Section 494.01 — Community Dispute Resolution Program.
494.01 COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this chapter, “dispute resolution” means a process voluntarily entered by parties in disagreement using mediation or arbitration to reconcile the parties’ differences. Subd. 2. Establishment; administration. The state court administrator shall administer the dispute resolution program. Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1991 c 321 s 11] […]
Section 494.015 — Program And Training Guidelines; Certification.
494.015 PROGRAM AND TRAINING GUIDELINES; CERTIFICATION. Subdivision 1. Guidelines. The state court administrator shall adopt guidelines for use by community dispute resolution programs and training programs for mediators and arbitrators for the community dispute resolution programs. The guidelines must include provisions to ensure that participation in dispute resolution is voluntary, procedures for case processing, and […]
Section 494.02 — Confidentiality Of Communications.
494.02 CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMUNICATIONS. Any communication relating to the subject matter of the dispute by any participant during dispute resolution shall not be used as evidence against a participant in a judicial or administrative proceeding. This shall not preclude the use of evidence obtained by other independent investigation. History: 1984 c 654 art 2 s […]
Section 490.125 — Mandatory Retirement.
490.125 MANDATORY RETIREMENT. Subdivision 1. Mandatory retirement age. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a judge shall terminate active service as a judge on the judge’s mandatory retirement date. Subd. 2. Exception. Any judge in office on December 31, 1973 who shall have attained 70 years of age on or prior to such date […]
Section 490.126 — Procedures.
490.126 PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Compulsory retirement. Proceedings for compulsory retirement of a judge, if necessary, must be conducted in accordance with rules issued by the supreme court under section 490A.02. Subd. 2. Vacancies. Any judge may make written application to the governor for retirement. The governor thereupon shall direct the judge’s retirement by written order […]
Section 489.04 — Records; Court Commissioner.
489.04 RECORDS; COURT COMMISSIONER. The court commissioner shall keep a record of all proceedings in books procured at the expense of the county, and shall be supplied with necessary stationery, which books and unused stationery shall be delivered to a successor. History: (249) RL s 150; 1915 c 203 s 1; 1975 c 258 s […]
Section 490.121 — Definitions.
490.121 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each of the terms defined in this section has the meaning given it. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2006 c 271 art 11 s 49] Subd. 2a. Actuarial equivalent. (a) “Actuarial equivalent” means the condition of one annuity or benefit having […]
Section 490.1211 — Uniformed Service.
490.1211 UNIFORMED SERVICE. (a) A judge who is absent from employment by reason of service in the uniformed services, as defined in United States Code, title 38, section 4303(13), and who returns to state employment as a judge upon discharge from service in the uniformed service within the time frame required in United States Code, […]
Section 490.122 — Administration Of Judges’ Retirement.
490.122 ADMINISTRATION OF JUDGES’ RETIREMENT. Subdivision 1. Administration. The policy-making, management, and administrative functions governing the operation of the judges’ retirement fund and the administration of this chapter are vested in the board of directors and executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System. In administering the plan and fund, the board and the director […]
Section 490.1221 — Judges Plan Programs.
490.1221 JUDGES PLAN PROGRAMS. (a) Members of the judges retirement plan are members of either the tier I or tier II program. (b) A tier I program judge is a person who was first appointed or elected as a judge before July 1, 2013, who was not eligible for the tier II program because the […]