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MN Stat § 388.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.12 — Attorney To Assist.

388.12 ATTORNEY TO ASSIST. The judge of any district court may by order entered in the minutes at any term of court appoint an attorney of such court to act as, or in the place of, or to assist the county attorney at such term, either before the court or grand jury. The person so appointed shall take the oath required by law of county attorneys and thereupon may perform all duties at such term of court, but shall receive no compensation where the county attorney is present at such term, except by the county attorney's consent, and to be paid from the county attorney's salary. History:  (932) RL s 571; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 388.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.13 — Accounting; Payment Of Receipts To Treasurer.

388.13 ACCOUNTING; PAYMENT OF RECEIPTS TO TREASURER. On or before January 1, in each year, the county attorney shall file in the office of the county auditor a verified account of all money received during the preceding year by virtue of office specifying therein the name of the person from whom received, the amount paid by each and on what account; and, unless previously paid, shall at the same time pay over such money to the county treasurer, and take duplicate receipts therefor, one of which shall be filed with the county auditor. If the county attorney shall refuse or neglect to account for and pay over any money so received, the auditor shall cause an action to be instituted upon the county attorney's bond to recover the same, and damages for failure to account. History:  (933) RL s 572; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 388.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.14 — Contingent Fund; Expenses.

388.14 CONTINGENT FUND; EXPENSES. The county board may set apart yearly a sum, not exceeding $7,500, except in counties containing cities of the first class, where the sum shall not exceed $10,000, as a contingent fund for defraying necessary expenses not especially provided for by law, in preparing and trying criminal cases, conducting investigations by the grand jury, making contributions to a statewide county attorney's organization, and paying the necessary expenses of the county attorney incurred in the business of the county. All disbursements from such fund shall be made upon written request of the county attorney by auditor's warrant, countersigned by a judge of the district court. Any balance remaining at the end of the year shall be transferred to the revenue fund. History:  (934) RL s 574; 1909 c 233 s 1; 1917 c 307; 1965 c 749 s 4; 1981 c 357 s 104; 1989 c 290 art 9 s 11
MN Stat § 388.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.15 — Funds For Investigation.

 388.15 MS 1949 [Renumbered 388.15, subdivision 1] 388.15 FUNDS FOR INVESTIGATION. Subdivision 1. County board appropriation. The county board of any county in this state, upon the request of the county attorney of such county, may appropriate, for the use of the county attorney, such funds, not otherwise appropriated, as the county attorney deems necessary for the investigation and the procuring of evidence when the county attorney has reason to believe that any closed bank, savings bank, trust company, or savings association incorporated under the laws of the state of Minnesota, has violated any provision of law. Such amount shall be in addition to the contingent fund of such county now allowed by law and shall be disbursed only on order of a district judge of the district in which any such county is located, approving such expenditure. Subd. 2. Borrowing money. The county board, if no funds are available, may borrow such money as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, but such loan shall not run over one year. History:  (934-1, 934-2) 1925 c 264 s 1,2; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 202 art 1 s 25
MN Stat § 388.151 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.151 — Unmarked Vehicles; License Plates.

388.151 UNMARKED VEHICLES; LICENSE PLATES. Vehicles used by county attorneys to investigate allegations of criminal wrongdoings, to assist crime victims or witnesses, to aid in prosecuting criminal offenses, and for other uses consistent with the duties of the county attorney which the county attorney elects to operate as unmarked must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification license number plates. The registrar of motor vehicles shall furnish the license plates at cost upon application and certification signed by the county attorney that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes authorized by this section. History:   1999 c 238 art 2 s 73
MN Stat § 388.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.19 — County Attorneys Council.

388.19 COUNTY ATTORNEYS COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Creation. There is hereby created a county attorneys council hereinafter designated as the "council" to be composed of the county attorney from each of the 87 counties and the attorney general of the state of Minnesota. The members shall meet annually in November of each year and, commencing at the annual meeting in November 1973, shall elect a president, a president-elect, a secretary, and a treasurer, and such other officers and directors as the county attorneys council shall determine. Each of these officers shall hold office for a term of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The county attorneys council may adopt such rules as are necessary for the carrying out of its duties. A county attorney may designate in writing an assistant who may act in the county attorney's stead in carrying out any function of the county attorneys council except serving as an officer. The county attorneys council may acquire and hold property, accept gifts, grants, and contributions and may charge fees for services, for seminars, workshops and publications it conducts and produces. All receipts from these sources shall be deposited in one or more special accounts in the state treasury and are appropriated to the county attorneys council for carrying out the duties described in subdivision 4. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1] Subd. 3. Governing body. The board of governors of the county attorneys council shall be composed of the president, the president-elect, the secretary, the treasurer, the immediate past president, and the attorney general. A vacancy in any office of the board of governors of the county attorneys council shall be filled by appointment of the remaining members of the board of governors of the county attorneys council. The board of governors shall have such authority and duties as delegated to it by the council. Subd. 4. Duties. The council shall perform such functions as in its opinion shall strengthen the criminal justice system and strengthen and increase efficiency in county government in Minnesota, including but not limited to the following: (a) Provide training and continuing education for county attorneys and assistants. (b) Gather and disseminate information to county attorneys including changes in the law by rule, case decisions, and legislative enactment. (c) Coordinate with law enforcement, courts, and corrections providing interdisciplinary seminars to augment effectiveness of the system. History:  1973 c 564 s 1; 1979 c 337 s 22; 1981 c 357 s 105; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 388.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.20 — Executive Director.

388.20 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Subdivision 1. Appointment. In order to carry out the duties of the county attorneys council, the council shall employ an executive director, hereinafter referred to as the director, which office is hereby created. The board of governors of the county attorneys council shall appoint and supervise the executive director. Subd. 2. Term, vacancy. The term of office of the director shall be six years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The director shall be learned in the law. The director shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The term of office for the first director shall commence on July 1, 1973. Vacancies in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointing authority. The director shall devote full time to duties and shall not engage in the private practice of law. Subd. 3. Employees, office space. The director may hire such employees as are necessary to carry out duties. Such employees shall be in the unclassified service of the state. The commissioner of administration shall provide the director with suitable office space. Subd. 4. Duties. The director shall carry out the duties assigned to the county attorneys council by Laws 1973, chapter 564 and shall perform such other functions as may be assigned from time to time by the county attorneys council. History:  1973 c 564 s 2 subds 1-4; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 388.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.21 — Full-time Position; Establishment.

388.21 FULL-TIME POSITION; ESTABLISHMENT. Subdivision 1. By county board. The county board of any county in Minnesota by resolution may provide that the office of the county attorney shall be a full-time position and require that one elected to the office not engage in the private practice of law. Subd. 2. In January before filing; salary. If the office of county attorney is made a full-time position, the action shall be taken at the January meeting prior to the first date on which applicants may file for the office of county attorney. The salary shall be set by the county board as provided in section 388.18, subdivision 2. History:   1974 c 262 s 1
MN Stat § 388.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.22 — Salary; Appeal; Budget.

388.22 SALARY; APPEAL; BUDGET. Subdivision 1. When paid. The county board shall pay the salary of the county attorney at intervals as the board shall determine but not less than once each month. Subd. 2. Budget. The county board by resolution shall provide the budget for the salary of the full time county attorney. Subd. 3. Salary appeal. The county attorney, if dissatisfied with the action of the county board in setting the amount of the county attorney's salary, may appeal on the same grounds and in the same manner as provided in section 388.18, subdivision 6. History:  1974 c 262 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 388.25 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 388 — County Attorney|Section 388.25 — Training About Sex Offender Sentencing.

388.25 TRAINING ABOUT SEX OFFENDER SENTENCING. The County Attorneys Association, in conjunction with the attorney general's office and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, shall conduct an annual training course for prosecutors, public defenders, and peace officers on the specific sentencing statutes and Sentencing Guidelines applicable to persons convicted of sex offenses and crimes that are sexually motivated. The training shall focus on the sentencing provisions applicable to repeat sex offenders and patterned sex offenders. The course may be combined with other training conducted by the County Attorneys Association or other groups. History:   1995 c 226 art 2 s 5
MN Stat § 389.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 389 — County Surveyor|Section 389.02 — Deputies; Surveys, Records.

389.02 DEPUTIES; SURVEYS, RECORDS. The county surveyor may appoint deputies as the county surveyor deems necessary, and is responsible for the faithful and correct performance of their duties. The county surveyor shall (1) make all surveys within the county ordered by any court, public board, or officer, (2) keep a fair and correct record of each survey made by the office, in a file to be provided by the county board, to be turned over to a successor in office, and (3) assign each survey a unique number and preserve a copy of the field notes, which shall be complete and accurate, and calculations of each survey, with its number properly endorsed thereon. The surveyor must furnish to any person requesting it a copy of the field notes, calculations and survey number. History:  (937) RL s 576; 1986 c 365 s 15; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 389.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 389 — County Surveyor|Section 389.03 — Compensation; Records.

389.03 COMPENSATION; RECORDS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the county board shall fix the compensation of county surveyors or their deputies, including their necessary expenses. All records of surveys are public records and must be made available by the county surveyor at all reasonable times to inspection by any person. The county board shall, at the expense of the county, provide to the county surveyor all proper and necessary files for keeping these records. The county survey records must be kept in the office of the county surveyor or of the county recorder of the county. If an office for the county surveyor is maintained in a building maintained by the county for county purposes on a full-time basis, then the records shall be kept in the office of the county surveyor. (b) If a county closes an office of the county surveyor that the county maintained in a building maintained by the county for county purposes on a full-time basis, the county shall transfer all certificates of location of corners filed with that office under section 381.12, subdivisions 1 and 3, to be recorded in the office of the county recorder. History:  (938) RL s 577; 1909 c 303 s 1; 1919 c 480 s 1; 1943 c 296 s 1; 1953 c 416 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 365 s 16; 2005 c 99 s 4; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 181
MN Stat § 389.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 389 — County Surveyor|Section 389.04 — Rules For Surveys.

389.04 RULES FOR SURVEYS. In all surveys the basis for the courses must be defined. In subdividing townships, sections, or parts of sections, as established by the United States survey thereof, and in restoring lost or obliterated government corners, the county surveyor shall follow the rules established by or pursuant to acts of Congress, and all such surveys shall be made in strict conformity to the original survey made by the United States. History:  (939) RL s 578; 1986 c 365 s 17
MN Stat § 389.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 389 — County Surveyor|Section 389.05 — Plats And Field Notes.

389.05 PLATS AND FIELD NOTES. To enable surveyors to conform to the requirements of this chapter, county boards shall procure and file with the county recorders of their respective counties certified copies of the original plats and field notes of the United States surveys. History:  (940) RL s 579; 1976 c 181 s 2
MN Stat § 389.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 389 — County Surveyor|Section 389.08 — Filing Of Surveys In Certain Counties.

389.08 FILING OF SURVEYS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. In any county in which there is a county surveyor who maintains an office on a full-time basis in a building maintained by the county for county purposes, the county board may by ordinance adopted in accordance with section 375.51, require that a licensed land surveyor who performs a survey of land for an individual or corporation must file a true and correct copy of the survey in the office of the county surveyor within 30 days after completion of the survey. The county surveyor shall determine the manner of filing, and all incidents thereof. All surveys so filed are public records and must be made available by the county surveyor at all reasonable times for inspection by any person. History:  1975 c 112 s 1; 1976 c 113 s 1; 1986 c 365 s 18
MN Stat § 389.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 389 — County Surveyor|Section 389.09 — Approval Of Plats And Surveys And Condominium Plats.

