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Minn. Stat. § 142A.603 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142A / Section 142A.603
§ 142A.603 NORTHSTAR CARE FOR CHILDREN; GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Eligibility. A child is eligible for Northstar Care for Children if the child is eligible for: (1) foster care under section 142A.604 ; (2) Northstar kinship assistance under section 142A.605 ; or (3) adoption assistance under section 142A.606 .

§ Subd. 2. Assessments. Except as otherwise specified, a child eligible for Northstar Care for Children shall receive an assessment under section 142A.607 .

§ Subd. 3. Agreements. When a child is eligible for Northstar kinship assistance or adoption assistance, negotiations with caregivers and the development of a written, binding agreement must be conducted under section 142A.608 .

§ Subd. 4. Benefits and payments. A child eligible for Northstar Care for Children is entitled to benefits specified in section 142A.609 , based primarily on assessments under section 142A.607 , and, if appropriate, negotiations and agreements under section 142A.608 . Although paid to the caregiver, these benefits must be considered benefits of the child rather than of the caregiver.

§ Subd. 5. Federal, state, and local shares. The cost of Northstar Care for Children must be shared among the federal government, state, counties of financial responsibility, and certain tribes as specified in section 142A.611 .

§ Subd. 6. Administration and appeals. The commissioner and financially responsible agency, or other agency designated by the commissioner, shall administer Northstar Care for Children according to section 142A.612 . The notification and fair hearing process applicable to this chapter is defined in section 142A.612 .

§ Subd. 7. Transition. A child in foster care, relative custody assistance, or adoption assistance prior to January 1, 2015, who remains with the same caregivers, continues to receive benefits under programs preceding Northstar Care for Children, unless the child moves to a new foster care placement, permanency is obtained for the child, or the commissioner initiates transition of a child receiving pre-Northstar Care for Children relative custody assistance, Northstar kinship assistance, or adoption assistance under this chapter. Provisions for the transition to Northstar Care for Children for certain children in preceding programs are specified in section 142A.612 , subdivisions 2 and 7. Additional provisions for children in: foster care are specified in section 142A.604 , subdivision 6; relative custody assistance under section 142A.65 are specified in section 142A.605 , subdivision 12; and adoption assistance under chapter 259A are specified in section 142A.606, subdivision 13 .
Minn. Stat. § 18C.575 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 18C / Section 18C.575
§ 18C.575 RULES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. For administration. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to administer sections 18C.531 to 18C.575 .

§ Subd. 2. Liming materials. The commissioner may adopt rules governing the distribution, labeling, sale, handling, certification, use, application, storage, sampling, and analysis of liming materials.
Minn. Stat. § 67A.03 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 67A / Section 67A.03
§ 67A.03 CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Status: in_force

The corporate existence of any township mutual fire insurance company heretofore or hereafter organized may be made perpetual by so providing in its articles of incorporation.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.921 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.921
§ 383B.921 PURCHASING.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Public procurement. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, contracting and purchasing of goods, materials, supplies, equipment, and services that are included as part of a contract for the purchase of goods, materials, supplies, equipment, or services are specifically exempted from sections 383B.141 to 383B.151 and 471.345 to 471.371 , or other applicable laws related to public procurement.

§ Subd. 2. Purchasing and service contracts. The corporation may purchase directly or utilize the services of a nonprofit cooperative hospital service organization, the county, the state of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota, or any other political subdivision or agency of the state of Minnesota in the purchase of all goods, materials, and services that the corporation may require.
Minn. Stat. § 410.20 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.20
§ 410.20 RECALL AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS; ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

Such commission may also provide for the recall of any elective municipal officer and for removal of the officer by vote of the electors of such city, and may also provide for submitting ordinances to the council by petition of the electors of such city and for the repeal of ordinances in like manner; and may also provide that no ordinance passed by the council, except an emergency ordinance, shall take effect within a certain time after its passage, and that if, during such time, a petition be made by a certain percentage of the electors of the city protesting against the passage of such ordinance until the same be voted on at an election held for such purpose, and then such ordinance to take effect or not as determined by such vote.
Minn. Stat. § 161.139 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.139
§ 161.139 HIGHWAY DESIGNATION COSTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall not adopt a design or erect a sign to mark or memorialize a highway or bridge, pursuant to designation by the legislature, unless the commissioner is assured of the availability of funds from nonstate sources sufficient to pay all costs related to designing, erecting, and maintaining the signs. The commissioner may remove a sign that marks or memorializes a highway or bridge as designated by the legislature if:

(1) the sign requires maintenance, repair, or replacement;

