Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                         CHAPTER 29-S.F.No. 215 
           An act relating to courts; providing that the county 
          law library fee may be collected in petty misdemeanor 
          cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 
          134A.09, subdivision 2a; and 134A.10, subdivisions 3 
          and 4. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 134A.09, 
subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2a.  [PETTY MISDEMEANOR CASES AND CRIMINAL 
CONVICTIONS; FEE ASSESSMENT.] In Hennepin county and Ramsey 
county, the district court administrator or a designee may, upon 
the recommendation of the board of trustees and by standing 
order of the judges of the district court, include in the costs 
or disbursements assessed against a defendant convicted in the 
district court of the violation of a statute or municipal 
ordinance, a county law library fee.  This fee may be collected 
in all petty misdemeanor cases and criminal prosecutions in 
which, upon conviction, the defendant may be subject to the 
payment of the costs or disbursements in addition to a fine or 
other penalty.  
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 134A.10, 
subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 3.  [PETTY MISDEMEANOR CASES AND CRIMINAL 
CONVICTIONS; FEE ASSESSMENT.] The judge of district or county or 
county municipal court may, upon the recommendation of the board 
of trustees and by standing order, include in the costs or 
disbursements assessed against a defendant convicted in the 
district or county or county municipal court of the violation of 
any statute or municipal ordinance, in all petty misdemeanor 
cases and criminal prosecutions in which, upon conviction, the 
defendant may be subject to the payment of the costs or 
disbursements in addition to a fine or other penalty a county 
law library fee.  The item of costs or disbursements may not be 
assessed for any offense committed prior to the establishment of 
the county law library.  
    Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 134A.10, 
subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 4.  [SETTING FEES.] The law library board of trustees 
shall, with the approval of the board of commissioners, set the 
amount of the law library fee for civil and criminal matters, 
including petty misdemeanor cases, in the district and 
conciliation courts of the county.  The fee shall be set on July 
1 each year and remain in effect until changed.  All law library 
fees shall be published in the State Register. 
    Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final 
enactment. 
    Presented to the governor April 13, 1993 
    Signed by the governor April 15, 1993, 11:12 a.m.