2007 Minnesota Statutes

609.3232 PROTECTIVE ORDER AUTHORIZED; PROCEDURES; PENALTIES.
    Subdivision 1. Order for protection. Any parent or guardian who knows or has reason to
believe that a person, while acting as other than a prostitute or patron, is inducing, coercing,
soliciting, or promoting the prostitution of the parent or guardian's minor child, or is offering or
providing food, shelter, or other subsistence for the purpose of enabling the parent or guardian's
minor child to engage in prostitution, may seek an order for protection in the manner provided
in this section.
    Subd. 2. Court jurisdiction. An application for relief under this section shall be filed in the
juvenile court. Actions under this section shall be given docket priority by the court.
    Subd. 3. Contents of petition. A petition for relief shall allege the existence of a
circumstance or circumstances described in subdivision 1, and shall be accompanied by an
affidavit made under oath stating the specific facts and circumstances from which relief is sought.
The court shall provide simplified forms and clerical assistance to help with the writing and
filing of a petition under this section.
    Subd. 4. Hearing on application; notice. (a) Upon receipt of the petition, the court shall
order a hearing which shall be held no later than 14 days from the date of the order. Personal
service shall be made upon the respondent not less than five days before the hearing. In the event
that personal service cannot be completed in time to give the respondent the minimum notice
required under this paragraph, the court may set a new hearing date.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), service may be made by one week
published notice, as provided under section 645.11, provided the petitioner files with the court an
affidavit stating that an attempt at personal service made by a sheriff was unsuccessful because
the respondent is avoiding service by concealment or otherwise, and that a copy of the petition
and notice of hearing has been mailed to the respondent at the respondent's residence or that the
residence is not known to the petitioner. Service under this paragraph is complete seven days
after publication. The court shall set a new hearing date if necessary to allow the respondent the
five-day minimum notice required under paragraph (a).
    Subd. 5. Relief by the court. Upon notice and hearing, the court may order the respondent to
return the minor child to the residence of the child's parents or guardian, and may order that the
respondent cease and desist from committing further acts described in subdivision 1 and cease
to have further contact with the minor child. Any relief granted by the court in the order for
protection shall be for a fixed period of time determined by the court.
    Subd. 6. Service of order. Any order issued under this section shall be served personally on
the respondent. Upon the request of the petitioner, the court shall order the sheriff to assist in the
execution or service of the order for protection.
    Subd. 7. Violation of order for protection. (a) A violation of an order for protection shall
constitute contempt of court and be subject to the penalties provided under chapter 588.
(b) Any person who willfully fails to return a minor child as required by an order for
protection issued under this section commits an act which manifests an intent substantially to
deprive the parent or guardian of custodial rights within the meaning of section 609.26, clause (3).
History: 1986 c 448 s 4