# Minn. Stat. § 241.02: TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES

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## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 241.02
- **Heading:** TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.02

## Text

§ Subdivision 1. State prisons and reformatories. All the powers and duties now vested in or imposed upon the commissioner of human services relating to the administration, management, and operation of the state prison, the state reformatory for men, and the Minnesota Correctional Institution for Women are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of corrections. All the powers and duties now vested in the commissioner of human services in relation to such institutions are hereby abolished.

§ Subd. 2. Prisons, jails and lockups. All the powers and duties now vested in, or imposed upon the commissioner of human services relating to prisons, jails, and lockups, as contained in sections 256.02 , 641.21 , 641.22 , 641.25 , 641.26 , 642.01 , 642.02 , 642.09 , 642.10 , and 642.11 are hereby transferred to, vested in, and imposed upon the commissioner of corrections. All the powers and duties now vested in the commissioner of human services in relation to such prisons, jails, and lockups, are hereby abolished.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 241.01 § 241.01 CREATION OF DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.01.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.02 § 241.02 TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.05 § 241.05 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.05.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.06 § 241.06 RECORD OF INMATES; COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.07 § 241.07 TRANSFER OF INMATES TO OTHER STATE INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.07.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.08 § 241.08 MONEY OF INMATES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.09 § 241.09 UNCLAIMED MONEY OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OF INMATES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.09.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.10 § 241.10 DISPOSAL OF FUNDS; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.10.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.11 § 241.11 PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.11.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.13 § 241.13 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT; DAMAGE DEPOSITS; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.13.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.14 § 241.14 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.14.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.016 § 241.016 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.016.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.16 § 241.16 CEMETERY AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.16.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 241.17 § 241.17 REBURIAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P241_244_C241_S241.17.md)

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