Minnesota § 420.02 - ADOPTION OF ACCEPTING ORDINANCE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 420.02 — ADOPTION OF ACCEPTING ORDINANCE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 420.02. ADOPTION OF ACCEPTING ORDINANCE
Any city or statutory city in the class mentioned in section 420.01 which may wish to avail itself of the provisions of this chapter, shall do so by an ordinance expressly accepting the provisions hereof. The ordinance shall be adopted in the same manner as other nonemergency ordinances, but at least 30 days shall elapse between its introduction and final passage by the governing body. This chapter does not apply to any city until the adoption of such ordinance.
History:
(1933-25) 1929 c 57 s 3; 1959 c 695 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 420.02 ("ADOPTION OF ACCEPTING ORDINANCE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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