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.
Minn. Stat. § 586.10
FINES FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tokvan Ly v. Jodi Harpstead, Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services (2024)
Most recently applied in Tokvan Ly v. Jodi Harpstead, Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services (June 2024)
(9731) RL s 4565; 1986 c 444
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.