COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Administrators, see County administrators under this topic

Aeronautics, enforcement of laws, Minn. Statutes 2026 360.015

Appointment

County auditors' duties, county officers appointed to perform, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.16

County executives, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

County hospitals, Minn. Statutes 2026 376.06

County manager, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.03, 375A.04

New counties, Minn. Statutes 2026 370.09

Optional county government, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.1205

Armed forces members, salary differential, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.975

At-large chair, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.05

Attorney fees, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2026 465.76

Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2026 6.481

Bonds (officers and fiduciaries), see County officers and employees under BONDS (OFFICERS AND FIDUCIARIES)

Bonds (public debt)

Contracts, continuing disclosure agreements, authority, Minn. Statutes 2026 475.60

Intentional noncompliance with law, Minn. Statutes 2026 475.72

Sales, noncompliance with law, Minn. Statutes 2026 475.60

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 475.60, 475.72

Business expenses

Imprest fund, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.162

Incidental expenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.16

Candidates for office, requirements

Affidavits of candidacy, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.06

Filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.11

General elections, notice of filing, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.33

Nominating petitions, signatures, Minn. Statutes 2026 204B.08

Certificates and certification, false certification, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.65

Child care expenses, advisory councils and committees, members, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.059

Civil service

County purchasing department, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.74

Personnel administration systems, see under COUNTIES

Procedures, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

Veterans preference, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.63

Claims against

Judgments, payment procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 373.12

Motor vehicle accidents, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.31

Permitting false claims against the government, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.455

Presenting false claims to, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.465

Clerk hire, petition to increase, Minn. Statutes 2026 382.265

Collective bargaining, personnel administration systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.64

Commuter vans, public employer vanpools, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.27

Comparable worth, Minn. Rules 3920.0100 to 3920.1300

Compensation and salaries

Advance payments, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.13

Armed forces members, salary differential, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.975

Assignment, sale, or transfer, rights, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.063

At-large chair, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.05

Attachment, Minn. Statutes 2026 570.071

County executive, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.02, 375A.03

County hospitals, Minn. Statutes 2026 376.06

County manager, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

County nursing home administrators, Minn. Statutes 2026 376.58

Credit cards, guidelines for using, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.171

Director of purchasing, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.74

Expense allowances, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.47

Fees, exclusion from salary, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.33

Garnishment, Minn. Statutes 2026 571.77

Guardianship and protective proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 524.5-502

Highest salaries, data, notice and publication, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.701

Incidental expenses, provision of, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.16

Individual annuity contracts, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.615

National Guard members, salary differential, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.975

Optional county government, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.11

Payroll, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.61

Personnel Administration Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.60

Publication, in financial statements, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.17

Receipt of unauthorized compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.45

State Fair exhibit supervisor, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.80

Unauthorized compensation, receipt of, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.45

Conciliation court, appearance for county, Minn. Statutes 2026 491A.02

Consolidation of counties, Minn. Statutes 2026 371.12, 371.13

Consolidation of offices, optional county government, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.10, 375A.11

Consulting engineers, Minn. Statutes 2026 163.08

Continuity, personnel administration systems, establishment, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.64

Contract administrators, timber sales, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.04

Contracts and agreements, bonds (public debt), disclosure agreements regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 475.60

Coordinators, see COUNTY COORDINATORS

Coroners, see CORONERS

Costs and disbursements (courts), reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2026 465.76

County abstract clerks, Minn. Statutes 2026 384.10

County administrators

Abandonment of position, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.12

Authorization, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.01

Claims against county, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.18

County auditor serving as, auditor-administrator plan, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.08

Data, responsible authorities, administrators defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.02

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.06

Hennepin County, see County administrator under HENNEPIN COUNTY

Service of process, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.83

County agricultural inspectors or designated employees

Assault on, 4th degree assault, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.2231

County-designated employees, definition, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.77

Definition, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.77

Expenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.81, 18.88

Funds distribution, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.81

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.80, 18.81, 18.83

Noxious weed control

Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.83

Duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.81

Eradication, transportation, or rules violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.87

Funding for expenses and reimbursement of, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.88

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.78

Permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.82

Weed control agreements, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.78

County assessors, see COUNTY ASSESSORS

County attorneys, see COUNTY ATTORNEYS

County auditor-administrators, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.01, 375A.08

County auditor-treasurers, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.18, 375A.10, 383D.09

County auditors, see COUNTY AUDITORS

County civil counsel, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.10

County clerks, see COUNTY CLERKS

County commissioners, see Members under COUNTY BOARDS

County coordinators, see COUNTY COORDINATORS

County engineers, see COUNTY ENGINEERS

County executives

Board functions, conditions regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.02

County feedlot pollution control officers

Defined, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Duties, see County feedlot pollution control officers under ANIMAL FEEDLOTS

County government study commissions, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.12, 375A.13

County highway engineers, see under COUNTY ENGINEERS

County highway, workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.011

County hospital boards and superintendents, see COUNTY HOSPITALS

County law libraries, use, Minn. Statutes 2026 134A.02

County license bureau

Director, Minn. Statutes 2026 373.35, 373.37

Implementation, notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 373.34

County managers

Authorization, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.01

Board functions, conditions regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

Claims against county, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.18

Dakota County, Minn. Statutes 2026 383D.76

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.03

County nursing home officers and employees, see COUNTY NURSING HOMES

County personnel administration system, see Personnel administration systems under COUNTIES

County recorders, see COUNTY RECORDERS

County regional jail employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 641.263

County surveyors, see COUNTY SURVEYORS

County treasurers, see COUNTY TREASURERS

County veterans service officers

Data, classification and disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.603

Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.603

Education program, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.609

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.604

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.60

Grant program, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.608

High school diplomas, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans, verification assistance to schools, Minn. Statutes 2026 127A.87

Joint action by two or more counties, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.602

Jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.606

Qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.601

Secret War in Laos veterans, benefits, eligibility determination, special consideration, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.448

State resources available, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.605

Veterans service office grants, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2026 197.608

Court administrators, see COURT ADMINISTRATORS

Court commissioners, see COURT COMMISSIONERS

Court employees

Hennepin County Municipal Court bailiffs, county boards to contract for, Minn. Statutes 2026 488A.06

Transfer to state employment, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.181

Criminal history checks, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.72

Dakota County, see County officers and employees under DAKOTA COUNTY

Deferred compensation, see STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Definitions

Animal feedlots, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Bribery, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.415

County probation officer, Community Corrections Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 401.01

Elected officials, removal, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.14

Government data practices, Minn. Rules 1205.0200

Social Security, Minn. Statutes 2026 355.01

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.011

Designated employees, noxious weed control, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.79

Digital signatures, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.381

Directors of purchasing, compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.74

Disclosure agreements, bonds (public debt), Minn. Statutes 2026 475.60

Disqualification, officials removed from office, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.20

District court administrators, see COURT ADMINISTRATORS

District court judges, see DISTRICT COURT JUDGES

Drainage inspectors, Minn. Statutes 2026 103E.021, 103E.065, 103E.241

Driver's license agents, Minn. Rules 7404.0100 to 7404.0900

Elected executive plan

Authorization, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.01

Provisions generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.02

Election of

Contests, see Contested elections under ELECTIONS

Recounts, see under BALLOTS

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 204D.02

Employees

Blind persons, policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2026 256C.01

County commissioners, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.09

Disabled persons, policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2026 256C.01

Recognition services, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.46

Social Security, Minn. Statutes 2026 355.01

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.011

Excluded from executive branch, Minn. Statutes 2026 43A.02

Fair Labor Standards Act, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 177.23

Fallen officers, qualified individuals, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.198

Fence viewers, Minn. Statutes 2026 344.01 to 344.20

Force, grounds for use, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.06

Gifts to, accepting, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.895

Great River Road, financial assistance, Minn. Statutes 2026 373.27

Grievances, personnel administration systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.64

Group insurance, see Officers and employees under PUBLIC CORPORATIONS

Guardians and conservators, vulnerable adults, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.557

Health care, preventive health services, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.45, 15.46

Hennepin County, employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 352.01, 480.181

Highway engineers, see County highway engineers under COUNTY ENGINEERS

Holidays, religious holidays, Minn. Statutes 2026 15A.22

Hospital employees, see Employees under COUNTY HOSPITALS

Human services board employees, county employees continued, Minn. Statutes 2026 402.05

