Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

326.339 VIOLATIONS; PENALTY. Unless otherwise specifically provided any violation of any provision or requirement of sections 326.32 to 326.339 is a gross misdemeanor. History: 1945 c 130 s 10; 1974 c 310 s 10; 1987 c 360 s 25

326.523 LICENSE PROVISIONS; DISTRIBUTION; CANCELLATION. No distributor shall hereafter license feature motion picture films to an exhibitor to be exhibited, shown or performed in this state unless the license provides: (1) that all the feature motion picture films, which such dis…

326.524 LICENSES MAY NOT CONTAIN CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS. No distributor shall license feature motion picture films to an exhibitor to be exhibited, shown, or performed in this state, upon the condition that the exhibitor must also license short subjects, newsreels, trailers, serial…

326.525 LICENSES, WHEN VOID. Any provision of any license hereafter made and entered into which is contrary to any provisions of sections 326.523 to 326.526 and 326.01, subdivisions 14 to 19, is hereby declared to be against public policy and void. History: 1941 c 460 s 4

326.526 APPLICATION OF SECTIONS 326.523 TO 326.526. The provisions of sections 326.523 to 326.526 and 326.01, subdivisions 14 to 19, shall not apply to the licensing of motion picture films to any school, college, university, church, or any educational, fraternal, or religious or…

326.53 VIOLATIONS; PENALTY PROVISIONS. § Subdivision 1.Generally. (1) Any violation of chapter 326A is a gross misdemeanor. (2) Every person violating any of the provisions of sections 326.523 to 326.526, or assisting in such violation, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished…

326.55 NONPAYMENT OF LICENSE FEES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section: (1) "Employment essential to the prosecution of the present war and to the national defense" means employment by the United States of America, any of its agencies, or any contractor under the…

326.56 LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION; RENEWALS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section the terms defined in this subdivision shall have the meanings ascribed to them. (1) "Active military service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivisio…

326.70 TITLE. Sections 326.70 to 326.81 may be cited as the "Asbestos Abatement Act." History: 1987 c 303 s 1; 1990 c 594 art 3 s 16

326.71 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 326.70 to 326.81. § Subd. 2.Asbestos. "Asbestos" means the asbestiform varieties of chrysotile (serpentine), crocidolite (riebeckite), amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite), anthophyl…

326.72 ASBESTOS LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.When license required. Any person performing any asbestos-related work within the state must be licensed by the commissioner, whether directly performing asbestos work or causing it to be performed through subcontracting or similar delegat…

326.73 ASBESTOS CERTIFICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Asbestos-related work certification. Before an individual performs asbestos-related work, the individual shall first obtain a certificate from the commissioner certifying that the individual is qualified to perform the work. No cert…

326.74 REPORTING ASBESTOS WORK. Written notice shall be given to the commissioner of an asbestos-related work project by the person holding the license issued under section 326.72, subdivision 1. Unless the project is an emergency project, the notice shall be given to the commiss…

326.75 FEES. § Subdivision 1.Licensing fee. A person required to be licensed under section 326.72 shall, before receipt of the license and before causing asbestos-related work to be performed, pay the commissioner an annual license fee of $105. § Subd. 2.Certification fee. An ind…

326.76 DUTIES OF CONTRACTING ENTITIES. A contracting entity intending to have asbestos-related work or asbestos management activity performed for its benefit shall include in the specifications and contracts for the work a requirement that the work be performed by contractors and…

326.77 INDOOR AIR STANDARD. (a) The commissioner may adopt rules establishing an indoor air standard for asbestos. (b) Until the rules become effective, asbestos remaining in the air following the completion of an abatement project shall not exceed .01 fibers greater than five mi…

326.78 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt and begin enforcement of rules necessary to implement sections 326.70 to 326.81. The rules adopted shall not be duplicative of rules adopted by the commissioner of the Department of Labor and …

326.785 ASBESTOS CONTAINMENT BARRIERS. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 4620.3568, subparts 1 to 4, containment barriers, in the case of tunnel abatement enclosures, are limited to double critical barriers. History: 1990 c 381 s 1; 1993 c 303 s 16; 1997 c 205 s 38

326.81 DISCRIMINATION; SANCTIONS. A person who discriminates against or otherwise sanctions an employee who complains to or cooperates with the commissioner in administering sections 326.70 to 326.81 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1987 c 303 s 12; 1990 c 594 art 3 s 16; 199…

326A.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. When used in this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Attest. "Attest" means providing any of the following services: (1) an audit or other engagement performed in accordance with the Statements on Audi…

326A.02 STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY. § Subdivision 1.Board. A Board of Accountancy is created to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter. It consists of nine citizens of this state appointed by the governor. Two must be public members as defined by sectio…

326A.03 CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT QUALIFICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Qualifications. The certificate of certified public accountant shall be granted to persons of good moral character who meet the education, experience, and examination requirements of this section and rules adopte…

326A.04 CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL; COMPETENCY STANDARD. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. The board shall grant or renew certificates to a person of good moral character who makes an application and demonstrates that the person's qualifications, including where applicable the q…

326A.045 RETIRED STATUS. § Subdivision 1.Retired status requirements. The board shall grant retired status to a person who meets the following criteria: (1) is age 55 or older; (2) holds a current active license to practice public accounting under this chapter with a license stat…

326A.05 PERMIT TO PRACTICE AS A CPA FIRM. § Subdivision 1.General. The board shall grant or renew permits to practice as a CPA firm to entities that make application and demonstrate their qualifications in accordance with this section. (a) The following must hold a permit issued …

326A.06 LPAS AND ACCOUNTING PRACTITIONERS. (a) All licensed public accountants (LPAs) who are actively licensed by the state board on December 31, 2002, shall be issued a certified public accountant certificate. LPAs are those accountants who were eligible for licensure on July 1…

326A.07 APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY OF STATE AS AGENT. Application by a person or a firm not a resident of this state for a certificate issued under section 326A.04 or a permit issued under section 326A.05 shall constitute appointment of the secretary of state as the applicant's age…

326A.08 ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Basis for conducting investigations. If the board, or the complaint committee if authorized by the board, has a reasonable basis to believe that a person or firm has engaged in or is about to engage in a violation of a statute, rule, or order …

326A.09 REINSTATEMENT. The board may reinstate a suspended, revoked, expired, or surrendered certificate, registration, or permit or suspended, revoked, expired, or surrendered practice privileges upon petition of the person or firm holding or formerly holding the registration, p…

326A.10 UNLAWFUL ACTS. (a) Only a licensee and individuals who have been granted practice privileges under section 326A.14 may issue a report on financial statements of any person, firm, organization, or governmental unit that results from providing attest services, or offer to r…

326A.11 SINGLE ACT EVIDENCE OF PRACTICE. In any action brought under section 326A.08, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this chapter is sufficient to justify a penalty, injunction, restraining order, or conviction, respectively, without evidence of a genera…

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 …

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, …

326A.14 MOBILITY. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) An individual whose principal place of business is not in this state shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements and shall have all the privileges of licensees of this state wit…

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 r…

326B.02 POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Transfer of responsibilities. The responsibilities of the commissioner of administration relating to the State Building Code, sections 16B.59 to 16B.76; construction of low-cost manufactured home park storm shelters, section 327.205; manufactured h…

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 …

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

326B.07 CONSTRUCTION CODES ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Construction Codes Advisory Council consists of the following members: (1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's Construction Codes and Licensing Division; (2)…

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

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. § …

326B.082 ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Remedies available. The commissioner may enforce all applicable law under this section. The commissioner may use any enforcement provision in this section, including the assessment of monetary penalties, against a person required to have a li…

326B.083 AMOUNT OF PENALTY; CONTENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND LICENSING ORDERS. § Subdivision 1.Amount of penalty; considerations. In determining the amount of a penalty assessed under section 326B.082, subdivision 7 or 12, the commissioner shall consider the factors described in se…

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…

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 add…

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…