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Minn. Stat. § 351.06 — MN Code / Part 351 / Chapter 351 / Section 351.06
§ 351.06 APPOINTMENT; CONTINUANCE OF TERM; IMPEACHMENT.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided for, when a vacancy in an elective office is authorized to be filled by appointment, such appointment shall continue until the next general election occurring after there is sufficient time to give the notice prescribed by law, and until a successor is elected and has qualified. When any state officer, excepting the lieutenant governor, shall be temporarily suspended from the performance of the duties of office by reason of having been impeached, the governor shall appoint some suitable person to exercise the duties of such office during the time of such suspension, and such person, before entering upon the duties, shall comply with the requirements of law relating to the same, and during incumbency shall be governed in the administration thereof by all laws enacted in reference thereto, and receive the compensation provided by law for such office.
Minn. Stat. § 609.688 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.688
§ 609.688 ADULTERATION BY BODILY FLUID.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Adulterates" is the intentional adding of a bodily fluid to a substance. (c) "Bodily fluid" means the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, urine, or feces of a human.

§ Subd. 2. Crime. (a) Whoever adulterates any substance that the person knows or should know is intended for human consumption is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Whoever violates paragraph (a) and another person ingests the adulterated substance without knowledge of the adulteration is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 256B.13 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256B / Section 256B.13
§ 256B.13 SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

Each county agency and the state agency shall have the power to issue subpoenas for witnesses and compel their attendance and the production of papers and writing; and officers and employees designated by any county agency or the state agency may administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath in connection with any application or proceedings hereunder.
Minn. Stat. § 360.044 — MN Code / Part 360_362 / Chapter 360 / Section 360.044
§ 360.044 COUNTY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Public purpose. The purposes of sections 360.011 to 360.076 are specifically declared to be county purposes as well as generally public, governmental, and municipal.

§ Subd. 2. County powers. The powers therein granted to all municipalities are specifically declared to be granted to counties in this state, any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding.
Minn. Stat. § 148B.532 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148B / Section 148B.532
§ 148B.532 DEGREES FROM FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope and documentation. In addition to meeting all other licensure requirements, an applicant for licensure whose degree was received from a foreign degree program that is not recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from a foreign institution of higher education that is not accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) must fulfill the requirements of this section, providing certified English translations of board-required relevant documentation.

§ Subd. 2. Education evaluation. An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.53, subdivision 1 , paragraphs (a), clause (3), and (b). An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional clinical counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.5301 , subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3). This evidence must be evaluated by the board with the assistance of a credentials evaluation service familiar with educational standards and professional qualification. The evaluation must be sent directly to the board from the evaluating agency. Agencies providing evaluation services must be accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. The applicant shall be responsible for the expenses incurred as a result of the evaluation.
Minn. Stat. § 92.27 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.27
§ 92.27 COMMISSIONER'S REPORT ON CLOSE OF SALE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent shall act as clerk of land sales made by the commissioner. Immediately after the close of all sales, the commissioner shall prepare a report describing each tract sold, the amount for which it was sold, and the amount paid.
Minn. Stat. § 414.036 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.036
§ 414.036 CITY REIMBURSEMENT TO TOWN TO ANNEX TAXABLE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed to by the annexing municipality and the affected town, when an order or other approval under this chapter annexes part of a town to a municipality, the order or other approval must provide a reimbursement from the municipality to the town for all or part of the taxable property annexed as part of the order. The reimbursement shall be completed in substantially equal payments over not less than two nor more than eight years from the time of annexation. The municipality must reimburse the township for all special assessments assigned by the township to the annexed property, and any portion of debt incurred by the town prior to the annexation and attributable to the property to be annexed but for which no special assessments are outstanding, in substantially equal payments over a period of not less than two or no more than eight years.
Minn. Stat. § 370.21 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 370 / Section 370.21
§ 370.21 TRANSFER OF PLATS.
Status: in_force

The county recorder of the county from which a land transfer is made under this chapter shall deliver the records, or certified copies, of the original plats of land in the territory transferred, to the county recorder of the county to which the territory is transferred. The county recorder of the county to which a land transfer is made shall then record and file the records.
Minn. Stat. § 304A.102 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 304A / Section 304A.102
§ 304A.102 ELECTION OF PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION STATUS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. By amendment. In accordance with the procedures stated in chapter 302A and with approval by the minimum status vote, an existing corporation formed under chapter 302A may elect to become a public benefit corporation under this chapter by amending its articles to meet the requirements of section 304A.101 .