Human services merit system, Minn. Statutes 2026 256.012, Minn. Rules 9575.0010 to 9575.1580

Impersonating, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.475

Indemnification

Exception, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.970

Liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 466.07

Motor vehicle operation, damage, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.31

Insurance

Long-term care insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.61

Public employees insurance program, see under PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Interchange among government agencies, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.51 to 15.59

Jails, duties regarding, inmates, employment, Minn. Statutes 2026 641.08

Land commissioners

Appointment, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.13

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.09, 282.13, 282.19

Conflicts of interest, Minn. Statutes 2026 382.18

Cooperation, soil and water conservation districts, Minn. Statutes 2026 103C.235

County forest access road account, Minn. Statutes 2026 89.72

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.13

Expenses, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.226

Mileage, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.19

Minnesota Association of County Land Commissioners, Minn. Statutes 2026 89A.09

Representation, Minn. Statutes 2026 89A.03, 89A.09

Saint Louis County, Land Investment Board, Minn. Statutes 2026 383C.072

Tax-forfeited land sales expenses, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.09, 282.19

Timber growth rates, auxiliary forests, Minn. Statutes 2026 88.52

Lawsuits

Guardians and conservators of vulnerable adults, retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.557

Public expression protection lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2026 554.07 to 554.20

Quality assurance dating, perishable foods, restraint of violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 31.787

Tax administration violations, Revenue Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 270C.85

Leaves of absence

Athletic leave of absence, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.62

Legislative service, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.088

Military service, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.26, 192.261

Legislative matters, expenditures, reports about, Minn. Statutes 2026 6.76

Liability

Contract payments requiring excess property tax levies, Minn. Statutes 2026 275.27

Government immunity, Minn. Statutes 2026 466.03

Indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2026 466.07

Limitation of liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 466.04

Minimum-maintenance roads, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.095

Natural preservation routes, Minn. Statutes 2026 162.021

Park roads, torts, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.82

Premium payments, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.32

Unauthorized credit card purchases, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.381

Voidable purchases, contracts, sales, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.76

Liability insurance, tax-forfeited lands, structures or buildings, Minn. Statutes 2026 282.04

Local forces, see under COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAYS

Local officials, gifts, lobbyists, Minn. Rules 4512.0010 to 4512.0600

Malfeasance

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.14

New counties, establishment, refusal to perform duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 370.24

Managers, see County managers under this topic

Medical examiners, see MEDICAL EXAMINERS

Memberships

County government study commissions, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.13

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2026 353.03

Mileage allowances, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.665

Military or uniformed service, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.261

Military service

Leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.26

Pension and retirement rights, preserved, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.262

Mine inspectors, acting as, Minn. Statutes 2026 180.01, 180.03

Miscellaneous fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 373.41

Misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.43, 628.61

Motor vehicles

Publicly owned motor vehicles, personal use, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.666

Rideshare, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.257

National Guard members, see NATIONAL GUARD

New counties, appointment, Minn. Statutes 2026 370.09

Nonconsensual common law liens, presumptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 514.99

Notices

Criminal identification data, refusal to furnish, penalty, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.21

Posting by sheriff, Minn. Statutes 2026 387.04

Nurses

Contracting tuberculosis, care and compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.87, 176.871

Public health nurses, medical assistance, see same under this topic

Oaths

Abandonment of option, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.12

Adoption of options, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.12

Authorization and enumeration, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.01

Filing, Minn. Statutes 2026 358.11

Modifications of options, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.10

Optional county government, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.01, 375A.10, 375A.11

Offices and supplies, Minn. Statutes 2026 371.13, 375.14

Optional county government, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.10, 375A.12

Overtime

Accumulated credits, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.021

Time off in lieu of, Minn. Statutes 2026 177.25

Park superintendents, Minn. Statutes 2026 398.09, 398.35

Payments by, voter registration, costs, Minn. Statutes 2026 201.211

Payments to

Advance payments, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.13

Fees, exclusion from salary, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.33

Illegal fees, treble damages, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.29

Negotiable paper, Minn. Statutes 2026 382.31 to 382.36

Witness fees, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.23

Payroll system

County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 163.09

County highways, labor, Minn. Statutes 2026 163.09

Direct deposit, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.426

Individual annuity contracts, purchasing, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.615

Personnel administration systems, see under COUNTIES

Persons trained in domestic violence, see under DOMESTIC ABUSE

Political activities, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.09, 211B.19

Poor relief workers transferred from cities or towns, Minn. Statutes 2026 261.002

Positions abolished

County administrator, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.06

County executive, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

County manager, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

Probate court judges, see Judges under PROBATE COURT

Probation officers, see PROBATION OFFICERS

Property held in custody by, interference with, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.47

Public health nurses, medical assistance

Covered services, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0625

Data management system, Minn. Statutes 2026 125A.744

Home care service, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0651, 256B.0652

Personal care assistants, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0659

Public office, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.44

Qualifications, legislature, duties, Minn. Const. art 12 s 3

Ramsey County, see Officers and employees under RAMSEY COUNTY

Records and record keeping

Damaged records, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.15

Voter registration, duties, failure to perform or enforce, Minn. Statutes 2026 201.27

Registrars of title, filing with

Highway boundary plats or maps, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.14

Manufactured homes, Minn. Statutes 2026 168A.1411, 168A.1412, 168A.142

Maps or plats, acquisition of highway land, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.085

Reinstatements, military or uniformed service completed, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.261

Removal

Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.19

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.14

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.18, 351.19, 351.23

Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.17, 351.19

Procedures, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.14 to 351.23

Rules, application, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.19

Special masters, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.17, 351.19 to 351.21

Reports

County agricultural inspectors, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 18.81

Legislative matters, expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2026 6.76

Voter registration, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 201.27

Representation, state-aid highways and streets variance committee, Minn. Rules 8820.3400

Residence

Change, vacancies in office, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.02

Exemptions, coroner's appointments, Minn. Statutes 2026 390.005

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 415.16

Resignations, officers or employees assuming county administrator position, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.06

Responsible authorities, see under GOVERNMENT DATA

Retirement

Coverage by more than one plan, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.088

Public employees defined contribution plan, Minn. Statutes 2026 353D.01 to 353D.10

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2026 353.01

Retiree postemployment benefits, trust for, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.6175

Rideshare program, Minn. Statutes 2026 174.257

Saint Louis County, civil service rules, violation, Minn. Statutes 2026 383C.046, 383C.055

Screener-collectors, court fees, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.021

Senior fiscal officers, claims against county, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.18

Severance pay, Minn. Statutes 2026 465.72, 465.722

Sheriffs, see SHERIFFS

Sick leave

Accumulated credits, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.021

Exclusion from severance pay, Minn. Statutes 2026 465.72, 465.722

Reinstatements, military service completed, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.261

Signatures, electronic approvals, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.381

Snow removal workers, deemed as employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.21

Social workers, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 148E.055, 148E.065

Specific officers

State funds, failure to pay over, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.445

Supervisors of assessments, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.1325

Supervisors, State Fair exhibits, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.80, 375.81

Surplus property, sales to, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.054

Suspension of

County administrator, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.06

County executive, duties regarding, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.04

County manager, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.03, 375A.05

Term of office, Minn. Statutes 2026 204D.02

Travel expenses

Airline travel, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.435, 471.91

Out-of-state travel policies, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.661

Tuberculosis, contracting

Labor and Industry Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 175.17

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.87, 176.871

Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, appellate jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2026 175A.01

Unemployment insurance, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Vacancies in office

Appointment of ineligible persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.46

Appointments to fill, Minn. Statutes 2026 382.02

Filling after removal, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.22

Military service, active duty by incumbents, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.263

Optional county government, Minn. Statutes 2026 375A.11

Procedures for filling, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.08

Residence, change, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.02

Vacation

Accumulated credits, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.021

Exclusion from severance pay, Minn. Statutes 2026 465.72, 465.722

Reinstatements, military service completed, Minn. Statutes 2026 192.261

Veterans' preference, Minn. Statutes 2026 375.63

Violations and penalties

Criminal identification data, refusal to furnish, penalty, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.21

Unauthorized compensation, receipt of, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.45

Voter registration, duties, failure to perform or enforce, Minn. Statutes 2026 201.27

Waivers, removal hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 351.18

Workers' compensation, tuberculosis, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.871