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Minn. Stat. § 308B.007 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308B / Section 308B.007
§ 308B.007 LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (c) "Electronic record" means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. (d) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. (e) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

§ Subd. 2. Electronic records and signatures. For purposes of this chapter: (1) a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form; (2) a contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation; (3) if a provision requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the requirement; and (4) if a provision requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the requirement.
Minn. Stat. § 15A.0815 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15A / Section 15A.0815
§ 15A.0815 SALARY LIMITS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Salary limits. The appropriate appointing authority shall set the salary rates for positions listed in this section based upon the salaries prescribed by the Compensation Council established under section 15A.082 .

§ Subd. 2. Agency head salaries. The salary for a position listed in this subdivision shall be determined by the Compensation Council under section 15A.082 . The commissioner of management and budget must publish the salaries on the department's website. This subdivision applies to the following positions: Commissioner of administration; Commissioner of agriculture; Commissioner of education; Commissioner of children, youth, and families; Commissioner of commerce; Commissioner of corrections; Commissioner of health; Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education; Commissioner, Minnesota IT Services; Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency; Commissioner of human rights; Commissioner of human services; Commissioner of labor and industry; Commissioner of management and budget; Commissioner of natural resources; Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency; Commissioner of public safety; Commissioner of revenue; Commissioner of employment and economic development; Commissioner of transportation; Commissioner of veterans affairs; Executive director of the Gambling Control Board; Executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery; Executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management; Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services; Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities; Ombudsperson for corrections; Chair, Metropolitan Council; Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission; School trust lands director; Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission; Chief Executive Officer, Direct Care and Treatment; and Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services.

§ Subd. 3. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133 ]

§ Subd. 4. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133 ]

§ Subd. 5. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 2 s 133 ]
Minn. Stat. § 118A.01 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 118A / Section 118A.01
§ 118A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 118A.01 to 118A.06 .

§ Subd. 2. Government entity. (a) "Government entity" means a county, city, town, school district, hospital district, public authority, public corporation, public commission, special district, any other political subdivision, except an entity whose investment authority is specified under chapter 11A or 356A. (b) For the purposes of sections 118A.02 and 118A.03 only, the term includes an American Indian tribal government entity located within a federally recognized American Indian reservation.

§ Subd. 3. Financial institution. "Financial institution" means a savings association, commercial bank, trust company, credit union, or industrial loan and thrift company.

§ Subd. 4. Public funds. "Public funds" means all general, special, permanent, trust, and other funds, regardless of source or purpose, held or administered by a government entity, unless otherwise restricted.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0502 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0502
§ 322C.0502 TRANSFER OF TRANSFERABLE INTEREST.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Transfers. A transfer, in whole or in part, of a transferable interest: (1) is permissible; (2) does not by itself cause a member's dissociation or a dissolution and winding up of the limited liability company's activities; and (3) subject to section 322C.0504 , does not entitle the transferee to: (i) participate in the management or conduct of the company's activities; or (ii) except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, have access to records or other information concerning the company's activities.

§ Subd. 2. Transferee right to distributions. A transferee has the right to receive, in accordance with the transfer, distributions to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled.

§ Subd. 3. Transferee right to an account. In a dissolution and winding up of a limited liability company, a transferee is entitled to an account of the company's transactions only from the date of dissolution.

§ Subd. 4. Evidence of interest. A transferable interest may be evidenced by a certificate of the interest issued by the limited liability company in a record, and, subject to this section, the interest represented by the certificate may be transferred by a transfer of the certificate. Such an interest is not a security, as that term is defined in section 336.8-102 , paragraph (a), clause (15), unless the conditions specified in section 336.8-103 , paragraph (c), are satisfied.

§ Subd. 5. Company notice required. A limited liability company need not give effect to a transferee's rights under this section until the company has notice of the transfer.

