2005 Minnesota Statutes - 103I.711 — Impounding of equipment.

     103I.711 Impounding of equipment. 


    Subdivision 1.    Impoundment.  The commissioner may 
 apply to district court for a warrant authorizing seizure and 
 impoundment of all drilling machines or hoists owned or used by 
 a person.  The court shall issue an impoundment order upon the 
 commissioner's showing that a person is constructing, repairing, 
 or sealing wells or borings or installing pumps or pumping 
 equipment or excavating holes for installing elevator shafts 
 without a license or registration as required under this 
 chapter.  A sheriff on receipt of the warrant must seize and 
 impound all drilling machines and hoists owned or used by the 
 person.  A person from whom equipment is seized under this 
 subdivision may file an action in district court for the purpose 
 of establishing that the equipment was wrongfully seized. 


    Subd. 2.    Release.  The equipment must remain in the 
 custody of the sheriff until the equipment is released under the 
 order of a court or until the commissioner orders the sheriff to 
 release the equipment.  


    HIST: 1989 c 326 art 3 s 46; 1991 c 355 s 50