FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Minn. Stat. § 179A.14 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179A / Section 179A.14
§ 179A.14 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT; NEGOTIATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Initiating negotiation. (a) First agreement. When an exclusive representative desires to meet and negotiate an initial agreement establishing terms and conditions of employment, the exclusive representative shall give written notice to the employer and the commissioner. If the exclusive representative has not been certified by the commissioner under section 179A.12 within one year of such written notice, the employer has ten days from receipt of the notice to object to the demand to negotiate by petitioning the commissioner to investigate either the appropriateness of the unit or the question of representation that the employer believes is raised by the demand, or both. If the employer does not object within ten days, the employer accepts the obligations of section 179A.07, subdivision 2 , and the balance of this chapter with regard to such exclusive representative. If the employer does object by filing a petition under this section, the commissioner shall investigate the petition under section 179A.12, subdivision 5 . (b) Subsequent agreement. When a party to a contract desires to meet and negotiate an agreement subsequent to the initial agreement, the party shall give written notice to the other party and to the commissioner at least 60 days before the termination date of the existing contract. If a party fails to give the required 60-day notice, the party is subject to a fine of $10 per day for each day the notice is late. The fine for late notice may be waived at the discretion of the commissioner if the commissioner finds that the failure to give timely notice did not prejudice the commissioner or the other party in the fulfillment of their responsibilities and duties. The fine for late notice is the only penalty for late notice under this paragraph.

§ Subd. 2. Joint negotiations. Public employers and exclusive representatives of employees may voluntarily participate in joint negotiations in similar or identical appropriate units. It is the policy of sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 to encourage areawide negotiations, and the commissioner shall encourage it when possible.

§ Subd. 3. Public meetings. All negotiations, mediation sessions, and hearings between public employers and public employees or their respective representatives are public meetings except when otherwise provided by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 86A.22 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86A / Section 86A.22
§ 86A.22 AUTHORITY OF LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

Counties, towns, and home rule charter and statutory cities of this state abutting on Lake Superior or inland waterways connected with Lake Superior for navigation and shelter of recreational watercraft are authorized by majority vote of their respective governing bodies to enter into contracts and agreements with the commissioner to accomplish the purposes of sections 86A.20 to 86A.24 .
Minn. Stat. § 609.72 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.72
§ 609.72 DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Crime. Whoever does any of the following in a public or private place, including on a school bus, knowing, or having reasonable grounds to know that it will, or will tend to, alarm, anger or disturb others or provoke an assault or breach of the peace, is guilty of disorderly conduct, which is a misdemeanor: (1) engages in brawling or fighting; or (2) disturbs an assembly or meeting, not unlawful in its character; or (3) engages in offensive, obscene, abusive, boisterous, or noisy conduct or in offensive, obscene, or abusive language tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger, or resentment in others. A person does not violate this section if the person's disorderly conduct was caused by an epileptic seizure. [See Note.]

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1969 c 226 s 1 ]

§ Subd. 3. Caregiver; penalty for disorderly conduct. A caregiver, as defined in section 609.232 , who violates the provisions of subdivision 1 against a vulnerable adult, as defined in section 609.232 , may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.675 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.675
§ 16A.675 PERSONS EXECUTING OBLIGATIONS NOT LIABLE.
Status: in_force

No officer or other person executing state bonds or certificates is liable personally on them or accountable by reason of issuing them.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.493 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.493
§ 216B.493 POSTORDER COMMISSION DUTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Financing costs review. Within 120 days after the date extraordinary event bonds are issued, a utility subject to a financing order must file with the commission the actual initial and ongoing financing costs, the final structure and pricing of the extraordinary event bonds, and the actual extraordinary event charge. The commission must review the prudence of the natural gas utility's actions to determine whether the actual financing costs were the lowest that could reasonably be achieved given the financing order's terms and market conditions prevailing at the time the extraordinary event bonds are issued.

§ Subd. 2. Enforcement. If the commission determines that a utility's actions under this section are not prudent or are inconsistent with the financing order, the commission may apply remedies deemed appropriate for utility actions, provided that any remedy applied must not directly or indirectly: (1) reduce or impair the extraordinary event property approved in the financing order or impair the collection or recovery of extraordinary event charges and extraordinary event revenue; (2) reduce, impair, postpone, or terminate extraordinary event charges approved in the financing order until all principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, payable on the extraordinary event bonds, all financing costs, and all amounts to be paid to an assignee or financing party under an ancillary agreement are paid in full; or (3) change the customers required to pay extraordinary event charges.
Minn. Stat. § 572B.05 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 572B / Section 572B.05
§ 572B.05 APPLICATION TO COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 572B.28 , an application for judicial relief under sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of court for making and hearing motions.

