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Minn. Stat. § 14.126 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 14 / Section 14.126
§ 14.126 COMMITTEE AUTHORITY OVER RULE ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Delay action. If the standing committee of the house of representatives and the standing committee of the senate with jurisdiction over the subject matter of a proposed rule both vote to advise an agency that a proposed rule should not be adopted as proposed, the agency may not adopt the rule until the legislature adjourns the annual legislative session that began after the vote of the committees. The speaker of the house and the president of the senate shall determine if a standing committee has jurisdiction over a rule before a committee may act under this section.

§ Subd. 2. Vote. A committee vote under this section must be by a majority of the committee. The vote may occur any time after the publication of the rulemaking notice under section 14.14, subdivision 1a , 14.22 , 14.389, subdivision 2 , or 14.3895, subdivision 3 , and before notice of adoption is published in the State Register under section 14.18 , 14.27 , 14.389, subdivision 3 , or 14.3895, subdivision 3 . A committee voting under this section shall notify the agency, the revisor of statutes, and the chief administrative law judge of the vote as soon as possible. The committee shall publish notice of the vote in the State Register as soon as possible.
Minn. Stat. § 514.20 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 514 / Section 514.20
§ 514.20 SALE.
Status: in_force

If any sum secured by such lien be not paid within 90 days after it becomes due, the lienholder may sell the property and out of the proceeds of such sale there shall be paid, first, the disbursements aforesaid; second, all charges against the property paid by such person to any other person; and, third, the total indebtedness then secured by the lien. The remainder, if any, shall be paid on demand to the owner or other person entitled thereto. If the property subject to the lien is a motor vehicle registered in this state and subject to a certificate of title, then the lienholder must provide written notice, by certified mail, to all secured creditors listed on the certificate of title 45 days before the lienholder's right to sell the motor vehicle is considered effective. The notice must state the name, address, and telephone number of the lienholder, the amount of money owed, and the rate at which storage charges, if any, are accruing. Costs for certified mail and other reasonable costs related to complying with this notice provision constitute "lawful charges" pursuant to section 514.19 . Failure to comply with the notice provision in this section renders any lien created by this chapter ineffective against any secured party listed on the certificate of title of the motor vehicle involved.
Minn. Stat. § 604.203 — MN Code / Part 604_605 / Chapter 604 / Section 604.203
§ 604.203 SCOPE OF DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

In an action for sexual exploitation, evidence of the plaintiff's sexual history is not subject to discovery except when the plaintiff claims damage to sexual functioning; or

(1) the defendant requests a hearing prior to conducting discovery and makes an offer of proof of the relevancy of the history; and

(2) the court finds that the history is relevant and that the probative value of the history outweighs its prejudicial effect.

The court shall allow the discovery only of specific information or examples of the plaintiff's conduct that are determined by the court to be relevant. The court's order shall detail the information or conduct that is subject to discovery.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.457 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.457
§ 383B.457 OFFICERS' SALARIES.
Status: in_force

In the county of Hennepin, the salaries of all nonelected officials shall be set and prescribed by the board of county commissioners of said county. Provided, however, in no event shall any salary be set for such officials which is an amount less than that prescribed by law or in effect on June 9, 1967.
Minn. Stat. § 18C.205 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18C / Section 18C.205
§ 18C.205 CHEMIGATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner may issue chemigation permits for irrigation to be used to apply fertilizers on crops and land, including agricultural, nursery, turf, golf course, and greenhouse sites.

§ Subd. 2. Permit required. A person may not apply fertilizers through an irrigation system without a chemigation permit from the commissioner. A chemigation permit is required for one or more wells or other sources of irrigation water that are protected from contamination by the same devices as required by rule.

§ Subd. 3. Application. (a) A person must apply for a chemigation permit on forms prescribed by the commissioner. (b) A person initially applying for a chemigation permit must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50. A person who holds a valid pesticide chemigation permit as required in chapter 18B is exempt from the fee in this subdivision.

