Processes court cases filed in Lincoln County and offers other legal services including: - Civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic cases - Juror information - Law library - Processes court fees and records

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

Processes court cases filed in Douglas County and offers other legal services including: - Civil Court - Court records - 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 - Law Library - Probate Court: cases concerning property belonging to deceased persons and administration of court-supervised guardianships and conservatorships for minor children, incapacitated or incompetent adults - Traffic Court

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Felony offenses - Gross misdemeanors - Juvenile diversion - Prosecutes criminal cases

- Has jurisdiction in all civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic cases. - Law Library services

The Court Administrator's Office is the first contact point for the District Court of Aitkin County. Some of the services provided are: - Assistance for people appearing in court without an attorney - Distributing forms for child support - Family court and conciliation court - Accepting money for court ordered fines and traffic tickets - Scheduling court dates - Assisting the public with orders for protection and harassment restraining orders.

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 ?

Processes court cases filed in Waseca County and offers other legal services including: - Civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic cases - Juror information - Marriage license and certificates - Processes court fees and records

- Family law - Probate - Civil matters - Juvenile cases - Traffic court - Small claims court - Criminal court

Civil: 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: 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: Dissolution, custody, support, paternity, domestic abuse and adoption cases Juvenile: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 years 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

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - County civil matters - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Crime witness support - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Probate Court - Prosecutes criminal cases - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Processes court cases filed in Kanabec 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

Counties belonging to 9th Judicial are: - Koochiching - Lake of the Woods - Beltrami - Roseau - Red Lake - Mahnomen - Cass - Hubbard - Aitkin - Crow Wing - Kittson - Marshall - Pennington - Polk - Clearwater - Itasca - Norman

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child and adult protection representation - Child support and paternity cases - Commitments for mental illness, chemical dependency or mental retardation - Conservatorships - Crime witness support - Criminal and delinquency prosecution; district attorney - Criminal protective orders - Domestic/family violence legal services - Guardianships - Initiates CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services) - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and agencies - Prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and felonies - Requests restitution; crime victim compensation - Restraining orders - Stalking/Harassment orders - Temporary and permanent restraining orders - Victim notification

Attorney services include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection representation - Child support assistance/enforcement - Conservatorship assistance - County counsel - Court filing assistance - Crime victim compensation - Crime victim notification services - Crime victim assistance - Crime witness support - Criminal law - District Attorney - Domestic/family violence legal services - Estate entitlement assistance - Guardianship assistance - Juvenile delinquency prosecution and diversion - Paternity suits - Paternity/maternity establishment - Permanent restraining orders - Stalking/harassment orders - Temporary restraining orders - Third-party involuntary commitment petition services The County Attorney is not permitted to provide legal advice to citizens, but can refer them to a department, agency, or private law firm that can help them.

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - County civil matters - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Legal representation of county boards and county agencies - Prosecutes criminal cases and traffic violations - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

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

Handles cases filed in Saint Louis County and offers other legal services including: - Civil court - Civil processing services - Court records - Criminal court - Family court - Juvenile court - Probate court - Self-help Center: Available remotely 8:30 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday - Traffic court

Court Administration services Resident Judges: John G. Melbye Annie P. Claesson-Huseby Jeanine R. Brand Matti R. Adam

- 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 including divorce records - Criminal state trial court - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: Landlord/tenant (eviction process). Court action which determines who has legal right to possession of certain real property. - Family Court: Deals with cases involving families, e.g. marriage dissolutions (divorce), domestic abuse actions, harassment actions, child custody/support matters and paternity cases - Information on child support issues including reducing or increasing child support obligations and cost of living adjustments for child support - Judgments: Public computers may be used to access information on outstanding judgments, which include money owed by debtors to creditors - Jury office - Juvenile Court: Deals with cases involving children under age 18 - Name changes - 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

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 - Self-help center - 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 Steele County and offer other legal services including: - Court records - Civil court - Family court - Jury selection - Juvenile court - Law Library - Order for protection forms - Probate court - Traffic Court

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Child custody decrees - Child protection cases - Child support and paternity matters - Conservatorships - County civil matters - Crime victim assistance and compensation - Crime victim notification service - Crime witness support - Delinquency cases; juvenile court - Family court - Guardianships - Juvenile diversion - Law library - Prosecutes criminal cases - Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: - Adult and juvenile probation - Prosecution of felonies, gross, and petty misdemeanors - Third-party involuntary commitments

Court services and corrections. Restitution grant allows juvenile offenders to volunteer at nonprofit work sites in order to pay restitution owed to victims of their crimes. Probation and parole supervision for juvenile offenders and adult misdemeanor offenders.