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Minn. Stat. § 62L.23 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62L / Section 62L.23
§ 62L.23 SUSPENSION OF REINSURANCE OPERATIONS; REACTIVATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Suspension. The commissioner may, by order, suspend the operation of sections 62L.13 to 62L.22 , upon receipt of a recommendation for suspension from the association board of directors. The order is effective 30 days after publication in the State Register.

§ Subd. 2. Suspension of reinsurance operations. Upon the issuance of an order issued pursuant to subdivision 1, the association shall suspend its operations in an orderly manner supervised by the commissioner and shall provide for the proper storage of the association's records. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1, the association may continue to levy assessments under section 62L.22 for the purpose of satisfying the association's presuspension expenses and the expenses associated with the association's suspension activities pursuant to this subdivision. The assessments must be approved by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. No cancellation permitted. Effective upon the effective date of an order issued pursuant to subdivision 1, reinsurance must be terminated for any person reinsured by the association pursuant to section 62L.18 . No health carrier may cancel or fail to renew a health benefit plan for any person whose reinsurance with the association has been terminated subsequently to the issuance of an order pursuant to subdivision 1 solely because of the termination of reinsurance.

§ Subd. 4. Reactivation of reinsurance operations. The commissioner may, by order, reactivate the operation of sections 62L.13 to 62L.22 , on a finding that the private market for reinsurance of health benefit plans has failed and that commercial reinsurance is unavailable to health carriers operating in the small employer market in Minnesota. The commissioner may not make findings or issue an order pursuant to this subdivision until a hearing is held pursuant to chapter 14.

§ Subd. 5. Transition. After issuance of any order pursuant to subdivision 4, the commissioner shall immediately appoint an interim board of directors of the association. The terms of members of this interim board must be for a period not to exceed 18 months. The board shall cause the reinsurance operations of the association to be resumed within 180 days of an order issued pursuant to subdivision 4.

§ Subd. 6. Modification of five-year rule. If the commissioner issues an order pursuant to subdivision 4, any health carrier may elect to participate in the reinsurance association, notwithstanding any departicipation by the health carrier within the preceding five years that, pursuant to section 62L.17 , would have otherwise prohibited the health carrier's participation.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-103 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-103
§ 524.3-103 NECESSITY OF APPOINTMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in article 4, to acquire the powers and undertake the duties and liabilities of a personal representative of a decedent, a person must be appointed by order of the court or registrar, qualify and be issued letters. Administration of an estate is commenced by the issuance of letters.
Minn. Stat. § 193.29 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 193 / Section 193.29
§ 193.29 CONTROL OF NEW ARMORY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Armory board. The adjutant general may delegate authority for the control, operation, and use of each armory building and grounds occupied by any of the military forces of the state to an armory board consisting of officers, warrant officers, or enlisted personnel representing the organization or organizations quartered therein, as hereinafter provided, except that the commission-owned armories which have been or may be constructed or acquired and operated under the provisions of sections 193.139 to 193.149 , and acts supplementary thereto shall be controlled and operated as provided therein.

§ Subd. 2. Composition of board. For each armory occupied by a single company or other unit the armory board shall consist of senior officers, warrant officers, or enlisted personnel of the unit quartered therein.

§ Subd. 3. Joint boards. In all cases in which more than one company or other unit of the military forces shall occupy the same armory, the armory board shall consist of military personnel assigned to the units or organizations quartered therein. The adjutant general shall designate by order from time to time the representatives of each unit quartered therein to comprise the armory board for each armory. In the discretion of the adjutant general, the membership of the board may be comprised of officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel and may be changed from time to time so as to give the several organizations quartered therein proper representation on the board.

