Minnesota § 241.90 - OFFICE OF OMBUDSPERSON; CREATION; QUALIFICATIONS; FUNCTION
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§ 241.90. OFFICE OF OMBUDSPERSON; CREATION; QUALIFICATIONS; FUNCTION
The Office of Ombudsperson for the Department of Corrections is hereby created. The ombudsperson shall be appointed by the governor in the unclassified service and may be removed only for just cause. The ombudsperson shall be selected without regard to political affiliation, and shall be a person highly competent and qualified to analyze questions of law, administration, and public policy. No person may serve as ombudsperson while holding any other public office. The ombudsperson for corrections shall be accountable to the governor and shall have the authority to investigate decisions, acts, and other matters of the Department of Corrections so as to promote the highest attainable standards of competence, efficiency, and justice in the administration of corrections.
History:
1Sp2019 c 5 art 3 s 3; 2023 c 52 art 11 s 12
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 241.90 ("OFFICE OF OMBUDSPERSON; CREATION; QUALIFICATIONS; FUNCTION") 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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