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Minn. Stat. § 15A.22 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15A / Section 15A.22
§ 15A.22 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS.
Status: in_force

Any employee of the state, its political subdivisions, or a municipality therein who observes a religious holiday on days which do not fall on a Sunday or a legal holiday, shall be entitled to such days off from employment for such observance. Such days off shall be taken off without pay except where the employee has accumulated annual leave, and in that case such days shall be charged against the accumulated annual leave of the employee or unless the employee is able to work an equivalent number of days at some other time during the fiscal year to compensate for the days lost.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.871 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.871
§ 97C.871 CRAYFISH.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules, including record-keeping requirements, for taking, importing, buying, selling, possessing, and transporting crayfish.
Minn. Stat. § 521A.18 — MN Code / Part 520_523 / Chapter 521A / Section 521A.18
§ 521A.18 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, United States Code, title 15, section 7003(b).
Minn. Stat. § 246.722 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.722
§ 246.722 IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A state-operated treatment program, licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, and designated health care personnel are immune from liability in any civil, administrative, or criminal action relating to the disclosure of test results of a patient to an employee of a state-operated treatment program and the testing of a blood sample from the patient for blood-borne pathogens if a good faith effort has been made to comply with sections 246.71 to 246.722 .
Minn. Stat. § 570.14 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 570 / Section 570.14
§ 570.14 ATTACHMENTS AND RELEASES; RECORD AND INDEX.
Status: in_force

All copies of orders of attachment prescribed for recording, and all satisfactions or releases of attachments of real estate thereunder, shall be recorded by the county recorder in the current method of recording mortgages, and shall be indexed as if the respondent in the attachment were a mortgagor and the claimant a mortgagee.
Minn. Stat. § 299A.44 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.44
§ 299A.44 DEATH BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Payment required. (a) On certification to the governor by the commissioner of public safety that a public safety officer employed within this state has been killed in the line of duty, the commissioner of management and budget shall pay $100,000 from the public safety officer's benefit account, as follows: (1) if there is no dependent child, to the spouse; (2) if there is no spouse, to the dependent child or children in equal shares; (3) if there are both a spouse and one or more dependent children, one-half to the spouse and one-half to the child or children, in equal shares; (4) if there is no surviving spouse or dependent child or children, to the parent or parents dependent for support on the decedent, in equal shares; or (5) if there is no surviving spouse, dependent child, or dependent parent, to the public safety officer's estate. (b) If there are both a spouse and one or more dependent children under age 18, the spouse, at the spouse's discretion, may spend a maximum of one-third of a child's share on medical or dental treatment for the child or the child's education. Expenditures under this paragraph on behalf of a child do not diminish the shares of any other children. In addition, a spouse, at the spouse's discretion, may expend money from a child's share to pay state and federal taxes on any interest accrued on the share.

§ Subd. 2. Adjustment of benefit. On October 1 of each year beginning after July 1, 1995, the commissioner of public safety shall adjust the level of the benefit payable immediately before October 1 under subdivision 1, to reflect the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, occurring in the one-year period ending on June 1 immediately preceding such October 1.
Minn. Stat. § 363A.43 — MN Code / Part 363_363A / Chapter 363A / Section 363A.43
§ 363A.43 CONTINUING EDUCATION; ACCESSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Accessibility. Upon request by an individual, any continuing education or professional development course, offering, material or activity approved or administered by the state, political subdivisions of the state, the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, must be made available within a reasonable time period to persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities. Reasonable modifications must be made in any policies, practices and procedures that might otherwise deny equal access to continuing education or professional development to individuals with disabilities.

