MINNESOTA COURT RULES

JUVENILE COURT

Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Delinquency Procedure

Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Delinquency Procedure

Rules effective May 1, 1983
With amendments effective through July 1, 2025

TABLE OF HEADNOTES

Delinquency, Juvenile Petty Offenses and Juvenile Traffic Offenses

Rule 1. Scope, Application and General Purpose

1.01		Scope and Application
1.02		General Purpose

Rule 2. Attendance at Hearings and Privacy

2.01		Right to Attend Hearing
2.02		Exclusion of Persons Who Have a Right to Attend Hearings
2.03		Presence Required
2.04		Right to Participate
2.05		Ex Parte Communications

Rule 3. Right to Counsel

3.01		Generally
3.02		Appointment of Counsel
3.03		Dual Representation
3.04		Waiver of Right to Counsel
3.05		Renewal of Advisory
3.06		Eligibility for Court Appointed Counsel at Public Expense
3.07		Right of Parent(s), Legal Guardian(s), Legal Custodian(s) and Guardian Ad Litem to Counsel
3.08		Certificates of Representation

Rule 4. Warrants

4.01		Search Warrants Upon Oral Testimony
4.02		Search Warrants Upon Written Application
4.03		Warrants for Immediate Custody

Rule 5. Detention

5.01		Scope and General Principles
5.02		Definitions
5.03		Detention Decision
5.04		Release or Continued Detention
5.05		Detention Reports
5.06		Identification Procedures
5.07		Detention Hearing
5.08		Detention Review

Rule 6. Charging Document

6.01		Generally
6.02		Citation
6.03		Petition
6.04		Amendment
6.05		Probable Cause
6.06		Procedure on Filing a Charging Document with the Court
6.07		Dismissal by Prosecuting Attorney
6.08		Dismissal by Court

Rule 7. Arraignment

7.01		Application
7.02		Generally
7.03		Timing
7.04		Hearing Procedure

Rule 8. Pleas

8.01		Application
8.02		Generally
8.03		Plea of Not Guilty Without Appearance
8.04		Plea of Guilty

Rule 9. Settlement Discussions and Plea Agreements

9.01		Generally
9.02		Relationship Between the Child and the Child's Counsel
9.03		Disclosure of Settlement Agreement
9.04		Settlement Discussions and Agreements Not Admissible

Rule 10. Discovery

10.01		Scope and Application
10.02		Evidence and Identification Disclosure
10.03		Notice of Additional Offenses
10.04		Disclosure by Prosecuting Attorney
10.05		Disclosure by Child
10.06		Regulation of Discovery
10.07		Taking Depositions

Rule 11. Pretrial Conference

11.01		Timing
11.02		Evidentiary and Other Issues

Rule 12. Omnibus Hearing

12.01		Scheduling of Omnibus Hearing
12.02		Scheduling of Trial

Rule 13. Trials

13.01		Purpose and Application
13.02		Commencement of Trial
13.03		Trial
13.04		Evidence
13.05		Use of Depositions at Trial
13.06		Standard of Proof
13.07		Joint Trials
13.08		Joinder and Severance of Offenses
13.09		Findings
13.10		Further Proceedings

Rule 14. Continuance for Dismissal

14.01		Agreements Permitted
14.02		Court Approval; Filing of Agreement; Release
14.03		Modification of Agreement
14.04		Termination of Agreement; Resumption of Proceedings
14.05		Emergency Order
14.06		Release Status Upon Resumption of Delinquency, Juvenile Petty or Juvenile Traffic Proceedings
14.07		Termination of Agreement; Dismissal
14.08		Termination and Dismissal Upon Showing of Rehabilitation
14.09		Modification or Termination and Dismissal Upon Child's Motion
14.10		Court Authority to Dismiss

Rule 15. Delinquency Disposition

15.01		Generally
15.02		Timing
15.03		Predisposition Reports
15.04		Hearing
15.05		Dispositional Order
15.06		Informal Review
15.07		Probation Violation
15.08		Other Modifications

Rule 16. Post-Trial Motions

16.01		Post-Trial Motions
16.02		Motion to Vacate the Finding that the Allegations of the Charging Document are Proved
16.03		Joinder of Motions
16.04		New Trial on Court's Own Motion
16.05		Orders