§ Subd. 6. Violative transfers ineffective. A transfer of a transferable interest in violation of a restriction on transfer contained in the operating agreement is ineffective as to a person having notice of the restriction at the time of transfer.

§ Subd. 7. Rights retained. Except as otherwise provided in section 322C.0602 , clause (4), item (ii), when a member transfers a transferable interest, the transferor retains the rights of a member other than the interest in distributions transferred and retains all duties and obligations of a member.

§ Subd. 8. Transferee liability. When a member transfers a transferable interest to a person that becomes a member with respect to the transferred interest, the transferee is liable for the member's obligations under sections 322C.0403 and 322C.0406, subdivision 3, known to the transferee when the transferee becomes a member.
Minn. Stat. § 18B.10 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.10
§ 18B.10 ACTION TO PREVENT GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may, by rule, special order, or delegation through written regulatory agreement with officials of other approved agencies, take action necessary to prevent the contamination of groundwater resulting from leaching of pesticides through the soil, from the backsiphoning or backflowing of pesticides through water wells, or from the direct flowage of pesticides to groundwater.

(b) With owner consent, the commissioner may use private water wells throughout the state to monitor for the presence of agricultural pesticides and other industrial chemicals in groundwater. The specific locations and land owners shall not be identifiable. The owner or user of a private water well sampled by the commissioner must be given access to test results.
Minn. Stat. § 246.713 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.713
§ 246.713 DISCLOSURE OF POSITIVE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN TEST RESULTS.
Status: in_force

If the conditions of sections 246.711 and 246.712 are met, the state-operated treatment program shall ask the patient if the patient has ever had a positive test for a blood-borne pathogen. The state-operated treatment program must attempt to get existing test results under this section before taking any steps to obtain a blood sample or to test for blood-borne pathogens. The state-operated treatment program shall disclose the patient's blood-borne pathogen test results to the employee without the patient's name or other uniquely identifying information.
Minn. Stat. § 59C.07 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 59C / Section 59C.07
§ 59C.07 DISCLOSURE TO WARRANTY HOLDER.
Status: in_force

A vehicle protection product warranty must not be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the warranty:

(1) states, "The obligations of the warrantor to the warranty holder are guaranteed under a warranty reimbursement insurance policy" if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under section 59C.05, subdivision 2 , or states "The obligations of the warrantor under this warranty are backed by the full faith and credit of the warrantor" if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under section 59C.05, subdivision 3 ;

(2) states that in the event a warranty holder must make a claim against a party other than the warranty reimbursement insurance policy issuer, the warranty holder is entitled to make a direct claim against the insurer upon the failure of the warrantor to pay any claim or meet any obligation under the terms of the warranty within 60 days after proof of loss has been filed with the warrantor, if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under section 59C.05, subdivision 2 ;

(3) states the name and address of the issuer of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy, and this information need not be preprinted on the warranty form, but may be added to or stamped on the warranty, if the warrantor elects to meet its financial responsibility obligations under section 59C.05, subdivision 2 ;

(4) identifies the warrantor, the seller, and the warranty holder;

(5) sets forth the total purchase price and the terms under which it is to be paid, however, the purchase price is not required to be preprinted on the vehicle protection product warranty and may be negotiated with the consumer at the time of sale;

(6) sets forth the procedure for making a claim, including a telephone number;

(7) specifies the payments or performance to be provided under the warranty including payments for incidental costs expressed as either a fixed amount specified in the warranty or sales agreement or by the use of a formula itemizing specific incidental costs incurred by the warranty holder, the manner of calculation or determination of payments or performance, and any limitations, exceptions, or exclusions;

(8) sets forth all of the obligations and duties of the warranty holder such as the duty to protect against any further damage to the vehicle, the obligation to notify the warrantor in advance of any repair, or other similar requirements, if any;

(9) sets forth any terms, restrictions, or conditions governing transferability and cancellation of the warranty, if any; and

