1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to courts; removing obsolete references and provisions involving 
1.3 	municipal and county courts;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 
1.4 	13.84, subdivisions 1, 2; 48A.10, subdivision 3; 219.97, subdivision 13; 
1.5 	346.09, subdivision 1; 347.04; 375A.13, subdivision 1; 383B.65, subdivision 2; 
1.6 	390.20; 390.33, subdivision 2; 480.181, subdivisions 1, 2; 480.182; 484.01, 
1.7 	subdivision 1; 484.011; 484.012; 484.45; 484.54, subdivision 3; 484.545, 
1.8 	subdivision 1; 484.64, subdivision 3; 484.65, subdivision 3; 484.68, subdivision 
1.9 	1; 485.018, subdivision 5; 485.021; 485.11; 487.11, subdivision 1; 487.29; 
1.10 	488A.01, subdivision 12; 488A.09, subdivisions 3, 7; 488A.19, subdivision 
1.11 	3; 488A.20, subdivisions 1, 4; 518.157, subdivision 2; 546.27, subdivision 2; 
1.12 	609.101, subdivision 4; 629.74; 641.25; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, 
1.13 	sections 485.01; 485.03; 485.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.14 	Statutes, chapter 484; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 484.013, 
1.15 	subdivision 8; 484.545, subdivisions 2, 3; 484.55; 484.68, subdivision 7; 484.75; 
1.16 	485.018, subdivisions 2, 6, 8; 485.12; 487.01; 487.02; 487.03; 487.04; 487.07; 
1.17 	487.10, subdivisions 1, 4; 487.13; 487.14; 487.15; 487.16; 487.17; 487.18; 
1.18 	487.19; 487.191; 487.20, subdivision 1; 487.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 487.23, 
1.19 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7a, 7b; 487.24; 487.25, subdivision 6; 487.26, subdivisions 
1.20 	2, 6; 487.27, subdivision 1; 487.28, subdivision 1; 487.31, subdivision 1; 487.32, 
1.21 	subdivision 3; 487.33, subdivisions 2, 6; 487.34; 487.36; 487.37; 487.38; 487.40, 
1.22 	subdivisions 1, 1a; 488A.01, subdivisions 1, 4a, 14, 15; 488A.021; 488A.025; 
1.23 	488A.03, subdivisions 11a, 11b; 488A.035; 488A.04; 488A.08; 488A.09, 
1.24 	subdivisions 1, 2; 488A.10, subdivisions 6, 11; 488A.101; 488A.11; 488A.112; 
1.25 	488A.113; 488A.115; 488A.116; 488A.119; 488A.18, subdivisions 1, 4, 14; 
1.26 	488A.19, subdivision 1; 488A.21; 488A.23; 488A.24; 488A.26, subdivisions 1, 
1.27 	2; 488A.27, subdivision 6; 488A.28; 488A.282; 488A.285; 488A.286; 488A.287; 
1.28 	525.011; 525.012; 525.013; 525.014; 525.015; 525.02; 525.03; 525.051; 
1.29 	525.052; 525.053; 525.06; 525.07; 525.08; 525.081; 525.082; 525.09; 525.091; 
1.30 	525.092; 525.095; 525.101; 525.103; 525.11; 525.111; 525.112; 525.113; 542.14; 
1.31 	549.05; 625.09; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 353.027; 485.03.
1.32 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.33 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.1 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section "court services data" means data 
2.2 	that are created, collected, used or maintained by a court services department, parole 
2.3 	or probation authority, correctional agency, or by an agent designated by the court to 
2.4 	perform studies or other duties and that are on individuals who are or were defendants, 
2.5 	parolees or probationers of a ~~municipal,~~ district ~~or county~~ court, participants in diversion 
2.6 	programs, petitioners or respondents to a family court, or juveniles adjudicated delinquent 
2.7 	and committed, detained prior to a court hearing or hearings, or found to be dependent or 
2.8 	neglected and placed under the supervision of the court.

2.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.84, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.10 		Subd. 2.General. Unless the data is summary data or a statute, including sections  
2.11 	609.115 and  257.70, specifically provides a different classification, the following court 
2.12 	services data are classified as private pursuant to section  13.02, subdivision 12: 
2.13 	(a) Court services data on individuals gathered at the request of a ~~municipal,~~ district 
2.14 	~~or county~~ court to determine the need for any treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, or any 
2.15 	other need of a defendant, parolee, probationer, or participant in a diversion program, 
2.16 	and used by the court to assist in assigning an appropriate sentence or other disposition 
2.17 	in a case;
2.18 	(b) Court services data on petitioners or respondents to a family court gathered at 
2.19 	the request of the court for purposes of, but not limited to, individual, family, marriage, 
2.20 	chemical dependency and marriage dissolution adjustment counseling, including 
2.21 	recommendations to the court as to the custody of minor children in marriage dissolution 
2.22 	cases;
2.23 	(c) Court services data on individuals gathered by psychologists in the course 
2.24 	of providing the court or its staff with psychological evaluations or in the course of 
2.25 	counseling individual clients referred by the court for the purpose of assisting them with 
2.26 	personal conflicts or difficulties.

2.27 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 48A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.28 		Subd. 3.Order. Upon finding that the applicant is authorized to exercise fiduciary 
2.29 	powers, the district court shall enter an order substituting the applicant bank or trust 
2.30 	company in every fiduciary capacity held by the affiliated bank or other bank or trust 
2.31 	company for which substitution is sought and which joined in the application, except as 
2.32 	may be otherwise specified in the application, and except for fiduciary capacities in any 
2.33 	account with respect to which a person beneficially interested in the account has filed 
2.34 	objection to the substitution and has appeared and been heard in support of the objection. 
3.1 	Upon entry of the order, or at a later date as may be specified in the order, the applicant 
3.2 	bank or trust company is substituted in every fiduciary capacity to which the order extends. 
3.3 	The substitution may be made a matter of record in any county of this state by filing a 
3.4 	certified copy of the order of substitution in the office of the court administrator of a district 
3.5 	~~or county~~ court, or by filing a certified copy of the order in the office of the county recorder.

3.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 219.97, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
3.7 		Subd. 13.Violation of provision for stopping train at crossing. Upon the 
3.8 	complaint of any person, a company operating a railroad violating section  219.93 shall 
3.9 	forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $100 to be recovered in a civil action before a 
3.10 	~~county or municipal~~ judge of the county in which the violation occurs. One-half of 
3.11 	the forfeiture must go to the complainant and one-half to the school district where the 
3.12 	violation occurs. 

3.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 346.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.14 		Subdivision 1.Notice; appraisers. The person distraining shall give notice to 
3.15 	the owner of the beast, if known to the distrainer, within 24 hours if the owner resides 
3.16 	in the same town, and within 48 hours if the owner resides in another town in the same 
3.17 	county, Sundays excepted. The notice shall specify the time when and the place where 
3.18 	distrained, the number of beasts, and the place of their detention, and that at a time and 
3.19 	place stated therein, which shall not be less than 12 hours after the service of the notice, 
3.20 	nor more than three days after the distress, the distrainer will apply to a designated 
3.21 	~~county or municipal~~ judge of the county for the appointment of appraisers to appraise the 
3.22 	damages. If the owner is unknown or does not reside in the county, the distraining person 
3.23 	shall apply for the appointment of appraisers within 24 hours after the distress without 
3.24 	notice. After the application, the judge shall appoint three disinterested residents of the 
3.25 	town to appraise the damages.

3.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 347.04, is amended to read:
3.27 	347.04 PUBLIC NUISANCE.
3.28 	Any dog that habitually worries, chases, or molests teams or persons traveling 
3.29 	peaceably on the public road is a public nuisance. Upon complaint in writing to a ~~county~~ 
3.30 	~~or municipal~~ district court judge containing a description of the dog, including the name 
3.31 	of the dog and its owner, or stating that the name or names are not known, and alleging 
3.32 	that the dog is a public nuisance, the judge shall issue a summons, if the owner is known, 
3.33 	commanding the owner to appear before the judge at a specified time, not less than six 
4.1 	nor more than ten days from the date of the summons, to answer the complaint. The 
4.2 	summons shall be served not less than six days before the day of the hearing in the same 
4.3 	manner as other district court summonses.

4.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375A.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.5 		Subdivision 1.Appointment by ~~county~~ district judge. A county government 
4.6 	study commission hereinafter called "the commission" may be established in any county 
4.7 	as provided in this section to study the form and structure of county government in the 
4.8 	county and other counties both within and outside this state and, if deemed advisable by 
4.9 	the commission, recommend to the voters of the county the adoption of any of the optional 
4.10 	forms of county government contained in sections  375A.01 to  375A.13. The commission 
4.11 	shall be established upon presentation of a petition requesting such action signed by voters 
4.12 	equal in number to five percent of the electors voting at the last previous election for the 
4.13 	office of governor or a resolution of the board of county commissioners of the county 
4.14 	requesting such action. Appointments to the commission shall be made by order filed 
4.15 	with the court administrator of the district court of the county and shall be made by the 
4.16 	senior ~~county~~ judge having chambers in the county. If there be no judge having chambers 
4.17 	in the county, appointments shall be made by the chief judge of the judicial district. The 
4.18 	number on the study commission shall be set by the appointing judge but not to exceed 
4.19 	15. A noncommissioner from each commissioner district shall be appointed to a study 
4.20 	commission. In addition three members shall be county commissioners and two shall be 
4.21 	elected county officials. An appointee who neglects to file with the court administrator 
4.22 	within 15 days a written acceptance shall be deemed to have declined the appointment 
4.23 	and the place shall be filled as though the appointee had resigned. Vacancies in the 
4.24 	commission shall be filled as in the case of original appointments. The county board, the 
4.25 	commission, or the petitioners requesting the appointment of the commission may submit 
4.26 	to the appointing judge the names of eligible nominees which the appointing judge may 
4.27 	consider in making appointments to the commission. 

4.28 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 383B.65, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.29 		Subd. 2.May relocate Bloomington court. Notwithstanding the provisions 
4.30 	of section  488A.01, subdivision 9, the county of Hennepin may relocate the ~~municipal~~
4.31 	district court serving the city of Bloomington and thereupon shall provide suitable quarters 
4.32 	for the holding of regular terms of court in a southern suburban location within the county 
4.33 	as may be designated by a majority of the judges of the court. All functions of the court 
4.34 	may be discharged, including both court and jury trials of civil and criminal matters, at the 
5.1 	location designated pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
5.2 	reduce the level of services to the residents of the city of Bloomington. 

5.3 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 390.20, is amended to read:
5.4 	390.20 PERSON CHARGED ARRESTED.
5.5 	If any person charged by the inquest with having committed the offense is not in 
5.6 	custody, the coroner shall have the same power as a ~~county or municipal~~ district court judge 
5.7 	to issue process for the person's apprehension. The warrant shall be returnable before any 
5.8 	court having jurisdiction in the case and the court shall proceed as in similar cases.

5.9 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 390.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.10 		Subd. 2.Subpoena power. The judge exercising probate jurisdiction may issue 
5.11 	subpoenas for witnesses, returnable immediately or at a time and place the judge directs. 
5.12 	The persons served with subpoenas shall be allowed the same fees, the sheriff shall enforce 
5.13 	their attendance in the same manner, and they shall be subject to the same penalties as if 
5.14 	they had been served with a subpoena in behalf of the state in a criminal case before a 
5.15 	~~county or municipal~~ district court judge.

5.16 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 480.181, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.17 		Subdivision 1.State employees; compensation. (a) District court referees, judicial 
5.18 	officers, court reporters, law clerks, district administration staff, other than district 
5.19 	administration staff in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, guardian ad litem program 
5.20 	coordinators and staff, staff court interpreters in the Second Judicial District, court 
5.21 	psychological services staff in the Fourth Judicial District, and other court employees 
5.22 	under paragraph (b), are state employees and are governed by the judicial branch 
5.23 	personnel rules adopted by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, in consultation with 
5.24 	the ~~conference of chief judges~~ Judicial Council, shall establish the salary range of these 
5.25 	employees under the judicial branch personnel rules. In establishing the salary ranges, the 
5.26 	Supreme Court shall consider differences in the cost of living in different areas of the state.
5.27 	(b) The court administrator and employees of the court administrator who are 
5.28 	in the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Judicial District are state employees. The court 
5.29 	administrator and employees of the court administrator in the remaining judicial districts 
5.30 	become state employees as follows:
5.31 	(1) effective July 1, 2003, for the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts;
5.32 	(2) effective July 1, 2004, for the First and Third Judicial Districts; and
5.33 	(3) effective July 1, 2005, for the Sixth and Tenth Judicial Districts.

6.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 480.181, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.2 		Subd. 2.Election to retain insurance and benefits; retirement. (a) Before a 
6.3 	person is transferred to state employment under this section, the person may elect to do 
6.4 	either or both of the following:
6.5 	(1) keep life insurance; hospital, medical, and dental insurance; and vacation and 
6.6 	sick leave benefits and accumulated time provided by the county instead of receiving 
6.7 	benefits from the state under the judicial branch personnel rules; or
6.8 	(2) remain a member of the Public Employees Retirement Association or the 
6.9 	Minneapolis employees retirement fund instead of joining the Minnesota State Retirement 
6.10 	System.
6.11 	Employees who make an election under clause (1) remain on the county payroll, 
6.12 	but the state shall reimburse the county on a quarterly basis for the salary and cost of the 
6.13 	benefits provided by the county. The state shall make the employer contribution to the 
6.14 	Public Employees Retirement Association or the employer contribution under section  
6.15 	422A.101, subdivision 1a, to the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on behalf of 
6.16 	employees who make an election under clause (2). 
6.17 	(b) An employee who makes an election under paragraph (a), clause (1), may revoke 
6.18 	the election, once, at any time, but if the employee revokes the election, the employee 
6.19 	cannot make another election. An employee who makes an election under paragraph (a), 
6.20 	clause (2), may revoke the election at any time within six months after the person becomes 
6.21 	a state employee. Once an employee revokes this election, the employee cannot make 
6.22 	another election.
6.23 	(c) The Supreme Court, after consultation with the ~~conference of chief judges~~
6.24 	Judicial Council, the commissioner of employee relations, and the executive directors 
6.25 	of the Public Employees Retirement Association and the Minnesota State Retirement 
6.26 	Association, shall adopt procedures for making elections under this section.
6.27 	(d) The Supreme Court shall notify all affected employees of the options available 
6.28 	under this section. The executive directors of the Public Employees Retirement 
6.29 	Association and the Minnesota State Retirement System shall provide counseling to 
6.30 	affected employees on the effect of making an election to remain a member of the Public 
6.31 	Employees Retirement Association.

6.32 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 480.182, is amended to read:
6.33 	480.182 STATE ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN COURT COSTS.
6.34 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the state courts will pay for the 
6.35 	following court-related programs and costs:
7.1 	(1) court interpreter program costs, including the costs of hiring court interpreters;
7.2 	(2) guardian ad litem program and personnel costs;
7.3 	(3) examination costs, not including hospitalization or treatment costs, for mental 
7.4 	commitments and related proceedings under chapter 253B;
7.5 	(4) examination costs under rule 20 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure;
7.6 	(5) in forma pauperis costs;
7.7 	(6) costs for transcripts mandated by statute, except in appeal cases and 
7.8 	postconviction cases handled by the Board of Public Defense; ~~and~~
7.9 	(7) jury program costs~~, not including personnel.~~; and
7.10 	~~(b) In counties in a judicial district under section  480.181, subdivision 1, paragraph~~ 
7.11 	~~(b), the state courts shall pay the~~ (8) witness fees and mileage fees specified in sections  
7.12 	253B.23, subdivision 1;  260B.152, subdivision 2;  260C.152, subdivision 2;  260B.331, 
7.13 	subdivision 3, clause (a);  260C.331, subdivision 3, clause (a);  357.24;  357.32;  525.012, 
7.14 	subdivision 5; and  627.02. 

7.15 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.16 		Subdivision 1.General. The district courts shall have original jurisdiction in the 
7.17 	following cases:
7.18 	(1) all civil actions within their respective districts~~,~~;
7.19 	(2)  in all cases of crime committed or triable therein~~,~~;
7.20 	(3) in all special proceedings not exclusively cognizable by some other court or 
7.21 	tribunal~~, and~~;
7.22 	(4) in law and equity for the administration of estates of deceased persons and all 
7.23 	guardianship and incompetency proceedings;
7.24 	(5) the jurisdiction of a juvenile court as provided in chapter 260;
7.25 	(6) proceedings for the management of the property of persons who have 
7.26 	disappeared, and actions relating thereto, as provided in chapter 576; and
7.27 	(7) in all other cases wherein such jurisdiction is especially conferred upon them 
7.28 	by law.
7.29 	They shall also have appellate jurisdiction in every case in which an appeal thereto 
7.30 	is allowed by law from any other court, officer, or body.

7.31 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.011, is amended to read:
7.32 	484.011 JURISDICTION ~~IN SECOND AND FOURTH JUDICIAL~~ 
7.33 	~~DISTRICTS~~.
8.1 	~~In the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts~~ The district court shall also be a probate 
8.2 	court.

8.3 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.012, is amended to read:
8.4 	484.012 COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF PROBATE COURT, SECOND 
8.5 	JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
8.6 	Notwithstanding section  525.09 the judicial district administrator in the Second 
8.7 	Judicial District may appoint a court administrator of the Probate Court for the district 
8.8 	subject to the approval of the chief judge and assistant chief judge who shall serve at 
8.9 	the pleasure of the judges of the district, and who shall be supervised by the judicial 
8.10 	district administrator~~, and whose salary shall be fixed by the Ramsey County Board of~~ 
8.11 	~~Commissioners~~. 

8.12 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.45, is amended to read:
8.13 	484.45 COURTHOUSE; JAIL; EXPENSES; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
8.14 	It is hereby made the duty of the board of county commissioners of the county of 
8.15 	St. Louis to furnish and maintain adequate accommodations for the holding of terms of 
8.16 	the district court at the city of Hibbing, and the city of Virginia, proper offices for these 
8.17 	deputies and a proper place for the confinement and maintenance of the prisoners at the 
8.18 	city of Hibbing and the city of Virginia.
8.19 	The county shall reimburse the ~~court administrator and deputies as herein provided~~ 
8.20 	~~for and the~~ county attorney and assistants ~~and the district judges of the district and the~~ 
8.21 	~~official court reporter~~ for their traveling expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the 
8.22 	performance of their respective official duties.

8.23 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.54, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.24 		Subd. 3.Reimbursement filings. Each judge claiming reimbursement for allowable 
8.25 	expenses may file with the supreme court monthly and shall file not later than 90 days after 
8.26 	the expenses are incurred, an itemized statement, verified by the judge, of all allowable 
8.27 	expenses actually paid by the judge. All statements shall be audited by the Supreme Court 
8.28 	and, if approved by the Supreme Court, shall be paid ~~by the commissioner of finance~~ from 
8.29 	appropriations for this purpose.

8.30 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.545, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.31 		Subdivision 1.Law clerk appointments. ~~The~~ Each district ~~judges regularly~~ 
8.32 	~~assigned to hold court in each judicial district except for the Second, Fourth, and Tenth~~ 
9.1 	~~Judicial Districts may by orders filed with the court administrator and county auditor of~~ 
9.2 	~~each county in the district~~ judge may appoint a competent law clerk ~~for every two district~~ 
9.3 	~~court judges of the judicial district. The district judges regularly assigned to hold court~~ 
9.4 	~~in the First and Tenth Judicial Districts may by orders filed with the court administrator~~ 
9.5 	~~and county auditor of each county in the district appoint a competent law clerk for each~~ 
9.6 	~~district court judge of the district~~.

9.7 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.64, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.8 		Subd. 3.Chambers and supplies. The Board of County Commissioners of Ramsey 
9.9 	County shall provide suitable chambers and courtroom space~~, clerks,~~ and bailiffs, ~~and~~ 
9.10 	~~other personnel to assist said judge,~~ together with necessary library~~,~~ supplies~~, stationery~~ 
9.11 	and other expenses necessary ~~thereto~~. The state shall provide referees, court reporters, law 
9.12 	clerks, and guardian ad litem program coordinators and staff.

9.13 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.65, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.14 		Subd. 3.Space; personnel; supplies. The Board of County Commissioners of 
9.15 	Hennepin County shall provide suitable chambers and courtroom space~~, clerks,~~ and
9.16 	bailiffs, ~~and other personnel to assist said judge,~~ together with necessary library~~,~~ supplies~~,~~ 
9.17 	~~stationery~~ and other expenses necessary ~~thereto~~. The state shall provide referees, court 
9.18 	reporters, law clerks, and guardian ad litem program coordinators and staff.

9.19 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 484.68, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.20 		Subdivision 1.Appointment. ~~By November 1, 1977,~~ The chief judge of the judicial 
9.21 	district in each judicial district shall appoint a single district administrator, subject to the 
9.22 	approval of the Supreme Court, with the advice of the judges of the judicial district.
9.23 	The district administrator shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the judges of 
9.24 	the judicial district.

9.25 	Sec. 23. [484.80] LOCATION OF TRIAL RULE.
9.26 	If a municipality is located in more than one county or district, the county in which 
9.27 	the city hall of the municipality is located determines the county or district in which the 
9.28 	municipality shall be deemed located for the purposes of this chapter provided, however, 
9.29 	that the municipality by ordinance enacted may designate, for those purposes, some other 
9.30 	county or district in which a part of the municipality is located.

9.31 	Sec. 24. [484.81] PLEADING; PRACTICE; PROCEDURE.
10.1 		Subdivision 1.General. Pleading, practice, procedure, and forms in civil actions 
10.2 	shall be governed by Rules of Civil Procedure which shall be adopted by the Supreme 
10.3 	Court.
10.4 		Subd. 2.Court rules. The court may adopt rules governing pleading, practice, 
10.5 	procedure, and forms for civil actions which are not inconsistent with the provisions of 
10.6 	governing statutes.

10.7 	Sec. 25. [484.82] MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES.
10.8 	A person who receives a misdemeanor citation shall proceed as follows: when a 
10.9 	fine is not paid, the person charged must appear before the court at the time specified in 
10.10 	the citation. If appearance before a misdemeanor bureau is designated in the citation, the 
10.11 	person charged must appear within the time specified in the citation and arrange a date for 
10.12 	arraignment in the district court.

10.13 	Sec. 26. [484.83] REINSTATEMENT OF FORFEITED SUMS.
10.14 	A district court judge may order any sums forfeited to be reinstated and the 
10.15 	commissioner of finance shall then refund accordingly. The commissioner of finance shall 
10.16 	reimburse the court administrator if the court administrator refunds the deposit upon a 
10.17 	judge's order and obtains a receipt to be used as a voucher.

