2025 Session Last amended: 1990 session

§ 14.01 — Citation

Plain-Language Summary

This section provides the official name for sections 14.001 through 14.69. They are called the 'Administrative Procedure Act.' This name is used when referring to the entire set of rules that govern how state agencies make regulations and hold hearings.

14.01 CITATION.

Sections 14.001 to 14.69 may be cited as the “Administrative Procedure Act.”

History:

1969 c 599 s 1; 1977 c 443 s 8; 1980 c 615 s 2; 1981 c 253 s 3,47; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 422 s 10

**NOTE: **The Office of Administrative Hearings has been renamed the Court of Administrative Hearings. This terminology change will be implemented in the 2026 Statutes. Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 2, sections 17 and 68.

History: History: 1969 c 599 s 1; 1977 c 443 s 8; 1980 c 615 s 2; 1981 c 253 s 3,47; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 422 s 10

Practical Notes

When you see references to the ‘Administrative Procedure Act’ or ‘APA’ in Minnesota law, it means sections 14.001 through 14.69. These sections control how state agencies create new rules and how they handle disputes through contested case hearings.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes