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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.07 — Two- Or Three-year Limitations.

541.07 TWO- OR THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS.
Except where the Uniform Commercial Code, this section, section 541.05, 541.073, 541.076, or 604.205 otherwise prescribes, the following actions shall be commenced within two years:
(1) for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or other tort resulting in personal injury, and all actions against veterinarians as defined in chapter 156, for malpractice, error, mistake, or failure to cure, whether based on contract or tort; provided a counterclaim may be pleaded as a defense to any action for services brought by a veterinarian after the limitations period if it was the property of the party pleading it at the time it became barred and was not barred at the time the claim sued on originated, but no judgment thereof except for costs can be rendered in favor of the party so pleading it;
(2) upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, except as provided in sections 541.074 and 541.075;
(3) for damages caused by a dam, other than a dam used for commercial purposes; but as against one holding under the preemption or homestead laws, the limitations shall not begin to run until a patent has been issued for the land so damaged;
(4) against a master for breach of an indenture of apprenticeship; the limitation runs from the expiration of the term of service;
(5) for the recovery of wages or overtime or damages, fees, or penalties accruing under any federal or state law respecting the payment of wages or overtime or damages, fees, or penalties except, that if the employer fails to submit payroll records by a specified date upon request of the Department of Labor and Industry or if the nonpayment is willful and not the result of mistake or inadvertence, the limitation is three years. (The term "wages" means all remuneration for services or employment, including commissions and bonuses and the cash value of all remuneration in any medium other than cash, where the relationship of master and servant exists and the term "damages" means single, double, or treble damages, accorded by any statutory cause of action whatsoever and whether or not the relationship of master and servant exists);
(6) for damages caused by the establishment of a street or highway grade or a change in the originally established grade;
(7) against the person who applies the pesticide for injury or damage to property resulting from the application, but not the manufacture or sale, of a pesticide.
History:
(9193) RL s 4078; 1925 c 113 s 1; 1935 c 80 s 1; 1945 c 513 s 1; 1953 c 378 s 3; 1955 c 843 s 1; 1963 c 749 s 2; 1965 c 812 s 21; 1978 c 738 s 2; 1982 c 546 s 2; 1984 c 608 s 4; 1989 c 190 s 1; 1989 c 286 s 1; 1990 c 419 s 1; 1992 c 511 art 7 s 23; 1997 c 213 art 3 s 1; 1999 c 23 s 1; 2000 c 471 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.072 — Special Limitation.

541.072 SPECIAL LIMITATION.
An action to recover damages heretofore caused by the establishment of a street or highway grade or a change in the originally established grade may be brought within the time prescribed in section 541.07 or within six months after April 25, 1955, whichever is the longer period.
History:
1955 c 843 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.073 — Actions For Damages Due To Sexual Abuse; Special Provisions.

541.073 ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES DUE TO SEXUAL ABUSE; SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
As used in this section:
(1) "sexual abuse" means conduct described in sections 609.342 to 609.3451 and 609.3458; and
(2) "person" includes a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, organization, association, or other entity.
Subd. 2.
Limitations period.
(a) An action for damages based on sexual abuse: (1) must be commenced within six years of the alleged sexual abuse in the case of alleged sexual abuse of an individual 18 years or older; (2) may be commenced at any time in the case of alleged sexual abuse of an individual under the age of 18, except as provided for in subdivision 4; and (3) must be commenced before the plaintiff is 24 years of age in a claim against a natural person alleged to have sexually abused a minor when that natural person was under 14 years of age.
(b) The plaintiff need not establish which act in a continuous series of sexual abuse acts by the defendant caused the injury.
(c) This section does not affect the suspension of the statute of limitations during a period of disability under section 541.15.
Subd. 3.
Applicability.
This section applies to an action for damages commenced against a person who was a cause of the plaintiff's damages either by (1) committing sexual abuse against the plaintiff, or (2) negligence.
Subd. 4.
Vicarious liability or respondeat superior claims.
A claim for vicarious liability or liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior must be commenced within six years of the alleged sexual abuse, provided that if the plaintiff was under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged abuse, the claim must be commenced before the plaintiff is 24 years of age. This subdivision does not limit the availability of these claims under other law.
Subd. 5.
Title.
This section may be cited as the "Child Victims Act."
History:
1989 c 190 s 2; 1991 c 232 s 1; 2013 c 89 s 1; 1Sp2021 c 11 art 4 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.074 — Civil Remedy In Racketeering Cases.

541.074 CIVIL REMEDY IN RACKETEERING CASES.
A civil proceeding under section 609.911 shall be commenced within five years.
History:
1989 c 286 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.075 — Remedies In Environmental Actions.

541.075 REMEDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS.
A proceeding to impose a penalty or forfeiture under sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 or chapter 115, 116, or 299K must be commenced within three years of the date the violation was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.
History:
1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 1990 c 419 s 2; 2011 c 107 s 107
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.076 — Health Care Provider Actions.

541.076 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ACTIONS.
(a) For purposes of this section, "health care provider" means a physician, surgeon, dentist, occupational therapist, other health care professionals as defined in section 145.61, hospital, or treatment facility.
(b) An action by a patient or former patient against a health care provider alleging malpractice, error, mistake, or failure to cure, whether based on a contract or tort, must be commenced within four years from the date the cause of action accrued.
(c) A counterclaim may be pleaded as a defense to any action for services brought by a health care provider after the limitations described in this section, notwithstanding it is barred by the provisions of this chapter, if the counterclaim belonged to the party pleading it at the time it became barred and was not barred at the time the claim sued on originated, but no judgment on the counterclaim except for costs can be rendered in favor of the party so pleading it.
History:
1999 c 23 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.08 — Local Improvement Certificates; Limitation; Lien Superseded.

541.08 LOCAL IMPROVEMENT CERTIFICATES; LIMITATION; LIEN SUPERSEDED.
No action for the refundment or recovery of moneys paid on account of the purchase of any valid or invalid certificate of sale for a local improvement assessment, heretofore or hereafter issued by any city in this state now or hereafter having a population of over 50,000, shall be maintained after the expiration of two years from the date when notice of expiration of the period of redemption of the property described in such certificate from the sale evidenced thereby could have lawfully been given; nor shall such action be maintained in any case where the person claiming under such certificate of sale has permitted the lien evidenced by such certificate to be superseded, avoided, or cut out by a subsequent or superior lien arising either from the levy of taxes for general purposes or from the levy of a duly authorized local improvement assessment.
History:
(9194) 1907 c 183 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.09 — Action To Be Commenced Within One Year.

541.09 ACTION TO BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR.
Subdivision 1.
Instrument authorizing a confession.
No action shall be maintained upon any judgment note or other instrument, heretofore or hereafter executed, containing any provision authorizing a confession of judgment thereon, unless begun within one year after the cause of action shall have accrued.
Subd. 2.
Action upon judgment from United States court.
No action shall be maintained upon any judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory thereof, heretofore or hereafter entered upon a plea of confession under any warrant of attorney or other instrument signed by the debtor authorizing such confession, unless the action upon such judgment be begun within one year after the rendition or entry thereof.
History:
(9195, 9196) 1915 c 222 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.10 — Mutual Accounts.

541.10 MUTUAL ACCOUNTS.
If the action is to recover a balance due upon a mutual, open, and current account, and there have been reciprocal demands between the parties, the limitation shall begin to run from the date of the last item proved on either side.
History:
(9197) RL s 4079
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.115 — Actions Relating To Maintenance Of Water Levels.

541.115 ACTIONS RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OF WATER LEVELS.
No action or proceeding against the state of Minnesota or its officers or agents shall be maintained on account of the construction, reconstruction, operation, or maintenance of any dam or appurtenant structures designed to maintain water levels above natural ordinary high or on account of the maintenance of such levels, where such levels have been maintained for a period of 15 years or more prior to January 1, 1941.
History:
1941 c 409 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.13 — Absence From State.

541.13 ABSENCE FROM STATE.
When a cause of action accrues against a person who is out of the state and while out of the state is not subject to process under the laws of this state or after diligent search the person cannot be found for the purpose of personal service when personal service is required, an action may be commenced within the times herein limited after the person's return to the state; and if, after a cause of action accrues, the person departs from and resides out of the state and while out of the state is not subject to process under the laws of this state or after diligent search the person cannot be found for the purpose of personal service when personal service is required, the time of the person's absence is not part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.
History:
(9200) RL s 4082; 1976 c 153 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.15 — Periods Of Disability Not Counted.

541.15 PERIODS OF DISABILITY NOT COUNTED.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any of the following grounds of disability, existing at the time when a cause of action accrued or arising anytime during the period of limitation, shall suspend the running of the period of limitation until the same is removed; provided that such period, except in the case of infancy, shall not be extended for more than five years, nor in any case for more than one year after the disability ceases:
(1) that the plaintiff is within the age of 18 years;
(2) the plaintiff's insanity;
(3) is an alien and the subject or citizen of a country at war with the United States;
(4) when the beginning of the action is stayed by injunction or by statutory prohibition.
If two or more disabilities shall coexist, the suspension shall continue until all are removed.
(b) In actions alleging malpractice, error, mistake, or failure to cure, whether based on contract or tort, against a health care provider, the ground of disability specified in paragraph (a), clause (1), suspends the period of limitation until the disability is removed. The suspension may not be extended for more than seven years, or for more than one year after the disability ceases.
For purposes of this paragraph, health care provider means a physician, surgeon, dentist, or other health care professional or hospital, including all persons or entities providing health care as defined in section 145.61, subdivisions 2 and 4, or a certified health care professional employed by or providing services as an independent contractor in a hospital.
History:
(9202) RL s 4084; 1949 c 304 s 1; 1973 c 725 s 81; 1974 c 384 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 455 s 79; 1993 c 326 art 8 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.16 — Period Between Death Of Party And Commencement Of Action.

541.16 PERIOD BETWEEN DEATH OF PARTY AND COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION.
If the death of a person occurs within the last year of the period of limitation for the commencement of an action, the action may be commenced by the personal representative at any time within one year after such death. If a cause of action survives against a decedent, which is not required by law to be presented as a claim against the decedent's estate, an action may be brought thereon against the personal representative of the decedent at any time within one year after death or within the limitation period otherwise prescribed, whichever is longer.
History:
(9203) RL s 4085; 1975 c 347 s 141
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.17 — New Promise Must Be In Writing.

541.17 NEW PROMISE MUST BE IN WRITING.
No acknowledgment or promise shall be evidence of a new or continuing contract sufficient to take the case out of the operation of this chapter unless the same is contained in some writing signed by the party to be charged thereby; but this section shall not alter the effect of a payment of principal or interest.
History:
(9204) RL s 4086
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.18 — New Action In Case Of Reversal.

541.18 NEW ACTION IN CASE OF REVERSAL.
Except where the Uniform Commercial Code otherwise prescribes, if judgment be recovered by plaintiff in an action begun within the prescribed period of limitation and such judgment be afterward arrested or reversed on error or appeal, the plaintiff may begin a new action within one year after such reversal or arrest.
History:
(9205) RL s 4087; 1965 c 812 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.20 — Recovery Of Money Lost.

541.20 RECOVERY OF MONEY LOST.
Every person who, by playing at cards, dice, or other game, or by betting on the hands or sides of such as are gambling, shall lose to any person so playing or betting any sum of money or any goods, and pays or delivers the same, or any part thereof, to the winner, may sue for and recover such money by a civil action, before any court of competent jurisdiction. For purposes of this section, gambling shall not include pari-mutuel wagering conducted under a license issued pursuant to chapter 240, purchase or sale of tickets in the State Lottery, or gambling authorized under chapters 349 and 349A.
History:
(10217) RL s 4967; 1985 c 212 s 25; 1989 c 334 art 6 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.21 — Commitments For Gambling Debt Void.

541.21 COMMITMENTS FOR GAMBLING DEBT VOID.
Every note, bill, bond, mortgage, or other security or conveyance in which the whole or any part of the consideration shall be for any money or goods won by gambling or playing at cards, dice, or any other game whatever, or by betting on the sides or hands of any person gambling, or for reimbursing or repaying any money knowingly lent or advanced at the time and place of such gambling or betting, or lent and advanced for any gambling or betting to any persons so gambling or betting, shall be void and of no effect as between the parties to the same, and as to all persons except such as hold or claim under them in good faith, without notice of the illegality of the consideration of such contract or conveyance. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) pari-mutuel wagering conducted under a license issued pursuant to chapter 240; (2) purchase of tickets in the State Lottery under chapter 349A; (3) gaming activities conducted pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, United States Code, title 25, section 2701 et seq.; or (4) lawful gambling activities permitted under chapter 349.
History:
(10218) RL s 4968; 1985 c 212 s 26; 1989 c 334 art 6 s 7; 1992 c 565 art 3 s 71; 1994 c 633 art 5 s 97
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.22 — Limitation On Asbestos Claims.

541.22 LIMITATION ON ASBESTOS CLAIMS.
Subdivision 1.
Findings and purpose.
The legislature finds that it is in the interest of the general public, particularly those persons who may bring claims regarding materials containing asbestos and those against whom the claims may be brought, to set a specific date by which building owners must bring a cause of action for removal or other abatement costs associated with the presence of asbestos in their building. By enactment of this statute of limitations the legislature does not imply that suits would otherwise be barred by an existing limitations period.
Subd. 2.
Limitation on certain asbestos actions.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an action to recover for (1) removal of asbestos or materials containing asbestos from a building, (2) other measures taken to locate, correct, or ameliorate any problem related to asbestos in a building, or (3) reimbursement for removal, correction, or amelioration of an asbestos problem that would otherwise be barred before July 1, 1990, as a result of expiration of the applicable period of limitation, is revived or extended. An asbestos action revived or extended under this subdivision may be begun before July 1, 1990.
History:
1987 c 337 s 125; 1988 c 607 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.30 — Definitions.

541.30 DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of sections 541.30 to 541.35, the following terms have the meanings given them:
(1) "claim" means a right of action that may be asserted in a civil action or proceeding and includes a right of action created by statute; and
(2) "state" means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of any of them.
History:
2004 c 211 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.31 — Conflict Of Laws; Limitation Periods.

541.31 CONFLICT OF LAWS; LIMITATION PERIODS.
Subdivision 1.
General.
(a) Except as provided by subdivision 2 and section 541.33, if a claim is substantively based:
(1) upon the law of one other state, the limitation period of that state applies; or
(2) upon the law of more than one state, the limitation period of one of those states chosen by the law of conflict of laws of this state applies.
(b) The limitation period of this state applies to all other claims.
Subd. 2.
Action arising out of state; resident plaintiff.
If a cause of action arises outside of this state and the action is barred under the applicable statute of limitations of the place where it arose, the action may be maintained in this state if the plaintiff is a resident of this state who has owned the cause of action since it accrued and the cause of action is not barred under the applicable statute of limitations of this state.
History:
2004 c 211 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.32 — Rules Applicable To Computation Of Limitation Period.

541.32 RULES APPLICABLE TO COMPUTATION OF LIMITATION PERIOD.
If the statute of limitations of another state applies to the assertion of a claim in this state, the other state's relevant statutes and other rules of law governing tolling and accrual apply in computing the limitation period, but its statutes and other rules of law governing conflict of laws do not apply.
History:
2004 c 211 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.33 — Unfairness.

541.33 UNFAIRNESS.
If the court determines that the limitation period of another state applicable under sections 541.31 and 541.32 is substantially different from the limitation period of this state and has not afforded a fair opportunity to sue upon, or imposes an unfair burden in defending against, the claim, the limitation period of this state applies.
History:
2004 c 211 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.34 — Existing And Future Claims.

541.34 EXISTING AND FUTURE CLAIMS.
Sections 541.30 to 541.35 apply to claims arising from incidents occurring on or after August 1, 2004.
History:
2004 c 211 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 541 — Limitation Of Time, Commencing Actions › Section 541.35 — Uniformity Of Application And Construction.

541.35 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Sections 541.30 to 541.34 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of sections 541.30 to 541.34 among the states enacting them.
History:
2004 c 211 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.01 — Venue; General Rule; Exception.

542.01 VENUE; GENERAL RULE; EXCEPTION.
Except as provided in section 542.02, every civil action shall be tried in the county in which it was begun, unless the place of trial be changed as hereinafter prescribed; and when so changed all subsequent papers in the action shall be entitled and filed in the county to which such transfer has been made.
History:
(9206) RL s 4088
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.02 — Actions Relating To Land, Situs To Govern.

542.02 ACTIONS RELATING TO LAND, SITUS TO GOVERN.
Actions for the recovery of real estate, the foreclosure of a mortgage or other lien thereon, the partition thereof, the determination in any form of an estate or interest therein, and for injuries to lands within this state, shall be tried in the county where such real estate or some part thereof is situated, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial in the cases specified in section 542.11, clauses (1), (3), and (4). If the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county, the court therein shall have no jurisdiction of the action.
History:
(9207) RL s 4089
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.03 — Official Misconduct, Where Cause Arose.

542.03 OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT, WHERE CAUSE AROSE.
Subdivision 1.
Venue.
Except as provided in subdivision 2, actions against a public officer, or person specially appointed to execute a public officer's duties, for acts done by virtue of the office, and against any person for like cause who has acted in place or in aid of the officer, and actions to recover penalties or forfeitures imposed by statute, shall be tried in the county in which the cause of action arose. If the act for which the penalty or forfeiture is imposed is committed upon a lake or stream extending into, or bordering upon, more than one county, the action may be tried in any of these counties.
Subd. 2.
Bringing action; venue; factors.
The trial of any action against a state official for acts affecting the use of land or waters of the state may, in the discretion of the court, be tried in the county where the land or water is located, whether or not the state official resides in that county, on motion made to the court in that county by any party to the action if the court finds (1) that trial of the action in that county is in the interests of justice, (2) that no party to the action will be prejudiced thereby and (3) that the trial of the action will be expedited. The motion may be submitted on pleadings mailed to the court without the necessity of personal appearance.
History:
(9208) RL s 4090; 1980 c 598 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.04 — Actions On Forfeited Bail Bonds.

542.04 ACTIONS ON FORFEITED BAIL BONDS.
Actions and proceeding prosecuted upon forfeited bail bonds or recognizances shall be heard and tried in the county in which the forfeiture was adjudged.
History:
(9209, 10596) 1923 c 100 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.05 — Cost Bond; Recognizances; Nonresidents.

542.05 COST BOND; RECOGNIZANCES; NONRESIDENTS.
Actions upon bonds for costs given in any civil action or proceeding by a nonresident plaintiff, as provided by law, and upon any recognizance by a party or witness in any criminal prosecution shall be tried in the county where the bond or security is filed, unless the court, for cause other than the residence of the defendant, changes the venue. An action against a nonresident defendant proceeded against by attachment may be brought in any county in which the defendant has property liable to attachment.
History:
(9210) RL s 4091; 1983 c 359 s 76
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.06 — Replevin.

542.06 REPLEVIN.
Actions to recover the possession of personal property wrongfully taken shall be tried in the county in which the taking occurred or in the county in which the property is situated.
History:
(9211) RL s 4092; 1979 c 18 s 10; 1986 c 382 s 1; 1986 c 398 art 12 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.07 — Actions By Or For The State.

542.07 ACTIONS BY OR FOR THE STATE.
Except as otherwise provided by law in particular cases, civil actions for trespass in which the state of Minnesota is plaintiff, may be begun and tried in such county as the attorney general, or other attorney authorized to bring the same, shall select.
History:
(9212) RL s 4093
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.08 — Actions For Wages.

542.08 ACTIONS FOR WAGES.
An action for the recovery of wages or money due for manual labor may be brought in the county in which such labor was performed; and when so brought the venue of such action shall not be changed to another county without the written consent of the plaintiff filed with the court.
History:
(9213) RL s 4094
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.09 — Other Cases; Defendant's Residence Or Where Cause Arose; Corporations.

542.09 OTHER CASES; DEFENDANT'S RESIDENCE OR WHERE CAUSE AROSE; CORPORATIONS.
All actions not enumerated in sections 542.02 to 542.08 and 542.095 shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose. If none of the parties shall reside or be found in the state, the action may be begun and tried in any county which the plaintiff shall designate. A corporation, other than railroad companies, street railway companies, and street railroad companies whether the motive power is steam, electricity, or other power used by these corporations or companies, also telephone companies, telegraph companies, and all other public service corporations, shall be considered as residing in any county wherein it has an office, resident agent, or business place. The above enumerated public service corporations shall be considered as residing in any county wherein the cause of action shall arise and wherein any part of its lines of railway, railroad, street railway, street railroad, without regard to the motive power of the railroad, street railway, or street railroad, telegraph or telephone lines or any other public service corporation shall extend, without regard to whether the corporation or company has an office, agent, or business place in the county or not.
History:
(9214) RL s 4095; 1913 c 552 s 1; 1955 c 614 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.095 — Venue In Motor Vehicle Cases.

542.095 VENUE IN MOTOR VEHICLE CASES.
An action against the owner, driver, or operator of any motor vehicle arising out of and by reason of the negligent driving, operation, management, and control of such motor vehicle may be brought in the county where the action arose or in the county of the residence of the defendant or a majority of the defendants against whom the action is brought and when so brought the venue of the action shall not be changed without the written consent of the plaintiff filed with the court or unless changed by order of the court pursuant to section 542.11.
History:
(9213-1) 1939 c 148 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.10 — Change Of Venue As Of Right; Demand.

542.10 CHANGE OF VENUE AS OF RIGHT; DEMAND.
If the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county, the action may notwithstanding be tried therein unless, within 20 days after the summons is served, the defendant demands in writing that it be tried in the proper county. This demand shall be accompanied by the affidavit of the defendant, or defendant's agent or attorney, setting forth the county of residence at the time of the commencement of the action, the date of service of the summons, and stating that neither the cause of action nor any part thereof arose in the county designated in the complaint. This demand and affidavit, with proof of service thereof upon the plaintiff's attorney, shall be filed with the court administrator in the county where the action was begun within 30 days from the date of its service and thereupon, unless the county where the action was begun is a county in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose, the place of trial shall be changed to the county where the defendant resides without any other proceedings. If the county designated in the complaint is not the county in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose and if there are several defendants residing in different counties, the trial shall be had in the county upon which a majority of them unite in demanding or, if the numbers be equal, in that whose county seat is nearest. When the place of trial is changed all other proceedings shall be had in the county to which the change is made, unless otherwise provided by consent of parties filed with the court administrator or by order of the court and the papers shall be transferred and filed accordingly. When a demand for a change of the place of trial is made as herein provided the action shall not for any of the reasons specified in section 542.11 be retained for trial in the county where begun, but can be tried therein only upon removal thereto from the proper county in the cases provided by law.
A party who has paid the filing fee of the county where the action originated shall not be required to pay the filing fee of the county to which the action is transferred. The transferor county may retain any filing fees received prior to the change of county, but shall in writing advise the county to which the action is transferred of any and all such filing fees paid to the transferor county.
History:
(9215) RL s 4096; 1961 c 13 s 1; 1965 c 686 s 1; 1969 c 70 s 1; 1975 c 123 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.11 — Change Of Venue By Order Of Court; Grounds.

542.11 CHANGE OF VENUE BY ORDER OF COURT; GROUNDS.
The venue of any civil action may be changed by order of the court in the following cases:
(1) upon written consent of the parties;
(2) when it is made to appear on motion that any party has been made a defendant for the purpose of preventing a change of venue under section 542.10;
(3) when an impartial trial cannot be had in the county wherein the action is pending; or
(4) when the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted by the change.
History:
(9216) RL s 4097
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.12 — Action On Contractor's Bond.

542.12 ACTION ON CONTRACTOR'S BOND.
An action against the sureties on a public contractor's bond or against such sureties and contractor jointly may be brought in the county where the cause of action arose and when so brought the venue of such action shall not be changed without the written consent of the plaintiff filed with the court or unless changed by order of the court pursuant to section 542.11.
History:
(9217) 1923 c 128 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.13 — Interest Or Bias Of Judge.

542.13 INTEREST OR BIAS OF JUDGE.
No judge shall sit in any cause, except to hear a motion to change the venue, if interested in its determination, or if the judge might be excluded for bias from acting therein as a juror. If there is no other judge of the court or district, the judge shall grant a change of the venue when, upon a motion therefor, the interest or bias shall be made to appear, unless before the motion is heard the governor shall have assigned another judge to try such cause. The venue may be changed upon the sole judge's motion upon deeming it improper to sit in the cause.
History:
(9218) RL s 4098; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.14 — Actions In Municipal Court.

542.14 ACTIONS IN MUNICIPAL COURT.
All provisions relating to venue shall apply to civil actions begun in the municipal courts, except that the application for such change shall be made after answering and before the time fixed for the trial of the cause; and upon a change of venue being effected in any such action, under any of sections 542.10 to 542.14, the transfer shall be made to the district court of the proper county.
History:
(9219) RL s 4099
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.16 — Notice To Remove.

