Rule 67.04 – Money Paid into Court

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Minnesota

Where money is paid into the court pending the result of any legal proceedings, the judge may order it deposited in a bank account maintained by the court administrator.

Minn. R. Civ. P. 67.04

Amended effective July 1, 2018.

Advisory Committee Comment-2018 Amendments

Rule 67.04 is amended to reflect the abrogation of the statutory bond requirement for court administrators found in the prior version of the rule. See 2006 Minn. Laws, ch. 260, art 5, ยง 40. Became of that legislatiw change, the rule is amended to allow deposit in court by order of the court. The court can determine the appropriate terms for that deposit. As a practical matter, an order is necessary to authorize the administrator to accept the funds and to provide for release oftheftmds uponfiirther order.