Minnesota § 163.09 - PAYMENT FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 163.09 — PAYMENT FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 163.09. PAYMENT FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT
Subdivision 1.Payroll system.
The county board of any county may adopt a payroll system for the payment of claims for labor, whether skilled or unskilled, employed by the county in any capacity in connection with the construction or maintenance of highways within the county and for the payment of claims of persons who have furnished tractors, trucks, teams, wagons, plows, scrapers, or any other equipment for the performance of work on the highways. The payroll shall be in such forms and supported by such records as the state auditor prescribes. It shall contain the name and rate of pay of each claimant together with the total amount of each claim.
Subd. 2.Payroll preparation and certification; payment.
The payroll shall be prepared by the county engineer either monthly or semimonthly as directed by the county board. The county highway engineer shall certify it as being true and correct and shall present it to the county auditor for payment. It shall thereupon be lawful for the county auditor and county treasurer to pay the claims as set forth in the payroll without allowance therefor by the county board. Upon presentation to the county auditor of the payroll, the auditor shall forthwith issue to the several claimants whose names appear therein a warrant in payment of their respective claims.
History:
1959 c 500 art 4 s 9; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 163.09 ("PAYMENT FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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