1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to courts; providing conciliation court with jurisdiction to determine 
1.3 	certain fraudulent bank transactions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 
1.4 	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 2004, section 491A.01, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 11.Jurisdiction; fraudulent debits. The conciliation court has jurisdiction 
1.9 	to determine a civil action commenced by a plaintiff, who is a resident of the county, to 
1.10 	recover the amount of a debit fraudulently drawn on an account issued by a bank or other 
1.11 	financial institution with a business location in the county, even though the defendant or 
1.12 	defendants are not residents of the county, if notice has previously been given that the 
1.13 	bank or other financial institution issuing the account from on which the debit was drawn 
1.14 	may commence a conciliation court action in the county where the bank or other financial 
1.15 	institution has a business location in order to recover the amount of the debit.