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Minn. Stat. § 16C.105 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16C / Section 16C.105
§ 16C.105 COOPERATIVES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The following entities are authorized to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with the commissioner in accordance with section 16C.03, subdivision 10 :

(1) one or more other states or governmental units, as described in section 471.59 , subdivision 1;

(2) entities defined in section 16B.2975, subdivision 1 ;

(3) a registered combined charitable organization and its affiliated agencies as defined by section 43A.50 ;

(4) a charitable organization defined in section 309.50, subdivision 4 , that is also a recipient of a state grant or contract;

(5) a nonprofit community health clinic defined in section 145.9268 ; and

(6) health care facilities that are required to provide indigent care, or any entity recognized by another state's statutes as authorized to use that state's commodity or service contracts.
Minn. Stat. § 518D.208 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518D / Section 518D.208
§ 518D.208 JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 518D.204 or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless:

(1) the parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced in the exercise of jurisdiction;

(2) a court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under sections 518D.201 to 518D.203 determines that this state is a more appropriate forum under section 518D.207 ; or

(3) no court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in sections 518D.201 to 518D.203 .

(b) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (a), it may fashion an appropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a child custody proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction under sections 518D.201 to 518D.203 .

(c) If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to paragraph (a), it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction necessary and reasonable expenses including costs, communication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that the assessment would be clearly inappropriate. The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against this state unless authorized by law other than this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.905 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.905
§ 383B.905 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS; UNPAID OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. In bylaws or by board. Officers and directors have the authority and duties in the management of the business of the corporation that the bylaws prescribe or, in the absence of such prescription, as the board determines.

§ Subd. 2. Ordinary prudent person standard. Officers and directors shall discharge their duties in good faith, in the manner the officer or director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation, and with the care an ordinary prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances.

§ Subd. 3. Not trustees. Officers and directors are not considered to be trustees with respect to the corporation or with respect to property held or administered by the corporation, including, without limit, property that may be subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or transferor of the property.

§ Subd. 3a. Conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest involving directors, officers, or employees of the corporation must be evaluated and resolved under chapter 317A. Directors, officers, and employees of the corporation are not considered "public officers" for the purposes of sections 471.87 to 471.89 . This subdivision does not apply to Hennepin County Commissioners who also serve on the board of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.

§ Subd. 4. Liability. A person who serves without compensation as a director or officer of the corporation is exempt from civil liability to the same extent as provided under section 317A.257 for the directors and officers listed in section 317A.257, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 103D.701 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103D / Section 103D.701
§ 103D.701 PROJECT INITIATION.
Status: in_force

Projects may not be initiated until the board approves a watershed management plan for the watershed district. A project of the watershed district must be initiated:

(1) by a project petition filed with the managers;

(2) by resolution of a majority of the members of the board of managers; or

(3) as otherwise prescribed by this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 204D.25 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204D / Section 204D.25
§ 204D.25 SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Form. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the county auditor must prepare separate ballots for a special primary and special election as required by sections 204D.17 to 204D.27 . The ballots must be headed "Special Primary Ballot" or "Special Election Ballot" as the case may be, followed by the date of the special primary or special election. Immediately below the title of each office to be filled must be printed the words "To fill vacancy in term expiring ..........," with the date of expiration of the term and any other information that is necessary to distinguish the office from any other office to be voted upon at the same election. For a special primary or special election, the instructions to voters may use the singular form of the word when referring to candidates and offices when only one office is to be filled at the special election. Otherwise the form of the ballots must comply as far as practicable with the laws relating to ballots for state primaries and state general elections. The county auditor must post a sample of each ballot in the auditor's office as soon as prepared and not later than four days before the special primary or special election. Publication of the notice to voters pursuant to section 204D.16 for a special primary or special election is not required.

§ Subd. 2. Use of regular ballots. The county auditor shall place the names of the candidates to fill the vacancy upon the regular ballots used for like offices at the state primary or state general election, designating the office to be filled in the same manner as provided in subdivision 1 for separate special primary or special election ballots if: (a) the candidates at the special election are to be voted for on the day of the state general election or are to be nominated on the day of the state primary; and (b) the ballots for the state general election or state primary have not been printed when the names of the candidates to be elected or nominated to fill a vacancy have been finally determined.
Minn. Stat. § 152.095 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 152 / Section 152.095
§ 152.095 ADVERTISEMENT OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement or promotion for the sale of drug paraphernalia. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 299F.035 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299F / Section 299F.035
§ 299F.035 FIRE DEPARTMENT USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY DATA.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Minnesota criminal history" means adult convictions and juvenile adjudications. (c) "Fire department" has the meaning given in section 299N.01, subdivision 2 . (d) "Private data" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 12 .

§ Subd. 2. Plan for access to data. (a) A background check must be conducted on all applicants for employment and may be conducted on current employees at a fire department. The fire chief must conduct a Minnesota criminal history record check. For applicants for employment who have lived in Minnesota for less than five years, or on the request of the fire chief, a national criminal history record check must also be conducted. (b) For a Minnesota criminal history record check, the fire chief must either (1) submit the signed informed consent of the applicant or employee and the required fee to the superintendent, or (2) submit the signed informed consent to the chief of police. The superintendent or chief must retrieve Minnesota criminal history data and provide the data to the fire chief for review. (c) For a national criminal history record check, the fire chief must submit the signed informed consent and fingerprints of the applicant or employee, and the required fee, to the superintendent. The superintendent may exchange the fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the individual's national criminal history record information. The superintendent must return the results of the national criminal history record check to the fire chief for the purpose of determining if the applicant is qualified to be employed or if a current employee is able to retain the employee's position.

§ Subd. 3. Relation of conviction to fire protection. Criminal history data may be used in assessing fire department job applicants or employees only if the criminal history data are directly related to the position of employment sought or currently held.

§ Subd. 4. Determination of relationship. In determining if criminal history data are directly related to the position of employment, the hiring or employing authority may consider: (1) the nature and seriousness of the criminal history data on the job applicant or employee; (2) the relationship of the criminal history data to the purposes of regulating the position of employment; and (3) the relationship of the criminal history data to the ability, capacity, and fitness required to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position of employment.

§ Subd. 5. Uniformity of application; frequency. A fire department hiring or employing authority that obtains access to criminal history data under this section must use uniform access procedures that apply to all applicants or employees. With respect to current employees, a hiring or employing authority may request private data only if at least one year has elapsed since access to the data was previously requested.
Minn. Stat. § 184B.04 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 184B / Section 184B.04
§ 184B.04 FILING.
Status: in_force

An operator must file with each sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person responsible for an amusement ride being offered for use by the public:

(1) a certificate stating that the insurance required by section 184B.02 is in effect; and

(2) an affidavit attesting that the inspection required by section 184B.03 has been performed.
Minn. Stat. § 508.11 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508 / Section 508.11
§ 508.11 COURT ADMINISTRATOR; FILING, RECORDING; CERTIFYING; EFFECT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Approval by examiner. Applications for initial registration shall be approved as to form by the examiner prior to filing with the court administrator.

§ Subd. 2. Filing. The application for initial registration shall be filed with the court administrator. At the time of the filing of the application with the court administrator, a copy thereof, duly certified by the court administrator, shall be filed by the applicant for record with the county recorder, and shall be notice forever to purchasers and encumbrancers of the pendency of the proceeding and of all matters referred to in the court files and records pertaining to the proceeding. The applicant shall file with the court administrator, as soon after the filing of the application as is practicable, an abstract of title or other evidence of title for the land described in the application, satisfactory to the examiner. If a survey is required by the examiner, the applicant shall file a survey, certified by a licensed surveyor, with the court administrator. At the time of the filing of a final order or decree with the court administrator, a copy thereof, duly certified by the court administrator, shall be filed by the applicant with: (1) the registrar of titles for issuance of a first certificate of title; and (2) the county recorder for indexing in the tract index to show the disposition of the registration case.
Minn. Stat. § 137.52 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 137 / Section 137.52
§ 137.52 CONTAMINATION REMEDIATION; REPORT.
Status: in_force

The board shall, until the issue is resolved, report annually to the legislature on or before February 1, on its efforts and the efforts of the Department of Defense to remedy contamination of the university land caused by activities occurring prior to the University of Minnesota acquiring the land.
Minn. Stat. § 299F.856 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299F / Section 299F.856
§ 299F.856 INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

To enforce sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 , the attorney general and the state fire marshal may examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any person in possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. Every person in the possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale is hereby directed and required to give the attorney general and the state fire marshal the means, facilities, and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section.
Minn. Stat. § 123B.96 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 123B / Section 123B.96
§ 123B.96 TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall receive and be responsible for all money in the district and disburse the same on orders signed by the clerk and countersigned by the chair or other vouchers authorized by law. In the event that the chair has been continuously absent from the district for a period of 30 days or more, the treasurer may pay orders without the signature of the chair. Each order must state the fund on which it is drawn, the name of the payee, and the nature of the claim for which such order is issued and must be so drawn that when signed by the treasurer in an appropriate place, it becomes a check on the district depository. The treasurer shall keep an account of each fund, and of all receipts and disbursements showing the sources of all receipts and the nature and purpose of disbursements. The treasurer shall deposit the funds of the district in the official depository in accordance with the provisions of law.
Minn. Stat. § 135A.044 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 135A / Section 135A.044
§ 135A.044 PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP AID.
Status: in_force

A public postsecondary institution may use private sources of funding to provide aid to a student eligible for resident tuition under section 135A.043 . This section is in addition to any other authority of an institution to provide financial aid.
Minn. Stat. § 84D.11 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84D / Section 84D.11
§ 84D.11 PERMITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Prohibited invasive species. The commissioner may issue a permit for the propagation, possession, importation, purchase, or transport of a prohibited invasive species for the purposes of disposal, decontamination, control, research, or education.

§ Subd. 1a. Permit for invasive carp. The commissioner may issue a permit to departmental divisions for tagging bighead, black, grass, or silver carp for research or control. Under the permit, the carp may be released into the water body from which the carp was captured.

§ Subd. 2. Regulated invasive species. The commissioner may issue a permit for the introduction of a regulated invasive species.

§ Subd. 2a. Harvest of bait from infested waters. (a) The commissioner may issue a permit to allow the harvest of bait: (1) from waters that are listed as infested waters, except those listed because they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish as defined in section 17.4982, subdivision 6 ; and (2) from infested waters as allowed under section 97C.341 , paragraph (c). The permit shall include conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species. (b) Before receiving a permit, or working for a permittee, a person annually must satisfactorily complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 2b. Transport of water. The commissioner may issue a permit under this section or an authorization under other licenses or permits pursuant to sections 97C.801 , 97C.811 , and 103G.271 to allow the transport of water in containers or water-related equipment specifically designed and used for hauling water.

§ Subd. 2c. Transport of aquatic macrophytes. The commissioner may issue a permit to allow the transport of aquatic macrophytes to locations specified in the permit for purposes of research, education, and decontaminating equipment.

§ Subd. 2d. Special permits. The commissioner may issue special permits for the activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more activities under a single permit.

§ Subd. 3. Standard. The commissioner may issue a permit under this section only if the commissioner determines that the permitted activity would not pose an unreasonable risk of harm to natural resources or their use in the state. The commissioner may deny, issue with conditions, modify, or revoke a permit under this section as necessary to ensure that the proposed activity will not pose an unreasonable risk of harm to natural resources or their use in the state.

§ Subd. 4. Appeal of permit decision. A permit decision may be appealed as a contested case under chapter 14.
Minn. Stat. § 412.571 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.571
§ 412.571 CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Composition of council. When an optional plan is first adopted in any statutory city in which the standard plan of statutory city government is then in operation, the council shall continue as then constituted until the expiration of the term of the incumbent clerk. At the city election preceding expiration of the term of the incumbent clerk, one council member shall be elected in addition to the council member or council members who would otherwise be chosen at the election. If a minority of the other council members is chosen at the election, the term of the additional council member chosen at the election shall be four years, but if a majority of the other council members is chosen at the election, the initial term of the additional council member chosen at the election shall be two years. At each regular election thereafter, council members shall be elected for four-year terms. If the optional plan is adopted at the regular city election at which the office of clerk is to be filled, the candidate elected to that office at the election shall not assume the office of clerk in January, but shall become the additional council member unless appointed clerk under the optional plan, in which case the unfilled office of council member shall be considered vacant.

§ Subd. 2. Incumbent clerk and treasurer. When an optional plan is first adopted in any city in which the standard plan is then in operation, the incumbent clerk and treasurer, or clerk-treasurer, shall continue to serve until the expiration of their respective terms.

§ Subd. 3. From one option to another. When an optional plan is abandoned and another optional plan is adopted in its place, incumbent members of the council shall continue to serve until the expiration of their respective terms, and the election schedule shall not be affected by the change.

§ Subd. 4. From one option to standard plan. When any optional plan is abandoned and the standard form of city government is resumed, terms of then incumbent council members shall not be affected by the abandonment; but until the first business day of January following the next regular city election, the clerk shall not serve as a member of the council. At the city election preceding that date one council member less shall be elected.

§ Subd. 5. Standard plan restored; clerk, treasurer. When any optional plan is abandoned and the standard form of city government is resumed, the office of clerk, or clerk-treasurer shall remain appointive until the first business day of January following the next regular city election and the office of treasurer, if there is no clerk-treasurer, shall remain appointive until the first business day of January following the first subsequent city election at which the clerk is not elected; and the successor to the incumbent clerk, clerk-treasurer, and treasurer shall be chosen at the regular city election immediately preceding the January in which the office becomes elective.
Minn. Stat. § 386.705 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 386 / Section 386.705
§ 386.705 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

An abstracter licensed under sections 386.62 to 386.76 is subject to the penalties imposed pursuant to section 45.027 . The commissioner has all the powers provided in section 45.027 and shall proceed in the manner provided by that section in actions against abstracters.
Minn. Stat. § 59C.04 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 59C / Section 59C.04
§ 59C.04 REGISTRATION AND FILING REQUIREMENTS OF WARRANTORS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General requirement. A person may not operate as a warrantor or represent to the public that the person is a warrantor unless the person is registered with the department on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 2. Registration records. A registrant shall file a warrantor registration record annually and shall update it within 30 days of any change. A registration record must contain the following information: (1) the warrantor's name, any fictitious names under which the warrantor does business in the state, principal office address, and telephone number; (2) the name and address of the warrantor's agent for service of process in the state if other than the warrantor; (3) the names of the warrantor's executive officer or officers directly responsible for the warrantor's vehicle protection product business; (4) the name, address, and telephone number of any administrators designated by the warrantor to be responsible for the administration of vehicle protection product warranties in this state; (5) a copy of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy or policies or other financial information required by section 59C.05 ; (6) a copy of each warranty the warrantor proposes to use in this state; and (7) a statement indicating under which provision of section 59C.05 the warrantor qualifies to do business in this state as a warrantor.

§ Subd. 3. Registration fee. The commissioner may charge each registrant a reasonable fee to offset the cost of processing the registration and maintaining the records in an amount of $250 annually. The information in subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2), must be made available to the public.

§ Subd. 4. Renewal. The registrant will have 30 days to complete the renewal of the registration before the commissioner suspends the registration.

§ Subd. 5. Exception. An administrator or person who sells or solicits a sale of a vehicle protection product but who is not a warrantor shall not be required to register as a warrantor or be licensed under the insurance laws of this state to sell vehicle protection products.