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Minn. Stat. § 527.21 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 527 / Section 527.21
§ 527.21 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) "Adult" means an individual who has attained the age of 21 years, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.

(2) "Benefit plan" means an employer's plan for the benefit of an employee or partner.

(3) "Broker" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's own account or for the account of others.

(4) "Conservator" means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.

(5) "Court" means a court that exercises probate jurisdiction.

(6) "Custodial property" means (i) any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this chapter and (ii) the income from and proceeds of that interest in property.

(7) "Custodian" means a person so designated under section 527.29 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 527.38 .

(8) "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union, chartered and supervised under state or federal law.

(9) "Legal representative" means an individual's personal representative or conservator.

(10) "Member of the minor's family" means the minor's parent, stepparent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.

(11) "Minor" means an individual who has not attained the age of 21 years, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.

(12) "Person" means an individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity.

(13) "Personal representative" means an executor, administrator, successor personal representative, or special administrator of a decedent's estate or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.

(14) "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States.

(15) "Street name or nominee name" means registration used by a broker or financial institution for holding securities when not registered in the name of the beneficial owner.

(16) "Transfer" means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 527.29 .

(17) "Transferor" means a person who makes a transfer under this chapter.

(18) "Trust company" means a financial institution, corporation, or other legal entity, authorized to exercise general trust powers.
Minn. Stat. § 572.41 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 572 / Section 572.41
§ 572.41 DEBTOR AND CREDITOR MEDIATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. The debtor and creditor in any transaction may request the other party to the transaction to enter mediation concerning possible adjustment, refinancing, or payment under this section and sections 572.31 to 572.40 .

§ Subd. 2. Mediators. An individual who meets the qualifications established under subdivision 5 and who is willing to mediate in matters involving debtors and creditors may register with a nonprofit regional alternative dispute resolution corporation or, in a county where one does not exist, with the court administrator. The court administrator shall develop a list of mediators available in the county. It is desirable but not necessary that mediators under this section have knowledge of debtor and creditor law and relevant areas of finance. A mediator must not mediate a matter involving a debtor or creditor with whom the mediator has or has had a credit relationship.

§ Subd. 3. Request for mediator. A debtor and creditor who agree to mediate may submit a written request for referral to a mediator to the court administrator in the county where either party resides or has a place of business. The court administrator shall assign a mediator from the list developed under subdivision 2. The court administrator may charge a fee for the referral not to exceed the conciliation court fee in that county.

§ Subd. 4. Compensation. Prior to commencing mediation the debtor and creditor shall agree with each other and the mediator on the amount and allocation between them of any fee for the mediator's services.

§ Subd. 5. Rules. The state court administrator, in consultation with the Bureau of Mediation Services, shall adopt rules to implement this section and may use portions of existing rules on certification of alternative dispute resolution programs that satisfy the purposes of this section. The rules must include qualifications of mediators under this section and grounds for challenging and removing mediators.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-304 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-304
§ 336.2A-304 SUBSEQUENT LEASE OF GOODS BY LESSOR.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to section 336.2A-303 , a subsequent lessee from a lessor of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the lessor had or had power to transfer, and except as provided in subsection (2) and section 336.2A-527 (4), takes subject to the existing lease contract. A lessor with voidable title has power to transfer a good leasehold interest to a good faith subsequent lessee for value but only to the extent set forth in the preceding sentence. If goods have been delivered under a transaction of purchase, the lessor has that power even though:

(a) the lessor's transferor was deceived as to the identity of the lessor;

(b) the delivery was in exchange for a check which is later dishonored;

(c) it was agreed that the transaction was to be a "cash sale"; or

(d) the delivery was procured through fraud punishable as larcenous under the criminal law.

(2) If a lessee has entrusted leased goods to the lessee's lessor who is a merchant dealing in goods of that kind, a subsequent lessee from that lessor under a lease entered into after the entrustment and in the ordinary course of business takes those goods free of the existing lease contract and obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, all of the lessor's and the earlier lessee's rights to the goods.

