2025 Session Last amended: 2005 session

§ 275.16 — County Auditor to Fix Amount of Levy

Plain-Language Summary

This section directs the county auditor to reduce a local government's tax levy if it exceeds the legal limit. However, levies for paying off bonds and court judgments must be extended in full, and only the remaining levies are reduced.

275.16 COUNTY AUDITOR TO FIX AMOUNT OF LEVY.

If any such municipality shall return to the county auditor a levy greater than permitted by chapters 123A, 123B, 124D, 126C, and 136C, sections 275.124 to 275.16, and 275.70 to 275.74, such county auditor shall extend only such amount of taxes as the limitations herein prescribed will permit; provided, if such levy shall include any levy for the payment of bonded indebtedness or judgments, such levies for bonded indebtedness or judgments shall be extended in full, and the remainder of the levies shall be reduced so that the total thereof, including levies for bonds and judgments, shall not exceed such amount as the limitations herein prescribed will permit.

History:

(2066) 1921 c 417 s 6; 1941 c 543 s 4; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 11; 1991 c 130 s 33; 1997 c 231 art 3 s 1,9; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 243 art 6 s 10; 2000 c 260 s 45; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 16 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 1 s 44

History: History: (2066) 1921 c 417 s 6; 1941 c 543 s 4; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 11; 1991 c 130 s 33; 1997 c 231 art 3 s 1,9; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 243 art 6 s 10; 2000 c 260 s 45; 1Sp2001 c 5 art 16 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 5 art 1 s 44

Practical Notes

If your local government tries to levy more property taxes than the law allows, the county auditor will cut the levy down to size. Bond payments and court judgments get priority and are always fully funded, while other spending gets reduced.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes