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Minn. Stat. § 518E.103 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518E / Section 518E.103
§ 518E.103 REMEDIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

In addition to other remedies under law of this state other than this chapter, if a court finds that a party to a proceeding under this chapter has acted in bad faith or intentionally failed to comply with this chapter or a court order issued under this chapter, the court may assess reasonable attorney fees and costs against the party and order other appropriate relief.
Minn. Stat. § 325B.12 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325B / Section 325B.12
§ 325B.12 PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Discrimination prohibited. No brewer shall discriminate among its wholesalers in any business dealings including, but not limited to, the price of beer sold to the wholesaler, unless the classification among its wholesalers is based upon reasonable grounds. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the sale or offer of sale of beer at a volume discount.

§ Subd. 2. Sales; rebates. No brewer may: (1) sell or offer to sell any beer to any Minnesota wholesaler at a price lower than the actual price offered to any other Minnesota wholesaler for the same product; (2) utilize any method, including but not limited to, a sales promotion plan or program: (i) that constitutes or results in a different offer being made to wholesalers for the same product; (ii) that relates in any way to the price being charged or to be charged by a wholesaler to a retailer, including without limitation, any arrangement whereby the wholesale price is connected with any reduction from or addition to the wholesaler's normal price to retail; or (iii) that results in a fixed retail price predetermined by a brewer; or (3) utilize any rebate plan or program in connection with the sale of beer to a Minnesota wholesaler, unless: (i) the brewer pays rebates to a wholesaler, pursuant to a rebate plan or program, within ten days after the wholesaler provides the brewer with appropriate documentation as reasonably required by the brewer; (ii) the rebate plan or program guarantees that the brewer will make a rebate payment no later than 45 days after the initiation of a rebate plan or program, provided that a wholesaler timely submits appropriate documentation as reasonably required by a brewer; and (iii) in the event of an audit, other examination, or claim by a brewer regarding the propriety of rebate payments made to a wholesaler, a brewer shall only be permitted to examine a wholesaler's records going back one year from the date of the audit, other examination, or claim and shall only be permitted to seek reimbursement for rebate payments made to the wholesaler during the one-year period.
Minn. Stat. § 129.04 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 129 / Section 129.04
§ 129.04 PRE-1955 CONVEYANCE IS VALID.
Status: in_force

If, before February 20, 1955, the state conveyed title to tax-forfeited land to a school district described in section 129.03 to exchange for federal property in the district, the conveyance is valid.
Minn. Stat. § 62W.11 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62W / Section 62W.11
§ 62W.11 GAG CLAUSE PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

(a) No contract between a pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier and a pharmacy or pharmacist shall prohibit, restrict, or penalize a pharmacy or pharmacist from disclosing to an enrollee any health care information that the pharmacy or pharmacist deems appropriate regarding the nature of treatment; the risks or alternatives; the availability of alternative therapies, consultations, or tests; the decision of utilization reviewers or similar persons to authorize or deny services; the process that is used to authorize or deny health care services or benefits; or information on financial incentives and structures used by the health carrier or pharmacy benefit manager.

(b) A pharmacy or pharmacist must provide to an enrollee information regarding the enrollee's total cost for each prescription drug dispensed where part or all of the cost of the prescription is being paid or reimbursed by the employer-sponsored plan or by a health carrier or pharmacy benefit manager, in accordance with section 151.214, subdivision 1 .

(c) A pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier must not prohibit a pharmacist or pharmacy from discussing information regarding the total cost for pharmacy services for a prescription drug, including the patient's co-payment amount, the pharmacy's own usual and customary price for the prescription drug, the pharmacy's acquisition cost for the prescription drug, and the amount the pharmacy is being reimbursed by the pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier for the prescription drug.

(d) A pharmacy benefit manager must not prohibit a pharmacist or pharmacy from discussing with a health carrier the amount the pharmacy is being paid or reimbursed for a prescription drug by the pharmacy benefit manager or the pharmacy's acquisition cost for a prescription drug.

(e) A pharmacy benefit manager or health carrier must not prohibit a pharmacist or pharmacy from discussing the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative prescription drugs or alternative methods for purchasing the prescription drug, including but not limited to paying out-of-pocket the pharmacy's usual and customary price when that amount is less expensive to the enrollee than the amount the enrollee is required to pay for the prescription drug under the enrollee's health plan.
Minn. Stat. § 609.686 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.686
§ 609.686 FALSE FIRE ALARMS; TAMPERING WITH OR INJURING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Whoever intentionally gives a false alarm of fire, or unlawfully tampers or interferes with any fire alarm system, fire protection device, or the station or signal box of any fire alarm system or any auxiliary fire appliance, or unlawfully breaks, injures, defaces, or removes any such system, device, box or station, or unlawfully breaks, injures, destroys, disables, renders inoperable, or disturbs any of the wires, poles, or other supports and appliances connected with or forming a part of any fire alarm system or fire protection device or any auxiliary fire appliance is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Felony. Whoever violates subdivision 1 by tampering and knows or has reason to know that the tampering creates the potential for bodily harm or the tampering results in bodily harm is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

§ Subd. 3. Tampering. For purpose of this section, tampering means to intentionally disable, alter, or change the fire alarm system, fire protective device, or the station or signal box of any fire alarm system of any auxiliary fire appliance, with knowledge that it will be disabled or rendered inoperable.
Minn. Stat. § 72A.32 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 72A / Section 72A.32
§ 72A.32 VIOLATIONS, PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

Any violation of section 72A.31 shall constitute an unfair method of competition and the person, firm or corporation practicing the same shall be proceeded against under the provisions of sections 72A.21 to 72A.25 , inclusive.
Minn. Stat. § 86B.860 — MN Code / Part 85_87A / Chapter 86B / Section 86B.860
§ 86B.860 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and other notices and forms necessary to implement this chapter. In addition, the commissioner may:

(1) make necessary investigations to procure information required to implement this chapter;

(2) assign a new hull identification number to a watercraft if the watercraft does not have a number or the number is destroyed or obliterated; or

(3) adopt and enforce rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 298.222 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 298 / Section 298.222
§ 298.222 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Sections 298.222 to 298.226 and Laws 1977, chapter 423, article 10, section 22 shall be known as the Taconite Environmental Protection Fund Act of 1977.
Minn. Stat. § 116.36 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.36
§ 116.36 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 116.36 to 116.38 , the following terms have the meanings given.

§ Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

§ Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

§ Subd. 4. PCB. "PCB" means the class of organic compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls and includes any of several compounds produced by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms on the biphenyl molecule with chlorine. PCB does not include chlorinated biphenyl compounds that have functional groups attached other than chlorine.

§ Subd. 5. Person. "Person" has the meaning specified in section 115.01, subdivision 10 .
Minn. Stat. § 336.4A-102 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.4A-102
§ 336.4A-102 SUBJECT MATTER.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 336.4A-108 , this article applies to funds transfers defined in section 336.4A-104 .
Minn. Stat. § 64B.26 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 64B / Section 64B.26
§ 64B.26 REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Reports shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of this section.

Every society transacting business in this state shall annually, on or before the first day of March, unless for cause shown such time has been extended by the commissioner, file with the commissioner a true statement of its financial condition, transactions, and affairs for the preceding calendar year. The statement shall be in general form and context as approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for fraternal benefit societies and as supplemented by additional information required by the commissioner.

As part of the annual statement herein required, each society shall, on or before the first day of March, file with the commissioner a valuation of its certificates in force on December 31 last preceding. The commissioner of insurance may, for cause shown, extend the time for filing the valuation for not more than two calendar months. The valuation shall be done in accordance with the standards specified in section 64B.25 . The valuation and underlying data shall be certified by a qualified actuary or, at the expense of the society, verified by the actuary of the department of insurance of the state of domicile of the society.

A society neglecting to file the annual statement in the form and within the time provided by this section shall forfeit $100 for each day during which the neglect continues, and, upon notice by the commissioner to that effect, its authority to do business in this state shall cease while the default continues.
Minn. Stat. § 290.093 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290 / Section 290.093
§ 290.093 TAX COMPUTATION FOR MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS CONDUCTING LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

Mutual savings banks as defined in section 594 of the Internal Revenue Code are subject to a tax computed on the taxable income determined without regard to any items of gross income or deductions properly allocable to the business of the life insurance department, at the rates and in the manner for a corporation not engaged in the business of issuing life insurance contracts.

This section applies only if the life insurance department would, if it were treated as a separate corporation, qualify as a life insurance company under section 816 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Minn. Stat. § 412.331 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.331
§ 412.331 ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Any statutory city may by ordinance expressly accepting the provisions of sections 412.331 to 412.391 establish a public utilities commission with the powers and duties set out in those sections. Any water, light, power and building commission now in existence in any statutory city shall hereafter operate as a public utilities commission under sections 412.321 to 412.391 .
Minn. Stat. § 4.055 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 4 / Section 4.055
§ 4.055 GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE EMPLOYEES AND GOVERNOR APPOINTEE BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Status: in_force

The governor's office may request a check of:

(1) systems accessible through the criminal justice data communications network, including, but not limited to, criminal history, predatory offender registration, warrants, and driver's license record information from the Department of Public Safety;

(2) the statewide supervision system maintained by the Department of Corrections; and

(3) national criminal history information maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

on candidates for positions within the governor's residence or appointment by the governor. The candidate shall provide the governor's office with a written authorization to conduct the check of these systems. For a check of the national criminal history information, the request must also include a set of fingerprints which shall be sent to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The bureau has the authority to exchange the fingerprints with the FBI to facilitate the national background check. The superintendent may recover fees associated with the background checks from the governor's office.
Minn. Stat. § 574.01 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 574 / Section 574.01
§ 574.01 BONDS, REQUISITES AND EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

Save when otherwise specially provided by statute, every bond, recognizance, or undertaking required or permitted to be made, given, tendered, or filed for the security or protection of the state, or of any person, corporation, municipality, or department thereof, or any other organization whatever and conditioned for the doing or not doing of anything in such instrument of security specified, shall be signed by one or more sureties, who shall justify as provided in section 574.12 . Every bond or recognizance shall also be signed by the principal, and every bond shall be acknowledged by the principal and sureties.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.21 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 61A / Section 61A.21
§ 61A.21 APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

Sections 61A.07 , clause (4), and 61A.245 shall not apply to contracts on a variable basis. All other appropriate provisions of this chapter shall apply to separate accounts and contracts on a variable basis except those which are inconsistent with the provisions contained in sections 61A.13 to 61A.20 . Any contract on a variable basis, delivered or issued for delivery in this state, shall contain in substance provisions for grace, settlement option, loan or withdrawal and nonforfeiture appropriate to such a contract and a life insurance contract on a variable basis should also contain in substance a provision for reinstatement appropriate to such a contract. The reserve liability for contracts on a variable basis shall be established in accordance with actuarial procedures that recognize the variable nature of the benefits provided and any mortality guarantees.
Minn. Stat. § 270C.95 — MN Code / Part 270_271 / Chapter 270C / Section 270C.95
§ 270C.95 QUALIFICATION OF ASSESSORS; REASSESSMENT, HOW MADE.
Status: in_force

Every special assessor and deputy appointed under the provisions of section 270C.94 shall subscribe and file with the commissioner an oath to faithfully and fairly perform the duties of office. Such special assessor, assisted by deputies, shall thereupon proceed to carefully examine and reassess the property so to be reassessed and prepare duplicate lists of such reassessment in such form as the commissioner may prescribe, showing the property or person so reassessed, the amount of the original assessment thereof made in such year, and opposite the same the reassessment so made by such special assessor. The special assessor shall file both copies of such list with the commissioner; and the commissioner shall thereupon examine, equalize, and correct such reassessment so as to substantially conform with the assessment of like property throughout the state and transmit to the auditor of the county wherein such reassessment was so made one copy of such reassessment by the commissioner so corrected and equalized. Such list shall for all purposes supersede and be in place of the original assessment made for such year upon such property and the county auditor, upon receipt thereof, shall extend and levy against such property so reassessed the taxes thereon for such year according to such reassessment in the same manner as though such list was the original assessment list of such property. Any person feeling aggrieved by an assessment so made against the person, or upon any property at that time owned by the person, may appeal therefrom to the district court of the county in which such assessment is made. To render the appeal effective for any purpose, the appellant shall file a notice of the appeal with the auditor of such county within 30 days after the making of the assessment, which notice shall specify the ground upon which the appeal was taken, and no other or different service shall be required to perfect it. Upon the filing of the notice the county auditor shall make and file in the office of the court administrator of the district court a certified copy of the notice and of the particular assessment appealed from and notify the county attorney of such county of the pendency of the appeal. Thereupon the district court shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction of the matter and proceed to hear and determine it in like manner as other tax matters are tried and determined in the district courts of this state. The county attorney of such county shall appear for and defend the interests of the state in such matter.
Minn. Stat. § 16D.09 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16D / Section 16D.09
§ 16D.09 UNCOLLECTIBLE DEBTS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. (a) When a debt is determined by a state agency to be uncollectible, the debt may be written off by the state agency from the state agency's financial accounting records and no longer recognized as an account receivable for financial reporting purposes. A debt is considered to be uncollectible when (1) all reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted, (2) the cost of further collection action will exceed the amount recoverable, (3) the debt is legally without merit or cannot be substantiated by evidence, (4) the debtor cannot be located, (5) the available assets or income, current or anticipated, that may be available for payment of the debt are insufficient, (6) the debt has been discharged in bankruptcy, (7) the applicable statute of limitations for collection of the debt has expired, or (8) it is not in the public interest to pursue collection of the debt. (b) Uncollectible debt must be reported by the state agency as part of its quarterly reports to the commissioner of management and budget. The basis for the determination of the uncollectibility of the debt must be maintained by the state agency. If an uncollectible debt equals or exceeds $100,000, the agency shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the state agency's budget at the time the debt is determined to be uncollectible. The information reported shall contain the entity associated with the uncollected debt, the amount of the debt, the revenue type, the reason the debt is considered uncollectible, and the duration the debt has been outstanding. The commissioner of management and budget shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over Minnesota Management and Budget an annual summary of the number and dollar amount of debts determined to be uncollectible during the previous fiscal year by November 30 of each year. Determining that the debt is uncollectible does not cancel the legal obligation of the debtor to pay the debt.

§ Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2003 c 112 art 1 s 19 ]
Minn. Stat. § 340A.703 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 340A / Section 340A.703
§ 340A.703 MISDEMEANORS.
Status: in_force

Where no other penalty is specified a violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor. A minimum fine of $100 must be assessed against a person under the age of 21 years who violates section 340A.503 .
Minn. Stat. § 184.37 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 184 / Section 184.37
§ 184.37 CONTRACTS WITH APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Employment agents. Every employment agent shall contract, in writing, with every applicant for employment for services to be rendered to the applicant by the employment agent, which contract shall contain the date, the name and address of the employment agency, the name of the employment agent, the service charge to be made to the applicant, and the time and method of payments. Every employment agent engaged in the placement of applicants shall also include on either the face or the back of the contract the definition of "accept," "method of payment," "temporary position," and "charge for permanent position which proves to be temporary."

§ Subd. 2. MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41 ]
Minn. Stat. § 60B.07 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60B / Section 60B.07
§ 60B.07 COOPERATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Duty to cooperate. Any officer, manager, trustee, agent or general agent of any insurer and any other person with executive authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer's affairs having notice of the proceedings shall cooperate with the commissioner in any proceeding under sections 60B.01 to 60B.61 or any investigation preliminary or incidental to the proceeding. "To cooperate" includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) to reply promptly in writing to any inquiry from the commissioner requesting such a reply; and (b) to make available and deliver to the commissioner any books, accounts, documents, or other records, or information or property of or pertaining to the insurer and in that person's possession, custody, or control.

§ Subd. 2. Duty not to obstruct. No person shall obstruct or interfere with the commissioner in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any investigation preliminary or incidental thereto.

§ Subd. 3. Right to defend. This section shall not render it illegal to resist by legal proceedings the petition for liquidation or other delinquency proceedings, other orders or the request or demand for cooperation under subdivision 1.

§ Subd. 4. Sanction. Any person included within subdivision 1 who fails to cooperate with the commissioner, or any person who obstructs or interferes with the commissioner in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any investigation preliminary or incidental thereto, may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned in the county jail not more than 364 days or both.
Minn. Stat. § 162.01 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 162 / Section 162.01
§ 162.01 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in section 160.02 shall have the same meanings.
Minn. Stat. § 3.02 — MN Code / Part 3_3E / Chapter 3 / Section 3.02
§ 3.02 EVIDENCE OF MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

For all purposes of organization of either house of the legislature, a certificate of election to it, duly executed by the secretary of state, is prima facie evidence of the right to membership of the person named in it.
Minn. Stat. § 82A.03 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82A / Section 82A.03
§ 82A.03 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to offer or sell a membership camping contract in this state without meeting the requirements of this chapter.