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Minn. Stat. § 93.41 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.41
§ 93.41 STATE-OWNED IRON-BEARING MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Use for road construction and other purposes. In case the commissioner of natural resources shall determine that any paint rock, taconite, or other iron-bearing material belonging to the state is needed and suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of any road, tailings basin, settling basin, dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and that such use would be in the best interests of the public, the commissioner may authorize the disposal of such material therefor as hereinafter provided.

§ Subd. 2. Materials subject to state iron ore mining lease. If such material is subject to an existing state iron ore mining lease or located on property subject to an existing state iron ore mining lease, the commissioner, by written agreement with the holder of the lease, may authorize the use of the material for any purpose specified in subdivision 1 that will facilitate the mining and disposal of the iron ore therein on such terms as the commissioner may prescribe consistent with the interests of the state, or may authorize the holder of the lease to dispose of the material otherwise for any purpose specified in subdivision 1 upon payment of an amount therefor equivalent to the royalty that would be payable under the terms of the lease if the material were shipped or otherwise disposed of as iron ore, but not less than the applicable minimum rate prescribed by section 93.20 .

§ Subd. 3. Issuing leases. If such material, whether in the ground or in stockpile, is not subject to an existing lease, the commissioner may issue leases for the taking and removal thereof for the purposes specified in subdivision 1 in like manner as provided by section 92.50 for leases for the taking and removal of sand, gravel, and other materials specified in said section, and subject to all the provisions thereof, so far as applicable.

§ Subd. 4. Sale of stockpiled iron-bearing material in place. If such material is in stockpile and is not subject to an existing lease, the commissioner may sell stockpiled iron-bearing material in place. The sale must be to a person holding an interest in the surface of the property upon which the stockpile is located or to a person holding an interest in publicly or privately owned stockpiled iron-bearing material located in the same stockpile.
Minn. Stat. § 507.19 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 507 / Section 507.19
§ 507.19 CONVEYANCE BY TENANT FOR LIFE OR YEARS; NO FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years, purporting to grant a greater estate than the tenant possessed or could lawfully convey, shall not work a forfeiture of the estate of a tenant for life or years, but shall pass to the grantee all the estate which such tenant could lawfully convey.
Minn. Stat. § 336.9-628 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.9-628
§ 336.9-628 NONLIABILITY AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF SECURED PARTY; LIABILITY OF SECONDARY OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Limitation of liability of secured party for noncompliance with article. Subject to subsection (f), unless a secured party knows that a person is a debtor or obligor, knows the identity of the person, and knows how to communicate with the person:

(1) the secured party is not liable to the person, or to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against the person, for failure to comply with this article; and

(2) the secured party's failure to comply with this article does not affect the liability of the person for a deficiency.

(b) Limitation of liability based on status as secured party. Subject to subsection (f), a secured party is not liable because of its status as secured party:

(1) to a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows:

(A) that the person is a debtor or obligor;

(B) the identity of the person; and

(C) how to communicate with the person; or

(2) to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows:

(A) that the person is a debtor; and

(B) the identity of the person.

(c) Limitation of liability if good faith belief that transaction is not a consumer goods transaction or consumer transaction. A secured party is not liable to any person, and a persons liability for a deficiency is not affected, because of any act or omission arising out of the secured party's reasonable belief that a transaction is not a consumer goods transaction or a consumer transaction or that goods are not consumer goods, if the secured party's belief is based on its reasonable reliance on:

(1) a debtor's representation concerning the purpose for which collateral was to be used, acquired, or held; or

(2) an obligor's representation concerning the purpose for which a secured obligation was incurred.

(d) Limitation of liability for statutory damages. A secured party is not liable to any person under section 336.9-625 (c)(2) for its failure to comply with section 336.9-616 .

(e) Limitation of multiple liability for statutory damages. A secured party is not liable under section 336.9-625 (c)(2) more than once with respect to any one secured obligation.

