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Minn. Stat. § 85.021 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 85 / Section 85.021
§ 85.021 ACQUIRING LAND; MINNESOTA VALLEY TRAIL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Acquiring entire tract. The commissioner of natural resources on determining that it is necessary to acquire any interest in a part of a tract or parcel of real estate for purposes of the Minnesota Valley Trail, may acquire in fee the whole or any additional parts of the tract or parcel that the commissioner deems to be in the best interests of the state.

§ Subd. 2. Conveying excess. Within one year after acquiring excess real estate pursuant to subdivision 1, the commissioner of natural resources shall notify the governor that the excess real estate is available for sale. The commissioner shall then publish notice of sale for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory from which bids are likely to be received. After receipt of sealed bids, and upon recommendation of the commissioner of natural resources, the governor shall convey the excess real estate by quitclaim deed in a form approved by the attorney general in the name of the state to the highest responsible bidder. The deed may contain restrictive clauses limiting the use of the real estate in the interest of preserving the integrity of the trail when the commissioner finds that the restrictions are reasonably necessary.

§ Subd. 3. Leasing. The commissioner may lease for the term between the acquisition and sale thereof and for a fair rental rate and upon terms and conditions that the commissioner deems proper, any excess real estate acquired under the provisions of this section and any real estate acquired in fee for natural resources purposes and not presently needed therefor. All rents received from the leases shall be paid into the state treasury.
Minn. Stat. § 66A.38 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 66A / Section 66A.38
§ 66A.38 VOTING RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto adopted as provided by section 60A.07, subdivision 1d , or 66A.39 , each stockholder of a stock and mutual life insurance company shall, at all meetings, be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held and, except as otherwise provided by law, each holder of a policy entitled to participate in profits or savings shall be a member and, as such, shall be entitled to the number of votes to which that person would be entitled in a mutual company.
Minn. Stat. § 169.60 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.60
§ 169.60 DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT.
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided, the headlamps, the auxiliary low-beam lamps, or the auxiliary driving lamps, or combinations thereof, on motor vehicles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

(a) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead for all conditions of loading.

(b) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.

(c) All road-lighting equipment manufactured and installed on and after January 1, 1938, shall be so arranged that when any beam is used which is not in conformity with paragraph (b), means shall be provided for indicating to the driver when such beams are being used.
Minn. Stat. § 330.10 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 330 / Section 330.10
§ 330.10 WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH OWNER OR CONSIGNEE OF PROPERTY OR MERCHANDISE FROM TRANSIENT MERCHANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Written contract. Prior to sale at public auction every auctioneer shall enter into a written contract with the owner or consignee of any property to be sold, containing the terms and conditions upon which the sale will be conducted.

§ Subd. 2. Property from transient merchant. Prior to sale at public auction of any property received or acquired, directly or indirectly, from a transient merchant as defined in section 329.099 , the auctioneer shall require proof that section 329.11 has been complied with by the transient merchant with respect to such property; and the auctioneer shall retain such proof for one year.
Minn. Stat. § 297B.02 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297B / Section 297B.02
§ 297B.02 TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Rate. (a) There is imposed an excise tax of 6.875 percent on the purchase price of any motor vehicle purchased or acquired, either in or outside of the state of Minnesota, which is required to be registered under the laws of this state. (b) The excise tax is also imposed on the purchase price of motor vehicles purchased or acquired on Indian reservations when the tribal council has entered into a sales tax on motor vehicles refund agreement with the state of Minnesota.

§ Subd. 2. In lieu tax for older passenger automobile. In lieu of the tax imposed in subdivision 1, there is imposed a tax of $10 on the purchase price of any passenger automobile described in section 297B.025, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 3. In lieu tax for collector vehicle. In lieu of the tax imposed in subdivision 1, there is imposed a tax of $150 on the purchase price of a passenger automobile or a fire truck described in section 297B.025, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 128B.02 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 128B / Section 128B.02
§ 128B.02 TERMS OF OFFICERS; ELECTIONS; VOTING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Terms. The term of an officer of the Indian Education Committee is three years.

§ Subd. 2. Section 123B.94 on elections. The election of committee officers must be held according to section 123B.94 .

§ Subd. 3. Who can vote. A qualified voter who resides within former Independent School District No. 25 may vote at an election of committee officers.

§ Subd. 4. District 309 elections. This chapter does not prohibit a qualified voter who resides within former Independent School District No. 25 from voting in an election in Independent School District No. 309.
Minn. Stat. § 3A.021 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3A / Section 3A.021
§ 3A.021 OPTIONAL DIVISION OF RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Election of division. Notwithstanding section 518.58, subdivision 4 , paragraph (a), clause (5), a former legislator or the former spouse of a former legislator, if a portion of the former legislator's retirement allowance is awarded to the former spouse under a marriage dissolution property division decree by a court of competent jurisdiction, may elect to have payment of the portion of the legislator's retirement allowance designated in the decree as payable to the former spouse beginning as of the first day of the month following the date on which the former legislator attains the age of 62, even if the former legislator has not applied for the receipt of retirement allowance as of that date. In all other respects, the optional retirement allowance division is governed by section 518.58, subdivision 4 .

§ Subd. 2. Subsequent retirement allowance calculation. Upon the eventual application for a retirement allowance under this chapter by a former legislator who elected or was affected by the election of a benefit under subdivision 1, the subsequent retirement allowance must be adjusted to be the actuarial equivalent of the balance of the present value of the retirement allowance of the former legislator upon the effective date of the application remaining after a reduction equal to the present value of the partial benefit previously paid and subsequently payable to the former spouse, as calculated by the actuary retained under section 356.214 or as calculated under a procedure specified by the actuary. The retirement allowance present value calculations must include the effect of section 356.30 .

§ Subd. 3. No optional annuity form. Section 3A.02, subdivision 5 , does not apply to a partial retirement allowance payable under subdivision 1.
Minn. Stat. § 387.14 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 387 / Section 387.14
§ 387.14 DEPUTIES.
Status: in_force

The county board shall determine the number of permanent full time deputies and other employees and fix the compensation for each position. The county board shall also budget for special deputies, jailers, matrons, bailiffs and other temporary employees and shall fix their rates of compensation. The sheriff shall appoint in writing the deputies and other employees, for whose acts the sheriff shall be responsible and whom the sheriff may remove at pleasure. Before entering upon official duties, the oath and appointment of each shall be filed with the county recorder.
Minn. Stat. § 336.4-110 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.4-110
§ 336.4-110 ELECTRONIC PRESENTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Agreement for electronic presentment" means an agreement, clearinghouse rule, or Federal Reserve regulation or operating circular, providing that presentment of an item may be made by transmission of an image of an item or information describing the item ("presentment notice") rather than delivery of the item itself. The agreement may provide for procedures governing retention, presentment, payment, dishonor, and other matters concerning items subject to the agreement.

(b) Presentment of an item pursuant to an agreement for presentment is made when the presentment notice is received.

(c) If presentment is made by presentment notice, a reference to "item" or "check" in this article means the presentment notice unless the context otherwise indicates.
Minn. Stat. § 171.167 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.167
§ 171.167 NOTICE TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The department shall participate fully in the commercial driver's license information system established under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 at United States Code, title 49, section 31309.
Minn. Stat. § 268A.085 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268A / Section 268A.085
§ 268A.085 COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROVIDER GOVERNING BOARDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment; membership. Every city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, or combination thereof establishing an extended employment program shall appoint a governing board of no fewer than seven voting members before becoming eligible for the assistance provided by sections 268A.06 to 268A.15 . When any city, town, or county singly establishes an extended employment program, the governing board shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city or the chair of the governing board of the county or town. When any combination of cities, towns, counties, or nonprofit corporations establishes an extended employment program, the chief executive officers of the cities, nonprofit corporations, and the chairs of the governing bodies of the counties or towns shall appoint the board. If a nonprofit corporation singly establishes an extended employment program, the corporation shall appoint the board of directors. Membership on a board shall be representative of the community served and shall include a person with a disability. If a county establishes an extended employment program and manages the program with county employees, the governing board shall be the county board of commissioners, and other provisions of this chapter pertaining to membership on the governing board do not apply.

