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Minn. Stat. § 501C.0701 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0701
§ 501C.0701 ACCEPTING OR DECLINING TRUSTEESHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), a person designated as trustee accepts the trusteeship:

(1) by substantially complying with a method of acceptance provided in the terms of the trust; or

(2) if the terms of the trust do not provide a method, or the method provided in the terms is not expressly made exclusive, by accepting delivery of the trust property, exercising powers or performing duties as trustee, or otherwise indicating acceptance of the trusteeship.

(b) A person designated as trustee who has not yet accepted the trusteeship may reject the trusteeship. A designated trustee who does not accept the trusteeship within a reasonable time after knowing of the designation, but not more than 120 days, is deemed to have rejected the trusteeship.

(c) A person designated as trustee, without accepting the trusteeship, may:

(1) act to preserve the trust property if, within a reasonable time after acting, the person sends a rejection of the trusteeship to the settlor or, if the settlor is dead or lacks capacity, to a qualified beneficiary; and

(2) inspect or investigate trust property to determine potential liability or for any other purpose.
Minn. Stat. § 641.015 — MN Code / Part 636_643 / Chapter 641 / Section 641.015
§ 641.015 PLACEMENT IN PRIVATE PRISONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Placement prohibited. After August 1, 2023, a sheriff shall not allow inmates committed to the custody of the sheriff who are not on probation, work release, or some other form of approved release status to be housed in facilities that are not owned and operated by a local government, or a group of local units of government.

§ Subd. 2. Contracts prohibited. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the county board may not authorize the sheriff to contract with privately owned and operated prisons for the care, custody, and rehabilitation of offenders committed to the custody of the sheriff. (b) Nothing in this section prohibits a county board from contracting with privately owned residential facilities, such as halfway houses, group homes, work release centers, or treatment facilities, to provide for the care, custody, and rehabilitation of offenders who are on probation, work release, or some other form of approved release status.
Minn. Stat. § 352D.075 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352D / Section 352D.075
§ 352D.075 DEATH BENEFITS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1975 c 368 s 51 ]

§ Subd. 2. Surviving spouse benefit. (a) Notwithstanding any designation of a beneficiary to the contrary, if a participant or a former participant dies before an annuity or a disability benefit becomes payable, the surviving spouse is entitled to receive: (1) a lump-sum payment of the value of the participant's total shares; (2) a lump-sum payment of a portion of the value of the total shares and, at any time after the participant's death, an annuity based on the remaining value of the total shares. If the spouse dies before receiving any annuity payments, the remaining value of the shares is payable to the spouse's children in equal shares, and if no children survive, then to the parents of the spouse in equal shares, and if no children or parents survive, then to the estate of the spouse; or (3) at any time after the participant's death, an annuity based on the value of the total shares. If the spouse dies before receiving any annuity payments, the value of the shares is payable to the spouse's children in equal shares, and if no children survive, then to the parents of the spouse in equal shares, and if no such children or parents survive, then to the estate of the spouse; and if the spouse dies after receiving annuity payments but before receiving payments equal to the value of the employee shares, the value of the employee shares remaining is payable to the spouse's children in equal shares, and if no children survive, then to the parents of the spouse in equal shares, and if no children or parents survive, then to the estate of the spouse. (b) A participant or a former participant and the person's spouse may make a joint specification, in writing, on a form prescribed by the executive director, that the benefits provided in this section must be paid only to the designated beneficiary.

§ Subd. 2a. Surviving spouse coverage term certain. In lieu of the annuity under subdivision 2, clause (2) or (3), or in lieu of a distribution under subdivision 2, clause (1), the surviving spouse of a deceased participant may elect to receive survivor coverage in the form of a term certain annuity of ten, 15, or 20 years, based on the value of the remaining shares. The monthly term certain annuity must be calculated under section 352D.06, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 2b. Postretirement adjustment eligibility. A survivor benefit under this section is eligible for postretirement adjustments under section 356.415 .

