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Minn. Stat. § 61A.715 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.715
§ 61A.715 GENERAL RULES AND PROHIBITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An illustration used in the sale of a life insurance policy must satisfy the applicable requirements of sections 61A.70 to 61A.745 , be clearly labeled "life insurance illustration," and contain the following basic information:

(1) name of insurer;

(2) name and business address of producer or insurer's authorized representative, if any;

(3) name, age, and sex of proposed insured, except where a composite illustration is permitted under sections 61A.70 to 61A.745 ;

(4) underwriting or rating classification upon which the illustration is based;

(5) generic name of policy, the company product name, if different, and form number;

(6) initial death benefit; and

(7) dividend option election or application of nonguaranteed elements, if applicable.

(b) When using an illustration in the sale of a life insurance policy, an insurer or its producers or other authorized representatives shall not:

(1) represent the policy as anything other than a life insurance policy;

(2) use or describe nonguaranteed elements in a manner that is misleading or has the capacity or tendency to mislead;

(3) state or imply that the payment or amount of nonguaranteed elements is guaranteed;

(4) use an illustration that does not comply with the requirements of sections 61A.70 to 61A.745 ;

(5) use an illustration that at any policy duration depicts policy performance more favorable to the policy owner than that produced by the illustrated scale of the insurer whose policy is being illustrated;

(6) provide an applicant with an incomplete illustration;

(7) represent in any way that premium payments will not be required for each year of the policy in order to maintain the illustrated death benefits, unless that is the fact;

(8) use the term "vanish" or "vanishing premium," or a similar term that implies the policy becomes paid up, to describe a plan for using nonguaranteed elements to pay a portion of future premiums;

(9) except for policies that can never develop nonforfeiture values, use an illustration that is "lapse-supported"; or

(10) use an illustration that is not "self-supporting."

(c) If an interest rate used to determine the illustrated nonguaranteed elements is shown, it must not be greater than the earned interest rate underlying the disciplined current scale.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.48 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.48
§ 144E.48 SCOPE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of administering the award and incentive program, the director cannot hear appeals, direct ambulance services to take any specific actions, investigate or take action on individual complaints, or otherwise act on information beyond that submitted by the licensed ambulance services.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.141 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.141
§ 302A.141 EFFECT OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Effect on cause of action. An amendment does not affect an existing cause of action in favor of or against the corporation, nor a pending suit to which the corporation is a party, nor the existing rights of persons other than shareholders.

§ Subd. 2. Effect of change of name. If the corporate name is changed by the amendment, a suit brought by or against the corporation under its former name does not abate for that reason.

§ Subd. 3. Effect of amendments restating articles. When effective under section 302A.153 , an amendment restating the articles in their entirety supersedes the original articles and all amendments to the original articles.
Minn. Stat. § 473.912 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.912
§ 473.912 POWERS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General powers. The board has all powers that may be necessary or convenient to enable it to perform the duties and responsibilities imposed on it by law. The powers include the specific powers enumerated in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Gifts and appropriations. The board may accept gifts; apply for and use grants of money or other property from the United States, the state, or any person for any board purpose, and may enter into agreements required in connection therewith; and may hold, use, and dispose of the money or property in accordance with the terms of the gift, grant, or agreement relating to it.
Minn. Stat. § 268B.155 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268B / Section 268B.155
§ 268B.155 CHILD SUPPORT DEDUCTION FROM BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "child support agency" means the public agency responsible for child support enforcement, including federally approved comprehensive Tribal IV-D programs; and (2) "child support obligations" means obligations that are being enforced by a child support agency in accordance with a plan described in United States Code, title 42, sections 454 and 455, of the Social Security Act that has been approved by the secretary of health and human services under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act. This does not include any type of spousal maintenance or foster care payments.

§ Subd. 2. Notice upon application. In an application for family or medical leave benefits, the applicant must disclose if child support obligations are owed and, if so, in what state and county. If child support obligations are owed, the commissioner must, if the applicant establishes a leave, notify the child support agency. [See Note.]

§ Subd. 3. Withholding of benefit. The commissioner must deduct and withhold from any family or medical leave benefits payable to an applicant who owes child support obligations: (1) the amount required under a proper order of a court or administrative agency; or (2) if clause (1) is not applicable, the amount determined under an agreement under United States Code, title 42, section 454(20)(B)(i), of the Social Security Act; or (3) if clause (1) or (2) is not applicable, the amount specified by the applicant.

