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MN Stat § 484.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.02 — Concurrent Jurisdiction; Boundary Waters.

484.02 CONCURRENT JURISDICTION; BOUNDARY WATERS. For the purposes of exercising the concurrent jurisdiction of the courts of this state in civil and criminal cases arising upon rivers or other waters which constitute a common boundary to this and any adjoining state, the counties bordering upon such waters shall be deemed to include so much of the area thereof as would be included if the boundary lines of such counties were produced in the direction of their approach and extended to the opposite shore. History:  (155) RL s 91
MN Stat § 484.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.03 — Writs.

484.03 WRITS. Such courts shall have power to issue writs of injunction, ne exeat, certiorari, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, and all other writs, processes, and orders necessary to the complete exercise of the jurisdiction vested in them by law, including writs for the abatement of a nuisance. Any judge thereof may order the issuance of such writs, and direct as to their service and return. History:  (156) RL s 92
MN Stat § 484.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.04 — Testing Writs.

484.04 TESTING WRITS. Every writ or process issuing from a court of record shall be tested in the name of the presiding judge, be signed by the court administrator and sealed with the seal of the court, be dated on the day of its issue, and before delivery to the officer for service shall be endorsed by the court administrator with the name of the attorney or other person procuring the same; and, when no other time is fixed by law or authorized by the rules of practice, it shall be made returnable on the first day of the next succeeding term. History:  (157) RL s 93; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 484.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.06 — Judge Not To Practice Law.

484.06 JUDGE NOT TO PRACTICE LAW. No judge of the district court shall practice as an attorney or counselor at law except in cases in which the judge is a party in interest, nor shall the judge receive any fees for legal or judicial services other than as prescribed by law; nor shall the judge be a partner of any practicing attorney in the business of the practicing attorney's profession. History:  (159) RL s 95; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 484.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.065 — Conflicts Of Interest; Certificate Of Compliance.

484.065 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. Subdivision 1. Practice of law prohibited. A judge of the district court shall devote full time to the performance of duties and shall not practice as an attorney or counselor at law, nor be a partner of any practicing attorney in the business of the practicing attorney's profession, and the judge shall not engage in any business activities that will tend to interfere with or appear to conflict with the judge's judicial duties. Subd. 2. Salary payment. No part of the salary of a judge of the district court shall be paid unless the voucher therefor be accompanied by a certificate of the judge indicating compliance with this section. History:  Ex1971 c 32 s 23; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 484.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.07 — Court Not Open Sunday; Exception.

484.07 COURT NOT OPEN SUNDAY; EXCEPTION. No court shall be opened on Sunday for any purpose other than to receive a verdict, give additional instructions to or discharge a jury; but this provision shall not prevent a judge of such court from exercising jurisdiction in any case where it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, the sanctity of the day, or the arrest and commitment of an offender. History:  (160) RL s 96; 1915 c 38 s 1
MN Stat § 484.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.08 — District Courts To Be Open At All Times; Terms.

484.08 DISTRICT COURTS TO BE OPEN AT ALL TIMES; TERMS. The district courts of the state shall be deemed open at all times, except on legal holidays and Sundays. The terms of the district courts shall be continuous. History:  (161) 1923 c 412 s 1; 1977 c 432 s 10
MN Stat § 484.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.30 — Adjourned And Special Terms.

484.30 ADJOURNED AND SPECIAL TERMS. The judges of each district may adjourn court from time to time during any term thereof, and may appoint special terms for the trial of issues of law and fact, and, when necessary, direct petit juries to be drawn therefor. They may also appoint special terms for the hearing of all matters except issues of fact, the order for which shall be filed with the court administrator, and a copy posted in the court administrator's office for three weeks prior to the term. History:  (178) RL s 99; 1979 c 233 s 4; 1984 c 543 s 68; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 484.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.31 — Nonattendance Of Judge; Adjournment.

484.31 NONATTENDANCE OF JUDGE; ADJOURNMENT. If the judge fails to attend on the day appointed for holding court, the sheriff or court administrator may open court and adjourn the same from day to day; but, if the judge does not appear by 4:00 p.m. of the third day, one of said officers shall adjourn the term without day, and dismiss the jurors; provided, that such court administrator or sheriff, upon the direction of the judge, and without the judge's presence, may adjourn any general or special term to a day certain, in which case the jurors, if any, shall attend on such day without further notice. History:  (179) RL s 100; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 484.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.32 — Failure To Hold Term Not To Affect Writs.

484.32 FAILURE TO HOLD TERM NOT TO AFFECT WRITS. When any term of court is not held, all persons bound by recognizance or otherwise to appear thereat shall appear at the next general term thereof held in the county, or, if a special term be sooner held for the trial of civil and criminal causes, then at such special term. If the time for holding any such term be changed by adjournment or otherwise, all persons so bound shall appear at the term as changed. No process, proceeding, or writ shall abate or be discontinued by reason of any alteration in the time or place of holding court, or of any vacancy or change in the office of judge. History:  (180) RL s 101
MN Stat § 484.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.33 — Rules Of Practice.

484.33 RULES OF PRACTICE. The judges of the district court shall assemble annually, at such time and place as may be designated in a call for such meeting given by the district judge of the state longest in continuous service, to revise the General Rules of Practice in such courts, for which purpose any 18 of them shall constitute a quorum. When so assembled, such judges may revise and amend such rules as they deem expedient, conformably to law, and the same shall take effect from and after the publication thereof. Such rules, as the same shall be so revised and amended from time to time, shall govern all the district courts of the state; but, in furtherance of justice, they may be relaxed or modified in any case, or a party relieved from the effect thereof, on such terms as may be just. Any other proper business pertaining to the judiciary may also be transacted. History:  (182) RL s 104; 1919 c 33
MN Stat § 484.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.35 — Temporary Courthouses.

484.35 TEMPORARY COURTHOUSES. When the courthouse or place provided for holding court in any county is destroyed or becomes unsafe or unfit for the purpose, or if no courthouse be provided, the judges may designate a convenient place at the county seat for temporary use as such. History:  (181) RL s 102
MN Stat § 484.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.36 — Terms For Naturalization.

484.36 TERMS FOR NATURALIZATION. The judges may hold general or special terms of the court for the purpose of hearing applications for naturalization, in any place designated by them in the several counties of their respective districts. History:  (181) RL s 102
MN Stat § 484.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.44 — Deputy Sheriff And Court Administrator; St. Louis County.

484.44 DEPUTY SHERIFF AND COURT ADMINISTRATOR; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. There shall be at all times a chief deputy sheriff of St. Louis County and a chief deputy court administrator of the district court of St. Louis County and such other deputies as may be necessary, resident at the city of Virginia, or the city of Ely, or the city of Hibbing, and their appointment shall be made in the same manner as other deputy sheriffs and deputy clerks of the district court in said county. The salaries of such deputies shall be fixed and paid in the same manner as other such deputies. The office of said deputy sheriff at Virginia, Hibbing, and Ely shall not in any sense be considered or deemed the office of the sheriff for any purpose except the performance of duties relating solely to proceedings tried or to be tried at said places; but the office of the deputy court administrator at said places shall be equally deemed the office of the court administrator of court for all purposes except the filing of papers in actions or proceedings to be tried at Duluth. Marriage licenses and naturalization papers may be issued by said deputy court administrator. History:  (166) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368 s 1; 1915 c 93; 1915 c 371; 1917 c 255 s 2; 1921 c 284 s 1; 1931 c 160 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 484.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.45 — Courthouse; Jail; Expenses; St. Louis County.

484.45 COURTHOUSE; JAIL; EXPENSES; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. It is hereby made the duty of the board of county commissioners of the county of St. Louis to furnish and maintain adequate accommodations for the holding of terms of the district court at the city of Hibbing, and the city of Virginia, proper offices for these deputies and a proper place for the confinement and maintenance of the prisoners at the city of Hibbing and the city of Virginia. The county shall reimburse the county attorney and assistants for their traveling expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of their respective official duties. History:  (167) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368; 1915 c 371 s 1; 1917 c 255 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 19
MN Stat § 484.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.46 — Jurors; St. Louis County.

484.46 JURORS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. Grand and petit jurors for each of these general terms shall be selected, drawn, and summoned in the same manner in all respects as for the general terms of the court held at the county seat of the county, except when in the discretion of the court there will be no necessity of drawing a grand jury or a petit jury, the court may enter its order directing that no grand jury or petit jury be summoned for the particular term therein mentioned. History:  (168) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368; 1915 c 93
MN Stat § 484.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.48 — Trial Of Criminal Cases; St. Louis County.

484.48 TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. A person bound over to the grand jury, charged with a criminal offense, shall be tried at the place of holding regular terms of the district court which is nearest to the court binding the party over, except as otherwise provided in this section; and a criminal offense committed in a city, town, or unorganized territory shall be tried at the place of holding the regular term of the district court which is nearest to the city, town or place where the offense is committed. When the offense is committed nearer to Virginia or Hibbing than to the county seat, the party committing the offense shall be tried at Virginia or Hibbing. History:  (170) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368; 1915 c 93 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1979 c 39 s 1
MN Stat § 484.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.49 — Trial Of Actions; St. Louis County.

484.49 TRIAL OF ACTIONS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. All civil actions brought in the district court of the county against any person or persons, firm, or corporation residing in the county, shall be tried, heard, and determined at the place of holding regular or adjourned terms of the district court which is nearest, by the usual route of travel, to the residence of the defendant or defendants, or the majority thereof, unless the place of trial shall be waived by the defendant or defendants; and, for the purpose of determining the place of residence of domestic corporations, such a corporation shall be considered as residing at any place where it has an office, resident agent, or business place; provided that if none of the parties shall reside or be found in the state, or the defendant be a foreign corporation, the action shall be begun and tried in the place designated in the summons. History:  (171) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368; 1921 c 302 s 2
MN Stat § 484.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.51 — Papers Where Filed; St. Louis County.

484.51 PAPERS WHERE FILED; ST. LOUIS COUNTY. After the place of trial of any cause is determined, as provided in sections 484.44 to 484.52, all papers, orders and documents pertaining to all causes to be tried at Virginia and filed in court shall be filed and be kept on file at the court administrator's office in the city of Virginia, and all causes to be tried in Hibbing and all papers, orders and documents pertaining thereto shall be filed and be kept on file at the court administrator's office in the city of Hibbing. In all actions tried at the city of Virginia or the city of Hibbing, the court administrator, as soon as final judgment is entered, shall forthwith cause such judgment to be docketed in the court administrator's office at the county seat; and when so docketed the same shall become a lien on real estate and have the same effect as judgments entered in causes tried at the county seat. In all actions tried at the city of Virginia or the city of Hibbing, involving the title of real estate, upon final judgment being entered, all the papers in said cause shall be filed in the court administrator's office at the county seat and the final judgment or decree recorded therein, and a certified copy of all papers in the case shall be made by the court administrator and retained at the court administrator's office in the city of Virginia or in the court administrator's office in the city of Hibbing where the action was originally tried, without additional charge to the parties to said action. History:  (173) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368; 1915 c 93; 1917 c 255 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 484.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.52 — Rules.

484.52 RULES. The judges of the district court shall have full power and authority to make all such rules and orders as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 484.44 to 484.52. History:  (174) 1909 c 126; 1911 c 368; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 484.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.54 — Expenses Of Judges.

484.54 EXPENSES OF JUDGES. Subdivision 1. Travel and subsistence. Except as provided in subdivision 2, judges shall be compensated for travel and subsistence expenses in the same manner and amount as provided in the plan adopted by the commissioner of management and budget pursuant to section 43A.18, subdivision 3. Additionally, judges of the district court shall be reimbursed for all sums, not reimbursed by counties, they shall necessarily hereafter pay out for only the following purposes: telephone tolls, postage, expressage, stationery, including printed letterheads and envelopes for official business; tuition, travel and subsistence for attending educational programs except that no expense shall be paid to satisfy continuing legal education requirements, attendance at which is approved by the supreme court. Subd. 2. Expense payments. A judge shall be paid travel and subsistence expenses for travel from the judge's place of residence to and from the judge's permanent chambers only for a period of two years as provided by Judicial Council policy. Subd. 3. Reimbursement filings. Each judge claiming reimbursement for allowable expenses may file with the supreme court monthly and shall file not later than 90 days after the expenses are incurred, an itemized statement, verified by the judge, of all allowable expenses actually paid by the judge. All statements shall be audited by the supreme court and, if approved by the supreme court, shall be paid from appropriations for this purpose. History:  (209) 1913 c 466 s 1; 1921 c 249; 1959 c 158 s 31; 1971 c 5 s 1; Ex1971 c 32 s 20; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1975 c 204 s 85; 1976 c 231 s 33; 1977 c 432 s 11; 1979 c 333 s 104; 1981 c 210 s 52; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 257; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 20; 2007 c 54 art 5 s 9; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 484.545 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.545 — Law Clerks.

