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Minn. Stat. § 322C.1010 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.1010
§ 322C.1010 EFFECT OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Same entity. An organization that has been converted pursuant to sections 322C.1007 to 322C.1009 is for all purposes the same entity that existed before the conversion.

§ Subd. 2. Effect on converting organization. When a conversion takes effect: (1) all property owned by the converting organization remains vested in the converted organization; (2) all debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the converting organization continue as debts, obligations, or other liabilities of the converted organization; (3) an action or proceeding pending by or against the converting organization may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred; (4) except as prohibited by law other than this chapter, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of the converting organization remain vested in the converted organization; (5) except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, the terms and conditions of the plan of conversion take effect; and (6) except as otherwise agreed, the conversion does not dissolve a converting limited liability company for the purposes of sections 322C.0701 to 322C.0707 .

§ Subd. 3. Foreign organization. A converted organization that is a foreign organization consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to enforce any debt, obligation, or other liability for which the converting limited liability company is liable if, before the conversion, the converting limited liability company was subject to suit in this state on the debt, obligation, or other liability. A converted organization that is a foreign organization and not authorized to transact business in this state appoints the secretary of state as its agent for service of process for purposes of enforcing a debt, obligation, or other liability under this subdivision. Service on the secretary of state under this subdivision must be made in the same manner and has the same consequences as in section 322C.0116, subdivisions 3 and 4.
Minn. Stat. § 21.122 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 21 / Section 21.122
§ 21.122 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

Any person violating any provision of sections 21.111 to 21.121 or any rule promulgated by the commissioner thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction for a first offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days; and for each second and subsequent offense such persons shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $3,000 or by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than six months. Upon conviction for such second offense the commissioner shall refuse the violator the privilege of handling in any way certified seed potatoes during the season in which such second offense was committed.
Minn. Stat. § 303.11 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 303 / Section 303.11
§ 303.11 NOTICE OF NAME CHANGES, WHERE FILED.
Status: in_force

Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall, whenever it changes its name, dissolves, or merges, certify to the secretary of state that the foreign corporation has changed its name, dissolved, or merged and is listing its new status and name.
Minn. Stat. § 360.011 — MN Code / Part 360_362 / Chapter 360 / Section 360.011
§ 360.011 DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared that the purpose of sections 360.011 to 360.076 is to further the public interest and aeronautical progress by providing for the protection and promotion of safety in aeronautics; by cooperating in effecting a uniformity of the laws relating to the development and regulation of aeronautics in the several states; by revising existing statutes relative to the development and regulation of aeronautics so as to grant to a state agency such powers and impose upon it such duties that the state may properly perform its functions relative to aeronautics and effectively exercise its jurisdiction over persons and property within such jurisdiction, may assist in the promotion of a statewide system of airports, may cooperate with and assist the political subdivisions of this state and others engaged in aeronautics, and may encourage and develop aeronautics; by establishing uniform rules, consistent with federal regulations and those of other states, in order that those engaged in aeronautics of every character may so engage with the least possible restriction, consistent with the safety and the rights of others; and by providing for cooperation with the federal authorities in the development of a national system of civil aviation and for coordination of the aeronautical activities of those authorities and the authorities of this state by assisting in accomplishing the purposes of federal legislation and eliminating costly and unnecessary duplication of functions properly in the province of federal agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0303 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0303
§ 501C.0303 REPRESENTATION BY FIDUCIARIES AND PARENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute:

(1) a conservator may represent and bind the estate that the conservator controls;

(2) an agent having authority to act with respect to the particular question or dispute may represent and bind the principal;

(3) a trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust;

(4) a personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate; and

(5) a parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a conservator for the child has not been appointed.