(2) the commissioner has made a reasonable effort to obtain funds for maintenance, repair, or replacement from nonstate sources; and

(3) the funds obtained under clause (2) are insufficient to pay all related costs.
Minn. Stat. § 515A.3-117 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515A / Section 515A.3-117
§ 515A.3-117 ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

With respect to a third person dealing with the association in the association's capacity as a trustee, the existence of trust powers and their proper exercise by the association may be assumed without inquiry. A third person is not bound to inquire whether the association has power to act as trustee or is properly exercising trust powers and a third person, without actual knowledge that the association is exceeding its powers or improperly exercising them, is fully protected in dealing with the association as if it possessed and properly exercised the powers it purports to exercise. A third person is not bound to assure the proper application of trust assets paid or delivered to the association in its capacity as trustee.
Minn. Stat. § 185.20 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 185 / Section 185.20
§ 185.20 INJUNCTIONS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS IN LABOR DISPUTES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Violation of agreement. When any group of employers of labor, residing or operating in this state, have, by written agreement between themselves, agreed upon certain minimum wages to be paid to their employees, hours of labor, or other conditions of employment, and such agreement is willfully violated, then, and in that event, any one or more of such employers, parties to the agreement, may, by an appropriate action in a district court, make application for a restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction, against the party or parties so violating the agreement, to restrain the violation thereof as to the minimum wages, hours of labor, and other conditions of employment specified in the agreement, and proof of willful violation of the agreement in respect to any or either thereof, shall be sufficient grounds for the issuance of such restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.

§ Subd. 2. Application. Subdivision 1 shall not apply to actions to enjoin the violation of open or closed shop agreements, nor to actions to enjoin the violation of agreements or so-called codes of fair competition made or established pursuant to any state or federal law.

§ Subd. 3. Relation to other sections. The provisions of sections 185.07 to 185.19 shall not apply to actions or proceedings to which subdivision 1 applies.
Minn. Stat. § 72B.106 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72B / Section 72B.106
§ 72B.106 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OF INDEPENDENT ADJUSTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An independent adjuster must be honest and fair in all communications with the insured, the insurer, and the public.

(b) An independent adjuster must give policyholders and claimants prompt, knowledgeable service and courteous, fair, and objective treatment at all times.

(c) An independent adjuster must not give legal advice and must not deal directly with any policyholder or claimant who is represented by legal counsel without the consent for the legal counsel involved.

(d) An independent adjuster must comply with all local, state, and federal privacy and information security laws, if applicable.

(e) An independent adjuster must identify as an independent adjuster and, if applicable, identify the independent adjuster's employer when dealing with any policyholder or claimant.

(f) An independent adjuster must not have any financial interest in any adjustment or acquire for the independent adjuster or any person any interest or title in salvage, without first receiving written authority from the principal.
Minn. Stat. § 85B.08 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 85B / Section 85B.08
§ 85B.08 DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

Upon dissolution of the corporation for any reason, its wholly owned assets become state property. Partially owned assets become state property to the extent that state money was used to acquire them.
Minn. Stat. § 10A.175 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.175
§ 10A.175 COORDINATED AND NONCOORDINATED EXPENDITURES; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in subdivisions 2 to 6 apply to sections 10A.175 to 10A.177 .

§ Subd. 2. Agent. "Agent" means a person serving during an election segment as a candidate's chairperson, deputy chairperson, treasurer, deputy treasurer, or any other person whose actions are coordinated.

§ Subd. 3. Candidate. "Candidate" means a candidate as defined in section 10A.01 , subdivision 10, the candidate's principal campaign committee, or the candidate's agent.

§ Subd. 4. Consulting services. "Consulting services" means the following services involving campaign strategy: polling, communications planning and design, advertising, and messaging. Consulting services does not mean printing or mailing campaign material, legal services that do not involve campaign strategy, accounting services, or costs for the use of a medium for communications purposes.

§ Subd. 5. Coordinated. "Coordinated" means with the authorization or expressed or implied consent of, or in cooperation or in concert with, or at the request or suggestion of the candidate. A coordinated expenditure is an approved expenditure under section 10A.01 , subdivision 4.

§ Subd. 6. Spender. "Spender" means an individual, an association, a political committee, a political fund, an independent expenditure political committee, an independent expenditure political fund, or a party unit.
Minn. Stat. § 629.37 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 629 / Section 629.37
§ 629.37 WHEN PRIVATE PERSON MAY MAKE ARREST.
Status: in_force

A private person may arrest another:

(1) for a public offense committed or attempted in the arresting person's presence;

(2) when the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in the arresting person's presence; or

(3) when a felony has in fact been committed, and the arresting person has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.118 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.118
§ 124D.118 SCHOOL MILK PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that for best health and well-being, school children in the state should receive at least one serving of milk each day. The school milk program established in this section is to provide districts in the state with added resources so that all kindergarten students in public and nonpublic schools may have access to wholesome milk on a daily basis.

