1999 Minnesota Statutes

     260B.105 Venue. 

    Subdivision 1.    Venue.  Except where otherwise 
 provided, venue for any proceedings under section 260B.101 shall 
 be in the county where the child is found, or the county of the 
 child's residence.  If delinquency, a juvenile petty offense, or 
 a juvenile traffic offense is alleged, proceedings shall be 
 brought in the county of residence or the county where the 
 alleged delinquency, juvenile petty offense, or juvenile traffic 
 offense occurred.  

    Subd. 2.    Transfer.  The judge of the juvenile court 
 may transfer any proceedings brought under section 260B.101, to 
 the juvenile court of a county having venue as provided in 
 subdivision 1, at any stage of the proceedings and in the 
 following manner.  When it appears that the best interests of 
 the child, society, or the convenience of proceedings will be 
 served by a transfer, the court may transfer the case to the 
 juvenile court of the county of the child's residence.  With the 
 consent of the receiving court, the court may also transfer the 
 case to the juvenile court of the county where the child is 
 found or, if delinquency, a juvenile petty offense, or a 
 juvenile traffic offense is alleged, to the county where the 
 alleged delinquency, juvenile petty offense, or juvenile traffic 
 offense occurred.  The court transfers the case by ordering a 
 continuance and by forwarding to the court administrator of the 
 appropriate juvenile court a certified copy of all papers filed, 
 together with an order of transfer.  The judge of the receiving 
 court may accept the findings of the transferring court or may 
 direct the filing of a new petition or notice under section 
 260B.007, subdivision 18, or 260B.143 and hear the case anew.  

    Subd. 3.    Involving interstate compact.  Except when a 
 child is alleged to have committed an adult court traffic 
 offense, as defined in section 260B.225, subdivision 1, clause 
 (c), if it appears at any stage of the proceeding that a child 
 before the court is a resident of another state, the court may 
 invoke the provisions of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles or, 
 if it is in the best interests of the child or the public to do 
 so, the court may place the child in the custody of the child's 
 parent, guardian, or custodian, if the parent, guardian, or 
 custodian agrees to accept custody of the child and return the 
 child to the child's state. 

    HIST: 1999 c 139 art 2 s 10