(f) Exception: Limitation of liability under subsections (a) and (b) does not apply. Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to limit the liability of a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later:

(1) the person is a debtor or obligor; and

(2) the secured party knows that the information in subsection (b)(1)(A), (B), or (C), relating to the person is not provided by the collateral, a record attached to or logically associated with the collateral, or the system in which the collateral is recorded.
Minn. Stat. § 500.222 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 500 / Section 500.222
§ 500.222 EXEMPT ACREAGE IN LAND EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

A local unit of government may exchange a parcel of land owned by it or acquired for it by a qualified intermediary, for a parcel of agricultural real estate that is owned by an individual exempt under section 500.221 based on ownership being lawfully acquired prior to June 1, 1981. The agricultural land being exchanged for the parcel that is currently exempt shall also be exempt under section 500.221 as if it had been purchased by the owner prior to June 1, 1981. The exchanged parcel shall have exactly the same status under section 500.221 as the parcel to be exchanged and the status may be stated on the deeds used to effectuate the transaction.
Minn. Stat. § 148.634 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.634
§ 148.634 PRESCRIPTION PROTOCOL.
Status: in_force

A licensed dietitian or licensed nutritionist may implement a protocol that does not reference a specific patient and results in a prescription of a legend drug that has been predetermined and delegated by a licensed practitioner as defined in section 151.01 , subdivision 23, when caring for a patient whose condition falls within the protocol and the protocol specifies the circumstances under which the drug is to be prescribed or administered.
Minn. Stat. § 191.07 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 191 / Section 191.07
§ 191.07 DESERTER.
Status: in_force

Every militia member who, being accepted as a volunteer or duly drafted, fails without reasonable excuse to report for muster as lawfully required shall be considered and treated as a deserter.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.01 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.01
§ 121A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the words defined in section 120A.05 have the same meanings.
Minn. Stat. § 515B.1-101 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515B / Section 515B.1-101
§ 515B.1-101 SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

Sections 515B.1-101 through 515B.4-118 may be cited as the "Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act."
Minn. Stat. § 103E.025 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.025
§ 103E.025 PROCEDURE FOR DRAINAGE PROJECT THAT AFFECTS STATE LAND OR WATER AREA USED FOR CONSERVATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. If a land or water area owned by the state and held or used to protect or propagate wild animals, provide hunting or fishing for the public, or for any other purpose relating to the conservation, development, or use of soil, water, forests, wild animals, or related natural resources will be affected by any public project or proceeding for drainage under any law, all procedures relating to the project or proceeding are subject to this section, if applicable.

§ Subd. 2. Conditions to take or damage state land and water areas. (a) Any part of the state land or water area may be taken or damaged for a public project after payment of just compensation as provided by law and under the provisions of this subdivision. (b) The authority having jurisdiction of the drainage project or proceeding shall first find and determine that there is public necessity for the taking or damage that is greater than the public interest in the purposes for which the affected land and water areas are held or used by the state. (c) In determining the compensation to be paid for the taking or damage, the authority must give proper consideration to the value of the land and water area for the purposes it is held or used by the state and other material elements of value. (d) Public waters may not be taken, damaged, or impaired except as otherwise expressly authorized by law, and a provision of any other law for the protection or conservation of public waters may not be abridged or superseded by this subdivision.

§ Subd. 3. Considerations in determining benefits. In determining benefits to the state land or water area in any proceeding to levy assessments or offset benefits against damages, proper consideration must be given to the value of the area for the purpose it is held or used by the state, with other material elements of value.

§ Subd. 4. Amounts paid to state. Any amounts paid to the state for taking or damaging the state land or water area in a proceeding must be credited to the proper account for acquisition, development, or maintenance of the areas, and the amount is appropriated to the commissioner for those purposes to remain available until expended.