(b) Notice of an initial motion to the court under sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 must be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action unless a civil action is already pending involving the agreement to arbitrate.
Minn. Stat. § 18D.321 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18D / Section 18D.321
§ 18D.321 APPEAL OF COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Notice of appeal. (a) After service of an order, a person has 20 days from receipt of the order to notify the commissioner in writing that the person intends to contest the order. (b) If the person fails to notify the commissioner that the person intends to contest the order, the order is a final order of the commissioner and not subject to further judicial or administrative review.

§ Subd. 2. Administrative review. If a person notifies the commissioner that the person intends to contest an order issued under this chapter, the state Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 14 for hearings in contested cases. For contested corrective action orders, the state Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct an administrative hearing not later than 14 days after notification that a corrective action order is contested.

§ Subd. 3. Judicial review. Judicial review of a final decision in a contested case is available as provided in chapter 14.
Minn. Stat. § 50.212 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 50 / Section 50.212
§ 50.212 SAVINGS BANK REGULATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Commerce Department to control. The commissioner of commerce shall have charge of the execution of all laws relating to the savings banks chartered under the laws of Minnesota and relating to the business of those savings banks.

§ Subd. 2. Commissioner supervision. The commissioner shall supervise the books, records, and affairs of all savings banks doing business in the state as provided in section 46.04 .

§ Subd. 3. Official communications referred to directors. Each official communication from the commissioner to a savings bank relating to any examination conducted by the commissioner or containing suggestions and recommendations as to the conduct of business of the savings bank, shall be submitted by the officer receiving it to the board of directors at the next meeting of the board and noted in the meeting minutes.
Minn. Stat. § 442A.21 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 442A / Section 442A.21
§ 442A.21 GENERAL AND MUNICIPALITY POWERS.
Status: in_force

A district may do and perform all other acts and things necessary or proper for the effectuation of its powers and the accomplishment of its purposes. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing provision or any other provision of this chapter, a district, with respect to each and all of said powers and purposes, shall have like powers as are vested in municipalities with respect to any similar purposes. The exercise of such powers by a district and all matters pertaining thereto are governed by the law relating to the exercise of similar powers by municipalities and matters pertaining thereto, so far as applicable, with like force and effect, except as otherwise provided.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.103 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.103
§ 144E.103 EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General requirements. Every ambulance in service for patient care shall carry, at a minimum: (1) oxygen; (2) airway maintenance equipment in various sizes to accommodate all age groups; (3) splinting equipment in various sizes to accommodate all age groups; (4) dressings, bandages, commercially manufactured tourniquets, and bandaging equipment; (5) an emergency obstetric kit; (6) equipment to determine vital signs in various sizes to accommodate all age groups; (7) a stretcher; (8) a defibrillator; (9) a fire extinguisher; and (10) opiate antagonists.

§ Subd. 2. Advanced life-support requirements. In addition to the requirements in subdivision 1, an ambulance used in providing advanced life support must carry drugs and drug administration equipment and supplies as approved by the licensee's medical director.

§ Subd. 2a. Maintenance, sanitation, and testing of equipment, supplies, and drugs. Equipment carried on every ambulance in service for patient care must be maintained in full operating condition. Patient care equipment, supplies, and drugs must be stored and maintained within manufacturer's recommendations and: (1) all equipment and supplies must be maintained in full operating condition and in good repair; (2) all equipment, supplies, and containers used for storage of equipment or supplies must be kept clean so as to be free from dirt, grease, and other offensive matter; (3) sheets and pillowcases must be changed after each use; (4) single-service equipment and supplies must be wrapped, stored, and handled so as to prevent contamination and must be disposed of after use; (5) reusable equipment and supplies must be cleaned after each use so as to be free from dirt, grease, and other offensive matter; (6) equipment and supplies, soiled or otherwise not free from dirt, grease, and other offensive matter, must be kept in plastic bags or securely covered containers until disposed of or prepared for reuse; and (7) procedures for the periodic performance testing of mechanical equipment must be developed, maintained, and followed, and records of performance testing must be kept in the licensee's files. Testing must occur within the manufacturer's recommendations.

