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2020 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

ATTORNEYS

Abstracters, Minn. Statutes 2020 386.75

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments in a representative capacity, Minn. Statutes 2020 358.50

Representative capacity. notarial acts, Minn. Statutes 2020 358.52

Sanctions, civil lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2020 549.211

Addresses, registered land, instruments, endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2020 508.65, 508A.65

Admission to bar, Minn. Statutes 2020 480.05, 481.01

Advice

Adoption, minor unmarried parents, Minn. Statutes 2020 259.24

Invention developers, Minn. Statutes 2020 325A.04, 325A.05

Ambulance chasing, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.03, 481.05

Appearance

Habeas corpus petitioners, Minn. Statutes 2020 589.20

Hearings, Public Utilities Commission, Minn. Statutes 2020 216.16

Appointment

Adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2020 259.65

Appointed attorneys, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2020 611.35

Corporations, conveyance of real estate, Minn. Statutes 2020 507.05

Counsel for committed persons, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.07

Developmentally disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2020 252A.081, 252A.09

Eminent domain, commissioners, Minn. Statutes 2020 117.075

Guardianship and protective proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2020 524.5-205, 524.5-311, 524.5-406

Human rights lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2020 363A.33

Juvenile court hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 260B.130, 260B.163, 260C.163

Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2020 473.606

Paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2020 257.69

Public defender services, appointed counsel, Minn. Statutes 2020 611.27

Tuberculosis carriers or respondents, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.4805, 144.4807

Assistant city attorneys, defined as essential employees, Minn. Statutes 2020 179A.03

Attachment

Client's deposited funds, notice about, Minn. Statutes 2020 609.532

Registered land, notice, Minn. Statutes 2020 508.65, 508A.65

Attorney associations, Minn. Statutes 2020 480B.01

Attorney general, see ATTORNEY GENERAL

Attorneys-in-fact, see POWER OF ATTORNEY

Attorneys' summary executions, see under EXECUTIONS (CREDITORS REMEDIES)

Bond counsel, reasonable fees, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.21

Business corporations, Minn. Statutes 2020 302A.447, 302A.521

Certified copies, birth and death records, issuance to, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.225

Change of attorney

Civil action, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.11

Disability of former attorney, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.12

City attorneys, see CITY ATTORNEYS

Claims against United States

Attorney general, retaining by, Minn. Statutes 2020 8.09

Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2020 8.10

Clients

Authority to represent, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.08

Binding, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.08

Change of attorney, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.11, 481.12

Client security fund, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.20

Confidentiality, Minn. Statutes 2020 182.669, 481.06, 595.02

Delay of suit, misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.071

Privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2020 595.02

Proof of authority, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.09

Property, refusal to surrender, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.14

Collection agencies, Minn. Statutes 2020 332.32, 332.37

Commitments, notice received

Continuation, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.12

Patient transfers, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.14

Preliminary hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.07

Provisional discharge, revocation, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.15

Release, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.17

Treatment reports, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.12

Committed persons, medical records, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.03

Committed sex offenders

Medical records, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2020 253D.17

Secure treatment facility patients, notice received, administrative restriction, Minn. Statutes 2020 253D.18

Compensation for services, see ATTORNEY FEES

Conduct, supreme court rules, Minn. Statutes 2020 480.05

Confidential or privileged information, clients, Minn. Statutes 2020 182.669

Contempts, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2020 588.01

Continuing education, license requirements, Minn. Statutes 2020 214.12

Contracts for deed, adverse claims to real property, agent of seller, Minn. Statutes 2020 559.21

Corporate political contributions, Minn. Statutes 2020 211B.15

Corporations, see Attorneys for corporation under CORPORATIONS

Counties without county attorneys, special counsel for, Minn. Statutes 2020 388.09

County attorneys, see COUNTY ATTORNEYS

County law libraries, use, Minn. Statutes 2020 134A.02

Credit services organizations, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2020 332.52

Data, see GOVERNMENT DATA

Debt management services providers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2020 332A.02

Deceit or collusion, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.07, 481.071

Defending case after connection with prosecution, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.16

Definitions

Child mortality review panel, Minn. Statutes 2020 256.01

Interested persons, attorneys defined as, Minn. Statutes 2020 524.5-102

Matching programs, computerized comparison of data, Minn. Statutes 2020 13B.01

Professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2020 319B.02

Public Guardianship for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Act, Minn. Statutes 2020 252A.02

Statutory construction, Minn. Statutes 2020 645.45

Delinquent taxes, tax returns, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2020 270B.07

Detective licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2020 326.3341

Developmentally disabled persons, see Attorneys for under DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS

Disbarment, fees, exception, Minn. Statutes 2020 357.08

Disclosures

Government data practices, Minn. Statutes 2020 13.393

Motor vehicle theft, insurance information, Minn. Statutes 2020 65B.80 to 65B.83

District court judges, practicing as, Minn. Statutes 2020 484.06, 484.065

District court records, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2020 485.06

Domestic abuse

Data, access, Minn. Statutes 2020 13.82

Peace officers' reports, Minn. Statutes 2020 629.341

Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.06

Eminent domain, notice received, commissioners' reports, Minn. Statutes 2020 117.115

Employees

Protection of employees or others, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2020 13.43

Testimony, privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2020 595.02

False personation, contempt, Minn. Statutes 2020 588.01

Fee splitting, mortgage foreclosures, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.02

Fees charged by, see ATTORNEY FEES

Fees charged to, public defender fees, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.22

Foreclosure consultants, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2020 325N.01

Guardianship and protective proceedings, incapacitated persons, Minn. Statutes 2020 524.5-304, 524.5-311

Health threat to others, hearings, duties, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.4177

Hearings

Attendance, mentally ill persons dangerous to the public, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.19

Commitment hearings, expenses, payment, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.23

Commitments of sex offenders, Minn. Statutes 2020 253D.03, 253D.28

Persons who are health threat to others, duties, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.4177

Public guardianship, duties, Minn. Statutes 2020 252A.20

Restitution hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 611A.045

Human services data, access, Minn. Statutes 2020 13.46

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

Investigations, licensing boards, Minn. Statutes 2020 214.04, 214.10

Judgments

Execution, Minn. Statutes 2020 550.04

Pleas of confession, filing with court administrator, Minn. Statutes 2020 548.23

Satisfaction of judgments, generally, Minn. Statutes 2020 548.15

Judicial vacancies, consulting, determination, Minn. Statutes 2020 2.722

Law clerks, see LAW CLERKS

Law Examiners Board, see LAW EXAMINERS BOARD

Law libraries, see LAW LIBRARIES

Lawsuits, professional review, certification, Minn. Statutes 2020 544.42

Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, see LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY BOARD

Liability, violation of acknowledgment of sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2020 549.211

Licenses

Reinsurance intermediaries' licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2020 60A.71

Renewal, Minn. Statutes 2020 214.12

Tests, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2020 214.03

Liens

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.13

Homestead exemption, Minn. Statutes 2020 510.05

Judgments, assignment, attorney lien not affected, Minn. Statutes 2020 548.13

Notice of intention to claim lien, city clerks, filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2020 357.39

Priority, public assistance liens, effect, Minn. Statutes 2020 256.015

Registered land, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2020 508.65, 508A.65

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2020 176.081

Limited liability companies, Minn. Statutes 2020 211B.15, 322C.0408

Malpractice, see MALPRACTICE

Marriage and family therapy, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2020 148B.38

Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2020 473.606

Minnesota State Bar Association

Rules of Criminal Procedure, suggestions, Minn. Statutes 2020 480.059

Rules of Evidence, suggestions, Minn. Statutes 2020 480.0591

Misconduct

Child support proceedings, violations, disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2020 518A.66

Grounds for removal or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.15

Mortgage foreclosure sales

Power of attorney, recording, Minn. Statutes 2020 580.05

Purchasers, payment of taxes and expenses, Minn. Statutes 2020 582.03

Names, use by person other than attorney, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.07

Nonattorneys, practice of law by

Injury or death, soliciting claims, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.04, 481.05

Unauthorized practice of law, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.02

Nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2020 211B.15, 317A.521

Nonresidents, practice in Minnesota, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.02

Oaths

Oaths of office, Minn. Statutes 2020 358.07

Observance, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.06

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.15

Personal property owned, possessed, or controlled by, tax listing statements, verification, Minn. Statutes 2020 273.25

Personnel data, protection of employees or others, access, Minn. Statutes 2020 13.43

Pleadings

Recycled paper, Minn. Statutes 2020 480.0515

Verification of, Minn. Statutes 2020 544.15

Postconviction remedy petitions, contents, Minn. Statutes 2020 590.02

Power of attorney

Authority to hire, Minn. Statutes 2020 523.24

Generally, see POWER OF ATTORNEY

Practice as

Conciliation court, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2020 491A.02

County attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2020 388.21

County Attorneys Council, executive director, Minn. Statutes 2020 388.20

County attorneys' law partners, Minn. Statutes 2020 388.11

Deputy sheriffs, Minn. Statutes 2020 387.13

Sheriffs, Minn. Statutes 2020 387.13

State court administrator, Minn. Statutes 2020 480.14

Unauthorized practice of law, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.02

Prisoners, visitation by attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2020 243.48

Product liability, notice of possible claim, Minn. Statutes 2020 604.04

Professional corporations, see PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

Professional firms, see PROFESSIONAL FIRMS

Professional fund raisers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2020 309.50

Prosecuting attorneys, see PROSECUTORS

Protective agent licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2020 326.3341

Public defenders, see PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Public guardianship hearings

Duties, Minn. Statutes 2020 252A.09

Fees, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2020 252A.20

Public information and education programs, consulting, paternity, establishing, Minn. Statutes 2020 257.75

Real estate closing agent licensure, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2020 82.641

Real estate licensure, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2020 82.56

Reciprocals or interinsurance exchanges, see Attorneys under RECIPROCALS OR INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGES

Records and record keeping, government data practices, Minn. Statutes 2020 13.393

Referral services, adoption agencies, disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2020 259.37

Removal, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.15

Revisor's office, code of professional responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2020 3C.05

Right to an attorney

Adoption, birth parents, direct adoptive placement, Minn. Statutes 2020 259.47

Aircraft operators, Minn. Statutes 2020 360.0753

Boating while intoxicated, Minn. Statutes 2020 86B.335

Committed persons, Minn. Statutes 2020 253B.07, 253B.092

Committed sex offenders, Minn. Statutes 2020 253D.20

Constitutional provisions, Minn. Const. art 1 s 6

Developmentally disabled persons, public guardianship or conservatorship, Minn. Statutes 2020 252A.19

Extradition to another state, Minn. Statutes 2020 629.10

Firefighters, complaints against, Minn. Statutes 2020 471.86

Guardianship and protective proceedings, incapacitated persons, Minn. Statutes 2020 524.5-304, 524.5-406

Health threat to others, respondents, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.4176, 144.4183

Hunters, drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2020 97B.066

Indigent defendants, see PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Isolation or quarantine of persons, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.4195

Juvenile court hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 260C.163

Juvenile offenders, Minn. Statutes 2020 260B.130, 260B.163

Juvenile petty offenders, Minn. Statutes 2020 260B.235

Landowner's bill of rights, Minn. Statutes 2020 84.0274

Matters of metropolitan significance, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 473.173

Minnesota Code of Military Justice, Minn. Statutes 2020 192A.155

Nursing homes, deficiency citation arbitration, Minn. Statutes 2020 144A.10

Paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2020 257.69

Peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2020 471.44, 626.89

Persons in custody on a charge, admitting attorney for consultation with, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.10

Persons subpoenaed by legislative committee or commission, Minn. Statutes 2020 3.153

Pregnant minor women, abortion hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.343

Putative fathers, Minn. Statutes 2020 259.52

Source individuals, bloodborne pathogens, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.7407

Students, dismissal procedures, Minn. Statutes 2020 121A.47

Tax Court appeals, Small Claims Division, Minn. Statutes 2020 271.21

Teachers, Minn. Statutes 2020 122A.40, 122A.41, 122A.69, 123B.25

Threats to commit crimes, persons charged with, Minn. Statutes 2020 625.04

Tuberculosis carriers or respondents, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.4805

Youth camps, permit revocation hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.73

Service of process on

Counsel for tuberculosis carriers, petitioners, communications, Minn. Statutes 2020 144.4809

Expungement of criminal records, petitions and proposed orders, Minn. Statutes 2020 609A.03

Garnishment proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2020 571.72

Nonresidents, agents for, Minn. Statutes 2020 557.01

Public Utilities Commission, orders and notices, Minn. Statutes 2020 216.17

State Fair licensees, Minn. Statutes 2020 37.17

Services, farms, estate planning and transfer, Minn. Statutes 2020 17.985

Solicitation, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.03, 481.05

Solicitor general, see SOLICITOR GENERAL

Special attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2020 8.025, 8.06, 299F.03

State Lottery, attorney position, Minn. Statutes 2020 349A.02

Statutory construction, generally, Minn. Statutes 2020 645.45

Stolen property, return, duties, Minn. Statutes 2020 609.523

Subpoenas, authority to issue, developmentally disabled persons, public guardianship, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2020 252A.09

Suspension, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.15

Task forces, professions working with violence and abuse, Minn. Statutes 2020 135A.153

Tax preparation services, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2020 270C.445

Tax returns

Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2020 270B.07

Inspection, rights, Minn. Statutes 2020 270B.03

Taxpayers' rights advocates, Minn. Statutes 2020 270A.11

Testimony, attorney-client privilege, Minn. Statutes 2020 595.02

Towns, see Attorneys under TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Unauthorized practice of law, Minn. Statutes 2020 481.02

University of Minnesota attorney, Minn. Statutes 2020 3.736

Visitation by, prisoners, Minn. Statutes 2020 243.48

Volunteer firefighter relief associations, consultants, Minn. Statutes 2020 424A.04

Witness fees, payment, Minn. Statutes 2020 357.30

Workers' compensation, notice received, Minn. Statutes 2020 176.081, 176.092