For the purposes of sections 611.30 to 611.34 , "person disabled in communication" means a person who: (1) because of a hearing, speech or other communication disorder, or (2) because of difficulty in speaking or comprehending the English language, cannot fully understand the proceedings or any charges made against the person, or the seizure of the person's property, or is incapable of presenting or assisting in the presentation of a defense.
Minn. Stat. § 611.31
PERSON DISABLED IN COMMUNICATION.
Known as the Incarceration and Exoneration Remedies Act
The act spans §§ 611.01 to 611.59 (61 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Bahl v. County of Ramsey (2012)
Most recently applied in Douglas Duane Bahl v. City of St. Paul (October 2012)
1969 c 955 s 2; 1981 c 131 s 5; 1984 c 460 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 323 s 4; 2005 c 56 s 1
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.