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Standing Orders & Policies

The 4th District Court has issued standing court orders and policies that apply generally to different case types. Below are links to current orders and policies. This is not a complete list of all orders and policies. To find a standing order or policy not listed below, go to the Contact Us tab and call the court Division related to your area of concern.

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Order re Case Consolidation Motions 2-14-25
Order re Court Security Weapons Screening 3-11-24
Order re Cameras and Recording Devices in Hennepin County District Court 3-7-18
MOU re Cameras in Hennepin County District Court 2-6-18
Order re Portable Recording Systems in Criminal and Juvenile Courts 12-19-16
Order re Disbarred and Suspended Attorneys 11-9-15


Civil Court

CIV - Temporary Reinstatement of Driving Privileges and License Plates in Implied Consent Cases - 12-17-24
CIV - Examiner of Titles Referrals - 10-29-24
CIV - Order In Re the General Election of 2024
CIV - Order re Use of Minnesota Digital Exhibit System (MNDES) in Fourth DIstrict Civil Evidentiary Hearings, Jury Trials, and Court Trials
CIV - Order re Use of Minnesota Digital Exhibit System (MNDES) in Fourth District Conciliation Court Hearings
CIV - Forwarding Tax Court Petitions 7-19-24
CIV - Order re Compensation Rate for Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 504B.268. subd. 3
CIV - Order re Right to Remove in Conciliation Court 5-21-21​
CIV - Power of Attorney on Behalf of an Individual in Conciliation Court 5-12-21
CIV - Rules of Practice for Administrative Order to Show Cause Hearings 11-9-20
CIV - Order re Judge Assignment of Complex Civil Cases 9-17-18
HSG-CIV - Building-related nuisance cases distinct from Housing Court Calendar Consolidation Program 3-5-18
CIV - Uncontested Matters to Ex of Titles 3-21-17
CIV - Reference Tax Sale 5 Week Cases 3-21-17
CIV - Referring Mortgage FCL 5 Week Cases 3-21-17
CIV - Proposed Orders Conciliation Court 5-26-11


Criminal Court

Search Warrants - see "Juvenile Search Warrants 6-9-10" in Juvenile Court section below
CRM - Order re Reimbursement Rate for Attorney's Fees and Costs 3-12-25
CRM - Standing Order Regarding Booking Inmates Who Refuse - 2-11-25
CRM - Standing Order Regarding Pre-Release by the Hennepin County Public Safety Facility Staff 11-7-24
CRM - Standing Order Regarding Pre-Release by DOCCR 6-18-24
CRM - Standing Order Regarding Sign & Release and Book & Release Warrants
CRM - In re: Reimbursement Rate for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
CRM - Standing Order Expanding the Jail Diversion Program
CRM - Assignment and Service of Bond Reinstatement Petition 11-16-22
CRM - Law Library Fees on Criminal Convictions - 9-28-22
CRM - Fee Rate per 611 27 Prosecutor Appeals 3-9-23
CRM - Order re Release of Persons Held Awaiting Formal Charge-36-Hour Hold 3-8-19
CRM - Order re Hearing Officer Authority 10-1-18
CRM - Order re Release of Pre-Sentence Investigation Reports in Criminal Cases Pending Appeal 9-17-18
CRM - Sign and Release Warrants and Book and Release Warrants 3-15-24
CRM - Vacating Prior Order re Data Sharing to Support ADI 3-8-16
CRM - Proposed Expungement Orders 12-30-14
CRM - Allow Time Upon Request to Pay or Use STS to Satisfy Fines, Fees or Surcharges 1-13-14
CRM - HCMC Release, in custody 12-19-12
CRM - Procedures Governing Warrantless Arrests of Persons EHM Rule Violations Judge Wernick 5-29-09
Potentially Hazardous Exhibits Policy 1-1-04

Family Court

FAM - Authorized Filing of Pleadings without Fees by Adult Representation Services - Nov. 2023
See "Transfer of Legal Custody Modifications 6-18-14" in Juvenile Court section below
FAM - Self Help Center Review of Self-Represented Litigant Pleadings 10-20-15
Family Court Policy G.04
FAM - Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) 6-12-14
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding re HSPHD and Safety Center 3-2012
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding re DOCCR and FCS Fees and Services 12-12-12
FAM - Standing Order - Mandatory Parent Education Class Discontinued 9-24-08
FAM - Outmoded Orders, One Fee for Parents with Children in Common 2-26-07
FAM - Order for Family ECM Pilot Project 4-23-04
FAM - Statutory Valuation Order 11-13-03
FAM - Summary Dissolutions to be Approved without Hearing 7-31-98


Juvenile Court

JUV - Standing Order Regarding the Use of Restraints in Juvenile Court Proceedings
JUV - Order re Party Status of Children and Parents and Receipt of Discovery 2-11-21
JUV - Social Histories re Filing Permanency Petitions and Memo 3-15-16
JUV - JDC Standing Order 4-28-15
JUV - Transfer of Legal Custody Modifications 6-18-14
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) 6-12-14 - see Family Court section above
JUV - Mental Health Screening at Juvenile Detention Center 2-13-13
JUV - Sharing Gov't Data on Individuals in the Juvenile System 1-12-13
JUV - Requests for Police Records by Juveniles or Their Representatives 7-9-12
JUV - Victim Requests for Records to Assert Restitution Rights 7-9-12
JUV - Delinquency Records Release 1-18-12
JUV - Juvenile Records Information Exchange 10-4-10
JUV - Release of Adoption Decrees 8-27-10
JUV - Release of Citations and Police Reports to Restorative Justice Agencies 7-13-10
JUV - Juvenile Search Warrants 6-9-10
JUV - Juvenile Fingerprints 1-5-10
JUV - DOCCR Document Disclosure to Service and Treatment Providers (amended) 6-9-10
JUV - Procedures for Governing Arrests of Juveniles for EHM Rule Violations 7-31-09
JUV - Access to Birth Certificates - Delinquent 11-21-08
JUV - Access to Birth Certificates -CHIPS 10-27-08
JUV - Access to Adoption Home Studies 8-12-08


Probate / Mental Health Court

PRMH-Second Amended Order on Continuing Court Operations in Civil Commitment Cases 11-30-2020
PRMH - Contested Trust Cases 11-8-17
PRMH - Guardianship of Brian Erickson 10-4-12
PRMH - Review of Medical Records by Examiners 1-4-12


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