1997 Minnesota Statutes

     260.024 Jurisdiction of St. Louis county juvenile court. 

    Subdivision 1.  Notwithstanding any indication to the 
 contrary in the statutory provisions enumerated herein, the 
 juvenile court judges in the county of Saint Louis shall act in 
 lieu of the district court judges in matters concerning county 
 home schools under Minnesota Statutes 1967, section 260.094, and 
 detention homes under Minnesota Statutes 1967, section 260.101.  

    Subd. 2.  Notwithstanding an indication to the contrary in 
 Minnesota Statutes 1967, section 260.311, subdivision 4, a 
 majority of the judges of both the district court and the 
 juvenile court in the county of Saint Louis may direct the 
 payment of salaries to probation officers as otherwise provided 
 for in said subdivision.  

    Subd. 3.  Notwithstanding an indication to the contrary in 
 Laws 1961, chapter 302, section 1, in the county of Saint Louis 
 a majority of the judges of district court and juvenile court 
 shall appoint a chief probation officer in the manner provided 
 in said section.  The probation officer so appointed and such 
 additional personnel as may be required shall render to the 
 judges of the district court and the juvenile court such 
 services as have customarily been rendered in connection with 
 their past employment under Laws 1961, chapter 302, and prior to 
 January 1, 1970.  The chief probation officer and any incumbent 
 personnel shall continue in office upon January 1, 1970, but 
 this subdivision shall apply in filling vacancies which may 
 occur.  

    Probation officers of the county of Saint Louis shall make 
 investigations as may be directed by the juvenile court of Saint 
 Louis county as well as the district court and in the manner 
 provided by Laws 1961, chapter 302, section 2.  It is 
 contemplated by this subdivision that the judges of the juvenile 
 court shall have the same jurisdiction over probation officers 
 as have the judges of the district court.  

    HIST: 1969 c 549 s 3