2007 Minnesota Statutes

574.34 FINES, HOW DISPOSED OF.
    Subdivision 1. General. Fines and forfeitures not specially granted or appropriated by law
shall be paid into the treasury of the county where they are incurred, except in a county in a
judicial district under section 480.181, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), the fines and forfeitures must
be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
    Subd. 2. Municipal prosecution; gross misdemeanors. If a city or municipal attorney
prosecutes a gross misdemeanor offense, the proceeds of any fine collected by the court shall
be disbursed in the same manner as though the offense was a misdemeanor prosecuted by the
city or municipal attorney in district court. The county shall pay for any costs associated with
incarceration.
History: (9707) RL s 4541; 1983 c 177 s 16; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 64; 1999 c 243 art 11 s
11; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 5 s 20