Minn. Stat. § 383B.453

In each county of this state now or hereafter having a population of 500,000 or more, all deputy county recorders and clerks in the office of the county recorder whose duties require the collecting and receiving of fees or the handling of any funds, shall, before entering upon their duties, give bond to the state in a sum to be fixed by the county board. The county shall pay the premiums on such bonds where the surety is a corporation duly authorized by law to be surety.