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MN Stat § 8.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 8 — Attorney General|Section 8.14 — Actions Challenging State Expenditures; Intervention.

8.14 ACTIONS CHALLENGING STATE EXPENDITURES; INTERVENTION. In any action in which the state of Minnesota or any of its officers is a party and the amount of state expenditures for a particular purpose is challenged on the ground that the expenditure is insufficient to enable the state or any of its agencies to comply with the alleged requirements of the Constitution of the United States or of federal law, the attorney general shall petition on behalf of and provide representation for (1) an individual taxpayer, who as an authorized representative of a particular class of recipients or beneficiaries of significant state appropriations, has requested the representation or (2) any other state agency that wishes to intervene in the action. The attorney general shall oppose any attempt to require the state to expend money for any purpose in excess of the amounts appropriated for that purpose by law. History:   1975 c 434 s 28
MN Stat § 8.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 8 — Attorney General|Section 8.16 — Attorney General; Administrative Subpoenas.

8.16 ATTORNEY GENERAL; ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS. Subdivision 1. Authority. The attorney general, or any deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general whom the attorney general authorizes in writing, has the authority in any county of the state to subpoena and require the production of any records of telephone companies, cellular phone companies, paging companies, subscribers of private computer networks including Internet service providers or computer bulletin board systems, electric companies, gas companies, water utilities, chemical suppliers, hotels and motels, pawn shops, airlines, buses, taxis, and other entities engaged in the business of transporting people, and freight companies, self-service storage facilities, warehousing companies, package delivery companies, and other entities engaged in the businesses of transport, storage, or delivery, and records of the existence of safe deposit box account numbers and customer savings and checking account numbers maintained by financial institutions and safe deposit companies. Subpoenas may only be issued for records that are relevant to an ongoing legitimate law enforcement investigation. Subd. 1a. Subpoenas. The attorney general may in any county of the state subpoena and require the production of any records relating to the location of a debtor or the assets of a debtor, as that term is defined in section 16D.02, subdivision 4. Subpoenas may be issued only for records that are relevant to an investigation related to debt collection and exclude the power to subpoena personal appearance of witnesses unless the attorney general is so authorized by other statute or court rule. Subd. 2. Enforcement. The subpoena shall be enforceable through the district court. Subd. 3. Expenses. The person directed to produce the records must be paid reasonable expenses incurred in producing the records. Subd. 4. Disclosure prohibited. The subpoena must state that the person to whom the subpoena is directed may not disclose the fact that the subpoena was issued or the fact that the requested records have been produced except: (1) insofar as the disclosure is necessary to find and disclose the records; or (2) pursuant to court order. Subd. 5. Penalty. The willful failure to produce the documents required by the subpoena is a misdemeanor. Subd. 6. Ex parte order. Upon the ex parte request of the attorney issuing the subpoena, the district court may issue an order directing the production of the records. It is not necessary for either the request or the order to be filed with the court administrator. Failure to comply with the court order subjects the person who fails to comply to civil or criminal contempt of court, or both. History:  1989 c 336 art 2 s 1; 1993 c 326 art 7 s 1; 1995 c 254 art 5 s 1; 2001 c 197 s 1
MN Stat § 8.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 8 — Attorney General|Section 8.20 — Delegation Of Contract Review.

8.20 DELEGATION OF CONTRACT REVIEW. The attorney general may delegate the power to approve contracts as to form and execution to any state official if it is determined that the delegation will produce a significant, demonstrable improvement in the efficiency or operation of state government. The attorney general may condition the delegation as the attorney general determines to be necessary to protect the interests of the state. History:   1987 c 335 s 2
MN Stat § 8.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 8 — Attorney General|Section 8.30 — Compromise Of Tax And Fee Claims.

8.30 COMPROMISE OF TAX AND FEE CLAIMS. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the attorney general shall have authority to compromise taxes, fees, surcharges, assessments, penalties, and interest in all cases, whether reduced to judgment or not, where the debt is being reduced by an amount exceeding $50,000 and, in the attorney general's opinion, it shall be in the best interests of the state to do so. Such a compromise must be in a form prescribed by the attorney general and shall be in writing signed by the attorney general, the taxpayer or taxpayer's representative, and the commissioner of revenue. Compromises of such debts in cases where the debt is being reduced by an amount of $50,000 or less are governed by section 16D.15. History:  1969 c 230 s 1; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 84 art 6 s 1; 2000 c 490 art 13 s 1; 2003 c 127 art 14 s 1
MN Stat § 8.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 8 — Attorney General|Section 8.32 — Consumer Affairs.

8.32 CONSUMER AFFAIRS. Subdivision 1. Generally. The attorney general has the responsibilities and duties prescribed by this section. Subd. 2. Duties. The attorney general shall: (1) enforce the provisions of law relating to consumer fraud and unlawful practices in connection therewith as set forth in sections 325F.68 and 325F.69; (2) enforce the provisions of law set forth in sections 80D.19 and 80D.20 and Laws 1984, chapter 641, section 9; and (3) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for statutory needs that exist in adequately protecting the consumer. History:  1969 c 1129 art 4 s 4; 1973 c 513 s 1; 1978 c 746 s 1; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 13; 1983 c 289 s 23,24,114 subd 2; 1984 c 641 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 8.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 8 — Attorney General|Section 8.34 — Bias-motivated Crime Prosecution Training.

8.34 BIAS-MOTIVATED CRIME PROSECUTION TRAINING. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "prosecuting attorney" means a political subdivision's elected or appointed county and city attorney and any of that attorney's assistants who have criminal prosecution responsibility for bias-motivated crimes. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1994 c 636 art 4 s 41] Subd. 3. Records of attendance. The head of every agency that employs prosecuting attorneys shall maintain records of the number of prosecuting attorneys who have attended the bias-motivated crimes prosecution course and the number of those who have not. The agency head shall report annually to the attorney general on these attendance and nonattendance figures. History:   1990 c 459 s 1
MN Stat § 8.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 8 — Attorney General|Section 8.35 — Public Education Campaign.

8.35 PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. The attorney general, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, may establish a public service campaign designed to educate the public about the necessity of the payment of child support to the well-being of the state's children and taxpayers. The commissioner shall enter into a contract with the attorney general pursuant to Laws 1994, chapter 630, article 11, section 24, subdivision 2, for implementation of the campaign. The campaign may include public service announcements for broadcast through television, radio, and billboard media. History:   1994 c 630 art 11 s 1
MN Stat § 9.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 9 — Executive Council|Section 9.011 — Members; Duties, Powers.

9.011 MEMBERS; DUTIES, POWERS. Subdivision 1. Members. The Executive Council consists of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, and attorney general. The governor is chair. Subd. 2. Executive secretary. The Executive Council appoints, fixes the salary of, and removes at pleasure an executive secretary. The executive secretary shall perform such duties as are assigned by the Executive Council. Subd. 3. Employees. Within the limits of, and subject to the conditions of, the appropriation for salaries for the council, the executive secretary may employ such personnel as is necessary, and who may be employed in other departments of the state when so assigned. History:  1953 c 492 s 1; 1959 c 693 s 5; 1961 c 561 s 4; 1973 c 394 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 387 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 9.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 9 — Executive Council|Section 9.021 — Meetings.

9.021 MEETINGS. The Executive Council shall meet upon the call of the governor or upon the call of the executive secretary at the request of three or more members. History:   1953 c 492 s 2
MN Stat § 9.041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 9 — Executive Council|Section 9.041 — Settlement Of Claims And Controversies With United States.

9.041 SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AND CONTROVERSIES WITH UNITED STATES. Subdivision 1. Proposing terms; accepting patents; reconveying. The Executive Council may consider and propose terms of settlement to the legislature of all claims and controversies between the state and the United States over lands granted to the state by the United States under any act of Congress. It may consider and propose terms of settlement of these claims separately or totally. When the legislature approves a settlement, the Executive Council may accept patents of land issued by the United States and may reconvey to the United States any lands that it, by unanimous vote, determines should be reconveyed to carry out the provisions of this section. Subd. 2. Legislative action; small claims. No adjustment or settlement of any claim by the Executive Council is final until ratified by the legislature. The Executive Council may make final settlement and adjustment of individual claims of settlers or Indian allottees, where the land in question does not exceed 100 acres. Subd. 3. Auditor's report. The state auditor shall report to the Executive Council the status of: (1) all claims of the state against the United States for lands patented to the state by the United States under any acts or grants relating to lands; and (2) all claims of the United States against the state for lands alleged to have been wrongfully patented or conveyed to the state by the United States. Subd. 4. Auditor's expenses. The state auditor shall expend from any fund appropriated to maintain any department of the auditor's office sums for clerk hire, travel, hotel bills, or other expenses necessary to carry out this section. The state auditor shall audit and the Executive Council shall approve these expenditures. A per diem expenditure may be audited and approved for these purposes. History:  1953 c 492 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 9.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 9 — Executive Council|Section 9.061 — Additional Powers; Emergencies.

