MINNESOTA COURT RULES

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Forms provided here are for reference purposes. To download forms to fill out please visit the Minnesota Courts website.

FORM 31 - DESIGNATION AS A PETTY MISDEMEANOR IN
A PARTICULAR CASE

STATE OF MINNESOTA	DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF _	_ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

_,	)	DESIGNATION AS A PETTY
Plaintiff,	)	MISDEMEANOR IN A
vs.	)	PARTICULAR CASE
_,	)
Defendant.	)	District Court File No. _

I, the Prosecuting Attorney, hereby certify to the above-named Court that in my opinion it is in the interests of justice that the above-named Defendant not be incarcerated, and thereby designate, subject to the consent of the above-named Defendant, that this alleged misdemeanor violation be treated as a petty misdemeanor.

Dated: _
	_
	(Prosecuting Attorney)
	Name:
	Attorney License No.:
	Title:
	Address:
	Telephone No.:

I hereby consent to the treatment of the offense involved in this particular case as a petty misdemeanor.

_

(Defendant)

I hereby approve the designation of the offense involved in this particular case as a petty misdemeanor.

_

Judge or Judicial Officer*

*The name and title of the Judge or Judicial Officer should be printed or stamped following the signature.

(Effective for criminal actions commenced or arrests made after 12 o'clock midnight January 1, 1990.)