Section 388.23 — County Attorney; Administrative Subpoenas.
388.23 COUNTY ATTORNEY; ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS. Subdivision 1. Authority. The county attorney, or any deputy or assistant county attorney whom the county attorney authorizes in writing, has the authority to subpoena and require the production of any records of telephone companies, cellular phone companies, paging companies, subscribers of private computer networks including Internet service providers or […]
Section 388.24 — Pretrial Diversion Programs For Juveniles.
388.24 PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section: (1) a child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court is an “offender” if: (i) the child is petitioned for, or probable cause exists to petition or take the child into custody for, a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor offense, other […]
Section 388.09 — Other Attorney Employed.
388.09 OTHER ATTORNEY EMPLOYED. Subdivision 1. General provisions. When there is no county attorney, the county board may employ any competent attorney to perform legal services for the county. The board may employ an attorney to assist the county attorney, to appear for the county or any county officer in any action in which the […]
Section 388.25 — Training About Sex Offender Sentencing.
388.25 TRAINING ABOUT SEX OFFENDER SENTENCING. The County Attorneys Association, in conjunction with the attorney general’s office and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, shall conduct an annual training course for prosecutors, public defenders, and peace officers on the specific sentencing statutes and Sentencing Guidelines applicable to persons convicted of sex offenses and crimes that are […]
Section 388.10 — Assistants.
388.10 ASSISTANTS. The county attorney of any county in this state who has no assistant is hereby authorized to appoint, with the consent of the county board of the county, one or more attorneys for assistance in the performance of duties. Each assistant shall have the same duties and be subject to the same liabilities […]
Section 388.103 — Assistants And Deputy Sheriffs.
388.103 ASSISTANTS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS. The board of county commissioners of any county in which a training camp is established for active training of military or naval forces, or of any adjoining county, may declare an emergency and, in addition to any salaries heretofore authorized by law for assistant county attorneys and deputy sheriffs, may […]
Section 388.11 — Law Partner Not To Defend.
388.11 LAW PARTNER NOT TO DEFEND. No law partner of the county attorney, or attorney having an office with the county attorney, shall appear for the defendant in any criminal action which it is the duty of the county attorney to prosecute. History: (931) RL s 570; 1986 c 444
Section 388.01 — Election; Qualifications; Term.
388.01 ELECTION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM. There shall be elected in each county a county attorney who shall be licensed to practice law in this state, and whose term of office shall be four years and until a successor qualifies. Before entering upon duties the county attorney shall take an oath. The oath must be recorded with […]
Section 388.051 — Duties.
388.051 DUTIES. Subdivision 1. General provisions. The county attorney shall: (1) appear in all cases in which the county is a party; (2) give opinions and advice, upon the request of the county board or any county officer, upon all matters in which the county is or may be interested, or in relation to the […]
Section 388.08 — Prohibitions.
388.08 PROHIBITIONS. No county attorney or assistant county attorney shall receive or accept any fee or reward from, or which is paid or given on behalf of, any one for services rendered or to be rendered in the prosecution or conduct of any official duty or business. No person as an attorney who directly or […]