§ Subd. 4. Rentals; proceeds. The armory board may rent an armory to entities or individuals under terms and conditions as determined by the adjutant general, but rentals may not conflict with the use of the armory for military purposes. The proceeds of rentals and all other income accruing to each armory constitutes the armory fund and must be applied by the armory board of each armory, as the adjutant general shall direct, for its maintenance, extension, improvement, and equipment, but all armory funds and all allowances from the state accruing to commission-owned armories must be paid to the commission.
Minn. Stat. § 336.7-306 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.7-306
§ 336.7-306 ALTERED BILLS OF LADING.
Status: in_force

An unauthorized alteration or filling in of a blank in a bill of lading leaves the bill enforceable according to its original tenor.
Minn. Stat. § 116A.07 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116A / Section 116A.07
§ 116A.07 PRELIMINARY SURVEY AND REPORT.
Status: in_force

The engineer shall promptly examine all matters set forth in the petition and order, make such preliminary survey of the territory likely to be affected by the proposed improvement as will enable the engineer to determine whether it is necessary and feasible, and report accordingly. If some plan other than that described in the petition is found practical, the engineer shall so report, giving such detail and information as is necessary to inform the court or board on all matters pertaining to the feasibility of the proposed plan, either as outlined in the petition or according to a different plan recommended by the engineer. Upon completion of the survey and report, the engineer shall file the report in duplicate with the auditor or clerk.
Minn. Stat. § 473.127 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.127
§ 473.127 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The Metropolitan Council may establish and appoint persons to advisory committees to assist the Metropolitan Council in the performance of its duties. Members of the advisory committees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the Metropolitan Council.
Minn. Stat. § 456.37 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 456 / Section 456.37
§ 456.37 WATER PIPES IN ROADS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Where pipes may go. A home rule charter city that owns and operates a waterworks may extend its waterworks and supply water to occupants of property adjacent or accessible to the extension. The waterworks may be extended over, under, or along any road, street, alley, or public highway in or out of the city. The extension must not interfere with the safety or convenience of ordinary travel on the road, street, alley, or public highway.

§ Subd. 2. Not in another city. This section does not give a home rule charter city any rights in any other city.

§ Subd. 3. May charge reasonable fee. A home rule charter city may charge a reasonable fee for supplying water under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 424B.03 — MN Code / Part 419_425 / Chapter 424B / Section 424B.03
§ 424B.03 SUBSEQUENT RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. New relief association. If the subsequent relief association is a new firefighters relief association, the consolidated firefighters relief association must be incorporated under chapter 317A. The incorporators of the consolidated relief association must include at least one board member of each of the former volunteer firefighters relief associations.

§ Subd. 2. Successor relief association. If the subsequent relief association is one of the prior relief associations, the articles of incorporation and bylaws must be appropriately revised, effective on the consolidation effective date, and a revised board of trustees must be elected before the consolidation effective date.
Minn. Stat. § 340A.317 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 340A / Section 340A.317
§ 340A.317 LICENSING OF BROKERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. "Broker" means a person who represents a distillery, winery, or importer, and is not an employee of the distillery, winery, or importer.

§ Subd. 2. License required. All brokers and their employees must obtain a license from the commissioner. The annual license fee for a broker is $600, for an employee of a broker the license fee is $20. An application for a broker's license must be accompanied by a written statement from the distillery, winery, or importer the applicant proposes to represent verifying the applicant's contractual arrangement, and must contain a statement that the distillery, winery, or importer is responsible for the actions of the broker. The license shall be issued for one year. The broker, or employee of the broker may promote a vendor's product and may call upon licensed retailers to insure product identification, give advance notice of new products or product changes, and share other pertinent market information. The commissioner may revoke or suspend for up to 60 days a broker's license or the license of an employee of a broker if the broker or employee has violated any provision of this chapter, or a rule of the commissioner relating to alcoholic beverages. The commissioner may suspend for up to 60 days, the importation license of a distillery or winery on a finding by the commissioner that its broker or employee of its broker has violated any provision of this chapter, or rule of the commissioner relating to alcoholic beverages.

§ Subd. 3. Reports. A distillery, winery, or broker must furnish within 60 days after the end of each month a report to the commissioner specifying for that month the type, quantity, date, and licensed retailers who received samples from the distillery, winery, or broker.
Minn. Stat. § 382.33 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.33
§ 382.33 RECEIPT FOR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

When negotiable paper is accepted in accordance with section 382.32 and a receipt demanded the treasurer or other county officer shall issue a conditional receipt with the words "Paid By Check - Not A Valid Receipt Until Check Is Paid" stamped boldly on its face.
Minn. Stat. § 65A.17 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A.17
§ 65A.17 ACTION OF STOCKHOLDERS FILED WITH COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

Any such insurance company, desiring to create such funds, may do so if such action is authorized by its stockholders, upon the adoption of a resolution to that effect by its board of directors at a regular meeting of the board, or at any special meeting called for that purpose, and filing with the commissioner a copy thereof, declaring the intention of the company to create these funds and to do business under the provisions of sections 65A.16 to 65A.24 ; and, as soon after the filing of a copy of the resolution as convenient, the commissioner shall make, or cause to be made, an examination of the company, and shall make a certificate of the result thereof, which shall particularly set forth the amount of surplus funds held by the company at the date of the examination, the whole or any part of which, under the provisions of sections 65A.16 to 65A.24 , may be equally divided between and set apart to constitute guaranty surplus and special reserve funds, which certificate shall be recorded in the Department of Commerce.
Minn. Stat. § 308B.511 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308B / Section 308B.511
§ 308B.511 REGULAR MEMBERS' MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Annual meeting. Regular members' meetings shall be held annually at a time determined by the board, unless otherwise provided for in the bylaws.

§ Subd. 2. Location. The regular members' meeting shall be held at the principal place of business of the cooperative or at another conveniently located place as determined by the bylaws or the board.

§ Subd. 3. Business and fiscal reports. The officers shall submit reports to the members at the regular members' meeting covering the business of the cooperative for the previous fiscal year that show the condition of the cooperative at the close of the fiscal year.

§ Subd. 4. Election of directors. All directors shall be elected at the regular members' meeting for the terms of office prescribed in the bylaws, except for directors elected at district or unit meetings.

§ Subd. 5. Notice. (a) The cooperative shall give notice of regular members' meetings by mailing the regular members' meeting notice to each member at the members' last known post office address or by other notification approved by the board and agreed to by the members. The regular members' meeting notice shall be published or otherwise given by approved method at least two weeks before the date of the meeting or mailed at least 15 days before the date of the meeting. (b) The notice shall contain a summary of any bylaw amendments adopted by the board since the last annual meeting.

§ Subd. 6. Waiver and objections. A member may waive notice of a meeting of members. A waiver of notice by a member entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at, or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally, or by attendance. Attendance by a member at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, except where the member objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting.
Minn. Stat. § 82.735 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82 / Section 82.735
§ 82.735 BROKER PRICE OPINION; REQUIREMENTS; DUTIES OF LICENSEE; REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirements. A person licensed under this chapter or chapter 82B may prepare and provide a broker price opinion and a broker may charge and collect a fee for it if the license of that licensee is active and in good standing.

§ Subd. 2. Duties of licensee. Notwithstanding any provision of the laws of this state to the contrary, a person licensed under this chapter or chapter 82B may prepare a broker price opinion for: (1) an existing or potential seller for the purposes of listing and selling a parcel of real property; (2) an existing or potential buyer of a parcel of real property; (3) a third party making decisions or performing due diligence related to the potential listing, offering, sale, exchange, option, lease, or acquisition price of a parcel of real property when prepared as required by subdivision 3; or (4) an existing or potential lienholder or other third party for any purpose other than as the primary basis to determine the value of a piece of property for the purpose of a loan origination of a residential mortgage loan secured by such piece of property, when done in conjunction with the purchase of a consumer's principal dwelling, when prepared as required by subdivision 3.

§ Subd. 3. Written report; requirement. (a) Unless the party requesting the opinion requires a specific report, a broker price opinion prepared for a party under subdivision 2, clause (3) or (4), must be in writing and contain the following: (1) a statement of the intended purpose of the broker price opinion; (2) a brief description of the subject property and property interest to be priced; (3) the basis of reasoning used to reach the opinion on the price, including the applicable market data; (4) any assumptions or limiting conditions; (5) a disclosure of any existing or contemplated interest of the broker or salesperson issuing the opinion; (6) the name of the broker or salesperson issuing the price opinion; (7) the name of the real estate brokerage that the broker or salesperson is acting on behalf of; (8) the date of the price opinion; and (9) a disclaimer stating, "This opinion is not an appraisal of the market value of the property, and may not be used in lieu of an appraisal. If an appraisal is desired, the services of a licensed or certified appraiser must be obtained." (b) A copy of the broker price opinion report required under this subdivision together with any supporting materials and documents used in its preparation shall be retained as required under section 82.72, subdivisions 3 and 4. (c) A licensee may produce or transmit a broker price opinion report electronically to any person entitled to receive it.
Minn. Stat. § 518D.112 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518D / Section 518D.112
§ 518D.112 COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS; PRESERVATION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:

(1) hold an evidentiary hearing;

(2) order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;

(3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;

(4) forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and

(5) order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

(b) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in paragraph (a).

