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Minn. Stat. § 103C.335 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103C / Section 103C.335
§ 103C.335 TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

At the request of local districts, the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Minnesota, county extension committees, and county extension agents shall:

(1) advise the districts in developing their comprehensive plan amendments and annual work plans;

(2) in cooperation with the districts and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, provide technical assistance and education to land occupiers about conservation tillage practices and other soil conservation practices; and

(3) participate in training district officials and employees in cooperation with the state board.
Minn. Stat. § 572B.08 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 572B / Section 572B.08
§ 572B.08 PROVISIONAL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action.

(b) After an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the arbitrator may issue such orders for provisional remedies, including interim awards, as the arbitrator finds necessary to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding and to promote the fair and expeditious resolution of the controversy, to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action. After an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, a party to an arbitration proceeding may move the court for a provisional remedy only if the matter is urgent and the arbitrator is not able to act in a timely manner or if the arbitrator cannot provide an adequate remedy.

(c) A motion to a court for a provisional remedy under subsection (a) or (b) does not waive any right of arbitration.
Minn. Stat. § 303.03 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 303 / Section 303.03
§ 303.03 FOREIGN CORPORATIONS MUST HAVE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

No foreign corporation shall transact business in this state unless it holds a certificate of authority so to do; and no foreign corporation whose certificate of authority has been revoked or canceled pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to obtain a certificate of authority except in accordance with the provisions of section 303.19 . This section does not establish standards for those activities that may subject a foreign corporation to taxation under section 290.015 and to the reporting requirements of section 290.371 . Without excluding other activities which may not constitute transacting business in this state, and subject to the provisions of sections 5.25 and 543.19 , a foreign corporation shall not be considered to be transacting business in this state for the purposes of this chapter solely by reason of carrying on in this state any one or more of the following activities:

(a) maintaining or defending any action or suit or any administrative or arbitration proceeding, or effecting the settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes;

(b) holding meetings of its directors or shareholders or carrying on other activities concerning its internal affairs;

(c) maintaining bank accounts;

(d) maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of its securities, or appointing and maintaining trustees or depositaries with relation to its securities;

(e) holding title to and managing real or personal property, or any interest therein, situated in this state, as executor of the will or administrator of the estate of any decedent, as trustee of any trust, or as guardian of any person or conservator of any person's estate;

(f) making, participating in, or investing in loans or creating, as borrower or lender, or otherwise acquiring indebtedness or mortgages or other security interests in real or personal property;

(g) securing or collecting its debts or enforcing any rights in property securing them; or

(h) conducting an isolated transaction completed within a period of 30 days and not in the course of a number of repeated transactions of like nature.
Minn. Stat. § 389.04 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 389 / Section 389.04
§ 389.04 RULES FOR SURVEYS.
Status: in_force

In all surveys the basis for the courses must be defined. In subdividing townships, sections, or parts of sections, as established by the United States survey thereof, and in restoring lost or obliterated government corners, the county surveyor shall follow the rules established by or pursuant to acts of Congress, and all such surveys shall be made in strict conformity to the original survey made by the United States.
Minn. Stat. § 325K.27 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325K / Section 325K.27
§ 325K.27 COURT RULES.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the supreme court to adopt rules of pleading, practice or procedure, or of the court of appeals or district courts to adopt supplementary local rules, governing the use of electronic messages and documents, including, but not limited to, rules governing the use of digital signatures in judicial proceedings.
Minn. Stat. § 161.162 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.162
§ 161.162 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. The terms in sections 161.162 to 161.167 have the meanings given them in this section and section 160.02 .

§ Subd. 2. Final layout. (a) "Final layout" means geometric layouts and supplemental drawings that show the location, character, dimensions, access, and explanatory information about the highway construction or improvement work being proposed. "Final layout" includes, where applicable, traffic lanes, shoulders, trails, intersections, signals, bridges, approximate right-of-way limits, existing ground line and proposed grade line of the highway, turn lanes, access points and closures, sidewalks, proposed design speed, noise walls, transit considerations, auxiliary lanes, interchange locations, interchange types, sensitive areas, existing right-of-way, traffic volume and turning movements, location of stormwater drainage, location of municipal utilities, project schedule and estimated cost, and the name of the project manager. (b) "Final layout" does not include a cost participation agreement. For purposes of this subdivision "cost participation agreement" means a document signed by the commissioner and the governing body of a municipality that states the costs of a highway construction project that will be paid by the municipality.