§ Subd. 2. Penalties. Violation of this section is subject to a penalty of $500 per violation, plus reasonable attorney fees, costs and disbursements, payable to a qualified disabled person under section 363A.03, subdivision 36 , who sought the accessible format under subdivision 1, by the public entity or the entity offering the course, material, or activity under a contract with a public entity. The total amount of penalties payable to any individual or class regardless of the number of violations is limited to $15,000. In any class action or series of class actions which arise from a violation of this section, the amount of attorney fees awarded against the violating public entity may not exceed $15,000. Any action must be commenced within one year of the occurrence of the alleged violation.
Minn. Stat. § 222.49 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 222 / Section 222.49
§ 222.49 RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNTS; APPROPRIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A rail service improvement account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The account consists of funds as provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account, excluding bond proceeds as authorized by article XI, section 5, clause (i), of the Minnesota Constitution. All money so deposited is appropriated to the department for expenditure for rail service improvement in accordance with applicable state and federal law. This appropriation shall not lapse but shall be available until the purpose for which it was appropriated has been accomplished.

(b) A rail service improvement account is created in the bond proceeds fund. The account consists of state bond proceeds appropriated to the commissioner. Money in the account may only be expended for the purposes specified in section 222.50 that are permitted under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5, clause (a) or (i).
Minn. Stat. § 299J.07 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299J / Section 299J.07
§ 299J.07 PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO REPORT EMERGENCY RELEASE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duty to report. A pipeline operator shall immediately report by telephone to the emergency response center established by the commissioner of public safety an emergency release from the operator's pipeline or LNG facility.

§ Subd. 2. Felony. (a) An employee of a pipeline operator who has responsibility to make the report under subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony if: (1) the employee knows or has reason to know that an emergency release exists; (2) the employee does not immediately report the release to the commissioner of public safety; and (3) the emergency release causes the death of an individual or great bodily harm as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 8 . (b) A person convicted under this subdivision may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years or payment of a fine of not more than $14,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 219.073 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.073
§ 219.073 COMMISSIONER'S RULES ON GRADE CROSSINGS.
Status: in_force

In accordance with chapter 14, the commissioner of transportation shall adopt rules that contain standards governing the establishment, vacation, relocation, consolidation, and separation of grades at public grade crossings. In adopting standards, the commissioner shall consider that the number of grade crossings in this state should be reduced and that public safety will be enhanced by reducing the number of grade crossings.
Minn. Stat. § 80A.70 — MN Code / Part 80_80A / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.70
§ 80A.70 SECTION 503; EVIDENTIARY BURDEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Civil. In a civil action or administrative proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden to prove the applicability of the claim.

(b) Criminal. In a criminal proceeding under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion has the burden of going forward with evidence of the claim.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-402 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-402
§ 336.2-402 RIGHTS OF SELLER'S CREDITORS AGAINST SOLD GOODS.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), rights of unsecured creditors of the seller with respect to goods which have been identified to a contract for sale are subject to the buyer's rights to recover the goods under this article (sections 336.2-502 and 336.2-716 ).

(2) A creditor of the seller may treat a sale or an identification of goods to a contract for sale as void if as against the creditor a retention of possession by the seller is fraudulent under any rule of law of the state where the goods are situated, except that retention of possession in good faith and current course of trade by a merchant-seller for a commercially reasonable time after a sale or identification is not fraudulent.

(3) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to impair the rights of creditors of the seller

(a) under the provisions of the article on secured transactions (article 9); or

(b) where identification to the contract or delivery is made not in current course of trade but in satisfaction of or as security for a preexisting claim for money, security or the like and is made under circumstances which under any rule of law of the state where the goods are situated would apart from this article constitute the transaction a fraudulent transfer or voidable preference.
Minn. Stat. § 641.08 — MN Code / Part 636_643 / Chapter 641 / Section 641.08
§ 641.08 SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

When a sentence is for violation of a state law, and the prisoner is confined in a county jail, such labor shall be performed under the direction of the county board, and superintended by the sheriff, who shall furnish necessary materials and tools at the expense of the county, and the county shall be entitled to the benefit thereof. When the sentence is for a violation of an ordinance, bylaw, or regulation of a city, such labor shall be performed under the direction of its governing body, and superintended by the chief of police, who shall furnish the materials at the expense of such city, which shall be entitled to the benefit thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 10A.323 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.323
§ 10A.323 AFFIDAVIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the requirements of section 10A.322 , to be eligible to receive a public subsidy under section 10A.31 a candidate or the candidate's treasurer must:

(1) between January 1 of the previous year and the cutoff date for transactions included in the report of receipts and expenditures due before the primary election, accumulate contributions from individuals eligible to vote in this state in at least the amount indicated for the office sought, counting only the first $50 received from each contributor, excluding in-kind contributions:

(i) candidates for governor and lieutenant governor running together, $35,000;

(ii) candidates for attorney general, $15,000;

(iii) candidates for secretary of state and state auditor, separately, $6,000;

(iv) candidates for the senate, $3,000; and

(v) candidates for the house of representatives, $1,500;

(2) file an affidavit with the board stating that the principal campaign committee has complied with this paragraph. The affidavit must state the total amount of contributions that have been received from individuals eligible to vote in this state, excluding:

(i) the portion of any contribution in excess of $50;

(ii) any in-kind contribution; and

(iii) any contribution for which the name and address of the contributor is not known and recorded; and

(3) submit the affidavit required by this section to the board in writing by the deadline for reporting of receipts and expenditures before a primary under section 10A.20 , subdivision 2.

(b) A candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a special election for which the filing period does not coincide with the filing period for the general election must accumulate the contributions specified in paragraph (a) and must submit the affidavit required by this section to the board within five days after the close of the filing period for the special election for which the candidate filed.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a candidate for a vacancy to be filled at a special election called under section 204B.13, subdivision 2 , paragraph (c), must accumulate the contributions specified in paragraph (a) and must submit the affidavit required by this section to the board within 12 calendar days after the general election.

(d) A candidate or the candidate's treasurer must be able to electronically file the affidavit required under this section in the same manner as other reports required by this chapter. The board must not require the candidate or candidate's treasurer to notarize the affidavit of contribution.
Minn. Stat. § 473.625 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.625
§ 473.625 DETACHING MAJOR AIRPORT LAND FROM CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Lands constituting any major airport or a part thereof now and which may hereafter be operated by any public corporation organized under sections 473.601 to 473.679 , and embraced within any city or school district organized under the laws of the state, are hereby detached from such city or school district.

(b)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), real and personal property, including real and personal property otherwise taxable under section 272.01 , constituting all or part of an intermediate airport operated by a public corporation organized under sections 473.601 to 473.679 and embraced within a home rule charter or statutory city or school district is exempt from taxation by the city or school district.

(ii) The county assessor of the county where the property under this paragraph is located shall determine the total market value for all property at that site for assessment year 2001, compare it to the market value of the property existing on that site for the 1996 assessment, and report those market values to the commission. If the total market value has not increased by at least 20 percent, the property tax exemption under clause (i) shall expire and the property shall be taxable beginning in assessment year 2001 and thereafter, for taxes payable in 2002 and thereafter. The provisions of section 473.629 apply to lands exempted from property tax under this paragraph.

(c) For the purposes of this section, an intermediate airport is an airport that as of March 14, 1996, is a primary reliever airport, provides general aviation services, has a primary runway between 5,001 and 8,000 feet in length, and has precision instrument capability.
Minn. Stat. § 49.35 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 49 / Section 49.35
§ 49.35 CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The respective boards of directors of the consolidating or merging corporations may, by the majority vote of all of the members of each board, make or authorize to be made between the corporations a written agreement, in duplicate, for the consolidation or merger of the corporations. The agreement shall specify each corporation to be a party to the transaction, and shall prescribe the terms and conditions thereof; the mode of carrying it into effect; the authorized capital stock of the consolidated or surviving corporation; the name of the consolidated or surviving corporation, which may be the name, in whole or in part, of any corporation which is a party to the agreement, and shall specify the city in which it shall have its principal place of business. It shall name the persons who shall constitute the board of directors of the consolidated or surviving corporation, but the number and qualifications of these persons shall be in accordance with the statutes relating to the number and qualifications of directors of that class of corporation.
Minn. Stat. § 62Q.76 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62Q / Section 62Q.76
§ 62Q.76 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 62Q.76 to 62Q.79 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