§ Subd. 3. Refund to beneficiary. If a participant dies and has no surviving spouse, the value of the total shares is payable to a designated beneficiary, but if the beneficiary dies before receiving payment, or if no beneficiary has been named, the value of the shares is payable to the children of the participant in equal shares, or if no children survive, then in equal shares to the parents of the participant, or if no parents survive, then to the estate of the participant.
Minn. Stat. § 480.062 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.062
§ 480.062 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES CLAIMS REGARDING EMPLOYMENT, COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The appellate courts shall allow costs and disbursements in any appeal to any public employee who prevails in an action for wrongfully denied or withheld employment benefits or rights in the same manner as the court allows costs and disbursements to any prevailing party.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.825 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.825
§ 97C.825 LAKE OF THE WOODS AND RAINY LAKE FISHING.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. New commercial fishing licenses prohibited. The commissioner may not issue a new commercial fishing license that allows netting of game fish on Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake.

§ Subd. 2. Restrictions on fish and nets. The following rules and restrictions shall apply to all commercial fishing operations conducted in Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake unless otherwise changed by rule of the commissioner under authority of section 97A.045, subdivision 4 : (1) Any fish, except largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, muskellunge, crappies, sturgeon, and sunfish, may be taken subject to all other restrictions contained in the game and fish laws. (2) Pound net mesh and staked trap net mesh may not be less than 2-1/2 inches nor more than four inches stretch measure in the pound or crib. (3) Gill net mesh may not be less than four inches stretch measure, and may not be more than 30 meshes in width. (4) Fyke net mesh may not be less than 2-1/2 inches nor more than four inches stretch measure in the pot or crib. Fyke nets may not have a hoop or opening more than six feet in height, wings more than 100 feet in length, nor a lead more than 400 feet in length. (5) Submerged trap net mesh may not be less than 2-1/2 inches nor more than three inches stretch measure in the heart, pot, or crib. A submerged trap net may not have a pot or crib exceeding 150 square feet in area, a lead exceeding 300 feet in length, nor a pot or lead exceeding 12 feet in depth.

§ Subd. 3. Net limits for individual operators. A person may not operate more than six pound nets, 4,000 feet of gill nets, eight submerged trap nets, ten fyke or staked trap nets, or one pound net station.

§ Subd. 4. Net location. Nets may only be set at a place consented to by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 5. Net limits for Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake. (a) The maximum amount of nets permitted to be licensed shall be: (1) in Lake of the Woods, 50-pound nets, 160 submerged trap nets, and 80 fyke or staked trap nets; and (2) in Rainy Lake, 20-pound nets. (b) Commercial fishing may be prohibited in the Minnesota portions of international waters when it is prohibited in the international waters by Canadian authorities.

§ Subd. 6. [Repealed, 2005 c 146 s 52 ]

§ Subd. 7. [Repealed, 2005 c 146 s 52 ]

§ Subd. 8. [Repealed, 2005 c 146 s 52 ]

§ Subd. 9. [Repealed, 2005 c 146 s 52 ]

§ Subd. 10. Taking eggs for propagation; commissioner's rule. The commissioner may require a person licensed to take fish for commercial purposes in the waters covered by this section to take eggs for propagation purposes when it can be done in connection with the licensed commercial fishing. The eggs must be taken under rules prescribed by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-707 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-707
§ 524.5-707 JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) If at any time a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may:

(1) decline to exercise jurisdiction;

(2) exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the respondent or the protection of the respondent's property or prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in a court of another state having jurisdiction; or

(3) continue to exercise jurisdiction after considering:

(i) the extent to which the respondent and all persons required to be notified of the proceedings have acquiesced in the exercise of the court's jurisdiction;

(ii) whether it is a more appropriate forum than the court of any other state under the factors set forth in section 524.5-706 , paragraph (c); and

(iii) whether the court of any other state would have jurisdiction under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of section 524.5-703 .

(b) If a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order because a party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction engaged in unjustifiable conduct, it may assess against that party necessary and reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, investigative fees, court costs, communication expenses, witness fees and expenses, and travel expenses. The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses of any kind against this state or a governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state unless authorized by law other than sections 524.5-601 to 524.5-903 .
Minn. Stat. § 179.28 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.28
§ 179.28 TORT RECOVERY
Status: in_force

Any employer injured through commission of any unlawful act as provided in section 179.27 shall have a cause of action against any employees, representative of employees, or labor organization committing such unlawful act, and shall recover in a civil action all damages sustained by the employer from such injury.
Minn. Stat. § 53.06 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53 / Section 53.06
§ 53.06 DIRECTORS, RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

At least three-fourths of the directors of any industrial loan and thrift company holding a certificate that includes the right to issue thrift certificates for investment must be residents of Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 116.061 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.061
§ 116.061 AIR POLLUTION; EMISSIONS AND ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Emission notification required. (a) A person who controls the source of an emission must notify the agency immediately of excessive or abnormal unpermitted emissions that: (1) may cause air pollution endangering human health; (2) may cause air pollution damaging property; or (3) cause obnoxious odors constituting a public nuisance. (b) If a person who controls the source of an emission has knowledge of an event that has occurred and that will subsequently cause an emission described in paragraph (a), the person must notify the agency when the event occurs.

