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SF 4075

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/17/2018 03:53pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights,
inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 14.47, subdivision 5.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 14.47, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Powers of revisor.

(a) In preparing a compilation or supplement, the revisor
may:

(1) renumber rules, paragraphs, clauses rule parts, subparts, or other parts divisions of
a rule part;

(2) combine or divide rules, paragraphs, clauses rule parts, subparts, or other parts
divisions
of a rule part;

(3) rearrange the order of rules, paragraphs, clauses rule parts, subparts, or other parts
divisions
of a rule part;

(4) move paragraphs, clauses, subparts or other parts divisions of a rule part to another
rule part;

(5) remove redundant language;

(6) make minor punctuation and grammatical changes to facilitate the renumbering,
combining, dividing, and rearranging of rules or parts of rules rule parts, subparts, or other
divisions of a rule part
;

(7) change reference numbers to agree with renumbered rules, paragraphs, clauses rule
parts, subparts,
or other parts divisions of a rule part;

(8) change reference numbers to agree with renumbered statutes or parts divisions of
statutes;

(9) substitute the proper rule, paragraph, clause, or other part of a rule rule part, subpart,
or other division of a rule part
for the term "this rule," "the preceding rule" and the like;

(10) substitute numbers for written words and written words for numbers;

(11) substitute the term "rule" for the term "regulation" when "regulation" refers to a
Minnesota rule;

(12) substitute the date on which the rule becomes effective for the words "the effective
date of this rule," and the like;

(13) change capitalization, punctuation, and forms of citation for the purpose of
uniformity;

(14) convert citations of Laws of Minnesota to citations of Minnesota Statutes;

(15) correct manifest clerical or typographical errors;

(16) correct all misspelled words;

(17) correct manifest grammatical and punctuation errors;

(18) replace gender specific words with gender neutral words and, if necessary, recast
sentences containing gender specific words; and

(19) make other editorial changes to ensure the accuracy and utility of the compilation
or supplement.

(b) The revisor shall provide headnotes as catch words to rules rule parts and, if
appropriate, to paragraphs, clauses, or other parts of a rule
subparts. The headnotes are not
part of the rule even if included with the rule when adopted. The revisor shall may change
a headnotes headnote to clearly indicate the subject matter of the rules a rule part or subpart.
"Headnote" means any text functioning as catch words to the substance of text and not itself
communicating the substantive content of the rule part or subpart.