Minnesota Statutes 551.042 – Money Due From State Departments
Money due or owing to any entity or person by the state on account of any employment, work, contract with, or services provided to any state department or agency is subject to attachment. The notice of third party levy and disclosure may be served upon the head of the department or agency in the same manner as other summons in that court of record, except that service may not be made by publication. Service of the notice may also be made by certified mail, return receipt requested. The disclosure shall be made by the head of the department or agency, or by some person designated by the head of the department or agency having knowledge of the facts. If payment is made pursuant to judgment against the state as a third party, a certificate of satisfaction to the extent of the payment endorsed on it shall be delivered to the head of the department or agency as a voucher for the payment.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 551.042
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.