542.16 NOTICE TO REMOVE.
Subdivision 1.
Initial disqualification.
Any party, or the party's attorney, to a cause pending in a district court, except for a proceeding under section 484.702, may make and file with the court administrator in which the action is pending and serve on the opposite party a notice to remove. The notice must be served and filed within ten days after the party receives notice of which judge or judicial officer is to preside at the trial or hearing, or, if no notice of a hearing is served with the summons, then within the time to answer the summons, whichever is later. Thereupon without any further act or proof, the chief judge of the judicial district shall assign any other judge of any court within the district to preside at the trial of the cause or the hearing of the motion or order to show cause, and the cause shall be continued on the calendar, until the assigned judge can be present. In criminal actions the notice to remove shall be made and filed with the court administrator by the defendant, or the defendant's attorney, not less than two days before the expiration of the time allowed by law to prepare for trial and in any of those cases the presiding judge shall be incapacitated to try the cause. In criminal cases, the chief judge, for the purpose of securing a speedy trial, may change the place of trial to another county.
Subd. 2.
Subsequent disqualifications.
After having once disqualified a presiding judge as a matter of right under subdivision 1, a litigant may disqualify the substitute judge, but only by making an affirmative showing of prejudice. A showing that the judge might be excluded for bias from acting as a juror in the matter constitutes an affirmative showing of prejudice. If a litigant makes an affirmative showing of prejudice against a substitute judge, the chief judge of the judicial district shall assign any other judge of any court within the district to hear the cause.
History:
(9221) RL s 4101; 1919 c 92 s 1; 1927 c 283; 1931 c 200; 1937 c 237 s 1; 1978 c 647 s 2; 1979 c 233 s 18; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 2000 c 372 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.17 — Expenses Paid In First Instance; Reimbursement.

542.17 EXPENSES PAID IN FIRST INSTANCE; REIMBURSEMENT.
When the venue shall be changed in a civil action upon the consent of parties, with or without an order of court, to a county other than the one where the same is properly triable or by an order of the court under section 542.11, clause (3) or (4), the expenses of the trial of such action, including officers and jurors fees, and all expenses caused by the trial of such action which would not otherwise have been incurred by the county where the same is tried shall be paid by the county in which such action was commenced.
Such expenses shall be paid in the first instance by the county in which the action is tried and thereupon the court administrator of that county shall prepare, under hand and seal, an itemized statement of such expenses and, upon approval thereof by the judge of the court in which the trial was had, and the filing of such itemized statement and approval in the office of the auditor of the county in which such action was commenced, such auditor shall issue a warrant for the amount of such approved statement in favor of the county in which the trial was had.
History:
(9222, 9223) 1917 c 421 s 1,2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 542 — Venue Of Actions › Section 542.18 — State As Party To Civil Action; Removal From Ramsey County.

542.18 STATE AS PARTY TO CIVIL ACTION; REMOVAL FROM RAMSEY COUNTY.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the trial of any civil action in the county of Ramsey to which the state or any officer, department or agency thereof is a party may, in the discretion of the court, be removed to any other county in which one of the parties resides on motion made to the court as in civil actions by any of the parties to the action, if the court finds (1) that removal is in the interests of justice, (2) that no party to the action will be prejudiced thereby and (3) that the trial of the action will be expedited thereby. The motion may be submitted on pleadings mailed to the court without the necessity of personal appearance.
History:
Ex1967 c 22 s 8; 1980 c 598 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 543 — Summons, Jurisdiction; Certain Cases › Section 543.08 — Summons, Service Upon Certain Corporations.

543.08 SUMMONS, SERVICE UPON CERTAIN CORPORATIONS.
If a private domestic corporation has no officer at the registered office of the corporation within the state upon whom service can be made, of which fact the return of the sheriff of the county in which that office is located, or the affidavit of a private person not a party, that none can be found in that county shall be conclusive evidence, service of the summons upon it may be made according to section 5.25.
If the defendant is a foreign insurance corporation, the summons may be served in compliance with section 45.028, subdivision 2.
History:
(9231) RL s 4109; 1913 c 218 s 1; 1955 c 820 s 48; 1971 c 25 s 90; 1980 c 541 s 9; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 73; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 618 s 58; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 404 s 188; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 259; 1992 c 564 art 2 s 19; 1995 c 128 art 1 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 543 — Summons, Jurisdiction; Certain Cases › Section 543.19 — Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresidents.

