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Minn. Stat. § 65B.12 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65B / Section 65B.12
§ 65B.12 RIGHT TO HEARING; CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Hearing request. Any member, applicant or person insured under a policy placed through the facility may request a formal hearing and ruling by the governing committee on any alleged violation of the plan of operation or any alleged improper act or ruling of the facility. The request for hearing must be filed within 30 days after the date of the alleged act or decision.

§ Subd. 2. Plan of operation to provide. The plan of operation shall provide for prompt and fair hearings, and shall prescribe the procedure to be followed in the hearings.

§ Subd. 3. Appeal of governing committee ruling. Any formal ruling by the governing committee may be appealed to the commissioner by filing notice of appeal with the facility and the commissioner within 30 days after issuance of the ruling. The hearing shall be governed by the procedures for contested cases.

§ Subd. 4. Appeal hearing. Upon a hearing pursuant to chapter 14, the commissioner shall issue an order approving or disapproving the action or decision of the governing committee or directing the governing committee to reconsider the ruling.

§ Subd. 4a. Judicial review. In lieu of the appeal to the commissioner, a member, applicant, or person may seek judicial review of the governing committee's action.

§ Subd. 5. Plan interpretation. The plan of operation shall be interpreted to conform to the laws of this state with respect to automobile insurance coverage and any changes in the laws, unless the facility is specifically excluded from the applicability of these laws.
Minn. Stat. § 625.07 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 625 / Section 625.07
§ 625.07 DISCHARGE; COMPLAINANT LIABLE FOR COSTS; WHEN.
Status: in_force

If, upon examination, it does not appear that there is just cause to fear that the offense will be committed by the party complained of, the party shall be immediately discharged. If the judge deems the complaint malicious, or without probable cause, the judge shall order the complainant to pay the costs of prosecution. The complainant shall then be answerable to the judge and the officer for their fees.
Minn. Stat. § 16C.053 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16C / Section 16C.053
§ 16C.053 CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS WHO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ISRAEL PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Discrimination by vendor. (a) A state agency may not enter into a contract with a vendor that engages in discrimination against Israel, or against persons or entities doing business in Israel, when making decisions related to the operation of the vendor's business. (b) For purposes of this section, "discrimination" includes but is not limited to engaging in refusals to deal, terminating business activities, or other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel, or persons or entities doing business in Israel, when such actions are taken in a manner that in any way discriminates on the basis of nationality or national origin and is not based on a valid business reason.

§ Subd. 2. Exemption; commissioner may waive. (a) This section does not apply to contracts with a value of less than $50,000. (b) The commissioner may waive application of this section on a contract if the commissioner determines that compliance is not practicable or in the best interests of the state.

§ Subd. 3. Relation to existing law. This section does not prohibit a vendor from engaging in free speech or expression protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or the Constitution of the state of Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 332.56 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.56
§ 332.56 PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirements; prohibitions. A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following: (1) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer; (2) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (3) make, counsel, or advise any buyer to make, any statement with respect to a buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is untrue or misleading or that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be untrue or misleading to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit; or (4) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization.

§ Subd. 2. Salespersons; agents. If a credit services organization is in compliance with subdivision 1, clause (1), the salesperson, agent, or representative who sells the services of that organization is not required to obtain a surety bond.
Minn. Stat. § 163.15 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 163 / Section 163.15
§ 163.15 BRIDGE ACROSS DIVERSION CHANNEL.
Status: in_force

Whenever any county has been authorized by the commissioner of natural resources to divert the channel of a navigable stream for the purpose of improving a county road and the board of commissioners of such county has by resolution ordered diversion of the navigable stream across private property so that the stream and the channel thereof when so diverted deprives the owner of the private property of access to the county road, the owner of the private property may grant to the county a perpetual easement for road purposes across that private property commencing at a point 50 feet distant from the relocated or diversion channel, thence crossing the relocated or diversion channel and intersecting the county road so to be improved; and the road easement shall extend for a distance of two rods on each side of the centerline thereof and be and remain a public road. The county shall forthwith establish and construct a highway upon the strip of land pursuant to law, build a suitable bridge, including approaches thereto, across the channel, and at public expense thenceforth maintain the road and bridge so established in a safe condition so as to afford the owner of the private property access to the improved county road.
Minn. Stat. § 484.79 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 484 / Section 484.79
§ 484.79 FAMILY VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCILS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment; purpose. A judicial district may establish a Family Violence Coordinating Council for the purpose of promoting innovative efforts to deal with family violence issues. A coordinating council shall establish and promote interdisciplinary programs and initiatives to coordinate public and private legal and social services and law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial activities.