§ Subd. 2. By merger, exchange, conversion, or transfer. (a) This subdivision applies if: (1) an organization, other than a nonprofit corporation, that is not a public benefit corporation is a party to a merger, exchange, or conversion, or a transfer in accordance with section 302A.601 ; and (2) the surviving organization in the merger, the acquiring organization in an exchange, the converted organization in the conversion, or the transferee is to be a public benefit corporation. (b) If this subdivision applies, the transfer or the plan of merger, exchange, or conversion, must be adopted in accordance with the procedures stated in chapter 302A and with approval by the minimum status vote.

§ Subd. 3. Rights of dissenting shareholders. A shareholder of a corporation or the member of a limited liability company may dissent from, and obtain payment for the fair value of the shareholder's shares or the member's membership interests pursuant to sections 302A.471 and 302A.473 , in the event of an election of public benefit corporation status pursuant to this section.
Minn. Stat. § 630.32 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 630 / Section 630.32
§ 630.32 ACQUITTAL; SAME OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

If the defendant was formerly acquitted on the ground of a variance between the indictment and the proof, or the indictment was dismissed, upon an objection to its form or substance, without a judgment of acquittal, it is not an acquittal of the same offense. If the defendant was acquitted on the merits, the defendant shall be deemed acquitted of the same offense, notwithstanding a defect in the form or substance of the indictment on which the defendant was acquitted.
Minn. Stat. § 541.073 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 541 / Section 541.073
§ 541.073 ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES DUE TO SEXUAL ABUSE; SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section: (1) "sexual abuse" means conduct described in sections 609.342 to 609.3451 and 609.3458 ; and (2) "person" includes a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, organization, association, or other entity.

§ Subd. 2. Limitations period. (a) An action for damages based on sexual abuse: (1) must be commenced within six years of the alleged sexual abuse in the case of alleged sexual abuse of an individual 18 years or older; (2) may be commenced at any time in the case of alleged sexual abuse of an individual under the age of 18, except as provided for in subdivision 4; and (3) must be commenced before the plaintiff is 24 years of age in a claim against a natural person alleged to have sexually abused a minor when that natural person was under 14 years of age. (b) The plaintiff need not establish which act in a continuous series of sexual abuse acts by the defendant caused the injury. (c) This section does not affect the suspension of the statute of limitations during a period of disability under section 541.15 .

§ Subd. 3. Applicability. This section applies to an action for damages commenced against a person who was a cause of the plaintiff's damages either by (1) committing sexual abuse against the plaintiff, or (2) negligence.

§ Subd. 4. Vicarious liability or respondeat superior claims. A claim for vicarious liability or liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior must be commenced within six years of the alleged sexual abuse, provided that if the plaintiff was under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged abuse, the claim must be commenced before the plaintiff is 24 years of age. This subdivision does not limit the availability of these claims under other law.

§ Subd. 5. Title. This section may be cited as the "Child Victims Act."
Minn. Stat. § 97B.731 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.731
§ 97B.731 MIGRATORY BIRDS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Migratory game birds. (a) Migratory game birds may be taken and possessed. A person may not take, buy, sell, possess, transport, or ship migratory game birds in violation of federal law. (b) The commissioner shall prescribe seasons, limits, and areas for migratory birds in accordance with federal law.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2004 c 215 s 38 ]

