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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to civil actions; regulating certain conciliation court claims; permitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>appeals of certain court orders related to class actions;amending Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 540.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Jurisdiction; general.</b> (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>conciliation court has jurisdiction to hear, conciliate, try, and determine civil claims if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>amount of money or property that is the subject matter of the claim does not exceed: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>$7,500; (2) $4,000, $10,000 or $5,000 if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>or (3) (2) $15,000, if the claim involves money or personal property subject to forfeiture <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>609.5311</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.5312</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.5314</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>609.5318</statute_ref>. "Consumer credit transaction" <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>means a sale of personal property, or a loan arranged to facilitate the purchase of personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>property, in which:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(1) credit is granted by a seller or a lender who regularly engages as a seller or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>lender in credit transactions of the same kind;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(2) the buyer is a natural person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(3) the claimant is the seller or lender in the transaction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(4) the personal property is purchased primarily for a personal, family, or household <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>purpose and not for a commercial, agricultural, or business purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subdivisions 5 to 10, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>territorial jurisdiction of conciliation court is coextensive with the county in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>court is established. The summons in a conciliation court action under subdivisions 6 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>10 may be served anywhere in the state, and the summons in a conciliation court action <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), may be served outside the state in the manner provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>by law. The court administrator shall serve the summons in a conciliation court action <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>by first class mail, except that if the amount of money or property that is the subject of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>the claim exceeds $2,500, the summons must be served by the plaintiff by certified mail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>and service on nonresident defendants must be made in accordance with applicable law <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>or rule. Subpoenas to secure the attendance of nonparty witnesses and the production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>documents at trial may be served anywhere within the state in the manner provided by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>When a court administrator is required to summon the defendant by certified mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>under this paragraph, the summons may be made by personal service in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for personal service of a summons of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>court as an alternative to service by certified mail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>filed on or after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[540.19] CLASS ACTIONS; INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>A court order certifying a class action, refusing to certify a class action, or denying a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>motion to decertify a class action is appealable as a matter of right. While an appeal under <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>this subdivision is pending, all discovery and other proceedings in the district court are <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>automatically stayed, except that upon the motion of a party the district court may lift the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>stay, in whole or in part, for good cause shown.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2012, and applies to orders <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>issued on or after that date.<br />
         		
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