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CHAPTER 3--H.F.No. 114

An act

relating to civil actions; suspending the expiring of statutory deadlines imposed upon judicial proceedings during a peacetime emergency;

amending Laws 2020, chapter 74, article 1, section 16.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2020, chapter 74, article 1, section 16, is amended to read:

Sec. 16.

DEADLINES GOVERNING PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS SUSPENDED DURING PEACETIME EMERGENCY.

deleted text begin (a) The running ofdeleted text end Deadlines imposed by statutes governing proceedings in the district and appellate courts, including any statutes of limitations or other time periods prescribed by statute, deleted text begin is suspended duringdeleted text end new text begin shall not expire from the beginning ofnew text end the peacetime emergency declared on March 13, 2020, in governor's Executive Order 20-01 deleted text begin and any extensions authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 12.31, subdivision 2, and for 60 days after the end of the peacetime emergency declarationdeleted text end new text begin through April 15, 2021new text end . Nothing in this paragraph prevents a court from holding a hearing, requiring an appearance, or issuing an order during the peacetime emergency if the judge determines that individual circumstances relevant to public safety, personal safety, or other emergency matters require action in a specific case.

deleted text begin (b) This section expires 60 days after the end of the peacetime emergency declaration deleted text end deleted text begin described in paragraph (a) or February 15, 2021, whichever is earlier. deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to all deadlines that had not expired as of March 13, 2020, and that would have expired during the period starting March 13, 2020, and ending April 15, 2021. new text end

Presented to the governor February 12, 2021

Signed by the governor February 12, 2021, 5:28 p.m.

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