2004 Minnesota Statutes

     487.18 Criminal jurisdiction. 

    (a) The county court has jurisdiction to hear, try and 
 determine any charge of violation of a criminal law of this 
 state constituting a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor committed 
 within the county court district and of any ordinance, charter 
 provision, rule or regulation of any subdivision of government 
 in the county court district. 

    (b) The county court has jurisdiction to conduct 
 preliminary hearings and to exercise all judicial powers 
 incident to preliminary hearing proceedings on the charge of 
 violation of any criminal law committed within the county court 
 district. 

    (c) The county court has jurisdiction to hear, try and 
 determine any matter constituting a petty misdemeanor. 

    HIST: 1971 c 951 s 18; 1973 c 679 s 12; 1982 c 398 s 7