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Minn. Stat. § 609.893 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.893
§ 609.893 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES FRAUD; CRIME DEFINED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Obtaining services by fraud. A person commits telecommunications and information services fraud and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3 if the person, with intent to evade a lawful charge, obtains telecommunications service for the person's own use by any fraudulent means.

§ Subd. 2. Facilitation of telecommunications fraud. A person commits a felony and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 4 who: (1) makes available to another, or offers or advertises to make available, a telecommunications device or information in order to facilitate violation of subdivision 1 by another; or (2) makes, assembles, or possesses a telecommunications device that is designed or adapted to violate subdivision 1 or to conceal from a provider of telecommunications service or from a lawful authority, the existence or place of origin or destination of telecommunications service.

§ Subd. 3. Fraud. (a) Whoever commits telecommunications and information services fraud in violation of subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows: (1) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if the value of the services is in excess of $2,500; (2) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the value of the services is more than $500 but not more than $2,500; or (3) in all other cases, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. (b) Amounts involved in a violation of paragraph (a) under one scheme or course of conduct, whether from the same credit card number or several credit card numbers, may be aggregated in determining the classification of the offense.

§ Subd. 4. Facilitation of fraud. Whoever violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 629.74 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.74
§ 629.74 PRETRIAL BAIL EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

The local corrections department or its designee shall conduct a pretrial bail evaluation of each defendant arrested and detained for committing a crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5 , a violation of section 609.3458 , a gross misdemeanor violation of section 609.224 or 609.2242 , or a nonfelony violation of section 518B.01 , 609.2231 , 609.3451 , 609.748 , or 609.749 . In cases where the defendant requests appointed counsel, the evaluation shall include completion of the financial statement required by section 611.17 . The local corrections department shall be reimbursed $25 by the Department of Corrections for each evaluation performed. The Judicial Council, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, shall approve the pretrial evaluation form to be used in each county.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0708 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0708
§ 322C.0708 ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. When permitted. A limited liability company may be involuntarily dissolved, wound up, and terminated by a decree of a court in this state in an action filed by the attorney general when it is established that: (1) the articles of organization were procured through fraud; (2) the limited liability company was organized for a purpose not permitted by this chapter; (3) the limited liability company failed to comply with the requirements essential to organization under this chapter; (4) the limited liability company has flagrantly violated a provision of this chapter, has violated a provision of this chapter more than once, or has violated more than one provision of this chapter; or (5) the limited liability company has acted, or failed to act, in a manner that constitutes surrender or abandonment of the limited liability company privileges or enterprise.

§ Subd. 2. Notice to limited liability company and correction. An action must not be commenced under this section until 30 days after notice to the limited liability company by the attorney general of the reason for the filing of the action. If the reason for filing the action is an act that the limited liability company has done, or omitted to do, and the act or omission may be corrected by an amendment of the articles of organization, a member control agreement, or the bylaws or by performance of or abstention from the act, the attorney general shall give the limited liability company 30 additional days in which to effect the correction before filing the action.
Minn. Stat. § 308B.415 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308B / Section 308B.415
§ 308B.415 FILLING VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Patron directors. If a patron member director's position becomes vacant or a new director position is created for a director that was or is to be elected by patron members, the board, in consultation with the directors elected by patron members, shall appoint a patron member of the cooperative to fill the director's position until the next regular or special members' meeting. If there are no directors elected by patron members on the board at the time of the vacancy, a special patron members' meeting shall be called to fill the patron member director vacancy.

§ Subd. 2. Nonpatron directors. If the vacating director was not elected by the patron members or a new director position is created, unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, the board shall appoint a director to fill the vacant position by majority vote of the remaining or then serving directors even though less than a quorum. At the next regular or special members' meeting, the members or patron members shall elect a director to fill the unexpired term of the vacant director's position.
Minn. Stat. § 103C.231 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103C / Section 103C.231
§ 103C.231 COOPERATION BETWEEN DISTRICTS AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Cooperation with other agencies. (a) The district boards of two or more districts may cooperate with one another or with appropriate agencies to exercise powers conferred in this chapter or sections 103F.401 to 103F.455 . (b) The district board may make contracts or other arrangements with: (1) the federal government; (2) persons or public or private corporations; and (3) the government of this state or other states. (c) A soil and water conservation district may join or cooperate by agreement as provided in section 471.59 with another soil and water conservation district or a watershed district, or a governmental unit defined in section 471.59 , or with a combination of them in an operation or project in which the soil and water conservation district and the other party have a common interest. For the purposes of this section, soil and water conservation districts and watershed districts are governmental units under section 471.59 .

§ Subd. 2. Cooperation among districts. (a) If the improvement work unit covers two districts, a joint board made up of three supervisors from each of the district boards shall preside. If the improvement work unit covers three or more districts, a joint board made up of two supervisors from each district board shall preside. The individual boards shall appoint the supervisors to represent them on the joint board. (b) The joint board shall accept and approve initial requests for improvement work units, direct the preparation of preliminary surveys and studies, establish improvement work units, and, at the direction of the county boards, adopt programs and reports, award contracts, supervise construction, and accept completed construction work.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.065 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.065
§ 121A.065 DISTRICT SURVEYS TO COLLECT STUDENT INFORMATION; PARENT NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OPTING OUT.
Status: in_force

(a) School districts and charter schools, in consultation with parents, must develop and adopt policies on conducting student surveys and using and distributing personal information on students collected from the surveys. School districts and charter schools must:

(1) directly notify parents of these policies at the beginning of each school year and after making any substantive policy changes;

(2) inform parents at the beginning of the school year if the district or school has identified specific or approximate dates for administering surveys and give parents reasonable notice of planned surveys scheduled after the start of the school year;

(3) give parents direct, timely notice, by United States mail, email, or other direct form of communication, when their students are scheduled to participate in a student survey; and

(4) give parents the opportunity to review the survey and to opt their students out of participating in the survey.

(b) School districts and charter schools must not impose an academic or other penalty upon a student who opts out of participating in a survey under paragraph (a).
Minn. Stat. § 168D.09 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168D / Section 168D.09
§ 168D.09 CREDIT OR REFUND.
Status: in_force

Under this section, the commissioner shall allow a credit or refund to a motor carrier for taxes paid to any member jurisdiction that imposes a tax upon motor fuel purchased or obtained in Minnesota and member jurisdictions and used on the highways of Minnesota and other member jurisdictions. Every motor carrier claiming a refund under this section shall file a claim in the format and manner prescribed by the commissioner or take the credit on a subsequent tax return.
Minn. Stat. § 116C.842 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116C / Section 116C.842
§ 116C.842 CONTINGENT PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1996 c 428 s 14 ]

§ Subd. 1a. Facility Siting Policy Development Committee. Following Minnesota's designation as a host state by the Interstate Commission, and within 60 days after a compact facility located in the host state immediately preceding Minnesota begins operation, the governor shall, in consultation with the commissioner, establish and appoint the membership of a Facility Siting Policy Development Committee. The committee shall study the issues relevant to developing a facility and make recommendations concerning appropriate facility siting criteria and development requirements. The committee shall number no more than 12 voting members, at least eight of whom shall be individuals with expertise in a range of scientific disciplines relevant to site development. The committee shall include at least one representative each from local government and generators of low-level radioactive waste, and two representatives from public interest groups. In addition, the Environmental Quality Board, the Minnesota Geological Survey, the Departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, and Health, and the agency shall have nonvoting membership on the committee and shall provide information and technical assistance to the committee as needed. The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the governor and the legislature no later than one year following the establishment of the committee.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1996 c 428 s 14 ]

§ Subd. 2a. Administration. The Environmental Quality Board shall provide administrative assistance to the committee.

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1996 c 428 s 14 ]

§ Subd. 3a. Compensation. The citizen members of the committee shall be compensated as provided in section 15.0575 .

§ Subd. 3b. Termination. The committee is terminated upon reporting its recommendations to the governor and legislature in accordance with subdivision 1a.

§ Subd. 4. Certain law not applicable. In the event that Minnesota is designated by the Interstate Commission to be a host state for a regional low-level radioactive waste facility, the provisions of sections 116C.71 to 116C.74 shall not apply to the authorization or siting of that facility, or transportation of wastes to that facility.
Minn. Stat. § 315.15 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.15
§ 315.15 PARISH CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

The bishop of a religious denomination may join with the vicar general of the diocese and the pastor of the parish where the corporation is to be located, within the bishop's diocese for the purpose of incorporating. The bishop, vicar general, and pastor, or a majority of them, shall designate and join with two lay members of the denomination. These five shall adopt, sign, and acknowledge a certificate of incorporation reciting the fact of association, and the selection of lay members, and containing the name, general purpose, and place of location of the corporation. When they have recorded the certificate with the county recorder of the county where the corporation is located, they and their successors become a corporation, subject to the requirements, and with the rights, powers, and privileges, of a religious corporation.

The persons at any time holding the offices specified in any diocese are, by virtue of their respective offices, members of the corporation and, with the two lay members, constitute it, but on ceasing to hold office, they cease to be members, and their successors in office become members. The two lay members designated remain members for two years from the date of the certificate, after that their term of office is two years, in either case until their successors are chosen. They must always be designated and appointed by the bishop, vicar general, and pastor, who shall also fill vacancies in their number. Their appointment must be in writing and entered upon the records of the corporation. If there is a vacancy in the office of bishop of any diocese, or if another person is appointed in the bishop's stead to administer the spiritual and temporal affairs of the diocese, then, during the vacancy or suspension of authority, the administrator of the affairs of the diocese, or any other person appointed under the rules of the denomination to preside over and administer its affairs, is, while acting as administrator or appointee, a member of the corporation, with the rights and powers of membership; but the membership ends when the vacancy is filled or suspension of authority removed.

If a diocese in which the corporation is located is subdivided according to the rules and practice of the denomination, and one or more new dioceses formed from it or its parts, the bishop and vicar general of the new diocese and their successors in office, as soon as appointed and instituted, by virtue of their respective offices, immediately become members of the corporation within the new diocese, with the rights, duties, privileges, powers, and obligations of members. The bishop and vicar general of the diocese where the corporation was located before the subdivision cease to be members of the corporation.
Minn. Stat. § 624.62 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 624 / Section 624.62
§ 624.62 BOARDING MOVING ENGINES OR CARS.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a passenger or employee, to get on or off, or attempt to get on or off, or to swing on, or hang on from the outside of, any engine or car or any electric motor or street car upon any railway or track, while the engine, car, motor, or street car is in motion, or switching or being switched. Every person who violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10, and any sheriff or police officer finding any person in the act of violating this section shall arrest, take before a proper court, and make a verified complaint against the person for the violation.
Minn. Stat. § 180.04 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 180 / Section 180.04
§ 180.04 REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO WORK AFTER ORDER TO CEASE; LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

If a person is required to continue work in a place in which the inspector of mines has ordered employees to cease work, except to do the work required by the inspector to be done in order to render the place safe, ordinary risks of mining excepted, the persons or corporations requiring employees to work in the place shall be liable for all accidents causing injury or death to any employee arising by reason of the place not having been repaired or changed as required by the inspector.
Minn. Stat. § 64B.24 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 64B / Section 64B.24
§ 64B.24 TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Fraternal benefit societies are declared to be charitable institutions, and the property held and used for lodge purposes, and the funds of these societies shall be exempt from taxation under the general tax or revenue laws of this state, except that the real estate of the society shall be taxable. Insurance premiums paid to a fraternal benefit society are exempt from the taxes imposed under chapter 297I.
Minn. Stat. § 160.24 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 160 / Section 160.24
§ 160.24 LOGGING RAILROADS ACROSS HIGHWAYS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Permission to locate. The road authorities may grant to the owner of any logging railroad permission to locate, construct, and maintain a logging railroad across any highway under their jurisdiction.

§ Subd. 2. Contents of permit. The permit shall specify the place at which such railroad shall cross the highway, the time during which it may be maintained thereon, which shall in no case exceed five years, the manner of its construction and maintenance, and the measures that shall be taken for the protection of the highways and of the public using the highways.

