Minnesota Session Laws - 2000, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 270-H.F.No. 2815 
                  An act relating to crime; providing for the 
                  distribution of certain fine proceeds in Hennepin 
                  county; repealing an expiration date; amending 
                  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 488A.03, subdivision 
                  11; repealing Laws 1998, chapter 367, article 8, 
                  section 25. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 488A.03, 
        subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 11.  [FEES PAYABLE TO ADMINISTRATOR.] (a) The civil 
        fees payable to the administrator for services are the same in 
        amount as the fees then payable to the district court of 
        Hennepin county for like services.  Library and filing fees are 
        not required of the defendant in an unlawful detainer action.  
        The fees payable to the administrator for all other services of 
        the administrator or the court shall be fixed by rules 
        promulgated by a majority of the judges. 
           (b) Fees are payable to the administrator in advance.  
           (c) Judgments will be entered only upon written application.
           (d) The following fees shall be taxed for all charges filed 
        in court where applicable:  (a) The state of Minnesota and any 
        governmental subdivision within the jurisdictional area of any 
        district court herein established may present cases for hearing 
        before said district court; (b) In the event the court takes 
        jurisdiction of a prosecution for the violation of a statute or 
        ordinance by the state or a governmental subdivision other than 
        a city or town in Hennepin county, all fines, penalties, and 
        forfeitures collected shall be paid over to the treasurer of the 
        governmental subdivision which submitted charges for prosecution 
        under ordinance violation and to the county treasurer in all 
        other charges except where a different disposition is provided 
        by law, in which case, payment shall be made to the public 
        official entitled thereto.  The following fees shall be taxed to 
        the county or to the state or governmental subdivision which 
        would be entitled to payment of the fines, forfeiture or 
        penalties in any case, and shall be paid to the court 
        administrator for disposing of the matter: 
           (1) For each charge where the defendant is brought into 
        court and pleads guilty and is sentenced, or the matter is 
        otherwise disposed of without trial .......... $5. 
           (2) In arraignments where the defendant waives a 
        preliminary examination .......... $10. 
           (3) For all other charges where the defendant stands trial 
        or has a preliminary examination by the court .......... $15. 
           (4) For all charges where a defendant was issued a statute, 
        traffic, or ordinance violation citation and a fine is paid or 
        the case is otherwise disposed of in a violations bureau 
        .......... $10. 
           (5) Upon the effective date of the increase in clause (4), 
        the fine schedule amounts shall be increased by $10.  
           Additional money, if any, received by the fourth judicial 
        district administrator as a result of this section shall be used 
        to fund an automated citation system and revenue collections 
        initiative and to pay the related administrative costs of the 
        court administrator's office.  
           Additional money, if any, received by the city of 
        Minneapolis as a result of this section shall be used to provide 
        additional funding to the city attorney for use in criminal 
        investigations and prosecutions.  This funding shall not be used 
        to supplant existing city attorney positions or services.  
           (e) This paragraph applies to the distribution of fines 
        paid by defendants without a court appearance in response to a 
        citation.  On or before the tenth day after the last day of the 
        month in which the money was collected, the county treasurer 
        shall pay 80 percent of the fines to the treasurer of the 
        municipality or subdivision within the county where the 
        violation was committed.  The remainder of the fines shall be 
        credited to the general revenue fund of the county.  
           Sec. 2.  [REPEALER.] 
           Laws 1998, chapter 367, article 8, section 25, is repealed. 
           Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 2000. 
           Presented to the governor March 20, 2000 
           Signed by the governor March 23, 2000, 10:42 a.m.