Minnesota § 589.15 - DISCHARGING PETITIONER HELD UNDER CIVIL PROCESS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 589.15 — DISCHARGING PETITIONER HELD UNDER CIVIL PROCESS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 589.15. DISCHARGING PETITIONER HELD UNDER CIVIL PROCESS
If it appears on the return that the petitioner is in custody under a valid civil process of a court, the petitioner can be discharged only in the following cases:
(1) if the jurisdiction of the court has been exceeded, either as to matter, place, sum, or person;
(2) if, though the original imprisonment was lawful, yet, by some act, omission, or event which has taken place afterward, the person is entitled to be discharged;
(3) if the process is defective in some matter of substance required by law, rendering it void;
(4) if the process, though in proper form, has been issued in a case not allowed by law;
(5) if the person having the custody of the petitioner under the process is not the person empowered by law to detain the petitioner; or
(6) if the process is not authorized by a judgment or order of a court, or by a provision of law.
History:
(9753) RL s 4587; 1985 c 265 art 9 s 1
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 589.15 ("DISCHARGING PETITIONER HELD UNDER CIVIL PROCESS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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