Minnesota Statutes 3C.05 – Prohibitions and Limitations
Subdivision 1.General.
The revisor, employees of the revisor’s office, and persons assisting the office as part-time employees or independent contractors are subject to the following prohibitions and limitations:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 3C.05
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- 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
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(a) They may not reveal to any person not employed by the revisor’s office the content or nature of a request for drafting services. The content of the request and documents and communications relating to the drafting service supplied is not public and is not subject to subpoena, search warrant, deposition, writ of mandamus, interrogatory, or other disclosure.
(b) They may not urge or oppose legislation on issues susceptible to action in the Minnesota legislature.
(c) They may not use office time to conduct legal business other than the business of the revisor’s office.
(d) They may not engage in outside activities that violate the ethical considerations concerning independent professional judgment and interests of multiple clients contained in the Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers.
(e) They may not engage in activities of a partisan nature.
Subd. 2.Office hours.
The revisor’s office must be kept open during the time provided by law for other state offices. When the legislature is in session the office must be kept open at the hours most convenient to the members of the legislature.