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Minn. Stat. § 611.027 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.027
§ 611.027 DISPOSITION OF CHILD OF PARENT ARRESTED.
Status: in_force

A peace officer who arrests a person accompanied by a child of the person may release the child to any person designated by the parent unless it is necessary to remove the child under section 260C.175 because the child is found in surroundings or conditions which endanger the child's health or welfare or which the peace officer reasonably believes will endanger the child's health or welfare. An officer releasing a child under this section to a person designated by the parent has no civil or criminal liability for the child's release.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.32 — MN Code / Part 363_363A / Chapter 363A / Section 363A.32
§ 363A.32 DEPARTMENT ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Attorney general; privileged communication. The attorney general shall be the attorney for the department. When a matter has been referred to the attorney general by the commissioner after a finding of probable cause or for the purpose of interim relief, communications between members of the attorney general's office and charging parties or members of a class formed pursuant to section 363A.28, subdivision 6, paragraph (g) , are privileged as would be a communication between an attorney and a client.

§ Subd. 2. Legal representation costs. The Department of Human Rights may not be charged by the attorney general for legal representation on behalf of complaining parties who have filed a charge of discrimination with the department. This subdivision is effective retroactive to July 1, 1989. The department does not have an obligation to pay for any services rendered by the attorney general since July 1, 1985, in excess of the amounts already paid for those services.
Minn. Stat. § 145.945 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.945
§ 145.945 CERTAIN SALES OF CLEANING PRODUCTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Prohibition. In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease and avoidable infections and to promote best practices in sanitation, no person shall offer for retail sale in Minnesota any cleaning product that contains triclosan and is used by consumers for sanitizing or hand and body cleansing.

§ Subd. 2. Exception. The prohibition in subdivision 1 shall not apply to individual products for which specific United States Food and Drug Administration approval for consumer use has been secured.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.36 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.36
§ 115A.36 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF REVIEW.
Status: in_force

In its review and final decision on the proposed facility, the board shall consider at least the following matters:

(1) the risk and effect of the proposed facility on local residents, units of government, and the local public health, safety, and welfare, including such dangers as an accidental release of wastes during transportation to the facility, water, air, and land pollution, and fire or explosion where appropriate, and the degree to which the risk or effect may be alleviated;

(2) the consistency of the proposed facility with, and its effect on, existing and planned local land use and development; local laws, ordinances, and permits; and local public facilities and services;

(3) the adverse effects of the facility on agriculture and natural resources and opportunities to mitigate or eliminate the adverse effects by additional stipulations, conditions, and requirements respecting the proposed facility at the proposed site;

(4) the need for the proposed facility, especially its contribution to abating solid and hazardous waste disposal, the availability of alternative sites, and opportunities to mitigate or eliminate need by additional and alternative waste management strategies or actions of a significantly different nature;

(5) whether, in the case of solid waste resource recovery facilities, the applicant has considered the feasible and prudent waste processing alternatives for accomplishing the purposes of the proposed project and has compared and evaluated the costs of the alternatives, including capital and operating costs, and the effects of the alternatives on the cost to generators.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.067 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.067
§ 325E.067 APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 325E.061 to 325E.065 are effective April 14, 1988, and apply to all dealership agreements now in effect which have no expiration date and which are continuing contracts, and all other contracts entered into, amended, or renewed after April 14, 1988. Any contract in force and effect on April 14, 1988, which by its terms will terminate on a date subsequent thereto and which is not renewed is governed by the law as it existed before April 14, 1988.
Minn. Stat. § 6.54 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 6 / Section 6.54
§ 6.54 EXAMINATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION RECORDS; PETITION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Petition of voters for audit. The registered voters in a political subdivision other than a town or school district or the electors at an annual or special town meeting of a town may petition the state auditor to examine the books, records, accounts, and affairs of the political subdivision or of any organizational unit, activity, project, enterprise, or fund thereof; and the scope of the examination may be limited by the petition, but the examination shall cover, at least, all cash received and disbursed and the transactions relating thereto, provided that the state auditor shall not examine more than the six latest years preceding the circulation of the petition, unless it appears to the state auditor during the examination that the audit period should be extended to permit a full recovery under bonds furnished by public officers or employees, and may if it appears to the auditor in the public interest confine the period or the scope of audit or both period and scope of audit, to less than that requested by the petition. In the case of a political subdivision other than a town or school district, the petition shall be signed by a number of registered voters at least equal to 20 percent of those voting in the last presidential election.

