HF 1641

1st Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; requiring a local 
  1.3             governmental unit to furnish copies of any ordinances 
  1.4             adopted to the county law library; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 1994, sections 375.52; and 415.021. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 375.52, is 
  1.8   amended to read: 
  1.9      375.52 [REVISION AND CODIFICATION.] 
  1.10     A county may revise and codify and print in book, pamphlet 
  1.11  or newspaper form any general and special laws, ordinances, 
  1.12  resolutions and rules in force in the county.  The codification 
  1.13  shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in 
  1.14  it and not previously published in a newspaper if a substantial 
  1.15  quantity of the codification is printed for general distribution 
  1.16  to the public.  The county board may make a reasonable charge 
  1.17  for the cost of printing and distribution of ordinances or a 
  1.18  codification of ordinances.  A copy of any ordinances adopted by 
  1.19  the county must be furnished to the county law library or its 
  1.20  designated depository.  A county, upon request, shall be 
  1.21  reimbursed a reasonable charge by the county law library for a 
  1.22  copy furnished. 
  1.23     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 415.021, is 
  1.24  amended to read: 
  1.25     415.021 [CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES.] 
  2.1      Any A statutory or home rule charter city, however 
  2.2   organized, or town, may revise and codify and print in book, 
  2.3   pamphlet or newspaper form, any ordinances, resolutions, and 
  2.4   rules of the city or town and may include therein for reference 
  2.5   any applicable general or special laws.  Such codification shall 
  2.6   be a sufficient publication of any ordinance included in it and 
  2.7   not previously published in a newspaper if a substantial 
  2.8   quantity of the codification is printed for general distribution 
  2.9   to the public.  A copy of any ordinances adopted by the city or 
  2.10  town must be furnished to the county law library or its 
  2.11  designated depository.  A city or town, upon request, shall be 
  2.12  reimbursed a reasonable charge by the county law library for a 
  2.13  copy furnished.