(3) A subsequent lessee from the lessor of goods that are subject to an existing lease contract and are covered by a certificate of title issued under a statute of this state or of another jurisdiction takes no greater rights than those provided both by this section and by the certificate of title statute.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-809 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-809
§ 524.3-809 SECURED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

Payment of a secured claim is upon the basis of the amount allowed if the creditor surrenders the security; otherwise payment is upon the basis of one of the following:

(1) if the creditor exhausts the security before receiving payment, unless precluded by other law, upon the amount of the claim allowed less the fair value of the security; or

(2) if the creditor does not have the right to exhaust the security or has not done so, upon the amount of the claim allowed less the value of the security determined by converting it into money according to the terms of the agreement pursuant to which the security was delivered to the creditor, or by the creditor and personal representative by agreement, arbitration, compromise or litigation.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.025 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.025
§ 216B.025 MUNICIPAL REGULATION OPTION.
Status: in_force

A municipality may elect to become subject to regulation by the commission pursuant to sections 216B.10 and 216B.11 . An election for regulation may be effected by resolution of the governing body requesting regulation and filed with the commission.
Minn. Stat. § 308C.535 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308C / Section 308C.535
§ 308C.535 ACT OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Action of affirmative vote of members. (a) The members shall take action by the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership interests present and entitled to vote on that item of business. (b) If the articles or bylaws require a larger proportion than is required by this chapter for a particular action, the articles or bylaws shall have control over the provisions of this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Greater quorum or voting requirements. (a) The articles or bylaws adopted by the members may provide for a greater quorum or voting requirement for members or voting groups than is provided for by this chapter. (b) An amendment to the articles or bylaws that adds, changes, or deletes a greater quorum or voting requirement shall meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote and voting groups required to take action under the quorum and voting requirements then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.
Minn. Stat. § 6.552 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 6 / Section 6.552
§ 6.552 AUDIT OF COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL HOSPITALS AND COUNTY NURSING HOMES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Hospitals. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any county or municipal hospital board may employ a certified public accountant to annually audit and examine the books of said hospital. The report of such examination or audit by such certified public accountant shall be submitted to the state auditor who shall review such audit report and may accept such audit or make such additional examinations as the state auditor deems to be in the public interest.

§ Subd. 2. Nursing homes. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any county nursing home board may employ a certified public accountant to annually audit and examine the books of the nursing home. The report of the examination or audit by the certified public accountant must be submitted to the state auditor. The state auditor shall review the audit report and may accept the audit or make additional examinations as the state auditor deems to be in the public interest.
Minn. Stat. § 31A.12 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.12
§ 31A.12 HORSE MEAT.
Status: in_force

No person may sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce, whole or parts of carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or meat or meat food products derived from them, unless they are plainly and conspicuously marked, labeled, or otherwise identified as required by rules prescribed by the commissioner to show the kinds of animals from which they were derived. When required by the commissioner with respect to establishments where inspection is done under sections 31A.01 to 31A.16 , equines and their carcasses, parts, meat, and meat food products must be prepared in establishments separate from those in which cattle, sheep, swine, or goats are slaughtered or their carcasses, parts, meat, or meat food products are prepared.
Minn. Stat. § 38.16 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 38 / Section 38.16
§ 38.16 EXEMPTION FROM ZONING ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

When lands lying within the corporate limits of towns or cities are owned by a county or agricultural society and used for agricultural fair purposes, the lands and the buildings now or hereafter erected are exempt from the zoning, building, and other ordinances of the town or city; provided, that no license or permit need be obtained from, nor fee paid to, the town or city in connection with the use of the lands. For the purposes of this section, "agricultural fair purposes" includes the management of property as provided in section 38.01, paragraph (a) .
Minn. Stat. § 49.39 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 49 / Section 49.39
§ 49.39 CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER OF BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

Upon the consolidation or merger of a trust company with a national banking corporation into a consolidated or merged banking corporation, as provided by any existing act of Congress of the United States, the corporate existence of that trust company shall be consolidated or merged into that of the consolidated or merged banking corporation to the same extent and with the same effect provided in section 49.38 , relating to the consolidation or merger of two or more state banks or trust companies.
Minn. Stat. § 524.2-101 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.2-101
§ 524.2-101 INTESTATE ESTATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The intestate estate of the decedent consists of any part of the decedent's estate not allowed to the decedent's spouse or descendants under sections 524.2-402 , 524.2-403 , and 524.2-404 , and not disposed of by will. The intestate estate passes by intestate succession to the decedent's heirs as prescribed in this chapter, except as modified by the decedent's will.

(b) A decedent by will may expressly exclude or limit the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. If that individual or a member of that class survives the decedent, the share of the decedent's intestate estate to which that individual or class would have succeeded passes as if that individual or each member of that class had disclaimed an intestate share.
Minn. Stat. § 518D.304 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518D / Section 518D.304
§ 518D.304 TEMPORARY VISITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:

(1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or

(2) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

(b) If a court of this state makes an order under paragraph (a), clause (2), it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in sections 518D.201 to 518D.210 . The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.
Minn. Stat. § 116J.03 — MN Code / Part 116J_116O / Chapter 116J / Section 116J.03
§ 116J.03 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meaning given them.

§ Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.

§ Subd. 3. Department. "Department" means the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Minn. Stat. § 291.031 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 291 / Section 291.031
§ 291.031 CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The estate of a nonresident decedent that is subject to tax under this chapter on the value of Minnesota situs property held in a pass-through entity is allowed a credit against the tax due under section 291.03 equal to the lesser of:

(1) the amount of estate or inheritance tax paid to another state that is attributable to the Minnesota situs property held in the pass-through entity; or

(2) the amount of tax due under section 291.03 attributable to the Minnesota situs property held in the pass-through entity.

(b) The amount of tax attributable to the Minnesota situs property held in the pass-through entity must be determined by the increase in the estate or inheritance tax that results from including the market value of the property in the estate or treating the value as a taxable inheritance to the recipient of the property.
Minn. Stat. § 451.05 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 451 / Section 451.05
§ 451.05 BONDS, OBLIGATIONS FOR HEAT NOT PART OF CITY DEBT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Obligations. An obligation incurred by a home rule charter city of the fourth class in making arrangements to furnish heat to the city's residents under section 451.04 is not part of the city's debt under its charter or under state law limiting the city's debt.

§ Subd. 2. Bonds. The amount of bonds issued under section 451.04 and at any time outstanding are not part of the city's net debt under its charter or under other law.
Minn. Stat. § 243.555 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 243 / Section 243.555
§ 243.555 SMOKING BY INMATES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

No inmate in a state correctional facility may possess or use tobacco or a tobacco-related device. For the purposes of this section, "tobacco" and "tobacco-related device" have the meanings given in section 609.685, subdivision 1 . This section does not prohibit the possession or use of tobacco or a tobacco-related device by an adult as a part of a traditional Indian spiritual or cultural ceremony. For purposes of this section, an Indian is a person who is a member of an Indian tribe as defined in section 260.755, subdivision 12 .
Minn. Stat. § 219.567 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.567
§ 219.567 FAILURE TO RING BELL.
Status: in_force

An engineer driving a locomotive on a railway who fails to ring the bell or sound the whistle on the locomotive, or have it rung or sounded in accordance with Federal Railroad Administration regulations under United States Code, title 49, section 20153, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2A-527 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2A-527
§ 336.2A-527 LESSOR'S RIGHTS TO DISPOSE OF GOODS.
Status: in_force

(1) After a default by a lessee under the lease contract of the type described in section 336.2A-523 (1) or 336.2A-523 (3)(a) or after the lessor refuses to deliver or takes possession of goods (section 336.2A-525 or 336.2A-526 ), or, if agreed, after other default by a lessee, the lessor may dispose of the goods concerned or the undelivered balance by lease, sale, or otherwise.

(2) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement (section 336.2A-504 ) or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties (sections 336.1-302 and 336.2A-503 ), if the disposition is by lease agreement substantially similar to the original lease agreement and the new lease agreement is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the lessor may recover from the lessee as damages (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of the start of the term of the new lease agreement, (ii) the present value, as of the same date, of the total rent for the then remaining lease term of the original lease agreement minus the present value, as of the same date, of the rent under the new lease agreement applicable to that period of the new lease term that is comparable to the then remaining term of the original lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages allowed under section 336.2A-530 , less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee's default.

(3) If the lessor's disposition is by lease agreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under subsection (2), or is by sale or otherwise, the lessor may recover from the lessee as if the lessor had elected not to dispose of the goods and section 336.2A-528 governs.

(4) A subsequent buyer or lessee who buys or leases from the lessor in good faith for value as a result of a disposition under this section takes the goods free of the original lease contract and any rights of the original lessee even though the lessor fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this article.

(5) The lessor is not accountable to the lessee for any profit made on any disposition. A lessee who has rightfully rejected or justifiably revoked acceptance shall account to the lessor for any excess over the amount of the lessee's security interest (section 336.2A-508 (5)).
Minn. Stat. § 25.42 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 25 / Section 25.42
§ 25.42 DETAINED COMMERCIAL FEEDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Withdrawal from distribution order. When the commissioner or the commissioner's agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of sections 25.31 to 25.43 or of any of the prescribed rules under sections 25.31 to 25.43 , the commissioner or the commissioner's agent may issue and enforce a written or printed "withdrawal from distribution" order, warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of commercial feed in any manner until written permission is given by the commissioner or the court. The commissioner shall release the lot of withdrawn commercial feed when sections 25.31 to 25.43 and associated rules have been complied with. If compliance is not obtained within 30 days, the commissioner may begin, or upon request of the distributor or license holder shall begin, proceedings for condemnation.

§ Subd. 2. Seizure; disposition. Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with sections 25.31 to 25.43 and associated rules is subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to the district court of the county in which the commercial feed is located. In the event the court finds the commercial feed to be in violation of sections 25.31 to 25.43 and orders the condemnation of the commercial feed, the commercial feed must be disposed of in a manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state; provided, that in no instance, shall the disposition of the commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel the commercial feed to bring it into compliance with sections 25.31 to 25.43 .
Minn. Stat. § 241.75 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.75
§ 241.75 INMATE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the definitions in chapter 145C apply to this section. (b) "Health care" means any care, treatment, service, or procedure to maintain, diagnose, or otherwise affect a person's physical or mental condition.

§ Subd. 2. Health care decisions. The medical director of the Department of Corrections, or the medical director's designee, who must be a physician licensed under chapter 147, may make a health care decision for an inmate incarcerated in a state correctional facility or placed in an outside facility on conditional medical release if the inmate's attending physician determines that the inmate lacks decision-making capacity and: (1) there is not a documented health care agent designated by the inmate or the health care agent is not reasonably available to make the health care decision; (2) if there is a documented health care directive, the decision is consistent with that directive; (3) the decision is consistent with reasonable medical practice and other applicable law; and (4) the medical director has made a good faith attempt to consult with the inmate's next of kin or emergency contact person in making the decision, to the extent those persons are reasonably available.

§ Subd. 3. Disagreement regarding health care; guardianship petition. If the medical director consults with an inmate's next of kin under subdivision 2, clause (4), and the inmate's next of kin and the medical director are not in agreement with respect to a health care decision, the commissioner may bring a petition under section 524.5-303 for appointment of a guardian with authority to make health care decisions for the inmate.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.93 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.93
§ 60A.93 CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

All financial analysis ratios and examination synopses concerning insurance companies that are submitted to the department by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Insurance Regulatory Information System are confidential and may not be disclosed by the department.