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2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency › Section 393.10 — Medical, Surgical, And Hospital Expenses, Lien.

393.10 MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND HOSPITAL EXPENSES, LIEN.
Subdivision 1.
Public welfare; medical assistance lien.
Any county board or any local social services agency which as a part of its public assistance program provides, pays for or becomes liable for medical, surgical, or hospital care shall have a lien for the cost of such care upon any and all causes of action accruing to the person to whom such care was furnished, or to the legal representatives of such person, on account of injuries giving rise to such causes of action and which necessitated such medical, surgical, or hospital care, subject, however, to any attorney's lien.
Subd. 2.
Procedure for filing.
The county board or local social services agency may perfect and enforce its lien by following the procedures set forth in sections 514.69, 514.70 and 514.71, except that it shall have 180 days from the date when the last item of medical, surgical, or hospital care was furnished in which to file its lien.
History:
1963 c 480 s 1,2; 1973 c 161 s 1; 1975 c 247 s 5; 1994 c 631 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency › Section 393.11 — County Attorney; Expenses.

393.11 COUNTY ATTORNEY; EXPENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Prorated.
The local social services agency of any county is authorized to pay from welfare funds a share of the salary, clerk hire, and expenses of the county attorney or an assistant county attorney or both, such share to be proportionate to the expenses incurred on local social services agency matters and other county matters as determined by the county board of commissioners.
Subd. 2.
Paternity, child support.
The local social services agency or the commissioner of human services may contract with the county attorney for the provision of legal services to the local social services agency in paternity actions, child support enforcement and related matters as specified in Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The county attorney may contract as to and perform the services and receive reimbursement therefor as determined by the commissioner. The contract may specify that the reimbursement shall be in addition to the salary of the county attorney as set by the county commissioners pursuant to chapter 388.
History:
1965 c 194 s 1; 1977 c 282 s 11; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1994 c 631 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency › Section 393.12 — Fees For Social Services.

393.12 FEES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.
A local social services agency may charge fees for social services furnished to a family or individual not on public assistance. The local social services agency shall establish fee schedules based on the recipient's ability to pay and for day care services on the recommendations of the appropriate advisory council.
History:
1973 c 190 s 1; 1974 c 405 s 1; 1975 c 95 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1994 c 631 s 31; 1995 c 207 art 11 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 393 — Local Social Services Agency › Section 393.13 — Private Insurance Policies.

393.13 PRIVATE INSURANCE POLICIES.
Subdivision 1.
Subrogation.
Upon providing services pursuant to section 252.27, 260B.331, subdivision 2, 260C.331, subdivision 2, or 393.07, subdivision 1 or 2, to any person having private health care coverage, the county agency shall be subrogated, to the extent of the cost of services provided, to any rights the person may have under the terms of any private health care coverage. The right of subrogation does not attach to benefits paid or provided under private health care coverage prior to the receipt of written notice of the exercise of subrogation rights by the carrier issuing the health care coverage.
Subd. 2.
Sue private carrier.
To recover under this section, the county attorney may institute a civil action against the carrier of the private health care coverage.
Subd. 3.
Prorated.
When any amount of money shall be recovered pursuant to this section the county shall pay to the state an amount of the recovery substantially in the proportion in which the state agency has contributed toward the services which were paid by the carrier issuing the health care coverage.
Subd. 4.
Private health care coverage defined.
For the purposes of this section, "private health care coverage" means any policy or plan regulated by chapter 62A, 62C, 62E, or 64B. Private health care coverage also includes any self-insurance plan providing health care benefits.
History:
1979 c 174 s 5; 1985 c 49 s 41; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 89; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning › Section 394.21 — Authority To Carry On County Planning And Zoning.

394.21 AUTHORITY TO CARRY ON COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING.
Subdivision 1.
Except most populous counties.
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community any county in the state having less than 300,000 population according to the 1950 federal census is authorized to carry on county planning and zoning activities.
Subd. 1a.
Amortization prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a county, regardless of population, under this chapter or under a special or local law, must not enact, amend, or enforce an ordinance providing for the elimination or termination of a use by amortization which use was lawful at the time of its inception. This subdivision does not apply to adults-only bookstores, adults-only theaters, or similar adults-only businesses, as defined by ordinance.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1974 c 571 s 51]
Subd. 3.
Nuisance.
Subdivision 1a does not prohibit a county from enforcing an ordinance providing for the prevention or abatement of nuisances, as defined in section 561.01, or eliminating a use determined to be a public nuisance, as defined in section 617.81, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), items (i) to (x), without payment of compensation.
History:
1959 c 559 s 1; 1999 c 96 s 1,2; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 55
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning › Section 394.23 — Comprehensive Plan.

394.23 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
The board has the power and authority to prepare and adopt by ordinance, a comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan or plans when adopted by ordinance must be the basis for official controls adopted under the provisions of sections 394.21 to 394.37. The commissioner of natural resources must provide the natural heritage data from the county biological survey, if available, to each county for use in the comprehensive plan. When adopting or updating the comprehensive plan, the board must, if the data is available to the county, consider natural heritage data resulting from the county biological survey. In a county that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, the board must consider adopting goals and objectives that will protect open space and the environment. The board must consider the location and dimensions of airport safety zones in any portion of the county, and of any airport improvements, identified in the airport's most recent approved airport layout plan.
History:
1959 c 559 s 3; 1974 c 571 s 8; 1997 c 202 art 4 s 4; 2007 c 57 art 1 s 153; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 56; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 105
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning › Section 394.231 — Comprehensive Plans In Greater Minnesota; Open Space.

394.231 COMPREHENSIVE PLANS IN GREATER MINNESOTA; OPEN SPACE.
A county adopting or updating a comprehensive plan in a county outside the metropolitan area as defined by section 473.121, subdivision 2, and that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, shall consider adopting goals and objectives for the preservation of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and open space land, and minimizing development in sensitive shoreland areas. Within three years of updating the comprehensive plan, the county shall consider adopting ordinances as part of the county's official controls that encourage the implementation of the goals and objectives. The county shall consider the following goals and objectives:
(1) minimizing the fragmentation and development of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and open space lands, including consideration of appropriate minimum lot sizes;
(2) minimizing further development in sensitive shoreland areas;
(3) minimizing development near wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, and nature centers;
(4) encouraging land uses in airport safety zones that are compatible with the safe operation of the airport and the safety of people in the vicinity of the airport;
(5) identification of areas of preference for higher density, including consideration of existing and necessary water and wastewater services, infrastructure, other services, and to the extent feasible, encouraging full development of areas previously zoned for nonagricultural uses;
(6) encouraging development close to places of employment, shopping centers, schools, mass transit, and other public and private service centers;
(7) identification of areas where other developments are appropriate; and
(8) other goals and objectives a county may identify.
History:
2008 c 297 art 1 s 57; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 106
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning › Section 394.232 — Community-based Planning.

394.232 COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING.
Subdivision 1.
General.
Each county is encouraged to prepare and implement a community-based comprehensive plan. A community-based comprehensive plan is a comprehensive plan that is consistent with the goals of community-based planning.
Subd. 2.
Notice and participation.
Notice must be given at the beginning of the community-based comprehensive planning process to the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Transportation, local government units, and local citizens to actively participate in the development of the plan.
Subd. 3.
Coordination.
A county that prepares a community-based comprehensive plan shall coordinate its plan with the plans of its neighbors and its constituent municipalities and towns in order both to prevent its plan from having an adverse impact on other jurisdictions and to complement plans of other jurisdictions. The county's community-based comprehensive plan must incorporate the community-based comprehensive plan of any municipality or town in the county prepared in accordance with section 462.3535. A county may incorporate a municipal or town community-based comprehensive plan by reference.
Subd. 4.
Joint planning.
Under the joint exercise of powers provisions in section 471.59, a county may establish a joint planning district with other counties, municipalities, and towns, that are geographically contiguous, to adopt a single community-based comprehensive plan for the district. The county may delegate its authority to adopt official controls under this chapter to the board of the joint planning district.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed by amendment, 2011 c 76 art 4 s 1]
Subd. 6.
Plan update.
The county board, or the board of the joint planning district, shall review and update the community-based comprehensive plan periodically, but at least every ten years. When updating the plan, the county board or the board of the joint planning district must consider natural heritage data resulting from the county biological survey. In a county that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, the board must consider adopting goals and objectives that will protect open space and the environment.
Subd. 7.
[Repealed by amendment, 2011 c 76 art 4 s 1]
Subd. 8.
Planning authority.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or limit a county's authority to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan and official controls under this chapter.
History:
1997 c 202 art 4 s 5; 1998 c 366 s 78; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 58; 2011 c 76 art 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 394 — Planning, Development, Zoning › Section 394.235 — May Make Applicant Certify That Taxes Are Paid.

394.235 MAY MAKE APPLICANT CERTIFY THAT TAXES ARE PAID.
The county board may require, either as part of the necessary information on an application or as a condition of a grant of approval, an applicant for an amendment to an official control established pursuant to sections 394.21 to 394.37, or for a permit or other approval required under an official control established pursuant to those sections to certify that there are no delinquent property taxes, special assessments, penalties, and interest due on the parcel to which the application relates. Property taxes which are being paid under the provisions of a stipulation, order, or confession of judgment, or which are being appealed as provided by law, are not considered delinquent for purposes of this section if all required payments that are due under the terms of the stipulation, order, confession of judgment, or appeal have been paid.
History:
1996 c 282 s 2; 1997 c 2 s 2