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MN Stat § 13D.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 13D — Meetings Of Public Bodies|Chapter 13D — Open Meeting Law|Section 13D.015 — State Entity Meetings By Telephone Or Interactive Technology.

13D.015 STATE ENTITY MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY. Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies to: (1) a state agency, board, commission, or department, and a statewide public pension plan defined in section 356A.01, subdivision 24; and (2) a committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission of an entity listed in clause (1). Subd. 2. Conditions. An entity listed in subdivision 1 may conduct a meeting governed by this section and section 13D.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 5, by telephone or interactive technology so long as the following conditions are met: (1) all members of the entity 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 entity can hear all discussion and all votes of members of the entity and participate in testimony; (3) at least one member of the entity 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. Subd. 3. Quorum; participation. Each member of the entity participating in a meeting by telephone or interactive technology is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. Subd. 4. Monitoring from remote site. If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a meeting, the entity, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. Subd. 5. Notice. If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the entity shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by interactive technology, and of the provisions of subdivision 4. The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04. In addition, the entity must post the notice on its website at least ten days before any regular meeting as defined in section 13D.04, subdivision 1. History:  2009 c 80 s 1; 2012 c 290 s 63; 2021 c 14 s 4
MN Stat § 13D.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 13D — Meetings Of Public Bodies|Chapter 13D — Open Meeting Law|Section 13D.021 — Meetings During Pandemic Or Chapter 12 Emergency.

13D.021 MEETINGS DURING PANDEMIC OR CHAPTER 12 EMERGENCY. Subdivision 1. Conditions. A meeting governed by this section and section 13D.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 5, may be conducted by telephone or interactive technology so long as the following conditions are met: (1) the presiding officer, chief legal counsel, or chief administrative officer for the affected governing body determines that an in-person meeting or a meeting conducted under section 13D.015 or 13D.02 is not practical or prudent because of a health pandemic or an emergency declared under chapter 12; (2) all members of the body participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony; (3) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the body can hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of the members of the body, unless attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration; (4) at least one member of the body, chief legal counsel, or chief administrative officer is physically present at the regular meeting location, unless unfeasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration; and (5) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded. Subd. 2. Members are present for quorum, participation. Each member of the body participating in a meeting by telephone or interactive technology is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. Subd. 3. Monitoring from remote site. If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a meeting, to the extent practical, the body shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. Subd. 4. Notice of regular and all member sites. If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the public body shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or interactive technology, and of the provisions of subdivision 3. The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04. Subd. 5. Public comment period during health pandemic or emergency. If attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible due to the health pandemic or emergency declaration and the public body's practice is to offer a public comment period at in-person meetings, members of the public shall be permitted to comment from a remote location during the public comment period of the meeting, to the extent practical. History:  2007 c 110 s 1; 2021 c 14 s 6
MN Stat § 13D.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 13D — Meetings Of Public Bodies|Chapter 13D — Open Meeting Law|Section 13D.03 — Closed Meetings For Labor Negotiations Strategy.

13D.03 CLOSED MEETINGS FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS STRATEGY. Subdivision 1. Procedure. (a) Section 13D.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, and section 13D.02 do not apply to a meeting held pursuant to the procedure in this section. (b) The governing body of a public employer may by a majority vote in a public meeting decide to hold a closed meeting to consider strategy for labor negotiations, including negotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals, conducted pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25. (c) The time of commencement and place of the closed meeting shall be announced at the public meeting. (d) A written roll of members and all other persons present at the closed meeting shall be made available to the public after the closed meeting. Subd. 2. Meeting must be recorded. (a) The proceedings of a closed meeting to discuss negotiation strategies shall be tape-recorded at the expense of the governing body. (b) The recording shall be preserved for two years after the contract is signed and shall be made available to the public after all labor contracts are signed by the governing body for the current budget period. Subd. 3. If violation claimed. (a) If an action is brought claiming that public business other than discussions of labor negotiation strategies or developments or discussion and review of labor negotiation proposals was transacted at a closed meeting held pursuant to this section during the time when the tape is not available to the public, the court shall review the recording of the meeting in camera. (b) If the court finds that this section was not violated, the action shall be dismissed and the recording shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court until otherwise made available to the public pursuant to this section. (c) If the court finds that this section was violated, the recording may be introduced at trial in its entirety subject to any protective orders as requested by either party and deemed appropriate by the court. History:  1957 c 773 s 1; 1967 c 462 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 654 s 15; 1973 c 680 s 1,3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1981 c 174 s 1; 1983 c 137 s 1; 1983 c 274 s 18; 1984 c 462 s 27; 1987 c 313 s 1; 1990 c 550 s 2,3; 1991 c 292 art 8 s 12; 1991 c 319 s 22; 1994 c 618 art 1 s 39; 1997 c 154 s 2
MN Stat § 13D.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 13D — Meetings Of Public Bodies|Chapter 13D — Open Meeting Law|Section 13D.065 — Use Of Social Media.