(10) contains a disclosure that reads substantially as follows: "This agreement is a product warranty and is not insurance."
Minn. Stat. § 273.21 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.21
§ 273.21 NEGLECT BY AUDITOR OR ASSESSOR; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Every county auditor and every town or district assessor who in any case refuses or knowingly neglects to perform any duty enjoined by this chapter, or who consents to or connives at any evasion of its provisions whereby any proceeding required by this chapter is prevented or hindered, or whereby any property required to be listed for taxation is unlawfully exempted, or entered on the tax list at less than its market value, shall, for every such neglect, refusal, consent, or connivance, forfeit and pay to the state not less than $200, nor more than $1,000, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.86 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.86
§ 326B.86 BOND; INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Bond. (a) Licensed manufactured home installers and licensed residential roofers must give and maintain a bond to the state. The bond must comply with section 326B.0921 . (b) A licensed residential roofer must post a bond with a penal sum of at least $15,000. (c) A licensed manufactured home installer must post a bond with a penal sum of at least $2,500. Bonds issued under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 are not state bonds or contracts for purposes of sections 8.05 and 16C.05, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 2. Insurance. Each licensee shall have and maintain in effect commercial general liability insurance, which includes premises and operations insurance and products and completed operations insurance, with limits of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate limit for bodily injury, and property damage insurance with limits of at least $25,000 or a policy with a single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $300,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate limits. The insurance must be written by an insurer licensed to do business in this state. Each licensee shall maintain on file with the commissioner a certificate evidencing the insurance. In the event of a policy cancellation, the insurer shall send written notice to the commissioner at the same time that a cancellation request is received from or a notice is sent to the insured. The commissioner may increase the minimum amount of insurance required for any licensee or class of licensees if the commissioner considers it to be in the public interest and necessary to protect the interests of Minnesota consumers.
Minn. Stat. § 148E.116 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148E / Section 148E.116
§ 148E.116 PROVISIONAL LICENSE; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a provisional license from the board, the licensee must obtain at least 37.5 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section.

§ Subd. 2. Practice requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be obtained during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice after the effective date of the provisional license. At least three hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours of practice under a provisional license until a permanent license is issued.

§ Subd. 3. Types of supervision. (a) Half of the supervision hours required by subdivision 1 must consist of one-on-one supervision. The supervision must be provided either in person or via eye-to-eye electronic media while maintaining visual contact. (b) Half of the supervision hours must consist of one or more of the following types of supervision: (1) one-on-one supervision provided in person or via eye-to-eye electronic media while maintaining visual contact; or (2) group supervision provided in person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic media while maintaining visual contact. (c) Group supervision must not exceed six supervisees. (d) Supervision must not be provided by email.

§ Subd. 4. Supervisor requirements. (a) The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148E.120 and has completed 30 hours of training in supervision, which may be satisfied by completing academic coursework in supervision or continuing education courses in supervision as defined in section 148E.010, subdivision 18 . (b) Supervision must be provided: (1) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a provisional license to practice as a licensed social worker, by: (i) a licensed social worker who has completed the supervised practice requirements; (ii) a licensed graduate social worker who has completed the supervised practice requirements; (iii) a licensed independent social worker; or (iv) a licensed independent clinical social worker; (2) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by: (i) a licensed graduate social worker who has completed the supervised practice requirements; (ii) a licensed independent social worker; or (iii) a licensed independent clinical social worker; (3) if the supervisee is engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by a licensed independent clinical social worker; or (4) by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148E.120, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 5. MS 2008 [Repealed, 2009 c 157 art 2 s 14 ]
Minn. Stat. § 257.541 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.541
§ 257.541 CUSTODY AND PARENTING TIME WITH CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Mother's right to custody. The biological mother of a child born to a mother who was not married to the child's father when the child was born and was not married to the child's father when the child was conceived has sole custody of the child until paternity has been established under sections 257.51 to 257.74 , or until custody is determined in a separate proceeding under section 518.156 .

