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Minn. Stat. § 3A.03 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3A / Section 3A.03
§ 3A.03 CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Percentage. (a) Every member of the legislature shall contribute nine percent of total salary. (b) The contribution must be made by payroll deduction and must be paid into the state treasury and deposited in the general fund. (c) The director must record the periodic contributions of each member of the legislature and must credit each contribution to the member's account.

§ Subd. 2. Refund. (a) A former member who has made contributions under subdivision 1 and who is no longer a member of the legislature is entitled to receive, upon written application to the executive director on a form prescribed by the executive director, a refund from the general fund of all contributions credited to the member's account with interest computed as provided in section 352.22, subdivision 2 . (b) The refund of contributions as provided in paragraph (a) terminates all rights of a former member of the legislature and the survivors of the former member under this chapter. (c) If the former member of the legislature again becomes a member of the legislature after having taken a refund as provided in paragraph (a), the member is a member of the unclassified employees retirement program of the Minnesota State Retirement System. (d) However, the member may reinstate the rights and credit for service previously forfeited under this chapter if the member repays all refunds taken, plus interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2 , compounded annually, from the date on which the refund was taken to the date on which the refund is repaid. Repayment must be made as provided in section 352.23 , paragraph (d). (e) A member of the legislature who has received a refund from any of the retirement plans specified in section 356.311 , paragraph (b), may repay the refund to the respective plan under such terms and conditions consistent with the law governing the retirement plan if the law governing the plan permits the repayment of refunds. If the total amount to be repaid, including principal and interest exceeds $2,000, repayment may be made in three equal installments over a period of 18 months, with the interest accrued during the period of the repayment added to the final installment. (f) No person may be required to apply for or to accept a refund.

§ Subd. 3. Legislators retirement fund. (a) The legislators retirement fund, a special retirement fund, is created within the state treasury. The legislators retirement fund must be credited with any investment proceeds on the assets of the retirement fund. (b) The payment of annuities under section 3A.115 , paragraph (b), is appropriated from the legislators retirement fund. (c) The legislators retirement fund may receive transfers of general fund proceeds.
Minn. Stat. § 315.20 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.20
§ 315.20 CATHEDRALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Formation. A cathedral for which a constitution and statutes are adopted by the diocesan convention of a diocese in this state of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America may form a corporation, as follows: The cathedral shall have a certificate prepared containing: (1) the name and location of the cathedral; (2) the persons who constitute the chapter of the cathedral, and their names, of which chapter the bishop of the diocese and the wardens and vestry members of the cathedral congregation shall be members; and (3) the date of the adoption by the diocesan convention of the constitution and statutes of the cathedral.

§ Subd. 2. Certificate, by whom signed. The certificate must be signed and acknowledged by the bishop of the diocese and by a majority of the members of the chapter, and recorded with the county recorder of the county where the cathedral is located.

§ Subd. 3. Certificate filed; powers. Upon the signing, acknowledging, and recording of the certificate with the county recorder of the county of its location, the cathedral becomes a corporation under the name in its certificate. Through its chapter, it may transact the business of the cathedral. In its corporate name, it may acquire or receive, by purchase, gift, grant, devise, or bequest, any property, real, personal, or mixed, and hold, sell, transfer, mortgage, convey, loan, let, or otherwise use the property for the use and benefit of the cathedral if the use does not contravene the laws and usages of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America of this state. It may not divert any gift, grant, or bequest from the purpose specified in writing by the donor or devisor. It may not sell, convey, or mortgage its church or church site, except with the consent of the bishop, in writing, and when first authorized to do so at a meeting of the chapter called for that purpose, nor in contravention of the canons of the diocese or of the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States of America.

§ Subd. 4. Government. The chapter of the cathedral shall be governed by the constitution and statutes which have been adopted for it by the diocesan convention and any amendments to them as provided in them.
Minn. Stat. § 505.16 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 505 / Section 505.16
§ 505.16 APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Section 505.15 shall apply to all plats heretofore recorded of any townsite and to any addition to any townsite and to any addition to any town or city within the state.
Minn. Stat. § 308C.921 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308C / Section 308C.921
§ 308C.921 ARTICLES OF DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Conditions to file. Articles of dissolution of a cooperative shall be filed with the secretary of state after payment of the claims of all known creditors and claimants has been made or provided for and the remaining property has been distributed by the board. The articles of dissolution shall state: (1) that all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the cooperative have been paid or discharged or adequate provisions have been made for them or time periods allowing claims have run and other claims are not outstanding; (2) that the remaining property, assets, and claims of the cooperative have been distributed among the members or under a liquidation authorized by the members; and (3) that legal, administrative, or arbitration proceedings by or against the cooperative are not pending or adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of a judgment, order, or decree that may be entered against the cooperative in a pending proceeding.

§ Subd. 2. Dissolution effective on filing. The cooperative is dissolved when the articles of dissolution have been filed with the secretary of state.

§ Subd. 3. Certificate. The secretary of state shall issue to the dissolved cooperative or its legal representative a certificate of dissolution that contains: (1) the name of the dissolved cooperative; (2) the date the articles of dissolution were filed with the secretary of state; and (3) a statement that the cooperative is dissolved.
Minn. Stat. § 15.53 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.53
§ 15.53 AUTHORITY TO INTERCHANGE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. No interchange except as authorized. No department, agency, political subdivision or instrumentality of the state is authorized to participate in a program of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the federal government, the state, or another state, as a sending or receiving agency except in accordance with sections 15.51 to 15.57 .

§ Subd. 2. Period of assignment. The period of individual assignment or detail under an interchange program shall not exceed 24 months, nor shall any person be assigned or detailed for more than 24 months during any 36-month period, except when the assignment or detail is made to coincide with an unclassified appointment under section 15.06 . However, the head of an agency may extend the period of assignment for not more than two additional years. A school district, a county, or a public health entity may make an assignment for a period not to exceed five years if the assignment is made pursuant to section 142D.15, subdivision 8 . Details relating to any matter covered in sections 15.51 to 15.57 may be the subject of an agreement between the sending and receiving agencies. Elected officials shall not be assigned from a sending agency nor detailed to a receiving agency.

§ Subd. 3. Political subdivisions. A state department or agency must report to the Department of Management and Budget an interchange with a political subdivision in which it is participating either as a sending or receiving agency. The report must include identification of the political subdivision, the length of the individual assignment, and the duties of the individual assignment.
Minn. Stat. § 358.65 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 358 / Section 358.65
§ 358.65 CERTIFICATE OF NOTARIAL ACT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Required. A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must: (1) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; (2) be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the commissioning officer or agency; (3) identify the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed; (4) contain the title of office of the notarial officer; and (5) if the officer is a notary public, indicate the date of expiration, if any, of the officer's commission.

§ Subd. 2. Official stamp. If a notarial act regarding a tangible record is performed by a notary public, an official stamp must be affixed to the certificate. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record by a notarial officer other than a notary public and the certificate contains the information specified in subdivision 1, clauses (2), (3), and (4), an official stamp may be affixed to or embossed on the certificate. If the notarial act regarding an electronic record is performed by a notarial officer and the certificate contains the information specified in subdivision 1, clauses (2), (3), and (4), an official stamp may be attached to or logically associated with the certificate.

§ Subd. 3. Sufficiency. A certificate of a notarial act is sufficient if it meets the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2 and: (1) is in a short form set forth in section 358.66 ; (2) is in a form otherwise permitted by the law of this state; (3) is in a form permitted by the law applicable in the jurisdiction in which the notarial act was performed; or (4) sets forth the actions of the notarial officer and the actions are sufficient to meet the requirements of the notarial act as provided in sections 358.55 , 358.56 , and 358.57 or law of this state other than sections 358.51 to 358.76 .

§ Subd. 4. Effect. By executing a certificate of a notarial act, a notarial officer certifies that the officer has complied with the requirements and made the determinations specified in sections 358.54 , 358.55 , and 358.56 .

§ Subd. 5. When signature is affixed. A notarial officer may not affix the officer's signature to, or logically associate it with, a certificate until the notarial act has been performed.

§ Subd. 6. Records. If a notarial act is performed regarding a tangible record, a certificate must be part of, or securely attached to, the record. If a notarial act is performed regarding an electronic record, the certificate must be affixed to, or logically associated with, the electronic record. If the commissioning officer or agency has established standards pursuant to section 358.73 for attaching, affixing, or logically associating the certificate, the process must conform to the standards.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.315 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.315
§ 61A.315 INVESTMENTS AND HOLDINGS; LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

The sum of the value of assets permitted to be acquired pursuant to sections 61A.31, subdivision 3 and 61A.28, subdivision 6 , paragraphs (a) and (b) shall not exceed 30 percent of admitted assets as of the end of the preceding calendar year.
Minn. Stat. § 306.992 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.992
§ 306.992 SCATTERING OF HYDROLYZED OR CREMATED REMAINS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Cremated remains" has the meaning given in section 149A.02, subdivision 7 . (c) "Hydrolyzed remains" has the meaning given in section 149A.02, subdivision 24a .

§ Subd. 2. Designated location. A municipality, town, or other cemetery governed by this chapter that allows for scattering of hydrolyzed remains or cremated remains must designate a location within the cemetery for the scattering of hydrolyzed remains or cremated remains.
Minn. Stat. § 137.0246 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.0246
§ 137.0246 REGENT NOMINATION AND ELECTION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed by amendment, 2007 c 144 art 2 s 46 ]

§ Subd. 2. Regent nomination joint committee. (a) The joint legislative committee consists of the members of the higher education budget and policy divisions in each house of the legislature. The chairs of the divisions from each body shall be cochairs of the joint legislative committee. A majority of the members from each house is a quorum of the joint committee. (b) By February 28 of each odd-numbered year, or at a date agreed to by concurrent resolution, the joint legislative committee shall meet to consider the advisory council's recommendations for regent of the University of Minnesota for possible presentation to a joint convention of the legislature. (c) The joint committee may recommend to the joint convention candidates recommended by the advisory council and the other candidates nominated by the joint committee. A candidate other than those recommended by the advisory council may be nominated for consideration by the joint committee only if the nomination receives the support of at least three house of representatives members of the committee and two senate members of the committee. A candidate must receive a majority vote of members from the house of representatives and from the senate on the joint committee to be recommended to the joint convention. The joint committee may recommend no more than one candidate for each vacancy. In recommending nominees, the joint committee must consider the needs of the board of regents and the balance of the board membership with respect to gender, racial, and ethnic composition.
Minn. Stat. § 128D.08 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 128D / Section 128D.08
§ 128D.08 SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Same as city. All primary and general school elections of the school district shall be held at the same time and place as the Minneapolis municipal or state primary and general elections. All candidates for school director shall file for office in the manner provided for municipal officers in the city of Minneapolis and a number of candidates equal to twice the number of board vacancies shall be nominated at the school primary election.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1997 c 144 s 2 ]

§ Subd. 3. Canvass. All school elections shall be canvassed by the board of education.

§ Subd. 4. Share costs with city. The school district is authorized and empowered to contract with the city of Minneapolis for the payment of its proportionate share of the cost of holding all school district elections.
Minn. Stat. § 299A.42 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.42
§ 299A.42 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER'S BENEFIT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Public safety officer's benefit account. The public safety officer's benefit account is created in the state treasury. Money in the account consists of money transferred and appropriated to that account. Money in the account that is not expended in the fiscal year in which it is transferred or appropriated does not revert to the general fund until claims for reimbursement under section 299A.465 that are submitted in that fiscal year are either paid or denied.

§ Subd. 2. Annual report. The commissioner of public safety must annually report, no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety and pensions regarding the financial status of the public safety officer's benefit account; the reimbursements paid by the commissioner during the preceding fiscal year under sections 299A.465 , 352B.102 , and 353.032 ; and payments, if any, made during the preceding fiscal year under sections 352B.103 and 353.033 . If the commissioner anticipates, based on historical averages, that the public safety officer's benefit account will not have enough money to fund all reimbursements the commissioner reasonably anticipates will be requested under sections 299A.465 , 352B.102 , and 353.032 and payments for which invoices will be received under sections 352B.103 and 353.033 for the current and next fiscal year, the commissioner must include in the report the amounts the commissioner believes are necessary to fund the anticipated reimbursements and payments.
Minn. Stat. § 307.14 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 307 / Section 307.14
§ 307.14 GREEN BURIALS IN PRIVATE CEMETERIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Drainage system" has the meaning given in section 103E.005, subdivision 12 . (c) "Green burial" has the meaning given in section 149A.02, subdivision 42 . (d) "Natural watercourse" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 13 . (e) "Ordinary high-water level" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 14. (f) "Water supply well" has the meaning given in section 103I.005, subdivision 20a .

