See also DEFENDANTS
Adultery, woman's marital status unknown, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.36
Adverse claims to real property, value of improvements, taxes, and assessments, Minn. Statutes 2022 559.11
Advisory opinions, Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.02
Affirmative defenses, list of, Court Rules Civ 8.03
Act of God, Minn. Statutes 2022 18D.111, 2022 18D.325
End user or landowner, application, Minn. Statutes 2022 18D.101
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 18D.325
Aircraft, operating under influence of alcohol or controlled substances, Minn. Statutes 2022 360.0752
Beer, kegs, illegal sales, Minn. Statutes 2022 340A.513
Children, consumption by, consent of parent or guardian, Minn. Statutes 2022 340A.503
Complicity defense, fault defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 604.01
Illegal sales, Minn. Statutes 2022 340A.503, 2022 340A.513, 2022 340A.801
Intoxication defense, effect on intent, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.075
Proof of age, Minn. Statutes 2022 340A.503, 2022 340A.703
After judgment, Court Rules Civ 4.043
By motion, see Defenses presented by motion under MOTIONS
Responsive pleadings, Court Rules Civ 12.02
Attempts at crime, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.17
Presentment warranties, breach, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.4-208, 2022 336.4-302
Transfer warranties, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.4-207
Waivers, unauthorized signatures or alterations, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.4-406
Bankruptcy proceedings, employers, failure to pay benefits or wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2022 181.74
Banks, shareholders, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2022 49.19
Beer, kegs, illegal sales, Minn. Statutes 2022 340A.513
Building accessibility, compliance with requirements, affirmative defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 363A.331
Bumpers, evidence of manufacture higher than prescribed height, affirmative defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.73
Campaign practices violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.17
Criminal nonsupport, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.375
Nonparentage, Minn. Statutes 2022 518C.315
Nonpayment of support, Minn. Statutes 2022 518.612
Coercion for use in prostitution, excluded defenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 611A.81, 2022 611A.82
Competency proceedings, Court Rules Juv Del 20.01
When raised, Court Rules Juv Del 20.02
Collateral estoppel, court of appeals decisions, precedential value, Minn. Statutes 2022 480A.08
Collectively bargained health care arrangements, violations, lack of knowledge not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 62H.15
Commercial e-mail messages, violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 325F.694
Consent, sex crimes, evidence of victims' past conduct, admissibility, Court Rules Evid 412
Consent, see specific index headings for crimes
Consolidation, when permitted, Court Rules Civ 12.07
Consumer contracts, plain language, good faith effort to comply, Minn. Statutes 2022 325G.34
Consumer support grants, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2022 256.476
Contagious or infectious diseases, knowing transfer, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.2241
Contracts for deed, failure to record, Minn. Statutes 2022 507.235
Contributing to delinquency or status as juvenile petty offender, Minn. Statutes 2022 260B.425
Contributing to status as child in need of protection or services, Minn. Statutes 2022 260C.425
Marijuana, possession or sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 152.027
Sale, transfer, or delivery, Minn. Statutes 2022 152.097
Corporations, ratable assessments against shareholders, Minn. Statutes 2022 316.19
Crimes in other jurisdictions, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.025
Criminal vehicular homicide, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.2112
Criminal vehicular operation, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.2113, 2022 609.2114
Dangerous dogs, harm caused by, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.226
Defamation, Minn. Statutes 2022 544.043
Defendants, intent to prove, joint statement of the case, Court Rules Gen Prac 112.02
Delinquent property taxes, see Defenses or objections under PROPERTY TAXES
Dentists and dental auxiliaries, violations, generally, licenses, lack of, Minn. Statutes 2022 150A.12
Deprivation of custodial or parental rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.26
Devisees, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2022 573.16
Disabled persons, employment, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2022 363A.25
Discovery, Court Rules Crim 9.02
Dishonored checks, affidavit of service, refusal to accept, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.535
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 518.06
Marital property, division, power of attorney, use not available as defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 518.58
Drivers' licenses, revocation, suspension, cancellation, or disqualification, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 171.24
Driving while impaired, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 169A.46
Electronic communications, illegal access, Minn. Statutes 2022 626A.32
Emergency communications, kidnappings, telephone company employees, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.774
Employee leasing arrangements, violations, generally, lack of knowledge not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 62H.15
Employers, bankruptcy, failure to pay benefits or wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2022 181.74
Energy conservation, violations, adequate remedy not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 216C.30
Manufactured home parks, Minn. Statutes 2022 327C.10
Real property, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.285
Residential rental property, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.285
Expedited child support process, service by publication, no actual notice, Court Rules Gen Prac 355.02
Failure to appear in court, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.49
Farm products, contracts, readability violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 17.9441
Farm tractors, claims of nonconformity, Minn. Statutes 2022 325F.6657
Female genital mutilation, consent, not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.2245
Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.2335
Force, justification or grounds for use
Children, reasonable force used on, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.379
Crime victims, force against perpetrators, Minn. Statutes 2022 611A.08
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.06, 2022 609.066
Peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2022 346.57, 2022 609.06, 2022 629.33
Prisoners, force used on, Minn. Statutes 2022 243.52
Rental property, entry by force, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.281
Resisting arrest, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.23
School bus drivers, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582
School personnel, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582, 2022 123B.25
School principals, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582, 2022 121A.61
Teachers, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582, 2022 121A.61, 2022 123B.25, 2022 125A.0942, 2022 609.379
Tear gas use, reasonable force, Minn. Statutes 2022 624.731
Fraudulent transfers, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 513.48
Liability insurance, effects, Minn. Statutes 2022 3.736, 2022 16B.85
School districts, liability insurance, waivers, Minn. Statutes 2022 123B.23
Gratuities, agreements to work for less not a defense to action, Minn. Statutes 2022 177.27
Groundwater pollution in sensitive areas, Minn. Statutes 2022 103H.111
Halal foods, misrepresentation of non-Halal foods, Minn. Statutes 2022 31.658
Hazardous substances releases, liability claims, defenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 115B.04, 2022 115B.05, 2022 115B.175
Hazardous waste, air and water quality violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.671
Health and accident insurance, policies, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2022 62A.04
Heirs, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2022 573.16
Insanity, Minn. Statutes 2022 518.06, 2022 611.026
Insurance liquidators, assertion, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 60B.25
Insurance, claims forms, absence of warnings not a defense for violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 60A.955
Intoxication defense, effect on intent, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.075
Invention developers, contracts, bona fide error, Minn. Statutes 2022 325A.09
Investment securities, see Defenses under SECURITIES
Defamation, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.765
Force, use of, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.06, 2022 609.066
Homicide, justifiable homicide, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.065
Labor trafficking, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.284
Code violation inspection and condemnation orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.195
Code violations lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.415
Utilities, interruption or termination, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.221
Legal separation, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 518.06
Legatees, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2022 573.16
Littering, civil liability, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.421
Lottery tickets, sale to minors, Minn. Statutes 2022 349A.12
2d degree manslaughter, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.205
2d degree manslaughter of an unborn child, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.2665
Manufactured home parks, eviction, Minn. Statutes 2022 327C.10
Marijuana, possession or sale, Minn. Statutes 2022 18K.08
Medical malpractice lawsuits, counterclaims, pleading as, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2022 541.076
Competency proceedings, Court Rules Juv Del 20.01
When raised, Court Rules Juv Del 20.02
Minimum wage, agreements to work for less not a defense to action, Minn. Statutes 2022 177.27
Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association
Claims, rights, Minn. Statutes 2022 60C.05
Insolvent member insurers, proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2022 60C.195
Mistakenly designated as counterclaims, treatment by court, Court Rules Civ 8.03
Motions to dismiss or grant appropriate relief, Court Rules Crim 10.01
Motor vehicle dealers, other remedies, not a defense to injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2022 168.27
Motor vehicle insurance, proof of insurance, defense for failure to provide, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.797
Motor vehicles, forfeiture, Minn. Statutes 2022 169A.63
Multiple defenses, Court Rules Crim 20.02
Municipal land use planning, appeals from local government action, Minn. Statutes 2022 462.361
Neglect or endangerment of a child, failure to prevent, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.378
Assumption of risk, see ASSUMPTION OF RISK
Comparative negligence, see COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
Contributory negligence, see CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE
Last clear chance doctrine, abolished, Minn. Statutes 2022 604.01
Alteration of instruments, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-406
Conditional issuance of instrument, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-105
Countersignatures, failure to make, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-106
Forged signatures, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-406
Issuance without consideration, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-303
Lack of notice, holders in due course, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-302
Nonissuance of instrument, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-105
Nonperformance of promises, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-303
Obligation to pay instrument, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-305
Other agreements, effect, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-117
Presentment warranties, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-417
Restrictive endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-206
Signatures, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-308
Transfer warranties, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-416
Wrongful refusal to pay, Minn. Statutes 2022 336.3-411
Next of kin, liability, prior debts, Minn. Statutes 2022 573.16
No or insufficient consideration, employment agency fees, notes, Minn. Statutes 2022 184.38
No-fault automobile insurance, proof of insurance, failure to produce, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.791
Nursery stock, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 18J.10
Overtime, agreements to work for less not a defense to action, Minn. Statutes 2022 177.27
Pari-mutuel betting, underage bettors, identification, Minn. Statutes 2022 240.13
Partition of real estate, disputes between parties, Minn. Statutes 2022 558.05
Pen registers, trap and trace devices, and mobile tracking devices, Minn. Statutes 2022 626A.391
Perjury, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.48
Plant pests, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 18J.10
Plants (vegetation), violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 18J.10
Pornographic works involving minors, Minn. Statutes 2022 617.245 to 2022 617.247
Preservation of defenses, generally, Court Rules Civ 12.08
Product liability, useful life of product, expiration, Minn. Statutes 2022 604.03
Property taxes, see Defenses or objections under PROPERTY TAXES
Prostitution, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.325
Public transportation facilities, unfair discriminatory practices, Minn. Statutes 2022 363A.11
Reasonable force, see Force, justification or grounds for use under this topic
Receivers, Minn. Statutes 2022 576.28
Reportable multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs), violations, lack of knowledge not a defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 62H.15
School bus drivers, reasonable force, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582
School districts, school buses, advertising on, Minn. Statutes 2022 123B.93
School officials, Fair Dismissal Act, technical violations, good faith exception, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.48
School personnel, force used by, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582, 2022 123B.25
School principals, reasonable force, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582
Seeds, violations, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 18J.10
Self-defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.06, 2022 609.065
No actual notification of action, defense asserted after judgment, Court Rules Civ 4.043
Restitution to defendant after enforcement of judgment, Court Rules Civ 4.043
Service of process, time requirements, generally, Court Rules Civ 12.01
Coercion for use in prostitution, excluded defenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 611A.81, 2022 611A.82
Sexual psychopathic personality, not defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 253D.07
Sexually dangerous person status, not defense, Minn. Statutes 2022 253D.07
Solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.352
Sex trafficking, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.284
Sexual misconduct, chiropractors, Minn. Rules 2500.6050
Shooting victims, failure to aid, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.662
Signatures, credit agreements, absence, effect, Minn. Statutes 2022 513.33
Smoking regulations, Minn. Statutes 2022 327.742
Soil conservation, good faith practices, Minn. Statutes 2022 103F.441
Solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.352
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 271.09
Jeopardy assessments, Minn. Statutes 2022 270C.36
Teachers, force used by, Minn. Statutes 2022 121A.582, 2022 123B.25
Tenants, eviction actions, Minn. Statutes 2022 504B.285
Theft, trade secrets, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.52
Timber cutting on state lands, Minn. Statutes 2022 90.301
Tobacco, tobacco related devices, or electronic delivery devices
Sales, age verification omission, Minn. Statutes 2022 461.22
Sales to children, municipal license violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 461.12
Sales to persons under age 21, reliance on proof of age, driver's license or Minnesota identification card, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.685
Traffic accidents, drivers, leaving scene of accident to obtain medical aid, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.09
Traffic sign or signal violations, motorcyclists or bicyclists, entering or crossing intersections against red light, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.06
Trespass, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.985
Trust companies, shareholders, assessments, Minn. Statutes 2022 49.19
Unauthorized insurers, Minn. Statutes 2022 60A.21
Waiver of defenses, generally, Court Rules Civ 12.08
Wild animals, violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 35.95
Wiretapping, Minn. Statutes 2022 626A.13
Fraud, claim forms, criminal penalties notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 176.178
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 176.001 to 2022 176.862
Willful negligence, Minn. Statutes 2022 176.031