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Minn. Stat. § 219.54 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.54
§ 219.54 FREIGHT PLATFORM.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after written notice, served in the same manner as a summons in district court, from the governing body of a statutory city containing 250 inhabitants or more, a railroad company shall provide platforms at stations as required by the city and at other stations and sidings when required by the commissioner of transportation.

(b) These platforms must:

(1) be immediately alongside of the railroad company's tracks or sidetracks;

(2) have approaches at each end;

(3) be suitable and convenient for loading and unloading heavy machinery and other freight upon and from the railroad company's cars;

(4) be at least 12 feet wide, strongly built, and floored with planking at least three inches thick;

(5) be at least 32 feet long, exclusive of approaches;

(6) be the height of the floor of an ordinary boxcar; and

(7) have approaches of such grade that heavily loaded vehicles and equipment can be driven on them.

(c) Any company failing to comply with this section shall forfeit to the state not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for every 30 days that the failure continues.
Minn. Stat. § 281.324 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 281 / Section 281.324
§ 281.324 CANCELED BY LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall annually, as soon as practicable after the second Monday of May, cancel of record all real estate tax judgment sale certificates, forfeited tax sale certificates, and state assignment certificates, upon which notice of expiration of the time of redemption has not been served, and recorded or filed of record within the time herein fixed, by making any entry "canceled by limitation" in the proper real estate tax judgment book opposite the description of land covered by such certificate.
Minn. Stat. § 299C.12 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.12
§ 299C.12 RECORD KEPT BY PEACE OFFICER; REPORT.
Status: in_force

Every peace officer shall keep or cause to be kept a permanent written record, in such form as the superintendent may prescribe, of all felonies reported to or discovered by the officer within the officer's jurisdiction and of all warrants of arrest for felonies and search warrants issued to the officer in relation to the commission of felonies, and shall make or cause to be made to the sheriff of the county and the bureau reports of all such crimes, upon such forms as the superintendent may prescribe, including a statement of the facts and a description of the offender, so far as known, the offender's method of operation, the action taken by the officer, and such other information as the superintendent may require.
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0203 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0203
§ 323A.0203 PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Property acquired by a partnership is property of the partnership and not of the partners individually.
Minn. Stat. § 246.588 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.588
§ 246.588 SPIRITUAL CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

An organized means for providing spiritual care services and follow-up may be established as part of the comprehensive health care, congruent with the operational philosophy of Direct Care and Treatment, to residents of state-operated residential facilities and former residents discharged to private facilities, by persons certified for ministry in specialized settings.
Minn. Stat. § 116.802 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.802
§ 116.802 INCINERATING INFECTIOUS WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
Status: in_force

Until the Pollution Control Agency adopts revisions to its air emission rules for incinerators, a new or expanded facility for the incineration of infectious waste that is subject to the permit requirement in section 116.801 may not receive a permit until an environmental impact statement for the facility has been prepared and approved. The Pollution Control Agency is the governmental unit responsible for preparation of an environmental impact statement required under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 381.03 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 381 / Section 381.03
§ 381.03 HEARING; CONTRACT WITH SURVEYOR.
Status: in_force

On the hearing of the petition, all parties interested may appear and be heard, and the county board may grant or reject the application. If granted, it shall appoint a licensed surveyor to make the survey, with whom a written contract for the performance of the work must be made, secured by a sufficient bond executed by the surveyor and approved by the board. Two weeks' published notice of the appointment of the surveyor, specifying the date when the survey will begin, must be given. At the appointed time, the work shall begin, and shall continue without unnecessary delay until completed.
Minn. Stat. § 581.08 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 581 / Section 581.08
§ 581.08 REPORT OF SALE; CONFIRMATION; RESALE.
Status: in_force

Upon the coming in of the report of sale, the court shall grant an order confirming the sale, or, if it appears upon due examination that justice has not been done, it may order a resale on such terms as are just. If the sale is confirmed, the sheriff shall forthwith execute the proper certificate of sale, which shall be recorded within 20 days after such confirmation.
Minn. Stat. § 136F.14 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136F / Section 136F.14
§ 136F.14 CAMPUS MERGER OR REORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

The board may merge or reorganize campuses for the purpose of increased efficiency, use of personnel, placement of programs, student access, and other needs as determined by the board. The board shall report its action to the legislature.
Minn. Stat. § 260.55 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260 / Section 260.55
§ 260.55 EXPENSE OF RETURNING JUVENILES TO STATE, PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The expense of returning juveniles to this state pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles shall be paid as follows:

(1) In the case of a runaway, the court making the requisition shall inquire summarily regarding the financial ability of the petitioner to bear the expense and if it finds the petitioner is able to do so, shall order that the petitioner pay all such expenses; otherwise the court shall arrange for the transportation at the expense of the county and order that the county reimburse the person, if any, who returns the juvenile, for actual and necessary expenses; and the court may order that the petitioner reimburse the county for so much of said expense as the court finds the petitioner is able to pay. If the petitioner fails, without good cause, or refuses to pay such sum, the petitioner may be proceeded against for contempt.

(2) In the case of an escapee or absconder, if the juvenile is in the legal custody of the commissioner of corrections the commissioner shall bear the expense of the juvenile's return; otherwise the appropriate court shall, on petition of the person or agency entitled to the juvenile's custody or charged with the juvenile's supervision, arrange for the transportation at the expense of the county and order that the county reimburse the person, if any, who returns the juvenile, for actual and necessary expenses. In this subsection "appropriate court" means the juvenile court which adjudged the juvenile to be delinquent or, if the juvenile is under supervision for another state under Article VII of the compact, then the juvenile court of the county of the juvenile's residence during such supervision.

(3) In the case of a voluntary return of a runaway without requisition, the person entitled to the juvenile's legal custody shall pay the expense of transportation and the actual and necessary expenses of the person, if any, who returns such juvenile; but if financially unable to pay all the expenses the person may petition the juvenile court of the county of the petitioner's residence for an order arranging for the transportation as provided in paragraph (1). The court shall inquire summarily into the financial ability of the petitioner and, if it finds the petitioner is unable to bear any or all of the expense, the court shall arrange for such transportation at the expense of the county and shall order the county to reimburse the person, if any, who returns the juvenile, for actual and necessary expenses. The court may order that the petitioner reimburse the county for so much of said expense as the court finds the petitioner is able to pay. A petitioner who fails, without good cause, or refuses to pay such sum may be proceeded against for contempt.
Minn. Stat. § 116A.06 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116A / Section 116A.06
§ 116A.06 ENGINEER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment. Upon filing of the petition and bond, the board or court shall, within 30 days, by order appoint an engineer to make a preliminary survey within the time fixed in the order. The engineer shall act as engineer throughout the proceeding unless otherwise ordered.

§ Subd. 2. Qualification. The engineer shall within ten days after appointment take and subscribe an oath to faithfully perform the assigned duties according to the best of the engineer's ability, and give a bond in an amount fixed by the board or court, but not less than $5,000, with good and sufficient surety, payable to the county or counties affected by the proposed improvement for their benefit and for the use of all parties aggrieved or injured by any negligence or malfeasance by the engineer while in any manner employed in the proceedings, conditioned that the engineer will diligently, honestly, and using the best skill and ability, during the full period of employment, perform the duties as engineer. The bond shall be approved by the auditor or court administrator, and the aggregate liability of the surety for all such damages shall not exceed the amount of the bond. In case of a change of engineers, each succeeding engineer shall make and file the required oath and bond.

§ Subd. 3. Consulting engineer. After appointment of the engineer, and during the pendency of any proceeding or during the construction of the system, the board or court may employ an engineer as a consulting engineer in the proceeding. The consulting engineer shall advise the engineer and the board or court as to engineering matters and problems which may arise in connection with the system. Compensation shall be fixed by the board or court.
Minn. Stat. § 256B.26 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256B / Section 256B.26
§ 256B.26 AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATE DEPARTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of the Department of Human Services is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with other state departments or divisions of this state or of other states responsible for administering or supervising the administration of health services and vocational rehabilitation services in the state for maximum utilization of such service in the provision of medical assistance under sections 256B.01 to 256B.26 .
Minn. Stat. § 16A.091 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.091
§ 16A.091 ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of management and budget is responsible for the coordination, development, assessment, and communication of information, performance measures, planning, and policy concerning the state's future.

