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Minn. Stat. § 84.705 — MN Code / Part 83A_84 / Chapter 84 / Section 84.705
§ 84.705 COMMUNITY TREE-PLANTING GRANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental purposes with minimal to residual timber value.

§ Subd. 2. Grants. (a) The commissioner must establish a grant program to provide grants to cities, counties, townships, Tribal governments, and park and recreation boards in cities of the first class for the following purposes: (1) removing and planting shade trees on public or Tribal land to provide environmental benefits; (2) replacing trees lost to forest pests, disease, or storms; and (3) establishing a more diverse community forest better able to withstand disease and forest pests. (b) Any tree planted with money granted under this section must be a climate-adapted species to Minnesota.

§ Subd. 3. Priority. (a) Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to: (1) projects removing and replacing ash trees that pose significant public safety concerns; and (2) projects in areas identified using the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool methodology provided in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's environmental justice screen technical documentation dated July 31, 2024. (b) The commissioner may not prioritize projects based on criteria other than the criteria established under paragraph (a). Nothing in this section precludes the Department of Natural Resources from following chapter 16B requirements or considering the ability of the grantees to complete the work of the grant.

§ Subd. 4. Eligible projects. (a) The proceeds of state general obligation bonds may only be expended for grants to cities, counties, townships, and park and recreation boards in cities of the first class. (b) Appropriations from the general fund may be expended for grants to Tribal governments, cities, counties, townships, and park and recreation boards in cities of the first class.
Minn. Stat. § 62B.14 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62B / Section 62B.14
§ 62B.14 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person, firm or corporation which violates an order of the commissioner after it has become final, and while it is in effect, shall, upon proof thereof to the satisfaction of the court, forfeit and pay to the state a sum not to exceed $250 which may be recovered in a civil action, except that if the violation is found to be willful, the amount of the penalty shall be a sum not to exceed $1,000. The commissioner may revoke or suspend the license or certificate of authority of the person, firm or corporation guilty of such violation. Such order for suspension or revocation shall be upon notice and hearing, and shall be subject to judicial review as provided in section 62B.13 .
Minn. Stat. § 144.223 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.223
§ 144.223 REPORT OF MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

Data relating to the number of certificates of marriage registered must be reported to the state registrar by the local registrar or designee of the county board in each of the 87 registration districts in a format and with the frequency determined by the state registrar.
Minn. Stat. § 306.06 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.06
§ 306.06 CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LANDS TO CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

When land located within a town or statutory city has before 1870 been devoted to and used by the public without restriction as a cemetery, the governing body of the town or city where the land is located may convey the land to a cemetery association organized to acquire the land for cemetery purposes. The governing body may decide the terms of the conveyance.
Minn. Stat. § 471.198 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.198
§ 471.198 EXPENDITURES; NATIONAL NIGHT OUT; LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY EVENTS; FALLEN OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Local government" means a home rule charter or statutory city, town, or county. (c) "Qualified individual" means an individual with one of the following relationships to a local government expending money under this section: (1) an employee of the local government; (2) an immediate family member of an employee of the local government; or (3) an immediate family member of a fallen officer who was employed by the local government.

§ Subd. 2. Authorized expenditures. (a) A local government may spend money for the following purposes: (1) National Night Out events held in the jurisdiction of the local government spending the money; (2) any event or purpose that the governing body of the local government determines will foster positive relationships between law enforcement and the community; (3) funding a funeral or memorial for a public safety officer killed in the line of duty; and (4) funding travel and participation for qualified individuals in national memorial events for fallen public safety officers occurring within 24 months of a line-of-duty death of an officer or employee of the local government. (b) A school district is authorized to spend money for the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2).

