Section 645.023 — Special Laws; Enactment Without Local Approval.
645.023 SPECIAL LAWS; ENACTMENT WITHOUT LOCAL APPROVAL. Subdivision 1. Classes of law covered. A special law enacted pursuant to the provisions of the constitution, article XII, section 2, shall become effective without the approval of any affected local government unit or group of such units in a single county or a number of contiguous counties […]
Section 645.024 — Special Laws; Local Approval As Requirement Of Act.
645.024 SPECIAL LAWS; LOCAL APPROVAL AS REQUIREMENT OF ACT. Section 645.023 does not apply to a special law which by its own terms becomes effective upon the approval of one or more affected local government units, expressed through the voters or the governing body and by such majority as the special law may direct. History: […]
Section 645.071 — Standard Of Time.
645.071 STANDARD OF TIME. Every mention of, or reference to, any hour or time in any law is to be construed with reference to and in accordance with the standard time or advanced standard time provided by federal law. No department of the state government and no county, city or town shall employ any other […]
Section 645.01 — Words And Phrases.
645.01 WORDS AND PHRASES. Subdivision 1. Scope. When used in this chapter the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. Subd. 2. Final enactment or enacted finally. “Final enactment” or “enacted finally” for a bill passed by the legislature and signed by the governor means the date and time […]
Section 645.02 — Effective Date And Time Of Laws.
645.02 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIME OF LAWS. Each act, except one making appropriations, enacted finally at any session of the legislature takes effect on August 1 next following its final enactment, unless a different date is specified in the act. A special law required to be approved by the local government unit affected before it […]
Section 645.021 — Special Laws.
645.021 SPECIAL LAWS. Subdivision 1. Name required. A special law as defined in the Minnesota Constitution, article XII, section 2, shall name the local government unit to which it applies. If a special law applies to a group of local government units in a single county or in a number of contiguous counties, it shall […]