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Minn. Stat. § 145.711 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 145 / Section 145.711
§ 145.711 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Application. For purposes of sections 145.711 to 145.714 , the following definitions apply.

§ Subd. 2. Dispensing. "Dispensing" means the retail delivery of ophthalmic goods to a patient.

§ Subd. 3. Fitting. "Fitting" means the performance of mechanical procedures and measurements necessary to adapt and fit contact lenses after an eye examination and supervision of the trial wearing of the contact lenses, which may require revisions during the trial period.

§ Subd. 4. Ophthalmic goods. "Ophthalmic goods" means eyeglasses, one or more eyeglass components for which a prescription is required, or contact lenses.

§ Subd. 5. Ophthalmic services. "Ophthalmic services" means the measuring, fitting, adjusting, fabricating, or prescribing of ophthalmic goods after an eye examination.

§ Subd. 6. Optometrist. "Optometrist" means an individual licensed to practice optometry under sections 148.52 to 148.62 .

§ Subd. 7. Patient. "Patient" means a person who has had an eye examination.

§ Subd. 8. Prescription. "Prescription" means a written directive from an optometrist or physician for contact lenses that must include the manufacturer's brand name, power, base curve, the name and telephone number of the prescribing optometrist or physician, patient's name, and the expiration date of the prescription. If applicable, the prescription may also include diameter, axis, add power, cylinder, peripheral curve, optical zone, or center thickness.

§ Subd. 9. Physician. "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine under chapter 147.
Minn. Stat. § 144.221 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.221
§ 144.221 DEATH REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. When and where to file. A death record for each death which occurs in the state shall be filed with the state registrar within five days after death and prior to final disposition.

§ Subd. 2. Rules governing death registration. The commissioner of health shall establish in rule an orderly mechanism for the registration of deaths including at least a designation for who must file the death record, a procedure for the registration of deaths in moving conveyances, and provision to include cause and certification of death and assurance of registration prior to final disposition.

§ Subd. 3. When no body is found. When circumstances suggest that a death has occurred although a dead body cannot be produced to confirm the fact of death, a death record shall not be registered until a court has adjudicated the fact of death.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.15 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.15
§ 72A.15 PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF LAW PROVIDING FOR INSURANCE IN UNLICENSED COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

Every person licensed to procure insurance in an unlicensed foreign company who fails to file the affidavit and statement required in such case or who willfully makes a false affidavit or statement shall forfeit the license and be guilty, for the first offense, of a misdemeanor, and for each subsequent offense, of a gross misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 62B.01 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62B / Section 62B.01
§ 62B.01 SCOPE.
Status: in_force

All life insurance, accident and health insurance, and involuntary unemployment insurance in connection with loan or other credit transactions are subject to sections 62B.01 to 62B.14 , except life, accidental death, and disability insurance written in connection with first real estate mortgage loans. Insurance is not subject to sections 62B.01 to 62B.14 where its issuance is an isolated transaction on the part of the insurer not related to an agreement or a plan for insuring debtors of the creditor. Credit life, credit accident and health, and credit involuntary unemployment insurance provided at no additional cost to the borrower are not subject to sections 62B.01 to 62B.14 .
Minn. Stat. § 256.481 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256 / Section 256.481
§ 256.481 PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of sections 256.481 to 256.482 "person with a disability" means any person who:

(1) has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities;

(2) has a record of such an impairment; or

(3) is regarded as having such an impairment.
Minn. Stat. § 127A.852 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 127A / Section 127A.852
§ 127A.852 MILITARY-CONNECTED YOUTH IDENTIFIER.
Status: in_force

(a) When a school district updates its enrollment forms in the ordinary course of business, the district must include a box on the enrollment form to allow students to self-identify as a military-connected youth. For purposes of this section, a "military-connected youth" means having an immediate family member, including a parent or sibling, who is currently in the armed forces either as a reservist or on active duty or has recently retired from the armed forces.

(b) Data collected under this section is private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12 , but summary data may be published by the Department of Education.
Minn. Stat. § 256S.17 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256S / Section 256S.17
§ 256S.17 COSTS EXCLUDED FROM ELDERLY WAIVER SERVICE RATES.
Status: in_force

Elderly waiver service rates for foster care and customized living must not include room and board, rent, or raw food costs.
Minn. Stat. § 169.734 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 169 / Section 169.734
§ 169.734 AUTOMOBILE FENDERS.
Status: in_force

Every passenger automobile shall have fenders, or other devices, that are designed to prevent, as far as practicable, water, dirt, or other material being thrown up and to the rear by the wheels of the vehicle.
Minn. Stat. § 240.35 — MN Code / Part 240_240A / Chapter 240 / Section 240.35
§ 240.35 DETENTION OF SUSPECTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. A licensee of the commission may detain a person if the licensee has probable cause to believe that the person detained has violated section 609.76 while at a card club authorized by section 240.30 . For purposes of this section, "licensee" means the commission's director of racing security or a security officer licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7878.

§ Subd. 2. Circumstances justifying detention. (a) A licensee may detain a person to: (1) require the person to provide identification or to verify identification; (2) inquire as to whether the person possesses any contraband as provided by section 609.762, subdivision 1 ; (3) notify a peace officer of the alleged violation; or (4) institute criminal proceedings against the person. (b) The person detained must be promptly informed of the purpose of the detention and may not be subjected to unnecessary or unreasonable force, nor to interrogation against the person's will. If at any time the person detained requests the licensee to summon a peace officer, the licensee must notify a peace officer immediately. A licensee of the Minnesota Racing Commission must not detain a person for more than one hour unless a peace officer requests detention, in which case the person may be detained until the peace officer has accepted custody of or released the person.

§ Subd. 3. Arrest. Upon a charge being made by a licensee, a peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed or attempted to commit an offense described in section 609.76 .

§ Subd. 4. Immunity. No licensee or peace officer is criminally or civilly liable for any detention authorized by this section if probable cause exists for the detention, and the detention was not conducted with unreasonable force or in bad faith.
Minn. Stat. § 62Q.675 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62Q / Section 62Q.675
§ 62Q.675 HEARING AIDS.
Status: in_force

A health plan must cover hearing aids for all individuals for hearing loss that is not correctable by other covered procedures. Coverage required under this section is limited to one hearing aid in each ear every three years. No special deductible, coinsurance, co-payment, or other limitation on the coverage under this section that is not generally applicable to other coverages under the plan may be imposed.
Minn. Stat. § 46.046 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 46 / Section 46.046
§ 46.046 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Words, terms, and phrases. Unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the word defined in subdivision 2, for the purposes of sections 46.041 to 46.044 , shall be given the meaning subjoined to it; and the word defined in subdivision 3, for the purposes of chapters 46 to 83, shall be given the meaning subjoined to it.

§ Subd. 2. Bank. The word "bank" means any savings bank or bank of discount or deposit or trust company organized under the laws of this state.

§ Subd. 2a. Banking institution. "Banking institution" means a bank, trust company, bank and trust company, savings bank, or industrial loan and thrift operating under section 53.04, subdivision 5 , that is organized under the laws of this state, or a holding company which owns or otherwise controls the banking institution.

§ Subd. 3. Department. "Department" means the Department of Commerce of the state of Minnesota.

§ Subd. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.

§ Subd. 5. Special purpose bank. "Special purpose bank" means a bank as defined in subdivision 2 that: (1) engages only in credit card operations as authorized in section 47.59 ; (2) does not accept demand deposits or deposits that the depositor may withdraw by check or similar means for payment to third parties or others; (3) does not accept savings or time deposits of less than $100,000; (4) maintains only one office that accepts deposits; and (5) does not engage in the business of making commercial loans.
Minn. Stat. § 232.20 — MN Code / Part 223_236A / Chapter 232 / Section 232.20
§ 232.20 GRAIN STORAGE ACT; CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 232.20 to 232.24 may be cited as the "Grain Storage Act."
Minn. Stat. § 342.18 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 342 / Section 342.18
§ 342.18 LICENSE SELECTION CRITERIA.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. MS 2023 Supp [Repealed, 2024 c 121 art 2 s 154 ]

§ Subd. 2. Vertical integration prohibited; exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the office shall not issue licenses to a single applicant that would result in the applicant being vertically integrated in violation of the provisions of this chapter. (b) Nothing in this section prohibits or limits the issuance of microbusiness licenses, mezzobusiness licenses, or medical cannabis combination business licenses, or the issuance of lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, lower-potency hemp edible wholesaler, and lower-potency hemp edible retailer licenses to the same person or entity.

§ Subd. 3. Application review. (a) The office shall review each completed application for a license to operate a cannabis business in the following categories: (1) security and record keeping; (2) employee training plan; (3) business plan and financial situation; (4) labor and employment practices; (5) knowledge and experience; and (6) environmental plan. (b) The office shall establish policies and guidelines, which the office must make available to the public, regarding the minimum qualifications in each category and the criteria that the office uses to determine whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications in each category.

§ Subd. 4. Conversion to hemp business license. (a) After the office adopts initial rules pursuant to section 342.02, subdivision 5 , the office may permit a person selling edible cannabinoid products who has registered pursuant to section 151.72, subdivision 5b , to convert the registration to a comparable hemp business license if: (1) the registration was active before the office adopted initial rules; (2) the person submits documentation to the office sufficient to meet the minimum requirements in section 342.44 ; (3) the person pays the applicable application and licensing fee as required by section 342.11 ; and (4) the person is in good standing with the state. (b) A person selling edible cannabinoid products who has registered pursuant to section 151.72, subdivision 5b , and remains in good standing with the state may continue operations under an active registration for the longer of: (1) 30 days after the date that the office begins accepting applications for hemp business licenses; or (2) if the person submits an application for a hemp business license, until the office makes a determination regarding the registrant's application.
Minn. Stat. § 326B.04 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 326B / Section 326B.04
§ 326B.04 DEPOSIT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Construction code fund. There is created in the state treasury a construction code fund as a special revenue fund for the purpose of administering this chapter, sections 327.31 to 327.36 , and chapter 327B. All money collected under those sections, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund unless otherwise specifically designated by law. Any interest or profit accruing from investment of these sums is credited to the construction code fund. All money collected in the construction code fund is appropriated to the commissioner of labor and industry to administer and enforce the provisions of the laws identified in this section. Unless otherwise provided by law, all penalties assessed under this chapter, section 327.35 , and chapter 327B are credited to the assigned risk safety account established by section 79.253 .

§ Subd. 2. Deposits. Unless otherwise specifically designated by law: (1) all money collected under sections 144.122 , paragraph (f); 181.723 ; 326B.092 to 326B.096 ; 326B.101 to 326B.194 ; 326B.197 ; 326B.32 to 326B.399 ; 326B.43 to 326B.49 ; 326B.52 to 326B.59 ; 326B.701 ; 326B.802 to 326B.885 ; 326B.90 to 326B.998 ; 327.31 to 327.36 ; and 327B.01 to 327B.12 , except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund; (2) all fees collected under sections 326B.098 to 326B.099 in connection with continuing education for any license, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter are credited to the construction code fund; and (3) all penalties assessed under the sections set forth in clauses (1) and (2) and all penalties assessed under sections 144.99 to 144.993 in connection with any violation of sections 326B.43 to 326B.49 or 326B.52 to 326B.59 or the rules adopted under those sections are credited to the assigned risk safety account established by section 79.253 .
Minn. Stat. § 290.172 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290 / Section 290.172
§ 290.172 COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of revenue shall represent the state of Minnesota on the multistate tax commission. The commissioner may be represented on the commission by an alternate designated by the commissioner. The alternate shall be an employee of the Department of Revenue.
Minn. Stat. § 84.9011 — MN Code / Part 83A_84 / Chapter 84 / Section 84.9011
§ 84.9011 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish a program to promote the safe and responsible operation of off-highway vehicles in a manner that does not harm the environment.

§ Subd. 2. Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into agreements with organizations for volunteer services that promote the safe and responsible operation of off-highway vehicles in a manner that does not harm the environment to maintain, make improvements to, and monitor trails on state forest land and other public lands. The organizations shall promote the operation of off-highway vehicles in a safe and responsible manner that complies with the laws and rules that relate to the operation of off-highway vehicles. (b) The organizations may provide assistance to the department in locating, recruiting, and training instructors for off-highway vehicle training programs. (c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the safety and conservation program. (d) The commissioner shall establish standards, train, and certify organizations and individuals participating as volunteers under this section. The training shall include: (1) the identification of invasive species; (2) correctly reporting the location of invasive species; and (3) basic global positioning system operation.

§ Subd. 3. Worker displacement prohibited. The commissioner may not enter into any agreement that has the purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees by volunteers participating in the off-highway safety and conservation program under this section. The commissioner must certify to the appropriate bargaining agent that the work performed by a volunteer will not result in the displacement of currently employed workers or workers on seasonal layoff or layoff from a substantially equivalent position, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or other employment benefits.

§ Subd. 4. Off-Highway Vehicle Safety Advisory Council. The commissioner of natural resources shall appoint an Off-Highway Vehicle Safety Advisory Council to advise the commissioner on: (1) off-highway vehicle safety; and (2) standards and certification for organizations and individuals participating as volunteers under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 245.945 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.945
§ 245.945 REIMBURSEMENT TO OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall obtain federal financial participation for eligible activity by the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities. The ombudsman shall maintain and transmit to the Department of Human Services documentation that is necessary in order to obtain federal funds.
Minn. Stat. § 154.05 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.05
§ 154.05 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A REGISTERED BARBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration as a registered barber if the person:

(1) has successfully completed ten grades of education;

(2) has successfully completed 1,500 hours of study in a board-approved barber school; and

(3) has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to practice barbering.

(b) A first-time applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber who fails to pass the comprehensive examination conducted by the board and who fails to pass a onetime retake of the written examination, shall complete an additional 500 hours of barber education before being eligible to retake the comprehensive examination as many times as necessary to pass.
Minn. Stat. § 336.7-704 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.7-704
§ 336.7-704 SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Status: repealed

A document of title issued or a bailment that arises before August 1, 2004, and the rights, obligations, and interests flowing from that document or bailment are governed by any statute or other rule amended or repealed by Laws 2004, chapter 162, as if amendment or repeal had not occurred and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under that statute or other rule.
Minn. Stat. § 148E.090 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 148E / Section 148E.090
§ 148E.090 NAME; CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Name. A licensee must use the licensee's legal name or a professional name. If the licensee uses a professional name, the licensee must inform the board in writing of both the licensee's professional name and legal name and must comply with the requirements of this section.

§ Subd. 2. Legal name change. Within 30 days after changing the licensee's legal name, a licensee must: (1) request a new license wall certificate; (2) provide legal verification of the name change; and (3) pay the license wall certificate fee specified in section 148E.180 .

§ Subd. 3. Professional name change. Within 30 days after changing the licensee's professional name, a licensee must: (1) request a new license wall certificate; (2) provide a notarized statement attesting to the name change; and (3) pay the license wall certificate fee specified in section 148E.180 .

§ Subd. 4. Address or telephone change. When a licensee changes a mailing address, home address, work address, email address, or daytime public telephone number, the licensee must notify the board of the change electronically or in writing no more than 30 days after the date of the change.
Minn. Stat. § 356A.03 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 356A / Section 356A.03
§ 356A.03 PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM FIDUCIARY STATUS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Individual prohibition. For the prohibition period established by subdivision 2, a person, other than a constitutional officer of the state, who has been convicted of a violation listed in subdivision 3, may not serve in a fiduciary capacity identified in section 356A.02 .

§ Subd. 2. Prohibition period. A prohibition under subdivision 1 is for a period of five years, beginning on the day following conviction for a violation listed in subdivision 3 or, if the person convicted is incarcerated, the day following unconditional release from incarceration.

§ Subd. 3. Applicable violations. A prohibition under subdivision 1 is imposed as a result of any of the following violations of law: (1) a violation of federal law specified in United States Code, title 29, section 1111, as amended; (2) a violation of Minnesota law that is a felony under Minnesota law; or (3) a violation of the law of another state, United States territory or possession, or federally recognized Indian tribal government, or of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, that would be a felony under the offense definitions and sentences in Minnesota law.

§ Subd. 4. Documentation. In determining the applicability of this section, the appropriate appointing authority, the State Board of Investment, or the covered pension plan, as the case may be, may rely on a disclosure form meeting the requirements of the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended through June 2, 1989, and filed with the State Board of Investment or the pension plan.
Minn. Stat. § 481.07 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 481 / Section 481.07
§ 481.07 PENALTIES FOR DECEIT OR COLLUSION.
Status: in_force

An attorney who, with intent to deceive a court or a party to an action or judicial proceeding, is guilty of or consents to any deceit or collusion, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, the attorney shall be liable to the party injured in treble damages. If the attorney permit any person other than a general law partner to begin, prosecute, or defend an action or proceeding in the attorney's name, the attorney giving such permission, and every person so using the name, shall forfeit $50 to the party against whom the action or proceeding is prosecuted or defended, recoverable in a civil action.