Plymouth, MN

In the City of Plymouth, operating a short-term rental, defined as renting a dwelling or unit for stays under 30 days, requires an annual, non-transferable license under City Code §…

In the City of Plymouth, a second disorderly-use incident at a short-term rental within 365 days of an earlier notice can trigger a fine, or denial, revocation, suspension, probation…

In the City of Plymouth, short-term rental licensees must prevent conduct that disturbs the neighborhood, including violations of the nuisance ordinance in City Code § 960 and nuisance…

Plymouth taxes short-term and vacation rentals the same way it taxes hotels: City Code Section 1185.01 defines 'lodging and related services' to expressly include vacation rentals, so…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 600.22 allows composting yard and organic waste only on properties with a single-family detached home, business, school, institutional or…

In the City of Plymouth, turf grass may not grow taller than eight inches, and noxious weeds designated by the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture are prohibited outright. Property…

In the City of Plymouth, a managed natural landscape, defined the same way as in Minnesota Statutes Section 412.925, is exempt from the citywide eight-inch turf grass ceiling that…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, outdoor sprinkling is restricted every year from May 1 through September 30 under City Code Section 720.37. Odd-numbered addresses may water on odd…

In the City of Plymouth, a preliminary plat or lot division that creates new parcels must include a tree survey and preservation plan under City Code Section 530.11. Residential…

Minnesota does not restrict collecting rainwater in barrels for gardens and landscaping, but plumbed nonpotable rainwater catchment systems that supply fixtures, water features, or…

Plymouth requires every motor vehicle to run a working muffler at all times and bans loud exhaust cutout or bypass devices and engine retarder brakes like Jake Brakes under City Code…

In the City of Plymouth, running a radio, TV, or similar sound device loud enough to be heard at the property line, or 50 feet away outdoors, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is…

In the City of Plymouth, running a radio, musical instrument, or other sound-reproducing device loudly enough to unreasonably disturb neighbors violates City Code § 2025.03, Subd. 6.A…

In the City of Plymouth, keeping an animal whose barking or other noise disturbs a neighbor's comfort or repose violates City Code Section 2025.03, Subd. 9. The ordinance sets three…

In the City of Plymouth, construction, maintenance and repair work using electric, diesel or gas-powered equipment is confined to Section 2025.05, Subd. 4's clock: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00…

In the City of Plymouth, Section 2025.05, Subd. 2 confines leaf blowers and other domestic power equipment, mowers, hedge clippers, chain saws, mulchers, tillers, edgers and drills, to…

In the City of Plymouth, Section 2025.07, Subd. 1 sets numeric decibel ceilings by receiving land use district and time of day in Table I. Residential areas may not exceed an L10 of 65…

Aircraft noise around Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is governed by federal FAA rules and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, with mitigation programs across south…

Plymouth's general parking rules require a vehicle stopped on a public street to sit parallel to the curb, curb-side wheels within 12 inches of the edge and at least four feet from the…

Plymouth marks no-parking zones the City Council has established with a sign or a painted yellow curb, and City Code Section 1310.05 makes it unlawful to stop, stand or park there…

After 2 inches or more of snowfall, Plymouth bans parking on any public street or alley until it has been plowed to the curb line, and City Code Section 1310.05 also makes it illegal…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may park, store, or abandon a junk vehicle on any public street, alley, or roadway at all, and a junk vehicle left on private property cannot sit longer…

In the City of Plymouth, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) is governed by City Code Section 21120.02, Subd. 10, which applies in every zoning district that allows it. Chargers…

In the City of Plymouth, driveways and parking areas generally must be paved with asphalt, concrete or an equivalent surface under City Code Section 21135.07, Subd. 1(a). The FRD…

In the City of Plymouth, off-street loading spaces for non-residential uses must be at least 12 feet wide, 14 feet high and 60 feet long under City Code Section 21135.14. Loading curb…

In residential zoning districts, the City of Plymouth allows a resident to store a recreational vehicle or camping trailer in the side or rear yard, or on a surfaced driveway or…

The City of Plymouth caps how many commercial vehicles or trailers a business can park on a lot before screening kicks in. Section 21105.11, Subd. 3(c) allows up to three commercial…

Minnesota Statutes chapter 168B governs nonconsensual towing and impoundment. It sets no cap on hookup, mileage, storage, or gate fees, and it creates no drop fee for an owner who…

In the City of Plymouth, every Private Residential Pool must be fenced or otherwise positively controlled against access, built so children cannot climb it and no fewer than five feet…

Before building or remodeling a public pool in Hennepin County, plans go to the state Pool Engineer first: the ordinance covers public pools, not private backyard pools.

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 915.21 caps household pets at four dogs and cats combined in residential and single-family PUD zoning districts, with no more than two of…

In the City of Plymouth, no owner may let a dog run At Large, and every dog or cat must be kept Under Restraint at all times under City Code Section 915.17. The only exceptions cover…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 915.11 requires every dog and cat to carry some form of identification that lets animal control officers reach the owner. A microchip is one…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 915.17 keeps cats Under Restraint just like dogs, but Subdivision 2 lets outdoor cats already living outside when the 1998 ordinance took…

Plymouth does not require spaying or neutering pets generally, but City Code Section 915.17, Subdivision 3 makes it mandatory for any cat kept outdoors under the ordinance's…

Plymouth does not restrict dogs by breed. Instead, City Code Section 915.25 lets the City's Designated Hearing Officer declare an individual dog Potentially Dangerous or Dangerous…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 915.29 bans keeping any Wild Animal anywhere in the City unless the keeper holds an administrative permit for a bona fide institutional…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, City Code Section 805.09, Subds. 11-12 make it unlawful for anyone but a City-authorized person to disturb or destroy a bird or animal nest in a…

In the City of Plymouth, a veterinary clinic is a permitted use by right in the O Office District, so it needs only a building permit and site plan review rather than a conditional use…

In the City of Plymouth, keeping bees requires a Beekeeping License, available only for RSF-1, RSF-2, RSF-3, and single-family detached PUD residential lots, the I-1 through I-3…

In the City of Plymouth, keeping chickens requires a Chicken License from the City, and it is only issued for the RSF-1, RSF-2, RSF-3, and single-family detached PUD zoning districts…

Minnesota Statute 97B.106 restricts deer feeding statewide in counties affected by chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis. DNR rules supplement the law and apply uniformly…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, no one may start or allow open burning on any property without an Open Burn Permit from the Plymouth Fire Department. Permits cost $100, burning…

In the City of Plymouth, a backyard camp or recreational fire needs no Open Burn Permit as long as it stays inside a fire ring no more than three feet across, sits at least 25 feet…

In the City of Plymouth, selling fireworks requires a City license on top of complying with Minnesota Statutes §§ 624.20-624.25, with license fees of $350 for a fireworks-only retailer…

Minnesota DNR designates statewide and regional wildfire restriction zones during elevated fire danger, suspending all burning permits. Restrictions apply uniformly within designated…

In the City of Plymouth, barbed wire, electrically charged fencing and razor wire are not allowed outright: City Code Section 21130.01, Subd. 6(b) requires an interim use permit for…

In the City of Plymouth, fence height is set by City Code Section 21130.01: fences up to 6.5 feet tall with 6-foot panels can sit at or behind the required front setback line, while…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may erect, alter or relocate a fence or wall without a permit under City Code Section 21130.01, Subd. 1. Single-family and two-family owners get a…

In the City of Plymouth, any retaining wall over four feet high, or a tiered wall needing a building permit, must have a fence at least three and a half feet tall on top of it under…

In the City of Plymouth, if your rear lot line is shared with a neighbor's side lot line, City Code Section 21130.01, Subd. 5(g) requires that portion of the rear line, equal to the…

