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Minn. Stat. § 334.03 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 334 / Section 334.03
§ 334.03 USURIOUS CONTRACTS INVALID; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: reserved

All bonds, bills, notes, mortgages, and all other contracts and securities, and all deposits of goods, or any other thing, whereupon or whereby there shall be reserved, secured, or taken any greater sum or value for the loan or forbearance of any money, goods, or things in action than prescribed, except such instruments which are taken or received in accordance with and in reliance upon the provisions of any statute, shall be void except as to a holder in due course. No merely clerical error in the computation of interest, made without intent to avoid the provisions of this chapter, shall constitute usury. Interest at the rate of 1/12 of eight percent for every 30 days shall not be construed to exceed eight percent per annum; nor shall the payment of interest in advance of one year, or any less time, at a rate not exceeding eight percent per annum constitute usury; and nothing herein shall prevent the purchase of negotiable mercantile paper, usurious or otherwise, for a valuable consideration, by a purchaser without notice, at any price before the maturity of the same, when there has been no intent to evade the provisions of this chapter, or where such purchase has not been a part of the original usurious transactions; but where the original holder of a usurious note sells the same to an innocent purchaser, the maker thereof, or the maker's representatives, may recover back from the original holder the amount of principal and interest paid on the note. This section does not apply when the loan or forbearance is made by a lender and the lender is subject to section 47.59 or 48.196 or chapter 56 in connection with the loan or forbearance. For purposes of this section, the term "lender" means a bank or savings bank organized under the laws of this state, a federally chartered savings association or savings bank, a savings association organized under chapter 51A, a federally chartered credit union, a credit union organized under chapter 52, an industrial loan and thrift company organized under chapter 53, a licensed lender under chapter 56, or a mortgagee or lender approved or certified by the secretary of housing and urban development or approved or certified by the administrator of veterans affairs.
Minn. Stat. § 84A.01 — MN Code / Part 84A_84D / Chapter 84A / Section 84A.01
§ 84A.01 RED LAKE GAME PRESERVE.
Status: in_force

There is created a state wildlife preserve and hunting ground to be known as the Red Lake Game Preserve. It is created for the purpose of vesting and revesting the state with title to lands in the area that are suitable primarily for state use and development for the purpose of preserving, protecting, propagating, and breeding wildlife of all suitable kinds, including all species of game and fish and fur-bearing animals and birds of rare and useful species, and for the development of forests and prevention of forest fires, and the preservation and development of rare and distinctive plant species native in the area. It includes all lands and waters in Lake of the Woods County lying south of Rainy River, and south of Lake of the Woods, and all full and fractional townships in Beltrami County lying north of the north line of Township 151, excluding the lands and waters within Red Lake Indian Reservation. It also includes the part of Koochiching County lying west and northwesterly of the following line:

Beginning at a point where the range line between Ranges 26 and 27 west of the fifth principal meridian intersects the southerly bank of Rainy River; thence south on this range line to the point formed by the intersection of this range line with the easterly boundary line of the original Red Lake Indian Reservation; thence southwesterly along the easterly boundary line of the original Red Lake Indian Reservation to a point formed by the intersection of the boundary line with the range line between Ranges 29 and 30 west of the fifth principal meridian.
Minn. Stat. § 340A.308 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 340A / Section 340A.308
§ 340A.308 PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 340A.301 , no brewer or malt liquor wholesaler may directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate or subsidiary company, or through an officer, director, stockholder, or partner:

(1) give, or lend money, credit, or other thing of value to a retailer;

(2) give, lend, lease, or sell furnishing or equipment to a retailer;

(3) have an interest in a retail license; or

(4) be bound for the repayment of a loan to a retailer.

(b) No retailer may solicit any equipment, fixture, supplies, money, or other thing of value from a brewer or malt liquor wholesaler if furnishing of these items by the brewer or wholesaler is prohibited by law and the retailer knew or had reason to know that the furnishing is prohibited by law.

(c) This section does not prohibit a manufacturer or wholesaler from:

(1) furnishing, lending, or renting to a retailer outside signs, of a cost of up to $400 excluding installation and repair costs;

(2) furnishing, lending, or renting to a retailer inside signs and other promotional material, of a cost of up to $300 in a year;

(3) furnishing to or maintaining for a retailer equipment for dispensing malt liquor, including tap trailers, cold plates and other dispensing equipment, of a cost of up to $100 per tap in a year;

(4) using or renting property owned continually since November 1, 1933, for the purpose of selling intoxicating or 3.2 percent malt liquor at retail;

(5) extending customary commercial credit to a retailer in connection with a sale of nonalcoholic beverages only, or engaging in cooperative advertising agreements with a retailer in connection with the sale of nonalcoholic beverages only; or

(6) in the case of a wholesaler, with the prior written consent of the commissioner, selling beer on consignment to a holder of a temporary license under section 340A.403, subdivision 2 , or 340A.404, subdivision 10 .
Minn. Stat. § 211B.18 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211B / Section 211B.18
§ 211B.18 DISQUALIFIED CANDIDATE NOT TO HOLD VARIOUS POSITIONS.
Status: in_force

A candidate whose election to office has been set aside for a violation of this chapter or section 609.771 may not be appointed, during the period fixed by law as the term of the office, to fill a vacancy in that office. A candidate or other individual who is convicted of a violation of this chapter or section 609.771 may not be appointed, during the period fixed by law as the term of the office with respect to which the election was held and the offense was committed, to fill a vacancy that may occur in the office. An appointment to an office made contrary to the provisions of this section is void.

A candidate or other individual who is convicted of a violation of this chapter or section 609.771 is not qualified, during the period fixed by law as the term of the office with respect to which the election was held and the offense was committed, to fill a vacancy in an office for which the legislature may establish qualifications under article XII, section 3, of the Minnesota Constitution.
Minn. Stat. § 142E.08 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142E / Section 142E.08
§ 142E.08 MFIP CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Eligible participants. Families eligible for child care assistance under the MFIP child care program are: (1) MFIP participants who are employed or in job search and meet the requirements of section 142E.12 ; (2) persons who are members of transition year families under section 142E.01, subdivision 28 , and meet the requirements of section 142E.12 ; (3) MFIP families who are participating in work job search, job support, employment, or training activities as required in their employment plan, or in appeals, hearings, assessments, or orientations according to chapter 142G; (4) MFIP families who are participating in social services activities under chapter 142G as required in their employment plan approved according to chapter 142G; (5) families who are participating in services or activities that are included in an approved family stabilization plan under section 142G.75 ; (6) MFIP child-only families under section 142G.01, subdivision 8 , for up to 20 hours of child care per week for children ages six and under, as recommended by the treating mental health professional as defined in section 245I.04, subdivision 2 , when the child's primary caregiver has a diagnosis of a mental illness; (7) families who are participating in programs as required in tribal contracts under section 142E.02, subdivision 2 , or 142A.20, subdivision 2 ; (8) families who are participating in the transition year extension under section 142E.01, subdivision 27; (9) student parents as defined under section 142E.01, subdivision 26 ; and (10) student parents who turn 21 years of age and who continue to meet the other requirements under section 142E.01, subdivision 26 . A student parent continues to be eligible until the student parent is approved for basic sliding fee child care assistance or until the student parent's redetermination, whichever comes first. At the student parent's redetermination, if the student parent was not approved for basic sliding fee child care assistance, a student parent's eligibility ends following a 15-day adverse action notice. [See Note.]

§ Subd. 2. Contracts; other uses allowed. Counties may contract for administration of the program or may arrange for or contract for child care funds to be used by other appropriate programs, in accordance with this section and as permitted by federal law and regulations.

§ Subd. 3. Federal reimbursement. Counties shall maximize their federal reimbursement under federal reimbursement programs for money spent for persons eligible under this chapter. The commissioner shall allocate any federal earnings to the county to be used to expand child care services under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 144H.12 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144H / Section 144H.12
§ 144H.12 TOTAL STAFFING FOR NURSING SERVICES AND DIRECT CARE PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

A PPEC center must provide total staffing for nursing services and direct care personnel at a ratio of one staff person for every three children at the center. The staffing ratio required in this section is the minimum staffing permitted.
Minn. Stat. § 345.37 — MN Code / Part 343_348 / Chapter 345 / Section 345.37
§ 345.37 PROPERTY HELD BY FIDUCIARIES.
Status: in_force

All intangible personal property and any income or increment thereon, held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person is presumed abandoned unless the owner has, within three years after it becomes payable or distributable, increased or decreased the principal, accepted payment of principal or income, corresponded in writing concerning the property, or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum on file with the fiduciary if:

(a) the property is held by a banking organization or a financial organization or by a business association organized under the laws of or created in this state; or

(b) it is held by a business association, doing business in this state, but not organized under the laws of or created in this state, and the records of the business association indicate that the last known address of the person entitled thereto is in this state; or

(c) it is held in this state by any other person.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.381 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.381
§ 383A.381 ABSTRACT CLERK.
Status: in_force

In Ramsey County the office of abstract clerk shall not be elective but be filled by procedures adopted by the county Human Resources Department and shall discharge the functions provided by the county. The last abstract clerk elected shall serve in a position created by the county to perform the functions of the office until the elected term expires or, upon the expiration of the term, until a successor is appointed and qualified and shall not before age 70 be disqualified from appointment because of age.
Minn. Stat. § 376.04 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 376 / Section 376.04
§ 376.04 ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The question of purchasing and constructing hospital buildings shall be submitted to the voters of any county at a general election. This election must be called by a resolution of the county board. The resolution must state the time of the election, that a county hospital is proposed to be established, the proposed location, and the cost, including equipment, for not more than the amount stated in the resolution. When the resolutions are passed, the county auditor shall immediately notify each town or city clerk in the county that the question of constructing hospital buildings will be voted upon at the time stated in the resolution, in the manner provided under the state election laws.

The ballot must be in the following form:

"For the purchase and construction of hospital buildings, including equipment, to be located at ............... (state location), at a cost not more than .............. (state amount), pursuant to the resolution of the board of county commissioners passed .................. (state date).

Yes . No . "

To the left of each of the last two words, "yes" and "no," shall be printed an oval or similar target shape so that the voter may indicate by a mark either a negative or affirmative vote. These votes shall be cast in the same manner as votes cast at the general election and counted by the same officers. Returns must be made to the county auditor, and canvassed in the same manner as the returns on county officers.
Minn. Stat. § 352.93 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352 / Section 352.93
§ 352.93 RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Basis of annuity; when to apply. After separation from state service, an employee covered under section 352.905 who has reached age 55 years and is vested under section 352.925, is entitled upon application to a retirement annuity under this section, based only on covered correctional employees' service. Application may be made no earlier than 60 days before the date the employee is eligible to retire by reason of both age and service requirements.

§ Subd. 2. Calculating monthly annuity. The monthly annuity under this section must be determined by multiplying the average monthly salary by the number of years, or completed months, of covered correctional service by 2.4 percent if employed as a correctional state employee before July 1, 2010, or 2.2 percent if employed as a correctional state employee after June 30, 2010.

§ Subd. 2a. Early retirement. Any covered correctional employee who becomes at least 50 years old and is vested under section 352.925 , is entitled upon application to a reduced retirement annuity equal to the annuity calculated under subdivision 2, reduced by two-tenths of one percent for each month that the correctional employee is under age 55 at the time of retirement if first employed as a correctional state employee before July 1, 2010, and if retired before July 1, 2015, or reduced by 0.417 percent for each month that the correctional employee is under age 55 at the time of retirement if first employed as a correctional state employee after June 30, 2010, or if first employed as a correctional state employee before July 1, 2010, and if retired after June 30, 2015.

§ Subd. 3. Annuity accrual. The annuity under this section must begin to accrue as provided in section 352.115, subdivision 8 .

§ Subd. 3a. Optional annuities. The board may establish optional annuity forms to pay a higher amount from the date of retirement until an employee is first eligible to draw Social Security benefits, reaches age 65, or reaches the age the employee is eligible to receive unreduced Social Security benefits, at which time the monthly benefits must be reduced. The optional annuity forms must be actuarially equivalent to the normal single life annuity form provided in subdivision 2. The optional annuity forms must be certified as actuarially equivalent by the actuary retained under section 356.214 .

§ Subd. 4. Employee with regular and correctional service. A former employee who has both regular and correctional service shall, if qualified, receive an annuity based on both periods of service under applicable sections of law but no period of service shall be used more than once in calculating the annuity.

