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Civil Court: cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court Conciliation Court: small claims court; claim amounts limited to $7500 Criminal Court: processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations Family Court: dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse, and adoption cases Juvenile Court: cases involving minors under age 18 involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, run-away and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses Probate Court: supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorship, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency

Court services including scheduling and administering civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic, and conciliation (small claims) court matters, jury selection, and court filing. - Order for Protection filing office - Stalking/harassment orders - Local jury call-in line

Processes court cases filed in Douglas County and offers other legal services including: - Civil Court - Criminal Court - Family Court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Juvenile Court: cases involving children under the age of 18 - Probate Court: cases concerning property belonging to deceased persons and administration of court-supervised guardianships and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated or incompetent adults ?

Court Administration provides case management for all court cases processed in Sherburne County District Court. Provides the court services for the following: - Child support - Conciliation court (small claims court) - Criminal court - Court records - Domestic abuse (orders for protection) - Family court - Harassment restraining orders - Judgments - Juvenile court - Landlord/tenant (eviction process) - Name changes - Probate/mental health court - Subpoena - Traffic violations Also collects all court fees and fines, schedules court hearings, keeps court records, and manages jury qualification and selection.

Processes court cases filed in Cottonwood County and offers other legal services, including: - Civil court - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family court - Jury selection - Juvenile court - Law Library - Order for protection forms - Probate court

Processes court cases filed in Olmsted County and offers other legal services including: - Civil (507)722-7281 - Conciliation (small claims) - Criminal (507)722-7279 - Family (507)722-7333 - Guardian Ad Litem: Appointed by the court, program advocate for the best interests of children in juvenile protection cases and some family court cases. - Jury selection (507)722-7327 - Juvenile (507)722-7279 - Probate (507)722-7277 - Traffic (800)657-3611

Processes court cases filed in Kanabec County and offer other legal services including: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Civil courts - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Mental health court - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Processes court cases filed in Anoka County and offers other legal services, including: - Civil state trial court - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court): Allows citizens to bring legal claims to court without expensive costs or complicated legal procedures - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family Court: Deals with cases involving families, e.g. marriage dissolutions (divorce), domestic abuse actions, harassment actions, child custody/support matters and paternity cases - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: Landlord/tenant (eviction process). Court action that determines who has the legal right to possession of certain real property. - Judgments: Public computers may be used to access information on outstanding judgments, which include money owed by debtors to creditors - Jury selection - Juvenile Court: Deals with cases involving children under age 18 - Law Library - Parking ticket and traffic ticket fine collection office - Probate/Mental Health Court: Jurisdiction over cases concerning disposition of property belonging to deceased persons, administration of court-supervised truths and proceedings to create guardianships and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated or incompetent adults - Subpoenas: Legal documents that may be issued in any court case and requires the person receiving the subpoena to appear in court at the time and place indicated on the document

Processes court cases filed in Crow Wing County and offers other legal services, including: - Civil court - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family court - Jury selection - Juvenile court - Law Library - Probate court - Traffic court

Processes court cases filed in Morrison County for the following court offices: - Civil and family court - Conciliation court - Criminal and traffic court - Housing court - Juvenile court - Mental health court - Probate court Other court services: - Collection and disbursement of fines and fees - Coordinates and schedules court calendars - Court-ordered restitution - Court records - Information on other legal issues - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executes judgments - Jury selection - Law library - Public defender - Temporary restraining order filing

- Conciliation court (small claims) - Court forms and brochures - Court records and research - Eviction process - Family law: divorce (marital dissolution), alimony (spousal maintenance), legal separation, child support, visitation, paternity, domestic abuse - Fine and ticket information - Harassment and restraining orders - Jury duty - Orders for protection - Restitution and reparations

Processes court cases filed in Yellow Medicine County for the following court offices: - Civil and family court - Conciliation court - Criminal and traffic court - Housing court - Juvenile court - Mental health court - Probate court Other court services: - Coordination of court activities and schedules court calendars. Confidential cases are not posted on the calendar. - County law enforcement records and files - Court records - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executes judgements - Jury selection - Performs civil marriage ceremonies - Stalking/Harassment Orders - Temporary Restraining Order filing office

Conciliation Court: Small claims court where citizens bring civil actions against another person or company. Cases may be filed at the Conciliation Court, 300 South 6th Street, 3rd Floor, Court Tower, Hennepin County Government Center. - Phone: (612)348-6000 Civil Filing Department: Maintains all Civil Court files and provides public access to them. Staff are available at the customer service counters on the 3rd floor of the Court Tower. - Phone: (612)348-3170 Housing Court: Handles eviction actions, escrow, landlord/tenant issues, and building code violations. - Phone: (612)348-5186 ext. 5 Probate: Processes estates, guardianships, and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated, or incompetent adults. - Phone: (612)348-3244 Mental Health Division: Oversees commitments for persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities, chemical dependency, or psychopathic personality, as well as referrals from criminal court. - Phone: (612)348-6868 - Located on the 4th and 5th floors of the Court Tower. Examiner of Titles - Phone: (612)348-3191

