Subdivision 1.Scope.

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2.Electronic.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 3E.02

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

“Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

Subd. 3.Legal material.

“Legal material” means, whether or not in effect:

(1) the Minnesota Constitution;

(2) Laws of Minnesota;

(3) Minnesota Statutes; or

(4) Minnesota Rules.

Subd. 4.Official publisher.

“Official publisher” means:

(1) for the Minnesota Constitution, the revisor of statutes;

(2) for Laws of Minnesota, Minnesota Statutes, and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes.

Subd. 5.Publish.

“Publish” means to display, present, or release to the public or cause to be displayed, presented, or released to the public by the official publisher.

Subd. 6.Record.

“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

Subd. 7.State.

“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.