§ Subd. 2. School districts. The eligible voters of any school district may petition the state auditor, who shall be subject to the same restrictions regarding the scope and period of audit, provided that the petition shall be signed by at least ten eligible voters for each 50 resident pupils in average daily membership during the preceding school year as shown on the records in the office of the commissioner of education. In the case of school districts, the petition shall be signed by at least ten eligible voters.

§ Subd. 3. Certifications required. At the time it is circulated, every petition shall contain a statement that the cost of the audit will be borne by the political subdivision as provided by law. Thirty days before the petition is delivered to the state auditor it shall be presented to the appropriate clerk or chief administrative officer of the political subdivision and the county auditor. The county auditor shall determine and certify whether the petition is signed by the required number of registered voters or eligible voters as the case may be. The certificate shall be conclusive evidence thereof in any action or proceeding for the recovery of the costs, charges, and expenses of any examination made pursuant to the petition.
Minn. Stat. § 86B.311 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.311
§ 86B.311 GENERAL RULES FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Safe operation. A person may not operate or allow the operation of a watercraft or use a device relating to the use of the watercraft: (1) in a careless or heedless manner in disregard of the rights or safety of others; (2) in a reckless or grossly negligent manner that causes personal injury to another or damage to the property of another; (3) upon the waters of this state without the equipment required by this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter; or (4) that is loaded with passengers or cargo beyond the watercraft's safe carrying capacity or is equipped with a motor or other propulsion machinery beyond the watercraft's safe power capacity.

§ Subd. 2. Obstructing navigation. A person may not operate a watercraft in a manner that obstructs or tends to obstruct normal and ordinary navigation on the waters of this state.

§ Subd. 3. Unauthorized mooring. A person may not moor, attach, or hold in any manner a watercraft to a buoy or any other marking device or guide placed in the waters of this state pursuant to lawful authority. This subdivision does not apply to a mooring buoy.

§ Subd. 4. Swimming or bathing areas. A person may not operate a watercraft within a water area that has been marked off or set aside as a swimming or bathing area as prescribed by the commissioner's rules.

§ Subd. 5. Riding on gunwales or decking. A person may not ride or sit and a person may not operate a motorboat while a person is riding or sitting on (i) the starboard or port gunwales; (ii) the decking over the bow, sides, or stern; or (iii) the transom, of a motorboat while underway unless the motorboat is provided with adequate guards or railing to prevent passengers from falling overboard.

§ Subd. 6. Law enforcement watercraft; emergency lights. When approaching and passing a law enforcement watercraft with its emergency lights activated, the operator of a watercraft must safely move the watercraft away from the law enforcement watercraft and maintain a slow-no wake speed while within 150 feet of the law enforcement watercraft.
Minn. Stat. § 144H.19 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144H / Section 144H.19
§ 144H.19 CLOSING A PPEC CENTER.
Status: in_force

When a PPEC center voluntarily closes, it must, at least 30 days before closure, inform each child's parents or guardians of the closure and when the closure will occur.
Minn. Stat. § 117.185 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 117 / Section 117.185
§ 117.185 JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

Judgment shall be entered upon the verdict or decision, fixing the amount of damages payable to the several parties concerned and the terms and conditions of the taking and, until reversed or modified in a direct proceeding begun for that purpose, the judgment shall be binding upon the petitioner and all other parties thereto and upon their respective successors and assigns. The parties may stipulate in lieu of entry of judgment.
Minn. Stat. § 462.13 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462 / Section 462.13
§ 462.13 COUNCIL GIVEN POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The council shall first, after causing the probable costs of the proceedings, if abandoned, to be deposited or secured by the petitioners, designate the restricted residence district and shall have power to acquire by eminent domain the right to exercise the powers granted by sections 462.12 to 462.17 by proceedings hereinafter defined, and when such proceedings shall have been completed, the right to exercise such powers shall be vested in the city.
Minn. Stat. § 306.83 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.83
§ 306.83 APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

Every cemetery association mentioned in section 306.76 , that has established a permanent care and improvement fund under any law of this state before December 31, 1927, is subject to sections 306.76 to 306.85 .
Minn. Stat. § 514.676 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 514 / Section 514.676
§ 514.676 AMOUNTS RECEIVED TO SATISFY LIEN.
Status: in_force

Amounts received by the agency to satisfy all or a part of an environmental lien must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the fund from which the expenses were paid.
Minn. Stat. § 181.217 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.217
§ 181.217 ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Minimum nursing home employment standards. Except as provided in section 181.213, subdivision 5, paragraph (b) or (c), the minimum wages and other compensation established by the board in rule as minimum nursing home employment standards shall be the minimum wages and other compensation for nursing home workers or a subgroup of nursing home workers as a matter of state law. Except as provided in section 181.213, subdivision 5, paragraph (b) or (c), it shall be unlawful for a nursing home employer to employ a nursing home worker for lower wages or other compensation than that established as the minimum nursing home employment standards.

§ Subd. 2. Investigations. The commissioner may investigate possible violations of sections 181.214 to 181.217 or of the minimum nursing home employment standards established by the board whenever it has cause to believe that a violation has occurred, either on the basis of a report of a suspected violation or on the basis of any other credible information, including violations found during the course of an investigation.

§ Subd. 3. Civil action by nursing home worker. (a) One or more nursing home workers may bring a civil action in district court seeking redress for violations of sections 181.211 to 181.217 or of any applicable minimum nursing home employment standards or local minimum nursing home employment standards. Such an action may be filed in the district court of the county where a violation or violations are alleged to have been committed or where the nursing home employer resides, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, and may represent a class of similarly situated nursing home workers. (b) Upon a finding of one or more violations, a nursing home employer shall be liable to each nursing home worker for the full amount of the wages, benefits, and overtime compensation, less any amount the nursing home employer is able to establish was actually paid to each nursing home worker, and for an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. In an action under this subdivision, nursing home workers may seek damages and other appropriate relief provided by section 177.27, subdivision 7 , or otherwise provided by law, including reasonable costs, disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees. A court may also issue an order requiring compliance with sections 181.211 to 181.217 or with the applicable minimum nursing home employment standards or local minimum nursing home employment standards. A nursing home worker found to have experienced retaliation in violation of section 181.216 shall be entitled to back pay and reinstatement to the worker's previous position, wages, benefits, hours, and other conditions of employment. (c) An agreement between a nursing home employer and nursing home worker or labor union that fails to meet the minimum standards and requirements in sections 181.211 to 181.217 or established by the board is not a defense to an action brought under this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 317A.671 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.671
§ 317A.671 CERTAIN ASSETS NOT TO BE DIVERTED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 501B.31 , when a corporation:

(1) converts;

(2) dissolves;

(3) merges;

(4) substantially changes the use or purposes for which it will use its assets;

(5) consolidates;

(6) transfers its assets; or

(7) grants a mortgage or other security interest in its assets,

assets of the corporation or a constituent corporation or converting corporation, and assets subsequently received by a single or converted corporation after a merger or consolidation, or held by a converted organization after a conversion may not be diverted from the uses and purposes for which the assets have been received and held, or from the uses and purposes expressed or intended by the original donor.
Minn. Stat. § 35.78 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 35 / Section 35.78
§ 35.78 INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION OF PREMISES, RECORDS.
Status: in_force

An authorized representative of the board may enter any property at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the feeding and treating of garbage to be fed to livestock and poultry. An authorized representative of the board may examine records or memoranda pertaining to the feeding of garbage to livestock and poultry, or pertaining to the acquisition and sale of garbage-fed livestock and poultry. The board may require the maintenance of records relating to the operation of equipment for a procedure of treating garbage to be fed to swine. Copies of the records must be submitted to the board on request.
Minn. Stat. § 366.011 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 366 / Section 366.011
§ 366.011 CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES; COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

A town may impose a reasonable service charge for emergency services, including fire, rescue, medical, and related services provided by the town or contracted for by the town. If the service charge remains unpaid 30 days after a notice of delinquency is sent to the recipient of the service or the recipient's representative or estate, the town or its contractor on behalf of the town may use any lawful means allowed to a private party for the collection of an unsecured delinquent debt. The town may also use the authority of section 366.012 to collect unpaid service charges of this kind from delinquent recipients of services who are owners of taxable real property in the state.

The powers conferred by this section are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law for a town to impose a service charge or assessment for a service provided by the town or contracted for by the town.
Minn. Stat. § 484.46 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 484 / Section 484.46
§ 484.46 JURORS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Grand and petit jurors for each of these general terms shall be selected, drawn, and summoned in the same manner in all respects as for the general terms of the court held at the county seat of the county, except when in the discretion of the court there will be no necessity of drawing a grand jury or a petit jury, the court may enter its order directing that no grand jury or petit jury be summoned for the particular term therein mentioned.
Minn. Stat. § 628.57 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 628 / Section 628.57
§ 628.57 JURY TO RETIRE; CLERK; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The grand jury shall then retire to a private room and inquire into the offenses cognizable by it. It shall appoint one of its number clerk, who shall preserve the minutes of its proceedings, but not of the votes of the individual members on an indictment.
Minn. Stat. § 145.953 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.953
§ 145.953 PROGRAM STRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Local administration of program. The implementation plan must require the commissioner to contract with appropriate private nonprofit and governmental organizations to administer the CHILD program on a local level. The local organization, in collaboration and coordination with the Department of Health, shall be responsible for recruiting, screening training, and overseeing volunteers for the program.

§ Subd. 2. Volunteer component. The implementation plan must provide that a volunteer will be matched with a family to provide ongoing support in parenting. The volunteer shall provide the family with information on the CHILD program and other social services available. Through home visits and frequent contact, the volunteer shall provide support and guidance on raising the child and coping with stresses that may increase the risk of abuse. The volunteer shall also assist the family in obtaining other needed services from existing social services programs.
Minn. Stat. § 260C.80 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.80
§ 260C.80 OFFICE OF THE FOSTER YOUTH OMBUDSPERSON; BOARD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson. The Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson is hereby created. The ombudsperson serves in the unclassified service, must be selected without regard to political affiliation, and must be a person highly competent and qualified to work to improve the lives of youth in the foster care system, while understanding the administration and public policy related to youth in the foster care system. The ombudsperson may be removed only for just cause. No person may serve as the foster youth ombudsperson while holding any other public office. The foster youth ombudsperson is accountable to the governor and may investigate decisions, acts, and other matters related to the health, safety, and welfare of youth in foster care to promote the highest attainable standards of competence, efficiency, and justice for youth who are in the care of the state.

§ Subd. 2. Board of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson. The Board of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson is established to make recommendations to the foster youth ombudsperson and staff while continuously overseeing the foster youth ombudsperson's work. The board shall evaluate the foster youth ombudsperson's effectiveness through regular meetings with current and former youth in the foster care system and community advocates working closely with the foster care system. The board consists of: (1) five youth who are currently in the foster care system or who were recently in the foster care system; (2) four adults who were in the foster care system as youths; (3) one attorney who works in the juvenile court system or family court; (4) one guardian ad litem who is currently appointed to protect the interests of minors in cases in the juvenile court system; (5) one social worker who works in the juvenile justice system or family court; and (6) three nonprofit professionals who work at nonprofits serving foster youth.

§ Subd. 3. Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies. The membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the Board of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson are governed by section 15.0575 . A member of the Board of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson must not have a conflict of interest with the board due to the member's employment with a county or the agency.
Minn. Stat. § 256.0161 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256 / Section 256.0161
§ 256.0161 FORECAST ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Beginning November 2011, and as part of its annual November and February forecasts thereafter, the commissioner of human services shall provide an accounting of health care expenditures for persons aged birth to 22 years, separate from expenditures for enrolled parents, for all services provided in a Minnesota public health care program.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.40 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.40
§ 72A.40 PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that it is a subject of concern that many residents of this state hold policies of insurance issued or delivered in this state by insurers not authorized to do insurance business in this state. The legislature further declares that it desires to protect residents of this state against acts by insurers not authorized to do an insurance business in this state, to maintain fair and honest insurance markets, to protect the premium tax revenues of this state, to protect authorized insurers who are subject to strict regulation from unfair competition by unauthorized insurers, and to protect against the evasion of the insurance regulatory laws of this state. In furtherance of the state interest, the legislature herein provides a method for substituted service of process upon unauthorized insurers. The legislature declares that in so doing it exercises its power to protect residents of this state and to define what constitutes doing an insurance business in this state, and also exercises powers and privileges available to this state by virtue of Public Law 79-15, Statutes at Large, volume 59, page 33, as amended, which declares that the business of insurance and every person engaged therein shall be subject to the laws of the several states.
Minn. Stat. § 611.273 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.273
§ 611.273 SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 15.054 and 16B.2975 , the Board of Public Defense, in its sole discretion, may provide surplus computers to its part-time employees for their use.