§ 1.02 — Jurisdiction Over Waters
Plain-Language Summary
Courts and officials in Minnesota counties that border Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse, Bois de Sioux River, or the Red River of the North can handle both civil and criminal cases on those waters. They share this power with courts in neighboring states that also border those waters.
1.02 JURISDICTION OVER WATERS.
Courts and officers having jurisdiction in a county bordering upon Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse, Bois de Sioux River, or the Red River of the North, have jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases upon those waters concurrently with the courts and officers of other states bordering on them, to the extent any of them forms a common boundary between this state and any other state.
History:
(2) 1905 c 242 s 1; 1943 c 349 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1
History: History: (2) 1905 c 242 s 1; 1943 c 349 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1