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Minn. Stat. § 62Q.68 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62Q / Section 62Q.68
§ 62Q.68 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. For purposes of sections 62Q.68 to 62Q.72 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. For purposes of sections 62Q.69 and 62Q.70 , the term "health plan company" does not include an insurance company licensed under chapter 60A to offer, sell, or issue a policy of accident and sickness insurance as defined in section 62A.01 or a nonprofit health service plan corporation regulated under chapter 62C that only provides dental coverage or vision coverage. For purposes of sections 62Q.69 through 62Q.73 , the term "health plan company" does not include the Comprehensive Health Association created under chapter 62E. Section 62Q.70 does not apply to individual coverage. However, a health plan company offering individual coverage may, pursuant to section 62Q.69, subdivision 3 , paragraph (c), follow the process outlined in section 62Q.70 .

§ Subd. 2. Complaint. "Complaint" means any grievance against a health plan company that is not the subject of litigation and that has been submitted by a complainant to a health plan company regarding the provision of health services including, but not limited to, the scope of coverage for health care services; retrospective denials or limitations of payment for services; eligibility issues; denials, cancellations, or nonrenewals of coverage; administrative operations; and the quality, timeliness, and appropriateness of health care services rendered. If the complaint is from an applicant, the complaint must relate to the application. If the complaint is from a former enrollee, the complaint must relate to services received during the period of time the individual was an enrollee. Any grievance requiring a medical determination in its resolution must have the medical determination aspect of the complaint processed under the appeal procedure described in section 62M.06 .

§ Subd. 3. Complainant. "Complainant" means an enrollee, applicant, or former enrollee, or anyone acting on behalf of an enrollee, applicant, or former enrollee, who submits a complaint.
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0307 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0307
§ 323A.0307 ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST PARTNERSHIP AND PARTNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A partnership may sue and be sued in the name of the partnership.

(b) An action may be brought against the partnership and, to the extent not inconsistent with section 323A.0306 , any or all of the partners in the same action or in separate actions.

(c) A judgment against a partnership is not by itself a judgment against a partner. A judgment against a partnership may not be satisfied from a partner's assets unless there is also a judgment against the partner.

(d) A judgment creditor of a partner may not levy execution against the assets of the partner to satisfy a judgment based on a claim against the partnership unless the partner is personally liable for the claim under section 323A.0306 ; and

(1) a judgment based on the same claim has been obtained against the partnership and a writ of execution on the judgment has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part;

(2) the partnership is a debtor in bankruptcy;

(3) the partner has agreed that the creditor need not exhaust partnership assets;

(4) a court grants permission to the judgment creditor to levy execution against the assets of a partner based on a finding that partnership assets subject to execution are clearly insufficient to satisfy the judgment, that exhaustion of partnership assets is excessively burdensome, or that the grant of permission is an appropriate exercise of the court's equitable powers; or

(5) liability is imposed on the partner by law or contract independent of the existence of the partnership.

(e) This section applies to any partnership liability or obligation resulting from a representation by a partner or purported partner under section 323A.0308 .
Minn. Stat. § 325B.08 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325B / Section 325B.08
§ 325B.08 JUDICIAL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

If a brewer engages in conduct prohibited under sections 325B.01 to 325B.17 , a wholesaler may maintain a suit against the brewer in federal or state court in Minnesota. Such a venue may not be waived except at the time that the lawsuit is filed. The court may grant equitable relief as is necessary to remedy the effects of conduct which it finds to exist and which is prohibited under sections 325B.01 to 325B.17 , including, but not limited to, declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. The court may, if it finds that the brewer has acted in bad faith in invoking the amendment, termination, cancellation or nonrenewal provisions of sections 325B.01 to 325B.17 , or has unreasonably withheld its consent to any assignment, transfer or sale of the wholesaler's agreement, award punitive damages, as well as actual damages, costs and attorneys fees.
Minn. Stat. § 192A.10 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192A / Section 192A.10
§ 192A.10 JURISDICTION OF GENERAL COURTS-MARTIAL.
Status: in_force

Subject to section 192A.095 general courts-martial have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for any offense made punishable by this code and may, under such limitations as the governor or the adjutant general may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code.
Minn. Stat. § 524.4-301 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.4-301
§ 524.4-301 JURISDICTION BY ACT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

A foreign personal representative submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding relating to the estate by (1) filing certified or authenticated copies of the appointment as provided in section 524.4-204 , (2) receiving payment of money or taking delivery of property under section 524.4-201 , or (3) doing any act as a personal representative in this state which would have given the state jurisdiction over the personal representative as an individual. Jurisdiction under clause (2) is limited to the money or value of personal property collected.
Minn. Stat. § 103I.105 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103I / Section 103I.105
§ 103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the 18 voting members:

(1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the commissioner of health;

(2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed by the commissioner of natural resources;

(3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the University of Minnesota, appointed by the director;

(4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer;

(5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring contractor;

(6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the boring or well drilling industry;

(7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;

(8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the commissioner of transportation;

(9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by its chair;

(10) one member must be a certified representative of an environmental well contractor;

(11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who represent different geographical regions; and

(12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal heat exchanger contractor.

(b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must:

(1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and

(2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business.

(d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all members are governed by section 15.059 .
Minn. Stat. § 321.0105 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0105
§ 321.0105 POWERS.
Status: in_force

A limited partnership has the powers to do all things necessary or convenient to carry on its activities, including the power to sue, be sued, and defend in its own name and to maintain an action against a partner for harm caused to the limited partnership by a breach of the partnership agreement or violation of a duty to the partnership.
Minn. Stat. § 302A.301 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.301
§ 302A.301 OFFICERS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A corporation shall have one or more natural persons exercising the functions of the offices, however designated, of chief executive officer and chief financial officer.
Minn. Stat. § 231.08 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 231 / Section 231.08
§ 231.08 WAREHOUSE OPERATOR AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS WAREHOUSE OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. To furnish information. Every warehouse operator and household goods warehouse operator shall furnish all information required by the department to administer this chapter and make specific answers to all questions submitted by the department, under oath. A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator which is a corporation shall answer under the oath of one of its duly authorized officers. A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator shall obey and comply with every order, decision, direction, or rule made or prescribed by the department in the matters specified in this chapter; and do everything necessary or proper to secure the compliance with and the observance of the same, by all its officers, agents, and employees.

§ Subd. 2. Rights not limited. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the rights of any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator to lease or let for any storage purpose any portion of a building.

§ Subd. 3. Tender for storage. At the time of or prior to tender of goods for storage by a depositor, a storage order must be signed in writing by the depositor or the depositor's duly authorized representative and must show the name and address of the warehouse operator in whose custody the goods are to be deposited.

§ Subd. 4. Identification of goods. A warehouse operator who receives a lot of goods must identify each article or lot by tag or lot number, as recorded on the operator's books and on the warehouse receipt or contract.

§ Subd. 5. Fire protection. All warehouses must be protected against fire in accordance with the State Fire Code.

§ Subd. 6. Floor load. A warehouse floor or part of a floor must not at any time be loaded or stored with a greater weight of goods or materials per square foot than the floor will sustain with safety. If the department directs a warehouse operator to ascertain from a competent registered architect or engineer or from the proper municipal authorities what may be the safe load capacity in pounds per square foot of each floor of the operator's warehouse or warehouses, the operator must do so without unnecessary delay and must post signs in several conspicuous places on each floor stating the safe live load that floor will sustain.

§ Subd. 7. Storage conditions. (a) On each floor where there is open storage of goods, wares, or merchandise, there must be aisles wide enough to permit the free and unimpeded passage of goods, wares, or merchandise. All aisles must be kept free from obstructions, dust, and litter. (b) Pieces of overstuffed furniture, mattresses, rugs, carpets, and other goods not stored in containers must be protected by wrapping before being placed in permanent storage.
Minn. Stat. § 382.12 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 382 / Section 382.12
§ 382.12 BONDS NOT WITHDRAWN.
Status: in_force

No bond filed with the secretary of state shall be removed except upon the written order of a judge of a court of record before whom an action is pending to enforce the conditions thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 525.391 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 525 / Section 525.391
§ 525.391 PROPERTY FRAUDULENTLY CONVEYED.
Status: in_force

