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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 484.87 subd. <br />In Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, the attorney for the city in which the <br />2. Minn. Stat. § 388.051, <br />subd. 2. <br />violation is alleged to have occurred prosecutes all violations of state laws <br />(except as provided below and in Minn. Stat. § 388.051, subd. 2), including <br />violations which are gross misdemeanors, and violations of municipal <br />charter provisions, ordinances, rules, and regulations. <br />Minn. Stat. § 484.87 subd. <br />In Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, the county attorney prosecutes criminal <br />2. <br />violations if either of the following occurs: <br />Minn. Stat. § 484.87 subd. <br />2. <br />• The county attorney is specifically designated by law as the prosecutor <br />for the particular violation charged. <br />• The alleged violation is of state law and is alleged to have occurred in a <br />Minn. Stat. § 484.87 subd. <br />city whose population according to the most recent federal decennial <br />2. <br />census is less than 2,500 and whose governing body has accepted <br />prosecution by the county attorney under this statute by majority vote, <br />and if the defendant is cited or arrested by a member of the staff of the <br />sheriff of Hennepin County or by a member of the State Patrol. A city <br />seeking to use the county attorney under this statute, shall notify the <br />county board at least 60 days prior to the adoption of the board's annual <br />budget. <br />Minn. Stat. § 484.87 subd. <br />In Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, and Washington Counties, violations of <br />2. Minn. Stat. § 388.051, <br />subd. 2. <br />state law that are petty misdemeanors, misdemeanors, or gross <br />misdemeanors (except as provided in Minn. Stat. § 388.051, subd. 2) must <br />be prosecuted by the attorney for the city where the violation is alleged to <br />have occurred. The city may enter into an agreement with the county board <br />and the county attorney to provide prosecution services for any criminal <br />offense. <br />All violations of a city ordinance, charter provision, rule, or regulation must <br />be prosecuted by the attorney for the city that promulgated it or by the <br />county attorney with whom the city has contracted to prosecute these <br />matters. <br />Minn. Stat. § 484.87, subd. <br />In all counties except Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott, <br />3. Minn. Stat. § 609.52. <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.535. <br />and Washington counties, violations of state law that are petty <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.595. <br />misdemeanors or misdemeanors that must be prosecuted by the attorney of <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.631. <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.821. <br />the city where the violation is alleged to have occurred, if the city has a <br />population greater than 600. If a city has a population of 600 or less, it may, <br />by council resolution and with the approval of the board of county <br />commissioners, give the duty to the county attorney. <br />In cities of the first, second, and third class, gross misdemeanor violations <br />of sections 609.52, 609.535, 609.595, 609.631, and 609.821 must be <br />prosecuted by the attorney of the city where the violation is alleged to have <br />occurred. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 55 <br />