Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 574.35 (2026)
Prosecution For Fines; Court; Commitment
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All fines and forfeitures imposed as a punishment for any offense or for the violation of any duty imposed by statute may be prosecuted for and recovered by indictment in the district court. In all cases of the imposition of a fine pursuant to statute, as punishment for any offense, the offender may be committed until it is paid or the offender is otherwise discharged according to law.
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case, 1972–1972 · leading case: City of St. Paul v. Whidby, 203 N.W.2d 823 (Minn. 1972).
City of St. Paul v. Whidby, 203 N.W.2d 823 (Minn. 1972). “35 provides that “in all cases of the imposition of a fine pursuant to statute, as punishment for any offense, the offender may be committed until the same is paid * * any case where that statute is applicable shall be tried as a criminal case.”
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