§ Subd. 3. Final construction plan. "Final construction plan" means the set of technical drawings for the construction or improvement of a trunk highway provided to contractors for bids.

§ Subd. 4. Governing body. "Governing body" means the elected council of a municipality.

§ Subd. 5. Municipality. "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-816 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-816
§ 524.3-816 FINAL DISTRIBUTION TO DOMICILIARY REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

Real estate (excluding a vendor's interest in a contract for conveyance) located in this state with regard to which the decedent died intestate and the proceeds of the sale, mortgage or lease of any such real estate available for distribution, shall pass according to the laws of this state. All other assets included in the estate of a nonresident decedent being administered by a personal representative appointed in this state shall, if there is a personal representative of the decedent's domicile willing to receive it, be distributed to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the successors of the decedent unless (1) by virtue of the decedent's will, if any, the successors are identified pursuant to the local law of this state without reference to the local law of the decedent's domicile; (2) the personal representative of this state, after reasonable inquiry, is unaware of the existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative; or (3) the court orders otherwise in a proceeding for a closing order under section 524.3-1001 or incident to the closing of a supervised administration. In other cases, distribution of the estate of a decedent shall be made in accordance with the other parts of this article.
Minn. Stat. § 171.075 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.075
§ 171.075 ANATOMICAL GIFTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Anatomical gift account. An anatomical gift account is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds donated under sections 168.013 , subdivision 22, and 171.06, subdivision 2 , and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for (1) grants under subdivision 2, and (2) administrative expenses in implementing the donation and grant program.

§ Subd. 2. Anatomical gift education grants. (a) The commissioner shall make grants to (1) a Minnesota organ procurement organization that is certified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or (2) an entity that is a charitable entity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 289A.02 , subdivision 7, and is dedicated to advocacy for organ, tissue, and eye donation. (b) From a grant under this section, the recipient shall provide resources and implement programs designed to increase the number of Minnesotans who register to be organ, tissue, and eye donors.
Minn. Stat. § 214.12 — MN Code / Part 214_215 / Chapter 214 / Section 214.12
§ 214.12 CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Requirements. The health-related and non-health-related licensing boards may promulgate by rule requirements for renewal of licenses designed to promote the continuing professional competence of licensees. These requirements of continuing professional education or training shall be designed solely to improve professional skills and shall not exceed an average attendance requirement of 50 clock hours per year. All requirements promulgated by the boards shall be effective commencing January 1, 1977, or at a later date as the board may determine. The 50 clock hour limitation shall not apply to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 5 s 1 ]

§ Subd. 3. Fetal alcohol syndrome. The Board of Medical Practice and the Board of Nursing shall require by rule that family practitioners, pediatricians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and other licensees who have primary responsibility for diagnosing and treating fetal alcohol syndrome in pregnant women or children receive education on the subject of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, including how to: (1) screen pregnant women for alcohol abuse; (2) identify affected children; and (3) provide referral information on needed services.

§ Subd. 4. Parental depression. The health-related licensing boards that regulate professions that serve caregivers at risk of depression, or their children, including behavioral health and therapy, chiropractic, marriage and family therapy, medical practice, nursing, psychology, and social work, shall provide educational materials to licensees on the subject of parental depression and its potential effects on children if unaddressed, including how to: (1) screen mothers for depression; (2) identify children who are affected by their mother's depression; and (3) provide treatment or referral information on needed services.

§ Subd. 5. Health professionals services program. The health-related licensing boards shall include information regarding the health professionals services program on their websites.

