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Minn. Stat. § 609.269 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.269
§ 609.269 EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Sections 609.2661 to 609.268 do not apply to a person providing reproductive health care offered, arranged, or furnished:

(1) for the purpose of terminating a pregnancy; and

(2) with the consent of the pregnant individual or the pregnant individual's representative, except in a medical emergency in which consent cannot be obtained.
Minn. Stat. § 306.12 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.12
§ 306.12 ACTION FOR DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

Every such cemetery association may recover, in its own name, all damages resulting from injury to or destruction of any stone, monument, building, fence, railing, or other work for protection or ornament, or any tree, shrub, or plant within the limits of the cemetery.
Minn. Stat. § 336.8-305 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.8-305
§ 336.8-305 INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an instruction has been originated by an appropriate person but is incomplete in any other respect, any person may complete it as authorized and the issuer may rely on it as completed, even though it has been completed incorrectly.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed, a person initiating an instruction assumes only the obligations imposed by section 336.8-108 and not an obligation that the security will be honored by the issuer.
Minn. Stat. § 142D.22 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142D / Section 142D.22
§ 142D.22 SHARED SERVICES GRANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner of children, youth, and families shall establish a grant program to award money to public entities and private for-profit and nonprofit organizations for planning, establishment, expansion, improvement, or operation of shared services alliances.

§ Subd. 2. Shared services alliances. For purposes of this section, "shared services alliances" are networks of eligible entities that share services to reduce costs and achieve efficiencies. "Eligible entities" are: (1) family and group family child care homes licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502; (2) Tribally licensed family child care programs; and (3) individuals in the process of starting a family or group family child care home.

§ Subd. 3. Eligible uses of money. Grantees must use money received under this section to deliver one or more of the following services: (1) pooling management of payroll and benefits, banking, janitorial services, food services, and other operations; (2) shared administrative staff for tasks such as record keeping and complying with reporting requirements for programs, including but not limited to the child care assistance program, Head Start, the child and adult care food program, and early learning scholarships; (3) coordination of bulk purchasing; (4) management of a substitute pool; (5) support for implementing shared curriculum and assessments; (6) mentoring of child care providers to improve business practices; (7) provision of and training in child care management software to simplify processes such as enrollment, billing, and tracking expenditures; (8) support for a group of providers sharing one or more physical spaces within a larger building; or (9) other services as determined by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 4. Administration; reporting. (a) The commissioner must develop a process to award grants under this section that includes application forms, timelines, and standards for renewals. (b) The commissioner must develop a process by which grantees will report to the department on how grant money was spent.
Minn. Stat. § 148.283 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.283
§ 148.283 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED, AND PRACTICAL NURSING.
Status: in_force

The practice of advanced practice, professional, or practical nursing by any person who has not been licensed to practice advanced practice, professional, or practical nursing under the provisions of sections 148.171 to 148.285 , or whose license has been suspended or revoked, or whose registration or national credential has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public health and welfare and to constitute a public nuisance. Upon a complaint being made by the board or any prosecuting officer, and upon a proper showing of the facts, the district court of the county where such practice occurred may enjoin such acts and practice. Such injunction proceeding shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other penalties and remedies provided by law.
Minn. Stat. § 169A.01 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169A / Section 169A.01
§ 169A.01 CITATION; APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Citation. This chapter may be cited as the Minnesota Impaired Driving Code.

§ Subd. 2. Application. Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this chapter apply to any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a motor vehicle within this state or on any boundary water of this state. The provisions of this chapter are applicable and uniform throughout the state and in all its political subdivisions and municipalities.

§ Subd. 3. Local ordinances. No local authority may enact or enforce any rule or regulation that conflicts with a provision of this chapter unless expressly authorized to do so in this chapter. Local authorities may adopt traffic regulations that do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter. However, if any local ordinance regulating traffic covers the same subject for which a penalty is provided for in this chapter, the penalty provided for the violation of the local ordinance must be identical to the penalty provided for in this chapter for the same offense.
Minn. Stat. § 473.42 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.42
§ 473.42 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of section 352.029 , the council shall make the employer contributions required pursuant to section 352.04, subdivision 3 , for any employee who was on authorized leave of absence from the transit operating division of the former Metropolitan Transit Commission who is employed by the labor organization which is the exclusive bargaining agent representing Metro Transit Division employees of the council and who is covered by the Minnesota State Retirement System in addition to all other employer contributions the council is required to make.
Minn. Stat. § 135A.012 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 135A / Section 135A.012
§ 135A.012 HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT GOAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Purpose. This section sets a goal for postsecondary education and workforce training credential attainment for Minnesota residents.

