2026 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
ATTORNEYS
Abstracters, Minn. Statutes 2026 386.75
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments in a representative capacity, Minn. Statutes 2026 358.50
Representative capacity. notarial acts, Minn. Statutes 2026 358.52
Sanctions, civil lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2026 549.211
Addresses, registered land, instruments, endorsements, Minn. Statutes 2026 508.65, 508A.65
Admission to bar, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.05, 481.01
Advice
Adoption, minor unmarried parents, Minn. Statutes 2026 259.24
Invention developers, Minn. Statutes 2026 325A.04, 325A.05
Ambulance chasing, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.03, 481.05
Appearance
Habeas corpus petitioners, Minn. Statutes 2026 589.20
Hearings, Public Utilities Commission, Minn. Statutes 2026 216.16
Appointment
Adoptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 259.65
Appointed attorneys, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2026 611.35
Corporations, conveyance of real estate, Minn. Statutes 2026 507.05
Counsel for committed persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.07
Developmentally disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 252A.081, 252A.09
Eminent domain, commissioners, Minn. Statutes 2026 117.075
Guardianship and protective proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 524.5-205, 524.5-311, 524.5-406
Human rights lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2026 363A.33
Juvenile court hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.130, 260B.163, 260C.163
Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2026 473.606
Paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2026 257.69
Public defender services, appointed counsel, Minn. Statutes 2026 611.27
Structured settlements, Minn. Statutes 2026 549.405
Assistant city attorneys, defined as essential employees, Minn. Statutes 2026 179A.03
Attachment
Client's deposited funds, notice about, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.532
Registered land, notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 508.65, 508A.65
Attorney associations, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 481.21
Business corporations, Minn. Statutes 2026 302A.447, 302A.521
Cannabis and hemp businesses, legal assistance to, immunity from discipline, Minn. Statutes 2026 342.67
Certified copies, birth and death records, issuance to, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.225
Change of attorney
Civil action, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.11
Disability of former attorney, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.12
City attorneys, see CITY ATTORNEYS
Claims against United States
Attorney general, retaining by, Minn. Statutes 2026 8.09
Compensation and salaries, Minn. Statutes 2026 8.10
Clients
Authority to represent, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.08
Binding, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.08
Change of attorney, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.11, 481.12
Client security fund, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.20
Confidentiality, Minn. Statutes 2026 182.669, 481.06, 595.02
Delay of suit, misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.071
Privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2026 595.02
Proof of authority, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.09
Property, refusal to surrender, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.14
Collection agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 332.32, 332.37
Commitments, notice received
Continuation, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.12
Patient transfers, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.14
Preliminary hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.07
Provisional discharge, revocation, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.15
Release, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.17
Treatment reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.12
Committed persons, medical records, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.03
Committed sex offenders
Medical records, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2026 253D.17
Secure treatment facility patients, notice received, administrative restriction, Minn. Statutes 2026 253D.18
Compensation for services, see ATTORNEY FEES
Conduct, supreme court rules, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.05
Confidential or privileged information, clients, Minn. Statutes 2026 182.669
Contempts, misbehavior in office, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Continuing education, license requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 214.12
Contracts for deed, adverse claims to real property, agent of seller, Minn. Statutes 2026 559.21
Corporate political contributions, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.15
Corporations, see Attorneys for corporation under CORPORATIONS
Counties without county attorneys, special counsel for, Minn. Statutes 2026 388.09
County attorneys, see COUNTY ATTORNEYS
County law libraries, use, Minn. Statutes 2026 134A.02
Credit services organizations, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 332.52
Cultural competency training, child welfare system, Minn. Statutes 2026 260.69
Data, see GOVERNMENT DATA
Debt management services providers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 332A.02
Deceit or collusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.07, 481.071
Defending case after connection with prosecution, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.16
Definitions
Child mortality review panel, Minn. Statutes 2026 142A.03
Interested persons, attorneys defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 524.5-102
Matching programs, computerized comparison of data, Minn. Statutes 2026 13B.01
Professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2026 319B.02
Public Guardianship for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 252A.02
Statutory construction, Minn. Statutes 2026 645.45
Delinquent taxes, tax returns, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 270B.07
Detective licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 326.3341
Developmentally disabled persons, see Attorneys for under DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS
Disbarment, fees, exception, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.08
Disclosures
Government data practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.393
Motor vehicle theft, insurance information, Minn. Statutes 2026 65B.80 to 65B.83
District court judges, practicing as, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.06, 484.065
District court records, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2026 485.06
Domestic abuse
Data, access, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.82
Peace officers' reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.341
Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.06
Education and training, cultural competency training, child welfare system, Minn. Statutes 2026 260.69
Eminent domain, notice received, commissioners' reports, Minn. Statutes 2026 117.115
Employees
Protection of employees or others, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.43
Testimony, privileged communications, Minn. Statutes 2026 595.02
False personation, contempt, Minn. Statutes 2026 588.01
Fee splitting, mortgage foreclosures, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.02
Fees charged by, see ATTORNEY FEES
Fees charged to, public defender fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.22
Firefighter relief associations, consultants, Minn. Statutes 2026 424A.04
Foreclosure solicitors, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 325N.01
Guardianship and protective proceedings, incapacitated persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 524.5-304, 524.5-311
Health threat to others, hearings, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.4177
Hearings
Attendance, mentally ill persons dangerous to the public, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.19
Commitment hearings, expenses, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.23
Commitments of sex offenders, Minn. Statutes 2026 253D.03, 253D.28
Persons who are health threat to others, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.4177
Public guardianship, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 252A.20
Restitution hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 611A.045
Human services data, access, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.46
Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD
Invention developers, patent, copyright, or trademark advice, Minn. Statutes 2026 325A.04, 325A.05
Investigations, licensing boards, Minn. Statutes 2026 214.04, 214.10
Judgments
Execution, Minn. Statutes 2026 550.04
Pleas of confession, filing with court administrator, Minn. Statutes 2026 548.23
Satisfaction of judgments, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 548.15
Judicial vacancies, consulting, determination, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 544.42
Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, see LAWYERS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY BOARD
Liability, violation of acknowledgment of sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2026 549.211
Licenses
Preliminary application, criminal records, Minn. Statutes 2026 214.035
Reinsurance intermediaries' licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 60A.71
Renewal, Minn. Statutes 2026 214.12
Tests, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 214.03
Liens
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.13
Homestead exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 510.05
Judgments, assignment, attorney lien not affected, Minn. Statutes 2026 548.13
Notice of intention to claim lien, city clerks, filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.39
Priority, public assistance liens, effect, Minn. Statutes 2026 256.015
Registered land, notice requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 508.65, 508A.65
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.081
Limited liability companies, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.15, 322C.0408
Malpractice, see MALPRACTICE
Marriage and family therapy, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 148B.38
Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2026 473.606
Military law, qualifications for practice, Minn. Statutes 2026 192A.041
Minnesota State Bar Association
Rules of Criminal Procedure, suggestions, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.059
Rules of Evidence, suggestions, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.0591
Supreme court legal services fund, advisory committee, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.242
Misconduct
Child support proceedings, violations, disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2026 518A.66
Grounds for removal or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.15
Mortgage foreclosure sales
Power of attorney, recording, Minn. Statutes 2026 580.05
Purchasers, payment of taxes and expenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 582.03
Names, use by person other than attorney, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.07
Nonattorneys, practice of law by
Injury or death, soliciting claims, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.04, 481.05
Unauthorized practice of law, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.02
Nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.15, 317A.521
Nonresidents, practice in Minnesota, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.02
Oaths
Oaths of office, Minn. Statutes 2026 358.07
Observance, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.06
Violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.15
Personnel data, protection of employees or others, access, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.43
Pleadings
Recycled paper, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.0515
Verification of, Minn. Statutes 2026 544.15
Postconviction remedy petitions, contents, Minn. Statutes 2026 590.02
Power of attorney
Authority to hire, Minn. Statutes 2026 523.24
Generally, see POWER OF ATTORNEY
Practice as
Conciliation court, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 491A.02
County attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2026 388.21
County Attorneys Council, executive director, Minn. Statutes 2026 388.20
County attorneys' law partners, Minn. Statutes 2026 388.11
Deputy sheriffs, Minn. Statutes 2026 387.13
Military law advocate, Minn. Statutes 2026 192A.041
Sheriffs, Minn. Statutes 2026 387.13
State court administrator, Minn. Statutes 2026 480.14
Unauthorized practice of law, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.02
Prisoners, visitation by attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2026 243.48
Product liability, notice of possible claim, Minn. Statutes 2026 604.04
Professional corporations, see PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS
Professional firms, see PROFESSIONAL FIRMS
Professional fund raisers, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 309.50
Prosecuting attorneys, see PROSECUTORS
Protective agent licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 326.3341
Public defenders, see PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Public guardianship hearings
Duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 252A.09
Fees, reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2026 252A.20
Public information and education programs, consulting, paternity, establishing, Minn. Statutes 2026 257.75
Real estate closing agent licensure, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 82.641
Real estate licensure, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 82.56
Reciprocals or interinsurance exchanges, see Attorneys under RECIPROCALS OR INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGES
Records and record keeping, government data practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.393
Referral services, adoption agencies, disclosure statements, Minn. Statutes 2026 259.37
Removal, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.15
Revisor's office, code of professional responsibility, Minn. Statutes 2026 3C.05
Right to an attorney
Adoption, birth parents, direct adoptive placement, Minn. Statutes 2026 259.47
Aircraft operators, Minn. Statutes 2026 360.0753
Committed persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 253B.07, 253B.092
Committed sex offenders, Minn. Statutes 2026 253D.20
Constitutional provisions, Minn. Const. art 1 s 6
Developmentally disabled persons, public guardianship, Minn. Statutes 2026 252A.19
Extradition to another state, Minn. Statutes 2026 629.10
Firefighters, complaints against, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.86
Guardians for at-risk youth, Minn. Statutes 2026 257D.04
Guardianship and protective proceedings, incapacitated persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 524.5-304, 524.5-406
Health threat to others, respondents, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.4176, 144.4183
Hunters, drug and alcohol testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 97B.066
Indigent defendants, see PUBLIC DEFENDERS
Isolation or quarantine of persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.4195
Juvenile court hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 260C.163
Juvenile offenders, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.130, 260B.163
Juvenile petty offenders, Minn. Statutes 2026 260B.235
Landowner's bill of rights, Minn. Statutes 2026 84.0274
Matters of metropolitan significance, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 473.173
Minnesota Code of Military Justice, Minn. Statutes 2026 192A.155
Nursing homes, deficiency citation arbitration, Minn. Statutes 2026 144A.10
Paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2026 257.69
Peace officers, Minn. Statutes 2026 471.44, 626.89
Persons in custody on a charge, admitting attorney for consultation with, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.10
Persons subpoenaed by legislative committee or commission, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.153
Pregnant minor women, abortion hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.343
Putative fathers, Minn. Statutes 2026 259.52
Source individuals, bloodborne pathogens, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.7407
Students, dismissal procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 121A.47
Tax Court appeals, Small Claims Division, Minn. Statutes 2026 271.21
Teachers, Minn. Statutes 2026 122A.40, 122A.41, 122A.69, 123B.25
Threats to commit crimes, persons charged with, Minn. Statutes 2026 625.04
Tuberculosis carriers or respondents, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.4805
Youth camps, permit revocation hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.73
Service of process on
Expungement of criminal records, petitions and proposed orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 609A.03
Garnishment proceedings, Minn. Statutes 2026 571.72
Nonresidents, agents for, Minn. Statutes 2026 557.01
Public Utilities Commission, orders and notices, Minn. Statutes 2026 216.17
State Fair licensees, Minn. Statutes 2026 37.17
Services, farms, estate planning and transfer, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.985
Solicitation, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.03, 481.05
Solicitor general, see SOLICITOR GENERAL
Special attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2026 8.025, 8.06, 299F.03
Special legal counsel
Business corporations, see Attorneys for corporation under BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
Corporations, Minn. Statutes 2026 302A.447, 302A.521
Nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2026 211B.15, 317A.521
State Lottery, attorney position, Minn. Statutes 2026 349A.02
Statutory construction, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 645.45
Stolen property, return, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.523
Subpoenas, authority to issue, developmentally disabled persons, public guardianship, hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 252A.09
Suspension, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.15
Task forces, professions working with violence and abuse, Minn. Statutes 2026 135A.153
Tax preparation services, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 270C.445
Tax returns
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 270B.07
Inspection, rights, Minn. Statutes 2026 270B.03
Taxpayers' rights advocates, Minn. Statutes 2026 270A.11
Testimony, attorney-client privilege, Minn. Statutes 2026 595.02
Towns, see Attorneys under TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Trial court information system, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2026 484.94
Unauthorized practice of law, Minn. Statutes 2026 481.02
University of Minnesota attorney, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.736
Visitation by, prisoners, Minn. Statutes 2026 243.48
Witness fees, payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 357.30
Workers' compensation, notice received, Minn. Statutes 2026 176.081, 176.092