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Minn. Stat. § 435.22 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 435 / Section 435.22
§ 435.22 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SALE BELOW PAR.
Status: in_force

Each city of the first class in this state, in addition to all other powers and authorities possessed by it, is hereby authorized and shall have power and authority, acting by and through its council, to sell to the highest responsible bidder therefor for cash, for the par value thereof or for less than the par value thereof, any special certificates of indebtedness or any special street or parkway improvement bonds which the city is or shall be authorized by its charter or by any law of this state to issue and sell for the purpose of realizing funds for the acquisition of lands for and improvement of public streets, parks, or parkways in the city or for the purpose of improving existing public streets, parks, or parkways in the city, notwithstanding any provision of its charter or any provision of any law of this state providing for the sale of any such certificates of indebtedness or special street or parkway bonds at not less than their par value. These special certificates of indebtedness and special bonds may be made to bear interest not to exceed five percent per annum, payable annually or semiannually, the rate of interest to be fixed and determined by the council of the city issuing the same, and these certificates of indebtedness and special bonds shall be sold only at public sale or by sealed proposals upon giving at least two weeks' published notice of the sale.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.19 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.19
§ 325E.19 EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 325E.169 to 325E.201 do not apply to any person who transfers or causes to be transferred any recordings (a) intended for or in connection with radio or television broadcast transmission or related uses, (b) for archival purposes, (c) for library purposes, (d) for educational purposes, or (e) solely for the personal use of the person transferring or causing the transfer and without any compensation being derived by the person from the transfer.
Minn. Stat. § 609.51 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.51
§ 609.51 SIMULATING LEGAL PROCESS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Acts prohibited. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) sends or delivers to another any document which simulates a summons, complaint, or court process with intent thereby to induce payment of a claim; or (2) prints, distributes, or offers for sale any such document knowing or intending that it shall be so used.

§ Subd. 2. Exceptions. This section does not prohibit the printing, distribution or sale of blank forms of legal documents for use in judicial proceedings.
Minn. Stat. § 145.41 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.41
§ 145.41 BLOOD DONATIONS, AGE OF DONOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person of the age of 17 years or over may donate blood in any voluntary and noncompensatory blood program without the necessity of obtaining parental permission or authorization.

(b) A person who is 16 years of age may donate blood in a voluntary and noncompensatory blood program if the person obtains written permission from the person's parent or guardian.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0115 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0115
§ 322C.0115 RESIGNATION OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

Every limited liability company registered agent may resign in the manner prescribed by section 5.36 .
Minn. Stat. § 147.0391 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0391
§ 147.0391 RESIDENCY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Permit required. A person must have a residency permit to participate in a residency program unless licensed by the board. Upon issuance of a license by the board, the board will terminate a residency permit. A person must have a license to practice medicine to practice outside of a residency program, except as set forth in section 147.09 . An applicant for a residency permit must pay a $20 nonrefundable fee upon initial application and upon a change in residency program a lesser nonrefundable fee set by the board in such amount that is necessary to cover administrative costs incurred by the board. The applicant must also have been accepted into either: (1) a graduate medical education program accredited by a national accrediting organization approved by the board; or (2) other nonaccredited graduate training approved by the board as meeting standards comparable to those of a national accrediting organization. The approvals required by clauses (1) and (2) must have been granted by the board before the applicant enrolls in the training.

§ Subd. 2. Terminating participation in residency program. Upon a change in residency programs, a person holding a residency permit must notify the board in writing no later than 30 days after termination of participation in the residency program being terminated. A separate residency permit is required for each residency program until licensure is obtained.

§ Subd. 3. Reporting obligation. A person holding a residency permit and faculty of residency programs are subject to the reporting obligations of section 147.111 . The intent of this subdivision is not to replace routine academic corrective action undertaken by a residency training program.
Minn. Stat. § 348.04 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 348 / Section 348.04
§ 348.04 PROOFS SENT TO COMMISSIONER OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

Before August 1 the county auditor shall examine the proofs furnished by the claimant, and, if they appear correct in substance, the county auditor shall immediately forward to the commissioner of natural resources the original proofs of claim and a certified list of all plats filed.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.74 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.74
§ 122A.74 PRINCIPALS' LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) The commissioner of education may contract with the Minnesota State University Mankato or the regents of the University of Minnesota to establish a Principals' Leadership Institute to provide professional development to school principals by: (1) creating a network of leaders in the educational and business communities to communicate current and future trends in leadership techniques; (2) helping to create a vision for the school that is aligned with the community and district priorities; (3) developing strategies to retain highly qualified teachers and ensure that diverse student populations, including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted students, among others, have equal access to these highly qualified teachers; and (4) providing training to analyze data using culturally competent tools. (b) The University of Minnesota must cooperate with participating members of the business community to provide funding and content for the institute. (c) Participants must agree to attend the Principals' Leadership Institute for four weeks during the academic summer. (d) The Principals' Leadership Institute must incorporate program elements offered by leadership programs at the University of Minnesota and program elements used by the participating members of the business community to enhance leadership within their businesses.

§ Subd. 2. Method of selection and requirements. (a) The board of each school district in the state may select a principal, upon the recommendation of the district's superintendent and based on the principal's leadership potential, to attend the institute. (b) The school board annually shall forward its list of recommended participants to the commissioner by February 1. In addition, a principal may submit an application directly to the commissioner by February 1. The commissioner shall notify the school board, the principal candidates, and the University of Minnesota of the principals selected to participate in the Principals' Leadership Institute each year.
Minn. Stat. § 116J.66 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.66
§ 116J.66 BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish within the department a business assistance center. The center shall consist of (1) a Bureau of Small Business which shall have as its sole function the provision of assistance to small businesses in the state and (2) a bureau of licenses to assist all businesses in obtaining state licenses and permits. This center shall be accorded at least equal status with the other major operating units within the department. A small business advocate office is established in the Business Assistance Center to provide one-stop access for small businesses in need of information or assistance in obtaining or renewing licenses, meeting state regulatory requirements, or resolving disputes with state agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 549.14 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.14
§ 549.14 CHARGEABLE ON ESTATE OR FUND.
Status: in_force

In an action prosecuted or defended by an executor, administrator, trustee of an express trust, or person expressly authorized by statute, costs and disbursements may be recovered as in an action by and against a person prosecuting or defending in the person's own right. The same shall be made chargeable only upon the estate, fund, or party represented, unless the court shall direct the same to be paid by the plaintiff or defendant personally, for mismanagement or bad faith in the action; but no costs or disbursements are recoverable against an executor or administrator unless it appears that the demand was first presented to the executor or administrator, verified by oath, and payment demanded.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.082 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.082
§ 62A.082 NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO TRANSPLANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (b) "Disability" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, subdivision 12 . (c) "Enrollee" means a natural person covered by a health plan or group health plan and includes an insured, policy holder, subscriber, covered person, member, contract holder, or certificate holder. (d) "Organ transplant" means the transplantation or transfusion of a part of a human body into the body of another for the purpose of treating or curing a medical condition.

§ Subd. 2. Transplant discrimination prohibited. A health plan or group health plan that provides coverage for anatomical gifts, organ transplants, or related treatment and services shall not: (1) deny coverage to an enrollee based on the enrollee's disability; (2) deny eligibility, or continued eligibility, to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of the health plan or group health plan solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section; (3) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the reimbursement of a health care provider, or provide monetary or nonmonetary incentives to a health care provider, to induce the provider to provide care to a patient in a manner inconsistent with this section; or (4) reduce or limit an enrollee's coverage benefits because of the enrollee's disability for medical services and other services related to organ transplantation performed pursuant to this section as determined in consultation with the enrollee's treating health care provider and the enrollee.

§ Subd. 3. Collective bargaining. In the case of a group health plan maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and one or more employers, any plan amendment made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement imposed pursuant to this section shall not be treated as a termination of the collective bargaining agreement.

