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Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure
Section 14.001 — Statement Of Purpose. - The purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act are: (1) to...
Section 14.002 — State Regulatory Policy. - The legislature recognizes the important and sensitive role for administrative...
Section 14.01 — Citation. - Sections 14.001 to 14.69 may be cited as the "Administrative...
Section 14.02 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 14.001 to...
Section 14.03 — Nonapplicability. - Subdivision 1. Generally. The Administrative Procedure Act in sections 14.001...
Section 14.045 — Agencies; Limits On Penalties And Fines. - Subdivision 1. Limit on penalties. An agency may not, under...
Section 14.05 — General Authority. - Subdivision 1. Authority to adopt original rules restricted. Each agency...
Section 14.055 — Rule Variances; Standards. - Subdivision 1. Authority. A person or entity may petition an...
Section 14.056 — Rule Variances; Procedures. - Subdivision 1. Contents of variance petition. A petition for a...
Section 14.06 — Required Rules. - (a) Each agency shall adopt rules, in the form prescribed...
Section 14.07 — Form Of Rule. - Subdivision 1. Rule drafting assistance provided. (a) The revisor of...
Section 14.08 — Approval Of Rule And Rule Form; Costs. - (a) One copy of a rule adopted under section 14.26...
Section 14.09 — Petition For Adoption Of Rule. - Any person may petition an agency requesting the adoption, amendment,...
Section 14.091 — Petition; Unit Of Local Government. - (a) The elected governing body of a statutory or home...
Section 14.101 — Advice On Possible Rules. - Subdivision 1. Required notice. In addition to seeking information by...
Section 14.111 — Farming Operations. - Before an agency adopts or repeals rules that affect farming...
Section 14.116 — Notice To Legislature. - (a) By January 15 each year, each agency must submit...
Section 14.125 — Time Limit On Authority To Adopt, Amend, Or Repeal Rules. - An agency shall publish a notice of intent to adopt...
Section 14.126 — Committee Authority Over Rule Adoption. - Subdivision 1. Delay action. If the standing committee of the...
Section 14.127 — Legislative Approval Required. - Subdivision 1. Cost thresholds. An agency must determine if the...
Section 14.128 — Effective Date For Rules Requiring Local Implementation. - Subdivision 1. Determination. An agency must determine if a local...
Section 14.131 — Statement Of Need And Reasonableness. - By the date of the section 14.14, subdivision 1a, notice,...
Section 14.14 — Hearing On Rule. - Subdivision 1. Required hearing. When a public hearing is required...
Section 14.15 — Administrative Law Judge's Report. - Subdivision 1. Time of preparation. After allowing a comment period...
Section 14.16 — Adoption Of Rule; Chief Administrative Law Judge; Filing Of Rule. - Subdivision 1. Review of modifications. If the report of the...
Section 14.18 — Publication Of Adopted Rule; Effective Date. - Subdivision 1. Generally. A rule is effective after it has...
Section 14.19 — Deadline To Complete Rulemaking. - Within 180 days after issuance of the administrative law judge's...
Section 14.20 — Approval Of Form. - No rule shall be filed with the secretary of state...
Section 14.22 — Notice Of Proposed Adoption Of Rules. - Subdivision 1. Contents. (a) Unless an agency proceeds directly to...
Section 14.225 — Dual Notice Rules. - The chief administrative law judge shall adopt rules prescribing the...
Section 14.23 — Statement Of Need And Reasonableness. - By the date of the section 14.22 notice, the agency...
Section 14.24 — Modifications Of Proposed Rule. - The proposed rule may be modified if the modifications are...
Section 14.25 — Public Hearing. - Subdivision 1. Requests for hearing. If, during the 30-day period...
Section 14.26 — Adoption Of Proposed Rule; Submission To Administrative Law Judge. - Subdivision 1. Submission. If no hearing is required, the agency...
Section 14.27 — Publication Of Adopted Rule; Effective Date. - The rule is effective upon publication of the notice of...
Section 14.28 — Approval Of Form. - No rule shall be filed with the secretary of state...
Section 14.365 — Official Rulemaking Record. - The agency shall maintain the official rulemaking record for every...
Section 14.366 — Public Rulemaking Docket. - (a) Each agency shall maintain a current, public rulemaking docket....
Section 14.37 — Effect Of Publication. - Subdivision 1. State Register publication. The publication or citation of...
