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Minn. Stat. § 260E.23 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260E / Section 260E.23
§ 260E.23 DOCUMENTING INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD MALTREATMENT VICTIMS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of this state to encourage adequate and accurate documentation of the number and content of interviews conducted with alleged child maltreatment victims during the course of a child maltreatment assessment or investigation, criminal investigation, or prosecution, and to discourage interviews that are unnecessary, duplicative, or otherwise not in the best interests of the child.

§ Subd. 2. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "government employee" means an employee of a state or local agency, and any person acting as an agent of a state or local agency; (2) "interview" means a statement of an alleged maltreatment victim which is given or made to a government employee during the course of a maltreatment assessment or investigation, criminal investigation, or prosecution; and (3) "record" means an audio or video recording of an interview, or a written record of an interview.

§ Subd. 3. Record required. Whenever an interview is conducted, the interviewer must make a record of the interview. The record must contain the following information: (1) the date, time, place, and duration of the interview; (2) the identity of the persons present at the interview; and (3) if the record is in writing, a summary of the information obtained during the interview.

§ Subd. 4. Records maintained. The records shall be maintained by the interviewer in accordance with applicable provisions of section 260E.35 and chapter 13.

§ Subd. 5. Guidelines on tape recording of interviews. Every county attorney's office shall be responsible for developing written guidelines on the tape recording of interviews by government employees who conduct child maltreatment assessments or investigations, criminal investigations, or prosecutions. The guidelines are public data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 14 .
Minn. Stat. § 360.0151 — MN Code / Part 360_362 / Chapter 360 / Section 360.0151
§ 360.0151 AIR SERVICE MARKETING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Program established. The commissioner of transportation shall establish an air service marketing program to encourage the preservation and expansion of scheduled passenger air carrier service to greater Minnesota. The commissioner may spend funds appropriated from the state airports fund for (1) air service marketing grants and (2) conducting statewide studies to determine the feasibility of air service initiatives. The commissioner may develop a single, recognizable statewide marketing program to increase visibility of and ridership at airports with scheduled air carrier service.

§ Subd. 2. Grants authorized. (a) The commissioner may make air service marketing grants to political subdivisions that own and operate airports. The commissioner shall make a project agreement with each political subdivision receiving a grant under this section that provides for: (1) a detailed description of the project for which the grant is provided; (2) a schedule of the project; and (3) the division of costs of the project between the state and the recipient. (b) Payments by the commissioner under a project agreement may only be made to reimburse local costs already incurred.

§ Subd. 3. Uses of grant. (a) Costs for the following activities related to commercial passenger air service at the recipient's airport are eligible for reimbursement under this section: (1) advertising of service; (2) public relations activities intended to educate the public on the value of the airport and its commercial passenger air service; (3) marketing studies; or (4) service improvement activities such as route analysis, service studies, and other activities intended to preserve or increase service from an existing or new-entry air carrier. (b) A grant under this section may not be used for: (1) an activity that promotes an airport within the service area of another airport; (2) a promotional activity that features one specific air carrier at an airport when more than one air carrier serves the airport; (3) administrative costs associated with the marketing program or with the routine operation of the airport; or (4) payments to air carriers as fare subsidies, service subsidies, or seat guarantees.
Minn. Stat. § 260.775 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.775
§ 260.775 PLACEMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of children, youth, and families shall publish annually an inventory of all Indian children in residential facilities. The inventory shall include, by county and statewide, information on legal status, living arrangement, age, sex, Tribe in which the Indian child is a member or eligible for membership, accumulated length of time in foster care, and other demographic information deemed appropriate concerning all Indian children in residential facilities. The report must also state the extent to which authorized child-placing agencies comply with the order of preference described in United States Code, title 25, section 1901, et seq. The commissioner shall include the information required under this paragraph in the annual report on child maltreatment and on children in placement under section 257.0725 .

(b) This section expires January 1, 2032.
Minn. Stat. § 219.761 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.761
§ 219.761 RESPONSE TO TRAIN-RELATED FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Reimbursement. (a) A railroad operating in Minnesota is liable for all reasonable expenses of a fire or other emergency that is proximately caused by a railroad locomotive, rolling stock or its contents, or employees on a railroad right-of-way, operating property, or other property. If an emergency responder, local government entity, or nonprofit firefighting corporation responds to a fire or responds to another emergency and deems that it is entitled to reimbursement for its expenses, it shall, within 60 days after the first full day after the emergency response, give the railroad written notice stating the circumstances of the fire or other emergency as then known. The notice may be given to the railroad at any address at which the owner has an office, agent, or other place of business in this state. The date of the mailing is the date or service of the notice. For purposes of this paragraph, reasonable response expenses include all expenses incurred by a fire department or other emergency responder in supplying mutual aid assistance, regardless of whether the fire department or emergency responder is entitled to reimbursement from the entity requesting assistance. (b) If after notice and claim for reimbursement, the railroad refuses to reimburse the local government, or nonprofit firefighting corporation, or other emergency responders for expenses incurred, the claimant may recover by civil action reasonable expenses, costs, disbursements, and attorney's fees.

§ Subd. 2. Information in claim. All claims must set forth the basis of the claim including the time, date, place, and circumstances of the claim. A claim must also include an itemization of costs incurred to extinguish the fire or respond to the emergency. The state Fire Marshal, in consultation with fire department chiefs, representatives of the interested railroads, representatives of local government entities, nonprofit firefighting corporations, and other emergency responders, may recommend that additional information be included in a claim.

§ Subd. 3. Other costs, remedies. (a) If the railroads are required to pay property taxes pursuant to chapter 272 or any other law, they shall also pay the fees and assessments required of property owners situated within the same political subdivision for firefighting and protection expenses. (b) Neither the enactment of this section nor its subsequent repeal or termination alters the statutory or common law rights, duties, or obligations of railroad companies with regard to fires and other emergencies caused directly or indirectly by a railroad locomotive, rolling stock, contents, or railroad employees on a railroad right-of-way, operating property, or other property, or caused directly or indirectly by spill, tear, discharge, or combustion of train contents.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-217 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-217
§ 336.2A-217 IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

Identification of goods as goods to which a lease contract refers may be made at any time and in any manner explicitly agreed to by the parties. In the absence of explicit agreement, identification occurs:

(a) when the lease contract is made if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are existing and identified;

(b) when the goods are shipped, marked, or otherwise designated by the lessor as goods to which the lease contract refers, if the lease contract is for a lease of goods that are not existing and identified; or

(c) when the young are conceived, if the lease contract is for a lease of unborn young of animals.
Minn. Stat. § 358.54 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.54
§ 358.54 AUTHORITY TO PERFORM NOTARIAL ACT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Source. A notarial officer may perform a notarial act authorized by sections 358.51 to 358.76 , 359.04 , and other law.

§ Subd. 2. Limitation. A notarial officer may not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse is a party, or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subdivision is voidable.
Minn. Stat. § 219.22 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.22
§ 219.22 STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN.
Status: in_force

Before proceeding across the railroad track at a crossing marked with a stop sign, drivers shall bring their vehicles to a full stop and ascertain whether or not trains are approaching the crossing.
Minn. Stat. § 48.301 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 48 / Section 48.301
§ 48.301 MULTIPARTY ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

When any deposit is made in the names of two or more persons jointly, or by any person payable on death (P.O.D.) to another, or by any person in trust for another, the rights of the parties and the financial institution are determined by chapter 524 .
Minn. Stat. § 297B.0351 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297B / Section 297B.0351
§ 297B.0351 MANUFACTURER TESTING VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 168.25 , a vehicle purchased by a first-stage motor vehicle manufacturer and licensed under that section is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 473H.18 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473H / Section 473H.18
§ 473H.18 TRANSFER FROM AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY TAX LAW TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

When land which has been receiving the special agricultural valuation and tax deferment provided in section 273.111 becomes an agricultural preserve pursuant to sections 473H.02 to 473H.17 , the recapture of deferred tax and special assessments, as provided in section 273.111 , subdivisions 9 and 11, shall not be made. Special assessments deferred under section 273.111 shall continue to be deferred for the duration of the preserve. For purposes of this section, "deferred special assessments" shall include the total amount of deferred special assessments under section 273.111 on the property, including any portion of the deferred special assessments which have not yet been levied at the time the property transfers to the agricultural preserves program under this chapter. All special assessments so deferred shall be payable within 90 days of the date of expiration unless other terms are mutually agreed upon by the authority and the owner. In the event of early termination of a preserve or a portion of it under section 473H.09 , all special assessments accruing to the terminated portion plus interest shall be payable within 90 days of the date of termination unless otherwise deferred or abated by executive order of the governor. In the event of a taking under section 473H.15 all special assessments accruing to the taken portion plus interest shall be payable within 90 days of the date the final certificate is filed with the court administrator of district court in accordance with section 117.205 .
Minn. Stat. § 364.021 — MN Code / Part 364 / Chapter 364 / Section 364.021
§ 364.021 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT; CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public or private employer may not inquire into or consider or require disclosure of the criminal record or criminal history of an applicant for employment until the applicant has been selected for an interview by the employer or, if there is not an interview, before a conditional offer of employment is made to the applicant.

(b) This section does not apply to the Department of Corrections or to employers who have a statutory duty to conduct a criminal history background check or otherwise take into consideration a potential employee's criminal history during the hiring process.

(c) This section does not prohibit an employer from notifying applicants that law or the employer's policy will disqualify an individual with a particular criminal history background from employment in particular positions.

(d) An appointing authority may not inquire into or consider or require disclosure of the criminal record or criminal history of an applicant for appointment to multimember agencies, including boards, commissions, agencies, committees, councils, authorities, advisory task forces, and advisory councils, on an application form or, until the applicant has been selected for an interview by the appointing authority or is otherwise selected as a final candidate for appointment.
Minn. Stat. § 169A.48 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169A / Section 169A.48
§ 169A.48 IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "political subdivision" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town.

§ Subd. 2. Immunity. The state or political subdivision by which a peace officer making an arrest for violation of sections 169A.20 to 169A.33 (impaired driving offenses), is employed has immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, for the care or custody of the motor vehicle being driven by, operated by, or in the physical control of the person arrested if the peace officer acts in good faith and exercises due care.
Minn. Stat. § 308A.027 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308A / Section 308A.027
§ 308A.027 ANNUAL RENEWAL.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Annual renewal. Each cooperative governed by this chapter must file an annual renewal with the secretary of state in each calendar year following the calendar year in which the cooperative was incorporated. The secretary of state may send annually to the cooperative, using the information provided by the cooperative pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of incorporation, a notice announcing the need to file the annual renewal and informing the cooperative that the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be made, and informing the cooperative that failing to file the annual renewal will result in an administrative dissolution of the cooperative.

§ Subd. 2. Minnesota cooperative renewal form. In each calendar year in which a renewal is to be filed, a cooperative must file with the secretary of state an annual renewal by December 31 of that calendar year containing the items required by section 5.34 .

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed by amendment, 2009 c 101 art 2 s 76 ]

§ Subd. 4. Penalty; dissolution. (a) A cooperative that has failed to file a renewal pursuant to the requirements of this section by December 31 of the calendar year for which the renewal was required must be dissolved by the secretary of state as described in paragraph (b). (b) If the cooperative has not filed the renewal by December 31 of that calendar year, the secretary of state must issue a certificate of involuntary dissolution, and the certificate must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state must make available in an electronic format the names of the dissolved cooperatives. A cooperative dissolved in this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 308A.981 .

§ Subd. 5. Reinstatement. A cooperative may retroactively reinstate its existence by filing a single annual renewal and paying a $25 fee. Filing the annual renewal with the secretary of state: (1) returns the cooperative to active status as of the date of the dissolution; (2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the cooperative is liable for those contracts or acts; and (3) restores to the cooperative all assets and rights of the cooperative and its shareholders or members to the extent they were held by the cooperative and its shareholders or members before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent that assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the dissolution or sold or otherwise distributed after that time.
Minn. Stat. § 244.08 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 244 / Section 244.08
§ 244.08 SUPERVISED RELEASE BOARD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority; duties; powers. Effective May 1, 1980, the Supervised Release Board shall have only those powers and duties in sections 244.01 to 244.11 , 609.10 , 609.145, subdivision 1 , and 609.165, subdivision 2 , with relation to persons sentenced for crimes committed on or after May 1, 1980. The Supervised Release Board shall retain all powers and duties presently vested in and imposed upon the board with relation to persons sentenced for crimes committed on or before April 30, 1980. The Supervised Release Board shall take into consideration, but not be bound by, the sentence terms embodied in the Sentencing Guidelines promulgated by the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission and the penal philosophy embodied in sections 244.01 to 244.11 , 609.10 , 609.145, subdivision 1 , and 609.165, subdivision 2 , in its deliberations relative to parole, probation, release, or other disposition of inmates who commit the crimes giving rise to their sentences on or before April 30, 1980.

§ Subd. 2. No limitation intent. Nothing in sections 244.01 to 244.11 , 609.10 , 609.145, subdivision 1 , and 609.165, subdivision 2 , shall be deemed to limit the powers and duties otherwise provided by law to the Supervised Release Board with regard to the management of correctional institutions or the disposition of inmates unless those powers and duties are inconsistent with the provisions of sections 244.01 to 244.11 , 609.10 , 609.145, subdivision 1 , and 609.165, subdivision 2 , in which case those powers and duties shall be superseded by sections 244.01 to 244.11 , 609.10 , 609.145, subdivision 1 , and 609.165, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 115B.18 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115B / Section 115B.18
§ 115B.18 FAILURE TO TAKE REQUESTED ACTIONS; CIVIL PENALTIES; ACTION TO COMPEL PERFORMANCE; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Civil penalties. (a) Any person responsible for a release or threatened release from a facility of a pollutant or contaminant which presents an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare or the environment or for a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance from a facility shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty in an amount to be determined by the court of not more than $20,000 per day for each day that the person fails to take reasonable and necessary response actions or to make reasonable progress in completing response actions requested as provided in subdivision 3. (b) The penalty provided under this subdivision may be recovered by an action brought by the attorney general in the name of the state in connection with an action to recover expenses of the agency under section 115B.17, subdivision 6 , or by a separate action in the District Court of Ramsey County. All penalties recovered under this subdivision shall be deposited in the remediation fund.

§ Subd. 2. Action to compel performance. When any person who is responsible for a release or threatened release from a facility of a pollutant or contaminant which presents an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare or the environment or for a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance from a facility, fails to take response actions or to make reasonable progress in completing response actions requested as provided in subdivision 3, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to compel performance of the requested response actions. If any person having any right, title, or interest in and to the real property where the facility is located or where response actions are proposed to be taken is not a person responsible for the release or threatened release, the person may be joined as an indispensable party in an action to compel performance in order to assure that the requested response actions can be taken on that property by the responsible parties.

§ Subd. 3. Requests for response actions. A request for emergency removal action shall be made by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. Other requests for response actions shall be made by the agency. A request shall be in writing, shall state the action requested, the reasons for the action, and a reasonable time by which the action must be begun and completed taking into account the urgency of the action for protection of the public health or welfare or the environment.

§ Subd. 4. Injunctive relief. The release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, or a pollutant or contaminant, shall constitute a public nuisance and may be enjoined in an action, in the name of the state, brought by the attorney general.
Minn. Stat. § 617.299 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.299
§ 617.299 OBSCENE MOTION PICTURES; PROHIBITING EXHIBITION AT DRIVE-IN THEATERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Subject to the exemptions of section 617.295 , a person who exhibits an obscene motion picture at a drive-in theatre is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty enhancement. Whoever violates the provisions of subdivision 1 within two years of a previous conviction shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 20 days nor more than 364 days and to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000.
Minn. Stat. § 31.86 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31 / Section 31.86
§ 31.86 CLEANING FREQUENCY.
Status: in_force

Except in municipalities with less than 1,000 inhabitants, or in towns, manual dispensing utensils and tethers must be cleaned and sanitized at least daily, or at more frequent intervals based on the type of food and the food particle accumulation or soiling. Manual dispensing utensils and tethers in retail stores in municipalities with less than 1,000 inhabitants, or in towns, shall be cleaned and sanitized at frequent intervals based on the types of food and the food particle accumulation or soiling. Product modules, lids, and other equipment must be cleaned prior to restocking, when soiled, or at intervals on a schedule based on the type of food and amount of food particle accumulation. Food contact surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized immediately if contamination is observed or suspected.