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MN Stat § 550.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 550 — Executions, Redemption, Exemptions|Section 550.42 — Waiver Of Agricultural Debtor's Rights.

550.42 WAIVER OF AGRICULTURAL DEBTOR'S RIGHTS. Subdivision 1. Waiver is void. (a) A waiver of statutory rights of a debtor in a contract, loan agreement, or security agreement as a condition for a loan of money for agricultural production is void unless the waiver is expressly authorized by law. (b) A waiver of mediation rights under chapter 583, the right to an offer under section 500.245, subdivision 1, or the debtor's statutory rights under chapter 580, 581, or 582 for a mortgage on agricultural property, is void unless the waiver is expressly authorized by law. Subd. 2. Penalty. A person, corporation, financial institution, or other legal entity is liable to a debtor for up to $2,500 plus attorney fees if the person or entity: (1) requires a waiver subject to subdivision 1 in a contract, loan agreement, or security agreement, and does not acknowledge that the waiver subject to subdivision 1 is void; or (2) attempts to enforce a waiver that is void under subdivision 1. History:  1987 c 396 art 3 s 1; 1997 c 126 s 6
MN Stat § 551.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 551 — Attorney's Summary Executions|Section 551.01 — Attorney's Summary Execution Of Judgment Debts; When Authorized.

551.01 ATTORNEY'S SUMMARY EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT DEBTS; WHEN AUTHORIZED. An attorney for a judgment creditor may execute on a money judgment by levying on indebtedness owed to the judgment debtor by a third party, pursuant to this chapter. The attorney for the judgment creditor must obtain a writ of execution issued under section 550.04 before the attorney can execute pursuant to this chapter. No more than $10,000 may be recovered by a single notice of execution levy pursuant to this section. No more than one execution may be served on a single third party by a judgment creditor each calendar day under this chapter. History:  1990 c 606 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 405 s 6
MN Stat § 551.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 551 — Attorney's Summary Executions|Section 551.02 — Scope Of General And Specific Provisions.

551.02 SCOPE OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS. General provisions and definitions relating to attorney's summary execution, as authorized in this chapter, are set forth in sections 551.03 and 551.04. Specific provisions relating to attorney's summary execution on funds at a financial institution are set forth in section 551.05. Specific provisions relating to attorney's summary execution of earnings are set forth in section 551.06. When an attorney is levying against either funds at a financial institution or earnings, the specific provisions of section 551.05 or 551.06 must be complied with in addition to the general provisions set forth in sections 551.03 and 551.04. Provisions contained in the statutory forms are incorporated in this chapter and have the same force of law as any other provisions in this chapter. History:   1990 c 606 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 551.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 551 — Attorney's Summary Executions|Section 551.03 — Definitions.

551.03 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Judgment creditor. "Judgment creditor" means a party who has a judgment for the recovery of money in the civil action whether that party is the plaintiff, defendant, or other party in the civil action and who is serving the execution levy. Subd. 3. Judgment debtor. "Judgment debtor" means a party against whom the judgment creditor has a judgment for the recovery of money in the civil action whether that party is the plaintiff, defendant, or other party in the civil action. Subd. 4. Third party. "Third party" means the person or entity upon whom the execution levy is served. Subd. 5. Claim. "Claim" means the unpaid balance of the creditor's judgment against the judgment debtor, including all lawful interest and costs incurred. History:   1990 c 606 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 551.041 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 551 — Attorney's Summary Executions|Section 551.041 — Attorney's Summary Execution Of Funds Being Held Pursuant To Garnishment Summons.

551.041 ATTORNEY'S SUMMARY EXECUTION OF FUNDS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO GARNISHMENT SUMMONS. Pursuant to this section, an attorney for a judgment creditor may execute on funds retained by a garnishee under a garnishment summons served pursuant to chapter 571. No more than $10,000 may be recovered by a single execution levy pursuant to this section. When levying upon money or earnings being retained by a garnishee pursuant to a garnishment summons, the attorney shall serve a copy of the writ of execution upon the garnishee by registered or certified mail, or by personal service. Along with a copy of the writ of execution, the attorney shall serve upon the garnishee a notice of levy on garnishee that must be substantially in the form set forth below. If the judgment creditor paid the garnishee the fee required by chapter 571, no additional fee must be paid to the garnishee for the levy. The notice of levy on garnishee may not be served until the judgment debtor's right to claim an exemption has expired under chapter 571.         DISTRICT COURT    . JUDICIAL DISTRICT        File No. .         NOTICE OF LEVY    ON GARNISHEE   PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 551, the undersigned as attorney for the judgment creditor, hereby makes demand and levies execution upon all money or earnings being retained by you (up to $10,000) pursuant to the judgment creditor's garnishment summons dated ................ A copy of the writ of execution issued by the court is enclosed. Upon receipt of this levy, you shall remit to the judgment creditor's attorney all funds being held by you pursuant to the garnishment summons. The funds shall be remitted within 15 days after receipt of this levy.     Attorney for the Judgment Creditor    Address: .     .     Phone Number: .     Attorney I.D. No.: .    History:   2000 c 405 s 10
MN Stat § 551.042 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 551 — Attorney's Summary Executions|Section 551.042 — Money Due From State Departments.

551.042 MONEY DUE FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS. Money due or owing to any entity or person by the state on account of any employment, work, contract with, or services provided to any state department or agency is subject to attachment. The notice of third party levy and disclosure may be served upon the head of the department or agency in the same manner as other summons in that court of record, except that service may not be made by publication. Service of the notice may also be made by certified mail, return receipt requested. The disclosure shall be made by the head of the department or agency, or by some person designated by the head of the department or agency having knowledge of the facts. If payment is made pursuant to judgment against the state as a third party, a certificate of satisfaction to the extent of the payment endorsed on it shall be delivered to the head of the department or agency as a voucher for the payment. History:   2000 c 405 s 11
MN Stat § 551.043 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 551 — Attorney's Summary Executions|Section 551.043 — Salary Of Public Servants.

551.043 SALARY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. The salary or wages of an official or employee of a county, town, city, or school district, or any department of these bodies, is subject to attachment. The notice of third-party levy and disclosure shall be served upon the auditor, treasurer, or clerk of the body, or head of the department of the body of which that person is an official or employee. The disclosure shall be made by the officer or person so served, or by some person designated by that person having knowledge of the facts. If payment is made by the county, town, city, or school district, or any department of these bodies pursuant to a judgment against it as a third party, a certified copy of the judgment with a certificate of satisfaction to the extent of the payment endorsed on it shall be delivered to the treasurer as a voucher for the payment. History:   2000 c 405 s 12
MN Stat § 552.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 552 — Support Judgment Debts; Summary Execution|Section 552.01 — Definitions.

552.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Public authority. "Public authority" means the public authority responsible for child support enforcement. Subd. 3. Judgment debtor. "Judgment debtor" means an obligor against whom the public authority has a judgment for the recovery of money owed pursuant to a support order as defined in section 518A.26, subdivision 21. Subd. 4. Third party. "Third party" means the person or entity upon whom the execution levy is served. Subd. 5. Claim. "Claim" means the unpaid balance of the public authority's judgment against the judgment debtor, including all lawful interest and costs incurred. Subd. 6. Financial institution. "Financial institution" means all entities identified in section 13B.06. Subd. 7. Judgment. "Judgment" means a child support judgment by operation of law under section 548.091, subdivision 1a, or under a proceeding under section 548.091, subdivision 2a. History:  1997 c 203 art 6 s 85; 2000 c 458 s 8,9; 2005 c 164 s 29; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 28
MN Stat § 552.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 552 — Support Judgment Debts; Summary Execution|Section 552.02 — Public Authority's Summary Execution Of Support Judgment Debts; When Authorized.

552.02 PUBLIC AUTHORITY'S SUMMARY EXECUTION OF SUPPORT JUDGMENT DEBTS; WHEN AUTHORIZED. The public authority may execute on a money judgment resulting from money owed pursuant to a support order by levying under this chapter on indebtedness owed to the judgment debtor by a third party. The public authority may execute under this chapter upon service of a notice of support judgment levy for which the seal of the court is not required. History:   1997 c 203 art 6 s 86
MN Stat § 552.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure|Chapter 552 — Support Judgment Debts; Summary Execution|Section 552.03 — Scope Of General And Specific Provisions.

552.03 SCOPE OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS. General provisions relating to the public authority's summary execution as authorized in this chapter are set forth in section 552.04. Specific provisions relating to summary execution on funds at a financial institution are set forth in section 552.06. When the public authority levies against funds at a financial institution, the specific provisions of section 552.06 must be complied with in addition to the general provisions of section 552.04 that are not inconsistent with the specific provisions of section 552.06. Provisions contained in the statutory forms are incorporated in this chapter and have the same force of law as any other provisions in this chapter. History:  1997 c 203 art 6 s 87; 2000 c 458 s 10
MN Stat § 553.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 553 — Abolition Of Various Civil Actions|Section 553.01 — Breach Of Promise; Alienation Of Affections; Criminal Conversation And Seduction; Declaration Of Policy.

553.01 BREACH OF PROMISE; ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS; CRIMINAL CONVERSATION AND SEDUCTION; DECLARATION OF POLICY. Actions based upon alleged alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction, and breach of contract to marry have been subject to grave abuses, have caused intimidation and harassment, to innocent persons and have resulted in the perpetration of frauds. It is declared as the public policy of the state that the best interests of the people of the state will be served by the abolition of these causes of action. History:   1978 c 515 s 1
MN Stat § 553.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 553 — Abolition Of Various Civil Actions|Section 553.02 — Civil Causes Abolished.

553.02 CIVIL CAUSES ABOLISHED. All civil causes of action for breach of promise to marry, alienation of affections, criminal conversation, and seduction are abolished. History:   1978 c 515 s 2
MN Stat § 553.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 553 — Abolition Of Various Civil Actions|Section 553.03 — Breach Of Contract To Marry Not Actionable.

553.03 BREACH OF CONTRACT TO MARRY NOT ACTIONABLE. No act done within this state shall operate to give rise, either within or without this state, to any of the rights of action abolished by sections 553.01 to 553.03. No contract to marry made or entered into in this state shall operate to give rise, either within or without this state, to any cause or right of action for breach, nor shall any action alleging breach of contract to marry be heard in the courts of this state. History:   1978 c 515 s 3
MN Stat § 554.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 554 — Free Speech; Participation In Government|Section 554.01 — Definitions.

554.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Government. "Government" includes a branch, department, agency, official, employee, agent, or other person with authority to act on behalf of the federal government, this state, or any political subdivision of this state, including municipalities and their boards, commissions, and departments, or other public authority. Subd. 3. Judicial claim; claim. "Judicial claim" or "claim" includes any civil lawsuit, cause of action, claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or other judicial pleading or filing seeking damages for an alleged injury. "Judicial claim" does not include a claim solely for injunctive relief. Subd. 4. Motion. "Motion" includes any motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or any other judicial pleading filed to dispose of a judicial claim. Subd. 5. Moving party. "Moving party" means any person on whose behalf the motion described in section 554.02, subdivision 1, is filed seeking dismissal of an action under this chapter. Subd. 6. Public participation. "Public participation" means speech or lawful conduct that is genuinely aimed in whole or in part at procuring favorable government action, including but not limited to: (1) seeking assistance from, or reporting suspected unlawful conduct to, law enforcement; (2) speaking before a zoning board regarding a real estate development project; (3) communicating with an elected official concerning a change in law; (4) demonstrating peacefully for or against a government action; and (5) filing a complaint with a government entity regarding safety, sexual harassment, civil rights, or equal employment rights. Subd. 7. Responding party. "Responding party" means any person against whom a motion described in section 554.02, subdivision 1, is filed. History:  1994 c 566 s 1; 2015 c 49 s 1
MN Stat § 554.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 554 — Free Speech; Participation In Government|Section 554.02 — Protection Of Citizens To Participate In Government.

554.02 PROTECTION OF CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT. Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to any motion in a judicial proceeding to dispose of a judicial claim on the grounds that the claim materially relates to an act of the moving party that involves public participation. Subd. 2. Procedure. On the filing of any motion described in subdivision 1: (1) discovery must be suspended pending the final disposition of the motion, including any appeal; provided that the court may, on motion and after a hearing and for good cause shown, order that specified and limited discovery be conducted; (2) the responding party has the burden of proof, of going forward with the evidence, and of persuasion on the motion; (3) the court shall grant the motion and dismiss the judicial claim unless the court finds that the responding party has produced clear and convincing evidence that the acts of the moving party are not immunized from liability under section 554.03; and (4) any governmental body to which the moving party's acts were directed or the attorney general's office may intervene in, defend, or otherwise support the moving party. History:  1994 c 566 s 2  NOTE: This section was found unconstitutional as applied to claims at law alleging torts in Leiendecker v. Asian Women United of Minnesota, 895 N.W.2d 623 (Minn. 2017).
MN Stat § 554.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 554 — Free Speech; Participation In Government|Section 554.03 — Immunity.

