In any civil action or proceeding in any court of record the jury therein may return a verdict, after six hours of deliberation, upon an agreement by five-sixths of its number. The jury's deliberation commences when the officer in charge of the jury is sworn. The court administrator records that time.
Minn. Stat. § 546.17
VERDICT BY FIVE-SIXTHS OF JURY.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case DOMAGALA v. Rolland (2010)
Most recently applied in DOMAGALA v. Rolland (August 2010)
(9301) 1913 c 63 s 1; 1955 c 220 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.