SERVICE OF PROCESS

See also COMPLAINTS; SUBPOENAS; SUMMONSES; WRITS

Abandoned and unclaimed property, consignments or bailments, notice of sale, Minn. Statutes 2025 345.02

Accusation, Medical Practice Board hearings, Minn. Rules 5615.0400

Address confidentiality program participants, service on, Minn. Rules 8290.0200, 8290.0300, 8290.0500, 8290.1000

Administrative law judges, occupational safety and health, Minn. Rules 5210.0595

Administrative rules, unadopted rules, orders to cease enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2025 14.381

Adoption

Hearing on petition, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 259.49, 260C.627

Putative fathers, forms, Minn. Statutes 2025 259.52

Adverse claims to real property, unknown defendants, Minn. Statutes 2025 559.02

Affidavits of service, see under AFFIDAVITS

Aircraft operators, Minn. Statutes 2025 360.0215

Airports and landing fields, orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 360.019

Attorney General Residential and Small Business Utilities Division, see Residential and Small Business Utilities Division under ATTORNEY GENERAL

Auctioneers, nonresidents, Minn. Statutes 2025 330.11

Banks, foreign, open end loan accounts, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2025 48.185

Boards of adjustment, orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 462.354

Business corporations, Minn. Statutes 2025 302A.651

Business trusts, Minn. Statutes 2025 318.02

Campaign practices, complaints, Minn. Statutes 2025 211B.32

Certificates of election, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.10

Charitable organizations, Minn. Statutes 2025 309.56

Child custody proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2025 257B.05, 518D.108, 518D.309

Child support enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2025 518A.47, 543.20

Children, Youth, and Families Department, license suspension, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.18

Civil process, extradited persons subject to criminal charges, postponement, Minn. Statutes 2025 629.24

Commerce Department

Civil lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2025 45.028

Commissioner's orders and papers, Minn. Statutes 2025 45.016

Commercial feed violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 17.983

Commercial pest control applicators, Minn. Statutes 2025 18D.301

Committed persons, prehearing examination, notice and summons, Minn. Statutes 2025 253B.07

Common carriers, Minn. Statutes 2025 221.67

Condominium declarations, Minn. Statutes 2025 515.11, 515A.4-106

Consent to service, failure to file, effect, Minn. Statutes 2025 45.028

Conservators, appointment for incapacitated persons, Minn. Statutes 2025 524.5-404

Contested cases, see Service of process under CONTESTED CASES

Costs of service, defined as litigation expenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 15.471

Decisions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 14.62

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2025 147.091

Licenses, suspension, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 150A.08

Tax clearance certificates, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 150A.08

Corporate takeovers, registration statements, Minn. Statutes 2025 80B.03

Corporations, absentee corporate officers, Minn. Statutes 2025 543.08

Cosmetologists, Minn. Statutes 2025 155A.35

Costs of, payment

Change of venue, Minn. Statutes 2025 549.17

Domestic abuse cases, orders for protection, Minn. Statutes 2025 518B.01

Employment rights lawsuits, public employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 549.04

Harassment, criminal proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.748

In forma pauperis proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2025 563.01

County highways, Minn. Statutes 2025 163.11

County officers, notice to file new bond, Minn. Statutes 2025 382.13

County surveys of land, notice to occupants, Minn. Statutes 2025 381.02

Credit services organizations, Minn. Statutes 2025 332.54

Dairy products violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 17.983

Definitions

Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 583.22

Foreign corporations, Minn. Statutes 2025 303.02

Motor carriers, Minn. Statutes 2025 221.012

Statutory construction, Minn. Statutes 2025 645.11

Definitions, metropolitan significance review, Minn. Rules 5800.0020

Delinquent taxes hearings, Minn. Statutes 2025 147.091, 148.10

Deputy registrars of motor vehicles, Minn. Rules 7406.0100 to 7406.2700

Digital signatures law, Minn. Rules 8275.0055, 8275.0110

Dishonored checks, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 604.113

Dissolution of marriage, Minn. Statutes 2025 518.09, 518.11, 518.12, 518.131

Domestic abuse protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 518B.01

Drainage system notices, Minn. Statutes 2025 103E.041

Drivers' licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 171.12, 171.24

Eminent domain proceedings, appeals of award, Minn. Statutes 2025 117.145

Environmental rights actions, Minn. Statutes 2025 116B.11

Estheticians, Minn. Statutes 2025 155A.35

Eviction actions, Minn. Statutes 2025 504B.332

Failure to file, effect, Minn. Statutes 2025 45.028

Fees for, peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2025 357.09

Financial exploitation, protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.2334

Financial institutions

Applications to organize, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 46.041

Commerce Department orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 46.33

Foreign corporations, Minn. Statutes 2025 303.06, 303.16, 317A.651, 543.19

Foreign insurance corporations, Minn. Statutes 2025 543.08

Foreign limited liability companies, limited liability company law, Minn. Statutes 2025 322C.0116, 322C.0803, 322C.0807

Foreign limited partnerships, Minn. Statutes 2025 321.1118, 323A.0904, 323A.0906

Foreign partnerships, Minn. Statutes 2025 323A.0906

Franchises, Minn. Statutes 2025 80C.04, 80C.20

Fraternal benefit societies, Minn. Statutes 2025 64B.35

Gambling violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 349.34

Garnishment, summonses, Minn. Statutes 2025 571.72

Harassment, costs, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.748

Health Department, subpoenas, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.054

Health professionals, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.1485

Holidays, service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2025 645.44

Human Rights Department, subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2025 363A.06

Human services license suspension, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 245A.07

Hunting privileges, intent to suspend, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 97B.066

Immunity from, nonresident witnesses, Minn. Statutes 2025 634.08

Insurance adjusters, Minn. Statutes 2025 72B.05

Insurance companies

Liquidation proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2025 60B.58

Unfair or deceptive trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2025 72A.22

Insurance holding company systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 60D.17

Insurance producers, Minn. Statutes 2025 60K.37

Invention developers, Minn. Statutes 2025 325A.04

Judgment creditors and debtors, Minn. Statutes 2025 548.181

Judgments, certified copies, Minn. Statutes 2025 550.02

Juvenile offenders, procedure, Minn. Statutes 2025 260B.151, 260B.152

Labor unions, Minn. Statutes 2025 540.152, 540.153

Land subdividers, Minn. Statutes 2025 83.23

Landlords and tenants, Minn. Statutes 2025 504B.181, 504B.431

Large energy facilities, see same under PUBLIC UTILITIES

Legal separation

Injunctions, Minn. Statutes 2025 518.131

Petitions, Minn. Statutes 2025 518.09, 518.11, 518.131

Licenses, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2025 148.262, 150A.08

Licensing agencies, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.41

Limited liability partnerships, see Agents for service of process under LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS

Local telecommunications service providers

Competitive local exchange carriers, 911 service plan, Minn. Rules 7811.0550

Petitions for certification, Minn. Rules 7811.0200

Service area change petitions, Minn. Rules 7811.0300

Long-arm statutes, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 543.08 to 543.20

Manufactured home parks, Minn. Statutes 2025 327C.02

Manufactured home security agreements, notice of default, Minn. Statutes 2025 327.64

Mechanics and material suppliers liens lawsuits, real property, executory contracts, Minn. Statutes 2025 514.06

Membership camping operators, Minn. Statutes 2025 82A.06, 82A.22

Mentally ill persons dangerous to the public, hearing notices, Minn. Statutes 2025 253B.18

Mining operations, permits, revocation hearings, Minn. Rules 6130.5200

Motor vehicle dealers, Minn. Statutes 2025 168.27

Motor vehicle franchise termination, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 80E.08

Motor vehicle operators, Minn. Statutes 2025 169.09

Motor vehicle rental companies, Minn. Statutes 2025 72A.125

Motor vehicles, owner's registration, requests for privacy, Minn. Statutes 2025 168.346

Municipal boundary adjustments, subpoenas, Minn. Rules 6000.2210

Nail technicians, Minn. Statutes 2025 155A.35

Nonconsensual common law liens, Minn. Statutes 2025 514.99

Nonresidents

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 543.19

Persons with interest in real property, Minn. Statutes 2025 557.01

Notaries public, Minn. Statutes 2025 359.01

Nursing homes

Controlling persons, Minn. Statutes 2025 144A.03

Involuntary receivership, show cause orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 144A.15

Packers and Stockyards Acts, violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 17.983

Partnerships, Minn. Statutes 2025 323A.1001

Party absent from state and not subject to personal service, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2025 541.13

Paternity cases, Minn. Statutes 2025 543.20

Personal service, see PERSONAL SERVICE

Pharmacists and pharmacies, disciplinary proceedings, Minn. Rules 6800.9700

Plats, irregular tracts, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.19

Pornography, injunctions for, Minn. Statutes 2025 617.296

Postponement of, civil process, extradited persons subject to criminal charges, Minn. Statutes 2025 629.24

Power of attorney, Minn. Statutes 2025 523.24

Private career schools, Minn. Statutes 2025 136A.822

Probate proceedings

Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2025 525.712

Foreign personal representatives, Minn. Statutes 2025 524.4-303

Notice to creditors, Minn. Statutes 2025 524.3-801

Proof of service, see Affidavits of service under AFFIDAVITS

Prostitution, promoters, notice of hearing on protection orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.3232

Public nuisances, notice of intent to abate, Minn. Statutes 2025 617.81

Public retirement plans, fiduciaries or cofiduciaries, breach of duty, Minn. Statutes 2025 356A.12

Public Utilities Commission documents, Minn. Statutes 2025 216.17

Published notice, defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 645.11

Racketeering, criminal proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.911

Real estate brokers and agents, Minn. Statutes 2025 82.88

Real property appraisers, Minn. Statutes 2025 82B.15

Reinsurance intermediaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 60A.71

Residential programs (human services), administrators, involuntary receivership orders, copies, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.43, 245A.13

Restraining orders, short-form notification, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.748

Restricted residence districts proceedings, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 462.14

Revenue recapture hearings, Minn. Rules 1400.8505 to 1400.8612

Risk retention groups, Minn. Statutes 2025 60E.09

Safe at Home program participants, service on, Minn. Rules 8290.0200, 8290.0300, 8290.0500, 8290.1000

Sanitary districts, Minn. Rules 1408.0020

Savings associations

Conversion disapprovals, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 51A.065

Savings accounts, redeeming, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 51A.34

Secretary of state, agent for acceptance of service, Minn. Statutes 2025 5.25

Self-service storage facilities owners, Minn. Statutes 2025 514.976

Separation of husband and wife, see Legal separation under this topic

Serve, defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 583.22

Standby or temporary custodians of children, notices, Minn. Statutes 2025 257B.05

State auditor, examination cost, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 6.57, 6.59

State Fair exhibitors and performers, Minn. Statutes 2025 37.17

Statement of issues, Medical Practice Board hearings, Minn. Rules 5615.0300

Structural pest control applicators, Minn. Statutes 2025 18D.301

Students (K-12), hearings, notice

Exclusion or expulsion, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.47

Suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.46

Subdivided land sales registrants, Minn. Statutes 2025 83.39

Surplus lines insurers, Minn. Statutes 2025 60A.19, 60A.206

Tax clearance certificates, hearing notices, Minn. Statutes 2025 150A.08

Tax collection lawsuits, summonses and complaints, Minn. Statutes 2025 270C.61

Tax Court, Minn. Rules 8610.0010 to 8610.0150

Town roads, establishment, alteration, or vacation, Minn. Statutes 2025 164.07

Trademark and trade name registrants, Minn. Statutes 2025 333.31

Transient merchants, Minn. Statutes 2025 329.11

Unauthorized insurers, Minn. Statutes 2025 72A.37, 72A.43

Unauthorized Insurers False Advertising Process Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 72A.33, 72A.40

Unauthorized Insurers Process Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 60A.21

Utilities

Biennial transmission project report documents, Minn. Rules 7848.1700, 7848.1800, 7848.2000

Power lines, proposed notice plans, Minn. Rules 7848.1900

Viatical settlement providers, Minn. Statutes 2025 60A.9572

Vulnerable adults, protection orders, financial exploitation, Minn. Statutes 2025 609.2334

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2025 176.295

Workers' compensation rehabilitation services, Minn. Rules 5220.0107

Workers' compensation, rules of practice, Minn. Rules 5220.2570