(b) The commissioner must develop a statewide system of economic, social, and environmental performance measures. The commissioner must provide information to assist public and elected officials with understanding the status of these performance measures.

(c) The commissioner may appoint one deputy with principal responsibility for planning, strategy, and performance management.
Minn. Stat. § 282.132 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 282 / Section 282.132
§ 282.132 TIMBER DEFINED.
Status: in_force

As used in sections 282.01 to 282.13 , "timber" means trees that will produce forest products of value, whether standing or down, and including, but not limited to, logs, bolts, pulpwood, posts, poles, cordwood, lumber and decorative material.
Minn. Stat. § 574.20 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 574 / Section 574.20
§ 574.20 BONDS, BY WHOM APPROVED.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law in particular cases, bonds shall be approved as follows:

(1) the official bonds of all state officers, including those of the treasurers, superintendents, and other officials, and employees of the several public educational, charitable, penal, and reformatory institutions belonging to the state, shall be approved, as to form, by the attorney general, and in all other respects by the governor;

(2) the official bonds of county, town, city, and school district officers and employees by the governing body of the political subdivision for whose security they are, respectively, given; and

(3) those required or permitted by law to be given in any court, by the judge or justice of the court in which the proceeding is begun or pending.

No officer, official, or employee required to give bond shall enter upon duties until the bond is duly approved and filed.
Minn. Stat. § 136A.01 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136A / Section 136A.01
§ 136A.01 OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. The Office of Higher Education, which may also be known as the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, is created with a commissioner appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and serving at the pleasure of the governor.

§ Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The office is responsible for: (1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature; (2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate and career schools, under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 and 136A.82 to 136A.834 ; (3) determining whether to enter into an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding postsecondary distance education; (4) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements; (5) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other information and materials under section 136A.87 , to students and parents; (6) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions; (7) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a statewide basis; and (8) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to administer the programs under its supervision. (b) The office may match individual student data from the student record enrollment database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office in order to audit or evaluate federal or state supported education programs as permitted by United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(3), and Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.35. The office shall not release data that personally identifies parents or students other than to employees and contractors of the office.

§ Subd. 3. Incentive programs. The commissioner is authorized to utilize incentive gifts including, but not limited to, gift cards in order to promote to the public the various programs administered by the office. The annual total expenditures for such incentive programs shall not exceed $10,000.

§ Subd. 4. Treatment of appropriations. Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision 14 , unless amounts are otherwise appropriated for administrative costs, the office may retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated to the agency for grants enacted by the legislature and formula grants, and up to ten percent for competitively awarded grants.
Minn. Stat. § 216A.035 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.035
§ 216A.035 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) No person, while a member of the Public Utilities Commission, while acting as executive secretary of the commission, or while employed in a professional capacity by the commission, shall receive any income, other than dividends or other earnings from a mutual fund or trust if these earnings do not constitute a significant portion of the person's income, directly or indirectly from any public utility or other organization subject to regulation by the commission.

(b) No person is eligible to be appointed as a member of the commission if the person has been employed with an entity, or an affiliated company of an entity, that is subject to rate regulation by the commission within one year from the date when the person's term on the commission will begin.

(c) No person who is an employee of the Department of Commerce shall participate in any manner in any decision or action of the commission where that person has a direct or indirect financial interest. Each commissioner or employee of the department who is in the general professional, supervisory, or technical units established in section 179A.10 or who is a professional, supervisory, or technical employee defined as confidential in section 179A.03, subdivision 4 , or who is a management classification employee and whose duties are related to public utility, telephone company, or telecommunications company regulation shall report to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board annually before April 15 any interest in an industry or business regulated by the commission. Each commissioner shall file a statement of economic interest as required by section 10A.09 with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board and the Public Utilities Commission before taking office. The statement of economic interest must state any interest that the commissioner has in an industry or business regulated by the commission.