13D.065 USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. The use of social media by members of a public body does not violate this chapter so long as the social media use is limited to exchanges with all members of the general public. For purposes of this section, e-mail is not considered a type of social media. History:   2014 c 274 s 2
MN Stat § 13D.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapter 13D — Meetings Of Public Bodies|Chapter 13D — Open Meeting Law|Section 13D.07 — Citation.

13D.07 CITATION. This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Open Meeting Law." History:  1957 c 773 s 1; 1967 c 462 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 654 s 15; 1973 c 680 s 1,3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1981 c 174 s 1; 1983 c 137 s 1; 1983 c 274 s 18; 1984 c 462 s 27; 1987 c 313 s 1; 1990 c 550 s 2,3; 1991 c 292 art 8 s 12; 1991 c 319 s 22; 1994 c 618 art 1 s 39; 1997 c 154 s 2
MN Stat § 14.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.001 — Statement Of Purpose.

14.001 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act are: (1) to provide oversight of powers and duties delegated to administrative agencies; (2) to increase public accountability of administrative agencies; (3) to ensure a uniform minimum procedure; (4) to increase public access to governmental information; (5) to increase public participation in the formulation of administrative rules; (6) to increase the fairness of agencies in their conduct of contested case proceedings; and (7) to simplify the process of judicial review of agency action as well as increase its ease and availability. In accomplishing its objectives, the intention of this chapter is to strike a fair balance between these purposes and the need for efficient, economical, and effective government administration. The chapter is not meant to alter the substantive rights of any person or agency. Its impact is limited to procedural rights with the expectation that better substantive results will be achieved in the everyday conduct of state government by improving the process by which those results are attained. History:   1990 c 422 s 1
MN Stat § 14.002 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.002 — State Regulatory Policy.

14.002 STATE REGULATORY POLICY. The legislature recognizes the important and sensitive role for administrative rules in implementing policies and programs created by the legislature. However, the legislature finds that some regulatory rules and programs have become overly prescriptive and inflexible, thereby increasing costs to the state, local governments, and the regulated community and decreasing the effectiveness of the regulatory program. Therefore, whenever feasible, state agencies must develop rules and regulatory programs that emphasize superior achievement in meeting the agency's regulatory objectives and maximum flexibility for the regulated party and the agency in meeting those goals. History:   1998 c 303 s 1
MN Stat § 14.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.01 — Citation.

14.01 CITATION. Sections 14.001 to 14.69 may be cited as the "Administrative Procedure Act." History:  1969 c 599 s 1; 1977 c 443 s 8; 1980 c 615 s 2; 1981 c 253 s 3,47; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 422 s 10
MN Stat § 14.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.02 — Definitions.

14.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 14.001 to 14.69 the terms defined in this section have the meanings ascribed to them. Subd. 2. Agency. "Agency" means any state officer, board, commission, bureau, division, department, or tribunal, other than a judicial branch court and the Tax Court, having a statewide jurisdiction and authorized by law to make rules or to adjudicate contested cases. "Agency" also means the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board. Subd. 3. Contested case. "Contested case" means a proceeding before an agency in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of specific parties are required by law or constitutional right to be determined after an agency hearing. "Contested case" does not include hearings held by the Department of Corrections involving the discipline or transfer of inmates or other hearings relating solely to inmate management. Subd. 4. Rule. "Rule" means every agency statement of general applicability and future effect, including amendments, suspensions, and repeals of rules, adopted to implement or make specific the law enforced or administered by that agency or to govern its organization or procedure. History:  1945 c 452 s 1; 1957 c 806 s 1; 1961 c 136 s 1; 1963 c 633 s 1; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 9 s 6; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 1; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1973 c 654 s 15; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1975 c 380 s 1; 1976 c 2 s 1; 1976 c 68 s 1,2; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 430 s 7; 1977 c 443 s 1; 1978 c 674 s 2,3; 1979 c 50 s 2; 1979 c 332 art 1 s 8; 1980 c 615 s 2; 1981 c 253 s 3,4,47; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1985 c 285 s 2; 1Sp1985 c 4 s 1; 1986 c 386 art 4 s 2; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1,3; 1989 c 290 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 422 s 2,10
MN Stat § 14.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.045 — Agencies; Limits On Penalties And Fines.