Section 14.38 — Effect Of Adoption Of Rules. - Subdivision 1. Original rules. Every rule, regardless of whether it...
Section 14.381 — Unadopted Rules. - Subdivision 1. Petition. (a) A person may petition the Office...
Section 14.385 — Effect Of Nonpublication Of Exempt Rules. - No rule, as defined in section 14.02, subdivision 4, which...
Section 14.386 — Procedure For Adopting Exempt Rules; Duration. - (a) A rule adopted, amended, or repealed by an agency,...
Section 14.388 — Good Cause Exemption. - Subdivision 1. Requirements. If an agency for good cause finds...
Section 14.389 — Expedited Process. - Subdivision 1. Application. This section applies when a law requiring...
Section 14.3895 — Process For Repealing Obsolete Rules. - Subdivision 1. Application. An agency may use this section to...
Section 14.44 — Determination Of Validity Of Rule. - The validity of any rule may be determined upon the...
Section 14.45 — Rule Declared Invalid. - In proceedings under section 14.44, the court shall declare the...
Section 14.46 — Publication In State Register. - Subdivision 1. Contents. The commissioner of administration shall publish a...
Section 14.47 — Publication In Compiled Form. - Subdivision 1. Plan of publication and supplementation. The revisor of...
Section 14.48 — Office Of Administrative Hearings. - Subdivision 1. Creation. A state Office of Administrative Hearings is...
Section 14.49 — Temporary Administrative Law Judges. - When regularly appointed administrative law judges are not available, the...
Section 14.50 — Hearings Before Administrative Law Judge. - All hearings of state agencies required to be conducted under...
Section 14.51 — Procedural Rules. - The chief administrative law judge shall adopt rules to govern:...
Section 14.52 — Court Reporters; Audio Recordings. - The Office of Administrative Hearings may maintain a court reporter...
Section 14.53 — Costs Assessed. - Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, the chief administrative...
Section 14.54 — Administrative Hearings Account. - A state Office of Administrative Hearings account is hereby created...
Section 14.55 — Contracts With Political Subdivisions. - The chief administrative law judge may enter into contracts with...
Section 14.56 — Employees Transferred. - In consultation and agreement with the chief administrative law judge,...
Section 14.57 — Initiation; Decision; Agreement To Arbitrate. - (a) An agency shall initiate a contested case proceeding when...
Section 14.58 — Notice And Hearing. - In any contested case all parties shall be afforded an...
Section 14.59 — Informal Disposition. - Informal disposition may also be made of any contested case...
Section 14.60 — Evidence In Contested Case Hearings. - Subdivision 1. Admissibility. In contested cases agencies may admit and...
Section 14.61 — Final Decision In Contested Case. - Subdivision 1. Filing of exceptions. In all contested cases the...
Section 14.62 — Decisions, Orders. - Subdivision 1. Writing required. Every decision and order rendered by...
Section 14.63 — Application. - Any person aggrieved by a final decision in a contested...
Section 14.64 — Petition; Service. - Proceedings for review under sections 14.63 to 14.68 shall be...
Section 14.65 — Stay Of Decision; Stay Of Other Appeals. - The filing of the writ of certiorari shall not stay...
Section 14.66 — Transmittal Of Record. - Within 30 days after service of the writ of certiorari,...
Section 14.67 — New Evidence, Hearing By Agency. - If, before the date set for hearing, application is made...
Section 14.68 — Procedure On Review. - The review shall be confined to the record, except that...
Section 14.69 — Scope Of Judicial Review. - In a judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.68, the...
Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General
Section 15.001 — Application Of Laws 2005, Chapter 56, Terminology Changes. - State agencies shall use the terminology changes specified in Laws...
Section 15.01 — Departments Of The State. - The following agencies are designated as the departments of the...
Section 15.012 — State Agencies; Designation By Type. - A multimember state agency hereafter created whose membership includes two...
Section 15.014 — Advisory Task Forces. - Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of the legislature...
Section 15.0145 — Ethnic Councils. - Subdivision 1. Three ethnic councils; creation. (a) The Minnesota Council...
Section 15.039 — Effect Of Transfer Of Powers Among Agencies. - Subdivision 1. Application of section. The provisions of this section...
Section 15.0395 — Interagency Agreements And Intra-agency Transfers. - (a) By October 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the head...
