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Minn. Stat. § 451.16 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 451 / Section 451.16
§ 451.16 FINANCING; OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Bonds; other obligations. In addition to the authority to issue obligations under section 429.101 , a city may issue its bonds or other obligations to finance the cost of the installation of improvements as provided in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Revenue obligations. A city may issue and sell its revenue obligations payable solely from the revenues derived or to be derived from assessments and payments from property owners under section 451.15 , which revenues must be pledged to the payment of the obligations. Obligations issued under this subdivision are considered to be payable wholly from the income of a revenue-producing convenience within the meaning of sections 475.51 and 475.58 .

§ Subd. 3. General obligations. A city may issue and sell its general obligations under chapter 475, payable from the revenues and assessments derived or to be derived from property owners under section 451.15 , which revenues must be pledged to the payment of the obligations. General obligations must not be issued unless the pledged revenues are estimated to equal at least 105 percent of the amount necessary to pay when due the principal of and interest on the obligations. Obligations issued under this subdivision are considered to be payable wholly from the income of a revenue-producing convenience within the meaning of sections 475.51 and 475.58 .
Minn. Stat. § 508A.14 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 508A / Section 508A.14
§ 508A.14 COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Status: in_force

At the request of the examiner of titles, the county surveyor shall perform the functions set forth in section 508.14 . All plats of survey made by the county surveyor pursuant to this section shall be filed with the examiner or registrar.
Minn. Stat. § 124E.08 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124E / Section 124E.08
§ 124E.08 CHARTER SCHOOL AND SCHOOL DISTRICT COLLABORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A charter school board may voluntarily enter into a two-year, renewable collaboration agreement with a school district in which the charter school is geographically located to enhance the achievement of the students in the district and the students in the charter school.

A school district does not need to be either an approved authorizer or the authorizer of the charter school to enter into a collaboration agreement under this section.

A charter school authorizer is prohibited from requiring a collaboration agreement as a condition of entering into or renewing a charter contract as defined in section 124E.10, subdivision 1 .

(b) The collaboration agreement may include, but is not limited to, collaboration regarding facilities, transportation, training, student achievement, assessments, mutual performance standards, and other areas of mutual agreement.

(c) For purposes of student assessment and reporting to the state under section 120B.36 , the school district may include the academic performance of the students of a collaborative charter school site under paragraph (a).

Districts, authorizers, or charter schools entering into a collaborative agreement are equally and collectively subject to the same state and federal accountability measures for student achievement, school performance outcomes, and school improvement strategies. The collaborative agreement and all accountability measures must be posted on the district, charter school, and authorizer websites.

(d) Nothing in this section or in the collaboration agreement may impact in any way the authority or autonomy of the charter school.

(e) Nothing in this section or in the collaboration agreement shall cause the state to pay twice for the same student, service, or facility or otherwise impact state funding or payment to the school district or the charter school.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-412 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-412
§ 524.3-412 FORMAL TESTACY PROCEEDINGS; EFFECT OF ORDER; VACATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to appeal and subject to vacation as provided herein and in section 524.3-413 , a formal testacy order under sections 524.3-409 to 524.3-411 , including an order that the decedent left no valid will and determining heirs, is final as to all persons with respect to all issues concerning the decedent's estate that the court considered or might have considered incident to its rendition relevant to the question of whether the decedent left a valid will, and to the determination of heirs, except that:

(1) The court shall entertain a petition for modification or vacation of its order and probate of another will of the decedent if it is shown that the proponents of the later-offered will were unaware of its existence at the time of the earlier proceeding or were unaware of the earlier proceeding and were given no notice thereof, except by publication.

(2) If intestacy of all or part of the estate has been ordered, the determination of heirs of the decedent may be reconsidered if it is shown that one or more persons were omitted from the determination and it is also shown that the persons were unaware of their relationship to the decedent, were unaware of the death or were given no notice of any proceeding concerning the estate, except by publication.

(3) A petition for vacation under either (1) or (2) must be filed prior to the earlier of the following time limits:

(i) If a personal representative has been appointed for the estate, the time of entry of any order approving final distribution of the estate, or, if the estate is closed by statement, six months after the filing of the closing statement.