(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under paragraphs (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.

(d) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.
Minn. Stat. § 116D.01 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116D / Section 116D.01
§ 116D.01 PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purposes of Laws 1973, chapter 412, are:

(1) to declare a state policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between human beings and their environment;

(2) to promote efforts that will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of human beings; and

(3) to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the state and to the nation.
Minn. Stat. § 117.054 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 117 / Section 117.054
§ 117.054 COPIES OF APPRAISAL TO LANDOWNER.
Status: in_force

A public utility, municipal utility, cooperative electric association, natural gas pipeline or crude oil or petroleum products pipeline company must provide the property owner with a copy of each appraisal it has obtained for a property before presenting a petition under section 117.055 to acquire the property.
Minn. Stat. § 28.05 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 28 / Section 28.05
§ 28.05 INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall inspect and supervise all cold storage warehouses and make such inspection of articles of food therein as the commissioner may deem necessary to secure the proper enforcement of this chapter, and the commissioner shall have access to all cold storage warehouses, together with all related offices, toilet, wash and locker rooms, egg-candling rooms, power houses or rooms, loading and unloading platforms, passageways, approaches, and other spaces, the state of sanitation of which may affect the sanitary conditions of the cold storage foods, or which may require visitation or inspection for the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter, at all reasonable times. The commissioner may appoint such persons as the commissioner deems qualified to make any inspection under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 184B.05 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 184B / Section 184B.05
§ 184B.05 COMMISSIONER INFORMATION REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

Each owner of an amusement ride, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, shall cooperate with the commissioner and shall, upon the commissioner's request, provide information to the commissioner regarding the operation of the amusement ride. When the commissioner requests information about the operation of an amusement ride, the commissioner shall identify a reasonable time limit for a response to the request.
Minn. Stat. § 515B.3-106 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515B / Section 515B.3-106
§ 515B.3-106 BYLAWS; ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A common interest community shall have bylaws which comply with this chapter and the statute under which the association is incorporated. The bylaws and any amendments may be recorded, but need not be recorded to be effective unless so provided in the bylaws.

(b) The bylaws shall provide that, in addition to any statutory requirements:

(1) A meeting of the members shall be held at least once each year, and a specified officer of the association shall give notice of the meeting as provided in section 515B.3-108 .

(2) An annual report shall be prepared by the association and a copy of the report shall be provided to each unit owner at or prior to the annual meeting.

(c) The annual report shall contain at a minimum:

(1) a statement of any capital expenditures in excess of two percent of the current budget or $5,000, whichever is greater, approved by the association for the current fiscal year or succeeding two fiscal years;

(2) a statement of the association's total replacement reserves, the components of the common interest community for which the reserves are set aside, and the amounts of the reserves, if any, that the board has allocated for the replacement of each of those components;

(3) a copy of the statement of revenues and expenses for the association's last fiscal year, and a balance sheet as of the end of said fiscal year;

(4) a statement of the status of any pending litigation or judgments to which the association is a party;

(5) a detailed description of the insurance coverage provided by the association including a statement as to which, if any, of the items referred to in section 515B.3-113, subsection (b) , are insured by the association; and

(6) a statement of the total past due assessments on all units, current as of not more than 60 days prior to the date of the meeting.
Minn. Stat. § 67A.26 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.26
§ 67A.26 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Fraudulent statements. Any person, officer, or member who shall knowingly or willfully make any false or fraudulent statement or representation in reference to any application for membership under sections 67A.01 to 67A.26 , or any false or fraudulent statement as to the transactions or condition of the company of which the person is a member or officer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Noncompliance by officers or employees. Any officer of any such company, or employee thereof, who shall neglect or refuse to comply with, or violates any of the provisions of sections 67A.01 to 67A.26 , shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.