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Minn. Stat. § 82B.15 — MN Code / Part 82_83 / Chapter 82B / Section 82B.15
§ 82B.15 NONRESIDENT SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment of commissioner. A nonresident, before being licensed as a real estate appraiser, shall appoint the commissioner and a successor or successors in office as true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served all legal process in an action or proceedings against the person, or in which the person may be a party, in relation to or involving a transaction covered by this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter. The appointment is irrevocable. Service upon the attorney is as valid and binding as if due and personal service had been made upon the person. The appointment is effective upon the issuance of the license in connection with which the appointment was filed.

§ Subd. 2. Effect of nonappointment. The commission of an act constituting a violation of this chapter or rule or order adopted under this chapter by a nonresident person who has not appointed the commissioner as attorney in compliance with subdivision 1, is conclusively considered an irrevocable appointment by the person of the commissioner and a successor or successors in an action or proceedings against the nonresident or in which the nonresident may be a party in relation to or involving the violation. The violation is a signification of agreement that all legal process that is served is as valid and binding upon the nonresident as if due and personal service had been made.

§ Subd. 3. Procedure. Service of process under this section shall be made in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2 .
Minn. Stat. § 302A.917 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 302A / Section 302A.917
§ 302A.917 STATE INTERESTED; PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

If it appears at any stage of a proceeding in a court in this state that the state is, or is likely to be, interested therein, or that it is a matter of general public interest, the court shall order that a copy of the complaint or petition be served upon the attorney general in the same manner prescribed for serving a summons in a civil action. The attorney general shall intervene in a proceeding when the attorney general determines that the public interest requires it, whether or not the attorney general has been served.
Minn. Stat. § 144.0759 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.0759
§ 144.0759 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may award a grant to a statewide, nonprofit organization to support Public Health AmeriCorps members. The organization awarded the grant shall provide the commissioner with any information needed by the commissioner to evaluate the program in the form and according to timelines specified by the commissioner.
Minn. Stat. § 174.255 — MN Code / Part 160_174A / Chapter 174 / Section 174.255
§ 174.255 PARATRANSIT PROGRAM; ACCESSIBILITY; INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Accessibility for people with disability. The commissioner shall require any paratransit project receiving assistance under section 174.24 that includes the operation of two or more vehicles other than automobiles or taxis to provide at least one vehicle that is accessible to disabled individuals and may require additional accessible vehicles if necessary to serve disabled individuals expected to use the project. A vehicle is accessible if it is equipped to allow transportation of an individual using a wheelchair or using an orthopedic device.

§ Subd. 2. Assistance in obtaining insurance. In order to reduce the expense of liability insurance required for paratransit projects eligible for assistance under section 174.24 , the commissioner and the commissioner of commerce shall investigate the causes of high liability insurance costs and shall take the appropriate administrative action to assist paratransit projects to obtain liability insurance coverage from qualified insurance carriers at the lowest available cost. Appropriate administrative action includes: (1) taking bids from and negotiating and entering into contracts with qualified carriers to provide liability insurance for eligible paratransit projects that wish to be covered, and (2) providing technical and administrative assistance to eligible paratransit projects to assist them in securing low-cost liability insurance.

§ Subd. 3. Operator assistance. A person operating or assisting the operation of a vehicle while employed by a program such as "project mobility" may leave the vehicle to enter premises in order to assist a person who does not require emergency ambulance service to gain access and entrance to the vehicle. The assistance shall include assisting through the first entrance to a building. Operators of the special transportation vehicles shall provide the necessary passenger assistance for door-through-door service. Assistance shall also include assisting wheelchair passengers over any exterior steps essential to either departure or destination buildings, subject to both the steps and the wheelchair being in good repair. If an operator or assistant refuses to assist because of the condition of the steps or the wheelchair, the operator of the service shall send letters to the commissioner of transportation and the person denied service detailing the corrective measures necessary to qualify for service.
Minn. Stat. § 144.397 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144 / Section 144.397
§ 144.397 STATEWIDE TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of health shall administer, or contract for the administration of, statewide tobacco cessation services to assist Minnesotans who are seeking advice or services to help them quit using tobacco products. The commissioner shall establish statewide public awareness activities to inform the public of the availability of the services and encourage the public to utilize the services because of the dangers and harm of tobacco use and dependence.

