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Minn. Stat. § 609.822 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.822
§ 609.822 RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FRAUD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Mortgage lending process" means the process through which a person seeks or obtains a residential mortgage loan including, but not limited to, solicitation, application, or origination, negotiation of terms, third-party provider services, underwriting, signing and closing, and funding of the loan. Documents involved in the mortgage lending process include, but are not limited to, uniform residential loan applications or other loan applications; appraisal reports; HUD-1 settlement statements; supporting personal documentation for loan applications such as W-2 forms, verifications of income and employment, bank statements, tax returns, and payroll stubs; and any required disclosures. (c) "Residential mortgage loan" has the meaning given in section 58.02, subdivision 18 .

§ Subd. 2. Residential mortgage fraud prohibited. Whoever does any of the following commits residential mortgage fraud and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3: (1) knowingly makes or causes to be made any deliberate and material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission during the mortgage lending process with the intention that it be relied on by a mortgage lender, borrower, or any other party to the mortgage lending process; (2) knowingly uses or facilitates the use of any deliberate and material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission, knowing the same to contain a material misstatement, misrepresentation, or omission, during the mortgage lending process with the intention that it be relied on by a mortgage lender, borrower, or any other party to the mortgage lending process; or (3) conspires to violate clause (1) or (2). An offense of residential mortgage fraud must not be predicated solely upon information lawfully disclosed under federal disclosure laws, regulations, and interpretations related to the mortgage lending process.

§ Subd. 3. Sentence. Whoever violates this section shall be sentenced as provided in section 609.52, subdivision 3 , based on the aggregate economic loss suffered by any person as a result of the violation. However, the maximum sentence of imprisonment for the offense may not exceed two years. A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be ordered to pay restitution to persons aggrieved by the violation. Restitution shall be ordered in addition to a fine or imprisonment but not in lieu of a fine or imprisonment. Nothing in this section limits the power of the state to punish any person for conduct which constitutes a crime under any other statute.

§ Subd. 4. Vulnerable victim. If the person who violates subdivision 2 knew or had reason to know that the victim was vulnerable due to age, infirmity, or reduced physical or mental capacity, the court may order an aggravated departure under the sentencing guidelines.
Minn. Stat. § 168.033 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.033
§ 168.033 MAY PAY PROPORTIONATE PART OF TAX.
Status: in_force

If such person shall not have paid the tax for the year when entering upon such active service, the registrar shall not accept the application until the person has registered the motor vehicle and paid the portion of the tax with penalties, if any, proportionate to the portion of the year up to the date of application.
Minn. Stat. § 325F.988 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325F / Section 325F.988
§ 325F.988 NONAPPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 325F.985 to 325F.987 do not apply to private label goods manufactured according to the purchaser's proprietary specifications. Sections 325F.986 and 325F.987 shall not be construed to grant a private label manufacturer any rights of ownership or use of a brand, trademark or commercial indicia that is owned by another person including a private label purchaser or its assignee.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.155 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.155
§ 383A.155 HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AREAS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Powers of a housing improvement authority. The Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority shall have the powers of a city under sections 428A.11 to 428A.21 to establish housing improvement areas in Ramsey County.

§ Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For purposes of exercising the powers in sections 428A.11 to 428A.21 , references in those sections to the terms in paragraphs (b) to (e) have the meanings given them for purposes of this section. (b) "Mayor" means the chair of the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. (c) "Council" or "governing body of the city" means the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. (d) "City clerk" means the person designated by the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority to carry out the duties of the city clerk under sections 428A.11 to 428A.21 . (e) "Enabling ordinance" means a resolution adopted under subdivision 3 by the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.

§ Subd. 3. Establishment of housing improvement areas. The Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority may adopt a resolution establishing one or more housing improvement areas within the county under this section. The Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority shall send a copy of each petition for the establishment of a housing improvement area to the city in which the proposed housing improvement area is located. The public hearings under sections 428A.13 and 428A.14 may be held at the times and places determined by the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, except that they must be held at least 30 days after the date the applicable petition was sent to the city. If the city council adopts a resolution opposing the establishment within 30 days of the date the copy of the petition was sent to the city under this subdivision, the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority may not establish the proposed housing improvement area.

§ Subd. 4. Applicability. Except as otherwise provided in this section, sections 428A.11 to 428A.21 apply to the establishment of a housing improvement area by the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
Minn. Stat. § 580.14 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 580 / Section 580.14
§ 580.14 EXECUTION AFTER EXPIRATION OF TERM.
Status: in_force

Where the term of office of the sheriff or deputy who made the sale expires within 20 days thereafter, and before executing the certificate required by law, that sheriff or deputy may execute and acknowledge the same in like manner and with like effect as if the term had not expired.
Minn. Stat. § 82A.26 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82A / Section 82A.26
§ 82A.26 NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAW.
Status: in_force

Membership camping contracts registered pursuant to this chapter are exempt from the provisions of chapter 83. To the extent that salespersons and licensed brokers engage in the offer or sale of membership camping contracts, those brokers and salespersons are exempt from the licensing requirements of chapter 82.
Minn. Stat. § 190.01 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 190 / Section 190.01
§ 190.01 MILITARY CODE.
Status: in_force

Chapters 190 to 193 shall be known as the Military Code.
Minn. Stat. § 469.1762 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.1762
§ 469.1762 ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES OVER COUNTY COSTS.
Status: in_force

If the county and the authority or municipality are unable to agree on either (1) the need for or cost of road improvements under section 469.175, subdivision 1a , or (2) the amount of county administrative costs under section 469.176, subdivision 4h , and the county or municipality demands arbitration, the matter must be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 and the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Within 30 days after the demand for arbitration, the parties shall each select an arbitrator or agree upon a single arbitrator. If the parties each select an arbitrator, the two arbitrators shall select a third arbitrator within 45 days after the demand for arbitration. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of the arbitrator it selected and the parties shall share equally the expenses of the third arbitrator or an arbitrator agreed upon mutually by the parties.
Minn. Stat. § 626A.065 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626A / Section 626A.065
§ 626A.065 EMERGENCY INTERCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, any investigative or law enforcement officer, specially designated by the attorney general or a county attorney, who:

(1) reasonably determines that:

(i) an emergency situation exists that involves immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person that requires a wire, oral, or electronic communication to be intercepted before a warrant authorizing such interception can, with due diligence, be obtained; and

(ii) there are grounds upon which a warrant could be issued under this chapter to authorize the interception; and

(2) obtains approval from a judge of the district court, of the court of appeals, or of the supreme court,

may intercept the wire, oral, or electronic communication. The judge's approval may be given orally and may be given in person or by using any medium of communication. The judge shall do one of the following: make written notes summarizing the conversation, tape record the conversation, or have a court reporter record the conversation. An application for a warrant approving the interception must be made in accordance with section 626A.06 within 36 hours after the interception has occurred, or begins to occur. In the absence of a warrant, the interception must immediately end when the communication sought is obtained or when the application for the warrant is denied, whichever is earlier. If application for approval is denied, or in any other case where the interception is ended without a warrant having been issued, the contents of a wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepted must be treated as having been obtained in violation of this chapter and an inventory shall be served as provided for in section 626A.10 on the person named in the application.
Minn. Stat. § 18C.535 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18C / Section 18C.535
§ 18C.535 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Administration. The commissioner shall administer, implement, and enforce sections 18C.531 to 18C.575 . The Department of Agriculture is the lead state agency for the regulation of agricultural liming materials which includes the storage, handling, distribution, and use of agricultural liming materials.

§ Subd. 2. Delegation of duties. The commissioner may delegate authorities and duties under sections 18C.531 to 18C.575 to designated employees or agents of the Department of Agriculture.

§ Subd. 3. Delegation to approved agencies. The commissioner may, by written agreement, delegate specific inspection, enforcement, and other regulatory duties of sections 18C.531 to 18C.575 to officials of approved agencies as defined in section 18B.01, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 147F.15 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147F / Section 147F.15
§ 147F.15 LICENSED GENETIC COUNSELOR ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Membership. The board shall appoint a five-member Licensed Genetic Counselor Advisory Council. One member must be a licensed physician with experience in genetics, three members must be licensed genetic counselors, and one member must be a public member.

§ Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered as provided in section 15.059 .

§ Subd. 3. Duties. The advisory council shall: (1) advise the board regarding standards for licensed genetic counselors; (2) provide for distribution of information regarding licensed genetic counselor practice standards; (3) advise the board on enforcement of this chapter; (4) review applications and recommend granting or denying licensure or license renewal; (5) advise the board on issues related to receiving and investigating complaints, conducting hearings, and imposing disciplinary action in relation to complaints against licensed genetic counselors; and (6) perform other duties authorized for advisory councils under chapter 214, as directed by the board.

§ Subd. 4. Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059 , the advisory council does not expire.
Minn. Stat. § 171.163 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 171 / Section 171.163
§ 171.163 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE RECORD KEEPING.
Status: in_force

An agency, court, or public official in Minnesota shall not mask, defer imposition of judgment for, or allow an individual to enter into a diversion program that would prevent a conviction for a violation of a state or local traffic control law, except a parking violation, from appearing on the driving record of a holder of a commercial driver's license, when the violation is committed in any type of motor vehicle, or on the driving record of an individual who committed the violation in a commercial motor vehicle.
Minn. Stat. § 430.031 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 430 / Section 430.031
§ 430.031 APPEALS FROM PEDESTRIAN MALL ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Limitation of actions. No action may be commenced or maintained, and no defense interposed, questioning the validity, regularity, or legality of all or part of a pedestrian mall ordinance, or an amendment, to it adopted by a city under section 430.011, subdivision 3 or 13 except by an appeal to the district court of the county in which the city is located within 20 days after the final adoption and publication of the ordinance or amendment.

§ Subd. 2. Appeals authorized. An appeal under this section may be commenced and maintained on the grounds that the ordinance is unreasonable or arbitrary or unlawfully obstructs the public use and interest in a street or part of a street named in the ordinance or takes or interferes with the appellant's property without due process of law, or on any other lawful grounds. An appeal under this section may be taken by a citizen or taxpayer of the city or a person whose property is or may be taken or interfered with without due process of law by reason of the enactment or enforcement of the ordinance.

§ Subd. 3. Proceedings on appeal. An appeal under this section may be made by serving a written notice on the city clerk setting forth the grounds for the appeal and any property the appellant claims to be taken or interfered with. The city clerk shall make out and send to the court administrator of the district court (1) a certified copy of the ordinance, (2) if not previously filed, a certified copy of the award of the commissioners as confirmed by the council, and (3) the order of the council confirming the award in any improvement proceeding connected with the ordinance. No other pleadings are required. No surety bond is required except upon motion of the city under chapter 562.

§ Subd. 4. Effect of appeal. An appeal under this section suspends the ordinance until the action is determined by a final order of the court. The court shall advance the case on its calendar for trial at the earliest feasible date. An appeal from a district court judgment in the action must be taken within 30 days after notice of entry of the judgment. A party may apply to the court of appeals for an order fixing the time and manner of hearing the appeal; the court may provide for a speedy hearing.
Minn. Stat. § 115.06 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115 / Section 115.06
§ 115.06 COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Other sovereign states. The agency, so far as it is not inconsistent with its duties under the laws of this state, may assist and cooperate with any agency of another state, of the United States of America or of the Dominion of Canada or any province thereof in any matter relating to water pollution control.

§ Subd. 2. Receiving money, property, or services. The agency may receive and accept money, property, or services from any person or from any agency described in subdivision 1 or from any other source for any purpose within the scope of its functions under this chapter, chapter 116, or 116F, and all money so received are hereby appropriated for such purposes in like manner and subject to like provisions of law as the corresponding appropriations of state funds.

§ Subd. 3. Governmental subdivisions. It shall be the duty of each city, county, town, sanitary district, public corporation, or other governmental subdivision to cooperate with the agency in obtaining compliance with the provisions of this chapter and to enforce within its jurisdiction all standards, orders, rules, or permit requirements adopted by the agency thereunder.

§ Subd. 4. Citizen monitoring of water quality. (a) The agency may encourage citizen monitoring of ambient water quality for public waters by: (1) providing technical assistance to citizen and local group water quality monitoring efforts; (2) integrating citizen monitoring data into water quality assessments and agency programs, provided that the data adheres to agency quality assurance and quality control protocols; and (3) seeking public and private funds to: (i) collaboratively develop clear guidelines for water quality monitoring procedures and data management practices for specific data and information uses; (ii) distribute the guidelines to citizens, local governments, and other interested parties; (iii) improve and expand water quality monitoring activities carried out by the agency; and (iv) continue to improve electronic and web access to water quality data and information about public waters that have been either fully or partially assessed. (b) This subdivision does not authorize a citizen to enter onto private property for any purpose.
Minn. Stat. § 284.19 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 284 / Section 284.19
§ 284.19 ANSWERS; CONTENTS; PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The defendants in the action may answer separately, or such of them as are jointly interested in any particular parcel or parcels of land may answer jointly. No answer merely alleging the defendant's title or denying the plaintiff's title generally shall be sufficient, but every answer shall describe the particular parcel or parcels of land in or upon which the defendant claims an interest or lien, together with the nature of such interest or lien, and shall state specifically the grounds upon which such claim is based and the grounds upon which the plaintiff's title is claimed to be defective or void. The answer may contain any other allegations or provisions pertinent to the issues. Every answer shall be filed with the court administrator within the time allowed for answering the summons, unless the time be extended by agreement of plaintiff's attorney or by order of the court. Before the trial the court administrator shall make and file a certificate as to all defendants who have not answered or otherwise appeared, and such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
Minn. Stat. § 181.956 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.956
§ 181.956 REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Exhaustion. An employee or collective bargaining agent may bring an action under this section only after first exhausting all applicable grievance procedures and arbitration proceeding requirements under a collective bargaining agreement; provided that, an employee's right to bring an action under this section is not affected by a decision of a collective bargaining agent not to pursue a grievance.

§ Subd. 2. Damages. In addition to any other remedies provided by law, an employer or laboratory that violates sections 181.950 to 181.954 is liable to an employee or job applicant injured by the violation in a civil action for any damages allowable at law. If a violation is found and damages awarded, the court may also award reasonable attorney fees for a cause of action based on a violation of sections 181.950 to 181.954 if the court finds that the employer knowingly or recklessly violated sections 181.950 to 181.954 .

§ Subd. 3. Injunctive relief. An employee or job applicant, a state, county, or city attorney, or a collective bargaining agent who fairly and adequately represents the interests of the protected class has standing to bring an action for injunctive relief requesting the district court to enjoin an employer or laboratory that commits or proposes to commit an act in violation of sections 181.950 to 181.954 .

§ Subd. 4. Other equitable relief. Upon finding a violation of sections 181.950 to 181.954 , or as part of injunctive relief granted under subdivision 3, a court may, in its discretion, grant any other equitable relief it considers appropriate, including ordering the injured employee or job applicant reinstated with back pay.

§ Subd. 5. Retaliation prohibited. An employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere with, threaten, restrain, coerce, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an employee for asserting rights and remedies provided in sections 181.950 to 181.954 .
Minn. Stat. § 513.33 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 513 / Section 513.33
§ 513.33 CREDIT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (1) "credit agreement" means an agreement to lend or forbear repayment of money, goods, or things in action, to otherwise extend credit, or to make any other financial accommodation; (2) "creditor" means a person who extends credit under a credit agreement with a debtor; (3) "debtor" means a person who obtains credit or seeks a credit agreement with a creditor or who owes money to a creditor; and (4) "signed" has the meaning specified in section 336.1-201 (b)(37).

§ Subd. 2. Credit agreements to be in writing. A debtor may not maintain an action on a credit agreement unless the agreement is in writing, expresses consideration, sets forth the relevant terms and conditions, and is signed by the creditor and the debtor.

§ Subd. 3. Actions not considered agreements. (a) The following actions do not give rise to a claim that a new credit agreement is created, unless the agreement satisfies the requirements of subdivision 2: (1) the rendering of financial advice by a creditor to a debtor; (2) the consultation by a creditor with a debtor; or (3) the agreement by a creditor to take certain actions, such as entering into a new credit agreement, forbearing from exercising remedies under prior credit agreements, or extending installments due under prior credit agreements. (b) A credit agreement may not be implied from the relationship, fiduciary or otherwise, of the creditor and the debtor.
Minn. Stat. § 273.40 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 273 / Section 273.40
§ 273.40 ANNUAL TAX ON COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

Cooperative associations organized under the provisions of Laws 1923, chapter 326, and laws amendatory thereof and laws supplemental thereto, and engaged in electrical heat, light, or power business upon a mutual, nonprofit, and cooperative plan in rural areas, as hereinafter defined, are hereby recognized as quasi-public in their nature and purposes; but such cooperative associations, which operate within the corporate limits of any city shall have a tax capacity of the market value of that portion of its property located within the corporate limits of any city as provided for in section 273.13 , subdivisions 24 and 31.
Minn. Stat. § 62Q.107 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62Q / Section 62Q.107
§ 62Q.107 PROHIBITED PROVISION; JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 1999, no health plan, including the coverages described in section 62A.011, subdivision 3 , clauses (7) and (10), may specify a standard of review upon which a court may review denial of a claim or of any other decision made by a health plan company with respect to an enrollee. This section prohibits limiting court review to a determination of whether the health plan company's decision is arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, or any other standard less favorable to the enrollee than a preponderance of the evidence.