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Minn. Stat. § 477A.17 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.17
§ 477A.17 LAKE VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK; ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), in lieu of the payment amount provided under section 477A.12 , subdivision 1, clause (1), the county shall receive an annual payment for state-owned land within the boundary of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, established in section 85.012 , subdivision 38a, equal to 1.5 percent of the appraised value of the state-owned land.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the appraised value of the land acquired for Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park for the first five years after acquisition shall be the purchase price of the land, plus the value of any portion of the land that is acquired by donation. Thereafter, the appraised value of the state-owned land shall be as determined under section 477A.12, subdivision 3 , except that the appraised value of the state-owned land within the park shall not be reduced below the 2010 appraised value of the land.

The annual payments under this paragraph shall be distributed to the taxing jurisdictions containing the property as follows: one-third to the school districts; one-third to the town; and one-third to the county. The payment to school districts is not a county apportionment under section 127A.34 and is not subject to aid recapture. Each of those taxing jurisdictions may use the payments for their general purposes.

(b) Beginning with aids payable in 2022, for land within the boundary of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park designated as the Granelda Unit under section 85.012, subdivision 38a , the county shall receive an annual payment equal to 1.5 percent of the appraised value of all parcels comprising the Granelda Unit as determined for assessment year 2021. In each subsequent year, the county shall receive an annual payment equal to 1.5 percent of the appraised value of all parcels comprising the Granelda Unit for the most recent assessment year except that the appraised value of the parcels shall not be reduced below the assessment year 2021 appraised value of the parcels.

The annual payments under this paragraph shall be distributed to the taxing jurisdictions containing the property as follows: one-third to the school districts; one-third to the town; and one-third to the county, except that the annual payment distributed to the county on behalf of unorganized Township 63, Range 17, shall be transferred by the county to the governing body of the public safety facility located in Section 32 in Township 63, Range 17, to be used for ongoing operations and maintenance of the facility. The payment to school districts is not a county apportionment under section 127A.34 and is not subject to aid recapture. Unless otherwise noted, each of those taxing jurisdictions may use the payments for their general purposes.

(c) Except as provided in this section, the payments shall be made as provided in sections 477A.11 to 477A.13 .
Minn. Stat. § 475.754 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 475 / Section 475.754
§ 475.754 DISASTER, PUBLIC EMERGENCY; CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

If in any fiscal year the receipts from taxes or other sources are insufficient to meet the expenses incurred or to be incurred in said year by any city however organized, county or town by reason of any natural disaster or other public emergency requiring the making of extraordinary expenditures, the governing body of any such city, county or town may authorize the sale of certificates of indebtedness to mature within three years and to bear interest at a rate not to exceed the amount prescribed in this chapter. The certificates may be issued with or without advertising for bids on such terms and conditions as the governing body may determine and shall be in such form as the state auditor in cooperation with the commissioner of commerce shall prescribe. All certificates and interest thereon shall be payable from taxes levied within existing limitations or from other available revenue. The certificates shall not be included in the net debt of the issuing city, county or town.
Minn. Stat. § 219.40 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.40
§ 219.40 DANGEROUS CROSSING DETERMINATION PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Commissioner determination. (a) If a complaint is made under section 219.39 , the commissioner of transportation shall determine, after investigation by the commissioner or after hearing, whether the crossing is hazardous and may require the railroad company to (1) provide flaggers at the crossing, (2) adopt safety devices as the commissioner deems necessary to protect the crossing properly, (3) remove any structure, embankment, or other obstruction to the view, (4) close the crossing complained of or other crossing in the vicinity, or (5) construct an overhead or maintain an underground crossing and divide the cost between the railroad company, the town, county, municipal corporation, or state Transportation Department interested, on terms and conditions as may seem just and equitable. (b) The commissioner may require the complaining city, town, or county to remove an embankment, structure, or other obstruction to the view as may be reasonable and necessary to properly protect the crossing.

§ Subd. 2. Hearing. If the complainant road authority or the railroad files exceptions to an order of the commissioner made under this section without a hearing, the commissioner shall convene a hearing on the original complaint.

§ Subd. 3. Order; costs allocated. If the commissioner or its designee after notice and hearing orders (1) the installation of a safety device, (2) the construction, reconstruction, modernization, or replacement of major parts, as defined by rule of the commissioner, of the safety devices, gates, or other types of special protection, (3) the removal of a structure, embankment, or other obstruction to the view, or (4) the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of an underground or overhead crossing on a public road, street, or highway, it may in the same order direct that the costs be divided between the railroad company and the public authority involved as the parties may agree, or, if they fail to agree, then as determined by the commissioner on the basis of benefit to the users of each. However, the commissioner may defer determination of the division of costs to a subsequent order to be made on the basis of evidence previously taken.

§ Subd. 4. Funds to pay costs. (a) If a state trunk highway is involved, the state's share of the costs must be paid from funds available to the Department of Transportation. (b) In all other cases the public's share of the costs must be paid from available funds or from the trunk highway fund, if ordered by the commissioner, or from any combination of these funds or other available funds; provided that a highway, street, or road fund must only be expended for the costs on a highway, street, or road within the political subdivision charged with its maintenance and care and only upon the highways, streets, or roads for which the fund was allocated or created.
Minn. Stat. § 32D.04 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 32D / Section 32D.04
§ 32D.04 MILK TANK TRUCKS.
Status: in_force

All farm bulk milk pickup tankers, milk transports, and tankers used to transport milk products must be inspected and obtain a permit issued by the commissioner at least once every 12 months. The owner or operator must pay a $25 permit fee per tanker to the commissioner. The commissioner may appoint a person the commissioner deems qualified to make inspections.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.25 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.25
§ 16A.25 SALE OF SECURITIES BEFORE MATURITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall notify the Board of Investment if invested funds are needed for current purposes before maturity of the securities held. The Board of Investment shall then order the needed amount of securities sold or cashed.
Minn. Stat. § 256K.49 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256K / Section 256K.49
§ 256K.49 EMERGENCY SERVICES GRANTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services. (c) "Eligible organization" means a local governmental unit, federally recognized Tribal Nation, or nonprofit organization providing or seeking to provide emergency services for homeless persons. (d) "Emergency services" means: (1) providing emergency shelter for homeless persons; and (2) assisting homeless persons in obtaining essential services, including: (i) access to permanent housing; (ii) medical and psychological help; (iii) employment counseling and job placement; (iv) substance abuse treatment; (v) financial assistance available from other programs; (vi) emergency child care; (vii) transportation; and (viii) other services needed to stabilize housing.

§ Subd. 2. Program established; purpose. An emergency services grant program is established to provide homeless persons essential services and emergency shelter in safe, sanitary, and decent facilities. The grant program is to help eligible organizations improve the quality of existing shelters, make available other emergency housing, meet the operating and maintenance costs of shelters, and provide essential services to homeless persons. The program shall be administered by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Distribution of grants. The commissioner shall make grants so as to ensure that emergency services are available to meet the needs of homeless persons statewide.

§ Subd. 4. Matching funds. The commissioner may require a grantee to match the grant amount with $1 of nonstate funds for every $2 of grant funds. The match may be in-kind, including the value of volunteer time, or in cash, or a combination of the two.

§ Subd. 5. Applications. An eligible organization may apply to the commissioner for a grant to initiate, maintain, or expand a program providing emergency services for homeless persons. The commissioner shall determine the timing and form of the application for the program.

§ Subd. 6. Criteria for grant awards. The commissioner shall award grants based on the following criteria: (1) that the application is for a grant to provide emergency services; (2) evidence of the applicant's need for state assistance and of the need for the particular emergency services to be funded; and (3) long-range plans for future funding if the need continues to exist for the emergency services.

§ Subd. 7. Program information. In order to collect uniform data to measure better the nature and extent of the need for emergency services, grant recipients shall collect and make available to the commissioner the following information: (1) the number of persons who seek emergency shelter and where they are seeking shelter; (2) the number of persons for whom shelter is provided and where, by age, sex, and whether as an individual or part of a family; (3) the reasons for seeking assistance; (4) the length of stay; (5) the reasons for leaving the shelter; and (6) the demand for essential services.
Minn. Stat. § 103B.239 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103B / Section 103B.239
§ 103B.239 RULE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall review the rules relating to sections 103B.205 to 103B.255 at least once every five years and adopt necessary amendments.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.145 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.145
§ 326B.145 ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Each municipality shall annually report by June 30 to the department, in a format prescribed by the department, all construction and development-related fees collected by the municipality from developers, builders, and subcontractors if the cumulative fees collected exceeded $5,000 in the reporting year, except that, for reports due June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2013, the reporting threshold is $10,000. The report must include:

(1) the number and valuation of units for which fees were paid;

(2) the amount of building permit fees, plan review fees, administrative fees, engineering fees, infrastructure fees, and other construction and development-related fees; and

(3) the expenses associated with the municipal activities for which fees were collected.

