2000 Minnesota Statutes

     642.02 Construction, repair; presence of jailer. 

    Subdivision 1.    Approval, standards required.  The 
 commissioner of corrections shall not approve any plan for the 
 construction of a lockup, or repairs to an existing lockup at an 
 estimated cost of more than $5,000, unless the plan meets the 
 standards established by the commissioner's rules. 

    Subd. 2.    Jailer or custodian.  No prisoner shall be 
 detained without a jailer or custodian present in the lockup, 
 awake and alert at all times, capable of responding to the 
 reasonable needs of the prisoner. 

    HIST: (10876) RL s 5488; 1913 c 438 s 1; 1955 c 491 s 2; 1959 
 c 263 s 2; 1976 c 299 s 6; 1980 c 602 s 11