{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.3853","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 144.3853","heading":"CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE LINES.","body":"Subdivision 1. Classification of lead status of service line.\n(a) A water system may classify the actual material of a service line, such as copper or plastic, as an alternative to classifying the service line as a nonlead service line, for the purpose of the lead service line inventory.\n(b) It is not necessary to physically verify the material composition, such as copper or plastic, of a service line for its lead status to be identified. For example, if records demonstrate the service line was installed after a municipal, state, or federal ban on the installation of lead service lines, the service line may be classified as a nonlead service line.\nSubd. 2. Lead connector.\nFor the purposes of the lead service line inventory and lead service line replacement plan, if a service line has a lead connector, the service line shall be classified as a lead service line or a galvanized service line requiring replacement.\nSubd. 3. Galvanized service line.\nA galvanized service line may only be classified as a nonlead service line if there is documentation verifying it was never connected to a lead service line or lead connector. Rarely will a galvanized service line be considered a nonlead service line.","path":["HEALTH","CHAPTER 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH","SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/144.3853","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:33Z","sha256":"e23bef1f96d67cc05a93584e3bcd3fb88ae8026158385ddc470d448c6fcaef66","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.385","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.3855"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}