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MN Stat § 484.85 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.85 — Disposition Of Fines, Fees, And Other Money; Accounts; Ramsey County District Court.

484.85 DISPOSITION OF FINES, FEES, AND OTHER MONEY; ACCOUNTS; RAMSEY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT. (a) In all cases prosecuted in Ramsey County District Court by an attorney for a municipality or subdivision of government within Ramsey County for violation of a statute; an ordinance; or a charter provision, rule, or regulation of a city; all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected by the court administrator shall be deposited in the state treasury and distributed according to this paragraph. Except where a different disposition is provided by section 299D.03, subdivision 5, or other law, on or before the last day of each month, the court shall pay over all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected by the court administrator during the previous month as follows: (1) for offenses committed within the city of St. Paul, two-thirds paid to the treasurer of the city of St. Paul and one-third credited to the state general fund; and (2) for offenses committed within any other municipality or subdivision of government within Ramsey County, one-half paid to the treasurer of the municipality or subdivision of government and one-half credited to the state general fund. All other fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected by the district court shall be distributed by the courts as provided by law. (b) Fines, penalties, and forfeitures shall be distributed as provided in paragraph (a) when: (1) a city contracts with the county attorney for prosecutorial services under section 484.87, subdivision 3; or (2) the attorney general provides assistance to the city attorney under section 484.87, subdivision 5. History:  2006 c 260 art 5 s 32; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 29
MN Stat § 484.86 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.86 — Court Divisions.

484.86 COURT DIVISIONS. Subdivision 1. Authority. Subject to the provisions of section 244.19 and rules of the supreme court, a court may establish a probate division, a family court division, juvenile division, and a civil and criminal division which shall include a conciliation court, and may establish within the civil and criminal division a traffic and ordinance violations bureau. Subd. 2. Establishment. The court may establish, consistent with rule 23 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, misdemeanor violations bureaus at the places it determines. History:   2006 c 260 art 5 s 33
MN Stat § 484.88 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.88 — County Attorney As Prosecutor; Notice To County.

484.88 COUNTY ATTORNEY AS PROSECUTOR; NOTICE TO COUNTY. A municipality or other subdivision of government seeking to use the county attorney for violations enumerated in section 484.87, subdivision 2, shall notify the county board of its intention to use the services of the county attorney at least 60 days prior to the adoption of the board's annual budget each year. A municipality may enter into an agreement with the county board and the county attorney to provide prosecution services for any criminal offense on a case-by-case basis. History:   2006 c 260 art 5 s 35
MN Stat § 484.89 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.89 — Order For Prison Release.

484.89 ORDER FOR PRISON RELEASE. When a person is confined to the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility and a fine is remitted or a sentence is stayed or suspended, the person released on parole, or the release of the person secured by payment of the fine in default of which the person was committed, the prisoner shall not be released except upon order of the court. A written transcript of such order signed by the court administrator and under the court's seal shall be furnished to the superintendent of the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility. All cost of confinement or imprisonment in any jail or correctional facility shall be paid by the municipality or subdivision of government in Hennepin County in which the violation occurred, except that the county shall pay all costs of confinement or imprisonment incurred as a result of a prosecution of a gross misdemeanor. History:   2006 c 260 art 5 s 36
MN Stat § 484.90 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.90 — Fees Payable To Court Administrator.

484.90 FEES PAYABLE TO COURT ADMINISTRATOR. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2009 c 83 art 2 s 50] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2009 c 83 art 2 s 50] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2009 c 83 art 2 s 50] Subd. 4. Fines paid by check. Amounts represented by checks issued by the court administrator or received by the court administrator which have not cleared by the end of the month may be shown on the monthly account as having been paid or received, subject to adjustment on later monthly accounts. Subd. 5. Checks.  The court administrator may receive checks in payment of fines, penalties, fees or other obligations as conditional payments, and is not held accountable therefor until collection in cash is made and then only to the extent of the net collection after deduction of the necessary expense of collection. Subd. 6. Allocation. (a) In all cases prosecuted in district court by an attorney for a municipality or other subdivision of government within the county for violations of state statute, or of an ordinance; or charter provision, rule, or regulation of a city; all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected shall be deposited in the state treasury and distributed according to this paragraph. For the purpose of this section, the county attorney shall be considered the attorney for any town in which a violation occurs. Except where a different disposition is provided by section 299D.03, subdivision 5, 484.841, 484.85, or other law, on or before the last day of each month, the courts shall pay over all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected by the court administrator during the previous month as follows: (1) 100 percent of all fines or penalties for parking violations for which complaints and warrants have not been issued to the treasurer of the city or town in which the offense was committed; and (2) two-thirds of all other fines to the treasurer of the city or town in which the offense was committed and one-third credited to the state general fund. All other fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected by the court administrator shall be distributed by the courts as provided by law. (b) Fines, penalties, and forfeitures shall be distributed as provided in paragraph (a) when: (1) a city contracts with the county attorney for prosecutorial services under section 484.87, subdivision 3; (2) a city has a population of 600 or less and has given the duty to prosecute cases to the county attorney under section 484.87; or (3) the attorney general provides assistance to the county attorney as permitted by law. History:  2006 c 260 art 5 s 37; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 30; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 124; 2016 c 189 art 4 s 13
MN Stat § 484.91 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.91 — Misdemeanor Violations Bureaus; Hennepin County.

484.91 MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS BUREAUS; HENNEPIN COUNTY. Subdivision 1. Establishment. Misdemeanor violations bureaus in the Fourth Judicial District shall be established in locations designated by a majority of the judges of the court. Subd. 2. Supervision. The court shall supervise and the court administrator shall operate the misdemeanor violations bureaus in accordance with rule 23 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Subject to approval by a majority of the judges, the court administrator shall assign one or more deputy court administrators to discharge and perform the duties of the bureau. Subd. 3. Uniform traffic ticket. The Hennepin County Board may alter by deletion or addition the uniform traffic ticket, provided in section 169.99, in such manner as it deems advisable for use in Hennepin County. Subd. 4. Procedure by person receiving misdemeanor citation. A person who receives a misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor citation shall proceed as follows: (a) If a fine for the violation may be paid at the bureau without appearance before a judge, the person charged may pay the fine in person or by mail to the bureau within the time specified in the citation. Payment of the fine shall be deemed to be the entry of a plea of guilty to the violation charged and a consent to the imposition of a sentence for the violation in the amount of the fine paid. A receipt shall be issued to evidence the payment and the receipt shall be satisfaction for the violation charged in that citation. (b) When a fine is not paid, the person charged must appear at a bureau within the time specified in the citation, state whether the person desires to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, arrange for a date for arraignment in court, and appear in court for arraignment on the date set by the bureaus. History:  2006 c 260 art 5 s 38; 2009 c 59 art 3 s 2; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 31
MN Stat § 484.92 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.92 — Additional Employees.

484.92 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. Subdivision 1. Bailiffs.  The sheriff of a county shall furnish to the district court deputies to serve as bailiffs within the county as the court may request. The county board may, with the approval of the chief judge of the district, contract with any municipality, upon terms agreed upon, for the services of police officers of the municipality to act as bailiffs in the county district court. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the authority of the court to employ probation officers with the powers and duties prescribed in section 244.19. Subd. 2. Transcription of court proceedings.  Electronic recording equipment may be used for the purposes of Laws 1971, chapter 951, to record court proceedings in lieu of a court reporter. However, at the request of any party to any proceedings the court may in its discretion require the proceedings to be recorded by a competent court reporter who shall perform such additional duties as the court directs. The salary of a reporter shall be set in accordance with the procedure provided by sections 486.05 and 486.06. History:   2006 c 260 art 5 s 39
MN Stat § 485.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.01 — Appointment; Bond; Duties.

485.01 APPOINTMENT; BOND; DUTIES. A clerk of the district court for each county within the judicial district, who shall be known as the court administrator, shall be appointed by a majority of the district court judges in the district. An oath of office shall be recorded with the court administrator. The court administrator shall perform all duties assigned by law and by the rules of the court. The court administrator and all deputies must not practice as attorneys in the court in which they are employed. The duties, functions, and responsibilities which have been and may be required by law or rule to be performed by the clerk of district court shall be performed by the court administrator. History:  (191) RL s 106; 1925 c 337 s 1; 1973 c 524 s 9; 1974 c 322 s 7; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1977 c 347 s 61; 1977 c 432 s 18; 1985 c 273 s 1; 1986 c 317 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 58; 2005 c 4 s 116; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 40
MN Stat § 485.018 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.018 — Withholding Salary; Collection Of Fees.

485.018 WITHHOLDING SALARY; COLLECTION OF FEES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1999 c 60 s 3] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54] Subd. 2a. Withholding salary. Upon certification by the state court administrator that the court administrator of district court has failed to perform any of the duties assigned by law or by rule of court, the county board shall withhold the salary of the court administrator, and shall not pay the salary until receipt of notice from the state court administrator that the court administrator has performed the duties assigned by law or by rule of court. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the judges of the district court from removing a court administrator of district court from office. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1975 c 301 s 16] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1999 c 60 s 3] Subd. 5. Collection of fees. The court administrator of district court shall charge and collect all fees as prescribed by law and all such fees collected by the court administrator as court administrator of district court shall be paid to the Department of Management and Budget. Except for those portions of forfeited bail paid to victims pursuant to existing law, the court administrator shall forward all revenue from fees and forfeited bail collected under chapters 357, 487, and 574 to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund, unless otherwise provided in chapter 611A or other law, in the manner and at the times prescribed by the commissioner of management and budget, but not less often than once each month. If the defendant or probationer is located after forfeited bail proceeds have been forwarded to the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of management and budget shall reimburse the county, on request, for actual costs expended for extradition, transportation, or other costs necessary to return the defendant or probationer to the jurisdiction where the bail was posted, in an amount not more than the amount of forfeited bail. The court administrator of district court shall not retain any additional compensation, per diem or other emolument for services as court administrator of district court, but may receive and retain mileage and expense allowances as prescribed by law. Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1990 c 571 s 49] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54] History:  1965 c 822 s 6,7; 1967 c 388 s 6,7; 1969 c 1151 s 5,7; 1977 c 432 s 19; 1980 c 509 s 173; 1985 c 281 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 40; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 23,24; 1990 c 512 s 12; 1992 c 571 art 17 s 2; 1994 c 465 art 3 s 42; 1999 c 60 s 2; 1999 c 216 art 7 s 30,31; 1999 c 243 art 11 s 7; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 41; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 485.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.021 — Investment Of Funds Deposited With Court Administrator.

485.021 INVESTMENT OF FUNDS DEPOSITED WITH COURT ADMINISTRATOR. When money is paid into court pursuant to court order, the court administrator of district court, unless the court order specifies otherwise, may place such moneys with the Department of Management and Budget for investment, as provided by law. When such moneys are subsequently released, or otherwise treated, by court order, the same shall be immediately paid over by the county treasurer to the court administrator of district court who shall then fulfill the direction of the court order relative to such moneys. History:  1969 c 836 s 1; 1980 c 509 s 174; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 485.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.05 — Deputy Court Administrator In St. Louis County.

485.05 DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY. In all counties in the state now or hereafter having a population of more than 150,000 and wherein regular terms of the district court are held in three or more places, the court administrator of the district court therein, by an instrument in writing, under the court administrator's hand and seal, and with the approval of the district judge of the judicial district in which said county is situated, or, if there be more than one such district judge, with the approval of a majority thereof, may appoint deputies for whose acts the court administrator shall be responsible, such deputies to hold office as such until they shall be removed therefrom, which removal shall not be made except with the approval of the district judge or judges. The appointment and oath of every such deputy shall be recorded with the court administrator. History:  (193-4) 1935 c 179; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2005 c 4 s 118; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 44
MN Stat § 485.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.06 — Search Of Records; Certificate; Public Inspection.

485.06 SEARCH OF RECORDS; CERTIFICATE; PUBLIC INSPECTION. The court administrator, upon request of any person, shall make search of the books and records of the court administrator's office, and ascertain the existence, docketing, or satisfaction of any judgment or other lien, and certify the result of such search under the court administrator's hand and the seal of said court, giving the name of the party against whom any judgment or lien appears of record, the amount thereof, and the time of its entry; and, if satisfied of its satisfaction, and any other entries requested relative to such judgment. The court administrator's search will be a search for the exact match of the requested name. Nothing in this section shall prevent attorneys or others from having access to such books and records at all reasonable times, when no certificate is necessary or required. History:  (194) RL s 109; 1907 c 203 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1994 c 636 art 8 s 9
MN Stat § 485.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.07 — Records To Be Kept.

485.07 RECORDS TO BE KEPT. Every court administrator shall procure and keep the following records at the expense of the county: (1) a register of actions, in which the court administrator shall enter the title of each action, whether originally commenced in the court administrator's court, or brought there by appeal or transcript of judgment from another court of the state or the United States, and a minute of each paper filed in the cause, and all proceedings in them; (2) a judgment roll, for each judgment rendered; (3) a docket, in which the court administrator enters alphabetically the name of each judgment debtor, the amount of the judgment, and the precise time of its entry; (4) indexes, as described in section 485.08, and any other records as the court may direct. History:  (195) RL s 110; 1969 c 472 s 1; 1981 c 121 s 1; 1983 c 359 s 68; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 485.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.08 — Index To Court Records.

485.08 INDEX TO COURT RECORDS. Every court administrator shall keep a plaintiff's and defendant's index to court records, in which all cases shall be entered in alphabetical order under the name of each plaintiff and defendant. The index shall set forth the names of the parties, date commenced, file number of the case, and such other data as the court may direct. History:  (196) RL s 111; 1969 c 472 s 2; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 485.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.10 — Entry Of Unregistered Cases.

485.10 ENTRY OF UNREGISTERED CASES. Every court administrator shall enter upon the proper registers all cases, civil and criminal, which, through a mistake, inadvertence, or neglect of the administrator's predecessor in office, have not been registered. The true date of the filings in such cases shall be entered in the registers, and the entries, when so made, shall have the same force and effect as if made by the court administrator at the proper time; provided, that, in docketing any judgment, the date thereof shall be the time when actually docketed, and the lien thereof shall attach only from such date. History:  (198) RL s 113; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 485.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.11 — Printed Calendars.

485.11 PRINTED CALENDARS. The court administrator of the district court in each of the several counties of this state shall provide calendars of the cases to be tried at the general terms thereof. History:  (199) 1909 c 369 s 1; 1961 c 648 s 1; 1969 c 867 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 45
MN Stat § 485.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.13 — Destruction Of Files And Documents.

485.13 DESTRUCTION OF FILES AND DOCUMENTS. The court administrator of district court in all counties of this state is hereby authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of the files, and all documents contained therein, in all cases which are more than ten years old, and which relate only to the following kinds of actions: (a) uncontested garnishments; (b) personal property tax judgments; (c) transcripts of judgments from municipal courts; (d) transcripts of judgment from other counties which pertain solely to money judgments. Nothing herein contained shall relieve such court administrator of district court from maintaining the books and index records required under sections 485.07, 485.08, and 485.10, including the filing data, of any files, of which such disposal is made. History:  1945 c 264 s 1,2; 1969 c 50 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 485.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.15 — Land Title Registration Documents, Disposal.

485.15 LAND TITLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS, DISPOSAL. Subdivision 1. Disposal. The court administrator of district court in any county of this state is hereby authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of the files, and all documents contained therein, in all cases which are more than ten years old, and which relate only to proceedings subsequent to original registration of land titles wherein there are no defendants. Subd. 2. Maintenance of books and records. Nothing herein contained shall relieve such court administrator of district court from maintaining the books and index records required under sections 485.07, 485.08, and 485.10, including the filing data, of any files, of which such disposal is made. History:  1955 c 285 s 1,2; 1969 c 50 s 2; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 485.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators|Section 485.16 — Record All Actions Filed.

485.16 RECORD ALL ACTIONS FILED. Subdivision 1. Records kept. The court administrators of the district courts of the several counties shall keep a record of all actions and proceedings, civil and criminal, filed in the court, and shall furnish to the state appellate courts any information concerning the actions as is prescribed by rule of civil procedure. Subd. 2. Criminal dispositions reported. The court administrator of the district court shall report to the supreme court within 30 days after a judge pronounces sentence following a felony conviction. The report must include the sentence pronounced, whether imposition was stayed, and other information requested by the supreme court. History:  1955 c 767 s 1; 1983 c 247 s 177; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1991 c 279 s 21