CHAPTER 543. SUMMONS, JURISDICTION; CERTAIN CASES
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543.01 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.02 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.03 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.04 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.05 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.06 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.07 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.08 | SUMMONS, SERVICE UPON CERTAIN CORPORATIONS. |
543.09 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.10 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.11 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.12 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.13 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.14 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.15 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.16 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.17 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.18 | Repealed, 1974 c 394 s 12
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543.19 | PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER NONRESIDENTS. |
543.20 | PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT CASES AND PATERNITY SUITS. |
543.21 | SERVICE OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. |
543.22 | CIVIL ACTION SUMMONS NOTICE; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. |
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:
(a) owns, uses, or possesses any real or personal property situated in this state; or
(b) transacts any business within the state; or
(c) commits any act in Minnesota causing injury or property damage; or
(d) commits any act outside Minnesota causing injury or property damage in Minnesota,
subject to the following exceptions when no jurisdiction shall be found:
(1) Minnesota has no substantial interest in providing a forum; or
(2) the burden placed on the defendant by being brought under the state's jurisdiction would
violate fairness and substantial justice; or
(3) the cause of action lies in defamation or privacy.
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
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
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
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