Plymouth's home occupation standards flatly prohibit any sign for a home-based business, inside or out. Section 21145.04, Subd. 1(f) bars exterior and interior displays visible from…

Plymouth caps how many customers a home-based business can host each day. Permitted home occupations under Section 21145.04, Subd. 2(b) may see only one client per day, while licensed…

Plymouth's zoning code splits home occupations into two tracks: permitted uses that need no license, and licensed home occupations that require a home occupation license from the…

In the City of Plymouth, a state-licensed family child care operation serving 14 or fewer people inside a single-family home is a permitted accessory use needing no city zoning…

Minnesota Statutes section 28A.152 establishes the statewide cottage food exemption, allowing home producers to sell certain non-potentially-hazardous foods directly to consumers after…

Minnesota has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, and its food code closes the door from the other side. Minn. R. 4626.1425 says a private home, a room used as living…

The City of Plymouth allows one accessory dwelling unit per single-family detached lot in the FRD, RSF-1, RSF-2, RSF-3, and single-family PUD districts, but not on any lot with an…

Plymouth will not permit an accessory dwelling unit unless the property owner actually lives on site, in either the main house or the ADU itself. City Code Section 21190.04, Subd. 2(j)…

Renting out an accessory dwelling unit in Plymouth, or renting the main house while the owner lives in the ADU, requires a City rental license under Section 410 of the City Code. City…

Sheds and other detached accessory buildings in the City of Plymouth need no building permit under 200 square feet, but every size must follow Section 21120.02's rules: no placement…

Minnesota's tiny-home statute, Minn. Stat. § 327.30, legalizes "micro units", permanent dwellings of 400 gross square feet or less, but only when placed within a…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 600.27 makes it unlawful for anyone except the City Manager or the City's recycling contractor to collect, remove or dispose of recyclable…

In the City of Plymouth, Section 600.20 of the City Code requires every owner, occupant or tenant to arrange sanitary, environmentally sound disposal of yard waste, including brush…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 600.14 requires garbage and recycling containers to sit in or next to the garage, or directly behind or beside the home if there is no…

In the City of Plymouth, licensed haulers must pick up garbage weekly from houses and semi-weekly from hotels, restaurants and boarding houses under City Code Section 600.13. Section…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 600.18 caps how long a dumpster, bag dumpster or other rubbish containment container may sit outside on any property, residential or…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 600.25 lets the Council contract with one or more licensed haulers to run curbside recycling and set additional rules on collection days…

In the City of Plymouth, it is unlawful to let rubbish accumulate anywhere on a property, indoors or outdoors, if it creates a nuisance from appearance, odor, fire danger, or the risk…

In the City of Plymouth, yard waste cannot pile up as a nuisance on any property under City Code Section 600.01. Owners who do not otherwise compost it must contract with a licensed…

In the City of Plymouth, licensed garbage collectors must pick up residential trash weekly and collect from hotels, restaurants, and boarding houses semi-weekly, under City Code…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, every permit application for a new building or addition must include a certified survey under City Code § 400.13, showing lot lines, wetland…

In the City of Plymouth, final inspection and occupancy authorization for new buildings and additions requires an as-built survey certifying that site grades and elevations match the…

In the City of Plymouth, installing, modifying, or removing any fire sprinkler protection system requires a permit from the building official under Section 905.07, and every permit…

In the City of Plymouth, plumbing work is governed by the Minnesota State Building Code adopted under City Code § 400.01, and no one may start plumbing work requiring a permit without…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may perform electrical work subject to the Building Code without first obtaining a permit from the City under § 1015.21. Complete wiring on a new…

Plymouth requires day care facilities approved by conditional use permit to meet building-related standards under Section 21150.04: adequate sewer and water service, screening where…

Hennepin County enforces Minnesota Statutes 144.9501 to 144.9512 governing lead hazards in pre-1978 housing. Hennepin County Public Health performs lead inspections, mandates…

