Minnesota § 642.09 - INSPECTION; AGENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD; SHERIFF
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§ 642.09. INSPECTION; AGENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD; SHERIFF
The agent of a community health board as authorized under section 145A.04 of every city having a lockup shall inspect the same once a year, with reference to its sanitary condition, make a written report thereof to the commissioner of corrections upon blanks furnished by the commissioner, and deliver a copy of such report to the governing body of such city. Upon filing such report the authorized agent shall receive from the treasurer of such municipality a fee of $5. The sheriff of any county in which a municipality maintains a lockup shall inspect such lockup at least once every biennium with the approval of the commissioner of corrections, with reference to its security and administration, and make a written report thereof to the commissioner of corrections upon blanks furnished by the commissioner, and deliver a copy of such report to the governing body of the municipality maintaining such lockup. The commissioner may grant licensure up to two years.
History:
(10883) RL s 5491; 1955 c 491 s 5; 1959 c 263 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 309 s 24; 1994 c 636 art 6 s 27; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 642.09 ("INSPECTION; AGENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD; SHERIFF") 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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