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Minn. Stat. § 387.14 (2026)

Deputies

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The county board shall determine the number of permanent full time deputies and other employees and fix the compensation for each position. The county board shall also budget for special deputies, jailers, matrons, bailiffs and other temporary employees and shall fix their rates of compensation. The sheriff shall appoint in writing the deputies and other employees, for whose acts the sheriff shall be responsible and whom the sheriff may remove at pleasure. Before entering upon official duties, the oath and appointment of each shall be filed with the county recorder.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1943–2021 · leading case: Gen. Drivers, Local 346 v. Aitkin Cnty. Bd., 320 N.W.2d 695 (Minn. 1982).
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Gen. Drivers, Local 346 v. Aitkin Cnty. Bd., 320 N.W.2d 695 (Minn. 1982). · cites it 35× “Sheriff Moe did not specify the grounds for the termination, but did refer to his statutory powers under Minn.Stat. § 387.14 (1980). On April 21, 1980, Deputy Lloyd Ochocki filed a grievance pursuant to the CBA and on May 12, 1980, requested binding arbitration.”
AFSCME Council 96 v. Arrowhead Reg'l Corr. Bd., 356 N.W.2d 295 (Minn. 1984). · cites it 4× “This court has also expressed such support in General Drivers by holding that the Veteran's Preference Act, PELRA, and the optional sheriff's civil service system all take precedence over section 387.14, which gives sheriffs and county boards the power to appoint and remove…”
In re Scott Cnty. Master Docket, 618 F. Supp. 1534 (D. Minn. 1985). · cites it 4× “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…”
Bielejeski v. Comm'r of Pub. Saf., 351 N.W.2d 664 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 387.14 (1982). The officer’s oath and appointment were introduced into evidence and were in written form and filed with the county recorder.”
Twomey v. Durkee, 291 N.W.2d 696 (Minn. 1980). · cites it 2× “61-76 (1978), did not apply, and the arbitrator’s decision and award was void in the absence of a statutory or contractual obligation to arbitrate; and that the discharges were therefore authorized under Minn.Stat. § 387.14 (1978), which empowers a sheriff to discharge his…”
Gramke v. Cass Cnty., 453 N.W.2d 22 (Minn. 1990). · cites it 4× “With regard to the county sheriff, counties are expressly authorized to hold elections for the position of sheriff. Minn.Stat. § 382.01 (1988).”
State ex rel. Bennett v. Brown, 12 N.W.2d 180 (Minn. 1943). · cites it 2× “1941, § 387.14 (Mason St. 1927, § 917), which provides as follows: “Every sheriff shall appoint under his hand a sufficient number of persons as deputy sheriffs, for whose acts he shall be responsible and whom he may remove at pleasure.”
Gramke v. Cass Cnty., 434 N.W.2d 4 (Minn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “” The AU stated No reason is apparent why legislative authorization would be required for the appointment of a chief deputy or first assistant in counties with a population of at least 100,000 inhabitants if the general authority of the sheriff to appoint deputies contained in…”
Jacobson v. Cnty. of Chisago, No. 0:18-cv-02528 (D. Minn. July 15, 2021). · cites it 2× “See Minn. Stat. § 387.14 (“The sheriff shall appoint in writing the deputies and other employees, for whose acts the sheriff shall be responsible and whom the sheriff may remove at pleasure.”
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