When the property available for the payment of debts is insufficient to pay the same in full, the representative may recover any property which the decedent may have disposed of with intent to defraud creditors, or by conveyance or transfer which for any reason is void as to them. Upon the application of any creditor and upon making the payment of or providing security for the expenses thereof as directed by the court, the representative shall prosecute all actions necessary to recover the property.
Minn. Stat. § 550.19 — MN Code / Part 540_552 / Chapter 550 / Section 550.19
§ 550.19 SERVICE ON JUDGMENT DEBTOR.
Status: in_force

If the sale is of personal property, at or before the time of posting notice of sale, the officer shall serve a copy of the execution and inventory, and of the notice, upon the judgment debtor, if the debtor is a resident of the county, in the manner required by law for the service of a summons in a civil action. If the sale is of real property, a judgment creditor must, at least four weeks before the appointed time of sale, serve a copy of the notice of sale in like manner as a summons in a civil action in the district court upon the judgment debtor if the judgment debtor is a resident of the county and upon any person in possession of the homestead other than the judgment debtor. In addition, the notice of sale must also be served upon all persons who have recorded a request for notice in accordance with section 580.032 .
Minn. Stat. § 62A.4514 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.4514
§ 62A.4514 FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity authorized under the laws of this state to operate a health maintenance organization, an accident and health insurance company, a nonprofit health service plan corporation, a fraternal benefit society, or a multiple employer welfare arrangement, and that is not otherwise authorized under the laws of this state to offer limited health services on a per capita or fixed prepayment basis, may do so by filing for approval with the commissioner the information requested by section 62A.4512 , clauses (4), (5), (7), (8), and (10), and any subsequent material modification or addition to those provisions.

(b) If the commissioner disapproves the filing, the procedures provided in section 62A.4513, subdivision 2 , must be followed.
Minn. Stat. § 147.012 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147 / Section 147.012
§ 147.012 OVERSIGHT OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS.
Status: in_force

The board has responsibility for the oversight of the following allied health professions: physician assistants under chapter 147A, acupuncture practitioners under chapter 147B, respiratory care practitioners under chapter 147C, traditional midwives under chapter 147D, registered naturopathic doctors under chapter 147E, genetic counselors under chapter 147F, and athletic trainers under sections 148.7801 to 148.7815 .
Minn. Stat. § 142G.53 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142G / Section 142G.53
§ 142G.53 FAMILY VIOLENCE WAIVER CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to qualify for a family violence waiver, an individual must provide documentation of past or current family violence which may prevent the individual from participating in certain employment activities.

(b) The following items may be considered acceptable documentation or verification of family violence:

(1) police, government agency, or court records;

(2) a statement from a battered women's shelter staff with knowledge of the circumstances;

(3) a statement from a sexual assault or domestic violence advocate with knowledge of the circumstances; or

(4) a statement from professionals from whom the applicant or recipient has sought assistance for the abuse.

(c) A claim of family violence may also be documented by a sworn statement from the applicant or participant and a sworn statement from any other person with knowledge of the circumstances or credible evidence that supports the client's statement.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.1055 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.1055
§ 97B.1055 HUNTING BY PERSONS WITH A PERMANENT PHYSICAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 97B.015, subdivision 6 : (1) "developmental disability" means a diagnosis of having substantial limitations in present functioning, manifested as significantly subaverage intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with demonstrated deficits in adaptive behavior, when these conditions manifest before the person's 22nd birthday; and (2) "permanent physical disability" means a physical disability that prevents a person from being able to navigate natural terrain or hold a firearm for a required field component for the firearms safety training program under section 97B.020 .

§ Subd. 2. Obtaining license. (a) Notwithstanding section 97B.020 , a person with a permanent physical disability or developmental disability may obtain a firearms hunting license with a provisional firearms safety certificate issued under section 97B.015, subdivision 6 . (b) Any person accompanying or assisting a person with a permanent physical disability or developmental disability under this section must possess a valid firearms safety certificate issued by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Assistance required. A person who obtains a firearms hunting license under subdivision 2 must be accompanied and assisted by a parent, guardian, or other adult person designated by a parent or guardian when hunting. A person who is not hunting but is solely accompanying and assisting a person with a permanent physical disability or developmental disability need not obtain a hunting license.

§ Subd. 4. Prohibited activities. (a) This section does not entitle a person to possess a firearm if the person is otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law or a court order. (b) No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a person who by reason of a permanent physical disability or developmental disability is incapable of safely possessing a firearm to possess a firearm to hunt in the state or on any boundary water of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 609.226 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.226
§ 609.226 HARM CAUSED BY DOG.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Great or substantial bodily harm. A person who causes great or substantial bodily harm to another by negligently or intentionally permitting any dog to run uncontrolled off the owner's premises, or negligently failing to keep it properly confined is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section involving the same dog is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Dangerous dogs. If the owner of a dangerous dog, as defined under section 347.50, subdivision 2 , has been convicted of a misdemeanor under section 347.55 , and the same dog causes bodily injury to a person other than the owner, the owner is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.

§ Subd. 3. Defense. If proven by a preponderance of the evidence, it shall be an affirmative defense to liability under subdivision 1 or 2 that the victim provoked the dog to cause the victim's bodily harm.

§ Subd. 4. Harm to service animal caused by dog; crime, mandatory restitution. (a) As used in this subdivision, "service animal" means an animal individually trained or being trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. (b) A person who negligently or intentionally (1) permits the person's dog to run uncontrolled off the person's premises, or (2) fails to keep the person's dog properly confined or controlled; and as a result the dog causes bodily harm to a service animal or otherwise renders a service animal unable to perform its duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (c) The court shall order a person convicted of violating this subdivision to pay restitution for the costs and expenses resulting from the crime. Costs and expenses include, but are not limited to, the service animal user's loss of income, veterinary expenses, transportation costs, and other expenses of temporary replacement assistance services, and service animal replacement or retraining costs incurred by a school, agency, or individual. If the court finds that the convicted person is indigent, the court may reduce the amount of restitution to a reasonable level or order it paid in installments. (d) This subdivision does not preclude a person from seeking any available civil remedies for an act that violates this subdivision.
Minn. Stat. § 144.652 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.652
§ 144.652 BILL OF RIGHTS NOTICE TO PATIENT OR RESIDENT; VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Distribution; posting. Except as provided below, section 144.651 shall be posted conspicuously in a public place in all facilities licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58 , or 144A.02 . Copies of the law shall be furnished the patient or resident and the patient or resident's guardian or conservator upon admittance to the facility. Facilities providing services to patients may delete section 144.651 , subdivisions 24 to 29, and those portions of other subdivisions that apply only to residents, from copies posted or distributed to patients with appropriate notation that residents have additional rights under law. The policy statement shall include the address and telephone number of the Board of Medical Practice and/or the name and phone number of the person within the facility to whom inquiries about the medical care received may be directed. The notice shall include a brief statement describing how to file a complaint with the Office of Health Facility Complaints established pursuant to section 144A.52 concerning a violation of section 144.651 or any other state statute or rule. This notice shall include the address and phone number of the Office of Health Facility Complaints.

§ Subd. 2. Correction order; emergencies. A substantial violation of the rights of any patient or resident as defined in section 144.651 , shall be grounds for issuance of a correction order pursuant to section 144.653 or 144A.10 . The issuance or nonissuance of a correction order shall not preclude, diminish, enlarge, or otherwise alter private action by or on behalf of a patient or resident to enforce any unreasonable violation of the patient's or resident's rights. Compliance with the provisions of section 144.651 shall not be required whenever emergency conditions, as documented by the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant in a patient's medical record or a resident's care record, indicate immediate medical treatment, including but not limited to surgical procedures, is necessary and it is impossible or impractical to comply with the provisions of section 144.651 because delay would endanger the patient's or resident's life, health, or safety.
Minn. Stat. § 156.14 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.14
§ 156.14 EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The expenses of administering sections 156.001 to 156.14 shall be paid from the appropriations made to the state Board of Veterinary Medicine.