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Minn. Stat. § 55.11 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 55 / Section 55.11
§ 55.11 NOT CHARGED WITH NOTICE OF FIDUCIARY RELATION.
Status: in_force

No such safe deposit company shall be obliged to ascertain or take notice of any trust or fiduciary relationship which the tenant of a safe deposit box may bear to the contents thereof, but shall be presumed to deal with the tenant of a box in an individual and not in a representative capacity, and shall be protected if it grants access to a box to the lessee thereof, according to the terms of the contract of rental.
Minn. Stat. § 325L.17 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325L / Section 325L.17
§ 325L.17 CREATION AND RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND CONVERSION OF WRITTEN RECORDS BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

Each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. Records of a government agency are subject to sections 15.17 and 138.17 .
Minn. Stat. § 116J.682 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.682
§ 116J.682 SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development. (c) "Partner organizations" or "partners" means: (1) nonprofit organizations or public entities, including higher education institutions, engaged in business development or economic development; (2) community development financial institutions; (3) community development corporations; and (4) Tribal economic development entities. (d) "Small business" has the meaning given in section 3 of the Small Business Act, United States Code, title 15, section 632. (e) "Underserved populations and geographies" means individuals who are Black, Indigenous, people of color, veterans, people with disabilities, people who are LGBTQ+, and low-income individuals and includes people from rural Minnesota.

§ Subd. 2. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish the small business assistance partnerships program to make grants to local and regional community-based organizations to provide small business development and technical assistance services to entrepreneurs and small business owners.

§ Subd. 3. Small business assistance partnerships grants. (a) The commissioner shall make small business assistance partnerships grants to local and regional community-based organizations to provide small business development and technical assistance services to entrepreneurs and small business owners. The commissioner must prioritize applications that provide services to underserved populations and geographies. (b) Grantees shall use the grant funds to provide high-quality, free professional business development and technical assistance services that support the start-up, growth, and success of Minnesota's entrepreneurs and small business owners. (c) Grantees may use up to 15 percent of grant funds for expenses incurred while administering the grant, including but not limited to expenses related to technology, utilities, legal services, training, accounting, insurance, financial management, benefits, reporting, servicing of loans, and audits.

§ Subd. 4. Report. By January 31 of each year, partner organizations participating in the program must provide a report to the commissioner on the outcomes of the program, including but not limited to the number of entrepreneurs and small businesses served, number of hours of business assistance services provided, number of new businesses started, number of full-time equivalent jobs created and retained, and demographic and geographic details of the individuals being served.
Minn. Stat. § 473.842 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.842
§ 473.842 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 473.842 to 473.847 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 1a. Closure. "Closure" means actions that will prevent, mitigate, or minimize the threat to public health and the environment posed by a closed solid waste disposal facility including application of final cover; grading and seeding of final cover; installation of an adequate monitoring system, if necessary; and construction of ground and surface water diversion structures.

§ Subd. 2. Market development. "Market development" means the location and facilitation of markets for materials, substances, energy, or other products contained within or derived from waste.

§ Subd. 3. Mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility. "Mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility" means a waste facility used for the disposal of mixed municipal solid waste.

§ Subd. 4. Operator. "Operator" means: (1) the permittee of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility that has an agency permit; or (2) the person in control of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility that does not have an agency permit.

§ Subd. 4a. Postclosure, postclosure care. "Postclosure" and "postclosure care" mean actions taken for the care, maintenance, and monitoring of a solid waste disposal facility after closure that will prevent, mitigate, or minimize the threat to public health and environment posed by the closed facility.

§ Subd. 5. Response. "Response" has the meaning given it in section 115B.02, subdivision 18 .

§ Subd. 6. Solid waste disposal facility. "Solid waste disposal facility" means a waste facility which is used for the disposal of solid waste.
Minn. Stat. § 576.38 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.38
§ 576.38 TERMINATION OF RECEIVERSHIPS; FINAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Termination of receivership. The court may discharge a receiver and terminate the receivership. If the court determines that the appointment of the receiver was procured in bad faith, the court may assess against the person who procured the receiver's appointment: (1) all of the receiver's fees and expenses and other costs of the receivership; and (2) any other sanctions the court deems appropriate.

