{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-645.40","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 645.40","heading":"NONEXISTENCE OF REASON FOR LAW DOES NOT REPEAL IT.","body":"A law shall not be deemed repealed because the reason for its passage no longer exists.","path":["STATUTES, CONSTRUCTION","CHAPTER 645. INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND RULES","CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/645.40","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"a38138c8a67047703c64c2ccf9bef99d3833974c786e2e57e7b36f6cc20655e9","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-645.39","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-645.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}