Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules Index (topics)
DOMESTIC ABUSE
See also BATTERED WOMEN
Advocacy and support services, Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.50, 518B.01, 611A.32
Affidavits, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Alternative dispute resolution
Civil Mediation Act, inapplicability, Minn. Statutes 2026 572.40
Exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.76, 494.03
Arbitration, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.73
Arrests for
Arrest and detention requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Data, classification, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.82
Firearms transfers, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.03
Law enforcement agencies, policies, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.342
Peace officers, immunity from liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341
Warrantless arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.34, 629.341
Bail
Bail evaluations, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.30, 629.74
Cash bail, maximum amount, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.471
Free on, electronic monitoring, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.02, 609.135, 611A.07
Maximum amount, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.471
No contact orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Proceedings, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Burglary, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Certification, third parties, termination of respondent interest in property, Minn. Statutes 2026 559.206
Child abuse
Assault, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Children's advocacy centers, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.02
Generally, see Domestic child abuse under CHILD ABUSE
Victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, Minn. Statutes 2026 299A.708
Child custody, effect on custody, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Children's advocacy centers, multidisciplinary child protection teams, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.02
Conviction, human services licensed programs, disqualification, Minn. Statutes 2026 245C.15
Counseling or educational programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.02
Crime Victims Reparations Board, claims for injuries, Minn. Rules 3050.3300
Data
Classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.06, 629.341
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.82
No contact orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.46
Protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.46
Death caused while committing
1st degree murder, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.106, 609.185
Domestic fatality review teams, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.203
Defendants, protection orders, service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 629.72
Definitions
1st degree murder, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.185
Canadian protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.02
Crime victims' rights, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0315
Criminal Code, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.02
Domestic Abuse Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Domestic violence death, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.203
Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.02, 142G.50
Safe at Home program, Minn. Statutes 2026 5B.02
Disorderly conduct, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
District court
Family violence coordinating councils, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.79
Pretrial release, review, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Documentation, MFIP participants, Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.50, 142G.53
Domestic Abuse Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Domestic abuse presentence investigations, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.2244
Domestic abuse program director, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.31, 611A.33, 611A.345, 611A.35
Domestic abuse victims, see DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS
Domestic assault
5th degree assault, Minn. Statutes 2026 624.713
Bail, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.471, 629.74
Conviction, family day care home providers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Death of an unborn child, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.268
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.185, 609.749, 611A.0315
Domestic abuse, murder, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.185
Electronic monitoring of defendants, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Firearms use, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.2242, 624.712
Gross misdemeanor, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.2242
Harassment and stalking, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.02
Minimum fines, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.101
Misdemeanor, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.131, 609.2242
Pretrial diversion, notice to victims, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.031
Second and subsequent offenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.2243
Sentencing, minimum fines, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.101
Stalking, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.749
Stay of sentence, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Strangulation, Minn. Statutes 2026 243.167, 609.2247
Witnesses, children, supportive person in courtroom, Minn. Statutes 2026 631.046
Domestic child abuse, see under CHILD ABUSE
Domestic fatality review teams, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.203
Dwellings, contracts for deed, termination of respondent interest, Minn. Statutes 2026 559.206
Education and training, child support enforcement agency employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 518A.81
Emergency shelters, see under SHELTERS
Evidence of
Child abuse and maltreatment, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.06
Domestic conduct, admissibility, Minn. Statutes 2026 634.20
Family or household members, domestic abuse and violence in home of child, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.20
Family violence
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.02
Family violence coordinating councils, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.79
Fetuses, death caused by domestic assault, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.268
Forms, protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 629.72
Household members, violence in home of child, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.06
Housing support services, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.31
Investigations, education and training, child protection workers, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.36, 260E.37
Judges, duties regarding, supreme court judicial education program, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.30
Law enforcement, duties, see Peace officers, duties under this topic
Lawsuits
Conciliation courts, no jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2026 491A.01
Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 541.05
Mediation, Civil Mediation Act, inapplicability, Minn. Statutes 2026 572.40
Murder
2d degree murder, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.19
Death caused by domestic abuse, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.106, 609.185
No contact orders
As conditions of pretrial release, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.715
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.46
Enforcement, CIBRS, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.40
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.75
Violations
Bail, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Decision not to prosecute, victim notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0315
Venue, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.75
Victims, right to terminate leases, Minn. Statutes 2026 504B.206
Notice, protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Obscene or harassing telephone calls, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Orders
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
No contact orders, see same under this topic
Protection orders, see same under this topic
Show cause, service of process, Minn. Statutes 2026 543.20
Violations, pretrial release, bail, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Wireless service contracts, transfer or release of domestic abuse victims, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.04
Peace officers, duties
Arrests, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341, 629.72
Assistance to victims, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.342
Detention in lieu of citation, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Failure to arrest domestic abuser, nonliability, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341
Law enforcement agency policies, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.342
Protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Perpetrators
Ammunition possession, Minn. Statutes 2026 624.713
Electronic surveillance, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Firearms, possession, Minn. Statutes 2026 624.713
Location disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.84, 611A.06
Notice received, protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Work release, Minn. Statutes 2026 631.425
Personal injury caused by, lawsuits, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 541.05
Persons trained in domestic violence
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.02
MFIP, employment plans, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.50, 142G.56
Services, MFIP participants, Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.54
Petitioners, information about, court records, classification, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Petitions
Contents, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Employees, service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2026 543.20
Protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Students, service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2026 543.20
Pretrial release, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Prevention
Family home visiting program, Minn. Statutes 2026 145.87, 145A.17
Parenting time centers, classes, Minn. Statutes 2026 119A.37
Persons trained in domestic violence, see same under this topic
Program grants, Minnesota victims of crime account, Minn. Statutes 2026 299A.708
Violence prevention curriculum, Minn. Statutes 2026 120B.22
Proceedings
Combining with custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 257.541
Combining with parenting time proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 257.541, 257C.08
Protection orders, petitions, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 629.72
Property damage, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Prosecutors, duties
Decision not to prosecute, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0315
Plans to improve disposition of cases, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0311
Protection orders
Canadian orders
Citation, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.01
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.02
Electronic signatures, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.08
Enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 518F.03, 518F.04
Immunity, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.06
Registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.05
Remedies, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.07
Severability, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.10
Transition, Minn. Statutes 2026 518F.09
Violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Criminal justice data communications network, Minn. Statutes 2026 299C.46
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.80
Firearms transfers, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.03
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 629.72
Notice to victims about obtaining orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0315, 634.045
Safe at Home program, Minn. Statutes 2026 5B.11
Service of process, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Violations
Bail, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Causing death of victim, 2d degree murder, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.19
Decision not to prosecute, victim notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0315
Detention in lieu of citation, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72
Electronic surveillance, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Firearms possession, restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Sentencing, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Stalking, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.749
Venue, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Vulnerable adults, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.557
Public Safety Department, domestic abuse prosecutions plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0311
Repeat domestic abuse, felony, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.2242
Reports about
Child abuse and maltreatment, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.06
Law enforcement agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 626.5537
Peace officers' reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341
Reporter immunity, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.34
Restitution, orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Sentencing, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 609.135
Service of process, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Shelters, see Domestic abuse victim's shelters under SHELTERS
Social services
Children's advocacy centers, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.02
Consulting, violence prevention, Minn. Statutes 2026 120B.22
Housing support, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.31
Multidisciplinary child protection teams, Minn. Statutes 2026 260E.02
Persons trained in domestic violence, see same under this topic
Public assistance waiver, Minn. Statutes 2026 256.029
Services for parents, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Victim advocacy and support services, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.32
Strangulation, child custody or parenting time rights, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2026 631.52
Threats of violence, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Trials, court calendar, order, Minn. Statutes 2026 630.36
Victims
Advocacy and support services, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.32
Advocates
Domestic abuse prosecution plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0311
Domestic abuse victim programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.32
Family violence coordinating councils, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.79
MFIP family violence waivers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.50
Paternity education materials, consulting about, Minn. Statutes 2026 257.75
Protection order forms, consulting about, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Testimony, Minn. Statutes 2026 595.02
Assistance by peace officer, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.342
Contract for deed, termination of respondent interest, Minn. Statutes 2026 559.206
Data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.06, 611A.32
Death caused while committing, 1st degree murder, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.106, 609.185
Decision not to prosecute, notice received, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.0315
Deprivation of custodial or parental rights, defense, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.26
Diversionary work program (DWP), Minn. Statutes 2026 142G.90
Domestic fatality review teams, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.203
Employees quitting due to, unemployment insurance, treatment, Minn. Statutes 2026 268.095
Employer retaliation, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01, 609.748
Employment, earned sick and safe time, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.9445 to 181.9448
Health insurance, unfair or deceptive trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 72A.20
Housing support, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.31, 611A.32
Interstate migrants, residence, establishing, Minn. Statutes 2026 256G.03
Leases, right to terminate, Minn. Statutes 2026 504B.206
Life insurance, unfair or deceptive trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 72A.20
MFIP, see Family violence victims under MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROGRAM (MFIP)
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341, 629.72
Offender location, disclosure to, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.84, 611A.06
Public assistance waiver, Minn. Statutes 2026 256.029
Real property records, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.045
Release of information to, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.82
Reports received, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341
Safe at Home program, Minn. Statutes 2026 5B.01 to 5B.13
Safety leave, Minn. Statutes 2026 181.9447
Services to
Minnesota victims of crime account, Minn. Statutes 2026 299A.708
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2026 15.87
Victim impact statements, confidentiality, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.2244
Women, see DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS
Victims, confidentiality program, Minn. Rules 8290.0100 to 8290.1500
Violations and penalties
No contact orders, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.72, 629.75
Protection orders, violations
Causing death of victim, 2d degree murder, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.19
Electronic surveillance, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.135
Sentencing, Minn. Statutes 2026 518B.01
Stalking, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.749
Safe at Home program participant data, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 5B.13
Vulnerable adults, see VULNERABLE ADULTS