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HF 2553

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 06/02/2016 10:20am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 01/29/2016
1st Engrossment Posted on 05/22/2016
Conference Committee Reports
CCR-HF2553 Posted on 05/20/2016

Current Version - 1st Engrossment

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A bill for an act
relating to orders for protection; eliminating respondent filing fee requirements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518B.01, subdivision 3a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518B.01, subdivision 3a, is amended to
read:


Subd. 3a.

Filing fee.

The filing fees for an order for protection under this section
are waived for the petitionernew text begin and respondentnew text end . The court administrator, the sheriff of any
county in this state, and other law enforcement and corrections officers shall perform their
duties relating to service of process without charge to the petitioner. The court shall
direct payment of the reasonable costs of service of process if served by a private process
server when the sheriff or other law enforcement or corrections officer is unavailable or if
service is made by publication, without requiring the petitioner to make application under
section 563.01. deleted text begin The court may direct a respondent to pay to the court administrator the
petitioner's filing fees and reasonable costs of service of process if the court determines
that the respondent has the ability to pay the petitioner's fees and costs.
deleted text end