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MN Stat § 583.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 570 - 583 — Postjudgment Remedies; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bonds|Chapter 583 — Farmer-lender Mediation|Section 583.305 — Prohibited Waivers.

583.305 PROHIBITED WAIVERS. A waiver of mediation rights under the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act is void except as expressly allowed under the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act. History: 1986 c 398 art 1 s 18; 1987 c 292 s 34,37; 1989 c 350 art 16 s 8; 1990 c 525 s 1; 1991 c 208 s 2; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 6 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 2 s 11; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 29; 1998 c 395 s 7; 1998 c 402 s 6; 1999 c 214 art 2 s 19; 2001 c 195 art 1 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 150 NOTE: See section 583.215 for expiration of this section.
MN Stat § 583.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 570 - 583 — Postjudgment Remedies; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bonds|Chapter 583 — Farmer-lender Mediation|Section 583.31 — Enforcement.

583.31 ENFORCEMENT. The mediation agreement must be enforced by the district court. History: 1986 c 398 art 1 s 16,18; 1987 c 292 s 37; 1989 c 350 art 16 s 8; 1990 c 525 s 1; 1991 c 208 s 2; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 6 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 2 s 11; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 29; 1998 c 395 s 7; 1998 c 402 s 6; 1999 c 214 art 2 s 19; 2001 c 195 art 1 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 150 NOTE: See section 583.215 for expiration of this section.
MN Stat § 583.311 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 570 - 583 — Postjudgment Remedies; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bonds|Chapter 583 — Farmer-lender Mediation|Section 583.311 — Voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution.

583.311 VOLUNTARY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The administrator shall establish procedures and measures to ensure maximum use of alternative dispute resolution under this chapter for disputes in rural areas. Referrals may be accepted from courts, state agencies, local units of government, or any party to a dispute involving rural land, regulation, rural individuals, businesses, or property, or any matter affecting rural quality of life. The legislature encourages state and federal agencies and governmental subdivisions to use the services provided by the administrator under this chapter and to cooperate fully when matters under this jurisdiction are subjected to alternative dispute resolution methods. The administrator may set fees for participation in voluntary procedures to pay all or part of the costs of providing such services. History: 1998 c 395 s 2; 1998 c 402 s 5 NOTE: See section 583.215 for expiration of this section.
MN Stat § 583.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 570 - 583 — Postjudgment Remedies; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bonds|Chapter 583 — Farmer-lender Mediation|Section 583.32 — Inconsistent Laws.

583.32 INCONSISTENT LAWS. The Farmer-Lender Mediation Act has precedence over any inconsistent or conflicting laws and statutes including chapters 336, 580, and 581, and section 559.21. History: 1986 c 398 art 1 s 17,18; 1987 c 292 s 37; 1989 c 350 art 16 s 8; 1990 c 525 s 1; 1991 c 208 s 2; 1Sp1993 c 2 art 6 s 2; 1995 c 212 art 2 s 11; 1997 c 183 art 3 s 29; 1998 c 395 s 7; 1998 c 402 s 6; 1999 c 214 art 2 s 19; 2001 c 195 art 1 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 1 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2001 c 2 s 150 NOTE: See section 583.215 for expiration of this section.
MN Stat § 586.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.01 — Issuance Of Writ, Judicial Discretion Not Controlled.

586.01 ISSUANCE OF WRIT, JUDICIAL DISCRETION NOT CONTROLLED. The writ of mandamus may be issued to any inferior tribunal, corporation, board, or person to compel the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station. It may require an inferior tribunal to exercise its judgment or proceed to the discharge of any of its functions, but it cannot control judicial discretion. History:  (9722) RL s 4556
MN Stat § 586.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.02 — Issuance On Information.

586.02 ISSUANCE ON INFORMATION. The writ shall issue on the information of the party beneficially interested, but it shall not issue in any case where there is a plain, speedy, and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law. History:  (9723) RL s 4557
MN Stat § 586.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.03 — Alternative Or Peremptory Writ, Contents.

586.03 ALTERNATIVE OR PEREMPTORY WRIT, CONTENTS. The writ of mandamus is either alternative or peremptory. The alternative writ shall state concisely the facts showing the obligation of the defendant to perform the act, and the defendant's omission so to do, and command the defendant that immediately after the receipt of a copy of the writ, or at some other specified time, the defendant do the required act, or show cause before the court out of which the writ issued, at a specified time and place, why the defendant has not done so, and that the defendant then and there make a return to the writ, with a certificate thereon of having done as commanded. The peremptory writ shall be in similar form, except that the words requiring defendant to show cause shall be omitted. History:  (9724) RL s 4558; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 586.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.04 — Peremptory Writ.