9.061 ADDITIONAL POWERS; EMERGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Prevention and relief; commandeering property. The Executive Council may: (1) take such measures as are necessary to prevent an impending disaster that threatens to destroy life or property; (2) grant relief to communities stricken by disease, fire, action of the elements, or extreme economic distress; (3) prevent the occurrence or spread of any disaster; (4) grant relief to individuals or families adversely affected by a major disaster in conformance with federal disaster relief laws and regulations. Any grants made shall be refunded to the state if the financial assistance needed is received from any other source; and (5) repair state property damaged by a major disaster in conformance with federal disaster relief laws and regulations. In these emergencies, the Executive Council may, when necessary, commandeer and use any property, vehicle, means of transportation, means of communication, or public service. The owner of any property taken shall be given a receipt for the property and be paid for its use and for any damages inflicted upon the property while in the service of the Executive Council. Subd. 2. Commanding state services. When necessary to grant relief or to prevent disaster, the Executive Council may use any of the facilities or offices of the state, may command the services of any state military organization, the services of the forces of the state fire marshal or any state department, and the services of employees of the state. These employees shall serve without additional pay, but all proper and necessary expenses incurred while in the performance of duty shall be paid out of funds provided in this section. Members of any state military organization shall be paid for their services while on duty as provided by the Military Code upon warrants drawn by the adjutant general. Subd. 3. Money. When an emergency exists and the attorney general certifies that money is needed, the Executive Council shall furnish the requested money from funds provided by this section. Subd. 4. Report of expenses. The Executive Council shall transmit to the legislature a detailed report of all its expenses and all money paid out not later than March first of each year in which there is a regular session. It shall transmit information and make recommendations to assist the legislature in the enactment of legislation to prevent calamities. Subd. 5. Spending power. Where an emergency exists the Executive Council may expend money as necessary therefor within the limit of appropriations made to the council for this purpose. Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1965 c 830 s 2] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1965 c 830 s 2] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 1965 c 830 s 2] Subd. 9.  [Repealed, 1965 c 830 s 2] Subd. 10.  [Repealed, 1965 c 830 s 2] History:  1953 c 492 s 6; Ex1959 c 87 s 1; 1965 c 830 s 1; 1969 c 399 s 11; 1975 c 48 s 1; 1981 c 356 s 253; 1987 c 320 s 1
MN Stat § 9.071 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties|Chapter 9 — Executive Council|Section 9.071 — Settlement Of Claims; Other Specified Powers.

9.071 SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS; OTHER SPECIFIED POWERS. The council has the powers with respect to: (1) timberlands provided in sections 90.031, 90.041, and 90.151; (2) lands acquired from the United States provided in section 94.50; (3) lands subject to delinquent drainage assessments provided in section 84A.20; (4) transfer of lands between departments of state government provided in section 15.16; (5) sale or exchange of lands within national forests provided in sections 92.30 and 92.31; (6) approval of acquisition of land for camping or parking area provided in sections 97A.135 and 97A.141; (7) awarding leases to prospect for iron ore provided in section 93.17; (8) approval of rules for issuance of leases to prospect for minerals under state lands provided in section 93.25; and (9) construction of dams provided in section 103G.545. History:  1953 c 492 s 7; 1971 c 25 s 7; 1973 c 87 s 1; 1973 c 494 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 386 art 4 s 1; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 1; 1995 c 186 s 5; 2000 c 495 s 1
MN Stat § 10.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.01 — Space For Constitutional Offices; Additional Duties.

10.01 SPACE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES; ADDITIONAL DUTIES. The governor, secretary of state, auditor, and attorney general shall keep their offices in rooms provided for them, respectively, in the area known as the Capitol, or as the Capitol complex, or as the Capitol area; and, in addition to the duties heretofore prescribed, shall severally render such other services and be subject to such further obligations as are required of or imposed upon them by law. History:  (117) RL s 63; 1967 c 624 s 1; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50
MN Stat § 10.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.09 — Officers Appointed By Governor, Terms.

10.09 OFFICERS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR, TERMS. Except as otherwise provided, the terms of all officers appointed by the governor shall begin upon the date when such officers qualify and assume their official duties, shall continue for the prescribed period thereafter, and until their successors are appointed and have qualified. History:  (53-48) 1925 c 426 art 20 s 1; 1969 c 9 s 4; 1973 c 35 s 2
MN Stat § 10.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.30 — Employees Compensation Revolving Fund Reimbursement.

10.30 EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION REVOLVING FUND REIMBURSEMENT. In all cases where any state department owes the employees compensation revolving fund, created by sections 176.591 to 176.611, for claims paid its employees, and no direct appropriation is made therefor, such department shall reimburse the revolving fund from the money appropriated for operation of the department. History:  (125-13) 1935 c 391 s 39; 1937 c 457 s 38; 1977 c 455 s 69; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 10.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.37 — Holding Two Appointive Offices.

10.37 HOLDING TWO APPOINTIVE OFFICES. Any appointive state office which the law provides shall be filled by the governor may be held by a person already holding a state office and such person may hold both such offices and perform the functions and duties thereof; but such person shall receive only the salary by law provided for the office first held. History:  (128-1) 1925 c 353 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 10.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.43 — Telephone Use; Approval.

10.43 TELEPHONE USE; APPROVAL. (a) Each representative, senator, constitutional officer, judge, and head of a state department or agency shall sign the person's monthly long-distance telephone bills paid by the state as evidence of the person's approval of each bill. This signature requirement does not apply to a month in which the person's long-distance phone bill paid by the state is less than $5. (b) Even if the monthly long-distance phone bill paid by the state for a person subject to this section is less than $5, the person is responsible for paying that portion of the bill that does not relate to state business. As provided in section 10.46, long-distance telephone bills paid by the state are public data, regardless of the amount of the bills. History:  1993 c 370 s 4; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 10.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.44 — House, Senate, Court, Elected Office Budgets; How Treated.

10.44 HOUSE, SENATE, COURT, ELECTED OFFICE BUDGETS; HOW TREATED. The budgets of the house of representatives, senate, constitutional officers, district courts, court of appeals, and supreme court must be submitted to and considered by the appropriate committees of the legislature in the same manner as the budgets of executive agencies. History:   1993 c 370 s 5
MN Stat § 10.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.45 — Budgets; Information.

10.45 BUDGETS; INFORMATION. The budgets of the house of representatives, the senate, each constitutional officer, the district courts, court of appeals, and supreme court shall be public information and shall be divided into expense categories. The categories shall include, among others, travel and telephone expenses. History:   1993 c 370 s 6
MN Stat § 10.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.46 — Telephone Records Public.

10.46 TELEPHONE RECORDS PUBLIC. Long-distance telephone bills paid for by the state or a political subdivision, including those of representatives, senators, judges, constitutional officers, heads of departments and agencies, local officials, and employees thereof, are public data. History:   1993 c 370 s 7
MN Stat § 10.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.47 — Telephone Service; Oversight.

10.47 TELEPHONE SERVICE; OVERSIGHT. Each member, officer, or employee in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches shall report any evidence of misuse of long-distance telephone service to the chief officer of the legislative body, judicial branch, executive office, or executive agency, and to the legislative auditor when appropriate. The legislative auditor shall investigate and report on evidence of misuse of long-distance telephone service of legislators, judges, constitutional officers, heads of executive departments and agencies, and state employees and, where appropriate, refer the evidence to other authorities. History:   1993 c 370 s 8
MN Stat § 10.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.49 — Naming.

10.49 NAMING. Laws enacted on or after July 1, 2009, must not be named for living people, and laws may not name councils, buildings, roads, or other facilities or entities after living people. History:   2009 c 101 art 2 s 17
MN Stat § 10.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.50 — Ethnic American Day.

10.50 ETHNIC AMERICAN DAY. The first Sunday in June is designated Ethnic American Day, in recognition of the diverse population of Minnesota, from the Native Americans who were this land's first inhabitants to other peoples from all parts of the world who also have contributed their cultures, traditions, and values to their fellow citizens. The governor may take any action necessary to promote and encourage the observance of Ethnic American Day. The public schools may offer instruction and programs to foster and preserve ethnic cultures, traditions, and values. History:   1990 c 405 s 1
MN Stat § 10.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10 — Multiple Branches Or Offices; Observances|Section 10.51 — Hunting Heritage Week.

10.51 HUNTING HERITAGE WEEK. The week beginning the third Monday in September is an official week of observance to commemorate the state's valued heritage of hunting game animals. During this week, all residents of the state are urged to: (1) reflect on hunting as an expression of our culture and heritage; (2) acknowledge that it is our community of sportsmen, sportswomen, and hunters who have made the greatest contributions to the establishment of current game animal populations; and (3) celebrate this culture and heritage in all lawful ways. History:   1Sp1995 c 1 s 1