Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
2008 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
ATTORNEY FEES
Administrative Hearings Office
Workers' compensation hearings, Minn. Statutes 2008 176.081
Adoption
Adoptive parents, payment, Minn. Statutes 2008 259.65
Birth parent legal fees, payment by adoptive parents, Minn. Statutes 2008 259.47
Minor unmarried parents, counties, payment, Minn. Statutes 2008 259.24
Agents, see under CORPORATIONS
Agriculture Department
Agricultural chemicals, administrative penalties, Minn. Statutes 2008 18D.315
Contracts, Minn. Statutes 2008 17.94, 17.9441
Alcoholic beverages, beer brewers
Wholesalers, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 325B.08
Animals
Consumers' rights violations, Minn. Statutes 2008 325F.791
Destroyed animals, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 35.95
Appeals, drainage systems, Minn. Statutes 2008 103E.097
Arbitration, sales representatives
Termination, remedies, Minn. Statutes 2008 325E.37
Attachment, prehearing orders, bad faith motions, Minn. Statutes 2008 570.025
Attorney general
Conservation reserve program, Minn. Statutes 2008 103F.515
Costs, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 8.15
Private remedies, damages, Minn. Statutes 2008 8.31
Reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program, Minn. Statutes 2008 103F.518
Representation of state officers, boards, or commissions, payment by state agency, Minn. Statutes 2008 8.06
Attorneys, claims for, client's property, retention, Minn. Statutes 2008 481.14
Barbers, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2008 154.161
Bids, construction, violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.721
Bills of lading, lost, stolen, or destroyed documents, bailee's fees, Minn. Statutes 2008 336.7-601
Boats and boating
Titling of watercraft, indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2008 86B.830
Bond counsel, reasonable fees, Minn. Statutes 2008 481.21
Business corporations, see Attorney fees under BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
Business expenses allowed, MFIP participants, Minn. Statutes 2008 256J.37
Business subsidies, noncompliance lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 116J.994
Cable communications systems
Unfair preference lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 238.18
Candidates for public office, opponents' reporting violations
Petitions for equitable relief, Minn. Statutes 2008 10A.20
Cats, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 35.95, 325F.791
Charitable organizations, violations of rules or laws, Minn. Statutes 2008 309.57
Charitable trusts, Minn. Statutes 2008 317A.811, 501B.43, 501B.71
Child abuse and maltreatment reporters
Lawsuits against, Minn. Statutes 2008 626.556
Child custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 518.14, 518A.735, 518D.312
Child support proceedings, see Attorney fees under CHILD SUPPORT
Cigarette and tobacco products taxes
Lawsuits, payment by Revenue Department, Minn. Statutes 2008 297F.02
City officers and employees
Reimbursement by city, Minn. Statutes 2008 465.76
Claims against the state
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2008 15.472
Contract claims, Minn. Statutes 2008 15.471 to 15.474
Finance Department, payment, duties, Minn. Statutes 2008 16A.124, 16A.1245
State employees, Minn. Statutes 2008 3.736, 3.7365
Claims against United States, payment, Minn. Statutes 2008 8.10
Collateral sources, adjustment for, Minn. Statutes 2008 548.251
Commerce Department
Insurance examiners, libel lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.031
Common interest communities, Minn. Statutes 2008 515B.3-115, 515B.4-116
Condominiums, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 515A.4-115
Contempts, child support orders, Minn. Statutes 2008 588.02
Contracts and agreements
Contracts for deed, Minn. Statutes 2008 507.21, 507.235
Credit sales contracts, Minn. Statutes 2008 47.59
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 549.01
Motor vehicle fuel franchises, Minn. Statutes 2008 80C.146, 80F.17
Motor vehicle sales franchises, Minn. Statutes 2008 80E.05, 80E.13, 80E.17
Municipal contracts, Minn. Statutes 2008 471.345
Contracts for deed
Cancellation of purchase agreement, Minn. Statutes 2008 559.217
Recording, enforcement actions, Minn. Statutes 2008 507.235
Termination, Minn. Statutes 2008 507.21
Cooperative associations, see Attorney fees under COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
Costs and disbursements (courts)
Defined as, Minn. Statutes 2008 549.01
Preverdict, preaward, or prereport interest, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2008 549.09
County officers and employees, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2008 465.76
Court-appointed attorneys, carriers
Health threat to others, Minn. Statutes 2008 144.4185
Credit sale contracts, finance charge violations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 47.59
Credit service organizations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 332.60
Crime Victims Reparations Board
Proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 611A.58, 611A.61
Currency exchanges, false advertising actions, Minn. Statutes 2008 53A.13
Dairy products, trade practices violations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 32.74
Decedents estates, claims against, medical assistance and general assistance medical care, Minn. Statutes 2008 256B.15
Deceptive trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2008 325D.45
Definitions
Costs, Minn. Statutes 2008 549.01
Lawsuits against the state, Minn. Statutes 2008 15.471
Workers' compensation insurance, Minn. Statutes 2008 79.52
Digital signatures, recovery
Collection based on suitable guaranty, Minn. Statutes 2008 325K.18
Discrimination lawsuits, motorcyclists, denial of access to places of public accommodation, Minn. Statutes 2008 604.12
Dishonored checks, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 604.113
Dissolution of marriage, see Attorney fees under DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Documents of title, lost, stolen, or destroyed
Bailee's fees, Minn. Statutes 2008 336.7-601
Dogs, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 35.95, 325F.791
Dram shop lawsuits, bad faith notices, Minn. Statutes 2008 340A.802
Drug and alcohol testing lawsuits
Employers, lawsuits against, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.956
Elections, recounts, Minn. Statutes 2008 204C.35, 204C.36
Electric companies, cogeneration and small power production, disputes, Minn. Statutes 2008 216B.164
Electronic communications, illegal access, Minn. Statutes 2008 626A.32
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
Violations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 299K.10
Eminent domain, see Attorney fees under EMINENT DOMAIN
Employees, see Labor and employment under this topic
Employers, see Labor and employment under this topic
Environmental Quality Board, Midwest Interstate Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact, Minn. Statutes 2008 116C.831
Environmental Response and Liability Act
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.14
Eviction proceedings, manufactured home parks, Minn. Statutes 2008 327C.11
Express companies, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 218.031
Farm tractor clock-hour meters, tampering, Minn. Statutes 2008 325E.167
Financial institutions
Consumer privacy violations, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 47.69
Credit sales contracts, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 47.59
Funds transfers, Minn. Statutes 2008 336.4A-211, 336.4A-305, 336.4A-404
Interest rates, usurious, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 47.20
Regulated lenders, debtor payment of, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 56.131
Trade practices lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 48.185
Firefighters, lawsuits against, payment by municipality, Minn. Statutes 2008 471.86
Flag display lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 500.215
Foreclosure, see Mortgage foreclosures under this topic
Franchises
Motor vehicle fuel franchises, Minn. Statutes 2008 80C.146, 80F.17
Motor vehicle sales franchises, Minn. Statutes 2008 80E.05, 80E.13, 80E.17
Fraternal benefit societies, personal liability
Indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2008 64B.08
Funds transfers, financial institutions, Minn. Statutes 2008 336.4A-211, 336.4A-305, 336.4A-404
Funeral directors and morticians, Minn. Statutes 2008 149A.98
Garnishment proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 571.90
Government data lawsuits
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 13.08
Law enforcement data, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2008 13.82
Graffiti, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 617.90
Guardianship and protective proceedings
In forma pauperis proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 524.5-502
Hazardous substance releases, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.14
Hazardous waste facilities, stabilization and containment facilities, siting, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2008 115A.30
Health and accident insurance
Subrogation of claims, Minn. Statutes 2008 62A.095
Health care, network shadow contracting violations, Minn. Statutes 2008 62Q.74
Health Department
Administrative penalties, Minn. Statutes 2008 144.991
Alcohol and drug counselors, disciplinary proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 149A.10
Disciplinary proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 148.941
License revocations, Minn. Statutes 2008 148.10
Tuberculosis carriers or respondents, health order proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 144.4805
Higher Education Office, debt collection, Minn. Statutes 2008 136A.131
Hospital liens, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.02, 514.71
Human Rights Department
Contested cases, payment by respondents, Minn. Statutes 2008 363A.29
Lawsuits, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 363A.33
Indemnification
Business corporations, Minn. Statutes 2008 302A.521
Credit union officers and directors, Minn. Statutes 2008 52.04
Fraternal benefit societies, Minn. Statutes 2008 64B.08
Limited liability companies, Minn. Statutes 2008 322B.699
Motor vehicles, conditional registration, Minn. Statutes 2008 168A.07
Natural Resources Department, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.650
Nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2008 302A.521
State employees, Minn. Statutes 2008 3.736, 3.7365
Titling of watercraft, Minn. Statutes 2008 86B.830
Insurance, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2008 79.36, 79.52
Insurance companies
Claims, denial without reasonable basis, Minn. Statutes 2008 604.18
Foreign companies, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.19
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.06
Legal expense insurance, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.06, 60A.08
Mutual insurance companies, conversion to stock companies, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 66A.41
No-fault automobile insurance, subrogated claims, Minn. Statutes 2008 65B.53
Qualifying trust agreements, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.097
Rehabilitation and liquidation
Application for termination, Minn. Statutes 2008 60B.48
Distribution of claims, preference, Minn. Statutes 2008 60B.44
Health maintenance organizations, Minn. Statutes 2008 60B.191
Reexamination of fees, Minn. Statutes 2008 60B.32
Reinsurers or receivers, rights, Minn. Statutes 2008 60B.365
Unauthorized insurers, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.21
Unauthorized insurers, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.21
Viatical settlements, finders fees, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.970
Insurance examiners, libel lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 60A.031
Interstate Compact on Juveniles, Minn. Statutes 2008 260.56
Isolation or quarantine, employer violations, Minn. Statutes 2008 144.4196
Juvenile courts, Minn. Statutes 2008 260B.331, 260C.331
Labor and employment
Age discrimination lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.81
Commissions, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.14, 181.145
Compensation and salaries lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.171
Construction bids, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.721
Drug and alcohol testing, workplace, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.956
Employee assistance services, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.980
Employees, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.937, 181.938
Employers, Minn. Statutes 2008 177.27, 181.68, 181.81, 593.50
False statements, inducement to enter employment, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.65
Food processing plants, recruitment violations, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.635
Genetic tests and testing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.974
Jurors, retaliation for serving as, Minn. Statutes 2008 593.50
Labor disputes, injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2008 185.13
Lie detector tests, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.75
Migrant workers, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.89
Occupational safety and health, discrimination lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 182.669
Parenting leave lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.944
Personnel records, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.9641, 181.965
Labor and Industry Department
Contested case hearings, exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2008 326B.139
Employers, records violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 177.27
Small claims court, Minn. Statutes 2008 176.2615
Landfill cleanup
Environmental response costs, recovery, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.444
Recovery, Pollution Control Agency, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.41, 115B.412
Third-party claims, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.414
Landlords and tenants, see RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY
Law enforcement agencies
Good faith reports or requests, Minn. Statutes 2008 604A.34
Leases
Cancellation, Minn. Statutes 2008 504B.291
Unconscionable leases, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 336.2A-108
Legal separation, see Attorney fees under SEPARATION OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
Letters of credit, wrongful dishonor or breach of obligation lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 336.5-111
Liens
Agricultural producers' liens, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.945
Liens for attorney fees, see Liens under ATTORNEYS
Nonconsensual common law liens, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.99
Public assistance liens, claims, deduction, Minn. Statutes 2008 256.015
Tax liens, release, delay, Minn. Statutes 2008 270C.63
Life insurance companies, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 61B.19
Limited liability companies, see Attorney fees under LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
Limited partnerships, derivative actions, Minn. Statutes 2008 321.1005
Littering, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 169.421
Loans, finance charge violations, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 47.59
Local governments, Open Meeting Law lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 13D.06
Long-term care facilities, contracts, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 80D.13
Manufactured home parks, eviction proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 327C.11
Marketing agreements, motor vehicle fuel, Minn. Statutes 2008 80F.17
Marriage and Family Therapy Board
Disciplinary proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 148B.175, 148B.69
Mechanics and material suppliers liens
Contractors, liability, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.011
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.02
Hospital liens, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.71
Mediation, court supervised, Minn. Statutes 2008 583.27
Medical assistance
Boarding care homes, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 256B.48
Claims against estates, Minn. Statutes 2008 256B.15
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2008 256B.50
Liens, payment, deduction of fees, Minn. Statutes 2008 256B.042
Nursing facilities, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 256B.48
Vendors, false representation, Minn. Statutes 2008 256B.121
Membership camping
Lawsuits, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 82A.19
Sales contracts, rescission, Minn. Statutes 2008 82A.11
Mentally disabled persons
Public guardianship hearings, Minn. Statutes 2008 252A.20
Mortgage foreclosures
Amount, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 580.09, 582.01
Corporate fiduciary agents, Minn. Statutes 2008 481.02
Mortgagors, Minn. Statutes 2008 582.01, 582.02
Receivers, rent after default, Minn. Statutes 2008 582.08
Regulated lenders, Minn. Statutes 2008 56.131
Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 481.02
Sales, affidavits of cost, Minn. Statutes 2008 580.17
Motor carriers
Claims against, Minn. Statutes 2008 221.036, 221.251
Violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 221.271
Motor vehicle fuel, marketing agreements, Minn. Statutes 2008 80F.17
Motor vehicle retail installment sales
Contracts, collections, Minn. Statutes 2008 53C.08
Finance company violations, Minn. Statutes 2008 53C.12
Municipal Contracting Law, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 471.345
National Guard, lawsuits against officers, Minn. Statutes 2008 192.30
Natural Resources Department
Drainage system appeals, Minn. Statutes 2008 103E.097
Hunting while intoxicated, Minn. Statutes 2008 97B.066
Land purchases, landowners' bill of rights, Minn. Statutes 2008 84.0274
Recovery of sunken logs, inland waters, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.650
No-fault automobile insurance, Minn. Statutes 2008 65B.53
Odometers, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 325E.16
Open Meeting Law, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 13D.06
Packaging, toxics in, violations, Minn. Statutes 2008 115A.965
Parents
Parenting leave, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 181.944
Recognition of parentage, orders vacating, Minn. Statutes 2008 257.75
Partnerships, buyouts, dissociated partners, Minn. Statutes 2008 323A.0701
Paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 257.69
Peace officers, lawsuits against
Payment by municipality, Minn. Statutes 2008 471.44, 471.45
Performance bonds
Public works contractors, lawsuits on bond, Minn. Statutes 2008 574.26
Personal property
Self-service storage facilities, owners, liability, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.972
Pharmacy Board, unfair price discrimination, Minn. Statutes 2008 151.061
Pistols, permits to carry
Denial or revocation, appeals hearings, Minn. Statutes 2008 624.714
Plain Language Contract Act, lawsuits, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 325G.34
Pollution Control Agency
Administrative penalties, collection, Minn. Statutes 2008 103B.101, 116.072
Harmful substance injury claims, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.37
Landfills, cleanup, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.41, 115B.412
Prescriptions, unfair price discrimination, Minn. Statutes 2008 151.061
Product liability lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 604.04
Professional fund raisers, violation of rules or laws, Minn. Statutes 2008 309.57
Prostitution, coercion of persons for, when awarded, Minn. Statutes 2008 611A.87
Public participation lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 554.04, 554.045
Racketeering, lawsuits initiated by prosecuting authority, Minn. Statutes 2008 609.911
Railroads
Cattle guards or fences, failure to erect, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 219.33
Claims against, Minn. Statutes 2008 218.031
Railroad crossing violations, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 219.10
Real estate brokers and agents, real estate education
Research and recovery fund lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 82.43
Real property sales
Individual sewage treatment systems, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2008 115.55
Wells , disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2008 103I.235
Regulated lenders, Minn. Statutes 2008 56.131
Replevin judgments, Minn. Statutes 2008 548.04
Residential rental property, see Attorney fees under RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY
Revenue Department, cigarette and tobacco products taxes lawsuits, payment, Minn. Statutes 2008 297F.02
Sanitary districts, contracts, Minn. Statutes 2008 115.49
School personnel, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2008 123B.02
Self-service storage facilities, owners, liability, Minn. Statutes 2008 514.972
Separation of husband and wife, see Attorney fees under SEPARATION OF HUSBAND AND WIFE
Solid waste disposal, violations
Recovery by counties, Minn. Statutes 2008 473.849
Solid waste facilities
Designation, ordinances, violation, Minn. Statutes 2008 115A.86
Records, inspection, Minn. Statutes 2008 115A.882
Spousal maintenance proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 518.14, 518C.305, 518C.313
State mineral lands, quieting title, Minn. Statutes 2008 93.055
Stolen property, lawsuits brought by injured party, Minn. Statutes 2008 609.53
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (S.L.A.P.P.), Minn. Statutes 2008 554.04, 554.045
Subcontractors
Local governments, prompt payment of bills, Minn. Statutes 2008 471.425
State contracts, awards, Minn. Statutes 2008 16A.1245, 137.36
Subdivided land sales
Lawsuits, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 83.37
Sales contracts, rescission, Minn. Statutes 2008 83.28
Suicide or attempted suicide, lawsuits regarding, Minn. Statutes 2008 609.215
Superfund lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 115B.14
Tax increment financing districts
Enforcement of law, suits by property owners, Minn. Statutes 2008 469.1771
Tax preparation services
Unlawful trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2008 270C.445
Taxes
Delinquent taxes, collection, Minn. Statutes 2008 270C.16
Tax liens, release, delay, Minn. Statutes 2008 270C.63
Telephone companies, rate changes, Minn. Statutes 2008 237.075
Town officers and employees
Reimbursement by town, Minn. Statutes 2008 465.76
Trade secrets, misappropriation, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 325C.04
Trusts
Charges against income or principal, Uniform Principal and Income Act, Minn. Statutes 2008 501B.71
Charitable trusts, Minn. Statutes 2008 317A.811, 501B.43
Unemployment insurance, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2008 268.105
Unemployment insurance taxes, Minn. Statutes 2008 268.057
Unfair campaign practices, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2008 211B.36
University of Minnesota
Subcontractors, state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2008 137.36
Verdicts, interest, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2008 549.09
Victims of crime
Perpetrators, injuries to, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 611A.08
Video rental or sale customers
Videotape rental or sale records, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2008 325I.02
Warehouse receipts, lost, stolen, or destroyed documents
Bailee's fees, Minn. Statutes 2008 336.7-601
Watershed districts
Appeals, managers' decisions, Minn. Statutes 2008 103D.545
Wells
Contamination, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 103I.241
Disclosure, real property sales, Minn. Statutes 2008 103I.235
Wiretapping lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 626A.13
Woman's Right to Know Act, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 145.4247
Workers' compensation, see Attorney fees under WORKERS COMPENSATION
Workers' compensation insurance
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2008 79.52
Reinsurance associations, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2008 79.36