In the City of Plymouth, landlords must supply heat maintaining at least 68 degrees F in every habitable room, bathroom and toilet room of a rented dwelling unit from October 15…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may operate a rental dwelling without first obtaining a rental license under City Code § 410.10. Licenses run three years for one- and two-family…

Minnesota Statute 504B.178 caps security deposits at no specific amount but requires landlords return deposits within 21 days of lease termination with itemized deductions. Landlords…

Minnesota Statute 471.9996 allows rent control only if approved by city or county voters at general election. Saint Paul passed rent stabilization in 2021. Minneapolis voters…

Since a 2023 amendment, Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.321, subd. 1a requires a landlord to give a tenant 14 days' written notice before filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent. The notice…

Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.211 a landlord must give reasonable notice of not less than 24 hours before entering a tenant's unit and may enter only for a reasonable business purpose…

Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.177 caps late fees on residential rent at 8% of the overdue rent payment and allows a late fee only if landlord and tenant agreed to it in writing. The statute…

Under Minn. Stat. Sec. 504B.135, either party may end a tenancy at will with written notice at least as long as the rent interval or three months, whichever is less. For monthly rent…

Minnesota has no rent control statute and no dollar cap on rent increases. A rent change on a month-to-month tenancy takes effect at a new term, so notice follows the termination rule…

Minn. Stat. Sec. 541.02 sets a 15-year limitations period to recover real estate, the basis for adverse possession. For platted, taxed land the claimant must also have paid the…

In the City of Plymouth, the Code Official inspects licensed rental dwellings to enforce the rental licensing standards under City Code § 410.32. Inspectors may enter with occupant…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 720.25 makes the property owner or occupant responsible for maintaining the water service pipe running from the curb box into the house. Once…

The City of Plymouth imposes a 3 percent local lodging tax on gross receipts from furnishing lodging at hotels, motels, resorts and similar establishments under City Code Section…

Plymouth doesn't run a standalone parade-permit office: City Code Section 1305.01 lets the Director of Public Safety, with City Manager approval, temporarily close or reroute traffic…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, any organized group wanting to use a City park for a picnic, party, performance or similar event must first get a permit from the Parks and…

In the City of Plymouth, restaurants and bars in the CC, City Center District may add outdoor seating only as a temporary accessory use approved through an administrative permit under…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may build, install, or maintain a dock, wharf, or similar structure on park property or in public waters abutting a park without a permit from the Parks…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, City Code Sections 725.14 through 725.17 ban dumping anything but storm water into the City's storm drain system, the MS4, and separately prohibit…

In the City of Plymouth, any subdivider disturbing earth must get an erosion control plan approved by the City Engineer before grading starts. City Code Section 526 caps bare soil…

In the City of Plymouth, the Zoning Ordinance's Floodplain Overlay District requires new and substantially improved structures in the Flood Fringe District to sit on fill so the lowest…

The City of Plymouth regulates construction, fill placement, and land-use changes inside the mapped Floodway, Flood Fringe, and General Floodplain Districts under Zoning Ordinance…

Development along Minnesota's Lake Superior shoreland outside Duluth must meet the standards in the North Shore Management Plan, set statewide by Minnesota Rules 6120.2800, subpart 1a…

Plymouth designates specific marked and posted streets as bicycle lanes and ways under City Code Section 1305.15, reserving them for pedestrians, bicycles and other human-powered…

Minnesota runs two separate tracks. A motorized golf cart, ATV, utility task vehicle or mini truck may use a public road only where the county, city or town has passed an ordinance…

In the City of Plymouth, the owner or occupant of property next to a public sidewalk is responsible for keeping that sidewalk in good repair. Section 820.01 frames the duty as a…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, placing a structure without a foundation in a public right-of-way easement requires an Encroachment Agreement under City Code Section 800.02, Subd…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, no one may obstruct or excavate a public right-of-way, including streets, alleys, sidewalks and trails, without first getting an obstruction or…

In the City of Plymouth, property owners and occupants must clear snow and ice from the public sidewalk abutting their property within 48 hours after it falls. Section 820.03.A sets…

In the City of Plymouth, an unhealthy, dangerous, or unfinished structure is a declared public nuisance under City Code § 2010.01. An enforcement officer can order the owner to abate…

In the City of Plymouth, turf grass on any property, developed or vacant, cannot exceed eight inches, and noxious weeds are prohibited outright under City Code §§ 807.03 and 807.04. A…

In the City of Plymouth, at locations designated under Appendix O of the Minnesota State Fire Code, typically balconies and patios on multifamily buildings, charcoal grills using…

In the City of Plymouth, charcoal grills and smokers are banned on balconies and patios at buildings designated under Appendix O of the Minnesota State Fire Code; only electrical…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, City Code Section 805.03 closes every public park at 10:00 p.m. each night, reopening at 6:00 a.m.; community playfields stay open until 10:30 p.m…

In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 925.01 adopts Hennepin County Ordinance No. 16, as amended, by reference to govern juvenile curfew, so Plymouth's own code does not print…

In the City of Plymouth, no one may run a massage business or practice massage on the public without two separate City licenses: a therapeutic massage enterprise license and an…

Plymouth caps new tobacco and vape retail licenses at zero under City Code Section 1150.03, so only businesses licensed before the ordinance's adoption date can keep selling tobacco…

Every pawnbroker doing business in the City of Plymouth needs a City license under Code Section 1160.03, backed by a $10,000.00 surety bond and mandatory daily reporting of every…

Any sexually oriented business in the City of Plymouth, from an adult bookstore to an escort agency, needs a City license under Code Section 1175.05 before opening, with a 90-day grace…

In the City of Plymouth, only a City-contracted towing contractor may impound vehicles ordered removed by police under City Code § 1310.11. Contractors must sign a contract of no more…

Plymouth flatly prohibits auto repair as a home occupation for any vehicle that isn't registered to a resident of the home or a close relative. Section 21145.04, Subd. 4(a) lists auto…

In the City of Plymouth, anyone who buys, pawns, or resells previously used personal property must hold a City pawnbroker license under City Code Section 1160.03 before opening…

Hennepin County requires a Health Authority license before anyone can own, operate, or work in a body art establishment offering tattoos or piercings.

In the City of Plymouth, anyone who sells goods, wares, merchandise, or services door-to-door needs a City license before starting, under City Code Section 1140.01. The license runs…

Property owners in the City of Plymouth can legally bar door-to-door sellers by posting a printed sign reading 'Peddlers and Solicitors Prohibited' under City Code Section 1140.15…

Starting January 1, 2028, no retailer in the City of Plymouth may sell or offer for sale any flavored tobacco or vaping product under City Code Section 1150.05(C). The ordinance…

Minnesota raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and electronic delivery devices to 21 in 2020 through changes tied to Minn. Stat. 461.12 and 609.685, aligning with federal Tobacco…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, smoking, including e-cigarettes and other electronic delivery devices, is banned in every City park, in public parking lots adjacent to a City park…

In the City of Plymouth, smoking cannabis or hemp in any public place is a petty misdemeanor under City Code § 970.02. 'Public place' means property owned, leased or controlled by a…

In the City of Plymouth, drinking, bartering, or giving away liquor or malt beverages on any public street, alley, boulevard, or public parking area is unlawful under City Code §…

In the City of Plymouth, Section 2025.03, Subd. 7 of the City Code makes it unlawful to participate in a party or gathering that creates a noise disturbance unreasonably disturbing a…

In the City of Plymouth, the Code defines exactly which trees its development regulations protect. A 'Significant Tree' is any healthy tree at least eight inches in diameter for…

In the City of Plymouth, Section 2025.09 requires that any generator or air circulation device permanently installed outdoors meet the Table I decibel limits set in Section 2025.07 for…

