MINNESOTA COURT RULES

GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE

Rule 415.Registrar

(a)Authority.

The functions of the registrar may be performed either by a judge of the court or by a person designated by the court in a written order filed and recorded in the office of the court, subject to the following:

(1) Each judge of the court may at any time perform the functions of registrar regardless of whether the court has designated other persons to perform those functions.

(2) The functions and powers of the registrar are limited to the acts and orders specified by the code and these rules.

(3) Any person designated registrar by the court shall be subject to the authority granted by and the continuing direction of the court.

(4) The registrar is not empowered to intervene or issue orders resolving conflicts related to the administration of the estate.

(b)Registrar Has No Continuing Authority.

The registrar does not have any continuing authority over an estate after the informal probate is granted or denied and shall not require the filing of any additional documents other than are required by the code (law) and these rules.