In the last three years Sheriff Studnicka (Scott County) has collected an extra $129,900.00 in fees and has failed to carry over the balance from year to year, both of which are violations of 624.714.
Annual reports:
https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-di ... earms.aspx
2011:
Collected: $66,400
Expenditures: $45,229
Balance: $21,171
2012:
Collected: $114,290
Expenditures: $78,604
Balance: $35,686
2013:
Collected: $175,595
Expenditures: $102,551
Balance: $73,043
And the relevant statute: [624.714]
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=624.714
Subd. 3.Form and contents of application.
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(f) The sheriff may charge a new application processing fee in an amount not to exceed the actual and reasonable direct cost of processing the application or $100, whichever is less. Of this amount, $10 must be submitted to the commissioner and deposited into the general fund.
Subd. 7.Permit card contents; expiration; renewal.
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(1) no earlier than 90 days prior to the expiration date on the permit, the permit holder may renew the permit by submitting to the appropriate sheriff the application packet described in subdivision 3 and a renewal processing fee not to exceed the actual and reasonable direct cost of processing the application or $75, whichever is less.
Subd. 21.Use of fees.
Fees collected by sheriffs under this section and not forwarded to the commissioner must be used only to pay the direct costs of administering this section. Fee money may be used to pay the costs of appeals of prevailing applicants or permit holders under subdivision 8, paragraph (c); subdivision 12, paragraph (e); and subdivision 16, paragraph (c). Fee money may also be used to pay the reasonable costs of the county attorney to represent the sheriff in proceedings under this section. The revenues must be maintained in a segregated fund. Fund balances must be carried over from year to year and do not revert to any other fund. As part of the information supplied under subdivision 20, paragraph (b), by January 31 of each year, a sheriff must report to the commissioner on the sheriff's segregated fund for the preceding calendar year, including information regarding:
(1) nature and amount of revenues;
(2) nature and amount of expenditures; and
(3) nature and amount of balances.