1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 480 - 494 Judiciary
Chapter 487 County Courts
Section 487.18 Criminal jurisdiction.
487.18 Criminal jurisdiction.
(a) The county court has jurisdiction to hear, try and determine any charge of violation of a criminal law of this state constituting a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor committed within the county court district and of any ordinance, charter provision, rule or regulation of any subdivision of government in the county court district.
(b) The county court has jurisdiction to conduct preliminary hearings and to exercise all judicial powers incident to preliminary hearing proceedings on the charge of violation of any criminal law committed within the county court district.
(c) The county court has jurisdiction to hear, try and determine any matter constituting a petty misdemeanor.
HIST: 1971 c 951 s 18; 1973 c 679 s 12; 1982 c 398 s 7
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