§ Subd. 3. Storage. All equipment carried in an ambulance must be securely stored.

§ Subd. 4. Safety restraints. An ambulance must be equipped with safety straps, including shoulder harnesses, for the stretcher and seat belts in the patient compartment for the patient and ambulance personnel.

§ Subd. 5. Communication equipment. An ambulance must be equipped with a two-way radio that is programmed and operating according to the most recent version of the statewide radio board shared radio and communication plan or its equivalent as determined by the director.
Minn. Stat. § 241.338 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.338
§ 241.338 USE OF TEST RESULTS.
Status: in_force

Blood-borne pathogen test results of an inmate obtained under sections 241.33 to 241.342 are for diagnostic purposes and to determine the need for treatment or medical care specific to a blood-borne pathogen-related illness. The test results may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings, except for procedures under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 .
Minn. Stat. § 446A.01 — MN Code / Part 440_446A / Chapter 446A / Section 446A.01
§ 446A.01 MINNESOTA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY ACT.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Public Facilities Authority Act."
Minn. Stat. § 103E.323 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.323
§ 103E.323 PROPERTY OWNERS' REPORT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Report. Within 30 days after the viewers' report is filed, the auditor must make a property owners' report from the information in the viewers' report showing for each property owner benefited or damaged by the proposed drainage project: (1) the name and address of the property owner; (2) each lot or tract and its area that is benefited or damaged; (3) the total number and value of acres added to a tract or lot by the proposed drainage of public waters, wetlands, and other areas not currently being cultivated; (4) the number of acres and amount of benefits being assessed for drainage of areas which before the drainage benefits could be realized would require a public-waters-work permit to work in public waters under section 103G.245 to excavate or fill a navigable water body under United States Code, title 33, section 403, or a permit to discharge into waters of the United States under United States Code, title 33, section 1344; (5) the number of acres and amount of benefits being assessed for drainage of areas that would be considered conversion of a wetland under United States Code, title 16, section 3821, if the area was placed in agricultural production; (6) the damage, if any, to riparian rights; (7) the amount of right-of-way acreage required; (8) the amount that each tract or lot will be benefited or damaged; (9) the net damages or benefits to each property owner; (10) the estimated cost to be assessed to the property owner based on the cost of the drainage project in the engineer's detailed survey report; and (11) a copy of the benefits and damages statement under section 103E.321, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a), relating to the property owner.

§ Subd. 2. Mailing. The auditor must mail a copy of the property owners' report to each owner of property affected by the proposed drainage project, and may prepare and file an affidavit of mailing.
Minn. Stat. § 559.22 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 559 / Section 559.22
§ 559.22 IN RECOVERY ACTION DEFENDANT'S BUYER MAY BE LIABLE.
Status: in_force

An action for the recovery of real property against a person in possession or in receipt of the rents and profits thereof cannot be prejudiced by an alienation made by that person either before or after the commencement of the action; but in such case, if the defendant has no property sufficient to satisfy the damages recovered for the withholding of possession, such damages may be collected by action against the purchaser.
Minn. Stat. § 438.11 — MN Code / Part 436_439 / Chapter 438 / Section 438.11
§ 438.11 CITIES; EXPENSES TO CONVENTIONS, PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city of this state, however organized, may appropriate such reasonable sums of money as it deems proper to defray the expenses of members of its regularly organized fire department in attending the state convention of the Minnesota State Fire Department Association, the Minnesota State Fire School, and to meetings of regional firefighter's associations.

The term "expenses" shall include payment of a reasonable per diem while in attendance at any such meeting to members of a fire department who are not on a fixed monthly salary.
Minn. Stat. § 62U.06 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62U / Section 62U.06
§ 62U.06 COORDINATION; LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Coordination. In carrying out the responsibilities of this chapter, the commissioner of health shall ensure that the activities and data collection are implemented in an integrated and coordinated manner that avoids unnecessary duplication of effort. To the extent possible, the commissioner shall use existing data sources and implement methods to streamline data collection in order to reduce public and private sector administrative costs.

§ Subd. 2. Legislative oversight. Beginning January 15, 2009, the commissioner of health shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care policy and finance periodic progress reports on the implementation of this chapter and sections 62U.03 and 256B.0753 to 256B.0754 .

§ Subd. 3. Rulemaking. For purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may use the expedited rulemaking process under section 14.389 .
Minn. Stat. § 152.205 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.205
§ 152.205 LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 152.01, subdivision 18 , and 152.093 to 152.095 do not preempt enforcement or preclude adoption of municipal or county ordinances prohibiting or otherwise regulating the manufacture, delivery, possession, or advertisement of drug paraphernalia.
Minn. Stat. § 50.065 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 50 / Section 50.065
§ 50.065 OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

Every savings bank, except when otherwise specially provided, must have a president, secretary, and treasurer, and may have one or more vice-presidents and other officers, as its certificate of incorporation or bylaws may provide. The time and manner of their election and their respective duties must be prescribed in the certificate of incorporation or in the bylaws. Only one president of record may act on behalf of the savings bank; however, additional officers may be titled president for purposes of empowering those additional officers to function as managing officers of detached facilities of banks.
Minn. Stat. § 257D.01 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257D / Section 257D.01
§ 257D.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given.

§ Subd. 2. Abandonment. "Abandonment" means the parent's failure to maintain contact with an at-risk juvenile on a regular basis or to demonstrate consistent interest in an at-risk juvenile's well-being beginning at least six months prior to the at-risk juvenile reaching the age of 18, or the death of an at-risk juvenile's parent.

§ Subd. 3. Abuse. "Abuse" means, at any time in an at-risk juvenile's life, the infliction or threat of: (1) psychological or emotional harm; (2) physical injury that was not due to an accident; or (3) sexual abuse, which includes sex trafficking as defined in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.

§ Subd. 4. At-risk juvenile. "At-risk juvenile" means an unmarried person who is between the ages of 18 and 21 and is potentially eligible for classification under United States Code, title 8, section 1101(a)(27)(J), as amended through December 31, 2021.

§ Subd. 5. Best interests. "Best interests" has the meaning given in section 260C.511 , paragraph (a).

§ Subd. 6. Guardian. "Guardian" means an adult who has been appointed by the court as the guardian of an at-risk juvenile under this chapter. A guardian includes but is not limited to a parent.

§ Subd. 7. Mental injury. "Mental injury" has the meaning given in section 260E.03 , subdivision 13.

§ Subd. 8. Neglect. "Neglect" means, at any time prior to an at-risk juvenile reaching the age of 18, the failure to give an at-risk juvenile proper care that causes the juvenile's health or welfare to be harmed or placed at substantial risk of harm or causes mental injury or a substantial risk of mental injury.

§ Subd. 9. Petitioner. "Petitioner" means the at-risk juvenile who is the subject of the petition.
Minn. Stat. § 142E.021 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142E / Section 142E.021
§ 142E.021 AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENTS DURING DISASTER PERIODS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may waive requirements under this chapter for up to nine months after the disaster in areas where a federal disaster has been declared under United States Code, title 42, section 5121, et seq., or the governor has exercised authority under chapter 12. The commissioner may waive requirements retroactively from the date of the disaster. The commissioner shall notify the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over this chapter and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee within five business days after the commissioner grants a waiver under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 103D.615 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.615
§ 103D.615 EMERGENCY PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Declaration of emergency. If the managers find that conditions exist that present a clear and imminent danger to the health or welfare of the people of the watershed district, and that to delay action would prejudice the interests of the people of the watershed district or would be likely to cause irreparable harm, the managers may declare the existence of an emergency and designate the location, nature, and extent of the emergency.

§ Subd. 2. Project order. If an emergency has been declared to the extent necessary to protect the interests of the watershed district, the managers may order that work be done under the direction of the managers and the engineer, without a contract.

§ Subd. 3. Assessment. The cost of work undertaken without a contract may be assessed against benefited properties or, if the cost is not more than 25 percent of the most recent administrative ad valorem levy of the watershed district and the work is found to be of common benefit to the watershed district, funding may be raised by an ad valorem tax levy upon all taxable property within the watershed district, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 144.7409 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.7409
§ 144.7409 USE OF TEST RESULTS.
Status: in_force

Blood-borne pathogen test results of a source individual obtained under sections 144.7401 to 144.7415 are for diagnostic purposes and to determine the need for treatment or medical care specific to a blood-borne pathogen-related illness of an emergency medical services person. The test results may not be used as evidence in any criminal proceedings or civil proceedings, except for procedures under sections 144.4171 to 144.4186 .