Minnesota § 382.01 - OFFICERS ELECTED; TERMS
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§ 382.01. OFFICERS ELECTED; TERMS
In every county in this state there shall be elected at the general election in 1918 a county auditor, a county treasurer, sheriff, county recorder, county attorney, and coroner.
The terms of office of these officers shall be four years and shall begin on the first Monday in January next succeeding their election. They shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified. Each of these offices must be filled by election every four years thereafter, unless an office is consolidated with another county office or made appointive under chapter 375A or other general or special law.
History:
(820, 821) 1913 c 458 s 1,2; 1915 c 168 s 1,2; 1959 c 700 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1978 c 706 s 67; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 21
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 382.01 ("OFFICERS ELECTED; TERMS") 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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