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MN Stat § 15C.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.08 — Prosecuting Attorney And Private Party Roles.

15C.08 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AND PRIVATE PARTY ROLES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, if the prosecuting attorney does not intervene at the outset in an action brought by a person under section 15C.05, the person has the same rights in conducting the action as the prosecuting attorney would have. A copy of each pleading or other paper filed in the action and a copy of the transcript of each deposition taken must be mailed to the prosecuting attorney if the prosecuting attorney so requests and pays the cost of doing so. (b) If the prosecuting attorney elects not to intervene at the outset of the action, the court, without limiting the status and rights of the person initiating the action, may nevertheless permit the prosecuting attorney to intervene at a later date, upon a showing of good cause. If the prosecuting attorney so intervenes, the prosecuting attorney subsequently has primary responsibility for conducting the action. (c) If the prosecuting attorney elects at the outset of the action to intervene, the prosecuting attorney has the primary responsibility for prosecuting the action. The person who initially brought the action remains a party but the person's acts do not bind the prosecuting attorney. (d) If the prosecuting attorney elects to intervene, either at the outset or subsequently, the prosecuting attorney may file the prosecuting attorney's own complaint or amend the complaint of the person who initially brought the action to clarify or add details to the claims in which the prosecuting attorney is intervening and to add any additional claims with respect to which the prosecuting attorney contends the prosecuting attorney is entitled to relief. For statute of limitations purposes, any prosecuting attorney pleading relates back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the action, to the extent that the claim of the prosecuting attorney arises out of the conduct, transactions, or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the prior complaint of that person. (e) Whether or not the prosecuting attorney intervenes in the action, the prosecuting attorney may move to dismiss the action for good cause. The person who brought the action must be notified of the filing of the motion and may oppose it and present evidence at the hearing. The prosecuting attorney may also settle the action. If the prosecuting attorney intends to settle the action, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the person who brought the action. The state or the political subdivision may settle the action with the defendant notwithstanding the objections of the person initiating the action if the court determines, after a hearing, that the proposed settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable under all the circumstances. Upon a showing of good cause, the hearing may be held in chambers. History:  2009 c 101 art 2 s 31; 2013 c 16 s 4
MN Stat § 15C.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.09 — Stay Of Discovery; Extension.

15C.09 STAY OF DISCOVERY; EXTENSION. (a) The court may stay discovery by a person who brought an action under section 15C.05 for not more than 60 days if the prosecuting attorney shows that the proposed discovery would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of a civil or criminal matter arising out of the same facts, whether or not the prosecuting attorney participates in the action. (b) The court may extend the stay upon a further showing that the prosecuting attorney has pursued the civil or criminal investigation or proceeding with reasonable diligence and that the proposed discovery would interfere with its continuation. Discovery may not be stayed for a total of more than six months over the objection of the person who brought the action, except for good cause shown by the prosecuting attorney. (c) A showing made pursuant to this section must be made in chambers. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 32
MN Stat § 15C.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.10 — Court-imposed Limitation Upon Participation Of Private Plaintiff In Action.

15C.10 COURT-IMPOSED LIMITATION UPON PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN ACTION. Upon a showing by the prosecuting attorney in an action in which the prosecuting attorney has intervened that unrestricted participation by a person under this chapter would interfere with or unduly delay the conduct of the action, or would be repetitious, irrelevant, or solely for harassment, the court may limit the person's participation by limiting the number of witnesses, the length of the testimony of the witnesses, the cross-examination of witnesses by the person, or by other measures. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 33
MN Stat § 15C.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.11 — Limitation Of Actions; Remedies.

15C.11 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; REMEDIES. (a) An action under this chapter may not be commenced more than three years after the date of discovery of the fraudulent activity by the prosecuting attorney or more than six years after the fraudulent activity occurred, whichever occurs later, but in no event more than ten years after the date on which the violation is committed. (b) A finding of guilt in a criminal proceeding charging a false statement or fraud, whether upon a verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, stops the person found guilty from denying an essential element of that offense in an action under this chapter based upon the same transaction as the criminal proceeding. (c) In an action under this chapter, the state or the political subdivision and any plaintiff under section 15C.05 must prove the essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 34
MN Stat § 15C.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.12 — Award Of Expenses And Attorney Fees.

15C.12 AWARD OF EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY FEES. If the prosecuting attorney or a person who brought an action under section 15C.05 prevails in or settles an action under this chapter, the court shall award the prosecuting attorney or person reasonable costs, reasonable attorney fees, and the reasonable fees of expert consultants and expert witnesses. These expenses must be awarded against the defendant and are not allowed against the state or a political subdivision. If the prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action and the person bringing the action conducts the action and the defendant prevails in the action, the court shall award to the defendant reasonable expenses and attorney fees against the person bringing the action if it finds that the action was clearly frivolous or vexatious or brought in substantial part for harassment. The state or a political subdivision is not liable for expenses, attorney fees, or other costs incurred by a person in bringing or defending an action under this chapter. History:  2009 c 101 art 2 s 35; 2013 c 16 s 5
MN Stat § 15C.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.13 — Distribution To Private Plaintiff In Certain Actions.

15C.13 DISTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN CERTAIN ACTIONS. If the prosecuting attorney intervenes at the outset in an action brought by a person under section 15C.05, the person is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or more than 25 percent of any recovery of the civil penalty and damages or settlement, depending on the extent to which the person substantially contributed to the conduct of the action. If the prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action at any time, the person is entitled to receive not less than 25 percent or more than 30 percent of any recovery of the civil penalty and damages, or settlement, as the court determines is reasonable. If the prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action at the outset but subsequently intervenes, the person is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or more than 30 percent of any recovery of the civil penalty and damages or settlement, as the court determines, depending on the extent to which the person substantially contributed to the prosecution of the action. For recoveries whose distribution is governed by federal code or rule, the basis for calculating the portion of the recovery the person is entitled to receive shall not include amounts reserved for distribution to the federal government or designated in their use by federal code or rule. History:  2009 c 101 art 2 s 36; 2010 c 310 art 14 s 1; 2013 c 16 s 6
MN Stat § 15C.145 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.145 — Relief From Retaliatory Actions.

15C.145 RELIEF FROM RETALIATORY ACTIONS. (a) An employee, contractor, or agent is entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others in furtherance of an action under this chapter or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this chapter. (b) Relief under paragraph (a) shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney fees. (c) A civil action under this section may not be brought more than three years after the date when the retaliation occurred. History:   2013 c 16 s 7
MN Stat § 15C.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.15 — Deposit Of State Funds; False Claims Account.

15C.15 DEPOSIT OF STATE FUNDS; FALSE CLAIMS ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Deposit of funds. The net proceeds received by the state in an action under this chapter, after distributions made to private plaintiffs and as otherwise required by federal law, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows: (1) the portion of net proceeds equal to the amount of the actual damages that the state sustains because of an act specified in section 15C.02 must be credited to the fund that sustained the damages; (2) the portion of net proceeds equal to the additional recovery of federal money authorized by United States Code, title 42, section 1396h, for a recovery under this chapter, as determined by the commissioner of management and budget, must be credited to the false claims account under subdivision 2, provided that the amount credited may not exceed $1,000,000 in a fiscal year; and (3) the remainder of the net proceeds must be credited to the general fund. Subd. 2. False claims account. A false claims account is established in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner of management and budget may enter into interagency agreements to deposit up to $2,055,000 for litigation and related expenses under this chapter. Money in the account deposited through interagency agreement or under subdivision 1 is annually appropriated to the attorney general for purposes of this chapter. History:  2009 c 101 art 2 s 38,109
MN Stat § 15C.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 15C - 16 — Fraudulent State Claims|Chapter 15C — False Claims Against The State|Section 15C.16 — Reporting.

