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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, Chapter 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, Chapter 609. CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, Chapter 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, Chapter 469. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, Chapter 148. PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, Chapter 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, Chapter 256B. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR…196 Ch 60A, Chapter 60A. GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, Chapter 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, Chapter 325F. CONSUMER PROTECTION; P…168 Ch 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 197.03 STATE SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED.
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197.03 STATE SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED. There is created a state soldiers' assistance fund to aid and assist any citizen of Minnesota or resident alien residing in Minnesota who served in the military or naval forces of the United States, in securing compensation, insuran…
Minn. Stat. § 197.04 COMPOSITION OF FUND.
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197.04 COMPOSITION OF FUND. The state soldiers' assistance fund shall consist of all sums paid to or received by the commissioner of veterans affairs under the provisions of sections 197.03 to 197.07 and of any and all moneys and properties that may be appropriated, donated, give…
Minn. Stat. § 197.05 FUND, HOW EXPENDED.
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197.05 FUND, HOW EXPENDED. (a) The state soldiers' assistance fund shall be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs and shall be used to locate and investigate the facts as to any Minnesota resident or resident alien residing in Minnesota who served in the military o…
Minn. Stat. § 197.06 SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE AGENT.
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197.06 SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE AGENT. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall have charge of activities as provided in this section, and may employ assistants and incur other expenses as may be necessary for the administration of the state soldiers' assistance fund and carrying o…

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Minn. Stat. § 197.065 ACCESS TO DATABASE.

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197.065 ACCESS TO DATABASE. (a) Notwithstanding section 13.46, subdivision 2, the commissioner of veterans affairs may electronically access the MAXIS database maintained by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families for the purpose of verifying eligibility status of applica…

Minn. Stat. § 197.07 SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE FUND DEPOSITED IN STATE TREASURY.

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197.07 SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE FUND DEPOSITED IN STATE TREASURY. The soldiers' assistance fund shall be deposited in the state treasury and paid out only in such vouchers as may be authorized and approved by the commissioner of veterans affairs in the same manner and under the same …

Minn. Stat. § 197.12 [Obsolete]

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Minn. Stat. § 197.133 DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EXPIRATION OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

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197.133 DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EXPIRATION OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS. (a) If a majority of the board determines that the disposal of the Big Island Veterans camp or a portion of the camp is in the best interests of Minnesota veterans, or if the camp is not used solely as a camp for …

Minn. Stat. § 197.225 LIST OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL.

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197.225 LIST OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. (a) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall collect and maintain data about Minnesota residents who have died of service-connected causes while serving in the United States armed forces. The data may include deceased service members…

Minn. Stat. § 197.23 PURCHASE OF GRAVE MARKERS.

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197.23 PURCHASE OF GRAVE MARKERS. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. The commissioner of veterans affairs may provide, within available funds and upon request of a county veterans service officer or any congressionally chartered veterans organization, an appropriate marker for the gr…

Minn. Stat. § 197.231 HONOR GUARDS.

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197.231 HONOR GUARDS. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall pay, within available funds and upon request by a local unit of a congressionally chartered veterans organization or its auxiliary, up to $50 to the local unit for each time that local unit provides an honor guard d…

Minn. Stat. § 197.236 STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES.

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197.236 STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1999 c 86 art 2 s 6] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1999 c 86 art 2 s 6] § Subd. 3.Operation and maintenance. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall supervise and control the veterans cemeteries established under this sect…

Minn. Stat. § 197.25 MS 1941 [Obsolete]

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Minn. Stat. § 197.26 MS 1941 [Obsolete]

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Minn. Stat. § 197.27 MS 1941 [Obsolete]

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Minn. Stat. § 197.28 MS 1941 [Obsolete]

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Minn. Stat. § 197.29 MS 1941 [Obsolete]

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Minn. Stat. § 197.447 VETERAN, DEFINED.

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197.447 VETERAN, DEFINED. The word "veteran" as used in Minnesota Statutes, except in sections 136F.28, 196.21, and 243.251, means a citizen of the United States or a resident alien who has been separated under honorable conditions from any branch of the armed forces of the Unite…

Minn. Stat. § 197.448 VETERAN OF THE SECRET WAR IN LAOS.

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197.448 VETERAN OF THE SECRET WAR IN LAOS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, the term "veteran of the Secret War in Laos" means a person who resides in Minnesota and who: (1) was naturalized as provided in section 2(1) of the federal Hmong Veterans' Naturalizat…

Minn. Stat. § 197.455 VETERANS PREFERENCE APPLIED.

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197.455 VETERANS PREFERENCE APPLIED. § Subdivision 1.Application. (a) This section shall govern preference of a veteran under the civil service laws, charter provisions, ordinances, rules or regulations of a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, school district, or o…

Minn. Stat. § 197.4551 PERMISSIVE PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT.

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197.4551 PERMISSIVE PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT. § Subdivision 1.Preference permitted. A private, nonpublic employer may grant preference to a veteran in hiring and promotion. § Subd. 2.Preference for spouse of disabled or deceased veteran; definition. A private…

Minn. Stat. § 197.4552 EXPEDITED AND TEMPORARY LICENSING FOR FORMER AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.

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197.4552 EXPEDITED AND TEMPORARY LICENSING FOR FORMER AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY. § Subdivision 1.Expedited licensing processing. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each professional licensing board defined in section 214.01, subdivisions 2 and 3, shall estab…

Minn. Stat. § 197.46 VETERANS PREFERENCE ACT; REMOVAL FORBIDDEN; RIGHT OF MANDAMUS.

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197.46 VETERANS PREFERENCE ACT; REMOVAL FORBIDDEN; RIGHT OF MANDAMUS. (a) Any person whose rights may be in any way prejudiced contrary to any of the provisions of this section, is entitled to a writ of mandamus to remedy the wrong. After any initial hiring probationary period ex…

Minn. Stat. § 197.48 APPLICATION.

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197.48 APPLICATION. No provision of any subsequent act relating to any such appointment, employment, promotion, or removal shall be construed as inconsistent herewith or with any provision of sections 197.455 and 197.46 unless and except only so far as expressly provided in such …

Minn. Stat. § 197.481 ENFORCEMENT.

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197.481 ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Petition. A veteran, as defined by section 197.447, who has been denied rights by the state or any political subdivision, municipality, or other public agency of the state as authorized by the Veterans Preference Act under section 43A.11, 197.…

Minn. Stat. § 197.55 QUARTERS FOR MEETINGS OF VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS.

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197.55 QUARTERS FOR MEETINGS OF VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS. The governor of this state, or any other legal custodian of public buildings within the state, shall, when not inconsistent with the public interests, set aside any portion of the public buildings for the use and occupation …

Minn. Stat. § 197.56 USE OF QUARTERS.

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197.56 USE OF QUARTERS. Such organization shall have the equal and free use of all such quarters, under such rules and upon such conditions as may be prescribed by the governor or by such custodian. All reasonable and proper facilities, so far as possible, shall at all times be f…

Minn. Stat. § 197.57 QUARTERS, HOW MAINTAINED.

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197.57 QUARTERS, HOW MAINTAINED. Such quarters shall be furnished and maintained at the expense of such organizations as may occupy them under the provisions of section 197.55; provided, that if the building in which such quarters are assigned is heated and lighted at public expe…

Minn. Stat. § 197.58 VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS.

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197.58 VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS. The commissioner of administration shall set apart space in the state Veterans Service Building, for the use of congressionally chartered veterans organizations and their auxiliaries, incorporated, or when incorporated, under the laws of the state. …

Minn. Stat. § 197.585 HIGHER EDUCATION VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

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197.585 HIGHER EDUCATION VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Assistance provided. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall provide central liaison staff and campus veterans assistance officers to serve the needs of students who are veterans at higher education institut…

Minn. Stat. § 197.60 COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT; COMPENSATION.

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197.60 COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT; COMPENSATION. § Subdivision 1.Appointment; administrative support. The county board of any county, or the county boards of any two or more counties acting pursuant to section 197.602, shall appoint a county veterans service of…

Minn. Stat. § 197.601 QUALIFICATIONS OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS.

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197.601 QUALIFICATIONS OF COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS. No person shall be appointed a county veterans service officer or an assistant county veterans service officer under sections 197.60 to 197.606 unless the person is: (1) a resident of the state of Minnesota; (2) a citize…

Minn. Stat. § 197.602 JOINT ACTION BY TWO OR MORE COUNTIES.

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197.602 JOINT ACTION BY TWO OR MORE COUNTIES. The county boards of two or more contiguous counties may make a written agreement, executed on behalf of the several county boards by the respective chairs and secretaries thereof, whereby the counties may jointly employ a county vete…

Minn. Stat. § 197.603 DUTIES.