Plymouth allows new dynamic display billboards only along Interstate 494 or State Highway 169, capped at 14 feet high by 50 feet wide and 70 feet tall. Section 21155.06, Subd. 1(d)…

Plymouth lets residents post temporary non-commercial and political signs of any size and number without a sign permit, but only within a fixed window: 46 days before a state primary…

Plymouth does not give window signs a separate allowance. Under City Code Section 21155.06, window signage (including graphics) is only allowed on building walls that already qualify…

In the City of Plymouth, a new electronic dynamic-display billboard can go up only on a parcel with frontage on Interstate 494 or State Highway 169 that already carries a static…

Plymouth caps how bright an off-premises dynamic display sign can be: 7,500 nits during daylight and 500 nits between civil sunset and sunrise. Section 21155.05, Subd. 2(c) also limits…

The City of Plymouth limits how much light a property can throw onto a neighbor's land. Zoning Code Section 21105.06, Subd. 5 sets maximum illuminance at the lot line by Lighting Zone…

The City of Plymouth regulates exterior lighting under Zoning Code Section 21105.06 to cut sky glow, glare and light pollution. Non-residential lighting must dim or shut off by curfew…

Plymouth's wetland buffer strip rules, Section 21670.08 of the Zoning Ordinance, let the City reject buffer vegetation as unacceptable when it is composed of undesirable plant species…

In Plymouth's Shoreland Management Overlay District, the area around protected lakes like Medicine, Bass, and Parkers and streams like Elm Creek and Plymouth Creek, Zoning Ordinance…

In the City of Plymouth's RSF-1 Single Family Detached Dwelling District, Section 21355.13 sets minimum yard setbacks in feet: 50 feet from an arterial front, 25 feet from any other…

In the City of Plymouth's RSF-1 District, Section 21355.13 caps a principal single-family home at 35 feet, with detached accessory buildings limited by size: 10 feet if 200 square feet…

In the City of Plymouth, no cannabis retailer, microbusiness, or mezzobusiness with a retail endorsement may operate, and the City will not issue a registration, within 500 feet of a…

The City of Plymouth allows cannabis retailers as a permitted use, not a conditional use, in its C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District, subject to the citywide Cannabis Retail Buffer…

Adults 21 and older in Hennepin County may grow up to eight cannabis plants per household under Minn. Stat. 342.09, with no more than four mature plants flowering at one time.

In the City of Plymouth's CC, City Center District, principal buildings must follow City Code Section 21475.08, Subd. 1: equal-quality materials on every facade, no corporate-style…

The City of Plymouth allows solar energy systems in every zoning district but requires a building permit application backed by manufacturer spec sheets and to-scale drawings under City…

Minn. Stat. 500.216 bars homeowners associations and other private entities from prohibiting a roof-mounted solar energy system on a qualifying single-family home. Effective July 1…

In the City of Plymouth, agriculture is a permitted use in the Future Restricted Development (FRD) District, the City Council's holding zone for land not yet ready for urban…

Minnesota's Right to Farm law in Minn. Stat. 561.19 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when they have operated for at least two years and comply with…

Minnesota's statewide Earned Sick and Safe Time law at Minn. Stat. 181.9445 took effect January 2024, requiring all Hennepin County employers to provide paid sick leave, with stricter…

Hennepin County requires a food establishment license for mobile food units and itinerant food stands before they may operate.

Hennepin County adopts the state certified food manager rule, exempting some food establishments if the person in charge still gets sanitation training.

Hennepin County's Public Health Nuisance Ordinance declares rat, mouse, and other vermin infestations a public health nuisance subject to county abatement.