§ Subd. 4. Coverage limitation. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a health plan or group health plan to provide coverage for a medically inappropriate organ transplant.
Minn. Stat. § 349A.11 — MN Code / Part 349_350 / Chapter 349A / Section 349A.11
§ 349A.11 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Lottery ticket; retailer. The director, an employee of the lottery, a member of the immediate family of the director or employee residing in the same household may not: (1) purchase a lottery ticket; or (2) have any personal pecuniary interest in any vendor holding a lottery procurement contract, or in any lottery retailer; or (3) receive any gift, gratuity, or other thing of value, excluding food or beverage, from any lottery vendor or lottery retailer, or person applying to be a retailer or vendor, in excess of $100 in any calendar year.

§ Subd. 2. Gifts. The director or an employee of the lottery in the unclassified service may not accept a gift the acceptance of which by an official would be prohibited by section 10A.071 .

§ Subd. 3. Penalty. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (1), is a misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (2), is a gross misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (3), is a misdemeanor unless the gift, gratuity, or other item of value received has a value in excess of $500, in which case a violation is a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 4. Future employment. The director or an unclassified employee of the lottery may not, within two years of terminating employment with the lottery, represent any person, corporation, or entity before the lottery. A violation of this paragraph is a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 103A.401 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.401
§ 103A.401 STATEWIDE WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with other state agencies including the Minnesota geologic survey, shall establish and maintain a statewide water information system to gather, process, and distribute information on the availability, distribution, quality, and use of waters of the state. Local, regional, and state governmental units and their officers and employees shall cooperate with the commissioner to implement and maintain the statewide water information system.
Minn. Stat. § 398A.05 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 398A / Section 398A.05
§ 398A.05 TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The property and income of an authority shall be exempt from all taxation, except that sections 272.01, subdivision 2 , and 273.19 shall apply to any use or lease of the property, other than operation of a railroad line by a railroad company.
Minn. Stat. § 466A.05 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 466A / Section 466A.05
§ 466A.05 PAYMENT AND ALLOCATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Payment of state money. Upon receiving from a city the certification that a community resources program has been adopted or modified, the commissioner of employment and economic development shall, within 30 days after receiving the certification, pay to the city the amount of state money identified as necessary to implement the community resources program. State money may be paid to the city only to the extent that the appropriation limit for the city specified in subdivision 2 is not exceeded.

§ Subd. 2. Allocation. Appropriation to each city shall be in proportion to the city's portion of the combined population of the cities. The population of each city is determined by the most recent estimates available to the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 123B.37 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 123B / Section 123B.37
§ 123B.37 PROHIBITED FEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Boards shall not charge certain fees. (a) A board is not authorized to charge fees in the following areas: (1) textbooks, workbooks, art materials, laboratory supplies, towels; (2) supplies necessary for participation in any instructional course except as authorized in sections 123B.36 and 123B.38 ; (3) field trips that are required as a part of a basic education program or course; (4) graduation caps, gowns, any specific form of dress necessary for any educational program, and diplomas; (5) instructional costs for necessary school personnel employed in any course or educational program required for graduation; (6) library books required to be utilized for any educational course or program; (7) admission fees, dues, or fees for any activity the pupil is required to attend; (8) any admission or examination cost for any required educational course or program; (9) locker rentals; (10) transportation to and from school of pupils living two miles or more from school. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (6), a board may charge fees for textbooks, workbooks, and library books, lost or destroyed by students. The board must annually notify parents or guardians and students about its policy to charge a fee under this paragraph.

