Subdivision 1.Workers’ Compensation Division.

The Workers’ Compensation Division shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which shall be inscribed the words, “Workers’ Compensation Division of Minnesota,” as the division may prescribe. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of such seal; and in all cases copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the division, certified by the commissioner, shall be received in evidence, with the same force and effect given to the originals.

Subd. 2.Labor and Industry Department.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 175.11

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • seal: includes an impression thereof upon the paper alone, as well as an impression on a wafer, wax, or other substance thereto attached. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

The Department of Labor and Industry shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings upon which shall be inscribed “Department of Labor and Industry of Minnesota” and any other design the department prescribes. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the seal and of the signature of the commissioner of labor and industry. In all cases, copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the department, certified by the commissioner under its seal shall be received in evidence with the same force and effect given to the originals.