(b) If a disagreement arises between parents seeking to represent the same minor child:

(1) the parent who is a beneficiary of the trust that is the subject of the representation is entitled to represent the minor child;

(2) if both parents are beneficiaries of the trust that is the subject of the representation, the parent who is a lineal descendent of the settlor is entitled to represent the minor child;

(3) if neither parent is a beneficiary of the trust that is the subject of the representation, the parent who is a lineal descendent of the settlor is entitled to represent the minor child; or

(4) if neither parent is a beneficiary or a lineal descendent of the settlor of the trust that is the subject of the representation, a guardian ad litem must be appointed to represent the minor child.
Minn. Stat. § 148B.06 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148B / Section 148B.06
§ 148B.06 TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 52 s 20 ]

§ Subd. 2. Hearing. In lieu of the notice and hearing requirements of section 148B.371 , when a licensee or applicant is required to obtain a clearance certificate under this subdivision, a contested case hearing must be held if the licensee or applicant requests a hearing in writing to the commissioner of revenue within 30 days of the date of the notice required in subdivision 1. The hearing must be held within 45 days of the date the commissioner of revenue refers the case to the Office of Administrative Hearings. Notwithstanding any other law, the licensee or applicant must be served with 20 days' notice in writing specifying the time and place of the hearing and the allegations against the licensee or applicant. The notice may be served personally or by mail.

§ Subd. 3. Information required. The board shall require all licensees or applicants to provide their Social Security number and Minnesota business identification number on all license applications. Upon request of the commissioner of revenue, the board must provide to the commissioner of revenue a list of all licensees and applicants, including the name and address, Social Security number, and business identification number. The commissioner of revenue may request a list of the licensees and applicants no more than once each calendar year.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.134 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.134
§ 97A.134 ADOPT-A-WMA PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota adopt-a-WMA (wildlife management area) program is established. The commissioner shall coordinate the program through the regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources.

§ Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage sporting, outdoor, business, and civic groups or individuals to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving and maintaining wildlife management areas.

§ Subd. 3. Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements with sporting, outdoor, business, and civic groups or individuals for volunteer services to maintain and make improvements to real property on state wildlife management areas in accordance with plans devised by the commissioner after consultation with the groups or individuals. (b) The commissioner may erect appropriate signs to recognize and express appreciation to groups and individuals providing volunteer services under the adopt-a-WMA program. (c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the adopt-a-WMA program.
Minn. Stat. § 93.171 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.171
§ 93.171 ELIGIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Eligibility. Applicants for leases and lease holders under this chapter must meet the definition of responsible vendor as provided in rules adopted under chapter 16C.

§ Subd. 2. Performance. A current lease holder is subject to suspension and debarment under chapter 16C and rules adopted under chapter 16C.
Minn. Stat. § 394.232 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 394 / Section 394.232
§ 394.232 COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. General. Each county is encouraged to prepare and implement a community-based comprehensive plan. A community-based comprehensive plan is a comprehensive plan that is consistent with the goals of community-based planning.

§ Subd. 2. Notice and participation. Notice must be given at the beginning of the community-based comprehensive planning process to the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Transportation, local government units, and local citizens to actively participate in the development of the plan.

§ Subd. 3. Coordination. A county that prepares a community-based comprehensive plan shall coordinate its plan with the plans of its neighbors and its constituent municipalities and towns in order both to prevent its plan from having an adverse impact on other jurisdictions and to complement plans of other jurisdictions. The county's community-based comprehensive plan must incorporate the community-based comprehensive plan of any municipality or town in the county prepared in accordance with section 462.3535 . A county may incorporate a municipal or town community-based comprehensive plan by reference.

§ Subd. 4. Joint planning. Under the joint exercise of powers provisions in section 471.59 , a county may establish a joint planning district with other counties, municipalities, and towns, that are geographically contiguous, to adopt a single community-based comprehensive plan for the district. The county may delegate its authority to adopt official controls under this chapter to the board of the joint planning district.

§ Subd. 5. MS 2010 [Repealed by amendment, 2011 c 76 art 4 s 1 ]

§ Subd. 6. Plan update. The county board, or the board of the joint planning district, shall review and update the community-based comprehensive plan periodically, but at least every ten years. When updating the plan, the county board or the board of the joint planning district must consider natural heritage data resulting from the county biological survey. In a county that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b , the board must consider adopting goals and objectives that will protect open space and the environment.

§ Subd. 7. MS 2010 [Repealed by amendment, 2011 c 76 art 4 s 1 ]

§ Subd. 8. Planning authority. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or limit a county's authority to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan and official controls under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 308B.521 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308B / Section 308B.521
§ 308B.521 CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Certificate of mailing. After mailing special or regular members' meeting notices or otherwise delivering the notices, the cooperative shall execute a certificate containing the date of mailing or delivery of the notice and a statement that the special or regular members' meeting notices were mailed or delivered as prescribed by law.

§ Subd. 2. Matter of record. The certificate shall be made a part of the record of the meeting.

§ Subd. 3. Failure to receive meeting notice. Failure of a member to receive a special or regular members' meeting notice does not invalidate an action taken by the members at a members' meeting.
Minn. Stat. § 3.975 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3 / Section 3.975
§ 3.975 DUTIES CONCERNING MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY OR OTHER RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

If a legislative auditor's examination discloses that a state official or employee has used money for a purpose other than the purpose for which the money was appropriated or discloses any other misuse of public money or other public resources, the legislative auditor shall file a report with the Legislative Audit Commission, the attorney general, and the appropriate county attorney. The attorney general shall seek recovery of money and other resources as the evidence may warrant. The county attorney shall cause criminal proceedings to be instituted as the evidence may warrant.
Minn. Stat. § 216C.34 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216C / Section 216C.34
§ 216C.34 MONEY FOR SCHOOL OR GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

Money to pay part or all of the actual costs of mini-audits, maxi-audits, and energy conservation measures performed by or for schools and governing bodies shall be available from legislative appropriations made for that purpose in accordance with the priorities established in section 216C.35 . Money appropriated pursuant to this section is available to school districts and local governmental units that submitted acceptable mini-audits or maxi-audits after April 9, 1976, and before July 1, 1979.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.616 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.616
§ 518C.616 PROCEDURE TO REGISTER CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR MODIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this state under sections 518C.601 to 518C.608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.
Minn. Stat. § 16C.135 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16C / Section 16C.135
§ 16C.135 PURCHASES OF FUEL AND VEHICLES BY STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section "cleaner fuels" means: (1) biodiesel blends of 20 percent or greater by volume (B20-B100); (2) compressed natural gas; (3) ethanol blends of 70 percent or greater by volume (E70-E100); (4) hydrogen; (5) liquefied natural gas; and (6) liquefied petroleum gas.

§ Subd. 2. Fuel purchases. When purchasing fuel for use in the enterprise fleet or for use in a motor vehicle owned or leased by an agency, the commissioner or the agency shall purchase, and shall require persons purchasing on their behalf to purchase, cleaner fuels for use in the motor vehicle if cleaner fuels are reasonably available at similar costs to other fuels and if cleaner fuels are compatible with the use to which the motor vehicle is put.

§ Subd. 3. Vehicle purchases. (a) Consistent with section 16C.137, subdivision 1 , when purchasing a motor vehicle for the enterprise fleet or for use by an agency, the commissioner or the agency shall purchase the motor vehicle according to the following vehicle preference order: (1) an electric vehicle; (2) a hybrid electric vehicle; (3) a vehicle capable of being powered by cleaner fuels; and (4) a vehicle powered by gasoline or diesel fuel. (b) The commissioner may only reject a vehicle that is higher on the vehicle preference order if: (1) the vehicle type is incapable of carrying out the purpose for which it is purchased; or (2) the total life-cycle cost of ownership of a preferred vehicle type is more than ten percent higher than the next vehicle type in the vehicle preference order.
Minn. Stat. § 161.34 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.34
§ 161.34 CONTRACT CLAIMS AGAINST STATE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Waiver of immunity. When a controversy arises out of any contract for the construction or repair of state trunk highways entered into by the commissioner or by the commissioner's authority, in respect to which controversy a party to the contract would be entitled to redress against the state, either in a court of law or equity if the state were suable, and when no claim against the state for the same redress has heretofore been made, the state hereby waives immunity from suit in connection with such controversy and confers jurisdiction on the district courts of the state to hear and try the controversy in the manner provided for the trial of causes in the district courts. Only a party to the contract shall have the right to bring action against the state.

§ Subd. 2. When action may be commenced. No such action shall be maintained unless commenced within 90 days after the plaintiff has been furnished by the state with a final estimate under the plaintiff's contract, or, at the election of the plaintiff, within six months after the work provided for under that contract shall have been in all things completed.

§ Subd. 3. Where action may be brought. The action shall be brought at the election of the plaintiff in the District Court of Ramsey County, or in the district court of the county where a major portion of the contract is performed, or in the district court of the county in which the plaintiff resides, or, if there be several plaintiffs residing in different counties, then in the district court of the county of the residence of any one of them. The action shall be commenced by filing a complaint with the court administrator and serving summons and copy of the complaint upon the attorney general of the state at the State Capitol. The state shall have 40 days from the date of such service within which to serve an answer upon the plaintiff, and thereafter the case shall proceed in the same manner as other actions at law in the court.

§ Subd. 4. Appeal. An appeal from any final order of judgment in the action shall lie as in other civil cases.
Minn. Stat. § 529.06 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 529 / Section 529.06
§ 529.06 GENERAL DUTIES OF CUSTODIAL TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) If appropriate, a custodial trustee shall register or record the instrument vesting title to custodial trust property.

(b) If the beneficiary is not incapacitated, a custodial trustee shall follow the directions of the beneficiary in the management, control, investment, or retention of the custodial trust property. In the absence of effective contrary direction by the beneficiary while not incapacitated, the custodial trustee shall observe the standard of care set forth in section 501C.0901 . However, a custodial trustee, in the custodial trustee's discretion, may retain any custodial trust property received from the transferor.

(c) Subject to subsection (b), a custodial trustee shall take control of and collect, hold, manage, invest, and reinvest custodial trust property.

(d) A custodial trustee at all times shall keep custodial trust property of which the custodial trustee has control, separate from all other property in a manner sufficient to identify it clearly as custodial trust property of the beneficiary. Custodial trust property, the title to which is subject to recordation, is so identified if an appropriate instrument so identifying the property is recorded, and custodial trust property subject to registration is so identified if it is registered, or held in an account in the name of the custodial trustee, designated in substance: "as custodial trustee for ........ (name of beneficiary) under the Minnesota Uniform Custodial Trust Act."

(e) A custodial trustee shall keep records of all transactions with respect to custodial trust property, including information necessary for the preparation of tax returns, and shall make the records and information available at reasonable times to the beneficiary or legal representative of the beneficiary.
Minn. Stat. § 624.23 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 624 / Section 624.23
§ 624.23 CONSTRUCTION OF SECTIONS 624.20 TO 624.25.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 624.20 to 624.25 shall be construed to prohibit any resident wholesaler, dealer, or jobber, from possessing or selling at wholesale fireworks which are not prohibited; or the possession or sale of any kind of fireworks for shipment directly out of the state; or the possession or use of fireworks by airplanes and railroads, or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination; or the possession, sale, or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater, or for signal or ceremonial purposes in athletics or sports, or for use by military organizations or for use as a bird or animal repelling device.
Minn. Stat. § 116S.08 — MN Code / Part 116R_116X / Chapter 116S / Section 116S.08
§ 116S.08 ANNUAL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall submit annual reports to the chairs of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development of the house of representatives and the Committee on Jobs, Energy and Community Development of the senate and to the Small Business Administration on the activities of the corporation. The board shall supply more frequent reports if requested.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.53 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.53
§ 325E.53 IMPROPER LICENSING PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

No performing rights society or any agent or employee of a performing rights society shall: (1) collect, or attempt to collect, from a proprietor licensed by that performing rights society, a royalty payment except as provided in a contract executed pursuant to sections 325E.50 to 325E.57 ; or (2) enter into the premises of a proprietor's business for the purpose of discussing a contract for payment of royalties for the use of copyrighted works by that proprietor without first showing personal identification to the proprietor or the proprietor's employees and disclosing that the agent is acting on behalf of the performing rights society and disclosing the purpose of this discussion.
Minn. Stat. § 609.041 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.041
§ 609.041 PROOF OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

In a criminal prosecution in which the degree of the crime or the penalty for the crime depends, in whole or in part, on proof of the existence of a prior conviction, if the defendant contests the existence of or factual basis for a prior conviction, proof of it is established by competent and reliable evidence, including a certified court record of the conviction.