2007 Minnesota Statutes

176.531 AWARD OF COMPENSATION AGAINST A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
    Subdivision 1. Preferred claim. Where there has been an award of compensation under this
chapter to be paid by a political subdivision or a school district, the entitlement of a person to
payment under the award is a preferred claim against the subdivision or district. The award shall
be paid when and as ordered from the general fund of the subdivision or district, and from the
current tax apportionment received by the subdivision or district for the credit of the general fund.
    Subd. 2. Payment from general fund. When the political subdivision or school district
has issued an order or warrant for payment of compensation, and the order or warrant has not
been paid, it is a preferred claim which shall be paid from the general fund and from current
tax apportionments received for the credit of the general fund before any subsequent claim for
compensation is paid.
    Subd. 3. Prompt payment. It is the intent of this section that there be prompt payment of
compensation.
History: 1953 c 755 s 70; 1973 c 388 s 129; 1981 c 346 s 136