Don't Let Your Minnesota Exhibits Get Rejected
Get the complete Minnesota exhibit requirements checklist. Know exactly what Minnesota General Rule of Practice 130 (Exhibit Numbering) requires before your filing deadline.
- Minnesota's scheduling order may set deadlines for pretrial submissions, including exhibit lists.
- Exhibit practice in Minnesota centers on the Minnesota District Courts.
- Minnesota's e-filing file-size limit: set by the state court administrator's e-filing user guide — confirm.
- Check Hennepin County (Minneapolis) local rules and standing orders for exhibit procedures.
- Ramsey County (Saint Paul): Confirm exhibit procedures with the county court.
- Minnesota's civil exhibit numbering is governed by General Rule of Practice 130.
- One exhibit-filing mistake to avoid is not confirming electronic exhibit submission requirements before the filing deadline.
Free Minnesota Exhibit Guide
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Use the guide as a preparation checklist
- Check the instructions for your assigned court.
- Confirm labels, deadlines, and delivery method.
- Review the finished files before submitting.
Quick Reference
Source citations apply to the statement beside them, not the whole page. Check current court instructions and your case orders before filing.
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Two Ways to Prepare Minnesota Exhibits
Manual Stamping
- •Place each label individually
- •Keep a separate exhibit list
- •Check numbering across files
- •Review instructions and finished files
With ExhibitPrep
- •Apply chosen labels across a batch
- •Create a contents page and bookmarks
- •Review stamps before saving
- •Revise and compare saved copies
About Minnesota Exhibit Requirements
Minnesota uses a unified numbering system where exhibits are marked in a single series of Arabic numbers without party designation, so there is no "Plaintiff's Exhibit" or "Defendant's Exhibit," just "Exhibit 1, 2, 3...", and adhesive labels, if used, must be white with black printing. Confirm the court's current electronic exhibit submission requirements before filing.
Before you file
ExhibitPrep formats documents. It does not provide legal advice, submit filings, or determine whether evidence is admissible or a filing meets court requirements.
Some guidance has not been verified against current official sources. A citation supports only its stated claim and scope. Compare the finished PDF with current court instructions and orders in your case. Follow the filing review checklist.
What's in the Guide
- No party designations: exhibits are marked "Exhibit 1, 2, 3..." for everyone
- White labels with black printing if adhesive labels are used
- Electronic exhibit system requirements apply; confirm current rules with the court
- File-size caps change — check the portal, and split large exhibits before uploading
- Hennepin County (Minneapolis) rules; check local rules and standing orders
- Check the scheduling order for when exhibits must be shared with other parties
- Submit electronic exhibits early; confirm any remote-hearing deadline with the court
- Numbers may be consecutive or preassigned in blocks to each party
County-Specific Rules Covered
Hennepin County (Minneapolis)
- • Check local rules and standing orders
- • Check whether a business court docket is available in the assigned county.
Ramsey County (St. Paul)
- • State capital courts
- • Government litigation venue
Pro Tips Included
- •Do not use party designations; Minnesota marks exhibits in a single series of numbers
- •If you use adhesive exhibit labels, use white labels with black printing
- •Confirm electronic exhibit submission and any registration requirements early
- •Exhibit numbers may be preassigned in blocks to each party
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- 1.Using "Plaintiff's Exhibit" or "Defendant's Exhibit" labels (prohibited in Minnesota)
- 2.Using colored adhesive exhibit labels (adhesive labels must be white with black printing)
- 3.Not confirming current electronic exhibit submission requirements before the deadline
- 4.Missing the exhibit deadlines set in the scheduling order
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Minnesota Exhibit FAQs
What exhibit marking system do Minnesota courts require?
Minnesota uses a unified numbering system where exhibits are marked without party designation: there is no "Plaintiff's Exhibit," just "Exhibit 1, 2, 3...", and adhesive labels, if used, must be white with black printing.
Is e-filing mandatory in Minnesota courts?
Confirm the court's current electronic exhibit submission requirements before filing. No statewide per-document file-size limit is confirmed — check the portal for the current cap before filing. Confirm any registration requirement for the court's electronic exhibit system before your filing deadline.
Can I use colored exhibit labels in Minnesota?
If adhesive exhibit labels are used, Minnesota requires white labels with black printing under General Rule of Practice 130.
When must exhibits be exchanged in Minnesota?
Check the scheduling order and the assigned judge's pretrial order for exhibit deadlines. For remote hearings, confirm the exhibit submission deadline with the court or your scheduling order. Check your scheduling order for specific deadlines.
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