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MN Stat § 326A.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326A — Accountants|Section 326A.12 — Confidential Communications.

326A.12 CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. (a) Except by permission of the client for whom a licensee performs services or the heirs, successors, or personal representatives of the client, a licensee shall not voluntarily disclose information communicated to the licensee by the client relating to and in connection with services rendered to the client by the licensee. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit: (1) the disclosure of information required to be disclosed by the standards of the public accounting profession in reporting on the examination of financial statements; or (2) disclosures in court proceedings, in investigations or proceedings under section 326A.08, in ethical investigations conducted by private professional organizations, in the course of peer reviews, to other persons active in the organization performing services for that client on a need-to-know basis, or to persons in the entity who need this information for the sole purpose of assuring quality control. (b) This section also applies to persons registered under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), and to persons granted a practice privilege under section 326A.14. History:  2001 c 109 art 1 s 14; 2008 c 195 s 29
MN Stat § 326A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326A — Accountants|Section 326A.13 — Working Papers; Clients' Records.

326A.13 WORKING PAPERS; CLIENTS' RECORDS. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 326A.12, all statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda made by a licensee or a partner, shareholder, officer, director, member, manager, or employee of a licensee, incident to, or in the course of, rendering services to a client while a licensee, except the reports submitted by the licensee to the client and except for records that are part of the client's records, remain the property of the licensee in the absence of an express agreement between the licensee and the client to the contrary. No statement, record, schedule, working paper, or memorandum may be sold, transferred, or bequeathed, without the consent of the client or the client's personal representative or assignee, to anyone other than one or more surviving partners, stockholders, members or new partners, new stockholders, new members of the licensee, or any combined or merged firm or successor in interest to the licensee. Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting any temporary transfer of work papers or other material necessary in the course of carrying out peer reviews or as otherwise interfering with the disclosure of information pursuant to section 326A.12. (b) A licensee shall furnish to a client or former client, upon request and reasonable notice: (1) a copy of the licensee's working papers, to the extent that the working papers include records that would ordinarily constitute part of the client's records and are not otherwise available to the client; and (2) any accounting or other records belonging to, or obtained from or on behalf of, the client that the licensee removed from the client's premises or received for the client's account. The licensee may make and retain copies of such documents of the client when they form the basis for work done by the licensee. (c) Nothing in this section requires a licensee to keep any work paper beyond the period prescribed in any other applicable statute. (d) This section also applies to persons registered under section 326A.06, paragraph (b), and to persons granted a practice privilege under section 326A.14. History:  2001 c 109 art 1 s 15; 2008 c 195 s 30
MN Stat § 326B.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.01 — Definitions.

326B.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. ASME. "ASME" means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry or a duly designated representative of the commissioner who is either an employee of the Department of Labor and Industry or a person working under contract with the department. Subd. 4. Department. "Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry. Subd. 5. Day. "Day" means calendar day unless otherwise provided. Subd. 6. Individual. "Individual" means a human being. Subd. 7. Person. "Person" means any individual, limited liability company, corporation, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, or any other legal or commercial entity. History:   2007 c 140 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 326B.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.04 — Deposit Of Money.

326B.04 DEPOSIT OF MONEY. Subdivision 1. Construction code fund. There is created in the state treasury a construction code fund as a special revenue fund for the purpose of administering this chapter, sections 327.31 to 327.36, and chapter 327B. All money collected under those sections, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund unless otherwise specifically designated by law. Any interest or profit accruing from investment of these sums is credited to the construction code fund. All money collected in the construction code fund is appropriated to the commissioner of labor and industry to administer and enforce the provisions of the laws identified in this section. Unless otherwise provided by law, all penalties assessed under this chapter, section 327.35, and chapter 327B are credited to the assigned risk safety account established by section 79.253. Subd. 2. Deposits. Unless otherwise specifically designated by law: (1) all money collected under sections 144.122, paragraph (f); 181.723; 326B.092 to 326B.096; 326B.101 to 326B.194; 326B.197; 326B.32 to 326B.399; 326B.43 to 326B.49; 326B.52 to 326B.59; 326B.701; 326B.802 to 326B.885; 326B.90 to 326B.998; 327.31 to 327.36; and 327B.01 to 327B.12, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund; (2) all fees collected under sections 326B.098 to 326B.099 in connection with continuing education for any license, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter are credited to the construction code fund; and (3) all penalties assessed under the sections set forth in clauses (1) and (2) and all penalties assessed under sections 144.99 to 144.993 in connection with any violation of sections 326B.43 to 326B.49 or 326B.52 to 326B.59 or the rules adopted under those sections are credited to the assigned risk safety account established by section 79.253. History:  2007 c 135 art 3 s 28; 2007 c 140 art 2 s 4; art 4 s 61; art 6 s 15; art 7 s 13; art 8 s 30; art 13 s 4; 2008 c 337 s 64; 2010 c 280 s 9; 1Sp2011 c 4 art 3 s 3; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 73
MN Stat § 326B.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.06 — Bonds.

326B.06 BONDS. Bonds issued under this chapter are not state bonds or contracts for purposes of sections 8.05 and 16C.05, subdivision 2. History:   2007 c 140 art 2 s 5
MN Stat § 326B.075 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.075 — Commissioner Not Subject To Subpoena.

326B.075 COMMISSIONER NOT SUBJECT TO SUBPOENA. The commissioner shall not be subject to subpoena for purposes of providing expert testimony, except in an enforcement proceeding brought by the commissioner. History:   2007 c 140 art 2 s 6
MN Stat § 326B.081 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.081 — Definitions.

326B.081 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Application. For purposes of sections 326B.081 to 326B.085, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Administrative order. "Administrative order" means an order issued under section 326B.082, subdivision 7. Subd. 3. Applicable law. "Applicable law" means the provisions of sections 181.723, 325E.66, 327.31 to 327.36, this chapter, and chapter 341, and all rules, orders, stipulation agreements, settlements, compliance agreements, licenses, registrations, certificates, and permits adopted, issued, or enforced by the department under sections 181.723, 325E.66, 327.31 to 327.36, this chapter, or chapter 341. Subd. 4. Document or documents. "Document" or "documents" includes papers; books; records; memoranda; data; contracts; drawings; graphs; charts; photographs; digital, video, and audio recordings; records; accounts; files; statements; letters; e-mails; invoices; bills; notes; and calendars maintained in any form or manner. Subd. 5. Final. "Final" when used to describe any order issued under section 326B.082 means that: (1) no request for hearing in connection with the order was filed in the manner and within the time provided by section 326B.082; (2) all requests for hearing have been withdrawn; (3) an agreement that resolves the order has been signed by all the parties; or (4) after the filing of a request for hearing, an order has been issued by the commissioner, the court of appeals, or the supreme court, and all appeals have been pursued or forgone. Subd. 6. Licensing order. "Licensing order" means an order issued under section 326B.082, subdivision 12, paragraph (a). Subd. 7. Minimum qualifications. "Minimum qualifications" means the educational, experience, fee, examination, application, and other eligibility requirements that an applicant must meet in order to obtain a license, registration, certificate, or permit under the applicable law. For an applicant that is not an individual, the minimum qualifications include the requirement that an employee or other individual associated with the applicant hold a license. Subd. 8. Stop order. "Stop order" means an order issued under section 326B.082, subdivision 10. History:  2007 c 140 art 3 s 1; 2012 c 248 s 2; 2012 c 295 art 2 s 12; 2013 c 85 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 326B.084 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.084 — False Information; Unlicensed Advertising.

326B.084 FALSE INFORMATION; UNLICENSED ADVERTISING. Subdivision 1. False information. A person subject to any of the requirements in the applicable law may not make a false material statement, representation, or certification in; omit material information from; or alter, conceal, or fail to file or maintain a notice, application, record, report, plan, or other document required under the applicable law. Subd. 2. Unlicensed advertising. No person shall offer to perform services for which a license issued by the commissioner is required unless the person holds an active license to perform those services. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits an offer to sell, repair, or perform services provided those services are performed by a licensed person. History:  2007 c 140 art 3 s 4; 2010 c 183 s 2
MN Stat § 326B.085 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.085 — Recovery Of Litigation Costs And Expenses.