586.04 PEREMPTORY WRIT. When the right to require the performance of the act is clear, and it is apparent that no valid excuse for nonperformance can be given, a peremptory writ may be allowed in the first instance. In all other cases the alternative writ shall first issue. History:  (9725) RL s 4559
MN Stat § 586.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.05 — Writ; Court Order; Service.

586.05 WRIT; COURT ORDER; SERVICE. Writs of mandamus shall be issued upon the order of the court or judge, which shall designate the return day, and direct the manner of service thereof, and service of the same shall be by copies of the writ, order allowing the same, and petition upon which the writ is granted. History:  (9726) RL s 4560; 1909 c 408 s 1
MN Stat § 586.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.06 — Answer.

586.06 ANSWER. On the return day of the alternative writ, or such further day as the court shall allow, the party upon whom the writ is served may show cause by answer made in the same manner as an answer to a complaint in a civil action. History:  (9727) RL s 4561
MN Stat § 586.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.07 — Default; New Matter In Answer; Demurrer.

586.07 DEFAULT; NEW MATTER IN ANSWER; DEMURRER. If no answer is made, a peremptory mandamus shall be allowed against the defendant. If an answer is made, containing new matter, the plaintiff may demur thereto, or, on the trial or other proceedings, may make any valid objection to its sufficiency, or may rebut it by evidence either in direct denial or by way of avoidance. History:  (9728) RL s 4562; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 586.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.08 — Pleadings, Issues, Trial.

586.08 PLEADINGS, ISSUES, TRIAL. No pleading or written allegation, other than the writ, answer, and demurrer, shall be allowed. They shall be construed and amended, and the issues tried, and further proceedings had, in the same manner as in a civil action. The demurrer need not be noticed for argument, but the issues raised thereby may be disposed of as are other objections to the pleadings. History:  (9729) RL s 4563
MN Stat § 586.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.09 — Judgment For Plaintiff; Appeal.

586.09 JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF; APPEAL. A plaintiff who is given judgment, shall recover the damage sustained, together with costs and disbursements, and a peremptory mandamus shall be awarded without delay. An appeal from the district court shall lie to the court of appeals in mandamus as in other civil cases. History:  (9730) RL s 4564; 1983 c 247 s 195; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 586.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.10 — Fines For Neglect Of Duty.

586.10 FINES FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY. When a peremptory mandamus is directed to a public officer, body, or board, commanding the performance of any public duty specially enjoined by law, if it shall appear to the court that such officer, or any member of such body or board, without just excuse, has refused or neglected to perform the duty so enjoined, it may impose a fine of not more than $250, which fine, when collected, shall be paid into the state treasury; and the payment thereof shall be a bar to an action for any penalty incurred by such officer or member, by reason of the refusal or neglect. History:  (9731) RL s 4565; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 586.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.11 — Jurisdiction Of District And Appellate Courts.

586.11 JURISDICTION OF DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS. The district court has exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases of mandamus, except where the writ is to be directed to a district court or a judge thereof in the judge's official capacity, in which case the court of appeals has exclusive original jurisdiction, or except where the writ is to be directed to the court of appeals or a judge thereof in the judge's official capacity. If the writ is to be directed to the court of appeals or a judge thereof in the judge's official capacity, the supreme court or a judge thereof has original jurisdiction. The Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure shall apply in all proceedings on the writ. History:  (9732) RL s 4566; 1983 c 216 art 2 s 8; 1983 c 247 s 196; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 586.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 586 — Mandamus|Section 586.12 — Issues Of Fact; Trial.

586.12 ISSUES OF FACT; TRIAL. Issues of fact in proceedings commenced in a district court shall be tried in the county in which the defendant resides, or in which the material facts stated in the writ are alleged to have taken place. Either party shall be entitled to have any issue of fact tried by a jury, as in a civil action. In any case commenced in the supreme court or court of appeals, where there is an issue of fact, upon request of either party, that court shall transmit the record to the proper district court, which shall try the issue in the same manner as if the proceeding had been commenced there. A change of venue may be granted as in other cases. History:  (9733) RL s 4567; 1983 c 247 s 197
MN Stat § 588.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.01 — Contempts.