10.18 	Sec. 27. [484.84] FINE DISPOSITION.
10.19 	In the event the court takes jurisdiction of a prosecution for the violation of a statute 
10.20 	or ordinance by the state or a governmental subdivision other than a home rule charter or 
10.21 	statutory city or town within the county court district, all fines, penalties, and forfeitures 
10.22 	collected must be paid over to the treasurer of the governmental subdivision which 
10.23 	submitted the case for prosecution, except where a different disposition is provided by 
10.24 	law. If a different disposition is provided by law, payment must be made to the public 
10.25 	official entitled to it.

10.26 	Sec. 28. [484.85] DISPOSITION OF FINES, FEES, AND OTHER MONEY; 
10.27 	ACCOUNTS; RAMSEY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.
10.28 	(a) In the event the Ramsey County District Court takes jurisdiction of a prosecution 
10.29 	for the violation of a statute or ordinance by the state or a governmental subdivision other 
10.30 	than a city or town in Ramsey County, all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected shall be 
10.31 	paid over to the county treasurer except where a different disposition is provided by law, 
10.32 	and the following fees shall be taxed to the state or governmental subdivision other than 
11.1 	a city or town within Ramsey County which would be entitled to payment of the fines, 
11.2 	forfeitures, or penalties in any case, and shall be paid to the administrator of the court for 
11.3 	disposal of the matter. The administrator shall deduct the fees from any fine collected for 
11.4 	the state of Minnesota or a governmental subdivision other than a city or town within 
11.5 	Ramsey County and transmit the balance in accordance with the law, and the deduction of 
11.6 	the total of the fees each month from the total of all the fines collected is hereby expressly 
11.7 	made an appropriation of funds for payment of the fees.
11.8 	(b) On or before the last day of each month, the county treasurer shall pay over 
11.9 	to the treasurer of the city of St. Paul two-thirds of all fines, penalties, and forfeitures 
11.10 	collected and to the treasurer of each other municipality or subdivision of government in 
11.11 	Ramsey County one-half of all fines or penalties collected during the previous month from 
11.12 	those imposed for offenses committed within the treasurer's municipality or subdivision 
11.13 	of government in violation of a statute; an ordinance; or a charter provision, rule, or 
11.14 	regulation of a city. All other fines and forfeitures and all fees and costs collected by the 
11.15 	district court shall be paid to the treasurer of Ramsey County, who shall dispense the 
11.16 	same as provided by law.

11.17 	Sec. 29. [484.86] COURT DIVISIONS.
11.18 		Subdivision 1.Authority. Subject to the provisions of section 244.19 and rules of 
11.19 	the Supreme Court, a court may establish a probate division, a family court division, 
11.20 	juvenile division, and a civil and criminal division which shall include a conciliation 
11.21 	court, and may establish within the civil and criminal division a traffic and ordinance 
11.22 	violations bureau.
11.23 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The court may establish, consistent with Rule 23 of the 
11.24 	Rules of Criminal Procedure, misdemeanor violations bureaus at the places it determines.

11.25 	Sec. 30. [484.87] PLEADING, PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND FORMS IN 
11.26 	CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.
11.27 		Subdivision 1.Right to jury trial. In any prosecution brought in a district court in 
11.28 	which conviction of the defendant for the offense charged could result in imprisonment, 
11.29 	the defendant has the right to a jury trial.
11.30 		Subd. 2.Prosecuting attorneys in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.  Except as 
11.31 	otherwise provided in this subdivision and section 388.051, subdivision 2, the attorney 
11.32 	of the municipality in which the violation is alleged to have occurred has charge of 
11.33 	the prosecution of all violations of the state laws, including violations which are gross 
11.34 	misdemeanors, and municipal charter provisions, ordinances, rules, and regulations triable 
12.1 	in the district court, and shall prepare complaints for the violations. The county attorney 
12.2 	has charge of the prosecution of a violation triable in district court and shall prepare a 
12.3 	complaint for the violation:
12.4 	(1) if the county attorney is specifically designated by law as the prosecutor for the 
12.5 	particular violation charged; or
12.6 	(2) if the alleged violation is of state law and is alleged to have occurred in a 
12.7 	municipality or other subdivision of government whose population according to the most 
12.8 	recent federal decennial census is less than 2,500 and whose governing body, or the town 
12.9 	board in the case of a town, has accepted this clause by majority vote, and if the defendant 
12.10 	is cited or arrested by a member of the staff of the sheriff of Hennepin County or by a 
12.11 	member of the State Patrol.
12.12 	Clause (2) shall not apply to a municipality or other subdivision of government 
12.13 	whose population according to the most recent federal decennial census is 2,500 or more, 
12.14 	regardless of whether or not it has previously accepted clause (2).
12.15 		Subd. 3.Presumption of innocence; conviction of lowest degree. In an action 
12.16 	or proceeding charging a violation of an ordinance of any subdivision of government in 
12.17 	Hennepin County, if such ordinance is the same or substantially the same as a state law, 
12.18 	the provisions of section 611.02 shall apply.

12.19 	Sec. 31. [484.88] COUNTY ATTORNEY AS PROSECUTOR; NOTICE TO 
12.20 	COUNTY.
12.21 	A municipality or other subdivision of government seeking to use the county 
12.22 	attorney for violations enumerated in section 484.87, subdivision 2, shall notify the county 
12.23 	board of its intention to use the services of the county attorney at least 60 days prior to 
12.24 	the adoption of the board's annual budget each year. A municipality may enter into an 
12.25 	agreement with the county board and the county attorney to provide prosecution services 
12.26 	for any criminal offense on a case-by-case basis.

12.27 	Sec. 32. [484.89] ORDER FOR PRISON RELEASE.
12.28 	When a person is confined to the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility and a 
12.29 	fine is remitted or a sentence is stayed or suspended, the person released on parole, or the 
12.30 	release of the person secured by payment of the fine in default of which the person was 
12.31 	committed, the prisoner shall not be released except upon order of the court. A written 
12.32 	transcript of such order signed by the court administrator and under the court's seal shall 
12.33 	be furnished to the superintendent of the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility. 
12.34 	All cost of confinement or imprisonment in any jail or correctional facility shall be paid by 
13.1 	the municipality or subdivision of government in Hennepin County in which the violation 
13.2 	occurred, except that the county shall pay all costs of confinement or imprisonment 
13.3 	incurred as a result of a prosecution of a gross misdemeanor.

13.4 	Sec. 33. [484.90] FEES PAYABLE TO COURT ADMINISTRATOR.
13.5 		Subdivision 1.Civil fees. The fees payable to the court administrator for the 
13.6 	following services in civil actions are:
13.7 	In all civil actions within the jurisdiction of the county court, the fees payable to 
13.8 	the court administrator shall be the same as in district court. The fee payable for cases 
13.9 	heard in conciliation court division is established under section  357.022. The filing fees 
13.10 	must be transmitted to the county treasurer who shall transmit them to the commissioner 
13.11 	of finance for deposit in the general fund.
13.12 	The fees payable to the court administrator for the following services in petty 
13.13 	misdemeanors or criminal actions are governed by the following provisions:
13.14 	In the event the court takes jurisdiction of a prosecution for the violation of a statute 
13.15 	or ordinance by the state or a governmental subdivision other than a city or town within 
13.16 	the county court district; all fines, penalties and forfeitures collected shall be paid over 
13.17 	to the treasurer of the governmental subdivision which submitted a case for prosecution 
13.18 	except where a different disposition is provided by law, in which case payment shall 
13.19 	be made to the public official entitled thereto. The following fees for services in petty 
13.20 	misdemeanor or criminal actions shall be taxed to the state or governmental subdivision 
13.21 	which would be entitled to payment of the fines, forfeiture or penalties in any case, and 
13.22 	shall be retained by the court administrator for disposing of the matter but in no case shall 
13.23 	the fee that is taxed exceed the fine that is imposed. The court administrator shall deduct 
13.24 	the fees from any fine collected and transmit the balance in accordance with the law, and 
13.25 	the deduction of the total of such fees each month from the total of all such fines collected 
13.26 	is hereby expressly made an appropriation of funds for payment of such fees:
13.27 	(1) In all cases where the defendant pleads guilty at or prior to first appearance and 
13.28 	sentence is imposed or the matter is otherwise disposed of without a trial ..... $5
13.29 	(2) Where the defendant pleads guilty after first appearance or prior to trial ..... $10
13.30 	(3) In all other cases where the defendant is found guilty by the court or jury or 
13.31 	pleads guilty during trial ..... $15
13.32 	(4) The court shall have the authority to waive the collection of fees in any particular 
13.33 	case.
13.34 	The fees set forth in this subdivision shall not apply to parking violations for which 
13.35 	complaints and warrants have not been issued.
14.1 		Subd. 2.Miscellaneous fees. Fees payable to the court administrator for all other 
14.2 	services shall be fixed by court rule.
14.3 		Subd. 3.Payment in advance. Except as provided in subdivision 1, fees are 
14.4 	payable to the court administrator in advance.

14.5 	Sec. 34. [484.91] MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS BUREAUS.
14.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. Misdemeanor violations bureaus shall be established 
14.7 	in Minneapolis, a southern suburb location, and at any other northern and western 
14.8 	suburban locations dispersed throughout the county as may be designated by a majority of 
14.9 	the judges of the court.
14.10 		Subd. 2.Supervision. The court shall supervise and the court administrator 
14.11 	shall operate the misdemeanor violations bureaus in accordance with Rule 23 of the 
14.12 	Rules of Criminal Procedure. Subject to approval by a majority of the judges, the court 
14.13 	administrator shall assign one or more deputy court administrators to discharge and 
14.14 	perform the duties of the bureau.
14.15 		Subd. 3.Uniform traffic ticket. The Hennepin County Board may alter by deletion 
14.16 	or addition the uniform traffic ticket, provided in section 169.99, in such manner as it 
14.17 	deems advisable for use in Hennepin County.
14.18 		Subd. 4.Procedure by person receiving misdemeanor citation. A person who 
14.19 	receives a misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor citation shall proceed as follows:
14.20 	(a) If a fine for the violation may be paid at the bureau without appearance before a 
14.21 	judge, the person charged may pay the fine in person or by mail to the bureau within the 
14.22 	time specified in the citation. Payment of the fine shall be deemed to be the entry of a 
14.23 	plea of guilty to the violation charged and a consent to the imposition of a sentence for the 
14.24 	violation in the amount of the fine paid. A receipt shall be issued to evidence the payment 
14.25 	and the receipt shall be satisfaction for the violation charged in that citation.
14.26 	(b) When a fine is not paid, the person charged must appear at a bureau within the 
14.27 	time specified in the citation, state whether the person desires to enter a plea of guilty or 
14.28 	not guilty, arrange for a date for arraignment in court and appear in court for arraignment 
14.29 	on the date set by the bureaus.
14.30 		Subd. 5.Supervision. The court shall supervise and the court administrator 
14.31 	shall operate the misdemeanor violations bureaus in accordance with Rule 23 of the 
14.32 	Rules of Criminal Procedure. Subject to approval by a majority of the judges, the court 
14.33 	administrator shall assign one or more deputy court administrators to discharge and 
14.34 	perform the duties of the bureaus.

15.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 485.01, is amended to read:
15.2 	485.01 APPOINTMENT; BOND; DUTIES.
15.3 	A clerk of the district court for each county within the judicial district, who shall be 
15.4 	known as the court administrator, shall be appointed by a majority of the district court 
15.5 	judges in the district. ~~The clerk, before entering upon the duties of office, shall give bond~~ 
15.6 	~~to the state, to be approved by the chief judge of the judicial district, conditioned for the~~ 
15.7 	~~faithful discharge of official duties. The bond, with~~ An oath of office, shall be recorded 
15.8 	with the ~~county recorder~~ court administrator. The ~~clerk~~ court administrator shall perform 
15.9 	all duties assigned by law and by the rules of the court. The ~~clerk~~ court administrator
15.10 	and all ~~deputy clerks~~ deputies must not practice as attorneys in the court in which they 
15.11 	are employed.
15.12 	The duties, functions, and responsibilities which have been and may be required 
15.13 	by law or rule to be performed by the clerk of district court shall be performed by the 
15.14 	court administrator.

15.15 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 485.018, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
15.16 		Subd. 5.Collection of fees. The court administrator of district court shall charge and 
15.17 	collect all fees as prescribed by law and all such fees collected by the court administrator 
15.18 	as court administrator of district court shall be paid to the ~~county treasurer~~ Department of 
15.19 	Finance. Except for those portions of forfeited bail paid to victims pursuant to existing 
15.20 	law, the ~~county treasurer~~ court administrator shall forward all revenue from fees and 
15.21 	forfeited bail collected under chapters 357, 487, and 574 to the commissioner of finance 
15.22 	for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund, unless otherwise provided in 
15.23 	chapter 611A or other law, in the manner and at the times prescribed by the commissioner 
15.24 	of finance, but not less often than once each month. If the defendant or probationer 
15.25 	is located after forfeited bail proceeds have been forwarded to the commissioner of 
15.26 	finance, the commissioner of finance shall reimburse the county, on request, for actual 
15.27 	costs expended for extradition, transportation, or other costs necessary to return the 
15.28 	defendant or probationer to the jurisdiction where the bail was posted, in an amount not 
15.29 	more than the amount of forfeited bail. The court administrator of district court shall not 
15.30 	retain any additional compensation, per diem or other emolument for services as court 
15.31 	administrator of district court, but may receive and retain mileage and expense allowances 
15.32 	as prescribed by law.

16.1 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 485.021, is amended to read:
16.2 	485.021 INVESTMENT OF FUNDS DEPOSITED WITH COURT 
16.3 	ADMINISTRATOR.
16.4 	When money is paid into court pursuant to court order, the court administrator of 
16.5 	district court, unless the court order specifies otherwise, may place such moneys with the 
16.6 	~~county treasurer~~ Department of Finance for investment, as provided by law. When such 
16.7 	moneys are subsequently released, or otherwise treated, by court order, the same shall be 
16.8 	immediately paid over by the county treasurer to the court administrator of district court 
16.9 	who shall then fulfill the direction of the court order relative to such moneys.

16.10 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 485.03, is amended to read:
16.11 	485.03 DEPUTIES.
16.12 	(a) The county board shall determine the number of permanent full time deputies, 
16.13 	clerks and other employees in the office of the court administrator of district court and 
16.14 	shall fix the compensation for each position. The county board shall also budget for 
16.15 	temporary deputies and other employees and shall fix their rates of compensation. 
16.16 	This paragraph does not apply to a county in a judicial district under section 480.181, 
16.17 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
16.18 	(b) The court administrator shall appoint in writing the deputies and other 
16.19 	employees, for whose acts the court administrator shall be responsible~~, and whom the~~ 
16.20 	~~court administrator may remove at pleasure~~. Before each enters upon official duties, 
16.21 	the appointment and oath of each shall be recorded with the ~~county recorder~~ court 
16.22 	administrator.

