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Minn. Stat. § 645.445 — MN Code / Part 645_648 / Chapter 645 / Section 645.445
§ 645.445 SMALL BUSINESS; DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. Wherever the term "small business" is used in Minnesota Statutes or in any rule or program established thereunder, the definitions contained in this section shall apply unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended or required.

§ Subd. 2. Small business. "Small business" means a business entity organized for profit, including but not limited to any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or cooperative, which entity: (1) is not an affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operation; and (2) has 20 or fewer full-time employees; or (3) in the preceding fiscal year has not had more than the equivalent of $1,000,000 in annual gross revenues; or (4) if the business is a technical or professional service, shall not have had more than the equivalent of $2,500,000 in annual gross revenues in the preceding fiscal year.

§ Subd. 3. Dominant in field of operation. "Dominant in its field of operation" means having more than 20 full-time employees and more than $1,000,000 in annual gross revenues or $2,500,000 in annual gross revenues if a technical or professional service.

§ Subd. 4. Affiliate or subsidiary of business dominant in field of operation. "Affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operation" means a business which is at least 20 percent owned by a business dominant in its field of operation, or by partners, officers, directors, majority stockholders, or their equivalent, of a business dominant in that field of operation.

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1990 c 541 s 31 ]
Minn. Stat. § 629.10 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.10
§ 629.10 ACCUSED TAKEN BEFORE COURT.
Status: in_force

No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding the person shall have appointed to receive the person unless first taken forthwith before a judge of a court of record in this state, who shall inform the person of the demand made for surrender and of the crime with which the person is charged, and that the person has the right to demand and procure legal counsel; and, if the prisoner or the prisoner's counsel shall state that either desires to test the legality of the arrest, the judge of such court of record shall fix a reasonable time to be allowed the prisoner within which to apply for a writ of habeas corpus. When such writ is applied for, notice thereof, and of the time and place of hearing thereon, shall be given to the prosecuting officer of the county in which the arrest is made and in which the accused is in custody, and to the agent of the demanding state.
Minn. Stat. § 609.529 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.529
§ 609.529 MAIL THEFT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision. (b) "Mail" means a letter, postal card, package, bag, or other sealed article addressed to another. (c) "Mail depository" means a mail box, letter box, or mail receptacle; a post office or station of a post office; a mail route; or a postal service vehicle.

§ Subd. 2. Crime. Whoever does any of the following is guilty of mail theft and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3: (1) intentionally and without claim of right removes mail from a mail depository; (2) intentionally and without claim of right takes mail from a mail carrier; (3) obtains custody of mail by intentionally deceiving a mail carrier, or other person who rightfully possesses or controls the mail, with a false representation which is known to be false, made with intent to deceive and which does deceive a mail carrier or other person who possesses or controls the mail; (4) intentionally and without claim of right removes the contents of mail addressed to another; (5) intentionally and without claim of right takes mail, or the contents of mail, that has been left for collection on or near a mail depository; or (6) receives, possesses, transfers, buys, or conceals mail obtained by acts described in clauses (1) to (5), knowing or having reason to know the mail was obtained illegally.

§ Subd. 3. Penalties. A person convicted under subdivision 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to a payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.

§ Subd. 4. Venue. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 627.01 , an offense committed under subdivision 2 may be prosecuted in: (1) the county where the offense occurred; or (2) the county of residence or place of business of the direct victim or indirect victim.
Minn. Stat. § 257.61 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257 / Section 257.61
§ 257.61 PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable, after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship has been brought, a pretrial hearing shall be held in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. The public shall be barred from the hearing. A record of the proceeding or any portion thereof shall be kept if any party requests, or the court so orders.
Minn. Stat. § 79.101 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 79 / Section 79.101
§ 79.101 ATTESTATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Zero estimated exposure. For purposes of this section, a "zero estimated exposure policy" has the meaning given in section 176.011, subdivision 19a . This section applies to zero estimated exposure policies issued to employers performing building construction or improvement services.

