Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court)

Resources by the Minnesota Judicial Branch

• Video: How to Handle a Conciliation Court Hearing*
• Video: Going to Court in Minnesota* (available in English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish)

*This video is on YouTube. The MN Judicial Branch and the Statewide Self-Help Center are not responsible for any content found on YouTube other than those published by the MN Judicial Branch. Videos are provided for general education purposes by the Statewide Self-Help Center.

• What Court Staff Can and Cannot Do For You
• Conciliation Court Booklet: What to Expect in a Conciliation Court Hearing 
  • Conciliation Court Booklet (Spanish): Qué esperar de una Audiencia en el Tribunal de Conciliación
  • Conciliation Court Booklet (Somali): Waxaad ka Fileyso Dacwad-dhageysiga Maxkamadda Heshiisiinta
• Information about Conciliation Court
• Judgments Help Topic
• Civil Actions Help Topic

External Resources

• Conciliation Court: A User's Guide to Small Claims Court (available as a booklet or HTML, MN Attorney General's Office)
• Courts & the Law (MN Attorney General’s Office, includes links to other debt-related topics)
• Conciliation Court Legal Fact Sheet (MLSC)
• MN Labor & Employment Law website (MN Dept. of Labor & Industry)
• Minimum Wage in Minnesota (MN Dept. of Labor & Industry)
• Guide to MN Overtime Laws (brochure, MN Dept. of Labor & Industry)
• Recovery Fund for Residential Property Owners/Tenants for Losses Caused by Contractors (MN. Dept. Labor & Industry)
• What to Do if You are Sued Legal Fact Sheet (MLSC)
• Conflict Resolution Center (mediation services)
• Community Mediation and Restorative Services (mediation services)
• Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) has a telephone clinic for free legal help with conciliation court issues for low-income people who cannot afford an attorney.  Call to find out if you qualify for a free appointment Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at (612) 752-6677.