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Section 382.01 — Officers Elected; Terms.

382.01 OFFICERS ELECTED; TERMS. In every county in this state there shall be elected at the general election in 1918 a county auditor, a county treasurer, sheriff, county recorder, county attorney, and coroner. The terms of office of these officers shall be four years and shall begin on the first Monday in January next succeeding […]

Section 382.02 — Vacancies, How Filled.

382.02 VACANCIES, HOW FILLED. Any appointment made to fill a vacancy in any of the offices named in section 382.01 that has not been made appointive under chapter 375A or other general or special law shall be for the balance of such entire term, and be made by the county board. History: (822) 1915 c […]

Section 382.03 — Transportation Furnished.

382.03 TRANSPORTATION FURNISHED. In any county of this state now or hereafter having a population of 400,000 or over, the county board may provide and maintain, at the expense of the county, transportation facilities for the use of the county surveyor and deputies, the sheriff and deputies, and the members of the county board in […]

Section 382.04 — Offices At County Seat.

382.04 OFFICES AT COUNTY SEAT. Every county auditor, treasurer, county recorder, court administrator of district court, sheriff, and court commissioner shall keep office at the county seat. In any county where general terms of the district court are established and held at a place other than the county seat, the court commissioner may keep office […]

Section 382.08 — Recording Fees Paid By County.

382.08 RECORDING FEES PAID BY COUNTY. The fees for recording official bonds, oaths of office, certificates, or other evidences of election or qualification for office, required by law to be recorded with the county recorder or court administrator of the district court, shall be paid by the county. History: (979) RL s 606; 1976 c […]

Section 382.10 — Bonds Recorded.

382.10 BONDS RECORDED. Official bonds of county officers when approved by the county board, and their oaths of office and the bonds and oaths of their deputies, except county recorder, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder. History: (981) RL s 608; 1909 c 115 s 1; 1973 c 524 s 2; […]

Section 382.12 — Bonds Not Withdrawn.

382.12 BONDS NOT WITHDRAWN. No bond filed with the secretary of state shall be removed except upon the written order of a judge of a court of record before whom an action is pending to enforce the conditions thereof. History: (983) RL s 610; 1973 c 524 s 3

Section 382.13 — New Bond; Notice.

382.13 NEW BOND; NOTICE. When the county board of any county shall deem the official bond of any county officer insufficient, or when any surety upon any such bond shall file with the board a written request that such officer be required to give a new bond, stating therein reasons, such board shall give such […]

Section 382.14 — Failure To Give; Office Vacant.

382.14 FAILURE TO GIVE; OFFICE VACANT. If any county officer served with notice to furnish a new bond, as provided in section 382.13, fails or neglects to do so, the office shall be deemed vacant. If it shall be made to appear to the board that such officer has been unable to furnish such bond […]

Section 382.15 — Original, How Affected By New Bond.

382.15 ORIGINAL, HOW AFFECTED BY NEW BOND. The rights and liabilities of the parties to the original bond of any such officer, existing or incurred at or prior to the time of the approval and filing of such new bond, shall not be in any wise affected or impaired by the giving of such new […]

Section 382.153 — Counties Of 250,000; Bonding Of Officers And Employees.

382.153 COUNTIES OF 250,000; BONDING OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. Subdivision 1. County may pay premium. In counties now or hereafter having a population of more than 250,000, when a corporate surety bond has been furnished by any county officer or employee pursuant to statute or resolution of the county board, the premium therefor shall be […]

Section 382.154 — Premium For Bonds, Officers And Employees, Payment.

382.154 PREMIUM FOR BONDS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, PAYMENT. The premium upon any bond now or hereafter required of any elected or appointed county officer or employee, and their respective deputies or assistants, together with the expense of recording or filing such bonds, shall be paid by the county in which such officers or employees are […]

Section 382.16 — Records Are Public; Copies.

382.16 RECORDS ARE PUBLIC; COPIES. The several judges having probate jurisdiction, county auditors, county recorders, and court administrators of the district court, during the hours when their respective offices are open, or are required by law to be kept open, shall exhibit any papers, files, or records of their office or in their official custody, […]

Section 382.18 — Officials Not To Be Interested In Contracts.

382.18 OFFICIALS NOT TO BE INTERESTED IN CONTRACTS. No county official, or deputy or clerk or employee of such official; and no commissioner for tax-forfeited lands or commissioner’s assistants, shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, work, labor, or business to which the county is a party or in which it is or […]

Section 382.20 — Salaries Not Affected By Net Tax Capacity Reduction.

382.20 SALARIES NOT AFFECTED BY NET TAX CAPACITY REDUCTION. When the salary or clerk hire of any county officer shall be decreased during the term for which elected because of a reduction in the net tax capacity of the county the board of county commissioners are hereby authorized to fix such salary and clerk hire […]

Section 382.265 — Clerk Hire In Certain Counties.

382.265 CLERK HIRE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. In all counties of this state where the amount of clerk hire now or hereafter provided by law for any county office shall be insufficient to meet the requirements of said office, the county officer in need of additional clerk hire shall prepare a petition and statement setting forth […]

Section 382.27 — Reimbursement Of Peace Officers.

382.27 REIMBURSEMENT OF PEACE OFFICERS. When any sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other peace officer of this state shall hereafter receive physical injury while in the discharge of an official duty as such peace officer the county board of the county wherein such officer resides may audit and allow bills for physicians’ services, nurse, and hospital […]

Section 382.32 — Acceptance Of Checks.

382.32 ACCEPTANCE OF CHECKS. Subdivision 1. Board may authorize. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the county board of any county may by resolution give any county officer discretion to accept negotiable paper in payment of any moneys required by law to be paid to the officer on behalf of the county, the state of […]

Section 382.33 — Receipt For Payment.

382.33 RECEIPT FOR PAYMENT. When negotiable paper is accepted in accordance with section 382.32 and a receipt demanded the treasurer or other county officer shall issue a conditional receipt with the words “Paid By Check – Not A Valid Receipt Until Check Is Paid” stamped boldly on its face. History: 1967 c 616 s 3