§ Subd. 2. Membership. The chief judge shall appoint the members of a Family Violence Coordinating Council. Members must include representatives of the following groups: (1) judges, court administrators, and probation authorities; (2) domestic abuse advocates and others who provide social services to adult and child victims of domestic abuse and perpetrators of domestic abuse; (3) health care and mental health care providers; (4) law enforcement and prosecutors; (5) public defenders and legal aid; (6) educators and child protection workers; and (7) public officials and other public organizations.

§ Subd. 3. Plan. A Family Violence Coordinating Council shall develop a plan for coordinating activities of its membership relating to family violence issues and improving activities and services, including: (1) interdisciplinary training and systemic approaches to family violence issues; (2) identification of current weaknesses in the system and areas where additional resources are needed, and ways to improve those components; (3) promoting public and private partnerships in the delivery of services and the use of volunteer services; (4) identification of differences in approaches and needs in different demographic populations; (5) developing protocols for investigation and prosecution of domestic abuse, including issues related to victim cooperation and interviewing and investigative techniques; (6) coordination of city and county prosecutorial efforts, including standards for referral of cases, coordinated prosecutions, and cross-deputization of prosecutors; (7) evaluation of dismissal, conviction, and sentencing levels and practices and relationship to reported incidents of domestic abuse, cases investigated and prosecuted, and severity of abuse; and (8) coordination of family, juvenile, and criminal court proceedings involving family violence issues.

§ Subd. 4. Evaluation. A family violence coordinating council shall develop a system for evaluating the effectiveness of its initiatives and programs in improving the coordination of activities and delivery of services and shall focus on identifiable goals and outcomes. An evaluation must include data components as well as input from individuals involved in family violence activities and services, victims, and perpetrators.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.025 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.025
§ 97A.025 OWNERSHIP OF WILD ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

The ownership of wild animals of the state is in the state, in its sovereign capacity for the benefit of all the people of the state. A person may not acquire a property right in wild animals, or destroy them, unless authorized under the game and fish laws or sections 17.47 to 17.498 .
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0203 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0203
§ 501C.0203 ORDER FOR HEARING AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. In rem judicial proceedings. Upon the filing of a petition under the district court's in rem jurisdiction by an interested person, the court shall, by order, fix a time and place for a hearing. Notice of the judicial proceeding must be given by an interested person as follows: (1) by publishing, at least 20 days before the date of the hearing, a copy of the order for hearing one time in a legal newspaper for the county in which the petition is filed; and (2) by mailing, at least 15 days before the date of the hearing, a copy of the order for hearing to those current trustees and qualified beneficiaries of the trust whose identity is known and whose location is known or reasonably ascertainable to the petitioner after making reasonable efforts to locate such persons. In the case of a qualified beneficiary who is a minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 524.5-102 , notice of the judicial proceeding shall also be given to any representative person acting on behalf of the qualified beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of sections 501C.0301 to 501C.0305 who is known to the petitioner. The district court shall have the discretion to order that notice of the judicial proceeding may be given in any other manner as the court directs.

§ Subd. 2. In personam judicial proceedings. Upon the filing of a petition under the district court's in personam jurisdiction by an interested person, the court shall, by order, fix a time and place for hearing. Notice of the judicial proceeding must be given by an interested person to the current trustees and the qualified beneficiaries in the same manner as set forth under Rule 4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure by serving a copy of the order for hearing and the petition at least 15 days prior to the hearing unless waived in writing by the current trustees and the qualified beneficiaries. In the case of a qualified beneficiary who is a minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 524.5-102 , notice of the judicial proceeding shall also be given to any representative person acting on behalf of the qualified beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of sections 501C.0301 to 501C.0305 who is known to the petitioner. The district court shall have the discretion to order that notice of the judicial proceeding may be given in any other manner as the court directs.
Minn. Stat. § 645.39 — MN Code / Part 645_648 / Chapter 645 / Section 645.39
§ 645.39 IMPLIED REPEAL BY LATER LAW.
Status: in_force