§ Subd. 3. Contributions solicitation. Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, any local government or school district may, by resolution, authorize officials and staff to solicit contributions for the purposes authorized in subdivision 2.
Minn. Stat. § 216.14 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216 / Section 216.14
§ 216.14 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT.
Status: in_force

Upon filing such complaint, if there appear reasonable grounds for investigating such matter, the commission shall issue an order directed to and requiring such carrier or warehouse operator to grant the relief demanded or show cause by answer within 20 days from the service of such notice why such relief should not be granted. Such order, together with a copy of the complaint, shall forthwith be served upon the respondent.
Minn. Stat. § 149A.65 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 149A / Section 149A.65
§ 149A.65 FEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. This section establishes the application fees for registrations, examinations, initial and renewal licenses, and late fees authorized under the provisions of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Mortuary science fees. Fees for mortuary science are: (1) $75 for the initial and renewal registration of a mortuary science intern; (2) $125 for the mortuary science examination; (3) $200 for initial and renewal mortuary science license applications; (4) $100 late fee charge for a license renewal application; (5) $250 for an application for mortuary science license by endorsement; and (6) $226 for the initial and renewal registration of a transfer care specialist.

§ Subd. 3. Funeral directors. The license renewal application fee for funeral directors is $200. The late fee charge for a license renewal is $100.

§ Subd. 4. Funeral establishments. The initial and renewal application fee for funeral establishments is $425. The late fee charge for a license renewal is $100.

§ Subd. 5. Crematories. The initial and renewal application fee for a crematory is $425. The late fee charge for a license renewal is $100.

§ Subd. 6. Alkaline hydrolysis facilities. The initial and renewal application fee for an alkaline hydrolysis facility is $425. The late fee charge for a license renewal is $100.

§ Subd. 6a. Natural organic reduction facilities. This subdivision is effective July 1, 2025. The initial and renewal fee for a natural organic reduction facility is $425. The late fee charge for a license renewal is $100.

§ Subd. 7. State government special revenue fund. Fees collected by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund. All fees are nonrefundable.
Minn. Stat. § 13.204 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.204
§ 13.204 POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS LICENSING DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) The following data submitted to a political subdivision by a person seeking to obtain a license are classified as private data on individuals or nonpublic data:

(1) a tax return, as defined by section 270B.01, subdivision 2 ; and

(2) a bank account statement.

(b) Notwithstanding section 138.17 , data collected by a political subdivision as part of a license application and classified under paragraph (a) must be destroyed no later than 90 days after a final decision on the license application.
Minn. Stat. § 87A.02 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 87A / Section 87A.02
§ 87A.02 SHOOTING RANGE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; BEST PRACTICES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2012 c 277 art 1 s 91 ]

§ Subd. 2. Best practices. For purposes of this chapter, the November 1999 revised edition of the National Rifle Association's Range Source Book: A Guide to Planning and Construction shall serve as best practices for shooting range performance standards.
Minn. Stat. § 272.026 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.026
§ 272.026 TAX STATUS OF PROPERTY MANAGED BY A HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.
Status: in_force

Any property that is under the direct management and control of, but is not owned by, a housing redevelopment authority or public housing agency, and is used in a manner authorized and contemplated by sections 469.001 to 469.047 , and for which the authority or agency is eligible for assistance payments under federal law, is public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and the property and the authority or agency is exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the city, the county, the state, or any political subdivision of the state in the same manner as property referred to in section 469.040, subdivision 1 . Payments in lieu of taxes for the property shall remain as provided in section 272.68 or 469.040, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-404 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-404
§ 524.3-404 FORMAL TESTACY PROCEEDINGS; WRITTEN OBJECTIONS TO PROBATE.
Status: in_force

Any party to a formal proceeding who opposes the probate of a will for any reason shall state in pleadings the objections to probate of the will.
Minn. Stat. § 148F.2051 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148F / Section 148F.2051
§ 148F.2051 FAILURE TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

On or after August 1, 2012, any person, institution, insurer, or organization that fails to report as required under Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 148C.095 , subdivisions 2 to 5, shall be subject to civil penalties for failing to report as required by law.
Minn. Stat. § 604.14 — MN Code / Part 604_605 / Chapter 604 / Section 604.14
§ 604.14 CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THEFT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Liability for theft of property. A person who steals personal property from another is civilly liable to the owner of the property for its value when stolen plus punitive damages of either $50 or up to 100 percent of its value when stolen, whichever is greater. If the property is merchandise stolen from a retail store, its value is the retail price of the merchandise in the store when the theft occurred.

§ Subd. 2. Notice. In order to recover under subdivision 1 for the theft of a shopping cart, a store must have posted at the time of the theft a conspicuous notice describing the liability under subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 3. Liability of parent or guardian. Section 540.18 applies to this section, except that recovery is not limited to special damages.

§ Subd. 4. Criminal action. The filing of a criminal complaint, conviction, or guilty plea is not a prerequisite to liability under this section. Payment or nonpayment may not be used as evidence in a criminal action.

§ Subd. 5. Recovery of property. The recovery of stolen property by a person does not affect liability under this section, other than liability for the value of the property.

§ Subd. 6. Right to demand payment. A person may make a written demand for payment for the liability imposed by this section before beginning an action, including a copy of this section and a description of the liability contained in this section.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.045 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.045
§ 97C.045 REMOVING COMMON CARP AND NATIVE ROUGH FISH FROM BOUNDARY WATERS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may enter into agreements with North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa, relating to the removal of common carp and native rough fish in boundary waters. The agreements may include:

(1) contracting to remove common carp and native rough fish;

(2) inspection of the work;

(3) the division of proceeds; and

(4) regulating the taking of common carp and native rough fish.
Minn. Stat. § 171.068 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.068
§ 171.068 ENHANCED IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

No employer may require an employee to apply for or use an enhanced identification card as a condition of employment, nor may an employer discharge an employee or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee who refuses to apply for or use an enhanced identification card.
Minn. Stat. § 317A.001 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.001
§ 317A.001 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Nonprofit Corporation Act."
Minn. Stat. § 60K.52 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60K / Section 60K.52
§ 60K.52 USE AND SHARING OF LICENSING AND INVESTIGATIVE DATA.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Commissioner's authority. In order to assist in the performance of the commissioner's duties under sections 60K.30 to 60K.56 , the commissioner: (1) may share licensing data or any active or inactive investigative data with other state, federal, and international regulatory agencies, with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates or subsidiaries, and with state, federal, and international law enforcement authorities if the recipient agrees to maintain the data in a manner consistent with its data classification; (2) may receive documents, materials, or information, including otherwise confidential and privileged documents, materials, or information, from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates or subsidiaries, and from regulatory and law enforcement officials of other foreign or domestic jurisdictions, and shall maintain as confidential or privileged any document, material, or information received with notice or the understanding that it is confidential or privileged under the laws of the jurisdiction that is the source of the document, material, or information; and (3) may enter into agreements governing sharing and use of information consistent with this subdivision. No waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality in the documents, materials, or information occurs as a result of disclosure to the commissioner under this section or as a result of sharing as authorized in this subdivision. Nothing in sections 60K.30 to 60K.56 prohibits the commissioner from releasing information concerning final, adjudicated actions, including for-cause terminations, to a database or other clearinghouse service maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates, or subsidiaries of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

§ Subd. 2. Penalties for failing to report. An insurer, the authorized representative of the insurer, or a producer that fails to report as required under this section or that is found to have reported with actual malice by a court of competent jurisdiction may, after notice and hearing, have its license or certificate of authority suspended or revoked and may be fined in accordance with section 45.027 .
Minn. Stat. § 122A.27 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.27
§ 122A.27 ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION LICENSING FOR ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirements. (a) A preparation program that is an alternative to a graduate program in education administration for public school administrators to acquire an entrance license is established. The program may be offered in any administrative field. (b) To participate in the alternative preparation program, the candidate must: (1) have a master's degree in an administrative area; (2) have been offered an administrative position in a school district, group of districts, or an education district approved by the commissioner of education to offer an alternative preparation licensure program; (3) have five years of experience in a field related to administration; and (4) document successful experiences working with children and adults. (c) An alternative preparation license is of one year duration and is issued by the commissioner of education to participants on admission to the alternative preparation program.

§ Subd. 2. Characteristics. The alternative preparation program has the characteristics enumerated in this subdivision: (1) staff development conducted by a resident mentorship team made up of administrators, teachers, and postsecondary faculty members; (2) an instruction phase involving intensive preparation of a candidate for licensure before the candidate assumes responsibility for an administrative position; (3) formal instruction and peer coaching during the school year; (4) assessment, supervision, and evaluation of a candidate to determine the candidate's specific needs and to ensure satisfactory completion of the program; (5) a research-based and results-oriented approach focused on skills administrators need to be effective; (6) assurance of integration of education theory and classroom practices; and (7) the shared design and delivery of staff development between school district personnel and postsecondary faculty.