588.01 CONTEMPTS. Subdivision 1. Kinds. Contempts of court are of two kinds, direct and constructive. Subd. 2. Direct. Direct contempts are those occurring in the immediate view and presence of the court, and arise from one or more of the following acts: (1) disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward the judge while holding court, tending to interrupt the due course of a trial or other judicial proceedings; (2) a breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or violent disturbance, tending to interrupt the business of the court. Subd. 3. Constructive. Constructive contempts are those not committed in the immediate presence of the court, and of which it has no personal knowledge, and may arise from any of the following acts or omissions: (1) misbehavior in office, or other willful neglect or violation of duty, by an attorney, court administrator, sheriff, coroner, or other person appointed or elected to perform a judicial or ministerial service; (2) deceit or abuse of the process or proceedings of the court by a party to an action or special proceeding; (3) disobedience of any lawful judgment, order, or process of the court; (4) assuming to be an attorney or other officer of the court, and acting as such without authority; (5) rescuing any person or property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of the court; (6) unlawfully detaining a witness or party to an action while going to, remaining at, or returning from the court where the action is to be tried; (7) any other unlawful interference with the process or proceedings of a court; (8) disobedience of a subpoena duly served, or refusing to be sworn or to answer as a witness; (9) when summoned as a juror in a court, neglecting to attend or serve, improperly conversing with a party to an action to be tried at the court or with any person relative to the merits of the action, or receiving a communication from a party or other person in reference to it, and failing to immediately disclose the same to the court; (10) disobedience, by an inferior tribunal or officer, of the lawful judgment, order, or process of a superior court, proceeding in an action or special proceeding in any court contrary to law after it has been removed from its jurisdiction, or disobedience of any lawful order or process of a judicial officer; (11) failure or refusal to pay a surcharge levied pursuant to section 357.021, subdivision 6. History:  (9792, 9793) RL s 4638, 4639; 1981 c 341 s 5; 1983 c 359 s 84; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1998 c 367 art 8 s 9
MN Stat § 588.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.02 — Power To Punish; Limitation.

588.02 POWER TO PUNISH; LIMITATION. Every court and judicial officer may punish a contempt by fine or imprisonment, or both. In addition, when the contempt involves the willful disobedience of an order of the court requiring the payment of money for the support or maintenance of a minor child, the court may require the payment of the costs and a reasonable attorney's fee, incurred in the prosecution of the contempt, to be paid by the guilty party. When it is a constructive contempt, it must appear that the right or remedy of a party to an action or special proceeding was defeated or prejudiced by it before the contempt can be punished by imprisonment or by a fine exceeding $50. History:  (9794) RL s 4640; 1945 c 434 s 1; 1983 c 359 s 85
MN Stat § 588.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.03 — Summary Punishment.

588.03 SUMMARY PUNISHMENT. A direct contempt may be punished summarily, for which an order shall be made reciting the facts as occurring in the immediate view and presence of the court or officer, and adjudging the person proceeded against to be guilty of a contempt, and that the person be punished as therein specified. History:  (9795) RL s 4641; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.04 — Arrest; Order To Show Cause.

588.04 ARREST; ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. (a) In cases of constructive contempt, an affidavit of the facts constituting the contempt shall be presented to the court or officer, who may either issue a warrant of arrest to bring the person charged to answer or, without a previous arrest, upon notice, or upon an order to show cause, which may be served by a sheriff or other officer in the same manner as a summons in an action, may commit the person to jail, impose a fine, or both, and make such order thereupon as the case may require. (b) When the underlying case involves an obligation arising out of a consumer debt primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, and the contempt is a failure to comply with judgment debtor disclosure requirements under section 491A.02, subdivision 9, or 550.011, bail must be set at $50. For a subsequent contempt for a failure to disclose in the same action, bail must be an amount set by the court after considering aggravating and mitigating factors. Bail posted under this section must be returned to the judgment debtor. History:  (9796) RL s 4642; 1986 c 444; 2013 c 104 s 5
MN Stat § 588.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.05 — Persons In Custody.

588.05 PERSONS IN CUSTODY. If the party charged is in the custody of an officer by virtue of a legal order or process, civil or criminal, except upon a sentence for felony, an order may be made for production of the party by the officer having custody, that the party may answer; and the party shall thereupon be produced and held until an order is made for disposition. History:  (9797) RL s 4643; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.06 — Admission To Bail.

588.06 ADMISSION TO BAIL. When a warrant of arrest is issued pursuant to sections 588.01 to 588.15, the court or officer shall direct whether the person charged may be admitted to bail for appearance, or detained in custody without bail, and, if admitted to bail, the amount thereof. Such direction shall be specified in the warrant. History:  (9798) RL s 4644; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.07 — Warrant, How Executed.

588.07 WARRANT, HOW EXECUTED. Upon executing the warrant of arrest, the sheriff shall keep the person in actual custody, bring the person before the court or officer, and detain the person until an order shall be made in the premises, unless the warrant shall contain a direction to admit the person to bail, in which case the person shall be discharged from the arrest, upon executing and delivering to the officer, at any time before the return day of the warrant, a recognizance, with two sufficient sureties, to the effect that the person will appear on the return of the warrant and abide the order of the court or officer thereupon, or pay as may be directed the sum therein specified. History:  (9799) RL s 4645; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.08 — Return Of Warrant; Penalty For Failure.

588.08 RETURN OF WARRANT; PENALTY FOR FAILURE. The officer shall return the warrant and the recognizance, if any, received from the person so arrested, by the return day specified therein. If the person fails to make the return, a warrant of arrest, not bailable, may be issued against the person, specifying therein the cause of issuing it. The officer to whom the last-mentioned warrant is delivered shall execute it by arresting the person proceeded against, bringing the person personally before the court or officer, and detaining the person in custody until otherwise ordered. History:  (9800) RL s 4646; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.09 — Hearing.

588.09 HEARING. When the person arrested has been brought into court, or has appeared, the court or officer shall investigate the charge by examining the person and the witnesses for and against the person, for which an adjournment may be had from time to time, if necessary. History:  (9801) RL s 4647; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.10 — Penalties For Contempt Of Court.

588.10 PENALTIES FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. Upon the evidence so taken, the court or officer shall determine the guilt or innocence of the person proceeded against and, if the person is adjudged guilty of the contempt charged, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250, or by imprisonment in the county jail, workhouse, or work farm for not more than six months, or by both. In case of the person's inability to pay the fine or endure the imprisonment, the person may be relieved by the court or officer in such manner and upon such terms as may be just. History:  (9802) RL s 4648; 1933 c 267; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.11 — Indemnity To Injured Party.

588.11 INDEMNITY TO INJURED PARTY. If any actual loss or injury to a party in an action or special proceeding, prejudicial to the person's right therein, is caused by such contempt, the court or officer, in addition to the fine or imprisonment imposed therefor, may order the person guilty of the contempt to pay the party aggrieved a sum of money sufficient to indemnify the party and satisfy the party's costs and expenses, including a reasonable attorney's fee incurred in the prosecution of such contempt, which order, and the acceptance of money thereunder, shall be a bar to an action for such loss and injury. History:  (9803) RL s 4649; 1945 c 434 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.12 — Imprisonment Until Performance.

588.12 IMPRISONMENT UNTIL PERFORMANCE. When the contempt consists in the omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until the person performs it, and in such case the act shall be specified in the warrant of commitment. History:  (9804) RL s 4650; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 588.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.13 — Indictment.

588.13 INDICTMENT. Persons proceeded against under sections 588.01 to 588.15 are also liable to indictment for the same misconduct, if it is an indictable offense; but the court before which a conviction is had on the indictment, in passing sentence, shall take into consideration the punishment before inflicted. History:  (9805) RL s 4651
MN Stat § 588.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 585 - 590 — Extraordinary Writs; Contempt; Postconviction Relief|Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court|Section 588.14 — Second Warrant; Action On Recognizance; Measure Of Damages.

588.14 SECOND WARRANT; ACTION ON RECOGNIZANCE; MEASURE OF DAMAGES. When a warrant of arrest has been returned served, if the person arrested does not appear on the return day, the court or officer may issue another warrant, or may order the recognizance prosecuted, or both. If the recognizance is prosecuted, the measure of damages shall be the amount of the loss or injury sustained by the aggrieved party by reason of the misconduct for which the warrant was issued and the costs of the proceeding. History:  (9806) RL s 4652