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Minn. Stat. § 317A.457 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 317A / Section 317A.457
§ 317A.457 VOTING AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent permitted in the articles or bylaws, two or more members may provide for how they will vote by signing an agreement for that purpose. An agreement may be valid for a period of up to ten years. The agreement must have a reasonable purpose consistent with the corporation's purposes.

(b) A voting agreement created under this section is specifically enforceable.

(c) A voting agreement is not effective until it is filed with the corporation.
Minn. Stat. § 173.15 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 173 / Section 173.15
§ 173.15 PROHIBITED ADVERTISING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) After June 8, 1971, no advertising device shall be erected or maintained:

(1) which purports to be or resembles an official traffic-control device, sign, or signal, or railroad sign or signal; or which hides from view or interferes in any material degree with the effectiveness of any traffic-control device, sign, or signal, or railroad sign or signal, or which obstructs or interferes with the driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic for a distance not to exceed 500 feet;

(2) which prominently displays the word "stop" or "danger";

(3) which contains statements, words, or pictures of an obscene, indecent, or immoral character, or such as would offend public morals or decency;

(4) on any right-of-way of the interstate system of highways, except as otherwise provided by law or allowed by the commissioner;

(5) on private land without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof;

(6) on trees, shrubs, or which are painted or drawn upon rocks or natural features, or on public utility poles;

(7) which has distracting flashing or moving lights so designed or lighted as to be a traffic hazard;

(8) to which access can be obtained only from an interstate main-traveled way but excluding frontage roads adjacent thereto;

(9) which are structurally unsafe, are in disrepair, or are abandoned.

(b) The prohibition under paragraph (a), clause (7), does not include an electronic advertising device that changes displayed digital content no more frequently than once every six seconds.
Minn. Stat. § 62A.154 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.154
§ 62A.154 BENEFITS FOR DES RELATED CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. (a) "Covered person" means a natural person who is covered under a policy. (b) "Insurer" means an insurer providing health, medical, hospitalization, or accident and sickness insurance regulated under this chapter, a nonprofit health services plan corporation regulated under chapter 62C, a health maintenance organization regulated under chapter 62D or a fraternal benefit society regulated under chapter 64B. (c) "Policy" means a policy or plan of health, medical, hospitalization or accident and sickness insurance, a health maintenance contract, or a health benefit certificate provided by an insurer which provides coverage of, or reimbursement for, hospital, medical, or surgical expenses on a group or individual basis, but does not include a policy designed primarily to provide coverage payable on a per diem, fixed indemnity or nonexpense incurred basis, or a policy that provides only accident coverage.

§ Subd. 2. Required coverage. No policy shall be issued or renewed in this state after August 1, 1981 if it provides an exclusion, reduction, or other limitation as to coverage, deductible, coinsurance or co-payment applicable solely to conditions attributable to diethylstilbestrol or exposure to diethylstilbestrol, unless the covered person has been diagnosed as having diethylstilbestrol-related cancer prior to the date on which coverage for that person begins. In the absence of credible evidence of a higher morbidity rate due to exposure to diethylstilbestrol, no insurer shall surcharge or in any other manner increase the premium. If there is credible evidence of a higher morbidity rate due to exposure to diethylstilbestrol, no insurer shall surcharge or in any other manner increase the premium without the prior approval of the commissioner.

§ Subd. 3. Refusal to issue or renew. No insurer shall refuse to issue or renew a policy, or to provide coverage under a policy, in this state after August 1, 1981 solely because of conditions attributable to diethylstilbestrol or exposure to diethylstilbestrol, unless the covered person has been diagnosed as having diethylstilbestrol-related cancer prior to the date on which an initial premium payment is received by the insurer.
Minn. Stat. § 480.056 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 480 / Section 480.056
§ 480.056 PRESENT LAWS EFFECTIVE UNTIL MODIFIED.
Status: in_force