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 360 classifies unmanned aircraft as aircraft subject to FAA regulation and state aeronautics rules. The Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics…

Minnesota issues permits to carry pistols under the Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act, codified at Minn. Stat. 624.714, with sheriffs administering shall-issue permitting for…

Minnesota statute 471.633 broadly preempts local firearms regulation, reserving authority over the lawful sale, transfer, possession, carrying, transportation, storage, and use of…

Minnesota law treats open carry of a pistol the same as concealed carry, requiring a permit under Minn. Stat. 624.714, while long-gun open carry is generally lawful absent local…

Minnesota requires a permit to carry a pistol on or about the person or in a vehicle under Minn. Stat. 624.714, with state preemption barring stricter local rules under Minn. Stat…

Nonprofit, fraternal, veterans', and religious organizations need a license from the Gambling Control Board before running bingo, raffles, paddlewheels, tipboards, or pull-tabs. Minn…

Minnesota's gambling statute excludes "a private social bet not part of or incidental to organized, commercialized, or systematic gambling" from the legal definition of a bet. Under…

Minnesota has never authorized a licensed sportsbook. Placing a bet is a misdemeanor under Minn. Stat. § 609.755(1), and taking bets crosses into gross-misdemeanor or felony territory…

Under the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act (Minn. Stat. Ch. 515B), an association gets an automatic lien for unpaid assessments. Section 515B.3-116 gives it a six-month…

The Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act requires open board meetings (Minn. Stat. § 515B.3-103), annual meetings with director elections (§ 515B.3-108), and gives owners broad…

Minnesota law overrides HOA covenants in two areas. Minn. Stat. § 500.216 bars associations from prohibiting roof-mounted solar on qualifying single-family homes, and Minn. Stat. §…

Minnesota Statutes section 500.215 makes void and unenforceable any deed restriction, restrictive covenant, homeowners association document, lease term, contract, or even a local…

Minnesota Statutes section 515B.3-102(a)(11) lets a common interest community association levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, and rules, but only after…

A Minnesota common interest community association can foreclose on your home without ever going to court. Minn. Stat. § 515B.3-116(h)(1) gives the association a power of sale to…

Minnesota is one of the states that runs the opposite way on this question. Nothing in the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act caps how far an association may restrict leasing…

Minnesota does not run sobriety checkpoints, and it never legislated for them. The words checkpoint and roadblock do not appear anywhere in chapter 169A, the impaired driving chapter…

Minnesota is a one-party consent state. Minn. Stat. section 626A.02, subdivision 2, paragraph (d) makes it lawful for a person not acting under color of law to record a wire…

Minnesota has never enacted a general stop-and-identify statute. Neither chapter 609, the criminal code, nor chapter 629, the arrest chapter, creates an offence of refusing to give a…

Minnesota wrote the rule into the search chapter, not the legalisation act. Minn. Stat. section 626.223, added by 2024 Laws chapter 123, article 3, section 5 and effective 1 August…

Minnesota previously preempted local plastic bag bans under Minn. Stat. 325E.045, but the legislature repealed that preemption in 2023, allowing cities like Minneapolis to enforce bag…

Minnesota allows extra forward lighting but counts and measures it. Minn. Stat. 169.56 lets any motor vehicle carry no more than two spot lamps, two fog lamps mounted 12 to 30 inches…

Minnesota answers the dash cam question with a closed list rather than a measurement. Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 1(a)(2) bars any object suspended between the driver and the windshield…

Minnesota motorcyclists may split and filter, but only in slow traffic. Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(f) still prohibits riding between lanes, riding abreast of another vehicle in the…

Minnesota leaves no room for a tinted, smoked or even perfectly clear plate cover. Minn. Stat. § 169.79, subd. 7 says it is unlawful to cover the assigned letters and numbers, or the…

Minnesota has never written a radar detector statute. A full-text search of the 2025 Minnesota Statutes on the Revisor of Statutes site returns zero occurrences of the phrase "radar…

Minnesota does not have a studded-tire season. Minn. Stat. § 169.72, subd. 1(c) bars any tire on a highway from carrying a block, stud, flange, cleat or spike of any material other…

Minnesota applies one light-transmittance figure to the whole car. Minn. Stat. 169.71, subd. 4(3) bars driving a Minnesota-registered vehicle whose side or rear windows pass less than…