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Section 645.10 — Bonds.

645.10 BONDS. A law requiring a bond or undertaking with sureties to be given by any person is construed to permit in lieu thereof a bond of indemnity or surety bond for the amount of such bond or undertaking, given by an indemnity or surety company authorized to do business in this state, and approved […]

Section 645.11 — Published Notice.

645.11 PUBLISHED NOTICE. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the words “published notice,” when used in reference to the giving of notice in any proceeding or the service of any summons, order, or process in judicial proceedings, mean the publication in full of the notice, or other paper referred to, in the regular issue of a qualified […]

Section 645.12 — Posted Notice.

645.12 POSTED NOTICE. Subdivision 1. Definition. The term “posted notice,” when used in reference to the giving of notice in any proceeding or the service of any summons, order, or process in judicial proceedings, means the posting, at the beginning of the prescribed period of notice, of a copy of the notice or document referred […]

Section 645.13 — Time; Publication For Successive Weeks.

645.13 TIME; PUBLICATION FOR SUCCESSIVE WEEKS. When the term “successive weeks” is used in any law providing for the publishing of notices, the word “weeks” shall be construed as calendar weeks. The publication upon any day of such weeks shall be sufficient publication for that week, but at least five days shall elapse between each […]

Section 645.14 — Time; Computation Of Months.

645.14 TIME; COMPUTATION OF MONTHS. When, in any law, the lapse of a number of months before or after a certain day is required, such number of months shall be computed by counting the months from such day, excluding the calendar month in which such day occurs, and including the day of the month in […]

Section 645.15 — Computation Of Time.

645.15 COMPUTATION OF TIME. Where the performance or doing of any act, duty, matter, payment, or thing is ordered or directed, and the period of time or duration for the performance or doing thereof is prescribed and fixed by law, the time, except as otherwise provided in sections 645.13 and 645.14, shall be computed so […]

Section 645.151 — Timely Delivery Or Filing.

645.151 TIMELY DELIVERY OR FILING. When an application, payment, return, claim, statement, or other document is to be delivered to or filed with a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state or of a political subdivision on or before a prescribed date and the prescribed date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it […]

Section 645.08 — Canons Of Construction.

645.08 CANONS OF CONSTRUCTION. In construing the statutes of this state, the following canons of interpretation are to govern, unless their observance would involve a construction inconsistent with the manifest intent of the legislature, or repugnant to the context of the statute: (1) words and phrases are construed according to rules of grammar and according […]