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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, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 375.35 APPROPRIATIONS TO MILITARY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY.
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375.35 APPROPRIATIONS TO MILITARY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY. A county board may also appropriate funds annually to each post of a recognized military service persons' organization or society, holding charter from Congress or incorporated in this stat…
Minn. Stat. § 375.36 MAY BUY AND KEEP UP PART OF CEMETERY AS SOLDIERS' REST.
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375.36 MAY BUY AND KEEP UP PART OF CEMETERY AS SOLDIERS' REST. § Subdivision 1. County powers; soldiers' rest. A county board may purchase a plot of ground in any duly organized cemetery lying, in whole or part, in the county, or in a contiguous county, to be designated and used …
Minn. Stat. § 375.37 "SOLDIERS' REST" USED ONLY FOR VETERANS AND SPOUSES.
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375.37 "SOLDIERS' REST" USED ONLY FOR VETERANS AND SPOUSES. Any plot of ground secured and designated as a "soldiers' rest" shall be used exclusively for the interment of deceased veterans, as defined in section 197.447, and spouses of veterans without charge for space in it. His…
Minn. Stat. § 375.38 VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR.

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375.38 VIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR. A person who inters or causes to be interred a body, or makes a charge for a burial lot in a soldiers' rest, except as provided by section 375.37, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: (765) 1917 c 60 s 3; 1937 c 178 s 3; 1984 c 629 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 375.39 CHANGE OF NAME OF COUNTY; ORDER OF COUNTY BOARD.

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375.39 CHANGE OF NAME OF COUNTY; ORDER OF COUNTY BOARD. A county board may change the name of the county upon a petition signed by a number of the legal voters of the county equal to 55 percent of the votes cast at the last preceding general election, and shall adopt the new name…

Minn. Stat. § 375.40 COUNTY BOARD MAY LICENSE EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS.

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375.40 COUNTY BOARD MAY LICENSE EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS. A county board may license and regulate itinerant shows, carnivals, circuses, endurance contests, and exhibitions of any nature whatsoever. Sections 375.40 to 375.42 do not apply to shows, carnivals, circuses, contests, and e…

Minn. Stat. § 375.41 MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE PART IN UNLICENSED ITINERANT SHOW.

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375.41 MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE PART IN UNLICENSED ITINERANT SHOW. A person, partnership, association, or corporation who conducts, or takes part in, any itinerant show, carnival, circus, endurance contest, or exhibition not licensed, as provided in section 375.40, is guilty of a misd…

Minn. Stat. § 375.42 EXCEPTIONS.

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375.42 EXCEPTIONS. Sections 375.40 and 375.41 do not apply to any itinerant show, carnival, circus, endurance contest, or exhibition held in connection with an agricultural association fair. History: (10536-16) 1937 c 331 s 6; 1984 c 629 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 375.44 MILEAGE, COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBERS.

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375.44 MILEAGE, COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBERS. The county board of any county in which a county hospital is located may by resolution authorize the members of any county hospital board who are not members of the county board to receive reimbursement for each mile necessarily trav…

Minn. Stat. § 375.45 CHANGE FUNDS, ESTABLISHMENT.

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375.45 CHANGE FUNDS, ESTABLISHMENT. The county board shall establish funds in the county offices and departments as it deems necessary for the purpose of making change only. The change funds shall be established by making an appropriation for them from the proper fund in whatever…

Minn. Stat. § 375.46 MAY GIVE GENERAL FUND MONEY TO SHERIFF FOR PATROLS.

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375.46 MAY GIVE GENERAL FUND MONEY TO SHERIFF FOR PATROLS. § Subdivision 1.On county roads, highways. A county board may appropriate, out of its general fund, money to permit the sheriff to patrol the roads and highways of the county to investigate conditions respecting observanc…

Minn. Stat. § 375.47 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND AGENCIES.

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375.47 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES FOR MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND AGENCIES. § Subdivision 1.Reasonable allowance. The board of county commissioners of each county may, by resolution, set a reasonable allowance for expenses or a per diem allowance in lieu of expenses and a mileage allowance to …

Minn. Stat. § 375.471 LAND CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION; FEDERAL AID.

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375.471 LAND CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION; FEDERAL AID. The county boards of the several counties which have been designated as a resource conservation and development project area under United States Code, title 7, section 1011(e) and acts amendatory thereof, may enter into agre…

Minn. Stat. § 375.48 MAY APPOINT COUNTY COORDINATOR TO SERVE AT ITS PLEASURE.

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375.48 MAY APPOINT COUNTY COORDINATOR TO SERVE AT ITS PLEASURE. § Subdivision 1.Terms; title; salary; qualifications. Notwithstanding sections 375A.01 and 375A.12, a county board may employ a county coordinator upon terms it considers advisable. It may assign whatever title to th…

Minn. Stat. § 375.49 COUNTY COORDINATOR DUTIES; CONSIDERED DEPARTMENT HEAD.

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375.49 COUNTY COORDINATOR DUTIES; CONSIDERED DEPARTMENT HEAD. § Subdivision 1.County board to prescribe. (a) The county board shall prescribe the duties of the county coordinator. (b) Insofar as required by the county board, the county coordinator is responsible to the board for …

Minn. Stat. § 375.50 MAY RESCIND COUNTY COORDINATOR RESOLUTION.

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375.50 MAY RESCIND COUNTY COORDINATOR RESOLUTION. § Subdivision 1.Anytime. The board at any time may rescind the resolution establishing the office of county coordinator. Any duties and responsibilities previously assigned to the county coordinator, upon adoption of the rescindin…

Minn. Stat. § 375.51 ORDINANCES; ENACTMENT, PUBLICATION.

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375.51 ORDINANCES; ENACTMENT, PUBLICATION. § Subdivision 1.Enactment. In any instance in which a county board is authorized by law to enact ordinances, the ordinances shall be adopted in the manner prescribed in this section except as otherwise provided by law. A public hearing s…

Minn. Stat. § 375.52 REVISION AND CODIFICATION.

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375.52 REVISION AND CODIFICATION. A county may revise and codify and print in book, pamphlet or newspaper form any general and special laws, ordinances, resolutions and rules in force in the county. The codification shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in i…

Minn. Stat. § 375.53 VIOLATIONS OF ORDINANCES, PENALTIES.

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375.53 VIOLATIONS OF ORDINANCES, PENALTIES. The county board may declare that the violation of any ordinance shall be a penal offense and prescribe penalties for a violation. The penalties shall not exceed those permitted for conviction of a misdemeanor as defined by law. History…

Minn. Stat. § 375.54 PROSECUTIONS UNDER ORDINANCE.

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375.54 PROSECUTIONS UNDER ORDINANCE. All prosecutions for violation of county ordinances shall be brought by the county attorney in the name of the county upon complaint and warrant as in other criminal cases. History: 1967 c 698 s 4; 1984 c 629 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 375.55 DISPOSITION OF FINES RECOVERED FOR ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.

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375.55 DISPOSITION OF FINES RECOVERED FOR ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS. All fines, forfeitures, and penalties recovered for the violation of a county ordinance shall be paid into the county treasury. Every court or officer receiving such money, on or before the tenth day after the last d…

Minn. Stat. § 375.551 COUNTY EMERGENCY JOBS PROGRAM.

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375.551 COUNTY EMERGENCY JOBS PROGRAM. A county board of a county experiencing chronic high unemployment may establish an emergency employment program to meet the needs of its economically disadvantaged, unemployed residents. History: 1983 c 307 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 375.552 DEFINITIONS.

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375.552 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. For the purposes of sections 375.551 to 375.555, the following terms have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Employment program. "Employment program" means a program offering job training programs or jobs through public works proj…

Minn. Stat. § 375.553 COUNTY EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

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375.553 COUNTY EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. The funds authorized in section 375.555 shall be expended by the county for job training programs or for jobs through public works projects submitted to the county by its departments and agencies and those of cities, towns, school dist…

Minn. Stat. § 375.554 PROGRAM RULES.

