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Minn. Stat. § 67A.21 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.21
§ 67A.21 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER.
Status: in_force

Two or more township mutual fire insurance companies which have been or may hereafter be authorized to transact the business of insurance upon insurable property as herein authorized may consolidate or merge as provided herein.

To effect this consolidation or merger, it shall be necessary:

(1) that the board of directors or managing body of each of the corporations pass a resolution to the effect that the consolidation or merger is advisable and containing the proposed name of the corporation, as consolidated or merged, its principal office, and the names of its first board of directors and officers;

(2) that a special meeting of the policyholders of each of the corporations shall be held, a notice of which meeting shall be mailed to each of the policyholders thereof at least 30 days prior to the holding thereof, and which notice shall embody the resolution adopted by the board of directors, as provided in clause (1);

(3) that a majority of the policyholders of each of the corporations present or represented at these special meetings shall, by resolution, approve and ratify the action of the directors, as provided for in clause (1); and

(4) that the proceedings and resolutions be filed with, and approved of by, the commissioner.

When full copies of these proceedings have been filed with the commissioner, which copies shall be certified by the president and secretary of the respective corporations and duly verified by these officers, and approved of by the commissioner, the consolidation or merger of these corporations shall be deemed to be complete, and the company so continuing the business shall be deemed to have fully assumed all of the obligations, liabilities, and risks and to be the owner of all the assets of the companies so consolidating or merging.

If this consolidation or merger is made under any new name, the filing of these proceedings and the approval of same by the commissioner shall be sufficient to constitute the consolidated or merged company a corporation, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the limitations, of a township mutual fire insurance company under the laws of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 144G.15 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144G / Section 144G.15
§ 144G.15 CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before issuing a provisional license or license or renewing a license, the commissioner shall consider an applicant's compliance history in providing care in this state or any other state in a facility that provides care to children, the elderly, ill individuals, or individuals with disabilities.

(b) The applicant's compliance history shall include repeat violation, rule violations, and any license or certification involuntarily suspended or terminated during an enforcement process.

(c) The commissioner may deny, revoke, suspend, restrict, or refuse to renew the license or impose conditions if:

(1) the applicant fails to provide complete and accurate information on the application and the commissioner concludes that the missing or corrected information is needed to determine if a license shall be granted;

(2) the applicant, knowingly or with reason to know, made a false statement of a material fact in an application for the license or any data attached to the application or in any matter under investigation by the department;

(3) the applicant refused to allow agents of the commissioner to inspect its books, records, and files related to the license application, or any portion of the premises;

(4) the applicant willfully prevented, interfered with, or attempted to impede in any way: (i) the work of any authorized representative of the commissioner, the ombudsman for long-term care, or the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities; or (ii) the duties of the commissioner, local law enforcement, city or county attorneys, adult protection, county case managers, or other local government personnel;

(5) the applicant, owner, controlling individual, managerial official, or assisted living director for the facility has a history of noncompliance with federal or state regulations that were detrimental to the health, welfare, or safety of a resident or a client; or

(6) the applicant violates any requirement in this chapter.

(d) If a license is denied, the applicant has the reconsideration rights available under section 144G.16, subdivision 4.
Minn. Stat. § 256D.53 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256D / Section 256D.53
§ 256D.53 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

In addition to other duties imposed by law, the commissioner shall:

(1) supervise the administration of Minnesota supplemental aid by county agencies as provided in sections 256D.33 to 256D.54 ;

(2) adopt permanent rules consistent with law for carrying out and enforcing the provisions of sections 256D.33 to 256D.54 , so that Minnesota supplemental aid may be administered as uniformly as possible throughout the state;

(3) immediately upon adoption, give rules to all county agencies and other interested persons;

(4) establish necessary administrative and fiscal procedures; and

(5) allocate money appropriated for Minnesota supplemental aid to county agencies.
Minn. Stat. § 231.39 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 231 / Section 231.39
§ 231.39 PERSONS VIOLATING ACT OR ORDER; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator and each person who, either individually or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of a warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, violates or fails to comply with any provisions of this chapter, or fails to observe, obey, or comply with any order, decision, rule, direction, or requirement or any part or portion thereof of the department made or issued under authority of this chapter or who procures, aids, or abets any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator in the violation of this chapter or in the failure to observe, obey, or comply with this chapter or any such order, decision, rule, direction, or requirement or any part or portion thereof in a case in which a penalty is not otherwise provided for in this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $3,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding 364 days or both.

Each violation of this chapter, or of any order, decision, rule, direction, or requirement of the department, or any part or portion thereof, by any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator is a separate and distinct offense.

In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or employee of any warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator, acting within the scope of official duties or employment, shall in each case be and be deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator.
Minn. Stat. § 97B.651 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.651
§ 97B.651 UNPROTECTED MAMMALS AND BIRDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Taking unprotected mammals and birds. Mammals that are unprotected wild animals and unprotected birds may be taken at any time and in any manner, except with artificial lights, or by using a motor vehicle in violation of section 97B.091 . Poison may not be used to take unprotected mammals or unprotected birds unless the safety of humans and domestic livestock is ensured. Unprotected mammals and unprotected birds may be possessed, bought, sold, or transported in any quantity, except importation or exportation is restricted as provided in subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 2. Importing and exporting live coyotes. A person may not export a live coyote out of the state or import a live coyote into the state unless authorized under a permit from the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 558A.03 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 558A / Section 558A.03
§ 558A.03 PARTITION; SALE; WHO MAY BRING ACTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Concurrent interest. When two or more joint tenants or tenants-in-common have concurrent interests in a fee simple, a life estate, or a leasehold estate in real property, one or more of them may bring an action against the others holding the same interests for a partition of the concurrent interests. The action may seek a sale of all, or part of the interest being partitioned and division of the proceeds according to the rights and interests of the interested parties, a partition in kind, or any other fair and equitable remedy.

§ Subd. 2. Remainder interest. The holder of a remainder interest may bring an action for partition in kind or by sale or for other relief against the life tenant or life tenants under this chapter only to prevent waste of the remainder interest. The court may use its general and equitable powers to order relief to prevent waste and achieve a result that is fair and equitable to the parties.
Minn. Stat. § 256R.37 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256R / Section 256R.37
§ 256R.37 SCHOLARSHIPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall provide a scholarship per diem rate calculated using the criteria in paragraphs (b) to (d). The per diem rate must be based on the allowable costs the facility paid for employee scholarships for any eligible employee, except the facility administrator, who works an average of at least ten hours per week in the licensed nursing facility building when the facility has paid expenses related to:

(1) an employee's course of study that is expected to lead to career advancement with the facility or in the field of long-term care;

(2) an employee's job-related training in English as a second language;

(3) the reimbursement of student loan expenses for newly hired registered nurses and licensed practical nurses; and

(4) the reimbursement of training, testing, and associated expenses for newly hired nursing assistants as specified in section 144A.611, subdivisions 2 and 4. The reimbursement of nursing assistant expenses under this clause is not subject to the ten-hour minimum work requirement under this paragraph.

(b) Allowable scholarship costs include: tuition, student loan reimbursement, other direct educational expenses, and reasonable costs for child care and transportation expenses directly related to education, as defined by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner shall provide a scholarship per diem rate equal to the allowable scholarship costs divided by resident days. The commissioner shall compute the scholarship per diem rate annually and include the scholarship per diem rate in the external fixed costs payment rate.

(d) When the resulting scholarship per diem rate is 15 cents or more, nursing facilities that close beds during a rate year may request to have the scholarship rate recalculated. This recalculation is effective from the date of the bed closure through the remainder of the rate year and reflects the estimated reduction in resident days compared to the previous cost report year.

(e) Facilities seeking to have the facility's scholarship expenses recognized for the payment rate computation in section 256R.25 may apply annually by submitting information to the commissioner on a schedule and in a form supplied by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 44.10 — MN Code / Part 44 / Chapter 44 / Section 44.10
§ 44.10 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Employees in classified service. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and subdivision 2, every person holding a position in the classified service of a municipality on the effective date of the merit system ordinance and every person subsequently appointed to such a position shall serve a probationary period of six months. (b) The probationary period for a peace officer is 12 months. (c) During the probationary period described in this subdivision, the person may be dismissed summarily without compliance with section 44.08 , but the dismissal shall be in writing and reported to the board.

§ Subd. 2. Police or fire department employees. Subject to the completion of an existing probationary period, any permanent employee of a police or fire department under the jurisdiction of a police or fire civil service commission at the time of the effective date of a merit system ordinance shall automatically become a permanent employee in the classified service subject to and protected by this chapter without the service of any additional probationary period thereunder for the position then occupied.
Minn. Stat. § 60C.11 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60C / Section 60C.11
§ 60C.11 EFFECT OF PAID CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Assignment upon recovery. The rights under the policy of a person recovering under this chapter shall be deemed to have been assigned by the person to the association to the extent of the recovery.

§ Subd. 2. Required cooperation. Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of this chapter shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as the insured would have been required to cooperate with the insurer.

§ Subd. 3. Limitation on action against insured. The association has no cause of action against the insured of the insurer for any sums it has paid out except the causes of action the insurer would have had if the sums had been paid by the insurer.

§ Subd. 4. Insurer operating on plan with assessment liability. In the case of an insurer operating on a plan with assessment liability, payments of claims of the association do not operate to reduce the liability of insureds to the receiver, liquidator or statutory successor for unpaid assessments.

§ Subd. 5. Priority of claims expenses in liquidation proceedings. The expenses of the association or similar organization in handling claims are accorded the same priority as the liquidator's expenses. The association and a similar organization in another state must be recognized as claimants in the liquidation of an insolvent insurer for amounts paid by them on covered claims as determined under this chapter or similar laws in other states and must receive dividends and other distributions at the priority set forth in chapter 60B. The receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor of an insolvent insurer is bound by determinations of covered claim eligibility under this chapter and by settlements of claims made by the association or a similar organization in another state. The court having jurisdiction shall grant the claims priority equal to that which the claimant would have been entitled against the assets of the insolvent insurer in the absence of this chapter.

§ Subd. 6. Statement of claims paid; periodic filing. The association shall periodically file with the receiver or liquidator of the insurer statements of the covered claims paid by the association and estimates of anticipated claims against the association which shall preserve the rights of the association against the assets of the insurer.

§ Subd. 7. Authorized recovery in certain insolvencies. The association may recover the amount of any covered claim including claim handling expenses paid, resulting from insolvencies which occur after July 31, 1996, on behalf of an insured who has a net worth of $25,000,000 as provided in section 60C.09, subdivision 2 , clause (3), on December 31 of the year immediately preceding the date the insurer becomes an insolvent insurer and whose liability obligations to other persons are satisfied in whole or in part by payments made under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 148.033 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.033
§ 148.033 ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS.
Status: in_force

Any chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment applying for renewal of a registration related to animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment must have completed a minimum of six hours annually of continuing education in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the required 20 hours annually of continuing education in human chiropractic under this chapter. The continuing education course attended for purposes of complying with this section must be approved by the board prior to attendance by the chiropractor.
Minn. Stat. § 410.10 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.10
§ 410.10 CHARTER ELECTION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Timing; procedure; recall. Upon delivery of such draft, the council or other governing body of the city shall cause the proposed charter to be submitted at the next general election thereafter occurring in the city within six months after the delivery of such draft, and if there is no general city election occurring in the city within six months after the delivery of such draft, then the council or other governing body of the city shall cause the proposed charter to be submitted at a special election to be held on a date authorized by section 205.10, subdivision 3a . The council or other governing body may call a special election for that purpose only at any time. If the election is held at the same time with the general election, the voting places and election officers shall be the same for both elections. At any time before the council has fixed the date of the election upon the proposed charter, the charter commission may recall it for further action; and the council may authorize recall of the charter by the commission at any later date prior to the first publication of the proposed charter.

§ Subd. 2. Election notice; publication. The notice of election shall contain the complete charter and shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in the official newspaper of the city, or if there be none, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city. In every city of the first class, the publication shall be made in a newspaper having an aggregate regular paid circulation of at least 25,000 copies. The governing body may in addition thereto publish the notice in any other legal newspaper published in the city.