§ Subd. 3. Control by road authority. The construction and maintenance of the railroad crossing shall be under the supervision and control of the road authority granting the permit.

§ Subd. 4. Removal from highway. The person to whom the permit is granted shall, at the expiration of the time therein limited or at such earlier time as the crossing is no longer necessary, remove the railroad therefrom and restore the highway to such condition as the authority granting the permit shall require.

§ Subd. 5. MS 1990 [Repealed, 1991 c 326 s 27 ]
Minn. Stat. § 31A.05 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.05
§ 31A.05 APPLICATION OF INSPECTION PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 31A.03 and 31A.04 apply to carcasses or parts of animals, poultry, or poultry food products, and meat or meat products derived from them that are usable as human food, when these items are brought into a slaughtering, meat canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment, where inspection under sections 31A.01 to 31A.16 is done. Examination and inspection must be made before the carcasses or animal parts may enter into a department where they are to be treated and prepared for meat food products or poultry food products.

Sections 31A.03 and 31A.04 also apply to products which, after having been issued from a slaughtering, meat canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment, must be returned to it or to a similar establishment where inspection is done.

The commissioner may limit the entry of carcasses, parts of carcasses, poultry, poultry food products, meat, meat food products, and other materials into an establishment where inspection under sections 31A.01 to 31A.16 is done to conditions the commissioner prescribes to assure that allowing the entry of articles into inspected establishments is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 336.8-501 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.8-501
§ 336.8-501 SECURITIES ACCOUNT; ACQUISITION OF SECURITY ENTITLEMENT FROM SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) "Securities account" means an account to which a financial asset is or may be credited in accordance with an agreement under which the person maintaining the account undertakes to treat the person for whom the account is maintained as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise the financial asset.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and (e), a person acquires a security entitlement if a securities intermediary:

(1) indicates by book entry that a financial asset has been credited to the person's securities account;

(2) receives a financial asset from the person or acquires a financial asset for the person and, in either case, accepts it for credit to the person's securities account; or

(3) becomes obligated under other law, regulation, or rule to credit a financial asset to the person's securities account.

(c) If a condition of subsection (b) has been met, a person has a security entitlement even though the securities intermediary does not itself hold the financial asset.

(d) If a securities intermediary holds a financial asset for another person, and the financial asset is registered in the name of, payable to the order of, or specially endorsed to the other person, and has not been endorsed to the securities intermediary or in blank, the other person is treated as holding the financial asset directly rather than as having a security entitlement with respect to the financial asset.

(e) Issuance of a security is not establishment of a security entitlement.
Minn. Stat. § 501B.49 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501B / Section 501B.49
§ 501B.49 NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Hearing required. On the filing of a petition under section 501B.46 or 501B.47 , the court shall, by order, fix a time and place for a hearing on the petition unless a hearing has been waived in writing. In the case of a petition under section 501B.46 , each beneficiary of the trust then in being must join in the waiver. In the case of a petition under section 501B.47 , each person in being who owns an interest in the real property must join in the waiver.

§ Subd. 2. Notice. Notice of hearing must be given by publishing a copy of the order for hearing one time in a legal newspaper for the county in which the petition is filed at least 20 days before the date of the hearing, and by mailing copies of the order for hearing in the manner specified in this subdivision or in another manner ordered by the court. In the case of a petition under section 501B.46 , mailed notice must be given by mailing a copy of the order for hearing to those beneficiaries of the trust then in being who are known to or reasonably ascertainable by the petitioner and, in the case of a beneficiary who is a minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 524.5-102, subdivision 6 or 10, or otherwise under conservatorship, to the conservator or guardian, or if none is acting within the state, to the guardian ad litem of the beneficiary, at least 15 days before the date of the hearing. In the case of a petition under section 501B.47 , mailed notice must be given by mailing a copy of the order for hearing to those persons owning an interest in the real property then in being who are known to or reasonably ascertainable by the petitioner and, in the case of a person who is a minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 524.5-102, subdivision 6 or 10, or otherwise under conservatorship, to the conservator or guardian, or if none is acting within the state, to the guardian ad litem of the person, at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.