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Minn. Stat. § 116.931 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.931
§ 116.931 WHEEL WEIGHTS AND BALANCING PRODUCTS; LEAD AND MERCURY PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle that is operated on a highway, on a railroad track, on the ground, in the water, or in the air. (c) "New motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has not been previously sold to a person except a distributor, wholesaler, or motor vehicle dealer for resale.

§ Subd. 2. Tire service. When replacing or balancing a tire on a motor vehicle or aircraft, a person may not use a wheel weight or other product for balancing motor vehicle or aircraft wheels if the weight or other balancing product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product.

§ Subd. 3. Sales ban. A person may not sell or offer to sell or distribute weights or other products for balancing motor vehicle or aircraft wheels if the weight or other balancing product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product.

§ Subd. 4. New motor vehicles. A person may not sell a new motor vehicle or aircraft that is equipped with a weight or other product for balancing wheels if the weight or other balancing product contains lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the product.

§ Subd. 5. Salvage. A person may not shred or crush, or market for shredding or crushing, any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or railroad or industrial equipment, or any portion thereof, without: (1) inspecting the vehicle or equipment; and (2) removing all weights or other products for balancing wheels or other equipment if the weights or balancing products contain lead or mercury that was intentionally added during the manufacture of the weights or balancing products.

§ Subd. 6. Managing wheel weights and balancing products. Mercury in wheel weights and other balancing products for motor vehicle and aircraft wheels must be recycled or otherwise managed to comply with sections 115A.932 and 116.92 and to ensure that it does not become part of the solid waste stream and is not released to the environment. Lead in wheel weights and other balancing products for motor vehicle and aircraft wheels must be recycled to ensure that it does not become part of the solid waste stream and is not released to the environment.

§ Subd. 7. Educational materials; outreach. Prior to January 1, 2016, the agency shall produce and distribute educational materials on the prohibitions required under this section to businesses subject to the prohibitions and shall conduct additional outreach and education activities to those businesses.
Minn. Stat. § 325G.41 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325G / Section 325G.41
§ 325G.41 DEFINITIONS AND COMPUTATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. Except as otherwise provided, the terms used in sections 325G.40 to 325G.47 have the meanings prescribed in Code of Federal Regulations, title 12, part 226. Except as otherwise provided, the computations required under sections 325G.40 to 325G.47 shall be made as provided in Code of Federal Regulations, title 12, part 226.

§ Subd. 2. Credit card application. "Credit card application" means any written form, document, or material distributed by or on behalf of a creditor and designed to be used by a consumer to request or accept the issuance of a credit card.

§ Subd. 3. Creditor. "Creditor" includes any credit card issuer that extends either open-end credit or credit that is not subject to a finance charge and is not payable in installments.
Minn. Stat. § 64B.11 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 64B / Section 64B.11
§ 64B.11 AMENDMENTS TO LAWS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Amendment procedure. A domestic society may amend its laws in accordance with the provisions thereof by action of its supreme governing body at any regular or special meeting thereof or, if its laws so provide, by referendum. The referendum may be held in accordance with the provisions of its laws by the vote of the voting members of the society, by the vote of delegates or representatives of voting members, or by the vote of local lodges. A society may provide for voting by mail. No amendment submitted for adoption by referendum shall be adopted unless, within six months from the date of submission, a majority of the members voting shall have signified their consent to the amendment by one of the methods herein specified.

§ Subd. 2. Approval of amendments. No amendment to the laws of any domestic society shall take effect unless approved by the commissioner who shall approve the amendment if the commissioner finds that it has been duly adopted and is not inconsistent with any requirement of the laws of this state or with the character, objects, and purposes of the society. Unless the commissioner disapproves the amendment within 60 days after the filing of same, the amendment shall be considered approved. The approval or disapproval by the commissioner shall be in writing and mailed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society at its principal office. In case the commissioner disapproves the amendment, the reasons therefor shall be stated in the written notice.

§ Subd. 3. Publication of amendments. Within 90 days from the approval thereof by the commissioner, all amendments, or a synopsis thereof, shall be furnished to all members of the society either by mail or by publication in full in the official publication of the society. The affidavit of any officer of the society or of anyone authorized by it to mail any amendments or synopsis thereof, stating facts which show that same have been duly addressed and mailed, shall be prima facie evidence that the amendments or synopsis thereof, have been furnished the addressee.

§ Subd. 4. Filing of amendments by foreign or alien society. Every foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this state shall be subject to the requirements of section 72A.061, subdivision 2 , as to amendments or additions to its bylaws.

§ Subd. 5. Certified copies of amendments. Printed copies of the laws as amended, certified by the secretary or corresponding officer of the society, shall be prima facie evidence of their legal adoption.
Minn. Stat. § 136A.1313 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136A / Section 136A.1313
§ 136A.1313 FINANCIAL AID AUDITS.
Status: in_force

Beginning with audits for fiscal year 1996, in place of the audits provided by the office, public institutions that administer state grants under decentralized delivery may arrange for audits of state financial aid awards and tuition reciprocity recipients in conjunction with their audits for federal financial aid. Audits must be conducted in compliance with guidelines and materials prepared by the office. The office shall develop a review process including procedures for responding to audit exceptions. All other institutions under decentralized delivery may arrange for audits under this section beginning with audits for fiscal year 1997.
Minn. Stat. § 514.77 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 514 / Section 514.77
§ 514.77 LIENS FOR LAUNDERERS.
Status: in_force

Whenever any article of wearing apparel, bedding, linens, flatwork and household furnishings, shall be left with any person, firm, or corporation for the purpose of being repaired, altered, dyed, cleaned, pressed, or laundered, such person, firm, or corporation is authorized to retain possession of said wearing apparel or garment until the amount due on the same for repairing, altering, dyeing, cleaning, pressing, or laundering by contract shall be fully paid off and discharged. In case no amount is agreed upon by contract, then said person, firm, or corporation shall retain possession of such wearing apparel or garment until all reasonable, customary, and usual compensation shall be paid in full.
Minn. Stat. § 542.01 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 542 / Section 542.01
§ 542.01 VENUE; GENERAL RULE; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 542.02 , every civil action shall be tried in the county in which it was begun, unless the place of trial be changed as hereinafter prescribed; and when so changed all subsequent papers in the action shall be entitled and filed in the county to which such transfer has been made.
Minn. Stat. § 181.9631 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.9631
§ 181.9631 NOTICE OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

An employer as defined under section 181.960, subdivision 3 , shall provide written notice to a job applicant upon hire of the rights and remedies provided in sections 181.960 to 181.965 .
Minn. Stat. § 540.08 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 540 / Section 540.08
§ 540.08 INJURY TO CHILD OR WARD; SUIT BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

A parent may maintain an action for the injury of a minor son or daughter. A general guardian may maintain an action for an injury to the ward. A guardian of a dependent, neglected, or delinquent child, appointed by a court having jurisdiction, may maintain an action for the injury of the child. If no action is brought by the father or mother, an action for the injury may be brought by a guardian ad litem, either before or after the death of the parent. Before a parent receives property as a result of the action, the parent shall file a bond as the court prescribes and approves as security therefor. In lieu of this bond, upon petition of the parent, the court may order that the property received be invested in securities issued by the United States, which shall be deposited pursuant to the order of the court, or that the property be invested in a savings account, savings certificate, certificate of deposit, or share certificate, in a bank, savings association, trust company, credit union in which either the depositor or beneficiary is a member, or an annuity or other form of structured settlement, subject to the order of the court. A copy of the court's order and the evidence of the deposit shall be filed with the court administrator. Money or assets in an account established by the court under this section are not available to the minor child or the child's parent or guardian until released by the court to the child or the child's parent or guardian. No settlement or compromise of the action is valid unless it is approved by a judge of the court in which the action is pending.
Minn. Stat. § 67A.41 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.41
§ 67A.41 PREMIUMS AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

Member companies of any such association shall each year pay to the treasurer thereof such assessments as shall be fixed or authorized by the board of directors of the association, which assessments shall be based upon the amount of insurance of each of its member companies during the calendar year ending December 31st next preceding. The individual members of the member companies shall be subject to assessment in case the funds of the member companies are insufficient to pay any assessment made by the association to the same extent and in the same manner as though the assessment by the association were to cover a loss for which the member company was liable.
Minn. Stat. § 507.25 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 507 / Section 507.25
§ 507.25 CERTIFIED COPY OF RECORD MAY BE RECORDED.
Status: in_force

