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Minn. Stat. § 609.662 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.662
§ 609.662 SHOOTING VICTIM; DUTY TO RENDER AID.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "reasonable assistance" means aid appropriate to the circumstances, and includes obtaining or attempting to obtain assistance from a conservation or law enforcement officer, or from medical personnel.

§ Subd. 2. Duty to render aid. (a) A person who discharges a firearm and knows or has reason to know that the discharge has caused bodily harm to another person, shall: (1) immediately investigate the extent of the person's injuries; and (2) render immediate reasonable assistance to the injured person. (b) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the injured person suffered death or great bodily harm as a result of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $4,000, or both; (2) if the injured person suffered substantial bodily harm as a result of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; (3) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. (c) Notwithstanding section 609.035 or 609.04 , a prosecution for or conviction under this subdivision is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.

§ Subd. 3. Duty of witness. (a) A person who witnesses the discharge of a firearm and knows or has reason to know that the discharge caused bodily harm to a person shall: (1) immediately investigate the extent of the injuries; and (2) render immediate reasonable assistance to the injured person. (b) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the defendant was a companion of the person who discharged the firearm at the time of the discharge, to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; (2) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

§ Subd. 4. Defense. It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant failed to investigate or render assistance as required under this section because the defendant reasonably perceived that these actions could not be taken without a significant risk of bodily harm to the defendant or others.

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1994 c 623 art 5 s 3 ]
Minn. Stat. § 332.345 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.345
§ 332.345 SEGREGATED ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

A payment collected by a collector or collection agency on behalf of a customer shall be held by the collector or collection agency in a separate trust account clearly designated for customer funds. The account must be in a bank or other depository institution authorized or chartered under the laws of any state or of the United States. This section does not apply to a debt buyer, except to the extent the debt buyer engages in third-party debt collection for others.
Minn. Stat. § 473.501 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.501
§ 473.501 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Terms. The terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them for the purposes of sections 473.501 to 473.549 unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1992 [Repealed, 1994 c 628 art 3 s 209 ]

§ Subd. 3. Local government unit or government unit. "Local government unit" or "government unit" means any municipal or public corporation or governmental subdivision or agency located in whole or in part in the metropolitan area, authorized by law to provide for the collection and disposal of sewage.
Minn. Stat. § 332C.01 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 332C / Section 332C.01
§ 332C.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given.

§ Subd. 2. Collecting party. "Collecting party" means a party engaged in collecting medical debt. Collecting party does not include parties when complying with a court order or statutory obligation to garnish or levy a debtor's property, including banks, credit unions, public officers, and garnishees.

§ Subd. 3. Debtor. "Debtor" means a person obligated or alleged to be obligated to pay any debt.

§ Subd. 4. Medical debt. (a) "Medical debt" means debt incurred primarily for medically necessary health treatment or services. Medical debt includes debt charged to a credit card or other credit instrument, on or after October 1, 2024, under an open-end or closed-end credit plan offered specifically to pay for health treatment or services. (b) Medical debt does not include: (1) debt charged to a credit card or other credit instrument, under an open-end or closed-end credit plan, that is not offered specifically to pay for health treatment or services; (2) services provided by a veterinarian; (3) services provided by a dentist; or (4) debt charged to a home equity line of credit.

§ Subd. 5. Medically necessary. "Medically necessary" has the meaning given in section 62J.805, subdivision 7 .

§ Subd. 6. Person. "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, or corporation.
Minn. Stat. § 147.231 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.231
§ 147.231 RELEASED PERSONS; PRESCRIPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to paragraph (b), a physician, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing is not civilly liable for conduct of a former prisoner or civilly committed person that is related to the use or nonuse of medicines prescribed by the physician, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing before the prisoner's or committed person's release. This limitation on liability applies during the period from release from confinement until the former prisoner or committed person is scheduled to receive new medicines pursuant to a new prescription written after the release.

(b) In order for paragraph (a) to apply, the person must have made the prescription in good faith, within the scope of lawful practice, and with reasonable care.
Minn. Stat. § 214.105 — MN Code / Part 214_215 / Chapter 214 / Section 214.105
§ 214.105 HEALTH-RELATED LICENSING BOARDS; DEFAULT ON FEDERAL LOANS OR SERVICE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

A health-related licensing board may refuse to grant a license or may impose disciplinary action against a person regulated by the board if the person is intentionally in nonpayment, default, or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program. The board shall consider the reasons for nonpayment, default, or breach of a repayment or service obligation and may not impose disciplinary action against a person in cases of total and permanent disability or long-term temporary disability lasting more than a year.
Minn. Stat. § 116R.07 — MN Code / Part 116R_116X / Chapter 116R / Section 116R.07
§ 116R.07 PLEDGES.
Status: in_force

Any pledge made by the commissioner is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. The money or property pledged and later received by the commissioner is immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery of the property or money or further act, and the lien of any pledge is valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the commissioner, whether or not those parties have notice of the lien or pledge. Neither the order nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.
Minn. Stat. § 645.32 — MN Code / Part 645_648 / Chapter 645 / Section 645.32
§ 645.32 MERGER OF SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.
Status: in_force

When a law has been more than once amended, the latest amendment shall be read into the original law as previously amended and not into such law as originally enacted.
Minn. Stat. § 325B.10 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325B / Section 325B.10
§ 325B.10 RETALIATORY ACTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A brewer shall not take retaliatory action against a wholesaler who files or manifests an intention to file a complaint of alleged violation of state or federal law or regulation by the brewer with the appropriate state or federal regulatory authority. Retaliatory action shall include, but shall not be limited to, refusal without good cause to continue the agreement, or a material reduction in the quality of service or quantity of products available to the wholesaler under the agreement.
Minn. Stat. § 299F.47 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299F / Section 299F.47
§ 299F.47 SCHOOL INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Public school inspections; fees. The state fire marshal shall develop a plan to inspect once every three years every public school facility used for educational purposes. The state fire marshal shall charge school districts $0.014 per square foot for each school building inspected. These rates shall include two follow-up inspections or on-site consultations. If additional follow-up inspections or consultations are needed, the state fire marshal shall charge $0.005 per square foot for each additional follow-up inspection to each applicable building in which a follow-up inspection is needed.

§ Subd. 2. Charter school inspections; fees. The state fire marshal shall charge charter schools $0.014 per square foot for each school building inspected. These rates shall include two follow-up inspections or on-site consultations. If additional follow-up inspections or consultations are needed, the state fire marshal shall charge $0.005 per square foot for each additional follow-up inspection to each applicable building in which a follow-up inspection is needed.

§ Subd. 3. Special account; appropriation. Money received by the State Fire Marshal Division for this program must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a state fire marshal school inspection dedicated account in the special revenue fund. All money in the state fire marshal school inspection account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for purposes of operating and administering this program.

§ Subd. 4. Local inspections. If inspections of public school buildings and charter schools were conducted by local units of government between January 1, 1987, and January 1, 1990, then inspections may continue to be provided by the local unit of government.

§ Subd. 5. Variance. Notwithstanding section 299F.011 , subdivisions 5a and 5b, a variance from the code must be approved by the state fire marshal before taking effect.
Minn. Stat. § 219.51 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.51
§ 219.51 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Violation. A common carrier, corporation, or person subject to sections 219.45 to 219.53 violating any of the provisions of those sections, is liable to a penalty of not more than $500 for each violation.

§ Subd. 2. Failure to correct. If a common carrier, person, or corporation (1) fails to correct a violation of sections 219.45 to 219.53 when ordered by the commissioner of transportation within the time provided in the order, and (2) does not appeal the order, then failure to correct the violation as ordered by the commissioner constitutes a new and separate offense distinct from the original violation of sections 219.45 to 219.53 .

§ Subd. 3. Duties of attorney general. The penalty must be recovered in a suit brought in the name of the state by the attorney general in a court having jurisdiction in the locality where the violation was committed. Under the direction of the commissioner, the attorney general shall bring suit upon receipt of duly verified information from any person of a violation being committed. The commissioner shall lodge with the attorney general information of any violation as may come to their knowledge.

§ Subd. 4. Walkway orders. When the commissioner finds that rail carrier employees who frequently work adjacent to a portion of track performing switching activities are exposed to safety hazards due to the lack of a walkway or to the condition of a walkway constructed before July 1, 2008, the commissioner may, under the provisions of this section, order a rail carrier to construct a walkway adjacent to a portion of track where employees are performing switching activities, or require a rail carrier to modify an existing walkway in conformance with the standards set forth in section 219.501 , within a reasonable period of time.

§ Subd. 5. Filing of complaints. No formal complaint of an alleged violation of sections 219.45 to 219.53 may be filed until the filing party has attempted to address the alleged violations with the rail carrier. Any complaint of an alleged violation must contain a written statement that the filing party has made a reasonable, good-faith attempt to address the alleged violation.
Minn. Stat. § 572.37 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 572 / Section 572.37
§ 572.37 PRESENTATION OF MEDIATOR TO PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

No individual may act as a mediator pursuant to the Minnesota Civil Mediation Act for compensation without providing the individuals to the conflict with a written statement of qualifications prior to beginning mediation. The statement shall describe educational background and relevant training and experience in the field.

Nothing in this section shall limit the pursuits of professionals consistent with their training and code of ethics; nor shall this section apply to service provided through a governmental agency. The requirement of this section may be satisfied by a nonprofit corporation on behalf of its service providers by providing a statement of the education, training, and experience requirements for eligibility on its mediation panel.

A person who violates this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 518A.64 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518A / Section 518A.64
§ 518A.64 ADMINISTRATIVE SEEK EMPLOYMENT ORDERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Court order. For any support order being enforced by the public authority, the public authority may seek a court order requiring the obligor to seek employment if: (1) employment of the obligor cannot be verified; (2) the obligor is in arrears in court-ordered child support or maintenance payments or both in an amount equal to or greater than three times the obligor's total monthly support and maintenance payments; and (3) the obligor is not in compliance with a written payment plan. Upon proper notice being given to the obligor, the court may enter a seek employment order if it finds that the obligor has not provided proof of gainful employment and has not consented to an order for income withholding under section 518A.53 or entered into a written payment plan approved by the court, a child support magistrate, or the public authority.

§ Subd. 2. Contents of order. The order to seek employment shall: (1) order that the obligor seek employment within a determinate amount of time; (2) order that the obligor file with the public authority on a weekly basis a report of at least five new attempts to find employment or of having found employment, which report must include the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of any employers or businesses with whom the obligor attempted to seek employment and the name of the individual contact to whom the obligor made application for employment or to whom an inquiry was directed; (3) notify the obligor that failure to comply with the order is evidence of a willful failure to pay support under section 518A.72 ; (4) order that the obligor provide the public authority with verification of any reason for noncompliance with the order; and (5) specify the duration of the order, not to exceed three months.
Minn. Stat. § 13D.07 — MN Code / Part 13D / Chapter 13D / Section 13D.07
§ 13D.07 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Open Meeting Law."
Minn. Stat. § 611.367 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.367
§ 611.367 COMPENSATING EXONERATED PERSONS; APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS.
Status: in_force

The compensation panel established in section 611.363 shall forward an award of damages under section 611.365 to the commissioner of management and budget. The commissioner shall submit the amount of the award to the legislature for consideration as an appropriation.
Minn. Stat. § 383C.422 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383C / Section 383C.422
§ 383C.422 BONDS.
Status: in_force

The St. Louis County Board may bond deputy sheriffs as the sheriff requests at the expense of the county; when such deputies are so bonded, the sheriff shall be relieved of all financial responsibility for the acts of said deputies.
Minn. Stat. § 525.528 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 525 / Section 525.528
§ 525.528 FEDERAL ESTATE TAX; MARITAL DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

Whenever the decedent leaves a surviving spouse or by law the spouse is presumed to have survived and the representative of the decedent's estate, and the decedent's trustee or any other fiduciary is permitted or required to exercise a discretion, even though stated as sole, absolute or uncontrolled, to select assets in kind at values other than their values at the date or dates of distribution thereof, including values to be determined in the discretion of the representative, trustee or other fiduciary and even though such discretion is stated as sole, absolute or uncontrolled, to satisfy a bequest or transfer within the meaning of the marital deduction provisions of section 2056 of the United States Internal Revenue Code or such cognate provisions of federal law as may hereafter be applicable, such representative, trustee or other fiduciary shall be subject to the general fiduciary obligation of fairness and pursuant thereto shall select assets fairly representative of appreciation or depreciation in the value of all property available on the date or dates of distribution for selection and distribution in satisfaction of such bequest or transfer, unless other language of the will or trust instrument expressly refers to this section and states that it shall not be applicable. This section shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after May 26, 1965, to trusts created after May 26, 1965, and to trusts, whenever created, which are revocable after May 26, 1965.
Minn. Stat. § 321.0607 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0607
§ 321.0607 LIABILITY TO OTHER PERSONS OF PERSON DISSOCIATED AS GENERAL PARTNER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person's dissociation as a general partner does not of itself discharge the person's liability as a general partner for an obligation of the limited partnership incurred before dissociation. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), the person is not liable for a limited partnership's obligation incurred after dissociation.

(b) A person whose dissociation as a general partner resulted in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership's activities is liable to the same extent as a general partner under section 321.0404 on an obligation incurred by the limited partnership under section 321.0804 .

(c) A person that has dissociated as a general partner but whose dissociation did not result in a dissolution and winding up of the limited partnership's activities is liable on a transaction entered into by the limited partnership after the dissociation only if:

(1) a general partner would be liable on the transaction; and

(2) at the time the other party enters into the transaction:

(A) less than two years has passed since the dissociation; and

(B) the other party does not have notice of the dissociation and reasonably believes that the person is a general partner.

(d) By agreement with a creditor of a limited partnership and the limited partnership, a person dissociated as a general partner may be released from liability for an obligation of the limited partnership.

(e) A person dissociated as a general partner is released from liability for an obligation of the limited partnership if the limited partnership's creditor, with notice of the person's dissociation as a general partner but without the person's consent, agrees to a material alteration in the nature or time of payment of the obligation.
Minn. Stat. § 325B.17 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325B / Section 325B.17
§ 325B.17 RELATION TO PRIOR LAW.
Status: in_force

Sections 325B.01 to 325B.17 supplement and do not supersede any prior law. If they are found to be inconsistent with prior law, the prior law shall govern.
Minn. Stat. § 44.03 — MN Code / Part 44 / Chapter 44 / Section 44.03
§ 44.03 MERIT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Classified service; exceptions. In any municipality establishing the merit system under this chapter, every employee of the municipality shall be in the classified service except the following: (a) Any officer chosen by popular election or appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office. (b) Any official reporter, bailiff, or other employee appointed by any court, or judge or justice thereof. (c) Members of any board or commission provided for by statute, charter, or ordinance. (d) The city manager. (e) Any other employee expressly excluded by the merit system ordinance.

§ Subd. 2. Employees, placing in unclassified service. The council may make the exclusions authorized in subdivision 1, clause (e), by entire departments, by class of position, or by individual positions; but no position under the jurisdiction of a police or firefighter's civil service commission at the time the merit system is adopted in any municipality shall be so excluded by the original merit system ordinance and no such position shall be thereafter excluded unless the ordinance proposing to do so is submitted to the voters as a separate proposition and approved by two-thirds of those voting on the proposition of its adoption. After the ordinance establishing the merit system has been approved by the voters in a municipality, the council may add to or subtract from the exclusions made under subdivision 1, clause (e), by an amendment to the original ordinance approved by the voters as in the case of the original ordinance. Any position established by the municipality after the original ordinance is approved by the voters shall be in the classified service without further action by the council unless the position is (1) excluded from the classified service by subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) in a department or class of positions excluded from the classified service by the merit system ordinance; but any such position may thereafter be excluded from the classified service by ordinance amendment adopted under subdivision 1, clause (e).
Minn. Stat. § 62A.64 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.64
§ 62A.64 HEALTH INSURANCE; PROHIBITED AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

An agreement between an insurer and a health care provider may not:

(1) prohibit, or grant the insurer an option to prohibit, the provider from contracting with other insurers or payors to provide services at a lower price than the payment specified in the contract;

(2) require, or grant the insurer an option to require, the provider to accept a lower payment in the event the provider agrees to provide services to any other insurer or payor at a lower price; or

(3) require, or grant the insurer an option of, termination or renegotiation of the existing contract in the event the provider agrees to provide services to any other insurer or payor at a lower price.