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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.018 — Withholding Salary; Collection Of Fees.

485.018 WITHHOLDING SALARY; COLLECTION OF FEES.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 1999 c 60 s 3]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54]
Subd. 2a.
Withholding salary.
Upon certification by the state court administrator that the court administrator of district court has failed to perform any of the duties assigned by law or by rule of court, the county board shall withhold the salary of the court administrator, and shall not pay the salary until receipt of notice from the state court administrator that the court administrator has performed the duties assigned by law or by rule of court.
Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the judges of the district court from removing a court administrator of district court from office.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1975 c 301 s 16]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1999 c 60 s 3]
Subd. 5.
Collection of fees.
The court administrator of district court shall charge and collect all fees as prescribed by law and all such fees collected by the court administrator as court administrator of district court shall be paid to the Department of Management and Budget. Except for those portions of forfeited bail paid to victims pursuant to existing law, the court administrator shall forward all revenue from fees and forfeited bail collected under chapters 357, 487, and 574 to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund, unless otherwise provided in chapter 611A or other law, in the manner and at the times prescribed by the commissioner of management and budget, but not less often than once each month. If the defendant or probationer is located after forfeited bail proceeds have been forwarded to the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of management and budget shall reimburse the county, on request, for actual costs expended for extradition, transportation, or other costs necessary to return the defendant or probationer to the jurisdiction where the bail was posted, in an amount not more than the amount of forfeited bail. The court administrator of district court shall not retain any additional compensation, per diem or other emolument for services as court administrator of district court, but may receive and retain mileage and expense allowances as prescribed by law.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 1990 c 571 s 49]
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54]
History:
1965 c 822 s 6,7; 1967 c 388 s 6,7; 1969 c 1151 s 5,7; 1977 c 432 s 19; 1980 c 509 s 173; 1985 c 281 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1989 c 209 art 1 s 40; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 23,24; 1990 c 512 s 12; 1992 c 571 art 17 s 2; 1994 c 465 art 3 s 42; 1999 c 60 s 2; 1999 c 216 art 7 s 30,31; 1999 c 243 art 11 s 7; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 41; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.021 — Investment Of Funds Deposited With Court Administrator.

485.021 INVESTMENT OF FUNDS DEPOSITED WITH COURT ADMINISTRATOR.
When money is paid into court pursuant to court order, the court administrator of district court, unless the court order specifies otherwise, may place such moneys with the Department of Management and Budget for investment, as provided by law. When such moneys are subsequently released, or otherwise treated, by court order, the same shall be immediately paid over by the county treasurer to the court administrator of district court who shall then fulfill the direction of the court order relative to such moneys.
History:
1969 c 836 s 1; 1980 c 509 s 174; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.05 — Deputy Court Administrator In St. Louis County.

485.05 DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
In all counties in the state now or hereafter having a population of more than 150,000 and wherein regular terms of the district court are held in three or more places, the court administrator of the district court therein, by an instrument in writing, under the court administrator's hand and seal, and with the approval of the district judge of the judicial district in which said county is situated, or, if there be more than one such district judge, with the approval of a majority thereof, may appoint deputies for whose acts the court administrator shall be responsible, such deputies to hold office as such until they shall be removed therefrom, which removal shall not be made except with the approval of the district judge or judges. The appointment and oath of every such deputy shall be recorded with the court administrator.
History:
(193-4) 1935 c 179; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2005 c 4 s 118; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.06 — Search Of Records; Certificate; Public Inspection.

485.06 SEARCH OF RECORDS; CERTIFICATE; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
The court administrator, upon request of any person, shall make search of the books and records of the court administrator's office, and ascertain the existence, docketing, or satisfaction of any judgment or other lien, and certify the result of such search under the court administrator's hand and the seal of said court, giving the name of the party against whom any judgment or lien appears of record, the amount thereof, and the time of its entry; and, if satisfied of its satisfaction, and any other entries requested relative to such judgment. The court administrator's search will be a search for the exact match of the requested name. Nothing in this section shall prevent attorneys or others from having access to such books and records at all reasonable times, when no certificate is necessary or required.
History:
(194) RL s 109; 1907 c 203 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1994 c 636 art 8 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.07 — Records To Be Kept.

485.07 RECORDS TO BE KEPT.
Every court administrator shall procure and keep the following records at the expense of the county:
(1) a register of actions, in which the court administrator shall enter the title of each action, whether originally commenced in the court administrator's court, or brought there by appeal or transcript of judgment from another court of the state or the United States, and a minute of each paper filed in the cause, and all proceedings in them;
(2) a judgment roll, for each judgment rendered;
(3) a docket, in which the court administrator enters alphabetically the name of each judgment debtor, the amount of the judgment, and the precise time of its entry;
(4) indexes, as described in section 485.08, and any other records as the court may direct.
History:
(195) RL s 110; 1969 c 472 s 1; 1981 c 121 s 1; 1983 c 359 s 68; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.08 — Index To Court Records.

