Chapter 484 — Jurisdiction

484.01 Jurisdiction This section lists what kinds of cases Minnesota district courts can hear. District courts handle all civil lawsuits, … 484.011 Probate Court This section says that the district court also serves as the probate court in Minnesota. This means district court … 484.012 Court Administrator of Probate Court, Second Judicial District This section allows the district administrator in the Second Judicial District (Ramsey County) to appoint a court … 484.013 Housing Calendar Consolidation Program This section creates a Housing Calendar Consolidation Program in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts (Ramsey and … 484.014 Housing Records; Expungement of Eviction Information This section sets rules for removing eviction records from public court databases in Minnesota, a process called … 484.015 This section number was repealed in 1998 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.02 Concurrent Jurisdiction; Boundary Waters This section explains how Minnesota courts handle cases that arise on rivers or other waters forming the border between … 484.03 Writs This section gives Minnesota district courts the authority to issue a wide range of legal orders and writs, including … 484.04 Testing Writs This section sets out the formal requirements for writs and legal process issued by Minnesota courts of record. Every … 484.05 This section number was repealed in 1977 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.06 Judge Not to Practice Law This section prohibits Minnesota district court judges from practicing law while serving as a judge, except in cases … 484.065 Conflicts of Interest; Certificate of Compliance This section requires Minnesota district court judges to devote their full time to judicial duties and bars them from … 484.07 Court Not Open Sunday; Exception This section says that Minnesota courts generally cannot hold sessions on Sundays. The only exceptions are to receive a … 484.08 District Courts to Be Open at All Times; Terms This section declares that Minnesota district courts are considered open at all times, except on Sundays and legal … 484.09 This section number was repealed in 1977 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.10 This section number was repealed in 1977 and no longer contains active law. 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The sheriff or court … 484.32 Failure to Hold Term Not to Affect Writs This section protects parties and their pending legal matters when a court term is cancelled, changed, or moved. If a … 484.33 Rules of Practice This section requires Minnesota district court judges to meet annually to review and update the General Rules of … 484.34 This section number was repealed in 1977 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.35 Temporary Courthouses This section gives district court judges the authority to designate a temporary location at the county seat when the … 484.36 Terms for Naturalization This section authorizes district court judges to hold regular or special court terms in any county location within their … 484.37 This section number was repealed in 1961 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.38 This section number was repealed in 1961 and no longer contains active law. 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The statutory material that was here has … 484.44 Deputy Sheriff and Court Administrator; St. Louis County This section requires St. Louis County to maintain deputy sheriff and deputy court administrator offices at the cities … 484.45 Courthouse; Jail; Expenses; St. Louis County This section requires the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners to provide and maintain adequate courthouse space, … 484.46 Jurors; St. Louis County This section requires that grand and petit juries for court terms held at Hibbing and Virginia in St. Louis County be … 484.47 This section number was repealed in 1977 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.471 This section number was repealed and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has been … 484.48 Trial of Criminal Cases; St. Louis County This section sets the rules for where criminal cases must be tried in St. Louis County. A person charged with a crime … 484.49 Trial of Actions; St. Louis County This section sets where civil lawsuits in St. Louis County must be tried based on where the defendant lives or does … 484.50 Summons; Place of Trial; St. Louis County This section explains how a party in St. Louis County can designate the specific court location for a civil case by … 484.51 Papers Where Filed; St. Louis County This section allows court documents in St. Louis County cases to be filed at any court location in the county, … 484.52 Rules This section gives district court judges full authority to make any rules and orders needed to carry out the St. Louis … 484.53 This section number was repealed in 1969 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.54 Expenses of Judges This section governs how Minnesota district court judges are reimbursed for work-related expenses. Judges receive travel … 484.545 Law Clerks This section authorizes each Minnesota district court judge to appoint a law clerk to assist with legal research and … 484.546 Superseded Laws This section provides that any older law allowing district judges in judicial districts other than the Second and Fourth … 484.55 This section number was repealed in 2006 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.61 Retired District Court Judges, Assignments This section allows retired Minnesota district court judges to be appointed and assigned to hear cases with full … 484.62 Compensation and Reporter This section sets out what support and compensation a retired judge receives while assigned to hear cases. The state … 484.63 This section number was repealed in 1983 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.64 Family Court Division; Second Judicial District This section creates a Family Court Division within the Second Judicial District (Ramsey County) to handle divorce, … 484.65 Family Court Division; Fourth Judicial District This section creates a Family Court Division within the Fourth Judicial District (Hennepin County) to handle all … 484.66 District Administrator; Fourth Judicial District This section assigns the statutory duties of the court administrator to the district administrator in Hennepin County. … 484.67 This section number was repealed in 1981 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.68 District Administrator This section establishes the position of district administrator for each of Minnesota's ten judicial districts. The … 484.69 Chief Judge This section establishes the position of chief judge in each of Minnesota's ten judicial districts. Judges elect their … 484.70 Referee Positions, Rules This section sets the rules for court referees in Minnesota district courts. The chief judge may appoint referees who … 484.701 This section number was repealed in 1983 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.702 Expedited Child Support Hearing Process This section creates and governs Minnesota's expedited child support hearing process, a specialized system for … 484.71 Trial of Civil and Criminal Actions; St. Louis County This section allows St. Louis County district courts to hold court at locations other than Duluth, Hibbing, or Virginia … 484.72 Electronic Recording of Court Proceedings This section authorizes Minnesota district courts to use electronic recording equipment to record court proceedings … 484.73 Judicial Arbitration This section allows a majority of judges in any Minnesota judicial district to create a mandatory, nonbinding judicial … 484.74 Alternative Dispute Resolution This section authorizes courts in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts (Ramsey and Hennepin Counties) to order … 484.75 This section number was repealed in 2006 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.76 Alternative Dispute Resolution Program This section requires the Minnesota Supreme Court to establish a statewide alternative dispute resolution program for … 484.77 Facilities This section requires each Minnesota county board to provide suitable courthouse facilities at the county seat or at … 484.78 Combined Jurisdiction Program This section allows courts in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts (Ramsey and Hennepin Counties) to assign related … 484.79 Family Violence Coordinating Councils This section authorizes each Minnesota judicial district to create a Family Violence Coordinating Council to bring … 484.80 Location of Trial Rule This section resolves which county has jurisdiction over a municipality that straddles a county or judicial district … 484.81 Pleading; Practice; Procedure This section establishes that civil court procedures in Minnesota are governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure adopted … 484.82 Misdemeanor Offenses This section sets out what a person who receives a misdemeanor citation must do. If the fine is not paid, the person … 484.83 Reinstatement of Forfeited Sums This section sets rules for when court fees and bail deposits are considered abandoned and forfeited. Fee deposits are … 484.84 This section number was repealed in 2006 and no longer contains active law. The statutory material that was here has … 484.841 Disposition of Fines, Fees, and Other Money; Accounts; Hennepin County District Court This section governs how fines, fees, and other money collected by the Hennepin County District Court are distributed. … 484.843 Abandonment of Nonfelony Bail; Disposition of Forfeited Sums; Fourth Judicial District This section governs what happens to nonfelony bail money deposited with the Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District) … 484.85 Disposition of Fines, Fees, and Other Money; Accounts; Ramsey County District Court This section sets out how fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected by the Ramsey County District Court are … 484.86 Court Divisions This section authorizes district courts to establish specialized divisions within the court, including a probate … 484.87 Pleading, Practice, Procedure, and Forms in Criminal Proceedings This section governs who prosecutes criminal cases in Minnesota district courts. In Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, the … 484.88 County Attorney as Prosecutor; Notice to County This section requires a municipality or subdivision of government in Hennepin or Ramsey County that wants to use the … 484.89 Order for Prison Release This section requires a written court order before anyone held at the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility can be … 484.90 Fees Payable to Court Administrator This section governs the allocation of fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected by district court administrators … 484.91 Misdemeanor Violations Bureaus; Hennepin County This section governs misdemeanor violations bureaus in Hennepin County, allowing people to pay certain fines without … 484.92 Additional Employees This section requires county sheriffs to provide deputy bailiffs to district courts as requested, and allows county … 484.94 Attorney Access to Court Records This section gives Minnesota-licensed attorneys the right to apply for a Minnesota Government Access account that allows …