§ Subd. 3. Crow season. The commissioner shall prescribe a 124-day open season and restrictions for taking crows. The open season may not be shorter than the maximum season allowed under federal law. The remainder of the year crows may be taken as allowed by federal law.
Minn. Stat. § 145B.11 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145B / Section 145B.11
§ 145B.11 EFFECT ON INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The making or effectuation of a living will under this chapter does not affect the sale, procurement, issuance, or validity of a policy of life insurance or annuity, nor does it affect, impair, or modify the terms of an existing policy of life insurance or annuity or the liability of the party issuing the policy or annuity contract.
Minn. Stat. § 469.008 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.008
§ 469.008 EFFECT UPON CITY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 469.004 to 469.008 shall alter or impair the powers and obligations of city housing and redevelopment authorities created under Minnesota Statutes 1969, chapter 462, prior to June 8, 1971, nor shall the area of operation of such city authority be included within the area of operation of a county or multicounty authority created pursuant to sections 469.004 to 469.008 . With the consent of the board of commissioners of a city authority and the governing body of the city, a city authority may become a part of a county or multicounty authority upon assumption by the authority of the obligations of the city authority.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.575 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.575
§ 103G.575 GRANT OF FLOWAGE EASEMENTS IN UPPER RED LAKE REGION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, on behalf of the state and with the approval of the governor, may grant flowage easements on state-owned land or tax-forfeited land in the region of Upper Red Lake upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.08 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.08
§ 121A.08 SMUDGING PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

An American Indian student or staff member may use tobacco, sage, sweetgrass, and cedar to conduct individual or group smudging in a public school. The process for conducting smudging is determined by the building or site administrator. Smudging must be conducted under the direct supervision of an appropriate staff member, as determined by the building or site administrator.
Minn. Stat. § 120A.10 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 120A / Section 120A.10
§ 120A.10 SCHOOL LAW QUESTIONS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

If there be any doubt as to the proper construction of any part of the state school laws, the commissioner, at the request of any public officer, shall submit such question to the attorney general, who shall give a written opinion thereon and such opinion shall be binding until annulled or overruled by a court.
Minn. Stat. § 204D.04 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204D / Section 204D.04
§ 204D.04 BALLOT PREPARATION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 138 ]

§ Subd. 2. Instructions to printer; printer's bond. (a) The official charged with the preparation and distribution of the ballots shall prepare instructions to the printer for rotation of the names of candidates and for layout of the ballot. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the instructions shall be approved by the legal advisor of the official before delivery to the printer. (c) The legal advisor of a town official is not required to approve instructions regarding the rotation of the names of candidates on the ballot or the layout of the ballot. (d) Before a contract exceeding $1,000 is awarded for printing ballots, the printer shall furnish, if requested by the official, a sufficient bond, letter of credit, or certified check, acceptable to the official responsible for printing the ballots, conditioned on printing the ballots in conformity with the Minnesota Election Law and the instructions delivered. The official responsible for printing the ballots shall set the amount of the bond, letter of credit, or certified check in an amount equal to the value of the purchase.
Minn. Stat. § 216C.17 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216C / Section 216C.17
§ 216C.17 ENERGY FORECASTS AND STATISTICS; REPORT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Energy data program. In order to further the purposes of sections 216C.05 to 216C.30 , the commissioner shall develop and maintain an effective program of collection, compilation, and analysis of energy statistics. The statistical program shall be developed to insure a central state repository of energy data and so that the state may coordinate and cooperate with other governmental data collection and record-keeping programs.

§ Subd. 2. Forecasts. Except as provided in subdivision 3, in addition to supplying the current statistical and short-range forecasting information the commissioner requires, each utility, coal supplier, petroleum supplier and large energy facility in the state shall prepare and transmit to the commissioner by July 1 of each year, a report specifying in five-, ten-, and 15-year forecasts the projected demand for energy within their respective service areas and the facilities necessary to meet the demand. The report shall be in a form specified by the commissioner and contain all information deemed relevant by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Duplication. The commissioner shall, to the maximum extent feasible, provide that forecasts required under this section be consistent with material required by other state and federal agencies in order to prevent unnecessary duplication. Electric utilities submitting advance forecasts as part of an integrated resource plan filed pursuant to section 216B.2422 and Public Utilities Commission rules are excluded from the annual reporting requirement in subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 4. Public inspection. Reports issued pursuant to this section, other than individual corporate reports classified as nonpublic data in section 13.68 , shall be available for public inspection in the office of the department during normal business hours.

