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Minn. Stat. § 326B.101 (2026)

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The State Building Code governs the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, and use of buildings and other structures to which the code is applicable. The commissioner shall administer and amend a state code of building construction which will provide basic and uniform performance standards, establish reasonable safeguards for health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security of the residents of this state and provide for the use of modern methods, devices, materials, and techniques which will in part tend to lower construction costs. The construction of buildings should be permitted at the least possible cost consistent with recognized standards of health and safety.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: Builders Ass'n v. City of St. Paul, 819 N.W.2d 172 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012).
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Builders Ass'n v. City of St. Paul, 819 N.W.2d 172 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 8× “” Minn.Stat. § 326B.101 (2010). It also sought to foster construction “at the least possible cost consistent with recognized standards of health and safety.”
Builders Ass'n of the Twin Cities v. Minnesota Dep't of Labor & Indus., 872 N.W.2d 263 (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “” Minn.Stat. § 326B.101 (2014). Respondent may, under the established rulemaking .”
650 North Main Ass'n v. Frauenshuh, Inc. (Territorial Springs Riverview, LLC, Frauenshuh Sweeney, LLC), Kraus-Anderson Constr. Co., Doe Affiliates 1-20, & Kraus-Anderson Constr. Co., & Third Party v. Berwald Roofing Co., Inc., Third Party, 885 N.W.2d 478 (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). “02 “means the materials and installation standards of the State Building Code, adopted by the commissioner of labor and industry pursuant to sections 326B.101 to 326B.194.” Minn.Stat.”
In the Matter of Admin. Order Issued to Wright Cnty., 784 N.W.2d 398 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “Minn.Stat. § 326B.101 (2008). For approximately 40 years, the County has performed land use planning and zoning functions, now including special controls in shoreland management districts.”
Centra Homes, LLC v. City of Norwood Young Am., 834 N.W.2d 581 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 326B.101 (2012). The city adopted the state building code pursuant to Minn.”
Daugherty v. Travelers Com. Ins. Co. (D. Minnesota 2024). · cites it 4× “” Minn. Stat. § 326B.101. “The purpose of [the State Building Code] is to establish minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare through structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, adequate light and ventilation,…”
Grefe Constr., Inc. v. Double J Concrete & Masonry, Inc. (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 326B.101 (2014). The purpose of the code is to “provide basic and uniform performance standards, establish reasonable safeguards for health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security of the residents of this state and provide for the use of modern methods, devices,…”
Fletcher Props., Inc., et al., Appellants, vs. City of Minneapolis, Respondent, Poverty & Race Rsch. Action ... (Minn. 2025). · cites it 2× “5 (2025) (adopting the Minnesota State Building Code, Minn. Stat. §§ 326B.101–.16 (2024)); and Minnesota State Fire Code, Minn.”
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