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375.554 PROGRAM RULES. The county board shall establish rules governing the operation of the employment program. Rules shall include but not be limited to number of hours worked, benefits, and methods and terms of payment. History: 1983 c 307 s 4; 1984 c 629 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 375.555 FUNDING.

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375.555 FUNDING. To implement the county emergency jobs program, the county board may expend an amount equal to what would be generated by a levy of 0.01209 percent of estimated market value. The money to be expended may be from any available funds not otherwise earmarked. Histor…

Minn. Stat. § 375.56 CREATE DEPARTMENT; APPOINT APPEALS BOARD TO ESTABLISH.

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375.56 CREATE DEPARTMENT; APPOINT APPEALS BOARD TO ESTABLISH. A county board may establish a county personnel administration system by adopting a resolution creating a personnel department, establishing an effective date and appointing a personnel appeals board pursuant to sectio…

Minn. Stat. § 375.57 DEFINITIONS.

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375.57 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. For the purpose of sections 375.56 to 375.71, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the terms defined in this section have the following meanings. § Subd. 2.Appointing authority. "Appointing aut…

Minn. Stat. § 375.58 JURISDICTION.

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375.58 JURISDICTION. § Subdivision 1.All but excluded. The jurisdiction of a county personnel department created pursuant to section 375.56 shall include every county level public employment position for which the appointing authority is the county board, the local social service…

Minn. Stat. § 375.59 PERSONNEL DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT.

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375.59 PERSONNEL DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT. A county board which has adopted the resolution authorized in section 375.56 shall promptly appoint a personnel director or assign the function of personnel director to an existing officer or employee. In a county which is operating under an…

Minn. Stat. § 375.60 DUTIES AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR.

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375.60 DUTIES AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The personnel director shall prepare personnel rules, which shall be effective upon approval by the county board, to carry out sections 375.56 to 375.71. The rules shall provide, among other things, for: (a) Preparation…

Minn. Stat. § 375.61 PAYROLLS APPROVED BY DIRECTOR.

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375.61 PAYROLLS APPROVED BY DIRECTOR. No disbursing officer shall pay a salary or compensation for service to a person holding a position within the jurisdiction of a personnel department established pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71 unless the payroll or account for the sala…

Minn. Stat. § 375.62 CIVIL SERVICE AND MERIT SYSTEM RELATIONSHIPS.

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375.62 CIVIL SERVICE AND MERIT SYSTEM RELATIONSHIPS. Unless a county board has elected to exclude any or all positions otherwise subject to merit systems established pursuant to sections 12.22, subdivision 3, 256.012, and 387.31 to 387.45, from the jurisdiction of the personnel d…

Minn. Stat. § 375.63 VETERANS TO BE GIVEN PREFERENCE.

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375.63 VETERANS TO BE GIVEN PREFERENCE. Nothing in sections 375.56 to 375.71 shall be construed to remove, limit, or extend the rights and preferences of veterans as established by sections 197.455 and 197.46, except that the county board may enact rules relative to retirement ag…

Minn. Stat. § 375.64 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RELATIONSHIPS.

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375.64 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RELATIONSHIPS. § Subdivision 1.Joint employer. For purposes of negotiating collective bargaining agreements and resolving grievances involving them pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, the appointing authority and the county board shall be deemed …

Minn. Stat. § 375.65 PERSONNEL BOARD OF APPEALS.

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375.65 PERSONNEL BOARD OF APPEALS. § Subdivision 1.Members, terms, qualifications. The county board shall appoint three persons to serve staggered terms as members of a personnel board of appeals. After the first appointments, successors shall serve for terms of three years each.…

Minn. Stat. § 375.66 DUTIES OF BOARD OF APPEALS.

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375.66 DUTIES OF BOARD OF APPEALS. § Subdivision 1.Jurisdiction. The personnel board of appeals shall meet upon call of its chair or the personnel director to make findings and report to the county board within 30 days of the filing of an appeal by an applicant, employee, or appo…

Minn. Stat. § 375.67 JUDICIAL REVIEW.

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375.67 JUDICIAL REVIEW. § Subdivision 1.Appeal. The employee or the appointing authority may appeal from an order of the board of appeals in accordance with chapter 14. § Subd. 2. MS 1982 [Repealed, 1983 c 247 s 219] § Subd. 3. MS 1982 [Repealed, 1983 c 247 s 219] History: 1976 c…

Minn. Stat. § 375.68 ABOLITION OF SYSTEM.

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375.68 ABOLITION OF SYSTEM. A personnel administration system established pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.69 may be abolished at any time by resolution of the county board adopted by a majority of all its members. Upon adoption of the resolution, the personnel department shall…

Minn. Stat. § 375.69 APPROPRIATION BY COUNTY BOARD.

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375.69 APPROPRIATION BY COUNTY BOARD. The county board may make appropriations as necessary to carry out sections 375.56 to 375.71. History: 1976 c 182 s 14; 1984 c 629 s 2

Minn. Stat. § 375.70 FEDERAL AID FOR MANPOWER SERVICES.

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375.70 FEDERAL AID FOR MANPOWER SERVICES. A county may receive financial assistance from agencies of the United States, and plan for, and carry out comprehensive manpower services as provided for in the Emergency Employment Act of 1971, as amended, and the Comprehensive Employmen…

Minn. Stat. § 375.71 PROTECTION OF RIGHTS UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.

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375.71 PROTECTION OF RIGHTS UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. § Subdivision 1.Equal employment, human rights. Nothing in sections 375.56 to 375.69 shall be construed to permit or encourage any action or conduct prohibited by the Minnesota Human Rights Act or prohibit recourse to any …

Minn. Stat. § 375.72 COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

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375.72 COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. In order to create economies through volume buying, to promote competitive bidding, and to provide more efficient public service, the county board of any county may establish a county purchasing department. The county board may direct an exist…

Minn. Stat. § 375.73 DUTIES OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

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375.73 DUTIES OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The county purchasing department shall perform all acts necessary to purchase or contract for all supplies, materials, equipment, and contractual services required by any or all county offices, departments or agencies…

Minn. Stat. § 375.74 DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING; EMPLOYEES.

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375.74 DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING; EMPLOYEES. The county board shall appoint a director of purchasing to direct the operations of the county purchasing department. The director of purchasing shall be qualified by training and experience for the position. The board may appoint an exis…

Minn. Stat. § 375.75 RULES AND REGULATIONS.

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375.75 RULES AND REGULATIONS. The county board shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to carry out sections 375.72 to 375.76 and file them with the county auditor. The board may authorize any county office, department or agency designated by it to purchase supplies, mater…

Minn. Stat. § 375.76 VOIDABLE PURCHASES, CONTRACTS, AND SALES.

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375.76 VOIDABLE PURCHASES, CONTRACTS, AND SALES. The purchase or contract for any supplies, material, equipment, or contractual service by any county office, department or agency, or the sale of surplus, obsolete, or unusable supplies, material, or equipment by any county office,…

Minn. Stat. § 375.77 LAWS NOT AFFECTED.

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375.77 LAWS NOT AFFECTED. Sections 375.72 to 375.76 are not intended to modify, amend, or repeal any law relating to counties in regard to bidding or any law existing at the time of passage of sections 375.72 to 375.76 which authorize the establishment or creation of a county pur…

Minn. Stat. § 375.771 VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.

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375.771 VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "Award" means the granting of a contract in accordance with all applicable laws and rules governing competitive bidding, except as other…

Minn. Stat. § 375.78 AID TO POULTRY ASSOCIATIONS.

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375.78 AID TO POULTRY ASSOCIATIONS. A county board may make an annual appropriation of not more than $500 from the county treasury to aid any poultry association organized and existing in the county; provided, the poultry association holds at least one annual poultry exhibit and …