(b) Services to be provided may include but are not limited to:

(1) telephone-based coaching and counseling;

(2) referrals;

(3) written materials mailed upon request;

(4) web-based texting or email services; and

(5) free United States Food and Drug Administration-approved tobacco cessation medications.

(c) Services provided must be consistent with evidence-based best practices in tobacco cessation services. Services provided must be coordinated with health plan company tobacco prevention and cessation services that may be available to individuals depending on their health coverage.
Minn. Stat. § 147A.025 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 147A / Section 147A.025
§ 147A.025 TEMPORARY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for licensure under section 147A.02 may request the board to issue a temporary permit in accordance with this section. Upon receipt of the application for licensure, a request for a temporary permit, and a nonrefundable physician assistant application fee as specified under section 147A.28 , the board may issue a temporary permit to practice as a physician assistant if the applicant is:

(1) currently licensed in good standing to practice as a physician assistant in another state, territory, or Canadian province; and

(2) not subject to a pending investigation or disciplinary action in any state, territory, or Canadian province.

(b) A temporary permit issued under this section is nonrenewable and shall be valid until a decision is made on the physician assistant's application for licensure or for 90 days, whichever occurs first.

(c) The board may revoke the temporary permit that has been issued under this section if the applicant is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary action or is disqualified for licensure for any other reason.

(d) Notwithstanding section 13.41, subdivision 2 , the board may release information regarding any action taken by the board pursuant to this section.
Minn. Stat. § 609.05 — MN Code / Part 609_624 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.05
§ 609.05 LIABILITY FOR CRIMES OF ANOTHER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Aiding, abetting; liability. A person is criminally liable for a crime committed by another if the person intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires with or otherwise procures the other to commit the crime.

§ Subd. 2. Expansive liability. A person liable under subdivision 1 is also liable for any other crime committed in pursuance of the intended crime if reasonably foreseeable by the person as a probable consequence of committing or attempting to commit the crime intended.

§ Subd. 2a. Exception. (a) A person may not be held criminally liable for a violation of section 609.185 , paragraph (a), clause (3), for a death caused by another unless the person intentionally aided, advised, hired, counseled, or conspired with or otherwise procured the other with the intent to cause the death of a human being. (b) A person may not be held criminally liable for a violation of section 609.19 , subdivision 2, clause (1), for a death caused by another unless the person was a major participant in the underlying felony and acted with extreme indifference to human life. (c) As used in this subdivision, "major participant" means a person who: (1) used a deadly weapon during the commission of the underlying felony or provided a deadly weapon to another participant where it was reasonably foreseeable that the weapon would be used in the underlying felony; (2) caused substantial bodily harm to another during the commission of the underlying felony; (3) coerced or hired a participant to undertake actions in furtherance of the underlying felony that proximately caused the death, and where it was reasonably foreseeable that such actions would cause death or great bodily harm; or (4) impeded another person from preventing the death either by physical action or by threat of physical action where it was reasonably foreseeable that death or great bodily harm would result.

§ Subd. 3. Abandonment of criminal purpose. A person who intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, or conspires with or otherwise procures another to commit a crime and thereafter abandons that purpose and makes a reasonable effort to prevent the commission of the crime prior to its commission is not liable if the crime is thereafter committed.

§ Subd. 4. Circumstances of conviction. A person liable under this section may be charged with and convicted of the crime although the person who directly committed it has not been convicted, or has been convicted of some other degree of the crime or of some other crime based on the same act, or if the person is a juvenile who has not been found delinquent for the act.