16.23 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 485.05, is amended to read:
16.24 	485.05 DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
16.25 	In all counties in the state now or hereafter having a population of more than 150,000 
16.26 	and wherein regular terms of the district court are held in three or more places, the court 
16.27 	administrator of the district court therein, by an instrument in writing, under the court 
16.28 	administrator's hand and seal, and with the approval of the district judge of the judicial 
16.29 	district in which said county is situated, or, if there be more than one such district judge, 
16.30 	with the approval of a majority thereof, may appoint deputies for whose acts the court 
16.31 	administrator shall be responsible, such deputies to hold office as such until they shall 
16.32 	be removed therefrom, which removal shall not be made except with the approval of the 
17.1 	district judge or judges. The appointment and oath of every such deputy shall be recorded 
17.2 	with the ~~county recorder~~ court administrator.

17.3 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 485.11, is amended to read:
17.4 	485.11 PRINTED CALENDARS.
17.5 	The court administrator of the district court in each of the several counties of this 
17.6 	state shall provide calendars ~~either printed or otherwise duplicated~~ of the cases to be tried 
17.7 	at the general terms thereof ~~at the expense of the counties where such court is held. This~~ 
17.8 	~~section shall not apply to a county where only one term of court is held each year~~.

17.9 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 487.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.10 		Subdivision 1.Bailiffs. The sheriff of a county ~~within a county court district~~ shall 
17.11 	furnish to the ~~county~~ district court deputies to serve as bailiffs within the county as the 
17.12 	court may request. The county board may, with the approval of the chief ~~county court~~
17.13 	judge of the district, contract with any municipality, upon terms agreed upon, for the 
17.14 	services of police officers of the municipality to act as bailiffs in the county district court.
17.15 	Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the authority of the court to 
17.16 	employ probation officers with the powers and duties prescribed in section  244.19. 

17.17 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 487.29, is amended to read:
17.18 	487.29 MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES.
17.19 	A person who receives a misdemeanor citation shall proceed as follows:
17.20 	~~(a)~~ If a fine for the violation may be paid at the bureau without appearance before 
17.21 	a judge, the person charged may pay the fine in person or by mail to the bureau within 
17.22 	the time specified. The payment of the fine shall be deemed to be the entry of a plea of 
17.23 	guilty to the violation charged and the plea of guilty and waiver on the reverse side of the 
17.24 	misdemeanor citation shall be signed by the person charged.
17.25 	~~(b) When a fine is not paid, the person charged must appear before the court at the~~ 
17.26 	~~time specified in the citation. If appearance before a misdemeanor bureau is designated in~~ 
17.27 	~~the citation, the person charged must appear within the time specified in the citation and~~ 
17.28 	~~arrange a date for arraignment in the county court.~~

17.29 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.01, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
17.30 		Subd. 12.Trial of civil actions. ~~(a) All civil actions brought in the municipal court~~ 
17.31 	~~of Hennepin county shall be tried at the place of holding court specified in writing on the~~ 
18.1 	~~summons issued therein. If no place of trial is specified on the summons by the plaintiff or~~ 
18.2 	~~plaintiffs, the action shall be tried at the Hennepin county courthouse.~~
18.3 	~~(b)~~ (a) A defendant residing in Hennepin county outside of the city of Minneapolis 
18.4 	and the city of St. Anthony may change the place of trial of a civil action to the place 
18.5 	of holding court set forth in subdivision 9, which is nearest the municipality of the 
18.6 	defendant's residence in the manner provided herein. A defendant residing in Hennepin 
18.7 	county within the city of Minneapolis or the city of St. Anthony may change the place of 
18.8 	trial of a civil action to the city of Minneapolis in the same manner. If there are several 
18.9 	defendants residing in different municipalities or in the city of Minneapolis or the city of 
18.10 	St. Anthony, the trial shall be held in the city of Minneapolis or in the place of holding 
18.11 	court set forth in subdivision 9, upon which a majority of them shall unite in demanding 
18.12 	or, if the number be equal, at the city of Minneapolis or in the place of holding court set 
18.13 	forth in subdivision 9, which place of holding court is nearest to the place where such 
18.14 	action would have been tried in the absence of such demand.
18.15 	~~(c)~~ (b) If the place of court determined by the summons is not the place of residence 
18.16 	of the defendant or defendants, the action may notwithstanding be tried therein unless, 
18.17 	within 20 days after the summons is served, the defendant demands in writing that it 
18.18 	be tried in the proper place of holding court. This demand shall be accompanied by 
18.19 	the affidavit of the defendant, or the defendant's agent or attorney, setting forth the 
18.20 	municipality of defendant's residence at the time of the commencement of the action. 
18.21 	This demand and affidavit, with proof of service thereof upon the plaintiff's attorney, 
18.22 	shall be filed with the court administrator within 30 days from the date of its service 
18.23 	and thereupon the place of trial shall be changed to the proper place of holding court 
18.24 	without any other proceedings.
18.25 	When the place of trial is changed all other proceedings shall be had in the place to 
18.26 	which the change is made, unless otherwise provided by consent of the parties filed with 
18.27 	the court administrator or by order of the court.
18.28 	~~(d)~~ (c) For the purpose of determining the place of residence of a domestic 
18.29 	corporation, such corporation shall be considered as residing at any place where it has 
18.30 	an office, resident agent or business place.
18.31 	~~(e)~~ (d) If none of the parties shall reside or be found in the county of Hennepin or 
18.32 	the defendant be a foreign corporation, the action may be tried at any place of holding 
18.33 	court designated in the summons.
18.34 	~~(f)~~ (e) The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the provisions of 
18.35 	subdivision 9.

19.1 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
19.2 		Subd. 3.Note of issue; demand for jury trial; waiver of jury trial. (a) A party 
19.3 	desiring to place a cause upon the calendar for trial after issue is joined shall serve a note 
19.4 	of issue on all other parties and file it with the court administrator, with proof of service, 
19.5 	within ten days after service. The note of issue shall state whether the issues are of law or 
19.6 	fact, whether trial by jury is demanded or waived, whether a jury of 12 or six is demanded 
19.7 	and the name and address of the respective counsel.
19.8 	(b) If any other party to the action desires a trial by jury when none is demanded in 
19.9 	the note of issue served upon the party or if any other party desires trial by a jury of 12 
19.10 	when a jury of six is demanded in the note of issue served upon the party, then the party 
19.11 	shall serve a demand for trial by a jury of six or 12 persons on all other parties to the 
19.12 	action and file it with the court administrator, with proof of service, within ten days after 
19.13 	the note of issue was served upon the party.
19.14 	(c) The party demanding a jury trial shall pay to the court administrator a jury fee of 
19.15 	$5 for a jury of six or $10 for a jury of 12 at the time of filing the note of issue or demand. 
19.16 	If a party demands a jury of 12 when the note of issue previously served demanded a 
19.17 	jury of six, the party shall pay a fee of $5 to the court administrator at the time of filing 
19.18 	the party's demand.
19.19 	~~(d) If a jury of six or 12 persons is not demanded at the time and in the manner~~ 
19.20 	~~provided in this act, all parties waive trial by a jury of six or of 12, as the case may be. Jury~~ 
19.21 	~~trial may be waived also in the manner provided by rule  38.02 of the rules for municipal~~ 
19.22 	~~courts promulgated by the Supreme Court of Minnesota, as amended from time to time.~~ 