§ Subd. 2. Dental care services. "Dental care services" means services performed by a licensed dentist or any person working under the dentist's supervision as permitted under chapter 150A, which an enrollee might reasonably require to maintain good dental health, including preventive services, diagnostic services, emergency dental care, and restorative services.

§ Subd. 3. Dental plan. "Dental plan" means a policy, contract, or certificate offered by a dental organization for the coverage of dental care services. Dental plan means individual or group coverage.

§ Subd. 4. Dentist. "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry under chapter 150A.

§ Subd. 5. Emergency dental care. "Emergency dental care" means the provision of dental care services for a sudden, acute dental condition that would lead a prudent layperson to reasonably expect that the absence of immediate care would result in serious impairment to the dentition or would place the person's oral health in serious jeopardy.

§ Subd. 6. Enrollee. "Enrollee" means an individual covered by a dental organization and includes an insured, policyholder, subscriber, contract holder, member, covered person, or certificate holder.

§ Subd. 7. Dental organization. "Dental organization" means a health insurer licensed under chapter 60A; a health service plan corporation licensed under chapter 62C; a health maintenance organization licensed under chapter 62D; a community integrated service network licensed under chapter 62N; or a third-party administrator that: (1) provides, either directly or through contracts with providers or other persons, dental care services; (2) arranges for the provision of these services to enrollees on the basis of a fixed, prepaid sum without regard to the frequency or extent of services furnished to any particular enrollee; or (3) administers dental plans.

§ Subd. 8. Dental provider contract. "Dental provider contract" means a written agreement between a dentist or dental clinic and dental organization to provide dental care services.

§ Subd. 9. Third party. "Third party" means a person or entity that enters into a contract with a dental organization or with another third party to gain access to the dental care services or contractual discounts under a dental provider contract. Third party does not include an enrollee of a dental organization or an employer or other group for whom the dental organization provides administrative services.
Minn. Stat. § 216C.10 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216C / Section 216C.10
§ 216C.10 COMMISSIONER POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may:

(1) adopt rules under chapter 14 as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(2) make all contracts under this chapter and do all things necessary to cooperate with the United States government, and to qualify for, accept, and disburse any grant intended to administer this chapter;

(3) provide on-site technical assistance to units of local government in order to enhance local capabilities to provide energy-related financial resources, planning, outreach, and engagement;

(4) administer for the state, energy programs under federal law, regulations, or guidelines, and coordinate the programs and activities with other state agencies, units of local government, and educational institutions;

(5) develop a state energy investment plan with yearly energy conservation and alternative energy development goals, investment targets, and marketing strategies;

(6) perform market analysis studies relating to conservation, alternative and renewable energy resources, and energy recovery;

(7) assist with the preparation of proposals for innovative conservation, renewable, alternative, or energy recovery projects;

(8) manage and disburse funds made available for the purpose of research studies or demonstration projects related to energy conservation or other activities deemed appropriate by the commissioner;

(9) intervene in certificate of need proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission;

(10) collect fees from recipients of loans, grants, or other financial aid from money received from litigation or settlement of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing regulations, which fees must be used to pay the department's costs in administering those financial aids; and

(11) collect fees from proposers and operators of conservation and other energy-related programs that are reviewed, evaluated, or approved by the department, other than proposers that are political subdivisions or community or nonprofit organizations, to cover the department's cost in making the reviewal, evaluation, or approval and in developing additional programs for others to operate.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner is designated the state agent to apply for, receive, and accept federal or other funds made available to the state for the purposes of this chapter.