1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to courts; providing for conciliation court jurisdiction to determine 
1.3 	claims by a county against a nonresident;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, 
1.4 	section 491A.01, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 491A.01, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 11.Jurisdiction; county claim against nonresident. The conciliation 
1.9 	court has jurisdiction to determine a civil action commenced by the county in which it 
1.10 	is established to recover debts owed to the county for fees, services, overpayments, or 
1.11 	similar obligations, even though the defendant is not a resident of the county.