Minnesota Statutes 6.92 – Litigation Expenses; Legislative Report
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The state auditor must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over the Office of the State Auditor by July 1, 2017, and January 1, 2018, and each January 1 thereafter, on the state auditor’s expenses in preparing or asserting a civil claim or appeal, or in defending against a civil claim or appeal, related to the proper exercise of the auditor’s constitutionally authorized core functions. The report must list each lawsuit the state auditor has brought or is defending, the grounds for each suit, the litigation expenses incurred since the previous report under this section, and the projected expenses to complete the suit.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 6.92
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Minority: means with respect to an individual the period of time during which the individual is a minor. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44