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Processes court cases filed in Redwood County and offers other legal services including:

• Civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic cases

• Juror information

• Law library

• Marriage license and certificates

• Processes court fees and records

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 court cases filed in Winona County and offers other legal services including:

• Civil Court

• Court records

• Criminal state trial court

• Family Court

• Housing Court

• Juvenile Court

• Juror information

• Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office

• Probate/Mental Health Court

Processes court cases filed in Fillmore County and offers other legal services, including:

• Civil

• Criminal

• Family

• Jury Call-In Message Line: (507)765-6046

• Juvenile

• Probate

• Traffic (800)657-3611

Processes court cases filed in Houston 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

Processes court cases filed in Chippewa County and offers other administrative services including:

• Civil Court: Cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consent, and tax court issues

• Conciliation Court: Small claims court

• Criminal Court: Processes complaints for violations of the law ranging from minor to major offenses such as petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations

• Family Court: Dissolution, child custody, child support, paternity, domestic violence, and adoption cases

• Juvenile Court: Cases involving minors under the age of 18 years involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, state offenses, runaway, and children in need of protection

• Probate: Supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of descendants, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitment cases for mental illness or substance use

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

Provides administrative support for the district court and is responsible for keeping court records, recording and distributing fines and fees, and providing other judicial services to the court and citizens The courthouse contains a law library where people can research legal issues

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 and manages court cases filed in Murray County and provides administrative support to the district court. Services include:

• Access to law library resources

• Civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic case processing

• Collection of court fees and fines

• Jury (juror) information and coordination

• Maintenance of official court records

• Marriage licenses and certified copies of court-related documents

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

Processes court cases filed in McLeod County and offers other legal services including:

• Civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic cases

• Juror information

• Law library

• Marriage license and certificates

• Processes court fees and records

Processes court cases filed in Lincoln County and provides court-related services, including:

• Civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate, and traffic case processing

• Court records and fees

• Juror information

• Law library access

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

Handles all criminal charges brought against individuals by the County Attorney or City Prosecutors, as well as serious traffic offenses that require a court appearance, such as driving while intoxicated. Additional specialty courts and services include:

• Criminal records

• Expungement petition

• Treatment court

• Suburban courts: Handles criminal and traffic cases charged in the fifteen cities of suburban Ramsey County, as well as the State Fairgrounds

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

Processes court cases filed in Benton County and offers other legal services, including:

• Civil court

• Court records

• Criminal state trial court

• Family court

• Jury selection

• Juvenile court

• Probate court

• Small claims court

• Traffic 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.

• Law library

• 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 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 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

Victims can seek help, guidance, and support through the Domestic Abuse Service Center. Multiple services are provided at one centralized location, such as advocacy, connecting to prosecution team, legal consultation, and representation from pro-bono attorneys. Services provided:

• Advocacy and referral for any other service that the victim may need such as housing, counseling, or victim's compensation

• Advocates from several culturally specific agencies on a rotating basis

• Access to police, city of Minneapolis or Hennepin County prosecutors, probation, and child protection services for victims of domestic abuse

• Help with Orders for Protection

• On-site playroom, interpretive services, some transportation assistance

• Safe environment; on-site deputy sheriff providing security

NOTE: To find out if an Order was served, contact the Sheriff's Office.

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• 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

• Guardianships

• Juvenile diversion

• Prosecutes criminal cases

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 Norman County and offers other legal services, including:

• Civil court

• Court records

• Criminal state trial court

• Family court

• Juvenile court

• Probate court

• Traffic court

Processes court cases filed in Meeker County and offers other legal services, including:

• Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court)

• Court records

• Criminal state trial court

• Family Court

• Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office

• Law library

• Housing Court

• Juvenile Court

• Juror information

• Name changes

• Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office

• Performs civil marriage ceremonies

• Probate/Mental Health Court