§ Subd. 2. Request for discharge. Upon distribution or disposition of all receivership property, or the completion of the receiver's duties, the receiver shall file a final report and shall request that the court approve the final report and discharge the receiver.

§ Subd. 3. Contents of final report. The final report, which may incorporate by reference interim reports, shall include, in addition to any matters required by the court in the case: (1) a description of the activities of the receiver in the conduct of the receivership; (2) a schedule of all receivership property at the commencement of the receivership and any receivership property added thereafter; (3) a list of expenditures, including all payments to professionals retained by the receiver; (4) a list of any unpaid expenses incurred during the receivership; (5) a list of all dispositions of receivership property; (6) a list of all distributions made or proposed to be made; and (7) if not done separately, a motion or application for approval of the payment of fees and expenses of the receiver.

§ Subd. 4. Notice of final report. The receiver shall give notice of the filing of the final report and request for discharge to all persons who have filed notices of appearance. If there is no objection within 21 days, the court may enter an order approving the final report and discharging the receiver without the necessity of a hearing.

§ Subd. 5. Effect of discharge. A discharge removes all authority of the receiver, excuses the receiver from further performance of any duties, and discharges any lis pendens recorded by the receiver.
Minn. Stat. § 469.024 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.024
§ 469.024 POWER OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in sections 469.016 to 469.024 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority (1) with respect to a housing project to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession or cause the appointment of a receiver of the project, free from the restrictions imposed by this section or section 469.023 ; or (2) with respect to a redevelopment project, in the event of a default by a purchaser or lessee of land, to acquire property and operate it free from such restrictions.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.152 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.152
§ 115A.152 TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH ASSISTANCE TO GENERATORS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Purposes. The commissioner shall provide for the establishment of a technical and research assistance program for generators of hazardous and industrial waste in the state. The program must be designed to assist generators in the state to obtain information about management of hazardous and industrial wastes, to identify and apply methods of reducing the generation of hazardous and industrial wastes, to facilitate improved management of hazardous and industrial waste and compliance with hazardous and industrial waste rules, and for other similar purposes. The program must emphasize assistance to smaller businesses that have inadequate technical and financial resources for obtaining information, assessing waste management methods, and developing and applying waste reduction techniques. Information and techniques developed under this program must be made available through the program to all generators in the state.

§ Subd. 2. Assistance. The assistance program must include at least the following elements: (1) outreach programs including on-site consultation at locations where hazardous and industrial waste is generated, seminars, workshops, training programs, and other similar activities designed to assist generators to evaluate their hazardous and industrial waste generation and management practices, identify opportunities for waste reduction and improved management, and identify subjects that require additional information and research; (2) a program to assemble, catalog, and disseminate information about hazardous and industrial waste reduction and management methods, available commercial waste management facilities and consultant services, and regulatory programs (provided that specific questions by generators about interpretation or application of waste management rules should be referred to appropriate regulatory agencies); (3) evaluation and interpretation of information needed by generators to improve their management of hazardous and industrial waste; and (4) informational and technical research to identify alternative technical solutions that can be applied by specific generators to reduce the generation of hazardous and industrial waste.

§ Subd. 3. Administration; evaluation. The assistance program must be coordinated with other public and private programs that provide management and technical assistance to smaller businesses and generators of small quantities of hazardous and industrial waste, including programs operated by public and private educational institutions. The commissioner may make grants to a public or private person or association that will establish and operate the elements of the program, but the grants must require that the assistance be provided at no cost to the generators and that the grantees provide periodic reports on the improvements in waste management, waste reduction, and regulatory compliance achieved by generators through the assistance provided.
Minn. Stat. § 144.064 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.064
§ 144.064 THE VIVIAN ACT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Vivian Act."

