1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to fines; providing for distribution of Hennepin County fines; amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivisions 6, 11; repealing 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 11b.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 6, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Disposition of fines, fees and other money; accounts. (a) Except as 
1.9 	otherwise provided herein and except as otherwise provided by law, the court administrator 
1.10 	shall pay ~~to the Hennepin county treasurer~~ all fines and penalties collected by the court 
1.11 	administrator, all fees collected by the court administrator for court administrator's 
1.12 	services, all sums forfeited to the court as hereinafter provided, and all other money 
1.13 	received by the court administrator~~.~~ to the subdivision of government entitled thereto as 
1.14 	follows on or before the 20th day after the last day of the month in which the money was 
1.15 	collected. Eighty percent of all fines and penalties collected during the previous month 
1.16 	shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality or subdivision of government where the 
1.17 	crime was committed. The remainder of the fines and penalties shall be credited to the 
1.18 	general fund of the state. In all cases in which the county attorney had charge of the 
1.19 	prosecution, all such fines and penalties shall be credited to the state general fund.
1.20 	(b) The court administrator shall ~~provide the county treasurer with~~ identify  the name 
1.21 	of the municipality or other subdivision of government where the offense was committed 
1.22 	~~and the name and official position of the officer who prosecuted the offense for each fine~~ 
1.23 	~~or penalty,~~ and the total amount of fines or penalties collected for each such municipality 
1.24 	or other subdivision of government, ~~or~~ for the county, or for the state.
2.1 	~~(c) At the beginning of the first day of any month the amount owing to any~~ 
2.2 	~~municipality or county in the hands of the court administrator shall not exceed $5,000.~~
2.3 	~~(d) On or before the last day of each month the county treasurer shall pay over to~~ 
2.4 	~~the treasurer of each municipality or subdivision of government in Hennepin County all~~ 
2.5 	~~fines or penalties collected during the previous month for offenses committed within~~ 
2.6 	~~such municipality or subdivision of government, except that all such fines and penalties~~ 
2.7 	~~attributable to cases in which the county attorney had charge of the prosecution shall be~~ 
2.8 	~~retained by the county treasurer and credited to the county general revenue fund.~~
2.9 	~~(e)~~  (c) Amounts represented by checks issued by the court administrator or received 
2.10 	by the court administrator which have not cleared by the end of the month may be shown 
2.11 	on the monthly account as having been paid or received, subject to adjustment on later 
2.12 	monthly accounts.
2.13 	~~(f)~~ (d)  The court administrator may receive negotiable instruments in payment 
2.14 	of fines, penalties, fees or other obligations as conditional payments, and is not held 
2.15 	accountable therefor until collection in cash is made and then only to the extent of the net 
2.16 	collection after deduction of the necessary expense of collection.

2.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
2.18 		Subd. 11.Fees payable to administrator. (a) The civil fees payable to the 
2.19 	administrator for services are the same in amount as the fees then payable to the District 
2.20 	Court of Hennepin County for like services. Library and filing fees are not required of 
2.21 	the defendant in an eviction action. The fees payable to the administrator for all other 
2.22 	services of the administrator or the court shall be fixed by rules promulgated by a majority 
2.23 	of the judges.
2.24 	(b) Fees are payable to the administrator in advance.
2.25 	(c) Judgments will be entered only upon written application.
2.26 	~~(d) The following fees shall be taxed for all charges filed in court where applicable:~~ 
2.27 	~~(a) The state of Minnesota and any governmental subdivision within the jurisdictional area~~ 
2.28 	~~of any district court herein established may present cases for hearing before said district~~ 
2.29 	~~court; (b) In the event the court takes jurisdiction of a prosecution for the violation of a~~ 
2.30 	~~statute or ordinance by the state or a governmental subdivision other than a city or town~~ 
2.31 	~~in Hennepin County, all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected shall be paid over to~~ 
2.32 	~~the treasurer of the governmental subdivision which submitted charges for prosecution~~ 
2.33 	~~under ordinance violation and to the county treasurer in all other charges except where~~ 
2.34 	~~a different disposition is provided by law, in which case, payment shall be made to~~ 
2.35 	~~the public official entitled thereto. The following fees shall be taxed to the county or~~ 
3.1 	~~to the state or governmental subdivision which would be entitled to payment of the~~ 
3.2 	~~fines, forfeiture or penalties in any case, and shall be paid to the court administrator for~~ 
3.3 	~~disposing of the matter:~~
3.4 	~~(1) For each charge where the defendant is brought into court and pleads guilty and~~ 
3.5 	~~is sentenced, or the matter is otherwise disposed of without trial .......... $5.~~
3.6 	~~(2) In arraignments where the defendant waives a preliminary examination ..........~~ 
3.7 	~~$10.~~
3.8 	~~(3) For all other charges where the defendant stands trial or has a preliminary~~ 
3.9 	~~examination by the court .......... $15.~~
3.10 	~~(e) This paragraph applies to the distribution of fines paid by defendants without a~~ 
3.11 	~~court appearance in response to a citation. On or before the tenth day after the last day of~~ 
3.12 	~~the month in which the money was collected, the county treasurer shall pay 80 percent~~ 
3.13 	~~of the fines to the treasurer of the municipality or subdivision within the county where~~ 
3.14 	~~the violation was committed. The remainder of the fines shall be credited to the general~~ 
3.15 	~~revenue fund of the county.~~

3.16 	Sec. 3.  REPEALER.
 3.17 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 11b, is repealed.