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197.603 DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Veterans benefits and assistance. It shall be the duty of the county veterans service officer to aid all residents of the governmental subdivision by which the officer is employed in securing benefits provided by law on account of the service of an…

Minn. Stat. § 197.604 UNLAWFUL TO PAY FEE.

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197.604 UNLAWFUL TO PAY FEE. § Subdivision 1.Payment of fee. It shall be unlawful for any person to pay any county veterans service officer or any employee under the officer or for any county veterans service officer or employee under the officer to receive any fee directly or in…

Minn. Stat. § 197.605 DEPARTMENT AS A RESOURCE TO COUNTIES.

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197.605 DEPARTMENT AS A RESOURCE TO COUNTIES. § Subdivision 1.Resources available. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall make resources available within the Department of Veterans Affairs to every county that operates a county veterans service office, to assist the county wi…

Minn. Stat. § 197.606 CLASSED AS COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

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197.606 CLASSED AS COUNTY EMPLOYEES. County veterans service officers and assistant county veterans service officers appointed under sections 197.60 to 197.606 are employees of the counties by which they are employed, and are under the exclusive jurisdiction and control of those …

Minn. Stat. § 197.608 VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE GRANT PROGRAM.

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197.608 VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Grant program. A veterans service office grant program is established to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs consisting of grants to counties to enable them to enhance the effectiveness of their ve…

Minn. Stat. § 197.609 EDUCATION PROGRAM.

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197.609 EDUCATION PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Establishment and administration. An education program for county veterans service officers is established to be administered by the commissioner of veterans affairs, with assistance and advice from the Minnesota Association of County Ve…

Minn. Stat. § 197.6091 VETERANS BENEFITS SERVICES; DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

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197.6091 VETERANS BENEFITS SERVICES; DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b)(1) "Advertising" or "advertisement" means any of the following: (i) any written or printed communication m…

Minn. Stat. § 197.61 VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS GRANT PROGRAM.

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197.61 VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS GRANT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Grant program. A veterans service organization grant program is established to provide grants to congressionally chartered veterans service organizations (VSO) to enhance the effectiveness of veterans services. …

Minn. Stat. § 197.63 VITAL RECORDS, CERTIFIED COPIES.

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197.63 VITAL RECORDS, CERTIFIED COPIES. § Subdivision 1.Issuance without charge. A certified copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, dissolution of marriage record, or certified copy of veteran's discharge recorded pursuant to section 386.20, shall be issued promptly by the of…

Minn. Stat. § 197.65 RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER'S LICENSE.

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197.65 RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND DRIVER'S LICENSE. (a) The renewal of a license or certificate of registration for a person who is serving in or has recently been separated or discharged from active military service and who is required by law…

Minn. Stat. § 197.75 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE; VETERANS' CHILDREN AND SPOUSES; VETERANS.

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197.75 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE; VETERANS' CHILDREN AND SPOUSES; VETERANS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs. (c) "Deceased veteran" means a veteran who has died …

Minn. Stat. § 197.752 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO POW/MIA DEPENDENTS.

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197.752 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO POW/MIA DEPENDENTS. Any dependent of a prisoner of war or a person missing in action, upon being duly accepted for enrollment in any Minnesota public postsecondary institution, shall be allowed to attend the institution to obtain a bachelor's deg…

Minn. Stat. § 197.775 HIGHER EDUCATION FAIRNESS.

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197.775 HIGHER EDUCATION FAIRNESS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs. (c) "State college or university" means a unit of the University of Minnesota or Minnesota…

Minn. Stat. § 197.78 STATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UNAVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

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197.78 STATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UNAVAILABLE THROUGH FEDERAL PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's duties. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall foster and support educational programs for the benefit of veterans to assure that no Minnesotan shall be deprived of earned v…

Minn. Stat. § 197.781 VETERANS TRAINING PROGRAM.

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197.781 VETERANS TRAINING PROGRAM. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall administer the veterans training program. Money in the veterans training revolving fund for the veterans training program is appropriated to the commissioner to pay the necessary expenses of operating t…

Minn. Stat. § 197.79 VETERANS BONUS PROGRAM.

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197.79 VETERANS BONUS PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (a) "Applicant" means a veteran or a veteran's guardian, conservator, or personal representative or a beneficiary or a beneficiary's guardia…