§ Subd. 4. Permit requirements. An irrigation system operating under a chemigation permit must be fitted with effective antisiphon devices or check valves that prevent the backflow of fertilizers or fertilizer-water mixtures into water supplies or other materials during times of irrigation system failure or equipment shutdown. The devices or valves must be installed between: (1) the irrigation system pump or other source discharge and the point of fertilizer injection; and (2) the point of fertilizer injection and the fertilizer supply.

§ Subd. 5. Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing conditions and restrictions for applying fertilizers by irrigation.
Minn. Stat. § 168.1285 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.1285
§ 168.1285 MINNESOTA AGRICULTURE PLATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Minnesota agriculture special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who: (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; (2) pays a fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5 , for each set of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter; (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013 ; (4) contributes a minimum of $20 annually to the Minnesota agriculture account; and (5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.

§ Subd. 2. Design. In consultation with the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes a depiction of lands and activity related to agriculture.

§ Subd. 3. Plates transfer. On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle if the subsequent vehicle is: (1) qualified under subdivision 1, clause (1), to bear the special plates; and (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued.

§ Subd. 4. Exemption. Special plates issued under this section are not subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 5. Contributions; account; appropriation. Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (4), must be deposited in the Minnesota agriculture account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to (1) the Minnesota FFA Foundation to support the mission of the foundation, and (2) the University of Minnesota Extension Service to support Minnesota 4-H programming and activities. The commissioner must annually consult with the Minnesota FFA Foundation and the University of Minnesota Extension Service for recommendations regarding how to allocate funds.
Minn. Stat. § 169.84 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.84
§ 169.84 LOAD LIMIT ON BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations upon wheel and axle loads prescribed in this chapter, the gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles driven onto or over a bridge on any highway shall not exceed the safe capacity of the bridge, as may be indicated by warning posted on the bridge or the approaches thereto.
Minn. Stat. § 450.31 — MN Code / Part 447_450 / Chapter 450 / Section 450.31
§ 450.31 CITIES FIRST CLASS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

Every city of the first class, including cities of the first class operating under a home rule charter, may acquire and develop land or lands for public playgrounds and recreational facilities and may pay the cost thereof by levy of an assessment or assessments therefor against the properties deemed benefited by such public playground and recreational facilities in accordance with and pursuant to the procedure set forth in chapter 430, Minnesota Statutes 1953, or in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of the home rule charter of any city operating under a home rule charter governing local improvements and assessment therefor.
Minn. Stat. § 211A.01 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211A / Section 211A.01
§ 211A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in chapter 200 and this section apply to this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 112 art 4 s 28 ]

§ Subd. 3. Candidate. "Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or election to a county, municipal, school district, or other political subdivision office. This definition does not include an individual seeking a judicial office.

§ Subd. 4. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2024 c 112 art 4 s 28 ]

§ Subd. 4a. Committee. "Committee" means a group established by a candidate of two or more persons working together to support the election of the candidate to a political subdivision office. A committee may accept contributions and make disbursements on behalf of the candidate.

§ Subd. 5. Contribution. "Contribution" means anything of monetary value that is given or loaned to a candidate or committee for a political purpose. "Contribution" does not include a service provided without compensation by an individual.

§ Subd. 6. Disbursement. "Disbursement" means money, property, office, position, or any other thing of value that passes or is directly or indirectly conveyed, given, promised, paid, expended, pledged, contributed, or lent. "Disbursement" does not include payment by a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision for election-related expenditures required or authorized by law.

§ Subd. 7. Filing officer. "Filing officer" means the officer authorized by law to accept affidavits of candidacy or nominating petitions for an office.

