2026 Minnesota Statutes

CHAPTER 260. JUVENILE COURT; CHILD PLACEMENT; COMPACTS

Table of Sections

Section	Headnote
GENERAL PROVISIONS
260.01	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.011	TITLE, INTENT, AND CONSTRUCTION.
260.012	DUTY TO ENSURE PLACEMENT PREVENTION AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION; REASONABLE EFFORTS.
260.013	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.014	[Renumbered 142A.452]
260.015	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT
260.019	JUVENILE COURT; HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES.
260.0191	MS 1988 [Repealed, 1985 c 278 s 2; 1989 c 262 s 5]
260.02	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.021	JUVENILE COURTS.
260.022	MS 2000 [Repealed, 2001 c 78 s 4]
260.023	MS 2000 [Repealed, 2001 c 78 s 4]
260.024	MS 2000 [Repealed, 2001 c 78 s 4]
260.025	MS 2000 [Repealed, 2001 c 78 s 4]
260.03	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.031	REFEREE.
260.04	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.041	COURT ADMINISTRATOR; COURT REPORTER.
260.042	ORIENTATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
260.05	[Renumbered 260.305]
260.06	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.065	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.07	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.08	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.09	[Renumbered 260.311]
260.092	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.094	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.096	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.10	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.101	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.103	MS 1986 [Repealed, 1988 c 673 s 40]
SALARIES
260.105	SALARIES.
260.106	MS 1976 [Repealed, 1977 c 200 s 1]
260.11	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.111	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.115	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.12	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.121	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.125	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.126	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.13	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.131	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.132	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.133	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.135	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.14	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.141	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.145	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.15	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.151	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.152	MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 12]
260.155	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.156	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3; 2000 c 260 s 86]
260.157	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.16	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.161	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.162	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.165	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.17	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.171	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.172	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.173	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.1735	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.174	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.175	MS 1974 [Repealed, 1976 c 318 s 18]
260.18	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.181	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.185	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.19	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.191	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.192	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.193	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.194	MS 1986 [Repealed, 1988 c 673 s 40]
260.195	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.20	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.21	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.211	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.215	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.22	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.221	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.225	MS 1999 Supp [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3; 2000 c 260 s 86]
260.23	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.231	MS 1999 Supp [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3; 2000 c 260 s 86]
260.235	MS 1999 Supp [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3; 2000 c 260 s 86]
260.24	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.241	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.242	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.245	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.25	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.251	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.255	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.26	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.261	MS 1996 [Repealed, 1998 c 367 art 10 s 17; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.27	[Renumbered 260.315]
260.271	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.28	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.281	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.29	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.291	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.30	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.301	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.305	MS 1971 [Repealed, 1974 c 322 s 26]
260.31	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.311	Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
260.315	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.32	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.33	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.34	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.35	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.36	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.37	MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 685 s 53]
260.38	MS 1999 Supp [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3; 2000 c 260 s 86]
260.39	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.40	MS 1998 [Repealed, 1999 c 139 art 4 s 3]
260.41	MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 472 s 1]
260.42	MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 472 s 1]
260.43	MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 472 s 1]
260.44	MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 472 s 1]
260.45	MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 472 s 1]
260.46	MS 1978 [Repealed, 1980 c 472 s 1]
INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES
260.51	MS 2014 [Repealed, 2015 c 35 s 1]
260.515	INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES.
260.52	MS 2012 [Repealed, 2014 c 218 s 10]
260.53	MS 2014 [Repealed, 2015 c 35 s 1]
260.54	MS 2012 [Repealed, 2014 c 218 s 10]
260.55	EXPENSE OF RETURNING JUVENILES TO STATE, PAYMENT.
260.56	COUNSEL OR GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR JUVENILE, FEES.
260.57	ENFORCEMENT.
MINNESOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY PRESERVATION AND CHILD WELFARE DISPROPORTIONALITY ACT
260.61	CITATION.
260.62	PURPOSES.
260.63	DEFINITIONS.
260.631	DETERMINATIONS.
260.64	DUTY TO PREVENT OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT AND PROMOTE FAMILY REUNIFICATION.
260.641	ENSURING FREQUENT VISITATION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT.
260.65	NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS; RELATIVE PLACEMENT.
260.66	EMERGENCY REMOVAL.
260.67	TRANSFER OF PERMANENT LEGAL AND PHYSICAL CUSTODY; TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; CHILD PLACEMENT PROCEEDINGS.
260.68	RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY CONDUCT AND CASE REVIEW.
260.69	CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN AND DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED CHILDREN.
260.691	AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ADVISORY COUNCIL.
260.692	AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING UNIT.
260.693	AFRICAN AMERICAN AND DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED FAMILY PRESERVATION GRANTS.
260.694	MINNESOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY PRESERVATION AND CHILD WELFARE DISPROPORTIONALITY GRANT ALLOCATION.
MINNESOTA INDIAN FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT
260.751	CITATION.
260.752	APPLICABILITY.
260.753	PURPOSES.
260.754	POLICY ON TRIBAL-STATE RELATIONS.
260.755	DEFINITIONS.
260.758	EMERGENCY REMOVAL OR PLACEMENT OF INDIAN CHILD; TERMINATION; APPROPRIATE ACTION.
260.761	INQUIRY OF TRIBAL LINEAGE; NOTICE TO TRIBES, PARENTS, AND INDIAN CUSTODIANS; ACCESS TO FILES.
260.7611	[Renumbered 260.7745]
260.762	DUTY TO PREVENT OUT-OF-HOME CHILD PLACEMENT, PRESERVE THE CHILD'S FAMILY, AND PROMOTE FAMILY REUNIFICATION; ACTIVE EFFORTS.
260.763	JURISDICTION AND TRANSFER TO TRIBAL COURT.
260.765	VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT.
260.771	INVOLUNTARY CHILD PLACEMENT PROCEEDINGS.
260.773	PLACEMENT OF INDIAN CHILDREN.
260.774	IMPROPER REMOVAL OF CHILD, DECLINATION OF JURISDICTION, INVALIDATION, RETURN OF CUSTODY.
260.7745	COUNTY AND TRIBAL AGREEMENTS; MALTREATMENT ASSESSMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIAN CHILDREN.
260.775	PLACEMENT RECORDS.
260.781	RECORDS; INFORMATION AVAILABILITY.
260.785	INDIAN CHILD WELFARE GRANTS.
260.786	CHILD WELFARE STAFF ALLOCATION FOR TRIBES.
260.791	GRANT APPLICATIONS.
260.795	ELIGIBLE SERVICES.
260.805	CONTINUED LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES.
260.810	PAYMENTS; REQUIRED REPORTS.
260.815	MONITORING AND EVALUATION.
260.821	GRANT FORMULA.
260.831	UNDISTRIBUTED FUNDS.
260.835	AMERICAN INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
260.836	SEVERABILITY.
INTERSTATE COMPACT
260.851	INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.
260.852	[Renumbered 260.92]
260.853	[Renumbered 260.93]
260.855	FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
260.861	APPROPRIATE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES DEFINED.
260.865	APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY IN RECEIVING STATE DEFINED.
260.871	AGREEMENTS.
260.875	REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITATION; SUPERVISION.
260.881	CERTAIN LAWS NOT APPLICABLE.
260.885	COURT JURISDICTION RETAINED.
260.91	EXECUTIVE HEAD DEFINED.
260.92	PLACEMENT PROCEDURES.
260.925	APPLICATION OF LAWS; GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE.
INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR CHILD PLACEMENT
260.93	INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.