144.4173 CAUSE OF ACTION.
Subdivision 1.
Compliance with directive. Failure or refusal of a carrier to comply with a
health directive is grounds for proceeding under subdivision 2.
Subd. 2.
Commencement of action. The commissioner, or a board of health as defined in
section
145A.02, subdivision 2, with express delegated authority from the commissioner, may
commence legal action against a carrier who is a health threat to others and, unless a court order is
sought under section
144.4182, who engages in noncompliant behavior, by filing with the district
court in the county in which respondent resides, and serving upon respondent, a petition for
relief and notice of hearing.
History: 1987 c 209 s 6; 1987 c 309 s 24