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MN Stat § 373.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.30 — What Pre-1969 Laws Apply If 1970 Census Passed 100,000.

373.30 WHAT PRE-1969 LAWS APPLY IF 1970 CENSUS PASSED 100,000. A county with a population according to the 1960 federal census of less than 100,000 which has a population of over 100,000 according to the 1970 federal census may continue to use authorities granted to counties of under 100,000 population notwithstanding the change in population. Statutory limitations and mandatory provisions of law relating to counties of over 100,000 population shall not apply to counties which had a population according to the 1960 federal census of less than 100,000 population. Statutory limitations and mandatory provisions of law applicable to counties of under 100,000 shall continue to apply to counties which according to the 1960 federal census had less than 100,000 and which according to the 1970 federal census have a population in excess of 100,000. Application of legislation passed in 1969 or later shall not be affected by this section. History:  1969 c 254 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 1
MN Stat § 373.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.32 — License Bureau Authorized.

373.32 LICENSE BUREAU AUTHORIZED. Any county may establish a county license bureau. The license bureau may be located in the county seat or at another location or locations the county board designates. History:  1973 c 675 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 1
MN Stat § 373.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.33 — State Licenses May Be Issued.

373.33 STATE LICENSES MAY BE ISSUED. A county license bureau may issue, process or assist in preparing an application for any license or permit issued by the state or a state official including but not limited to game and fish, trapping, wild rice harvest, motor vehicle, manufactured home, trailer, snowmobile, watercraft or driver's license or as many of the licenses as designated by the county board. The processing of driver's license applications by a county license bureau is subject to the provisions of section 171.061. This authority does not include the issuance of marriage licenses. The county board may delegate the responsibility for the issuance of any county license or permit to the county license bureau. History:  1973 c 675 s 2; 1981 c 365 s 9; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1997 c 250 s 11
MN Stat § 373.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.34 — Implementation, Notice.

373.34 IMPLEMENTATION, NOTICE. Subdivision 1. By resolution. Sections 373.32 to 373.37 shall be operative in a county when the county board passes a resolution declaring its intent to proceed under the sections and establish a bureau. The resolution establishing a county license bureau shall take effect when the county board designates but not less than 30 days after the date of the adoption of the resolution. Subd. 2. Notices of intent required. A resolution establishing a county license bureau shall not be valid unless a notice of intention to adopt the resolution has been mailed by the clerk of the county board to each state department having responsibility for the issuance of a state license not less than 20 days before the date of the meeting at which the adoption of the resolution is to be considered. A similar notice shall be delivered by the clerk of the county board to the deputy registrar of motor vehicles for the county and to each county officer having the authority to issue, process or assist in the preparation of an application for the issuance of any license not less than ten days before the date of the meeting. History:  1973 c 675 s 3; 1984 c 629 s 1
MN Stat § 373.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.35 — Director Of Bureau.

373.35 DIRECTOR OF BUREAU. Subdivision 1. Auditor or board appointee. The county auditor shall serve as the director of the county license bureau or, if the auditor chooses not to serve, the county board shall appoint any other county officer or employee, or any other person, to serve as the director upon the terms and conditions the county board deems advisable. The county board shall set the compensation of the director and may provide for the expenses of the office including the premium of any bond required to be furnished by the director. The director shall have the powers and duties imposed on the county officer who previously had the authority to issue or process the application for any license referred to in section 373.32. Notwithstanding section 168.33, subdivision 2, the commissioner of public safety may appoint, and for cause discontinue, the director as the deputy registrar of motor vehicles in the county. If the director is a deputy registrar, all provisions of section 168.33 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 7406, apply to a county license bureau. If the director is a driver's license agent, section 171.061 and rules promulgated thereunder apply to the county license board director. Subd. 2. Director's duties; no fee retention. The director shall be responsible for all funds in the director's custody as director of the license bureau and shall deposit them in the county treasury, a state depository or forward the funds to the appropriate state official as provided by law or rule or as designated by the county board consistent with applicable statutes and rules. The director or an employee in the bureau may not retain any portion of the fee charged by law or any surcharge upon the license or application. The sole compensation shall be the salary provided by the county board. History:  1973 c 675 s 4; 1976 c 281 s 3; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 269 s 46; 1995 c 71 s 1; 1997 c 250 s 12
MN Stat § 373.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.37 — Termination Of Bureau.