§ Subd. 2. Attestation. Each insurer shall require with or as part of each completed application for a zero estimated exposure policy a statement signed by the applicant attesting to the accuracy of the information on the application, including the applicant's absence of employees and estimated exposure of zero. The attestation shall include the following: "I attest that all information provided on this application is current, true, correct, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I further attest that I have no employees and an estimated exposure of zero. If I employ any employees during the policy period, I must provide within 60 days of the employment written notification to my workers' compensation insurer of the employment, including estimated payroll and classification codes of my employees. I understand that omissions or misrepresentations with intent to defraud on this application are a crime under Minnesota Statutes, section 609.611 ."
Minn. Stat. § 151.24 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 151 / Section 151.24
§ 151.24 SALE OF POISONS MUST BE RECORDED.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful:

(1) for any person, either acting independently or while in the employ of another, to sell or give away any poison, as designated by the board, without first recording in a book to be kept for that purpose with an indelible pencil or ink the date, the name and address of the person to whom, and the amount and kind of poison, delivered, except when such poison is sold on the written prescription of a physician;

(2) to give a false name to be recorded;

(3) for any person having custody of any such record book to refuse to produce it on demand for the inspection of any authorized agent of the board or other duly authorized officer.
Minn. Stat. § 121A.67 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.67
§ 121A.67 REMOVAL BY PEACE OFFICER.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 2010 [Repealed, 2009 c 96 art 3 s 22 ]

§ Subd. 2. Removal by peace officer. If a pupil who has an individualized education program is restrained or removed from a classroom, school building, or school grounds by a peace officer at the request of a school administrator or a school staff person during the school day twice in a 30-day period, the pupil's individualized education program team must meet to determine if the pupil's individualized education program is adequate or if additional evaluation is needed.
Minn. Stat. § 149A.94 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 149A / Section 149A.94
§ 149A.94 FINAL DISPOSITION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. Every dead human body lying within the state, except unclaimed bodies delivered for dissection by the medical examiner, those delivered for anatomical study pursuant to section 149A.81, subdivision 2 , or lawfully carried through the state for the purpose of disposition elsewhere; and the remains of any dead human body after dissection or anatomical study, shall be decently buried or entombed in a public or private cemetery, alkaline hydrolyzed, cremated, or, effective July 1, 2025, naturally reduced within a reasonable time after death. Where final disposition of a body will not be accomplished, or, effective July 1, 2025, when natural organic reduction will not be initiated, within 72 hours following death or release of the body by a competent authority with jurisdiction over the body, the body must be properly embalmed, refrigerated, or packed with dry ice. A body may not be kept in refrigeration for a period exceeding six calendar days, or packed in dry ice for a period that exceeds four calendar days, from the time of death or release of the body from the coroner or medical examiner.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2007 c 114 s 75 ]

§ Subd. 3. Permit required. No dead human body shall be buried, entombed, cremated, alkaline hydrolyzed, or, effective July 1, 2025, naturally reduced without a disposition permit. The disposition permit must be filed with the person in charge of the place of final disposition. Where a dead human body will be transported out of this state for final disposition, the body must be accompanied by a certificate of removal.

§ Subd. 4. Alkaline hydrolysis, cremation, or natural organic reduction. Inurnment of alkaline hydrolyzed remains, cremated remains, or, effective July 1, 2025, naturally reduced remains and release to an appropriate party is considered final disposition and no further permits or authorizations are required for transportation, interment, entombment, or placement of the remains, except as provided in section 149A.95, subdivision 16 .
Minn. Stat. § 336.7-504 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.7-504
§ 336.7-504 RIGHTS ACQUIRED IN ABSENCE OF DUE NEGOTIATION; EFFECT OF DIVERSION; STOPPAGE OF DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A transferee of a document of title, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, to which the document has been delivered but not duly negotiated, acquires the title and rights that its transferor had or had actual authority to convey.

(b) In the case of a transfer of a nonnegotiable document of title, until but not after the bailee receives notice of the transfer, the rights of the transferee may be defeated:

(1) by those creditors of the transferor which could treat the transfer as void under section 336.2-402 or 336.2A-308 ;

(2) by a buyer from the transferor in ordinary course of business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the buyer or received notification of the buyer's rights;

(3) by a lessee from the transferor in ordinary course of business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the lessee or received notification of the lessee's rights; or

(4) as against the bailee, by good faith dealings of the bailee with the transferor.