(ii) Whether or not a personal representative has been appointed for the estate of the decedent, the time prescribed by section 524.3-108 when it is no longer possible to initiate an original proceeding to probate a will of the decedent.

(iii) 12 months after the entry of the order sought to be vacated.

(4) The order originally rendered in the testacy proceeding may be modified or vacated, if appropriate under the circumstances, by the order of probate of the later-offered will or the order redetermining heirs.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.06 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.06
§ 144E.06 PRIMARY SERVICE AREAS.
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt rules defining primary service areas under which the director shall designate each licensed ambulance service as serving a primary service area or areas.
Minn. Stat. § 471.655 — MN Code / Part 471_472B / Chapter 471 / Section 471.655
§ 471.655 MUNICIPALITY'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM POWERS.
Status: in_force

With respect to programs funded in whole or in part under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Public Law 88-452, as amended, any city, county, town, or other municipality, any school district, any special purpose district, or any other public body of this state shall have power to:

(1) plan, prepare for, and apply for any grant for which it may be eligible under the act, and to receive and expend the same in accordance with its terms;

(2) cooperate with any other unit of government or private agency, in connection with any grant received by such other unit or agency under the act, and to receive and expend funds under any subcontract with such other unit or agency in accordance with its terms;

(3) expend such public moneys and gifts as may be or become available to it, to the extent necessary to provide matching funds or services in connection with such grant or subcontract.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.07 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.07
§ 61A.07 PROHIBITED PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

No policy of life insurance shall be issued or delivered in this state, or be issued by a life insurance company organized under the laws of this state, if it contains a provision:

(1) for forfeiture of the policy for failure to repay any loan on the policy or to pay interest on such loan while the total indebtedness on the policy is less than the loan value thereof; or for forfeiture for failure to repay any such loan or to pay interest thereon, unless such provision contain a stipulation that no such forfeiture shall occur until at least one month after notice shall have been mailed by the company to the last known address of the insured and of the assignee, if any, notice of whose address and contract of the assignment has been filed with the company, at its home office; or

(2) in a life policy or annuity contract, limiting the time within which any action at law or in equity may be commenced to less than five years after the cause of action shall accrue; or

(3) by which the policy shall purport to be issued or to take effect more than six months before the original application for the insurance was made; or

(4) for any mode of settlement at maturity of less value than the amount insured on the face of the policy plus any dividend additions, less any indebtedness to the company on the policy, and less any premium that may be deducted by the terms of the policy.
Minn. Stat. § 144A.45 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144A / Section 144A.45
§ 144A.45 REGULATION OF HOME CARE SERVICES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Regulations. The commissioner shall regulate home care providers pursuant to sections 144A.43 to 144A.482 . The regulations shall include the following: (1) provisions to assure, to the extent possible, the health, safety, well-being, and appropriate treatment of persons who receive home care services while respecting a client's autonomy and choice; (2) requirements that home care providers furnish the commissioner with specified information necessary to implement sections 144A.43 to 144A.482 ; (3) standards of training of home care provider personnel; (4) standards for provision of home care services; (5) standards for medication management; (6) standards for supervision of home care services; (7) standards for client evaluation or assessment; (8) requirements for the involvement of a client's health care provider, the documentation of health care providers' orders, if required, and the client's service plan; (9) the maintenance of accurate, current client records; (10) the establishment of basic and comprehensive levels of licenses based on services provided; and (11) provisions to enforce these regulations and the home care bill of rights.

§ Subd. 1a. [Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9 ]

§ Subd. 1b. [Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9 ]

§ Subd. 2. Regulatory functions. The commissioner shall: (1) license, survey, and monitor without advance notice, home care providers in accordance with sections 144A.43 to 144A.482 ; (2) survey every temporary licensee within one year of the temporary license issuance date subject to the temporary licensee providing home care services to a client or clients; (3) survey all licensed home care providers on an interval that will promote the health and safety of clients; (4) with the consent of the client, visit the home where services are being provided; (5) issue correction orders and assess civil penalties in accordance with section 144.653, subdivisions 5 to 8, for violations of sections 144A.43 to 144A.482 ; (6) take action as authorized in section 144A.475 ; and (7) take other action reasonably required to accomplish the purposes of sections 144A.43 to 144A.482 .

§ Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1997 c 113 s 22 ]

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed by amendment, 2013 c 108 art 11 s 9 ]

§ Subd. 6. MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 9 art 11 s 112 ]
Minn. Stat. § 228.48 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 228 / Section 228.48
§ 228.48 NEGOTIATING BILL WITHOUT CLEAR TITLE TO GOODS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Elements of crime. If: (1) a person ships goods without having title to the goods or with a lien or mortgage on them; (2) the person takes a negotiable bill for the goods; and (3) the person later negotiates the bill for value with intent to deceive and without disclosing the lack of title or the existence of the lien or mortgage; then the person is guilty of a crime.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. Whoever commits the crime described in subdivision 1 may be sentenced for each offense to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 558.02 — MN Code / Part 553_566 / Chapter 558 / Section 558.02
§ 558.02 SUMMONS; SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The summons shall be addressed by name to all the owners and lienholders who are known, and may also be addressed "to all other persons unknown having or claiming an interest in the property described in the complaint herein." Service of the summons may be had upon all such unknown persons defendant by publication in the same manner as against nonresident defendants, upon the filing of the complaint, in which case the plaintiff shall, before the commencement of the action, file with the county recorder a notice of the pendency of the action.
Minn. Stat. § 124D.01 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 124D / Section 124D.01
§ 124D.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, the terms defined in section 120A.05 have the same meanings.
Minn. Stat. § 148.03 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148 / Section 148.03
§ 148.03 APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint a Board of Chiropractic Examiners consisting of two public members as defined by section 214.02 and five resident chiropractors who shall have practiced chiropractic in this state for at least three years immediately prior to the time of appointment, all of whom shall be graduates of a course of chiropractic, but no more than two of whom shall be graduates of the same school or college of chiropractic. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09 . The provision of staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214. The board shall have the authority to prescribe rules relative to the examination of applicants for license to practice chiropractic and for the annual renewal of licenses. Vacancies caused by death or otherwise shall be filled by the governor within 60 days. No member of the board shall be financially interested in any chiropractic school or college or be in any way affiliated with the practice of other methods of healing as are now regulated by law in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.255 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.255
§ 61A.255 SMOKER AND NONSMOKER MORTALITY TABLES.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of sections 61A.24 and 61A.25 , insurers may utilize the 1958 Commissioners Standard Ordinary and the 1958 Commissioners Extended Term smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables and the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary and the 1980 Commissioners Extended Term smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables in addition to the tables specified in sections 61A.24 and 61A.25 . The tables may be utilized as provided in the model rule permitting smoker and nonsmoker mortality tables for use in determining minimum reserve liabilities and nonforfeiture benefits adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. This section applies to policies issued on or after January 1, 1984, and before January 1, 1989.
Minn. Stat. § 284.17 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 284 / Section 284.17
§ 284.17 SERVICE OF SUMMONS; MAILING; PUBLICATION; LIS PENDENS; RETURN.
Status: in_force

The summons shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of summons in other civil actions in the district court, except as otherwise herein provided. The summons shall be served upon all persons who are not residents of the state and upon those designated as "all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the lands described in the complaint herein" by publication for three consecutive weeks in a qualified legal newspaper published in the county in which the action is pending; provided, that personal service without the state may be made on any nonresident defendant in the manner provided by law. No affidavit of nonresidence, notice of lis pendens, or sheriff's return need be filed before the commencement of the publication or before the making of personal service without the state. At least 20 days before the trial of action, the attorney for the plaintiff shall mail a copy of the summons to each nonresident defendant whose post office address has been ascertained by diligent search and inquiry, of which the affidavit of the attorney, filed with the court administrator, shall be conclusive evidence. The return of the sheriff stating inability to find any defendant within the county and that such defendant cannot be found therein after diligent search, together with the affidavit of plaintiff's attorney stating the belief that such defendant is not a resident of the state, filed with the court administrator at any time before the trial, shall be prima facie evidence that the facts therein stated are true and that such defendant is not a resident of the state.
Minn. Stat. § 161.3212 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.3212
§ 161.3212 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes or guarantees working capital loans to small business concerns owned and operated by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. "Small business concern" and "socially and economically disadvantaged individual" have the meanings given them in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 26.5. The purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and services or for construction-related services from government agencies.

Money contributed from a constitutionally or statutorily dedicated fund must be used only for purposes consistent with the purposes of the dedicated fund.
Minn. Stat. § 501C.0106 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 501C / Section 501C.0106
§ 501C.0106 COMMON LAW OF TRUSTS; PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY.
Status: in_force

The common law of trusts and principles of equity supplement this chapter, except to the extent modified by this chapter or another law of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 354A.33 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354A / Section 354A.33
§ 354A.33 SOCIAL SECURITY LEVELING ADJUSTMENT OPTION.
Status: in_force

Any coordinated member who retires prior to the time the member becomes eligible for Social Security old age retirement benefits shall be entitled to elect to receive a Social Security leveling adjustment optional annuity from the teachers retirement fund association. The Social Security leveling adjustment optional annuity shall be established by the board of the teachers retirement fund association. It shall take the form of an annuity payable for the period prior to the member's becoming eligible for Social Security old age retirement benefits in an amount greater than the amount of the member's annuity calculated pursuant to section 354A.31 on the basis of the age of the member at retirement but equal insofar as possible to the Social Security old age retirement benefit and the adjusted retirement annuity amounts payable immediately subsequent to becoming eligible for Social Security old age retirement benefits in an amount less than the amount of the member's annuity calculated pursuant to section 354A.31 on the basis of the age of the member at retirement. The optional form shall be the actuarial equivalent to the normal forms provided in section 354A.31 . In establishing the optional form, the board shall obtain the written recommendation of the actuary retained under section 356.214 and the recommendation shall be a part of the permanent records of the board.
Minn. Stat. § 462.398 — MN Code / Part 460_463 / Chapter 462 / Section 462.398
§ 462.398 TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Petition; population. Any combination of counties or municipalities representing a majority of the population of the region for which a commission exists may petition the governor by formal resolution stating that the existence of the commission is no longer in the public welfare and interest and is not needed to accomplish the purposes of the Regional Development Act. For purposes of this section the population of a county does not include the population of a municipality within the county. Any formal resolution adopted by the governing body of a county or municipality for the termination of a commission shall be effective for a period of one year for the purpose of determining the requisite population of the region needed to petition the governor.

§ Subd. 2. Hearings; recommendation, termination date. Within 35 days of the filing of the petition, the governor or designee shall fix a time and place within the region for a hearing. The director shall give notice of the hearing by publication once each week for two successive weeks before the date of the hearing in a legal newspaper in each of the counties which the commission represents. The hearing shall be conducted by members of the commission. If the commission determines that the existence of the commission is no longer in the public welfare and interest and that it is not needed to accomplish the purposes of the Regional Development Act, the commission shall recommend to the governor or designee that the governor or designee terminate the commission. Within 60 days after receipt of the recommendation, the governor or designee shall terminate the commission by giving notice of the termination to all government units within the region for which the commission was established. Unless otherwise provided by this subdivision, the hearing shall be in accordance with sections 14.001 to 14.69 .

§ Subd. 3. 30 months between petitions. The governor or designee shall not accept a petition for termination more than once in 30 months for each regional development commission.
Minn. Stat. § 248.03 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 248 / Section 248.03
§ 248.03 FREE TUITION AT STATE UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

Any resident of the state graduated from the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, upon compliance with all other requirements, shall be entitled to pursue any course of study in the state university without expense for tuition; and the Board of Regents shall receive the resident into any department thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 115A.471 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 115A / Section 115A.471
§ 115A.471 PUBLIC ENTITIES; MANAGING SOLID WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to entering into or approving a contract for the management of mixed municipal solid waste which would manage the waste using a waste management practice that is ranked lower on the list of preferred waste management practices in section 115A.02, paragraph (b) , than the waste management practice selected for such waste in the county plan for the county in which the waste was generated, a public entity must:

(1) determine the potential liability to the public entity and its taxpayers for managing the waste in this manner;

(2) develop and implement a plan for managing the potential liability; and

(3) submit the information from clauses (1) and (2) to the agency.

(b) For the purpose of this subdivision, "public entity" means the state; an office, agency, or institution of the state; the Metropolitan Council; a metropolitan agency; the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District; the legislature; the courts; a county; a statutory or home rule charter city; a town; a school district; another special taxing district; or any other general or special purpose unit of government in the state.