§ Subd. 5. Definition. For purposes of this section, a crime also includes an act committed by a juvenile that would be a crime if committed by an adult.
Minn. Stat. § 336.8-307 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 336 / Section 336.8-307
§ 336.8-307 PURCHASER'S RIGHT TO REQUISITES FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed, the transferor of a security on due demand shall supply the purchaser with proof of authority to transfer or with any other requisite necessary to obtain registration of the transfer of the security, but if the transfer is not for value, a transferor need not comply unless the purchaser pays the necessary expenses. If the transferor fails within a reasonable time to comply with the demand, the purchaser may reject or rescind the transfer.
Minn. Stat. § 179A.23 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179A / Section 179A.23
§ 179A.23 LIMITATION ON CONTRACTING-OUT OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF A STATE OF MINNESOTA OR UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BARGAINING UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any contract entered into after March 23, 1982, by the state of Minnesota or the University of Minnesota involving services, any part of which, in the absence of the contract, would be performed by members of a unit provided in sections 179A.10 and 179A.11 , shall be subject to section 16C.06 and shall provide for the preferential employment by a party of members of that unit whose employment with the state of Minnesota or the University of Minnesota is terminated as a result of that contract.

(b) Contracts entered into by the state of Minnesota for the purpose of providing court reporter services or transcription of the record of a hearing which was recorded by means of an audio magnetic recording device shall be subject to section 16C.08 and the preferential employment provisions enumerated in this section. Any court reporter seeking a contract pursuant to the preferential employment provisions of this section shall be given preference when the services are needed only if that court reporter's charges for the services requested are no greater than the average of the charges made for the identical services by other court reporters in the same locality who are also under contract with the state for those services.
Minn. Stat. § 41A.0235 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A.0235
§ 41A.0235 BOARD MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS.
Status: in_force

(a) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met:

(1) all members of the board participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;

(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the board can hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the board and, if needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441 ;

(3) at least one member of the board is physically present at the regular meeting location; and

(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.

(b) Each member of the board participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings.

(c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the board, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The board may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the board incurs as a result of the additional connection.

(d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the board shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04 .
Minn. Stat. § 628.61 — MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 628 / Section 628.61
§ 628.61 MATTERS INQUIRED INTO.
Status: in_force

The grand jury shall inquire:

(1) into the condition of every person imprisoned on a criminal charge triable in the county, and not indicted;

(2) into the condition and management of the public prisons in the county; and

(3) into the willful and corrupt misconduct in office of all public officers in the county.
Minn. Stat. § 260C.507 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.507
§ 260C.507 ADMIT-DENY HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) An admit-deny hearing on the permanency or termination of parental rights petition shall be held not later than 12 months from the child's placement in foster care or an order for the child to be in the care of a noncustodial or nonresident parent.

(b) An admit-deny hearing on the termination of parental rights or transfer of permanent legal and physical custody petition required to be immediately filed under section 260C.503, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a), shall be within ten days of the filing of the petition.

(c) At the admit-deny hearing, the court shall determine whether there is a prima facie basis for finding that the agency made reasonable efforts, or in the case of an Indian child active efforts, for reunification as required or that reasonable efforts for reunification are not required under section 260.012 and proceed according to the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure.
Minn. Stat. § 16B.4821 — MN Code / Part 16A_16E / Chapter 16B / Section 16B.4821
§ 16B.4821 PROVISION OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES TO MNSCU.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Materials and services available. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may request from the commissioner of administration any services and materials available to any state agency under this chapter, including but not limited to purchasing, contracting, leasing, energy conservation, communications systems, construction, and all other programs and contracts administered by the Department of Administration, whether administered directly or indirectly by contract or otherwise. The commissioner of administration shall make reasonable efforts to comply with any such request. The chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the commissioner of administration shall cooperate to identify services and materials available to state agencies from the Department of Administration.

§ Subd. 2. Status requested by chancellor. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall be a state agency where being a state agency is a prerequisite to obtaining or participating in any services, materials acquisition, or programs under this chapter which are requested by the chancellor.

§ Subd. 3. Notification. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall be a state agency for purposes of being included on any state agency's list to receive notices and information appropriate to the purposes of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Minn. Stat. § 88.45 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.45
§ 88.45 MUNICIPALITIES TO COOPERATE.
Status: in_force

Counties doing anything under sections 88.28 to 88.46 shall act by and through county boards; towns, by and through town boards; and cities, by and through their councils or other governing bodies. It shall be the duty of all such municipalities and their officials and employees to cooperate, as far as possible, with the director and other employees in the forestry service. In all cases where forest fires are actually burning the orders and directions of the director and district rangers shall be binding upon, and must be obeyed by, all officials and employees of any municipality until the fires shall have been extinguished.
Minn. Stat. § 375.38 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 375 / Section 375.38
§ 375.38 VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

A person who inters or causes to be interred a body, or makes a charge for a burial lot in a soldiers' rest, except as provided by section 375.37 , is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Minn. Stat. § 219.30 — MN Code / Part 218_222 / Chapter 219 / Section 219.30
§ 219.30 INJURING, DESTROYING SIGN.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to maliciously injure, remove, displace, deface, or destroy the signs or signals provided for in sections 219.16 to 219.30 .
Minn. Stat. § 25.43 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 25 / Section 25.43
§ 25.43 PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of sections 25.31 to 25.43 or who shall impede, hinder, or otherwise prevent, or attempt to prevent, said commissioner or duly authorized agent in performance of a duty in connection with the provisions of sections 25.31 to 25.43 , shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ Subd. 2. Minor violations. Nothing in sections 25.31 to 25.43 shall be construed as requiring the commissioner or the commissioner's representative to: (1) report for prosecution, or (2) institute seizure proceedings, or (3) issue a withdrawal from distribution order, as a result of minor violations of sections 25.31 to 25.43 , or when the commissioner or representative believes the public interest will best be served by suitable notice of warning in writing.

§ Subd. 3. County attorney duties. Each county attorney to whom any violation is reported shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in the district court or other court of competent jurisdiction without delay. Before the commissioner reports a violation for such prosecution, an opportunity shall be given the distributor to present views to the commissioner.

§ Subd. 4. Injunction. The commissioner may apply to the district court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of sections 25.31 to 25.43 or any rule promulgated under the act notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law.

§ Subd. 5. Appeal. Any person adversely affected by an act, order, or ruling made pursuant to the provisions of sections 25.31 to 25.43 may seek judicial review in accordance with chapter 14.
Minn. Stat. § 10.578 — MN Code / Part 10_12B / Chapter 10 / Section 10.578
§ 10.578 VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS DAY.
Status: in_force

The first Saturday of every October is designated Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day. Each year, the governor shall issue a proclamation honoring this observance. Each year in conjunction with this observance, the commissioner of veterans affairs shall coordinate activities that raise awareness of, and promote the prevention of, veteran suicides.
Minn. Stat. § 383B.80 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383B / Section 383B.80
§ 383B.80 HENNEPIN COUNTY DEED AND MORTGAGE TAX.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority to impose; rate. (a) The governing body of Hennepin County may impose a mortgage registry and deed tax. (b) The rate of the mortgage registry tax equals .0001 of the principal. (c) The rate of the deed tax equals .0001 of the amount.

§ Subd. 2. General law provisions apply. The taxes under this section apply to the same base and must be imposed, collected, administered, and enforced in the same manner as provided under chapter 287 for the state mortgage registry and deed taxes. All the provisions of chapter 287 apply to these taxes, except the rate is as specified in subdivision 1, the term "Hennepin County" must be substituted for the "state," and the revenue must be deposited as provided in subdivision 3.

§ Subd. 3. Deposit of revenues. All revenues from the tax are for the use of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners and must be deposited in the county's environmental response fund under section 383B.81 .

§ Subd. 4. Expiration. The authority to impose the tax under this section expires January 1, 2028.