Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

3E.02 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Electronic. "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar…

3E.03 APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 3E.04 and first published electronically on or after January 1, 2015. History: 2013 c 7 s 3,11

3E.04 LEGAL MATERIAL IN OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD. § Subdivision 1.Electronic publication only; requirements. If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall: (1) designate the electronic record as official; and (2) comply with…

3E.05 AUTHENTICATION OF OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 3E.04 shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a u…

3E.06 EFFECT OF AUTHENTICATION. § Subdivision 1.Presumption of accuracy. Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 3E.05 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. § Subd. 2.Presumption in another state. If another state has adopted…

3E.07 PRESERVATION AND SECURITY OF LEGAL MATERIAL IN OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD. § Subdivision 1.Preservation and security required. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under section 3E.04 shall provide for the pre…

3E.08 PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIAL IN OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORD. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under section 3E.07 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent ba…

3E.09 STANDARDS. In implementing this chapter, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider: (1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions; (2) the most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public a…

3E.10 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, United States Code, title 15, section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede s…

4.01 CUSTODIAN OF STATE PROPERTY. In addition to the powers and duties prescribed by the constitution, the governor shall be the custodian of all property of the state not especially entrusted by law to other officers and may take possession thereof without legal process and adop…

4.03 PROCLAMATIONS. When the governor convenes the legislature in extra session it shall be done by proclamation, giving to the members such notice as the governor deems necessary of the time of meeting; and when assembled the governor shall inform them of the purposes for which …

4.034 ENROLLED BILLS. When the governor signs an enrolled bill to finally enact it into law as provided by the constitution, the governor shall note on the enrolled bill the date and time of day of signing. The governor shall then file the bill with the secretary of state. When t…

4.035 EXECUTIVE ORDERS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. A written statement or order executed by the governor pursuant to constitutional or statutory authority and denominated as an executive order, or a statement or order of the governor required by law to be in the form of an ex…

4.04 POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Appointments; state seal. The governor shall appoint and when necessary commission all officers and employees of the state whose selection is not otherwise provided for by law and, at pleasure, may remove any such appointee whose term of service is no…

4.045 CHILDREN'S CABINET. The Children's Cabinet shall consist of the commissioners of education; human services; employment and economic development; public safety; corrections; management and budget; health; administration; Housing Finance Agency; transportation; and children, …

4.046 OPIOIDS, SUBSTANCE USE, AND ADDICTION SUBCABINET. § Subdivision 1.Subcabinet established; purposes. The Opioids, Substance Use, and Addiction Subcabinet is established. The purposes of the subcabinet are to identify: (1) challenges that exist within state government that cr…

4.047 HEALTH SUBCABINET. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Health Subcabinet is established. § Subd. 2.Membership. The Health Subcabinet shall consist of the commissioners of human services, commerce, management and budget, and health and the executive director of MNsure. § Subd…

4.055 GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE EMPLOYEES AND GOVERNOR APPOINTEE BACKGROUND CHECKS. The governor's office may request a check of: (1) systems accessible through the criminal justice data communications network, including, but not limited to, criminal history, predatory offender regist…

4.06 VACANCY; SUCCESSION; DISABILITY. (a) When a vacancy occurs, from any cause whatever, in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor shall become governor and the last duly elected president of the senate shall become lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term. Whe…

4.07 GOVERNOR AS STATE AGENCY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS. § Subdivision 1.When no state agency is designated. Whenever the United States of America, pursuant to federal law or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, makes available to the state of Minnesota or any department, agenc…

4.071 OIL OVERCHARGE MONEY. § Subdivision 1.Appropriation required. "Oil overcharge money" means money received by the state as a result of litigation or settlements of alleged violations of federal petroleum pricing regulations. Oil overcharge money may not be spent until it is …

4.075 ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM; FEDERAL FUNDS. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The governor of this state shall be responsible for the administration of the state's highway safety program and, consistent with state law, may contract and cooperate with, and act as agent fo…

4.076 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRAFFIC SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "advisory council" means the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety established in this section. § Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety is established to a…

4.077 ST. PAUL LANDMARK AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Plan to renovate courts building. (a) The Old Federal Courts Building in the city of St. Paul, called in this section the "courts building," is an outstanding example of federal architecture of its period and a significant symbol…

4.46 WASHINGTON OFFICE. The governor may appoint employees for the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota and may prescribe their duties. In the operation of the office, the governor may expend money appropriated by the legislature for promotional purposes in the same…

4.47 REPORT ON COMPULSIVE GAMBLING. The governor shall report to the legislature by February 1 of each odd-numbered year on the state's progress in addressing the problem of compulsive gambling. The report must include: (1) a summary of available data describing the extent of the…

4.51 EXPENSES OF GOVERNOR-ELECT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Governor-elect" means the person who is not currently governor and is the apparent successful candidate for the office of governor following a general election. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Dep…

4.60 POET LAUREATE. (a) The position of poet laureate of the state of Minnesota is established. The Minnesota Humanities Center must solicit nominations for the poet laureate appointment and must make recommendations to the governor. After receiving recommendations from the Minne…

4A.02 STATE DEMOGRAPHER. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a state demographer. The demographer must be professionally competent in demography and must possess demonstrated ability based upon past performance. (b) The demographer shall: (1) continuously gather and develop demogr…

4A.03 POPULATION ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS; STATE AGENCIES. Each state agency shall submit to the director for comment all population estimates and projections prepared by it before: (1) submitting the estimates and projections to the legislature or the federal government to obta…

5.001 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 1a.Attempt to provide notice. "Attempt to provide notice," "attempting to provide notice," or "attempted to provide notice" as used i…

5.002 EMAIL ADDRESSES. (a) The secretary of state is authorized to provide a field on each of the forms and on each online entry screen, used to file business entity filings, Uniform Commercial Code records, and central notification system filings, for the collection of an email …

5.01 CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS AND STATE SEAL. The secretary of state shall be the custodian of the state seal and of all records and documents of the state not expressly required by law to be kept by other state officials. History: (59) RL s 30

5.02 ASSISTANTS. The secretary of state shall appoint an assistant secretary of state, who shall perform all the duties of the office when the secretary is absent or disabled. The secretary may also employ a chief clerk, a recording clerk, and a stenographer, who, besides the dut…

5.05 DUTIES OF SECRETARY. The secretary of state shall attend at the beginning of each legislative session, to call the members of the house of representatives to order and to preside until a speaker is elected. History: (63) RL s 32; 1961 c 561 s 1

5.06 AMENDMENT TO UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION; RATIFICATION, NOTICE. When the legislature shall ratify any amendment to the Constitution of the United States which shall be proposed by Congress, as provided by the Constitution of the United States, it shall be the duty of the secr…

5.07 OATHS, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The secretary of state shall have power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments and to certify the same, appending the great seal of the state as the seal of office. History: (64-1) 1927 c 60 s 1; 1986 c 444

5.071 SECRETARY OF STATE'S DUTIES. The secretary of state shall secure, file, and retain custodial control over a description, photograph, and reproduction proof of the impression of the seal for viewing by the public. The secretary shall also secure and file all historical infor…

5.08 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL. § Subdivision 1.Preparation. The secretary of state shall prepare, compile, edit, and distribute for use at each regular legislative session, a convenient manual, properly indexed, and containing: The federal and state constitutions; the acts of Congress …

5.09 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL, STUDENTS' EDITION. The secretary of state may prepare, compile, edit, and distribute a brief edition of the legislative manual, as provided in section 5.08, suitable for school pupils. History: 1959 c 415 s 1; 1977 c 455 s 68; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 18

5.12 CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Fees. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $5 for each certificate or certification of a copy or electronically transmitted image of any document filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state sh…

5.14 TRANSACTION SURCHARGE. The secretary of state may impose a surcharge of $20 on each transaction involving expedited service that is provided by the Office of the Secretary of State. History: 1987 c 404 s 68; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 19; 1995 c 224 s 48; 2000 c 395 s 2

5.15 ONLINE SIGNATURES, ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR NOTARIZATION ON DOCUMENTS; PENALTIES OF PERJURY. (a) No document submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State shall be required to be notarized. Signing a document submitted to the secretary of state constitutes "acknowledgment" as d…

5.16 CORRECTION OF DOCUMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Procedure to correct inaccurate or defective instruments. Whenever an instrument authorized to be filed with the secretary of state has been filed and is an inaccurate record of the action referred to in the instrument, contains an in…

5.17 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE. The secretary of state may accept a filing if the information on the filing is in substantial compliance with the applicable law, even if information on the filing is not identical to equivalent information in the records of the secretary of state. Hi…

5.19 RETURN OF DOCUMENTS. Whenever the secretary of state is required to return a document filed with or submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State, that obligation is satisfied if: (1) the secretary of state provides an image of the document to the person to whom the docu…