Minnesota § 45.011 - DEFINITIONS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 45.011 — DEFINITIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45.011. DEFINITIONS
Subdivision 1.Scope.
As used in chapters 45 to 80C, 80E to 83, 155A, 216C, 332, 332A, 332B, 345, and 359, and sections 81A.22 to 81A.37; 123A.21, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (23); 123A.25; 325D.30 to 325D.42; 326B.802 to 326B.885; 386.62 to 386.78; 471.617; 471.982; and 513.80, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.
Subd. 3.Department.
"Department" means the Department of Commerce.
Subd. 4.Duties and responsibilities entrusted to the commissioner.
"Duties and responsibilities entrusted to the commissioner" includes the administration of those chapters referred to in subdivision 1 and chapter 115C, as well as rules adopted or orders issued under those chapters.
History:
1983 c 289 s 11; 1993 c 204 s 1,2; 1994 c 385 s 1,2; 1996 c 439 art 1 s 2; 1997 c 222 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 20 s 4; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 3; 2007 c 57 art 3 s 22007 c 140 art 8 s 30; art 13 s 4; 2009 c 37 art 4 s 1; 2009 c 178 art 1 s 1; 2011 c 108 s 1; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 17; 2018 c 155 s 1; 2018 c 192 art 2 s 1; 2024 c 114 art 3 s 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 45.011 ("DEFINITIONS") 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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