(c) A diversion or other change of shipping instructions by the consignor in a nonnegotiable bill of lading which causes the bailee not to deliver the goods to the consignee defeats the consignee's title to the goods if the goods have been delivered to a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lessee in ordinary course of business and, in any event, defeats the consignee's rights against the bailee.

(d) Delivery of the goods pursuant to a nonnegotiable document of title may be stopped by a seller under section 336.2-705 or a lessor under section 336.2A-526 , subject to the requirements of due notification in those sections. A bailee that honors the seller's or lessor's instructions is entitled to be indemnified by the seller or lessor against any resulting loss or expense.
Minn. Stat. § 47.09 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 47 / Section 47.09
§ 47.09 ADVERTISEMENTS.
Status: in_force

No such financial institution shall, directly, indirectly, or by inference of any kind, display, represent, hold out or otherwise advertise as its capital, resources, assets or financial strength or ability or availability therefor, any capital, resources, or assets of any other financial institution or institutions, whether or not such other financial institution or institutions are in any way connected with such financial institution through or by way of a holding company or other corporation or similar structure; nor shall any such financial institution, the capital stock of which is, in whole or in part, controlled or owned by any such holding company, other corporation or similar structure, display, represent, hold out or otherwise advertise that it is affiliated with or has any other connection with such company, corporation or similar structure other than that which truly and actually exists; and no such financial institution shall advertise as its capital any amount other or greater than the amount of actual paid-in capital, which it shall have at the time of the appearance of such advertisement, and no such financial institution shall advertise in any way the aggregate or individual responsibility or financial worth of its stockholders, or in any manner seek to convey the impression that the financial resources of its stockholders above the limit provided by law are available for the purpose of meeting its liabilities.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.7106 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.7106
§ 270C.7106 RECORDS OF SALE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall maintain a record of all sales of property under section 270C.7101 and of redemptions of real property. The record shall set forth the tax for which the sale was made, the dates of seizure and sale, the name of the party assessed and all proceedings in making the sale, the amount of expenses, the names of the purchasers, and the date of the certificate of sale. A copy of the record, or any part thereof, certified by the commissioner shall be evidence in any court of the truth of the facts therein stated.
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-111 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-111
§ 524.5-111 EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

By accepting appointment as guardian or conservator, a guardian or conservator submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the guardianship or conservatorship. The petitioner shall send or deliver notice of any proceeding to the guardian or conservator at the guardian's or conservator's address shown in the court records and at any other address then known to the petitioner.
Minn. Stat. § 268.088 — MN Code / Part 268_269 / Chapter 268 / Section 268.088
§ 268.088 BENEFITS PAID DURING CERTAIN VOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant who elects to become temporarily unemployed in order to avoid the layoff of another employee with the applicant's employer due to lack of work is not ineligible for benefits under the leave of absence provisions of section 268.085 , subdivision 13a, nor ineligible under the quit provisions of section 268.095 , if:

(1) the election is authorized under a collective bargaining agreement or written employer policy;

(2) the employer has accepted the applicant's election;

(3) the employer provides a written certification that is provided to the department that the applicant's election prevented another employee with the employer from being laid off due to lack of work; and

(4) both the applicant and the employer, at the time of the election, expect the applicant's unemployment from the employer to be temporary.

(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), for unemployment benefits to be payable, an applicant must meet all the other benefit eligibility requirements under this chapter, including being available for suitable employment with a different employer.
Minn. Stat. § 15.46 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.46
§ 15.46 PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of the Department of Management and Budget may establish and operate a program of preventive health services for state employees and shall provide the staff, equipment, and facilities necessary to do so. The commissioner shall develop these services in accordance with the accepted practices of and standards for occupational preventive health services in the state of Minnesota. Specific services must be directed to the work environment and to the health of the employee in relation to the job. The commissioner shall cooperate with the Department of Health as well as other private and public community agencies providing health, safety, employment, and welfare services. A county or a statutory or home rule charter city may establish and operate a program of preventive health and employee recognition services for its employees and may provide necessary staff, equipment, and facilities and may expend funds as necessary to achieve the objectives of the program.
Minn. Stat. § 18B.05 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.05
§ 18B.05 PESTICIDE REGULATORY ACCOUNT.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. A pesticide regulatory account is established in the agricultural fund. Fees, assessments, and penalties collected under this chapter must be deposited in the agricultural fund and credited to the pesticide regulatory account. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and up to $20,000 per fiscal year may also be used by the commissioner for purposes of section 18H.14 , paragraph (e).