§ Subd. 2. Boards shall not withhold grades or diplomas for nonpayment of student fees. No pupil's rights or privileges, including the receipt of grades or diplomas may be denied or abridged for nonpayment of fees; but this provision does not prohibit a district from maintaining any action provided by law for the collection of fees authorized by sections 123B.36 and 123B.38 . This provision applies to all Minnesota district school boards, charter school boards, and Tribal contract schools.
Minn. Stat. § 329.17 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 329 / Section 329.17
§ 329.17 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor. Every person, either as principal or agent, who shall in any manner engage in, do, or transact any business as a transient merchant, without having first obtained a license, or who shall conduct any sale, or who shall sell or expose for sale any goods, wares, and merchandise contrary to the provisions of sections 329.10 to 329.16 , or who shall advertise, represent, or hold forth any sale of goods, wares, and merchandise, to be conducted contrary to the provisions of sections 329.10 to 329.16 , is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Misdemeanor. Every person who shall engage in or follow the business of a hawker or peddler without having first obtained a license is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 548.58 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.58
§ 548.58 PERSONAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:

(1) the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country;

(2) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;

(3) the defendant, before the commencement of the proceeding, had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;

(4) the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business organization that had its principal place of business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;

(5) the defendant had a business office in the foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign country; or

(6) the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign country and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of that operation.

(b) The list of bases for personal jurisdiction in paragraph (a) is not exclusive. The courts of this state may recognize bases of personal jurisdiction other than those listed in paragraph (a) as sufficient to support a foreign-country judgment.
Minn. Stat. § 168.11 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.11
§ 168.11 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Issuance; contents; retention requirement; other use. The registrar shall file such application and, upon approval thereof and upon payment of the motor vehicle tax, as herein provided, together with all arrears and penalties, if any, and upon the delivery to the registrar of the duly endorsed certificate of title of the former owner, as provided in chapter 168A, shall assign to it a distinctive number and issue to the registered owner a registration certificate, which shall contain the full name and date of birth, place of residence, with street and number, if in a city, and post office address of the registered owner, a specific description of the vehicle, and the number assigned, together with a place on the face of the certificate in which the registered owner shall, immediately upon receipt thereof, place the registered owner's signature. The registration certificate shall be retained by the registered owner until expiration. When in administering this chapter convenience or necessity requires, the registration certificate shall be used in lieu of the certificate of title on vehicles exempt from chapter 168A.

§ Subd. 2. Immediate possession required. In the case of motor vehicles taxed under the provisions of section 168.013, subdivision 1e , a nonnegotiable copy of the registration card shall be issued. The owner or driver shall carry said copy in immediate possession at all times when operating the vehicle and shall display the same upon demand of a peace officer, and authorized representative of the department or an officer authorized by law to enforce the laws relating to the operation of motor vehicles upon the public streets and highways. Nothing herein shall be construed to vary the terms or conditions of section 168.013, subdivision 3 .

§ Subd. 3. Renewal. If the registrar fails to mail to the registered owner of a motor vehicle a notification of renewal for the motor vehicle at least 30 days before the expiration of the vehicle's registration, and all past due taxes and fees have been paid, the registrar must provide at no charge a written statement to that effect to the registered owner at the owner's request. The registrar must retain in the registrar's files a record sufficient to demonstrate whether any owner of a registered motor vehicle has been notified by mail of the renewal of the registration.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.41 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.41
§ 16A.41 CLAIMS AGAINST STATE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Certified. Except as provided in subdivision 1a, when claims against the state are made for which there is an appropriation available, an official with authority to pay a claim shall approve the claim by certifying that the service was performed, the goods or material furnished, or monthly telephone service is in effect. The claim must be sent to the commissioner accompanied by a transmittal form as prescribed by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 1a. Exception to certification. When a claim against the state is made by a county, municipality, or other governmental subdivision, under an agreement with the commissioner of transportation, and that agreement provides for payment of the state's contractual obligations before commencing the work, certification that the services have been performed or that the goods or materials have been furnished is not required as a prerequisite to payment of the claim.

§ Subd. 2. Declaration. The commissioner may require a claimant to declare that the claim and its amount are just and correct and that no part of it has been paid. The following form may be used: "I declare under the penalties of perjury that this claim is just and correct and that no part of it has been paid. Signature of Claimant."

§ Subd. 3. Declaration same as oath. To sign the declaration in subdivision 2 is the same as to sign and swear under oath.