485.01 APPOINTMENT; BOND; DUTIES. A clerk of the district court for each county within the judicial district, who shall be known as the court administrator, shall be appointed by a majority of the district court judges in the district. An oath of office shall be recorded with the court administrator. The court administrator shall perform […]
485.018 WITHHOLDING SALARY; COLLECTION OF FEES. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1999 c 60 s 3] Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54] Subd. 2a. Withholding salary. Upon certification by the state court administrator that the court administrator of district court has failed to perform any of the duties assigned by law or by […]
485.021 INVESTMENT OF FUNDS DEPOSITED WITH COURT ADMINISTRATOR. When money is paid into court pursuant to court order, the court administrator of district court, unless the court order specifies otherwise, may place such moneys with the Department of Management and Budget for investment, as provided by law. When such moneys are subsequently released, or otherwise […]
485.05 DEPUTY COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY. In all counties in the state now or hereafter having a population of more than 150,000 and wherein regular terms of the district court are held in three or more places, the court administrator of the district court therein, by an instrument in writing, under the court […]
485.06 SEARCH OF RECORDS; CERTIFICATE; PUBLIC INSPECTION. The court administrator, upon request of any person, shall make search of the books and records of the court administrator’s office, and ascertain the existence, docketing, or satisfaction of any judgment or other lien, and certify the result of such search under the court administrator’s hand and the […]
485.07 RECORDS TO BE KEPT. Every court administrator shall procure and keep the following records at the expense of the county: (1) a register of actions, in which the court administrator shall enter the title of each action, whether originally commenced in the court administrator’s court, or brought there by appeal or transcript of judgment […]
485.08 INDEX TO COURT RECORDS. Every court administrator shall keep a plaintiff’s and defendant’s index to court records, in which all cases shall be entered in alphabetical order under the name of each plaintiff and defendant. The index shall set forth the names of the parties, date commenced, file number of the case, and such […]
485.10 ENTRY OF UNREGISTERED CASES. Every court administrator shall enter upon the proper registers all cases, civil and criminal, which, through a mistake, inadvertence, or neglect of the administrator’s predecessor in office, have not been registered. The true date of the filings in such cases shall be entered in the registers, and the entries, when […]
485.11 PRINTED CALENDARS. The court administrator of the district court in each of the several counties of this state shall provide calendars of the cases to be tried at the general terms thereof. History: (199) 1909 c 369 s 1; 1961 c 648 s 1; 1969 c 867 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 […]
485.13 DESTRUCTION OF FILES AND DOCUMENTS. The court administrator of district court in all counties of this state is hereby authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of the files, and all documents contained therein, in all cases which are more than ten years old, and which relate only to the following kinds of actions: (a) […]
485.15 LAND TITLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS, DISPOSAL. Subdivision 1. Disposal. The court administrator of district court in any county of this state is hereby authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of the files, and all documents contained therein, in all cases which are more than ten years old, and which relate only to proceedings subsequent to […]
485.16 RECORD ALL ACTIONS FILED. Subdivision 1. Records kept. The court administrators of the district courts of the several counties shall keep a record of all actions and proceedings, civil and criminal, filed in the court, and shall furnish to the state appellate courts any information concerning the actions as is prescribed by rule of […]
485.23 DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS. Subdivision 1. Record destruction. The court administrator of the district court in all counties is authorized to destroy, or otherwise dispose of, the following documents on file in their respective offices under the conditions herein specified: (1) not less than ten years after filing: (i) county board petit jury lists, […]
485.27 DUTIES; ASSIGNMENT. The court administrator, with approval of the county board of commissioners, may transfer to the county board of commissioners duties of the court administrator relating to vital records under sections 144.211 to 144.227, to notaries public under section 359.061, to hospital liens under sections 514.69 and 514.70, and to marriage licenses under […]
