2003 Minnesota Statutes

     103E.101 Drainage proceeding and construction records. 

    Subdivision 1.    Documents are public records.  All 
 maps, plats, charts, drawings, plans, specifications, and other 
 documents that have been filed, received in evidence, or used in 
 connection with a drainage proceeding or construction are 
 subject to the provisions on public records in section 15.17.  

    Subd. 2.    Record requirements.  All maps, plats, 
 profiles, plans, and specifications prepared and used in 
 relation to a proceeding must: 

    (1) be uniform; 

    (2) have each sheet bound and marked to identify the 
 proceeding by the drainage project and system number; 

    (3) show the name of the person preparing the sheet; 

    (4) show the date the sheet was prepared; and 

    (5) conform to rules and standards prescribed by the 
 director of the Division of Waters.  

    Subd. 3.    Index of proceedings and records.  The 
 auditor shall keep all orders, exhibits, maps, charts, profiles, 
 plats, plans, specifications, and records of the proceedings.  
 These records may not be removed except when the board makes a 
 written order to remove them.  The auditor shall keep an 
 accurate index of the proceedings and related documents in a 
 bound book.  

    Subd. 4.    Engineer's documents.  All original plats, 
 profiles, records, and field books made by the engineer during 
 the proceedings or the construction of a drainage project are 
 public records and the property of the drainage authority.  
 These public records must be filed with the auditor under the 
 direction of the drainage authority when construction is 
 completed or when the engineer stops acting for the drainage 
 project, whichever is earlier. 

    Subd. 5.    Filing and storage facilities.  County 
 boards shall provide the auditor with necessary filing and 
 storage facilities to protect the files and records of all 
 proceedings. The county boards may provide for the copying and 
 filing of the documents and records of proceedings by 
 photographic devices as provided for public records under 
 section 15.17.  In the event of loss of the originals, the 
 photographic copies are originals after authentication by the 
 auditor. 

    Subd. 6.    Records are prima facie evidence.  The 
 record of proceedings under this chapter and of orders made by 
 the drainage authority or the district court in the proceedings, 
 or a certified copy of a record or order, is prima facie 
 evidence of the facts stated in the record or order and of the 
 regularity of all proceedings prior to the making of the order.  

    HIST: 1990 c 391 art 5 s 22