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Minn. Stat. § 142A.451 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142A / Section 142A.451
§ 142A.451 FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT KINSHIP NAVIGATOR PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner shall establish a grant program for Kinship Navigator programs as outlined by the federal Family First Prevention Services Act.

§ Subd. 2. Uses. Eligible grantees must use funds to assess kinship caregiver needs, provide connections to local and statewide resources, provide case management to assist with complex cases, and provide support to meet caregiver needs.

§ Subd. 3. Special revenue account established. (a) Funds appropriated under this section shall be transferred to a special revenue account. The commissioner shall retain federal reimbursement generated under this section. Federal reimbursement shall be transferred to the special revenue account and is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section. (b) The commissioner must provide an annual report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance that identifies the amount of funds appropriated and transferred to this account under paragraph (a) and how the funds were used.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.735 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.735
§ 103D.735 HEARING ON PETITION AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The managers shall order a final hearing by 35 days after:

(1) the engineer's report is filed;

(2) the appraisers' report is filed; and

(3) the director's advisory report and the board's advisory report are filed or the time for that filing has expired.

(b) The order for a final hearing must set a time and place within the watershed district for a hearing upon the petition or resolution and reports.
Minn. Stat. § 270B.18 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270B / Section 270B.18
§ 270B.18 CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Unauthorized willful disclosure. A person willfully making a disclosure not authorized by this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Unauthorized computer data access. In addition to the computer crimes provided in sections 609.87 to 609.89 , a person who intentionally and without authority attempts to or does penetrate property or a computer program or programs, as defined in section 609.87 , containing Department of Revenue data, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 3. Public employee violations. A willful violation of this chapter by a public employee constitutes just cause for suspension without pay or dismissal of the public employee.

§ Subd. 4. Unauthorized disclosure. Any person disclosing any particulars of any tax return, without the written consent of the taxpayer making such return, in violation of the provisions of section 270B.131 , is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 145.422 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.422
§ 145.422 EXPERIMENTATION, RESEARCH OR SALE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Penalty. Whoever uses or permits the use of a living human conceptus for any type of scientific, laboratory research or other experimentation except to protect the life or health of the conceptus, or except as herein provided, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Permitted acts. The use of a living human conceptus for research or experimentation which verifiable scientific evidence has shown to be harmless to the conceptus shall be permitted.

§ Subd. 3. Penalty; permitted payments. Whoever buys or sells a living human conceptus or nonrenewable organ of the body is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits (1) the buying and selling of a cell culture line or lines taken from a nonliving human conceptus; (2) payments for reasonable expenses associated with the removal, storage, and transportation of a human organ, including payments made to or on behalf of a living organ donor for actual expenses such as medical costs, lost income, or travel expenses that are incurred as a direct result of the donation of the nonrenewable organ; or (3) financial assistance payments provided under insurance and Medicare reimbursement programs.
Minn. Stat. § 260E.26 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260E / Section 260E.26
§ 260E.26 PROVISION OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The local welfare agency shall create a written plan, in collaboration with the family whenever possible, within 30 days of the determination that child protective services are needed or upon joint agreement of the local welfare agency and the family that family support and preservation services are needed. Child protective services for a family are voluntary unless ordered by the court.
Minn. Stat. § 89A.105 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 89A / Section 89A.105
§ 89A.105 IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

Implementation of this chapter is subject to biennial appropriations of the legislature.
Minn. Stat. § 332.59 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.59
§ 332.59 VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates sections 332.52 to 332.58 is guilty of a misdemeanor. A violation of sections 332.52 to 332.58 is a violation of section 325F.69, subdivision 1 , and the provisions of section 8.31 apply. Sections 332.52 to 332.58 do not limit or restrict the right of any person to pursue any appropriate remedy for a violation of sections 332.52 to 332.58 . The provisions of section 45.027 apply to the enforcement of sections 332.52 to 332.58 .
Minn. Stat. § 204B.03 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204B / Section 204B.03
§ 204B.03 MANNER OF NOMINATION.
Status: in_force

Candidates of a major political party for any partisan office except presidential elector and all candidates for nonpartisan office shall apply for a place on the primary ballot by filing an affidavit of candidacy as provided in section 204B.06 , and except as otherwise provided in section 204D.07, subdivision 3 , shall be nominated by primary. Candidates for any partisan office who do not seek the nomination of a major political party shall be nominated by nominating petition as provided in sections 204B.07 and 204B.08 , and, except for presidential elector candidates, shall file an affidavit of candidacy as provided in section 204B.06 .
Minn. Stat. § 89.28 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 89 / Section 89.28
§ 89.28 PULPWOOD INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall make an investigation of the possibility of the state securing by purchase or condemnation water powers in the vicinity of state lands wherein pulpwood is now growing or upon which it may be profitably grown in the future. For such purpose the commissioner may call upon the state drainage engineer for assistance.
Minn. Stat. § 317A.403 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.403
§ 317A.403 MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

A corporation may issue certificates showing membership in the corporation. In lieu of a membership certificate, a corporation may issue preferred or common stock. Stock may be issued upon the terms and conditions that the board considers appropriate.
Minn. Stat. § 326.77 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326 / Section 326.77
§ 326.77 INDOOR AIR STANDARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt rules establishing an indoor air standard for asbestos.

(b) Until the rules become effective, asbestos remaining in the air following the completion of an abatement project shall not exceed .01 fibers greater than five microns in length per cubic centimeter of air.
Minn. Stat. § 53.07 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53 / Section 53.07
§ 53.07 RESERVE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Liquidity requirement. An industrial loan and thrift company shall maintain reserves in the form of liquid assets at a level reasonably necessary to meet anticipated withdrawals, commitments, and loan demand. Reserves shall be in cash, cash items in process of collection, short term obligations of or demand balances with other insured financial institutions in the United States and its territories, or short term, direct obligations of or guaranteed by the United States government. Obligations must mature within one year to be considered short term. The commissioner may prescribe the required amount of reserves in relation to liabilities for an individual industrial loan and thrift company from time to time based upon examination findings or other reports relating to the industrial loan and thrift company that are available to the commissioner. Reserves for an individual industrial loan and thrift company as prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be enforced in accordance with sections 46.24 and 46.30 to 46.33 .

§ Subd. 2. Temporary reserve minimum. Until an industrial loan and thrift company obtains a commitment for insurance or guarantee of accounts acceptable to the commissioner as required by section 53.10 , it shall establish a minimum reserve against the certificates of indebtedness, savings accounts, and savings deposits described in section 53.04, subdivision 5 , of not less than ten percent of the amount of indebtedness thus created. Three percent of this indebtedness shall be in cash in the actual possession of the industrial loan company or on demand deposit in approved banks of this state, and seven percent of the total indebtedness may be in bonds admissible for investment by savings banks under the laws of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 634.25 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 634 / Section 634.25
§ 634.25 ADMISSIBILITY OF RESULTS OF DNA ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

In a civil or criminal trial or hearing, the results of DNA analysis, as defined in section 299C.155 , are admissible in evidence without antecedent expert testimony that DNA analysis provides a trustworthy and reliable method of identifying characteristics in an individual's genetic material upon a showing that the offered testimony meets the standards for admissibility set forth in the Rules of Evidence.
Minn. Stat. § 144.655 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.655
§ 144.655 PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTARY MEDICAL AID.
Status: in_force

Licensed physicians may visit a facility required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58 , or 144A.02 , and examine patients and residents thereof under a program which shall be established by the state commissioner of health and regulated and governed by rules promulgated by the state commissioner of health pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. The rules shall protect the privacy of patients and residents of facilities. No patient or resident of any facility shall be required to submit to an examination under the program. The state commissioner of health shall consult with medical schools and other experts for the purpose of establishing the program. The state commissioner of health shall encourage the active participation of all licensed physicians on a voluntary basis in the program.
Minn. Stat. § 103B.341 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.341
§ 103B.341 PUBLIC DRAINAGE.
Status: in_force

Projects necessary to implement the comprehensive water plan that are intended for the purpose of improving drainage must be established, repaired, and improved under chapter 103E and not sections 103B.301 to 103B.355 .
Minn. Stat. § 32D.20 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 32D / Section 32D.20
§ 32D.20 LIMITATION ON SALE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Pasteurization. No milk or fluid milk products shall be sold, offered or exposed for sale, or held in possession for sale for the purpose of human consumption in fluid form in this state unless the milk or fluid milk product has been pasteurized, as defined in section 32D.01, subdivision 15 , and cooled, provided that this section shall not apply to milk, cream, or skim milk occasionally secured or purchased for personal use by a consumer at the place or farm where the milk is produced.

§ Subd. 2. Labels. (a) Pasteurized milk or fluid milk products offered or exposed for sale or held in possession for sale shall be labeled or otherwise designated as pasteurized milk or pasteurized fluid milk products, and in the case of fluid milk products the label shall also state the name of the specific product. (b) Milk and dairy products must be labeled (1) with the plant number where the product was produced; or (2) if produced in a state where official plant numbers are not assigned, with the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor.
Minn. Stat. § 43A.16 — MN Code / Part 43A / Chapter 43A / Section 43A.16
§ 43A.16 PROBATIONARY PERIODS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. All unlimited appointments to positions in the classified service except as provided in this subdivision shall be for a probationary period the duration of which shall be determined through collective bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section 43A.18 but which shall not be less than 30 days of full-time equivalent service nor more than two years of full-time equivalent service. An appointing authority may require a probationary period for transfers, reinstatements, voluntary demotions, and appointments from layoff lists of former employees of a different appointing authority. For employees in a bargaining unit as defined in section 179A.10 the requirement of such a probationary period shall be subject to applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

§ Subd. 2. Termination during probationary period. There is no presumption of continued employment during a probationary period. Terminations or demotions may be made at any time during the probationary period subject to the provisions of this section and collective bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section 43A.18 . If during the probationary period an employee with permanent status is dismissed for inability to perform the duties of the new position or for other cause not related to misconduct or delinquency, the employee shall be restored to a position in the employee's former class and agency.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.505 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.505
§ 103F.505 PURPOSE AND POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the purpose of sections 103F.505 to 103F.531 to restore certain marginal agricultural land and protect environmentally sensitive areas to:

(1) enhance soil and water quality;

(2) minimize damage to flood-prone areas;

(3) sequester carbon;

(4) support native plant, fish, and wildlife habitats; and

(5) establish perennial vegetation.

(b) It is state policy to encourage:

(1) restoration of wetlands and riparian lands;

(2) restoration and protection of marginal, highly erodible land, particularly land adjacent to public waters, drainage systems, wetlands, and locally designated priority waters; and

(3) protection of environmentally sensitive areas, including wellhead protection areas, grasslands, peatlands, shorelands, karst geology, and forest lands in priority areas.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-421 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-421
§ 524.5-421 TITLE AFTER APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The appointment of a conservator does not vest title of the property of the person subject to conservatorship in the conservator.

(b) Letters of conservatorship are evidence of the conservator's power to act on behalf of the person subject to conservatorship. An order terminating a conservatorship terminates the conservator's powers to act on behalf of the person subject to conservatorship.

(c) Subject to the requirements of general statutes governing the filing or recordation of documents of title to land or other property, letters of conservatorship and orders terminating conservatorships may be filed or recorded to give notice of title as between the conservator and the person subject to conservatorship.
Minn. Stat. § 16B.05 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16B / Section 16B.05
§ 16B.05 DELEGATION BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Delegation of duties by commissioner. The commissioner may delegate duties imposed by this chapter to the head of an agency and to any subordinates of the head. Delegated duties are to be exercised in the name of the commissioner and under the commissioner's supervision and control.

§ Subd. 2. Facsimile or digital signatures and electronic approvals. When authorized by the commissioner, facsimile signatures, electronic approvals, or digital signatures may be used in accordance with the commissioner's delegated authority and instructions. Copies of the delegated authority and instructions must be filed with the commissioner of management and budget and the secretary of state. A facsimile signature, electronic approval, or digital signature, when used in accordance with the commissioner's delegated authority and instructions, is as effective as an original signature.
Minn. Stat. § 343.12 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 343 / Section 343.12
§ 343.12 DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any agent appointed by the federation or a county or district society, it shall be the duty of, any sheriff or the agent's deputy or any police officer to investigate any alleged violation of the law relative to cruelty to animals, and to arrest any person found violating those laws. It shall also be the duty of those officers to take possession of any animals in their respective jurisdictions which have been cruelly treated, and deliver the same to the proper officers of the county or district for custody and care.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.922 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.922
§ 326B.922 LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Application for a master high pressure pipefitter, a journeyworker high pressure pipefitter, or a high pressure piping contractor license shall be made to the department, with all fees required by section 326B.092 .

(b) The applicant for a master high pressure pipefitter or a journeyworker high pressure pipefitter license shall be licensed only after passing an examination developed and administered by the department in accordance with rules adopted by the board.

(c) All initial master high pressure pipefitter licenses, journeyworker high pressure pipefitter licenses, and high pressure piping contractor licenses are effective for more than one calendar year and expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application is made. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of master high pressure pipefitter, journeyworker high pressure pipefitter, and high pressure piping contractor licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2012, all such licenses shall be two-year licenses.
Minn. Stat. § 137.40 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.40
§ 137.40 RESIDENCY AND OTHER INITIATIVES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Primary care and rural rotations. The University of Minnesota Medical School is requested to increase the opportunities for general medicine, pediatrics, and family practice residents to serve rotations in primary care settings. These settings must include community clinics, health maintenance organizations, and practices in rural communities.

§ Subd. 2. Rural residency training program in family practice. The medical school is requested to establish a rural residency training program in family practice. The program shall provide an initial year of training in a metropolitan-based hospital and family practice clinic. The second and third years of the residency program shall be based in rural communities, utilizing local clinics and community hospitals, with specialty rotations in nearby regional medical centers.

§ Subd. 3. Continuing medical education. The medical school is requested to develop continuing medical education programs for primary care physicians that are comprehensive, community-based, accessible to primary care physicians in all areas of the state, and which enhance primary care skills.
Minn. Stat. § 62M.14 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62M / Section 62M.14
§ 62M.14 EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

Evidence of a utilization review organization's compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter shall not be determinative in an action alleging that services denied were medically necessary and covered under the terms of the enrollee's health benefit plan.
Minn. Stat. § 47.62 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.62
§ 47.62 AUTHORIZATION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. General authority. Any person may establish and maintain one or more electronic financial terminals. Any financial institution may provide for its customers the use of an electronic financial terminal by entering into an agreement with any person who has established and maintains one or more electronic financial terminals if that person authorizes use of the electronic financial terminal to all financial institutions on a nondiscriminatory basis pursuant to section 47.64 .

§ Subd. 2. Approval required. No electronic financial terminal shall be established by a person other than a state or federal savings association, state or federal savings bank, state or federal credit union, or state bank or national banking association unless the commissioner has approved the establishment of the terminal.

§ Subd. 3. Application and required findings. Application for authorization shall be made in the manner prescribed by rule. The commissioner shall grant authorization for the establishment of an electronic financial terminal if the commissioner finds that: (a) there is reason to believe that the terminal will be properly and safely managed; (b) the applicant is financially sound; (c) the proposed charges for making the services of the terminal available to financial institutions are fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory; (d) the applicant has furnished all of the information required by rule; (e) the terminal applicant will not gain an unfair competitive advantage because the terminal is not operationally available to other financial institutions or their data processors within a reasonable period of time. If the commissioner has not denied the application within 45 days of its submission, the authorization shall be deemed to be granted.

§ Subd. 4. Multiple terminals. When more than one electronic financial terminal is established and maintained at a single place of business by the same person, or if a person wishes to make an application that encompasses more than one place of business or location, a single application and fee shall be sufficient. For each application, a $100 fee shall be paid to the commissioner, and for each application for a change in pricing structure, a $10 fee shall be paid to the commissioner. If the $100 fee or the $10 fee is less than the costs incurred by the commissioner in approving or disapproving the application, the fee shall be equal to those costs.

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2007 c 44 s 9 ; 2007 c 57 art 3 s 64 ]

§ Subd. 6. Relocation; procedure. An application or notification to relocate an existing financial terminal outside a radius of three miles measured in a straight line must be approved by, or a notification must be filed with, the commissioner of commerce as provided for in this section.