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Minn. Stat. § 272.28 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.28
§ 272.28 COUNTIES HAVING BONDED DEBT; SINKING FUND; TAX.
Status: in_force

The county board of any county having a bonded indebtedness may by resolution create a sinking fund, to be known as the bonded debt sinking fund, for the purpose of paying such indebtedness when it becomes due. Such funds shall be raised by taxation and, at the time of creating the same, the board shall by resolution determine the amount to be raised therefor the first year, and the amount to be so raised for each following year shall be determined at its first meeting in January in such year. Such tax shall be levied by the county auditor in addition to all other taxes authorized by law, extended on the tax lists, and collected as other county taxes.
Minn. Stat. § 462.3531 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462 / Section 462.3531
§ 462.3531 WAIVER OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

Any waiver of rights of appeal under section 429.081 is effective only for the amount of assessment estimated or for the assessment amount agreed to in the development agreement. An effective waiver of rights of appeal under section 429.081 may contain additional conditions providing for increases in assessments that will not be subject to appeal if:

(1) the increases are a result of requests made by the developer or property owner; or

(2) the increases are otherwise approved by the developer or property owner in a subsequent separate written document.
Minn. Stat. § 365.29 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.29
§ 365.29 PART OF LOT PRICE TO CEMETERY FUND; USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A town's board may require that part of the price paid for a lot in its cemetery goes into a permanent fund. The money in the fund must be deposited under section 365.32 . Money from the fund in an amount sufficient to care for and beautify the lot must be paid annually to the cemetery's directors. The directors shall spend the amount of money needed to care for and beautify the lot as directed by the town board. The amount spent on a lot must be in the same proportion that the part of the price put in the fund from the sale of that lot is of the total fund. Money from the fund must not be used for routine cemetery maintenance.
Minn. Stat. § 325D.40 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325D / Section 325D.40
§ 325D.40 VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Remedies. Any person who would suffer injury from any threatened violation of sections 325D.30 to 325D.42 may maintain an action to enjoin such actual or threatened violation and proof of actual damages need not be alleged or proved in cases of threatened violation. If a violation or threatened violation of the Minnesota Unfair Cigarette Sales Act shall be established, the court shall enjoin such violator or threatened violator, and, in addition thereto, the court shall assess in favor of the plaintiff and against defendant the injuries of the suit including reasonable attorneys fees. Where alleged and proved, the plaintiff, in addition to such injunctive relief and cost of suit including reasonable attorneys fees, shall be entitled to recover from defendant the actual damages sustained.

§ Subd. 2. Government agency sales. All state, municipal and other governmental agencies shall be governed by the Minnesota Unfair Cigarette Sales Act, and no such agency of government shall accept any bid offer which is below the "cost to wholesaler" as defined by section 325D.32, subdivision 10 , paragraph (a), nor shall sell such cigarettes at a cost less than provided for in section 325D.32, subdivision 11 .
Minn. Stat. § 124D.76 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.76
§ 124D.76 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATORS, PARAPROFESSIONALS.
Status: in_force

In addition to employing American Indian language and culture education teachers, each district or participating school providing programs pursuant to sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 may employ paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals must not be employed for the purpose of supplanting American Indian language and culture education teachers.

Any district or participating school that conducts American Indian education programs pursuant to sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 must employ one or more full-time or part-time dedicated American Indian education program coordinators in a district with 100 or more state-identified American Indian students enrolled in the district. A dedicated American Indian education program coordinator must promote communication, understanding, and cooperation between the schools and the community and must visit the homes of children who are to be enrolled in an American Indian education program in order to convey information about the program.
Minn. Stat. § 45.21 — MN Code / Part 44A_45A / Chapter 45 / Section 45.21
§ 45.21 APPLICATION FEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Fee refunds. Refunds must not be given other than for overpayment of fees. Overpayment means any payment of money in excess of a statutory fee or for a license for which a person does not qualify. An overpayment of a fee must be returned upon proper application by the applicant. If an applicant requests a refund of an overpayment, the request must be received by the commissioner within six months of the date of deposit or the overpayment will be forfeited. An overpayment of a fee may be returned to the person entitled to it upon determination by the commissioner that an overpayment was made.