Section 15.053 — Use Of The National Guard Education Center At Camp Ripley. - The military reservation at Camp Ripley is designated as the...
Section 15.054 — Sale Or Purchase Of State Property; Penalty. - No officer or employee of the state or any of...
Section 15.057 — Publicity Representatives. - No state department, bureau, or division, whether the same operates...
Section 15.061 — Professional Or Technical Services. - In accordance with sections 16C.03 and 16C.08, the head of...
Section 15.063 — Biennial Reports; Submission. - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the biennial reports required...
Section 15.066 — Confirmation Of Appointments. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to all appointments which...
Section 15.08 — Commissioners Of Management And Budget And Administration; Access To Records. - The commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of...
Section 15.082 — Obligations Of Public Corporations. - Notwithstanding any other law, the state is not liable for...
Section 15.10 — Records Delivered To Department Heads. - The head of a department or other agency whose functions,...
Section 15.16 — Transfer Of Lands Between Departments. - Subdivision 1. Agreement. To facilitate the transfer of the control...
Section 15.161 — Acceptance Of Federal Lands Or Buildings; Consultation With Legislative Committees. - The head of a state department or agency shall consult...
Section 15.17 — Official Records. - Subdivision 1. Must be kept. All officers and agencies of...
Section 15.18 — Distribution Of Publications. - Except as provided in sections 3C.12, subdivision 2, and 5.08...
Section 15.185 — Mailing Lists. - A department, agency, or official of the state issuing for...
Section 15.191 — Imprest Cash Funds. - Subdivision 1. Emergency disbursements. Imprest cash funds for the purpose...
Section 15.31 — State Employees, Liability Insurance, Payment Of Premiums. - The state shall pay premiums on insurance policies insuring its...
Section 15.38 — Noninsurance Of State Property; Exceptions. - Subdivision 1. Insurance prohibited. No public funds shall be expended...
Section 15.39 — Employment And Economic Development Department Buildings. - Subdivision 1. Insurance. Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, the...
Section 15.40 — Lack Of Care In Keeping State Property Safe From Fire Loss, Nonfeasance In Office. - Every state officer, board, or other authority having the control...
Section 15.41 — Construction Permits, Requisites. - Subdivision 1. Names on permit. Every agency of the state...
Section 15.411 — Public Works Contracts; No Damages For Delay Clauses. - Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, the term...
Section 15.415 — Corrections In Transactions, Waiver. - In any instance where a correction concerning any state department...
Section 15.43 — Acceptance Of Advantage By State Employee; Penalty. - Subdivision 1. Financial interest of agents. No employee of the...
Section 15.435 — Airline Travel Credit. - (a) Whenever public funds are used to pay for airline...
Section 15.44 — Aids For Persons With Disabilities At State Meetings. - After July 1, 1980, a state agency which sponsors, in...
Section 15.441 — Communications Services. - Subdivision 1. State agencies; bilingual employees. Every state agency that...
Section 15.60 — Public Safety Officers; American Flag. - (a) A public employer may not forbid a peace officer...
Section 15.61 — Employment Of Unemployed And Underemployed Persons. - Subdivision 1. Employment. The state of Minnesota, its departments, agencies,...
Section 15.62 — Athletic Leave Of Absence. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the...
Section 15.71 — Public Contracts; Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 15.71 to...
Section 15.72 — Progress Payments On Public Contracts; Retainage. - Subdivision 1. Monthly payments. Unless the terms of the contract...
Section 15.73 — Alternative Form Of Retainage. - Subdivision 1. Contractor's option. At the option of the contractor,...
Section 15.74 — Exceptions To Application. - Sections 15.71 to 15.73 apply to all public contracts except...
Section 15.75 — Contracts With Regional Organizations. - Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to...
Section 15.85 — Discipline For Racial Harassment. - It is the policy of this state that each public...
Section 15.86 — State Agency Actions. - Subdivision 1. Statement of zero tolerance of violence. In furtherance...
Section 15.87 — Victims Of Violence. - In furtherance of the state policy of zero tolerance for...
Section 15.97 — Information And Telecommunications Institute. - The legislature intends to establish an Institute of Telecommunications Technology...
Section 15.98 — Indoor Ice Facilities. - This section applies to an indoor ice arena operated by...
Section 15.985 — Advisory Inspections. - (a) Upon the voluntary request of a person to a...