19.23 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
19.24 		Subd. 7.Lien of judgment; filing of transcript. ~~(a) No judgment of the municipal~~ 
19.25 	~~court shall attach as a lien upon real estate until a transcript of it is filed and docketed in~~ 
19.26 	~~district court.~~
19.27 	~~(b)~~ (a) Any person who holds a judgment for an amount exceeding $10, exclusive 
19.28 	of interest and costs, may obtain from the court administrator a certified transcript of the 
19.29 	judgment and may file the transcript in the office of the court administrator of the district 
19.30 	court of Hennepin County, who shall file and docket it as prescribed by law or court rules.
19.31 	~~(c)~~ (b) Upon the filing and docketing of the certified transcript, the judgment 
19.32 	becomes a lien upon the real estate of the debtor to the same extent as a judgment of the 
19.33 	district court and the judgment thereafter is exclusively under the control of the district 
19.34 	court and may be enforced by its process as though originally rendered by the district court.
20.1 	~~(d) The court administrator of municipal court shall not issue a certified transcript~~ 
20.2 	~~while a writ of execution is outstanding on the judgment. The court administrator shall~~ 
20.3 	~~note on the record of the judgment the fact that the transcript has been given and shall not~~ 
20.4 	~~thereafter issue any writ of execution on the same judgment.~~

20.5 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
20.6 		Subd. 3.Term; vacancies; appointments and election. (a) Each elected judge 
20.7 	holds office for six years beginning the first Monday in January next succeeding the 
20.8 	judge's election.
20.9 	(b) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of judge the governor shall appoint a 
20.10 	qualified person to fill the vacancy, to hold office until a successor is elected and qualified. 
20.11 	The successor shall be elected for a six-year term at the next general election occurring 
20.12 	more than one year after such appointment.
20.13 	(c) At the general election immediately preceding the expiration of an elected 
20.14 	judge's term the qualified voters of the county of Ramsey shall elect a successor.
20.15 	(d) Each judge holds a separate nonpartisan office.
20.16 	~~(e) When one or more judges of the court are to be nominated or elected at an~~ 
20.17 	~~election, the notice of election shall state the name of each judge whose successor is to~~ 
20.18 	~~be nominated or elected. The official ballot shall contain the names of all candidates for~~ 
20.19 	~~each such office, state the number of judges to be elected and the number of candidates for~~ 
20.20 	~~whom an elector may vote, and designate each candidacy as "For the office of Judge of~~ 
20.21 	~~the Municipal Court of the county of Ramsey to which .......(Name of Judge)....... was~~ 
20.22 	~~elected for the regular term," or "For the office of Judge of the Municipal Court of the~~ 
20.23 	~~county of Ramsey to which .......(Name of Judge)....... was appointed," as the case may be.~~ 
20.24 	~~The official ballots shall show in the spaces for the purpose the name of the judge whose~~ 
20.25 	~~successor is to be elected. When any judge is a candidate again, the word "incumbent"~~ 
20.26 	~~shall be printed after the judge's name where it appears among the names of the candidates~~ 
20.27 	~~for the office. When voting machines are used and such statements cannot be inserted~~ 
20.28 	~~in full, the designation shall be "Successor to .......(Name of Judge) ...... (elected)," or~~ 
20.29 	~~"Successor to .......(Name of Judge)....... (appointed)," as the case may be.~~
20.30 	~~(f)~~ (e) Each person desiring to have the person's name placed upon the primary 
20.31 	ballot as a candidate for judge shall state in an affidavit of candidacy the office of the 
20.32 	particular judge for which the person is a candidate. The filing of this affidavit with the 
20.33 	county auditor and a compliance with all other requirements constitutes such person a 
20.34 	candidate for that office, and for that office only. No person shall at any election be a 
20.35 	candidate for more than one such office.

21.1 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.2 		Subdivision 1.Appointment, term, removal, suspension. ~~(a) A majority of the~~ 
21.3 	~~judges shall appoint an administrator of the court.~~
21.4 	~~(b) The court shall have employees, consisting of those persons employed in the~~ 
21.5 	~~municipal courts of the cities of New Brighton, Roseville, Maplewood, North Saint Paul,~~ 
21.6 	~~White Bear Lake and Saint Paul, as of December 31, 1974.~~
21.7 	~~(c)~~ (a) Additional employees may be appointed by the administrator with the 
21.8 	approval of the majority of the judges when the county board consents to the creation of 
21.9 	such new positions.
21.10 	~~(d)~~ (b) The administrator and other employees of the court, exclusive of court 
21.11 	reporters, shall each be appointed for a term of six years from the date of appointment. At 
21.12 	any time within six months from the date of initial appointment, each may be removed and 
21.13 	the appointment terminated, with or without cause and without notice or hearing, by the 
21.14 	appointing official or officials. At any time, each may be suspended by the appointing 
21.15 	official or officials without pay for a period not to exceed 30 days with or without cause 
21.16 	pending a hearing for removal and termination of appointment for cause before the 
21.17 	appointing official or officials.
21.18 	~~(e)~~ (c) The administrator and all other employees of the court shall be in the 
21.19 	unclassified service of the county of Ramsey.

21.20 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
21.21 		Subd. 4.Disposition of fines, fees and other money; accounts. (a) Except as 
21.22 	otherwise provided herein and except as otherwise provided by law, the administrator shall 
21.23 	pay to the Ramsey County treasurer all fines and penalties collected by the administrator, 
21.24 	all fees collected for administrator's services, all sums forfeited to the court as hereinafter 
21.25 	provided, and all other money received by the administrator.
21.26 	(b) The administrator of court shall for each fine or penalty, provide the county 
21.27 	treasurer with the name of the municipality or other subdivision of government where the 
21.28 	offense was committed and the total amount of the fines or penalties collected for each 
21.29 	such municipality or other subdivision of government.
21.30 	~~(c) The state of Minnesota and any governmental subdivision within the~~ 
21.31 	~~jurisdictional area of the municipal court herein established may present cases for hearing~~ 
21.32 	~~before said municipal court. In the event the court takes jurisdiction of a prosecution for~~ 
21.33 	~~the violation of a statute or ordinance by the state or a governmental subdivision other~~ 
21.34 	~~than a city or town in Ramsey county, all fines, penalties and forfeitures collected shall be~~ 
21.35 	~~paid over to the county treasurer except where a different disposition is provided by law,~~ 
22.1 	~~and the following fees shall be taxed to the state or governmental subdivision other than~~ 
22.2 	~~a city or town within Ramsey county which would be entitled to payment of the fines,~~ 
22.3 	~~forfeitures or penalties in any case, and shall be paid to the administrator of the court for~~ 
22.4 	~~disposing of the matter. The administrator shall deduct the fees from any fine collected~~ 
22.5 	~~for the state of Minnesota or a governmental subdivision other than a city or town within~~ 
22.6 	~~Ramsey County and transmit the balance in accordance with the law, and the deduction of~~ 
22.7 	~~the total of the fees each month from the total of all the fines collected is hereby expressly~~ 
22.8 	~~made an appropriation of funds for payment of the fees:~~
22.9 	~~(1) In all cases where the defendant is brought into court and pleads guilty and is~~ 
22.10 	~~sentenced, or the matter is otherwise disposed of without a trial.....$5~~
22.11 	~~(2) In arraignments where the defendant waives a preliminary examination.....$10~~
22.12 	~~(3) In all other cases where the defendant stands trial or has a preliminary~~ 
22.13 	~~examination by the court.....$15~~
22.14 	~~(4) The court shall have the authority to waive the collection of fees in any particular~~ 
22.15 	~~case.~~
22.16 	~~(d)~~ (c) At the beginning of the first day of any month, the amount in the hands of the 
22.17 	administrator which is owing to any municipality or county shall not exceed $5,000.
22.18 	~~(e) On or before the last day of each month, the county treasurer shall pay over~~ 
22.19 	~~to the treasurer of the city of St. Paul two-thirds and to the treasurer of each other~~ 
22.20 	~~municipality or subdivision of government in Ramsey County one-half of all fines or~~ 
22.21 	~~penalties collected during the previous month from those imposed for offenses committed~~ 
22.22 	~~within the treasurer's municipality or subdivision of government in violation of a statute,~~ 
22.23 	~~an ordinance, charter provision, rule or regulation of a city. All other fines and forfeitures~~ 
22.24 	~~and all fees and costs collected by the county municipal court shall be paid to the treasurer~~ 
22.25 	~~of Ramsey County who shall dispense the same as provided by law.~~
22.26 	~~(f)~~ (d) Amounts represented by checks issued by the administrator or received by 
22.27 	the administrator which have not cleared by the end of the month may be shown on the 
22.28 	monthly account as having been paid or received, subject to adjustment on later monthly 
22.29 	accounts.
22.30 	~~(g)~~ (e) The administrator may receive negotiable instruments in payment of fines, 
22.31 	penalties, fees, or other obligations as conditional payments, and is not held accountable 
22.32 	therefor but if collection in cash is made and then only to the extent of the net collection 
22.33 	after deduction of the necessary expense of collection.

