Section 12.43 — Subversives; Hiring, Using; Oath.
12.43 SUBVERSIVES; HIRING, USING; OATH. No person may be employed or associated in any capacity in an emergency management organization established under this chapter who advocates or has advocated a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the Government of the United States or in this state or the overthrow of any […]
Section 12.44 — Political Activities.
12.44 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. No organization for emergency management established under the authority of this chapter shall participate in any form of political activity, nor be employed directly or indirectly for political purposes, nor be employed in a legitimate labor dispute. History: 1951 c 694 s 404; 1996 c 344 s 29
Section 12.45 — Violations, Penalties.
12.45 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES. Unless a different penalty or punishment is specifically prescribed, a person who willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a rule or order having the force and effect of law issued under authority of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not […]
Section 12.46 — Limitation Of Powers.
12.46 LIMITATION OF POWERS. Nothing in this chapter authorizes the governor or the director: (1) by subpoena or otherwise to require any person to appear before any person or to produce any records for inspection by any person, or to examine any person under oath; and (2) to remove summarily from office any person, other […]
Section 12.61 — Temporary Medical Care Facilities; Liability.
12.61 TEMPORARY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES; LIABILITY. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (a) “Emergency plan” includes: (i) any plan for managing an emergency threatening public health developed by the commissioner of health or a local public health agency; (ii) any plan for managing an emergency threatening public health developed by one or more […]
Section 12.351 — Specialized Emergency Response Team.
12.351 SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. The state director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management shall determine if, in response to an emergency or disaster, activation of a specialized emergency response team for deployment to any political subdivision is in the public interest. If so, the state director may activate a team. When […]
Section 12.36 — Governor’s Powers To Fast Provide Emergency Aid.
12.36 GOVERNOR’S POWERS TO FAST PROVIDE EMERGENCY AID. (a) The governor, during an emergency or disaster and notwithstanding any other law, may: (1) enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat the disaster by protecting the health and safety of persons and the safety of property and by providing emergency assistance to the victims […]
Section 12.37 — Political Subdivision’s Powers To Fast Provide Emergency Aid.
12.37 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION’S POWERS TO FAST PROVIDE EMERGENCY AID. During an emergency or disaster, each political subdivision, notwithstanding any statutory or charter provision to the contrary, and through its governing body acting within or without the corporate limits of the political subdivision, may: (1) enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat the disaster […]
Section 12.38 — State Agencies; Temporary Waiver Of Fees.
12.38 STATE AGENCIES; TEMPORARY WAIVER OF FEES. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a state agency as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, with the approval of the governor, may waive fees that would otherwise be charged for agency services. The waiver of fees must be confined to geographic areas within a presidentially declared disaster […]
Section 12.381 — Safe Disposition Of Dead Human Bodies.
12.381 SAFE DISPOSITION OF DEAD HUMAN BODIES. Subdivision 1. Powers for safe disposition. Notwithstanding chapter 149A, in connection with deaths related to a declared emergency, the governor may: (1) direct measures to provide for the safe disposition of dead human bodies as may be reasonable and necessary for emergency response. Measures may include, but are […]