When a law purports to be a revision of all laws upon a particular subject, or sets up a general or exclusive system covering the entire subject matter of a former law and is intended as a substitute for such former law, such law shall be construed to repeal all former laws upon the same subject. When a general law purports to establish a uniform and mandatory system covering a class of subjects, such law shall be construed to repeal preexisting local or special laws on the same class of subjects. In all other cases, a later law shall not be construed to repeal an earlier law unless the two laws are irreconcilable.
Minn. Stat. § 308B.115 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308B / Section 308B.115
§ 308B.115 REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT.
Status: in_force

Every cooperative shall have a registered office, and may have a registered agent and may change its registered office or change its registered agent, and the agent may resign or change its business address or name, in the manner prescribed by section 5.36 .
Minn. Stat. § 169.442 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.442
§ 169.442 SCHOOL BUS SIGNALS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Signals required. A type A, B, C, or D school bus must be equipped with at least one stop-signal arm, prewarning flashing amber signals, and flashing red signals.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43 ]

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1994 c 647 art 12 s 43 ]

§ Subd. 4. Optional warning system. In addition to equipment required under subdivision 1, and notwithstanding section 169.64 , a school bus may be equipped with a driver-activated, exterior student-control, warning system. The driver shall activate this system when the use of the stop-signal arm and flashing red signals is required under section 169.443, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 5. White strobe lamps on certain buses transporting children. A school bus or a Head Start bus may be equipped with a flashing strobe lamp under section 169.64, subdivision 8 .

§ Subd. 6. Supplemental warning system. In addition to the signals required under subdivision 1, a type A, B, C, or D school bus may be equipped with a supplemental warning system under section 169.4503, subdivision 31 .
Minn. Stat. § 325J.07 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325J / Section 325J.07
§ 325J.07 PERMITTED CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or section 325J.13 , a pawnbroker may contract for and receive a pawnshop charge not to exceed three percent per month of the principal amount advanced in the pawn transaction plus a reasonable fee for storage and services. A fee for storage and services may not exceed $20 if the property is not in the possession of the pawnbroker.

(b) The pawnshop charge allowed under paragraph (a) shall be deemed earned, due, and owing as of the date of the pawn transaction and a like sum shall be deemed earned, due, and owing on the same day of the succeeding month. However, if full payment is made more than two weeks before the next succeeding date, the pawnbroker shall remit one-half of the pawnshop charge for that month to the pledgor.

(c) Interest shall not be deducted in advance, nor shall any loan be divided or split so as to yield greater interest or fees than would be permitted upon a single, consolidated loan or for otherwise evading any provisions of this section.

(d) Any interest, charge, or fees contracted for or received, directly or indirectly, in excess of the amount permitted under this section, shall be uncollectible and the pawn transaction shall be void.

(e) A schedule of charges permitted by this section shall be posted on the pawnshop premises in a place clearly visible to the general public.
Minn. Stat. § 123A.65 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 123A / Section 123A.65
§ 123A.65 PHASE OUT OF DISSOLVED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The board of each district so dissolved shall continue to maintain schools until all its territory has been attached to a proper district not later than July 1. Such boards shall only make such contracts and do such things as are necessary to properly maintain schools for the period they may be in session prior to the attachment.
Minn. Stat. § 315.44 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 315 / Section 315.44
§ 315.44 YMCA, YWCA; FORMATION, CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

Three or more persons may form a corporation known as a Young Men's Christian Association or a Young Women's Christian Association by adopting, signing, and acknowledging a certificate of incorporation containing:

(1) the names and places of residence of the incorporators;

(2) the name of the corporation, the location of its principal place of business, and the period of its duration;

(3) the objects of its organization expressly stated;

(4) the number of its directors, not less than five, who shall manage its affairs, how and when elected, and the time and place of annual meetings; and

(5) the terms of admission to active membership.

The certificate must be recorded with the county recorder of the county of its principal place of business.
Minn. Stat. § 147D.21 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147D / Section 147D.21
§ 147D.21 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Number of required contact hours. Three years after the date of initial licensure and every three years thereafter, a licensed traditional midwife must complete a minimum of 30 contact hours of board-approved continuing education and attest to completion of continuing education requirements by reporting to the board. At least five contact hours within a three-year reporting period must involve adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and either infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation or neonatal advanced life support.

§ Subd. 2. Approval of continuing education programs. The board shall approve continuing education programs that meet the following criteria: (1) the program content directly relates to the practice of traditional midwifery; (2) each member of the program faculty is knowledgeable in the subject matter as demonstrated by a degree from an accredited education program, verifiable experience in the field of traditional midwifery, special training in the subject matter, or experience teaching in the subject area; (3) the program lasts at least one contact hour; (4) there are specific, measurable, written objectives, consistent with the program, describing the expected outcomes for the participants; and (5) the program sponsor has a mechanism to verify participation and maintains attendance records for three years.

§ Subd. 3. Continuing education topics. Continuing education program topics may include, but are not limited to, traditional midwifery care in the prenatal, labor, birth, and postpartum and newborn periods; assessing contraindications; care in emergency situations; ethics; and nutrition.

§ Subd. 4. Accumulation of contact hours. A licensed traditional midwife may not apply contact hours acquired in one three-year reporting period to a future continuing education reporting period.

§ Subd. 5. Verification of continuing education credits. The board shall periodically select a random sample of licensed traditional midwives and require those licensed traditional midwives to supply the board with evidence of having completed the continuing education to which they attested. Documentation may come directly from the licensed traditional midwife or from state or national organizations that maintain continuing education records.
Minn. Stat. § 336.3-204 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.3-204
§ 336.3-204 ENDORSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Endorsement" means a signature, other than that of a signer as maker, drawer, or acceptor, that alone or accompanied by other words is made on an instrument for the purpose of (i) negotiating the instrument, (ii) restricting payment of the instrument, or (iii) incurring endorser's liability on the instrument, but regardless of the intent of the signer, a signature and its accompanying words is an endorsement unless the accompanying words, terms of the instrument, place of the signature, or other circumstances unambiguously indicate that the signature was made for a purpose other than endorsement. For the purpose of determining whether a signature is made on an instrument, a paper affixed to the instrument is a part of the instrument.

(b) "Endorser" means a person who makes an endorsement.

(c) For the purpose of determining whether the transferee of an instrument is a holder, an endorsement that transfers a security interest in the instrument is effective as an unqualified endorsement of the instrument.

(d) If an instrument is payable to a holder under a name that is not the name of the holder, endorsement may be made by the holder in the name stated in the instrument or in the holder's name or both, but signature in both names may be required by a person paying or taking the instrument for value or collection.
Minn. Stat. § 465.14 — MN Code / Part 465_466 / Chapter 465 / Section 465.14
§ 465.14 TAX LEVY; EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

When a judgment against a city is unpaid at the time of the annual tax levy, unless the proper officers thereof have otherwise provided sufficient funds to pay the same before the time for collection of such tax levy, they shall levy a tax to pay such judgment and certify the same and the purpose thereof to the county auditor. If the judgment be not paid within 20 days after the time fixed by law for the county treasurer to pay over to the treasurer of the municipality the moneys on hand belonging to it on account of such annual tax levy, execution may issue on such judgment, but only the property of such municipality shall be liable thereon. If there be no officers of the municipality to levy such tax, the judgment creditor may apply to the county auditor, who, upon being satisfied that the judgment has not been paid or stayed, shall levy and extend the tax.
Minn. Stat. § 62D.211 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62D / Section 62D.211
§ 62D.211 RENEWAL FEE.
Status: in_force

Each health maintenance organization subject to sections 62D.01 to 62D.30 shall submit to the commissioner of health each year before June 15 a certificate of authority renewal fee in the amount of $30,000 each plus 88 cents per person enrolled in the health maintenance organization on December 31 of the preceding year.
Minn. Stat. § 555.04 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 555 / Section 555.04
§ 555.04 CONSTRUCTION, BY WHOM REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

Any person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, person who lacks mental capacity, or insolvent, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto:

(1) to ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin or other; or

(2) to direct the executors, administrators, or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or

(3) to determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings.