Minnesota Session Laws - 1997, Regular Session

                             CHAPTER 16-S.F.No. 124 
                  An act relating to towns; authorizing the charging and 
                  collection of certain 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.  [366.011] [CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES; 
        COLLECTION.] 
           A town may impose a reasonable service charge for emergency 
        services, including fire, rescue, medical, and related services 
        provided by the town or contracted for by the town.  If the 
        service charge remains unpaid 30 days after a notice of 
        delinquency is sent to the recipient of the service or the 
        recipient's representative or estate, the town or its contractor 
        on behalf of the town may use any lawful means allowed to a 
        private party for the collection of an unsecured delinquent 
        debt.  The town may also use the authority of section 366.012 to 
        collect unpaid service charges of this kind from delinquent 
        recipients of services who are owners of taxable real property 
        in the town. 
           The powers conferred by this section are in addition and 
        supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law for a town 
        to impose a service charge or assessment for a service provided 
        by the town or contracted for by the town. 
           Presented to the governor March 25, 1997 
           Signed by the governor March 26, 1997, 10:21 a.m.