A copy of the record of any conveyance or other instrument authorized by law to be recorded in the office of the county recorder in any county, or actually recorded therein in any county other than that in which the land described in or affected by the instrument was situated at the time of the record thereof, or authorized by law to be recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State or of the commissioner of management and budget, certified by the proper custodian of such record to be a true copy thereof, may be recorded in any county, with the same force and effect that the original instrument would have if so recorded.
Minn. Stat. § 270.072 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270 / Section 270.072
§ 270.072 TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT OF FLIGHT PROPERTY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Tax on real estate. All real property of an airline company and all personal property thereof except flight property shall be taxed as otherwise provided by law.

§ Subd. 2. Assessment of flight property. Flight property that is owned by, or is leased, loaned, or otherwise made available to an airline company operating in Minnesota shall be assessed and appraised annually by the commissioner with reference to its value on January 2 of the assessment year in the manner prescribed by sections 270.071 to 270.079 .

§ Subd. 3. Report by airline company. (a) Each year, on or before July 1, every airline company engaged in air commerce in this state shall file with the commissioner a report under oath setting forth specifically the information prescribed by the commissioner to enable the commissioner to make the assessment required in sections 270.071 to 270.079 , unless the commissioner determines that the airline company is exempt from filing. (b) The commissioner shall prescribe the content, format, and manner of the report pursuant to section 270C.30 , except that a "law administered by the commissioner" includes the property tax laws. If a report is made by electronic means, the taxpayer's signature is defined pursuant to section 270C.304 , except that a "law administered by the commissioner" includes the property tax laws.

§ Subd. 3a. Commissioner filed reports. If an airline company fails to file a report required by subdivision 3, the commissioner may, from information in the commissioner's possession or obtainable by the commissioner, make and file a report for the airline company, or may issue a notice of net tax capacity and tax under section 270.075, subdivision 2 .

§ Subd. 4. Extension of time. The commissioner for good cause may extend for not to exceed 30 days the time for making a report.

§ Subd. 5. MS 1998 [Repealed, 2000 c 490 art 5 s 40 ]

§ Subd. 6. Air flight property tax lien. The tax imposed under sections 270.071 to 270.079 is a lien on all real and personal property within this state of the airline company in whose name the property is assessed. The lien attaches on January 2 of each year for the taxes payable in the following year.
Minn. Stat. § 66A.30 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 66A / Section 66A.30
§ 66A.30 TRANSFER OF RISKS AND REINSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Every company may transfer its risks to, or reinsure them in, any other domestic or foreign company at the time authorized to do such business in this state, on the mutual or stock plan, by a contract of transfer or reinsurance approved by the commissioner, and by a two-thirds vote of the members present or duly represented and voting at a meeting of the company.
Minn. Stat. § 204B.29 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 204B / Section 204B.29
§ 204B.29 ELECTION JUDGES; ELECTION SUPPLIES; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Securing election materials. Before 9:00 p.m. on the day preceding an election, at least one election judge from each precinct in each municipality, or school district if applicable, shall secure voter registration files, ballots, forms, envelopes and other required supplies from the municipal clerk, school district clerk, or other legal custodian. The election judge shall deliver the materials to the polling place before the time when voting is scheduled to begin on election day. The county auditor shall send or deliver the election supplies enumerated in this section to the election judges in the precincts in unorganized territory. The election supplies may be sent by certified mail, parcel post, express mail or any other postal service providing assured delivery by no later than the day before the election. If the election supplies are delivered by any other means, they shall be delivered by no later than the day before the election. Each precinct shall be furnished with 100 ballots of each kind for every 85 individuals who voted in that precinct at the last election for the same office or on similar questions, or with ballots of each kind in an amount at least ten percent greater than the number of votes which are reasonably expected to be cast in that precinct in that election, whichever supply of ballots is greater. No precinct shall be furnished with any ballots containing the name of any candidate who cannot properly be voted for in that precinct. The election judges shall be responsible for the preservation of all election materials received by them until returned to the appropriate election officials after the voting has ended.

§ Subd. 2. Failure of election judges to secure materials. If no election judge secures the election materials for a precinct in any municipality, or school district if applicable, as provided in subdivision 1, the municipal or school district clerk shall deliver them to an election judge for that precinct not later than the time when voting is scheduled to begin. The municipal or school district clerk shall require the election judge accepting delivery of the election supplies to sign a receipt for them. The election judges of that precinct shall pay the expenses of delivery of the materials and shall be liable for the penalty provided by law for neglect of duty.
Minn. Stat. § 336.7-204 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.7-204
§ 336.7-204 DUTY OF CARE; CONTRACTUAL LIMITATION OF WAREHOUSE'S LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A warehouse is liable for damages for loss of or injury to the goods caused by its failure to exercise care with regard to the goods that a reasonably careful person would exercise under similar circumstances. Unless otherwise agreed, the warehouse is not liable for damages that could not have been avoided by the exercise of that care.

(b) Damages may be limited by a term in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement limiting the amount of liability in case of loss or damage beyond which the warehouse is not liable. Such a limitation is not effective with respect to the warehouse's liability for conversion to its own use. On request of the bailor in a record at the time of signing the storage agreement or within a reasonable time after receipt of the warehouse receipt, the warehouse's liability may be increased on part or all of the goods covered by the storage agreement or the warehouse receipt. In this event, increased rates may be charged based on an increased valuation of the goods.

(c) Reasonable provisions as to the time and manner of presenting claims and commencing actions based on the bailment may be included in the warehouse receipt or storage agreement.
Minn. Stat. § 354C.16 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354C / Section 354C.16
§ 354C.16 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The withdrawal of member contributions, employer contributions, and accrued investment income, or a retirement benefit based on those amounts is payable immediately upon the death or termination of employment of the employee.

(b) An application by the employee or made on behalf of the employee by an appropriate third party must be filed before any payment of benefits may occur.
Minn. Stat. § 609.245 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.245
§ 609.245 AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. First degree. Whoever, while committing a robbery, is armed with a dangerous weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim to reasonably believe it to be a dangerous weapon, or inflicts bodily harm upon another, is guilty of aggravated robbery in the first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $35,000, or both.

§ Subd. 2. Second degree. Whoever, while committing a robbery, implies, by word or act, possession of a dangerous weapon, is guilty of aggravated robbery in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $30,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 148.233 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.233
§ 148.233 IDENTIFICATION OF CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Registered nurse. A registered nurse certified in a specialized field of professional nursing as described in section 148.171, subdivision 22 , shall use the designation RN,C for personal identification and in documentation of services provided. Identification of educational degrees and specialty fields may be added.

§ Subd. 2. Advanced practice registered nurse. (a) Only those persons who hold a current license to practice advanced practice registered nursing in this state may use the title advanced practice registered nurse with the role designation of certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse-midwife, certified clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner. (b) An advanced practice registered nurse shall use the appropriate designation: APRN, CNS; APRN, CNM; APRN, CNP; or APRN, CRNA for personal identification and in documentation of services provided. Identification of educational degrees and specialty fields may be added. (c) When providing nursing care, an advanced practice registered nurse shall provide clear identification of the appropriate advanced practice registered nurse designation.
Minn. Stat. § 16C.138 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16C / Section 16C.138
§ 16C.138 STATE PURCHASING OF ELECTRIC AND PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. (a) As used in this section, "plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)" means a vehicle containing an internal combustion engine that also allows power to be delivered to the drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor and that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. When connected to the electrical grid via an electrical outlet, the vehicle must be able to recharge its battery. The vehicle must have the ability to travel at least 20 miles, powered substantially by electricity. (b) As used in this section, "neighborhood electric vehicle" means an electrically powered motor vehicle that has four wheels and has a speed attainable in one mile of at least 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface. (c) As used in this section, "electric vehicle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 26a .

§ Subd. 2. Notice of state procurement policy in bid documents. All solicitation documents for the purchase of a passenger automobile, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 24 ; pickup truck, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 26 ; or van, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 40 , issued under the jurisdiction of the Department of Administration after June 30, 2006, must contain the following language: "It is the intention of the state of Minnesota to begin purchasing electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, and natural gas vehicles if the total life-cycle cost of ownership is less than or comparable to that of gasoline-powered vehicles. It is the intention of the state to purchase electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, and natural gas vehicles whenever practicable after these conditions have been met and as fleet needs dictate for at least five years after these conditions have been met."