STATE OF MINNESOTA F June 22, 2016
IN SUPREME COURT O RmiEOF
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ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO
THE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE FOR THE
DISTRICT COURTS
The State Court Administrator, together with the Judicial District Administrators
workgroup, recommend an amendment to the General Rules of Practice for the District
Courts to establish a uniform, statewide fee that will be charged by court administration
when individuals mandated to file electronically are granted permission pursuant to Minn.
Gen. R. Prac. 14.01(b)(3), for good cause shown, to conventionally file documents in a
case. Court personnel will, upon payment of the appropriate fee, scan the conventionally
filed documents into the court's electronic case management system.
Based on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached amendments to the General Rules of
Practice for the District Courts be, and the same are, prescribed and promulgated to be
effective July 1, 2016. The rules as amended shall apply to all cases pending on, or filed
on or after, the effective date.
Dated: June 22, 2016 BY THE COURT:
Lorie S. Gildea
Chief Justice
AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE
[Note: In the following amendments, deletions are indicated by a line drawn through the
words and additions are indicated by a line drawn under the words.]
RULE 14. E-FILING AND E-SERVICE
Rule 14.01 Mandatory and Voluntary E-File and E-Service
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(b) Scope and Effective Date of Mandatory and Voluntary E-File and E-
Service.
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(3) Request for Exception to Mandatory E-file and E-Service
Requirement. A Select User required to file and serve electronically under
this rule may request to be excused from mandatory e-filing and e-service in
a particular case by motion to the Chief Judge ofthe judicial district or his or
her designee. An opt-out request may be granted for good cause shown. If
an opt-out request is granted, court personnel shall scan all documents filed
conventionally into the court's computer system and ~harge the filing
party an appropriate fee a $25 scanning fee for each 50 pages, or part thereof,
of the filing.