All present laws relating to pleading, practice, and procedure, excepting those applying to the probate courts, shall be effective as rules of court until modified or superseded by subsequent court rule, and upon the adoption of any rule pursuant to sections 480.051 to 480.058 such laws, in so far as they are in conflict therewith, shall thereafter be of no further force and effect.
Minn. Stat. § 469.1655 — MN Code / Part 466A_470 / Chapter 469 / Section 469.1655
§ 469.1655 QUALIFIED GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Project designation and eligibility. (a) A municipality or redevelopment agency issuing revenue bonds under sections 469.152 to 469.165 may designate the project for which the bonds are issued as a qualified green building and sustainable design project as provided in this section. (b) The issuer must ensure that each designated project substantially: (1) reduces consumption of electricity compared to conventional construction; (2) reduces daily carbon dioxide emissions compared to energy generated from coal; (3) increases the use of solar photovoltaic cells or solar thermal cells in this state; or (4) increases the use of fuel cells to generate energy. (c) Before designating a project under this section, the issuer must document in writing that the project will satisfy the eligibility criteria in this section. (d) At least 75 percent of the square footage of commercial buildings that are part of the project must be registered with a recognized green building rating system, including Minnesota's sustainable building guidelines or the United States Green Building Council's LEED certification or the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes certification, or in the case of residential buildings, Minnesota GreenStar rating or the National Association of Home Builders National Green Building Standard certification, and must be reasonably expected to receive the certification.

§ Subd. 2. Applications. An application for designation under this section must include a project proposal that describes the energy-efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable design features of the project and demonstrates that the project satisfies the eligibility criteria in this section. The application must include a description of: (1) the amount of electric consumption reduced as compared to conventional construction; (2) the amount of carbon dioxide daily emissions reduced compared to energy generated from coal; (3) the amount of the gross installed capacity of the project's solar photovoltaic capacity measured in megawatts; and (4) the amount in megawatts of the project's energy generated by fuel cells.

§ Subd. 3. Use of bond financing. The project proposal must include a description of the bond financing that will be allocated for financing of one or more of the following: (1) the purchase, construction, integration, or other use of energy-efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable design features of the project; or (2) compliance with certification standards cited under subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
Minn. Stat. § 257B.03 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257B / Section 257B.03
§ 257B.03 DESIGNATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A parent with legal and physical custody or a legal custodian may designate a standby or temporary custodian by means of a written designation unless the child has another legal parent:

(1) whose parental rights have not been terminated;

(2) whose whereabouts are known; and

(3) who is willing and able to make and carry out the daily custodial care and make decisions concerning the child.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a parent or legal custodian may designate a standby or temporary custodian with the consent of the other parent, or as provided by section 257B.05, subdivision 6 .

(c) A legal custodian pursuant to a designation of temporary custodianship may not designate a different temporary custodian.
Minn. Stat. § 500.06 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 500 / Section 500.06
§ 500.06 DIVISION AS TO TIME.
Status: in_force

Estates, as respects the time of their enjoyment, are divided into estates in possession and estates in expectancy.
Minn. Stat. § 602.02 — MN Code / Part 595_603 / Chapter 602 / Section 602.02
§ 602.02 FACT OF MARRIAGE, HOW PROVED.
Status: in_force

When the fact of marriage is required or offered to be proved before any court, evidence of the admission of such fact by the party against whom the proceeding is instituted, or of general repute, or of cohabitation as married persons, or any other circumstantial or presumptive evidence from which the fact may be inferred, shall be competent.
Minn. Stat. § 297H.04 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297H / Section 297H.04
§ 297H.04 NONMIXED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Imposition. A tax is imposed upon the volume of nonmixed municipal solid waste that is managed.

§ Subd. 2. Rate. (a) Commercial generators that generate nonmixed municipal solid waste shall pay a solid waste management tax of 60 cents per noncompacted cubic yard of periodic waste collection capacity purchased by the generator, based on the size of the container for the nonmixed municipal solid waste, the actual volume, or the weight-to-volume conversion schedule in paragraph (c). However, the tax must be calculated by the waste management service provider using the same method for calculating the waste management service fee so that both are calculated according to container capacity, actual volume, or weight. (b) Notwithstanding section 297H.02 , a residential generator that generates nonmixed municipal solid waste shall pay a solid waste management tax in the same manner as provided in paragraph (a). (c) The tax for: (1) construction debris as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 7 , is equal to 60 cents per cubic yard. The commissioner of revenue, after consultation with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, shall determine and publish by notice a weight-to-volume conversion schedule for construction debris; (2) industrial waste as defined in section 115A.03, subdivision 13a , is equal to 60 cents per cubic yard. The commissioner of revenue after consultation with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, shall determine and publish by notice a weight-to-volume conversion schedule for various industrial wastes; and (3) infectious waste as defined in section 116.76, subdivision 12 , and pathological waste as defined in section 116.76, subdivision 14 , is 150 pounds equals one cubic yard, or 60 cents per 150 pounds.

§ Subd. 3. Incineration with mixed waste; rate. Nonmixed municipal solid waste that is separately collected and processed, but must be incinerated with mixed municipal solid waste in accordance with an industrial solid waste management plan approved by the Pollution Control Agency, shall be taxed at the rate for nonmixed municipal solid waste.

§ Subd. 4. Disposal with mixed waste; rate. Nonmixed municipal solid waste that is separately collected or processed, but is disposed of within the permitted boundaries of a land disposal facility that is also actively accepting and disposing of mixed municipal solid waste, shall be taxed at the rate for mixed municipal solid waste, unless the facility owner and operator can demonstrate a physical separation between the mixed municipal solid waste disposal area and nonmixed municipal solid waste disposal area, such that any air or liquid emissions being collected from the disposal areas are collected separately.
Minn. Stat. § 297B.10 — MN Code / Part 296_299 / Chapter 297B / Section 297B.10
§ 297B.10 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, including persons other than the purchaser, who attempts to defeat or evade the tax imposed under this chapter in any manner, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor unless the tax involved exceeds $300, in which event the person is guilty of a felony. The term "person" as used in this section includes any officer or employee of a corporation or a member or employee of a partnership who as an officer, member, or employee is under a duty to perform the act with respect to which the violation occurs. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 628.26 or any other provision of the criminal laws of this state, an indictment may be found and filed, or a complaint filed, upon any criminal offense specified in this section, in the proper court within six years after the commission of the offense.

(b) Any person who collects the tax imposed under this chapter from a purchaser and willfully fails to remit the tax is guilty of a felony.

(c) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, unless the violation be of the type referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(d) When two or more offenses in paragraph (a) or (b) are committed by the same person within six months, the offenses may be aggregated; further, if the offenses are committed in more than one county, the accused may be prosecuted for all the offenses aggregated under this clause in any county in which one of the offenses was committed.
Minn. Stat. § 256Q.06 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256Q / Section 256Q.06
§ 256Q.06 PLAN ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Contributions to an account. Any person may make contributions to an ABLE account on behalf of a designated beneficiary. Contributions to an account made by persons other than the account owner become the property of the account owner. A person does not acquire an interest in an ABLE account by making contributions to an account. Contributions to an account must be made in cash, by check, or by other commercially acceptable means, as permitted by the Internal Revenue Service and approved by the plan administrator in cooperation with the commissioner and the board.

§ Subd. 2. Contribution and account limitations. Contributions to an ABLE account are subject to the requirements of section 529A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. The total account balance of an ABLE account may not exceed the maximum account balance limit imposed under section 136G.09, subdivision 8 . The plan administrator must reject any portion of a contribution to an account that exceeds the annual contribution limit or that would cause the total account balance to exceed the maximum account balance limit imposed under section 136G.09, subdivision 8 .

§ Subd. 3. Authority of account owner. An account owner is the only person entitled to: (1) request distributions; (2) request rollover distributions; or (3) change the beneficiary of an ABLE account to a member of the family of the current beneficiary, but only if the beneficiary to whom the ABLE account is transferred is an eligible individual.

§ Subd. 4. Effect of plan changes on participation agreement. Amendments to this chapter automatically amend the participation agreement. Any amendments to the operating procedures and policies of the plan automatically amend the participation agreement after adoption by the commissioner or the board.

§ Subd. 5. Special account to hold plan assets in trust. All assets of the plan, including contributions to accounts, are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of account owners. Assets must be held in a separate account in the state treasury to be known as the Minnesota ABLE plan account or in accounts with the third-party provider selected pursuant to section 256Q.05, subdivision 4 . Plan assets are not subject to claims by creditors of the state, are not part of the general fund, and are not subject to appropriation by the state. Payments from the Minnesota ABLE plan account shall be made under this chapter.

§ Subd. 6. Account creation. If an eligible individual is unable to establish the eligible individual's own ABLE account, an ABLE account may be established on behalf of the eligible individual by the eligible individual's agent under a power of attorney or, if none, by the eligible individual's conservator or legal guardian, spouse, parent, sibling, or grandparent or a representative payee appointed for the eligible individual by the Social Security Administration, in that order.
Minn. Stat. § 144E.13 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.13
§ 144E.13 TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The director may issue a temporary license when a primary service area would be deprived of ambulance service. The temporary license shall expire when an applicant has been issued a regular license under this section. The temporary license shall be valid no more than six months from date of issuance. A temporary licensee must provide evidence that the licensee will meet the requirements of sections 144E.101 to 144E.127 and the rules adopted under this chapter.
Minn. Stat. § 62Q.106 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62Q / Section 62Q.106
§ 62Q.106 DISPUTE RESOLUTION BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) A complainant may at any time submit a complaint to the appropriate commissioner to investigate. After investigating a complaint, or reviewing a company's decision, the appropriate commissioner may order a remedy as authorized under chapter 45, 60A, or 62D.

(b) In investigating a complaint filed against a health maintenance organization regarding a vulnerable adult, upon request, the commissioner of health must interview at least one family member of the complainant or the subject of the complaint. If the complainant or the subject of the complaint does not want any family members to be interviewed, this information will be included in the investigative file.
Minn. Stat. § 257D.04 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 257D / Section 257D.04
§ 257D.04 RIGHT TO COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

The at-risk juvenile petitioning for a guardianship and the proposed guardian named in the petition each have the right to be represented by counsel of the at-risk juvenile's or guardian's choosing and at the at-risk juvenile's or guardian's own expense.
Minn. Stat. § 306.762 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 306 / Section 306.762
§ 306.762 PERMANENT RETENTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Required records. Any cemetery association and any person, firm, partnership, association, and corporation owning or operating a mausoleum or columbarium, or constructing or selling space in a mausoleum or columbarium to be built, required to deposit trust money in a permanent care and improvement fund must, in Minnesota, permanently retain records of the trust account. The records of the trust account must include the name of the person purchasing the cemetery lot or burial space, the name of the living representative of that person if one was designated, and the location of the money including any identifying numbers and the name and address of the institution in which the money is held.

§ Subd. 2. Penalty. Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation knowingly violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for a second offense shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 3. Exception. This section shall not apply to cemeteries, mausoleums, or columbariums owned and operated by a municipality, church, religious corporation, or religious association.
Minn. Stat. § 138.911 — MN Code / Part 138_140 / Chapter 138 / Section 138.911
§ 138.911 MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota Humanities Center, a nonprofit organization, is established to advance the study of the humanities and enhance the work of schools, colleges, and cultural organizations throughout the state.

§ Subd. 2. Reports. The Minnesota Humanities Center shall report to the legislature by September 1 of each year on the use of state funds appropriated to the commission. The report shall include an itemized account of the programs and projects supported and the source of money for each. The report shall show actual expenditures for the fiscal year ending the preceding June 30 and proposed expenditures for the fiscal year beginning the preceding July 1.

§ Subd. 3. Humanities center. (a) The Minnesota Humanities Center may establish a humanities center to ensure balance in public education and in the cultural life of the state, and to improve humanities education through the establishment of two institutes: the Minnesota Institute for Lifelong Learning and the Minnesota Institute for the Advancement of Teaching. (b) The humanities center may transport people and resources to small towns, rural communities, and urban settings to provide grants, technical assistance, and high-quality educational and cultural programs to schools and community organizations throughout Minnesota. (c) The Minnesota Institute for the Advancement of Teaching may conduct seminars and other activities for the recognition of the teaching profession and the advancement of teaching in Minnesota.
Minn. Stat. § 103F.615 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103F / Section 103F.615
§ 103F.615 LIMITATION ON CERTAIN PUBLIC PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Projects and assessments prohibited. Notwithstanding any other law, construction projects for public sanitary sewer systems, public water systems, and new public drainage systems are prohibited in wetland preservation areas. New connections between land or buildings in a wetland preservation area and public projects are prohibited. Land in a wetland preservation area may not be assessed for public projects built in the vicinity of the wetland preservation area.

§ Subd. 2. Exception; owner option. Subdivision 1 does not apply to public projects if the owner of the wetland preservation area elects to use and benefit from a public project.