For purposes of sections 326B.081 to 326B.085, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
"Administrative order" means an order issued under section 326B.082, subdivision 7.
"Applicable law" means the provisions of sections 327.31 to 327.36 and this chapter, and all rules, orders, stipulation agreements, settlements, compliance agreements, licenses, registrations, certificates, and permits adopted, issued, or enforced by the department under sections 327.31 to 327.36 or this chapter.
"Document" or "documents" includes papers; books; records; memoranda; data; contracts; drawings; graphs; charts; photographs; digital, video, and audio recordings; records; accounts; files; statements; letters; e-mails; invoices; bills; notes; and calendars maintained in any form or manner.
"Final" when used to describe any order issued under section 326B.082 means that:
(1) no request for hearing in connection with the order was filed in the manner and within the time provided by section 326B.082;
(2) all requests for hearing have been withdrawn;
(3) an agreement that resolves the order has been signed by all the parties; or
(4) after the filing of a request for hearing, an order has been issued by the commissioner, the Court of Appeals, or the Supreme Court, and all appeals have been pursued or forgone.
"Licensing order" means an order issued under section 326B.082, subdivision 12, paragraph (a).
"Minimum qualifications" means the educational, experience, fee, examination, application, and other eligibility requirements that an applicant must meet in order to obtain a license, registration, certificate, or permit under the applicable law. For an applicant that is not an individual, the minimum qualifications include the requirement that an employee or other individual associated with the applicant hold a license.
NOTE:Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 13, section 4, directs the revisor to renumber provisions relating to construction codes and licensing into this chapter in the 2008 edition of Minnesota Statutes. However, Laws 2007, chapter 140, contains amendments to cross-references based on the intended renumbering that appear in Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement. For the derivation of the cross-reference changes, see Laws 2007, chapter 140, articles 3, section 6; 4, section 61; 5, section 32; 6, section 15; 7, section 13; 8, section 30; 9, section 27; and 10, section 11.
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