§ Subd. 8. Political purposes. An act is done for "political purposes" if it is of a nature, done with the intent, or done in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, voting for a candidate at a primary or an election or if it is done because a person is about to vote, has voted, or has refrained from voting for a candidate at a primary or an election.
Minn. Stat. § 290B.10 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290B / Section 290B.10
§ 290B.10 SENIOR DEFERRAL PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of revenue shall provide information about the senior deferral program and eligibility criteria for the program in the instruction booklet prepared for taxpayers to use in applying for property tax refunds under chapter 290A.
Minn. Stat. § 13D.065 — MN Code / Part 13D / Chapter 13D / Section 13D.065
§ 13D.065 USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
Status: in_force

The use of social media by members of a public body does not violate this chapter so long as the social media use is limited to exchanges with all members of the general public. For purposes of this section, email is not considered a type of social media.
Minn. Stat. § 441.48 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 441 / Section 441.48
§ 441.48 MAY PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCT BRIDGES.
Status: in_force

Every city which shall by ordinance have determined to exercise the powers granted by sections 441.47 to 441.55 shall have the right to acquire, purchase, construct, maintain, and operate any such bridges and approaches thereto across, above, or under any railroad or public utility right-of-way and in, upon, under, or above any public or private road, highway, street, alley, or public ground, or upon any property owned by any municipality, political subdivision, or agency of this state, and any such city may acquire, occupy, possess, and use all real estate, easements, rights in land, structures, buildings, equipment, appurtenances, machinery, and other real, personal, or mixed property necessary or incidental in the acquisition, purchase, construction, maintenance, or operation of any such bridges and approaches thereto by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of the state governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation, and in accordance with the laws of any foreign state where it becomes necessary to so acquire real estate and other property needed for the acquisition, purchase, construction, operation, or maintenance of any such bridges and approaches thereto.
Minn. Stat. § 179A.052 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179A / Section 179A.052
§ 179A.052 APPEALS OF BOARD'S DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

Decisions of the board relating to unfair labor practices under section 179.11 , 179.12 , 179A.12, subdivision 11 , or 179A.13 including dismissal of unfair labor practice charges, may be reviewed on certiorari by the court of appeals. A petition for a writ of certiorari must be filed and served on the other party or parties and the board within 30 days from the date of the mailing of the board's decision. The petition must be served on the other party or parties at the party's or parties' last known address.
Minn. Stat. § 115C.07 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115C / Section 115C.07
§ 115C.07 PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE COMPENSATION BOARD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board consists of the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner of commerce, one representative from the petroleum industry, one public member, and one person with experience in claims adjustment. The governor shall appoint the members of the board. The filling of positions, vacancies, membership terms, payment of compensation and expenses, and removal of members are governed by section 15.0575 . The governor shall designate the chair of the board.

§ Subd. 2. Staff. The commissioner of commerce shall provide staff to support the activities of the board at the board's request.

§ Subd. 3. Rules. (a) The board shall adopt rules regarding its practices and procedures, the form and procedure for applications for compensation from the fund, procedures for investigation of claims and specifying the costs that are eligible for reimbursement from the fund. (b) The board may adopt rules requiring certification of environmental consultants. (c) The board may adopt other rules necessary to implement this chapter. (d) The board may use section 14.389 to adopt rules specifying the competitive bidding requirements for consultant services proposals. (e) The board may use section 14.389 to adopt rules specifying the written proposal and invoice requirements for consultant services. (f) Upon written notification from the board of the adjusted dollar amounts determined pursuant to rules of the board, the revisor of statutes must adjust the dollar amounts in appropriate rules of the board to reflect the adjustments announced and published by the board.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-702 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-702
§ 524.3-702 PRIORITY AMONG DIFFERENT LETTERS.
Status: in_force

A person to whom general letters are issued first has exclusive authority under the letters until the appointment is terminated or modified. If, through error, general letters are afterwards issued to another, the first appointed representative may recover any property of the estate in the hands of the representative subsequently appointed, but the acts of the latter done in good faith before notice of the first letters are not void for want of validity of appointment.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.37 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.37
§ 115A.37 FINAL DECISION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Approval or disapproval. In its final decision on the proposed facility, the board may either approve or disapprove the proposed facility at the proposed site. The board's approval shall embody all terms, conditions, and requirements of the permitting agencies, provided that the board may: (a) finally resolve any conflicts between state agencies regarding permit terms, conditions, and requirements, and (b) require more stringent permit terms, conditions, and requirements respecting the design, construction, operation, inspection, monitoring, and maintenance of the proposed facility at the proposed site. The board's resolution of conflicts under clause (a) shall be in favor of the more stringent terms, conditions, and requirements.

§ Subd. 2. Decision paramount. The decision of the board to approve a facility shall be final and shall supersede and preempt requirements of state agencies and political subdivisions and the requirements of sections 473H.02 to 473H.17 ; except that the facility shall be subject to those terms, conditions, and requirements of permitting agencies embodied in the board's approval and any requirements imposed pursuant to subdivision 3. The permitting agencies shall issue or amend the permits for the facility within 60 days following and in accordance with the final decision of the board, and all permits shall conform to the terms, conditions, and requirements of the board's decision. No charter provision, ordinance, rule, permit, or other requirement of any state agency or political subdivision shall prevent or restrict the establishment, operation, expansion, continuance, or closure of the facility in accordance with the final decision of the board and permits issued pursuant thereto.

§ Subd. 3. Local requirements. A political subdivision may impose reasonable requirements respecting the construction, inspection, operation, monitoring, and maintenance of a facility. Any such requirements shall be subject to review by the agency to determine their reasonableness and consistency with the establishment and use of a facility in accordance with the final decision of the board and permits issued pursuant thereto. The agency may approve, disapprove, suspend, modify, or reverse any such requirements. The decision of the agency shall be final.
Minn. Stat. § 340A.601 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 340A / Section 340A.601
§ 340A.601 ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. A city having a population of not more than 10,000 may establish, own, and operate a municipal liquor store which may sell at retail alcoholic beverages and (1) in the case of a municipal liquor store that sells at off-sale only, all items that may lawfully be sold in an exclusive liquor store under section 340A.412, subdivision 14 , or (2) in the case of a municipal liquor store that sells at on-sale only, or at on- and off-sale, any item that may lawfully be sold in an establishment with an on-sale intoxicating liquor license. A municipal liquor store may also offer recorded or live entertainment and make available coin-operated amusement devices.

§ Subd. 2. Population change. A city which has established a municipal liquor store may continue to operate it notwithstanding a subsequent change in population.

§ Subd. 3. Scope and application. A city which established a liquor store prior to July 1, 1967, may continue to own and operate it.

§ Subd. 4. Newly formed municipalities; municipal liquor stores; liquor licenses. A city may not establish or operate a municipal liquor store or issue an on-sale or off-sale liquor license until two years after its incorporation. This restriction does not apply to a newly incorporated statutory city which had formerly been a town or is made up of a major geographic portion of what had formerly been a town, which town had the powers of a statutory city under section 368.01 .

§ Subd. 5. Issuance of licenses to private persons. A city owning and operating a municipal liquor store may issue on-sale liquor licenses to hotels, clubs, and restaurants. A city issuing on-sale licenses under this subdivision may continue to operate the municipal liquor store or may resume operation of a municipal liquor store previously discontinued. The number of on-sale licenses issued under this section by a city is governed by section 340A.413 . A city may not issue licenses under this section, other than a license issued to a club under section 340A.404, subdivision 1 , clause (4), until authorized by the voters of the city voting on the question at a special election called for that purpose.

§ Subd. 6. Municipalities; certain on-sale licenses. A city which did not permit the sale of intoxicating liquor within its boundaries as of June 30, 1969, or was incorporated after that date may issue on-sale licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquor in accordance with subdivision 5.

§ Subd. 7. Notice of intent. A city which has issued retail intoxicating liquor licenses may not establish a municipal liquor store until one year after publishing a notice of its intention in the city's legal newspaper. The city must provide in the notice if the municipality will be engaging in the sale of intoxicating liquor to the exclusion of all private interests.
Minn. Stat. § 129D.12 — MN Code / Part 129D_133 / Chapter 129D / Section 129D.12
§ 129D.12 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 129D.11 to 129D.14 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings here given them.

§ Subd. 2. Public station. "Public station" means a station holding a license or operating under a program test authority from the Federal Communications Commission as a noncommercial educational television broadcast station within this state or a station outside the state which received funds under section 129D.13 in 1976.

§ Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administration.