543.19 PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Personal jurisdiction.
As to a cause of action arising from any acts enumerated in this subdivision, a court of this state with jurisdiction of the subject matter may exercise personal jurisdiction over any foreign corporation or any nonresident individual, or the individual's personal representative, in the same manner as if it were a domestic corporation or the individual were a resident of this state. This section applies if, in person or through an agent, the foreign corporation or nonresident individual:
(1) owns, uses, or possesses any real or personal property situated in this state; or
(2) transacts any business within the state; or
(3) commits any act in Minnesota causing injury or property damage; or
(4) commits any act outside Minnesota causing injury or property damage in Minnesota, subject to the following exceptions when no jurisdiction shall be found:
(i) Minnesota has no substantial interest in providing a forum; or
(ii) the burden placed on the defendant by being brought under the state's jurisdiction would violate fairness and substantial justice.
[See Note.]
Subd. 2.
Service of process.
The service of process on any person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, as provided in this section, may be made by personally serving the summons upon the defendant outside this state with the same effect as though the summons had been personally served within this state.
Subd. 3.
Acts enumerated.
Only causes of action arising from acts enumerated in subdivision 1 may be asserted against a defendant in an action in which jurisdiction over the defendant is based upon this section.
Subd. 4.
No limit right to serve process.
Nothing contained in this section shall limit or affect the right to serve any process in any other manner now or hereafter provided by law or the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure.
Subd. 5.
Definition.
"Nonresident individual," as used in this section, means any individual, or the individual's personal representative, who is not domiciled or residing in the state when suit is commenced.
History:
1967 c 427 s 1; 1978 c 780 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2008 c 185 s 1
NOTE:
Subdivision 1 was found preempted by the federal Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act to the extent that it authorizes broader personal jurisdiction for military pension benefits than under federal law in
Mortenson v. Mortenson
, 409 N.W.2d 20 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987).
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 543 — Summons, Jurisdiction; Certain Cases › Section 543.20 — Personal Jurisdiction In Support Enforcement Cases And Paternity Suits.

543.20 PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT CASES AND PATERNITY SUITS.
Subdivision 1.
Service.
In addition to the methods of service of process provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure, service of a summons, an order to show cause, or an order or judgment within this state may also be made upon an individual by delivering a copy to the individual personally at the individual's place of employment or at a postsecondary education institution in which the individual is enrolled. The employer shall make the individual available for the purpose of delivering a copy. The postsecondary education institution must make the individual's class schedule available to the process server or make the individual available for the purpose of delivering a copy. No employer or postsecondary education institution shall deny a process server admittance to the employer's or postsecondary education institution's premises for the purpose of making service under this section.
No service shall be allowed under this section unless such service is made personally on the individual.
Subd. 2.
Applicability.
Service of an employee at a place of employment or of a student at a postsecondary education institution applies only to: (a) a summons in an action for dissolution, annulment, legal separation, or under the Parentage Act and under section 256.87; (b) orders to show cause under both section 256.87 and the revised uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act as well as for contempt of court for failure to pay child support; (c) petitions under the Domestic Abuse Act; and (d) motions, orders, and judgments for the payment of child support when the court orders personal service.
Subd. 3.
Retaliation prohibited.
An employer shall not discharge or otherwise discipline an employee, nor shall a postsecondary education institution dismiss or discipline a student as a result of service under this section.
Subd. 4.
Definition.
For purposes of this section "postsecondary education institution" means any state university, community college, technical college, private college, private postsecondary school, or the University of Minnesota.
History:
1983 c 308 s 31; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 75; 1985 c 131 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 258 s 12; 1989 c 246 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 543 — Summons, Jurisdiction; Certain Cases › Section 543.21 — Service Of Certain Government Entities.

543.21 SERVICE OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.
If a writ is to be issued to, or a complaint is to be served on, a board or agency created by statute or home rule charter, the writ or complaint shall be captioned in the name of the board or agency and served on the chair or an officer of the board or agency.
History:
1996 c 307 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure › Chapter 543 — Summons, Jurisdiction; Certain Cases › Section 543.22 — Civil Action Summons Notice; Alternative Dispute Resolution Process.

543.22 CIVIL ACTION SUMMONS NOTICE; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.
When a civil case is commenced against a party, the summons must include a statement that provides the opposing party with information about the alternative dispute resolution process as set forth in the Minnesota General Rules of Practice.
History:
1999 c 104 s 2