15C.16 REPORTING. The attorney general shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over state government finance by January 15 each year, on activities under this chapter during the prior calendar year. The report must include: (1) the number of complaints received by the attorney general under section 15C.05; (2) the number of times the attorney general intervened and declined to intervene after receiving a complaint; (3) an estimate of the amount of time spent by attorneys in the attorney general's office and an estimate of the amount of time spent by other staff in the attorney general's office on activities under this chapter; and (4) net proceeds received by the state in each action under this chapter. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 39
MN Stat § 16A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.01 — Department Of Management And Budget; Commissioner; Employees.

16A.01 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; COMMISSIONER; EMPLOYEES. Subdivision 1. Commissioner. The commissioner of management and budget manages the Department of Management and Budget, which may also be known as Minnesota Management and Budget. The commissioner is the state's controller and chief accounting and financial officer. Subd. 2. Appointment; qualification. The governor appoints the commissioner under section 15.06. The commissioner must have broad experience as an executive financial manager. Subd. 3. Deputy; confidential secretary. The commissioner may appoint a deputy and a confidential secretary. Each serves at the commissioner's pleasure in the unclassified service. Subd. 4. Organize, hire, delegate. The commissioner shall: (1) organize the department; (2) hire the agents and classified civil service employees necessary to run the department; (3) define their duties; and (4) set conditions for, and control, delegation of the commissioner's powers, duties, and responsibilities to them. History:  1973 c 492 s 1; 1977 c 305 s 8,9; 1984 c 628 art 2 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 40,109
MN Stat § 16A.012 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.012 — Warrants; Discounts.

16A.012 WARRANTS; DISCOUNTS. The commissioner of management and budget shall in no case purchase, redeem, or receive any warrant at less than its face value, nor receive any fee or reward for transacting any official duty, other than the salary provided by law. If the public revenue shall suffer loss by reason of the commissioner's failure to call delinquents to account when required to do so by law, the commissioner shall be accountable for all sums due from such delinquents as if the same had been paid. History:  RL s 46; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 16A.014 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.014 — Administration Of Gifts.

16A.014 ADMINISTRATION OF GIFTS. In case any such gift, bequest, devise, or endowment is so accepted, the same and the proceeds thereof shall be administered and applied according to the terms of the will, deed of gift, or other instrument defining, providing for, creating, or establishing the same; but all such property and funds shall be held by the commissioner of management and budget in an official capacity and paid out and disbursed the same as other state funds. History:  1907 c 170 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 16A.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.015 — Investment Of Gifts.

16A.015 INVESTMENT OF GIFTS. In case it is provided by the terms of such will, deed of gift, or other instrument that the capital of the money, property, or fund constituting such gift, bequest, devise, or endowment, or any part of such capital, shall be kept invested, the same shall be invested and kept invested in the same manner and by the same officers or body as the school funds of the state are by law required to be invested. History:  1907 c 170 s 3; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50
MN Stat § 16A.016 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.016 — Payment; Appropriation.

16A.016 PAYMENT; APPROPRIATION. Subdivision 1. Payment; expenditure. In the event such gift, bequest, devise, or endowment is made or designated by the donor for a certain institution, department, or agency, the commissioner of management and budget shall, from time to time, pay out in the usual manner, upon the order of the board, commission, or other body charged with the direct and immediate supervision, control, or management of the designated institution, department, or agency, all money which may become available for such purpose under the terms of such will, deed or gift, or other instrument; and the same shall be expended and applied by this board, commission, or other body as nearly as may be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such gift, bequest, devise, or endowment. Subd. 2. Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated from the fund in the state treasury created under sections 16A.013 to 16A.015, to which such money was credited to such person, department, agency, or institution as is entitled to such payment an amount sufficient to carry out the terms and conditions of such gift, bequest, devise, or endowment. History:  1907 c 170 s 4; 1941 c 353 s 2; 1959 c 158 s 1; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 16A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.04 — Budget And Cash Projection.