§ Subd. 5. Money to pay assessments. Assessments for benefits made against the state land or water area in a proceeding must be paid out of money appropriated and available to pay assessments as provided by law.
Minn. Stat. § 473.666 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.666
§ 473.666 BONDS, LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR PUBLIC FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds legally issued pursuant to sections 473.601 to 473.679 or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, may be purchased by the State Board of Investment for the permanent school fund, permanent university fund, swamp land fund, internal improvement land funds, or any other trust fund of the state of Minnesota, or for any other fund administered by such board, and shall be deemed authorized securities within the provisions of section 50.14 , and shall be proper for the investment of capital, surplus, or deposits of any savings bank or trust company, and for the investment of funds of any insurance company, and for the investment of any sinking funds held by any public or municipal corporation, and may be pledged by any bank or trust company as security for the deposit of public moneys therein in lieu of surety bonds. The bonds shall be deemed and treated as instrumentalities of a public government agency.
Minn. Stat. § 13D.021 — MN Code / Part 13D / Chapter 13D / Section 13D.021
§ 13D.021 MEETINGS DURING PANDEMIC OR CHAPTER 12 EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Conditions. A meeting governed by this section and section 13D.01 , subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 5, may be conducted by telephone or interactive technology so long as the following conditions are met: (1) the presiding officer, chief legal counsel, or chief administrative officer for the affected governing body determines that an in-person meeting or a meeting conducted under section 13D.015 or 13D.02 is not practical or prudent because of a health pandemic or an emergency declared under chapter 12; (2) all members of the body participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony; (3) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the body can hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of the members of the body, unless attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration; (4) at least one member of the body, chief legal counsel, or chief administrative officer is physically present at the regular meeting location, unless unfeasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration; and (5) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.

§ Subd. 2. Members are present for quorum; participation. Each member of the body participating in a meeting by telephone or interactive technology is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings.

§ Subd. 3. Monitoring from remote site. If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a meeting, to the extent practical, the body shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location.

§ Subd. 4. Notice of regular and all member sites. If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the public body shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or interactive technology, and of the provisions of subdivision 3. The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04 .

§ Subd. 5. Public comment period during health pandemic or emergency. If attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration and the public body's practice is to offer a public comment period at in-person meetings, members of the public shall be permitted to comment from a remote location during the public comment period of the meeting, to the extent practical.
Minn. Stat. § 173.26 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 173 / Section 173.26
§ 173.26 EXEMPTION FOR OLD ADVERTISING DEVICE IN BUSINESS AREA.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of Laws 1971, chapter 883, each advertising device in existence in a business area on June 8, 1971, and which fails to comply with the provisions of Laws 1971, chapter 883, only as to size, lighting, or spacing, may remain in place.
Minn. Stat. § 469.113 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.113
§ 469.113 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

No commissioner or employee of any local agency shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or service to be furnished or used in connection with any project. This section shall not apply to the deposit of any funds of an agency in any bank in which a member of an agency shall have an interest, if the funds are deposited and protected in accordance with chapter 118A.
Minn. Stat. § 48A.21 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 48A / Section 48A.21
§ 48A.21 NOTICE OF SUBSEQUENT MERGER, CLOSING.
Status: in_force

Each out-of-state trust institution that maintains an office in this state according to section 48A.18 , or the home state regulator of the trust institution, shall give at least 30 days prior written notice or, in the case of an emergency transaction, shorter notice as is consistent with applicable state or federal law, to the commissioner of:

(1) a merger, consolidation, or other transaction that would cause a change of control with respect to the out-of-state trust institution or any bank holding company that controls the trust institution, with the result that an application would be required to be filed pursuant to the federal Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, United States Code, title 12, section 1817(j), or the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, United States Code, title 12, section 1841 et seq., or any successor statutes;

(2) a transfer of all or substantially all of the trust accounts or trust assets of the out-of-state trust institution to another person; or

(3) the closing or disposition of an office in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 325L.12 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325L / Section 325L.12
§ 325L.12 RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS; ORIGINALS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:

(1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and

(2) remains accessible for later reference.

(b) A requirement to retain a record in accordance with paragraph (a) does not apply to any information whose sole purpose is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.

(c) A person may satisfy paragraph (a) by using the services of another person if the requirements of that paragraph are satisfied.

(d) If a law requires a record to be presented or retained in its original form, or provides consequences if the record is not presented or retained in its original form, that law is satisfied by an electronic record retained in accordance with paragraph (a).

(e) If a law requires retention of a check, that requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record of the information on the front and back of the check in accordance with paragraph (a).

(f) A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with paragraph (a) satisfies a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes, unless a law enacted after August 1, 2000, specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose.

