542.01 VENUE; GENERAL RULE; EXCEPTION. Except as provided in section 542.02, every civil action shall be tried in the county in which it was begun, unless the place of trial be changed as hereinafter prescribed; and when so changed all subsequent papers in the action shall be entitled and filed in the county to which […]
542.02 ACTIONS RELATING TO LAND, SITUS TO GOVERN. Actions for the recovery of real estate, the foreclosure of a mortgage or other lien thereon, the partition thereof, the determination in any form of an estate or interest therein, and for injuries to lands within this state, shall be tried in the county where such real […]
542.03 OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT, WHERE CAUSE AROSE. Subdivision 1. Venue. Except as provided in subdivision 2, actions against a public officer, or person specially appointed to execute a public officer’s duties, for acts done by virtue of the office, and against any person for like cause who has acted in place or in aid of the […]
542.04 ACTIONS ON FORFEITED BAIL BONDS. Actions and proceeding prosecuted upon forfeited bail bonds or recognizances shall be heard and tried in the county in which the forfeiture was adjudged. History: (9209, 10596) 1923 c 100 s 1
542.05 COST BOND; RECOGNIZANCES; NONRESIDENTS. Actions upon bonds for costs given in any civil action or proceeding by a nonresident plaintiff, as provided by law, and upon any recognizance by a party or witness in any criminal prosecution shall be tried in the county where the bond or security is filed, unless the court, for […]
542.06 REPLEVIN. Actions to recover the possession of personal property wrongfully taken shall be tried in the county in which the taking occurred or in the county in which the property is situated. History: (9211) RL s 4092; 1979 c 18 s 10; 1986 c 382 s 1; 1986 c 398 art 12 s 1
542.07 ACTIONS BY OR FOR THE STATE. Except as otherwise provided by law in particular cases, civil actions for trespass in which the state of Minnesota is plaintiff, may be begun and tried in such county as the attorney general, or other attorney authorized to bring the same, shall select. History: (9212) RL s 4093
542.08 ACTIONS FOR WAGES. An action for the recovery of wages or money due for manual labor may be brought in the county in which such labor was performed; and when so brought the venue of such action shall not be changed to another county without the written consent of the plaintiff filed with the […]
542.09 OTHER CASES; DEFENDANT’S RESIDENCE OR WHERE CAUSE AROSE; CORPORATIONS. All actions not enumerated in sections 542.02 to 542.08 and 542.095 shall be tried in a county in which one or more of the defendants reside when the action is begun or in which the cause of action or some part thereof arose. If none […]
542.095 VENUE IN MOTOR VEHICLE CASES. An action against the owner, driver, or operator of any motor vehicle arising out of and by reason of the negligent driving, operation, management, and control of such motor vehicle may be brought in the county where the action arose or in the county of the residence of the […]
542.10 CHANGE OF VENUE AS OF RIGHT; DEMAND. If the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county, the action may notwithstanding be tried therein unless, within 20 days after the summons is served, the defendant demands in writing that it be tried in the proper county. This demand shall be accompanied by […]
542.11 CHANGE OF VENUE BY ORDER OF COURT; GROUNDS. The venue of any civil action may be changed by order of the court in the following cases: (1) upon written consent of the parties; (2) when it is made to appear on motion that any party has been made a defendant for the purpose of […]
542.12 ACTION ON CONTRACTOR’S BOND. An action against the sureties on a public contractor’s bond or against such sureties and contractor jointly may be brought in the county where the cause of action arose and when so brought the venue of such action shall not be changed without the written consent of the plaintiff filed […]
542.13 INTEREST OR BIAS OF JUDGE. No judge shall sit in any cause, except to hear a motion to change the venue, if interested in its determination, or if the judge might be excluded for bias from acting therein as a juror. If there is no other judge of the court or district, the judge […]
542.14 ACTIONS IN MUNICIPAL COURT. All provisions relating to venue shall apply to civil actions begun in the municipal courts, except that the application for such change shall be made after answering and before the time fixed for the trial of the cause; and upon a change of venue being effected in any such action, […]
542.16 NOTICE TO REMOVE. Subdivision 1. Initial disqualification. Any party, or the party’s attorney, to a cause pending in a district court, except for a proceeding under section 484.702, may make and file with the court administrator in which the action is pending and serve on the opposite party a notice to remove. The notice […]
542.17 EXPENSES PAID IN FIRST INSTANCE; REIMBURSEMENT. When the venue shall be changed in a civil action upon the consent of parties, with or without an order of court, to a county other than the one where the same is properly triable or by an order of the court under section 542.11, clause (3) or […]
542.18 STATE AS PARTY TO CIVIL ACTION; REMOVAL FROM RAMSEY COUNTY. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the trial of any civil action in the county of Ramsey to which the state or any officer, department or agency thereof is a party may, in the discretion of the court, be removed to any […]
