Minnesota § 471.381 - CITY, TOWN, AND COUNTY OBLIGATIONS AND PAYMENTS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 471.381 — CITY, TOWN, AND COUNTY OBLIGATIONS AND PAYMENTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 471.381. CITY, TOWN, AND COUNTY OBLIGATIONS AND PAYMENTS
Subdivision 1.Payment methods.
Payments of claims and obligations of a statutory or home rule charter city, town, or county may be made by warrant, check, or all forms of electronic or wire funds transfer. If the city, town, or county may make investments, it may make electronic or wire transfers of funds notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.
Subd. 2.Authority to accept payment by credit card or other methods.
A statutory or home rule charter city, town, or a county may accept payment by use of a credit card, debit card, or all forms of electronic or wire funds transfer. Subject to any other law to the contrary, the city, town, or county may add to the amount due a service charge for the acceptance of a payment method authorized in this subdivision. The city, town, or county shall adopt policies and procedures regarding the payments. The payment of property taxes by credit card is subject to section 276.02.
Subd. 3.Electronic approval.
"Electronic approval" means any electronic identifier intended by the person making, executing, or adopting it to authenticate and validate a city, town, or county administrative action. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, a statutory or home rule charter city, a town, or a county may use electronic approvals, which have the same validity and consequences as an actual signature. The city, town, or county must establish policies and procedures to ensure the validity of electronic approvals.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 471.381 cover?
Section 471.381 ("CITY, TOWN, AND COUNTY OBLIGATIONS AND PAYMENTS") 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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