Section 15.0575 — Administrative Boards And Agencies. - Subdivision 1. Procedure. The membership terms, compensation, and removal of...
Section 15.058 — Licensing Board Members, Compensation, Terms, Removal, Reports. - Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling...
Section 15.059 — Advisory Councils And Committees. - Subdivision 1. Application. The terms, compensation and removal of members,...
Section 15.0591 — Representative Of Older Population. - Subdivision 1. Addition of members. The membership of state boards,...
Section 15.0593 — Agencies Created By Executive Order. - The governor may by executive order create in the governor's...
Section 15.0594 — Commissioner's Approval Required. - No person may be employed or consultant retained by an...
Section 15.0595 — Compensation And Per Diem; Source Of Funds. - The source of payment of per diems and expenses for...
Section 15.0596 — Additional Compensation From Contingent Fund Prohibited. - In all cases where the compensation of an officer of...
Section 15.0597 — Appointments To Multimember Agencies. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the...
Section 15.0598 — Exceptions To Open Appointments. - The open appointments program shall not apply to any appointments...
Section 15.0599 — Registration Of Multimember Agencies. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. (a) For purposes of this section, "agency"...
Section 15.06 — Appointment Of Department Heads; Terms; Deputies. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to the following departments...
Section 15.45 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this section and...
Section 15.46 — Preventive Health Services For Public Employees. - The commissioner of the Department of Management and Budget may...
Section 15.471 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Terms defined. For purposes of this section and...
Section 15.472 — Fees And Expenses; Civil Action Or Contested Case Proceeding Involving State. - (a) If a prevailing party other than the state, in...
Section 15.473 — Payment Of Costs And Fees. - Subdivision 1. Civil action. A judgment against the state in...
Section 15.474 — Procedure For Award Of Fees; Contested Case. - Subdivision 1. Applications. The chief administrative law judge shall by...
Section 15.51 — Declaration Of Policy. - The state of Minnesota recognizes that intergovernmental cooperation is an...
Section 15.52 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Application. For the purposes of sections 15.51 to...
Section 15.53 — Authority To Interchange Employees. - Subdivision 1. No interchange except as authorized. No department, agency,...
Section 15.54 — Status Of Employees Of This State. - Subdivision 1. Employees considered on regular work assignments. Employees of...
Section 15.55 — Travel Expenses Of Employees Of This State. - A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with...
Section 15.56 — Status Of Employees Of Other Governments. - Subdivision 1. Status of employees. When any unit of government...
Section 15.57 — Travel Expenses Of Employees Of Other Governments. - A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with...
Section 15.58 — Agreements Between Federal And Receiving Agencies. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 15.51 to 15.57, a receiving...
Section 15.59 — Employee Interchange Between State And Private Industry. - In addition to the interchange of government employees, any department,...
Section 15.99 — Time Deadline For Agency Action. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...
Section 15.991 — Customer Service. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section and section...
Section 15.992 — Time Limitation. - Subdivision 1. Deadline for action. Unless a shorter period is...
Section 15.993 — Other Law. - A state agency action that is subject to section 15.99...
Section 15.994 — Internet Grant Information. - A state agency with an Internet site must provide information...
Chapter 15A — Public Officers And Employees; Compensation And Allowances
Section 15A.01 — Amount. - Subdivision 1. When paid. The yearly salaries of the state...
Section 15A.081 — Salaries; Expenses; Leave Transfers. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2Sp1997 c 3 s 19] Subd. 1a....
Section 15A.0815 — Salary Limits For Certain Employees. - Subdivision 1. Salary limits. The governor or other appropriate appointing...
Section 15A.082 — Compensation Council. - Subdivision 1. Creation. A Compensation Council is created each odd-numbered...
Section 15A.0825 — Legislative Salary Council. - Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) The Legislative Salary Council consists of...
Section 15A.083 — Salaries For Positions In The Judicial Branch. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1987 c 404 s 191] Subd. 2....
Section 15A.086 — Limits On Bonus Payments. - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an employee of the...
Section 15A.13 — Other Terms And Conditions Of Employment. - The annual salaries prescribed by chapter 15A for positions in...
Section 15A.18 — Appellate Courts Employees. - Within the limits of their appropriations for salaries and subject...
Section 15A.22 — Public Employees; Religious Holidays. - Any employee of the state, its political subdivisions, or a...