2006 Minnesota Statutes

201.275 INVESTIGATIONS; PROSECUTIONS.
A county attorney who is notified by affidavit of an alleged violation of this chapter shall
promptly investigate. If there is probable cause for instituting a prosecution, the county attorney
shall proceed by complaint or present the charge, with whatever evidence has been found, to the
grand jury. A county attorney who refuses or intentionally fails to faithfully perform this or any
other duty imposed by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall forfeit
office. The county attorney, under the penalty of forfeiture of office, shall prosecute all violations
of this chapter except violations of this section; if, however, a complainant withdraws an
allegation under this chapter, the county attorney is not required to proceed with the prosecution.
History: 1978 c 714 s 6; 1981 c 29 art 2 s 26; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 578 art 1 s 2; 2004 c 277 s 2