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16B.05 DELEGATION BY COMMISSIONER.
    Subdivision 1. Delegation of duties by commissioner. The commissioner may delegate
duties imposed by this chapter to the head of an agency and to any subordinates of the
head. Delegated duties are to be exercised in the name of the commissioner and under the
commissioner's supervision and control.
    Subd. 2. Facsimile or digital signatures and electronic approvals. When authorized by the
commissioner, facsimile signatures, electronic approvals, or digital signatures may be used in
accordance with the commissioner's delegated authority and instructions. Copies of the delegated
authority and instructions must be filed with the commissioner of finance and the secretary of state.
A facsimile signature, electronic approval, or digital signature, when used in accordance with the
commissioner's delegated authority and instructions, is as effective as an original signature.
History: 1984 c 544 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 632 art 3 s 29; 1997 c 202 art 3 s 1; 2003 c
112 art 2 s 50

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