<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 506<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to courts; increasing conciliation court civil claim limit; appropriating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>April 30, 2012<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>The Honorable Kurt Zellers<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 506 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 506 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Laws 2012, chapter 128, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Jurisdiction; general.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>the conciliation court has jurisdiction to hear, conciliate, try, and determine civil claims if <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the amount of money or property that is the subject matter of the claim does not exceed: <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(1) $7,500 $10,000; (2) $4,000, if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(3) $15,000, if the claim involves money or personal property subject to forfeiture under <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>84.7741</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.63</statute_ref>, 
         <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 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>transaction" means a sale of personal property, or a loan arranged to facilitate the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>of personal property, in which:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>(1) credit is granted by a seller or a lender who regularly engages as a seller or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>lender in credit transactions of the same kind;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>(2) the buyer is a natural person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>(3) the claimant is the seller or lender in the transaction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(4) the personal property is purchased primarily for a personal, family, or household <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>purpose and not for a commercial, agricultural, or business purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subdivisions 5 to 10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>territorial jurisdiction of conciliation court is coextensive with the county in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>court is established. The summons in a conciliation court action under subdivisions 6 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>10 may be served anywhere in the state, and the summons in a conciliation court action <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), may be served outside the state in the manner provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>by law. The court administrator shall serve the summons in a conciliation court action <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>by first class mail, except that if the amount of money or property that is the subject of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>the claim exceeds $2,500, the summons must be served by the plaintiff by certified mail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>and service on nonresident defendants must be made in accordance with applicable law <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>or rule. Subpoenas to secure the attendance of nonparty witnesses and the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>documents at trial may be served anywhere within the state in the manner provided by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>When a court administrator is required to summon the defendant by certified mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>under this paragraph, the summons may be made by personal service in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for personal service of a summons of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>court as an alternative to service by certified mail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(c) This subdivision expires August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>filed on or after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Jurisdiction; general.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>conciliation court has jurisdiction to hear, conciliate, try, and determine civil claims if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>amount of money or property that is the subject matter of the claim does not exceed: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>$15,000; or (2) $4,000, if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction. "Consumer <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>credit transaction" means a sale of personal property, or a loan arranged to facilitate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>purchase of personal property, in which:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(1) credit is granted by a seller or a lender who regularly engages as a seller or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>lender in credit transactions of the same kind;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(2) the buyer is a natural person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(3) the claimant is the seller or lender in the transaction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(4) the personal property is purchased primarily for a personal, family, or household <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>purpose and not for a commercial, agricultural, or business purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subdivisions 5 to 10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>territorial jurisdiction of conciliation court is coextensive with the county in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>court is established. The summons in a conciliation court action under subdivisions 6 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>10 may be served anywhere in the state, and the summons in a conciliation court action <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), may be served outside the state in the manner provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>by law. The court administrator shall serve the summons in a conciliation court action <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>by first class mail, except that if the amount of money or property that is the subject of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>the claim exceeds $2,500, the summons must be served by the plaintiff by certified mail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>and service on nonresident defendants must be made in accordance with applicable law <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>or rule. Subpoenas to secure the attendance of nonparty witnesses and the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>documents at trial may be served anywhere within the state in the manner provided by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>When a court administrator is required to summon the defendant by certified mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>under this paragraph, the summons may be made by personal service in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for personal service of a summons of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>court as an alternative to service by certified mail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>filed on or after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>(a) The revisor shall correct the threshold monetary amount wherever it appears in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>Minnesota Statutes consistent with changes in section 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>(b) The revisor shall correct the threshold monetary amount and statutory cross <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>references wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes consistent with changes in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (a) is effective August 1, 2012, and paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(b) is effective August 1, 2014."<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>relating to courts; increasing conciliation court civil claim limits;amending <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3, as amended, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>a subdivision."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Julianne E. Ortman<br />
                  		
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               <td>Warren Limmer<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>James P. Metzen<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Ron Shimanski<br />
                  		
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               <td>Pat Mazorol<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Kory Kath<br />
                  		
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