1.1.................... moves to amend S.F. No. 506, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 491A.01, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.4read:
1.5    Subd. 3. Jurisdiction; general. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 4 and 5, the
1.6conciliation court has jurisdiction to hear, conciliate, try, and determine civil claims if the
1.7amount of money or property that is the subject matter of the claim does not exceed: (1)
1.8$7,500; (2) $4,000, $10,000 or $5,000 if the claim involves a consumer credit transaction;
1.9or (3) (2) $15,000, if the claim involves money or personal property subject to forfeiture
1.10under section 609.5311, 609.5312, 609.5314, or 609.5318. "Consumer credit transaction"
1.11means a sale of personal property, or a loan arranged to facilitate the purchase of personal
1.12property, in which:
1.13(1) credit is granted by a seller or a lender who regularly engages as a seller or
1.14lender in credit transactions of the same kind;
1.15(2) the buyer is a natural person;
1.16(3) the claimant is the seller or lender in the transaction; and
1.17(4) the personal property is purchased primarily for a personal, family, or household
1.18purpose and not for a commercial, agricultural, or business purpose.
1.19(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subdivisions 5 to 10, the
1.20territorial jurisdiction of conciliation court is coextensive with the county in which the
1.21court is established. The summons in a conciliation court action under subdivisions 6 to
1.2210 may be served anywhere in the state, and the summons in a conciliation court action
1.23under subdivision 7, paragraph (b), may be served outside the state in the manner provided
1.24by law. The court administrator shall serve the summons in a conciliation court action
1.25by first class mail, except that if the amount of money or property that is the subject of
1.26the claim exceeds $2,500, the summons must be served by the plaintiff by certified mail,
1.27and service on nonresident defendants must be made in accordance with applicable law
2.1or rule. Subpoenas to secure the attendance of nonparty witnesses and the production of
2.2documents at trial may be served anywhere within the state in the manner provided by law.
2.3When a court administrator is required to summon the defendant by certified mail
2.4under this paragraph, the summons may be made by personal service in the manner
2.5provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for personal service of a summons of the district
2.6court as an alternative to service by certified mail.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to claims
2.8filed on or after that date.

2.9    Sec. 2. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
2.10The revisor shall correct the threshold jurisdictional monetary amount wherever it
2.11appears in Minnesota Statutes consistent with changes in section 1.
2.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2012."
2.13Amend the title accordingly