§ Subd. 2. Abatement required. A person who is required to notify the agency under subdivision 1 must take immediate and reasonable steps to minimize the emissions or abate the air pollution and obnoxious odors caused by the emissions.

§ Subd. 3. Exemption. The following are exempt from the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2: (1) emissions resulting from the activities of public fire services or law enforcement services; (2) emissions from motor vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 42 ; (3) emissions from an agricultural operation deemed not a nuisance under section 561.19, subdivision 2 ; or (4) emissions from agency regulated sources that are routine or authorized by the agency.

§ Subd. 4. Penalty exception. A person who notifies the agency of emissions under subdivision 1 and who complies with subdivision 2 shall not be subject to criminal prosecution under section 115.071, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 5. Use of notification. Any notice submitted under subdivision 1 is not admissible in any proceeding as an admission of causation.
Minn. Stat. § 277.01 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 277 / Section 277.01
§ 277.01 WHEN TAX IS DELINQUENT; PENALTY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Due dates; penalty. Except as provided in this subdivision and subdivision 3, all unpaid personal property taxes shall be deemed delinquent on May 16 next after they become due or 21 days after the postmark date on the envelope containing the property tax statement, whichever is later, and thereupon a penalty of eight percent shall attach and be charged upon all such taxes. In the case of unpaid personal property taxes due and owing under section 272.01, subdivision 2 , or 273.19 , the first half shall become delinquent if not paid before May 16 or 21 days after the postmark date on the envelope containing the property tax statement, whichever is later, and the second half shall become delinquent if not paid before October 16; penalties for unpaid tax on such property are imposed under section 279.01, subdivision 1 . This section shall not apply to property taxed under section 273.125, subdivision 8 , paragraph (c). A county may provide by resolution that in the case of a property owner that has multiple personal property tax statements with the aggregate taxes exceeding $50, payments may be made in installments as provided in this subdivision.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1965 [Repealed, 1967 c 99 s 6 ]

§ Subd. 2. Partial payments. The county treasurer may accept payments of more or less than the exact amount of a tax installment due. Payments must be applied first to the oldest installment that is due but which has not been fully paid. If the accepted payment is less than the amount due, the payment is applied first to the penalty accrued for the year or the installment being paid. Acceptance of partial payment of tax does not constitute a waiver of the minimum payment required as a condition for filing an appeal under section 278.03 or any other law, nor does it affect the order of payment of delinquent taxes under section 280.39 .

§ Subd. 3. Improvements to real property. Personal property taxes assessed upon improvements made to real property taxed under section 272.01, subdivision 2 , or 273.19 , if unpaid, become delinquent on May 16 or 21 days after the postmark date on the envelope containing the property tax statement, whichever is later. If the tax against the improvements exceeds $50, one-half may be paid before May 16 and the remaining one-half must be paid at any time before the following October 16, without penalty. Section 279.01, subdivision 1 , otherwise governs imposition of penalties.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.475 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.475
§ 124D.475 CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

Consistent with the career and technical pathways program, a student in grade 11 or 12 who is employed by an institutional long-term care or licensed assisted living facility, a home and community-based services and supports provider, a hospital or health system clinic, or a child care center may earn up to two elective credits each year toward graduation under section 120B.024, subdivision 1 , paragraph (a), clause (8), at the discretion of the enrolling school district or charter school. A student may earn one elective credit for every 350 hours worked, including hours worked during the summer. A student who is employed by an eligible employer must submit an application, in the form or manner required by the school district or charter school, for elective credit to the school district or charter school in order to receive elective credit. The school district or charter school must verify the hours worked with the employer before awarding elective credit.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.0301 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.0301
§ 611A.0301 RIGHT TO SUBMIT STATEMENT AT PLEA PRESENTATION HEARING.
Status: in_force

