Minnesota HF5110 establishes a process to vacate civil commitment orders based on error or false information.

Minnesota HF5110 introduces a procedure allowing aggrieved parties to petition for the vacating of civil commitment orders issued on or after January 1, 2015, if the order was based on error or false information. The court must vacate the order if the petitioner proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the order was erroneous or based on incorrect information. The aggrieved party also has the right to appeal the order as in other civil cases. This law takes effect on August 1, 2026.

Minnesota HF5110 establishes a process to vacate civil commitment orders based on error or false information.

Minnesota HF5110 introduces a procedure allowing aggrieved parties to petition for the vacating of civil commitment orders issued on or after January 1, 2015, if the order was based on error or false information. The court must vacate the order if the petitioner proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the order was erroneous or based on incorrect information. The aggrieved party also has the right to appeal the order as in other civil cases. This law takes effect on August 1, 2026.