373.37 TERMINATION OF BUREAU. A county license bureau may be terminated in the same manner provided in section 373.34 to establish a license bureau. Duties and responsibilities assigned to the director of the license bureau shall then be vested in the officer or person who has responsibility for the function as provided by other law at the time of the termination. History:  1973 c 675 s 6; 1984 c 629 s 1
MN Stat § 373.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.38 — Business Hours.

373.38 BUSINESS HOURS. County license bureaus shall maintain hours to best serve the public. They shall be open to the public for at least 40 hours each week. History:  1973 c 675 s 7; 1984 c 629 s 1; 2017 c 67 s 1
MN Stat § 373.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.39 — Spending For Fire Protection, Community Projects.

373.39 SPENDING FOR FIRE PROTECTION, COMMUNITY PROJECTS. Any county located outside the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, may appropriate moneys from its general fund or expend funds received from the federal government under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (Title 1, Public Law 92-512) to make grants to cities and towns within the county to be used to provide fire protection, including the construction and equipping of local fire departments, or for other community projects. The grants may be terminated upon expiration of the federal act. History:  1976 c 144 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 1
MN Stat § 373.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.41 — Miscellaneous Fees.

373.41 MISCELLANEOUS FEES. The county may charge a fee to record, file, certify, or provide copies of any instrument, document, or paper that is required by law to be filed or which may be filed in any county office. The county may charge fees for service provided by any county office, official, department, court, or employee. The county board may, after a public hearing, establish the amounts of fees to be charged for the services, unless a statute has specified the amount. There must be a reasonable relation between the fee and the cost of providing the service. A county may also impose a fee or an interest charge on payments of money to the county that are more than 90 days overdue, provided that late property tax payments remain subject only to the penalty and interest provisions of chapters 277 and 279. History:  1987 c 164 s 1; 1993 c 217 s 1
MN Stat § 373.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.43 — Financing Authority; Ice Facilities.

373.43 FINANCING AUTHORITY; ICE FACILITIES. A county may issue and sell its general obligations under chapter 475 to finance acquisition and construction of an indoor ice arena intended to be used predominantly for youth athletic activities if all the following conditions are met. (a) The obligations are secured by a pledge of revenues from the facility. (b) The county has entered into a qualified agreement. A qualified agreement means: (1) a joint powers agreement with the school district or the city in which the facility is located that governs ownership, operation, and maintenance of the facility; or (2) an agreement with a nonprofit corporation, qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that provides that the corporation will operate, manage, and maintain the facility; or (3) any combination of agreements under clauses (1) and (2). (c) The agreements under paragraph (b) provide that all parties must pay the principal and interest on obligations, if the revenues for the facility are insufficient to pay the obligations in full. (d) The county board finds, based on analysis provided by a professional experienced in finance, that the facility's revenues and other available money will be sufficient to pay the obligations, without reliance on a property tax levy or the general purpose state aid of the county or any party to a joint powers agreement. History:   1995 c 256 s 2
MN Stat § 373.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.44 — Revenue Financing Authority; Ice Facilities.

373.44 REVENUE FINANCING AUTHORITY; ICE FACILITIES. For the purpose of acquiring, leasing, equipping, or maintaining land or buildings for use as an indoor ice arena as defined in section 373.43, a county has the same authority and powers granted to a city by section 471.191. History:   1995 c 256 s 3
MN Stat § 373.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.47 — County Debt Authority.

373.47 COUNTY DEBT AUTHORITY. Subdivision 1. Authority to incur debt. Subject to prior approval by the Statewide Radio Board under section 403.36, the governing body of a county may finance the cost of designing, constructing, and acquiring public safety communication system infrastructure and equipment for use on the statewide, shared public safety radio system by issuing: (1) capital improvement bonds under section 373.40, as if the infrastructure and equipment qualified as a "capital improvement" within the meaning of section 373.40, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). Bonds issued under this section are exempt from and shall not be included in calculating the limitations in section 373.40, subdivision 4; and (2) capital notes under the provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 3, as if the equipment qualified as "capital equipment" within the meaning of section 373.01, subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Treatment of levy. The county may report the tax attributable to any levy to pay principal and interest on bonds or notes issued under this section as a separate line item on the property tax statement. The levy to pay principal and interest on the notes or bonds is exempt from the limits on the amount or rate of tax imposed under any other provision of law. Subd. 3. Expiration. The authority to issue debt under this section expires December 31, 2012. History:  2002 c 401 art 1 s 2; 2003 c 127 art 12 s 10; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 135; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11; 2008 c 299 s 16; 2009 c 88 art 6 s 7
MN Stat § 373.475 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.475 — County Environmental Trust Fund.

373.475 COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 282 and any other law relating to the apportionment of proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited land, and except as otherwise provided in this section, a county board must deposit the money received from the sale of land under Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 3, into an environmental trust fund established by the county under this section. The principal from the sale of the land may not be expended, and the county board may spend interest earned on the principal only for purposes related to the improvement of natural resources. To the extent money received from the sale is attributable to tax-forfeited land from another county, the money must be deposited in an environmental trust fund established under this section by that county board. History:  1998 c 389 art 16 s 31 subd 4
MN Stat § 373.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.50 — Postponement Of Election; Inclement Weather.

373.50 POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTION; INCLEMENT WEATHER. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to a primary, special, or general election held in a county that is not held in conjunction with a state or federal election. Subd. 2. Postponement of election. (a) In the event of severe or inclement weather, the county auditor may postpone an election when the National Weather Service or a law enforcement agency has issued storm warnings or travel advisories indicating that the weather conditions would make travel to a polling place difficult or hazardous for voters and election judges. When one or more jurisdictions are holding elections in conjunction with one another, the jurisdiction that covers the largest geographic area has the authority, after consulting with the other auditors and clerks, to make the decision to postpone all of the elections. A decision to postpone an election must apply to every precinct in the jurisdiction. (b) A decision to postpone an election must be made no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day before the election. The auditor must contact the election judges and notify local media outlets of the postponement. The auditor must also post a notice on the jurisdiction's website, if practicable. (c) A postponed election must be rescheduled for the next following Tuesday after the election was originally scheduled. The date on which the postponed election will be held shall be considered the date of the election for purposes of absentee voting under chapter 203B. An election that is postponed due to weather may be postponed again if necessary under this section. History:   2010 c 201 s 79
MN Stat § 373.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges|Section 373.51 — Alternative Process For Consolidation.

373.51 ALTERNATIVE PROCESS FOR CONSOLIDATION. Notwithstanding the provisions relating to petitions in sections 371.02 and 371.03, two or more counties may begin the process for consolidation by filing with the secretary of state a resolution unanimously adopted by the board of each affected county to seek voter approval for consolidation of the counties following the procedures in chapter 371. History:   1Sp2011 c 7 art 6 s 13
MN Stat § 374.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall|Section 374.001 — Do Not Apply To Ramsey Or Hennepin County.

374.001 DO NOT APPLY TO RAMSEY OR HENNEPIN COUNTY. Sections 374.01 to 374.21 do not apply to Ramsey or Hennepin County. History:  1974 c 435 art 7 s 1; 1979 c 198 art 4 s 13
MN Stat § 374.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall|Section 374.01 — County And City Of First Class May Build Courthouse.

374.01 COUNTY AND CITY OF FIRST CLASS MAY BUILD COURTHOUSE. Any county having within its limits a city of the first class may, together with the city, jointly acquire land for, construct, equip, furnish, maintain, and operate a joint courthouse and city hall building. History:  (643-1) 1929 c 397 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 4
MN Stat § 374.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall|Section 374.02 — Expense Divided.

374.02 EXPENSE DIVIDED. The county and city shall share equally in the cost of acquiring land for constructing, equipping, and furnishing the building. The building shall not be constructed or contracted to be constructed, no land shall be acquired, and no bonds shall be issued or sold by the county until the city has been authorized to issue bonds to pay its share of the cost and the ordinances providing for the bond issue have been ratified by the vote of the electors of the city in the manner provided in the city charter or by law. History:  (643-2) 1929 c 397 s 2; 1985 c 109 s 4; 2010 c 382 s 72
MN Stat § 374.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall|Section 374.08 — Judges To Appoint Building Commission.

374.08 JUDGES TO APPOINT BUILDING COMMISSION. As soon as practicable after the city council and the county board decide to proceed with the construction of a joint courthouse and city hall building, an advisory courthouse and city hall building commission of nine members shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the judges of the district court of the judicial district of which the county may be a part, not acting in their judicial capacities, to be selected as follows: two members from the membership of the city council; two members from the membership of the county board; and five members at large who shall be landowners and residents of the county, one of whom shall reside outside the limits of the city. History:  (643-8) 1929 c 397 s 8; 1985 c 109 s 4
MN Stat § 374.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall|Section 374.09 — Procedure If Judges Fail To Appoint.

374.09 PROCEDURE IF JUDGES FAIL TO APPOINT. If the judges of the district court fail to make appointments to the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission within 30 days after the city council and the board of county commissioners decide to proceed with the construction of the courthouse and city hall building, then the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission, consisting of nine members, shall be appointed as follows: four members to be appointed by the city council, two of whom shall be members of the city council; four members to be appointed by the county board, two of whom shall be members of the county board; the ninth member of the commission shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the city council and the county board sitting in joint session. History:  (643-9) 1929 c 397 s 9; 1985 c 109 s 4
MN Stat § 374.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall|Section 374.10 — Who May Be Members Of Commission.

374.10 WHO MAY BE MEMBERS OF COMMISSION. No more than two members of the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission shall be at any one time members of the county board, and no more than two of the members shall be at any one time members of the city council. If a member of the commission who was not at the time of appointment a member of either the city council or the county board subsequently becomes a member of either body, the person shall cease to be a member of the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission. Immediately after the appointment of the commission, the persons appointed as members shall indicate their acceptance of their appointment, in writing, filed with the auditor of the county. If a person appointed as a member of the commission fails to file written acceptance of the appointment within 20 days after the appointment, dies, resigns, or is removed from office, or a member of the commission, appointed from the membership of the city council or the county board, ceases to be a member of the council or board, a successor shall be appointed in the manner and by the same persons that originally appointed the member. Immediately after the expiration of the 20 days following the appointment of the commission members, or after the filing of acceptance by all those appointed as members, the chair of the county board shall call a meeting of the commission and shall preside at the first meeting. The commission shall select from its own members a chair and other officers it considers necessary. History:  (643-10) 1929 c 397 s 10; 1985 c 109 s 4; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 374.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall|Section 374.12 — Plans And Specifications Drawn.

374.12 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS DRAWN. Either before or after the selection of the building site, the commission shall have plans and specifications for the building prepared and may employ architects, engineers, drafters, and clerical help to prepare the plans and specifications. The commission shall set the compensation of the employees. The city and the county shall pay the compensation in equal parts when presented with statements certified to be correct by a majority of the commission. All contracts and employment shall be subject to approval by the city council and county board. When the plans and specifications for the building are completed, the commission shall submit them to the city council and the county board for approval. The council and board shall approve the proposed plans and specifications, or reject them and resubmit them to the commission for further consideration. When the plans and specifications are satisfactory to both the city council and the county board, each of those bodies shall pass a resolution authorizing and instructing the commission to proceed with the work. History:  (643-12) 1929 c 397 s 12; 1985 c 109 s 4; 1986 c 444