<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Jurisdiction; general.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>conciliation court has jurisdiction to hear, conciliate, try, and determine civil claims if the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>amount of money or property that is the subject matter of the claim does not exceed: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>$7,500; (2) $4,000, $10,000 or $5,000 if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>or (3) (2) $15,000, if the claim involves money or personal property subject to forfeiture <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>609.5311</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.5312</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.5314</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>609.5318</statute_ref>. "Consumer credit transaction" <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>means a sale of personal property, or a loan arranged to facilitate the purchase of personal <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>property, in which:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(1) credit is granted by a seller or a lender who regularly engages as a seller or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>lender in credit transactions of the same kind;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(2) the buyer is a natural person;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(3) the claimant is the seller or lender in the transaction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(4) the personal property is purchased primarily for a personal, family, or household <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>purpose and not for a commercial, agricultural, or business purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subdivisions 5 to 10, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>territorial jurisdiction of conciliation court is coextensive with the county in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>court is established. The summons in a conciliation court action under subdivisions 6 to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>10 may be served anywhere in the state, and the summons in a conciliation court action <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), may be served outside the state in the manner provided <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>by law. The court administrator shall serve the summons in a conciliation court action <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>by first class mail, except that if the amount of money or property that is the subject of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>the claim exceeds $2,500, the summons must be served by the plaintiff by certified mail, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>and service on nonresident defendants must be made in accordance with applicable law <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>or rule. Subpoenas to secure the attendance of nonparty witnesses and the production of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>documents at trial may be served anywhere within the state in the manner provided by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>When a court administrator is required to summon the defendant by certified mail <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>under this paragraph, the summons may be made by personal service in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for personal service of a summons of the district <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>court as an alternative to service by certified mail.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to claims <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>filed on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    Sec. 2. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>The revisor shall correct the threshold jurisdictional monetary amount wherever it <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>appears in Minnesota Statutes consistent with changes in section 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012.<br/>