§ Subd. 2. Father's right to parenting time and custody. (a) If paternity has been acknowledged under section 257.34 and paternity has been established under sections 257.51 to 257.74 , the father's rights of parenting time or custody are determined under sections 518.17 and 518.175 . (b) If paternity has not been acknowledged under section 257.34 and paternity has been established under sections 257.51 to 257.74 , the biological father may petition for rights of parenting time or custody in the paternity proceeding or in a separate proceeding under section 518.156 .

§ Subd. 3. Father's right to parenting time and custody; recognition of paternity. If paternity has been recognized under section 257.75 , the father may petition for rights of parenting time or custody in an independent action under section 518.156 . The proceeding must be treated as an initial determination of custody under section 518.17 . The provisions of chapter 518 apply with respect to the granting of custody and parenting time. An action to determine custody and parenting time may be commenced pursuant to chapter 518 without an adjudication of parentage. These proceedings may not be combined with any proceeding under chapter 518B.
Minn. Stat. § 53B.34 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.34
§ 53B.34 NETWORKED SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) To efficiently and effectively administer and enforce this chapter and to minimize regulatory burden, the commissioner is authorized to participate in multistate supervisory processes established between states and coordinated through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the Money Transmitter Regulators Association, and the affiliates and successors of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the Money Transmitter Regulators Association for all licensees that hold licenses in this state and other states. As a participant in multistate supervision, the commissioner may:

(1) cooperate, coordinate, and share information with other state and federal regulators in accordance with section 53B.32 ;

(2) enter into written cooperation, coordination, or information-sharing contracts or agreements with organizations the membership of which is made up of state or federal governmental agencies; and

(3) cooperate, coordinate, and share information with organizations the membership of which is made up of state or federal governmental agencies, provided that the organizations agree in writing to maintain the confidentiality and security of the shared information in accordance with section 53B.32 .

(b) The commissioner is prohibited from waiving, and nothing in this section constitutes a waiver of, the commissioner's authority to conduct an examination or investigation or otherwise take independent action authorized by this chapter, or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, to enforce compliance with applicable state or federal law.

(c) A joint examination or investigation, or acceptance of an examination or investigation report, does not waive an examination fee provided for in this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 18B.17 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.17
§ 18B.17 COOPERATIVE INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Cooperative agreements. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state agencies for training, certification, inspection, and enforcement programs and may make reports to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies as required or requested. The commissioner may adopt and enforce federal standards, regulations, or orders relating to pesticide regulation when determined to be in the best interest of citizens of the state.

§ Subd. 2. Training agreements. For purposes of training only, the commissioner may enter into agreements with qualified public or private organizations that wish to offer training programs.
Minn. Stat. § 110A.16 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 110A / Section 110A.16
§ 110A.16 FEASIBILITY; RECORDING; ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The court, within 90 days from the receipt of the petition, or within 90 days from the time funds are available to defray the cost of the investigation, shall declare that the proposed project is or is not feasible, will conform to public health and conform to public convenience and welfare. If the project is not feasible, the court shall dismiss the petition. If the court deems the project feasible and conforming to public convenience and welfare, it shall immediately execute a certificate setting forth a copy of the petition declaring that the petition is approved, and file it in the Office of the Secretary of State and a copy of it, certified by the secretary of state, in the office of the county auditor of each county in which any of the lands in the district are located. Thereupon, the district, under its designated name, shall be a body politic and corporate under the provisions of sections 110A.01 to 110A.36 and a public corporation of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 145.854 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.854
§ 145.854 DUTY OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Search. A medical practitioner, in discharging a duty to a disabled person whom the practitioner has undertaken to examine or treat, shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device or identification card of the type described in section 145.852, subdivision 2 and examine them for emergency information.

§ Subd. 2. Actions. A cause of action against a medical practitioner does not arise from the practitioner's making a reasonable search of a disabled person to locate an identifying device or identification card, even though the person is not wearing an identifying device or carrying an identification card.