§ Subd. 4. Payment. Any amount deducted and withheld must be paid to the child support agency, must for all purposes be treated as if it were paid to the applicant as family or medical leave benefits and paid by the applicant to the child support agency in satisfaction of the applicant's child support obligations.

§ Subd. 5. Payment of costs. The child support agency must pay the costs incurred by the commissioner in the implementation and administration of this section and sections 518A.50 and 518A.53 .
Minn. Stat. § 281.01 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 281 / Section 281.01
§ 281.01 TAX SALE, RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming an interest in any parcel of land bid in by the state at a tax sale may redeem the same within the time and in the manner in this chapter provided.
Minn. Stat. § 353F.01 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353F / Section 353F.01
§ 353F.01 PURPOSE AND INTENT.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure, to the extent possible, that persons employed by governmental subdivisions that are privatized and consequently are excluded from retirement coverage by the Public Employees Retirement Association will be entitled to receive future retirement benefits under the general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association commensurate with the prior contributions made by them or made on their behalf upon the privatization of the governmental subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 178.01 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 178 / Section 178.01
§ 178.01 PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are: to open to all people regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, or age the opportunity to obtain training and on-the-job learning that will equip them for profitable employment and citizenship; to establish as a means to this end, a program of voluntary apprenticeship under approved apprenticeship agreements providing facilities for their training and guidance in the arts, skills, and crafts of industry and trade or occupation, with concurrent, supplementary instruction in related subjects; to promote apprenticeship opportunities under conditions providing adequate training and on-the-job learning and reasonable earnings; to relate the supply of skilled workers to employment demands; to establish standards for apprentice training; to establish an Apprenticeship Advisory Board to assist in effectuating the purposes of this chapter; to provide for a Division of Apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Industry; to establish a procedure for the determination of apprenticeship agreement controversies; and to accomplish related ends.
Minn. Stat. § 18B.02 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.02
§ 18B.02 PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the provisions of this chapter preempt ordinances by local governments that prohibit or regulate any matter relating to the registration, labeling, distribution, sale, handling, use, application, or disposal of pesticides. It is not the intent of this section to preempt local responsibilities for zoning, fire codes, or hazardous waste disposal.
Minn. Stat. § 631.12 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 631 / Section 631.12
§ 631.12 JURY DISCHARGED WITHOUT VERDICT.
Status: in_force

After the retirement of the jury, the court may discharge it if:

(1) one of the jurors becomes so sick as to be unable to continue to serve on the jury;

(2) the jury is unable to agree upon a verdict; or

(3) any other accident or cause occurs to prevent the jury from being kept together for deliberation.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.512 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.512
§ 97A.512 SALE OF INEDIBLE PORTIONS OF BIG GAME ANIMALS, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, FISH, AND GAME BIRDS OTHER THAN MIGRATORY WATERFOWL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws and as restricted in this section, a person may possess, transport, buy, or sell the following inedible portions of lawfully taken or acquired big game animals, fur-bearing animals, fish, and game birds other than migratory waterfowl: bones, including skulls; sinews; adipose tissue, hides, and skins; hooves; teeth; claws; and antlers.

(b) A person may not buy or sell bear paws, unless attached to the hide, or bear gallbladders.
Minn. Stat. § 240.23 — MN Code / Part 240_240A / Chapter 240 / Section 240.23
§ 240.23 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission has the authority, in addition to all other rulemaking authority granted elsewhere in this chapter to promulgate rules governing:

(1) the conduct of horse races held at licensed racetracks in Minnesota, including but not limited to the rules of racing, standards of entry, operation of claiming races, filing and handling of objections, carrying of weights, and declaration of official results;

(2) wired and wireless communications between the premises of a licensed racetrack and any place outside the premises;

(3) information on horse races which is sold on the premises of a licensed racetrack;

(4) liability insurance which it may require of all class A, class B, and class D licensees;

(5) the auditing of the books and records of a licensee by an auditor employed or appointed by the commission;

(6) emergency action plans maintained by licensed racetracks and their periodic review;

(7) safety, security, and sanitation of stabling facilities at licensed racetracks;

(8) entry fees and other funds received by a licensee in the course of conducting racing which the commission determines must be placed in escrow accounts;

(9) affirmative action in employment and contracting by class A, class B, and class D licensees;

(10) procedures for the sampling and testing of any horse that is eligible to race in Minnesota for substances or practices that are prohibited by law or rule; and

(11) any other aspect of horse racing or pari-mutuel betting which in its opinion affects the integrity of racing or the public health, welfare, or safety.

Rules of the commission are subject to chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act.
Minn. Stat. § 574.23 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 574 / Section 574.23
§ 574.23 EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

In case of the filing of a new official bond or other security, the expiration of the term of office, or the death, resignation, or removal of the officer, the officer, board, committee, or body required or permitted to accept or approve such bond or other security, having jurisdiction or being authorized or required to examine the accounts of such officer, shall make or cause to be made a thorough examination of the bonded officer's accounts and, if any shortage or irregularity is discovered, shall at once notify such officer and sureties of the amount claimed to be due, or the nature of the irregularity. Such statement shall be in writing, and be served upon such officer and sureties, or their agents or attorneys, by mail, addressed to their residences, if known; but failure to make the examination or give such notice shall not discharge the sureties.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-313 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-313
§ 336.2-313 EXPRESS WARRANTIES BY AFFIRMATION, PROMISE, DESCRIPTION, SAMPLE.
Status: in_force

(1) Express warranties by the seller are created as follows:

(a) Any affirmation of fact or promise made by the seller to the buyer which relates to the goods and becomes part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the affirmation or promise.

(b) Any description of the goods which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the goods shall conform to the description.

(c) Any sample or model which is made part of the basis of the bargain creates an express warranty that the whole of the goods shall conform to the sample or model.

(2) It is not necessary to the creation of an express warranty that the seller use formal words such as "warrant" or "guarantee" or that the seller have a specific intention to make a warranty, but an affirmation merely of the value of the goods or a statement purporting to be merely the seller's opinion or commendation of the goods does not create a warranty.
Minn. Stat. § 86A.055 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86A / Section 86A.055
§ 86A.055 PROHIBITION ON SALES OF OUTDOOR RECREATION SYSTEM LANDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 73, or other law to the contrary, a state agency shall not sell land that, on or after May 8, 2009, is classified as a unit of the outdoor recreation system under section 86A.05 , for the purpose of anticipated savings to the general fund.
Minn. Stat. § 60K.33 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60K / Section 60K.33
§ 60K.33 CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who acts or assumes to act as an insurance producer without a license issued under this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 290A.18 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290A / Section 290A.18
§ 290A.18 RIGHT TO FILE CLAIM; RIGHT TO RECEIVE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Claim by surviving spouse or dependent. If a person entitled to relief under this chapter dies prior to receiving relief, the surviving spouse or dependent of the person shall be entitled to file the claim and receive relief. If there is no surviving spouse or dependent, the right to the credit shall lapse.

§ Subd. 2. Claimant cannot be located. If the commissioner cannot locate the claimant within two years from the date that the original warrant was issued, or if a claimant to whom a warrant has been issued does not cash that warrant within two years from the date the warrant was issued, the right to the credit shall lapse, and the warrant shall be deposited in the general fund.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.166 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.166
§ 325E.166 CLOCK-HOUR METERS; PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Tampering. No person shall, with intent to defraud, knowingly tamper with, adjust, alter, change, set back, disconnect, or fail to connect the clock-hour meter of a farm tractor, or cause any of the foregoing to occur to a clock-hour meter of a farm tractor, so as to reflect fewer hours than the farm tractor has actually been in operation.

§ Subd. 2. Operation with disconnected or nonfunctional meter. No person shall, with intent to defraud, operate a farm tractor knowing that the clock-hour meter of the farm tractor is disconnected or nonfunctional.

§ Subd. 3. Tampering device. No person shall advertise for sale, sell, use, or install on any part of a farm tractor or on a clock-hour meter in a farm tractor a device that causes the clock-hour meter to register any hours of operation other than the true hours of operation that the clock-hour meter was designed to measure.

§ Subd. 4. Disclosure. No person shall sell or offer for sale or trade in a farm tractor with knowledge that the hours registered on the clock-hour meter have been altered so as to reflect fewer hours than the farm tractor has actually been in operation, without disclosing the fact to prospective purchasers.