§ Subd. 5. Evaluation. The commissioner shall review and evaluate forecasts of energy demands and resources as they relate to the most current population growth and development estimates, statewide and regional land use, transportation, and economic development programs and forecasts.
Minn. Stat. § 10A.07 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.07
§ 10A.07 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Disclosure of potential conflicts. (a) A public official or a local official elected to or appointed by a metropolitan governmental unit who in the discharge of official duties would be required to take an action or make a decision that would substantially affect the official's financial interests or those of an associated business, unless the effect on the official is no greater than on other members of the official's business classification, profession, or occupation, must take the following actions: (1) prepare a written statement describing the matter requiring action or decision and the nature of the potential conflict of interest; (2) deliver copies of the statement to the official's immediate superior, if any; and (3) if a member of the legislature or of the governing body of a metropolitan governmental unit, deliver a copy of the statement to the presiding officer of the body of service. If a potential conflict of interest presents itself and there is insufficient time to comply with clauses (1) to (3), the public or local official must orally inform the superior or the official body of service or committee of the body of the potential conflict. (b) For purposes of this section, "financial interest" means any ownership or control in an asset that has the potential to produce a monetary return.

§ Subd. 2. Required actions. (a) If the official is not a member of the legislature or of the governing body of a metropolitan governmental unit, the superior must assign the matter, if possible, to another employee who does not have a potential conflict of interest. (b) If there is no immediate superior, the official must abstain, if possible, by assigning the matter to a subordinate for disposition or requesting the appointing authority to designate another to determine the matter. The official shall not chair a meeting, participate in any vote, or offer any motion or discussion on the matter giving rise to the potential conflict of interest. (c) If the official is a member of the legislature, the house of service may, at the member's request, excuse the member from taking part in the action or decision in question. (d) If an official is not permitted or is otherwise unable to abstain from action in connection with the matter, the official must file a statement describing the potential conflict and the action taken. A public official must file the statement with the board and a local official must file the statement with the governing body of the official's political subdivision. The statement must be filed within a week of the action taken.

§ Subd. 3. Interest in contract; local officials. This section does not apply to a local official with respect to a matter governed by sections 471.87 and 471.88 .

§ Subd. 4. Exception; judges. Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, a public official who is a district court judge, an appeals court judge, or a supreme court justice is not required to comply with the provisions of this section.
Minn. Stat. § 256Q.08 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256Q / Section 256Q.08
§ 256Q.08 ACCOUNT DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Qualified distribution methods. (a) Qualified distributions may be made: (1) directly to participating providers of goods and services that are qualified disability expenses, if purchased for a beneficiary; (2) in the form of a check payable to both the beneficiary and provider of goods or services that are qualified disability expenses; or (3) directly to the beneficiary, if the beneficiary has already paid qualified disability expenses. (b) Qualified distributions must be withdrawn proportionally from contributions and earnings in an account owner's account on the date of distribution as provided in section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.

§ Subd. 2. Distributions upon death of a beneficiary. Upon the death of a beneficiary, the amount remaining in the beneficiary's account must be distributed pursuant to section 529A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.

§ Subd. 3. Nonqualified distribution. An account owner may request a nonqualified distribution from an account at any time. Nonqualified distributions are based on the total account balances in an account owner's account and must be withdrawn proportionally from contributions and earnings as provided in section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. The earnings portion of a nonqualified distribution is subject to a federal additional tax pursuant to section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this subdivision, "earnings portion" means the ratio of the earnings in the account to the total account balance, immediately prior to the distribution, multiplied by the distribution.
Minn. Stat. § 90.221 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 90 / Section 90.221
§ 90.221 TIMBER SALES RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall keep timber sales records, including the description of each tract of land from which any timber is sold; the date of the report of the state appraisers; the kind, amount, and value of the timber as shown by such report; the date of the sale; the price for which the timber was sold; the name of the purchaser; the number, date of issuance and date of expiration of each permit; the date of any assignment of the permit; the name of the assignee; the dates of the filing and the amounts of the respective security deposits by the purchaser and assignee; the names of the sureties thereon; the amount of timber taken from the land; the date of the report of the scaler and state appraiser; the names of the scaler and the state appraiser who scaled the timber; and the amount paid for such timber and the date of payment.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.916 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.916
§ 383B.916 FINANCING THROUGH COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority granted in section 383B.915 , the county may finance any improvements, equipment, or other property to be operated by the corporation and may issue bonds for such purposes pursuant to and subject to the procedures and limitations set forth in section 373.40 , 383B.117 , 447.45 , or other law, as appropriate, whether or not the capital improvement or equipment to be financed is to be owned by the county or the corporation.