Rule 17. Juvenile Petty Offender and Juvenile Traffic Offender

17.01		Scope, Application and General Purpose
17.02		Right to Counsel
17.03		Warrants
17.04		The Charging Document and Notice of Arraignment
17.05		Arraignment
17.06		Pleas
17.07		Discovery
17.08		Pretrial and Omnibus Hearing
17.09		Adjudication and Disposition
17.10		Transfer to Adult Court of Juvenile Traffic Matter
17.11		Child Incompetent to Proceed

Rule 18. Certification of Delinquency Matters

18.01		Application
18.02		Initiation of Certification Proceedings of Delinquency Matters
18.03		Notice of Certification
18.04		Certification Study
18.05		Hearing
18.06		Certification Determination
18.07		Order
18.08		Termination of Jurisdiction Upon Certification
18.09		Withdrawal of Waiver of Certification Hearing

Rule 19. Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Proceedings and Prosecution

19.01		Initiation of Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Proceedings and Prosecution
19.02		Notice of the Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Proceeding
19.03		Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Study
19.04		Hearings on Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Proceedings
19.05		Public Safety Determination
19.06		Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution Determination
19.07		Order
19.08		Withdrawal of Waiver of Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Hearing
19.09		Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Prosecution and Procedure for Seeking an Aggravated Adult Criminal Sentence
19.10		Disposition
19.11		Revocation

Rule 20. Child Incompetent to Proceed and Defense of Mental Illness or Cognitive Impairment

20.01		Proceeding When Child is Believed to be Incompetent
20.02		Defense of Mental Illness or Cognitive Impairment at the Time of the Offense
20.03		Simultaneous Examinations

Rule 21. Appeals

21.01		Generally
21.02		Proceedings in Forma Pauperis
21.03		Appeal by Child
21.04		Appeal by Prosecuting Attorney
21.05		Appeal by Parent(s), Legal Guardian or Legal Custodian of the Child
21.06		Certified Questions to the Court of Appeals
21.07		Time for Issuance of Decision

Rule 22. Substitution of Judge

22.01		Before or During Trial
22.02		After Verdict or Finding of Guilt
22.03		Notice to Remove
22.04		Assignment of New Judge

Rule 23. Referee

23.01		Authorization to Hear Cases
23.02		Objection to Assignment of Referee
23.03		Notice to Remove a Particular Referee
23.04		Transmittal of Findings
23.05		Review
23.06		Order of the Court

Rule 24. Guardian Ad Litem

24.01		Appointment
24.02		General Responsibilities of Guardians Ad Litem
24.03		Guardian Ad Litem Not Counsel for Child

Rule 25. Notice

25.01		Summons, Notice in Lieu of Summons, Oral Notice on the Record, Service by Electronic Transmission and Notice by Telephone
25.02		Content
25.03		Procedure for Notification
25.04		Waiver

Rule 26. Subpoenas

26.01		Motion or Request for Subpoenas
26.02		Expense

Rule 27. Motions

27.01		Motions to be Signed
27.02		Service of Motions

Rule 28. Notice of Orders or Judgments

Rule 29. Recording

29.01		Procedure
29.02		Availability of Transcripts
29.03		Expense

Rule 30. Records

30.01		Generally
30.02		Availability of Juvenile Court Records

Rule 31. Timing

31.01		Computation
31.02		Additional Time After Service by Mail

Rule 32. Electronic Service, Filing, and Signature

32.01		Service
32.02		Filing
32.03		Signature

Juvenile Delinquency Forms

		Introductory Statement
1.		[Deleted]
2.		Notice of the Rights of Victims in Juvenile Court
3.		Notice in Lieu of Summons
4.		Summons
5.		Prosecutor's Request for Disclosure
6.		Prosecutor's Notice of Evidence and Identification Procedures
7.		Petition to Proceed Pro Se in Juvenile Delinquency Proceeding
8.		Statement of Rights: Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
9.		Statement of Rights: Juvenile Petty Offender Proceedings
10.		Statement of Rights: Juvenile Traffic Offender Proceedings
11.		Statement of Rights: Juvenile Probation Revocation
12.		Waiver of Right to Contested Hearing in an Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Case
13.		Waiver of Right to Contested Hearing in a Non-Presumptive Certification Case
14.		Waiver of Right to Contested Hearing in a Presumptive Certification Case
15.		Petition to Enter Plea of Guilty in an Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Case
16.		Petition to Enter Plea of Guilty in a Juvenile Delinquency Matter
17.		EJJ Adult Stayed Sentence