Minnesota Statutes 27.0405 – Investigations
Subdivision 1.Production and review of information.
(a) Upon special order, the commissioner may require a farm products dealer to file at the time and in the manner the commissioner directs, sworn or unsworn reports or answers in writing to specific questions on any matter which the commissioner may investigate.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 27.0405
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(b) For the purposes of this section, the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized agents may audit and review any records relating to the financial condition of any farm products dealer and any transactions between the dealer and persons entitled to the protections of this chapter, if the records are in the possession of or under the case, custody, or control of the dealer or the dealer’s authorized agent.
Subd. 2.False and incomplete information.
A person may not willfully make any false entries or statements or fail to make full and true entries and statements in a report, answer required, or document demanded under this chapter.
Subd. 3.Preservation of documents.
A person may not remove from the state, mutilate, or alter a document relevant to an investigation, hearing, or proceeding conducted under chapter 27.