§ Subd. 2. Green burial requirements. A person who owns a cemetery governed by this chapter that allows for green burials must comply with the requirements of this section.

§ Subd. 3. Green burial plot locations. (a) Green burial plots must meet the following criteria: (1) be set back 50 feet from property lines; (2) maintain at least 3-1/2 feet clearance above the ordinary high-water level; (3) not be in standing water; (4) not be within zone 1 groundwater source protection zones around a spring, a water supply well, or a shaft drilled into the ground meant to extract water; and (5) not be within flood-prone areas. (b) Green burial plot locations must be a certain distance from water sources. Green burial plot locations must be: (1) 50 feet from water supply wells and shafts drilled into the ground used to extract water; (2) 100 feet from other springs or watercourses; and (3) 33 feet from drainage systems.

§ Subd. 4. Exception. A property with green burial plots in a designated location on or before July 1, 2025, does not need to comply with the requirement of subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1).

§ Subd. 5. Burial depth. (a) Green burial plots must be at a minimum depth of 3-1/2 feet from the base of the grave to the soil horizon. (b) Green burials must have 3-1/2 feet of cover.

§ Subd. 6. Burial density. Green burial plots must be a maximum of 300 burials per acre over a 100-year period.
Minn. Stat. § 62M.19 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62M / Section 62M.19
§ 62M.19 ANNUAL REPORT TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

On or before September 1 each year, each utilization review organization must report to the commissioner of health, in a form and manner specified by the commissioner, information on prior authorization requests for the previous calendar year. The report submitted under this subdivision must include the following data:

(1) the total number of prior authorization requests received;

(2) the number of prior authorization requests for which an authorization was issued;

(3) the number of prior authorization requests for which an adverse determination was issued;

(4) the number of adverse determinations reversed on appeal;

(5) the 25 codes with the highest number of prior authorization requests and the percentage of authorizations for each of these codes;

(6) the 25 codes with the highest percentage of prior authorization requests for which an authorization was issued and the total number of the requests;

(7) the 25 codes with the highest percentage of prior authorization requests for which an adverse determination was issued but which was reversed on appeal and the total number of the requests;

(8) the 25 codes with the highest percentage of prior authorization requests for which an adverse determination was issued and the total number of the requests; and

(9) the reasons an adverse determination to a prior authorization request was issued, expressed as a percentage of all adverse determinations. The reasons listed may include but are not limited to:

(i) the patient did not meet prior authorization criteria;

(ii) incomplete information was submitted by the provider to the utilization review organization;

(iii) the treatment program changed; and

(iv) the patient is no longer covered by the health benefit plan.
Minn. Stat. § 343.20 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.20
§ 343.20 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, for purposes of sections 343.20 to 343.36 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Animal. "Animal" means every living creature except members of the human race.

§ Subd. 3. Torture; cruelty. "Torture" or "cruelty" means every act, omission, or neglect which causes or permits unnecessary or unjustifiable pain, suffering, or death.

§ Subd. 4. Impure and unwholesome milk. "Impure and unwholesome milk" means all milk obtained from diseased or unhealthy animals, or from animals fed on any substance which is putrefied or fermented.

§ Subd. 5. Animal control officer. "Animal control officer" means an officer employed by or under contract with an agency of the state, county, municipality, or other governmental subdivision of the state which is responsible for animal control operations in its jurisdiction.

§ Subd. 6. Pet or companion animal. "Pet or companion animal" includes any animal owned, possessed by, cared for, or controlled by a person for the present or future enjoyment of that person or another as a pet or companion, or any stray pet or stray companion animal.

§ Subd. 7. Service animal. "Service animal" means an animal trained to assist a person with a disability.

§ Subd. 8. Substantial bodily harm. "Substantial bodily harm" means bodily injury which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member to a service animal or a pet or companion animal.

§ Subd. 9. Great bodily harm. "Great bodily harm" means bodily injury which creates a high probability of death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or other serious bodily harm to a service animal or a pet or companion animal.