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2003 c 128 art 3 s 47 ]
Minn. Stat. § 173.06 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 173 / Section 173.06
§ 173.06 RULES RELATING TO ROAD ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority. The commissioner of transportation must adopt and may modify, amend, or repeal rules governing the maintenance of legal nonconforming advertising devices within scenic areas; provided that the commissioner shall not adopt, modify, amend, or repeal any rule that will impair any agreement between the state and the federal government under this chapter. The commissioner of transportation may limit the application of any rule adopted by the commissioner to exclude or include in whole or in part, specified areas within the scenic area based upon use, nature of the surrounding community, or such other factors as may make separate classification or rule necessary or desirable.

§ Subd. 2. Federal participation. Such rules shall be designed to the end that the state may receive any federal participation that may be available in the cost of acquiring the necessary easements for such scenic areas, and to effectuate the general purposes of Laws 1971, chapter 883, and the specific objectives of providing for traffic safety along any interstate or primary highway in the vicinity of scenic areas and of preserving and enhancing the natural scenic beauty or the aesthetic features of the highway and scenic areas adjacent thereto.
Minn. Stat. § 246.0141 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246 / Section 246.0141
§ 246.0141 TOBACCO USE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General prohibition on tobacco use. A patient, staff, guest, or visitor on the grounds or in a state regional treatment center, the Minnesota Security Hospital, or the Minnesota Sex Offender Program must not possess or use tobacco or a tobacco-related device.

§ Subd. 2. Exception to prohibition on tobacco use. This section does not prohibit the possession or use of tobacco or a tobacco-related device by an adult as part of a traditional Indian spiritual or cultural ceremony.
Minn. Stat. § 219.77 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.77
§ 219.77 RAILROAD EMPLOYER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A company, person, or corporation, owning or operating as a common carrier or otherwise a steam railroad or railway in the state, is liable in damages to an employee suffering injury while engaged in that employment; or, in case of death of the employee, to the personal representative for the benefit of the surviving spouse and children of the employee; and if none, then to the employee's parents; and if none, then to the next of kin dependent upon the employee, for injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of the officers, agents, or employees of the employer, or by reason of a defect or insufficiency in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment due to the employer's negligence.
Minn. Stat. § 41C.12 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 41C / Section 41C.12
§ 41C.12 APPLICATION AND ORIGINATION FEE.
Status: in_force

The authority may impose a reasonable application and origination fee for each loan issued under the beginning farmer and agricultural business enterprise loan program. The origination fee initially shall be set at 1.5 percent and the application fee at $50. The authority shall review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
Minn. Stat. § 211B.16 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 211B / Section 211B.16
§ 211B.16 PROSECUTION.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13 ]

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13 ]

§ Subd. 3. County attorney authority. A county attorney may prosecute any violation of this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 256G.03 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256G / Section 256G.03
§ 256G.03 ESTABLISHING RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. State residence. For purposes of this chapter, a resident of any Minnesota county is considered a state resident.

§ Subd. 2. No durational test. Except as otherwise provided in sections 142G.12 ; 142G.78 ; 256B.056, subdivision 1 ; and 256D.02, subdivision 12a , for purposes of this chapter, no waiting period is required before securing county or state residence. A person cannot, however, gain residence while physically present in an excluded time facility unless otherwise specified in this chapter or in a federal regulation controlling a federally funded human service; children, youth, and families; or direct care and treatment program. Interstate migrants who enter a shelter for battered women directly from another state can gain residency while in the facility provided the person can provide documentation that the person is a victim of domestic abuse and the county determines that the placement is appropriate.

§ Subd. 3. Use of Code of Federal Regulations. In the event that federal legislation eliminates the federal regulatory basis for medical assistance, the state shall continue to determine eligibility for Minnesota's medical assistance program using the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, as construed on the day prior to their federal repeal, except as expressly superseded in chapter 256B, or as superseded by federal law, or as modified by state rule or by regulatory waiver granted to the state.