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Minn. Stat. § 31A.25 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.25
§ 31A.25 ACCESS BY INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

To get information about suspected violations of law, the commissioner and the commissioner's assistants, inspectors, appointees, agents and employees must be given access to the following:

(1) places where food or something else, the manufacture, sale, use, or transportation of which is restricted, regulated, or prohibited by a law of this state, is or may be manufactured, prepared, stored, sold, used, transported, offered for sale or transportation, or had in possession with intent to use, sell, or transport, or where cows or other animals are pastured or stabled;

(2) cars or other carriages used to transport the articles or animals; and

(3) places where food is or may be cooked, prepared, sold, or kept for sale to or for the public or distributed as a part of the compensation of an employee or agent, including public and private hospitals, lumber and railroad camps, inns, boarding and eating houses, drinking places, dining cars, boats, and other places where any of these articles may be manufactured, sold, used, offered for sale or transportation, or possessed with intent to use, sell, or transport.

They may inspect a package, receptacle, or container found in those places apparently containing food, a food ingredient, or something else the manufacture, use, sale, or transportation of which is restricted, regulated, or forbidden by state law, and may take samples from it for analysis. A person obstructing entry or inspection, or failing upon request to assist in the inspection, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 12.35 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 12 / Section 12.35
§ 12.35 ACTIVATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 1994 [Repealed by amendment, 1996 c 344 s 24 ]

§ Subd. 2. Personnel rights, duties, privileges. Emergency response personnel, while activated by the state, are considered state employees and have the powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities provided by law for the employees of this state.

§ Subd. 3. Local government reimbursement; emergency response. The state shall reimburse a political subdivision for the compensation paid and actual and necessary travel, subsistence, and maintenance expenses of employees of the political subdivision while they are activated by the state director as emergency response personnel. Reimbursement must also be provided for all payments for death, disability, or injury in the course of duty, and for all losses of or damage to supplies and equipment of the political subdivision resulting from the operations of the emergency response personnel.

§ Subd. 3a. Local government reimbursement; training. The state shall also reimburse a political subdivision for the compensation paid and actual and necessary travel, subsistence, and maintenance expenses of employees of the political subdivision while they are activated by the state director in order to participate in specifically authorized training and exercises.

§ Subd. 4. Reimbursement of other state. When emergency management personnel of another state render aid in Minnesota pursuant to the orders of the governor of its home state, and upon the request of the governor of Minnesota, this state shall reimburse the other state for (1) the compensation paid and actual and necessary travel, subsistence, and maintenance expenses of the personnel of the other state while rendering aid as emergency management personnel, (2) all payments for death, disability, or injury of those personnel incurred in the course of rendering that aid, and (3) all losses of or damage to supplies and equipment of the other state, or a governmental subdivision of the other state, resulting from the rendering of aid; provided, that the laws of the other state contain provisions substantially similar to this section.

§ Subd. 5. MS 1994 [Repealed by amendment, 1996 c 344 s 24 ]
Minn. Stat. § 211B.05 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211B / Section 211B.05
§ 211B.05 PAID ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Acceptance of paid advertisements. A newspaper, periodical, or magazine may not intentionally accept for insertion in the newspaper, magazine, or periodical a political advertisement unless the words "PAID ADVERTISEMENT," and the disclaimer required under section 211B.04 are included at the beginning or end of the advertisement. The disclaimer must be in a legible text size and font. A radio station, television station, or cable system may not accept for broadcast a political advertisement unless the words "PAID ADVERTISEMENT" are included at the beginning or end of the advertisement.

§ Subd. 2. Advertising rates. Rates charged for advertising to support or oppose a candidate or ballot question must be the same as the charges made for any other political candidate and may be no greater than charges made for any other comparable purpose or use according to the seller's rate schedule.

§ Subd. 3. Compensation prohibited, except for paid advertisement. An owner, publisher, editor, reporter, agent, broadcaster, or employee of a newspaper, periodical, magazine, radio or television broadcast station, or cable system may not directly or indirectly solicit, receive, or accept a payment, promise, or compensation, nor may a person pay or promise to pay or in any manner compensate an owner, publisher, editor, reporter, agent, broadcaster, or employee directly or indirectly for influencing or attempting to influence voting at an election or primary through printed material in the newspaper or periodical, or radio, television, or cable broadcast, except as a "PAID ADVERTISEMENT" as provided in this section.

