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Minn. Stat. § 322.26 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 322 / Section 322.26
§ 322.26 PARTIES TO ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

A contributor, unless a general partner, is not a proper party to proceedings by or against a partnership, except where the object is to enforce a limited partner's right against or liability to the partnership.
Minn. Stat. § 222.01 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 222 / Section 222.01
§ 222.01 AIR RIGHTS AFFECTING PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

Before any air rights over or affecting the property or easements of any railway company or other public utility company are leased, sold, acquired, or used, application shall be made to the commissioner of transportation for permission to acquire or use such rights. The commissioner is hereby authorized to hear said application and to determine whether or not such permission shall be granted; provided, that in all cases where said air rights are within the corporate limits of cities of the first class, said rights shall only be acquired, held, or used with the consent of the common council or other governing body of such city.
Minn. Stat. § 573.04 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 573 / Section 573.04
§ 573.04 EXECUTOR'S WRONG, TO WHOM LIABLE.
Status: in_force

No person shall be liable to an action, as executor of a wrong committed by that person, for having taken, received, or interfered with the property of a deceased person, but shall be responsible to the executor, or general or special administrator, of such decedent for the value of all property so taken or received and for all damages caused by the person's acts to the estate.
Minn. Stat. § 458.35 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 458 / Section 458.35
§ 458.35 TERM OF BONDS; SALE.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued for the purposes mentioned in sections 458.32 to 458.34 must not run for a longer term than 30 years or bear a higher rate of interest than four percent per year, payable semiannually. The city council shall decide the place of payment of the principal and interest on the bonds and the denominations of the bonds. The bonds may be in the form of coupon bonds or registered certificates. The bonds must be signed by the mayor, be attested by the city clerk, be countersigned by the city comptroller, and be sealed with the city seal. The signatures on the coupons, if any, attached to the bonds may be lithographed. The bonds must not be sold at less than their par value plus accrued interest. The bonds must be sold to the highest responsible bidder.
Minn. Stat. § 336.4-502 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.4-502
§ 336.4-502 PRESENTMENT OF "ON ARRIVAL" DRAFTS.
Status: in_force

If a draft or the relevant instructions require presentment "on arrival," "when goods arrive" or the like, the collecting bank need not present until in its judgment a reasonable time for arrival of the goods has expired. Refusal to pay or accept because the goods have not arrived is not dishonor; the bank must notify its transferor of the refusal but need not present the draft again until it is instructed to do so or learns of the arrival of the goods.
Minn. Stat. § 86B.306 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.306
§ 86B.306 MOTORBOAT RENTAL BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirements. A motorboat rental business must not rent or lease a motorboat, including a personal watercraft, to any person for operation on waters of this state unless the renter or lessee: (1) has a valid watercraft operator's permit or is an exempt operator; and (2) is 18 years of age or older.

§ Subd. 2. Authorized operators. A motorboat rental business must list on each motorboat rental or lease agreement the name and age of each operator who is authorized to operate the motorboat or personal watercraft. The renter or lessee of the motorboat must ensure that only listed authorized operators operate the motorboat or personal watercraft.

§ Subd. 3. Summary of boating regulations; examination. (a) A motorboat rental business must provide each authorized operator a summary of the statutes and rules governing operation of motorboats and personal watercraft in the state and instructions for safe operation. (b) Each authorized operator, other than those holding a valid watercraft operator's permit or an exempt operator, must review the summary provided under this subdivision and must take a short boater safety examination in a form approved by the commissioner before the motorboat or personal watercraft leaves the motorboat rental business premises, unless the authorized operator has taken the examination during the previous 180 days.

§ Subd. 4. Safety equipment for personal watercraft. A motorboat rental business must provide to all persons who rent a personal watercraft, at no additional cost, a United States Coast Guard (USCG) approved wearable personal flotation device with a USCG label indicating it either is approved for or does not prohibit use with personal watercraft or water-skiing and any other required safety equipment.
Minn. Stat. § 12A.15 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 12A / Section 12A.15
§ 12A.15 PUBLIC SAFETY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. State cost-share for federal assistance. State appropriations may be used to pay 100 percent of the nonfederal share for state agencies, local governments, and utility cooperatives under section 12.221 . An appropriation from the bond proceeds fund may be used as cost-share for federal disaster assistance for publicly owned capital improvement projects.

