2000 Minnesota Statutes

     357.12 Constables. 

    The fees to be charged by a constable shall be as follows: 

    (1) for serving a warrant or other writ, not otherwise 
 provided for, 25 cents for each person named in it and served; 

    (2) for a copy of each summons delivered on request or left 
 at the residence of defendant, 25 cents; 

    (3) serving a subpoena or summons, 50 cents for each person 
 named in it and served; provided, that any summons or subpoena 
 may be served by any person not a party to the action, but if 
 served by any person other than an officer, no fees or mileage 
 shall be allowed and service shall be proved by affidavit; 

    (4) serving an attachment, 50 cents; 

    (5) each copy of an attachment, 15 cents; 

    (6) each copy of an inventory of property seized on 
 attachment, 15 cents; 

    (7) serving summons on garnishee, 50 cents; 

    (8) copy of any affidavit or other paper not otherwise 
 provided for, ten cents per folio; 

    (9) posting each notice, 15 cents; 

    (10) for travel to and from the place of service, when 
 necessary in serving any process or paper authorized to be 
 served by them, ten cents per mile; 

    (11) committing to prison, 50 cents; 

    (12) summoning a jury, $1; 

    (13) writing a list of jurors, 15 cents; 

    (14) attending on a jury, 50 cents; 

    (15) on all sums collected on execution and paid over, 
 charged upon the judgment debtor, five percent; 

    (16) serving a writ of replevin, 50 cents; 

    (17) summoning and swearing appraisers and taking 
 appraisement, 50 cents; 

    (18) taking and approving security in any case, 25 cents. 

    A constable shall be allowed all reasonable and necessary 
 expenses actually paid out for food and lodging furnished by the 
 constable for any prisoner, not to exceed $1 per day while 
 having the prisoner in custody pending trial and while 
 conducting the prisoner to jail, together with the 
 transportation charges for the prisoner paid to a common 
 carrier.  If adjournment is for longer than three days, the 
 prisoner shall be committed to the county jail. 

    HIST: (6996) RL s 2700; 1907 c 190 s 1; 1917 c 170 s 1; 1983 c 
 359 s 40; 1986 c 444