- Maintains court files for Civil, Criminal, Traffic, Probate, Conciliation, Juvenile, and Family Court matters - Schedules Court hearings and sends notifications - Assists the public with domestic abuse and harassment petitions - Maintains and disburses restitution funds ordered by the Court - Collects fines, surcharges, etc. - Issues warrants for Judge's signatures, prepare subpoenas and executions of judgments - Maintains trust funds held for benefit of minors - Courthouse contains a law library where people can research legal issues

The following case types are processed and tried in the District Court: ?- Civil court: Includes cases, among others, such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court - Conciliation Court: Small Claims Court; claim amounts are limited to $7500 - Criminal: Includes processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations - Family: Includes dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse, and adoption cases - Juvenile: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaway, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses - Probate: Supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency

Provides court services such as: - Case filings for civil, criminal, family, probate, and juvenile court - Collect fines - Driving diversion program - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Information for court records including divorce records and child support issues - Jury office - Parking ticket and traffic violation fine collection office - Probate/mental health court - Subpoenas

Processes court cases filed in Otter Tail County and offers other legal services including: - Civil Court - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court) - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family Court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Jury Duty Program - Juvenile Court: cases involving children under the age of 18 - Law Library - Probate/Mental Health Court: cases concerning property belonging to deceased persons and administration of court-supervised guardianships and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated or incompetent adults

Processes court cases filed in Hubbard County and offers other legal services, including: - Civil court - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family court - Juvenile court - Law Library - Order for protection forms - Probate court - Traffic court

Processes unlawful detainers, conciliation court appeals, implied consents and numerous other types of cases. In addition, the Hastings Civil Department handles all major civil lawsuits including cases over $50,000. The Judgment department also dockets judgments, issues writ of executions and files satisfactions of judgments for all Dakota County judgments.

Processes court cases filed in Kittson County and offers other legal services including: - Assists court customers and provides information on where to obtain court services. - Collects case filing fees and fines - Jury Management - Maintains case records for civil, family, probate, traffic (misdemeanor/petty misdemeanor level offenses), criminal (gross misdemeanor/felony/serious felony offenses), juvenile, and conciliation (often called Small Claims Court) cases. - Monitors files to verify that a person convicted of an offense completes the obligations of the sentence imposed by the judge. - Participates and keeps records at all District Court hearings, including administering oaths to witnesses. - Prepares court orders under the direction of the judge, examples include: arrest warrants, subpoenas, writs of execution, writs of restitution, and others.

Protective and Legal Services: - Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executions on judgments - Performs civil marriage ceremonies Court and Legal Information: - Landlord/tenant information - Law Library - Pro-se forms for self-representation - Information on other legal issues Coordination of Court Activities: - Coordination of public defender - Jury selection - Coordinates and schedules court's calendars - The department is responsible for processing and scheduling of Civil, Family/Probate, Criminal/Traffic, Juvenile, and Conciliation (small claims) cases through the court system. Court calendars reflect scheduled courtroom hearings, but they do not include all matters handled by the court each day. Confidential cases are not posted in this calendar, so if the case does not appear on the calendar, do not assume that court appearance has been cancelled or rescheduled. Fees and Filing: - Collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds - Notary Public - Files Notary Public registration - Wills - Minister credentials Licenses and Records: - Divorce/custody records - Other legal records

Provides services to the public, other county offices, and the judiciary including: - Civil case filings - Criminal/traffic - Family/probate - Juvenile - Small claims Also provides: - Collection and disbursement of fines and fees - Court-ordered restitution - Jury selection - Processing and calendaring of court cases - Safeguarding of all court records - Temporary Restraining Order Filing

Processes court cases filed in Norman County and offers other legal services, including: - Civil court - Court records - Criminal state trial court - Family court - Juvenile court - Probate court - Traffic court

Civil Court: Cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court Criminal Court: Processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations Family Court: Cases includes dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse, and adoption cases Juvenile Court: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaway, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses Other court services: - Conciliation Court: Small Claims Court - Mental Health Court - Probate

Civil Court: Handles a variety of non-criminal legal disputes, including: - Employment issues - Implied consents - Lawsuits involving personal injury - Malpractice - Property damage - Tax court - Wrongful death Conciliation Court: Also known as Small Claims Court, this division: - Handles claims limited to $7,500 - Provides a simplified process for resolving minor disputes Criminal Court: Presides over criminal matters, including: - Felony offenses - Gross misdemeanor - Misdemeanor - Petty misdemeanor - Traffic and parking violations Family Court: Resolves family-related legal matters, including: - Adoption cases - Custody - Domestic abuse - Marriage dissolution - Paternity - Support Juvenile Court: Handles legal issues involving minors under age 18, including: - Cases involving minors under age 18 - Children in need of protection - Delinquency - Runaway - Status offenses - Termination of parental rights - Truancy Probate Court: Oversees matters related to estates and protective proceedings, including: - Commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency - Conservatorships - Guardianships of minors and adults - Supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents