2005 Minnesota Statutes - 387.03 — Powers, duties.

     387.03 Powers, duties. 


    The sheriff shall keep and preserve the peace of the 
 county, for which purpose the sheriff may require the aid of 
 such persons or power of the county as the sheriff deems 
 necessary.  The sheriff shall also pursue and apprehend all 
 felons, execute all processes, writs, precepts, and orders 
 issued or made by lawful authority and to the sheriff delivered, 
 attend upon the terms of the district court, and perform all of 
 the duties pertaining to the office, including investigating 
 recreational vehicle accidents involving personal injury or 
 death that occur outside the boundaries of a municipality, 
 searching and dragging for drowned bodies and searching and 
 looking for lost persons.  When authorized by the board of 
 county commissioners of the county the sheriff may purchase 
 boats and other equipment including the hiring of airplanes for 
 search purposes. 


    HIST: (907) RL s 549; 1943 c 330 s 1; 1951 c 302 s 1; 1986 c 
 444; 1993 c 184 s 7