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Minn. Stat. § 609.3456 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.3456
§ 609.3456 USE OF POLYGRAPHS FOR SEX OFFENDERS ON PROBATION OR CONDITIONAL RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may order as an intermediate sanction under section 609.135 and the commissioner of corrections may order as a condition of release under section 244.05 or 609.3455 that an offender under supervision for a sex offense submit to polygraphic examinations to ensure compliance with the terms of probation or conditions of release.

(b) The court or commissioner may order the offender to pay all or a portion of the costs of the examinations. The fee may be waived if the offender is indigent or if payment would result in an economic hardship to the offender's immediate family.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.16 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.16
§ 72A.16 MUTUAL COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Unlawful procurement or use of proxy. Every officer or agent of a domestic mutual insurance company who shall solicit, receive, procure to be obtained, or use, a proxy vote in violation of any provision of law shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Guaranty against assessment. Every director, officer, or agent of an insurance company who officially or privately gives a guaranty to a policyholder thereof against an assessment for which the policyholder would otherwise be liable shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 260.011 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.011
§ 260.011 TITLE, INTENT, AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Citation. Sections 260.011 to 260.92 may be cited as general provisions of the Juvenile Court Act.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3 ]
Minn. Stat. § 365.38 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.38
§ 365.38 NOTIFY CLERK BEFORE SUIT; WAIT 30 DAYS ON ORDER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. On most money claims; exceptions. If an action on a claim can demand only a money judgment the action cannot be brought against a town until a statement of the claim is filed with the town clerk. Filing is not required for actions on a town order, bond, coupon, or written promise to pay money.

§ Subd. 2. Town orders. An action cannot be brought on a town order until the 31st day after payment of the order is demanded.
Minn. Stat. § 31.102 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31 / Section 31.102
§ 31.102 DEFINITIONS, STANDARDS OF IDENTITY; TEMPORARY PERMITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Identity, quantity, and fill of container rules. Federal definitions and standards of identity, quality, and fill of container adopted under authority of the federal act, are the definitions and standards of identity, quality, and fill of container in this state. The rules may be amended by the commissioner under chapter 14.

§ Subd. 2. Temporary permits. The commissioner may issue temporary permits for intrastate shipment of experimental packs of food. Such permits shall specify the conditions and terms of shipment, and the conditions may be at variance from the requirements of the rules relating to definitions and standards of identity as provided for in subdivision 1 when necessary to the completion or conclusiveness of an otherwise adequate investigation and where the interests of consumers are safeguarded. Rules relating to the issuance of such permits may be promulgated by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 268.21 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268 / Section 268.21
§ 268.21 NONLIABILITY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unemployment benefits are payable only to the extent provided in this chapter and to the extent that money is available in the trust fund and neither the state nor the commissioner is liable for any amount in excess of the money available in the trust fund.

(b) No person may make any demand, bring any suit, or other proceeding to recover from the state or the commissioner any sum alleged to be due on a benefit account after the expiration of two years from the effective date of the benefit account.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.021 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.021
§ 611A.021 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO REQUEST WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN PUBLIC DATA.
Status: in_force

A victim has a right under section 13.82, subdivision 17 , clause (d), to request a law enforcement agency to withhold public access to data revealing the victim's identity.
Minn. Stat. § 2.175 — MN Code / Part 1_2A / Chapter 2 / Section 2.175
§ 2.175 SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Senate district. Senate District 17 consists of the district as described in the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15, 2022).

§ Subd. 2. House of representatives districts. Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15, 2022), Senate District 17 is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows: (a) House of Representatives District 17A consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L17A-2, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on May 10, 2023. (b) House of Representatives District 17B consists of all territory of Senate District 17 not included in House of Representatives District 17A, as described in paragraph (a).
Minn. Stat. § 216.13 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216 / Section 216.13
§ 216.13 COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS BEFORE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Proceedings before the commission against any such carrier or public warehouse operator shall be instituted by complaint, verified as a pleading in a civil action, stating in ordinary language the facts constituting the alleged omission or offense. The parties to such proceedings shall be termed, respectively, "complainant" and "respondent."
Minn. Stat. § 103B.221 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.221
§ 103B.221 TERMINATING WATERSHED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Procedure. A watershed district wholly within the metropolitan area may be terminated pursuant to this section or chapter 103D.

§ Subd. 2. Petition. Proceedings for termination under this subdivision must be initiated by a petition to the Board of Water and Soil Resources filed jointly by the governing bodies of all statutory and home rule charter cities and towns having jurisdiction over territory within the watershed.

§ Subd. 3. Hearing. Upon the filing of a sufficient petition, the board shall hold a hearing in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 103D, to take testimony on the determinations required to be made by the board.

§ Subd. 4. Determination and order. (a) Following the hearing, the board shall, by its findings and order, terminate the district as requested if the board determines: (1) that the local units of government having jurisdiction over territory within the watershed have formed a joint powers organization for the watershed pursuant to section 103B.211 ; (2) that upon termination of the district the members of the joint powers organization, jointly or severally, are willing and able to assume ownership of the district's assets and the responsibility for managing and maintaining the district's projects as necessary to accomplish the purposes of sections 103B.205 to 103B.255 and to implement the watershed plan of the joint powers organization to be developed pursuant to section 103B.231 ; and (3) that the termination can be accomplished in conformance with section 103B.225 . (b) The board shall file a certified copy of the findings and order with the secretary of state. The order terminating the district must transfer the assets of the district to the joint powers organization or its members. The order must conform to section 103B.225 .
Minn. Stat. § 117.38 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 117 / Section 117.38
§ 117.38 ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

When the United States, the state of Minnesota, or other governmental authority having jurisdiction so to do, authorizes change of harbor lines or diversion of channel, or other change in any river, stream, or watercourse in the state of Minnesota, any railway company, terminal company, or depot company incorporated or licensed to engage in the business of transportation of freight or passengers in this state interested in such change by reason of the improvement and enlargement of its property, or otherwise, may acquire the lands and premises needed therefor. Such company may in its own name, either by purchase or by condemnation, obtain the title to such lands and premises or any interest therein, including the lands or any interest therein belonging to any municipal corporation in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 181.931 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.931
§ 181.931 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. For the purpose of sections 181.931 to 181.935 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Employee. "Employee" means a person who performs services for hire in Minnesota for an employer. Employee does not include an independent contractor.

§ Subd. 3. Employer. "Employer" means any person having one or more employees in Minnesota and includes the state and any political subdivision of the state.

§ Subd. 3a. Fraud. "Fraud" means an intentional or deceptive act, or failure to act, to gain an unlawful benefit.

§ Subd. 4. Good faith. "Good faith" means conduct that does not violate section 181.932, subdivision 3 .

§ Subd. 4a. Misuse. "Misuse" means the improper use of authority or position for personal gain or to cause harm to others, including the improper use of public resources or programs contrary to their intended purpose.

§ Subd. 5. Penalize. "Penalize" means conduct that might dissuade a reasonable employee from making or supporting a report, including post-termination conduct by an employer or conduct by an employer for the benefit of a third party.

§ Subd. 5a. Personal gain. "Personal gain" means a benefit to a person; a person's spouse, parent, child, or other legal dependent; or an in-law of the person or the person's child.

§ Subd. 6. Report. "Report" means a verbal, written, or electronic communication by an employee about an actual, suspected, or planned violation of a statute, regulation, or common law, whether committed by an employer or a third party.
Minn. Stat. § 16C.147 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16C / Section 16C.147
§ 16C.147 DOCUMENT IMAGING; USE OF PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall promote the use of persons with developmental disabilities to provide document imaging services for state and local government agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 270.45 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270 / Section 270.45
§ 270.45 DISPOSITION OF FEES AND FINES.
Status: in_force

All fees and fines so established and collected under section 270.44 must be deposited in a dedicated account within the special revenue fund. Fees collected under this section are appropriated to the Department of Revenue to carry out the provisions of sections 270.41 to 270.50 .
Minn. Stat. § 92.29 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.29
§ 92.29 LAND PATENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of natural resources shall sign and issue in the name of the state and under the seal of the state a patent for the land described in any certificate of sale when the principal and interest specified in the certificate of sale and all delinquent taxes due on the land have been paid. The patent shall be issued to the purchaser named in the certificate of sale, or the purchaser's successor in interest by execution, judicial, mortgage or tax sale, or the assignee, vendee, heir or devisee of the purchaser, as shown by a properly certified abstract of title or other evidence if the purchaser's successor is a person other than the purchaser named in the certificate of sale. If the certificate of sale has become lost or destroyed, an affidavit stating that fact or a certified copy of the certificate must be submitted by the applicant for a patent. When total payment is made within 90 days of the sale, the commissioner shall sign and issue, in the name of the state and under the seal of the state, a patent for the land sold.
Minn. Stat. § 548.47 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.47
§ 548.47 CONVERSIONS OF FOREIGN MONEY IN DISTRIBUTION PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign money in a distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claimant in a distribution proceeding shall assert its claim in the named foreign money and show the amount of United States dollars resulting from a conversion as of the date the proceeding was initiated.
Minn. Stat. § 336.3-116 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.3-116
§ 336.3-116 JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY; CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the instrument, two or more persons who have the same liability on an instrument as makers, drawers, acceptors, endorsers who endorse as joint payees, or anomalous endorsers are jointly and severally liable in the capacity in which they sign.

(b) Except as provided in section 336.3-419 (e) or by agreement of the affected parties, a party having joint and several liability who pays the instrument is entitled to receive from any party having the same joint and several liability contribution in accordance with applicable law.
Minn. Stat. § 462.372 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462 / Section 462.372
§ 462.372 REGIONAL PLANNING BOARDS.
Status: in_force

The agreement creating a regional planning agency shall provide for a regional planning board composed of members selected from the governing bodies of the participating governmental units. The number, term of office, method of appointment and removal of members, shall be provided for in the agreement.
Minn. Stat. § 325N.12 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325N / Section 325N.12
§ 325N.12 CONTRACT TERMS.
Status: in_force

Every contract required by section 325N.11 must contain the entire agreement of the parties and must include the following terms:

(1) the name, business address, and the telephone number of the equity purchaser;

(2) the address of the covered residence;

(3) the total consideration to be given by the equity purchaser in connection with or incident to the sale;

(4) a complete description of the terms of payment or other consideration including, but not limited to, any services of any nature that the equity purchaser represents he or she will perform for the owner before or after the sale;

(5) the time at which possession is to be transferred to the equity purchaser;

(6) a complete description of the terms of any related agreement designed to allow the owner to remain in the home, such as a rental agreement, repurchase agreement, contract for deed, or lease with option to buy;

(7) a notice of cancellation as provided in section 325N.14, paragraph (b) ; and

(8) the following notice in at least 14-point boldface type, if the contract is printed or in capital letters if the contract is typed, and completed with the name of the equity purchaser, immediately above the statement required by section 325N.14, paragraph (a) :

"NOTICE REQUIRED BY MINNESOTA LAW

Until your right to cancel this contract has ended, ....... (Name) or anyone working for ....... (Name) CANNOT ask you to sign or have you sign any deed or any other document."

The contract required by this section survives delivery of any instrument of conveyance of the covered residence, and has no effect on persons other than the parties to the contract.
Minn. Stat. § 581.04 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 581 / Section 581.04
§ 581.04 SEPARATE TRACTS.
Status: in_force

When it appears that the sale of the whole of the mortgaged premises in one parcel will be most beneficial to the interests of the parties, the court may adjudge that the same be so sold, notwithstanding that they consist of distinct farms or tracts.
Minn. Stat. § 148.9105 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.9105
§ 148.9105 EMERITUS REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. Retired providers who are licensed or were formerly licensed to practice psychology in the state according to the Minnesota Psychology Practice Act may apply to the board for psychologist emeritus registration if they declare that they are retired from the practice of psychology in Minnesota, have not been the subject of disciplinary action in any jurisdiction, and have no unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction. Retired providers shall complete the necessary forms provided by the board and pay a onetime, nonrefundable fee of $150 at the time of application.

§ Subd. 2. Status of registrant. Emeritus registration is not a license to provide psychological services as defined in the Minnesota Psychology Practice Act. The registrant shall not engage in the practice of psychology.

§ Subd. 3. Change to active status. Emeritus registrants who request a change to active licensure status shall meet the requirements for relicensure following termination in the Minnesota Psychology Practice Act. Master's level emeritus registrants who request licensure at the doctoral level shall comply with current licensure requirements.

§ Subd. 4. Documentation of status. A provider granted emeritus registration shall receive a document certifying that emeritus status has been granted by the board and that the registrant has completed the registrant's active career as a psychologist licensed in good standing with the board.

§ Subd. 5. Representation to public. In addition to the descriptions allowed in section 148.96, subdivision 3 , paragraph (e), former licensees who have been granted emeritus registration may represent themselves as "psychologist emeritus" but shall not represent themselves or allow themselves to be represented to the public as "licensed" or otherwise as current licensees of the board.

§ Subd. 6. Continuing education requirements. The continuing education requirements of the Minnesota Psychology Practice Act do not apply to emeritus registrants.

§ Subd. 7. Renewal or special fees. An emeritus registrant is not subject to license renewal or special fees.
Minn. Stat. § 645.001 — MN Code / Part 645_648 / Chapter 645 / Section 645.001
§ 645.001 APPLICABILITY TO RULES.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter, unless specifically provided to the contrary by law or rule, govern all rules becoming effective after June 30, 1981.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.661 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.661
§ 97B.661 REMOVING BEAVER FROM STATE LANDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may remove beaver at state expense from state land if the county board where the land is located adopts a resolution requesting the removal.
Minn. Stat. § 103E.231 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.231
§ 103E.231 DISMISSING OR DELAYING PROCEEDINGS; PETITIONERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Dismissal. (a) A proceeding under this chapter may be dismissed by a majority of the petitioners if they own at least 60 percent of the area owned by all of the petitioners as described in the petition. (b) The proceeding may be dismissed at any time before the proposed drainage project is established after payment of the cost of the proceeding. If the costs cannot be collected, each and all petitioners are liable for unpaid assessments. The drainage authority shall determine and assess the cost of the proceeding against the persons liable. After the proceeding is dismissed any other action on the proposed drainage project must begin with a new petition.

§ Subd. 2. Delay. The drainage authority may delay drainage proceedings and drainage project construction under this chapter if a majority of the petitioners petition for a delay and the drainage authority holds a hearing on the petition. The delay may be for a period determined by the drainage authority. The drainage authority shall determine the cost of the proceedings up to the time the proceedings are delayed and when the costs are to be paid. The costs may include interest on the costs due.
Minn. Stat. § 471.3457 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.3457
§ 471.3457 VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (1) "local government" means a town or home rule charter or statutory city; and (2) "governing body" means the town board of supervisors or city council.

§ Subd. 2. Authority. The governing body of a local government may implement a program within its jurisdiction to provide a bid preference in awarding contracts as defined in section 471.345 , and in awarding contracts for services, to designated veteran-owned small businesses, as provided in section 375.771 .
Minn. Stat. § 480.237 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.237
§ 480.237 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS; CONVENIENCE FEES; RECORDS ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The judicial branch may accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, or other methods of electronic funds transfer for government fees and payments ordered by a court.

(b) The judicial branch may impose a convenience fee to be added to each transaction. The total amount of the convenience fee may not exceed the transaction fee charged by a processing contractor for the credit services during the most recent collection period. Each court imposing a convenience fee must notify the person using the credit services of the fee before the transaction is processed. Fees collected under this section are appropriated to the level of court that imposed the fee for the purposes of paying the processing contractor.

(c) Records relating to credit card, charge card, debit card, or other method of electronic funds transfer account numbers collected by the judicial branch in connection with a transaction under this section are not accessible to the general public.