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1983 c 128 s 36 ]

§ Subd. 6. [Repealed, 1983 c 128 s 36 ]

§ Subd. 7. Postretirement adjustment eligibility. A retirement annuity under this section is eligible for postretirement adjustments under section 356.415 .
Minn. Stat. § 427.02 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 427 / Section 427.02
§ 427.02 DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

The council of any city in this state, but not including cities when governed under a charter adopted under and pursuant to the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, article IV, section 36, article XI, section 4, or article XII, section 5, and sections 410.03 to 410.24 , and all acts supplemental thereto, in which charter the matter of designating depositories for city funds and the protection thereof is provided for, or in which charter it shall hereafter be provided for, shall have the power and authority to designate or redesignate at the beginning of each calendar year, or from time to time, the banks or other legal depositories of any city in which the treasurer of the city shall deposit and keep the moneys of the city, designating in each instance the maximum amount which may at any time be kept in any one of these depositories, which maximum amount shall in no case exceed 25 percent of the paid-up capital and surplus of the depository, unless the depository shall deposit with the treasurer of the city United States government bonds to secure the deposit of the funds of the city; and, in that event, the amount so deposited shall not exceed the amount of the United States government bonds so deposited. No depository shall deposit United States government bonds which mature within one year from the date such bonds were first considered as a part of the bank's reserve and which reserves are required by section 48.221 . The council of each city shall, at all times, designate depositories in the city, or elsewhere in the United States, sufficient for the depository of all funds which are likely to be in the hands of the treasurer of the city at any one time and shall, so far as consistent with the best interest of the city, designate these depositories in the city and require from these depositories good and sufficient bonds payable to the city in a penal sum not to exceed the amount designated as the limit of deposit therein, and conditioned for the safekeeping and payment of funds so deposited, or, in lieu thereof, good and sufficient collateral as provided for by section 118A.03 .
Minn. Stat. § 383C.70 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383C / Section 383C.70
§ 383C.70 PROMOTIONAL BUREAU; TORT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The St. Louis County promotional bureau discharges wholly public functions equivalent to those of a county agricultural society and its tort liability is that provided by section 38.013 and chapter 466.
Minn. Stat. § 325I.03 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325I / Section 325I.03
§ 325I.03 ENFORCEMENT; CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The public and private remedies in section 8.31 apply to violations of section 325I.02 . In addition, a consumer who prevails or substantially prevails in an action brought under this section is entitled to a minimum of $500 in damages, regardless of the amount of actual damage proved, plus costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorney fees. Sections 325I.01 to 325I.03 do not affect any rights or remedies available under other law.
Minn. Stat. § 629.09 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.09
§ 629.09 POWERS OF OFFICER.
Status: in_force

Every such peace officer or other person empowered to make the arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein, as peace officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.
Minn. Stat. § 62E.05 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62E / Section 62E.05
§ 62E.05 INFORMATION ON QUALIFIED PLANS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Certification. Upon application by an insurer, fraternal, or employer for certification of a plan of health coverage as a qualified plan or a qualified Medicare supplement plan for the purposes of sections 62E.01 to 62E.19 , the commissioner shall make a determination within 90 days as to whether the plan is qualified. All plans of health coverage, except Medicare supplement policies, shall be labeled as "qualified" or "nonqualified" on the front of the policy or contract, or on the schedule page. All qualified plans shall indicate whether they are number one, two, or three coverage plans. For any policy of accident and health insurance subject to the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, as defined under section 62A.011, subdivision 1a , that is offered, sold, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2018, the requirements of this section do not apply.

§ Subd. 2. Annual report. The state of Minnesota or any of its departments, agencies, programs, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions, shall report in writing to the association and to the commissioner of commerce no later than September 15 of each year regarding the number of persons and the amount of premiums, deductibles, co-payments, or coinsurance that it paid for on behalf of enrollees in the Comprehensive Health Association. This report must contain only summary information and must not include any individually identifiable data. The report must cover the 12-month period ending the preceding June 30.
Minn. Stat. § 325K.22 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325K / Section 325K.22
§ 325K.22 DIGITALLY SIGNED ORIGINALS.
Status: in_force

A copy of a digitally signed message is as effective, valid, and enforceable as the original of the message, unless it is evident that the signer designated an instance of the digitally signed message to be a unique original, in which case only that instance constitutes the valid, effective, and enforceable message.
Minn. Stat. § 287.221 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 287 / Section 287.221
§ 287.221 NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of revenue may not enforce a deed tax assessment on the consideration paid for an improvement in the case of new residential construction if, at or before the time the first residential owners of the improvement take possession, the deed tax has been paid on the consideration paid for the improvement.
Minn. Stat. § 306.141 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.141
§ 306.141 RELOCATION.
Status: in_force

A cemetery may not be relocated without the consent of the trustees.