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Minn. Stat. § 365.11 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.11
§ 365.11 NOTICE OF BYLAW REQUIRED; BINDS ALL IN TOWN.
Status: in_force

A town bylaw is not effective until posted notice of it is given. The bylaw is then binding on all town residents and on all others while in the town.
Minn. Stat. § 168.36 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.36
§ 168.36 UNLAWFUL USE OF UNREGISTERED VEHICLE CERTIFICATE, PLATES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor; use of vehicle or certificate. Any person who shall use or cause any motor vehicle to be used or operated in violation of the provisions of this chapter or while a certificate of registration of a motor vehicle issued to the person is suspended or revoked, or who shall knowingly deliver a motor vehicle to another to be used or operated in violation of this chapter, or who shall violate any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Misdemeanor; use of plates or certificate. Any person who shall loan or use any number plate or registration certificate upon or in connection with any motor vehicle except the one for which the same was duly issued, or upon any such motor vehicle after such certificate or plates, or the right to use the same, have expired, or any person who shall retain in possession or shall fail to surrender, as herein provided, any such number plate or registration certificate shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who manufactures, buys, sells, uses or displays motor vehicle license number plates, motor vehicle registration certificates, or tax receipts issued by this state or any other state, territory or district in the United States, without proper authority from such state, territory or district of the United States, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 3. Misdemeanor; use of altered plates or certificate. Any person who shall deface or alter any registration certificate or number plate or retain the same in possession after it has been defaced or altered shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 4. Officer may seize registration plates. If a peace officer stops a motor vehicle and determines, through a check of the motor vehicle registration record system, that the vehicle is being operated while the certificate of registration for the vehicle is revoked, the officer may immediately seize the vehicle's registration plates and destroy the plates or return them to the commissioner of public safety.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.283 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.283
§ 383A.283 HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. The Human Resources Department is created under the supervision of the director of human resources.

§ Subd. 2. Director. The director shall be appointed by the Ramsey County executive director, on the basis of merit and fitness as a result of a competitive examination, subject to the approval of the county board. The director shall be in the classified service and shall report directly to and be supervised by the Ramsey County executive director.

§ Subd. 3. Responsibilities. The human resources director shall provide personnel management services and assistance to all county departments, enforce any personnel rules and regulations adopted by the county board, and carry out the responsibilities set forth in sections 383A.281 to 383A.301 .
Minn. Stat. § 419.15 — MN Code / Part 419_425 / Chapter 419 / Section 419.15
§ 419.15 OFFICERS TO COME UNDER COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Any police officer regularly employed at the time of the creation of the civil service commission shall automatically come under the jurisdiction of the civil service commission.
Minn. Stat. § 47.63 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.63
§ 47.63 FUNCTIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL TERMINAL.
Status: in_force

Financial transactions which may be performed by an electronic financial terminal shall be limited to the disbursement of funds under a preauthorized credit agreement, the withdrawal of funds from a customer's account, the deposit of funds in a customer's account, the receiving of cash or checks, the disbursement of cash, the payment of loan payments, and the transfer of funds to or from one or more accounts in one or more financial institutions. All permitted transactions must be made pursuant to a preexisting contractual agreement between the financial institution and an account holder. Accounts may not be opened at an electronic financial terminal located separate and apart from a financial institution's principal office, branch, or detached facility. Any retailer may also operate a device which is capable of performing the functions of an electronic financial terminal for any internal business activity of that retailer.
Minn. Stat. § 65A.02 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A.02
§ 65A.02 JOINT POLICY.
Status: in_force

When two or more authorized companies unite in the issue of a joint policy, the heading thereof may show the severalty of the contract, and the policy shall show the proportion of premiums to be paid to each, and the proportion of liability which each assumes, and shall contain a provision to the effect that service of process, or any notice or proof of loss required by such policy, upon any of the insurers executing such policy, shall be deemed to be service upon all such insurers.
Minn. Stat. § 383D.61 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383D / Section 383D.61
§ 383D.61 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of section 394.23 to the contrary, the Board of County Commissioners of the county of Dakota may prepare a comprehensive plan for the orderly future physical development of any area of the county or parts thereof. The plan, which may include text and maps, shall be approved and certified by the board and when so certified by the board shall be referred to as the comprehensive plan. The plan may thereafter be amended or added to by the board.
Minn. Stat. § 609.74 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.74
§ 609.74 PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Status: in_force

Whoever by an act or failure to perform a legal duty intentionally does any of the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance, which is a misdemeanor:

(1) maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort, or repose of any considerable number of members of the public; or

(2) interferes with, obstructs, or renders dangerous for passage, any public highway or right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or

(3) is guilty of any other act or omission declared by law to be a public nuisance and for which no sentence is specifically provided.
Minn. Stat. § 548.07 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.07
§ 548.07 JUDGMENT AFTER DEATH OF PARTY.
Status: in_force

Judgment may be entered after the death of a party upon a verdict, or decision upon an issue of fact, rendered in the party's lifetime. Such judgment shall not be a lien on real property of the decedent, but shall be payable, in the course of administration of the decedent's estate, as if allowed by the district court against the estate.
Minn. Stat. § 373.10 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 373 / Section 373.10
§ 373.10 PROCEEDINGS ON APPEAL.
Status: in_force

Within ten days after an appeal has been taken, the auditor shall, without charge, file in the office of the court administrator a certified copy of the claim and a transcript of the record of the action of the board on it, together with a copy of the notice of appeal, and the date of its filing in the auditor's office. The proceedings shall be put upon the calendar for trial as an issue of fact. The court shall direct pleadings to be made as in a civil action, upon which the proceeding shall be tried, and all questions of law summarily heard and determined. Issues of fact shall be tried and judgment rendered and perfected as in a civil action but no execution shall issue on the judgment except for the collection of a counterclaim or costs and disbursements in case of a judgment for them against a claimant.
Minn. Stat. § 357.25 — MN Code / Part 357_359 / Chapter 357 / Section 357.25
§ 357.25 EXPERT WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

The judge of any court of record, before whom any witness is summoned or sworn and examined as an expert in any profession or calling, may allow such fees or compensation as may be just and reasonable.
Minn. Stat. § 477A.10 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.10
§ 477A.10 NATURAL RESOURCES LAND PAYMENTS IN LIEU; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purposes of sections 477A.11 to 477A.14 and 477A.17 are:

(1) to compensate local units of government for the loss of tax base from state ownership of land and the need to provide services for state land;

(2) to address the disproportionate impact of state land ownership on local units of government with a large proportion of state land; and

(3) to address the need to manage state lands held in trust for the local taxing districts.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-808 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-808
§ 336.9-808 PERSON ENTITLED TO FILE INITIAL FINANCING STATEMENT OR CONTINUATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A person may file an initial financing statement or a continuation statement under this part if:

(1) the secured party of record authorizes the filing; and

(2) the filing is necessary under this part:

(A) to continue the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before Laws 2011, chapter 31, takes effect; or

(B) to perfect or continue the perfection of a security interest.
Minn. Stat. § 88.53 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.53
§ 88.53 DISPOSAL AFTER LAND CEASES TO BE AUXILIARY FOREST; RULES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Time for disposal. When land ceases to be an auxiliary forest, the owners have five years within which to dispose of the land, any provisions of general law to the contrary notwithstanding.

§ Subd. 2. Rules. The director shall make rules and adopt and prescribe such forms and procedure as is necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections 88.49 to 88.53 ; and the director and every county board, county recorder, registrar of titles, assessor, tax collector, and every other person in official authority having any duties to perform under or growing out of sections 88.49 to 88.53 are hereby severally vested with full power and authority to enforce such rules, employ help and assistance, acquire and use equipment and supplies, or do any other act or thing reasonably necessary to the proper performance of duties under or arising from the administration and enforcement of sections 88.49 to 88.53 . The director must cause periodic inspections to be made of all auxiliary forests for the purpose of determining whether relative contract and statutory provisions are being complied with.

§ Subd. 3. Application. Auxiliary forests shall be subject to all applicable provisions of sections 88.03 to 88.21 , except as expressly provided otherwise in sections 88.49 to 88.53 .
Minn. Stat. § 299A.783 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.783
§ 299A.783 STATEWIDE ANTITRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION COORDINATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Antitrafficking investigation coordinator. The commissioner of public safety must appoint a statewide antitrafficking investigation coordinator. The coordinator must be a current or former law enforcement officer or prosecutor with experience investigating or prosecuting trafficking-related offenses. The coordinator must also have knowledge of services available to and Safe Harbor response for victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation and Minnesota's child welfare system response. The coordinator serves at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.

§ Subd. 2. Coordinator's responsibilities. The coordinator shall have the following duties: (1) develop, coordinate, and facilitate training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, courts, child welfare workers, social service providers, medical providers, and other community members; (2) establish standards for approved training and review compliance with those standards; (3) coordinate and monitor multijurisdictional sex trafficking task forces; (4) review, develop, promote, and monitor compliance with investigative protocols to ensure that law enforcement officers and prosecutors engage in best practices; (5) provide technical assistance and advice related to the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses and the treatment of victims; (6) promote the efficient use of resources by addressing issues of deconfliction, providing advice regarding questions of jurisdiction, and promoting the sharing of data between entities investigating and prosecuting trafficking offenses; (7) assist in the appropriate distribution of grants; (8) perform other duties necessary to ensure effective and efficient investigation and prosecution of trafficking-related offenses; and (9) coordinate with other federal, state, and local agencies to ensure multidisciplinary responses to trafficking and exploitation of youth in Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 13B.03 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13B / Section 13B.03
§ 13B.03 FRONT END VERIFICATION AND MATCHING PROGRAMS; RIGHTS OF SUBJECTS.
Status: in_force

A public entity may not suspend, terminate, reduce, or make a final denial of employment or a license or other privilege or of assistance under a benefit program, or take other adverse action against an individual as a result of data produced by a matching program or front end verification, until the entity has independently verified the data. If independent verification shows that the data are correct, the entity shall give the individual written notice of its findings and an opportunity to contest the findings. The requirements of this section may be satisfied by verification, notice, hearing, and appeal rights governing the particular benefit program or employment or licensing procedure from which data were obtained to be used in the matching program.
Minn. Stat. § 548.26 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 548 / Section 548.26
§ 548.26 DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

"Foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 198.01 — MN Code / Part 196_198 / Chapter 198 / Section 198.01
§ 198.01 VETERANS HOME; ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS.
Status: in_force

The Minnesota veterans homes shall provide nursing care and related health and social services for veterans and their spouses who meet eligibility and admission requirements of the Minnesota veterans homes. The commissioner may not close a veterans home unless closure of the home is specifically authorized or required by a law enacted after July 1, 2015. The word "veteran" as used in this section has the meaning provided in section 197.447 .
Minn. Stat. § 272.04 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.04
§ 272.04 MINERAL, GAS, COAL, AND OIL OWNED APART FROM LAND; SPACE ABOVE AND BELOW SURFACE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Mineral, gas, coal, oil interests. When any mineral, gas, coal, oil, or other similar interests in real estate are owned separately and apart from and independently of the rights and interests owned in the surface of such real estate, such mineral, gas, coal, oil, or other similar interests may be assessed and taxed separately from such surface rights and interests in such real estate, including but not limited to the taxation provided in section 273.165, subdivision 1 . All laws for the enforcement of taxes on real estate apply to such interest.

§ Subd. 2. Right to use air space or below surface. When the right to use the air space above or subsurface area below any real estate is conveyed by an owner to another person, partnership or corporation, such right shall constitute a separate interest in real estate which may be assessed and taxed separately from other rights in such real estate. All laws for the enforcement of taxes on real estate shall apply to such rights.

§ Subd. 3. Leases. When the right to use air space above or subsurface area below real estate is granted by a lease for a term of three or more years, by the state or an agency or subdivision thereof, by an institution whose property is exempt from taxation, or by a taxpayer whose property is not taxed in the same manner as other property, such right to use air space or subsurface area shall constitute an interest in real estate which may be assessed and taxed separately, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. All laws for the enforcement of taxes on real estate shall apply to such leased property.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-501 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-501
§ 524.5-501 GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP; WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) When a matter is referred under section 176.092, subdivision 3 , the court shall determine whether the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, shall appoint a guardian or conservator if the employee or dependent is a minor or an incapacitated person, and shall return the matter to the source of referral.

(b) The court shall oversee the use of monetary benefits paid to a conservator as provided in this article or under rule 145 of the General Rules of Practice for the district courts. There is a rebuttable presumption that a settlement or award approved by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry or a compensation judge is reasonable and fair to the employee or dependent.

(c) Subject to the approval of the court, the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay the costs and guardian, conservator, and attorney fees of the employee or dependent associated with the appointment of a guardian or conservator and as required under section 176.092 .
Minn. Stat. § 169.56 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.56
§ 169.56 AUXILIARY LIGHTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Spotlight. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two spot lamps and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed on the road surface to the left of the center of the vehicle, nor more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle upon which such lamps are mounted.

§ Subd. 2. Fog light. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two fog lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches nor more than 30 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of 25 feet ahead project higher than a level of four inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the above requirements may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified in section 169.60 .

§ Subd. 3. Auxiliary low-beam light. Except as provided in subdivision 5, any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary low-beam lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than 24 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 169.60 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary low-beam lamps.

§ Subd. 4. Auxiliary driving light. Except as provided in subdivision 5, any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 16 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 169.60 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps.

§ Subd. 5. Exception for light obstructed by snowplow blade. (a) The auxiliary lamps permitted in subdivision 3 may be mounted more than 42 inches high on any truck equipped with a snowplow blade that obstructs the required headlights. The lights may not be illuminated when a snowplow blade is not mounted on the vehicle. (b) No other vehicle may be operated on a public highway unless the auxiliary lamps permitted in subdivisions 3 and 4 comply with the height requirements or are completely covered with an opaque material.

§ Subd. 6. Motorcycle ground light. Notwithstanding section 169.64, subdivision 4a , a motorcycle may be equipped with white ground lights mounted under the motorcycle if: (1) the bulbs or strips are not visible to operators of other vehicles; and (2) the lights are aimed so as to project a steady, nonflashing beam not more than six feet in radius directly onto the roadway and illuminate an area around the motorcycle.
Minn. Stat. § 473.125 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.125
§ 473.125 REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

The Metropolitan Council shall appoint a regional administrator to serve at the council's pleasure as the principal administrative officer for the Metropolitan Council. The regional administrator shall organize the work of the council staff. The regional administrator shall appoint on the basis of merit and fitness, and discipline and discharge all employees in accordance with the council's personnel policy, except the general counsel, as provided in section 473.123, subdivision 8 . The regional administrator must ensure that all policy decisions of the council are carried out. The regional administrator shall attend meetings of the council and may take part in discussions but may not vote. The regional administrator shall recommend to the council for adoption measures deemed necessary for efficient administration of the council, keep the council fully apprised of the financial condition of the council, and prepare and submit an annual budget to the council for approval. The regional administrator shall prepare and submit for approval by the council an administrative code organizing and codifying the policies of the council, and perform other duties as prescribed by the council. The regional administrator may be chosen from among the citizens of the nation at large, and shall be selected on the basis of training and experience in public administration.
Minn. Stat. § 144.0505 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.0505
§ 144.0505 COOPERATION WITH COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall promptly provide to the commissioner of human services upon request information on hospital revenues, nursing home licensure, and health maintenance organization revenues specifically required by the commissioner of human services to operate the provider surcharge program.