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Home » US Law » 2022 Minnesota Statutes » Chapters 540 - 552 — Civil Procedure » Chapter 546 — Trials » Section 546.17 — Verdict By Five-sixths Of Jury.
546.17 VERDICT BY FIVE-SIXTHS OF JURY.

In any civil action or proceeding in any court of record the jury therein may return a verdict, after six hours of deliberation, upon an agreement by five-sixths of its number. The jury’s deliberation commences when the officer in charge of the jury is sworn. The court administrator records that time.

History:

(9301) 1913 c 63 s 1; 1955 c 220 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82