A victim has the rights described in section 611A.03, subdivision 1 , clause (2), at a plea presentation hearing.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.43 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.43
§ 144E.43 DISTRIBUTIONS FROM ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Award payments. (a) The director or the director's designee under section 144E.40, subdivision 2 , shall pay Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance awards to qualified ambulance service personnel determined to be entitled to an award under section 144E.46 by the director based on the submissions by the various ambulance services. Amounts necessary to pay the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award are appropriated from the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust account to the director. (b) If the state of Minnesota is unable to meet its financial obligations as they become due, the director shall undertake all necessary steps to discontinue paying Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance awards until the state of Minnesota is again able to meet its financial obligations as they become due.

§ Subd. 2. General creditors of the state. The trust account is at all times subject to a levy under an execution of any general creditor of the state of Minnesota, and if no other funds are available to satisfy that levy, the levy has priority for payment from the trust account before any Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance award.
Minn. Stat. § 16B.875 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16B / Section 16B.875
§ 16B.875 REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of administration shall review on a regular basis the duties and responsibilities of the various state departments, agencies and boards which have an operational effect upon the safety of the public, and recommend to the governor and the legislature such organizational and statutory policies as will best serve the purposes of Laws 1969, chapter 1129.
Minn. Stat. § 325K.09 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325K / Section 325K.09
§ 325K.09 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Use of trustworthy system. A licensed certification authority or subscriber may use only a trustworthy system: (1) to issue, suspend, or revoke a certificate; (2) to publish or give notice of the issuance, suspension, or revocation of a certificate; or (3) to create a private key.

§ Subd. 2. Disclosure required. A licensed certification authority shall disclose any material certification practice statement and disclose any fact material to either the reliability of a certificate that it has issued or its ability to perform its services. A certification authority may require a signed, written, and reasonably specific inquiry from an identified person and payment of reasonable compensation as conditions precedent to effecting a disclosure required in this subdivision.

§ Subd. 3. Acceptance. A recipient who accepts a digital signature when the certificate was issued by a licensed certification authority becomes a party to and accepts all of the terms and conditions of the licensed certification authority's certification practice statement.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.741 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.741
§ 103F.741 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Implementation according to law and contract. A local unit of government receiving technical or financial assistance, or both, from the agency shall carry out the project approved by the agency according to the terms of the plan, the provisions of a contract or grant agreement made with the agency and according to sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 , the rules of the agency, and applicable federal requirements.

§ Subd. 2. Review by agency. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may, at any reasonable time, inspect any project and review the expenditure of financial assistance funds granted by the agency to determine whether the local unit of government has complied with subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 3. Enforcing agreements. The agency may bring a civil action in district court to recover from a local governmental unit any financial assistance funds used in violation of subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 301B.02 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 301B / Section 301B.02
§ 301B.02 STATE AND LOCAL CONTROL; EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The state may supervise and regulate the business methods and management of a corporation referred to in section 301B.01 and from time to time may fix the compensation which it may charge or receive for its services. The corporation obtaining a franchise from a city is subject to conditions and restrictions as from time to time are imposed upon it by the city. The corporation may acquire by power of eminent domain the private property necessary or convenient for the transaction of the public business for which it was formed. No street railway company has the power of eminent domain within the limits of a city.
Minn. Stat. § 3E.08 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3E / Section 3E.08
§ 3E.08 PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIAL IN OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD.
Status: in_force

An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under section 3E.07 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.
Minn. Stat. § 388.20 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 388 / Section 388.20
§ 388.20 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment. In order to carry out the duties of the county attorneys council, the council shall employ an executive director, hereinafter referred to as the director, which office is hereby created. The board of governors of the county attorneys council shall appoint and supervise the executive director.

§ Subd. 2. Term, vacancy. The term of office of the director shall be six years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The director shall be learned in the law. The director shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The term of office for the first director shall commence on July 1, 1973. Vacancies in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointing authority. The director shall devote full time to duties and shall not engage in the private practice of law.

§ Subd. 3. Employees, office space. The director may hire such employees as are necessary to carry out duties. Such employees shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The commissioner of administration shall provide the director with suitable office space.

§ Subd. 4. Duties. The director shall carry out the duties assigned to the county attorneys council by Laws 1973, chapter 564 and shall perform such other functions as may be assigned from time to time by the county attorneys council.