Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                         CHAPTER 14-S.F.No. 121 
           An act relating to towns; authorizing town boards to 
          provide for the collection of unpaid service charges; 
          proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
          chapter 366. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [366.012] [COLLECTION OF UNPAID SERVICE 
CHARGES.] 
    If a town is authorized to impose a service charge on the 
owner, lessee, or occupant of property, or any of them, for a 
governmental service provided by the town, the town board may 
certify to the county auditor, on or before October 15 for each 
year, any unpaid service charges which shall then be collected 
together with property taxes levied against the property.  A 
charge may be certified to the auditor only if, on or before 
September 15, the town has given written notice to the property 
owner of its intention to certify the charge to the auditor.  
The service charges shall be subject to the same penalties, 
interest, and other conditions provided for the collection of 
property taxes.  This section is in addition to other law 
authorizing the collection of unpaid costs and service charges. 
    Presented to the governor March 29, 1989 
    Signed by the governor March 29, 1989, 1:44 p.m.