§ Subd. 2. Establishment; school participation. Each district in the state is encouraged to participate in the state-supported school milk program for kindergartners. Participating districts must provide one serving of milk on each school day to each kindergarten student attending a public or nonpublic school in the district. No student is required to accept the milk that is provided by the district. The program must be promoted and operated under the direction of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.

§ Subd. 3. Program guidelines; duties of the commissioner. (a) The commissioner shall: (1) encourage all districts to participate in the school milk program for kindergartners; (2) prepare program guidelines, not subject to chapter 14 until July 1, 1998, which will effectively and efficiently distribute appropriated and donated money to participating districts; and (3) seek donations and matching funds from appropriate private and public sources. (b) Program guidelines may provide for disbursement to districts through a mechanism of prepayments or by reimbursement for approved program expenses.

§ Subd. 4. Reimbursement. In accordance with program guidelines, the commissioner shall reimburse each participating public or nonpublic school 20 cents for each half-pint of milk that is served to kindergarten students and is not part of a school lunch or breakfast reimbursed under section 124D.111 or 124D.1158 .
Minn. Stat. § 518.1781 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518 / Section 518.1781
§ 518.1781 SIX-MONTH REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A request for a six-month review hearing form must be attached to a decree of dissolution or legal separation or an order that initially establishes child custody, parenting time, or support rights and obligations of parents. The state court administrator is requested to prepare the request for review hearing form. The form must include information regarding the procedures for requesting a hearing, the purpose of the hearing, and any other information regarding a hearing under this section that the state court administrator deems necessary.

(b) The six-month review hearing shall be held if any party submits a written request for a hearing within six months after entry of a decree of dissolution or legal separation or order that establishes child custody, parenting time, or support.

(c) Upon receipt of a completed request for hearing form, the court administrator shall provide notice of the hearing to all other parties and the public authority. The court administrator shall schedule the six-month review hearing as soon as practicable following the receipt of the hearing request form.

(d) At the six-month hearing, the court must review:

(1) whether child support is current; and

(2) whether both parties are complying with the parenting time provisions of the order.

(e) At the six-month hearing, the obligor has the burden to present evidence to establish that child support payments are current. A party may request that the public authority provide information to the parties and court regarding child support payments. A party must request the information from the public authority at least 14 days before the hearing. The commissioner of children, youth, and families must develop a form to be used by the public authority to submit child support payment information to the parties and court.

(f) Contempt of court and all statutory remedies for child support and parenting time enforcement may be imposed by the court at the six-month hearing for noncompliance by either party pursuant to this chapter, chapters 518A and 588, and the Minnesota Court Rules.

(g) A request for a six-month review hearing form must be attached to a decree or order signed on or after January 1, 2007, that initially establishes child support rights and obligations.
Minn. Stat. § 12B.10 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 12B / Section 12B.10
§ 12B.10 PUBLIC DISASTER ASSISTANCE; ABSENT FEDERAL AID.
Status: in_force

This chapter establishes a state public assistance program to provide cost-share assistance to local governments that sustain significant damage on a per capita basis but are not eligible for federal disaster assistance or corresponding state assistance under chapter 12A.
Minn. Stat. § 13.602 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.602
§ 13.602 ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIAL DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. The sections referred to in subdivision 2 are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify elected and appointed official data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

§ Subd. 2. State auditor data. (a) Public accountants. Data sharing between the state auditor and public accountants is governed by section 6.69, subdivision 1 . (b) Audit data. Data relating to an audit under chapter 6 are classified under section 6.715 .
Minn. Stat. § 477A.22 — MN Code / Part 474_477C / Chapter 477A / Section 477A.22
§ 477A.22 APPROPRIATION; RIPARIAN PROTECTION AID.
Status: in_force

$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $8,000,000 in each fiscal year thereafter is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue for riparian protection aid payments under section 477A.21 . These amounts may be in addition to other appropriations for the same purpose. Unexpended funds from fiscal year 2018 are available in fiscal year 2019.
Minn. Stat. § 325J.08 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325J / Section 325J.08
§ 325J.08 RECORDS; PROHIBITIONS.
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker and any clerk, agent, or employee of a pawnbroker shall not:

(1) make any false entry in the records of pawn transactions;

(2) falsify, obliterate, destroy, or remove from the place of business the records, books, or accounts relating to the licensee's pawn transactions;

(3) refuse to allow the appropriate law enforcement agency, the attorney general, or any other duly authorized state or federal law enforcement officer to inspect the pawn records or any pawn goods in the person's possession during the ordinary hours of business or other times acceptable to both parties;

(4) fail to maintain a record of each pawn transaction for three years;

(5) accept a pledge or purchase property from a person under the age of 18 years;

(6) make any agreement requiring the personal liability of a pledgor or seller, or waiving any provision of this section, or providing for a maturity date less than one month after the date of the pawn transaction;

(7) fail to return pledged goods to a pledgor or seller, or provide compensation as set forth in section 325J.09 , upon payment of the full amount due the pawnbroker unless either the date of redemption is more than 60 days past the date of the pawn transaction, renewal, or extension and the pawnbroker has sold the pledged goods pursuant to section 325J.06 , or the pledged goods have been taken into custody by a court or a law enforcement officer or agency;

(8) sell or lease, or agree to sell or lease, pledged or purchased goods back to the pledgor or seller in the same, or a related, transaction;

(9) sell or otherwise charge for insurance in connection with a pawn transaction; or

(10) remove pledged goods from the pawnshop premises or other storage place approved by a municipality at any time before the expiration of the redemption period pursuant to section 325J.06 . However, (i) a pawnbroker is permitted to return pledged goods to the borrower at any time during the redemption period, (ii) a pawnbroker is permitted to sell the pledged goods or remove the pledged goods from the pawnshop premises or other storage at any time after the expiration of the redemption period set forth in section 325J.06 , and (iii) a pawnbroker who purchases goods not involving a pawn transaction is permitted to sell or remove the purchased goods from the pawnshop premises or other storage 31 days or later from the purchase transaction date.
Minn. Stat. § 604A.21 — MN Code / Part 604_605 / Chapter 604A / Section 604A.21
§ 604A.21 RECREATIONAL LAND USE; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. For the purposes of sections 604A.20 to 604A.27 , the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise.

§ Subd. 2. Charge. "Charge" means any admission price asked or charged for services, entertainment, recreational use, or other activity or the offering of products for sale to the recreational user by a commercial for profit enterprise directly related to the use of the land.

§ Subd. 2a. Dedicated. "Dedicated" means made available by easement, license, permit, or other authorization.

§ Subd. 3. Land. "Land" means any of the following which is privately owned or leased or in which a municipal power agency has rights: land, easements, rights-of-way, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and other improvements to land, and machinery or equipment when attached to land.

§ Subd. 4. Owner. "Owner" means the possessor of a fee interest or a life estate, tenant, lessee, occupant, holder of a utility easement, or person in control of the land.

§ Subd. 5. Recreational purpose. "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not limited to, hunting; trapping; fishing; swimming; boating; camping; picnicking; hiking; rock climbing; cave exploring; bicycling; horseback riding; firewood gathering; pleasure driving, including snowmobiling and the operation of any motorized vehicle or conveyance upon a road or upon or across land in any manner, including recreational trail use; nature study; water skiing; winter sports; noncommercial aviation activities; and viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites. "Rock climbing" means the climbing of a naturally exposed rock face. "Cave exploring" means the planned exploration of naturally occurring cavities in rock, including passage through any structures placed for the purpose of safe access, access control, or conservation, but does not include the exploration of other man-made cavities such as tunnels, mines, and sewers. "Noncommercial aviation activities" means the use of private, nonstaffed airstrips for takeoffs and landings related to other recreational purposes under this subdivision that are not commercial operations under section 360.013, subdivision 45 .

§ Subd. 6. Recreational trail use. "Recreational trail use" means use on or about a trail, including but not limited to, hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, bicycling, skiing, horseback riding, snowmobile riding, and motorized trail riding.
Minn. Stat. § 145B.07 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145B / Section 145B.07
§ 145B.07 TRANSFER OF CARE.
Status: in_force

If a living will is delivered to a physician or other health care provider who transfers care of patients to other health care providers, or if a living will is delivered to a health care provider, including a health care facility or HMO that delivers patient care through an arrangement with individual providers, the physician or other health care provider receiving a living will shall make reasonable efforts:

(1) to ensure that an agreement with the patient to comply with the living will will be honored by others who provide health care to that patient; or

(2) to identify and deliver the living will to the individual providers and facilitate the declarant's discussion with those individuals whose agreement to comply with the living will is required.