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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

29 sections·Filtered byTitle Minnesota Statutes✕Ch 367✕

Minn. Stat. § 367.01 DELIVERY TO SUCCESSOR.
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367.01 DELIVERY TO SUCCESSOR. Every town officer shall, immediately after qualifying, demand from the officer's predecessor or other person having control or possession of them, all books, records, and other property belonging to the office. Every person having control or possess…
Minn. Stat. § 367.02 WHEN BOARD IS TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, NOTIFY CLERK.
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367.02 WHEN BOARD IS TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, NOTIFY CLERK. (a) The town board, for sufficient cause shown to it, shall accept the resignation of any town officer. (b) The board shall promptly give notice of the resignation to the town clerk. History: (1085) RL s 678; 1984 c 562 s…
Minn. Stat. § 367.03 ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS; VACANCIES; SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
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367.03 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 367.03 ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS; VACANCIES; SPECIAL ELECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Supervisors, terms. Except in towns operating under option A or in towns operating as provided in subdivision 4, three supervisors shall be elected i…
Minn. Stat. § 367.033 MAY BE ON BOTH TOWN AND SCHOOL BOARD EXCEPT IF URBAN TOWN.

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367.033 MAY BE ON BOTH TOWN AND SCHOOL BOARD EXCEPT IF URBAN TOWN. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person may serve on both a school board, however organized, and a town board of supervisors concurrently. (b) This section does not apply to members of the town…

Minn. Stat. § 367.05 COMPENSATION; TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

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367.05 § Subdivision 1. MS 2002 [Renumbered 367.05] § Subd. 2. MS 1982 [Repealed, 1984 c 562 s 48] § Subd. 3. MS 1945 [Repealed, 1949 c 119 s 110] § Subd. 4. MS 1971 [Repealed, 1974 c 143 s 2] 367.05 COMPENSATION; TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. The town board shall set the compensa…

Minn. Stat. § 367.10 TOWN CLERK; BOND; OATH.

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367.10 TOWN CLERK; BOND; OATH. Every town clerk, before beginning the duties of the office, shall give bond to the town in an amount to be determined by the town board, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of clerk. The bond shall be filed with the county auditor.…

Minn. Stat. § 367.11 CLERK'S DUTIES.

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367.11 CLERK'S DUTIES. It shall be the duty of the town clerk: (1) to act as clerk of the town board and keep in the clerk's office a true record of all of its proceedings; (2) unless otherwise provided by law, to have custody of the records, books, and papers of the town and fil…

Minn. Stat. § 367.12 DEPUTY CLERK.

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367.12 DEPUTY CLERK. Each town clerk may appoint a deputy, for whose acts the clerk shall be responsible, and who, in the clerk's absence or disability, shall perform the clerk's duties. If a town clerk has not appointed a deputy, the town treasurer shall perform the duties of th…

Minn. Stat. § 367.13 LOCATION OF OFFICE.

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367.13 LOCATION OF OFFICE. The clerk of a town may hold office in a statutory city the territory of which was, before incorporation, a part of the town. History: (1065) 1905 c 98 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 401 art 1 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 367.14 NEW TOWN.

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367.14 NEW TOWN. When a new town is organized, embracing part of an existing town, the clerk of the existing town shall deliver to the clerk of the new town all papers and files pertaining to the new town that can be moved, and certified copies of all records, papers, and files t…

Minn. Stat. § 367.15 TOWN TREASURER; BOND.

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367.15 TOWN TREASURER; BOND. Every town treasurer, before beginning the duties of the office, shall give bond to the town in an amount to be determined by the board, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of treasurer. The bond shall be filed for record with the cou…

Minn. Stat. § 367.16 TREASURER'S DUTIES.

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367.16 TREASURER'S DUTIES. It is the duty of the town treasurer: (1) to receive and take charge of all money belonging to the town, or which is required to be paid into its treasury, and to pay it out only upon the lawful order of the town or its officers; (2) to preserve all boo…

Minn. Stat. § 367.161 DEPUTY TREASURER.

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367.161 DEPUTY TREASURER. Each town treasurer may appoint a deputy not currently serving as an elected official of the town for whose acts the treasurer is responsible, and who, in case of the treasurer's absence or disability, shall perform the treasurer's duties. History: 1990 …

Minn. Stat. § 367.17 NEGLECT OF DUTY.

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367.17 NEGLECT OF DUTY. A town treasurer who refuses or neglects to comply with section 367.16 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall also forfeit office as treasurer. History: (1069) RL s 664; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 401 art 1 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 367.18 AUDITED ACCOUNTS; PAYMENT, FORM.

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367.18 AUDITED ACCOUNTS; PAYMENT, FORM. Accounts audited and allowed, and the amount of any account voted to be allowed, at any town meeting, shall be paid by the town treasurer, on the order of the town board, signed by the chair and countersigned by the clerk. Each order shall …

Minn. Stat. § 367.19 ORDER OF PAYMENT; INTEREST.

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367.19 ORDER OF PAYMENT; INTEREST. Town orders shall bear interest at the rate provided in section 475.55 from the date presented to the treasurer for payment. They shall be paid in the order in which they are registered, out of the first money that comes into the treasurer's han…

Minn. Stat. § 367.22 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL'S BOND.

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367.22 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL'S BOND. Before beginning duties, and within ten days after being notified of appointment, every law enforcement official shall give bond to the town, in a sum directed and with sureties approved by the chair of the town board, conditioned for the f…

Minn. Stat. § 367.23 BONDS, HOW EXECUTED.

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367.23 BONDS, HOW EXECUTED. Every bond required of a town officer shall be executed to the town by its name. When no other provision is made, it shall be in a sum fixed by the town board or, if none is fixed, in the sum of the bond of the last incumbent of the office. Every bond …

Minn. Stat. § 367.24 FEES AND DUTIES OF POUNDMASTERS.

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367.24 FEES AND DUTIES OF POUNDMASTERS. Poundmasters shall be allowed fees in amounts determined by the town board for: (1) taking animals into the pound and discharging them; (2) keeping animals in pound; and (3) selling impounded animals. The poundmaster shall have a lien on im…

Minn. Stat. § 367.25 OATH OF OFFICE; BOND; FILING; PENALTIES.

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367.25 OATH OF OFFICE; BOND; FILING; PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Requirement, fee. Every person elected at a March election, elected at a special election, or appointed to a town office, within ten days after receiving a certificate or notice of election or appointment, shall take…

Minn. Stat. § 367.30 OPTIONAL PLANS.

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367.30 OPTIONAL PLANS. § Subdivision 1.Option A; five-member town board. A town may provide for a five-member board of supervisors as provided in sections 367.30 to 367.36. This is option A. § Subd. 2.Option B; appointment of clerk and treasurer. A town may provide for the appoin…

Minn. Stat. § 367.31 ADOPTION OF SPECIFIC OPTION.

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367.31 ADOPTION OF SPECIFIC OPTION. § Subdivision 1.Submission to electors. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the town board may, and upon a petition signed by electors equal in number to at least 15 percent of the electors voting at the last previous town election shall, subm…

Minn. Stat. § 367.32 APPLICABLE LAW; SAME RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, PROCEEDINGS.

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367.32 APPLICABLE LAW; SAME RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, PROCEEDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Applicable law. All laws applicable to a town before adoption of an option and consistent with the option shall govern the town after adoption of an option. § Subd. 2.Ordinances or resolutions. Any ordi…

Minn. Stat. § 367.33 OPTION A; ELECTION OF ADDITIONAL SUPERVISORS.

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367.33 OPTION A; ELECTION OF ADDITIONAL SUPERVISORS. § Subdivision 1.Election at annual election or special election. Following the adoption of option A in a town, except a town exercising the powers of a statutory city, the town board may call a special town election to be held …

Minn. Stat. § 367.34 CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE; ELECTIONS.

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367.34 CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE; ELECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Option B; incumbent clerk and treasurer. If option B is adopted at an election at which a clerk or treasurer, or a clerk-treasurer under option D, is elected, the candidate elected to that office shall not take office and t…

Minn. Stat. § 367.35 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR.

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367.35 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR. § Subdivision 1.Appointment; removal. As soon as practicable after adoption of option C in a town, the town board shall appoint an administrator upon the terms it deems advisable. The administrator shall be chosen solely on the basis of training, experi…

Minn. Stat. § 367.36 CLERK, TREASURER COMBINED; AUDIT STANDARDS.

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367.36 CLERK, TREASURER COMBINED; AUDIT STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Transition; audit. (a) In a town in which option D is adopted, the incumbent treasurer shall continue in office until the expiration of the term. Thereafter, or at any time a vacancy other than a temporary vacancy…

Minn. Stat. § 367.40 DEFINITIONS.

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367.40 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Peace officer. "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned in section 626.84. § Subd. 3. MS 2004 [Repealed, 2005 c 10 art 2 s 5] § Subd. 4…

Minn. Stat. § 367.401 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT.

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367.401 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. The town, by majority vote at its annual meeting, may decide to authorize the town board to form a law enforcement agency and appoint law enforcement officers. The positions may be filled by a combination…