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MN Stat § 390.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.05 — Medical Examiner Or Coroner Staff.

390.05 MEDICAL EXAMINER OR CORONER STAFF. The coroner or medical examiner may appoint one or more assistant coroners or assistant medical examiners, as necessary to fulfill the duties of the office, subject to authorization by the county board. Such assistants shall have the same qualifications as a coroner or medical examiner. When the coroner or medical examiner is absent or unable to act, assistants shall have the same powers and duties and are subject to the same limitations as the coroner or medical examiner. The assistants shall be appointed in writing, shall take an oath that shall be recorded and filed with the county recorder, and shall be included in the county bond. The assistant shall act by name as assistant coroner or medical examiner and hold office at the pleasure of the coroner or medical examiner. A coroner or medical examiner may appoint one or more investigators, with such qualifications as the coroner or medical examiner deems appropriate. Such investigators shall have the powers and duties that are delegated to them by the coroner or medical examiner. Unless they are public employees of that county, investigators shall be appointed in writing and take an oath, shall be included in the county bond, and the oath and appointment shall be recorded and filed with the county recorder. Subject to authorization of the county board, assistants may be appointed to the unclassified service and investigators to the classified service of the county. History:  RL s 598; 1945 c 144 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 326 s 21; 2005 c 4 s 96; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 7
MN Stat § 390.061 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.061 — Morgue.

390.061 MORGUE. Every county need not have a morgue, but there must be a system or process for receiving, storing, and releasing all dead bodies subject to this statute. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 8
MN Stat § 390.111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.111 — Expenses And Compensation.

390.111 EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION. The county board is responsible for the reasonable and necessary compensation and expenses of the coroner or medical examiner, assistants, investigators, and other medical specialists. History:  1965 c 761 s 5; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 10
MN Stat § 390.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.15 — Fees.

390.15 FEES. The coroner or medical examiner may charge a fee for cremation approval, duplication of reports, and other administrative functions to recover reasonable expenses, subject to county board approval. History:  (950) RL s 591; 1983 c 359 s 56; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 11
MN Stat § 390.151 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.151 — Organ And Tissue Donation.

390.151 ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. The coroner or medical examiner may facilitate donation of organs and tissues in compliance with the Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, chapter 525A. History:  2006 c 260 art 8 s 12; 2007 c 120 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 390.152 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.152 — Cremation Approval.

390.152 CREMATION APPROVAL. After investigating deaths of persons who are to be cremated, the coroner or medical examiner may give approval for cremation and shall record such approval by either signing a cremation authorization form or electronically through the centralized electronic system for the processing of death records established by the state registrar. It shall be a misdemeanor to perform a cremation without such approval. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 13
MN Stat § 390.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.21 — Disposition; Burial.

390.21 DISPOSITION; BURIAL. After an investigation has been completed, including an autopsy if one is done, the body shall be released promptly to the person or persons who have the right to control the disposition of the body. Section 149A.80, subdivision 2, shall control. If the identity of the deceased person is unknown, or if the body is unclaimed, the medical examiner or coroner shall provide for dignified burial or storage of the remains. Dignified burial shall not include cremation, donation for anatomic dissection, burial at sea, or other disposition that will make the body later unavailable. The county where the dead body is found shall pay reasonable expenses of the burial. If an estate is opened within six years and claim made for the property or proceeds of the sale of the property of the decedent, the county shall be reimbursed the amount spent on burial, with interest at the statutory rate. History:  (956) RL s 597; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 14
MN Stat § 390.221 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.221 — Bodies; Effects; Custody.

390.221 BODIES; EFFECTS; CUSTODY. A person may not move, interfere with, or handle the body or the effects of a decedent subject to an investigation by the coroner or medical examiner except upon order of the coroner, medical examiner, assistant, or authorized investigator. The coroner or medical examiner shall take charge of the effects found on or near the body of a deceased person and dispose of them as directed under section 390.225. If a crime is suspected in connection with the death of a deceased person, the coroner or medical examiner may prevent any person, except law enforcement personnel, from entering the premises, rooms, or buildings, and shall have the custody of objects that the coroner or examiner deems material evidence in the case. The coroner or medical examiner shall release any property or articles needed for any criminal investigation to law enforcement officers conducting the investigation, except as noted in section 390.225, subdivision 2. A knowing violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor. History:  1980 c 509 s 147; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 15
MN Stat § 390.225 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.225 — Property.

390.225 PROPERTY. Subdivision 1. Procedure. The coroner or medical examiner may take possession of all articles that may be useful in establishing the cause or manner of death, identification, or next of kin of the deceased, and, if taken, mark them for identification, make an inventory, and retain them securely until they are no longer needed for evidence or investigation. Except as noted in subdivision 2, the coroner or medical examiner shall release any property or articles needed for any criminal investigation to law enforcement officers conducting the investigation. Subd. 2. Retention of property. When a reasonable basis exists for not releasing property or articles to law enforcement officers, the coroner or medical examiner shall consult with the county attorney. If the county attorney determines that a reasonable basis exists for not releasing the property or articles, the coroner or medical examiner may retain them. The coroner or medical examiner shall obtain written confirmation of this opinion and keep a copy in the decedent's file. Subd. 3. Release of property. With the exception of firearms, when property or articles are no longer needed for the investigation or as evidence, the coroner or medical examiner shall release such property or articles to the person or persons entitled to them. Personal property, including wearing apparel, may be released to the person entitled to control the disposition of the body of the decedent or to the personal representative of the decedent. Personal property not otherwise released pursuant to this subdivision must be disposed of pursuant to section 525.393. Subd. 4. Firearms. The coroner or medical examiner shall release all firearms, when no longer needed, to the law enforcement agency handling the investigation. Subd. 5. Property of unknown decedents. If the name of the decedent is not known, the coroner or medical examiner shall release such property to the county for disposal or sale. If the unknown decedent's identity is established and if a representative shall qualify within six years from the time of such sale, the county administrator, or a designee, shall pay the amount of the proceeds of the sale to the representative on behalf of the estate upon order of the court. If no order is made within six years, the proceeds of the sale shall become a part of the general revenue of the county. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 16
MN Stat § 390.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.23 — Death Records.

390.23 DEATH RECORDS. No person, other than the county coroner or medical examiner or, for deaths occurring within a facility licensed by the Department of Corrections, the forensic pathologist who reviewed the death, shall file or amend the cause or manner of death information with the state registrar in cases of likely or suspected accidental, suicidal, homicidal, violent, or mysterious deaths occurring in the county. The forensic pathologist who reviewed the death of an incarcerated person within a facility licensed by the Department of Corrections may file or amend the cause or manner of death information with the state registrar. If there is reasonable proof that a death has occurred, but no body has been found, a judge may direct the state registrar to register the death with the fact of death information provided by the court order according to section 144.221, subdivision 3. History:  (957-2) 1927 c 201 s 2; 1980 c 509 s 148; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 15 s 32; 2003 c 27 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 17
MN Stat § 390.251 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.251 — Request For Examinations.

390.251 REQUEST FOR EXAMINATIONS. The coroner or medical examiner may, when requested, make physical examinations and tests incident to any matter of a criminal nature under consideration by the district court or county attorney, law enforcement agency, or publicly appointed criminal defense counsel, and shall deliver a copy of a report of such tests and examinations to the person making the request. Such an examination does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. The person making the request shall pay the cost of such examinations and tests. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 19
MN Stat § 390.252 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.252 — Contracts For Services.

390.252 CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES. A county board may contract to perform coroner or medical examiner services with other units of government or their agencies under a schedule of fees approved by that board. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 20
MN Stat § 390.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.31 — Simplified Investigations Of Death.

390.31 SIMPLIFIED INVESTIGATIONS OF DEATH. Subdivision 1. Purpose. Sections 390.31 to 390.35 provide a simplified system for the investigation of the death of any person when the county attorney determines that an investigation is necessary and provide for professional assistance to those making the investigation. It is declared to be in the public interest for medical doctors to conduct the medical investigations deemed necessary under the supervision of the county attorney and, if a trial is deemed necessary, that it be held in a court of record. Subd. 2. Jury fees. Each juror sworn in an action pending before a sheriff on a writ of inquiry shall receive $3 to be paid, in the first instance in all civil actions, by the party calling for the jurors. Subd. 3. Disqualification of sheriff. When the sheriff is a party to an action or when any party, or the party's agent or attorney, files with the court administrator of the district court an affidavit stating that the party believes the sheriff, because of partiality, prejudice, consanguinity, or interest, will not faithfully perform the sheriff's duties in an action commenced, or about to be commenced, the court administrator shall direct process in the action to the county attorney. The attorney shall perform the duties of the sheriff relative to the action in the manner required for a sheriff. History:  1971 c 367 s 1; 1983 c 359 s 58; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 390.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.34 — When Sections 390.31 To 390.35 Do Not Apply.

390.34 WHEN SECTIONS 390.31 TO 390.35 DO NOT APPLY. Sections 390.31 to 390.35 do not apply in a county in which there is a person whom the county board deems qualified who will agree to seek election to the office of coroner or, in a county where the coroner is appointed, a person who will accept appointment. Sections 390.31 to 390.35 are not effective in any county until they have been approved by its county board. History:  1971 c 367 s 4; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 390.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.35 — Election To Follow Simplified Investigation.

390.35 ELECTION TO FOLLOW SIMPLIFIED INVESTIGATION. Sections 390.31 to 390.35 apply only to counties in which the county board elects to be bound by them in lieu of other law relating to coroners. In a county in which sections 390.31 to 390.35 apply, the county board may by resolution resume death investigations under sections 390.005 to 390.25. The board shall then fill the office of coroner as provided by section 390.005. History:  1971 c 367 s 5; 1983 c 114 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 134
MN Stat § 393.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency|Section 393.02 — Oath.

393.02 OATH. Each member of the local social services agency, other than those holding some other public office for which they have qualified, shall take the oath of office prescribed in section 358.05 and file same in the office of the auditor of the county for which such member was appointed. No person shall be qualified to act as a member of the local social services agency until such oath has been filed. History:  (974-12) 1937 c 343 s 2; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 393.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency|Section 393.03 — Per Diem.

393.03 PER DIEM. Except as provided in section 393.01, subdivisions 3 and 5, each member of the local social services agency, except county commissioners, may receive from the state, county, or a municipality, not to exceed $15 for each day spent in transacting the business of the agency, but for not exceeding 50 days in any year, or an amount equivalent to any per diem paid to county commissioners for such services pursuant to section 375.055, subdivision 1, whichever is greater; provided that where such local social services agency also serves as the county hospital board or as the county nursing home board, members, other than county commissioners, may be paid not to exceed $15 for each day spent in transacting the business of the board, but for not exceeding 75 days in any year, or an amount equivalent to any per diem paid to county commissioners for such services pursuant to section 375.055, subdivision 1, whichever is greater. This compensation is in addition to any salary the member may receive from any other source. The county may reimburse each member, including county commissioners, for expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the payment of a per diem to county commissioners pursuant to section 375.055, subdivision 1. History:  (974-13) 1937 c 343 s 3; 1945 c 475 s 1; 1953 c 517 s 1; 1955 c 235 s 1; 1957 c 745 s 1; 1959 c 417 s 1; 1969 c 1091 s 1; 1974 c 435 art 5 s 3; 1975 c 301 s 13; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 393.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency|Section 393.04 — Organization.

