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Minn. Stat. § 336.5-118 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.5-118
§ 336.5-118 SECURITY INTEREST OF ISSUER OR NOMINATED PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer or nominated person has a security interest in a document presented under a letter of credit to the extent that the issuer or nominated person honors or gives value for the presentation.

(b) So long as and to the extent that an issuer or nominated person has not been reimbursed or has not otherwise recovered the value given with respect to a security interest in a document under subsection (a), the security interest continues and is subject to article 9, but:

(1) a security agreement is not necessary to make the security interest enforceable under section 336.9-203 (b)(3);

(2) if the document is presented in a medium other than a written or other tangible medium, the security interest is perfected; and

(3) if the document is presented in a written or other tangible medium and is not a certificated security, chattel paper, a document of title, an instrument, or a letter of credit, the security interest is perfected and has priority over a conflicting security interest in the document so long as the debtor does not have possession of the document.
Minn. Stat. § 35.831 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 35 / Section 35.831
§ 35.831 RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may make rules it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 35.821 to 35.831 .
Minn. Stat. § 290A.09 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290A / Section 290A.09
§ 290A.09 PROOF OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) Every claimant shall supply to the commissioner of revenue, in support of the claim, proof of eligibility under this chapter, including but not limited to amount of property taxes accrued, changes in homestead, household membership, household income, size and nature of property claimed as a homestead.

(b) For manufactured homes, every claimant shall supply to the commissioner of revenue the name and address of the owner or managing agent of the property rented.

(c) Persons with a disability filing claims shall submit proof of disability in the form and manner as the commissioner may prescribe. The department may require examination and certification by the claimant's physician or by a physician designated by the commissioner. The cost of any examination shall be borne by the claimant, unless the examination proves the disability, in which case the cost of the examination shall be borne by the commissioner.

(d) A determination of disability of a claimant by the Social Security Administration under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act shall constitute presumptive proof of disability.
Minn. Stat. § 171.168 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.168
§ 171.168 NOTICE OF VIOLATION BY COMMERCIAL DRIVER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Department notice. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of a criminal offense; of a serious traffic violation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383; or of violating any other state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, in any type of motor vehicle in another state or jurisdiction, shall notify the department's Division of Driver and Vehicle Services of the conviction. The person shall notify the division within 30 days after the date that the person was convicted.

§ Subd. 2. Employer notice. Each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, who has a commercial driver's license issued by this state, and who is convicted of violating, in any type of motor vehicle, a Minnesota state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, shall notify the person's employer of the conviction. The person shall notify the person's employer within 30 days after the date that the person was convicted. If the person is not currently employed, the person shall notify the division according to subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 3. Department notice information. Notification to the division must be made in writing and contain the following information: (1) the driver's full name; (2) the driver's license number; (3) the date of conviction; (4) the specific criminal or other offense; serious traffic violation, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383; and any other violation of state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, for which the person was convicted and any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of certain driving privileges that resulted from the conviction; (5) an indication whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle; (6) the location of the offense; and (7) the driver's signature.
Minn. Stat. § 630.33 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 630 / Section 630.33
§ 630.33 INDICTMENT FOR OFFENSE OF DIFFERENT DEGREES.
Status: in_force

If the defendant shall have been convicted or acquitted upon an indictment for an offense consisting of different degrees, such conviction or acquittal shall be a bar to another indictment for the offense charged in the former, or for any inferior degree of that offense, or for an attempt to commit the same, or for an offense necessarily included therein of which the defendant might have been convicted under that indictment.
Minn. Stat. § 290.0684 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290 / Section 290.0684
§ 290.0684 SECTION 529 PLAN CREDIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Contribution" means the amount contributed to one or more qualified accounts except that the amount: (1) is reduced by any withdrawals or distributions, other than transfers or rollovers to another qualified account, from a qualified account during the taxable year; and (2) excludes the amount of any transfers or rollovers from a qualified account made during the taxable year. (c) "Adjusted gross income" has the meaning given under section 62(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. (d) "Qualified account" means an account qualifying under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

§ Subd. 2. Credit allowed. (a) An individual who is a resident of Minnesota is allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter. The credit is not allowed to an individual who is eligible to be claimed as a dependent, as defined in sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit may not exceed the liability for tax under this chapter. (b) The amount of the credit allowed equals 50 percent of contributions for the taxable year. The maximum credit is $500, subject to the phaseout in paragraphs (c) and (d). In no case is the credit less than zero. (c) For individual filers, the maximum credit is reduced by two percent of adjusted gross income in excess of $78,340. (d) For married couples filing a joint return, the maximum credit is phased out as follows: (1) for married couples with adjusted gross income in excess of $78,340, but not more than $141,010, the maximum credit is reduced by one percent of adjusted gross income in excess of $78,340 until the maximum credit amount equals $250; and (2) for married couples with adjusted gross income in excess of $141,010, the maximum credit is $250, reduced by one percent of adjusted gross income in excess of $141,010. (e) The commissioner shall annually adjust the income thresholds in paragraphs (c) and (d) as provided in section 270C.22 . The statutory year is taxable year 2019.

§ Subd. 3. Allocation. For a part-year resident, the credit must be allocated based on the percentage calculated under section 290.06, subdivision 2c , paragraph (e).
Minn. Stat. § 41A.01 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A.01
§ 41A.01 PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

Sections 41A.01 to 41A.08 provide for agricultural and economic development in the state. All credit advanced pursuant to loan guaranty commitments is to be secured by subrogation of the state to mortgage security and other security interests granted to the private lender, in proportion to the amount advanced by the state. A board is established to investigate the feasibility of each project, its conformity to public policy and to environmental standards, the qualifications of the owners, operators, and lenders, and the nature and extent of the security, prior to commitment. The board shall also seek to secure financial participation by private persons not supported by the guaranty, to assure that in these respects each project satisfies and will continue to satisfy criteria which are adequate in the judgment of the board.
Minn. Stat. § 16B.373 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16B / Section 16B.373
§ 16B.373 OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TRANSLATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Office establishment. (a) The commissioner shall establish an Office of Enterprise Translations. The office must: (1) provide translation services for written material for executive agencies; (2) create and maintain language-specific landing webpages in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali and other languages that may be determined by the commissioner, in consultation with the state demographer, with links to translated materials at state agency websites; and (3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in areas such as best practices and standards for the translation of written materials. (b) The commissioner shall determine the process and requirements for state agencies to request translations of written materials.

§ Subd. 2. Language access service account established. The language access service account is created in the special revenue fund for reimbursing state agencies for expenses incurred in providing language translation services.
Minn. Stat. § 403.21 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 403 / Section 403.21
§ 403.21 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Applications. The definitions in this section apply to sections 403.21 to 403.40 .

§ Subd. 1a. Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER). "Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response," "ARMER," "statewide, shared, trunked radio, and communication system," or "statewide public safety radio system" means the public safety radio system established under section 403.36 .

§ Subd. 2. MS 2012 [Renumbered subd 7a]

§ Subd. 3. First phase. "First phase" or "first phase of the regionwide public safety radio communication system" means the initial backbone which serves the following ten-county metropolitan area: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, and Washington Counties.

§ Subd. 4. Local elected officials. "Local elected officials" means any elected official of a local government.

§ Subd. 5. Local government. "Local government" means any county, home rule charter or statutory city, or town.

§ Subd. 6. MS 2012 [Repealed, 2013 c 32 s 12 ]

§ Subd. 7. Plan. "Plan" or "regionwide public safety radio system communication plan" means a plan adopted by a regional radio board.

§ Subd. 7a. Statewide Radio Board. "Statewide Radio Board," "radio board," or "board" means the Statewide Radio Board established under section 403.36 and where the Statewide Radio Board has affirmatively elected to become a Statewide Emergency Communication Board as provided in section 403.382 it shall mean the Statewide Emergency Communication Board as the successor to the Statewide Radio Board.

§ Subd. 8. Subsystems. "Subsystems" or "public safety radio subsystems" means systems identified in the plan or a plan developed under section 403.36 as subsystems interconnected by the system backbone and operated by a regional radio board or local government units for their own internal operations.

§ Subd. 9. System backbone. "System backbone" or "backbone" means a public safety radio communication system that consists of a shared, trunked, communication, and interoperability infrastructure network, including, but not limited to, radio towers and associated structures and equipment, the elements of which are identified in the regionwide public safety radio communication system plan and the statewide radio communication plan under section 403.36 .

§ Subd. 10. Second phase. "Second phase" means the enhancement of the phase one backbone by local government units building subsystems in the metropolitan area that did not build their own subsystems in the first phase.

§ Subd. 11. Third phase. "Third phase" means an extension of the backbone system to serve the southeast and central districts of the State Patrol.

§ Subd. 12. Greater Minnesota. "Greater Minnesota" means the area of the state outside the ten-county metropolitan area served by the first phase.

§ Subd. 13. Regional radio board. "Regional radio board" or "regional board" means a regional radio board established under section 403.39 and shall include any successor organization to the regional radio board.
Minn. Stat. § 18C.135 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18C / Section 18C.135
§ 18C.135 APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO SEWAGE SLUDGE AND COMPOST.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Sewage sludge without charge exempt. Sewage sludge that is transferred between parties without compensation is exempt from the requirements of this chapter except the labeling requirements of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Sewage sludge analysis meets labeling requirements. A copy of the sewage sludge analysis required by the rules of the Pollution Control Agency is sufficient to meet the labeling requirements.

§ Subd. 3. Compost without charge exempt. Compost that is transferred between parties without compensation is exempt from all requirements of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 136F.302 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136F / Section 136F.302
§ 136F.302 REGULATING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS TO REMEDIAL COURSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. ACT or SAT college ready score; Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment career and college ready benchmarks. (a) A state college or university must not require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the individual has received a college ready ACT or SAT score or met a career and college ready Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment benchmark in that subject area. Only the ACT and SAT scores an individual received and the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment benchmarks an individual met in the previous five years are valid for purposes of this section. Each state college and university must post notice of the exemption from remedial course taking on its website explaining student course placement requirements. (b) When deciding if an individual is admitted to or if an individual may enroll in a state college or university, the state college or university must consider the individual's scores on the high school Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, in addition to other factors determined relevant by the college or university.

§ Subd. 1a. Minnesota comprehensive assessment career and college ready benchmarks; remedial education. (a) A state college or university must not require an individual to take a remedial, noncredit course in a subject area if the individual has received a career and college ready Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment benchmark in that subject area, consistent with benchmarks established by the commissioner of education pursuant to section 120B.305 , subdivision 2, paragraph (b). (b) As part of the notification of high school students and their families under section 120B.305, subdivision 2 , paragraph (b), the commissioner shall include a statement that students who receive a college ready benchmark on the high school MCA are not required to take a remedial, noncredit course at a Minnesota state college or university in the corresponding subject area.

§ Subd. 2. Testing process for determining if remediating is necessary. A college or university testing process used to determine whether an individual is placed in a remedial, noncredit course must comply with this subdivision. Prior to taking a test, an individual must be given reasonable time and opportunity to review materials provided by the college or university covering the material to be tested which must include a sample test. An individual who is required to take a remedial, noncredit course as a result of a test given by a college or university must be given an opportunity to retake the test at the earliest time determined by the individual when testing is otherwise offered. The college or university must provide an individual with study materials for the purpose of retaking and passing the test.
Minn. Stat. § 205.02 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 205 / Section 205.02
§ 205.02 STATUTES APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Minnesota Election Law. Except as provided in this chapter the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law apply to municipal elections, so far as practicable.

§ Subd. 2. City elections. In all statutory and home rule charter cities, the primary, general and special elections held for choosing city officials and deciding public questions relating to the city shall be held as provided in this chapter, except that sections 205.065 , subdivisions 4 to 6; 205.07, subdivision 3 ; 205.10 ; 205.121 ; and 205.17 , subdivision 3, do not apply to a city whose charter provides the manner of holding its primary, general or special elections.
Minn. Stat. § 227.54 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 227 / Section 227.54
§ 227.54 DELIVERY OF GOODS WITHOUT GETTING NEGOTIABLE RECEIPT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Elements of crime; exception. If: (1) a warehouse operator, or an officer, agent, or employee of a warehouse operator, delivers goods out of the possession of the warehouse operator; (2) the deliverer knows that a negotiable receipt is outstanding and uncanceled and that if the receipt were negotiated it would transfer the right to possess the goods; and (3) the deliverer does not get possession of the receipt at or before the delivery; then the deliverer is guilty of a crime, unless the delivery is permitted by law.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 231.32 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 231 / Section 231.32
§ 231.32 PROCEEDINGS IN THE NAME OF THE STATE.
Status: in_force

All acts or proceedings instituted by the department under this chapter shall be brought in the name of the state and be prosecuted by the attorney general.
Minn. Stat. § 18B.03 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.03
§ 18B.03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Administration by commissioner. The commissioner shall administer, implement, and enforce this chapter and the Department of Agriculture is the lead state agency for the regulation of pesticides. The commissioner has the sole regulatory authority over the terrestrial application of pesticides, including, but not limited to, the application of pesticides to agricultural crops, structures, and other nonaquatic environments. Except as provided in subdivision 3, a state agency other than the Department of Agriculture shall not regulate or require permits for the terrestrial or nonaquatic application of pesticides.

§ Subd. 2. Delegation of duties. The functions vested in the commissioner by this chapter may be delegated to designated employees or agents of the Department of Agriculture.

§ Subd. 3. Delegation and data sharing to approved agencies. The commissioner may, by written agreements, delegate specific inspection, enforcement, and other regulatory duties of this chapter to officials of approved agencies. The commissioner may enter into data sharing agreements with other state agencies to help assess the potential for unreasonable adverse effects to human health and the environment from the use of a pesticide.

§ Subd. 4. Pollinator enforcement. The commissioner may take enforcement action under chapter 18D for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted under this chapter, that results in harm to pollinators, including but not limited to applying a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the pesticide product's label or labeling and resulting in pollinator death or willfully applying pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the pesticide product's label or labeling. The commissioner must deposit any penalty collected under this subdivision in the pesticide regulatory account in section 18B.05 .

§ Subd. 5. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The commissioner has the sole regulatory authority over the terrestrial application of pesticides containing PFAS, including but not limited to the application of pesticides to agricultural crops, structures, and other nonaquatic environments. In order to reduce duplication, a registrant is not required to provide technical data to another state agency if the registrant previously submitted the data to the commissioner and the data is available to the other state agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 142A.75 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142A / Section 142A.75
§ 142A.75 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate the Department of Children, Youth, and Families as the sole agency responsible for supervising the preparation and administration of the state plan for juvenile justice required by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.

The governor shall designate the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee as the supervisory board for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families with respect to preparation and administration of the state plan and award of grants.

The governor shall appoint members to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee in accordance with the membership requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended. Section 15.059, subdivision 3 , governs the compensation of the members.
Minn. Stat. § 259.29 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 259 / Section 259.29
§ 259.29 PROTECTION OF BEST INTERESTS IN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Best interests of the child. (a) The policy of the state of Minnesota is to ensure that the best interests of the child are met by requiring individualized determination of the needs of the child and of how the adoptive placement will serve the needs of the child. (b) Among the factors the agency shall consider in determining the needs of the child are those specified under section 260C.193, subdivision 3 , paragraph (b). (c) Except for emergency placements provided for in section 142B.06 , a completed background study is required under section 245C.33 before the approval of an adoptive placement in a home.

§ Subd. 2. Placement with relative or friend. The authorized child-placing agency shall consider placement, consistent with the child's best interests and in the following order, with (1) a relative or relatives of the child, or (2) an important friend with whom the child has resided or had significant contact. In implementing this section, an authorized child-placing agency may disclose private or confidential data, as defined in section 13.02 , to relatives of the child for the purpose of locating a suitable adoptive home. The agency shall disclose only data that is necessary to facilitate implementing the preference. If the child's birth parent or parents explicitly request that placement with a specific relative or important friend not be considered, the authorized child-placing agency shall honor that request if it is consistent with the best interests of the child and consistent with the requirements of sections 260C.212, subdivision 2 , and 260C.221 . If the child's birth parent or parents express a preference for placing the child in an adoptive home of the same or a similar religious background to that of the birth parent or parents, the agency shall place the child with a family that meets the birth parent's religious preference. This subdivision does not affect the Indian Child Welfare Act, United States Code, title 25, sections 1901 to 1923, and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, sections 260.751 to 260.835 .