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GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE

Rule 605.Return of Summons

All summons shall be served in the manner required by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 504B, and the affidavit of service shall be filed with the court by 3:00 p.m. 3 days before the hearing, excluding intervening Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, or the matter may be dismissed. The affidavit must contain the printed or typed name of the person who served the summons.

(Amended effective January 1, 2000; amended effective July 1, 2019; amended effective January 1, 2020.)

Advisory Committee Comment - 1999 Amendment

The former Minnesota Statutes, chapter 560, was replaced by a new Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B. This change is not intended to have any substantive effect other than to correct the statutory reference.