§ Subd. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (1) "CMV" means the human herpesvirus cytomegalovirus, also called HCMV, human herpesvirus 5, and HHV-5; (2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of health; (3) "congenital CMV" means the transmission of a CMV infection from a pregnant mother to her fetus; and (4) "health care practitioner" means a health care professional who provides prenatal or postnatal care or care to infants.

§ Subd. 3. Commissioner duties. (a) The commissioner shall make available to health care practitioners, women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, and parents of infants up-to-date and evidence-based information about congenital CMV that has been reviewed by experts with knowledge of the disease. The information shall include the following: (1) the recommendation to consider testing for congenital CMV if the parent or legal guardian of the infant elected not to have newborn screening performed under section 144.125 , the infant failed a newborn hearing screening, or pregnancy history suggests increased risk for congenital CMV infection; (2) the incidence of CMV; (3) the transmission of CMV to pregnant women and women who may become pregnant; (4) birth defects caused by congenital CMV; (5) available preventative measures to avoid the infection of women who are pregnant or may become pregnant; and (6) resources available for families of children born with congenital CMV. (b) The commissioner shall follow existing department practice, inclusive of community engagement, to ensure that the information in paragraph (a) is culturally and linguistically appropriate for all recipients. (c) The commissioner shall establish an outreach program to: (1) educate women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, and parents of infants about CMV; and (2) raise awareness for CMV among health care practitioners. (d) The Advisory Committee on Heritable and Congenital Disorders established under section 144.1255 shall review congenital CMV for inclusion on the list of tests to be performed under section 144.125 . If the committee recommends and the commissioner approves the recommendation of adding congenital CMV to the newborn screening panel, the commissioner shall publish the addition in the State Register and the per specimen fee for screening under section 144.125, subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), shall be increased by $43 effective upon publication in the State Register.
Minn. Stat. § 356.614 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 356 / Section 356.614
§ 356.614 LIMITATION ON USE OF FORFEITURES.
Status: in_force

This section applies to any defined benefit plan listed in section 356.611, subdivision 6. Unless otherwise permitted by section 401(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code, forfeitures must not be applied to increase the benefits any participant would otherwise receive under the plan at any time prior to the termination of the plan or the complete discontinuance of employer contributions.
Minn. Stat. § 582.31 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 582 / Section 582.31
§ 582.31 ONE ACTION ALLOWED TO ENFORCE AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) For a mortgage on property used in agricultural production entered into on or before March 22, 1986, the mortgagee may only proceed to:

(1) obtain a personal judgment for the debt owed on the note secured by the mortgage and execute on the judgment; or

(2) foreclose the mortgage and obtain a deficiency judgment, if allowed.

(b) An action under paragraph (a), either clause (1) or (2), bars an action under the other clause.
Minn. Stat. § 471.464 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.464
§ 471.464 RAMPS AT CROSSWALKS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. At new installations. Every city shall install ramps at crosswalks, in both business and residential areas, when making new installations of sidewalks and curbs or gutters, or improving or replacing existing sidewalks and curbs or gutters, so as to make the transition from street to sidewalk easily negotiable for disabled persons in wheelchairs and for other persons who may have difficulty in making the required step up or down from curb level to street level.

§ Subd. 2. Design specifications. All such ramps shall be constructed or installed in accordance with design specifications therefor prepared by the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation shall make available to such municipalities design standards for such ramps.
Minn. Stat. § 82B.072 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82B / Section 82B.072
§ 82B.072 FORMAL COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, an inquiry alleging noncompliance with this chapter that does not result in a disciplinary action, including any informal disposition of a case or an action pursuant to this chapter or section 45.027 , does not constitute a formal complaint under this chapter or section 45.027 .
Minn. Stat. § 410.32 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.32
§ 410.32 CITIES MAY ISSUE CAPITAL NOTES FOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of other law or charter, a home rule charter city may, by resolution and without public referendum, issue capital notes subject to the city debt limit to purchase capital equipment.

(b) For purposes of this section, "capital equipment" means:

(1) public safety equipment, ambulance and other medical equipment, road construction and maintenance equipment, and other capital equipment;

(2) computer hardware and software, whether bundled with machinery or equipment or unbundled, together with application development services and training related to the use of the computer hardware and software; and

(3) projects that eliminate R-22, as defined in section 240A.09 , paragraph (b), clause (2).

(c) The equipment or software must have an expected useful life at least as long as the term of the notes.

(d) The notes shall be payable in not more than 20 years and be issued on the terms and in the manner determined by the city. The total principal amount of the capital notes issued in a fiscal year shall not exceed 0.03 percent of the estimated market value of taxable property in the city for that year.

(e) A tax levy shall be made for the payment of the principal and interest on the notes, in accordance with section 475.61 , as in the case of bonds.

(f) Notes issued under this section shall require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the governing body of the city.

(g) Notwithstanding a contrary provision of other law or charter, a home rule charter city may also issue capital notes subject to its debt limit in the manner and subject to the limitations applicable to statutory cities pursuant to section 412.301 .
Minn. Stat. § 599.18 — MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 599 / Section 599.18
§ 599.18 CERTIFICATE OF DEPARTMENT OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The certificate of any officer of any department of the United States government to any fact appearing of record in the officer's department, authenticated by an official seal, if the officer has one, shall be prima facie evidence of such fact.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.40 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.40
§ 270C.40 INTEREST PAYABLE TO COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Interest; rate. If any tax payable to the commissioner or to the department is not paid within the time specified by law for payment, the unpaid tax shall bear interest at the rate for each year determined in subdivision 5 from the date such tax should have been paid until the date that the tax was paid, unless otherwise provided by law.

§ Subd. 2. Extension of time. When an extension of time has been granted by the commissioner, interest shall be paid at the rate for each year determined in subdivision 5 from the date such payment should have been made, if no extension had been granted, until the date of payment of such tax.

§ Subd. 3. Penalty. If any penalty payable to the commissioner shall by law bear interest, such penalty shall bear interest at the rate for each year determined in subdivision 5 from the date the penalty was assessable until the date that such penalty was paid, unless a different rate of interest is otherwise provided by law.

§ Subd. 4. Underpayment of estimated tax. There shall be added to the amount of any underpayment of estimated tax, computed pursuant to chapter 289A, an amount in lieu of interest. The amount in lieu of interest for that taxable year shall be the amount determined in subdivision 5 for January 1 on which begins the taxable year or precedes the beginning of the taxable year. The amount in lieu of interest does not bear interest after the due date of the return for that taxable year.

§ Subd. 5. Annual interest rate. The rate of interest or amount in lieu of interest contained in subdivisions 1 to 4 shall be determined by the commissioner not later than October 15 of each year and shall be equal to the prime rate charged by banks during the six-month period ending on September 30 of that year, rounded to the nearest full percent. The rate of interest or amount in lieu of interest becomes effective on January 1 of the immediately succeeding year except as provided in subdivision 4. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "prime rate charged by banks" means the average predominant prime rate quoted by commercial banks to large businesses, as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The determination of the commissioner pursuant to this subdivision shall not be considered a "rule" and shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act contained in chapter 14.

§ Subd. 6. Unpaid judgment. Notwithstanding section 549.09 , if judgment is entered upon any tax payable to the commissioner which has not been paid within the time specified by law for payment, the unpaid judgment shall bear interest at the rate specified in this section from the date judgment is entered until the date of payment.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.203 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.203
§ 60A.203 RETENTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Each surplus lines broker shall keep a separate account of each transaction entered into pursuant to sections 60A.195 to 60A.209 . Evidence of these transactions shall be documented in the form and manner designated by the commissioner and retained by the broker for a minimum of five years. The forms must be readily available for review and audit by the commissioner.