Minn. Stat. § 611.20
Subd. 1. Court determination.
If at any time after the state public defender or a district public defender has been directed to act, the court having jurisdiction in the matter is satisfied that the defendant or other person is financially able to obtain counsel, the court shall terminate the appointment of the public defender. The judicial district may investigate the financial status of a defendant or other person for whom a public defender has been appointed and may act to collect payments directed by the court.
If at any time after appointment a public defender should have reason to believe that a defendant is financially able to obtain counsel or to make partial payment for counsel, it shall be the public defender's duty to so advise the court so that appropriate action may be taken.
Subd. 2. Partial payment.
If the court determines that the defendant is able to make partial payment, the court shall direct the partial payments to the state general fund. Payments directed by the court to the state shall be recorded by the court administrator who shall transfer the payments to the state treasurer.
Subd. 3. Reimbursement.
In each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall deposit the first $180,000 in the general fund. Payments in excess of $180,000 shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to a separate account with the board of public defense. The amount credited to this account is appropriated to the board of public defense.
The balance of this account does not cancel but is available until expended. Expenditures by the board from this account for each judicial district public defense office must be based on the amount of the payments received by the state from the courts in each judicial district.
Subd. 4. Employed defendants.
A defendant who is employed when a public defender is appointed, or who becomes employed while represented by a public defender, shall reimburse the state for the cost of the public defender. The court may accept partial reimbursement from the defendant if the defendant's financial circumstances warrant a reduced reimbursement schedule. The court may consider the guidelines in subdivision 6 in determining a defendant's reimbursement schedule. If a defendant does not agree to make payments, the court may order the defendant's employer to withhold a percentage of the defendant's income to be turned over to the court. The percentage to be withheld may be determined under subdivision 6.
Subd. 5. Reimbursement rate.
Legal fees required to be reimbursed under subdivision 4, shall be determined by multiplying the total number of hours worked on the case by a public defender by $30 per hour. The public defender assigned to the defendant's case shall provide to the court, upon the court's request, a written statement containing the total number of hours worked on the defendant's case up to the time of the request.
Subd. 6. Reimbursement schedule guidelines.
In determining a defendant's reimbursement schedule, the court may derive a specific dollar amount per month by multiplying the defendant's net income by the percent indicated by the following guidelines:
Net Income Per Number of Dependents Month of Defendant Not Including Defendant 4 or 3 2 1 0 more $200 and Below Percentage based on the ability of the defendant to pay as determined by the court. $200 - 350 8% 9.5% 11% 12.5% 14% $351 - 500 9% 11% 12.5% 14% 15% $501 - 650 10% 12% 14% 15% 17% $651 - 800 11% 13.5% 15.5% 17% 19% $801 and above 12% 14.5% 17% 19% 20%
"Net income" shall have the meaning given it in section 518.551, subdivision 5.
Subd. 7. Income withholding.