§ Subd. 2. Grants for debris removal. Within the limits of general fund appropriations in law, the commissioner may make grants to counties for costs related to the burial and removal of debris resulting from the disaster from residences and farms. The commissioner may require documentation of costs. Grants are available for debris removal and burial costs not covered by private insurance or federal reimbursement.

§ Subd. 2a. Long-term recovery assistance. The commissioner may use appropriations to provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions or to make grants to counties, regional consortia, and nonprofit organizations working in the disaster area to provide assistance in coordinating long-term recovery activities related to the disaster.

§ Subd. 3. Waiver of contract approval procedures. State and federal disaster assistance distributed by the commissioner of public safety is not subject to the contract approval procedures of chapter 16A, 16B, or 16C, or any other law. The commissioner of public safety may adopt internal procedures to administer and monitor these aids and grants.
Minn. Stat. § 192A.26 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192A / Section 192A.26
§ 192A.26 CONTEMPTS.
Status: in_force

A military court may punish for contempt any person who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder. The punishment may not exceed confinement for 30 days or a fine of $100 or both.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.616 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.616
§ 103F.616 SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

An owner of a wetland preservation area shall manage the area and surrounding upland areas with sound soil conservation practices that prevent excessive soil loss according to the model ordinance adopted by the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The model ordinance and soil loss provisions under sections 103F.401 to 103F.455 relating to soil loss apply to all upland areas within a wetland preservation area and to surrounding upland areas. A sound soil conservation practice prevents excessive soil loss or reduces soil loss to the most practicable extent.
Minn. Stat. § 147B.05 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147B / Section 147B.05
§ 147B.05 ACUPUNCTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. The advisory council to the Board of Medical Practice for acupuncture consists of seven members appointed by the board to three-year terms. Four members must be licensed acupuncture practitioners, one member must be a licensed physician or osteopathic physician who also practices acupuncture, one member must be a licensed chiropractor who is NCCAOM certified, and one member must be a member of the public who has received acupuncture treatment as a primary therapy from a NCCAOM certified acupuncturist.

§ Subd. 2. Administration; compensation; removal; quorum. The advisory council is governed by section 15.059 .

§ Subd. 3. Duties. The advisory council shall: (1) advise the board on issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, conditioning, or restricting of licenses to practice acupuncture; (2) advise the board on issues related to receiving, investigating, conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against acupuncture practitioners; (3) maintain a register of acupuncture practitioners licensed under section 147B.02 ; (4) maintain a record of all advisory council actions; (5) prescribe registration application forms, license forms, protocol forms, and other necessary forms; (6) review the patient visit records submitted by applicants during the transition period; (7) advise the board regarding standards for acupuncturists; (8) distribute information regarding acupuncture practice standards; (9) review complaints; (10) advise the board regarding continuing education programs; (11) review the investigation of reports of complaints and recommend to the board whether disciplinary action should be taken; and (12) perform other duties authorized by advisory councils under chapter 214, as directed by the board.
Minn. Stat. § 270B.16 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270B / Section 270B.16
§ 270B.16 DISCOVERY OF REVENUE DATA.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, data collected by the Department of Revenue are not subject to discovery or subpoena in a legal action, other than an action or proceeding in connection with tax administration, unless disclosure of the data is authorized under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 275.61 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 275 / Section 275.61
§ 275.61 VOTER-APPROVED LEVY; MARKET VALUE.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Market value. (a) For local governmental subdivisions other than school districts, any levy approved by the voters at a general or special election shall be levied against the referendum market value of all taxable property within the governmental subdivision, as defined in section 126C.01, subdivision 3 . Any levy amount subject to the requirements of this section shall be certified separately to the county auditor under section 275.07 . (b) The ballot shall state the maximum amount of the increased levy as a percentage of market value and the amount that will be raised by the new referendum tax rate in the first year it is to be levied. (c) This subdivision does not apply to tax levies for the payment of debt obligations that are approved by the voters after June 30, 2008.

§ Subd. 2. MS 2002 [Repealed, 2005 c 151 art 5 s 46 ]
Minn. Stat. § 469.1731 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.1731
§ 469.1731 BORDER CITY DEVELOPMENT ZONES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Designation. To encourage economic development, to revitalize the designated areas, to expand tax base and economic activity, and to provide job creation, growth, and retention, the following border cities may designate, by resolution, areas of the city as development zones after a public hearing upon 30-day notice. (a) The city of Breckenridge may designate all or any part of the city as a zone. (b) The city of Dilworth may designate between one and six areas of the city as zones containing not more than 100 acres in the aggregate. (c) The city of East Grand Forks may designate all or any part of the city as a zone. (d) The city of Moorhead may designate between one and six areas of the city as zones containing not more than 100 acres in the aggregate. (e) The city of Ortonville may designate between one and six areas of the city as zones containing not more than 100 acres in the aggregate.

§ Subd. 2. Development plan. (a) Before designating a development zone, the city must adopt a written development plan that addresses: (1) evidence of adverse economic conditions within the area resulting from competition with the bordering state or the 1997 floods or both; (2) the viability of the development plan; (3) public and private commitment to and other resources available for the area; (4) how designation would relate to a development and revitalization plan for the city as a whole; and (5) how the local regulatory burden will be eased for businesses operating in the area. (b) The development plan must include: (1) a map of the proposed zone that indicates the geographic boundaries, the total area, and the present use and conditions generally of land and structures within the area; (2) evidence of community support and commitment from business interests; (3) a description of the methods proposed to increase economic opportunity and expansion, facilitate infrastructure improvement, and identify job opportunities; and (4) the duration of the zone designation, not to exceed 15 years.

§ Subd. 3. Filing. The city must file a copy of the resolution and development plan with the commissioner of employment and economic development. The designation takes effect 30 days after the filing.
Minn. Stat. § 611A.373 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 611A / Section 611A.373
§ 611A.373 PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Payment. Payments to designated shelter facilities must be in the form of a grant. Designated shelter facilities may submit requests for payment monthly based on their expenses. The process for the submission of payments and for the submission of requests may be established by the director. Upon approval of the request for payment by the office, payments shall be made directly to designated shelter facilities from grant funds on behalf of women and their children who reside in the shelter facility. Payments made to a designated shelter facility must not exceed the grant amount for that facility unless approved by the director. These payments must not affect the eligibility of individuals who reside in shelter facilities for public assistance benefits, except when required by federal law or regulation.

§ Subd. 2. Reserve grant amount. The office shall calculate the grant amount for each designated shelter facility. This calculation may be based upon program type, average occupancy rates, and licensed capacity limits. The total of all grant amounts shall not exceed the legislative appropriation.

§ Subd. 3. Accountability. Shelter facilities must comply with reporting requirements and any other measures imposed by the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety to improve accountability and program outcomes including, but not limited to, information on all restricted or unrestricted fund balances.
Minn. Stat. § 72C.07 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72C / Section 72C.07
§ 72C.07 LEGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirement. All insurance policies covered by section 72C.11 shall be printed in legible type and in a type face style approved by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 2. Compliance factors. In determining whether a policy or contract is legible the commissioner shall consider, in addition to the requirements of subdivision 1 relating to type face size and style, the following factors: (a) margin size; (b) contrast and legibility of the color of the ink and paper; (c) the amount and use of space to separate sections of the policy; (d) the use of contrasting titles or headings for sections or similar aids; and (e) any additional factors relevant to legibility which the commissioner may prescribe by rule.
Minn. Stat. § 626.8477 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.8477
§ 626.8477 MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH RECORDS; WRITTEN POLICY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The chief officer of every state and local law enforcement agency that seeks or uses mental health data under section 13.46, subdivision 7 , paragraph (c), or health records under section 144.294, subdivision 2 , must establish and enforce a written policy governing its use. At a minimum, the written policy must incorporate the requirements of sections 13.46 , subdivision 7, paragraph (c), and 144.294, subdivision 2 , and access procedures, retention policies, and data security safeguards that, at a minimum, meet the requirements of chapter 13 and any other applicable law.
Minn. Stat. § 514.221 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 514 / Section 514.221
§ 514.221 CREATION; PERFECTION; ENFORCEABILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Lien created. Upon compliance with the requirements of subdivision 2, any person who makes, alters, repairs, or otherwise enhances the value of any aircraft at the request of the owner or legal possessor, and who parts with possession of the aircraft, has a lien upon the aircraft for that person's reasonable or agreed charges and for work done or materials furnished.

§ Subd. 2. Perfection of lien. A person claiming a lien created by this section shall, within 90 days after performing the work or furnishing the materials, file in the appropriate filing office under the Uniform Commercial Code, section 336.9-501 , a verified statement and description of the aircraft and the work done or material furnished. The lien shall be in force from and after the date on which it is filed.

§ Subd. 3. Priority, foreclosure; limitation. A lien created by this section is prior and paramount to all other liens upon the aircraft except those previously filed in the appropriate filing office. The lien shall be treated in all respects as a secured transaction under the Uniform Commercial Code, sections 336.9-501 to 336.9-628 , except that: (1) any foreclosure proceedings must be instituted within one year of the date the lien was filed; and (2) the lien is subject to the rights of a purchaser of the aircraft in cases where the purchaser acquired the aircraft prior to the filing of the lien without knowledge or notice of the rights of the person performing the work or furnishing the material.
Minn. Stat. § 245I.09 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245I / Section 245I.09
§ 245I.09 CLIENT FILES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. (a) A license holder must maintain a file for each client that contains the client's current and accurate records. The license holder must store each client file on the premises where the license holder provides or coordinates services for the client. The license holder must ensure that all client files are readily accessible for the commissioner's review. The license holder is not required to keep client files in a single location. (b) The license holder must protect client records against loss, tampering, or unauthorized disclosure of confidential client data according to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, chapter 13; the privacy provisions of the Minnesota health care programs provider agreement; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191; and the Minnesota Health Records Act, sections 144.291 to 144.298 .

§ Subd. 2. Record retention. A license holder must retain client records of a discharged client for a minimum of five years from the date of the client's discharge. A license holder who closes a program must retain a client's records for a minimum of five years from the date that the license holder stopped providing services to the client and must notify the commissioner of the location of the client records and the name of the individual responsible for storing and maintaining the client records.

§ Subd. 3. Contents. A license holder must retain a clear and complete record of the information that the license holder receives regarding a client, and of the services that the license holder provides to the client. If applicable, each client's file must include the following information: (1) the client's screenings, assessments, and testing; (2) the client's treatment plans and reviews of the client's treatment plan; (3) the client's individual abuse prevention plans; (4) the client's health care directive under section 145C.01, subdivision 5a , and the client's emergency contacts; (5) the client's crisis plans; (6) the client's consents for releases of information and documentation of the client's releases of information; (7) the client's significant medical and health-related information; (8) a record of each communication that a staff person has with the client's other mental health providers and persons interested in the client, including the client's case manager, family members, primary caregiver, legal representatives, court representatives, representatives from the correctional system, or school administration; (9) written information by the client that the client requests to include in the client's file; and (10) the date of the client's discharge from the license holder's program, the reason that the license holder discontinued services for the client, and the client's discharge summaries.
Minn. Stat. § 324.09 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 324 / Section 324.09
§ 324.09 INFORMATIONAL DETAIL.
Status: in_force

The following informational detail is required under section 324.08 :

(1) the name of the artist and the year when the fine print was printed;

(2) the authorized maximum number of artist's, publisher's, printer's, or other proofs, if any, outside of the regular edition and the total size of the edition;

(3) whether the plate or negative has been destroyed, altered, or defaced, after the latest edition;

(4) if there were any prior fine prints of the same impression, utilizing a different process, paper, media, or color, the total number of the fine prints and designation of the fine prints;

(5) if there were any prior or later editions from the same plate or negative.
Minn. Stat. § 558.31 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 558 / Section 558.31
§ 558.31 SHARE OF PERSON WHO LACKS MENTAL CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

When the share of a person who lacks the mental capacity to make decisions, or other person adjudged to lack the mental capacity to conduct the person's own affairs, is sold, that person's share of the proceeds may be paid by the referees making the sale to the guardian who is entitled to the custody and management of that person's estate, if the guardian has executed an undertaking, approved by a judge of the court, to faithfully discharge the trust reposed in the guardian, and will render a true and just account to the person entitled thereto, or that person's representatives.
Minn. Stat. § 142A.01 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142A / Section 142A.01
§ 142A.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.

§ Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of children, youth, and families.

§ Subd. 3. Department. "Department" means the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
Minn. Stat. § 160.29 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 160 / Section 160.29
§ 160.29 VACATION OF PUBLIC WAYS BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Municipality defined. For purposes of this section the term "municipality" means any city, county or town. The term "public way" means any highway, road, street, cartway, alley or lane or other publicly owned interest in real property which is open to the free passage and use of the public.

§ Subd. 2. Effect on easements. In proceedings under statute or charter to vacate a public way or portion thereof, a municipality may specify the extent to which such vacation affects existing easements therein and the extent to which the vacation affects the authority of any person, corporation or municipality owning or controlling electric or telephone poles and lines, gas and sewer lines, or water pipes, mains and hydrants, thereon or thereunder, to continue maintaining the same or to enter upon such way or portion thereof vacated to maintain, repair, replace, remove or otherwise attend thereto.