§ Subd. 5. Conspiracy. No person shall conspire with another person to violate this section.
Minn. Stat. § 58A.10 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.10
§ 58A.10 AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other duties imposed upon the commissioner by law, the commissioner shall require mortgage loan originators to be licensed and registered through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry. In order to carry out this requirement, the commissioner may participate in the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry. For this purpose, the commissioner may establish by rule or order requirements as necessary, including but not limited to:

(1) background checks for:

(i) criminal history through fingerprint or other databases;

(ii) civil or administrative records;

(iii) credit history; or

(iv) other information as determined necessary by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry;

(2) the payment of fees to apply for or renew licenses through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry;

(3) the setting or resetting as necessary of renewal or reporting dates; and

(4) requirements for amending or surrendering a license or other activities the commissioner considers necessary for participation in the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry.
Minn. Stat. § 515.29 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515 / Section 515.29
§ 515.29 SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

If any provision of sections 515.01 to 515.29 or any section, sentence, clause, phrase or word, or the application thereof in any circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of sections 515.01 to 515.29 and of the application of any such provision, section, sentence, clause, phrase or word in any other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Minn. Stat. § 281.09 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 281 / Section 281.09
§ 281.09 SPECIFIC PART OF UNDIVIDED PART.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming a specific part of any parcel of land out of which an undivided part has been sold for taxes charged on the whole parcel may redeem the specific part by paying such proportion of the amount required for redemption as the value of such specific part bears to the value of the whole of such parcel.
Minn. Stat. § 317A.601 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.601
§ 317A.601 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Merger or consolidation. Two or more corporations may merge or consolidate, resulting in a single corporation subject to this chapter. A merger or consolidation must be made as provided in sections 317A.611 to 317A.651 .

§ Subd. 2. Transfer. A corporation may sell, lease, transfer, or dispose of all or substantially all of its property and assets under section 317A.661 .

§ Subd. 3. Notice to attorney general. If applicable, a corporation shall comply with section 317A.811 before it may merge or consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of its assets.
Minn. Stat. § 148.514 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.514
§ 148.514 GENERAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS; PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General licensure procedures. An applicant for licensure must: (1) submit an application as required under section 148.519, subdivision 1 ; (2) submit all fees required under section 148.5194 ; and (3) consent to a fingerprint-based background check as required under section 148.519 .

§ Subd. 2. General licensure qualifications. An applicant for licensure must possess the qualifications required in one of the following clauses: (1) a person who applies for licensure and does not meet the requirements in clause (2) or (3), must meet the requirements in section 148.515 or 148.5181, subdivision 2 ; (2) a person who applies for licensure and who has a current certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, or board certification by the American Board of Audiology, must meet the requirements of section 148.516 ; or (3) a person who applies for licensure by reciprocity must meet the requirements under section 148.517 or 148.5181, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0206 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0206
§ 322C.0206 LIABILITY FOR INACCURATE INFORMATION IN FILED RECORD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Persons liable. If a record filed with the secretary of state under this chapter contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers a loss by reliance on the information may recover damages for the loss from: (1) a person that signed the record, or caused another to sign it on the person's behalf, and knew the information to be inaccurate at the time the record was signed; and (2) subject to subdivision 2, a member of a member-managed limited liability company or the manager of a manager-managed limited liability company, if: (i) the record was filed with the secretary of state on behalf of the company; and (ii) the member or manager had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time before the information was relied upon so that, before the reliance, the member or manager reasonably could have: (A) effected an amendment under section 322C.0202 ; (B) filed a petition under section 322C.0204 ; or (C) filed with the secretary of state a statement under section 5.36, subdivision 3 , or articles of correction under section 5.16 .

§ Subd. 2. Excepted members. To the extent that the operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company expressly relieves a member of responsibility for maintaining the accuracy of information contained in records filed with the secretary of state under this chapter and imposes that responsibility on one or more other members, the liability stated in subdivision 1, clause (2), applies to those other members and not to the member that the operating agreement relieves of the responsibility.

§ Subd. 3. Penalty of perjury. An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed under this chapter affirms under penalty of perjury that the information stated in the record is accurate.