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Minn. Stat. § 72A.29 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.29
§ 72A.29 CONCURRENT REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Liability under other laws. No order of the commissioner, or order or decree of any district court, under sections 72A.17 to 72A.32 shall in any way relieve or absolve any person affected by such order or decree from any liability under any other laws of this state.

§ Subd. 2. Concurrent powers. The powers vested in the commissioner by sections 72A.17 to 72A.32 shall be additional to any other powers to enforce any penalties, fines, or forfeitures authorized by law with respect to the methods, acts, and practices hereby declared to be unfair or deceptive.
Minn. Stat. § 169.025 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.025
§ 169.025 APPLICATION OF MOTOR CARRIER REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter other than section 169.67 , a vehicle, driver, or carrier that is subject to the motor carrier safety regulations incorporated in section 221.0314 or 221.605 shall comply with the more stringent or additional requirement imposed by the motor carrier safety regulation.
Minn. Stat. § 273.1108 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.1108
§ 273.1108 ANNUAL REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL VALUATION AND CLASSIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of revenue must study and, by March 1 each year, report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees on taxes of the senate and the house of representatives on:

(1) trends in market values of class 2a and 2b properties;

(2) green acres value methodology and determinations; and

(3) assessment and classification practices pertaining to class 2a and 2b property.
Minn. Stat. § 177.435 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 177 / Section 177.435
§ 177.435 FACILITY CONSTRUCTION; PREVAILING WAGE.
Status: in_force

Construction of value-added agricultural product processing facility financed in whole or in part with a loan or grant provided under section 41A.035 , 41B.044 , or 41B.046 is a "project" as that term is defined in section 177.42, subdivision 2 . Contracts for the construction or expansion of a value-added agricultural product processing facility that is a project under this section must comply with section 177.43 if the loan or grant agreement was entered into on or after December 31, 1995.
Minn. Stat. § 299F.052 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299F / Section 299F.052
§ 299F.052 ARSON REPORTING IMMUNITY LAW, CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 299F.052 to 299F.057 shall be known as the Arson Reporting Immunity Law.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.70 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.70
§ 61A.70 APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE.
Status: in_force

Sections 61A.70 to 61A.745 apply to all group and individual life insurance policies and certificates except:

(1) variable life insurance;

(2) individual and group annuity contracts;

(3) credit life insurance; or

(4) life insurance policies with no illustrated death benefits on any individual exceeding $10,000.
Minn. Stat. § 88.44 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.44
§ 88.44 ACQUIRING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Certificate of indebtedness; bond issues; tax levies. For any of the purposes authorized in sections 88.28 to 88.46 and within the limits therein fixed, any county, town, or city may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof, with the approval of a majority of the voters, as provided by the general laws relating to bond issues; may make all necessary, proper, and convenient provisions for sale of such bonds at not less than par, for payment of interest thereon at not more than six percent per annum, and of the principal thereof at maturity, or contingently at an earlier date; may issue promissory notes or certificates of indebtedness as far as reasonably necessary to procure funds in case of emergency not affording time to submit the matter to the voters; and for such purposes may levy and collect taxes annually upon all taxable property of such municipalities. As to counties, the powers conferred by this section shall be deemed supplementary to, but in no way lessening or detracting from, the powers and authority conferred by section 88.40 .

§ Subd. 2. How acquired. When necessary in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred by sections 88.28 to 88.46 , any county, town, or city may acquire property or property rights by gift, by purchase, or by condemnation, in any manner now or hereafter provided by law.
Minn. Stat. § 325M.01 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325M / Section 325M.01
§ 325M.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in sections 325M.01 to 325M.09 have the meanings given them in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Consumer. "Consumer" means a person who agrees to pay a fee to an Internet service provider for access to the Internet for personal, family, or household purposes, and who does not resell access.

§ Subd. 3. Internet service provider. "Internet service provider" means a business or person who provides consumers authenticated access to, or presence on, the Internet by means of a switched or dedicated telecommunications channel upon which the provider provides transit routing of Internet Protocol (IP) packets for and on behalf of the consumer. Internet service provider does not include the offering, on a common carrier basis, of telecommunications facilities or of telecommunications by means of these facilities.

§ Subd. 4. Ordinary course of business. "Ordinary course of business" means debt-collection activities, order fulfillment, request processing, or the transfer of ownership.

§ Subd. 5. Personally identifiable information. "Personally identifiable information" means information that identifies: (1) a consumer by physical or electronic address or telephone number; (2) a consumer as having requested or obtained specific materials or services from an Internet service provider; (3) Internet or online sites visited by a consumer; or (4) any of the contents of a consumer's data-storage devices.
Minn. Stat. § 117.48 — MN Code / Part 117_119 / Chapter 117 / Section 117.48
§ 117.48 CRUDE OIL PIPELINE COMPANIES, EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The business of transporting crude petroleum, oil, their related products and derivatives including liquefied hydrocarbons, or natural gas by pipeline as a common carrier, is declared to be in the public interest and necessary to the public welfare, and the taking of private property therefor is declared to be for a public use and purpose. Any corporation or association qualified to do business in the state of Minnesota engaged in or preparing to engage in the business of transporting crude petroleum, oil, their related products and derivatives including liquefied hydrocarbons, or natural gas by pipeline as a common carrier, is authorized to acquire, for the purpose of such business, easements or rights-of-way, over, through, under or across any lands, not owned by the state or devoted to a public purpose for the construction, erection, laying, maintaining, operating, altering, repairing, renewing and removing in whole or in part, a pipeline for the transportation of crude petroleum, oil, their related products and derivatives including liquefied hydrocarbons, or natural gas. To such end it shall have and enjoy the power of eminent domain to be exercised in accordance with this chapter, and acts amendatory thereof, all of which provisions shall govern insofar as they may be applicable hereto. Nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing the taking of any property owned by the state, or any municipal subdivision thereof, or the acquisition of any rights in public waters except after permit, lease, license or authorization issued pursuant to law.
Minn. Stat. § 179.37 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.37
§ 179.37 LOCKOUTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

It is contrary to public policy and is hereby declared to be unlawful for any charitable hospital to institute, cause, or declare any lockout.
Minn. Stat. § 60A.69 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.69
§ 60A.69 FOREIGN INSURERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Reporting requirements. A foreign insurer shall, upon the written request of the commissioner, submit to the commissioner a risk-based capital report as of the end of the calendar year just ended not later than the later of: (1) the date a risk-based capital report would be required to be filed by a domestic insurer under sections 60A.60 to 60A.696 ; or (2) fifteen days after the request is received by the foreign insurer. A foreign insurer shall, at the written request of the commissioner, promptly submit to the commissioner copies of all risk-based capital plans that are filed by the insurer with the insurance commissioners of other states.

§ Subd. 2. A risk-based capital plan requirement. In the event of a company action level event, regulatory action level event, or authorized control level event with respect to a foreign insurer as determined under the risk-based capital statute applicable in the state of domicile of the insurer, or, if no risk-based capital statute is in force in that state, under sections 60A.60 to 60A.696 , if the insurance commissioner of the state of domicile of the foreign insurer fails to require the foreign insurer to file a risk-based capital plan in the manner specified under that state's risk-based capital statute, or, if no risk-based capital statute is in force in that state, under section 60A.62 , the commissioner may require the foreign insurer to file a risk-based capital plan with the commissioner. In this event, the failure of the foreign insurer to file a risk-based capital plan with the commissioner shall be grounds to order the insurer to cease and desist from writing new insurance business in this state. This section does not limit the commissioner's authority to require a foreign insurer to file a copy of the risk-based capital plan submitted to the commissioner in the state of domicile.

§ Subd. 3. Liquidation of property. In the event of a mandatory control level event with respect to a foreign insurer, if no domiciliary receiver has been appointed with respect to the foreign insurer under the rehabilitation and liquidation statute applicable in the state of domicile of the foreign insurer, the commissioner may make application to the district court permitted under chapter 60B with respect to the liquidation of property of foreign insurers found in this state, and the occurrence of the mandatory control level event is adequate grounds for the application.
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0905 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0905
§ 323A.0905 MERGER OF PARTNERSHIPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to a plan of merger approved as provided in subsection (c), a partnership may be merged with one or more partnerships or limited partnerships.

(b) The plan of merger must set forth:

(1) the name of each partnership or limited partnership that is a party to the merger;

(2) the name of the surviving entity into which the other partnerships or limited partnerships will merge;

(3) whether the surviving entity is a partnership or a limited partnership and the status of each partner;

(4) the terms and conditions of the merger;

(5) the manner and basis of converting the interests of each party to the merger into interests or obligations of the surviving entity, or into money or other property in whole or part; and

(6) the street address, including the zip code, of the surviving entity's chief executive office.

(c) The plan of merger must be approved:

(1) in the case of a partnership that is a party to the merger, by all of the partners, or a number or percentage specified for merger in the partnership agreement; and

(2) in the case of a limited partnership that is a party to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a merger by the law of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the limited partnership is organized and, in the absence of such a specifically applicable law, by all the partners, notwithstanding a provision to the contrary in the partnership agreement.

(d) After a plan of merger is approved and before the merger takes effect, the plan may be amended or abandoned as provided in the plan.

(e) The merger takes effect on the later of:

(1) the approval of the plan of merger by all parties to the merger, as provided in subsection (c);

(2) the filing of all documents required by law to be filed as a condition to the effectiveness of the merger; or

(3) any effective date specified in the plan of merger.
Minn. Stat. § 176.82 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 176 / Section 176.82
§ 176.82 ACTION FOR CIVIL DAMAGES FOR OBSTRUCTING EMPLOYEE SEEKING BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Retaliatory discharge. Any person discharging or threatening to discharge an employee for seeking workers' compensation benefits or in any manner intentionally obstructing an employee seeking workers' compensation benefits is liable in a civil action for damages incurred by the employee including any diminution in workers' compensation benefits caused by a violation of this section including costs and reasonable attorney fees, and for punitive damages not to exceed three times the amount of any compensation benefit to which the employee is entitled. Damages awarded under this section shall not be offset by any workers' compensation benefits to which the employee is entitled.

§ Subd. 2. Refusal to offer continued employment. An employer who, without reasonable cause, refuses to offer continued employment to its employee when employment is available within the employee's physical limitations shall be liable in a civil action for one year's wages. The wages are payable from the date of the refusal to offer continued employment, and at the same time and at the same rate as the employee's preinjury wage, to continue during the period of the refusal up to a maximum of $15,000. These payments shall be in addition to any other payments provided by this chapter. In determining the availability of employment, the continuance in business of the employer shall be considered and written rules promulgated by the employer with respect to seniority or the provisions or any collective bargaining agreement shall govern. These payments shall not be covered by a contract of insurance. The employer shall be served directly and be a party to the claim. This subdivision shall not apply to employers who employ 15 or fewer full-time equivalent employees.
Minn. Stat. § 336.2-715 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.2-715
§ 336.2-715 BUYER'S INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(1) Incidental damages resulting from the seller's breach include expenses reasonably incurred in inspection, receipt, transportation and care and custody of goods rightfully rejected, any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions in connection with effecting cover and any other reasonable expense incident to the delay or other breach.

(2) Consequential damages resulting from the seller's breach include

(a) any loss resulting from general or particular requirements and needs of which the seller at the time of contracting had reason to know and which could not reasonably be prevented by cover or otherwise; and

(b) injury to person or property proximately resulting from any breach of warranty.
Minn. Stat. § 353F.07 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353F / Section 353F.07
§ 353F.07 EFFECT ON REFUND.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 353 to the contrary, privatized employees may receive a refund of employee accumulated contributions plus interest as provided in section 353.34, subdivision 2 , at any time after the transfer of employment to the privatized employer. If a privatized employee has received a refund from a pension plan listed in section 356.30, subdivision 3 , the privatized employee may not repay that refund unless the privatized employee again becomes a member of one of those listed plans and complies with section 356.30, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 116U.06 — MN Code / Part 116R_116X / Chapter 116U / Section 116U.06
§ 116U.06 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM.
Status: in_force

Explore Minnesota Tourism exists to support Minnesota's economy through promotion and facilitation of travel to and within the state of Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 471.83 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.83
§ 471.83 SEVERABLE, EFFECT.
Status: repealed

The provisions of sections 471.71 to 471.83 are severable, and the unconstitutionality of any provision or the unconstitutionality of these sections as applied to any municipality shall not invalidate other provisions or prevent the application of these sections to other municipalities; provided, that if for any reason these sections be held to be inapplicable to any municipality which is now governed by any of the laws specifically repealed by section 471.82 , such law shall not be repealed as to such municipality.
Minn. Stat. § 507.0948 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 507 / Section 507.0948
§ 507.0948 DONATIONS; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

The Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission may accept donations of money or resources, including loaned employees or other services. The donations are appropriated to the Legislative Coordinating Commission for the sole use of the Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission.
Minn. Stat. § 10A.06 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.06
§ 10A.06 CONTINGENT FEES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may act as or employ a lobbyist for compensation that is dependent upon the result or outcome of any legislative or administrative action, or of the official action of a political subdivision.

(b) This section does not apply to an attorney or financial professional to the extent that the attorney or financial professional is participating in conduit financing through a political subdivision.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 477A.37 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.37
§ 477A.37 HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Fund established. A housing assistance fund is established in the state treasury. The fund consists of money as provided under section 297A.9925 , and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the fund.

§ Subd. 2. Metropolitan county aid account; appropriation. (a) A metropolitan county aid account is established in the housing assistance fund. The account consists of money as provided under section 297A.9925 , and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. (b) Money in the metropolitan county aid account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of revenue for payments to counties as provided under section 477A.35 .

§ Subd. 3. Metropolitan city aid account; appropriation. (a) A metropolitan city aid account is established in the housing assistance fund. The account consists of money as provided under section 297A.9925 , and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. (b) Money in the metropolitan city aid account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of revenue for payments to cities as provided under section 477A.35 .
Minn. Stat. § 626.8433 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.8433
§ 626.8433 EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION POLICIES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Statewide model policy required. By November 1, 2020, the board, in consultation with stakeholders, shall develop a model policy that articulates best practices in eyewitness identification and promotes uniform practices statewide. The board shall distribute this model policy to all chief law enforcement officers. At a minimum, the policy must require that: (1) a person administering a live or photographic lineup be unaware of the suspect's identity, or if that is not practical, the administrator use a photographic lineup that prevents the administrator from seeing which member of the photographic lineup is being viewed by the eyewitness at a given time; (2) before the procedure, the eyewitness be instructed that the perpetrator may or may not be in the lineup; (3) nonsuspect "fillers" used in the lineup be substantially similar to the eyewitness' description of the perpetrator; and (4) immediately after an identification is made, the eyewitness provide a statement in the eyewitness' own words that articulates the level of the eyewitness' confidence in the identification.

§ Subd. 2. Agency policies required. By February 1, 2021, the chief law enforcement officers of every state and local law enforcement agency shall adopt and implement a written policy on eyewitness identification practices that is identical to or substantially similar to the model policy developed under subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 3. Admissibility of evidence not impacted. Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the admissibility of any relevant evidence or to affect the standards governing the admissibility of evidence under the United States or Minnesota Constitution.
Minn. Stat. § 45.37 — MN Code / Part 44A_45A / Chapter 45 / Section 45.37
§ 45.37 ADVERTISING COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Paragraphs (b) to (f) govern the advertising of prelicense and continuing education courses.

(b) Advertising must be truthful and not deceptive or misleading. Courses must not be advertised in any manner as approved unless approval has been granted in writing by the commissioner.

(c) No advertisement, pamphlet, circular, or other similar materials pertaining to an approved offering may be circulated or distributed in this state, unless one of the following statements is prominently displayed:

For prelicense education courses, "This course has been approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce for (relevant industry) prelicense education."

For continuing education courses, "This course has been approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce for ..... hours for (relevant industry) continuing education."

(d) Advertising of approved courses must be clearly distinguishable from the advertisement of other nonapproved courses and services.

(e) Courses must not be advertised before approval, unless the course is described in the advertising as "approval pending" and that is, in fact, the case.

(f) The number of hours for which a course has been approved must be prominently displayed on an advertisement for the course. If the course offering is longer than the number of hours of credit to be given, it must be clear that credit is not earned for the entire course.
Minn. Stat. § 84C.02 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84C / Section 84C.02
§ 84C.02 CREATION, CONVEYANCE, ACCEPTANCE, AND DURATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements.

(b) No right or duty in favor of or against a holder and no right in favor of a person having a third-party right of enforcement arises under a conservation easement before its acceptance by the holder and a recordation of the acceptance.

(c) Except as provided in section 84C.03 , clause (b), a conservation easement is unlimited in duration unless the instrument creating it otherwise provides.

(d) An interest in real property in existence at the time a conservation easement is created is not impaired by it unless the owner of the interest is a party to the conservation easement or consents to it.