16A.04 BUDGET AND CASH PROJECTION. Subdivision 1. To prepare, consult, supervise. The commissioner shall prepare the biennial budget with projections of revenues and expenditures for both the biennial budget period and the biennium following the biennial budget period. The governor shall supervise the preparation unless there is a governor-elect, who then shall provide the supervision. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1984 c 628 art 2 s 4] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1984 c 628 art 2 s 4] Subd. 4.  [Renumbered 16A.041] History:  1973 c 492 s 4; 1984 c 628 art 2 s 1; art 6 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 51,52; 1993 c 192 s 46
MN Stat § 16A.041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.041 — Rulemaking.

16A.041 RULEMAKING. The commissioner may make rules on the powers, duties, and responsibilities given to the department or the commissioner under state law. History:  1973 c 492 s 4; 1984 c 628 art 2 s 1; art 6 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 51,52
MN Stat § 16A.0561 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.0561 — Mapped Data On Expenditures.

16A.0561 MAPPED DATA ON EXPENDITURES. (a) Data on expenditure of money from the funds as specified under sections 3.303, subdivision 10, and 116P.08 may, if practicable, be made available on the web in a manner that allows the public to obtain information about a project receiving an appropriation by clicking on a map. To the extent feasible, the map should include or link to information about each project, including, but not limited to, the location, the name of the entity receiving the appropriation, the source of the appropriation, the amount of money received, and a general statement of the purpose of the appropriation. (b) If requested, the Legislative Coordinating Commission may, to the extent practicable, provide relevant executive branch agencies with public geospatial data that it receives for its website required under section 3.303, subdivision 10. The commissioner may make this information available to the public in a similar manner as information provided under paragraph (a). (c) In creating plans for public expenditures from all geographically locatable or project based appropriations, prospective budget and project planning should consider geographic and data reporting that would facilitate the goals of this section. History:   2010 c 392 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 16A.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance|Chapter 16A — Department Of Management And Budget|Section 16A.06 — Additional Commissioner Duties And Powers.

16A.06 ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER DUTIES AND POWERS. Subdivision 1. Agency to comply. The commissioner has the duties and powers stated in this section. An executive agency must do what the commissioner requires of it under this section. Subd. 2. Financial reports. The commissioner from time to time shall require an executive agency to prepare financial reports on department forms so the administration and the legislature can compare spending plans with appropriations for programs and activities. Subd. 3. Evaluate and compare costs. The commissioner shall provide a system to measure the effect of fund expenditures so as to evaluate and compare the cost of functions or programs. Subd. 4. Reporting agency performance. Executive agencies shall prepare performance-based budget plans according to schedules, forms, and standards as established by the commissioner. The commissioner may also require other periodic reports of agency performance. Subd. 5. Estimates. The commissioner from time to time shall require an executive agency to report estimates of its income and receipts. The commissioner shall use the estimates to evaluate the state's financial condition. Subd. 6. Report on financial affairs. The commissioner shall, when directed, report on the state's financial affairs to the governor. Subd. 7. Information for policy making. The commissioner shall obtain from an executive agency any information needed to make state financial policy. Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 1994 c 632 art 3 s 65] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 2013 c 134 s 31] Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 2003 c 112 art 1 s 19] Subd. 11. Permanent school fund reporting. The commissioner shall annually report to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature the amount of the permanent school fund transfer and information about the investment of the permanent school fund provided by the State Board of Investment. The State Board of Investment shall provide information about how they maximized the long-term economic return of the permanent school fund. Subd. 12. Audit of state's use of federal funds. The commissioner shall contract with a qualified auditor to conduct the annual audit required by the Single Audit Act of 1984, Public Law 98-502; the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-156; and Code of Federal Regulations, title 2, part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). The cost of the audit shall be billed to the agencies audited during the subsequent fiscal year. Amounts paid by state agencies shall be deposited in the general fund. History:  1973 c 492 s 6; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1984 c 628 art 2 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 53; 1987 c 275 s 2; 1993 c 192 s 48; 1996 c 438 art 4 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 10 art 2 s 20; 2008 c 357 s 1; 2009 c 96 art 1 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2012 c 249 s 2; 2012 c 286 art 8 s 1; 2012 c 298 s 7; 1Sp2021 c 12 art 2 s 4