393.04 ORGANIZATION. The local social services agency shall, by resolution, establish a date in July for an annual meeting at which it shall organize by electing a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary, except as provided in section 393.01, subdivision 3, each of whom shall perform the customary duties of office. The agency shall appoint a director and such assistants and clerical help as it may deem necessary to perform the work of the agency. The appointment of the director shall be made in accordance with rules to be adopted by the commissioner of human services and the director shall be chosen upon the basis of experience, training, and general qualifications for the work. The director's salary shall be fixed by the local social services agency, and the local social services agency shall fix the salary of such other employees as it may hire. The local social services agency shall require its director and such other of its employees as it may determine, to execute and file with it a bond conditioned as are other official bonds, to the state, with corporate sureties to be approved by it, in such amount as it may fix, not less than $1,000, and the premium thereon shall be paid by the agency. History:  (974-14) 1937 c 343 s 4; 1939 c 432; 1941 c 284 s 2; 1959 c 576 s 1; 1974 c 435 art 5 s 4; 1979 c 186 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 393.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency|Section 393.05 — County To Provide Offices.

393.05 COUNTY TO PROVIDE OFFICES. The county shall provide suitable offices for the local social services agency and its employees. Any expenditures for rent, purchase, or construction and maintenance of the office may be paid from county welfare funds. History:  (974-15) 1937 c 343 s 5; 1965 c 162 s 1; 1974 c 435 art 5 s 5; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 393.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency|Section 393.06 — Salary And Expenses.

393.06 SALARY AND EXPENSES. The salaries, office, traveling, and other necessary expenses of the local social services agency, including such amount as may be allowed in the discretion of the county board as compensation for cashing local social services agency checks, shall be paid by the county, and shall be subject to reimbursement out of state and federal funds as may be provided by law. History:  (974-16) 1937 c 343 s 6; 1939 c 445; 1973 c 717 s 26; 1974 c 435 art 5 s 6; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 393.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency|Section 393.08 — Estimates To County Board; Requirements.

393.08 ESTIMATES TO COUNTY BOARD; REQUIREMENTS. Subdivision 1. By social services agency. As scheduled by the county board of commissioners each year, the local social services agency, except any such board referred to in section 393.01, subdivision 3, shall submit to the county board of commissioners an estimate of the amount needed by it to perform its duties, including expenses of administration, and the county board of commissioners shall consider the estimates so submitted and, if approved, shall levy a tax as provided by law for the purposes. In the event the estimate is not approved, the county board of commissioners shall confer with the local social services agency and adjust a budget in accordance with the facts and levy a tax for the amount required. In counties referred to in section 393.01, subdivision 3, the estimate required shall not include institutional requirements in any city of the first class located therein. The tax levy by the county board of commissioners in such counties shall be such as is required for public assistance, poor relief and categories of aid under the federal Social Security Act, and shall be separate and distinct from other levies made by it. The governing body of any such city of the first class may annually levy a tax for institutional requirements as authorized by such home rule charter, on the real and personal property within the corporate limits of such city. Such tax levy and the proceeds thereof shall be subject to the same control and supervision as is imposed on any existing public welfare tax levy. In counties referred to in section 393.01, subdivision 7, the estimate required to fund the public welfare programs of the single local social services agency, including expense of administration, shall be submitted to the boards of county commissioners who are parties to the agreement. Each board of county commissioners shall consider the estimate so submitted and shall confer with the board of county commissioners from the other counties who are a party to the agreement in determining the amount of funds to be assessed against each county for purposes of funding the welfare program. Subd. 1a. Except Ramsey County. This section does not apply to Ramsey County. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1973 c 380 s 18; 1973 c 650 art 21 s 33] History:  (974-18) 1937 c 343 s 8; 1945 c 301 s 1; 1949 c 510 s 1,2; 1965 c 274 s 1; 1969 c 264 s 2; 1973 c 380 s 17; 1973 c 510 s 1; 1973 c 650 art 21 s 29; 1976 c 14; 1979 c 186 s 2; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 393.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency|Section 393.09 — Monthly Meetings.

393.09 MONTHLY MEETINGS. The local social services agency shall meet and advise with the director at least once each month and the director shall report and be responsible to the local social services agency and shall be directed by the agency. The director shall be charged with the administration of the duties of the local social services agency and shall perform such additional duties as the local social services agency may designate. History:  (974-19) 1937 c 343 s 9; 1959 c 576 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 631 s 31