1997 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. 

    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 
 county or municipal court.  The county shall pay for any costs 
 associated with incarceration.  

    HIST: (9707) RL s 4541; 1983 c 177 s 16