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Includes the following courts and services: Conciliation Court - Small claims court where citizens bring civil action against another person or company, disputes cannot exceed $15,000 - Phone: (651)266-8230 Civil Commitment Court - Processes and maintains petitions for judicial commitments filed on persons who are alleged to be mentally ill, mentally retarded, or chemically dependent - Phone: (651)266-2804 Civil Records Department - Maintains all Civil Court files and provides public access to them - Phone: (651)266-8237 Housing Court - Unlawful detainer, rent escrow, landlord information, tenant information and building code violation - Phone: (651)266-8230 Probate Court - Processes estates, guardianships, and conservatorships, fees for this service - Phone: (651)266-8145

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 Lac qui Parle County and offers other legal services, including: - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court) - Court records and licenses - Criminal state trial court - Family Court - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court - Juvenile Court - Juror information - Name changes - Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office - Performs civil marriage ceremonies - Probate/Mental Health Court

Processes court cases filed in Jackson County and offer other legal services including: - Civil Court: cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court. - Coordination of court activities - Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court): claim amounts are limited to $15,000. - Court records - Criminal state trial 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 involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Fees and filing: collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds; files wills; performs Notary Public services - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: cases involving landlord/tenant (eviction process) and determining legal right to possession of property - Information on child support issues - Juvenile Court: cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaways, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses. - Marriage ceremonies - Name changes - Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office - Probate/Mental Health Court: supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency.

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 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

Counties belonging to 9th Judicial are: - Lake of the Woods - Beltrami - Roseau - Red Lake - Mahnomen - Cass - Hubbard - Aitkin - Crow Wing - Kittson - Marshall - Pennington - Koochiching - Polk - Clearwater - Itasca - Norman - Court Administrator is appointed by the District Judges and is responsible to the District Court Administrator in Bemidji

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

- Receives payments of fines to Court System. - Handles traffic violations and fines, including scheduling of misdemeanor traffic appearances - Handles appearances in and summons to District Court. - Keep schedule of District Court settings for trials (both jury and court). - Handles all appearances on felony charges and gross misdemeanor charges. - Answers questions about bail bonds/posting of bail - Handles preparations for the following types of cases: - Conciliation - Appeals - Probate and Juvenile matters - Adoption and Trustee - Civil - Family and Support/Paternity - Public terminal available to check cases. - Maintains files of all court cases in the County. - Credit Cards are accepted (VISA and Mastercard only). - Provides jury duty information. - Provide interpreters for hearing impaired & language needs for courtrooms. - Maintains files for Administrative Law Support cases. - Schedules Tax Court cases for Itasca County. - Provide limited record checks. Requests by public are sent to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on state level. - Schedule inter-active television appearances for Itasca County. - Refer appointment of Guardian Ad Litems to local coordinator. - Maintain all monies held in minor settlements for Itasca County.

Processes court cases filed in Chisago County and offers other legal services including: - 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 - Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Housing Court: cases involving landlord/tenant (eviction process) and determining legal right to possession of property - Information on child support issues - Juvenile Court: cases involving children under the age of 18 - Name changes - Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office - 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

- Coordinates all administrative and management activities of District Court - Case intake and case management - Civil, Family, Juvenile, Probate, Conciliation, Misdemeanors, Petty Misdemeanors, Gross Misdemeanors and Felonies - File actions in the above divisions, information on cases - Obtain Orders for Protections, Harassment - Pay traffic ticket fines and fees

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

- Receives payments of fines to Court system - Handles Traffic Violations and Fines - Handles preparations for the following type of cases: Conciliation, Appeals, Probate, Adoption and Trustee - Provides Jury duty information - Handles Criminal, Juvenile and Civil Divisions of Court as well as Family Court including Support, Paternity, Post-divorce motions, Visitations and Custody - Jury Selection

All Court hearings from Parking Violations and Conciliation Cases to Felonies handled through Itasca Court Administrators office. - Bankruptcy is a Federal Court issue. - Judges presiding over court cases in Itasca County are: - Judge Korey Wahwassuck - Judge Heidi Chandler - Judge Lois Lang Xpro - (Child Support Cases) before Magistrates are also heard in Itasca County three days per month. Gross Misdemeanor and Felony special term days are on Mondays. Traffic Court is held on Tuesdays in the afternoon. Conciliation Court is scheduled on Friday afternoons. Family and civil matters are heard at specific court times set by Court Administration. Jury selection and management is also handled by Court Admin.

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

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 Chisago County and offers other legal services including: - Civil and Conciliation Court: (507)357-8256 - Court records - Criminal - Adult Court: (507)357-8259 - Criminal - Juvenile Court: (507)357-8256 - Jury Duty - Message Line: (507) 419-2251 - Probate (Mental Health)/Adoptions: (507)357-8258 - Traffic: (507)357-8259

Court services include: - 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 - Mental health court (committments)

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

Processes court cases filed in Chisago County and offers other legal services including: - Civil court - Court fees - Court records - Criminal court - Family court - Juvenile court - Probate court - Traffic cases

Processes court cases filed in Isanti County and other administrative services, including: - Civil court - Conciliation court - Criminal court - Family court including divorce decrees - Handles administrative matters for the court including case filing, scheduling of hearings, entry of judgements, and collection of fees and fines - Handles the jury process including summons and notifying jurors - Juvenile court - Mental health court - Probate court - Traffic court - Workstations including computers, internet access, and printers

Prepetition screening provides an impartial and in-depth clinical assessment of a person who is at risk of being committed, based on mental illness, chemical dependency, or developmental disabilities. The prepetition screening team must conduct a thorough investigation of the proposed patient's situation before any petition for commitment can be filed. The team includes staff from multidisciplinary backgrounds, including chemical health counselors, psychiatric social workers, clinical psychologists, and registered nurses. The program is mandated to: - Assess whether the patient's situation meets the criteria for commitment - Facilitate the commitment process by working with the patient, treatment community, county attorney's office, and family members - Divert patients from the commitment process by assisting in the development of a less-restrictive altera

Includes the following courts and services: Conciliation Court - Small claims court where citizens bring civil action against another person or company, disputes cannot exceed $15,000 - Phone: (651)266-8230 Civil Commitment Court - Processes and maintains petitions for judicial commitments filed on persons who are alleged to be mentally ill, mentally retarded, or chemically dependent - Phone: (651)266-2804 Civil Records Department - Maintains all Civil Court files and provides public access to them - Phone: (651)266-8237 Housing Court - Unlawful detainer, rent escrow, landlord information, tenant information and building code violation - Phone: (651)266-8230 Probate Court - Processes estates, guardianships, and conservatorships, fees for this service - Phone: (651)266-8145

- Responsible for prosecution of all adult felonies, some gross misdemeanors and misdemeanor violations - Presents cases to the grand jury for consideration - Prosecutes all juvenile matters including delinquencies, facilitates mental and chemical dependency commitments, child support collection and some guardianships - Responsible for various statutory duties and most civil matters that affect the county including advising the county board, department heads and employees on employment issues, zoning matters, contracts

Processes court cases filed in Mille Lacs County and offers other legal services including: - Conciliation (Small Claims court) - Civil court - Criminal cases - Family court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity - Information on child support issues - Juvenile court: cases involving children under the age of 18 - Probate/Mental Health court - Traffic court