Minnesota Session Laws - 1994, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 380-S.F.No. 1820 
                  An act relating to counties; Olmsted; allowing the 
                  examiner of titles to be compensated as are examiners 
                  in counties of fewer than 75,000 population; amending 
                  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 508.12, subdivision 1.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 508.12, 
        subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
           Subdivision 1.  [EXAMINER AND DEPUTY EXAMINER.] The judges 
        of the district court shall appoint a competent attorney in each 
        county within their respective districts to be an examiner of 
        titles and legal adviser to the registrar in said county, and 
        may appoint attorneys to serve as deputy examiners who shall act 
        in the name of the examiner and under the examiner's supervision 
        and control, and the deputy's acts shall be the acts of the 
        examiners.  The examiner of titles and deputy examiners shall 
        hold office subject to the will and discretion of the district 
        court by whom appointed.  The examiner's compensation and that 
        of the examiner's deputies shall be fixed and determined by the 
        court and paid in the same manner as the compensation of other 
        county employees is paid except that in all counties having 
        fewer than 75,000 inhabitants, and in Stearns county and, Dakota 
        county, and Olmsted counties the fees and compensation of the 
        examiners for services as legal adviser to the registrar shall 
        be determined by the judges of the district court and paid in 
        the same manner as the compensation of other county employees is 
        paid, but in every other instance shall be paid by the person 
        applying to have the person's title registered or for other 
        action or relief which requires the services, certification or 
        approval of the examiner. 
           Presented to the governor March 24, 1994 
           Signed by the governor March 28, 1994, 11:20 a.m.