2000 Minnesota Statutes

     13.081 Administrative remedies. 

    Subdivision 1.    Complaints.  Any person who believes 
 that a government entity is not in compliance with this chapter 
 may file a complaint with the commissioner.  The commissioner 
 shall specify the form of the complaint.  The commissioner shall 
 conduct an investigation to determine whether the complaint is 
 valid or whether another alternative dispute resolution process 
 exists to address the issue presented.  If the commissioner 
 determines the complaint is not valid or another alternative 
 dispute resolution process is a more appropriate forum for 
 resolving the dispute, the commissioner shall dismiss the 
 complaint and so inform the person who filed the complaint and 
 the government entity that was the subject of the complaint.  If 
 the commissioner determines the complaint is valid, the 
 commissioner may take any of the actions under subdivision 2 to 
 resolve the complaint.  The commissioner shall either dismiss 
 the complaint or refer it for one of the actions under 
 subdivision 2 within 20 days of receipt of the complaint.  For 
 good cause and upon written notice to the person bringing the 
 complaint, the commissioner may extend this deadline for one 
 additional 30-day period.  

    Subd. 2.    Informal resolution of complaint.  The 
 commissioner may attempt to resolve a complaint informally or, 
 with the consent of both parties, refer the matter to an 
 alternative dispute resolution process and use the services of 
 the office of dispute resolution or the office of administrative 
 hearings to arbitrate or mediate the dispute. 

    HIST: 2000 c 468 s 9 

*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 2000, chapter 468, 
*section 9, is effective July 1, 2001.  Laws 2000, chapter 468, 
*section 34.