Subdivision 1. Authorization. (a) The supreme court, through the lawyer registration office, may assess a public defender fee on each licensed attorney in the state. If imposed, the fee must not be more than $75 or less than the civil legal services fee established by the supreme court in 1997 that licensed attorneys are required to pay pursuant to the rules of the supreme court on lawyer registration.
(b) The fee described in paragraph (a) may apply only to attorneys actively engaged in the practice of law.
Subd. 2. Creation of account. The public defender fee account is created in the special revenue fund. The state court administrator shall forward fees collected under subdivision 1 to the commissioner of management and budget who shall deposit them in the state treasury and credit them to this account. Money in the account is appropriated to the Board of Public Defense.
2009 c 83 art 2 s 49; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary
Chapter 481 — Attorneys-at-law
Section 481.01 — Board Of Law Examiners; Examinations; Alternative Dispute Fees.
Section 481.02 — Unauthorized Practice Of Law.
Section 481.03 — Attorneys Shall Not Employ Solicitors.
Section 481.04 — Soliciting Of Business By Persons Other Than Attorneys; Prohibition.
Section 481.05 — Violations; Penalties.
Section 481.06 — General Duties.
Section 481.07 — Penalties For Deceit Or Collusion.
Section 481.071 — Misconduct By Attorneys.
Section 481.09 — Proof Of Authority.
Section 481.10 — Consultation With Persons Restrained.
Section 481.11 — Change Of Attorney.
Section 481.12 — Disability; Substitution.
Section 481.13 — Lien For Attorneys' Fees.
Section 481.14 — Refusal To Surrender Property To Clients.
Section 481.15 — Removal Or Suspension.
Section 481.16 — Certain Attorneys Not To Defend Certain Prosecutions; Penalty.
Section 481.17 — County, City, And School District Attorneys.
Section 481.20 — Client Security Account.