§ Subd. 2. Postsecondary credentials. The number of Minnesota residents ages 25 to 44 years who hold postsecondary or industry-recognized credentials should be increased to at least 70 percent by 2025.

§ Subd. 3. Rights not created. The attainment goal in this section is not to the exclusion of any other goals and does not confer a right or create a claim for any person.

§ Subd. 4. Data development and analyses. The Office of Higher Education shall work with the state demographer's office to measure progress towards the attainment of the goal specified in subdivision 2. The United States Census Bureau data shall be used to calculate the number of individuals in the state who hold a postsecondary degree. The Office of Higher Education, demographer's office, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, and the Department of Labor and Industry shall develop a methodology to estimate the number of individuals that hold a credential awarded by a postsecondary institution or recognized by an industry authority as their highest credential using data available at the time that the analysis is completed.

§ Subd. 5. Reporting. (a) Beginning in 2016 and every year thereafter, the Office of Higher Education, in collaboration with the state demographer's office, shall, by October 15, report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance on the progress towards meeting or exceeding the goal of this section. (b) Meeting and maintaining the goal of 70 percent of Minnesota residents ages 25 to 44 years holding a postsecondary or industry-recognized credential will likely be difficult without achieving attainment rates that are comparable across all race and ethnicity groups. The Office of Higher Education shall utilize benchmarks of 30 percent or higher and 50 percent or higher to report progress by race and ethnicity groups toward meeting the educational attainment rate goal of 70 percent.
Minn. Stat. § 359.11 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.11
§ 359.11 TAKING DEPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

In taking depositions, the notary shall have the power to compel the attendance of and to punish witnesses for refusing to testify as provided by statute or court rule. All sheriffs shall serve and return all process issued by any notary in taking depositions.
Minn. Stat. § 116.10 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.10
§ 116.10 POLICY; LONG-RANGE PLAN; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

Consistent with the policy announced herein and the purposes of Laws 1963, chapter 874 , the Pollution Control Agency shall prepare a long-range plan and program for the effectuation of said policy.
Minn. Stat. § 144.213 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.213
§ 144.213 OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Creation; state registrar; Office of Vital Records. The commissioner shall establish an Office of Vital Records under the supervision of the state registrar. The commissioner shall promulgate rules for the collection, filing, and registering of vital records information by the state registrar, physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, morticians, and others. Except as otherwise provided in sections 144.211 to 144.227 , rules previously promulgated by the commissioner relating to the collection, filing and registering of vital records shall remain in effect until repealed, modified or superseded by a rule promulgated by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 2. General duties. (a) The state registrar shall maintain a statewide system of vital records. The state registrar is responsible for the administration and enforcement of sections 144.211 to 144.227 and shall supervise the enforcement of sections 144.211 to 144.227 and the rules promulgated thereunder. Local issuance offices that fail to comply with the statutes or rules or to properly train employees may have their issuance privileges and access to the vital records system revoked. (b) To preserve vital records, the state registrar is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic, electronic, or other reproductions of original records and files in the Office of Vital Records. The reproductions, when certified by the state registrar, shall be accepted as the original records. (c) The state registrar shall also: (1) establish, designate, and eliminate offices in the state to aid in the efficient issuance of vital records; (2) direct the activities of all persons engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital records; (3) develop and conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the state in matters pertaining to the system of vital records; and (4) prescribe, furnish, and distribute all forms required by sections 144.211 to 144.227 and any rules adopted under these sections, and prescribe other means for the transmission of data, including electronic submission, that will accomplish the purpose of complete, accurate, and timely reporting and registration.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 12 s 17 ]
Minn. Stat. § 136A.68 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136A / Section 136A.68
§ 136A.68 RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A registered school shall maintain a permanent record for each student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. A registered school offering distance instruction to a student located in Minnesota shall maintain a permanent record for each Minnesota student for 50 years from the last date of the student's attendance. Records include a student's academic transcript, documents, and files containing student data about academic credits earned, courses completed, grades awarded, degrees awarded, and periods of attendance.

