Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 645 — Interpretation Of Statutes And Rules
Section 645.071 — Standard Of Time.

Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any law is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the standard time or advanced standard time provided by federal law. No department of the state government and no county, city or town shall employ any other time or adopt any ordinance or order providing for the use of any other time than the federal standard time or advanced standard time.
History: Ex1959 c 46 s 1,2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1982 c 384 s 1; 1Sp2021 c 12 art 2 s 20
NOTE: The amendment to this section by Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 2, section 20, is effective upon the first commencement of advanced standard time, also known as daylight saving time, following enactment of an amendment to United States Code, title 15, section 260a, or another applicable law, which authorizes states to observe advanced standard time year-round. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 2, section 20, the effective date. Once enacted, this section will read as follows:
"645.071 STANDARD OF TIME.
Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any law, during any period of the year, is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the advanced standard time provided by federal law. No department of the state government and no county, city or town shall employ, during any period of the year, any other time, or adopt any ordinance or order providing for the use, during any period of the year, of any other time than the federal advanced standard time."

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 645 - 648 — Statutes, Construction

Chapter 645 — Interpretation Of Statutes And Rules

Section 645.001 — Applicability To Rules.

Section 645.01 — Words And Phrases.

Section 645.02 — Effective Date And Time Of Laws.

Section 645.021 — Special Laws.

Section 645.023 — Special Laws; Enactment Without Local Approval.

Section 645.024 — Special Laws; Local Approval As Requirement Of Act.

Section 645.071 — Standard Of Time.

Section 645.08 — Canons Of Construction.

Section 645.09 — Numerals.

Section 645.10 — Bonds.

Section 645.11 — Published Notice.

Section 645.12 — Posted Notice.

Section 645.13 — Time; Publication For Successive Weeks.

Section 645.14 — Time; Computation Of Months.

Section 645.15 — Computation Of Time.

Section 645.151 — Timely Delivery Or Filing.

Section 645.16 — Legislative Intent Controls.

Section 645.17 — Presumptions In Ascertaining Legislative Intent.

Section 645.18 — Grammar; Syntax; Ellipsis.

Section 645.19 — Construction Of Provisos And Exceptions.

Section 645.20 — Construction Of Severable Provisions.

Section 645.21 — Presumption Against Retroactive Effect.

Section 645.22 — Uniform Laws.

Section 645.24 — Penalties For Each Offense.

Section 645.241 — Punishment For Prohibited Acts.

Section 645.25 — Intent To Defraud.

Section 645.26 — Irreconcilable Provisions.

Section 645.27 — State Bound By Statute; When.

Section 645.28 — Existing Laws; Effect Of Revision Or Code.

Section 645.29 — Manner Of Amendment.

Section 645.30 — Effect Of Separate Amendments On Code Provisions Enacted At Same Session.

Section 645.31 — Construction Of Amendatory And Reference Laws.

Section 645.32 — Merger Of Subsequent Amendments.

Section 645.33 — Two Or More Amendments To Same Section; One Overlooking The Other.

Section 645.34 — Repeal Of Amendatory And Original Laws Subsequently Amended.

Section 645.35 — Effect Of Repeal.

Section 645.36 — Effect Of Repeal Of Repealer.

Section 645.37 — Repeal And Reenactment.

Section 645.38 — Effect Of Reenactment On Intervening Law.

Section 645.39 — Implied Repeal By Later Law.

Section 645.40 — Nonexistence Of Reason For Law Does Not Repeal It.

Section 645.41 — No Implied Repeal By Nonuser.

Section 645.42 — Effect Of Separate Repeals On Code Provisions Enacted At Same Session.

Section 645.43 — Effect Of Repeal On Limitations.

Section 645.44 — Words And Phrases Defined.

Section 645.445 — Small Business; Definitions.

Section 645.446 — Health Plan Companies.

Section 645.45 — Definitions, Continued.

Section 645.451 — Definitions, Continued.

Section 645.452 — Disabilities Of Minority; Termination At Age 18.

Section 645.46 — Reference To Subdivision.

Section 645.47 — Reference To Paragraph.

Section 645.48 — Reference To Section Series.

Section 645.49 — Headnotes.

Section 645.51 — Gender Revision Of 1986.