A municipality that fails to report to the department in accordance with this section is subject to the remedies provided by section 326B.082 .
Minn. Stat. § 16B.305 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16B / Section 16B.305
§ 16B.305 CAPITAL BUDGET REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Architectural and cost standards. The commissioner shall discuss various architectural and cost standards with experts from the public and private sector and recommend the use of appropriate design and cost standards for all capital budget requests.

§ Subd. 2. Review of requests. The commissioner shall review agency requests for state buildings and help agencies prepare adequate plans for use in presenting their capital budget requests to the commissioner of management and budget, the governor, and the legislature. The commissioner shall provide information on how a building project is consistent with the department's long-range strategic plan for locating state agencies in the commissioner's recommendations on a request.

§ Subd. 3. Consultation required. State agencies and other public bodies considering Capitol Area projects shall consult with the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board before developing plans for capital improvements or capital budget proposals for submission to the legislature and governor. The board shall provide to the governor and legislature a statement as to the request's impact upon the Capitol Area and its compatibility with the comprehensive plan for the Capitol Area.
Minn. Stat. § 336.3-501 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.3-501
§ 336.3-501 PRESENTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Presentment" means a demand made by or on behalf of a person entitled to enforce an instrument (i) to pay the instrument made to the drawee or a party obliged to pay the instrument or, in the case of a note or accepted draft payable at a bank, to the bank, or (ii) to accept a draft made to the drawee.

(b) The following rules are subject to article 4, agreement of the parties, and clearinghouse rules and the like:

(1) Presentment may be made at the place of payment of the instrument and must be made at the place of payment if the instrument is payable at a bank in the United States; may be made by any commercially reasonable means, including an oral, written, or electronic communication; is effective when the demand for payment or acceptance is received by the person to whom presentment is made; and is effective if made to any one of two or more makers, acceptors, drawees, or other payors.

(2) Upon demand of the person to whom presentment is made, the person making presentment must (i) exhibit the instrument, (ii) give reasonable identification and, if presentment is made on behalf of another person, reasonable evidence of authority to do so, and (iii) sign a receipt on the instrument for any payment made or surrender the instrument if full payment is made.

(3) Without dishonoring the instrument, the party to whom presentment is made may (i) return the instrument for lack of a necessary endorsement, or (ii) refuse payment or acceptance for failure of the presentment to comply with the terms of the instrument, an agreement of the parties, or other applicable law or rule.

(4) The party to whom presentment is made may treat presentment as occurring on the next business day after the day of presentment if the party to whom presentment is made has established a cutoff hour not earlier than 2:00 p.m. for the receipt and processing of instruments presented for payment or acceptance and presentment is made after the cutoff hour.
Minn. Stat. § 609.13 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.13
§ 609.13 CONVICTIONS OF FELONY OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR; WHEN DEEMED MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Felony. Notwithstanding a conviction is for a felony: (1) the conviction is deemed to be for a misdemeanor or a gross misdemeanor if the sentence imposed is within the limits provided by law for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor as defined in section 609.02 ; or (2) the conviction is deemed to be for a misdemeanor if the imposition of the prison sentence is stayed, the defendant is placed on probation, and the defendant is thereafter discharged without a prison sentence.

§ Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanor. Notwithstanding that a conviction is for a gross misdemeanor, the conviction is deemed to be for a misdemeanor if: (1) the sentence imposed is within the limits provided by law for a misdemeanor as defined in section 609.02 ; or (2) if the imposition of the sentence is stayed, the defendant is placed on probation, and the defendant is thereafter discharged without sentence.

§ Subd. 3. Misdemeanors. If a defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor and is sentenced, or if the imposition of sentence is stayed, and the defendant is thereafter discharged without sentence, the conviction is deemed to be for a misdemeanor for purposes of determining the penalty for a subsequent offense.
Minn. Stat. § 144.2925 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.2925
§ 144.2925 CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

Sections 144.291 to 144.298 must be construed to protect the privacy of a patient's health records in a more stringent manner than provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 164. For purposes of this section, "more stringent" has the meaning given to that term in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 160.202 , with respect to a use or disclosure or the need for express legal permission from an individual to disclose individually identifiable health information.
Minn. Stat. § 577.17 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.17
§ 577.17 REMOVAL OF ASSIGNEE.
Status: in_force