484.545 LAW CLERKS. Subdivision 1. Law clerk appointments. Each district judge may appoint a competent law clerk. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54] Subd. 4. Law clerks; no tenure. All law clerks in every judicial district, shall serve without tenure at the pleasure of the appointing judge or judges. History:  1975 c 385 s 1; 1978 c 750 s 1; 1980 c 598 s 1; 1981 c 303 s 4,5; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 131; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 377 s 7; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 16,17; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 21
MN Stat § 484.546 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.546 — Superseded Laws.

484.546 SUPERSEDED LAWS. Any other law not repealed by Laws 1975, chapter 385, section 3 that provides for the employment of law clerks by district judges in judicial districts other than the Second and Fourth is superseded only to the extent it provides fewer clerks than provided by section 484.545. History:   1975 c 385 s 2
MN Stat § 484.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.61 — Retired District Court Judges, Assignments.

484.61 RETIRED DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, ASSIGNMENTS. Upon the retirement of any judge of the district court under the provisions of chapter 490, the retired judge may be appointed and assigned to hear any cause properly assignable to a judge of the district court and act thereon with full powers of a judge of the district court pursuant to section 2.724 with the retired judge's consent. History:  1957 c 678 s 1; 1974 c 417 s 2; 1981 c 224 s 213; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 484.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.62 — Compensation And Reporter.

484.62 COMPENSATION AND REPORTER. When a retired judge undertakes such service, the retired judge shall be provided with a reporter, selected by the retired judge, at the expense of the state, and with a deputy court administrator, bailiff, if the judge deems a bailiff necessary, and a courtroom or hearing room for the purpose of holding court or hearings, to be paid for by the county in which the service is rendered and shall receive pay and expenses in the amount and manner provided by law for judges serving on the court to which the retired judge is assigned, less the amount of retirement pay which the judge is receiving, said payment to be made in the same manner as the payment of salaries for judges of the district court, on certification by the chief judge of the judicial district or by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the state of Minnesota. A deputy court administrator may act as bailiff when called to do so for the purposes of this section. A retired judge who solemnizes a marriage while not assigned under section 484.61 is not entitled to the compensation provided by this section. History:  1957 c 678 s 2; 1969 c 1139 s 86; 1971 c 948 s 1; 1977 c 432 s 12; 1978 c 793 s 77; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 377 s 8; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 18; 1992 c 464 art 1 s 56
MN Stat § 484.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary|Chapter 484 — District Courts|Section 484.64 — Family Court Division; Second Judicial District.

484.64 FAMILY COURT DIVISION; SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Ramsey County Family Court Division. In the Second Judicial District a family court division of the district court is hereby created to be presided over by a district court judge to be appointed by the chief judge of the district court to serve for a term of one year. The judges appointed to said office shall be designated as the judge of the family court division. Subd. 2. Jurisdiction. The district court judge, family court division, shall hear and determine all matters involving divorce, annulment or legal separation, including proceedings for civil contempt for violations of orders issued in such proceedings. In addition, that judge shall hear and determine paternity actions, reciprocal enforcement of support actions and criminal nonsupport cases. Subd. 3. Chambers and supplies. The Board of County Commissioners of Ramsey County shall provide suitable chambers and courtroom space and bailiffs, together with necessary library supplies and other expenses necessary. The state shall provide referees, court reporters, law clerks, and guardian ad litem program coordinators and staff. Subd. 4. Disability; assignment of another judge. In cases of absence, sickness or other disability which prevents said judge from performing duties, the chief judge of the district court of the Second Judicial District may designate or assign one or more of the other judges of the district court to perform the duties of the district court judge, family court division. The chief judge of the district court may assign one or more family court matters to another judge of said judicial district for hearing and determination. Subd. 5. Judge designated. The judge of the family court division may be designated in writing by the chief judge of the district court of the Second Judicial District to the regular or ordinary duties of a judge of the district court without thereby affecting the term of office to which such judge was appointed. History:  Ex1967 c 22 s 2-6; 1969 c 9 s 88; Ex1971 c 7 s 1; 1978 c 772 s 62; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 19; 1999 c 216 art 7 s 28; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 22