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Chapter 586 — Mandamus
Section 586.01 — Issuance Of Writ, Judicial Discretion Not Controlled. - The writ of mandamus may be issued to any inferior...
Section 586.02 — Issuance On Information. - The writ shall issue on the information of the party...
Section 586.03 — Alternative Or Peremptory Writ, Contents. - The writ of mandamus is either alternative or peremptory. The...
Section 586.04 — Peremptory Writ. - When the right to require the performance of the act...
Section 586.05 — Writ; Court Order; Service. - Writs of mandamus shall be issued upon the order of...
Section 586.06 — Answer. - On the return day of the alternative writ, or such...
Section 586.07 — Default; New Matter In Answer; Demurrer. - If no answer is made, a peremptory mandamus shall be...
Section 586.08 — Pleadings, Issues, Trial. - No pleading or written allegation, other than the writ, answer,...
Section 586.09 — Judgment For Plaintiff; Appeal. - A plaintiff who is given judgment, shall recover the damage...
Section 586.10 — Fines For Neglect Of Duty. - When a peremptory mandamus is directed to a public officer,...
Section 586.11 — Jurisdiction Of District And Appellate Courts. - The district court has exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases...
Section 586.12 — Issues Of Fact; Trial. - Issues of fact in proceedings commenced in a district court...
Chapter 588 — Contempts Of Court
Section 588.01 — Contempts. - Subdivision 1. Kinds. Contempts of court are of two kinds,...
Section 588.02 — Power To Punish; Limitation. - Every court and judicial officer may punish a contempt by...
Section 588.03 — Summary Punishment. - A direct contempt may be punished summarily, for which an...
Section 588.04 — Arrest; Order To Show Cause. - (a) In cases of constructive contempt, an affidavit of the...
Section 588.05 — Persons In Custody. - If the party charged is in the custody of an...
Section 588.06 — Admission To Bail. - When a warrant of arrest is issued pursuant to sections...
Section 588.07 — Warrant, How Executed. - Upon executing the warrant of arrest, the sheriff shall keep...
Section 588.08 — Return Of Warrant; Penalty For Failure. - The officer shall return the warrant and the recognizance, if...
Section 588.09 — Hearing. - When the person arrested has been brought into court, or...
Section 588.10 — Penalties For Contempt Of Court. - Upon the evidence so taken, the court or officer shall...
Section 588.11 — Indemnity To Injured Party. - If any actual loss or injury to a party in...
Section 588.12 — Imprisonment Until Performance. - When the contempt consists in the omission to perform an...
Section 588.13 — Indictment. - Persons proceeded against under sections 588.01 to 588.15 are also...
Section 588.14 — Second Warrant; Action On Recognizance; Measure Of Damages. - When a warrant of arrest has been returned served, if...
Section 588.15 — Illness May Excuse Officer From Producing Person. - When, under sections 588.01 to 588.15, an officer is required...
Section 588.20 — Criminal Contempts. - Subdivision 1. Felony contempt. (a) A person who knowingly and...
Section 588.21 — Failure To File Complete Income Tax Return. - In addition to other sanctions, when a taxpayer is in...
Chapter 589 — Habeas Corpus
Section 589.01 — Writ Of Habeas Corpus; Who May Apply. - A person imprisoned or otherwise restrained of liberty, except persons...
Section 589.011 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. In this chapter, the words listed in...
Section 589.02 — Petition; To Whom And How Made. - A person may apply for a writ of habeas corpus...
Section 589.03 — Application For Writ In Another County; Proof Required. - When application for a writ of habeas corpus is made...
Section 589.04 — Statements In Petition. - A petition for a writ of habeas corpus must contain...
Section 589.05 — Form Of Writ; Requirements. - A writ of habeas corpus must be under the seal...
Section 589.06 — Contents Of Writ; When Sufficient. - The writ may not be disobeyed because of any defect...
Section 589.07 — Refusal To Grant; Penalty. - If a judge authorized to grant writs of habeas corpus...
Section 589.08 — Return To Writ; Content Requirements. - The detaining authority upon whom a writ of habeas corpus...
Section 589.09 — Producing Person Required Except When Sick. - The person on whom the writ is served shall bring...
Section 589.10 — Enforcing The Writ. - If the person upon whom the writ is served refuses...
Section 589.11 — Petitioner Held In Custody By Sheriff. - The judge who issues an attachment under section 589.10 may...
Section 589.12 — Proceedings On Return Of Writ. - Immediately after the return of the writ, the judge before...
Section 589.13 — Discharging Petitioner. - If the judge, under section 589.12, finds no legal cause...
Section 589.14 — Sending Petitioner Back To Custody. - The judge shall immediately send the petitioner back to the...
Section 589.15 — Discharging Petitioner Held Under Civil Process. - If it appears on the return that the petitioner is...
Section 589.16 — When Bail Or Remand Or Discharge Allowed. - If the petitioner has been legally committed for a criminal...
Section 589.17 — Requiring Petitioner To Be Held In Custody Until Judgment. - Until judgment is given upon the return, the judge before...
Section 589.18 — Notice Must Be Given To County Attorney Or Attorney General. - In criminal cases, if the petitioner is confined in a...
Section 589.19 — Denial Of Return; New Matter. - At the hearing on the return of the writ, the...
Section 589.20 — Proceedings In Case Of Sickness Of Petitioner. - When the petitioner is so sick or infirm that the...
Section 589.21 — Enforcing Order Of Discharge. - The judge may enforce obedience to an order for the...
Section 589.22 — Conditions Under Which Discharged Petitioner May Be Incarcerated. - A petitioner who has been discharged upon a writ of...
Section 589.23 — Transferring Or Concealing Person; Forfeiture. - A person who has custody of a petitioner entitled to...
Section 589.24 — Refusing To Furnish Copy Of Document Authorizing Detention. - An officer or another who detains a person and refuses...
Section 589.25 — Person Serving Writ; Bond. - The writ can be served only by a legal voter...
Section 589.26 — Manner Of Service Of Writ. - The writ of habeas corpus may be served by delivering...
Section 589.27 — When Return To Writ Must Be Made. - If the writ is returnable on a certain day, the...
Section 589.28 — Power Of Court Not Restrained. - Nothing in sections 589.01 to 589.30 is to be construed...
Section 589.29 — Appeals. - A party aggrieved by the final order in proceedings upon...
Section 589.30 — Hearing On Appeal; Costs; Papers. - Either party in a proceeding upon a writ of habeas...
Section 589.35 — Release Of Institutionalized Persons For Judicial Purposes. - Subdivision 1. Order. Except as provided in this chapter and...
Chapter 590 — Postconviction Relief
Section 590.01 — Availability, Conditions. - Subdivision 1. Petition. Except at a time when direct appellate...
Section 590.02 — Petition; Filing; Service; Costs. - Subdivision 1. Petition. The petition filed in the district court...
Section 590.03 — Pleadings And Practice After Filing A Postconviction Petition. - Within 20 days after the filing of the petition pursuant...
Section 590.04 — Hearings On Petition; Evidence; Order. - Subdivision 1. Early hearing. Unless the petition and the files...
Section 590.05 — Indigent Petitioners. - A person financially unable to obtain counsel who desires to...
Section 590.06 — Appeals. - An appeal may be taken to the court of appeals...
Section 590.10 — Preservation Of Evidence. - Subdivision 1. Preservation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all...
Section 590.11 — Order Determining Eligibility For Compensation Based On Exoneration. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the...