The chief executive officer of every city having a lockup shall appoint some competent person of good character and of the sex other than that of the chief of police as a jailer, who shall have exclusive charge of all persons of the jailer's sex committed thereto, and see that they are kept in a room separate from prisoners of the other sex. The jailer shall receive such compensation as the governing body shall determine, not less than $5 for each day or fraction thereof during which a prisoner of the jailer's sex is confined therein.
(10882) RL s 5490; 1955 c 491 s 4; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1987 c 49 s 19; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 636 - 643 — Local Jail Facilities; Lockups; Workhouse; Juvenile Offender Care; Pardons
Section 642.01 — Lockups; Establishment.
Section 642.02 — Construction, Repair; Presence Of Jailer.
Section 642.03 — Temporary Police Stations And Lockups In Certain Cases In Cities Of First Class.
Section 642.04 — Prisoners Sent To Jails Outside City.
Section 642.05 — Lawful Custody Of Person.
Section 642.06 — County Jail; Use By City Of First Class.
Section 642.07 — Chief Of Police; Duties.
Section 642.08 — Jailer For Opposite Sex; Compensation, Duties.
Section 642.09 — Inspection; Agent Of Community Health Board; Sheriff.
Section 642.10 — Condemnation Of Lockup.
Section 642.11 — Condemnation; How Enforced.
Section 642.12 — Inmates; Liquor And Controlled Substances; Prohibition.