§ Subd. 2. Duties. Subject to the provisions of sections 268A.06 to 268A.15 and the rules of the department, each governing board shall: (1) review and evaluate the need for extended employment programs provided under sections 268A.06 to 268A.15 ; (2) recruit and promote local financial support for extended employment programs from private sources including: the United Way; business, industrial, and private foundations; voluntary agencies; and other lawful sources, and promote public support for municipal and county appropriations; (3) promote, arrange, and implement working agreements with other educational and social service agencies, both public and private, and any other allied agencies; and (4) when an extended employment program is certified, act as its administrator for purposes of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 325D.68 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325D / Section 325D.68
§ 325D.68 MONOPOLIZATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Declared a criminal conspiracy. Any combination of persons, either as individuals or as members or officials of any corporation, to monopolize the markets for food products in this state or to interfere with or restrict the freedom of such markets, is hereby declared to be a criminal conspiracy.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Minn. Stat. § 239.092 — MN Code / Part 239 / Chapter 239 / Section 239.092
§ 239.092 SALE FROM BULK.
Status: in_force

(a) Bulk sales of commodities, when the buyer and seller are not both present to witness the measurement, must be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information:

(1) the name and address of the person who weighed or measured the commodity;

(2) the date delivered;

(3) the quantity delivered;

(4) the count of individually wrapped packages delivered, if more than one is included in the quantity delivered;

(5) the quantity on which the price is based, if different than the quantity delivered; and

(6) the identity of the commodity in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including representations of quality made in connection with the sale.

(b) This section is not intended to conflict with the bulk sale requirements of the Department of Agriculture. If a conflict occurs, the law and rules of the Department of Agriculture govern.

(c) Firewood sold or distributed in this state must include delivery ticket information regarding the harvest locations of the wood by county or counties and state.

(d) Paragraph (c) may be enforced using the authority granted in this chapter or section 18J.05 or 84D.13 .
Minn. Stat. § 359.02 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 359 / Section 359.02
§ 359.02 TERM.
Status: in_force

A notary commissioned under section 359.01 holds office until January 31 of the fifth year following the year the commission was issued, unless sooner removed by the governor or the district court, or by action of the commissioner of commerce. Six months before the expiration of the commission, a notary may renew the notary's commission for a new term to commence and to be designated in the new commission as beginning upon the day immediately following the date of the expiration. A notary whose commission expires may apply for reappointment after the expiration date. The reappointment or renewal takes effect and is valid although the appointing governor may not be in the Office of Governor on the effective day.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.098 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.098
§ 326B.098 CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Department seminars. This section applies to seminars offered by the department for the purpose of enabling licensees to meet continuing education requirements for license renewal.

§ Subd. 2. Rescheduling. An individual who is registered with the department to attend a seminar may reschedule one time only, to attend the same seminar on a date within one year after the date of the seminar the individual was registered to attend.

§ Subd. 3. Fees nonrefundable. All seminar fees paid to the department are nonrefundable except for any overpayment of fees or if the department cancels the seminar.

§ Subd. 4. Courses submitted by the state. State agencies submitting courses for review that are intended for licensees regulated by the department are not required to pay the course approval fee. Courses must still be reviewed for appropriate credit in the designated license discipline. The department will act as sponsor for courses submitted by state agencies that are approved for continuing education.
Minn. Stat. § 29.051 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 29 / Section 29.051
§ 29.051 POULTRY DISEASE ERADICATION.
Status: in_force

The Board of Animal Health shall cooperate with the commissioner of agriculture in all ways consistent with law. The board shall have exclusive jurisdiction and control over all matters pertaining to poultry diseases and the control and eradication thereof. The board is authorized to formulate, adopt, and enforce rules whereby owners of poultry breeding flocks may, upon agreement with the board, have flocks examined, tested, and officially designated as meeting the qualifications for any stage of eradication of any specified communicable infectious disease when and as approved methods for official testing for the other disease may be adopted by the board, if personnel is available and funds are appropriated for the use of the board in making the tests and inspections.
Minn. Stat. § 523.20 — MN Code / Part 520_523 / Chapter 523 / Section 523.20
§ 523.20 LIABILITY OF PARTIES REFUSING AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO ACT ON PRINCIPAL'S BEHALF.
Status: in_force