§ Subd. 4. Unpaid material identification. Unpaid material published in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication that is: (1) in unique typeset or otherwise differentiated from other unpaid material, (2) designed to influence or attempt to influence the voting at any election or the passage or defeat of legislation, and (3) not placed on the editorial page must be clearly identified as an editorial opinion.
Minn. Stat. § 116.0717 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.0717
§ 116.0717 MINERALS DEPOSITION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding rules prohibiting discharge of waste into saturated zones or rules governing variance procedures, the Pollution Control Agency may issue a permit for deposition of fine tailings from minerals processing facilities into mine pits provided the proposer demonstrates through an environmental impact statement and risk assessment that the deposition will not pose an unreasonable risk of pollution or degradation of groundwater.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.2-110 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.2-110
§ 515A.2-110 CONDOMINIUM PLATS.
Status: in_force

(a) Condominium plats are a part of the declaration. The condominium plat shall contain a certification by a registered professional land surveyor or registered professional architect, as to the parts of the plat prepared by each, that the condominium plat accurately depicts all information required by this section. The portions of the condominium plat depicting the dimensions of the portions of the condominium described in paragraphs (b)(3), (8), (9), (10), and (11), may be prepared by either a land surveyor or an architect. The other portions of the plat must be prepared only by a land surveyor. All measurements must be undertaken in accordance with good professional practice. The certification must indicate that the work was undertaken by or under the supervision of the certifying architect or land surveyor. Certification by the architect or land surveyor does not constitute a guaranty or warranty of the nature, suitability, or quality of construction of the condominium.

(b) Each condominium plat shall show:

(1) the number of the condominium and the boundaries and dimensions of the land included in the condominium;

(2) the dimensions and location of all existing structural improvements and roadways;

(3) the intended location and dimensions of any contemplated common element improvements to be constructed within the condominium labeled either "MUST BE BUILT" or "NEED NOT BE BUILT";

(4) the location and dimensions of any additional real estate, labeled as such;

(5) the extent of any encroachments by or upon any portion of the condominium;

(6) the location and dimensions of all recorded easements within the condominium serving or burdening any portion of the condominium;

(7) the distance between noncontiguous parcels of real estate;

(8) the location and dimensions of limited common elements, including porches, balconies and patios, other than limited common elements described in section 515A.2-102 (2) and (4);

(9) the location and dimensions of the vertical boundaries of each unit and that unit's identifying number;

(10) the location and dimensions of the horizontal unit boundaries with reference to established or assumed datum and that unit's identifying number;

(11) any units which may be converted by the declarant to create additional units or common elements (section 515A.2-115 ) identified separately.

(c) When adding additional real estate (section 515A.2-111 ), the declarant shall record supplemental condominium plats for that real estate conforming to the requirements of subsection (b). If less than all additional real estate is being added, the supplemental condominium plats shall also show the location and dimensions of the remaining portion.

(d) If a declarant subdivides or converts any unit into two or more units, common elements or limited common elements (section 515A.2-115 ), the declarant shall record an amendment to the condominium plat showing the location and dimensions of any new units, common elements and limited common elements thus created.
Minn. Stat. § 84.625 — MN Code / Part 83A_84 / Chapter 84 / Section 84.625
§ 84.625 CONVEYING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources may, on state-owned lands administered by the commissioner and on behalf of the state, convey conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01 , upon such terms and conditions, including reversion in the event of nonuse, as the commissioner may determine. Any terms and conditions obligating the state to incur costs related to monitoring or maintaining a conservation easement must acknowledge the state is liable for the costs only to the extent of an available appropriation according to section 16A.138 .
Minn. Stat. § 473.631 — MN Code / Part 473_473J / Chapter 473 / Section 473.631
§ 473.631 BOUNDARIES OF MAJOR AIRPORT.
Status: in_force

The western boundary of any major airport located within Hennepin County shall not be extended by said corporation into the city of Richfield beyond Cedar Avenue as laid out as of the date of enactment of Laws 1953, Chapter 715; provided that nothing herein shall be or constitute a limitation upon the power of such corporation, now or hereafter given, to zone said airport and lands adjacent thereto by the enactment of an ordinance or otherwise.
Minn. Stat. § 65A.33 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 65A / Section 65A.33
§ 65A.33 DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 65A.31 to 65A.42 , unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this section have the following meanings given to them.

§ Subd. 2. Insurer. "Insurer" means any insurance company or other organization licensed to write and engaged in writing property or liability insurance business, including the property or liability insurance components of multiperil policies, on a direct basis, in this state, except where such insurer is specifically exempted by statute from participation in this program.

§ Subd. 3. Property or liability insurance. "Property or liability insurance" means the coverage against direct loss to real or tangible personal property at a fixed location that is provided in the standard fire policy, extended coverage endorsement, homeowners insurance, as defined in section 65A.27, subdivision 4 , cooperative housing insurance, condominium unit owners insurance, builders risk, and such vandalism and malicious mischief insurance and such other classes of insurance as may be added to the program with respect to said property by amendment as hereinafter provided. Property or liability insurance does not include automobile, commercial liability, or such manufacturing risks as may be excluded by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 4. Minnesota FAIR plan. "Minnesota FAIR plan," or "plan," means the organization formed by insurers to assist applicants in securing property or liability insurance and to administer the FAIR plan.

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2003 c 40 s 21 ]

§ Subd. 5a. Member. "Member" means any insurer as defined in subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 6. Premiums written. "Premiums written" means direct written premiums charged during the second preceding calendar year with respect to property in this state for fire, allied lines, homeowners, the nonliability component of farm policies, and the nonliability component of commercial multiperil policies, as reported by the members to the NAIC.

§ Subd. 7. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce of the state of Minnesota.

§ Subd. 8. [Repealed, 1993 c 248 s 17 ]

§ Subd. 9. Board. "Board" means the governing board of directors of the Minnesota FAIR plan.

§ Subd. 10. NAIC. "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Minn. Stat. § 426.20 — MN Code / Part 426_435 / Chapter 426 / Section 426.20
§ 426.20 APPROPRIATION OR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

No city owning and operating a municipal liquor store shall appropriate any funds to, or authorize the expenditure of any funds under its control for, the operation of the municipal liquor store unless the city council has first held a public hearing on the proposed transfer. Exceptions to the provisions of this section shall include funds for capital improvements, bonding costs and construction and repairs which can be amortized and paid from funds generated by the operation of the liquor store.
Minn. Stat. § 352.908 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 352 / Section 352.908
§ 352.908 CORRECTION OF PLAN COVERAGE ERRORS.
Status: in_force

Section 356.637 applies if an employee is erroneously covered by:

(1) the correctional employees retirement plan when the employee should have been covered by one of the other plans specified in section 356.637 ; or

(2) a plan specified in section 356.637 , other than the correctional employees retirement plan, when the employee should have been covered by the correctional employees retirement plan.
Minn. Stat. § 626.862 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.862
§ 626.862 POWERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

Except as specifically provided by statute, only a peace officer and part-time peace officer may:

(1) issue a citation in lieu of arrest or continued detention unless specifically authorized by ordinance;

(2) ask a person receiving a citation to give a written promise to appear in court; or

(3) take a person into custody as permitted by section 629.34 .
Minn. Stat. § 326A.14 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326A / Section 326A.14
§ 326A.14 MOBILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Requirements. (a) An individual whose principal place of business is not in this state shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements and shall have all the privileges of licensees of this state without the need to obtain a license, if the person: (1) holds a valid certificate, license, or permit to practice as a certified public accountant that was issued in another state and is in good standing to practice as a certified public accountant in that state; (2) has a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited postsecondary school with an accounting concentration or equivalent as determined by the board by rule; and (3) has passed the Uniform CPA Examination. (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, an individual who offers or renders professional services, whether in person, by mail, telephone, or electronic means, under paragraph (a): (1) shall be granted practice privileges in this state; (2) is subject to the requirements in paragraph (c); and (3) is not required to provide any notice or other submission. (c) An individual licensee of another state exercising the privilege afforded under this section and the firm which employs that licensee are deemed to have consented, as a condition of the grant of this privilege: (1) to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board; (2) to comply with this chapter and the board's rules; (3) to the appointment of the state board that issued the license as the licensee's agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by this board against the licensee; and (4) to cease offering or rendering professional services in this state individually and on behalf of a firm in the event the license issued by the state of the individual's principal place of business is no longer valid or in good standing. (d) An individual who has been granted practice privileges under this section who performs attest services as defined in section 326A.01, subdivision 2 , clause (1), (4), or (5), for any entity with its headquarters in this state, may only do so through a firm which has obtained a permit under section 326A.05 .

§ Subd. 2. Use of title in another state. A licensee of this state offering or rendering services or using the CPA title in another state is subject to the same disciplinary action in this state for which the licensee would be subject to discipline for an act committed in the other state. The board shall investigate any complaint made by the board of accountancy of another state.
Minn. Stat. § 299C.05 — MN Code / Part 299A_299N / Chapter 299C / Section 299C.05
§ 299C.05 CRIME DATA COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of this division to collect, and preserve as a record of the bureau, information concerning the number and nature of offenses known to have been committed in the state, of the legal steps taken in connection therewith from the inception of the complaint to the final discharge of the defendant, and such other information as may be useful in the study of crime and the administration of justice. The information so collected and preserved shall include such data as may be requested by the United States Department of Justice, at Washington, under its national system of crime reporting. To the extent possible, the superintendent must utilize a nationally recognized system or standard approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to collect and preserve crime data.
Minn. Stat. § 609.045 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.045
§ 609.045 FOREIGN CONVICTION OR ACQUITTAL.
Status: in_force

If an act or omission in this state constitutes a crime under both the laws of this state and the laws of another jurisdiction, a conviction or acquittal of the crime in the other jurisdiction shall not bar prosecution for the crime in this state unless the elements of both law and fact are identical.
Minn. Stat. § 181.215 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 181 / Section 181.215
§ 181.215 REQUIRED NOTICES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Provision of notice. (a) Nursing home employers must provide notices informing nursing home workers of the rights and obligations provided under sections 181.211 to 181.217 of applicable minimum nursing home employment standards and local minimum standards and that for assistance and information, nursing home workers should contact the Department of Labor and Industry. A nursing home employer must provide notice using the same means that the nursing home employer uses to provide other work-related notices to nursing home workers. Provision of notice must be at least as conspicuous as: (1) posting a copy of the notice at each work site where nursing home workers work and where the notice may be readily seen and reviewed by all nursing home workers working at the site; or (2) providing a paper or electronic copy of the notice to all nursing home workers and applicants for employment as a nursing home worker. (b) The notice required by this subdivision must include text provided by the board that informs nursing home workers that they may request the notice to be provided in a particular language. The nursing home employer must provide the notice in the language requested by the nursing home worker. The board must assist nursing home employers in translating the notice in the languages requested by their nursing home workers.

§ Subd. 2. Minimum content and posting requirements. The board must adopt rules under section 14.389 specifying the minimum content and posting requirements for the notices required in subdivision 1. The board must make available to nursing home employers a template or sample notice that satisfies the requirements of this section and rules adopted under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 16A.271 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16A / Section 16A.271
§ 16A.271 DEPOSITORIES, DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

Where any statute of this state requires or permits a bank or trust company to deposit securities with the commissioner of management and budget, the latter, on the request of such depositor, may designate some other bank or trust company as the depository of such securities under such depository agreement as may be prescribed and approved by the depositor, and which will not deprive the commissioner of management and budget of the control thereof and the charges of such depository shall be paid by the depositing bank or trust company. If such depositing bank or trust company is a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank in this state may be the depository designated by the commissioner of management and budget.
Minn. Stat. § 518D.302 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518D / Section 518D.302
§ 518D.302 ENFORCEMENT UNDER HAGUE CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

Under sections 518D.301 to 518D.317 a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination.
Minn. Stat. § 161.1245 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.1245
§ 161.1245 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; AUTHORIZATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Routes No. 382 and No. 392. The commissioner of transportation is authorized to construct a four-lane parkway with limited access along the right-of-way of Route No. 382 in the city of St. Paul. The commissioner shall not construct any highway on Route No. 382 or connection to Route No. 392 other than that described in this subdivision.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1980 [Repealed, 1982 c 628 s 3 ]

§ Subd. 3. Route No. 3. The commissioner of transportation shall not authorize the construction of any traffic lanes on Trunk Highway marked 3 from Trunk Highway marked 110 in Dakota County to East Seventh Street in the city of St. Paul in addition to those in existence on January 1, 1978.

§ Subd. 4. Route No. 396. Notwithstanding any state law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall extend, without undue delay, the interstate route commonly known as I-35 by construction of Route No. 396 described in section 161.12 in accordance with federal regulations for receiving federal aid made available by the United States to the state of Minnesota for highway purposes.