(g) This section does not preclude a governmental agency of this state from specifying additional requirements for the retention of a record subject to the agency's jurisdiction. Records of a government agency are subject to sections 15.17 and 138.17 .
Minn. Stat. § 353E.02 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 353E / Section 353E.02
§ 353E.02 CORRECTIONAL SERVICE RETIREMENT PLAN MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Retirement coverage. The members of the local government correctional service retirement plan established by this chapter are: (1) local government correctional service employees as defined in subdivision 2; and (2) medical center protection officers as defined in subdivision 2a.

§ Subd. 2. Local government correctional service employee. (a) A local government correctional service employee, for purposes of subdivision 1, is a person whom the employer certifies: (1) is employed in a county correctional institution as a correctional guard or officer, a joint jailer/dispatcher, or as a supervisor of correctional guards or officers or of joint jailers/dispatchers; (2) is directly responsible for the direct security, custody, and control of the county correctional institution and its inmates; (3) is expected to respond to incidents within the county correctional institution as part of the person's regular employment duties and is trained to do so; and (4) is a "public employee" as defined in section 353.01 , but is not a member of the public employees police and fire plan. (b) The certification required under paragraph (a) must be made in writing on a form prescribed by the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement Association. (c) A person who was a member of the local government correctional service retirement plan on May 15, 2000, remains a member of the plan after May 16, 2000, for the duration of the person's employment in that county correctional institution position, even if the person's subsequent service in this position does not meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (a).

§ Subd. 2a. Medical center protection officer. (a) A medical center protection officer, for purposes of subdivision 1, is a person whom the employer certifies: (1) is employed by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. as a protection officer; (2) is directly responsible for the direct security of the medical center; (3) is expected to respond to any incidents within the medical center as part of the person's regular employment duties and is trained to do so; and (4) is a "public employee" as defined in section 353.01 , but is not a member of the public employees police and fire plan. (b) The certification required under paragraph (a) must be made in writing on a form prescribed by the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement Association.

§ Subd. 3. County correctional institution. A county correctional institution is: (1) a jail administered by a county; (2) a correctional facility administered by a county; (3) a regional correctional facility administered by or on behalf of multiple counties; or (4) a juvenile correctional facility administered by a county or on behalf of multiple counties.
Minn. Stat. § 103E.115 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.115
§ 103E.115 HYDROLOGICAL AND DRAINAGE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may prepare and publish:

(1) runoff data;

(2) information about the capacity of drain tile and ditches;

(3) specifications for drain tile, ditches, and ditch construction; and

(4) standard procedural forms for public ditch proceedings.

(b) The director may furnish the information to engineers and drainage authorities for their advice and information.
Minn. Stat. § 10.551 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.551
§ 10.551 INDIA DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) August 15 of each year is designated India Day to commemorate and celebrate the diverse culture, heritage, traditions, and contributions of Minnesotans of Indian ancestry.

(b) The diverse culture, traditions, and values of this community have contributed to the vitality of Minnesota. Each year, the governor shall issue a proclamation honoring the observance of India Day and shall encourage Minnesotans to take the opportunity to learn about and appreciate the community and its contributions.
Minn. Stat. § 471.661 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.661
§ 471.661 OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL.
Status: in_force

The governing body of each statutory or home rule charter city, county, school district, regional agency, or other political subdivision, except a town, must have on record a policy that controls travel outside the state of Minnesota for the applicable elected officials of the relevant unit of government. The policy must be approved by a recorded vote and specify:

(1) when travel outside the state is appropriate;

(2) applicable expense limits; and

(3) procedures for approval of the travel.

The policy must be made available for public inspection upon request. Subsequent changes to the policy must be approved by a recorded vote.
Minn. Stat. § 593.31 — MN Code / Part 593 / Chapter 593 / Section 593.31
§ 593.31 UNIFORM SELECTION AND SERVICE; DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state that all persons selected for jury service be selected at random from the broadest feasible cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that all qualified citizens have the opportunity in accordance with this chapter and applicable court rules to be considered for jury service in this state, and that qualified citizens have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose.