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MISDEMEANORS

Appeals, to Court of Appeals, see Appeals to under COURT OF APPEALS

Applicability of rules, Court Rules Crim 1.01

Arraignment, Court Rules Crim 1.05, Crim 4.02, Crim 5.06

Arrested persons, bringing before court or judge, warrantless arrests, Court Rules Crim 4.02

Arrests for misdemeanors, time restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.31

Arrests for, Court Rules Crim 3.03

Arrests, misdemeanors relating to, Minn. Statutes 2022 629.403

Certification as petty misdemeanors, conditions for, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.131

Certifying as petty misdemeanors, Court Rules Crim 23.04

Complaints

Filing, warrantless arrests, Court Rules Crim 4.02

Prosecution by complaint, Court Rules Crim 17.01

Right to demand a complaint before pleading, Court Rules Crim 5.03

Court appearances, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.82

Defendants, presence at trial, Court Rules Crim 26.03

Defense of mental illness or cognitive impairment, Court Rules Crim 20.02

Definitions, Court Rules Crim 1.04

Delinquency proceedings, Court Rules Juv Del 3.02

Designation as petty misdemeanor in particular case, Court Rules Crim Form 31

Discovery, Court Rules Crim 9.04

Fines, statewide schedule, Court Rules Crim 23.04, Crim 23.05

First appearance, omnibus issues, notice to defendant about, Court Rules Crim 7.01, Crim Form 13

Game and fish violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 97A.301

Group warnings, guilty pleas, Court Rules Crim 15.03

Guilty pleas

Failure to appear, Court Rules Crim 23.05

Generally, Court Rules Crim 15.02

Group warnings, Court Rules Crim 15.03

Offenses punishable by incarceration, records, Court Rules Crim 5.09

Petitions to plead guilty, Court Rules Crim 15.09

Hennepin County misdemeanor violations bureaus, Minn. Statutes 2022 484.91

Incompetent defendants, Court Rules Crim 20.01

Indictments, misdemeanors certified as petty, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.131

Indictments, motions to dismiss, Court Rules Crim 17.06

Interactive video teleconferences, Court Rules Crim 1.05

Jurisdiction, motions attacking, Court Rules Crim 10.02

Motions

Attacking court jurisdiction, Court Rules Crim 10.02

Service, Court Rules Crim 10.03

Multiple defenses, Court Rules Crim 20.02

Not guilty pleas, motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, Court Rules Crim 10.02

Offense list, Court Rules Sent Appendix 4

Other offenses to be offered at trial, notice about, Court Rules Crim 7.02, Crim Form 14

Penalties

Available sentences, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.125

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.033, 2022 609.101

Petitions to plead guilty, Court Rules Crim 15.03

Petty misdemeanors, see PETTY MISDEMEANORS

Pleas

Entry, Court Rules Crim 1.05, Crim 5.06

Timing, Court Rules Crim 14.03

Who may plead, Court Rules Crim 14.02

Presentence reports, oral, Court Rules Crim 27.02

Pretrial conferences, generally, Court Rules Crim 12.01

Pretrial detention, reports, Court Rules Crim 6.05

Pretrial proceedings continued for defects of process, Court Rules Crim 3.04

Prosecution

By indictment, Court Rules Crim 16

By tab charge, Court Rules Crim 17.01

Prosecutions, Minn. Statutes 2022 487.332, 2022 488A.06

Right to an attorney, waivers of counsel, Court Rules Crim 5.04

Sentences

For a current felony offense, Court Rules Sent 2.C.05

From a felony conviction, Court Rules Sent 2.B.1

From a stay of imposition, Court Rules Sent 2.B.1, Sent 2.B.3

Sentencing, misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.15

Sentencing, Court Rules Crim 1.05, Crim 27.03

Speedy trials, Court Rules Crim 6.06

Statutory construction, petty misdemeanor in absence of other penalty, Minn. Statutes 2022 645.241

Targeted misdemeanors, conviction, fingerprinting, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.118

Targeted misdemeanors

Custody status points, Court Rules Sent 2.B.2, Sent 2.B.3, Sent 2.B.6

Driving while impaired, Court Rules Sent 2.B.304

List, Court Rules Sent Appendix 4

Traffic violations

Juvenile offenders, attorney representation, tenth judicial district, special rules, Court Rules Spec 14.06

Treatment as misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors, conditions for, Minn. Statutes 2022 609.13

Warrantless arrests, citation and pretrial release, Court Rules Crim 6.01