Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 127A > PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND

• Abandoned vehicle: means a motor vehicle, as defined in section 169. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Agency: means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• 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.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Impound: means to take and hold a vehicle in legal custody. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Junk vehicle: means a vehicle that:

  (1) is three years old or older;

  (2) is extensively damaged, with the damage including such things as broken or missing wheels, motor, drive train, or transmission;

  (3) is apparently inoperable;

  (4) does not have a valid, current registration plate; and

  (5) has an approximate fair market value equal only to the approximate value of the scrap in it. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011

• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Majority: means with respect to an individual the period of time after the individual reaches the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
• Minority: means with respect to an individual the period of time during which the individual is a minor. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Operator: includes an operator of a public or nonpublic impound lot, regardless of whether tow truck service is provided. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Public impound lot: means an impound lot owned by or exclusively contracted solely for public use by a unit of government under section 168B. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Tax: means any fee, charge, exaction, or assessment imposed by a governmental entity on an individual, person, entity, transaction, good, service, or other thing. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• towing vehicle: means a motor vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 8,000 pounds or more, equipped with a crane and winch, or an attached device used exclusively to transport vehicles, and further equipped to control the movement of the towed or transported vehicle. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Unauthorized vehicle: means a vehicle that is subject to removal and impoundment pursuant to section 168B. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Unit of government: includes a state department or agency, a special purpose district, and a county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• vehicle: has the meaning given motor vehicle in section 169. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Vital component parts: means those parts of a motor vehicle that are essential to the mechanical functioning of the vehicle, including such things as the motor, drive train, and wheels. See Minnesota Statutes 168B.011
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.