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Minn. Stat. § 387.03 (2026)

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The sheriff shall keep and preserve the peace of the county, for which purpose the sheriff may require the aid of such persons or power of the county as the sheriff deems necessary. The sheriff shall also pursue and apprehend all felons, execute all processes, writs, precepts, and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to the sheriff delivered, attend upon the terms of the district court, and perform all of the duties pertaining to the office, including investigating recreational vehicle accidents involving personal injury or death that occur outside the boundaries of a municipality, searching and dragging for drowned bodies, and searching and looking for lost persons. When authorized by the board of county commissioners of the county the sheriff may purchase boats and other equipment including the hiring of airplanes for search purposes.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1943–2025 · leading case: In Re Scott Cnty. Master Docket, 618 F. Supp. 1534 (D. Minnesota 1985).
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In Re Scott Cnty. Master Docket, 618 F. Supp. 1534 (D. Minnesota 1985). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs who name Tietz as a defendant do not accuse him of personally engaging in acts such as improperly interviewing witnesses, but they do claim that Tietz was grossly negligent in training and supervising the deputy sheriffs involved in the Jordan sex ring…”
Commonwealth v. Leet, 585 A.2d 1033 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991). · cites it 2× “2d 41, 42 (1955) ("[a]uthority of a deputy sheriff of the county to arrest or stop defendant for a misdemeanor committed in the officer's presence cannot be questioned")); Minnesota, (Minn.Stat.Ann. § 387.03 (West 1968), Minn.”
State v. C. A., 304 N.W.2d 353 (Minn. 1981). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. §§ 387.03, .11, .13 (1980). Had an order not to disclose been granted by the trial judge in this case we would not have reversed, at least in the absence of objection by an aggrieved person claiming a protectable interest in the information, such as a newspaper…”
Hoppe v. Klapperich, 28 N.W.2d 780 (Minn. 1947). “The warrant, pursuant to which he arrested plaintiff, was issued by a court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and was fair and regular on its face, and there was nothing about it to apprise him of the fact that the court, by failing to comply with the preliminary…”
State, Lake Minnetonka Conservation Dist. v. Horner, 605 N.W.2d 405 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “The state contends that Minn.Stat. § 387.03 (1998) supports the argument that the sheriff has authority to choose who will enforce the water safety laws.”
Elbers v. Growe, 502 N.W.2d 810 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 387.03 (1992). Based on these job duties, the state has a legitimate interest in having physical agility standards to protect the public safety.”
Robinette v. Price, 8 N.W.2d 800 (Minn. 1943). “1941, § 387.03 (Mason St. 1927, § 907), provides that the sheriff “shall * * * execute all processes * * * and orders issued or made by lawful authority and to him delivered.”
Gramke v. Cass Cnty., 453 N.W.2d 22 (Minn. 1990). · cites it 2× “2 For over 80 years, however, the county sheriff has been given the statutory power to appoint deputy sheriffs.”
Ryan v. Hennepin Cnty., 29 N.W.2d 385 (Minn. 1947). “§ 387.03, to appoint deputies has been in no way repealed or amended by c.”
Cahill v. Beltrami Cnty., 29 N.W.2d 444 (Minn. 1947). “” § 387.03. The nature of the sheriff’s duties, so far as they are subject to the control, direction, and supervision of the court, and the place of their performance, so far as that is done in the presence of the court, are in striking analogy to those of a county attorney.”
State v. CA, 304 N.W.2d 353 (Minn. 1981). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. §§ 387.03, .11, .13 (1980). Had an order not to disclose been granted by the trial judge in this case we would not have reversed, at least in the absence of objection by an aggrieved person claiming a protectable interest in the information, such as a newspaper…”
Besch v. Vill. of Arden Hills, 115 N.W.2d 338 (Minn. 1962). “That authority is provided by § 387.03, which states in part: “The sheriff shall keep and preserve the peace of his county, for which purpose he may call to his aid such persons or power of his county as he deems necessary.”
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