2025 Session Last amended: 2003 session

§ 10.01 — Space for Constitutional Offices; Additional Duties

Plain-Language Summary

This law requires the governor, secretary of state, auditor, and attorney general to maintain their offices in the State Capitol or Capitol complex area. These constitutional officers must also perform any additional duties or obligations required of them by law. This establishes the physical location where Minnesota's top elected officials conduct state business.

10.01 SPACE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES; ADDITIONAL DUTIES.

The governor, secretary of state, auditor, and attorney general shall keep their offices in rooms provided for them, respectively, in the area known as the Capitol, or as the Capitol complex, or as the Capitol Area; and, in addition to the duties heretofore prescribed, shall severally render such other services and be subject to such further obligations as are required of or imposed upon them by law.

History:

(117) RL s 63; 1967 c 624 s 1; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50

History: History: (117) RL s 63; 1967 c 624 s 1; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50

Practical Notes

Members of the public who need to visit or contact any of these four constitutional officers can find their offices at the Capitol complex in St. Paul. Each officer may have duties beyond what this statute describes, as other laws may impose additional obligations. The requirement to keep offices at the Capitol reflects the importance of public access to the state’s top officials.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes