Filing Fee Requirements

Filing fees must accompany all petitions and resolutions. The schedule of filing fees can be found in Minn. R. 6000.3400.

Filing fees should be paid by a check payable to the Office of Administrative Hearings and mailed to the MBAU Administrator at the Office of Administrative Hearings, Attn: MBAU Administrator, PO Box 64620, St. Paul, MN 55164-0620. OAH does not accept filing fees electronically.

Filing Type
 		 Cost

Annexation to a Municipality
Minn. Stat. §§ 414.031 or 414.033

$5 per acre
(min $100 - max $600)

Annexation of an Entire Town to a Municipality
Minn. Stat. § 414.031, subd. 1(a)(4)

$200

Orderly Annexation
Minn. Stat. § 414.0325

  • A joint resolution for designation of an area requires a fee.
  • Annexation of all or part of a designated area requires an additional fee.
  • If a resolution is amended to add land, an additional filing fee is required.
  • If the added land is immediately annexed, an additional fee is required.

 

$2 per acre
(min $25 - max $200)

Detachment
Minn. Stat. § 414.06

$5 per acre
(min $100 - max $600)

Concurrent Detachment from One Municipality
and Annexation to Another Municipality 
Minn. Stat. § 414.061

$5 per acre
(min $100 - max $600)

Consolidation of Two or More Municipalities
Minn. Stat. § 414.041

$200

Incorporation of a Municipality
Minn. Stat. § 414.02

$600