{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-574.39","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 574.39","heading":"SURETY BONDS; PUBLIC ENTITIES.","body":"The state or a county, town, home rule charter or statutory city, school district, or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state shall not require a contractor to procure a surety bond from a particular insurance or surety company, agent, or broker on a public improvement which is or has been competitively bid or negotiated. Nothing in this section prohibits a public entity from requiring customized features in its surety bond coverage as considered appropriate and necessary by the public entity or from requiring that the insurer issuing the bond have a minimum financial rating as specified by the public entity.","path":["POSTJUDGMENT REMEDIES; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION; BONDS","CHAPTER 574. BONDS, FINES, FORFEITURES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/574.39","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:50Z","sha256":"8e11402c4907e17031d929f7cadb889543d044c5ff7aae2767a9bf8da403d8ae","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-574.38","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-575.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}