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Minn. Stat. § 325F.70 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.70
§ 325F.70 REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Injunction. The attorney general or any county attorney may institute a civil action in the name of the state in the district court for an injunction prohibiting any violation of sections 325F.68 to 325F.70 . The court, upon proper proof that defendant has engaged in a practice made enjoinable by section 325F.69 , may enjoin the future commission of such practice. It shall be no defense to such an action that the state may have adequate remedies at law.

§ Subd. 2. Service of process. Service of process shall be as in any other civil suit, except that where a defendant in such action is a natural person or firm residing outside the state, or is a foreign corporation, service of process may also be made by personal service outside the state, or in the manner provided by section 5.25 , or in such manner as the court may direct. Process is valid if it satisfies the requirements of due process of law, whether or not defendant is doing business in Minnesota regularly or habitually.

§ Subd. 3. Private enforcement. (a) In addition to the remedies otherwise provided by law, a consumer injured by a violation of sections 325F.68 to 325F.70 , in connection with a sale of merchandise for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes, may bring a civil action and recover damages, together with costs and disbursements, including costs of investigation and reasonable attorney fees, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court. An action brought under this section benefits the public. (b) For the purposes of this subdivision: (1) "consumer" means a natural person or family farmer; (2) "family farmer" means a person or persons operating a family farm; and (3) "family farm" has the meaning given in section 116B.02, subdivision 6 .
Minn. Stat. § 15C.06 — MN Code / Part 15C / Chapter 15C / Section 15C.06
§ 15C.06 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY INTERVENTION; MOTION TO EXTEND TIME; UNSEALING OF COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 60 days after receiving a complaint and disclosure under section 15C.05 , the prosecuting attorney shall intervene or decline intervention or, for good cause shown, move the court to extend the time for doing so. The motion may be supported by affidavits or other submissions in chambers.

(b) The complaint must be unsealed after the prosecuting attorney decides whether or not to intervene.

(c) Notwithstanding the prosecuting attorney's decision regarding intervention in an action brought by a plaintiff under section 15C.05 , the prosecuting attorney may pursue the claim through any alternate remedy available to the state, including an administrative proceeding to determine a civil monetary penalty. If the prosecuting attorney pursues an alternate remedy in another proceeding, the person initiating the action has the same rights in that proceeding as if the action had continued under section 15C.05 . A finding of fact or conclusion of law made in the other proceeding that has become final is conclusive on all parties to an action under section 15C.05 . For purposes of this paragraph, a finding or conclusion is final if it has been finally determined on appeal to the appropriate state court, if the time for filing an appeal has expired, or if the finding or conclusion is not subject to judicial review.
Minn. Stat. § 273.425 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.425
§ 273.425 ADJUSTMENT OF LEVY.
Status: in_force

When preparing tax lists pursuant to section 275.28 for each levy year for which credits will be payable under section 273.42 , the county auditor shall deduct from the net tax capacity of the property within the county an amount equal to ten percent of the net tax capacity of transmission lines with respect to which a credit is to be paid and which are valued pursuant to section 273.36 . The local tax rate necessary to be applied to this reduced total net tax capacity in order to raise the required amount of tax revenue for the local taxing authorities shall be applied to the net tax capacity of all taxable property in the county, including the entire net tax capacity of those transmission lines. The proceeds of the tax levied against the excluded ten percent of the net tax capacity of those transmission lines shall be available for purposes of funding of the credit provided in section 273.42 . If the amount of that portion of the levy exceeds the amount necessary to fund the credits, the excess shall be distributed to the taxing districts within which the affected property is located in proportion to their respective local tax rates, to be used for general levy purposes.
Minn. Stat. § 97C.203 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97C / Section 97C.203
§ 97C.203 EXCHANGING FISH OR WILDLIFE RESOURCES; DISPOSAL OF STATE HATCHERY PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall dispose of fish hatchery products or exchange fish or wildlife resources only after they have been tested for certifiable diseases. The testing must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the disposal or exchange. Fish or wildlife resources subject to an exchange must have received a disease-free certification for those certifiable diseases not currently documented in Minnesota. Disease certification must be provided prior to accepting the fish or wildlife resource. When the fish or wildlife resource is not certified as disease-free, they may be stocked or transferred only into waters that already contain that disease.

(b) State hatchery products shall be disposed of according to the following order of priorities:

(1) distribution of fish eggs and fry to state hatcheries to hatch fry or raise fingerlings for stocking waters of the state for recreational fishing;

(2) transfer to other government agencies in exchange for fish or wildlife resources of equal value or private fish hatcheries in exchange for fish to be stocked in waters of the state for recreational fishing;

(3) sale to private fish hatcheries or licensed aquatic farms at a price not less than the fair wholesale market value, established as the average price charged at the state's private hatcheries and contiguous states per volume rates;

(4) transfer to other government agencies, colleges, or universities for cooperative fish management and research purposes; and

(5) sale of not more than $25 fair market value to any school, museum, or commercial enterprise for curriculum implementation, educational programs, public exhibition, or cooperative displays.
Minn. Stat. § 8.16 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 8 / Section 8.16
§ 8.16 ATTORNEY GENERAL; ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. The attorney general, or any deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general whom the attorney general authorizes in writing, has the authority in any county of the state to subpoena and require the production of any records of telephone companies, cellular phone companies, paging companies, subscribers of private computer networks including Internet service providers or computer bulletin board systems, electric companies, gas companies, water utilities, chemical suppliers, hotels and motels, pawn shops, airlines, buses, taxis, and other entities engaged in the business of transporting people, and freight companies, self-service storage facilities, warehousing companies, package delivery companies, and other entities engaged in the businesses of transport, storage, or delivery, and records of the existence of safe deposit box account numbers and customer savings and checking account numbers maintained by financial institutions and safe deposit companies. Subpoenas may only be issued for records that are relevant to an ongoing legitimate law enforcement investigation.

§ Subd. 1a. Subpoenas. The attorney general may in any county of the state subpoena and require the production of any records relating to the location of a debtor or the assets of a debtor, as that term is defined in section 16D.02, subdivision 4 . Subpoenas may be issued only for records that are relevant to an investigation related to debt collection and exclude the power to subpoena personal appearance of witnesses unless the attorney general is so authorized by other statute or court rule.

§ Subd. 2. Enforcement. The subpoena shall be enforceable through the district court.

§ Subd. 3. Expenses. The person directed to produce the records must be paid reasonable expenses incurred in producing the records.

§ Subd. 4. Disclosure prohibited. The subpoena must state that the person to whom the subpoena is directed may not disclose the fact that the subpoena was issued or the fact that the requested records have been produced except: (1) insofar as the disclosure is necessary to find and disclose the records; or (2) pursuant to court order.

§ Subd. 5. Penalty. The willful failure to produce the documents required by the subpoena is a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 6. Ex parte order. Upon the ex parte request of the attorney issuing the subpoena, the district court may issue an order directing the production of the records. It is not necessary for either the request or the order to be filed with the court administrator. Failure to comply with the court order subjects the person who fails to comply to civil or criminal contempt of court, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 609.523 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.523
§ 609.523 RETURN OF STOLEN PROPERTY TO OWNERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Photographic record. Photographs of property, as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1 , over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or to have otherwise obtained unlawfully, are competent evidence if the photographs are admissible into evidence under all rules of law governing the admissibility of photographs into evidence. The photographic record, when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in evidence as the property itself.

§ Subd. 2. Record of property. The photographs may bear a written description of the property alleged to have been wrongfully taken, the name of the owner of the property taken, the name of the accused, the name of the arresting law enforcement officer, the date of the photograph, and the signature of the photographer.

§ Subd. 3. Return of property. A law enforcement agency which is holding property over which a person is alleged to have exerted unauthorized control or to have otherwise obtained unlawfully may return that property to its owner if: (1) the appropriately identified photographs are filed and retained by the law enforcement agency; (2) satisfactory proof of ownership of the property is shown by the owner; (3) a declaration of ownership is signed under penalty of perjury; and (4) a receipt for the property is obtained from the owner upon delivery by the law enforcement agency.

§ Subd. 4. Examination of property. If the recovered property has a value in excess of $150, then the owner shall retain possession for at least 14 days to allow the defense attorney to examine the property.
Minn. Stat. § 272.71 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 272 / Section 272.71
§ 272.71 TIF PROPERTIES; NOTICE OF POTENTIAL VALUATION REDUCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following officials shall notify the municipality of potential reductions in the market value of taxable parcels located in a tax increment financing district:

(1) for applications to reduce market value or abate taxes or for applications to a local or county board of review, the assessor;

(2) for applications to reduce market value or abate taxes by the state board of equalization, the commissioner of revenue;

(3) for petitions to reduce market value or object to taxes under chapter 278, the county attorney.

The official shall provide the notice to the municipality in writing within 60 days after the petition or application for a reduction is made.

(b) This section applies only to reductions in valuation or taxes that are granted after certification of final values for purposes of certifying local tax rates.

(c) For purposes of this section, "municipality" means the municipality for the tax increment financing district, as defined under section 469.174, subdivision 6 .
Minn. Stat. § 290B.03 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290B / Section 290B.03
§ 290B.03 DEFERRAL OF PROPERTY TAXES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Program qualifications. The qualifications for the senior citizens' property tax deferral program are as follows: (1) the property must be owned and occupied as a homestead by a person 65 years of age or older. In the case of a married couple, at least one of the spouses must be at least 65 years old at the time the first property tax deferral is granted, regardless of whether the property is titled in the name of one spouse or both spouses, or titled in another way that permits the property to have homestead status, and the other spouse must be at least 62 years of age; (2) the total household income of the qualifying homeowners, as defined in section 290A.03, subdivision 5 , for the calendar year preceding the year of the initial application may not exceed $96,000; (3) the homestead must have been owned and occupied as the homestead of at least one of the qualifying homeowners for at least five years prior to the year the initial application is filed; (4) there are no state or federal tax liens or judgment liens on the homesteaded property; (5) there are no mortgages or other liens on the property that secure future advances, except for those subject to credit limits that result in compliance with clause (6); and (6) the total unpaid balances of debts secured by mortgages and other liens on the property, including unpaid and delinquent special assessments and interest and any delinquent property taxes, penalties, and interest, but not including property taxes payable during the year or debts secured by a residential PACE lien, as defined in section 216C.435, subdivision 10d, does not exceed 75 percent of the assessor's estimated market value for the year.

§ Subd. 2. Qualifying homestead; defined. Qualifying homestead property is defined as the dwelling located in this state that is taxed as real property and that is occupied as the homeowner's principal residence and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home and any other property used for purposes of a homestead as defined in section 273.13 , subdivisions 22 and 23, but not to exceed one acre. The homestead may be part of a multidwelling building and the land on which it is built. Property is not qualifying homestead property if a person or entity other than the applicant or the applicant's spouse holds an interest in the property as the vendor under a contract for deed or as a remainderperson.
Minn. Stat. § 354D.01 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354D / Section 354D.01
§ 354D.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Terms. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the following terms have the meanings given.

§ Subd. 2. Individual retirement account plan or plan. "Individual retirement account plan" or "plan" means the individual retirement account plan established by sections 354B.20 to 354B.30 .

§ Subd. 3. Covered employment. "Covered employment" means employment as an eligible employee as defined under section 354D.02, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 4. Professional employee. "Professional employee" means an employee who is engaged in work that: (1) is predominantly intellectual and varied in character as opposed to routine mental, manual, mechanical, or physical; (2) involves discretion and judgment in its performance; (3) cannot be standardized in relation to a given period of time; and (4) requires advance knowledge in a field of science or learning usually acquired by long study in an institution of higher learning or hospital.

§ Subd. 5. Supervisory employee. "Supervisory employee" means an employee having the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline employees, direct the work of employees, or adjust employees' grievances on behalf of the employer. To be included as a supervisory function, the exercise of the authority by the employee may not be merely routine or clerical in nature but must require the use of independent judgment.
Minn. Stat. § 92.24 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.24
§ 92.24 MONEY PAID TO COMMISSIONER OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall pay over all money received on account of certificates of sale to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit as required by section 92.28 and other applicable laws.
Minn. Stat. § 287.325 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 287 / Section 287.325
§ 287.325 VIOLATIONS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

Any person who in any manner intentionally attempts to evade a tax imposed by this chapter, or who intentionally aids or abets in the evasion or attempted evasion of such tax is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 626A.03 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626A / Section 626A.03
§ 626A.03 MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, POSSESSION, AND ADVERTISING OF WIRE, ELECTRONIC, OR ORAL COMMUNICATION INTERCEPTING DEVICES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Acts; penalties. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, any person who intentionally: (a) manufactures, assembles, possesses, or sells any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications; (b) places in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement of: (i) any electronic, mechanical, or other device knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications; or (ii) any other electronic, mechanical, or other device, where such advertisement promotes the use of such device for the purposes of the surreptitious interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications, shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

§ Subd. 2. Offenses. It is not unlawful under this section for: (a) a provider of wire or electronic communications service or an officer, agent or employee of, or a person under contract with, a provider, in the normal course of the business of providing that wire or electronic communications service; or (b) an officer, agent, or employee of, or a person under contract with, the United States, a state, or a political subdivision thereof, in the normal course of the activities of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision thereof, to manufacture, assemble, possess, or sell any electronic, mechanical, or other device knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, electronic, or oral communication.
Minn. Stat. § 374.37 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 374 / Section 374.37
§ 374.37 MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

The management of the building when constructed shall be vested in the commission with the power to appoint employees for the management and operation of the building. The commission shall fix the employees' compensation and determine the proportion which is to be paid by the county and by the city.
Minn. Stat. § 122A.69 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 122A / Section 122A.69
§ 122A.69 PRACTICE OR STUDENT TEACHERS.
Status: in_force

The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board may, by agreements with teacher preparation institutions, arrange for classroom experience in the district for practice or student teachers in an approved teacher preparation program. Such practice and student teachers must be appropriately supervised by a fully qualified teacher under rules adopted by the board. A practice or student teacher must be placed with a cooperating licensed teacher who has at least three years of teaching experience and is not in the improvement process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8 , paragraph (b), clause (12), or 122A.41, subdivision 5 , paragraph (b), clause (12). Practice and student teachers are employees of the school district in which they are rendering services for purposes of workers' compensation; liability insurance, if provided for other district employees under section 123B.23 ; and legal counsel under section 123B.25 .
Minn. Stat. § 436.05 — MN Code / Part 436_439 / Chapter 436 / Section 436.05
§ 436.05 CONTRACTS FOR POLICE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Governing bodies must approve. Any home rule charter or statutory city, town or the sheriff of any county may contract for the furnishing of police service to any other home rule charter or statutory city or town, through the use of personnel and equipment subject to the authority of the contracting unit. Any such contract shall be approved by a majority of the members of the governing body of any contracting home rule charter or statutory city, the board of supervisors of any contracting town and the board of commissioners of any contracting county.

§ Subd. 2. Section 471.59 effect. Except as provided in this section, any contract authorized by subdivision 1 shall otherwise comply with section 471.59 .

§ Subd. 3. Not employees. Under any such contract, a person employed by a home rule charter or statutory city, town or sheriff of a county may be empowered to exercise some or all of the police powers and duties of a police officer of the other contracting unit, but that person shall not by reason thereof be classified as an employee of the other unit for any purpose other than the discharge of such powers and duties.

§ Subd. 4. All joint procedures apply. Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 above do not dispense with procedural requirements of any other act providing for the joint or cooperative exercise of any governmental power.

§ Subd. 5. Sheriff duties administered. The sheriff shall not by virtue of this section be relieved of any duties imposed by law.

§ Subd. 6. Employees may be transferred. When a contract is entered into pursuant to the provisions of this section, those employees of a contracting unit who are at the time of the contract working on a full time basis for the unit in a law enforcement capacity may, by action of the civil service authorities of the contracting units, if they exist, become employees of the other contracting unit in such appropriate classification as may be determined by the civil service authority of the unit to which they are transferred, and thereafter the employees shall be subject to and protected by the provisions of the laws establishing the civil service authority of the unit that employs them.
Minn. Stat. § 370.12 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 370 / Section 370.12
§ 370.12 DUTIES OF AUDITOR; MEETING OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the election and qualification of the commissioner or commissioners at large the county auditor shall give written notice, delivered personally or by mail, to each commissioner in the county, of a meeting of the board. The meeting shall be held at least five, but not more than ten, days after notice is given. The meeting's business shall include any business which may have been required by law, or by previous proceedings, to be transacted by the county board at a meeting held after the change of boundaries became effective and before the vacancies created were filled, and which was not transacted, after the qualification of the commissioner or commissioners at large, and shall have the effect and validity as if accomplished at the prior meeting. Further proceedings required to follow the commissioners' action on these matters shall be taken within the times or on the dates provided by law, or within a reasonable time after giving notice as required by law.