2004 Minnesota Statutes

     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. 

    HIST: 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