Notice of Constitutional Challenge to a Statute

A party that files a pleading, written motion, or other document drawing into question the constitutionality of a federal or state statute must promptly: (1) file a notice of constitutional question stating the question and identifying the document that raises it, if: (A) a federal statute is questioned and neither the United States nor any of its agencies, officers, or employees is a party in an official capacity; or (B) a state statute is questioned and neither the state nor any of its agencies, officers, or employees is a party in an official capacity; and (2) serve the notice and document on the Attorney General of the United States if a federal statute is challenged, or on the Minnesota Attorney General if a state statute is challenged, by U.S. mail to afford the Attorney General an opportunity to intervene. (Added effective July 1, 2007; amended effective July 1, 2015.)