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Minn. Stat. § 246C.015 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 246C / Section 246C.015
§ 246C.015 DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given.

§ Subd. 2. Chief executive officer. "Chief executive officer" means the Direct Care and Treatment chief executive officer appointed according to section 246C.08 .

§ Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.

§ Subd. 4. Community preparation services. "Community preparation services" means specialized inpatient or outpatient services operated outside of a secure environment but administered by a secure treatment facility.

§ Subd. 5. County of financial responsibility. "County of financial responsibility" has the meaning given in section 256G.02, subdivision 4 .

§ Subd. 5a. Direct Care and Treatment. "Direct Care and Treatment" means the agency of Direct Care and Treatment established under this chapter.

§ Subd. 6. Executive board. "Executive board" means the Direct Care and Treatment executive board established under section 246C.06 .

§ Subd. 7. Executive medical director. "Executive medical director" means the licensed physician serving as executive medical director in Direct Care and Treatment under section 246C.09 .

§ Subd. 8. Head of the facility or head of the program. "Head of the facility" or "head of the program" means the person who is charged with overall responsibility for the professional program of care and treatment of the facility or program.

§ Subd. 9. Indian. "Indian" has the meaning given in section 260.755, subdivision 7 .

§ Subd. 10. Secure treatment facility. "Secure treatment facility" means a facility as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 18a , or 253D.02, subdivision 13 .

§ Subd. 11. Tobacco; tobacco-related device. "Tobacco" and "tobacco-related device" have the meanings given in section 609.685, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 323A.0803 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 323A / Section 323A.0803
§ 323A.0803 RIGHT TO WIND UP PARTNERSHIP BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) After dissolution, a partner who has not wrongfully dissociated may participate in winding up the partnership's business, but on application of any partner, partner's legal representative, or transferee, the court, for good cause shown, may order judicial supervision of the winding up.

(b) The legal representative of the last surviving partner may wind up a partnership's business.

(c) A person winding up a partnership's business may preserve the partnership business or property as a going concern for a reasonable time, prosecute and defend actions and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, or administrative, settle and close the partnership's business, dispose of and transfer the partnership's property, discharge the partnership's liabilities, distribute the assets of the partnership pursuant to section 323A.0807 , settle disputes by mediation or arbitration, and perform other necessary acts.
Minn. Stat. § 156.122 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 156 / Section 156.122
§ 156.122 COURTS TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

The court administrator shall report to the board a judgment or finding by a court that a person regulated by the board:

(1) is a person who is mentally ill, chemically dependent, mentally ill and dangerous to the public, or is a sexual psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person under chapter 253B or other applicable law;

(2) is guilty of a felony or gross misdemeanor; violation of a law involving the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance; or operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; or

(3) is in need of a guardian under sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502 .
Minn. Stat. § 60A.696 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 60A / Section 60A.696
§ 60A.696 NOTICES.
Status: in_force

All notices by the commissioner to an insurer that may result in regulatory action under sections 60A.60 to 60A.696 are effective upon dispatch if transmitted by registered or certified mail, or in the case of other transmission is effective upon the insurer's receipt of the notice.
Minn. Stat. § 16D.05 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16D / Section 16D.05
§ 16D.05 PRIORITY OF SATISFACTION OF DEBTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Multiple debts. If two or more debts owed by the same debtor are submitted to the commissioner, amounts collected on those debts must be applied as prescribed in this section.

§ Subd. 2. Enforcement of liens. If the money received is collected on a judgment lien under chapter 550, a lien provided by chapter 514, a consensual lien or security interest, protection of an interest in property through chapter 570, by collection process provided by chapters 551 and 571, or by any other process by which the commissioner is enforcing rights in a particular debt, the money must be applied to that particular debt.

§ Subd. 3. Other methods of collection. If the money is collected in any manner not specified in subdivision 2, the money collected must apply first to the satisfaction of any debts for child support. Any debts other than child support must be satisfied in the order in time in which the commissioner received the debts from the referring agency.
Minn. Stat. § 586.01 — MN Code / Part 585_590 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.01
§ 586.01 ISSUANCE OF WRIT, JUDICIAL DISCRETION NOT CONTROLLED.
Status: in_force

The writ of mandamus may be issued to any inferior tribunal, corporation, board, or person to compel the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station. It may require an inferior tribunal to exercise its judgment or proceed to the discharge of any of its functions, but it cannot control judicial discretion.
Minn. Stat. § 16D.07 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16D / Section 16D.07
§ 16D.07 NOTICE TO DEBTOR.
Status: in_force

The referring agency shall send notice to the debtor by United States mail or personal delivery at the debtor's last known address at least 20 days before the debt is referred to the commissioner. The notice must state the nature and amount of the debt, identify to whom the debt is owed, and inform the debtor of the remedies available under this chapter. The referring agency shall advise the debtor of collection costs imposed under section 16D.11 and of the debtor's right to cancellation of collection costs under section 16D.11, subdivision 3 .
Minn. Stat. § 524.5-405 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.5-405
§ 524.5-405 ORIGINAL PETITION: MINORS; PRELIMINARIES TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of a petition to establish a conservatorship or for another protective order for the reason that the respondent is a minor, the court shall set a date for hearing. If the court determines at any stage of the proceeding that the interests of the minor are or may be inadequately represented, it may appoint a lawyer to represent the minor, giving consideration to the choice of the minor if the minor has attained 14 years of age.

(b) While a petition to establish a conservatorship or for another protective order is pending, after preliminary hearing and without notice to others, the court may make orders to preserve and apply the property of the minor as may be required for the support of the minor or individuals who are in fact dependent upon the minor, and may appoint an agent to assist in that task.
Minn. Stat. § 308A.001 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308A / Section 308A.001
§ 308A.001 CITATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Cooperative Law."
Minn. Stat. § 340A.512 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 340A / Section 340A.512
§ 340A.512 CONTAINERS BROUGHT INTO PREMISES.
Status: in_force

A licensed retailer of alcoholic beverages may prohibit any person from bringing into the licensed premises any container of alcoholic beverages, or from consuming from such a container on the licensed premises, without the licensee's permission.
Minn. Stat. § 53B.57 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.57
§ 53B.57 NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Every licensee or authorized delegate must include on a receipt or disclose on the licensee's website or mobile application the name and telephone number of the department and a statement that the licensee's customers can contact the department with questions or complaints about the licensee's money transmission services.
Minn. Stat. § 53B.39 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.39
§ 53B.39 INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS; CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Individuals with or seeking control. Any individual in control of a licensee or applicant, any individual that seeks to acquire control of a licensee, and each key individual must furnish to the commissioner through NMLS: (1) the individual's fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the commissioner for a national criminal history background check, unless the person currently resides outside of the United States and has resided outside of the United States for the last ten years; and (2) personal history and business experience in a form and in a medium prescribed by the commissioner, to obtain: (i) an independent credit report from a consumer reporting agency; (ii) information related to any criminal convictions or pending charges; and (iii) information related to any regulatory or administrative action and any civil litigation involving claims of fraud, misrepresentation, conversion, mismanagement of funds, breach of fiduciary duty, or breach of contract.

§ Subd. 2. Individuals having resided outside the United States. (a) If an individual has resided outside of the United States at any time in the last ten years, the individual must also provide an investigative background report prepared by an independent search firm that meets the requirements of this subdivision. (b) At a minimum, the search firm must: (1) demonstrate that the search firm has sufficient knowledge, resources, and employs accepted and reasonable methodologies to conduct the research of the background report; and (2) not be affiliated with or have an interest with the individual the search firm is researching. (c) At a minimum, the investigative background report must be written in English and must contain: (1) if available in the individual's current jurisdiction of residency, a comprehensive credit report, or any equivalent information obtained or generated by the independent search firm to accomplish a credit report, including a search of the court data in the countries, provinces, states, cities, towns, and contiguous areas where the individual resided and worked; (2) criminal records information for the past ten years, including but not limited to felonies, misdemeanors, or similar convictions for violations of law in the countries, provinces, states, cities, towns, and contiguous areas where the individual resided and worked; (3) employment history; (4) media history, including an electronic search of national and local publications, wire services, and business applications; and (5) financial services-related regulatory history, including but not limited to money transmission, securities, banking, consumer finance, insurance, and mortgage-related industries.
Minn. Stat. § 383C.055 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383C / Section 383C.055
§ 383C.055 PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully or through culpable negligence violates any of provisions of sections 383C.03 to 383C.056 , or of the rules of the county civil service commission, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Conviction of same shall render the public office or position held by such person vacant.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.67 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.67
§ 216B.67 CITATION.
Status: in_force

Laws 1974, chapter 429, may be cited as the "Minnesota Public Utilities Act."
Minn. Stat. § 308C.465 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308C / Section 308C.465
§ 308C.465 LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR'S LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Articles may limit liability. A director's personal liability to the cooperative or members for monetary damages for breach of the standards of conduct may be eliminated or limited in the articles or bylaws except as provided in subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 2. Restrictions on liability limitation. The articles or bylaws may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (1) for a breach of the director's obligation to act in good faith in a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the cooperative, and with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; (2) for acts or omissions that are not in good faith or involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) for knowing violations of laws or for illegal distributions; (4) for a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or (5) for an act or omission occurring before the date when the provision in the articles or bylaws eliminating or limiting liability becomes effective.
Minn. Stat. § 150A.09 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 150A / Section 150A.09
§ 150A.09 LICENSES OR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Registration information and procedure. On or before the license certificate expiration date every licensee or registrant shall submit the renewal required by the board, together with the applicable fee under section 150A.091 . At least 30 days before a license certificate expiration date, the board shall send a written notice stating the amount and due date of the fee.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1974 [Repealed, 1976 c 222 s 209 ]

§ Subd. 3. Current address, change of address. Every licensee or registrant shall maintain with the board a correct and current mailing address and electronic mail address. For dentists engaged in the practice of dentistry, the postal address shall be that of the location of the primary dental practice. Within 30 days after changing postal or electronic mail addresses, every licensee or registrant shall provide the board notice.

§ Subd. 4. Duplicate certificates. Duplicate licenses or duplicate certificates of renewal may be issued by the board upon satisfactory proof of the need for the duplicates and upon payment of the fee established by the board.

§ Subd. 5. Late fee. A late fee established by the board shall be paid if the fee required by subdivision 1 is not received by the board on or before the registration or renewal date.

§ Subd. 6. MS 2008 [Repealed, 2009 c 159 s 112 ]
Minn. Stat. § 365.28 — MN Code / Part 365_368 / Chapter 365 / Section 365.28
§ 365.28 PUBLIC BURIAL GROUND BECOMES TOWN PROPERTY AFTER TEN YEARS.
Status: in_force

A tract of land in a town becomes town property after it has been used as a public burial ground for ten years if the tract is not owned by a cemetery association. The town board shall control the burial ground as it controls other town cemeteries. A town that has accepted responsibility for an abandoned cemetery may prohibit further burials in the abandoned cemetery, and may cease all acceptance of responsibility for new burials.
Minn. Stat. § 336.4A-203 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.4A-203
§ 336.4A-203 UNENFORCEABILITY OF CERTAIN VERIFIED PAYMENT ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an accepted payment order is not, under section 336.4A-202 (a), an authorized order of a customer identified as sender, but is effective as an order of the customer pursuant to section 336.4A-202 (b), the following rules apply:

(1) By express agreement evidenced by a record, the receiving bank may limit the extent to which it is entitled to enforce or retain payment of the payment order.

(2) The receiving bank is not entitled to enforce or retain payment of the payment order if the customer proves that the order was not caused, directly or indirectly, by a person (i) entrusted at any time with duties to act for the customer with respect to payment orders or the security procedure, or (ii) who obtained access to transmitting facilities of the customer or who obtained, from a source controlled by the customer and without authority of the receiving bank, information facilitating breach of the security procedure, regardless of how the information was obtained or whether the customer was at fault. Information includes any access device, computer software, or the like.

(b) This section applies to amendments of payment orders to the same extent it applies to payment orders.
Minn. Stat. § 325K.04 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 325K / Section 325K.04
§ 325K.04 FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary shall set reasonable fees for all services rendered under this chapter, in amounts sufficient to compensate for the costs of all services provided by the secretary under this chapter. Until July 1, 2001, the fees need not be set by rule.

(b) The digital signature account is created in the special revenue fund. All fees recovered by the secretary must be deposited in the digital signature account. Money in the digital signature account is appropriated to the secretary to pay the costs of all services provided by the secretary.
Minn. Stat. § 604.06 — MN Code / Part 604_605 / Chapter 604 / Section 604.06
§ 604.06 FIREMAN'S RULE.
Status: in_force

The common law doctrine known as the fireman's rule shall not operate to deny any peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), or public safety officer, as defined in section 299A.41, subdivision 4 , a recovery in any action at law or authorized by statute.
Minn. Stat. § 383D.25 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383D / Section 383D.25
§ 383D.25 DUTIES AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Personnel administration rules. (a) The director shall prepare personnel rules, which shall be effective upon approval by the county board, to carry out sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 . (b) The rules shall provide, among other things, for: (1) a classification plan and classification of positions within the jurisdiction of the employee relations department in accordance with the plan; (2) creation and maintenance of lists of eligibles. No name shall remain on an eligible list for more than two years; (3) certification of names to the appointing authority from the eligible list for appointment, promotion, or reemployment; (4) establishment of procedures to recruit, select, and advance personnel on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills; (5) establishment of procedures to assure nondiscriminatory and fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religion; (6) establishment of procedures for suspension or termination or other disciplinary action, including procedures for appeal of actions by appointing authorities with respect to suspension or termination or other disciplinary action; (7) establishment of rules and procedures to authorize employees within the jurisdiction of the employee relations department to take a leave of absence from their duties to accept appointment to an unclassified position.

§ Subd. 2. Administration. The director shall administer the department. In addition to other duties imposed by sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 , the director shall: (1) Appoint, supervise, and direct the work of the employees of the department. (2) Schedule and conduct hearings as required by rules adopted pursuant to sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 or at the direction of the county board. (3) Provide for, formulate, and hold competitive examinations as required by rule to determine the qualifications of persons seeking employment in positions within the jurisdiction of the department. (4) Investigate the administration and effect of rules made under sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 and report the findings and recommendations to the county board. (5) Establish programs for training and continuing education of employees as deemed appropriate by the county board to improve the quality of service of employees holding positions within the jurisdiction of the department. (6) Prepare a compensation plan and recommend a schedule of salary or wage rates for all county positions within the jurisdiction of the department for adoption by the county board.
Minn. Stat. § 97A.161 — MN Code / Part 97_102 / Chapter 97A / Section 97A.161
§ 97A.161 AGREEMENT WITH WHITE EARTH INDIANS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may enter into an agreement with authorized representatives of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians on substantially the same terms as the agreement adopted by section 97A.151 and amended under section 97A.155 ; except that the agreement shall provide that 2-1/2 percent of the proceeds from all licenses sold in the state for hunting, fishing, trapping, and taking of minnows and other bait shall be credited to the special license account established by section 97A.151 . The funds shall be remitted to the White Earth Band in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions that may be mutually agreed upon. An agreement negotiated under this section shall be for a term of at least four years following the date of its execution.
Minn. Stat. § 161.231 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 161 / Section 161.231
§ 161.231 APPROPRIATION; PROCEEDS FROM STATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated annually from the fund or account in the state treasury to which the money from the sale, lease, conveyance, or disposal of state property is credited a sufficient amount of money to carry out the state's obligations under the provisions of sections 15.16 , 117.135 , 117.226 , 161.16 , 161.202 , 161.23, subdivision 3 , 161.24 , 161.241 , 161.43 , 161.433 , 161.44 , 161.442 , and 272.68, subdivision 3 , including the inventorying, marketing, and property management activities required to sell, lease, rent, permit, convey, or otherwise dispose of the land or the interest in the land. At the discretion of the commissioner of transportation, money in the account at the end of each biennium may cancel to the trunk highway fund.
Minn. Stat. § 256M.70 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256M / Section 256M.70
§ 256M.70 FISCAL LIMITATIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1Sp2011 c 9 art 1 s 35 ]

§ Subd. 2. Identification of services to be provided. If a county has made reasonable efforts to provide services according to the service plan under section 256M.30 , but funds appropriated for purposes of sections 256M.01 to 256M.80 are insufficient, then the county may limit services that do not meet the following criteria while giving the highest funding priority to clauses (1) and (2): (1) services needed to protect individuals from maltreatment, abuse, and neglect; (2) emergency and crisis services needed to protect clients from physical, emotional, or psychological harm; (3) services that maintain a person in the person's home or least restrictive setting; (4) assessment of persons applying for services and referral to appropriate services when necessary; and (5) public guardianship services.

§ Subd. 3. Denial, reduction, or termination of services due to fiscal limitations. Before a county denies, reduces, or terminates services to an individual due to fiscal limitations, the county must meet the requirements in this section. The county must notify the individual and the individual's guardian in writing of the reason for the denial, reduction, or termination of services and must inform the individual and the individual's guardian in writing that the county will, upon request, meet to discuss alternatives before services are terminated or reduced.