2025 Session
Last amended: 2003 session
§ 256G.05 — Responsibility for Emergencies
Plain-Language Summary
This section says that you do not need to be a Minnesota resident to receive emergency assistance under the Minnesota supplemental aid program. Getting emergency help does not count toward establishing county or state residence.
256G.05 RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMERGENCIES.
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Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1996 c 451 art 2 s 61] §
Subd. 2.Non-Minnesota residents.
State residence is not required for receiving emergency assistance in the Minnesota supplemental aid program. The receipt of emergency assistance must not be used as a factor in determining county or state residence.
History:
1987 c 363 s 5; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 25; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 16; 1997 c 85 art 3 s 51; art 4 s 59; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 70
History: History: 1987 c 363 s 5; 1988 c 719 art 8 s 25; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 16 s 16; 1997 c 85 art 3 s 51; art 4 s 59; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 12 s 70
Practical Notes
If you are in Minnesota but not a resident, you can still receive emergency supplemental aid. Getting this emergency help will not affect any future determination of your residence. This protects people who need immediate assistance regardless of where they officially live.