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Minn. Stat. § 122A.13 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.13
§ 122A.13 MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Meetings. The Board of School Administrators shall meet regularly at the times and places determined by the board. The board shall nominate and elect a chair and other officers from its membership. Meetings shall be called by the chair or at the written request of any three members.

§ Subd. 2. Executive secretary. The Board of School Administrators may hire an executive secretary and other staff or may arrange to share an executive secretary and staff with the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. If the board hires an executive secretary, the person is in the unclassified service.
Minn. Stat. § 117.055 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 117 / Section 117.055
§ 117.055 PETITION AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Petition. In all cases a petition, describing the desired land, stating by whom and for what purposes it is proposed to be taken, and giving the names of all persons appearing of record or known to the petitioner to be the owners thereof shall be presented to the district court of the county in which the land is situated praying for the appointment of commissioners to appraise the damages which may be occasioned by such taking.

§ Subd. 2. Notice. (a) Notice of the objects of the petition and of the time and place of presenting the same shall be served at least 20 days before such time of presentation upon all persons named in the petition as owners as defined in section 117.025, subdivision 3 , and upon all occupants of such land in the same manner as a summons in a civil action. (b) The notice must state that: (1) a party wishing to challenge the public use or public purpose, necessity, or authority for a taking must appear at the court hearing and state the objection or must appeal within 60 days of a court order; and (2) a court order approving the public use or public purpose, necessity, and authority for the taking is final unless an appeal is brought within 60 days after service of the order on the party. (c) If any such owner be not a resident of the state, or the owner's place of residence be unknown to the petitioner, upon the filing of an affidavit of the petitioner or the petitioner's agent or attorney, stating that the petitioner believes that such owner is not a resident of the state, and that the petitioner has mailed a copy of the notice to the owner at the owner's place of residence, or that after diligent inquiry the owner's place of residence cannot be ascertained by the affiant, then service may be made upon such owner by three weeks' published notice. If the state be an owner, the notice shall be served upon the attorney general. Any owner not served as herein provided shall not be bound by such proceeding except upon voluntarily appearing therein. Any owner shall be furnished a right-of-way map or plat of all that part of land to be taken upon written demand, provided that the petitioner shall have ten days from the receipt of the demand within which to furnish the same. Any plans or profiles which the petitioner has shall be made available to the owner for inspection.
Minn. Stat. § 145.899 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.899
§ 145.899 WIC FOOD BENEFITS FOR ORGANICS.
Status: in_force

Food benefits for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) may be used to purchase cost-neutral organic WIC allowable food. The commissioner of health shall regularly evaluate the list of WIC allowable food in accordance with federal requirements and shall add to the list any organic WIC allowable foods determined to be cost-neutral.
Minn. Stat. § 297I.80 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297I / Section 297I.80
§ 297I.80 INTEREST.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Payable to commissioner. (a) When interest is required under this section, interest is computed at the rate specified in section 270C.40 . (b) If a tax or surcharge is not paid within the time named by law for payment, the unpaid tax or surcharge bears interest from the date the tax or surcharge should have been paid until the date the tax or surcharge is paid. (c) Whenever a taxpayer is liable for additional tax or surcharge because of a redetermination by the commissioner or other reason, the additional tax or surcharge bears interest from the time the tax or surcharge should have been paid until the date the tax or surcharge is paid. (d) A penalty bears interest from the date provided in section 270C.40, subdivision 3 , to the date of payment of the penalty.

§ Subd. 2. On overpayments. (a) When interest is required under this section, interest is computed at the rate specified in section 270C.405 . (b) Interest on an overpayment is computed from the date of the payment of the tax or surcharge until the date the refund is made. For purposes of this subdivision, any payment made before the last day prescribed by law to make the payment, including any estimated tax payments, is considered paid on the last day prescribed by law for the payment. A return filed before the due date is considered as filed on the due date.
Minn. Stat. § 322C.0114 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.0114
§ 322C.0114 CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE OR AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

Every limited liability company may change its registered office or change its registered agent, and the agent may resign or change its business address or name, in the manner prescribed by section 5.36 .
Minn. Stat. § 609.2664 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.2664
§ 609.2664 MANSLAUGHTER OF UNBORN CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Status: in_force

Whoever does any of the following is guilty of manslaughter of an unborn child in the first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $30,000, or both:

(1) intentionally causes the death of an unborn child in the heat of passion provoked by such words or acts of another as would provoke a person of ordinary self-control under like circumstances;

(2) causes the death of an unborn child in committing or attempting to commit a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offense with such force or violence that death of or great bodily harm to any person or unborn child was reasonably foreseeable, and murder of an unborn child in the first or second degree was not committed thereby; or

(3) intentionally causes the death of an unborn child because the actor is coerced by threats made by someone other than the actor's coconspirator and which cause the actor to reasonably believe that the act performed by the actor is the only means of preventing imminent death to the actor or another.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.321 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.321
§ 383A.321 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. For this section. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them, unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended.

§ Subd. 2. Small business. "Small business" means a business entity organized for profit, including an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or cooperative which has its principal place of business in Minnesota, and which (a) is not dominant in its field of operation, and (b) is not an affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operations. If a federal or state program prohibits any geographical limitation on the principal place of business of an eligible business in order for the county to be eligible for funds, the federal or state requirement shall prevail.

§ Subd. 3. Dominant in its field of operation. "Dominant in its field of operation" means exercising a controlling or major influence in a business activity in which a number of businesses are engaged. In determining whether a business is dominant, the following criteria, among others, shall be considered: number of employees; volume of business; financial resources; competitive status or position; ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements and facilities; sales territory; and nature of business activity. The following businesses shall be deemed dominant in their field of operation: (a) manufacturing businesses which employ more than 100 persons and have in the preceding three fiscal years exceeded a total of $15,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period; (b) general construction businesses which in the preceding three fiscal years have exceeded a total of $6,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period; (c) specialty construction businesses which in the preceding three fiscal years have exceeded a total of $3,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period; and (d) nonmanufacturing businesses which employ more than 25 persons and have in the preceding three fiscal years exceeded a total of $3,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period.

§ Subd. 4. Affiliate or subsidiary of dominant business. "Affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operation" means a business which is at least 20 percent owned by a business dominant in that field of operation, or by partners, officers, directors, majority stockholders, or their equivalent, of a business dominant in that field of operation.
Minn. Stat. § 325E.044 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325E / Section 325E.044
§ 325E.044 PLASTIC CONTAINER LABELING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (a) "Distributor" means a person engaged in business that ships or transports products to retailers in this state to be sold by those retailers. (b) "Labeling" means attaching information to or embossing or printing information on a plastic container. (c) "Manufacturer" means any manufacturer offering for sale and distribution a product packaged in a container. (d) "Plastic container" means an individual, separate, plastic bottle, can, or jar with a capacity of 16 ounces or more.

§ Subd. 2. Labeling rules required. By March 31, 1989, the board shall adopt rules requiring labeling of plastic containers. The rules adopted under this subdivision must allow a manufacturer of plastic containers, a person who places products in plastic containers, and a person who sells products in plastic containers to choose an appropriate method of labeling plastic containers. The board shall adopt rules as consistent as practicable with national industrywide plastic container coding systems. The rules may exempt plastic containers of a capacity of less than a specified minimum size from the labeling requirements.

§ Subd. 3. Prohibition. A person may not manufacture or bring into the state for sale in this state a plastic container that does not comply with the labeling rules adopted under subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 4. Enforcement; civil penalty; injunctive relief. (a) After being notified that a plastic container does not comply with the rules under subdivision 2, any manufacturer or distributor who violates subdivision 3 is subject to a civil penalty of $50 for each violation up to a maximum of $500 and may be enjoined from such violations. (b) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state in a court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of civil penalties or for injunctive relief as provided in this subdivision. The attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of acts in violation of subdivision 3 in the manner provided in section 8.31, subdivision 2b .
Minn. Stat. § 13.89 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.89
§ 13.89 DISSEMINATION OF DATA TO PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Developmental disabilities. Data on clients and residents of facilities or programs licensed pursuant to sections 144.50 to 144.58 , 245A.01 to 245A.16 , 245C.01 to 245C.32 , and 252.28, subdivision 2 , may be disseminated to the protection and advocacy system established in this state pursuant to Part C of Public Law 98-527 to protect the legal and human rights of persons with developmental disabilities or other related conditions who live in residential facilities or programs for these persons if: (1) the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf of that person; and (2) the person does not have a legal guardian or the state or a designee of the state is the legal guardian of the person.

§ Subd. 2. Mental illness or emotional impairment. Data on an individual who has significant mental illness or emotional impairment and who is an inpatient or resident in a facility rendering care or treatment may be disseminated to the protection and advocacy system established in this state pursuant to Public Law 99-319 to protect the rights of persons who are mentally ill if: (1) the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf of the person or there is probable cause to believe that the person has been subjected to abuse or neglect, as defined in Public Law 99-319; (2) the person is by reason of a mental or physical condition unable to authorize the system to have access to data; and (3) the person does not have a legal guardian or the state is the legal guardian of the person.
Minn. Stat. § 518C.317 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518C / Section 518C.317
§ 518C.317 COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TRIBUNALS.
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record, or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws of that state, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.
Minn. Stat. § 448.21 — MN Code / Part 447_450 / Chapter 448 / Section 448.21
§ 448.21 EXCHANGE LANDS FOR PARKS OR PLAYGROUNDS.
Status: in_force

Any city of the first class in this state, is hereby empowered to exchange for other lands to be used for parks or playgrounds, any lands acquired by the city for parks or playgrounds; provided that at least two-thirds of all the members of its council shall approve such exchange and the board of park commissioners, or other body having jurisdiction and control of parks and playgrounds in the city, shall, by a two-thirds vote thereof, request the council so to do.
Minn. Stat. § 376.01 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.01
§ 376.01 ACQUISITION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

A county board may acquire land in the county for hospital purposes for patients, other than for persons who are mentally ill.
Minn. Stat. § 325N.16 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325N / Section 325N.16
§ 325N.16 LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Any provision in a contract which attempts or purports to require arbitration of any dispute arising under sections 325N.10 to 325N.18 is void at the option of the owner.

(b) This section applies to any contract entered into on or after August 1, 2004.
Minn. Stat. § 450.23 — MN Code / Part 447_450 / Chapter 450 / Section 450.23
§ 450.23 GIFTS OR DEVISES; ACCEPTANCE.
Status: reserved

The board of park commissioners or other governing body having control of parks, parkways and playgrounds, of any city of the first class is authorized to receive and accept, in the name of the city, any gift or devise of land or buildings to be used for a public park, welfare or recreational center, museum, gallery, or school of arts or crafts, or for the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance, or use thereof or for any one or more of such purposes, with the right reserved by the donor or devisor to the free and exclusive occupancy, management, control, and use of the building by any incorporated society of this state organized for the general purposes of fostering and promoting educational, welfare, recreational, artistic, and scientific interests, or some one or more of them, and not for any purpose of pecuniary gain or profit to any of its members, and upon such other conditions, but subject to such regulations and restrictions, as shall be approved by the board of park commissioners or other governing body having control of parks, parkways and playgrounds.

The board or other governing body may likewise accept gifts and bequests of money and other personal property to be used for any of these purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 549.06 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 549 / Section 549.06
§ 549.06 SEVERAL ACTIONS; COSTS, HOW ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

When several actions are brought on one instrument, or for the same cause of action, against several parties who might have been joined as defendants in the same action, costs shall be allowed to the plaintiff in but one of such actions, to be selected by the plaintiff, if at the commencement of such action the defendants in the other actions were openly within the state; but plaintiff's disbursements may be allowed as provided in section 549.04 .
Minn. Stat. § 259.65 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 259 / Section 259.65
§ 259.65 APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment. In any adoption proceeding, the court may appoint an attorney or a guardian ad litem, or both, for the person being adopted.

§ Subd. 2. Costs. The court may order the adopting parents to pay the costs of services rendered by guardians or attorneys appointed pursuant to subdivision 1, provided that such parents shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
Minn. Stat. § 373.51 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.51
§ 373.51 ALTERNATIVE PROCESS FOR CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions relating to petitions in sections 371.02 and 371.03 , two or more counties may begin the process for consolidation by filing with the secretary of state a resolution unanimously adopted by the board of each affected county to seek voter approval for consolidation of the counties following the procedures in chapter 371.
Minn. Stat. § 28.01 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 28 / Section 28.01
§ 28.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Terms. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be given the meanings subjoined to them.

§ Subd. 2. Cold storage. "Cold storage" means the storing or keeping of articles of food in a cold storage warehouse or in any refrigerated space leased for public use other than an individual locker.

§ Subd. 3. Cold storage warehouse. The term "cold storage warehouse" means and includes every place other than an individual locker, whether a single room or enclosed space, or a group of rooms that is cooled, mechanically or by any artificial means, including the cooling by use of ice, in which articles of food are placed and held for 30 days or more. Any room in a cold storage warehouse leased, controlled, and operated apart from the general storage business of such warehouse and to which the general public has not access for storage purposes, is hereby declared a separate cold storage warehouse, subject to licensing and supervision under this chapter. Refrigerator cars and ships, when used solely for the transportation, as distinguished from the storage, of foods shall not be regarded as cold storage warehouses, nor shall the ice boxes of retail food establishments, private homes, hotels, or restaurants, and chill-rooms used only for the holding of food for periods of less than 30 days be so regarded. The commissioner shall, for the proper enforcement of this chapter, have the right of inspection of such chill-rooms and as well of the food held therein.

§ Subd. 4. Articles of food. "Articles of food" mean every article used for, entering into the consumption of, or used or intended for use in the preparation of, food, drink, confectionery, or condiment, whether simple, mixed, or compound for either human or animal consumption.

§ Subd. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture.
Minn. Stat. § 254B.191 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 254B / Section 254B.191
§ 254B.191 EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of human services must establish training opportunities for substance use disorder treatment providers under chapters 245F and 245G, and applicable Tribal licenses, to increase knowledge and develop skills to adopt evidence-based and promising practices in substance use disorder treatment programs. Training opportunities must support the transition to American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) standards. Training formats may include self or organizational assessments, virtual modules, one-to-one coaching, self-paced courses, interactive hybrid courses, and in-person courses. Foundational and skill-building training topics may include:

(1) ASAM criteria;

(2) person-centered and culturally responsive services;

(3) medical and clinical decision making;

(4) conducting assessments and appropriate level of care;

(5) treatment and service planning;

(6) identifying and overcoming systems challenges;

(7) conducting clinical case reviews; and

(8) appropriate and effective transfer and discharge.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.43 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.43
§ 72A.43 SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON UNAUTHORIZED COMPANY BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment of agent. Any act of entering into a contract of insurance or annuity as an insurer or transacting insurance business in this state as set forth in subdivision 2 of section 72A.41 , by an unauthorized company is equivalent to and shall constitute an appointment by such company of the commissioner of commerce and a successor or successors in office to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it, arising out of a violation of section 72A.41 , and any of such acts shall be a signification of its agreement that any such process against it which is so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as personal service of process in this state upon such company.

§ Subd. 2. How made. Service of such process shall be made in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 3. Postponement of service. The court in any action or proceeding in which service is made in the manner provided in subdivision 2 may, in its discretion, order such postponement as may be necessary to afford such company reasonable opportunity to defend such action or proceeding. Nothing in this section is to be construed to prevent an unauthorized company from filing a motion to quash a writ or to set aside service thereof made in the manner provided in subdivision 2 on the ground that such unauthorized company has not done any of the acts referred to in subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 4. Judgment by default. No judgment by default shall be entered in any such action or proceeding until the expiration of 30 days from the date of the filing of the affidavit of compliance.

§ Subd. 5. Other law. Nothing contained in this section shall limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon any company in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law.
Minn. Stat. § 176.192 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.192
§ 176.192 BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a member of a bomb disposal unit approved by the commissioner of public safety and employed by a municipality defined in section 466.01 , is considered an employee of the Department of Public Safety solely for the purposes of this chapter when disposing of or neutralizing bombs or other similar hazardous explosives, as defined in section 299C.063 , outside the jurisdiction of the employer-municipality.