Any party refusing to accept the authority of an attorney-in-fact to exercise a power granted by a power of attorney which (1) is executed in conformity with section 523.23 or a form prepared under section 523.231 ; (2) contains a specimen signature of the attorney-in-fact authorized to act; (3) for a power of attorney executed on or after January 1, 2014, contains an acknowledgement that the attorney-in-fact has read and understood the notice to the attorney-in-fact required under section 523.23 ; (4) with regard to the execution or delivery of any recordable instrument relating to real property, is accompanied by affidavits that satisfy the provisions of section 523.17 ; (5) with regard to any other transaction, is signed by the attorney-in-fact in a manner conforming to section 523.18 ; and (6) when applicable, is accompanied by an affidavit and any other document required by section 523.16 , is liable to the principal and to the principal's heirs, assigns, and representative of the estate of the principal in the same manner as the party would be liable had the party refused to accept the authority of the principal to act on the principal's own behalf unless: (1) the party has actual notice of the revocation of the power of attorney prior to the exercise of the power; (2) the duration of the power of attorney specified in the power of attorney itself has expired; or (3) the party has actual knowledge of the death of the principal or, if the power of attorney is not a durable power of attorney, actual notice of a judicial determination that the principal is legally incompetent. This provision does not negate any liability which a party would have to the principal or to the attorney-in-fact under any other form of power of attorney under the common law or otherwise.
Minn. Stat. § 169.13 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.13
§ 169.13 RECKLESS OR CARELESS DRIVING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Reckless driving. (a) A person who drives a motor vehicle or light rail transit vehicle while aware of and consciously disregarding a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the driving may result in harm to another or another's property is guilty of reckless driving. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that disregard of it constitutes a significant deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation. (b) A person shall not race any vehicle upon any street or highway of this state. Any person who willfully compares or contests relative speeds by operating one or more vehicles is guilty of racing, which constitutes reckless driving, whether or not the speed contested or compared is in excess of the maximum speed prescribed by law. (c) A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b) is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b) and causes great bodily harm or death to another is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (d) For purposes of this section, "great bodily harm" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 8 .

§ Subd. 2. Careless driving. (a) Any person who operates or halts any vehicle upon any street or highway carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the driver or passengers of the vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any person who operates or halts a light rail transit vehicle carelessly or heedlessly in disregard of the rights of others, or in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger any property or any person, including the operator or passengers on the light rail transit vehicle, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 3. Application. (a) The provisions of this section apply, but are not limited in application, to any person who drives any vehicle in the manner prohibited by this section: (1) upon the ice of any lake, stream, or river, including but not limited to the ice of any boundary water; or (2) in a parking lot ordinarily used by or available to the public though not as a matter of right, and a driveway connecting the parking lot with a street or highway. (b) This section does not apply to: (1) an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator; (2) the emergency operation of any vehicle when avoiding imminent danger; or (3) any raceway, racing facility, or other public event sanctioned by the appropriate governmental authority. (c) Nothing in this section or section 609.035 or 609.04 shall limit the power of the state to prosecute or punish a person for conduct that constitutes any other crime under any other law of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 508.29 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.29
§ 508.29 APPEALS.
Status: in_force

An appeal may be taken to the court of appeals from any order or judgment of the district court under this chapter as follows:

(1) from any final decree, within 90 days from its date except that the appeal period for those parties who were not personally served shall be six months from the date of the final decree; upon appeal from the decree, the court of appeals may review any intermediate order involving the merits or necessarily affecting the decree;

(2) from any order granting or denying an application to open, vacate, or set aside the decree, within 30 days from the date of the filing of the order;

(3) from any order granting or refusing a new trial, or from any order involving the merits of the proceeding, or some part of them, within 30 days from the filing of the order;

(4) from any order relating to registered land after its original registration, within 60 days from the filing of the order.

All appeals from any order or decree in any proceeding under this chapter shall be as in other civil cases.
Minn. Stat. § 257.51 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.51
§ 257.51 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 257.51 to 257.74 may be cited as the Parentage Act.
Minn. Stat. § 552.02 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 552 / Section 552.02
§ 552.02 PUBLIC AUTHORITY'S SUMMARY EXECUTION OF SUPPORT JUDGMENT DEBTS; WHEN AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The public authority may execute on a money judgment resulting from money owed pursuant to a support order by levying under this chapter on indebtedness owed to the judgment debtor by a third party. The public authority may execute under this chapter upon service of a notice of support judgment levy for which the seal of the court is not required.