Minnesota § 586.10 - FINES FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 586.10 — FINES FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 586.10. FINES FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY
When a peremptory mandamus is directed to a public officer, body, or board, commanding the performance of any public duty specially enjoined by law, if it shall appear to the court that such officer, or any member of such body or board, without just excuse, has refused or neglected to perform the duty so enjoined, it may impose a fine of not more than $250, which fine, when collected, shall be paid into the state treasury; and the payment thereof shall be a bar to an action for any penalty incurred by such officer or member, by reason of the refusal or neglect.
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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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Section 586.10 ("FINES FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY") 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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