§ Subd. 2. Withdrawal of application. An application that is incomplete is considered withdrawn if the applicant does not submit a complete application within six months of the date the application was received. The application fee is nonrefundable if an application is withdrawn according to this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 375B.05 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375B / Section 375B.05
§ 375B.05 CREATION BY PETITION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Petition. A petition signed by ten percent of the qualified voters within the portion of the county proposed for the subordinate service district may be submitted to the county board requesting the establishment of a subordinate county service district to provide any service or services which the county is otherwise authorized by law to provide. The petition shall include the territorial boundaries of the proposed district and shall specify the types of services to be provided within the district.

§ Subd. 2. Public hearing. Upon receipt of the petition, and verification of the signatures by the county auditor, the county board shall, within 30 days following verification, hold a public hearing on the question of whether or not the requested district shall be established.

§ Subd. 3. Approval; disapproval. Within 30 days following the holding of a public hearing, the county board, by resolution, shall approve or disapprove the establishment of the requested district. A resolution approving the creation of the district may contain amendments or modifications of the district's boundaries or functions as set forth in the petition.
Minn. Stat. § 582.13 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 582 / Section 582.13
§ 582.13 STATE MAY BE DEFENDANT IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

In all cases not otherwise provided for, the consent of the state of Minnesota is given to be named a party in any suit which is now pending or which may hereafter be brought in any state court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, to quiet title to or for the foreclosure of a mortgage or other lien upon real estate or personal property, for the purpose of securing an adjudication touching any mortgage, or other lien the state of Minnesota may have or claim on the real estate or personal property involved, or to determine the boundary line between any real property of the state and real property contiguous thereto, provided, that this shall not be deemed to supersede any express provision of law relating to actions to which the state may be made a party, nor to relieve any person from complying with any requirement of such laws.
Minn. Stat. § 599.10 — MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 599 / Section 599.10
§ 599.10 CITATION, UNIFORM JUDICIAL NOTICE OF FOREIGN LAW ACT.
Status: in_force

Sections 599.04 to 599.10 may be cited as the Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.624 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.624
§ 122A.624 EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Program outcomes. The outcomes of the educational effectiveness program are to: (1) increase meaningful parental involvement in site-based decision making; (2) improve results-oriented educational processes; (3) create flexible school-based organizational structures; and (4) improve student achievement.

§ Subd. 2. Program implementation. The commissioner of education shall develop and maintain a program of educational effectiveness and results-oriented education. The program shall be based on established principles of instructional design and the essential elements of effective instruction as determined by educational research. The program shall take into account the diverse needs of the school districts due to such factors as district size and location.

§ Subd. 3. Educational effectiveness staff development. The Department of Education shall provide assistance to the school districts in implementing an educational effectiveness program. The staff development shall be facilitated by building level decision-making teams. The staff development shall include clarification of individual school missions, goals, expectations, enhancement of collaborative planning and collegial relationships among the building staff, improvement of curriculum, assessment, instructional and organizational skills, improvement of financial and management skills, and planning of other staff development programs.
Minn. Stat. § 10.595 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.595
§ 10.595 MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE AWARENESS WEEK.
Status: in_force

The third full week of September each year is designated Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week in Minnesota.

Mitochondria, the power plants in every cell of the body, can be damaged by genetic defects, drugs, or destructive molecules called free radicals. Such damage leads to progressive diseases that affect roughly one in 4,000 children in the United States each year.

During Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, residents of the state are urged to become better informed about mitochondrial diseases and their impact.
Minn. Stat. § 297H.08 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297H / Section 297H.08
§ 297H.08 PAYMENT; REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The waste management service provider, or a political subdivision specified in section 297H.02, subdivision 1 , and section 297H.03, subdivision 1 , shall report the tax on a return prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, and shall remit the tax with the return. The return and the tax must be filed using the filing cycle and due dates provided for taxes imposed under chapter 297A.

(b) The waste hauler or political subdivision that sells bags, stickers, or other indicia to vendors must report and remit the tax imposed by section 297H.02, subdivision 3 , and section 297H.03, subdivision 3 , on a return prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, and shall remit the tax with the return. The return and the tax must be filed using the filing cycle provided for taxes imposed under chapter 297A.

(c) Any partial payments received by waste management service providers for waste management services shall be prorated between the tax imposed under section 297H.02 , 297H.03 , or 297H.04 and the service.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0801 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0801
§ 501C.0801 DUTY TO ADMINISTER TRUST.
Status: in_force

Upon acceptance of a trusteeship, the trustee shall administer the trust in good faith, in accordance with its terms and purposes and the interests of the beneficiaries, and in accordance with this chapter and all other applicable law.
Minn. Stat. § 469.027 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.027
§ 469.027 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

Any person may submit a redevelopment plan to an authority, or an authority may consider a redevelopment plan on its own initiative. An authority shall immediately transmit the plan to the planning agency of the city in which the area to be redeveloped is situated, for its study, or, if no planning agency exists, the plan shall be submitted to an agency indicated by the governing body of the city. An authority shall request the written opinion of the planning or other agency on all redevelopment plans submitted to it prior to approving those redevelopment plans, and the planning or other agency shall submit its written opinion within 30 days.
Minn. Stat. § 643.29 — MN Code / Part 636_643 / Chapter 643 / Section 643.29
§ 643.29 DIMINUTION OF SENTENCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. "Good conduct" allowance. Any person sentenced for a term to any county jail, workhouse, or correctional work farm, whether the term is part of an executed sentence or is imposed as a condition of probation, shall, when sentenced to serve ten days or more, diminish the term of the sentence one day for each two days served, commencing on the day of arrival, during which the person has not violated any rule or discipline of the place wherein the person is incarcerated and, if required to labor, has labored with diligence and fidelity.

§ Subd. 2. Enforcement. Any jailer, workhouse or correctional work farm superintendent, or person similarly in custody of persons incarcerated as set forth in subdivision 1 may, pursuant to a prisoner discipline plan, take away any or all of the reduction in sentence previously gained by good conduct, and in consideration of mitigating circumstances, may afterwards restore the prisoner in whole or in part, to the standing possessed before the reduction in sentence was taken away.
Minn. Stat. § 571.71 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 571 / Section 571.71
§ 571.71 GARNISHMENT; WHEN AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

As an ancillary proceeding to a civil action for the recovery of money, a creditor may issue a garnishment summons as provided in this chapter against any third party in the following instances:

(1) at the time the civil action is commenced or at any time after the commencement of the civil action, but before the entry of a judgment, if the court orders the issuance of the garnishment summons pursuant to section 571.93 ;

(2) at any time 45 days or more after service of the summons and complaint upon the debtor in the civil action when a judgment by default could have, but has not, been entered pursuant to Rule 55.01(a) of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts. Garnishment under this clause is effective only after the Notice of Intent to Garnish form in section 571.72, subdivision 11 , and the Exemption form in section 571.72, subdivision 10 , are served on the debtor at any time 20 or more days after the service of the Summons and Complaint and, in addition, the creditor does not receive an Answer from the debtor within 25 days after service of the Notice of Intent to Garnish. The Notice of Intent to Garnish form and the Exemption form must be substantially in the form set forth in section 571.72, subdivisions 10 and 11. If a creditor sends a Notice of Intent to Garnish form to a debtor under this clause, the creditor cannot obtain a default judgment against the debtor under Rule 55.01(a) of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts until 25 days after the service of the Notice of Intent to Garnish form. No filing of a pleading or other documents by the creditor is required to issue a garnishment summons under this clause; however, the creditor must comply with the service requirement of section 571.72, subdivision 4 ; or

(3) at any time after entry of a money judgment in the civil action.
Minn. Stat. § 273.1392 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.1392
§ 273.1392 PAYMENT; SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The amounts of bovine tuberculosis credit reimbursements under section 273.113 ; conservation tax credits under section 273.119 ; disaster or emergency reimbursement under sections 273.1231 to 273.1235 ; agricultural credits under sections 273.1384 and 273.1387 ; aids and credits under section 273.1398 ; enterprise zone property credit payments under section 469.171 ; metropolitan agricultural preserve reduction under section 473H.10 ; and electric generation transition aid under section 477A.24 for school districts, shall be certified to the Department of Education by the Department of Revenue. The amounts so certified shall be paid according to section 127A.45, subdivisions 9 , 10, and 13.
Minn. Stat. § 103B.252 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.252
§ 103B.252 EMERGENCY PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General authority. Notwithstanding chapter 103D, a local government unit or a watershed management organization which has an approved and adopted plan may undertake and perform emergency projects under this section.

§ Subd. 2. Declaring emergency. If the joint powers board, watershed district managers, or local government unit find that conditions exist that present a clear and imminent danger to the health or welfare of the people of the watershed management organization or local government unit, and that to delay action would prejudice the interests of the people of the watershed management organization or local government unit, or would likely cause permanent harm, the joint powers board, watershed district managers, or local government unit may declare the existence of an emergency and designate the location, watershed or subwatershed unit, nature, and extent of the emergency.

§ Subd. 3. Project order. If an emergency has been declared to the extent necessary to protect the interests of the watershed management organization or the local government unit, the joint powers board, watershed district managers, or local government unit may order that the work be done under the direction of the joint powers board, watershed district managers, or local government unit and their engineer, without a contract.
Minn. Stat. § 62K.09 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62K / Section 62K.09
§ 62K.09 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Accreditation; general. (a) A health carrier that offers any individual or small group health plans in Minnesota outside of MNsure must be accredited in accordance with this subdivision. A health carrier must obtain accreditation through URAC, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), or any entity recognized by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for accreditation of health insurance issuers or health plans by January 1, 2018. Proof of accreditation must be submitted to the commissioner of health in a form prescribed by the commissioner of health. (b) A health carrier that rents a provider network is exempt from this subdivision, unless it is part of a holding company as defined in section 60D.15 that in aggregate exceeds ten percent market share in either the individual or small group market in Minnesota.

§ Subd. 2. Accreditation; MNsure. (a) MNsure shall require all health carriers offering a qualified health plan through MNsure to obtain the appropriate level of accreditation no later than the third year after the first year the health carrier offers a qualified health plan through MNsure. A health carrier must take the first step of the accreditation process during the first year in which it offers a qualified health plan. A health carrier that offers a qualified health plan on January 1, 2014, must obtain accreditation by the end of the 2016 plan year. (b) To the extent a health carrier cannot obtain accreditation due to low volume of enrollees, an exception to this accreditation criterion may be granted by MNsure until such time as the health carrier has a sufficient volume of enrollees.

§ Subd. 3. Oversight. A health carrier shall comply with a request from the commissioner of health to confirm accreditation or progress toward accreditation.

§ Subd. 4. Enforcement. The commissioner of health shall enforce this section.
Minn. Stat. § 462A.2035 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.2035
§ 462A.2035 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The agency shall establish a manufactured home park redevelopment program for the purpose of making manufactured home park redevelopment grants or loans for the purposes specified in this section.

§ Subd. 1a. Individual assistance grants. Eligible recipients may use individual assistance grants and loans under this program to: (1) provide current residents of manufactured home parks with buy-out assistance not to exceed $4,000 per home with preference given to older manufactured homes; and (2) provide down-payment assistance for the purchase of new and preowned manufactured homes that comply with the current version of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Manufactured Housing Code in effect at the time of the sale, not to exceed $10,000 per home.

§ Subd. 1b. Manufactured home park infrastructure grants and loans. Eligible recipients may use manufactured home park infrastructure grants and loans under this program for: (1) acquisition of and improvements in manufactured home parks; and (2) infrastructure, including storm shelters and community facilities.

§ Subd. 2. Eligibility requirements. For individual assistance grants under subdivision 1a, households assisted must have an annual household income at or below 80 percent of the area median household income. Cities, counties, or community action programs receiving funds under the program must give preference to households at or below 50 percent of the area median household income. Participation in the program is voluntary and no park resident shall be required to participate.

§ Subd. 3. Statewide program. The agency shall attempt to make grants and loans in approximately equal amounts to applicants outside and within the metropolitan area. Grants and loans under this section shall be provided in a manner consistent with the agency's policies and purposes in section 462A.02 .

§ Subd. 4. Infrastructure repair and replacement fund. Each recipient receiving a grant under subdivision 1b shall provide from year to year, on a cumulative basis, for adequate reserve funds to cover the repair and replacement of the private infrastructure systems serving the community.
Minn. Stat. § 514.17 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 514 / Section 514.17
§ 514.17 MINERS.
Status: in_force

Whoever performs labor, or furnishes any skill, material, or machinery, in or about the opening or working of any mine, at the request of the owner thereof, or of the lessee of such owner, or of any contractor with either, shall have a lien for the value thereof upon the interest of such owner or lessee, as the case may be, in the mine and its appurtenances, which lien may be asserted and enforced as in this chapter prescribed in respect to other liens upon real estate.
Minn. Stat. § 144H.14 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144H / Section 144H.14
§ 144H.14 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

A PPEC center must have a quality assurance program, in which quarterly reviews are conducted of the PPEC center's medical records and protocols of care for at least half of the children served by the PPEC center. The quarterly review sample must be randomly selected so each child at the center has an equal opportunity to be included in the review. The committee conducting quality assurance reviews must include the medical director, administrator, nursing director, and three other committee members determined by the PPEC center.