(d) A professional employee of the commission or department must immediately disclose to the commission or to the commissioner of the department, respectively, any communication, direct or indirect, with a person who is a party to a pending proceeding before the commission regarding future benefits, compensation, or employment to be received from that person.
Minn. Stat. § 473.804 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.804
§ 473.804 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

By June 30, 1992, each metropolitan county shall develop and implement a permanent program to manage household hazardous waste. Each program must include at least quarterly collection of wastes. Each program must be consistent with the metropolitan policy plan and must be described as part of each county's solid waste plan revision as required under section 473.803, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 138.36 — MN Code / Part 138_140 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.36
§ 138.36 LICENSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Content; issuance. The director of the historical society and the state archaeologist shall formulate and issue such provisions for licenses as are required to carry out and enforce sections 138.31 to 138.42 .

§ Subd. 2. Power to issue. The director of the Minnesota Historical Society, acting as an agent of the state, may issue a license to a qualified person approved by the state archaeologist to engage in field archaeology on a specified state site. The director of the Minnesota Historical Society may also issue a license to a qualified person, either in connection with the right to engage in field archaeology on a specified site, or alone, to engage in purely preliminary or exploratory activities in a specified area where a site is thought to exist. If a state site or an area to be described in a license is under the jurisdiction of any other agency of the state, or, if the field archaeology to be licensed may interfere with a project of any other agency, the applicant for a permit shall obtain the approval of that agency. The attorney general upon recommendation of the director of the historical society may apply to the district court for injunctive relief to restrain activities which in the director's opinion may damage historical or archaeological sites on public lands or waters.

§ Subd. 3. Emergency licenses. The director of the historical society or the state archaeologist may waive or abridge provisions of sections 138.31 to 138.42 in an emergency in which objects of interest to the state are found in the course of construction or demolition work, or in other situations in which time is of the essence to save objects or gather data. The director of the historical society or the state archaeologist may issue short form emergency licenses to persons not otherwise qualified to enable them to salvage objects or gather data in the time available.

§ Subd. 4. Renewal of licenses. The director of the Minnesota Historical Society may renew any license for another calendar year. The application for renewal shall be made in the form and contain the information required by the state archaeologist.

§ Subd. 5. Revocation and suspension. The director of the historical society or the state archaeologist may revoke or suspend a license because of the improper conduct of the licensee, the use of improper or substandard methods, or other good cause.

§ Subd. 6. Review of license decisions. Any person whose application for a license under this section has been denied or whose license has been modified, suspended, or revoked, may appeal the decision within 30 days of receiving written notice of the decision by filing a written request with the commissioner for a contested case hearing under chapter 14. If the applicant does not request a contested case hearing within 30 days after receiving written notice of the decision, the decision becomes final and the applicant may not appeal the decision.
Minn. Stat. § 273.136 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.136
§ 273.136 TACONITE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACCOUNT; REPLACEMENT OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Payment from county. Payment from the county shall be made as provided herein for the purpose of replacing revenue lost as a result of the reduction of property taxes provided in section 273.135 .

§ Subd. 2. Reduction amounts submitted to county. The commissioner of revenue shall determine, not later than April 1 of each year, the amount of reduction resulting from section 273.135 in each county containing a tax relief area as defined by section 273.134 , paragraph (b), basing determinations on a review of information reported to the commissioner under section 270C.85, subdivision 2 , clause (4). The commissioner may make changes as deemed necessary. The commissioner of revenue, after such review, shall submit to the St. Louis County auditor, on or before April 15, the amount of the first half payment payable hereunder and on or before September 15 the amount of the second half payment.

§ Subd. 3. Payment times. The St. Louis County auditor shall pay out of the taconite property tax relief account to each county treasurer one-half of the amount certified under subdivision 2 not later than May 15 and the remaining half not later than October 15 of each year.

§ Subd. 4. Distribution of funds. The county treasurer shall distribute as part of the May and October settlements the funds received as if they had been collected as a part of the property tax reduced by section 273.135 .
Minn. Stat. § 590.06 — MN Code / Part 585_590 / Chapter 590 / Section 590.06
§ 590.06 APPEALS.
Status: in_force

An appeal may be taken to the court of appeals or, in a case involving a conviction for first degree murder, to the supreme court from the order granting relief or denying the petition within 60 days after the entry of the order.

The appealing party shall, within the 60 days, serve a notice of appeal from the final order upon the court administrator of district court and the opposing party. If the appeal is by the petitioner, the service shall be on the county attorney and the attorney general. If the appeal is by the state, the service shall be on the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney. No fees or bond for costs shall be required for the appeal.