Bill Text: MN HF2126 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Counties and cities required to have written procedures for charging and collecting fees that are available to the public, and provide notice to the mayor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-25 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Government Operations [HF2126 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2126-Introduced.html
1.2relating to local government; requiring counties and cities to have written
1.3procedures for charging and collecting fees that are available to the public and
1.4provide notice to the payor;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.5chapter 471.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [471.198] FEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE TO
1.8THE PUBLIC.
1.9 Subdivision 1. Fee policies. A county or home rule charter or statutory city must have
1.10on file in the applicable county or city office clear policies, procedures, forms, deadlines,
1.11due dates, and other payment requirements relating to any fee charged to a person by
1.12the county or the city. The information must be contained in a policies and operations
1.13manual and be available for use for employee training and reference and for inspection by
1.14the public at the office or on a county or city Web site. If used, the Web site must include
1.15the location where information about this fee is available and where the fee must be paid.
1.16Otherwise, that information must be available at the city clerk's office or other county
1.17office designated by the county board. In addition, before or at the time the fee is charged,
1.18the county or city must provide to the obligor any required form and all other payment
1.19information, including any information required to complete the form, the due dates of
1.20payments, any other requirements, and the consequences of late payment or nonpayment
1.21of the fee. The county or city must stamp or keep a contemporary record of the dates and
1.22amounts of payments received by the county or city, which must be made available to the
1.23payor. All payments must be credited as paid on the date payment is received.
1.24 Subd. 2. Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, "fee" means any charge or
1.25obligation, including penalties and interest, charged by the county or city for a service,
2.1license, permit, use, record, or privilege that is to be paid directly to the county or city.
2.2Fee specifically includes child support obligations, recording taxes and fees, and similar
2.3charges for which the county or city acts as an agent of the state.
2.4(b) Fee does not include:
2.5(1) any amounts levied against the valuation of real property or to increases
2.6in valuation from improvements to real property, such as property taxes and special
2.7assessments, or to any amounts which have become a lien, or tax assessed on real property
2.8by the county or city; and
2.9(2) police, sheriff, or other law enforcement fines, bail, or other charges unless
2.10approved by the chief law enforcement officer of the county or city and by the governing
2.11body of the county or city.
1.3procedures for charging and collecting fees that are available to the public and
1.4provide notice to the payor;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.5chapter 471.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [471.198] FEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE TO
1.8THE PUBLIC.
1.9 Subdivision 1. Fee policies. A county or home rule charter or statutory city must have
1.10on file in the applicable county or city office clear policies, procedures, forms, deadlines,
1.11due dates, and other payment requirements relating to any fee charged to a person by
1.12the county or the city. The information must be contained in a policies and operations
1.13manual and be available for use for employee training and reference and for inspection by
1.14the public at the office or on a county or city Web site. If used, the Web site must include
1.15the location where information about this fee is available and where the fee must be paid.
1.16Otherwise, that information must be available at the city clerk's office or other county
1.17office designated by the county board. In addition, before or at the time the fee is charged,
1.18the county or city must provide to the obligor any required form and all other payment
1.19information, including any information required to complete the form, the due dates of
1.20payments, any other requirements, and the consequences of late payment or nonpayment
1.21of the fee. The county or city must stamp or keep a contemporary record of the dates and
1.22amounts of payments received by the county or city, which must be made available to the
1.23payor. All payments must be credited as paid on the date payment is received.
1.24 Subd. 2. Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, "fee" means any charge or
1.25obligation, including penalties and interest, charged by the county or city for a service,
2.1license, permit, use, record, or privilege that is to be paid directly to the county or city.
2.2Fee specifically includes child support obligations, recording taxes and fees, and similar
2.3charges for which the county or city acts as an agent of the state.
2.4(b) Fee does not include:
2.5(1) any amounts levied against the valuation of real property or to increases
2.6in valuation from improvements to real property, such as property taxes and special
2.7assessments, or to any amounts which have become a lien, or tax assessed on real property
2.8by the county or city; and
2.9(2) police, sheriff, or other law enforcement fines, bail, or other charges unless
2.10approved by the chief law enforcement officer of the county or city and by the governing
2.11body of the county or city.