22.34 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.157, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.1 		Subd. 2.Minimum standards; plan. The Minnesota Supreme Court should 
23.2 	promulgate minimum standards for the implementation and administration of a parent 
23.3 	education program. ~~The chief judge of each judicial district or a designee shall submit~~ 
23.4 	~~a plan to the Minnesota conference of chief judges for their approval that is designed to~~ 
23.5 	~~implement and administer a parent education program in the judicial district. The plan~~ 
23.6 	~~must be consistent with the minimum standards promulgated by the Minnesota Supreme~~ 
23.7 	~~Court.~~

23.8 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 546.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.9 		Subd. 2.Board of judicial standards review. At least annually, the board on 
23.10 	judicial standards shall review the compliance of each district~~, county, or municipal~~ judge 
23.11 	with the provisions of subdivision 1. To facilitate this review, the director of the state 
23.12 	judicial information system shall notify the executive secretary of the state board on 
23.13 	judicial standards when a matter exceeds 90 days without a disposition. The board shall 
23.14 	notify the commissioner of finance of each judge not in compliance. If the board finds that 
23.15 	a judge has compelling reasons for noncompliance, it may decide not to issue the notice. 
23.16 	Upon notification that a judge is not in compliance, the commissioner of finance shall 
23.17 	not pay the salary of that judge. The board may cancel a notice of noncompliance upon 
23.18 	finding that a judge is in compliance, but in no event shall a judge be paid a salary for the 
23.19 	period in which the notification of noncompliance was in effect.

23.20 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.101, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.21 		Subd. 4.Minimum fines; other crimes. Notwithstanding any other law:
23.22 	(1) when a court sentences a person convicted of a felony that is not listed in 
23.23 	subdivision 2 or 3, it must impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine 
23.24 	authorized by law nor more than the maximum fine authorized by law; and
23.25 	(2) when a court sentences a person convicted of a gross misdemeanor or 
23.26 	misdemeanor that is not listed in subdivision 2, it must impose a fine of not less than 
23.27 	30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by law nor more than the maximum fine 
23.28 	authorized by law, unless the fine is set at a lower amount on a uniform fine schedule 
23.29 	established by the ~~conference of chief judges~~ Judicial Council in consultation with affected 
23.30 	state and local agencies. This schedule shall be promulgated not later than September 1 of 
23.31 	each year and shall become effective on January 1 of the next year unless the legislature, 
23.32 	by law, provides otherwise.
24.1 	The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in addition to the surcharge or 
24.2 	assessment required by section  357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence 
24.3 	of imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court. 
24.4 	The court shall collect the fines mandated in this subdivision and, except for fines for 
24.5 	traffic and motor vehicle violations governed by section  169.871 and section  299D.03 and 
24.6 	fish and game violations governed by section  97A.065, forward 20 percent of the revenues 
24.7 	to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the general fund. 

24.8 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 629.74, is amended to read:
24.9 	629.74 PRETRIAL BAIL EVALUATION.
24.10 	The local corrections department or its designee shall conduct a pretrial bail 
24.11 	evaluation of each defendant arrested and detained for committing a crime of violence 
24.12 	as defined in section  624.712, subdivision 5, a gross misdemeanor violation of section  
24.13 	609.224 or  609.2242, or a nonfelony violation of section  518B.01,  609.2231,  609.3451,  
24.14 	609.748, or  609.749. In cases where the defendant requests appointed counsel, the 
24.15 	evaluation shall include completion of the financial statement required by section  
24.16 	611.17. The local corrections department shall be reimbursed $25 by the Department of 
24.17 	Corrections for each evaluation performed. The ~~conference of chief judges,~~ Judicial 
24.18 	Council in consultation with the Department of Corrections, shall approve the pretrial 
24.19 	evaluation form to be used in each county. 

24.20 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 641.25, is amended to read:
24.21 	641.25 DISTRICT JAILS; HOW DESIGNATED.
24.22 	The commissioner of corrections, with the consent of the county board, may 
24.23 	designate any suitable jail in the state as a district jail, to be used for the detention of 
24.24 	prisoners from other counties in addition to those of its own. If the jail or its management 
24.25 	becomes unfit for that purpose, the commissioner may rescind its designation. Whenever 
24.26 	there is no sufficient jail in any county, the examining ~~county or municipal~~ judge, or upon 
24.27 	the judge's own motion, ~~or the judge of the district court,~~ upon application of the sheriff, 
24.28 	may order any person charged with a criminal offense committed to a sufficient jail in 
24.29 	some other county. If there is a district jail in the judicial district, the charged person shall 
24.30 	be sent to it, or to any other nearer district jail designated by the judge. The sheriff of the 
24.31 	county containing the district jail, on presentation of the order, shall receive, keep in 
24.32 	custody, and deliver the charged person up upon the order of the court or a judge.

24.33 	Sec. 54.  REPEALER.
 25.1 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 484.013, subdivision 8; 484.545, subdivisions 
25.2 	2 and 3; 484.55; 484.68, subdivision 7; 484.75; 485.018, subdivisions 2, 6, and 8; 
25.3 	485.12; 487.01; 487.02; 487.03; 487.04; 487.07; 487.10, subdivisions 1 and 4; 487.13; 
25.4 	487.14; 487.15; 487.16; 487.17; 487.18; 487.19; 487.191; 487.20, subdivision 1; 487.21, 
25.5 	subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 487.23, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7a, and 7b; 487.24; 487.25, 
25.6 	subdivision 6; 487.26, subdivisions 2 and 6; 487.27, subdivision 1; 487.28, subdivision 
25.7 	1; 487.31, subdivision 1; 487.32, subdivision 3; 487.33, subdivisions 2 and 6; 487.34; 
25.8 	487.36; 487.37; 487.38; 487.40, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 488A.01, subdivisions 1, 4a, 14, 
25.9 	and 15; 488A.021; 488A.025; 488A.03, subdivisions 11a and 11b; 488A.035; 488A.04; 
25.10 	488A.08; 488A.09, subdivisions 1 and 2; 488A.10, subdivisions 6 and 11; 488A.101; 
25.11 	488A.11; 488A.112; 488A.113; 488A.115; 488A.116; 488A.119; 488A.18, subdivisions 
25.12 	1, 4, and 14; 488A.19, subdivision 1; 488A.21; 488A.23; 488A.24; 488A.26, subdivisions 
25.13 	1 and 2; 488A.27, subdivision 6; 488A.28; 488A.282; 488A.285; 488A.286; 488A.287; 
25.14 	525.011; 525.012; 525.013; 525.014; 525.015; 525.02; 525.03; 525.051; 525.052; 
25.15 	525.053; 525.06; 525.07; 525.08; 525.081; 525.082; 525.09; 525.091; 525.092; 525.095; 
25.16 	525.101; 525.103; 525.11; 525.111; 525.112; 525.113; 542.14; 549.05; and 625.09, and 
25.17 	Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 353.027; and 485.03, are repealed.