be made defeasible by force of an instrument of defeasance the original conveyance shall not thereby be defeated or affected as against any person other than the maker of the defeasance, or the maker's heirs or devisees, or persons having actual notice thereof, unless the instrument of defeasance is recorded in the county where the lands lie.
Minn. Stat. § 604.12 — MN Code / Part 604_605 / Chapter 604 / Section 604.12
§ 604.12 RESTRICTIONS ON DENYING ACCESS TO PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION; CIVIL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "place of public accommodation" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, subdivision 34 , but excludes recreational trails; (2) "criminal gang" has the meaning given in section 609.229, subdivision 1 ; and (3) "obscene" has the meaning given in section 617.241, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 2. Prohibition. (a) A place of public accommodation may not restrict access, admission, or usage to a person solely because the person operates a motorcycle or is wearing clothing that displays the name of an organization or association. (b) This subdivision does not prohibit the restriction of access, admission, or usage to a person because: (1) the person's conduct poses a risk to the health or safety of another or to the property of another; or (2) the clothing worn by the person is obscene or includes the name or symbol of a criminal gang.

§ Subd. 3. Civil cause of action. A person injured by a violation of subdivision 2 may bring an action for actual damages, punitive damages under sections 549.191 and 549.20 in an amount not to exceed $500, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney fees in an amount not to exceed $500.

§ Subd. 4. Violation not a crime. Notwithstanding section 645.241 , a violation of subdivision 2 is not a crime.
Minn. Stat. § 238.40 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 238 / Section 238.40
§ 238.40 LIABILITY; INDEMNIFY PUBLIC UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Every pole, duct, and conduit agreement must contain a provision that the cable communications system shall defend, indemnify, protect, and save harmless the public utility from and against any and all claims and demands for damages to property and injury or death to persons, including payments made under any worker's compensation law or under any plan for employees' disability and death benefits, which may arise out of or be caused:

(1) by the erection, maintenance, presence, use, or removal of the cable communications system's cable, equipment, and facilities or by the proximity of the cables, equipment, and facilities of the parties to the agreement; or

(2) by any act of the cable communications system on or in the vicinity of the public utility company's poles and conduit system, in the performance of the agreement. Nothing contained in this section relieves the public utility company from liability for the negligence of the public utility company or anyone acting under its direction and control.

(b) The cable communications system shall also indemnify, protect, and save harmless the public utility:

(1) from any and all claims and demands that arise directly or indirectly from the operation of the cable communications system's facilities including taxes, special charges by others, claims, and demands (i) for damages or loss for infringement of copyright, (ii) for libel and slander, (iii) for unauthorized use of television broadcast programs, and (iv) for unauthorized use of other program material; and

(2) from and against all claims and demands for infringement of patents with respect to the manufacture, use, and operation of the cable communications equipment in combination with the public utility company's poles, conduit system, or otherwise.

(c) Nothing contained in this section relieves the public utility company from liability for the negligence of the public utility company or anyone acting under its direction and control.
Minn. Stat. § 321.0903 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0903
§ 321.0903 ACTIVITIES NOT CONSTITUTING TRANSACTING BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Activities of a foreign limited partnership which do not constitute transacting business in this state within the meaning of this article include:

(1) maintaining, defending, and settling an action or proceeding;

(2) holding meetings of its partners or carrying on any other activity concerning its internal affairs;

(3) maintaining accounts in financial institutions;

(4) maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of the foreign limited partnership's own securities or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities;

(5) selling through independent contractors;

(6) soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mail or electronic means or through employees or agents or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside this state before they become contracts;

(7) creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property;

(8) securing or collecting debts or enforcing mortgages or other security interests in property securing the debts, and holding, protecting, and maintaining property so acquired;

(9) conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within 30 days and is not one in the course of similar transactions of a like manner; and

(10) transacting business in interstate commerce.

(b) For purposes of this article, the ownership in this state of income-producing real property or tangible personal property, other than property excluded under subsection (a), constitutes transacting business in this state.

(c) This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities that may subject a foreign limited partnership to service of process, taxation, or regulation under any other law of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 204C.03 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204C / Section 204C.03
§ 204C.03 PUBLIC MEETINGS PROHIBITED ON ELECTION DAY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. School districts; counties; municipalities; special taxing districts. No special taxing district governing body, school board, county board of commissioners, city council, or town board of supervisors shall conduct a meeting between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on the day that an election is held within the boundaries of the special taxing district, school district, county, city, or town. As used in this subdivision, "special taxing district" has the meaning given in section 275.066 .

§ Subd. 2. State colleges and universities. Except for regularly scheduled classes, no Minnesota state college or university shall schedule an event between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on the day that an election is held in any political subdivision in which the university or college is located.

§ Subd. 3. Public elementary and secondary schools. Except for regularly scheduled classes, a public elementary or secondary school may not schedule a school sponsored event between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on the day that a regularly scheduled election is held in any political subdivision in which the school is located.

§ Subd. 4. State government. No state agency, board, commission, department, or committee shall conduct a public meeting on the day of the state primary or general election.
Minn. Stat. § 574.16 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 574 / Section 574.16
§ 574.16 SURETY, SUBROGATION.
Status: in_force

When the surety upon the bond of any state officer shall have fulfilled the conditions of such bond and compensated the state for any loss occasioned by any act or omission of such officer, such surety shall be subrogated to all the rights of the state and, if there shall be any property, evidence of indebtedness, or other obligation, or evidence thereof, in the possession of any official of the state and which shall have been received in connection with the transaction wherein such loss shall have occurred, the governor, upon satisfactory proof that such loss has been so paid and the obligation of such bond fulfilled by such surety, shall thereupon, by sufficient instruments of transfer, assign, transfer, or convey to such surety any such property, evidence of indebtedness, or obligation.
Minn. Stat. § 281.11 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 281 / Section 281.11
§ 281.11 TAXPAYER MAY PAY TAXES ON PART.
Status: in_force

Any person holding an interest in a tract of land which forms a part less than the whole of a tract of land as listed for taxation, including mortgagees, lessees, and others, who by law or contract are required or entitled to pay taxes to protect any right, title, interest, claim, or lien held by them in, to, or upon such tract less than the whole so listed, may pay such portion of the taxes assessed against the whole tract of land as may be determined as the proper proportion of such taxes to be apportioned against the lesser tract by the county auditor, after notice to all parties interested given in the manner provided by section 281.10 . The county auditor shall give notice as provided by section 281.10 , and not less than 10, nor more than 20, days after such notice, shall determine the portion of the tax on the whole tract to be charged to such lesser tract, and any person may pay such portion to the county treasurer, and upon payment to the county treasurer of the amount so charged to such lesser tract the treasurer shall give a receipt for the amount so paid and specify the tract so paid on, and enter on the tax list the name of the person who paid such taxes and the tract on which the tax was so paid, and report to the auditor the payment of such taxes on such tract. Thereupon the tract shall be exempt from proceedings to enforce the collection of the tax against the remaining tract upon which such tax has not been paid and the collection of such tax upon the remaining tract upon which the taxes have not been paid shall be proceeded within the same manner as to such remaining tract as though it were listed as a separate description.