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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.02 — Form Of Notice.

372.02 FORM OF NOTICE.
When the order is filed the auditor shall make, seal, subscribe, and file in the auditor's office a notice in the following form: "To the legal voters of the county of (here name the county), Minnesota: Notice is given that a petition is on file in my office, signed by legal voters of the county to the number of (here state number as shown by the petition and affidavits), requesting that the county seat of the county be changed to (here designate the place), and that a special meeting of the county board will be held at (name the place of meeting), on the (state time), to consider the petition, at which time and place any legal voter of the county may appear, in person or by counsel, and be heard." The auditor shall have ten days' posted notice of the meeting given in each town. Proof of posting may be by the affidavit of any person having personal knowledge of the posting. The affidavit shall be filed in the auditor's office and is prima facie evidence that the notice was posted. Two weeks' posted notice of the intention to circulate the petition must be given at the county seat. Proof of the posting shall be made in the same manner as notice of the special meeting of the board.
History:
(626) RL s 397; 1984 c 543 s 35; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.03 — Duties Of County Board.

372.03 DUTIES OF COUNTY BOARD.
At the time and place specified in the notice, proof of its service having been filed, the county board shall meet to act on the petition. The board shall inquire and determine if any of the petition signatures are not genuine; the signers were not, at the time of signing legal voters of the county; the signatures were not attached within 60 days before the filing; and if any of the signatures have been withdrawn. All such signatures shall be stricken from the petition and deducted from the count, and a list, certified by the board, shall be filed with the auditor. Any competent evidence offered bearing upon the matters committed to the determination of the board shall be received; and any voter of the county may appear, in person or by counsel, and be heard in respect to these matters, under reasonable rules as the board may prescribe.
History:
(627) RL s 398; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.04 — Order Setting Time Of Election.

372.04 ORDER SETTING TIME OF ELECTION.
If the names of at least 60 percent of those voting at the last preceding general election remain on the petition, the auditor, after filing the certificate, shall make, under official seal, and file in the auditor's office, an order setting the time for a special election upon the question of changing the county seat to the place designated in the petition, at least 20 but not more than 30 days after filing the certificate.
History:
(628) RL s 399; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.05 — Notice; Manner Of Service.

372.05 NOTICE; MANNER OF SERVICE.
When the order is filed, the auditor shall have two weeks' published notice of the election given in all the newspapers in the county, and ten days' posted notice in each town. The notice must be substantially in the following form: "To the legal voters of the county of (here name the county), Minnesota: Notice is given that a special election will be held in the election districts in the county on the (here insert the time), to vote upon the question of changing the county seat of the county to (here designate the place)." The auditor shall serve the clerk of each town and city in the county personally or by mail a copy of the notice, at least 15 days before the election.
History:
(629) RL s 400; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.06 — Place Of Election; Notice.

372.06 PLACE OF ELECTION; NOTICE.
When the notice is received, every clerk shall have ten days' posted notice of the election given in each election district in the town, substantially in the following form: "To the legal voters of the (here insert specifically the election district), in the county of (here name county), Minnesota: Notice is given that a special election will be held at (here specify the place), in the election district, on the (here insert the time), to vote upon the question of changing the county seat of the county to (here designate the place)." The clerk shall file one copy of the notice, with proof of the posting, in the clerk's office.
History:
(630) RL s 401; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.07 — Conduct Of Election.

372.07 CONDUCT OF ELECTION.
As far as practicable the election shall be conducted, and the votes cast, counted, returned, and canvassed, by the same officials and under the same provisions of law as in the case of general elections. The polls shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m. The ballots shall include the words: "For changing the county seat to (here name the place). Yes. No," with a square opposite each of the words "yes" and "no," in which the voter may make a cross to indicate the voter's choice.
History:
(631) RL s 402; 1985 c 109 s 3; 2004 c 158 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.08 — Canvass; Certificate Of Canvassing Board.

372.08 CANVASS; CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD.
When the canvass is completed the canvassing board shall immediately make, subscribe, and file with the auditor a certificate stating the total number of votes cast at the election; the number cast in each election district in favor of and against the change; the majority in each district for or against the change; the number cast in favor of and against the change in the county; and the majority in the county for or against the change. If 55 percent of all the votes cast at the election are in favor of the change, the board shall set a date at least 60 but not more than 90 days after the election to change the county seat.
History:
(632) RL s 403; 1984 c 543 s 36; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.09 — Elections Held Only Once In Five Years.

372.09 ELECTIONS HELD ONLY ONCE IN FIVE YEARS.
When an election for a change of county seat has been held in any county, a subsequent election for the removal of the county seat shall not be held, notice of intention to circulate a petition for a change shall not be published or posted, and a petition shall not be circulated, for the next five years. A subsequent election shall not be ordered unless the petition for the change is signed by 60 percent of those voting in the county at the last preceding general election.
History:
(633) RL s 404; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.10 — Duplicate Petitions Consolidated.

372.10 DUPLICATE PETITIONS CONSOLIDATED.
When two or more petitions are presented to the county auditor substantially at the same time they shall be attached together and constitute one petition.
History:
(634) RL s 405; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.11 — One Place Only Voted For.

372.11 ONE PLACE ONLY VOTED FOR.
An election shall not be called or held under this chapter to vote upon the question of changing any county seat to more than one place at the same time and all elections shall be held as far as practicable at the same place as the last preceding general election.
History:
(635) RL s 406; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.12 — Failure To Give Notice.

372.12 FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE.
Willful failure or refusal by an owner or manager of a newspaper to publish notice required by this chapter shall not affect the sufficiency of the notice, nor invalidate any of the proceedings. Failure to post notice shall be disregarded unless it affirmatively appears that a sufficient number of voters were prevented from voting to change the result.
History:
(636) RL s 407; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 372 — Changing County Seats › Section 372.13 — Neglect Of Duty A Misdemeanor.

372.13 NEGLECT OF DUTY A MISDEMEANOR.
Any county auditor or other official who willfully neglects or refuses to perform the duties required by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
(637) RL s 408; 1985 c 109 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.02 — Powers, How Exercised.

373.02 POWERS, HOW EXERCISED.
The powers of the county as a body politic and corporate shall only be exercised by the county board or in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the county board. Deeds and other written instruments made by the county shall be executed in its name by the chair of the county board and by the clerk of the board.
History:
(641) RL s 411; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.03 — Conveyances To County; Effect.

373.03 CONVEYANCES TO COUNTY; EFFECT.
All real and personal estate conveyed by any form of conveyance to a county or its inhabitants, or to any person for the use and benefit of a county or its inhabitants, shall be deemed to be the property thereof. The conveyances shall have the same force and effect as if made to the county by its corporate name.
History:
(640) RL s 410; 1984 c 629 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.04 — Certain Counties Authorized To Construct Branch Railroad Tracks.

373.04 CERTAIN COUNTIES AUTHORIZED TO CONSTRUCT BRANCH RAILROAD TRACKS.
When county buildings, or buildings in which a county is interested with other counties, are on land adjacent to or near a railway track, the county where the buildings are located, may pay from its general revenue fund, or from any money raised by it in excess of its proportionate share for the institution, the costs of procuring a right-of-way for and the building of a branch track suitable for transportation from the railway track to the buildings of the articles and commodities needed by the institution and of persons going to and from it.
History:
(639) 1915 c 55; 1984 c 629 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.041 — Police-operated Broadcasting Stations.

373.041 POLICE-OPERATED BROADCASTING STATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Station and mobile units by sheriff.
A county may establish, construct, equip and maintain a radio broadcasting station, with land-fixed repeater stations and two-way communication mobile units as necessary, to be used for public safety purposes under the direction of the sheriff. The county may acquire land by gift, purchase or condemnation for use as a site or sites for the station or stations. The county shall exercise its powers under this subdivision in conformance with any statewide plan for a coordinated system of radio communications adopted by the Department of Public Safety after consultation with the professional communications officers representing law enforcement agencies involved in the plan. The Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules to implement the statewide plan.
Subd. 2.
Rules and regulations; FCC.
A county owning and maintaining a broadcasting station under subdivision 1 may, subject to the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, extend its facilities to any city located in the county, and to any adjoining county and any city in an adjoining county, upon application of its governing body to the county board requesting radio communication and service. All mobile radio equipment and apparatus for two-way communication used for the extended service shall be owned, maintained and serviced by the county owning the broadcasting station. Charges for the service extended to counties and municipalities shall be made on a cost-sharing basis.
Subd. 3.
Sheriff radio and maintenance account.
All money received as charges for the service rendered under subdivision 2 shall be kept in an account designated the "Sheriff Radio and Maintenance Account," shall not be transferred or apportioned to any other fund or account, and shall be used for no other purpose than the purchase of radio equipment and maintenance of radio equipment and apparatus.
Subd. 4.
Sheriff; duties.
The sheriff of the county owning the radio facilities shall broadcast all police dispatches and reports submitted which, in the opinion of the sheriff, have a reasonable relation to or connection with the apprehension of criminals, the prevention of crime and the maintenance of peace and order throughout the area serviced by the broadcasting station or stations.
History:
1949 c 387 s 1-4; 1971 c 149 s 1,2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.05 — County Buildings.

373.05 COUNTY BUILDINGS.
Each county shall provide at the county seat, and keep in good repair, a suitable courthouse, supplied with fireproof vaults, a suitable and sufficient jail, and other necessary buildings.
History:
(643) RL s 412; 1984 c 629 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.052 — County Offices; Closing, Effect.

373.052 COUNTY OFFICES; CLOSING, EFFECT.
Subdivision 1.
Business days.
County offices shall be open for public business on all business days except (a) legal holidays, (b) holidays established by the county board pursuant to contract with certified employee bargaining units, and (c) emergency situations. For purposes of this section "business day" means Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Subd. 1a.
Hours by board.
The county board shall establish the hours during which county offices shall be open on business days.
Subd. 1b.
Closing.
The county board by resolution may authorize the closing of a county office on other days as stated in the resolution, if there is an emergency situation, public business is transacted at other reasonable times and places, and the public interest is served. An emergency closing may be retroactively approved by the county board at its next succeeding meeting.
Subd. 2.
No loss if closed.
Any act authorized, required, or permitted by law or contract to be performed at or in county buildings, or their offices, which are closed as provided in this section, may be performed on the next succeeding regular business day and no liability or loss of rights on the part of any person shall result from the closing.
History:
1959 c 349 s 1; 1959 c 393 s 1,2; 1978 c 678 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.06 — Actions Against Counties.

373.06 ACTIONS AGAINST COUNTIES.
No action shall be maintained by any claimant, except the state of Minnesota, against a county upon any claim except county orders, when the only relief demanded is a judgment for money, until the claim has been presented to the board and it has failed to act upon it within the time fixed by law, or the board consents to the institution of the action.
No action shall be brought by any person, except the state of Minnesota, upon any county order until the expiration of 30 days after a demand for payment of it has been made. Any judgment against the county entered in an action brought on an order without a demand is void.
History:
(994) RL s 620; 1923 c 210; 1984 c 629 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.07 — Suits Against Counties; Service; Jurors.

373.07 SUITS AGAINST COUNTIES; SERVICE; JURORS.
Service of summons or other original process in actions against a county shall be made upon the chair of the board or upon the county auditor, either during a session of the board, or within ten days before the day appointed for one. The person served shall immediately notify the county attorney of the service and give the board at its next regular meeting all the information the person has regarding the action. In actions in which the county is a party, its inhabitants, if otherwise qualified, may be jurors.
History:
(644) RL s 413; 1974 c 394 s 5; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.08 — County, How Named In Suits.

373.08 COUNTY, HOW NAMED IN SUITS.
In all actions and proceedings by or against a county, the name in which it shall sue or be sued shall be "The county of .............." (insert name of the county). This provision shall not prevent county officers, when authorized by law, from suing in their official names for the benefit of the county.
History:
(645) RL s 414; 1984 c 629 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.09 — Claims Against County; Appeal.

373.09 CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTY; APPEAL.
When a claim against a county is disallowed in whole or part by the county board, the claimant may appeal to the district court by (1) filing a written notice of appeal in the office of the auditor within 15 days after written notice is mailed to the claimant by the county auditor showing the disallowance of the claim and (2) giving security for costs, to be approved by the auditor. The auditor shall notify the county attorney of the appeal.
When a claim is allowed in whole or in part by the board, no order shall be issued to pay it or any part of it, until three days after the date of the decision. The county attorney may, on behalf and in the name of the county, appeal from the decision to the district court, by filing a written notice of appeal in the office of the auditor within three days after the date of the decision appealed from. Any seven taxpayers of the county may appeal in their own names from the decision to the district court by (1) filing a written notice of appeal stating the grounds in the office of the auditor within three days after the date of the decision appealed from, and (2) giving security to the claimant for the claimant's costs and disbursements. The security shall be approved by a judge of the district court. After filing of a notice of appeal no order shall be issued in payment of the claim until a certified copy of the judgment of the court is filed in the office of the auditor. Upon filing of a notice of appeal, the court has jurisdiction of the parties and of the subject matter, and may compel a return to be made.
History:
(646) RL s 415; 1925 c 317 s 1; 1933 c 191; 1943 c 114 s 1; 1945 c 246 s 1; 1959 c 212 s 1; 1969 c 673 s 1; 1983 c 359 s 54; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.10 — Proceedings On Appeal.

373.10 PROCEEDINGS ON APPEAL.
Within ten days after an appeal has been taken, the auditor shall, without charge, file in the office of the court administrator a certified copy of the claim and a transcript of the record of the action of the board on it, together with a copy of the notice of appeal, and the date of its filing in the auditor's office. The proceedings shall be put upon the calendar for trial as an issue of fact. The court shall direct pleadings to be made as in a civil action, upon which the proceeding shall be tried, and all questions of law summarily heard and determined. Issues of fact shall be tried and judgment rendered and perfected as in a civil action but no execution shall issue on the judgment except for the collection of a counterclaim or costs and disbursements in case of a judgment for them against a claimant.
History:
(647) RL s 416; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.11 — Appeals; Counterclaim.

373.11 APPEALS; COUNTERCLAIM.
An appeal from the judgment of the district court may be taken as in other civil cases within 30 days after the actual entry of the judgment. If no appeal is taken, a certified copy of the judgment shall be filed in the office of the auditor. If an appeal is taken, the determination of the court of appeals shall be certified to the district court and judgment entered in accordance with it, and that judgment certified to and filed in the office of the county auditor. In either case, after the certified copy is filed, orders shall be drawn on the county treasury in payment of any judgment in favor of a claimant. Execution may issue out of the district court for the collection of any costs awarded against a claimant. If costs are awarded against a claimant and there is any allowance on the claim in favor of the claimant, the amount of the costs shall be deducted from the allowance. In any case of an appeal, the county may interpose in the district court as a counterclaim any demand which it has against the claimant, and have execution for the collection of any judgment in its favor.
History:
(648) RL s 417; 1983 c 247 s 146; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.12 — Judgments Against Counties; How Paid.

373.12 JUDGMENTS AGAINST COUNTIES; HOW PAID.
When a judgment is recovered against a county, or against a county officer, in an action prosecuted by or against the officer officially and the judgment is to be paid by the county, no execution shall issue except as provided in this section. Unless reversed, the judgment shall be paid from funds in the treasury, if available. If funds are not available, the unpaid amount of the judgment shall be levied and collected as other county charges, and, when collected, shall be paid to the person in whose favor the judgment was rendered, upon the delivery of a proper voucher. If payment is not made within 30 days after the time the treasurer is required by law to make settlement with the auditor next after the rendition of the judgment, execution may issue, but only the property of the county shall be liable on it.
History:
(649) RL s 418; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.25 — Levy For Land And Buildings.

373.25 LEVY FOR LAND AND BUILDINGS.
Subdivision 1.
County building fund.
The county board of any county may provide a county building fund. In addition to all other kinds and amounts of taxes permitted by law to be levied for county purposes, the county board may include in its annual tax levy an amount for the county building fund. Its proceeds shall be credited to the county building fund. A county building fund established pursuant to this section to which a tax is credited may be used by the county solely to acquire, construct, reconstruct, maintain and repair buildings used in the administration of county affairs and to acquire lands necessary for those purposes.
Subd. 2.
Add to older law.
This section does not repeal or supersede any other law authorizing a levy for the same purpose.
History:
1949 c 693 s 1,2; 1973 c 583 s 20; 1978 c 743 s 13; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1988 c 519 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.26 — County Parking Facilities.

373.26 COUNTY PARKING FACILITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
No motor vehicle, either privately or publicly owned, may be parked upon a parking lot or facilities owned or operated by a county except as authorized by this section.
Subd. 2.
Regulations by resolution.
The county board may regulate, by resolution, the parking of motor vehicles, either privately or publicly owned, including the authority to make charges for parking privileges, upon any parking lot or facility owned or operated by the county.
Subd. 3.
Enforcement.
Regulations promulgated under subdivision 2 shall be enforced by the sheriff unless the county board has entered into a service contract for enforcement with the municipality where the parking lot or facility is located.
Subd. 4.
Removal and impounding of vehicles.
A motor vehicle parked upon a parking lot or facility owned and operated by the county not in conformity with the resolution of the county board regulating its operation and use may be deemed a public nuisance and the board may provide for the abatement of the nuisance by resolution.
Subd. 5.
Penalties.
A person, state, or county official, elective or appointed, firm, association, or corporation which violates a provision of this section or a resolution of the county board adopted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
All fines imposed and collected by a court for violations of the regulations shall be remitted by the court to the treasurer of the county within 30 days after the collection of the fine.
History:
1963 c 163 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 373 — Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges › Section 373.27 — Great River Road, Financial Assistance.

373.27 GREAT RIVER ROAD, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Subdivision 1.
From county.
The county board of any county lying adjacent to the Great River Road or through which the Great River Road passes, may grant to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission of Minnesota, the commissioner of transportation, or the commissioner of natural resources the money it deems advisable, for the following purposes:
(a) to promote and develop the Great River Road in Minnesota;
(b) to pay actual expenses of commission members incurred in the performance of their duties as commissioners;
(c) to purchase stationery and office supplies;
(d) to pay dues to the national Mississippi River Parkway Commission; and
(e) to purchase lands and interests in lands including scenic easements, in addition to the normal right-of-way required for the Great River Road.
Lands and interests in lands purchased may include parkway features such as lands necessary for recreation, safety rest areas, and the conservation of natural scenic beauty, including submarginal lands, faces of adjacent hillsides, lakeshore and river banks, swamps and residual parcels and areas of historical, archaeological or scientific interest, in accordance with the joint report to Congress and the plan proposed by the state and approved by the secretary of commerce and the secretary of the interior.
Subd. 2.
May tax for.
County grants may come from any money available in the county treasury and the county may levy a tax upon the taxable property in the county to make the grants authorized by this section.
Subd. 3.
State appropriation; use.
All money grants under subdivision 1 shall be deposited in the special revenue fund in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commission or commissioner for the purposes specified in the grant. The money shall not cancel but shall remain available until expended for the purpose or purposes for which it was granted. If no specific purpose is named in the grant, the money shall be available to the commission or commissioner for any of the purposes set forth in subdivision 1.
History:
1963 c 169 s 1,2; 1965 c 237 s 1; 1969 c 399 s 49; 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 1; 1973 c 583 s 21,22; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1984 c 629 s 1; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 83
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
(a) 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.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), St. Louis County may use up to 50 percent of the principal in an environmental trust fund established under this section in calendar years 2023, 2024, and 2025 and up to ten percent annually thereafter for renewable and climate change related economic development and environmental projects in the county that protect the environment or create clean-economy jobs and manufacturing. The county must leave a minimum of $10,000,000 as principal in the account. For purposes of this paragraph, economic development projects mean solar incentives and projects to protect Lake Superior and other waters in the Great Lakes watershed from PFAS contamination from landfills. Notwithstanding section 10.49, the environmental trust fund established under this section must be named the Mary C. Murphy Trust Fund.
History:
1998 c 389 art 16 s 31 subd 4; 2023 c 60 art 9 s 9
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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