FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0702 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0702
§ 323A.0702 DISSOCIATED PARTNER'S POWER TO BIND AND LIABILITY TO PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) For two years after a partner dissociates without resulting in a dissolution and winding up of the partnership business, the partnership, including a surviving partnership under sections 323A.0901 to 323A.0914 , is bound by an act of the dissociated partner which would have bound the partnership under section 323A.0301 before dissociation only if at the time of entering into the transaction the other party:

(1) reasonably believed that the dissociated partner was then a partner;

(2) did not have notice of the partner's dissociation; and

(3) is not deemed to have had knowledge under section 323A.0303(e) or notice under section 323A.0704(c).

(b) A dissociated partner is liable to the partnership for any damage caused to the partnership arising from an obligation incurred by the dissociated partner after dissociation for which the partnership is liable under subsection (a).
Minn. Stat. § 120A.32 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 120A / Section 120A.32
§ 120A.32 OFFICERS, TEACHERS; NEGLECT OF DUTY; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Any school officer, truant officer, public or nonpublic school teacher, principal, district superintendent, or person providing instruction other than a parent refusing, willfully failing, or neglecting to perform any duty imposed by sections 120A.22 , 120A.26 , 120A.35 , 120A.41 , and 123B.03 is guilty of a misdemeanor. All persons found guilty shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not more than $10 or by imprisonment for not more than ten days. All fines, when collected, shall be paid into the county treasury for the benefit of the school district in which the offense is committed.
Minn. Stat. § 60B.29 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60B / Section 60B.29
§ 60B.29 COLLECTION AND LIST OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. List of assets required. As soon as practicable after the liquidation order, the liquidator shall prepare in duplicate a list of the insurer's assets. The list shall be amended or supplemented as the court requires. One copy shall be filed in the office of the court administrator of the court having jurisdiction over the liquidation proceedings and one copy shall be retained for the liquidator's files. All amendments and supplements shall be similarly filed.

§ Subd. 2. Liquidation of assets. The liquidator shall reduce the assets to a degree of liquidity that is consistent with the effective execution of the liquidation as rapidly and economically as the liquidator can.
Minn. Stat. § 609.505 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.505
§ 609.505 FALSELY REPORTING CRIME.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. False reporting. Whoever informs a law enforcement officer that a crime has been committed or otherwise provides information to an on-duty peace officer, knowing that the person is a peace officer, regarding the conduct of others, knowing that it is false and intending that the officer shall act in reliance upon it, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted a second or subsequent time under this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Reporting police misconduct. (a) Whoever informs, or causes information to be communicated to, a peace officer, whose responsibilities include investigating or reporting police misconduct, that a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), has committed an act of police misconduct, knowing that the information is false, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows: (1) up to the maximum provided for a misdemeanor if the false information does not allege a criminal act; or (2) up to the maximum provided for a gross misdemeanor if the false information alleges a criminal act. (b) The court shall order any person convicted of a violation of this subdivision to make full restitution of all reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation of the false allegation unless the court makes a specific written finding that restitution would be inappropriate under the circumstances. A restitution award may not exceed $3,000.
Minn. Stat. § 136D.74 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136D / Section 136D.74
§ 136D.74 STATUS OF INTERMEDIATE BOARD.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Public agency. The intermediate school board shall be a public agency and may receive and disburse federal and state funds made available to it.

§ Subd. 1a. Liability. No participating school district as such shall have any individual liability for the debts or obligations of said intermediate school district nor shall any individual serving as a member of the intermediate school board have such liability.

§ Subd. 1b. Tax exempt. Any property, real or personal, acquired, owned, leased, used, or controlled in any way by the intermediate board for its purposes shall be exempt from taxation by the state or any of its political subdivisions.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1991 c 265 art 6 s 67 ]

§ Subd. 2a. [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 6 s 42 ]

§ Subd. 2b. [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 6 s 42 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1992 c 499 art 6 s 39 ; 1992 c 603 s 10 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 6 s 42 ]
Minn. Stat. § 299C.25 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.25
§ 299C.25 SCRAP METAL DEALERS; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The superintendent shall develop educational materials relating to the laws governing scrap metal dealers, including, but not limited to, applicable laws addressing receiving stolen property and the provisions of section 325E.21 . In addition, the materials must address the proper use of the criminal alert network under section 299A.61 , and must include a glossary of the terms used by law enforcement agencies to describe items of scrap metal that are different from the terms used in the scrap metal industry to describe those same items.

(b) In developing the materials under paragraph (a), the superintendent shall seek the advice of scrap metal trade associations, Minnesota scrap metal dealers, and law enforcement agencies.

(c) The superintendent shall distribute the materials developed in paragraph (a) to all scrap metal dealers registered with the criminal alert network.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-612 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-612
§ 524.3-612 TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT; CHANGE OF TESTACY STATUS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise ordered in formal proceedings, the probate of a will subsequent to the appointment of a personal representative in intestacy or under a will which is superseded by formal probate of another will, or the vacation of an informal probate of a will subsequent to the appointment of the personal representative thereunder, does not terminate the appointment of the personal representative although the personal representative's powers may be reduced as provided in section 524.3-401 . Termination occurs upon appointment in informal or formal appointment proceedings of a person entitled to appointment under the later assumption concerning testacy. If no request for new appointment is made within 30 days after expiration of time for appeal from the order in formal testacy proceedings, or from the informal probate, changing the assumption concerning testacy, the previously appointed personal representative upon request may be appointed personal representative under the subsequently probated will, or as in intestacy as the case may be.
Minn. Stat. § 55.15 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 55 / Section 55.15
§ 55.15 APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be held or construed as limiting, restricting, or in any way affecting the operation or management of safe deposit boxes or vaults, or a safe deposit business, by any savings bank, bank, credit union, or trust company. If any bank, savings bank, credit union, or trust company elects to transact the business of a safe deposit company under the provisions of this chapter, it shall so notify the commissioner of commerce and thereafter the provisions of sections 55.02 and 55.10 to 55.12 shall apply to such safe deposit business and said bank, savings bank, credit union, or trust company shall have the benefit thereof. The provisions of sections 55.03 to 55.08 and the provisions of section 55.095 shall not apply to a bank, savings bank, credit union, or trust company carrying on the business of a safe deposit company.
Minn. Stat. § 626.72 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.72
§ 626.72 PEACE OFFICERS; TRANSPORTATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

A peace officer, as defined in section 609.487, subdivision 2 , clause (2), who enters this state to perform an assigned duty of transporting persons in legal custody for law enforcement purposes has the same authority to transport persons in legal custody as any member of any duly organized state, county, or municipal law enforcement unit of this state if a reciprocal right to transport persons in legal custody is extended to Minnesota peace officers by the peace officer's state or local jurisdiction.
Minn. Stat. § 21.89 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 21 / Section 21.89
§ 21.89 SEED FEE PERMITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Seed fee. In order to pay for administering and enforcing sections 21.80 to 21.92 , the commissioner shall establish the fees charged for various seeds and shall collect the fees on all seeds covered by sections 21.82 to 21.92 .

§ Subd. 2. Permits; issuance and revocation. The commissioner shall issue a permit to the labeler of agricultural, vegetable, flower, and wildflower seeds which are sold for use in Minnesota and which conform to and are labeled under sections 21.80 to 21.92 . Permit fees are determined based on the first sale in the state. Any sale after the first sale does not increase the permit fee. The categories of permits are as follows: (1) for labelers who sell 50,000 pounds or less of agricultural, native grasses, or wildflower seed each calendar year, an annual permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision 2 , paragraph (b); (2) for labelers who sell vegetable, flower, and wildflower seed packed for use in home gardens or household plantings, an annual permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision 2 , paragraph (c), based upon the gross sales from the previous year; and (3) for labelers who sell more than 50,000 pounds of agricultural, native grasses, or wildflower seed each calendar year, a permanent permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision 2 , paragraph (d). In addition, the person shall furnish to the commissioner an itemized statement of all seeds sold in Minnesota for the periods established by the commissioner. This statement shall be delivered, along with the payment of the fee, based upon the amount and type of seed sold, to the commissioner no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting period. Any person holding a permit shall show as part of the analysis labels or invoices on all agricultural, vegetable, flower, wildflower, tree, or shrub seeds all information the commissioner requires. The commissioner may revoke any permit in the event of failure to comply with applicable laws and rules.

§ Subd. 3. Penalty. A penalty fee established by the commissioner shall be assessed any permit holder who fails to submit a statement and pay the fee due within the 30 days following the end of each reporting period.

§ Subd. 4. Exemptions. A labeler who sells for use in Minnesota agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds must have a seed fee permit unless the agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds are of the breeder or foundation seed classes of varieties developed by publicly financed research agencies intended for the purpose of increasing the quantity of seed available.
Minn. Stat. § 611.03 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.03
§ 611.03 CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

No person indicted for any offense shall be convicted thereof, unless by admitting the truth of the charge in a demurrer, or plea, by confession in open court, or by verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.902 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.902
§ 103F.902 LOCAL PLANNING AND APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. A willing landowner may apply, on forms provided by the board, to a local unit of government for the establishment or restoration of a wetland on property owned by the landowner in an area that is: (1) designated by the board as a high priority wetland region; and (2) identified as a high priority wetland area in the local unit of government's comprehensive local water plan.

§ Subd. 2. Notice and preliminary hearing. (a) Within 30 days after receiving an application, the local unit of government shall hold a public hearing. At least ten days before the hearing, the local unit of government shall give notice of the hearing to the applicant and publish notice in an official newspaper of general circulation in the county. (b) At the hearing, the local unit of government shall describe the application and hear comments from interested persons regarding the application and the planned establishment or restoration project.

§ Subd. 3. Preliminary approval. Within 30 days of the public hearing, the local unit of government must give preliminary approval or disapproval of the application.

§ Subd. 4. Survey report. After preliminary approval, the local unit of government shall direct and pay the costs of a soil and water conservation engineer to conduct a survey of the property where the wetland restoration or establishment project is proposed to be located. The engineer must file a report, including a map of the proposed wetland, that describes the effects of the proposed wetland on: (1) the hydrology in the area; (2) property of persons other than the applicant; (3) groundwater recharge; (4) flooding; (5) fish and wildlife habitat; (6) water quality; and (7) other characteristics as determined by the local unit of government.

§ Subd. 5. Notice and final hearing. Within 30 days of receiving the completed survey, the local unit of government shall hold a public hearing on the proposed project. At least ten days before the hearing, the local unit of government shall notify the landowner and the commissioner and provide public notice of the hearing and the availability of the survey report in an official newspaper of general circulation in the county. The commissioner may provide comment on the proposed wetland.

§ Subd. 6. Final local approval. Within 30 days of the public hearing, the local unit of government shall notify the applicant and the commissioner of the final approval or disapproval of the proposed wetland.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.001 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.001
§ 302A.001 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Business Corporation Act."
Minn. Stat. § 4.071 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 4 / Section 4.071
§ 4.071 OIL OVERCHARGE MONEY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Appropriation required. "Oil overcharge money" means money received by the state as a result of litigation or settlements of alleged violations of federal petroleum pricing regulations. Oil overcharge money may not be spent until it is specifically appropriated by law.

§ Subd. 2. Minnesota resources projects. The legislature intends to appropriate one-half of the oil overcharge money for projects that have been reviewed and recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. A work plan must be prepared for each proposed project for review by the commission. The commission must recommend specific projects to the legislature.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1998 c 273 s 15 ]
Minn. Stat. § 58B.051 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 58B / Section 58B.051
§ 58B.051 REGISTRATION FOR LENDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a lender must register with the commissioner as a lender before providing services in Minnesota. A lender must not offer or make a student loan to a resident of Minnesota without first registering with the commissioner as provided in this section.

(b) A registration application must include:

(1) the lender's name;

(2) the lender's address;

(3) the names of all officers, directors, owners, or other persons in control of an applicant, as defined in section 58B.02, subdivision 6 ; and

(4) any other information the commissioner requires by rule.

(c) Registration issued or renewed expires December 31 of each year. A lender must renew the lender's registration on an annual basis.

(d) The commissioner may adopt and enforce:

(1) registration procedures for lenders, which may include using the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry;

(2) nonrefundable registration fees for lenders, which may include fees for using the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, to be paid directly by the lender;

(3) procedures and nonrefundable fees to renew a lender's registration, which may include fees for the renewed use of Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, to be paid directly by the lender; and

(4) alternate registration procedures and nonrefundable fees for postsecondary education institutions that offer student loans.
Minn. Stat. § 129C.26 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 129C / Section 129C.26
§ 129C.26 COMPREHENSIVE ARTS PLANNING PROGRAM SITES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Funding. Each site shall receive $1,250 each year for two years. If fewer than 30 sites are selected, each site shall receive an additional proportionate share of money appropriated and not used. Before receiving money for the second year, a long-range plan for arts education must be submitted to the Perpich Center for Arts Education.

§ Subd. 2. Criteria. The center, in consultation with the Comprehensive Arts Planning Program State Steering Committee, must establish criteria for site selection. Criteria shall include at least the following: (1) a willingness by the district or group of districts to designate a program chair for comprehensive arts planning with sufficient authority to implement the program; (2) a willingness by the district or group of districts to create a committee comprised of school district and community people whose function is to promote comprehensive arts education in the district; (3) commitment on the part of committee members to participate in training offered by the Department of Education; (4) a commitment of the committee to conduct a needs assessment of arts education; (5) commitment by the committee to evaluate its involvement in the program; (6) a willingness by the district to adopt a long-range plan for arts education in the district; and (7) location of the district or group of districts to assure representation of urban, suburban, and rural districts and distribution of sites throughout the state.

§ Subd. 3. Program accounts. A district receiving funds must maintain a separate account for the receipt and disbursement of all funds relating to the program. The funds must be spent only for the purpose of arts education programs, including teacher release time.

§ Subd. 4. Additional funding. A district receiving funds may receive funds for the program from private sources and from other governmental agencies, including any state or federal funds available for arts education.
Minn. Stat. § 268.20 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268 / Section 268.20
§ 268.20 REPRESENTATION IN COURT.
Status: in_force

In any civil action to enforce the provisions of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law, the commissioner may be represented by the attorney general.
Minn. Stat. § 500.25 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 500 / Section 500.25
§ 500.25 RIGHTS OF FARM TENANTS ON TERMINATION OF LIFE ESTATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "farm tenancy" is a tenancy involving 40 or more acres of tillable land or crop land rented for agricultural purposes.

§ Subd. 2. Continuation of tenancy. Upon the death of a life tenant between March 2 and the following October 31, a farm tenancy granted by the life tenant shall continue until the earlier of the following March 1, the completion of harvest, or the expiration of the lease by its terms. If a life tenant dies between November 1 and the following March 1, the farm tenancy shall continue for the following crop year and shall terminate on the earlier of the March 1 following that crop year, the completion of harvest, or the expiration of the lease by its terms. However, if the lease is binding upon the remainderperson by specific commitment of the remainderperson, the lease shall terminate as provided by that commitment.

§ Subd. 3. Rental value. A remainderperson who is required by subdivision 2 to continue a tenancy shall be entitled to a rental amount equal to the prevailing fair market rental amount in the area. If the parties cannot agree on a rental amount, either party may petition the district court for a declaratory judgment setting the rental amount. The costs of the action shall be apportioned between the parties by the court.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.1016 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.1016
§ 322C.1016 MERGER OF WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. When authorized. If the parent organization is a domestic limited liability company, the parent organization may merge a wholly owned subsidiary into itself, or may merge two or more wholly owned subsidiaries into one of the wholly owned subsidiaries under this section by a resolution approved in the manner required to decide a matter in the ordinary course of the activities of the parent organization that adopts and sets forth a plan of merger that meets the requirements of subdivision 2. If the parent organization is not a domestic limited liability company and if authorized by its governing statute, the parent organization may merge a wholly owned subsidiary into itself, or may merge two or more wholly owned subsidiaries into one of the wholly owned subsidiaries by the adoption of a plan of merger that meets the requirements of subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 2. Plan of merger. The plan of merger must contain: (1) the name of each wholly owned subsidiary that is a constituent organization in the merger, the name of the parent organization, and the name of the surviving organization; (2) the manner and basis of converting the ownership interests and securities of the wholly owned subsidiary or subsidiaries into ownership interests or securities of the surviving organization or, in whole or in part, into money or other property; and (3) if the surviving organization is a wholly owned subsidiary, a statement of any amendments to the articles of organization of the surviving organization that will be part of the merger.

§ Subd. 3. Articles of merger; contents of articles. Articles of merger must be prepared that contain: (1) the plan of merger; (2) a statement that the parent organization owns directly all of the rights to distributions and all of the management rights of each wholly owned subsidiary that is a constituent organization in the merger; and (3) a statement that the plan of merger has been approved by the parent organization in accordance with this section.

§ Subd. 4. Articles signed, filed. The articles of merger must be signed on behalf of the parent organization and filed with the secretary of state.

§ Subd. 5. Certificate. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of merger to the parent organization or its legal representative or, if the parent organization is a constituent organization but is not the surviving organization in the merger, to the surviving organization or its legal representative.

§ Subd. 6. Nonexclusivity. A merger among a parent organization and one or more wholly owned subsidiaries or among two or more wholly owned subsidiaries of a parent organization may be accomplished under sections 322C.1002 , 322C.1003 , and 322C.1004 , instead of this section, in which case this section does not apply.