§ Subd. 6. MS 2020 [Expired, 2019 c 63 art 2 s 10]
Minn. Stat. § 631.45 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 631 / Section 631.45
§ 631.45 PROCEEDINGS REQUIRED IF BREACH OF RECOGNIZANCE TO KEEP PEACE.
Status: in_force

In case of the breach of the conditions of a recognizance entered into under section 631.44 , the same proceedings must be had that are by law prescribed for recognizances to keep the peace.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0403 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0403
§ 322C.0403 LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Impracticability no excuse. A person's obligation to make a contribution to a limited liability company is not excused by the person's death, disability, or other inability to perform personally. If a person does not make a required contribution, the person or the person's estate is obligated to contribute money equal to the value of the part of the contribution which has not been made, at the option of the company.

§ Subd. 2. Creditor enforcement. A creditor of a limited liability company which extends credit or otherwise acts in reliance on an obligation described in subdivision 1 may enforce the obligation.
Minn. Stat. § 116U.15 — MN Code / Part 116R_116X / Chapter 116U / Section 116U.15
§ 116U.15 MISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The mission of Explore Minnesota is to support the growth of Minnesota's economy through the management of the state's tourism, livability and economic opportunity, outdoor recreation, film, and other statewide promotion efforts as directed. To further the mission of Explore Minnesota, the office is advised by various advisory councils. Its goals are to:

(1) expand public and private partnerships through increased interagency efforts and increased tourism and business industry participation;

(2) increase productivity through enhanced flexibility and options; and

(3) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the office as efficiently as possible.

(b) The director shall report to the legislature on the performance of the office's operations and the accomplishment of its goals in the office's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-203 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-203
§ 336.2-203 SEALS INOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

The affixing of a seal to a record evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the record a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such a contract or offer.
Minn. Stat. § 28.06 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 28 / Section 28.06
§ 28.06 FOOD WHICH MAY BE PLACED IN COLD STORAGE.
Status: in_force

No article of food intended for human consumption shall be placed, received, or kept in any cold storage warehouse unless the same is in an apparently pure and wholesome condition. A food will be deemed "wholesome" only when it is in all respects fit for human consumption. The commissioner may seize and condemn any articles of food in cold storage warehouses which are found to be unfit for human consumption, and these articles of food shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of under such conditions as the commissioner shall prescribe.
Minn. Stat. § 15.31 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.31
§ 15.31 STATE EMPLOYEES, LIABILITY INSURANCE, PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

The state shall pay premiums on insurance policies insuring its employees against liability from claims for bodily injuries, death or property damage made upon such employees while operating state-owned vehicles in the performance of, in connection with or incidental to their duties as state employees. Payment of such premiums shall be made from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the various departments and agencies of the state. The payment of such premiums shall not impose upon the state any liability whatsoever for the payment of damages as a result of a claim against the state employee.
Minn. Stat. § 272.482 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.482
§ 272.482 EXECUTION OF NOTICES AND CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

Execution of notices of liens, certificates, or other notices affecting federal liens by the secretary of the treasury of the United States or a delegate, or by any official or entity of the United States responsible for filing or certifying of notice of any other lien, entitles them to be filed and no other attestation, certification, or acknowledgment is necessary. For purposes of this section, transmission of notices under section 272.488 , subdivisions 1 and 3, constitutes execution.
Minn. Stat. § 508.34 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.34
§ 508.34 REGISTER OF TITLES.
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the filing of the decree of registration with the registrar, the registrar shall proceed to register the title pursuant to the terms of the decree in the manner herein provided. The registrar shall keep a book known as the "Register of Titles," and shall enter all first and subsequent certificates of title by binding or entering them therein in the order of their numbers, beginning with number one. The entering of the certificate of title in the register of titles shall constitute the act of registration. The term "certificate of title" shall be deemed to include all memorials and notations thereon, and each certificate of title shall contain proper blanks for the entry of the memorials and notations thereon. Each certificate shall constitute a separate page of such book, and all memorials and notations that may be entered by the registrar shall be entered by the registrar upon the page whereon the latest certificate of title is entered.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.0683 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.0683
§ 325E.0683 STATUS OF INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

A term of a dealership agreement either expressed or implied, including a choice of law provision, that is inconsistent with the terms of sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684 or that purports to waive an equipment manufacturer's compliance with sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684 is void and unenforceable and does not waive any rights that are provided to a person by sections 325E.068 to 325E.0684 .
Minn. Stat. § 324.06 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 324 / Section 324.06
§ 324.06 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

As used in sections 324.06 to 324.10 :

(1) "artist" means the person who conceived or created the master image for, or which served as model for, the print;

(2) "catalog" means an advertising medium published by a single individual or firm which solicits consumers to order fine prints through the mail or by telephone. Magazines, circulars, and newspapers are not considered catalogs;

(3) "edition" means the number of fine prints made from the plate or negative during a single run;

(4) "fine print" or "print" means the product created by an artist by a process commonly used in graphic or photographic arts, including, but not limited to, engraving, etching, woodcutting, lithography, serigraphy, or photography;

(5) "impression" means the printed image on suitable material, whether paper or any other substance, made off the plate or negative by printing, stamping, casting, developing, or any other process commonly used in the graphic or photographic arts;

(6) "plate" includes any plate, stone, block, or other material created by the artist, used for the purpose of creating the print from which the impression or impressions were taken;

(7) "negative" includes any negative, photographic plate, slide, or other material created by the artist and used for the purpose of creating the print from which the impression or impressions were taken;

(8) "reproduction" means a copy of an original or a copy of a print made by a commercial mechanical process; and

(9) "signed fine print" means a fine print autographed by the artist, irrespective of whether it was signed or unsigned in the plate or negative.
Minn. Stat. § 115C.06 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115C / Section 115C.06
§ 115C.06 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Actions under chapter 115B. This chapter does not limit any actions initiated by the agency under chapter 115B.

§ Subd. 2. Duty to notify and take action for release. This chapter does not limit a person's duty to notify the agency and take action related to a release as provided in section 115.061 .
Minn. Stat. § 192.37 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192 / Section 192.37
§ 192.37 WRONGFUL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Every person, whether a member of the military forces or not, who sells, buys, damages, destroys, disposes of, or retains any military property of the United States or of the state without proper authority shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 626.223 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.223
§ 626.223 ODOR OF CANNABIS; SEARCH PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A peace officer's perception of the odor of cannabis shall not serve as the sole basis to search a motor vehicle, or to search the driver, passengers, or any of the contents of a motor vehicle.
Minn. Stat. § 402.06 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 402 / Section 402.06
§ 402.06 IMPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Plan deadline; state assistance. Each state agency affected by action taken pursuant to section 402.01 , shall assign personnel to assist the board in preparing its organization and initial plan. Within one year of its creation, each human services board shall present its initial plan and budget to affected state agencies.

§ Subd. 2. Copies of agreements. After the initial planning period and upon the designation of a human services board, the board shall transmit copies of the agreement documents to each affected state agency, the regional development commission and the governor.

§ Subd. 3. One-year transition. Not later than 365 days after approval of the initial human services board plan and budget by affected state agencies any county board, committee, or commission having authorities or duties in the areas designated in section 402.02, subdivision 2 , shall cease its operation and no per diem or reimbursement of expenses shall be paid to any member of the board, committee, or commission.
Minn. Stat. § 624.7177 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 624 / Section 624.7177
§ 624.7177 OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. False information or harassment. A person who petitions for an extreme risk protection order under section 624.7172 or 624.7174 , knowing any information in the petition to be materially false or with the intent to harass, abuse, or threaten, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Violation of order. A person who possesses a firearm and knows or should have known that the person is prohibited from doing so by an extreme risk protection order under section 624.7172 or 624.7174 , or by an order of protection granted by a judge or referee pursuant to a substantially similar law of another state, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be prohibited from possessing firearms for a period of five years. Each extreme risk protection order granted under this chapter must contain a conspicuous notice to the respondent regarding the penalty for violation of the order.
Minn. Stat. § 629.70 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.70
§ 629.70 AUTHORIZED CORPORATE BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES.
Status: in_force

A defendant required to give a bond, recognizance, or undertaking to secure an appearance in a criminal case may choose to give a surety bond, recognizance, or undertaking executed by a corporation authorized by law to execute bonds, recognizances, or undertakings. However, the amount of the bond, recognizance, or undertaking as fixed by the court must be the same regardless of the kind of bond, recognizance, or undertaking given.