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Our research guides provide information on the law in Minnesota. Click on a topic to find links to statutes, forms, publications, and suggestions on where to go for legal help.

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- Abandoned Property
- Access to Government Information
- Administrative Courts
- Administrative Hearings, see Administrative Courts
- Administrative Law
- Advocacy/Lobbying Information
- Adoption
- Adults Dating Minors
- Adverse Possession
- Affordable Care Act
- Age of Majority
- Agricultural Law
- Alcohol
- Alimony, see Spousal Maintenance
- All-Terrain Vehicles
- Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation
- Amendments, see Constitutions
- American Indian Law
- American Sign Language Legal Resources
- Animal Cruelty
- Animal Law
- Annulment
- Answering a Lawsuit, see Representing Yourself in Court
- Apostilles
- Appeals
- Arbitration
- Articles of Confederation, see Constitutions
- Arts Law, see Intellectual Property
- Assisted Living
- Attorney General Opinions (Minnesota)
- Attorneys, resources about
- Attorneys, resources for
- Automobiles
- Automobiles - Accidents
- Automobiles - Insurance
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- Capital Punishment in Minnesota
- Cannabis
- Car Accidents
- Car Insurance
- Cars
- Casinos
- Changing the Law
- Charitable Gambling
- Charter Schools
- Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Child in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS)
- Child Support
- Children Left Alone
- Cities and Towns
- Civil Commitment
- Civil Rights
- Clean Indoor Air Act, see Tobacco and E-Cigarettes
- Cohabitation
- Collateral Consequences of Felony Conviction
- Commercial Landlord and Tenant
- Companion Animals/Pets
- Conceal and Carry, see Weapons
- Conciliation (Small Claims) Court
- Condominiums and Common Interest Ownership Communities
- Conservatorship
- Constitutions
- Contests
- Contracts
- Contracts for Deed (Minnesota)
- Controlled Substances
- Cooling Off Periods (Contracts)
- Copyright
- Corporations
- Court Fees
- Court Rules
- Court System
- Court System (Federal)
- COVID-19 Information and Resources
- Credit
- The Credit River Case
- Crime Victims, see Victims
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Criminal Record, see Expungement
- Cruelty to Animals
- Curfew
- Custody, see Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Cybersecurity
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D
- Damage Awards, see Jury Awards
- Data Breach
- Data Practices Act, Minnesota, see Data Practices Act and Open Meeting Law
- Death Penalty, see Capital Punishment in Minnesota
- Debt Collection
- Declaration of Independence, see Constitutions
- Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- Detainees, see Prisoners
- Disability
- Discovery
- Discrimination, Civil Rights
- Discrimination, Employment
- Distilleries
- Distracted Driving
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (in the legal profession)
- Divorce
- Doing Business in the Arts, see Intellectual Property
- Domestic Abuse and Harassment
- Drivers' Licenses
- Driving/Traffic Laws/Vehicles
- Driving While Impaired/Under the Influence
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E
- Easements
- E-Cigarettes
- Education Law
- E-Filing
- Elder Law/Seniors
- Election Law
- Electronic Surveillance, see Video Surveillance
- Emancipation of Minors
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment Law
- Enacting Clause
- End of Life Planning
- Engagement Rings
- Entertainment Law, see Intellectual Property
- Estates in Land
- Estate Planning, see also Probate
- Estate Tax, see Probate and Estate Administration
- Eviction
- Exotic Animals
- Expungement
- Extradition and Detainers, see Prisoners
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- Fair Housing
- Federal Law and Courts
- Fee Waivers (in Forma Pauperis)
- Fees, see Court Fees and Fee Waivers
- Felons, see Collateral Consequences of Felony Conviction
- Finding a Lawyer
- Fires
- Firearms, see Weapons
- Fireworks
- Fishing/Hunting
- Flag Laws
- Foreclosure
- Forfeiture, see Search and Seizure
- Fraud
- Freedom of Information Act
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- Gambling
- Gaming
- Garbage, Junk & Problem Properties
- Garnishment
- G ay Rights
- Genealogy
- Government, see Structure of Government
- Government Information, see Access to Government Information
- Grandparents' Rights
- Guardianship - General and Adults
- Guardianship of Minors
- Gun Ownership
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- Identification
- Identity Theft
- Immigration
- Income Taxes
- Indian Law
- In Forma Pauperis (Fee Waivers)
- Intellectual Property
- Interest and Usury
- Interpreters, resources for
- Interpreters, resources about
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- Judges, generally
- Judges, Minnesota
- Judges' Reversal Rates, see Judges
- Judgments
- Jury Awards
- Jury Instructions
- Jury Service
- Juvenile Law & Delinquency
- Juvenile Protection, see Child in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS)
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- Land Owners
- Landlord and Tenant
- Land Use
- Law, Sources of
- Law Enforcement
- Law In Popular Culture
- Law Practice, see Resources for Attorneys
- Lawyers, resources about, see Attorneys, resources about
- Lawyers, resources for, see Attorneys, resources for
- Leash Laws
- Legal Age in Minnesota
- Legal Malpractice
- Legal Newspapers, See also Electronic Resources for other newspapers.
- Legal Research
- Legal Resources in Other Languages
- Legal Separation
- Legal Treatises
- Legal Writing
- Legislative History
- Lemon Law
- Lesbian Rights
- LGBT Rights
- Libel, see Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- Liquor
- Living Wills, see Health Care Directives
- Loans
- Lobbying/Advocacy Information
- Local Governments
- "Loony" Laws
- Low-Power Vehicles, see Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs and OHVs)
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- Manufactured (Mobile) Homes
- Marijuana
- Marriage
- Mechanics' Liens
- Mediation
- Medicaid
- Medical Assistance
- Medical Cannabis
- Medical Malpractice
- Medicare
- Military, see Veterans and Active Military
- Minnesota Constitution, see Constitutions
- Minnesota Court of Appeals, History
- Minnesota Judges and Lawyers
- Minnesota Legal History
- Minnesota State Court System -- Opinions and Orders
- MinnesotaCare
- Minors
- Misdemeanors
- MNsure exchange, see Affordable Care Act
- Mobile Homes
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Motions
- Motor Vehicles
- Movies, see Law In Popular Culture
- Municipal Corporations
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- Name Change
- Native American Law
- Neighbor Law, see also Homeowners
- Newspapers, Legal, see also Electronic Resources for other newspapers
- Noise
- Nonprofits
- Notaries Public
- Nursing Homes
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O
- Oath of Office
- Open Meeting Law, Minnesota, see Data Practices Act and Open Meeting Law
- Opinions and Orders: MN Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
- Opioids
- Oral History Guide
- Orders for Protection
- Ordinances
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P
- Pardons
- Parental Rights, Termination of
- Parenting Time, see Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Parents' Responsibility for Actions of Their Children
- Partition
- Patents
- Paternity
- Payday Loans
- Peace Officers
- Personal Injury
- Pets
- Police
- Police Misconduct and Complaints
- Possession
- Power of Attorney
- Practice of Law, see Resources for Attorneys
- Predatory Offenders
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Prisoners
- Privacy
- Private Investigators
- Pro se, see Representing Yourself in Court
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Product Liability
- Property Lines & Boundaries
- Property Taxes, See also Property Assessment & Taxes
- Pseudolaw, see Sovereign Citizens
- Public Housing
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- Real ID
- Real Property
- Recording Conversations
- Redistricting
- Renunciation of Citizenship
- Representing Yourself in Court
- Researching Minnesota Judges and Lawyers
- Resources for Attorneys
- Restraining Orders
- Retroactive Laws / Retroactivity of Statutes
- Rules of Procedure, see Court Rules
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S
- Same-Sex Marriage, see also LGBT Law
- Search and Seizure
- Self-Represented Litigants, see Representing Yourself in Court
- Seized Property and Forfeitures
- Seniors/Elder Law
- Sentencing
- Separation
- Service Animals
- Service of Process
- Sex Offenders and Predatory Offenders
- Sexual Harassment
- Short Term Rentals
- Slander, See Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- Small Claims Court, see Conciliation Court
- Smoking, see Tobacco and E-Cigarettes
- Snow Emergency
- Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs and OHVs)
- Social Security
- Somali Language Legal Resources
- Sources of Law
- Sovereign Citizens
- Spanish Language Legal Resources
- Special Education
- Sports Law
- Spousal Maintenance
- Stalking
- Standards of Review (MN Court of Appeals)
- Starting a Business in Minnesota
- Starting and Managing a Law Practice
- Statute of Limitations
- Structure of Government
- Student Loans
- Surveillance Cameras, see Video Surveillance
- Swimming Pools
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- Tax Court, see Administrative Courts
- Tax, See also Property Assessment & Taxes
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Therapy Animals
- Three-Day Rule for Purchases
- Tobacco and Smoking
- Torts
- Towns and Townships
- Trademark
- Traffic Laws/Driving/Vehicles
- Transfer on Death Deed
- Transgender Rights
- Treaties, Native American
- Trees
- Trial Practice
- Tribal Law
- Truancy
- Trusts
- TV Shows, see Law in Popular Culture
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- Unclaimed Property
- Underage Drinking
- Unemployment Appeals
- Unemployment Cases
- Unemployment Insurance
- United States Constitution, see Constitutions
- Unmarried Couples and Cohabitation
- Unpublished Decisions
- Usury, see Interest and Usury
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- Vehicles/Traffic Laws/Driving
- Verdicts
- Veterans and Active Military
- Victims
- Video Surveillance
- Visitation, see Child Custody and Parenting Time
- Vital Records
- Voting
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W
- Weapons
- Whistleblower Laws
- Wild Animals
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Wine
- Witnesses, see Victims and Witnesses
- Workers' Compensation
- Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, see Administrative Courts
- Workplace Safety
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- Zoning and Land Use
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