§ Subd. 3. Affiliation with a postsecondary institution. An alternative preparation program at a school district, group of schools, or an education district must be affiliated with a postsecondary institution that has a graduate program in educational administration for public school administrators.

§ Subd. 4. Approval for standard entrance license. The resident mentorship team must prepare for the commissioner of education an evaluation report on the performance of the alternative preparation licensee during the school year and a positive or negative recommendation on whether the alternative preparation licensee shall receive a standard entrance license.

§ Subd. 5. Standard entrance license. The commissioner of education must issue a standard entrance license to an alternative preparation licensee who has successfully completed the school year in the alternative preparation program and who has received a positive recommendation from the licensee's mentorship team.

§ Subd. 6. Qualified administrator. A person with a valid alternative preparation license is a qualified administrator within the meaning of section 122A.16 .
Minn. Stat. § 336.3-104 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.3-104
§ 336.3-104 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), "negotiable instrument" means an unconditional promise or order to pay a fixed amount of money, with or without interest or other charges described in the promise or order, if it:

(1) is payable to bearer or to order at the time it is issued or first comes into possession of a holder;

(2) is payable on demand or at a definite time; and

(3) does not state any other undertaking or instruction by the person promising or ordering payment to do any act in addition to the payment of money, but the promise or order may contain (i) an undertaking or power to give, maintain, or protect collateral to secure payment, (ii) an authorization or power to the holder to confess judgment or realize on or dispose of collateral, (iii) a waiver of the benefit of any law intended for the advantage or protection of an obligor, (iv) a term that specifies the law that governs the promise or order, or (v) an undertaking to resolve in a specified forum a dispute concerning the promise or order.

(b) "Instrument" means a negotiable instrument.

(c) An order that meets all of the requirements of subsection (a), except paragraph (1), and otherwise falls within the definition of "check" in subsection (f) is a negotiable instrument and a check.

(d) A promise or order other than a check is not an instrument if, at the time it is issued or first comes into possession of a holder, it contains a conspicuous statement, however expressed, to the effect that the promise or order is not negotiable or is not an instrument governed by this article.

(e) An instrument is a "note" if it is a promise and is a "draft" if it is an order. If an instrument falls within the definition of both "note" and "draft," a person entitled to enforce the instrument may treat it as either.

(f) "Check" means (i) a draft, other than a documentary draft, payable on demand and drawn on a bank or (ii) a cashier's check or teller's check. An instrument may be a check even though it is described on its face by another term, such as "money order."

(g) "Cashier's check" means a draft with respect to which the drawer and drawee are the same bank or branches of the same bank.

(h) "Teller's check" means a draft drawn by a bank (i) on another bank, or (ii) payable at or through a bank.

(i) "Traveler's check" means an instrument that (i) is payable on demand, (ii) is drawn on or payable at or through a bank, (iii) is designated by the term "traveler's check" or by a substantially similar term, and (iv) requires, as a condition to payment, a countersignature by a person whose specimen signature appears on the instrument.

(j) "Certificate of deposit" means an instrument containing an acknowledgment by a bank that a sum of money has been received by the bank and a promise by the bank to repay the sum of money. A certificate of deposit is a note of the bank.
Minn. Stat. § 148B.29 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148B / Section 148B.29
§ 148B.29 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 , the following terms have the meanings given.

§ Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy created in section 148B.30 .

§ Subd. 2a. Licensee. "Licensee" means a person who is licensed by the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.

§ Subd. 3. Marriage and family therapy. "Marriage and family therapy" means the process of providing professional marriage and family psychotherapy to individuals, married couples, and family groups, either singly or in groups. The practice of marriage and family therapy utilizes established principles that recognize the interrelated nature of the individual problems and dysfunctions in family members to assess, understand, and treat emotional and mental problems. Marriage and family therapy includes premarital, marital, divorce, and family therapy, and is a specialized mode of treatment for the purpose of resolving emotional problems and modifying intrapersonal and interpersonal dysfunction.