Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 485.018 (2026)

Withholding Salary; Collection Of Fees

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Subdivision 1.

[Repealed, 1999 c 60 s 3]

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54]

Subd. 2a.Withholding salary.

Upon certification by the state court administrator that the court administrator of district court has failed to perform any of the duties assigned by law or by rule of court, the county board shall withhold the salary of the court administrator, and shall not pay the salary until receipt of notice from the state court administrator that the court administrator has performed the duties assigned by law or by rule of court.

Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the judges of the district court from removing a court administrator of district court from office.

Subd. 3.

[Repealed, 1975 c 301 s 16]

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 1999 c 60 s 3]

Subd. 5.Collection of fees.

The court administrator of district court shall charge and collect all fees as prescribed by law and all such fees collected by the court administrator as court administrator of district court shall be paid to the Department of Management and Budget. Except for those portions of forfeited bail paid to victims pursuant to existing law, the court administrator shall forward all revenue from fees and forfeited bail collected under chapters 357, 487, and 574 to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund, unless otherwise provided in chapter 611A or other law, in the manner and at the times prescribed by the commissioner of management and budget, but not less often than once each month. If the defendant or probationer is located after forfeited bail proceeds have been forwarded to the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of management and budget shall reimburse the county, on request, for actual costs expended for extradition, transportation, or other costs necessary to return the defendant or probationer to the jurisdiction where the bail was posted, in an amount not more than the amount of forfeited bail. The court administrator of district court shall not retain any additional compensation, per diem or other emolument for services as court administrator of district court, but may receive and retain mileage and expense allowances as prescribed by law.

Subd. 6.

[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54]

Subd. 7.

[Repealed, 1990 c 571 s 49]

Subd. 8.

[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1976–2016 · leading case: In re Clerk of Lyon Cnty. Courts' Comp., 241 N.W.2d 781 (Minn. 1976).

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In re Clerk of Lyon Cnty. Courts' Comp., 241 N.W.2d 781 (Minn. 1976). · cites it 2× “The county board of each county must set the clerk’s salary annually by resolution according to § 485.018, subd. 2. If the clerk is dissatisfied with his salary as set by the board, he may appeal to the district court on the grounds that the board acted in an “arbitrary,…”

Besemer v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 357 N.W.2d 365 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 6× “The respondent appealed the resolution of the appellant setting her salary and salaries for the deputy clerks employed in the clerk of courts’ office pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 485.018, subd. 7 (1982) and Minn.”

Clerk of Court's Comp. for LC v. LC Com'rs, 241 N.W.2d 781 (Minn. 1976). · cites it 2× “For Lyon County (population 20,000 to 30,000), the minimum salary figure is $7,000.”

Qualle v. Cnty. of Beltrami, 420 N.W.2d 256 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 9× “urt administrator’s salary determination without having raised the issue below; (2) whether the trial court erred in increasing the administrator’s salary despite the board’s decision to freeze the administrator’s pay; and (3) whether the trial court violated the Minnesota…”

State of Minnesota v. Ryan Roy Becker (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “”); see also Minn. Stat. § 485.018 , subd. 5 (2014) (acknowledging that forfeited bail may be paid directly to victims).”

State of Minnesota v. Shawn Marie Stellmach, Midwest Bonding, LLC (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “24, 2009); see also Minn. Stat. § 485.018 , subd. 5 (2014) (“Except for those portions of forfeited bail paid to victims pursuant to existing law, the court administrator shall forward all revenue from fees and forfeited bail collected under chapters 357, 487, and 574 to the…”

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