Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities
Section 241.17 — Reburial.

Subdivision 1. Removal of buried person. The commissioner of corrections may remove the body of any person now buried in a cemetery situated upon the land belonging to the state for public institution purposes and rebury it in a cemetery created under the provisions of section 241.16 by complying with the provisions set forth in the following subdivisions of this section.
Subd. 2. Petition for removal. The commissioner shall petition the district court of the county wherein the present cemetery is situated setting forth the reasons for such removal, the place to which the body is to be removed, and praying for an order of the court authorizing such removal. Upon the presentation of such petition, the court shall make its order setting the time, which shall not be less than 60 days from the date of the order, and the place for hearing the same. The commissioner shall serve the nearest relative or, if the commissioner cannot locate any relative, some friend of the person whose body is to be removed by mailing to the friend or relative a copy of the petition and court's order 30 days before the date of hearing and file the commissioner's affidavit of mailing with the court administrator of district court. If the commissioner is unable to locate a relative or friend, the commissioner shall make an affidavit to that effect and file the same with the court administrator of district court.
Subd. 3. Hearing. Upon the hearing of such petition, if the court determines that it is for the best interests of the public, the relatives and friends that such body be removed and that the same will be conducted in a manner commensurate with the methods commonly employed for the reburial of the dead in the community, the court shall make its order authorizing such removal, setting forth the time within which such removal shall be accomplished and the place to which the body is to be removed. Upon completion of such removal, the director shall cause the name of the person so removed to be entered in the register, together with the number of the lot in the cemetery and file an affidavit thereof with the court administrator of district court.
1961 c 750 s 24; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82

Structure Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statutes

Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections

Chapter 241 — Corrections; Department; Facilities

Section 241.01 — Creation Of Department.

Section 241.016 — Annual Performance Report Required.

Section 241.018 — Per Diem Calculation.

Section 241.02 — Transfer Of Powers And Duties.

Section 241.021 — Licensing And Supervision Of Facilities.

Section 241.0222 — Contracts With Newly Constructed Jail Facilities That Provide Access To Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs.

Section 241.023 — Designation Of State Correctional Facilities.

Section 241.025 — Fugitive Apprehension Unit.

Section 241.026 — Correctional Officers Discipline Procedures.

Section 241.05 — Religious Activities.

Section 241.06 — Record Of Inmates; Commissioner Of Corrections.

Section 241.065 — Conditional Release Data System.

Section 241.067 — Release Of Inmates; Duties Of Commissioner.

Section 241.068 — Homelessness Mitigation Plan; Annual Reporting On Homelessness.

Section 241.07 — Transfer Of Inmates To Other State Institutions.

Section 241.08 — Money Of Inmates Of Correctional Institutions.

Section 241.09 — Unclaimed Money Or Personal Property Of Inmates Of Correctional Facilities.

Section 241.10 — Disposal Of Funds; Correctional Institutions.

Section 241.105 — Social Security Administration Incentive Payments; Inmate Discharge Planning.

Section 241.11 — Protection Against Fire.

Section 241.13 — Contingent Account; Damage Deposits; Correctional Institutions.

Section 241.14 — Physical Examinations For Employment In Correctional Facilities.

Section 241.16 — Cemetery At Correctional Facilities.

Section 241.17 — Reburial.

Section 241.18 — Abandonment Of Cemetery; Court Order.

Section 241.20 — Inmates To Do Conservation Work.

Section 241.21 — Inmates Available To State Departments.

Section 241.22 — May Expend Money.

Section 241.23 — Chief Executive Officer To Make Selection.

Section 241.241 — Prison Gardening Program.

Section 241.251 — Press And Media Access For Inmates.

Section 241.26 — Private Employment Of Inmates Of State Correctional Institutions In Community.

Section 241.265 — Higher Education; Certain Payments Prohibited.

Section 241.27 — Vocational Training Of Inmates; Minnesota Correctional Industries; Revolving Accounts.

Section 241.271 — Reimbursement Of Counties And Municipalities; Budget Request.

Section 241.272 — Fee Collection.

Section 241.275 — Productive Day Initiative Programs; Correctional Facilities.

Section 241.278 — Agreements For Work Force Of State Or County Jail Inmates.

Section 241.28 — Citation.

Section 241.29 — Compact.

Section 241.30 — Powers With Relation To Compact.

Section 241.301 — Fingerprints Of Inmates, Parolees, And Probationers From Other States.

Section 241.31 — Establishment And Operation By Municipality.

Section 241.32 — Establishment And Operation By State.

Section 241.33 — Definitions.

Section 241.331 — Conditions For Applicability Of Procedures.

Section 241.332 — Information Required To Be Given To Individuals.

Section 241.333 — Disclosure Of Positive Blood-borne Pathogen Test Results.

Section 241.334 — Consent Procedures Generally.

Section 241.335 — Testing Of Available Blood.

Section 241.336 — Blood Sample Collection For Testing.

Section 241.337 — No Care Or Treatment Withheld.

Section 241.338 — Use Of Test Results.

Section 241.339 — Test Information Confidentiality.

Section 241.341 — Protocol For Exposure To Blood-borne Pathogens.

Section 241.342 — Immunity.

Section 241.40 — Periodic Reviews Of Substance Abuse Assessment Process.

Section 241.415 — Release Plans; Substance Abuse.

Section 241.416 — Substance Abuse Programs; Record Keeping.

Section 241.67 — Sex Offender Treatment; Programs; Standards; Data.

Section 241.69 — Mental Health Unit; Establishment.

Section 241.70 — Programs For Female Offenders.

Section 241.71 — Creation Of Advisory Task Force.

Section 241.72 — Program Funding.

Section 241.73 — Duties Of Commissioner.

Section 241.75 — Inmate Health Care Decisions.

Section 241.80 — American Indian Cultural Program.

Section 241.85 — Educational Assessments.

Section 241.86 — Mentoring Grant For Children Of Incarcerated Parents.

Section 241.87 — Definitions.

Section 241.88 — Restraining An Incarcerated Pregnant Woman.

Section 241.89 — Requirements For An Incarcerated Woman.

Section 241.90 — Office Of Ombudsperson; Creation; Qualifications; Function.

Section 241.91 — Definition.

Section 241.92 — Organization Of Office Of Ombudsperson.

Section 241.93 — Powers Of Ombudsperson; Investigations; Action On Complaints; Recommendations.

Section 241.94 — Access By Ombudsperson To Data.

Section 241.95 — Publication Of Recommendations; Reports.