554.03 IMMUNITY. Lawful conduct or speech that is genuinely aimed in whole or in part at procuring favorable government action is immune from liability, unless the conduct or speech constitutes a tort or a violation of a person's constitutional rights. History:   1994 c 566 s 3
MN Stat § 554.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 554 — Free Speech; Participation In Government|Section 554.04 — Fees And Damages.

554.04 FEES AND DAMAGES. Subdivision 1. Attorney fees and costs. The court shall award a moving party who prevails in a motion under this chapter reasonable attorney fees and costs associated with the bringing of the motion. Subd. 2. Damages. (a) A moving party may petition the court for damages under this section in conjunction with a motion under this chapter. (b) If a motion under this chapter is granted and the moving party demonstrates that the respondent brought the cause of action in the underlying lawsuit for the purpose of harassment, to inhibit the moving party's public participation, to interfere with the moving party's exercise of protected constitutional rights, or otherwise wrongfully injure the moving party, the court shall award the moving party actual damages. The court may award the moving party punitive damages under section 549.20. A motion to amend the pleadings under section 549.191 is not required under this section, but the claim for punitive damages must meet all other requirements of section 549.191. History:  1994 c 566 s 4; 1995 c 186 s 98
MN Stat § 554.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 554 — Free Speech; Participation In Government|Section 554.045 — Action In District Court.

554.045 ACTION IN DISTRICT COURT. A person may bring an action under this section in state district court against a respondent who has brought a claim in federal court that materially relates to public participation by the person. If the person demonstrates that the respondent's action in federal court was brought for the purpose of harassment, to inhibit the person's public participation, to interfere with the person's exercise of protected constitutional rights, or otherwise wrongfully injure the person, the court shall award the person actual damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The court may award the person punitive damages under section 549.20. History:   1997 c 209 s 1
MN Stat § 554.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 554 — Free Speech; Participation In Government|Section 554.05 — Relationships To Other Law.

554.05 RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER LAW. Nothing in this chapter limits or precludes any rights the moving party or responding party may have under any other constitutional, statutory, case, or common law, or rule. Nothing in this chapter exempts individuals from their professional obligations of confidentiality. History:  1994 c 566 s 5; 2015 c 49 s 2
MN Stat § 554.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 554 — Free Speech; Participation In Government|Section 554.06 — Rule Of Construction.

554.06 RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate its purposes and intent. History:   2015 c 49 s 3
MN Stat § 555.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 555 — Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 555.01 — Courts To Construe Rights.

555.01 COURTS TO CONSTRUE RIGHTS. Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect; and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree. History:  (9455-1) 1933 c 286 s 1
MN Stat § 555.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 555 — Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 555.02 — May Have Instruments Construed.

555.02 MAY HAVE INSTRUMENTS CONSTRUED. Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder. History:  (9455-2) 1933 c 286 s 2
MN Stat § 555.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 555 — Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 555.03 — Contract May Be Construed.

555.03 CONTRACT MAY BE CONSTRUED. A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof. History:  (9455-3) 1933 c 286 s 3
MN Stat § 555.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 555 — Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 555.04 — Construction, By Whom Requested.

555.04 CONSTRUCTION, BY WHOM REQUESTED. Any person interested as or through an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust, in the administration of a trust, or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, person who lacks mental capacity, or insolvent, may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect thereto: (1) to ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin or other; or (2) to direct the executors, administrators, or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity; or (3) to determine any question arising in the administration of the estate or trust, including questions of construction of wills and other writings. History:  (9455-4) 1933 c 286 s 4; 2013 c 59 art 3 s 13
MN Stat § 555.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies|Chapter 555 — Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act|Section 555.05 — Enumeration Not Exclusive.

555.05 ENUMERATION NOT EXCLUSIVE. The enumeration in sections 555.02 to 555.04 does not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in section 555.01, in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought, in which judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty. History:  (9455-5) 1933 c 286 s 5