14.045 AGENCIES; LIMITS ON PENALTIES AND FINES. Subdivision 1. Limit on penalties. An agency may not, under authority of rule, levy a total fine or penalty of more than $700 for a single violation unless the agency has specific statutory authority to levy a fine in excess of that amount. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty. An agency may not, by rule, establish a criminal penalty unless the agency has specific statutory authority to do so. Subd. 3. Factors. (a) If a statute or rule gives an agency discretion over the amount of a fine, the agency must take the following factors into account in determining the amount of the fine: (1) the willfulness of the violation; (2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, and the natural resources of the state; (3) the history of past violations; (4) the number of violations; (5) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the violation; and (6) other factors that justice may require. (b) For a violation after an initial violation, the following factors must be considered in addition to the factors in paragraph (a): (1) similarity of previous violations to the current violation to be penalized; (2) time elapsed since the last violation; (3) number of previous violations; and (4) response of the person to the most recent previous violation identified. Subd. 4. Effect on other law. This section does not affect the right of an agency to deny a permit, revoke a license, or take similar action, other than the imposition of a fine, even if the cost of the denial, revocation, or other action to the affected party exceeds $700. Subd. 5. Application. Subdivisions 1, 2, and 4 apply only to fines and penalties imposed under rules for which notice of intent to adopt rules is published after July 1, 1996. History:   1996 c 390 s 11
MN Stat § 14.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.055 — Rule Variances; Standards.

14.055 RULE VARIANCES; STANDARDS. Subdivision 1. Authority. A person or entity may petition an agency for a variance from a rule adopted by the agency, as it applies to the circumstances of the petitioner. Subd. 2. General terms. The following general terms apply to variances granted pursuant to this section: (1) the agency may attach any conditions to the granting of a variance that the agency determines are needed to protect public health, safety, or the environment; (2) a variance has prospective effect only; (3) conditions attached to the granting of a variance are an enforceable part of the rule to which the variance applies; and (4) the agency may not grant a variance from a statute or court order. Subd. 3. Mandatory variances. An agency shall grant a variance from a rule as applied to the particular circumstances of the petitioner, if the agency finds that the application of the rule, as applied to the circumstances of that petitioner, would not serve any of the purposes of the rule. Subd. 4. Discretionary variances. An agency may grant a variance if the agency finds that: (1) application of the rule to the petitioner would result in hardship or injustice; (2) variance from the rule would be consistent with the public interest; and (3) variance from the rule would not prejudice the substantial legal or economic rights of any person or entity. Subd. 5. Rules. An agency may adopt rules under section 14.389 establishing general standards for granting mandatory or discretionary variances from its rules. Section 14.389, subdivision 5, applies to these rules. An agency also may grant variances based on standards specified in other law. Subd. 6. When not applicable. This section and section 14.056 do not apply if another state or federal law or rule authorizes or requires the granting of variances by an agency or in certain circumstances. History:   2001 c 179 s 2
MN Stat § 14.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.06 — Required Rules.

14.06 REQUIRED RULES. (a) Each agency shall adopt rules, in the form prescribed by the revisor of statutes, setting forth the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures related to the administration of official agency duties to the extent that those procedures directly affect the rights of or procedures available to the public. (b) Upon the request of any person, and as soon as feasible and to the extent practicable, each agency shall adopt rules to supersede those principles of law or policy lawfully declared by the agency as the basis for its decisions in particular cases it intends to rely on as precedents in future cases. This paragraph does not apply to the Public Utilities Commission. History:  1957 c 806 s 2; 1975 c 380 s 2; 1977 c 443 s 2; 1980 c 615 s 41; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 8
MN Stat § 14.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.08 — Approval Of Rule And Rule Form; Costs.

14.08 APPROVAL OF RULE AND RULE FORM; COSTS. (a) One copy of a rule adopted under section 14.26 must be submitted by the agency to the chief administrative law judge. The chief administrative law judge shall request from the revisor certified copies of the rule when it is submitted by the agency under section 14.26. Within five days after the request for certification of the rule is received by the revisor, excluding weekends and holidays, the revisor shall either return the rule with a certificate of approval of the form of the rule to the chief administrative law judge or notify the chief administrative law judge and the agency that the form of the rule will not be approved. If the chief administrative law judge disapproves a rule, the agency may modify it and the agency shall submit one copy of the modified rule, approved as to form by the revisor, to the chief administrative law judge. (b) One copy of a rule adopted after a public hearing must be submitted by the agency to the chief administrative law judge. The chief administrative law judge shall request from the revisor certified copies of the rule when it is submitted by the agency. Within five working days after receipt of the request, the revisor shall either return the rule with a certificate of approval to the chief administrative law judge or notify the chief administrative law judge and the agency that the form of the rule will not be approved. (c) If the revisor refuses to approve the form of the rule, the revisor's notice must revise the rule so it is in the correct form. (d) After the agency has notified the chief administrative law judge that it has adopted the rule, the chief administrative law judge shall promptly file four paper copies or an electronic copy of the adopted rule in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state shall forward one copy of each rule filed to the agency, to the revisor of statutes, and to the governor. (e) The chief administrative law judge shall assess an agency for the actual cost of processing rules under this section. Each agency shall include in its budget money to pay the assessments. Receipts from the assessment must be deposited in the administrative hearings account established in section 14.54. History:  1980 c 615 s 50; 1981 c 253 s 19; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 210 s 2; 1984 c 640 s 4; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 81; 1987 c 404 s 70; 1988 c 686 art 5 s 6; 1991 c 345 art 1 s 47; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 9; 2001 c 106 s 3; 2015 c 63 s 2
MN Stat § 14.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.09 — Petition For Adoption Of Rule.

14.09 PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF RULE. Any person may petition an agency requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule. The petition shall be specific as to what action is requested and the need for the action. Upon receiving a petition an agency shall have 60 days in which to make a specific and detailed reply in writing as to its planned disposition of the request and the reasons for its planned disposition of the request. If the agency states its intention to hold a public hearing on the subject of the request, it shall proceed according to sections 14.05 to 14.28. The chief administrative law judge shall prescribe by rule the form for all petitions under this section and may prescribe further procedures for their submission, consideration, and disposition. History:  1945 c 452 s 3; 1957 c 806 s 5; 1975 c 380 s 6; 1981 c 253 s 21; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 10
MN Stat § 14.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.101 — Advice On Possible Rules.

14.101 ADVICE ON POSSIBLE RULES. Subdivision 1. Required notice. In addition to seeking information by other methods designed to reach persons or classes of persons who might be affected by the proposal, an agency, at least 60 days before publication of a notice of intent to adopt or a notice of hearing, shall solicit comments from the public on the subject matter of a possible rulemaking proposal under active consideration within the agency by causing notice to be published in the State Register. The notice must include a description of the subject matter of the proposal and the types of groups and individuals likely to be affected, and must indicate where, when, and how persons may comment on the proposal and whether and how drafts of any proposal may be obtained from the agency. This notice must be published within 60 days of the effective date of any new or amendatory law requiring rules to be adopted, amended, or repealed. Subd. 2. Advisory committees. Each agency may also appoint committees to comment, before publication of a notice of intent to adopt or a notice of hearing, on the subject matter of a possible rulemaking under active consideration within the agency. Subd. 3. Effect of good faith compliance. If an agency has made a good faith effort to comply with this section, a rule may not be invalidated on the grounds that the contents of this notice are insufficient or inaccurate. Subd. 4. Reduction of time period. The chief administrative law judge shall reduce the time period before publication from 60 to 30 days for good cause. History:  1995 c 233 art 2 s 11; 2001 c 106 s 4-6
MN Stat § 14.111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure|Section 14.111 — Farming Operations.

14.111 FARMING OPERATIONS. Before an agency adopts or repeals rules that affect farming operations, the agency must provide a copy of the proposed rule change to the commissioner of agriculture, no later than 30 days prior to publication of the proposed rule in the State Register. A rule may not be invalidated for failure to comply with this section if an agency has made a good faith effort to comply. History:   1995 c 233 art 1 s 1