2005 Minnesota Statutes

     488A.04 Probation officers.  

    Subdivision 1.    Appointment; term; removal; suspension.  
  A majority of the judges shall appoint a chief probation 
 officer.  With the approval of a majority of the judges, the 
 chief probation officer shall appoint a chief deputy probation 
 officer, a casework supervisor, and such number of deputy 
 probation officers, clerks and stenographers as a majority of 
 the judges may from time to time deem necessary, but no new or 
 additional positions may be created without the consent of the 
 board of county commissioners.  Each appointment shall be for a 
 term of four years from the respective date of appointment and 
 shall not expire or be suspended by reason of the suspension, 
 removal, termination of appointment, death or other incapacity 
 of the chief probation officer.  At any time within six months 
 from the date of initial appointment, the chief probation 
 officer, the chief deputy probation officer, the casework 
 supervisor, a deputy probation officer, a clerk or a 
 stenographer, may be removed and the appointment terminated, 
 with or without cause and without prior notice or hearing.  At 
 any time the chief probation officer, the chief deputy probation 
 officer, the casework supervisor, a deputy probation officer, a 
 clerk or a stenographer may be suspended without pay for a 
 period not exceeding 30 days, with or without cause, after 
 hearing before a majority of the judges.  Except as otherwise 
 provided herein, the chief probation officer, the chief deputy 
 probation officer, the casework supervisor, a deputy probation 
 officer, a clerk or a stenographer, during a term, may be 
 removed and that employee's appointment terminated only for 
 cause after notice and a hearing before a majority of the 
 judges.  Any termination, removal or suspension provided for in 
 this subdivision shall be made by a majority of the judges.  

    Subd. 2.    Duties and powers.  Probation officers 
 shall be present at such sessions of the court as the judge 
 presiding may direct.  The probation officers shall take charge 
 of all persons placed on probation or parole and committed to 
 their care during a probation or parole period and supervise 
 them as the court directs.  They are not regular members of any 
 police force, but in the execution of their official duties, 
 they have all the powers of police officers.  The chief 
 probation officer shall supervise the other probation officers 
 and may delegate duties and powers to them.  

    Subd. 3.    Reports to court.  The probation officers 
 shall report to the court verbally or in writing, as the court 
 may direct, regarding the condition, disposition, and other 
 pertinent facts relative to the persons under their care.  

    Subd. 4.    Offices and supplies.  The board of county 
 commissioners shall provide the probation officers, the casework 
 supervisor, clerks, and stenographers with suitable furnished 
 offices in the building where the court is held, and with record 
 books, blanks, stationery, postage, and funds required for the 
 performance of their duties.  

    Subd. 5.    Salaries.  The judges shall fix the amount 
 of compensation to be paid the probation officers, the casework 
 supervisor, clerks and stenographers.  The annual compensation 
 of each shall not exceed: 

    chief probation officer, $10,000; 

    chief deputy probation officer, $9,000; 

    casework supervisor, $8,250; 

    deputy probation officers, $7,500; 

    clerks and stenographers, $4,900. 

    Their compensation is payable in equal semimonthly 
 installments out of the county treasury.  

    HIST: 1955 c 215 s 4; 1963 c 783 s 1-3; 1963 c 877 s 18-20; 
 1965 c 851 s 1-3; 1986 c 444