Minnesota § 642.01 - LOCKUPS; ESTABLISHMENT
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 642.01 — LOCKUPS; ESTABLISHMENT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 642.01. LOCKUPS; ESTABLISHMENT
The governing body of any city may purchase, build, or lease, maintain, and regulate, one or more lockups for the detention of persons charged with offenses against its ordinances and bylaws, or for the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment for violation of these ordinances and bylaws. Under regulations prescribed by the governing body, the lockup may be used for temporary detention of any prisoner under arrest. No purchase or lease, and no plans for building a lockup, or no plans for repairing a lockup at an expense of more than $5,000 shall be finally adopted until the same has been approved by the commissioner of corrections. No contract for erection or repair shall be valid unless the suggestions and advice of the commissioner have been filed with the clerk of the municipality before its execution.
History:
(10875) RL s 5487; 1955 c 491 s 1; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 299 s 5
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 642.01 cover?
Section 642.01 ("LOCKUPS; ESTABLISHMENT") 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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