(b) A registered school shall maintain records required for professional licensure in Minnesota that are not included in paragraph (a) for ten years from the last date of the student's attendance or the number of years required by an institutional or programmatic accreditor, whichever is greater.

(c) To preserve permanent records, a school shall submit a plan that meets the following requirements:

(1) at least one copy of the records must be held in a secure, fireproof depository or duplicate records must be maintained off site in a secure location and in a manner approved by the office;

(2) an appropriate official must be designated to provide a student with copies of records or a transcript upon request;

(3) an alternative method approved by the office of complying with clauses (1) and (2) must be established if the school ceases to exist; and

(4) if the school has no binding agreement approved by the office for preserving student records, a continuous surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution must be filed with the office in an amount not to exceed $20,000. The bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall run to the state of Minnesota. In the event of a school closure, the surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit must be used by the office to retrieve, recover, maintain, digitize, and destroy academic records.
Minn. Stat. § 196.18 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 196 / Section 196.18
§ 196.18 UNCOMPENSATED AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

To assist in the discharge of the functions of the department, the commissioner of veterans affairs may accept uncompensated and voluntary services and enter into written agreements with private or public agencies or persons for uncompensated and voluntary services as may be practical. Persons rendering voluntary uncompensated services may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of official duties at the same rate per mile as state employees.
Minn. Stat. § 403.30 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 403 / Section 403.30
§ 403.30 APPROPRIATION; TRANSFERS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Standing appropriation; costs covered. The amount necessary to pay debt service costs and reserves for bonds issued by the Metropolitan Council under section 403.27 or by the commissioner of management and budget under section 403.275 is appropriated from the 911 emergency telecommunications service account established under section 403.11 to the commissioner of management and budget. The commissioner of management and budget shall transmit the necessary amounts to the Metropolitan Council as requested by the council. This appropriation shall be used to pay annual debt service costs and reserves for bonds issued pursuant to section 403.27 or 403.275 prior to use of fee money to pay other costs or to support other appropriations.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2004 [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21 ]

§ Subd. 3. MS 2004 [Repealed, 2005 c 136 art 10 s 21 ]

§ Subd. 4. MS 2004 [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21 ]
Minn. Stat. § 103F.363 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.363
§ 103F.363 APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. Sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 apply to the counties of Clearwater, Hubbard, Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Morrison and all other zoning authorities.

§ Subd. 2. Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Sections 103F.361 to 103F.377 do not alter or expand the zoning jurisdiction of the counties within the exterior boundaries of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The plan and the county ordinances adopted pursuant to section 103F.369, subdivision 4 , apply only to areas within the zoning jurisdiction of the counties as provided by law in effect prior to May 20, 1981.
Minn. Stat. § 216.161 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216 / Section 216.161
§ 216.161 CONTESTED CASES; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law the commission in any contested case shall give reasonable notice to representatives of associations or other interested groups or persons who have registered their names with the secretary of the commission for that purpose, to all parties and to cities and municipalities which the commission deems to be interested in the proceeding. The commission may prescribe an annual fee to be paid into the state treasury which shall be a charge to all registered groups or persons. This charge is to cover the costs involved.

"Contested case" means a proceeding before the commission in which the legal rights, duties or privileges of specific parties are required by law or constitutional right to be determined after a hearing.
Minn. Stat. § 299C.582 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.582
§ 299C.582 POWERS WITH RELATION TO COMPACT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public safety or a designee is hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact.
Minn. Stat. § 260B.446 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260B / Section 260B.446
§ 260B.446 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS RECOVERED FOR ASSISTANCE FURNISHED.
Status: in_force

When any amount shall be recovered from any source for assistance furnished under the provisions of sections 260B.001 to 260B.446 , there shall be paid into the treasury of the state or county in the proportion in which they have respectively contributed toward the total assistance paid.
Minn. Stat. § 383D.27 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383D / Section 383D.27
§ 383D.27 CIVIL SERVICE AND MERIT SYSTEM RELATIONSHIPS.
Status: in_force

Unless the county board has elected to exclude some or all positions otherwise subject to merit systems established under sections 12.22, subdivision 3 , 256.012 , and 387.31 to 387.45 , from the jurisdiction of the employee relations department, those sections and any rules promulgated under them shall be superseded as far as they are inconsistent with sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 , but no position subject to merit systems established pursuant to sections 12.22, subdivision 3 , and 256.012 , shall be removed from existing merit system coverage and placed under a department established pursuant to sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 , until the department is certified in accordance with the United States Office of Personnel Management's standards for a merit system of personnel administration. Nothing in section 387.43 shall be construed to prohibit the inclusion of sheriff's department personnel in a personnel system established pursuant to sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 .
Minn. Stat. § 513.45 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 513 / Section 513.45
§ 513.45 TRANSFER OR OBLIGATION VOIDABLE AS TO PRESENT CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation and the debtor was insolvent at that time or the debtor became insolvent as a result of the transfer or obligation.

(b) A transfer made by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made if the transfer was made to an insider for an antecedent debt, the debtor was insolvent at that time, and the insider had reasonable cause to believe that the debtor was insolvent.

(c) Subject to section 513.42 , paragraph (b), a creditor making a claim under paragraph (a) or (b) has the burden of proving the elements of the claim by a preponderance of the evidence.
Minn. Stat. § 144.1202 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.1202
§ 144.1202 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AGREEMENT.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Agreement authorized. In order to have a comprehensive program to protect the public from radiation hazards, the governor, on behalf of the state, is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, section 274b, as amended. The agreement shall provide for the discontinuance of portions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing and related regulatory authority over by-product, source, and special nuclear materials, and the assumption of regulatory authority over these materials by the state.

§ Subd. 2. Health Department designated lead. The Department of Health is designated as the lead agency to pursue an agreement on behalf of the governor and for any assumption of specified licensing and regulatory authority from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under an agreement with the commission. The commissioner of health shall establish an advisory group to assist in preparing the state to meet the requirements for reaching an agreement. The commissioner may adopt rules to allow the state to assume regulatory authority under an agreement under this section, including the licensing and regulation of radioactive materials. Any regulatory authority assumed by the state includes the ability to set and collect fees.

§ Subd. 3. Transition. A person who, on the effective date of an agreement under this section, possesses a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license that is subject to the agreement is deemed to possess a similar license issued by the Department of Health. A Department of Health license obtained under this subdivision expires on the expiration date specified in the federal license.

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2004 c 236 s 7 ]
Minn. Stat. § 142C.04 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.04
§ 142C.04 COMMISSIONER'S RIGHT OF ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the commissioner is exercising the powers conferred by this chapter, whenever the center is in operation and the information is relevant to the commissioner's inspection or investigation, the commissioner must be given access to:

(1) the physical facility and grounds where the program is provided;

(2) documentation and records, including electronically maintained records;

(3) children served by the center; and

(4) staff and personnel records of current and former staff.

(b) The commissioner must be given access without prior notice and as often as the commissioner considers necessary if the commissioner is investigating alleged maltreatment or a violation of a law or rule, or conducting an inspection. When conducting an inspection, the commissioner may request and shall receive assistance from other state, county, and municipal governmental agencies and departments. The applicant or certification holder shall allow the commissioner, at the commissioner's expense, to photocopy, photograph, and make audio and video recordings during an inspection.
Minn. Stat. § 237.071 — MN Code / Part 237_238 / Chapter 237 / Section 237.071
§ 237.071 SPECIAL PRICING.
Status: in_force

Except as prohibited by section 237.60, subdivision 3 , prices unique to a particular customer or group of customers may be allowed for noncompetitive services and for services subject to emerging competition when differences in the cost of providing a service or a service element justifies a different price for a particular customer or group of customers. Individual pricing for services subject to emerging competition may be allowed when a uniform price should not be required because of market conditions. Unique or individual prices for services or service elements in effect before July 1, 1989, are deemed to have been approved under this section.