Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 48.04
From the date of the pretrial hearing through the conclusion of trial, the parties shall have a continuing obligation to update information provided during the pretrial hearing.
Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 48.04
2019 Advisory Committee Comment
Rule 48 is amended in 2019 as part of a revision of the Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure. Rule 48 was formerly codified as Rule 36.
Rule 48.02(d) addresses the need to determine whether the child will testify. The intent of the rule is to provide that an order protecting the child from testifying or placing conditions on the child's testimony can only be made after notice of motion and a hearing. Consistent with committee recommendations dating back to 1999, the 2019 Advisory Committee intends that any such motion be heard and resolved at the pretrial conference.
Rule 48.04 is amended to clarify that the continuing obligation to update information continues through the duration of the trial. Before 2019, the rule referred to a continuing obligation to update information provided during the pretrial hearing through the "date of trial." The amended language makes clear that this obligation extends until the trial is concluded.