485.08 INDEX TO COURT RECORDS.
Every court administrator shall keep a plaintiff's and defendant's index to court records, in which all cases shall be entered in alphabetical order under the name of each plaintiff and defendant. The index shall set forth the names of the parties, date commenced, file number of the case, and such other data as the court may direct.
History:
(196) RL s 111; 1969 c 472 s 2; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.10 — Entry Of Unregistered Cases.

485.10 ENTRY OF UNREGISTERED CASES.
Every court administrator shall enter upon the proper registers all cases, civil and criminal, which, through a mistake, inadvertence, or neglect of the administrator's predecessor in office, have not been registered. The true date of the filings in such cases shall be entered in the registers, and the entries, when so made, shall have the same force and effect as if made by the court administrator at the proper time; provided, that, in docketing any judgment, the date thereof shall be the time when actually docketed, and the lien thereof shall attach only from such date.
History:
(198) RL s 113; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.11 — Printed Calendars.

485.11 PRINTED CALENDARS.
The court administrator of the district court in each of the several counties of this state shall provide calendars of the cases to be tried at the general terms thereof.
History:
(199) 1909 c 369 s 1; 1961 c 648 s 1; 1969 c 867 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.13 — Destruction Of Files And Documents.

485.13 DESTRUCTION OF FILES AND DOCUMENTS.
The court administrator of district court in all counties of this state is hereby authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of the files, and all documents contained therein, in all cases which are more than ten years old, and which relate only to the following kinds of actions:
(a) uncontested garnishments;
(b) personal property tax judgments;
(c) transcripts of judgments from municipal courts;
(d) transcripts of judgment from other counties which pertain solely to money judgments.
Nothing herein contained shall relieve such court administrator of district court from maintaining the books and index records required under sections 485.07, 485.08, and 485.10, including the filing data, of any files, of which such disposal is made.
History:
1945 c 264 s 1,2; 1969 c 50 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.15 — Land Title Registration Documents, Disposal.

485.15 LAND TITLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS, DISPOSAL.
Subdivision 1.
Disposal.
The court administrator of district court in any county of this state is hereby authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of the files, and all documents contained therein, in all cases which are more than ten years old, and which relate only to proceedings subsequent to original registration of land titles wherein there are no defendants.
Subd. 2.
Maintenance of books and records.
Nothing herein contained shall relieve such court administrator of district court from maintaining the books and index records required under sections 485.07, 485.08, and 485.10, including the filing data, of any files, of which such disposal is made.
History:
1955 c 285 s 1,2; 1969 c 50 s 2; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.16 — Record All Actions Filed.

485.16 RECORD ALL ACTIONS FILED.
Subdivision 1.
Records kept.
The court administrators of the district courts of the several counties shall keep a record of all actions and proceedings, civil and criminal, filed in the court, and shall furnish to the state appellate courts any information concerning the actions as is prescribed by rule of civil procedure.
Subd. 2.
Criminal dispositions reported.
The court administrator of the district court shall report to the supreme court within 30 days after a judge pronounces sentence following a felony conviction. The report must include the sentence pronounced, whether imposition was stayed, and other information requested by the supreme court.
History:
1955 c 767 s 1; 1983 c 247 s 177; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1991 c 279 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.23 — Destruction Of Certain Records.

485.23 DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.
Subdivision 1.
Record destruction.
The court administrator of the district court in all counties is authorized to destroy, or otherwise dispose of, the following documents on file in their respective offices under the conditions herein specified:
(1) not less than ten years after filing:
(i) county board petit jury lists, order to draw petit jury, venire for petit jury, order appointing bailiffs, copies of certificates for per diem and mileage for jurors, witnesses, and bailiffs, and copies of court calendars;
(ii) delinquent personal property tax lists;
(iii) all warrants and citations of personal property tax delinquents in which judgment for such delinquent taxes has not been entered;
(iv) notice of election or appointment, and notice of qualification of city and township officers on file in the court administrator of district court office.
(2) not less than two years from the date thereof:
(i) copies of law library receipts;
(ii) copies of certificates for payment of local registrars of vital records;
(iii) affidavits or statements on application for certified copies of records for veterans purposes or for use by branches of military service;
(iv) affidavits and prescriptions filed with court administrator of district court as provided in Laws 1919, chapter 455;
(v) all copies of rules of state departments filed with the court administrator of district court.
(3) not less than one year after the final determination of any civil action, and with the order of approval of any judge of the respective district:
(i) all exhibits, except written instruments, X-ray negatives, maps, surveys, plats, and profiles in drainage proceedings or other actions or proceedings affecting real estate or the title thereto;
(ii) settled cases, including stipulations for and order settling such case.
Subd. 2.
Affect of statute.
This section shall not affect any existing statute for destruction of files and documents in the court administrator of district court office in certain counties, or any special rule for destruction of records of the court administrator of district court office which may now be in effect or hereafter be adopted by the judge or judges of the respective judicial districts.
History:
1957 c 132 s 1,2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 485 — District Court Administrators › Section 485.27 — Duties; Assignment.

485.27 DUTIES; ASSIGNMENT.
The court administrator, with approval of the county board of commissioners, may transfer to the county board of commissioners duties of the court administrator relating to vital records under sections 144.211 to 144.227, to notaries public under section 359.061, to hospital liens under sections 514.69 and 514.70, and to marriage licenses under chapter 517. The county board of commissioners shall assign these duties to the appropriate county department. In the event of full state funding of the court administrator's offices in a judicial district, the functions shall become county functions in that judicial district.
History:
1990 c 484 s 1; 1999 c 216 art 7 s 33; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 486 — Court Reporters › Section 486.01 — Appointment, Duties, Bond; Substitutes.

486.01 APPOINTMENT, DUTIES, BOND; SUBSTITUTES.
Each judge, by duplicate orders filed with the court administrator and county auditor of the several counties of the judge's district, may appoint a competent stenographer as reporter of the court, to hold office during the judge's pleasure, and to act as the judge's secretary in all matters pertaining to official duties. Such reporter shall give bond to the state in the sum of $2,000, to be approved by the appointing judge, conditioned for the faithful and impartial discharge of all the reporter's duties, which bond, with the oath of office, shall be filed with the court administrator in the county in which the judge resides.
Whenever the official reporter so appointed, because of sickness or physical disability, is temporarily unable to perform duties, the judge of the court affected may, if another official court reporter is not available, secure for the temporary period of disability of the official court reporter, another competent reporter to perform such duties for not to exceed 60 days in any calendar year. The substitute court reporter so appointed shall receive as salary an amount equal to the salary of the official court reporter for the period of time involved and shall also receive in addition thereto expenses and fees provided by sections 486.05 and 486.06. The salary of such substitute reporter shall be paid in the manner now provided by law for the payment of the salary of the official court reporter. The substitute court reporter shall not be required to furnish bond, unless ordered by the judge to do so. The employment of and the compensation paid to such substitute reporter shall in no way affect or prejudice the employment of and the compensation paid to the official court reporter of said court.
History:
(201) RL s 115; 1955 c 770 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 486 — Court Reporters › Section 486.02 — Stenographic Record.

486.02 STENOGRAPHIC RECORD.
Except as provided in section 484.72, a competent stenographer who meets minimum qualifications promulgated by the supreme court, shall make a complete stenographic record of all testimony given and all proceedings had before the judge upon the trial of issues of fact, with or without a jury, or before any referee appointed by such judge. In so doing the stenographer shall take down all questions in the exact language thereof, and all answers thereto precisely as given by the witness or by the sworn interpreter. The stenographer shall also record, verbatim, all objections made, and the grounds thereof as stated by counsel, all rulings thereon, all exceptions taken, all motions, orders, and admissions made and the charge to the jury. When directed so to do by the judge, the stenographer shall make a like record of any other matter or proceeding, and shall read to such judge or referee any record made by the stenographer, or transcribe the same, without charge, for any purpose in furtherance of justice.
History:
(202) RL s 116; 1981 c 303 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 486 — Court Reporters › Section 486.03 — Furnish Transcript; File Record.

486.03 FURNISH TRANSCRIPT; FILE RECORD.
As soon as the trial is ended the reporter or operator of electronic recording equipment shall file a stenographic report, or tape recording, thereof with the court administrator, or elsewhere, if the judge shall so direct; and, upon request of any person interested and payment or tender of fees therefor, the reporter or operator shall furnish a transcript of such record in the words and figures represented by the characters used in making the same and for that purpose may take and retain such record so long as may be necessary, when it shall be returned to the files.
History:
(203) RL s 117; 1981 c 303 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 486 — Court Reporters › Section 486.04 — Act When Another Judge Presides.

486.04 ACT WHEN ANOTHER JUDGE PRESIDES.
Unless otherwise directed by the appointing judge, the reporter shall serve as such in all matters heard by another judge when acting in place of the former and shall perform in relation to such matters all the duties required of the reporter by law.
History:
(204) RL s 118; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 486 — Court Reporters › Section 486.05 — District Court; Reporters' Salaries And Expenses.

486.05 DISTRICT COURT; REPORTERS' SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Salaries.
The salary for each court reporter shall be set as provided in judicial branch personnel policies and collective bargaining agreements within the range established under section 480.181 as provided in the judicial branch personnel rules.
Subd. 1a.
[Repealed, 2017 c 95 art 2 s 19]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1957 c 701 s 3]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1957 c 701 s 3]
History:
(205) RL s 119; 1909 c 108 s 1; 1921 c 170; 1939 c 289; 1941 c 442; 1943 c 89 s 1; 1945 c 423 s 1-4; 1947 c 177 s 1; 1949 c 190 s 1; 1951 c 642 s 1; 1955 c 750 s 1; 1957 c 701 s 1,2; 1959 c 264 s 1; 1961 c 310 s 1; 1963 c 679 s 1; 1967 c 727 s 1; 1969 c 919 s 1; 1971 c 567 s 1; 1973 c 111 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1975 c 241 s 1; 1978 c 780 s 1; 1981 c 133 s 1; 1985 c 273 s 2; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 361; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 25,26; 2017 c 95 art 2 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 486 — Court Reporters › Section 486.055 — Court Reporter Transcript Fee Charges; Reporting Requirements.

486.055 COURT REPORTER TRANSCRIPT FEE CHARGES; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Each court reporter who charges a fee for the preparation of transcripts shall by April 15 of each year file with the district administrator of the reporter's judicial district an accounting of gross receipts and net income from these receipts for the prior calendar year. The accounting report shall specify the amount received in payment for the sale of transcripts.
History:
1982 c 568 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 486 — Court Reporters › Section 486.06 — Charge For Transcript.

486.06 CHARGE FOR TRANSCRIPT.
In addition to the salary set in section 486.05, the court reporter may charge for a transcript of a record ordered by any person other than the judge at a rate set by the chief justice.
A court reporter may impose a fee authorized under this section only if the transcript is delivered to the person who ordered it within a reasonable time after it was ordered.
History:
(206, 206-1) RL s 120; 1927 c 262 s 1,3; 1953 c 452 s 1; 1973 c 111 s 2; 1973 c 361 s 2; 1975 c 258 s 3; 1983 c 103 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 132; 1985 c 125 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 28; 2017 c 95 art 2 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 487 — County Courts › Section 487.35 — Justices Of The Peace; Abolished.

487.35 JUSTICES OF THE PEACE; ABOLISHED.
Subdivision 1.
Office abolished.
The Office of Justice of the Peace is abolished.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1977 c 432 s 49]
History:
1971 c 951 s 35; 1977 c 432 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 488A — Municipal Courts; Hennepin And Ramsey Counties › Section 488A.185 — Place Of Holding Court.

488A.185 PLACE OF HOLDING COURT.
The county of Ramsey shall provide suitable quarters, as determined by the court, for the holding of regular terms of court at one centrally located site outside the city of Saint Paul and within the county of Ramsey.
History:
1987 c 145 s 1; 1992 c 468 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 488A — Municipal Courts; Hennepin And Ramsey Counties › Section 488A.25 — Misdemeanor Violations Bureaus.

488A.25 MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS BUREAUS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
Misdemeanor violations bureaus shall be established within those municipalities in which court sessions are conducted and at such additional places as a majority of the judges of the court establish consistent with rule 23 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Subd. 2.
Supervision.
The court shall supervise and the administrator shall operate the misdemeanor violations bureaus in accordance with rule 23 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. The administrator shall assign a sufficient number of employees to staff and operate the bureaus.
Subd. 3.
Administrator.
The administrator shall perform the duties relating to misdemeanor violations bureaus authorized to be performed by the court administrator pursuant to rule 23 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
History:
1961 c 436 s 8; 1973 c 708 s 17,18,36; 1979 c 233 s 20; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 489 — Court Commissioners › Section 489.01 — Election; Term; Office Abolished.

489.01 ELECTION; TERM; OFFICE ABOLISHED.
Subdivision 1.
Office abolished.
The office of court commissioner is abolished. No vacancy in the office of court commissioner shall be filled.
Subd. 2.
Incumbents.
Persons holding the office of court commissioner in all counties except Ramsey County may continue to serve until the incumbent's term of office expires. The person holding the office of court commissioner on January 1, 1981, in Ramsey County may continue to serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority under the terms and conditions of this appointment.
Subd. 3.
Court commissioner.
In each county in the state there shall be elected at the general election in 1918 a court commissioner. The term of office of the court commissioner shall be four years and begin on the first Monday in January next succeeding the election. One person may hold at the same time the offices of court commissioner and probate judge.
History:
(246, 820, 821) RL s 147; 1913 c 458 s 1,2; 1915 c 168 s 1,2; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 3 s 7; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 489 — Court Commissioners › Section 489.02 — Qualification; Powers.

489.02 QUALIFICATION; POWERS.
Court commissioners shall have and may exercise the judicial powers of a judge of the district court at chambers. Among other powers conferred by law, they are empowered to issue writs of habeas corpus, to take acknowledgments of deeds and other written instruments, to take depositions and certify to the same, to perform the marriage ceremony, to take disclosures in garnishment proceedings pending in the district court, and orders for the examination of judgment debtors in proceedings supplementary to execution may be made returnable before the court commissioner.
History:
(247) RL s 148; 1909 c 59 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 489 — Court Commissioners › Section 489.03 — Oath.

489.03 OATH.
Before entering upon duties, each court commissioner shall deliver an oath of office to the county recorder who shall record it.
History:
(248) RL s 149; 1945 c 208 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 4 s 119
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 489 — Court Commissioners › Section 489.04 — Records; Court Commissioner.

489.04 RECORDS; COURT COMMISSIONER.
The court commissioner shall keep a record of all proceedings in books procured at the expense of the county, and shall be supplied with necessary stationery, which books and unused stationery shall be delivered to a successor.
History:
(249) RL s 150; 1915 c 203 s 1; 1975 c 258 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490 — Judges Retirement › Section 490.122 — Administration Of Judges' Retirement.

490.122 ADMINISTRATION OF JUDGES' RETIREMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Administration.
The policy-making, management, and administrative functions governing the operation of the judges' retirement fund and the administration of this chapter are vested in the board of directors and executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System. In administering the plan and fund, the board and the director have the same duties, authority, and responsibility as are provided in chapter 352.
Subd. 2.
Inapplicability of certain laws.
Except as otherwise specified, no provision of chapter 352 applies to the judges' retirement fund or any judge.
Subd. 3.
Fiduciary responsibility.
Fiduciary activities relating to the uniform judges' retirement plan must be undertaken in a manner consistent with chapter 356A.
History:
1973 c 744 s 2; 1981 c 224 s 227; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 29; 2006 c 271 art 11 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490 — Judges Retirement › Section 490.1221 — Judges Plan Programs.

490.1221 JUDGES PLAN PROGRAMS.
(a) Members of the judges retirement plan are members of either the tier I or tier II program.
(b) A tier I program judge is a person who was first appointed or elected as a judge before July 1, 2013, who was not eligible for the tier II program because the judge had five or more years of allowable service on or before December 30, 2013, or did not elect that program.
(c) A tier II program judge is a person who:
(1) was first appointed or elected as a judge after June 30, 2013; or
(2) was first appointed or elected as a judge before July 1, 2013, had less than five years of allowable service on or before December 30, 2013, and made an election under Laws 2013, chapter 111, article 14, section 14, to be in the tier II program.
History:
2013 c 111 art 14 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490 — Judges Retirement › Section 490.1222 — Application Of Service Credit Limit.

490.1222 APPLICATION OF SERVICE CREDIT LIMIT.
The service credit limit specified in section 490.121, subdivision 22, does not apply to a judge in the tier II program.
History:
2013 c 111 art 14 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490 — Judges Retirement › Section 490.125 — Mandatory Retirement.

490.125 MANDATORY RETIREMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Mandatory retirement age.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a judge shall terminate active service as a judge on the judge's mandatory retirement date.
Subd. 2.
Exception.
Any judge in office on December 31, 1973 who shall have attained 70 years of age on or prior to such date shall retire upon the expiration of the term of office of such judge.
History:
1973 c 744 s 5 subds 1,2; 1986 c 444; 2006 c 271 art 11 s 40,41,48
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490 — Judges Retirement › Section 490.126 — Procedures.

490.126 PROCEDURES.
Subdivision 1.
Compulsory retirement.
Proceedings for compulsory retirement of a judge, if necessary, must be conducted in accordance with rules issued by the supreme court under section 490A.02.
Subd. 2.
Vacancies.
Any judge may make written application to the governor for retirement. The governor thereupon shall direct the judge's retirement by written order which, when filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, effects a vacancy in the office to be filled as provided by law.
Subd. 3.
Application for annuity or refund.
An application for an annuity or a refund under this chapter may be made by the potential annuitant or by someone authorized to act for the potential annuitant. Every application for an annuity or refund, accompanied by a proof of age and by a record of years of service when required, must be submitted to the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System in a form prescribed by the director. Except as provided for in this chapter, the application for an annuity, benefit, or refund under this chapter must comply with the filing procedures in section 352.115, subdivision 7a.
Subd. 4.
Manner of payment.
Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute or agreed upon by the annuitant and the board of directors of the Minnesota State Retirement System, annuities payable under this chapter must be paid in the manner and at the intervals as prescribed by the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System. The annuity ceases with the last payment received by the annuitant while living.
Subd. 5.
Exemption from process; no assignment.
The provisions of section 356.401 apply to the judges retirement plan.
History:
1973 c 744 s 6; 1981 c 224 s 233; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 668 s 10; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 92; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 79; 2006 c 271 art 11 s 42,48; 1Sp2019 c 8 art 1 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490 — Judges Retirement › Section 490.133 — Retirement; Transition; Transfer To Court Of Appeals.

490.133 RETIREMENT; TRANSITION; TRANSFER TO COURT OF APPEALS.
(a) If a judge to whom or to whose survivors benefits would be payable under Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 490.101 to 490.12, is elected or appointed to the court of appeals, that judge and the judge's survivors continue to be eligible for benefits under those sections and not under sections 490.121 to 490.126.
(b) In the case of a judge to whom paragraph (a) applies, the service of the judge in the court of appeals must be added to the prior service as district judge, probate judge, or judge of any other court of record in determining eligibility and the compensation of a judge of the court of appeals at the time of the judge's death, disability, or retirement is the "compensation allotted to the office" for the purposes of calculating benefit amounts.
(c) All other judges of the court of appeals and their survivors are subject to the retirement and survivor's annuity provisions of this chapter.
History:
1982 c 501 s 24; 2006 c 271 art 11 s 43,48; 2010 c 382 s 76
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490A — Board On Judicial Standards › Section 490A.01 — Board On Judicial Standards; Establishment.

490A.01 BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS; ESTABLISHMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; composition.
The Board on Judicial Standards is established. The board is a continuation of the board established by Laws 1971, chapter 909, sections 1 and 2, as amended.
Subd. 2.
Composition; appointment.
(a) The board consists of one judge of the court of appeals, three trial court judges, two lawyers who have practiced law in the state for at least ten years, and four citizens who are not judges, retired judges, or lawyers.
(b) All members must be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Senate confirmation is not required for judicial members.
Subd. 3.
Term maximum; membership termination.
No member may serve more than two full four-year terms or their equivalent. Membership terminates if a member ceases to hold the position that qualified the member for appointment.
Subd. 4.
Member terms; compensation; removal.
The membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the board are as provided in section 15.0575.
Subd. 5.
Executive secretary appointment; salary.
(a) The board shall appoint the executive secretary.
(b) The salary of the executive secretary of the board is 85 percent of the maximum salary provided for an administrative law judge under section 15A.083, subdivision 6a.
History:
2006 c 271 art 11 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490A — Board On Judicial Standards › Section 490A.02 — Judicial Standards Board; Powers.

490A.02 JUDICIAL STANDARDS BOARD; POWERS.
Subdivision 1.
Judicial disqualification.
A judge is disqualified from acting as a judge, without a loss of salary, while there is pending an indictment or any information charging the judge with a crime that is punishable as a felony under either Minnesota law or federal law, or while there is pending a recommendation to the supreme court by the Board on Judicial Standards for the judge's removal or retirement.
Subd. 2.
Judicial suspension.
On receipt of a recommendation of the Board on Judicial Standards or on its own motion, the supreme court may suspend a judge from office without salary when the judge pleads guilty to or no contest to or is found guilty of a crime that is punishable as a felony under either Minnesota law or federal law or any other crime that involves moral turpitude. If the conviction is reversed, the suspension terminates and the judge must be paid a salary for the period of suspension. If the judge is suspended and the conviction becomes final, the supreme court shall remove the judge from office.
Subd. 3.
Judicial disability.
On receipt of a recommendation of the Board on Judicial Standards, the supreme court may retire a judge for a disability that the court determines seriously interferes with the performance of the judge's duties and is or is likely to become permanent, and censure or remove a judge for an action or inaction that may constitute persistent failure to perform the judge's duties, incompetence in performing the judge's duties, habitual intemperance, or conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute.
Subd. 4.
Authority to reopen matters.
The board is specifically empowered to reopen any matter wherein any information or evidence was previously precluded by a statute of limitations or by a previously existing provision of time limitation.
Subd. 5.
Retirement status.
(a) A judge who is retired by the supreme court must be considered to have retired voluntarily.
(b) This section and section 490A.01 must not affect the right of a judge who is suspended, retired, or removed hereunder from qualifying for any pension or other retirement benefits to which the judge would otherwise be entitled by law to receive.
Subd. 6.
Eligibility for judicial office; practice law.
A judge removed by the supreme court is ineligible for any future service in a judicial office. The question of the right of a removed judge to practice law in this state must be referred to the proper authority for review.
Subd. 7.
Supreme court rules.
The supreme court shall make rules to implement this section.
History:
2006 c 271 art 11 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 490A — Board On Judicial Standards › Section 490A.03 — Persons Affected.

490A.03 PERSONS AFFECTED.
The provisions of sections 490A.01 and 490A.02 apply to all judges, judicial officers, and referees.
History:
2006 c 271 art 11 s 46
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 491A — Conciliation Court › Section 491A.03 — Judges; Administrator; Reporter; Supplies.

491A.03 JUDGES; ADMINISTRATOR; REPORTER; SUPPLIES.
Subdivision 1.
Judges; referees.
The judges of district court may serve as judges of conciliation court. The chief judge of the district may appoint one or more suitable persons to act as referees in conciliation court; the chief judge of the district shall establish qualifications for the office, specify the duties and length of service of referees, and fix their compensation.
Subd. 2.
Administrator.
The court administrator of the district court shall serve as the court administrator of conciliation court. The court administrator shall account for and pay over to the appropriate official all fees received by the court administrator.
Subd. 3.
Court reporter.
Each court reporter appointed by a judge of district court shall, at the request of the judge, assist that judge in performing the judge's duties as conciliation court judge. A court reporter may not take official notes of any trial or proceedings in conciliation court.
Subd. 4.
Quarters; supplies.
The county in which the court is established shall provide suitable quarters for the court. Except as otherwise provided by law, all expenses for necessary blanks, stationery, books, furniture, furnishings, and other supplies for the use of the court and the officers of the court shall be included in the budget for the court administrator's office provided by the county board pursuant to section 485.018, subdivision 6.
History:
1993 c 192 s 98; 1993 c 321 s 4; 2009 c 59 art 3 s 3; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 33
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 494 — Community Dispute Resolution › Section 494.01 — Community Dispute Resolution Program.

494.01 COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
For purposes of this chapter, "dispute resolution" means a process voluntarily entered by parties in disagreement using mediation or arbitration to reconcile the parties' differences.
Subd. 2.
Establishment; administration.
The state court administrator shall administer the dispute resolution program.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1991 c 321 s 11]
Subd. 4.
Reports.
The state court administrator shall compile statistical data regarding community dispute resolution programs, including the operation budget, the number of referrals, categories or types of cases referred, number of parties served, number of disputes resolved, nature of resolution, amount and type of awards, rate of compliance, returnees to the dispute resolution process, duration and estimated costs of proceedings, and any other pertinent information.
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1991 c 321 s 11]
History:
1984 c 654 art 2 s 133; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 363; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 584 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 494 — Community Dispute Resolution › Section 494.015 — Program And Training Guidelines; Certification.

494.015 PROGRAM AND TRAINING GUIDELINES; CERTIFICATION.
Subdivision 1.
Guidelines.
The state court administrator shall adopt guidelines for use by community dispute resolution programs and training programs for mediators and arbitrators for the community dispute resolution programs. The guidelines must include provisions to ensure that participation in dispute resolution is voluntary, procedures for case processing, and program certification criteria that must be met to receive court referrals. The guidelines must include:
(1) standards for training mediators and arbitrators to recognize matters involving violence against a person; and
(2) training in family law matters that must be completed by mediators before acceptance of postdissolution property distribution matters and postdissolution parenting time matters.
Subd. 2.
Certification.
The state court administrator shall certify programs that meet the requirements for certification set under subdivision 1.
History:
1990 c 584 s 3; 1991 c 321 s 5; 2000 c 444 art 2 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 494 — Community Dispute Resolution › Section 494.02 — Confidentiality Of Communications.

494.02 CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Any communication relating to the subject matter of the dispute by any participant during dispute resolution shall not be used as evidence against a participant in a judicial or administrative proceeding. This shall not preclude the use of evidence obtained by other independent investigation.
History:
1984 c 654 art 2 s 134
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 494 — Community Dispute Resolution › Section 494.03 — Exclusions.

494.03 EXCLUSIONS.
The guidelines shall exclude:
(1) any dispute involving violence against persons, in which incidents arising out of situations that would support charges under sections 609.221 to 609.2231, 609.342 to 609.345, 609.365, or any other felony charges;
(2) any matter involving competency or civil commitment;
(3) any matter involving a person who has been adjudicated incompetent or relating to guardianship or conservatorship unless the incompetent person is accompanied by a competent advocate or the respondent in a guardianship or conservatorship matter is represented by an attorney, guardian ad litem, or other representative appointed by the court;
(4) any matter involving neglect or dependency, or involving termination of parental rights arising under sections 260C.301 to 260C.328; and
(5) any matter arising under section 626.557 or sections 144.651 to 144.652, or any dispute subject to chapters 518 and 518B, whether or not an action is pending, except for postdissolution property distribution matters and postdissolution parenting time matters. This shall not restrict the present authority of the court or departments of the court from accepting for resolution a dispute arising under chapters 518 and 518B, or from referring disputes arising under chapters 518 and 518A to for-profit mediation.
History:
1984 c 654 art 2 s 135; 1986 c 351 s 3; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 68; 1991 c 321 s 6; 1995 c 226 art 2 s 7; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 2000 c 444 art 2 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 494 — Community Dispute Resolution › Section 494.04 — Grant Programs.

494.04 GRANT PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1.
Authority.
The state or a municipality may contract with or make grants to a person carrying out a community dispute resolution program for the furnishing of program services provided by the person. The community dispute resolution program may be established under this chapter or otherwise. The grants may be in amounts as the state or municipality considers necessary or proper to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Municipality defined.
For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city or a county.
History:
1987 c 117 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 480 - 494 — Judiciary › Chapter 494 — Community Dispute Resolution › Section 494.05 — Grants.

494.05 GRANTS.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility requirements.
A community dispute resolution program is not eligible for a grant under this section unless it:
(1) complies with this chapter and the guidelines and rules adopted under this chapter;
(2) is certified by the state court administrator under section 494.015, subdivision 2;
(3) demonstrates that at least one-half of its annual budget will be derived from sources other than the state;
(4) documents evidence of support within its service area by community organizations, administrative agencies, and judicial and legal system representatives; and
(5) is exempt or has applied for exemption from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or is administered and funded by a city, county, or court system as a distinct, identifiable unit that has a separate and distinguishable operating budget.
Subd. 2.
Funding.
Grants under this section must be used for the costs of operating approved programs. A program is eligible to receive an amount of money equal to one-half of its estimated annual budget, but not more than $25,000 a year.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 2 s 67]
History:
1990 c 584 s 4; 1994 c 636 art 8 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 500 — Estates In Real Property › Section 500.01 — Division As To Quantity.

500.01 DIVISION AS TO QUANTITY.
Estates in lands are divided into estates of inheritance, estates for life, estates for years, and estates at will and by sufferance.
History:
(8032) RL s 3191
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 500 — Estates In Real Property › Section 500.02 — Estates Of Inheritance.

500.02 ESTATES OF INHERITANCE.
Every estate of inheritance shall continue to be termed a fee simple, or fee; and every such estate, when not defeasible or conditional, shall be a fee simple absolute or an absolute fee.
History:
(8033) RL s 3192
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 500 — Estates In Real Property › Section 500.03 — Effect Of Conveyance To Grantee In Fee Tail.

500.03 EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE TO GRANTEE IN FEE TAIL.
In all cases where any person, if this chapter had not been passed, would at any time hereafter become seized in fee tail of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments by virtue of any devise, gift, grant, or other conveyance heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, or by any other means, such person, instead of becoming seized thereof in fee tail, shall be deemed and adjudged to be seized thereof as in fee simple.
History:
(8034) RL s 3193
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 500 - 515B — Property And Property Interests › Chapter 500 — Estates In Real Property › Section 500.04 — Conveyance By Owner Of Fee Tail Estate.

500.04 CONVEYANCE BY OWNER OF FEE TAIL ESTATE.
Where lands, tenements, or hereditaments heretofore have been devised, granted, or otherwise conveyed by a tenant in tail, and the person to whom such devise, grant, or other conveyance has been made, or that person's heirs or assigns, have from the time such devise took effect, or from the time such grant or conveyance was made, to the day of passing this chapter, been in the uninterrupted possession of such lands, tenements, or hereditaments, and claiming and holding the same under or by virtue of such devise, grant, or other conveyance, they shall be deemed as good and legal to all intents and purposes as if such tenant in tail had, at the time of making such devise, grant, or other conveyance, been seized in fee simple of such lands, tenements, or hereditaments, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
History:
(8035) RL s 3194; 1986 c 444