Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 4.03
These rules contain several timelines that apply to different types of juvenile protection matters. The court may impose sanctions upon any county attorney, party, or counsel for a party who willfully fails to follow the timelines set forth in these rules.
Minn. Juve. Prot. P. 4.03
2019 Advisory Committee Comment
Rule 4 is amended in 2019 as part of a revision of the Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure. The amendments to Rule 4 are not intended to substantively change the rule's meaning.
Rule 4.01 is amended to more closely track the language of Rule 6.01 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, and to eliminate a potential conflict between the rule and the statutory definition of "holiday."
Rule 4.02 is amended to refer to "local Minnesota time," which tracks the language in Rule 6.05 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. This eliminates a potential ambiguity in the rule: the extra day to respond arises if service is accomplished after 5:00 p.m. under Minnesota time. This clarification is important with the use of service through the court's E-Filing System, which can be used from anywhere in the world, in any time zone.
Until 2019, Rule 4.03 listed timeline requirements for several types of juvenile protection matters. To promote clarity, those timeline requirements have been moved to the rules governing each type of juvenile protection matter: Rules 39, 43 and 52.
The former Rule 4.04 has been renumbered to Rule 4.03, and recognizes the court's authority to issue sanctions for willful violations of the timelines set forth in these rules.