Section 645.17 — Presumptions In Ascertaining Legislative Intent.
645.17 PRESUMPTIONS IN ASCERTAINING LEGISLATIVE INTENT. In ascertaining the intention of the legislature the courts may be guided by the following presumptions: (1) the legislature does not intend a result that is absurd, impossible of execution, or unreasonable; (2) the legislature intends the entire statute to be effective and certain; (3) the legislature does not […]
Section 645.18 — Grammar; Syntax; Ellipsis.
645.18 GRAMMAR; SYNTAX; ELLIPSIS. Grammatical errors shall not vitiate a law. A transposition of words and clauses may be resorted to when a sentence is without meaning as it stands. Words and phrases which may be necessary to the proper interpretation of a law and which do not conflict with its obvious purpose and intent […]
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 645.001 — Applicability To Rules.
645.001 APPLICABILITY TO RULES. The provisions of this chapter, unless specifically provided to the contrary by law or rule, govern all rules becoming effective after June 30, 1981. History: 1981 c 253 s 35
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 […]