389.09 APPROVAL OF PLATS AND SURVEYS AND CONDOMINIUM PLATS. Subdivision 1. Plats and surveys in counties. In any county in which there is a county surveyor or other licensed land surveyor hired for this purpose by the county, the county board may, by ordinance adopted in accordance with section 375.51, require that each subdivision plat, registered land survey, and common interest community plat be approved by the county surveyor or other licensed land surveyor hired for this purpose by the county before recording. The county board shall establish a schedule of fees charged to proprietors of plats for this service. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2015 c 7 s 15] History:  1976 c 139 s 1; 1985 c 156 s 1; 1986 c 342 s 1; 1986 c 365 s 19; 1999 c 11 art 3 s 12; 2004 c 154 s 2; 2015 c 7 s 5
MN Stat § 390.0065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.0065 — Hennepin County Medical Examiner; Selection And Term.

390.0065 HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER; SELECTION AND TERM. Hennepin County shall use the following procedure to select the Hennepin County medical examiner: the Hennepin County Board shall designate three licensed physicians who shall constitute a Medical Examiner Board. One member shall be a dean or professor of the Department of Pathology of a Class A medical school as designated by the American Medical Association. Another member of the board shall be a member of the Minnesota Society of Pathologists. The third member shall be designated by the Hennepin County Medical Association from its membership. The Medical Examiner Board shall accept applications for the position of Hennepin County medical examiner when a vacancy exists in the office. Applications therefore shall be considered from doctors of medicine who are: (1) graduates of a medical school recognized by the American Medical Association or American Osteopathic Association, (2) members in good standing in the medical profession, (3) eligible for appointment to the staff of the Hennepin County Medical Center, and (4) certified or eligible for certification in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology. The Medical Examiner Board shall review the qualifications of the applicants and shall rank the applicants deemed qualified for the position and provide to the county board a report of the seven highest ranked applicants together with their qualifications. The county board shall appoint a county medical examiner from those listed in the report. The term of the examiner shall continue for four years from the date of appointment. Reappointment shall be made at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the term. If a vacancy requires a temporary appointment, the board of commissioners shall appoint a medical doctor on the staff of the county medical examiner's office to assume the duties of the medical examiner until an appointment can be made in compliance with the specified selection procedure. Actual and necessary expenses of the Medical Examiner Board shall be paid in accordance with sections 471.38 to 471.415. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 390.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.01 — Bond And Indemnification.

390.01 BOND AND INDEMNIFICATION. The coroner or medical examiner shall be included in the bond held by the county for all appointed and elected county officials and shall be defended and indemnified, pursuant to section 466.07. The oath of office shall be recorded and filed with the county recorder. History:  (942) RL s 583; 1973 c 524 s 8; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 3
MN Stat § 390.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.011 — Autonomy.

390.011 AUTONOMY. The coroner or medical examiner is an independent official of the county, subject only to appointment, removal, and budgeting by the county board. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 4
MN Stat § 390.012 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.012 — Jurisdiction.

390.012 JURISDICTION. The coroner or medical examiner of the county in which a person dies or is pronounced dead shall have jurisdiction over the death, regardless of where any injury that resulted in the death occurred. The place where death is pronounced is deemed to be the place where death occurred. If the place of death is unknown but the dead body is found in Minnesota, the place where the body is found is considered the place of death. If the date of death is unknown, the date the body is found is considered the date of death, but only for purposes of this chapter. When a death occurs in a moving conveyance and the body is first removed in Minnesota, documentation of death must be filed in Minnesota and the place of death is considered the place where the body is first removed from the conveyance. History:   2006 c 260 art 8 s 5
MN Stat § 390.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 390 — Coroner; Medical Examiner|Section 390.04 — Provision For Transfer Of Jurisdiction.

390.04 PROVISION FOR TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION. When the coroner or medical examiner, because of partiality, prejudice, consanguinity, or interest, is not able to perform the coroner or medical examiner's duties, the coroner or medical examiner shall have the authority to transfer jurisdiction to another coroner or medical examiner, as arranged by the county board. History:  (945) RL s 586; 1985 c 265 art 7 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2006 c 260 art 8 s 6