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MN Stat § 480.0591 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.0591 — Rules Of Evidence.

480.0591 RULES OF EVIDENCE. Subdivision 1. Authority to promulgate. The supreme court may promulgate rules of evidence regulating all evidentiary matters in civil and criminal actions in all courts of the state. Such rules shall not abridge, enlarge or modify the substantive rights of any person. Subd. 2. Advisory committee. Before any such rules are adopted the supreme court shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of eight lawyers licensed to practice law in the state and at least two judges of the district court to assist the court in considering and preparing such rules. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1993 c 13 art 1 s 44] Subd. 4. Distribution of proposed rules; hearing. Before any such rule is adopted, the supreme court shall distribute copies of the proposed rule to the judiciary and attorneys of the state for their consideration and suggestions and give due consideration to such suggestions as they may submit to the court. The Minnesota State Bar Association, or a professional judicial organization may file with the court a petition specifying their suggestions concerning any existing or proposed rule and requesting a hearing thereon. The court shall thereupon grant a hearing thereon within six months after the filing of the petition. Subd. 5. Promulgation. (a) All rules promulgated under this section shall be effective at a time fixed by the court and shall be published in the appendix to the official reports of the supreme court and shall be bound therewith. (b) The commissioner of administration shall print, publish and distribute copies thereof to the judiciary and attorneys as required by law. The commissioner shall make 500 copies available, without cost, to the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for distribution by the superintendent to local law enforcement agencies of the state. Subd. 6. Present laws effective until modified; rights reserved. Present statutes relating to evidence shall be effective until modified or superseded by court rule. If a rule of evidence is promulgated which is in conflict with a statute, the statute shall thereafter be of no force and effect. The supreme court, however, shall not have the power to promulgate rules of evidence which conflict, modify, or supersede the following statutes: (1) statutes which relate to the competency of witnesses to testify, found in sections 595.02 to 595.025; (2) statutes which establish the prima facie evidence as proof of a fact; (3) statutes which establish a presumption or a burden of proof; (4) statutes which relate to the admissibility of statistical probability evidence based on genetic or blood test results, found in sections 634.25 to 634.30; (5) statutes which relate to the privacy of communications; and (6) statutes which relate to the admissibility of certain documents. The legislature may enact, modify, or repeal any statute or modify or repeal any rule of evidence promulgated under this section. History:  1974 c 481 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 326 art 7 s 12; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 54
MN Stat § 480.0595 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.0595 — Juvenile Court Rules.

480.0595 JUVENILE COURT RULES. The supreme court shall promulgate rules to regulate the pleadings, practice, procedure and the forms thereof in juvenile proceedings in all juvenile courts of the state in accordance with the provisions of section 480.059, except with respect to the composition of the advisory committee and the distribution of the proposed rules. Before adoption of the rules, the supreme court shall distribute copies of the proposed rules to such persons who register with the supreme court their desire to receive notice of hearings on the proposed rules. The rules shall be available for distribution to the judiciary and attorneys of the state on or before September 1, 1982. History:  1980 c 580 s 20; 1981 c 201 s 2; 1981 c 356 s 357
MN Stat § 480.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.06 — Decisions.

480.06 DECISIONS. In all cases decided by the court, it shall give its decision in writing, and file the same with the clerk, together with headnotes, briefly stating the points decided. A copy of such headnotes shall be furnished by the clerk, without charge, to such proprietors of daily newspapers as may desire them for free publication. Decisions may be rendered and judgments entered thereon in vacation as well as in term. History:  (134) RL s 74
MN Stat § 480.062 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.062 — Public Employees Claims Regarding Employment, Costs And Disbursements.

480.062 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES CLAIMS REGARDING EMPLOYMENT, COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. The appellate courts shall allow costs and disbursements in any appeal to any public employee who prevails in an action for wrongfully denied or withheld employment benefits or rights in the same manner as the court allows costs and disbursements to any prevailing party. History:  1974 c 414 s 1; 1983 c 247 s 165
MN Stat § 480.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.07 — Clerk; Assistants, Records.

480.07 CLERK; ASSISTANTS, RECORDS. The clerk of the appellate courts may employ necessary clerical office help for whose compensation legislative appropriation has been made. The clerk may appoint a deputy clerk for the discharge of the duties of the office in the clerk's absence or inability to act, and such other duties as shall be assigned to the deputy clerk by the clerk or the court. The deputy shall serve during the pleasure of the clerk. The clerk shall keep records and perform duties appropriate to the clerk's office as the judges of the appellate courts prescribe. The clerk shall provide, at the cost of the state, all books, stationery, furniture, postage, and supplies necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the courts. History:  (138, 139) RL s 75,76; 1921 c 46 s 1; 1983 c 247 s 166; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 480.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.08 — Marshal.

480.08 MARSHAL. A marshal of the supreme court may be appointed by the justices thereof to act during their pleasure. The marshal's qualifications, duties, and powers shall be such as the court may prescribe conformably to the laws. History:  (140) RL s 77; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 480.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.09 — State Library.

480.09 STATE LIBRARY. Subdivision 1. Supervisory control; supreme court. The State Library shall be maintained under the supervision of the justices of the supreme court. Notwithstanding chapter 16C or any other act inconsistent herewith or acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, they shall direct the purchases of books, pamphlets, and documents therefor and the sales and exchanges therefrom upon such terms and conditions as they may deem just and proper. They may authorize the transfer of books and documents to the University of Minnesota or any department thereof, or to any state agency. They shall adopt rules for the government of the library and the management of its affairs, and prescribe penalties for the violation thereof. Subd. 2. State law librarian. The justices of the supreme court shall appoint a state law librarian to serve at their pleasure. Subject to the approval of the justices, the librarian may appoint an assistant librarian who shall perform the librarian's duties when the librarian is absent or disabled, and, subject to the approval of the justices, the librarian may employ necessary assistants. Subd. 3. Librarian duties. The librarian shall: (1) have charge of the library rooms and property, (2) under the direction of the justices attend to all purchases, exchanges, transfers, and sales, (3) enforce the rules prescribed for the government of the library and the management of its affairs, (4) collect all damages from injury to or retention of library property and all fines imposed for violation of the rules, (5) effect exchanges of any books, documents, journals, maps, pamphlets, and reports delivered to the State Library by any department, agency, or official of the state in accordance with the provisions of section 15.18, (6) keep a detailed chronological record of all purchases, exchanges, transfers, and sales and of all additions to the library by gift, purchase, or exchange, respectively, (7) keep an account of all amounts collected as damages or fines or from other sources, and of all expenditures. Subd. 4. Open records. The records and accounts of the library shall be open to public inspection and shall be transferred to the successor of the librarian. Subd. 5. Moneys collected; state treasury. All moneys collected shall be paid into the state treasury and are credited to the general fund. Subd. 6. Official publications. All official publications of the United States and of other states and countries, which are received for the use of this state by any officer thereof, shall be sent to the State Library forthwith. History:  (141, 142, 143, 144, 145) RL s 78-82; 1947 c 365 s 4; 1951 c 3 s 1; 1955 c 89 s 1; 1965 c 45 s 67; 1982 c 576 s 18; 1983 c 301 s 214; 1984 c 544 s 89; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 97; 1991 c 326 s 24; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 96; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 73
MN Stat § 480.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.10 — Janitor.

480.10 JANITOR. The justices may appoint, and at pleasure remove, a janitor, who shall have care of the courtroom, the rooms of the clerk and justices of the court, and of the State Library, and perform such other duties as the justices may require. History:  (146) RL s 83
MN Stat § 480.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.11 — Reporter.

480.11 REPORTER. Subdivision 1. Files. The reporter of its decisions, appointed by the supreme court, shall be entitled to the possession, for a reasonable time, of the files of the court in all cases decided. Subd. 2. Cases; citations. The reporter shall accurately report all such cases, noting concisely the points decided, with a statement of the facts as shown by the record, unless the same are fully stated in the opinion; the names of counsel, with the points made and authorities cited, as fully as the reporter deems necessary; and the opinions rendered by the justices. All references in such opinions to former decisions of the court which have been published in the Northwestern Reporter shall also cite the volume and page of such reporter where the same appear; and, if the opinion reported has been published in said reporter, the volume and page of such publication shall be cited. Subd. 3. Publication; copyright. Within 90 days after the filing of a sufficient number of decisions to make an appropriate printed volume, the reporter shall deliver the manuscript of the report of such cases to the contractor for the publication thereof. As soon as the same is put in type, the reporter shall read and correct the printer's proof, and furnish to the contractor an index, a table of cases, and other matter necessary to complete the volume. The reporter shall have no pecuniary interest in such reports, which shall be copyrighted by the secretary of state in trust for the people. History:  (147, 148, 149) RL s 84-86; 1965 c 722 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 326 s 25
MN Stat § 480.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.12 — Reports Of Decisions; Printing, Sale, And Distribution.

480.12 REPORTS OF DECISIONS; PRINTING, SALE, AND DISTRIBUTION. The report of such decisions shall be published in form, style, quality, and in such numbers as the court shall direct. Except as otherwise herein provided the published reports shall be sold by the commissioner of administration at a price not to exceed the maximum price set by the court. The commissioner of administration shall distribute without cost published reports to the institutions and public offices as the court may direct. The commissioner shall determine the reasonable expense incurred in handling, and distributing the published reports which the commissioner sells or distributes without cost. The unexpended balances of any appropriation to the supreme court for publishing reports of decisions shall be used to reimburse the commissioner for the reasonable expenses, and the amount of such reimbursement shall be credited to the central services revolving fund in the state treasury. If the unexpended balances of such an appropriation is insufficient therefor, the commissioner shall deduct the remainder of these expenses from receipts from the sale of published reports and deposit the deductions to the credit of central services revolving fund. The commissioner shall deposit the balance of the receipts to the credit of the general fund in the state treasury. History:  (150) RL s 87; 1927 c 379 s 1; 1937 c 81 s 1; 1965 c 722 s 2; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 399 s 49; 1971 c 81 s 2; 1978 c 589 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 480.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.13 — Court Administrator Office Created; Appointment, Term.

480.13 COURT ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE CREATED; APPOINTMENT, TERM. There is hereby created a state office to be known as the Office of Court Administrator, the holder of which office shall be appointed by the supreme court, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the supreme court. History:  1963 c 758 s 1; 1971 c 81 s 1; 1978 c 793 s 76
MN Stat § 480.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.14 — Appointment, Compensation Of Employees; Court Administrator, Employees Not To Practice Law.

480.14 APPOINTMENT, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES; COURT ADMINISTRATOR, EMPLOYEES NOT TO PRACTICE LAW. The court administrator, with the approval of the chief justice of the supreme court of this state, shall appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as are necessary to enable the administrator to perform the power and duties vested in the administrator. During the administrator's term of office or employment, neither the court administrator nor any employee shall engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law in this state. History:  1963 c 758 s 2; 1971 c 81 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 480.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.16 — Work Of Courts; Chief Justice's Direction.

480.16 WORK OF COURTS; CHIEF JUSTICE'S DIRECTION. The chief justice shall consider all recommendations of the court administrator for the assignment of judges, and has discretionary authority to direct any judge whose calendar, in the judgment of the chief justice, will permit, to hold court in any county or district where need therefor exists, to the end that the courts of this state shall function with maximum efficiency, and that the work of other courts shall be equitably distributed. The supreme court may provide by rule for the enforcement of this section and section 480.17. History:  1963 c 758 s 4; 1971 c 81 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 480.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.17 — Information And Data Requests; Compliance.

480.17 INFORMATION AND DATA REQUESTS; COMPLIANCE. Subdivision 1. Compliance with data requests. The judges and court administrators of the courts and all other officers, state and local, shall comply with all requests made by the court administrator after approval by the chief justice, for information and statistical data bearing on the state of the dockets of such courts and such other information as may reflect the business transacted by them and the expenditure of public moneys for the maintenance and operation of the judicial system. Subd. 2. Compliance failure; removal. The failure of a judge or state or local officer to comply with requests made by the court administrator pursuant to subdivision 1 is grounds for removal from office by the appointing authority. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to restrict the power of the district court to remove a court administrator from office. Subd. 3. Court administrator compliance. Every court administrator shall also comply with requests for statistical or other information made by the district administrator of the judicial district in which the court administrator serves. History:  1963 c 758 s 5; 1971 c 81 s 2; 1977 c 432 s 7; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 480.175 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.175 — Qualified Court Interpreters.

480.175 QUALIFIED COURT INTERPRETERS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The supreme court, through the Office of the State Court Administrator, shall establish a program for training, testing, registering, and certifying qualified court interpreters. Subd. 2. Fees. The supreme court may adopt rules to assess fees for training, testing, registering, and certifying court interpreters. Any fees imposed and collected shall be deposited with the commissioner of management and budget and shall constitute a special fund in the state treasury. The money in this fund shall not cancel back to the general fund and is appropriated annually to the supreme court for the cost of training, testing, certifying, and registering court interpreters. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2007 c 54 art 5 s 21] History:  1999 c 216 art 6 s 15; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 480.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.18 — Conference Of Judges; Judge's Expenses.

480.18 CONFERENCE OF JUDGES; JUDGE'S EXPENSES. At least once each year the chief justice shall call a conference of the judges of the courts of record of this state for the consideration of matters relating to judicial business, the improvement of the judicial system, and the administration of justice. Each judge attending the annual judicial conference shall be entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses to be paid from state appropriations made for the purposes of sections 480.13 to 480.20. History:  1963 c 758 s 6; 1977 c 432 s 8; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 480.1811 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.1811 — Postretirement Benefit Costs.

480.1811 POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COSTS. Where court administration, guardian ad litem, or interpreter employees elect to retain county insurance benefits under section 480.181 after July 1, 2001, and the county provides those employees postretirement insurance benefits prior to July 1, 2001, the county shall pay the postretirement cost of those benefits. History:   1Sp2001 c 5 art 5 s 14
MN Stat § 480.182 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.182 — State Assumption Of Certain Court Costs.

480.182 STATE ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN COURT COSTS. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the state courts will pay for the following court-related programs and costs: (1) court interpreter program costs, including the costs of hiring court interpreters; (2) guardian ad litem program and personnel costs; (3) examination costs, not including hospitalization or treatment costs, for mental commitments and related proceedings under chapter 253B; (4) examination costs under rule 20 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure; (5) in forma pauperis costs; (6) costs for transcripts mandated by statute, except in appeal cases and postconviction cases handled by the Board of Public Defense; (7) jury program costs; and (8) witness fees and mileage fees specified in sections 253B.23, subdivision 1; 260B.152, subdivision 2; 260B.331, subdivision 3, clause (1); 260C.152, subdivision 2; 260C.331, subdivision 3, clause (1); 357.24; 357.32; and 627.02. History:  1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 1999 c 216 art 7 s 27; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 5 s 10; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 15; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 87
MN Stat § 480.183 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.183 — Judicial Districts; Scheduled Dates Of State Transfer; Definition Of Services.

480.183 JUDICIAL DISTRICTS; SCHEDULED DATES OF STATE TRANSFER; DEFINITION OF SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Date of state transfer. The court administration expenditures as defined in this section for the remaining judicial districts shall be transferred to the state according to the following schedule: (1) effective July 1, 2003, the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts; (2) effective July 1, 2004, the First and Third Judicial Districts; and (3) effective July 1, 2005, the Sixth and Tenth Judicial Districts. Subd. 2. Definition; salary expenditures. "Salary expenditures" means the salary of court administration employees, including salaries, related fringe benefits, and insurance, granted to court and other county employees in collective bargaining or county pay plans. Subd. 3. Definition; court administration expenditures. "Court administration expenditures" means the total expenditures of (1) salary expenditures as defined under subdivision 2 and (2) other related administrative operating expenditures. Subd. 4. Definition; mandated court services. "Mandated court services" means services for: (1) guardian ad litem; (2) interpreter; (3) Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.0900 to 9525.1020 (rule 20); (4) civil commitment examination, not including hospitalization or treatment costs, for mental commitments and related proceedings under chapter 253B; and (5) in forma pauperis costs. History:   1Sp2001 c 5 art 5 s 15
MN Stat § 480.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.19 — Application To Supreme And Other Courts.

480.19 APPLICATION TO SUPREME AND OTHER COURTS. Sections 480.13 to 480.20 apply to the following courts: the supreme court, the court of appeals, and the district court. History:  1963 c 758 s 7; 1983 c 247 s 167; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 55
MN Stat § 480.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.20 — Application To Substitution Of Probate Judges.

480.20 APPLICATION TO SUBSTITUTION OF PROBATE JUDGES. The provisions of sections 480.13 to 480.20 shall in no way be construed to impair the authority and manner of substitution of probate judges provided in Minnesota Statutes 1961, section 525.051. History:   1963 c 758 s 8
MN Stat § 480.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.21 — Resigned Judges, Appointment As Commissioners.

480.21 RESIGNED JUDGES, APPOINTMENT AS COMMISSIONERS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner appointments. The supreme court may appoint any resigned judge of the supreme court, who is not engaged in the practice of law, as a commissioner of that court to aid and assist in the performance of such of its duties as may be assigned to the commissioner with the commissioner's consent. Subd. 2. Per diem payments. Such a resigned judge who has been appointed and serves as a commissioner shall be paid the sum of $35 and actual expenses for each day spent in the performance of duties as such commissioner, said payment to be made in the same manner as payment of salaries for supreme court judges on certification by the chief judge. History:  1963 c 760 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 480.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 480 — Supreme Court|Section 480.22 — Location Of Chambers.

480.22 LOCATION OF CHAMBERS. The supreme court shall designate the location of chambers for judges of all courts in the state after consultation with the judges of the affected judicial district. Chambers locations set forth in section 2.722, subdivision 1, shall remain in effect until changed pursuant to this section. History:   1977 c 432 s 9