§ Subd. 3. Ballot words, form. The ballot shall bear the printed words, "Shall the proposed new charter be adopted? Yes.... No....," with a square after each of the last two words, in which the voter may place a cross to express a choice. If any part of such charter be submitted in the alternative, the ballot shall be so printed as to permit the voter to indicate a preference in any instance by inserting a cross in like manner.

§ Subd. 4. Rejection; later proposals. If any charter so submitted be rejected the charter commission may propose others from time to time until one is adopted.
Minn. Stat. § 168.2702 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 168 / Section 168.2702
§ 168.2702 MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES; INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a provision in a motor vehicle lease agreement that indemnifies the lessor against any claims or liabilities arising out of the use, operation, or maintenance of the vehicle by the lessee includes the right to indemnity for traffic violations, penalties, and punitive damages caused by the lessee and is enforceable in accordance with its terms. This section does not relieve the lessor of any liability, penalty, or damages arising out of its own acts or omissions.
Minn. Stat. § 609.01 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.01
§ 609.01 NAME AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Purposes. This chapter may be cited as the Criminal Code of 1963. Its provisions shall be construed according to the fair import of its terms, to promote justice, and to effect its purposes which are declared to be: (1) to protect the public safety and welfare by preventing the commission of crime through the deterring effect of the sentences authorized, the rehabilitation of those convicted, and their confinement when the public safety and interest requires; and (2) to protect the individual against the misuse of the criminal law by fairly defining the acts and omissions prohibited, authorizing sentences reasonably related to the conduct and character of the convicted person, and prescribing fair and reasonable postconviction procedures.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1983 c 216 art 1 s 76 ]
Minn. Stat. § 558.15 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 558 / Section 558.15
§ 558.15 LIENS; NEW PARTIES; NO SALE, WHEN.
Status: in_force

Proof shall be made of the existence, amount, and priority of any liens on the property of which partition is sought in such manner and upon such notice to those interested as the court shall direct. When any person having a lien has not been made a party, the court may make an order requiring that person to appear and become a party defendant, and no such person can be affected by a sale unless made a party. If there are liens on the property amounting to more than its value as alleged in the complaint, or if it appears probable after examination that the property will not sell for a sum in cash equal to the amount of such liens, with costs and expenses, no sale shall be ordered; but, if such liens do not amount to the value of the property as admitted or proved, the court may order a sale, and in such case the sale shall not be delayed by the proceedings to ascertain the priority of the liens.
Minn. Stat. § 31A.10 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.10
§ 31A.10 PROHIBITIONS.
Status: in_force

No person may, with respect to an animal, carcass, part of a carcass, poultry, poultry food product, meat, or meat food product:

(1) slaughter an animal or prepare an article that is usable as human food, at any establishment preparing articles solely for intrastate commerce, except in compliance with this chapter;

(2) sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce (i) articles which are usable as human food and are adulterated or misbranded at the time of sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation; or (ii) articles required to be inspected under sections 31A.01 to 31A.16 that have not been inspected and passed;

(3) do something to an article that is usable as human food while the article is being transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after transportation, which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing the article to be adulterated or misbranded; or

(4) sell, offer for sale, or possess with intent to sell meat derived from custom processing, except wild game and fowl products may be donated under sections 17.035 ; 97A.505 , subdivision 5; 97A.510 ; and 97B.303 .
Minn. Stat. § 208.05 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 208 / Section 208.05
§ 208.05 STATE CANVASSING BOARD.
Status: in_force

The State Canvassing Board at its meeting on the date provided in section 204C.33 shall open and canvass the returns made to the secretary of state for presidential electors and alternates, prepare a statement of the number of votes cast for the persons receiving votes for these offices, and declare the person or persons receiving the highest number of votes for each office duly elected, except that if the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote governs the appointment of presidential electors, the State Canvassing Board shall declare duly elected the candidates for presidential electors and alternates identified in accordance with the provisions of that agreement. When it appears that more than the number of persons to be elected as presidential electors or alternates have the highest and an equal number of votes, the secretary of state, in the presence of the board shall decide by lot which of the persons shall be declared elected, except that if the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote governs the appointment of presidential electors, no such drawing of lots shall be conducted. The governor shall transmit to each person declared elected a certificate of election, signed by the governor, sealed with the state seal, and countersigned by the secretary of state.