326B.085 RECOVERY OF LITIGATION COSTS AND EXPENSES. In any action brought by the commissioner for enforcement of an order issued under section 326B.082 for injunctive relief, or to compel performance pursuant to the applicable law, if the state finally prevails, the state, in addition to other penalties provided by law, may be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable value of all or part of the litigation expenses incurred by the state. In determining the amount of the litigation expenses to be allowed, the court shall give consideration to the economic circumstances of the defendant. History:   2007 c 140 art 3 s 5
MN Stat § 326B.091 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.091 — Definitions.

326B.091 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 326B.091 to 326B.099, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Applicant. "Applicant" means a person who has submitted to the department an application for an initial or renewal license. Subd. 2a. Appropriate and related knowledge. "Appropriate and related knowledge" means facts, information, or principles that are clearly relevant to the licensee's responsibilities under a license issued by the commissioner. These facts, information, or principles must convey substantive and procedural knowledge as it relates to postlicensing issues and must be relevant to the technical aspects of a regulated industry. Subd. 2b. Classroom hour. "Classroom hour" means 50 minutes of educational content. Subd. 2c. Instructor. "Instructor" means an individual lecturing in an approved educational offering. Subd. 3. License. "License" means any registration, certification, or other form of approval authorized by this chapter 326B and chapter 327B to be issued by the commissioner or department as a condition of doing business or conducting a trade, profession, or occupation in Minnesota. License includes specifically but not exclusively an authorization issued by the commissioner or department: to perform electrical work, plumbing or water conditioning work, high pressure piping work, or residential building work of a residential contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer; to install manufactured housing; to serve as a building official; or to operate a boiler or boat. Subd. 4. Licensee. "Licensee" means the person named on the license as the person authorized to do business or conduct the trade, profession, or occupation in Minnesota. Subd. 4a. Medical hardship. "Medical hardship" means a documented physical disability or medical condition. Subd. 5. Notification date. "Notification date" means the date of the written notification from the department to an applicant that the applicant is qualified to take the examination required for licensure. Subd. 5a. Overpayment. "Overpayment" means any payment of money in excess of a statutory fee. Subd. 5b. Qualifying individual. "Qualifying individual" means the individual responsible for obtaining continuing education on behalf of a residential building contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer licensed pursuant to sections 326B.801 to 326B.885. Subd. 5c. Regulated industry. "Regulated industry" means any business, trade, profession, or occupation that requires a license issued under this chapter or chapter 327B as a condition of doing business in Minnesota. Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 2015 c 54 art 5 s 16] Subd. 7. Sponsor. "Sponsor" means any person or entity offering or providing approved continuing education. History:  2007 c 140 art 8 s 27,30; art 13 s 4; 2010 c 347 art 3 s 3,76; 2010 c 385 s 6; 1Sp2011 c 4 art 3 s 4,27-30,58
MN Stat § 326B.0921 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.0921 — Bond Requirements.

326B.0921 BOND REQUIREMENTS. (a) All bonds that are required by this chapter must be in the form of a corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful and lawful performance of all work contracted for or performed in the state of Minnesota. The bond must be for the benefit of any person injured or suffering financial loss by reason of the licensee's failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the State Building Code, and all contracts entered into. (b) The licensee must file the bond with the commissioner on the bond form provided by the commissioner. The bond must be in lieu of all other license bonds to any other political subdivision. The bond must be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota. (c) The penal sum of the bond is cumulative and must be aggregated every two years that the bond is in force. The aggregate liability shall be limited to the bond penalty shown on the bond form for each two-year period that the bond remains in effect for any losses that occur during each two-year period. The bond shall be effective continuously from the date of issue but may be canceled as to future liability by the surety upon 30 days' written notice mailed to the commissioner by certified mail. In the event the surety pays a claim that reduces the penal sum of the bond, the surety must notify the commissioner in writing of the payment of the claim and the reduced penal sum of the bond within 15 days of the payment of the claim. (d) A licensee that is required to maintain a bond as a condition of licensure must ensure that it has a valid bond filed with the commissioner at all times that its license is active and that the required penal sum of the bond is maintained at all times. History:   2015 c 54 art 1 s 3
MN Stat § 326B.093 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.093 — Licenses Requiring Examination Administered By Commissioner.

326B.093 LICENSES REQUIRING EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY COMMISSIONER. Subdivision 1. Qualifications for examination. If the applicant for a license must pass an examination administered by the commissioner in order to obtain the license, then the applicant's complete application must demonstrate that the applicant is qualified to take the examination. The applicant is qualified to take the examination if the applicant meets all requirements for the license except for passing the examination. Subd. 2. Not qualified for examination. If the applicant is not qualified to take the examination, then the commissioner must deny the application. The applicant may subsequently submit another application, accompanied by the required fee. Subd. 3. Taking the examination. If the applicant is qualified to take the examination, then the department must notify the applicant, and the applicant may schedule a time to take the examination within one year after the notification date. If the applicant does not take the examination at the scheduled time, the applicant may, one time only, reschedule a time to take the examination on a date within one year after the notification date. If the applicant fails to take the examination within one year after the notification date, the commissioner must deny the application and the applicant forfeits the application/examination fee. The applicant may subsequently submit another application, accompanied by the required application/examination fee. Subd. 4. Examination results. If the applicant receives a passing score on the examination and meets all other requirements for licensure, the commissioner must approve the application and notify the applicant of the approval within 60 days of the date of the passing score. The applicant must, within 180 days after the notification of approval, pay the license fee. Upon receipt of the license fee, the commissioner must issue the license. If the applicant does not pay the license fee within 180 days after the notification of approval, the commissioner will rescind the approval and must deny the application. If the applicant does not receive a passing score on the examination, the commissioner must deny the application. If the application is denied because of the applicant's failure to receive a passing score on the examination, then the applicant cannot submit a new application for the license until at least 30 days after the notification of denial. History:  2010 c 347 art 3 s 5,76; 2010 c 385 s 6; 2013 c 85 art 2 s 6
MN Stat § 326B.094 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.094 — Renewal Of Licenses.

326B.094 RENEWAL OF LICENSES. Subdivision 1. Expiration of licenses. Unless and until the department or commissioner issues a renewal of a license, the license expires on the expiration date printed on the license. While the license is expired, the licensee cannot perform the activities authorized by the license. Subd. 2. Availability of renewal. A licensee may apply to renew a license no later than two years after the expiration of the license. If the department receives a complete renewal application no later than two years after the expiration of the license, then the department must approve or deny the renewal application within 60 days of receiving the complete renewal application. If the department receives a renewal application more than two years after the expiration of the license, the department must return the renewal license fee to the applicant without approving or denying the application. If the licensee wishes to obtain a valid license more than two years after expiration of the license, the licensee must apply for a new license. This section does not apply to a holder of a certificate of exemption issued under section 326B.805, subdivision 6, unlicensed individuals who register with the department under section 326B.33, subdivision 12, or 326B.47, or a mechanical contractor that files a bond with the department under section 326B.197. Subd. 3. Deadline for avoiding license expiration. The department must receive a complete application to renew a license no later than the license expiration date. If the department does not receive a complete application by the license expiration date, the license may expire before the department has either approved or denied the renewal application. History:  2010 c 347 art 3 s 6,76; 2010 c 385 s 6; 2015 c 54 art 1 s 4; art 5 s 8
MN Stat § 326B.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 326B — Construction Codes And Licensing|Section 326B.095 — Incomplete License Applications.

326B.095 INCOMPLETE LICENSE APPLICATIONS. This section applies to both applications for initial licenses and license renewal applications. If the department determines that an application is incomplete, the department must notify the applicant of the deficiencies that must be corrected in order to complete the application. The department must receive the corrected application within 30 days after the date the department notified the applicant of the deficiencies that must be corrected. If the application is for license renewal and the department receives the corrected application after the license has expired, then the corrected application must be accompanied by the late fee. History:  2010 c 347 art 3 s 7,76; 2010 c 385 s 6; 2017 c 68 art 1 s 4