2016 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 645 - 648 — STATUTES, CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 645 — INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND RULES

• Section 645.001 — APPLICABILITY TO RULES.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Section 645.01 — WORDS AND PHRASES.
• Section 645.02 — EFFECTIVE DATE AND TIME OF LAWS.
• Section 645.021 — SPECIAL LAWS.
• Section 645.023 — SPECIAL LAWS; ENACTMENT WITHOUT LOCAL APPROVAL.
• Section 645.024 — SPECIAL LAWS; LOCAL APPROVAL AS REQUIREMENT OF ACT.
• Section 645.03 — [Repealed, 1984 c 480 s 22]
• Section 645.04 — [Repealed, 1984 c 480 s 22]
• Section 645.05 — [Repealed, 1984 c 480 s 22]
• Section 645.06 — [Repealed, 1984 c 480 s 22]
• Section 645.07 — [Repealed, Ex1959 c 46 s 3]
• Section 645.071 — STANDARD OF TIME.

CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES

• Section 645.08 — CANONS OF CONSTRUCTION.
• Section 645.09 — NUMERALS.
• Section 645.10 — BONDS.
• Section 645.11 — PUBLISHED NOTICE.
• Section 645.12 — POSTED NOTICE.
• Section 645.13 — TIME; PUBLICATION FOR SUCCESSIVE WEEKS.
• Section 645.14 — TIME; COMPUTATION OF MONTHS.
• Section 645.15 — COMPUTATION OF TIME.
• Section 645.151 — TIMELY DELIVERY OR FILING.

CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS

• Section 645.16 — LEGISLATIVE INTENT CONTROLS.
• Section 645.17 — PRESUMPTIONS IN ASCERTAINING LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
• Section 645.18 — GRAMMAR; SYNTAX; ELLIPSIS.
• Section 645.19 — CONSTRUCTION OF PROVISOS AND EXCEPTIONS.
• Section 645.20 — CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERABLE PROVISIONS.
• Section 645.21 — PRESUMPTION AGAINST RETROACTIVE EFFECT.
• Section 645.22 — UNIFORM LAWS.
• Section 645.23 — [Renumbered 611A.05]
• Section 645.24 — PENALTIES FOR EACH OFFENSE.
• Section 645.241 — PUNISHMENT FOR PROHIBITED ACTS.
• Section 645.25 — INTENT TO DEFRAUD.
• Section 645.26 — IRRECONCILABLE PROVISIONS.
• Section 645.27 — STATE BOUND BY STATUTE; WHEN.
• Section 645.28 — EXISTING LAWS; EFFECT OF REVISION OR CODE.
• Section 645.29 — MANNER OF AMENDMENT.
• Section 645.30 — EFFECT OF SEPARATE AMENDMENTS ON CODE PROVISIONS ENACTED AT SAME SESSION.
• Section 645.31 — CONSTRUCTION OF AMENDATORY AND REFERENCE LAWS.
• Section 645.32 — MERGER OF SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.
• Section 645.33 — TWO OR MORE AMENDMENTS TO SAME SECTION; ONE OVERLOOKING THE OTHER.
• Section 645.34 — REPEAL OF AMENDATORY AND ORIGINAL LAWS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED.
• Section 645.35 — EFFECT OF REPEAL.
• Section 645.36 — EFFECT OF REPEAL OF REPEALER.
• Section 645.37 — REPEAL AND REENACTMENT.
• Section 645.38 — EFFECT OF REENACTMENT ON INTERVENING LAW.
• Section 645.39 — IMPLIED REPEAL BY LATER LAW.
• Section 645.40 — NONEXISTENCE OF REASON FOR LAW DOES NOT REPEAL IT.
• Section 645.41 — NO IMPLIED REPEAL BY NONUSER.
• Section 645.42 — EFFECT OF SEPARATE REPEALS ON CODE PROVISIONS ENACTED AT SAME SESSION.
• Section 645.43 — EFFECT OF REPEAL ON LIMITATIONS.

DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND PHRASES

• Section 645.44 — WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED.
• Section 645.445 — SMALL BUSINESS; DEFINITIONS.
• Section 645.446 — HEALTH PLAN COMPANIES.
• Section 645.45 — DEFINITIONS, CONTINUED.
• Section 645.451 — DEFINITIONS, CONTINUED.

OTHER PROVISIONS

• Section 645.452 — DISABILITIES OF MINORITY; TERMINATION AT AGE 18.
• Section 645.46 — REFERENCE TO SUBDIVISION.
• Section 645.47 — REFERENCE TO PARAGRAPH.
• Section 645.48 — REFERENCE TO SECTION SERIES.
• Section 645.49 — HEADNOTES.
• Section 645.51 — GENDER REVISION OF 1986.