Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 599.13 (2026)
Municipal And County Ordinances
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Copies of the ordinances, bylaws, resolutions, and regulations of any city, town, or county, certified by the mayor or president of the council, and the city clerk under its seal in the case of a city, or the chair of the town board and the town clerk in the case of a town, or by the county auditor or chair of the county board in the case of a county, and copies of the same printed in any newspaper, book, pamphlet, or other form, and which purport to be published by authority of the council of such city or county board, shall be prima facie evidence thereof and, after three years from the compilation and publication of any such book or pamphlet, shall be conclusive proof of the regularity of their adoption and publication.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1987–1997 · leading case: City of Bemidji v. Beighley, 410 N.W.2d 338 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987).
City of Bemidji v. Beighley, 410 N.W.2d 338 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). “30, was saved by Minn.Stat. § 599.13 (1982), which provides: Copies of the ordinances, bylaws, resolutions, and regulations of any city or county, certified by the mayor or president of the council, and the clerk thereof, under its seal or by the county auditor or chairman of…”
Di Ma Corp. v. City of St. Cloud, 562 N.W.2d 312 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997). “357, subdivisions 3 and 4, not met where council did not wait for planning commission report or lapse of 60 days before acting on ordinance; ordinance nonetheless saved under Minn.Stat. § 599.13 providing ordinance conclusively valid after publication and passage of three years).”
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