The court may remove the assignee and appoint another assignee by application of the standards and procedures under section 576.37 . The order of removal and appointment shall transfer all of the assignment property to the new assignee, and with respect to real property may be recorded in the same manner as the initial assignment.
Minn. Stat. § 580.19 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 580 / Section 580.19
§ 580.19 CERTIFICATE AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Every sheriff's certificate of sale made under a power to sell contained in a mortgage shall be prima facie evidence that all the requirements of law in that behalf have been complied with, and prima facie evidence of title in fee thereunder in the purchaser at such sale, the purchaser's heirs or assigns, after the time for redemption therefrom has expired.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.103 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.103
§ 383B.103 COMPENSATION; REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

The administrator shall be appointed by the board. The administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate a properly qualified person to perform the duties of the administrator during the absence or disability of the administrator. The board shall set the administrator's compensation and provide for a termination allowance, which shall be equal to the severance pay allowable to employees of the unclassified service.
Minn. Stat. § 550.29 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.29
§ 550.29 REDEMPTION PENDING ACTION TO SET ASIDE EXECUTION SALE.
Status: in_force

When an action is brought to set aside an execution sale of land, and the time of redemption from such sale may expire before final judgment therein, any person having the right to redeem therefrom, for the purpose of saving such right, may deposit with the sheriff, before the time of redemption expires, the amount that will be necessary to redeem such premises at the date of such expiration, together with a bond in an amount and with sureties to be approved by such sheriff, conditioned to pay all interest that may accrue or be allowed on such deposit until final redemption as hereinafter provided. Such deposit and bond shall operate to extend the time of redemption for 30 days after the final determination of such action, during which time any person entitled by law to redeem may do so by paying to the sheriff the amount of such deposit with accrued interest. The deposit and bond shall be brought to the attention of the court by supplemental complaint in the action, and the judgment shall determine the validity of the execution sale, and the right of the parties to the moneys and bonds so deposited, which shall be paid and delivered by the sheriff as directed by such judgment, upon delivery to the sheriff of a certified copy thereof. The remedy herein provided shall be in addition to other remedies now existing.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.27 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.27
§ 270C.27 CIVIL DAMAGES FOR FAILURE TO RELEASE LIEN.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. In general. (a) A taxpayer may bring a civil action for damages against the commissioner in district court when an employee or the department has knowingly or negligently: (1) failed to release a lien as required by section 270C.63, subdivision 15 ; or (2) failed to release a lien within 30 days after satisfaction of the liability on which the lien is based. (b) An action under paragraph (a), clause (2), must be preceded by 30 days' written notice by the taxpayer to the commissioner and the taxpayer's rights advocate that the lien has not been released. An action under paragraph (a) must be commenced within two years after the date the right of action accrued.

§ Subd. 2. Damages. On a finding of liability on the part of the defendant in an action brought under subdivision 1, the defendant is liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal to the sum of actual, direct economic damages sustained by the plaintiff due to the actions of the defendant, plus the costs of the action. Damages must be paid in accordance with section 3.736, subdivision 7 .

§ Subd. 3. Mitigation of damages. Damages awarded must be reduced by the amount of the damages that could reasonably have been mitigated by the plaintiff.
Minn. Stat. § 120A.34 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 120A / Section 120A.34
§ 120A.34 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

Any person who fails or refuses to provide for instruction of a child of whom the person has legal custody, and who is required by section 120A.22, subdivision 5 , to receive instruction, when notified so to do by a truant officer or other official, or any person who induces or attempts to induce any child unlawfully to be absent from school, or who knowingly harbors or employs, while school is in session, any child unlawfully absent from school, shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Any fines collected shall be paid into the county treasury for the benefit of the school district in which the offense is committed.
Minn. Stat. § 471.924 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.924
§ 471.924 COUNTY REGULATION OF SECONDHAND AND JUNK DEALERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its residents, any county in the state may regulate the activities of secondhand and junk dealers.

§ Subd. 2. Implementation. The purposes and objectives of the authority granted by this section shall be furthered by the adoption and passage of countywide regulations or ordinance provisions.
Minn. Stat. § 315.45 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.45
§ 315.45 CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The directors may in their bylaws divide the members into active, senior, junior, associate, and other convenient classes, and determine the qualifications for associate membership and provide rules for the trial and expulsion of members. Only active members may vote or hold office in the corporation.